AN:
Well I cant say how this will end. If you read the signs properly you'll have a good hunch of who gets the girl. Or not I can always do a u-turn and mess up the ending you all think is going to happen.
I think its obvious…then I again I'm writing it.
And the chapters keep on increasing in number...sorry bout that...
-thanks dolpinz for editing it the best you could! Trusty ol' dolphinz-
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It is now 6 pm and Hermione is sitting on a chair beside her mother's inanimate body. She's brushing her mum's hair while happily hummed a song from the sound of music. Her mother loved that movie. Hermione remembered when she was younger, she and her mum used to sit in the living room every Victoria day watching the Sound of Music after they've had their lunch. She smiled at herself remembering of herself trying to sing the mouthful of words for "16 going on 17". At that age, she often wondered if she would also fall in love when she was 16, or will she prance around the eldest Von Trap daughter, with a boy she would love.
Hermione stopped humming at that point, and her smile faded.
When you are a child, you don't think of the things that could go wrong in your life. You can only dream of happy times, but never dream of the sad times.
"Mum…you think you I should go?" she asked her mum. Hermione shook her head.
She won't answer me back. She's a vegetable. If I only killed all of them then and there my parents would still be alive.
Hermione leaned in and kissed her mum's forehead and said her good night to her. She then went out of the ward and headed for her office. There she found her co workers sitting all dressed waiting at her door. Oh shit. I forgot. She smiled at them and headed to her door. Hermione entered the room followed by Suzy, the nurse, and Gemma the CAT scan engineer. Hermione packed up her stuff and took of her work clothes with out saying a word, but a smile was still on her face.
"So, ready to get some action tonight Hermione?" asked Gemma. Hermione merely smiled at her.
"Herms you look like you saw Santa clause"
Hermione chuckled at this and shook her head the two in her office. She looked at her wrist watch and found that it was only 6:30; she didn't have to meet Percy for another 40 minutes or so. Or that what she thought.
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Oliver sighed in his bed. Helen and Victoria left around 2pm, as Helen had promised Vic a visit to the museum that day. He watched the telly the whole time. Oliver was still fuming over his doctor. At first, he thought it was because she won't let him get on his broom. Then he thought it's because she can shut him up even when his coach can't even shut him up at times. Then he thought he was fuming because how much he didn't want to agree with her, she was right about the injury and the caring of doctors. It also annoyed him that she was a woman he can't naturally flirt with, or was it because she seemed to be friendly with him, but flirty with Percy. He really didn't know how he felt. Must be the drugs. Ugh! But she is pretty. She has a nice bum, cute smile…WHAT ARE you thinking OLIVER…stop…these thoughts about your doctor! She's kind of like Percy's type and you won't have a chance…plus there's a code of conduct with doctors in the muggle world. Oh bullocks.
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Percy's day had just finished early. It was 6:20, he was happy all day. Jumping and prancing around like he had drunk absinthe. His co workers even his father, who had stopped by during lunch, had eyed him weirdly when he came in all happy and smiling even when he tripped on a bag. Usually Percy would shout at the person who owned the bag and slam the door at the whole office. Today however, he hugged the person with the bag and left this door open. Needless to say, the whole department was scared of him and assumed he was under some kind of imperious spell.
He looked back at his watch and it was 6:25. Percy was on roll. He left at 6:30, bought a small bouquet of flowers at the shop near the hospital and went in to see if Hermione was still there. Just his luck when he asked the desk if she was still there, they said she was still in fact in her office. He walked to the lift and pressed the button for her office floor. He walked down the hall, following the instructions and came to the ajar door. He knocked lightly on the door and he heard gasps and a perplexed face of Hermione.
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"Oh come one Hermione, why are you lagging lets go! We go dinner first then club..."
"Yea Herms! You have no date…"
"Who said I didn't?"
"Your faking it…come on lets go!"
Hermione laughed at her friends. Then…
-KNOCK KNOCK-
All three girls turned to the door and found a man with red hair and rimless glasses standing by the door smiling holding a small bouquet of flowers. Hermione blushed but walked towards him and took the bouquet.
"Come on in for a sec, need to pack up..."
"Oh, course…"
"Sorry girls can't go tonight…"
"Holy fuck…" said the two women who bolted up from their seats. Hermione chuckled slightly as she picked the empty vase in her office. She gave Percy a peck on the cheek and headed out saying, "I'll be right back…girls don't kill him". The girls smiled but then questioned the red haired man standing by the door.
"You're the Scotsman's friend…"
"Yes,"
"Hello, Suzy Banks, and this is Gemma Latimore"
"Nice to meet you two fine ladies…"
"Oh, a charmer, She'll love that" said Gemma.
