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Ch 4: Love and Fun

Harry woke up the following morning at 8:00 am to see Hermione dump a cold glass of water on his own head. Getting up and not caring about waking Ron he said, "What the heck are you doing. I was actually having a good dream for once instead of a nice implanted vision from Voldemort."

Then Hermione asked, "What was your dream about?" "Well" answered Harry, " why don't we go to the library and meet see if Dumbledore or Sirius is there and I will tell you then, ok?" "Alright" Hermione replied.

IN THE LIBRARY

"Well Harry you said you would tell me what your dream was about, and no one else is here to hear it so go on" said Hermione. "OK, well me you and Ron were in our sixth year and it was the day before finals were to start and we were walking down by the lake, laughing, and messing around. Ya'Know, actually having fun for a change and everything was perfectly normal. It was great, just like I always imagined Hogwarts to be like. Not this worrying over Voldemort, or who might be a traitor, and stuff like that. There was no Voldemort. Everything was just the way it should be."

"That sounds great Harry" Hermione responded. "I wished I would have had as good a dream." "Why" asked Harry "What was wrong with your dream?" "Well" answered Hermione "Just before I went to bed, Ron came and asked me if we would go out. I said I am sorry Ron, but I like someone else, and then he went off on a rampage about how it was probably Krum or someone else. Then when I said no it wasn't he got even madder and said it was probably you. So I said even if it was Ron why would I tell you. You would just go and be jealous of Harry and be mad at him. Then Ron quieted down and apologized and said the only reason he gets jealous of you is because he helps you with everything but it always seems that it is you who gets the credit and the fame and the girls. Then I told him that it isn't always like that, sure it happens but other people at school like you Ron. And then he said really; so I said well I can't tell you, but you would be surprised it isn't like anyone thinks your gay or something. After I told him that he looked really happy and left humming quietly to himself and went to bed." After saying all of this Hermione looked quite out of breath and apparently it was Harry's turn to speak.

"Well Hermione I know it is none of my business, but who do you like?" asked Harry. "Well I would be lying if I said anyone else but you" responded Hermione. "Really" said an excited Harry, "because I have liked you since like our 2nd year, but I never got up the nerve to ask you out."

At this Hermione blushed and said, "Well Mr. Potter, I believe now would be the appropriate time for you to ask."

So Harry did so, being quite weird, he got down on one knee and said, "Hermione Granger, would you go out with me?" With tears of laughter in her eyes she said yes, pulling him into a loving hug and kissing him on the cheek.

Twenty minutes later Harry and Hermione were eating breakfast when a very excited looking Ron entered the room. They talked about quidditch for a while and about who was the best international team, but in the Hermione ended the conversation when she looked up at the clock and saw that it was almost noon. She motioned for Harry to follow and when he did Ron was about to come as well when Harry said, "Sorry Ron, but you can't come, Dumbledore just wants Hermione and me to go to the library for a talk." Ron looked slightly crestfallen but when Bill and Charlie Weasley entered the room he brought back up the old conversation of quidditch and was soon into a heated argument over who the best seeker was.

LIBRARY

When Harry and Hermione entered the library they say Dumbledore, Sirius, Remus, Kingsley, and Moody sitting around drinking butter-beer and discussing the best move to make in the Ministry of Magic. "Well" said Kingsley, "I feel that if we make a move too soon it will be too obvious that Arthur is working with the Order." "Yes well if we wait to long with out combating the treat of Voldemort or making some kind of move on him the Department heads will impeach Arthur because he is doing the same thing Fudge was trying to do, ignore Voldemort." Responded Sirius.

Harry cleared his throat really loudly to let everyone know they had arrived. Kingsley looked up surprised to see someone was interrupting them, but when he saw who it was his face broke into a huge grin and he said, "Well Harry I hope you don't mind getting beat up on to much, because when I start training with you, you are going to learn how to duel from the master." This caused Sirius to fall out of his chair and roll around on the floor laughing his head off. "You, the master" he choked. "You couldn't even beat Moony here, and he sucks at dueling." When Sirius said this, all hell broke loose, Moony and Kingsley started cursing Sirius, Sirius was trying to conjure shields to protect himself, and just because he felt like it Harry stood up and cast 'expelliarmus' and then 'immobulis' successfully subduing all three of them.

After forcing them to promise they won't start fighting again Harry undid the charms and then started a conversation about his training. "Grandpa, who will be training me," asked Harry. "Well there is going to be more of an order of things than anything else. It will be like Remus, Sirius, Kingsley, Moody, Professor Snape, Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, and me. You are going to be learning a variety of thing, like better practice with the four main elements so you can use certain charms that will help protect you, a more powerful partronus, stronger shields, powerful counter-curses, very advanced transfiguration from myself and professor McGonagall, and I am sure you will enjoy this last part, animagus lessons."

"There is one problem though Harry" continued Dumbledore, "your schedule will be very cramped, your O.W.L.'s will also be coming this afternoon so you will know for sure what classes you will be taking. If I am correct you had wanted become an auror, which is a very good thing because it has the least number of classes needed. Oh and before you go downstairs, no doubt to find your O.W.L results, I should like to remind you Hermione that you are not to discuss anything with Ron because there is something suspicious going on and I would also like you to begin teaching Harry Ancient Runes and Arithmacy. Now run along and see how you did."