Chapter 9: N.E.W.T. Preparations
"HERMIONE!" Harry Screamed. He Shot Up In Bed, Panting And Drenched In Cold Sweat.
He Tried To Recall The Nightmare He Had Been Having, But It Was Slipping Away Like Water Through His Fingers. He Looked Over, Hermione Was Sleeping Like A Baby. The Only Thing He Remembered About His Dream Was That She Had Been Killed. He Shuddered At The Thought Of Losing Her. He Couldn't Bear It.
He Had Lost His Parents, He Had Lost Sirius, And He Had Almost Lost Her During The Summer.
He Didn't Think He Could Take Another Heavy Loss. He Lightly Stroked Her Cheek With His Fingers And She Mumbled Something In Her Sleep. He Smiled Before Getting Out Of Bed. He Placed The Covers Over Her And Then Slipped Into His House Shoes And Robe. He Then Went Into The Bathroom, And Turned On The Big, Walk In Shower. A Few Minutes Later The Water Was Cascading Down His Neck And Back. As He Stood There He Felt Like The Happiest Man Alive, He Had A Beautiful Fiancé, Two Strong And Healthy Children On The Way, And He Was Almost Finished With Hogwarts. After He Finished His Shower He Dressed And Walked Back Into His Dormitory. At Once, He Noticed Hermione Was No Longer In Bed. He Walked Into The Common Room, To Find Her Reading By The Fire. "Hey" He Said, Walking Over To Her. She Looked Up And Smiled.
"Hey" She Said Softly. When Harry Looked At Her, He Was Breathless. Her Naked Body Looked So Radiant In The Glow Of The Fire. He Sat Down Next To Her And Wrapped His Arm Around Her Waist.
"What're You Reading?" He Asked.
"Pride And Prejudice, I Can't Watch The Movie So I'll Read The Book." She Replied.
He Smiled, This Was The Typical Picture Of Hermione, Curled Up By The Fire With A Good Book.
He Stroked Her Cheek With The Back Of Two Of His Fingers.
"You're So Gorgeous" He Said.
"Only Because I'm So In Love" She Said, Smiling.
"No, It's Because I'm So In Love With You" He Said, And She Blushed Bright Red.
In Harry's Opinion, This Made Her Look Even More Beautiful.
"So Love Has Blinded You?" She Asked, With Mock Fury.
He Laughed, "That's Not Exactly What I Meant" He Said.
"But It's Probably True" She Said, Smiling.
"Yeah, It Probably Is" Harry Said, And She Giggled.
He Grabbed Her Lightly, And Laid Her Back On The Couch. She Discarded Her Book To Wrap Her Arms Around His Neck. As She Ripped Of His Shirt, He Discarded His Jeans And Boxers.
He Began To Plant Wet, Open Mouthed Kisses On Her Neck, And He Could Feel Her Moans Of Approval Vibrating Through Her Throat. He Moved Down Her Body And Began To Plant Kisses On Her Breasts And Stomach. She Moaned, Driving Harry Further. He Kissed, And Lightly Bit The Sensitive Skin Under Her Arm, And On Her Side. Her Breath Was Coming Faster Now And Her Sweat Was All Over Harry, Mixed With His Own. "Stop…. Teasing…. Just…. Get On With It" She Panted. He Grinned, "You… Got… It" He Rasped.
He Grazed His Fingers Over Her Wet Center And She Moaned Hard And Long.
He Lowered Himself Over Her, And She Gasped As He Entered Her, Slowly. Harry Grimaced, Her Fingernails Were Digging Into His Shoulders. However, He Was Getting Used To It. As He Went As Deep Inside Her As He Could Go, Her Eyes Widened. Harry Smiled Down At Her, And Lost Himself In Her Beautiful Chocolaty Brown Eyes. "Ready?" He Asked. She Nodded And He Began To Move.
Half An Hour Later, Harry Pulled Himself Out Of Her And Rolled Over To Lie Next To Her On The Big Couch.
He Could Tell She Was Exhausted.
After She Fell Asleep, He Checked His Watch. It Was 11:00 A.M.
He Rolled Off The Couch And Put His Clothes Back On. He Carried Hermione Up To His Bed, And Then Made His Way Back Downstairs. He Sat Down In One Of The Squashy Arm Chairs By The Fire, And Just Stared Into The Flames For A Very, Very Long Time.
Time Passed Quickly For Harry And Hermione. All Too Soon, The Christmas Holidays Were Over And Everyone Came Back To Hogwarts. The Day That Everyone Was Set To Come Back, Harry And Hermione Went To Hogsmeade Station To Greet Their Friends. Ron Stepped Off The Train First, And Ran Over To Harry.
Hermione's Friends Squealed With Delight, At Seeing Her Engagement Ring.
"She's Pregnant?" Ron looked Dumbstruck.
"Shh!" Harry Said "Um, That's Not S'posed To Be Out In The Open Yet."
Ron Grinned "Oh" He Said.
As Hermione And Her Giggling Friends Passed, Harry Waved To Her Lovingly.
She Waved back And Disappeared Into The Crowd.
Harry Told Ron Everything That Went On During The Holidays.
Ron Had To Stuff His Fist In His Mouth To Keep From Laughing.