"Definitely…so I hear you went to the same school" said Suzy.
"Oh yes, we did I was 3 year above her though," said Percy. He looked into the hall and found Hermione coming back vase and flowers in hand. He smiled slightly and turned back to the women who were eyeing him.
Hermione walked in and smiled at the crowd in her room and hummed softly as she put down the vase by the window behind her desk. She smiled at the girls then to Percy.
"I thought we were meeting at 7:10"
"Oh, I figured that I should pick you up. It's only proper to do so."
"Ever the gentleman Percy…"
"Well, shall we be off then?"
"Certainly… I need to drop my bags at home first"
"That won't be a problem"
"Oh ok then…-turns to the girls- Suzy, Gemma, have fun, go crazy, I'll see you tomorrow?"
"Yea…have fun Hermione!" said Suzy as she got up from the seat; Gemma followed smiling evilly at Hermione. "Don't do anything I would do" she winked and then left in haste, giggling with Suzy. Hermione just shook her head and took the arm that Percy offered to her.
They got on the lift and went down to the ground level. After a short trip to her house, they disapparated in her living room to just outside of the revamped burrow's wards. Hermione was holding Percy hand when they disapparated and held on it to it even when they were walking to the front door. He turned her and smiled at her. She in turn returned it with a warmer smile. He took out his key and unlocked the door and stepped into the foyer. Hermione gasped at the burrow, she wasn't really paying attention to it when they were walking as she was burning up from the contact her hand was making with Percy's.
The inside of the burrow was fixed. The whole house itself looked like it was made wider, newer and cleaner. Though it still had the same colors as the original burrow did. It reminded her of the Gryffindor common room. Tudor tapestries warm autumn colors, high ceilings. She smiled inwardly as she turned in full circle admiring the changes of the place. There was a long table by the wall; it was adorned with pictures of the family. Hermione walked up to it looking the picture frame infested table. There was one from the Senior Weasley's wedding, most of each grandkid, some of them she knew from memory of their days as teenagers at the burrow. On the wall, above the table, hung pictures from each wedding of a Weasley child. There middle slots were empty, Hermione assumed was George and Percy's slot. The last picture was the Ginny's and Harry, while the second last picture was not of a wedding but was of Ron and Hermione in front of a fountain smiling and waving happily.
-Flash back-
"Ron, why did you do that…Harry is already sad as it is, why single him out!"
"Oh shut it for a few seconds will you woman...I mean Hermione…I just wanted to talk to you"
"Well hurry up we aren't tourists! We're looking for the horocrux!"
"I know I know just hear me out"
"Ok then"
Hermione looked at the gushing fountain behind them then back at Ron who was stuttering"
"Hermione...well…I really do like you…well obviously you are my girlfriend. Well...I love you a lot and I just want to"
"Oh my god"
"Hermione, this isn't much. It's not even a proper ring," He took out a locket from his pocket as she slowly knelt down. "I will protect you, love you, care for you, support you…Hermione…Will you mar-"
"YES!" Hermione said even before Ron finished his sentence.
Ron stood up and hugged the crying Hermione. He spun her around and put her down. Ron leaned in and kissed her.
"OY HARRY! She SAID YES!"
Harry came back running with a smile in his face; he was holding a small camera, the new ones that the Weasley twins invented. It was a Polaroid camera, Harry being one of the share holders, though unknown to the Weasley matriarch, was given the first of the 5 proto types. Hermione looked up to Ron as he put the necklace on her. "Guys Say I'm going to be a Weasley,"
"I'm going to be a Weasley!" said Hermione, and Harry took the picture.
-End of flashback-
She felt a pair of hands go around her waist pulling her. She closed her eyes laughing slightly. When she opened her eyes she was a light blue shirt. She looked up and saw a pair of eyes looking at her, his lips were curled into a small mischievous smile.
"So, how do like the new Burrow?"
"Its, still, homey even though it's been fixed"
"Hmm..."
Hermione could feel her face burning up as she felt his breath come nearer and nearer while he leaned down. She took in her breather and leaned in to meet him in the middle. Their lips were barely touching when he said "are you sure?"
"Y-yes" With that he leaned in and took her lips into his. Many thoughts raced in her mind. Who woulda though Percy being a Casanova, holy crap? I wonder if this is wrong. Cant be wrong, its too…she didn't even notice that the door behind them had slightly swung open. Hermione's thoughts were interrupted when he deepened the kiss and memories of Ron came flooding in. She pushed him away and smile at him.
