Chapter 5
Creamy Truths
Harry looked around at the other after reading
it outloud. Underneath the announcement, was a sign-up sheet. It asked
for your full name, your year, your house, height, and weight. Both sign-up
sheets asked for that information. Harry filled in both sheets and let the
others follow him, filling in the areas they wanted to.
He wondered outloud who the teacher might be and then started chatting with the others.
Hermione walked in with a scone in her hand. Atop the scone was a bit of whipped cream. She came over to him, and silently took a bite of her scone. Harry stood up with a smirk on his face a moment later. Hermione quirked an eyebrow at him. His grin grew wider.
"Hermione, you've got some whipped cream on your..." he started. His hand went to her face. The dob of whipped cream was at the corner of her mouth. His thumb went across it. Hermione and Harry became silent; Harry had still not removed his hand. His thumb moved slightly and rubbed against her bottom lip. Hermione's breath was caught and she made a slight gasp. Harry and Hermione made eye contact and searched each other's eyes. Harry's hand slowly dropped but eye contact remained. Hermione backed away a step from Harry. But Harry only grinned, sheepishly.
"You should have seen your face when it had whipped cream on it," Harry quipped sheepishly. Hermione smiled shyly.
"Come on, let's go down to lunch," offered Hermione. Harry nodded and followed her out of the common room. They walked down the passage together to the Great Hall, unaware of someone watching them from behind. The person in hiding smirked as he saw them holding hands. Hermione and Harry barely noticed.
They stepped to the table in the Great Hall and sat down, releasing hold on the other's hand.
Later when Harry was walking into his room he saw a familiar cat laying on his bed. He gently sat down next to the cat and began scratching it behing the ears. He smiled as the cat began to pur. He picked the cat up and walked back out of his dorm. Many looked at him oddly, seeing him holding a cat. The only thing they had ever seen him with was Hedwig. He continued to scratch the cat behind the ears. The small cat continued to pur softly. He sat down on the couch placing the cat in his lap. He began to stare into the flames on the far wall.
He felt the cat change into his Hermione. She quietly moved out of his lap, to his side and let her head sit on his shoulder. She brought one hand up behind his back and started massaging his neck. Harry let out a contented sigh and sat up straight.
"Thanks," he breathed. Hermione smiled and continued massaging his neck. After a moment she brought her knees up and turned him around gently. She slid a pillow in front of her legs and let Harry lean against them. She brought her hands around to massage his shoulders. She could feel his muscles relaxing as he leaned deeper into the pillow.
"Why are you so stiff?" she asked with slight amusement. He sighed and closed his eyes.
"Well I suppose it's because Lupin and Moody are such workhorses. Moody at first was pleased that I had no trouble lifting the sword he gave me, but then decided to work me harder than the others. Did you know I have extra classes with them on the weekends? I think that without the snitch Sirius gave me I would have died from stress along time ago," he muttered.
"You're taking extra classes? With just Moody or what?" Hermione asked. He shook his head.
"With all the teachers," he replied. "I think they realize I have this little treasure and their taking advantage of it," he finished. Hermione shook her head and pressed deeper into his skin with her fingers. Harry groaned and let himself relax further.
"I wouldn't worry about it too much. They've decided to start taking turns instead. I'll have thirty minutes everyday with all of the teachers inside the snitch. And on the weekends I'll have ten minutes with each of them. I don't know why they didn't just do that at the start," he stated. She smiled to herself and started to ease up on the pressure; and then, finally stopped. Harry turned around and nodded his thanks again.
"Well, we could spend a couple minutes a day to ourselves inside if you wanted. Just relaxing. I think relaxing might do you some good," she stated off-handedly. In one movement Harry slid over, picked Hermione up in a great hug and stood. As Hermione studied his face, and the grin upon his face grew, she smiled herself.
"THANK you!" he breathed happily. He gently kissed her cheek and then put her down again. Her left hand grabbed his hand, and her right gently took the snitch out of his pocket. She held it infront of his face with a smile and then handed it to him.
Once inside, they turned to face each other once again.
"So, what do you want to do?" Hermione asked softly.