When Harry Threatened To Stuff His Fist In Ron's Mouth, Ron Became Very Quiet Indeed.
Harry Wanted Hermione Back At His Side, He Had Gotten Used To Her Constant Presence, And Now He Felt Like He Was Suffocating Without Her Around. And It Hit Him With A Pang, Their Days Of Sleeping Together
Were Over.
A Week After The Return To Hogwarts, Classes Started Up Again.
They Were Worse Than Ever Because The Teachers Were Now Constantly Reminding Them That Their N.E.W.T.S Were Coming Up. Of Course, Hermione Helped Ron And Harry Study.
Harry had Finally Made Up His Mind About What He Wanted To Be When He Graduated, He Had Decided He Did Want To Become An Auror. However, To Be An Auror, Harry Had To Pass Potions.
The Other Courses He Needed To Pass, Charms, Defense Against The Dark Arts, And Transfiguration, Were In The Bag. Harry Had No Problem With Those, But Potions Was Another Story. Harry Had Scraped An "E" In His O.W.L.S, But He Would Need An "O" In N.E.W.T.S To Qualify For An Auror.
As The Trio Exited The Transfiguration Classroom On Tuesday, All Three Of Them Had Pounding Headaches.
"I Think I Might Still Have Fur On My Back" Ron Said. The Lesson Had Been About Human Transfiguration, Professor McGonagall Had Made Them Transfigure Themselves Into Cats And Then Back Into Humans.
"I Think I Did Well, But It Was Harder Than I Thought It Would Be" Harry Said.
"Oh! It's Care Of Magical Creatures Next! Good!" Hermione Piped Up.
Hermione Wanted To Work For The "Department For The Regulation And Control Of Magical Creatures".
Ron Had Also Decided To become An Auror, And Hermione Had Promised To Help Both Of Them With Their Potions.
As They Made Their Way To Hagrid's Hut, It Dawned On Harry That He Hadn't Seen Hagrid All Year, Except At Classes Before Christmas. They Reached Hagrid's Hut Before Any Of Their Classmates, To See Hagrid Putting Chains Around What Looked Like A Miniature Fluffy, Harry Ron And Hermione Remembered All Too Well The last Time They Had Come Into Contact With Fluffy The Three Headed Dog.
"Hagrid! You Can't Be Serious! That's What We're Learning About? They're Lethal!" Harry yelled As He Ran Towards Hagrid. "Dumbledore Says It's On 'Yer Course List Ter Learn About 'Em" Hagrid Said.
"And Why Haven't You Three Been Down Ter See Me?" He Asked.
"Well, Ron Was Gone For Christmas…." Hermione Trailed Off.
"And Me And Hermione Were, Uh…. Kind Of Busy" Harry Finished For Her.
Hagrid Looked At Them Carefully For A Minute.
"I Can See That Ya Were" He Said, Nodding At Hermione's Ring.
She Blushed And Muttered Something Under Her Breath.
"So.." Hagrid Began, But Harry Cut Him Off.
"Yes, Hagrid We're Getting Married, We'll Talk About It After Class."
Minutes Later, Their Classmates Began Pouring Down Onto The Grounds.
Some Headed For Herbology, Some Headed For Care Of Magical Creatures.
Harry Was happy That The Course Had Changed, They Now Had Care Of Magical Creatures With The Hufflepuffs Instead Of The Slytherins. The lesson Was Not As Bad As They Had Expected It To Be.
The Smaller Three Headed Dogs Were Actually Quite Tame. They Just Had To Feed, Water, And Play With Them. They Ate Small Chunks Of Meat, And Every Once In A While Someone Might Get Bitten, But It Didn't Hurt That Bad. The Playing Part Was No Big Deal Either, Because They Liked To Play With Each Other More Than The Students. While The Dogs Were Playing, Harry, Ron, And Hermione Talked To Hagrid.
"Always Knew It Was Going Ter Happen Some Day" He Said, Beaming At Harry And Hermione.
"When Did You Ask Her Harry?" Hagrid Asked.
"Midnight, Christmas Eve" Harry Replied.
Hermione Grabbed His Hand And Said,
"It's The Best Christmas Present Anyone's Ever Given Me"
Hagrid Laughed, "I Imagine So" He Said.
"I'm Plannin' Ter Ask Olympe' Ter Marry me At The End Of The Year"
"That's Great Hagrid!" Said Hermione, With A Big Smile On Her Face.
"Wonder What The Babies Will Look Like" Ron Muttered, Where Hagrid Couldn't Hear Him.
"Ron!" Hermione Hissed.
When Class Ended, The Three Made Their Way Back Up To The Castle For Potions.
(Ok That's The End Of A Very Eventful Chapter 9, I Would Really Like To Hear Any Idea's You Guys Have.
And If You Can Answer This Question Right You're Name Will Come Up In The Next Chapter (Give Me Your Name, Or A Fictional Name, Year, And House You Want)
Ok: The Question Is,
What Are The O.W.L. Grade Levels (Including The One Fred And George Made Up)
Answer That And You Will Come Up In The Next Chapter, And If Not The Next One A Later One.
I Plan To Have At Least 16 Chapters, The Next Chapter, or The One After Are The Last Chapters At Hogwarts I've Decided To Go On To Their Adult Lives In This.)