Harry Potter: The Worst Summer And The best Year

By: Anakin

Rated R: For Language, Kissing, And Possibly Some Sex.

Summary:

In One Week Hermione's Life Is Turned Upside Down When Disaster Strikes

A Little Too Close To Home. During This Harry Starts To Realize He Has Feelings For Her. A Kiss Leads To Falling Asleep Together Which Eventually Leads To Something More. Ron Who Is Horrified At The Prospect Of This Relationship Tries To Help Best He Can When Hermione Learns She Is Pregnant With Twins. Upon Learning This Hermione's Life Is Shaken Yet Again. In Addition, When Harry Proposes, Will She Accept? Read To Find Out.

Chapter 1: The Night Of Terror.

Mr. Granger Helped Ron And Harry Unload Their Luggage From The Back Of His Ford Explorer. Harry And Ron Were Spending The Summer Before Their Seventh Year At Hermione's House In Suburban London. Hermione Was Inside Setting Up The Guest Room They Were To Use For The Week They Were There. Harry And Ron Heaved Their Trunks Inside The House. Hermione Came Down The Stairs And Said "Ok Guys, The Guest Room Is Up There." She Pointed Upstairs.

"And How In The Bloody Hell Do You Expect Us To Get Them Up There?" Ron Asked. Hermione Gave Ron One Of Her "How Dumb Can A Person Be?" Looks.

"Like This." She Said, Whipping Out Her Wand "Locomotor Trunks." She Said And Both The Trunks Flew Up The Stairs.

"Follow The Luggage And You Shall Find The Guest Room." She Said, Still Looking At Ron Like He Was An Idiot." A Few Hours Later Ron And Harry Were Laying In Their Separate Beds Talking. "Harry You Don't Think She'll Make Us Study All Summer Do You?" Ron Asked In A Worried Voice.

"I Don't Think So Ron. We All Have Other Things On Our Minds Right Now." He Replied Before Letting Loose A HUGE Yawn. Ron Knew Harry Was Tired So He Rolled Over And Didn't Say Another Word. Sometime Later Harry Drifted Off To Sleep. He Landed In The Dirt Next To Cedric Diggory, Cedric Looked As Puzzled As Harry Felt. Suddenly A Small Figure In A Dark Hooded Robe Emerged From The Night. A High Pitched Cold Voice Pierced The Quiet Night,

"KILL THE SPARE!" It Screeched. The Figure Produced A Wand From Somewhere Inside Its Robes And Leveled It At Cedric, "AVADA KEDAVRA!"

It Shrieked. Blinding Green Light And A Rushing Wind Was Emitted From The Wand. Cedric Screamed Before Crumpling To The Ground Beside Harry, Dead.

"NOOOOOOOOOO!" Harry Jolted Up In Bed, Sweating. He Looked At The Alarm Clock On His Bedside Table. It Read 2:45 AM In Flashing Green Letters.

Harry Discovered That His Mouth Was Dry So He Decided To Go Get A Drink Of Water. He Put On His Robe And His Slippers And Silently Slipped Downstairs Into The Kitchen. "Accio Glass" Harry Whispered And The Cabinet Door Opened And A Glass Zoomed Into His Outstretched Hand. He Decided To Go Watch TV While He Drank So He Tip-Toed Into The Living Room As Silently As Possible.

Though When He Reached The Living Room It Appeared He Wasn't The Only One That Couldn't Sleep. Hermione Looked Up From Her Book As He Entered The Room. "Hey, You Can't Sleep Either?" She Asked Him, Looking Him Straight In The Eye. For A Moment Harry Couldn't Help Thinking

"She Has The Most Beautiful Eyes, And I've Never Even Noticed."

"Harry?" She Asked. "Harry, Are You Alright?"

Harry Snapped Back To Reality "Y..Yeah, Yeah I'm Fine." He Stammered.

Suddenly Harry Got A Very Strong Feeling Something Bad Was Going To Happen.