"Sorry"
"No its ok…just"
"Sorry"
They looked at each other, not saying a word. Who would? It was too awkward to say anything.
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"Arthur, I think Percy is home, the clock says so…"
"Oh ok dear,"
"George can you see if there's anything wrong, I haven't heard him go up the stairs yet"
"Yes mum"
George stood up from his chair and leaned in to kiss his girlfriend and proceeded to go to the foyer. What he saw on the other side made him quite the little devil.
They didn't stop. George smirked and went back into the kitchen. His mother looked at him in wonder. Harry and Ginny had walked in from the living room and found George smiling evilly. Harry retreated behind Ginny, as he was scared that George might do something to him, since he had the face of "Satan" as they branded it along time ago.
"Well what?" asked him mother. George merely smiled and sat back on his seat then said. "Percy out there, kissing a girl" with that, his mother, his father, sister and brother in law raced to the door. Percy was just standing near a woman looking at her intently, almost looking confused. Ginny squeaked loudly as she almost tripped on Harry. George came from the door that lead to the living room and coughed loudly again. This time he had Fred with him. The cough didn't work. So in cue the twins shouting "bloody murder" and that seemed to have brought the staring couple back to earth.
Percy who was facing the crowd merely chuckled as he turned bright red. He smiled down at Hermione and then said. "Well, it's my home too you know. Why don't I get any privacy?"
Charlie from behind of Fred chimed in. "That because we don't snog our women in the foyer when there's a family dinner" Everyone laughed but was interrupted when Ginny shrieked in delight and bounded for the women and hugged her. "HERMIONE!" she screamed.
Hermione flinched and didn't want to turn around. But was forced to when Ginny tackled her. She could audibly hear the gasps and the chuckling of Percy. She looked up and smiled back at him. "Guys, you remember Hermione"
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Oliver was trying to sleep, but couldn't. Hermione face kept on popping into his head. How she smiled, how she can somehow control him as his doctor. How her hair fell on her face…
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After the bone crushing hug Mrs. Weasley gave Hermione, they were now all sitting at the dinning table. Many questions were shot at Percy, by the twins, some by Bill who found his younger siblings predicament quiet amusing and mostly by Ginny and Molly who wanted the full scoop.
Hermione chuckled slightly as she ate some one Molly's chicken pot pie; she wanted to think about Percy but seriously thought of Ron and surprisingly Oliver.
Oliver, why the hell. He's your patient! Code of conduct! Ugh but you can't resist smiling into his brown eyes but you can't also resist looking at Percy. He looks too much like Ron. Why the hell did you kiss him back? You're in for it!
Then she felt a pair of small hands tugging her purple dress shirt. She looked between her and Percy and found Gillian her goddaughter. "Psst Auntie Herms"
"Yes Gillie?"
"I liked the book you know..."
"That's great!"
"I want to read the next book"
"Ok…I'll lend you my set how's bout that?"
"Yay! Oh Uncle Percy"
"Yes Gillian?"
"So, she's the girl you were trying to impress with your clean clothes?"
Percy chocked on a pea. Hermione made the little girl back off and stood up to do the Heimlich maneuver on Percy.
After he choked out the pea, she patted his back and asked him if he could breathe now. He nodded and smiled at her. "Drink some water" He nodded and did so. He looked across the table to see Charlie and Fred trying to hold down their laughter, when he heard a thud from underneath the table and their faces turning sour, while their wives faces smiled.
Percy looked to his side and found his mother and father smirking in satisfaction. Down the other way he saw George lovingly being fed by his girlfriend and Bill and Fleur who were both smiling at him too. Ginny and Harry who was beside him was smiling at their plates.
"Ok fine…let it all out. I know of you all want to say something rude to me..." he finally said. The first to speak up were the twins.
"I can't believe you bagged Hermione…" they said. Then Charlie just snorted but didn't say anything. Bill then smiled at him then said "'Mione, you sure you want to go out with this prat? Kidding!" Then Ginny said "You two will have pretty babies" Harry snorted then said. "Book bound, library dwelling, head girl, head boy babies" The whole table laughed, but laughed even more when Ginny slapped the back of his head. Hermione just smirked. She felt that the family wanted to say something as it was written in their faces, they always have those "Satan" faces when they are trying to hold down a snide remark.
"Is it all out now? Can I eat dinner with out you laughing at me or Hermione?" said Percy who tried to say it seriously but his face betrayed him. The whole family nodded and went back to eating their food only to be disrupted by Arthur saying. "So how many brainy grandkids am I getting from the two of you?" Laughter erupted at the table.
