Chapter 2: Cold?
Six Days Later Harry, Ron, And Hermione Were In St. Mungo's Hospital For Magical Maladies And Injuries.
Visiting Hermione's Father. It Seemed That Hand Magic Was Not As Powerful As Wand Magic. And Voldemort Had Used A Weaker Non-Fatal Avada Kedavra Curse. Hermione Was Sitting At The Edge Of Her Fathers Bed,
Rubbing His Hand Absentmindedly. Mrs. Granger Was Talking To Him, And Harry And Ron Stood By The Door.
Before They Left Mr. Granger Called Harry Over To Him And Said,
"You Take Care Of My Baby Girl At School, Ok?" Hermione Blushed And Harry Nodded "Yes Sir." He Said.
When They Left, Hermione Certainly Seemed Brighter. Harry Now Found Himself Fighting The Urge To Reach For Hermione's Hand As They Walked Alongside Each Other Down The Halls Of St. Mungo's.
He Thought Better Of It And Dropped His Hand Away Before She Noticed.
After They Went To Diagon Alley They Went To The New House Dumbledore Had Set Up For Them.
It Was A Nice Little House With Two Rooms. One Room Was Very Small, Only Big Enough For One Person.
In The Other Room There Were Only 2 Beds So Hermione Decided To Sleep On The Couch.
During The Week The Trio Went To Diagon Alley And Bought Their Supplies.
With Only One Day To Go Until It Was Time To Return To Hogwarts, Harry And Ron Began To Pack Their Things. Harry Was Folding A Pair Of Jeans, When They Jumped Out Of Hands And Started Dancing.
After A Minute They Dropped Back On the Bed, Motionless. Harry Carefully Picked Them Up Again.
They Kicked Him With A Surprisingly Hard Force, And He Dropped Them Out Of Shock.
The Jeans Stood Up And Began To Prance Around The Room, They Walked Over To Ron Who Was Bent Over His Trunk, And Kicked Him In. "WAZZGOINON?" Harry Heard His Muffled Shout. Harry Jumped For The Jeans But He Missed And Landed On The Hardwood Floor With A Loud THUMP!.
Then He Got An Idea. He Whipped Out His Wand And Cried, "STUPEFY!". The Stunning Spell Missed And Blasted A Hole In The Floor. The Jeans Started Strutting Around The Room Again.
Harry Took Aim Again And, "STUPEFY! STUPEFY! STUPEFY!" He Yelled Repeatedly.
Finally The Jeans Collapsed. And In Walked Hermione With Her Wand Out And Giggling.
Harry Pointed At The Jeans "You…Did….Jeans…And" He Stuttered.
"IZANYONEGONNAHELPME!" Ron Yelled. Harry And Hermione Walked Over And Pulled Him Out.
"Thanks" He Said. That Night After Ron Fell Asleep Harry Went Into The Living Room. Hermione Was Lying On The Couch With Nothing But A Robe On. No Blanket Or Anything. He Went Back In The Bedroom And Grabbed His Thick Blanket. He Took It Out And Dropped It On The Floor. He Walked Over To Hermione And Saw That She Was Shivering. He Bent Close To Her, And In A Mischievous Voice Said, "Cold?" She Rolled Over And Nodded. Harry Lifted His Hand And The Blanket Zoomed Over To Him. He Draped It Over Hermione And Said, "That Better?" She Swallowed Hard And Nodded Again. Harry Bent Down And Kissed Her On The Cheek Before Going Back To Bed. Lying In Bed He Started Talking To Himself Again,
"Why Did I Go In There Anyway?"
"To Stare At Hermione"
"No I Didn't!"
"Well Then Why Did You Go In There?"
"I….I Don't Know."
"You Have To Admit That She Is Very Beautiful"
"SHUT UP!" Harry Shouted Out Loud.
Ron Snorted In The Bed Beside Him.
He Got Up And Walked Back In The Living Room.
"Hermione Are Still Cold?" He Asked.
"Yeah." She Answered Sleepily.
Harry Swallowed His Fears And Said, "Well I Could Try To Keep You Warm" He Said Nervously.
She Smiled And Moaned, Scooting Over To Make Room For Harry On The Small Couch.
Harry's Heart Skipped A Beat And He Said, "If You Don't Mind I'd Like To Be In The Back" In A Croaky Voice. Hermione Got Up, Keeping The Thick Blanket Wrapped Around Her. Harry Lay Down On The Couch And Hermione Laid Beside Him, Draping The Blanket Over Both Of Them. Harry Wrapped His Arms Around Hermione's Waist And Cuddled Closer To Her. She Shivered. "Cold?" He Asked With A Grin.