And Usually His 'Bad Feelings' Were Right. "Hermione." He Said. "What?" She Asked. "RUN!" He Yelled, Just As The Front Door Burst Open. And In Marched A Whole Load Of Death Eaters. And Then After That, "Voldemort." Harry Muttered.

"Surprised To See Me Harry?" He Asked In His Cruel, Cold Voice.

"You Think You Can Hide Behind Muggles And I Won't Find You?" He Asked In An Even Colder Voice. Suddenly Ron And The Grangers Thundered Down The Stairs. "HARRY!" Ron Yelled And Jumped Over The Stair-Rail. He Ran Over To Harry And Hermione. The Grangers Stood, Looking Terrified, On The Middle Of The Staircase. "MUM! DAD! RUN!" Hermione Yelled. But Fear Rooted Them To The Spot. "I Shall Make An Example, Of What Happens To Those Who Try To Hide Harry Potter From Me!"

He Raised His Wand And Aimed It At Mrs. Granger. "CRUCIO!" He Bellowed.

Mrs. Granger Screamed And Fell Down The Stairs. When She Hit The Bottom, She Lay Writhing And Screaming On The Floor. "STOP, PLEASE!" Hermione Screamed. "Quiet You Filthy Mudblood!" Voldemort Yelled. He Flicked His Wand And She Crumpled To The Ground. "HERMIONE!" Harry And Mr. Granger Yelled At The Same Time. Ron Bent And Checked Her Pulse. "She's Alive Harry" He Said. Now Voldemort Spoke To

Mr. Granger, "So, You Filthy, Stinking Muggles Think You Can Hide Him From Me?" He Snarled

"Here Is What Happens When You Try." He Raised His Wand And Yelled

"AVADA…" "EXPELLIARMUS!" Roared Several Voices Behind Him. Death Eaters Flew Through he Room And Voldemorts Wand Went Soaring. Moody, Tonks, Kingsley, Lupin, And Hundreds Of Others Spilled Into The Room. Hermione Took This Chance To Run Over To Her Mother And See If She Was All Right.

Ron Started Flinging Curses And Hexes Everywhere He Could. And Harry Aimed His Wand At The Nearest Death Eater "PATRIFICUS TOTALLUS" The Death Eater Went Rigid And Fell Like A Board.

When He Hit The Ground His Face Was Revealed, It Was Lucius Malfoy. "Incarcerous" Harry Muttered, And A Thick Rope Emitted From Harry's Wand And Tied Itself Around Malfoy. Harry Dodged A Stunning Spell And Found Another Target. "Stupefy" Harry Muttered And The Death Eater Fell To The Floor, Harry Tied Him Up And Moved On. After What Seemed Like Hours Of Fighting, The Noise Was Broken By A Loud Voice.

"STOP!" It Bellowed Loud Enough To Rattle The Windows. The Fighting Stopped And Everyone Turned

Around To See A Menacing Looking Dumbledore Standing in the Door Frame. Whimpers Escaped A Few Death Eaters And Silent Cheers Erupted From The Three Teenagers And Everyone Else. Voldemort Lifted A Hand And All Of The Death Eaters (That Were Able To Move) Disappeared With A Loud Simultaneous CRACK!.

He Then Lifted His Wand And Muttered Something Under His Breath. A Huge Streak Of Lightning Emitted From His Wand. Dumbledore Simply Raised His Hand And Caught The Lightning. He Closed His Hand And The Lightning Shrank And Disappeared. "You Continually Weaken, Tom" Dumbledore Said With A Slight Smile.

Voldemort Shrieked And Tried Again. This Time The Lightning Hit Dumbledore But Did No More Than Drive Him Backwards About Half-A-Centimeter. "I WILL Defeat You Old Man!" Voldemort Yelled. This Time Dumbledore Raised His Hand. "Our Fight Is Not For Here Tom!. It Is For Another Place." He Said.