Percy smiled at her and she smiled back while she poked her pot pie.
Ron, Percy, Oliver.
Ron if you're out there watching me…send me a sign.
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Oliver was in his bed shifting, as little as possible though he wanted to move. His leg still stings and every time it stung, he saw Hermione's smiling face.
I just saw her for a few days and here I am thinking of her. I wonder where she is. Oh sigh. Blasted woman grounded me. But I can't say that without smiling. Maybe I'll 'bump' into her one time during my break…maybe I'll ask her out…I hope she doesn't have anyone. Well that's ill thinking. Stupid Wood! Ugh. Why, didn't I just bump into her in a street or something? It's because if you did, your too high up to know a good woman from the bad ones. Shut it!
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The whole Weasley clan was gathered in the living room. The kids were around the house playing, while the adults sat down and chatted, drinking tea or butterbeer. Hermione sat on the sofa between Percy and Harry. Ginny was sitting by Harry feet reading an article in the gossip column.
Percy knew he shouldn't have kissed her. No, it was too impulsive.
I can't believe I did that. Shit. UGHHH…there goes another friend down the drain. Fucking A. You know she looks very pretty. But she pushed you away; I wonder why she did that. Why do I have a feeling what i'm doing is wrong. Merlin forbid me screwing up this friendship. But look at her eyes! They are content. Very much like Penny's. Penny's? Aw fuck.
Hermione was in her own little world as well, she was staring at the tealeaf infested empty cup in her hands and by impulse she turned it over on the small plate and back up to found that the tea leaves formed a figure sitting on a broom, by the top when she rotated it, the tealeaves formed a leaf. What the hell…
Percy's and Hermione's train of thought was interrupted when Ginny poked his forehead. "Oy four eyes, mum's asking you something". Percy looked at his mum and laughed. He then heard Harry saying "So you mean having glasses is bad?"
"No"
"Then…don't call people that Gin…""Sorry Itty bitty Harry doesn't like being taunted by his wifey? You know I find your glasses sexy right?"
"Ugh...i'm too soft on you…"
Percy's eyes shifted on Hermione who looked uncomfortable.
"Percy!"
"Oh yes mother?"
"How long have you two been going out?"
"Uhm...we really aren't going out we're just friends." Do you really mean that?
"Yes Molly, were just friends…" Are you sure Hermione, are you just thinking he's cute because you think he's Ron? Hermione cringe at the thought.
"Oh well I got the impression you two were going out! Sorry dears"
"It's ok" they both said.
Bill got up from his seat and said "I'm going home, its getting late, Kids!" he boomed and his kids ran down the stairs giggling. Hermione chose this time to excuse herself and go home too.
"I might as well go, I have a shift tomorrow at 6 am…gotta get a good nights sleep. 540 gives me a headache. Too stubborn"
Percy chuckled and stood up with her and led her out into the foyer. After she had said her good byes to the family and promising to come during her goddaughter's birthday, she left with Percy to the Foyer. They met Bill and his family there and said her good byes to them too.
Percy mentally kicked himself for the kiss he gave her. He smiled at her while he handed her the bomber jacket she wore to the burrow. "So…"
"So…I'm sorry"
"No Percy its ok…"
"No I mean I imposed myself…"
"Percy, its ok…"
"I'll apparate you home just as a pay back then"
"Oh…well…ok"
"K then…on three?"
"Yes"
"Three"
They appeared in her living room. "So this is it,"
"Yea…"
"Hermione..."
"Yea..."
"Why did you kiss me back?"
"I…I don't know"
"Oh..."
"Why did you kiss me?"
"I…well…I'm not too sure either. But it was like kissing a sister"
"Scandalous"
"No don't take offense I'm trying to salvage this"
"Ha-ha, don't worry, when I kissed you I thought I was kissing Ron. But he's dead."
"It would be dishonoring him I guess"
"I thought of that too…"
"Well, I hope we can remain friends"
"Percy, consider it like it never happened"
"I can do that"
"Well…bro"
"Well sis"
They laughed and smiled at each other. Hermione hugged him and he disapparated.
She sighed to herself. "There goes another good man…Hermione"
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Oliver couldn't get any sleep. So he opened the lamp beside his bed and grabbed the pad of paper and a small pencil and started doodling.
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Percy was mentally kicking himself for the kiss. Are you that desperate? Aw fuck man…she's like a sister and you realize that now after you've kissed her. Damn, I miss Penny. If she only hadn't left to work for the French Ministry. Ugh, I hope Hermione doesn't go awkward on me. I hope I don't go awkward on her either. GAH!
LAST NOTE:
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