Hermione Seemed To Have Lost Her Voice So Just Shook Her Head. He Pulled Her Closer And Started To Rub Her Stomach. Then Hermione Did The Most Unexpected Thing. She Turned Around In Harry's Arms And Pressed Her Lips To His. "See, I Told You That You Liked Her Didn't I?" The Little Voice Said In His Head.
"Can't You See That I'm Busy?" Harry Said. And He Was, Every Nerve In His Lips Exploded. Somehow, He Had Gotten On Top Of Hermione And Was Rubbing Her Arms As He Kissed Her Back. It Seemed To Harry, That He Was In Heaven. Mouths Widened And Tongues Flirted, Harry Started To Untie Hermione's Bathrobe And It Revealed She Was Wearing Nothing But A Bra And Underwear. She Stopped Kissing Him For A Minute.
"Harry, I'm Not Ready For That Yet." She Said, Re-Tying Her Robe. She Slid Her Tongue Back Into His Mouth And The Pair Spent The Next Few Hours Kissing On The Couch.
After The Two Finished They Slouched Into Harry And Ron's Room And Curled Up On Harry's Bed.
They Both Fell Into A Contented Sleep In Minutes.
When Harry Woke Up He Didn't Open His Eyes, He Inhaled Deeply.
The First Thing He Smelled Was Hermione's Hair It Smelled Like Strawberries.
Then He Smelled Her Vanilla-Rose Soap. The Combination Was Amazing.
He Looked Out The Window And Saw That It Was Still Dark, That Was A Good Thing Too! If Mrs. Granger Had Found Them Like This There's No Telling What She Would Do. Not To Mention Ron!
Harry Looked At Hermione. She Looked Too Peaceful To Wake Up So He Left Her And The Blanket On The Bed And Went To The Couch. He Was Back Asleep In Minutes.
Harry Was Standing In A Darkened Room, A Man Was Lying At Harry's Feet Jabbering On And On About A Failed Plan. "WILL YOU SHUT UP CRABBE?" Harry Hissed In A Voice That Wasn't His.
"Dumbledore Has Put Precautions Around It That I Didn't Even Know About." He Said
"But Then W...W...Why…Why Do I Have To be Punished?" Crabbe Stuttered.
"Because, One Does Not Lie To Me." He Raised His Wand
"SILENCIO….CRUCIO" He Bellowed.
Harry Was Sure That If Crabbe's Voice Could Be Heard He Would Be Screaming As Loud As He Could.
Harry Threw Back His Head And Laughed A High-Cold Hiss-Like Laugh.
When He Lowered His Head He Opened His Mouth, And Spoke Without Drawing Breath.
He Spoke In A Language He Hadn't Used Since He Was Twelve Years Old.
He Called For Nagini, It Was her Feeding Time. After A Moment A Huge Snake Slithered Into The Room, And On Harry's Orders Slithered Over To The Crumpled Up Heap Of Crabbe At Harry's Feet.
It Stretched Its Mouth Wide And Began To Swallow Him Whole.
As It Finished Harry Felt A Cruel Satisfaction. Then He Felt A White Hot Pain In His Head.
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" Harry Screamed In Pain As He Shot Up On the Couch.
Harry Was Thrashing Around Trying To Get The Blankets Off Him, When He Fell Off The Couch Panting And Screaming. He Clutched His Head, Feeling Like It Was About To Burst Open.
Ron And Hermione Came Running Into The Room. "You Alright Mate?" Ron Asked.
He Tried To Speak But Couldn't So He Nodded.
When He Got His Voice Back Harry Told Them About His Dream.
After Discussing It Ron Went Back To Bed But Hermione Stayed.
"You Ok?" She Asked. "Yeah I'm Fine" He Answered.
She Quickly Planted A Kiss On His Lips And Went Back To Bed.
Harry Sat For A While, His Fingers Touching His Lips.
"We Shouldn't Have Done What We Did" Harry Thought Aloud.
"No But You Did, And You Enjoyed It."
Harry Was Getting Tired Of That Little Voice In His Head, It Was Evil.
Harry Hadn't Even Noticed He Had Laid Down. And Now He Was Dozing Back Off To Sleep.
Harry Slept Peacefully This Time, No Dreams.
When Morning Came Harry Woke To The Smell Of Coffee, Bacon, And Eggs.
He Opened His Eyes And Looked At The Clock Above The Couch. 8:32 AM Flashed Across The Screen.
He Slid His Legs Off The Couch, Stood Up, And Stretched. He Walked Into The Kitchen To See Hermione Busying Herself Frying Bacon And Eggs. When She Had Her Back To Him He Walked Over And Wrapped His Arms Around Her. "Morning, Gorgeous" He Said With A Smile. "Morning" She Said.
