Chapter 17

Gryffindor's in Love

Just a short chapter to link on from the last one :O)

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Next morning Ron didn't wait for his two friends to join him for breakfast, he was annoyed and because of this he had forgotten about what he had seen the night before. All day Ron kept up the silent treatment until later that evening back in the common room.

"Comfortable last night, were you?"

"Last night?" Harry repeated looking up from his parchment. "What are you talking about?"

"Last night" Ron said with anger in his voice, "You and Hermione looked very comfortable on the couch."

"What do you mean?" Harry snapped. "We waited for you to return from Snape and as you took so long we might have dozed off, that's it"

"It didn't look like that" Ron spat back, "She had her head on your shoulder"

"Big deal"

"Big deal!" Ron starred back his eyes wide open. "Big deal, you know what I feel for Hermione. I leave you alone with her for one night and you had to cut across. Isn't Cho enough for you?"

Harry sat open mouthed. He didn't get a chance to defend himself before Ron continued,

"You can have any girl in the school but why pick the one girl that I have feelings for, the one girl I love."

Ron's anger left his voice he felt someone standing behind him and by the look on Harry's face he was right. He turned slowly around and came face to face with Hermione.

"You…love me?" she stuttered, "You love me?"

Ron's cheeks burned with embarrassment and he suddenly couldn't find his voice, he couldn't keep quiet a few minutes earlier now he had nothing to say. He nodded his head and finally looked into Hermione's eyes and whispered,

"Yeah, I love you 'Mione."

Tears appeared in Hermione's eyes and she flung her arms around the boy's neck.

"Oh! Ron" she said, "I love you too."

"You do?" a muffled voice came from behind Hermione's hair

"Yeah Ron, I do" she said once more.

Harry was thrilled for his friends but also because Ron had now stopped shouting at him. He suddenly felt in the way, grabbing his books he sidestepped around the now kissing couple and headed to his dorm to get ready for Snape's detention.

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"Get up" Snape's voice came through Harry's thoughts. He wasn't sure if he imagined it until he heard it again, "Get up Potter."

Harry slowly opened his eyes and Snape's classroom came back into focus. He found himself lying on the floor a sharp pain in his side brought him back to his senses.

What happened?"

"You've haven't been practising" Snape's voice came from the other side of the room, "Now get off the floor, and we'll try again."

A couple of hours later Harry's head hurt, Snape's patience were growing thinner and Harry thought the session would never end. Since the night where Harry had lost control of his magic he had tried not to leave that happen again and so had Snape. Snape would try and break into his mind and as soon as he felt the control leaving him Snape stopped the session. He wasn't going to find himself on the floor like the last time and he wasn't going to let Harry get the better of him. It also made Harry work harder; if for a second Harry knew that he had succeeded in Occlumency he would become lazy and arrogant just like his father and Snape wouldn't allow that.

Every session the boy was getting better, getting stronger and this pleased Snape. He reported every evening to Dumbledore and the two men were very happy but Snape never showed Harry this.

"Clear your mind everynight Potter, now go get some murtlap for your hip before you have a bruise tomorrow"

"Yes Sir, goodnight"

As Harry rubbed his hip he met Dumbledore at the door.

"Professor"

"Harry" the Headmaster replied giving his student a nod and a smile, as Harry left the room.

Waving his wand Dumbledore produced a small chair and sitting himself down he looked at Snape over the rim of his glasses,

"And how was our student tonight Severus? He seems to have hurt his side"

"Potter is finally starting to listen headmaster, but like his Father before he gets distracted too easily and loses his concentration. His mind is on the Yule Ball all night and his side will heal, he just took a bit of a fall, he does that a lot." Snape grinned.

Nodding in approval Dumbledore rose, he said goodnight and returned to his office.

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End of chapter