Voldemort Laughed His High Cold Laugh And Said

"Maybe So Dumbledore. But I Have Some Unfinished Business To Attend To." He Raised His Hand To Mr. Granger And Hissed "AVADA KEDAVRA" The Green Light That Was Continuously Becoming More Familiar To Harry, Shot Out Of Voldemort's Fingertips And Hit Mr. Granger. He Crumpled To The Floor And Hermione Screamed, "DADDY!" A Roar Escaped From All Of The Aurors In The Room And They Jumped On Voldemort, Throwing Out Every Curse The Knew. Voldemort Let Loose A Giant Ring Of Flame That Threw Them All Off, Knocking Most Of Them Unconscious. Dumbledore Started Forward But Voldemort Was Already Gone. Hermione Was Sobbing Over Her Father's Body. Her Mother Was Curled Up In A Ball In A Corner Rocking Back And Forth. Dumbledore Walked Over To Hermione And Examined Her Father.
"I Am Sorry Mrs. Granger." He Said. "But He Didn't Feel Any Pain."

Hermione Sobbed Harder. "Mr. Potter Would You Please Escort Mrs. Granger To Her Room?."

Harry Nodded. He Led Hermione Upstairs And Into Her Room. When They Got To Her Room She Flopped Down On Her Bed And Sobbed Harder Than Harry Had Ever Seen Her Cry, Before. He Sat At The Foot Of The Bed Until She Stopped Crying. When She Looked At Him Her Eyes Were Red And Puffy.

"She's So Gorgeous." Harry Found Himself Thinking. He Shook His Head To Clear Such Thoughts.

When Harry Was Pulled Back Into Reality, He Found Hermione Was Sitting Up And She Wasn't Sobbing Anymore, Just Sniffling. Harry Also Found That He Was Absentmindedly Rubbing Her Back.

After A While Harry Found The Courage To Speak.

"Hermione, If It Makes You Feel Any Better, I Know How You Feel." He Said.

"Remember, Both My Parents Are Dead, And I Watched Sirius Die Too."

Slowly, Hermione Nodded And Harry Continued,

"Your Lucky In A Way, You Still Have Your Mom. Voldemort Killed Both Of My Parents"

Hermione Smiled Meekly, Then Leaned Over And Hugged His Neck. Harry Felt His Stomach Do A Backflip.

"I Know Harry, And I'm Sorry." She Said Sympathetically. Harry Could Tell She Needed To Be Alone So He

Left, Shutting The Door On The Way Out. Harry Sat On The Top Stairs Thinking.

(A/N: Italicized Letters Are The Little Voice In Harry's Head And Regular Font Is His Normal Thoughts)

"Why Am I Thinking About Hermione Like This?"

"Because, I Like Her."

"I Can't Like Hermione, We're Just Friends, Right?"

"That's What You Think, But I Really Know You Like Her."

"NO! I Don't!" Harry Shouted Out Loud.

Harry Heard Hermione's Door Open And He Said "Sorry If I Disturbed You."

She Came And Sat Next To Him And Then Whispered In His Ear, "It's Ok Harry."

Harry Fought The Urge To Put His Arm Around Her Shoulder And Snuggle Closer To Her.

"Go Ahead, You Know You Want To." The Little Voice In His Head Told Him.

Just As He Was About To Ron Came Up The Stairs, And He Dropped His Arm.

"What's Taking So Long?" He Asked. "Oh, Nothing" Harry Replied "Just Talking."

Ron Spoke Again "Hermione, Good News!" He Said.

"Your Dad's Ok He Just Needs To Go To St. Mungos For A Week."

Hermione Squealed And Ran Down The Stairs. "Coming Harry?" Ron Asked.

"In A Minute." Harry Answered. When Ron Went Downstairs Harry Stood Up And Slammed His Fist Into The Wall "DAMN IT!" He Yelled Under His Breath. "Why Did Ron Have To Ruin A Perfectly Good Moment?"

That Little Voice Said Again. "I Should Be Happy For Her." Harry Thought.

Putting On A Smile, Harry Went Downstairs.

When He Reached The Bottom Of The Stairs He Fully Took In The Damages Of The Granger Living Room.