"Breakfast Smells Devine" Harry Said, Dropping His Arms As Ron Walked Into The Kitchen.
Ron Let Out A Huge Yawn And Bid Them Good Morning. While Hermione Finished Cooking Ron And Harry Set The Table.
As They Were Eating Hermione Grabbed Harry's Hand Under The Table.
They Held Hands The Whole Time They Ate.
After A While The Trio Decided They Should Set Off For Kings Cross.
Ron Summoned The Luggage, Hermione Went To Farewell Her Mother, And Harry Started The Car.
When Harry Came Back Inside, He Found Hermione And Ron Yelling At Each Other.
"RON, IT'S MY CAR I'M DRIVING!" Hermione Screamed.
"DAMN IT, I'M NOT GETTING IN A CAR WITH YOU DRIVING!" Ron Retorted.
"WELL LAST TIME YOU DROVE A CAR YOU CRASHED INTO THE WHOMPING WILLOW!" Hermione Yelled Back. Ron Started To Open His Mouth But Harry Cut In,
"SHUT UP!" He Roared. That Shut Them Both Up. Harry Winked At Hermione And Said.
"Let Ron Drive, Please" He Added The "Please" With A Helpless Grin Hermione Couldn't Refuse.
She Groaned And Told Ron He Could Drive. Hermione Got In The Back Seat As Harry And Ron Loaded The Luggage Into The Trunk. Minutes Later They Were On Their Way To King's Cross.
Vanessa Carlton's "A Thousand Miles" Was Blaring Out Of The Radio.
Ron Sang Along While Harry And Hermione Sat In The Back Holding Hands.
"I Hope Ron Doesn't Look Back Here" Harry Thought As She Laid Her Head On His Shoulder.
When They Reached King's Cross, Harry Gently Shook Hermione (Who Had Fallen Asleep).
"Come On 'Mione We're Here" He Said. She Groaned And Her Eyes Fluttered Open.
"Her Eyes Are So Gorgeous" This Time It Was Harry, Not That Little Voice, That Thought These Words.
Ron Got Out To Unload The Luggage. Harry Quickly Kissed Hermione And Got Out To Help.
Chapter 3: The Hogwarts Express
After The Three Boarded The Train Ron, Who Was Still Mad At Hermione, Went To Sit With The Prefects.
Harry And Hermione Found Their Own Compartment In The Back Of The Train.
They Sat Together And Didn't Talk, They Just Sat Holding Hands. After A While Hermione Said,
"Harry, We Need To Talk".
Harry Knew Exactly What She Meant, "Yeah I Know" He Said.
"We Shouldn't Have Done That Last Night, But This Little Voice In The Back Of My Head Kept Telling Me It Was Alright" Hermione Said. "Yeah, Me Too" Harry Said. She Sat In Quiet For A Minute And Harry Finally Got The Courage To Ask Her Something He Had Wanted To All Summer.
"Hermione, W-W-Will Y-You, You Know, Kinda, Go Out With Me? He Asked, Blushing.
She Looked Him In The Eye And Said "Yes, Harry I Will" His Stomach Did A Backflip As He Seized Her And Began Kissing Her Again. When She Pulled Away She Had The Sexiest Smile On Her Face.
"Harry, I've Had A Crush On You Since First Year, But It Was Only This Summer That I Realized…" She Trailed Off. "Realized What?" Harry Asked. "I Realized…. How Much I Love You." She Said.
"I Love You Too" He Said, And Their Noses Touched. Harry Kissed Her Again.
He Wrapped His Arms Around Her Waist And She Wrapped Hers Around His Neck, Melting In His Arms.
A Little While Later Hermione Pulled Away And Said, "Harry, I'm Hungry". He Opened The Compartment Door And Looked Down The Isle. "The Snack Trolley's Coming" He Said. He Got Out A Handful Of Galleons And Waited. When The Trolley Arrived Harry Ordered As Much Of Everything As He Could.
And For About A Half-An Hour Harry Sat With A Big Grin On His Face Watching Hermione Eat.
She Handed Him A Chocolate Frog And He Opened It. Discarding The Card
(Which He Was Un-Surprised To See Had His Face On It) He Bit The Frog's Head Off.
When He Was Finished He Grabbed Hermione And Kissed Her Again.
He Slipped His Tongue Into Her Mouth And Was Delighted, She Tasted Like A Mix Of Chocolate And Mint.
The Two Spent The Rest Of The Trip Talking, And When They Got Bored, Kissing.
When The Train Reached Hogwarts, The Two Were The Last Off The Train.
Ron Hadn't Waited For Them, He Had Already Found A Carriage To Take Him To The School