Kikikermit: I don't own Harry Potter or any of the other characters. If I did I wouldn't be writing fanfiction.

The Games We Play

Chapter 5: Cuteness and Stalking

"Where is my mommy Mr. Door?"

"Don't worry child, your mother is on her way. Do you want a lemon fizz, while you wait?" Dumbledor coaxed, not wanting the child to start crying he dug into his robes for the candy.

"My mommy says not to take candy from strangers." she said, puffing up her chest.

"And she is quite right, but I'm not a stranger, now am I?" Dumbledor was impressed with the little girl's bravery.

"Well, seeing on how you aren't a stranger. It wouldn't be bad to have some candy, right?" she was cautious, but she knew there was no danger from the old man. She reached out her hand and picked one of the candies out of his hand and popped it in her mouth. It tickled her nose, but was really sour.

"Do you want to meet a friend of mine?" Asked Dumbledor, trying to think of things to keep a small occupied.

"Really? Who?" she asked puzzled.

"Dobby." said Dumbledor called

There was a pop and in front of Dumbledor stood Dobby the house elf.

"Yes sir, headmaster? Is there anything you need?" said Dobby in his usual squeaky voice.

"Hey, you! Come here!" It was surprising at how commanding such a small child could be. It caused Dobby to cringe at how familiar that voice really was. Dobby turned around to face the voice. He shrieked and ran to hide behind Dumbledor's robes.

"I said, Come here." she repeated, stomping her foot cutely.

"Darla! I now your mother would not approve of your tone. Even less so to a house elf." Dumbledor hated having to reprimand such a small child.

"I sawry Mr. Door." she said as her lip trembled, she had begun to cry after being scolded so harshly. "Waaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!

"Oh Dear." Dumbledor was at a loss of words, he wasn't used to dealing with small children. He had no idea what he should do.

At the girls crying, Dobby came out from behind Dumbledor. "Awww... Little Miss, don't cry. Here look at the silly face Dobby makes." Pulling his lips with his fingers and sticking out his tongue.

Her crying had stopped and she sniffled, "You're funny, Dubby."

"Why thank you Little Miss." Dobby bowed low, "But Dobby wishes to know who your mother is, he does."

My mommy's name is Hermionee." replied Darla having a hard time pronouncing the name.

Looking back at Dumbledor, "Sir, this is Mistress Grangers child, it is?" asked Dobby confused at how any woman could have a child that hardly looked anything like her.

Dumbledor nodded, answering Dobby with a single motion.

"Little Miss, I know your daddy, yes indeed, I know. No child could come close to Master as she. Dobby was at first frightened of Little Miss because of the closeness to Master, But Dobby can see the mind of Mistress within you, oh yes, he does." Dobby Smiled, He could easily see Mistress Granger's kind heart of gold within the child. But he could see Master's slyness, ambition and commanding nature in her as well.

"Why do you call me Little Miss, Dubby?" she asked.

"Dobby calls you Little Miss, because you are child of Mistress and Master. So Dobby calls you "little" miss, for little girl, you is."

Not quite understanding, she decided just to ask her mommy later. Right now she was in mood for a game with her new friend. Reaching over and Tapping Dubby on the shoulder, "Tag! Your it Dubby!" and then running away to hide.

Ginny waited out on the platform looking across the crowds. Meanwhile Harry came sneaking up behind her, his height making him tower over her. As he slipped his arms around her waist she nearly jumped out of her skin.

"JESUS CHRIST! HARRY! Don't sneak up on me like that!" She had begun slapping his arm, as he laughed while trying to duck.

"What is going on here?" asked a very curiose Ron.

Both Harry and Ginny dropped their arms and stood straight, "Nothing!"

"Nothin, My Arse! If You guys are going to snog, do it private." Ron smiled, he knew something had been going on between them. Now he had proof. "Oh and Harry I'm sure I don't have to remind you, but If you break my sister's heart you know that not only I, but Fred, George, Bill, Charlie, Heck even Percy. You know that we ALL will kick your arse to kingdom come, right?"