The Aftermath Was Horrible. Dumbledore And Moody Were Conjuring Up Stretchers To Put The Hundreds

Of Injured On. Lupin And Tonks Were Guarding The Captured Death Eaters. Half Of The Ceiling Had Crumbled In. And The Ceramic Plates That Had Lined The Once Lovely Living Room Were Shattered.

The Walls Looked Like They Were Only Being Held Up By Magic. "They Probably Are" Harry Reminded Himself. Harry Distantly Heard Kingsley Tell Someone "Death Counts Up, 110 Dead Death Eaters And 43 Of Ours. Plus The 20 Captured."

Harry Suddenly Got That Bad Feeling Again. But Before He Could Say Anything A Jet Of Orange Light Burst Through The Window. A Wave Of Fear Engulfed The Room As It Hit Dumbledore With A Force That Could Have Dented Steel. Dumbledore Collapsed And Many People Squeaked And Squealed In Fear.

Suddenly Many Jets Of Purple And Blue Light Soared In The Windows And Doors.

Many More People Collapsed And Crumpled To The Ground. Others Started Shooting Stunners Out Of The Windows. Suddenly In Marched Many More Death Eaters. Harry Looked Around. Moody Lay Motionless At His Feet. Tonks Lay Unconscious Against A Wall And Kingsley Was Being Crushed By A Fallen Lamp. Harry Whispered At Hermione To Stay Back And She Pulled Her Father Into The Shadows Where They Couldn't Be Seen. When Voldemort Walked In Harry, Ron, And Lupin Stood Together, The Only Conscious People In The Room (Except Hermione). Voldemort Walked In And Kicked Dumbledore's Limp Body Very Forcefully.

Ron Was In Awe, That Anyone Could Do That To Dumbledore. Voldemort Threw Back His Head And Let Out His Hiss-Like Laugh. Before Harry Knew What He Was Doing He Pointed His Wand At The Chandelier

(It Was A Wonder It Was Still Intact) And Muttered Something Under His Breath. An Almost Invisible Yellow Streak Of Light Emitted From His Wand And Hit The Chandelier. It Fell, Pulling Down The Remaining Section Of The Roof With It, Crushing Voldemort And Two Death Eaters. After A Few Minutes The Chandelier Burst Into A Thousand Pieces, And A Very Badly Bruised And Cut Up Voldemort Rose From The Rubble Breathing Very Raggedly. "WHO DID THAT?" He Roared. Harry Stepped Forward. "I Did." He Said.

"VERY WELL, NO ONE GETS AWAY WITH TRYING TO MURDER ME!" He Yelled.

He Raised His Hand To Harry And Bellowed "CRUCIO!". Harry Collapsed On The Floor Twitching And Screaming. The Pain Was So Intense, Harry Caught Himself Thinking "Let It End, Just Kill Me."

He Heard The Laughs And Jeers Of The Death Eaters Surrounding Him. He Also Heard Ron And Lupin Screaming. He Supposed That They Were Being Tortured Too. The Pain Was Blinding, Harry Felt Like His Head Was Going To Burst Open At Any Time. Suddenly A Voice Spoke In His Head, "Harry, Hold On." It Said Faintly.

It Was Dumbledore! Harry Tried To Stay Conscious, And Quite A While Later He Heard A Voice Again.

But This One Was So Different From Dumbledore's Kind Warm Voice. "Had Enough Potter?" Came Voldemorts High Cold Voice. Suddenly Harry Forgot The Pain. He Opened His Eyes And Aimed His Wand At Voldemort.

"INCENDIO!" He Roared. Voldemorts Robes Caught Fire And Burnt Up. Soon His Hand Was On Fire.

He Was Screaming In Terror More Than Pain. In A Rush Of Wind Voldemort And All His Supporters Disappeared. Lupin Helped Ron And Harry To Their Feet. Suddenly Hermione Ran Over And Pulled Harry

And Ron Into One Of Her Bone-Crushing Hugs. When She Let Go, Harry And Ron Collapsed Again And Sat There Holding Their Ribcages. They Looked Up At Her, And All Four Of Them Did The Most Unexpected Thing,

They Burst Out Laughing.