Harry Potter and the Sixth Book Undone
Disclaimer : I don't own anything Harry related. I do own the Woodlechew.
Rated T for violence in later chapters. Please Review please!
Chapter Eleven
Harry and Hermione made their way back to the Gryffindor House. They had reached the foot of the marble staircase. A small first year passed by them. Instead of running away frightened, he waved at Harry.
" That's new." he said waving back.
" What's new Harry?" she said absentmindedly, while looking over his schedule.
" That first year didn't scream and run away."
" Huh? That's curious."
" That is weird." Harry replied.
"Not that Harry. It's your schedule."
" What about my schedule?"
" You have Potions on Tuesday and Wednesday."
" I noticed that also. I'll speak to Professor Snape about it, but I suspect that is the day I will study Occlumency and Legilimency with him. Dumbledore has surely spoken to him on my behalf." He said as they headed towards the dorm room to retrieve their brooms.
"Thank you again Harry, this really means a lot to me." she took her hand in his. His face turned a deep scarlet color, but held hers back. He thought that things couldn't be better. Then he thought about Ron. He wished his best friend wouldn't be so against his feelings for Hermione. They reached the door to the dorm room, they released each others hand. Just in case Ron was inside. He wasn't, But Neville was.
" Hey guys, what are you doing today?"
"Nothing really." said Harry. He knew Hermione wouldn't want the entire school to witness or even hear about her broom lessons. She smiled her thanks to him.
"I'm going to be helping Professor Sprout plant Woodlechew seeds. They grow from seeds to plants to small woodland creatures. It 's really exciting. You two can come too, if you want to."
" No thanks Neville, we'll be busy er ..., studying all day." lied Harry.
" Okay, bye then." Neville said as he left the room.
Harry opened his trunk and pulled out his old Firebolt and handed it to Hermione, then took out his new Firebolt Express. He never thought in a million years that he and Hermione Granger would ever fly together. He smiled. He was going to share one of his happiest memories of flying with someone he deeply cared about. His smiling seemed to spread towards Hermione. She started smiling too. They looked at each other for only mere seconds before leaning in for their first kiss.
Four floors above their head sat an extremely happy Dumbledore holding a very complete and very new looking Ring of True Happiness.
"Alright Hermione, just jump off the ground as hard as you can, then level the broom out." He walked around her. Pointing out helpful tips.
" I don't think I can do this Harry."
" Course you can. It's quite easy, once you get off the ground. Besides, we both had a broom flying class in our first year here. It'll be just like riding a bike."
" Harry, there's something I haven't told anyone and I mean anyone. I almost failed that broom class. The only reason I did pass, was because Madam Hooch let me write a twenty inch essay on the principles of Quidditch." she shamefully admitted looking down at her feet.
" Look at me Hermione" he lifted her chin and peered into her bright eyes. " You can do anything you set your mind to. I've seen that myself many times before."
" Alright." she looked very determined now. " Will you stay by my side the entire time? Just in case I make a mistake."
" I'll never leave your side." he smiled that goofy smile she loved so much. "Ready?"
" Ready as I'll ever be." They kicked off the ground at the same time.
" Level the broom even with the ground. Then lean gently forward, but slowly. The faster you lean forward the faster you will take off." She leaned just a little bit. She was going about five miles per hour. "Alright, try to go a little faster, keep going till you feel uncomfortable."
"If I would have stopped when I felt uncomfortable, I wouldn't have come this far."
Harry leaned over and squeezed her hand. " It will be fine, just lean forward and keep going then lean slowly backwards. That will slow you down." She did what he told her to do. He found out that she wasn't as bad as she thought she was. " Okay, lean to the right and you should turn right." She leaned too hard and spun upside down. She panicked and fell off. Harry used his Quiddicth skills to catch her before she got ten feet to the ground. " That was too close Hermione." He could feel her shanking in his arms. " It'll be alright, you know what muggles say in this situation?"
" Yes, I do. When you fall off a horse, get right back on it. Although, a muggle horse isn't exactly fifty feet in the air when they fall off." she shook her hair out of her eyes. Harry could smell her shampoo. He inhaled deeply.
"Do you want to try again or do you want to call it quits for today?"
" Let me try a few laps around the pitch and then we can walk around the lake." she was a very determined girl. He smiled as he helped her back onto her broomstick. She did a great job of learning her turns after her first mistake.
The rest of the day they spent walking around the lake. Talking about everything from books to their home life. Harry found out many things that he had never known about her. He found out that she was an only child ,but wished that she had a brother or sister. He learned about when she had realized that something was different about herself.
" You were actually sitting in the same room when it happened?"
" Yes, you should have seen it Harry, those girls never said another word about my bushy hair again. Last time I saw them, they still had purple hair. They tried to dye it of course, but it always stayed the same." They laughed and talked till sunset. They sat together under a shade tree and watched the sunset go down. They knew in their hearts that a war was coming. They just wanted to feel peace before it happened. They shared their second kiss before heading off to bed. When Harry got to his bed and sat down, Ron opened his curtains.
" I have something to say to you Harry."
Dun Dun Dun...
To be continued- I want to say thanks to KPB and S9. You have made me want to be a better writer. Also thanks to MB for the poptarts.