"How about, we just do simple things, like sit, and eat, and talk, for now anyway," Harry suggested. Hermione smiled softly and nodded. She grabbed a bag of crisps and some ice-cream. After handing Harry the ice cream and a spoon, she started piecing in on the crisps.
"So what shall be talk about?" Hermione asked with amusement in her voice. Harry shrugged his shoulders, and then grinned.
"Truth or dare?" he asked innocently. Hermione laughed and nodded her consent.
"Okay, I'll go first. Who gave you your first kiss?" Harry asked teasingly. She blushed.
"I haven't been kissed," she replied truthfully. Harry gave a mock look of shock. Hermione whacked him in the arm and then decided to make payback for her embarresment.
"You're sixteen. Are you a virgin?" she asked with a small teasing smirk. She grinned as she got Harry to blush. He nodded his head instead of answering.
"What about you?" he asked innocently. Hermione blushed once more and nodded.
"Hey! We've been forgetting about the dares!" Hermione laughed. Harry laughed as well and then prodded her in the side reminding her it was her turn.
"Okay then, truth or dare," Hermione asked gleefully. Harry held up two fingers, meaning, the second one. "Alright then, a dare? Hmmm... Tommorrow at breakfast, you have to sit next to the second year girls," she stated with a smirk. Harry pulled a mock face of disgust.
"You wouldn't dare!" he breathed mockingly. Hermione tilted her head for a moment and then answered.
"Alright, you only have to do it for the first half of breakfast," she stated. Harry smiled and patted her on the head, nodding his thanks.
"Alright, truth or dare?" he asked. Hermione smiled.
"Truth," she answered. Harry scowled, muttering about boring people. Hermione chuckled and awaited his question.
"Alright... Who do you think is the hottest guy in school?" he asked with a smirk. Hermione blushed.
"Ummm..." she started. Her true opinion wouldn't go over very well with him, so she decided to put it in more of a joking tone. "Well, I'd have to say you, but I must say, Malfoy comes pretty close," she stated with a hesitant laugh. Harry scowled.
"Okay mister, truth or dare?" she asked again. Harry smiled and held up two fingers once again. Hermione chuckled. "Okay, I dare you to the moment we leave the snitch, go find the girl you like most in the school, and ask her out," Harry shivered. Hermione smiled, thinking he wouldn't really do it.
"Alright, miss, truth or dare?" he asked sneakily. Hermione held up her index finger. Harry scowled once more. "Okay, who would you rather date? Me, Ron, Seamus, or Draco?" he asked with a small laugh. Hermione laughed.
"You of course," she said calmly. "Now, truth or dare?" she asked him.
This time, Harry held up his index finger. Hermione laughed at him. "What?
Don't like my dares? Anyway, given a choice, which would rather do? Play
Quiditch, snog Goyle, or kiss the girl you most like?" Harry held up three
fingers and Hermione laughed.
"Why me?" Harry asked quietly. At once Hermione knew he meant his previous
question. She laughed hesitantly.
"Because I know you the best, I like you, and I know you treat your girlfriends with respect," she stated honestly. Harry nodded and then looked down at his watch.
"Well, we should probably go," he stated uneasily. Hermione nodded, and the used the snitch to return to the common room. Upon entering, the both of them sat on the couch and picked up a book. After a moment, Hermione looked up. There were a few people standing around talking, but Harry was still on the couch beside her aimlessly looking at the cover of his book.
"Thought you were going to ask your 'dream girl' out?" she said with amusement.
"I found her, I just haven't gotten the nerve to ask her yet," he replied quietly. Hermione laughed softly.
"Come on who is it? Every girl here would love to go out with you," she stated gently. Harry shook his head.
"She isn't every girl," Harry replied. Hermione shrugged her shoulders.
"Just tell me who it is, maybe I can help?" she suggested. Harry slowly shook his head.
"You can't help, she, is you," he answered under his breath. Hermione heard him however.
"Oh..." she said quietly. "Just ask me Harry," she said quietly. Harry laughed with uncertainty.
"Wanna go out with me?" Harry inquired.
"Ummmm... Harry... do you like me that way?" she asked slowly. Harry blushed and nodded.
"Then... ummm... yes?" she stammered. He looked up in astonishment.
Author Note: well so sorry this took so long. but this chapter is
done. love you peaople )
-Kostami Amino-