Harry's face paled, before he had been afraid of what Ron would do If he ever found out. Now he was afraid of what would happen If the Weasley's ganged up on him. He gulped loudly, "right." Harry replied nervously.

"Ron you should know better than that, You know Harry would never hurt me. Besides this has been going on alot longer than you know." Piped in Ginny.

Curious to know how long it had been going on, "What do you mean longer than I know?"

Harry fidgeted nervously, "Ron you remember when Hermione went to America, Right?"

Quirking his eyebrow, Ron thought back for a moment. "Yeah, I remember. After Victor Krum wouldn't stop bugging her to vacation with him in Venice. She asked her Parents if she could go to America to visit her cousin for the summer."

Ron didn't like Krum. He had plenty of good reasons not to. After Hermione had gone to the Yule Ball with him, Krum had started stalking her. Calling her all the time, visiting her house and following her to and from work. One night coming home from work, she walked in on Krum sniffing her knickers, and wanking off. She hexed him all the way down the stairs, and had cursed him out the front door, screaming obscenities at him the whole way out. Unfortunately her parents weren't home until later that evening. So, the next morning she asked her parents and by that evening she was on the plane to America.

"Yeah, well we came up with the idea of having a relationship without anyone knowing about it." Said Ginny shyly.

"Ok, let me get this straight. You guys have been in this relationship for the past..." Ron pauses to think, "THREE YEARS! I don't get it, if you guys have been together, then why has Ginny been dating guys like John, Kyle, Lane, and lets not forget Monty?"

"Ron, that was part of the plan, we date other people to keep up the image, but we only snog each other. You remember how all of my flavor of the weeks' ended up? They broke up with me because I kept the rule of; Other hands, are hands off." Said Ginny as she beamed at Harry, and Harry always felt warm and fuzzy went she gave him that smile. It was enough to make him want to melt in his pants.

"Oh, I get it now. " said Ron then his eyes widened with realization. Looking around he remembered that he didn't ever see Hermione get off the train. "Hey, Harry! Where's Hermione?"

After Hermione had changed into her school robes she pulled her cell phone out of her traveling bag. Dialing the numbers on her phone, she called Nymphdora Tonks.

"Hello?"

"Hey Tonks, I'm on the train, Severus has told me the news and I'm already changed. Do you have the landing area clear?"

"Yeah it's ready, see you here."

"Bye." Hermione blipped her phone off and snapped it shut. She closed the empty booth's door and Appearated to Hogwarts.

She couldn't figure out how and the heck to answer the damn thing. So, she opened it and just started pushing buttons. When the ringing stopped she put the phone next to her ear and asked, "Hello?"

"Hey Tonks, I'm on the train, Severus has told me the news and I'm already changed. Do you have the landing area clear?"

Giving one last check to see it as satisfactory, "Yeah it's ready, see you here."

"Bye."

Moving out on the chalk marked circle of the landing area, she waited till there was a loud POP.

"It's about time you got here. I don't think Dumbledor could last much longer. He isn't used to handling small kids. Anyways, Darla has always been a handful, even with me." Tonks loved baby-sitting for Hermione. It insured Hermione's and Darla's safety to have an Auror around the house. Tonks was always hanging out at Hermione's apartment. Either she was playing with Darla, watching movies and cartoons with them both, or giving Hermione the help and comforting she needed.

"Alright lets get up there before He starts yanking the hair out of his head." said Hermione as she laughed at the idea.

"You should do that more often. You'll look better." Joked Tonks.

By the time they had reached the castle, Professor McGonagall stood at the front double doors. "Welcome Miss. Snape. We were expecting you."

Kikikermit: Yaayyyy! Another chapter finished, it took me a long time to write this one. Thank you, to the only one who wrote a review. I'm not going to post as often until I start getting more feedback. And no, If one person writes a lot of reviews it does not make up for all the other lazy people. Sorry, I'm still going to post, just not every other day like I have been. So please people, Review! I don't get paid for writing fanfiction, but it does make me feel better, knowing people like what I'm writing. So, till next time... EAT PIE!