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Chapter 5: Complicated Precautions

Harry and Hermione sat under their tree just enjoying each other's company. Hermione had her head resting against his shoulders and Harry had his head resting on top of hers.

"Harry, are we going to tell anyone about our relationship change?" Hermione asked, it was slightly muffled because she had her head buried into his shoulder.

"I don't know. What do you think Moine?" Harry asked.

"I think we should, so that way I won't have to worry about some other girl trying to come in a take you away from me." Hermione said teasingly.

"Hey! Do you think that I would really do that to you?" Harry asked trying to sound hurt, yet failing miserably.

"No, but… Oh my god Harry look at the time we really should get back up to the castle!" Hermione cried jumping up. She turned around and offered Harry a hand, which he took. As he stood up he drew her into a kiss. They stayed like that for a few minutes, just enjoying each other. Hand and hand they walked back up to the castle.

Ron was coming down the stairs to the Great Hall looking for Harry and Hermione when he saw them walk through the front doors. He was about to call out to them when he realized that they were holding hands and that they were walking extremely close together. So they have finally gotten together, he thought, about time too, He added with a smirk. It is so funny how two people so in love with the other can be so blind about the fact that the other is in love with them.

Ron grinned and bounded down the rest of the stairs calling out as he went, "Oy! There you two are!"

Harry glanced up and saw Ron and grinned, "Hey Ron."

Ron stopped in front of them and surveyed them for a second before saying, "I believe that there are some congratulations in order?"

Hermione blushed and nodded.

"Good it is about time too." Ron said grinning.

Dumbledore came down the stairs and spotted the objects of his thought in the Great Hall. He smiled to himself, so the images in Fawke's head were true: Two of them would come together as a couple and the other one would support and protect them to the best of his ability.

"Harry," Dumbledore called out to the group, Harry turned around surprised to see the Headmaster walking up to them, "You have done nothing wrong, at least that I know of so get that look of your face." Harry grinned, "I need for you to come up to my office for a moment if you please." Harry looked surprised but nodded anyway.

"Can Hermione and Ron come too?" He asked as Hermione snaked her hand into his, a simple gesture of wanting to be there for him in case there was bad news, as Ron got on his best arguing face ready to argue his way into Dumbledore's office to be with his friends.

"They can accompany you to my office but what I have to say is for your ears only, so if they wouldn't mind," here he turned to them smiling, "if they could wait outside for a few minutes while I talk to you."

"No we don't mind." Said Ron looking very much like he did mind, but knew he wasn't going to persuade Dumbledore when he had made up his mind.

So the four of them headed up the stairs to Dumbledore's office. They approached the stone gargoyle that was the entrance to his office.

"Butterbeer." Said Dumbledore and it obediently hopped aside and revealed the spiraling staircase that led up to his office. Ron nodded to Harry and he and Hermione stationed themselves outside on either side of the gargoyle. Dumbledore and Harry proceeded up the stairs. At the top Dumbledore opened the door and Harry walked into Dumbledore's large circular office.

"Hello Fawkes." Said Harry walking up to the bird and scratching it on its head. Its eyes closed in pleasure and made an odd purring noise much like a cat, deep in his throat.

Dumbledore seated himself behind his large desk and watched Harry with a smile on his lips as he cooed to the phoenix. Harry looked up and saw that Dumbledore was seated, so he took the cue and sat down in one of the armchairs across from him.

"Am I to understand correctly that your relationship with Ms. Granger has changed?" he asked smiling slightly at the surprise on Harry's face. Harry nodded, and blushed slightly. "Well then I think that I best tell you now because it would happen again sooner or later. Harry, Voldemort has realized that you three are very strong together and would right now probably do anything to separate you all. Now with this new development he might try to use Hermione or Ron against you."

Dumbledore paused for breath and Harry broke in, "But, sir, they would never go over to the Dark side."

"No, they probably won't, but they could be used to draw you to him, like he did with you and Sirius." Harry's face shut down, masked in grief for his godfather. "What I am trying to say is that do not visibly announce that you are together, but be aware that even without Voldemort knowing this he may still try to abduct them to get to you. So be warned, don't go wandering off by yourselves without at least McGonagall knowing or my self. Do you understand?" Harry nodded, "Good then you can go join Ms. Granger and Mr. Weasley for I am sure they are going to want to know what we have talked about."

"Sir?"

"Yes?"

"Can I tell them what we were talking about? I thought that since you wanted to talk to me only that there was something that you wanted them not to know about."

"Oh no, I just like to mess with you all." He said grinning. Harry shook his head and left the office after a quick goodbye to Fakes.