Chapter Eleven – The world stops for no one

Hermione was surrounded with books, all to do with parallel worlds, potions and universes. She had been staring at all the books for the last few hours. What was really frustrating her was that she just couldn't seem to come up with an answer for how to come in contact with another world.

Harry walked into the room Hermione was sitting in. he sat down in a chair next to her and while Hermione had her head in her hands, Harry rubbed circles on her back.

'Hermione, please don't over do it. Take a rest, we'll look at it again a little later.'

'I guess so, I could do with something to eat. Shall we go down to the kitchen?'

'Yes, come on.' He held her hand in his and pulled her up. When they walked into the kitchen several aurors were hanging around. When they saw Hermione they stood up, and walked to her. She turned to Harry

'Baby can you go and get me something to eat please, anything will do. I'll just talk them.'

'Are you sure, because I can stay with you?'

'I'm fine, but you would be most useful getting me something to eat please.' She pouted her lips, to try to get him out of the room. Harry looked up at the aurors and lowered his head so he could talk to Hermione without them listening in.

'Just call if you want me to come, Okay?' Hermione nodded her head. She turned her head to the aurors once Harry had left the room.

'Miss Granger we are currently holding your captor back at the station, will you be pressing charges?' One of the aurors said.

'My captor? What are you talking about?'

'The boy that was carrying you when we found you.' The auror said that was confused that she didn't know what he was talking about.

'Um can I see him please,' Hermione said thinking that maybe she knew who he was talking about.

The aurors glanced at each other, not sure how to answer, kidnapped people didn't usually request to see their captors. The more senior auror out of the three of them, nodded his head, 'alright, do you want any protective wards around?'

'No I don't think that will be necessary.' She said looking up, seeing Harry walking into the room. 'We're going to the auror station. You wanna come?'

'Of course I'm coming, I want to see the guy that was holding you.' Harry said through gritted teeth. Hermione noticed he had his hands had turned into fists, and power seemed to radiate of him.

'Harry, honey, I was unconscious, I couldn't walk.' Hermione said trying to calm him down. Hermione had never seen Harry looking so powerful and deadly.

'Yes, that's another thing I want to find out. Why you were unconscious.' Harry said, his power slowly encirclulating him. Hermione looked at the aurors, who didn't seem to know what to do. Hermione made a movement with her hands to shoo them out the room. When the left, Hermione slowly walked up to harry. His eyes unfocused and his fists looking ready to use.

She placed her hands on Harry's, trying to calm him down. She stepped into his posture and ran her hands up his arms and around his shoulders.

'Harry, you need to calm down, we're just going to see him, and then come back here. You need to trust me that he didn't do anything. I would know, okay. And also if you don't calm down then I'll have to leave you here, and I'll go on my own-'

'There is no way you're going to see him without me.' Harry said glancing down at Hermione. His eyes softening slightly looking at hers.

'Then you're going to have to calm down.' Hermione looked into Harry's eyes to see him slightly calmer. She smiled and learned forward to capture his mouth with hers. Harry hungrily grabbed her, and held her tightly in his embrace. When they separated he looked down at her.

'I don't know what I would do if I ever lost you.' Harry said. Hermione pecked his lips,

'You will never lose me, I promise, I'm with you for the long haul, Harry, nothing will separateme from you. Now shall we go?'

When they had apparated into the building, they were met with the site of a large commoaton going on in the foyer.

Harry and Hermione glanced at each other, wondering what was going on. A young man was talking quite loud waveing his arms around the air. The person on the receiving end of his temper was patiently listening to what he had to say. The man looked around the room in hope for a miracle. When his eyes landed on Hermione, he gasped. He recognised her immediately, she was obviously here to support his aliby, and to tell how innocent he was. He quickly ran the few meters distance between them, until he was next to her. Clutching her arms he wept with relief. The position he had been in was one that could have easily landed him in Azcaban.

Harry hadignored the commotion when they arrived, and turned around to keep a look outfor the aurors whom had brought them here. They would be setting up a meeting between the three of them.

Hermione was roughly pulled away from the nearness of Harry and gasped when the hands clamped tightly over her arms. They were still sore and it felt like he was giving her bruises. His face loomed in closely and she thought she recognised him, but she was shocked that her mind didn't seem to working. All she wanted was to be close to Harry again. Where she felt safe. So she did the next thing that came to mind. She tried to get away.

When harry heard Hermione gasp, he reacted without thinking and turned around. He was greeted with the site of Hermione struggling against a man handling her. Aurors appeared, wands raised. he suddenly felt himself have the full body bind placed on him fired by a misjudged aurorbefore he could react to helping Hermione.

'Hold your fire.' was commanded by a senior auror. None ofHarry's muscles worked but he could still hear, and what he heard angered him.

'It's the same man. He shouldn't have been in the entrance, it was supposed to be a calm meeting not abloody fight.'

Harry's power exploded with thought of what Hermione might be going through. The full body curse disappeared with a powerful green wave. He lept up and before even getting to her. His power had already ripped the man away from Hermione. Hermione automically was pulled towards harry, where she ended up in his arms.

Harry's eyes taking on a life of their own glowed a radient green. Hermione immediately recognised his behaviour similar to the one back at the house. She pulled harry's face towards her and looked deep into his eyes. She didn't want him to do something that he would regret. His eyes softened slightly when she looked into him. She pulled him towards her and still in his arms she kissed him softly. He quickly responded bringing her closer. Opening her mouth, the kiss soon turned passionet very quickly. Hermione moaned against his mouth as she felt his tongue slide slowly against hers.

When she opened her eyes several minutes, she noticed that his eyes had returned to normal except for a slight twinge of bright green. When she looked around the room she noticed that all the aurors where staring eyes wide at the spectule of what they had just witness. Hermione blushed at how public they had been about their affections and she buried her head in Harry's chest.

One of the aurors snapped out of his trance and walked towards them. Several others moved towards the unconscious form of the man lying on the floor.

'Do you still want to have the meeting, Miss Granger?' Hermione instead of saying anything, she nodded her head.

'Right, well seeing as he is currently unconscious, you'll have to wait for a few minutes until we are able to revive him. If it's okay we'll just question you in the time being?'

Hermione snapped her head up, 'what do you mean he is unconscious?'

The auror looked confused, 'the man lying over there is unconscious, he was the man we found with you.'

'But I don't know him, I've never seen him before.' Hermione said starting to get worked up.

'Hermione, you need to calm down.' Harry said.

'Me? Calm down? What about you, you were anything but calm a few moments ago.' Hermione said, beginning to hyperventilate. Her life was such a mess. She was tired and she had to finish preparing the transition between both worlds.

Standing up, she pointed her finger at the man slowly regaining conscience.

'He is innocent. I fainted, he was probably carrying me to help. He's innocent, nothing happened. I would know. Just let him go, please, drop all charges.'

Harry walked back over, 'are you sure?' Hermione nodded her head. 'Let's go home, Harry.'

He turned to the aurors, 'thanks for holding him, but if Hermione wants him to be let go, then its probably best to do it.' He looked at Hermione, 'but don't think I'm ever going to let you out of my site.' She smiled and wrapped her arms around his waist and leanded into his embrace.

'Why would I want to?' she said looking into his eyes, affection pouring from them. They stood there, wrapped in each others arms waiting to go home. Together.