CHAPTER 6 - THANKSGIVING

The night Harry had gotten home, he had stayed up and talked with Sirius and his parents about his life at Hogwarts as an engaged man. Other than the fact that the nagging of Hermione had risen just a little bit it was all the same. Harry eventually got to bed late and fell asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow.

The next morning Harry awoke to someone whispering in his ear and a hand making shapes on his bare chest. His eyes started to open as the whispering became clear. "...arry. Harry wake up and say his please. You know you want to. You just can't resist me. But then again who could?" Harry smiled. "No one unfortunatly." Hermione squeaked. "HARRY! When did you wake up?" He shook his head. "About a minute ago." Hermione laughed. "Well, I got here about 10 minutes ago with Mum and Dad. I came up here after seeing your parents. They told me you were probably still asleep and to go on up. I am glad to see you after only one night apart. I felt so lonely and unsafe last night without you." Harry wrapped her in his arms. "I know. But don't worry. I'm here now and forever." He leaned in and kissed her softly. The kiss grew more heated very quickly. They stopped before it went too far. "Let's go back downstairs. We can say hi to everyone."

Harry nodded and got up . "Can you throw me a shirt hun?" Hermione grabbed a white t-shirt and his emerald green short sleeve button up shirt, along with his black shoes and a belt. "Thanks for the outfit." He laughed and got dressed in what she had picked out and some dark blue jeans. "Ok, let's go." He walked to the door and opened it, letting Hermione out first.

They walked down the stairs holding hands. "Good morning everyone." He smiled to his parents and Sirius, then shook Roger Grangers hand while Jane Granger gave him a Mrs. Weasley style hug. They sat down and had a very good breakfast. After that the boys "offered" to do the kitchen and the ladies quickly agreed. They women took to the sitting room. "So Hermione, when is the wedding? I am dieing to know!" Hermione smiled. "Well, Harry and I know it will be sometime in the summer. Though we don't really know the exact date. I was thinking sometime in July around his birthday." The moms both smiled. "Have you talked about children at all or where you will live?" Hermione shook her head. "No, not about kids at all or about the housing. But Harry has more than enough money. We were thinking somewhere near Hogsmeade though." The moms nodded again.

Before anymore questions could be heard a crash came from the kitchen. They all ran to the door and opened it, Hermiones wand drawn. There sprawled on the floor was Harry, Roger, Sirius and James. Hermione, Jane, and Lily looked on in shame. As on they went over to help up their significant others. Lily also helped up Sirius as he had no one. "Sorry 'bout that. We were putting away dishes and water was dripping to the floor. We all fell." The men looked down sheepishly. The girls rolled their eyes and laughed. "Lets just go and have a sit together shall we?"

Harry led the way and soon all were in the sitting room. Hermione on Harrys lap. Lily on James' lap. Roger and Jane sharing the couch and Sirius on the floor.

"So what did you girls talk about hmmmm?" James looked around quite interested, as did Sirius, Harry and Roger. Hermione spoke up. "We talked about Harry and I. You know future plans." The men all nodded having already guessed that's what it was before hand back in the kitchen. The rest of the night was spent talking about the future, the past and the present. Lily and James talked about their life at Hogwarts before Lily was interested in James. Roger and Jane talked about how they met. Harry and Hermione spoke of how over the years their feelings for one another how blossmed. And in Sirius' case he told of any big crushes he had had back at school and how he wanted to find 'the one'.

THANKSGIVING MORNING...

When Harry woke up, he noticed Hermione was not next to him. The other thing he noticed was the smell. He smelled something wonderful to say the least. The smell pulled him out of bed, into clothes and downstairs. When he arrived he saw Sirius, Roger and James sitting while talking. "Hey. What's up guys?" At his voice, they all looked up. "Morning Harry. Have a good sleep."

"Good thanks. Why are you all out here?"

Sirius laughed. "The women won't let us into the kitchen until dinner. That's why." Harry shook his head and sat down. The four sat around talking, playing wizards chess and just having a good time. Every hour our two Jane or Lily would bring out a plate with light snacks and some lemonade to keep their stomachs at bay. They talked about Quidditch and what they would have for dinner that evening. Harry was getting jealous of the fact that his mother and his fiance's mother were spending so much time with Hermione.

"If they don't hurry up, I swear!" As if those were the magic words the doors opened. Dinner's ready guys. Come on in."

Harry practicaly ran into the kitchen. He spotted Hermione across the kitchen looking out the window. He slowly walked behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist, hugging her close. "I never realized how much I would miss you if I didn't see you for a whole day." She turned around. "I know. They wouldn't let me leave. I was trapped. They told me I would have to get used to not seeing you at every moment." He smiled and laughed at this. Giving her a kiss on the cheek, they both sat down. She and Harry sat across from Sirius, Lily and James. Jane and Roger sat at the ends of the table. "Ok, does anyone have anything they wish to say?" Jane looked around.

"I do." Harry stood up.

"As this is Thanksgiving, I would like to say what I am thankful for. Ok, here is goes. First, for the fact that I have two wonderful parents who love me to death. I also have a very loving God-Father." He looked at Sirius. "Also, Jane and Roger have welcomed me like a son into their home. Lastly, Hermione. I am very thankful to have you. Despite all we went through with Ron and Voldemort and everything, you stuck by me. And I love you for it. And that's all I have to say."

