My Heart Belongs To You…Again

Chapter Ten: The Morning After

Harry woke just as light began to peak into the room from the window. He yawned and looked around, his eyes falling on Hermione. He smiled. No wonder I slept so well. She looked like she had slept really well too. She was still asleep, and Harry wasn't ready to wake her yet. He just watched her sleep. She looked so cozy and peaceful. He didn't think they would fall asleep when she laid on him last night. They were just comfortable, being wrapped up in each other. Harry just continued to watch her sleep as Dobby came into the room carrying a tray with breakfast for both of them on it.

"Good morning Mr. Harry sir." Thankfully he had noticed Hermione was still asleep, so he made sure to whisper. "Did Mr. Harry sleep well last night with Miss Hermione?"

He knew he should have looked at Dobby when he was talking to him, but he couldn't. He couldn't tear his eyes anyway from Hermione. "Yeah, I slept wonderfully. What time did we fall asleep?"

"Oh very soon after Dobby showed Miss Hermione around. Dobby brought dinner up, but sir and miss were already sleeping. So Dobby goes and grabs a blanket for Miss Hermione and leaves for sir and miss to sleep."

"Thanks Dobby. I'm glad Hermione didn't get cold in the night. I really appreciate it."

Dobby beamed. "Dobby loves working hard for Mr. Harry. Dobby is glad he makes sir happy." He turned to leave but turned back to Harry when he reached the door. "Dobby is glad miss is staying with Mr. Harry. Dobby knows how happy it makes Mr. Harry to have Miss Hermione back. Miss is a great lady for Mr. Harry. Dobby has always known that."

Harry finally looked up at Dobby. He was just smiling. He bowed and left. Harry stared at where he had been, and then looked back at Hermione. She's a great lady for me? He's always known that? Is she really great for him? God she's beautiful when she's asleep. She's so at peace. He smiled and moved a hair out of her face. He wanted her to wake up, just to hear her voice, but he didn't want her to wake up. He just wanted to watch her sleep. He wondered why he was thinking all these weird things about Hermione. What is wrong with me lately? He just shrugged it off. He bent down and kissed the top of her head. She stirred and slowly opened her eyes. She looked around, her eyes finally meeting Harry's. She smiled at him and yawned but didn't move from her spot.

"Morning sunshine."

She yawned again and smiled bigger. "Morning. What time is it?"

"Umm." He hadn't thought of time at all. He quickly glanced at the clock on his nightstand. "8:30. Did you sleep good?"

She nodded. "I slept great. Did you? I didn't crowd you did I? I would have moved to my room, I was just so comfortable, and the next thing I knew I was asleep."

He smiled. "I slept the best. Better than I have in a while actually. It's hard to sleep calmly sometimes, with all the dreams that come from the past, you know."

"You still have nightmares?"

He nodded. "Every so often. I haven't had any ones like I did in seventh year since then though. Just minor ones. But they do make it harder to go back to sleep."

She nodded. "I wish there was something I could do to help with that. Your bad past memories I mean."

He beamed at her. "You do. You gave me all my great memories that I get to think about once I'm awake and sometimes get to dream about after I finally get back to sleep."

She smiled. "Glad I could help." She laid her head back down on his chest. They just stayed like that for a long time, talking and relaxing. They both decided they were going to have a very lazy day with each other.