Harry sat down and looked around to all the teary eyed people and smiled. Feeling no one could quite beat what Harry had said, Jane told them all to eat up. The talked and laughed at stories told. They talked about how Ron and Hermione faught all the time and everyone always thought Ron and Hermione would grow up and get married. They talked about different times pranks had backfired on Remus, Sirius and James and how half the time Lily ended up in the middle of it all. Even after everyone had finsihed eating they continued to talk.

"Hermione, can I talk to you for a minute in the other room?" She nodded to Harry and stood up. They walked in and shut the door. "Ok, I don't wanna break the mood but we never told them about Casey." Her eyes fell. "Should we? I mean..." "I think we should. Your parents have a right to know." Hermione sighed and looked up at Harry. "Alright. We do it now though...together." He pulled her in and kissed her softly. "Of course. Let's go."

They grabbed hands and opened the door. The adults looked up at them. Seeing the looks on their faces, they stopped talking. "Harry what is it?" Lily was the first to speak. "I will tell them ok 'Mione. It was kind of my fault in the first place." Before Hermione could object and tell him it wasn't Harry began talking.

"At the beginning of school, we got two knew kids. Rachel Malfoy, who is now dating Ron, and Casey Vasekin." At his name Harry scowled. "Well, I will tell you first then explain. Jane, Roger. No easy way to say it. Hermione was raped." At that last word there began an uproar. It wasn't at all what Harry had expected though. "what in the bloody hell did do to her!" Roger shouted.
"What? It wasn't me! It was Casey!" Roger stopped. "I'm sorry Harry. How did this happen? You said it was kind of your fault." At this point, Hermione spke for the first time. "It wasn't. I told Harry I was going to the library and Casey found me the way. Plus he never actually got all the way because Harry and a few friends came in and stopped him."

They continued to talk about it all night until around two am. They finally decided to go to bed.

They spent the last day at home together. They just sat and talked about anything and everything. Soon it was time for sleep yet again. They next day they would have to get up early to go the train.

The morning came and the house was in shambles. They got in cars and drove to Kings Cross Station. They walked through the barrier and stopped. "Take care Hermione. We shall see you at Christmas." She hugged her parents and Harrys parents. As Harry was saying his good-byes, Roger pulled him away. "Take care of my little girl Harry. Can I trust you to do that?" Harry looked boldly into Rogers eyes. "Not even death could stop me sir."

Everyone parted ways and Harry and Hermione went to the train. "What did my dad want?" Harry looked at her. "He asked me if he could trust me to take care of you." Hermione raised an eyebrow. "What did you say?" Harry stopped. "I told him that even death couldn't stop me." Hermione smiled. "That's what I thought you would say."

The train ride was uneventful. They shared a compartment with Ron, Rachel, Neville, Luna, Ginny and Draco. They felt bad for Draco because he recieved just nasty comments and threats because of his relationship with Ginny still. But Draco either didn't notice or didn't care. He loved Ginny too much. On the way back, they talked about what they did over the weekend. It turned out Draco and Rachel had spent the weekend at the Burrow. It was just out of the question for Ron and Ginny to go to Malfoy Manor.

They arrived late afternoon at Hogwarts. They climbed into the Head carriage and talked amongst themselves all the way to castle. As they got out someone bumped into Harry. "Watch it!" They turned around. It was Casey. Neville and Draco had to Harry and Ron back. "Look out yourself. Especially for that whore of yours. She probably isn't that good anyway." He sneered at Harry. He turned and began walking up the stairs. All of a sudden his pants flew down to his ankles revieling quite silly underpants. All the girls giggled to themselves, while the boys howled with laughter. Casey got up pulling his pants with him and looked back at Harry. Harry put his hands up. "I didn't do it." This barely escaped his lips before he too had doubled over in laughter. They finally made their way to the Hall. Over dinner all the houses talked about what they did. Soon after dinner finished, Dumbledore stood.

"Welcome back all. Another suprise I have for you. Firstly, will Draco Malfoy please come up here?" Draco stood up and walked up to Professor Dumbledore. They talked silently and everyone saw Draco nod furiously.

"Alright, please quite. For only the second time in Hogwarts history..."

He looked over at Hermione, who could almost be seen going through the things in her head about what it could be. "...We will have a student be re-sorted." Dumble snapped and the Sorting Hat appeared along with the stool. Draco picked up the hat, sat down and placed it on his head. "Ah, young Mr. Malfoy is back. Re-sorted ehh? Well, a change in character I see. In love I see. Not something common of a Slytherin love is. Still have cunning and wit though. Very well. This decision will be final as it is your second. Your new house will be...RAVENCLAW!"

The table cheered and clapped. Dracos clothes were changed and he sat at his new house table.

"Calm down now. Lastly, we will have a ball this year. The day before Christmas break, there will be a ball to conclude end of exams and end of term. More information will come later. Now all to bed."

The tables cleared and the Hall emptied. People went to bed with the excitement fresh on their minds.

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