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Harry was nervous, he had accepted the proposal that both of his friends made to him so he could decide which one of them he should date, he was fixing the last details of his clothing of choice right now, surprisingly, Hermione wanted the date to be in the muggle world, considering that Harry never had a proper experience like that, it was kind of refreshing, so, he decided to get some nice clothes but not too extravagant or else they would look ridiculous.
Harry didn't think too much about the clothes that he was going to use, black boots, a pair of blue jeans and a long-sleeved, red shirt with square patterns over a white shirt, that was all he needed, he wanted to look as casual as he could so, he decided to use the long-sleeved shirt unbuttoned.
- I feel bad, it took me less than ten minutes to get ready but… Whatever, this looks nice! – Harry said happily as he looked at himself in the mirror.
Harry has always been self-conscious about his looks due to the constant treatment that he got from his relatives while he was growing up, still, little by little he has been working to improve the way he sees himself, he hopes that this evening goes well for him and Hermione so, there's no room for him to be self-conscious this evening.
- Okay, time to leave – He mumbled after he looked at a clock that was in one of the walls of his room.
He walked out as fast as he could, thankfully he didn't have any work left so he could concentrate completely on Hermione and their date this evening, it was Saturday so, he was more relaxed than usual, he came back to the kitchen and grabbed a bouquet of Lillies before he finally got out of the house and once he was outside, he decided to apparate away.
He landed in a dark alley in London, he wasn't used to moving around big cities, but he knows of places where he can apparate without being noticed by muggles, the only thing that worries him it's that they might think he's some kind of burglar or a killer, still, he's able to pass like any other citizen.
He manages to walk through the busy streets of the city, he's wandering around trying to find the residential area where Hermione lives and once he does, he smiles, the neighborhood reminds him of his childhood back at privet drive, he looks around for a certain number, when he founds the number "1994", he doesn't hesitate in knocking the door of that house.
- I'm coming! – Said a female voice on the other side of the door.
Harry gulped, this was the moment in which all the things that he has been thinking about Hermione were about to get confirmed or debunked, everything depends on the way this evening goes.
A few seconds later and the door was finally opened, Harry's eyes widened and he couldn't stop himself from blushing at the sight in front of him, there it was Hermione dressed in a white dress that ends a little below her knees, she's also wearing white shoes, her hair is arranged and he's surprised because most of the times she isn't able to fix her hair.
- Hello Harry – She said blushing too but smiling at the same time.
- Hello Hermione – That's the only thing he could mumble, he was still hypnotized by the sight of Hermione.
He remained in the same position for a while and Hermione was starting to get worried and Harry realized that he may look a little rude, he quickly shook his head and remembered that he had flowers.
- Oh right… I'm sorry Hermione, these are for you – He said before he handled the flowers to her.
- Oh Harry, you didn't have to… Lilies, they're beautiful! – Hermione said happily – Let me put them on water, it would be a tragedy if somehow they die too quick – Hermione got back inside her little home and searched around for a proper place to put the flowers on.
Harry waited patiently, he was thinking about what they were going to do this evening, he was so immersed in his thoughts that he didn't realize that Hermione was already back with him until he heard her clarifying her voice.
- Oh, sorry Hermione… I was just thinking about what we're going to do – He said nervously and she just waved him to not worry about it.
- Shall we get going then? – She asked happily and he nodded.
- Yes, let's go – He grabbed her hand and that surprised the brown-haired woman – By the way you look amazing this evening Hermione – He told her without thinking twice about his words.
That comment caught Hermione by surprise, she was starting to worry, her friend seemed to act differently, but still, she was happy to hear the thing he had just said.
- Thank you Harry – She mumbled while both of them walked through the street, Harry just smiled at her.
Harry was about to say something, but he realized that there was a taxi close to them, he raised his hand and then it was time to get going, it was time to get to their first destination, they were going to watch a movie first, that's the first thing in Hermione's schedule for the evening.
Once they got into the cinema, they decided to check out the many titles that were available for them to watch it in less than thirty minutes.
- Well, let's see… This is a romantic movie, are you interested in something like that Hermione? – Asked Harry calmly, he wasn't in the mood for something like that, but he knew that Hermione would be disappointed if he takes her to see an action movie.
The brown-haired woman remained in silence, she was trying to analyze the proposal Harry just made but then, she shook her head negatively, she wasn't too much into romantic stories.
- There's something better, let's see… This is an action movie, this sounds better – Said Hermione completely excited.
Harry looked at the title, it seems like it was a world war II movie, filled with action, blood, and many special effects.
- Are you sure Hermione? – Harry was still surprised.
- Yes, I like watching historical movies so I can compare them to real-life events and criticize them… Also, there's romance in some of these stories, let's watch this! – Hermione said happily and Harry nodded in the same mood as her.
Harry was going to pay for everything, but Hermione insisted on doing it with the excuse that she invited him over not the other way, Harry sighed, he knew that there was no point for him to argue with his best friend, it was impossible to win an argument against her.
There was still some time left for the movie to start, so, they decided to wait outside, Harry was looking at the brown-haired woman with extreme interest, it seems like he hasn't realized that he hasn't stopped looking at Hermione from the moment they got into the cinema.
- What? – She asked before blushing – Is there something on my face? I know I'm not too pretty but… - She mumbled and Harry quickly shook his head negatively, he wasn't liking what Hermione was implying.
- Don't say that again Hermione… I don't know why you still think bad of yourself, but, you need to stop that – Harry started before he grabbed her chin to make her look directly at his eyes – You're beautiful… I have zero doubts about it – He said with a serious expression.
There wasn't any hint of doubt in his words and neither in his expression, Harry was convinced about what he was saying, Hermione couldn't help but gulp after he did that, she blushed and nodded.
- Good, That's better… You need to give more credit to yourself Hermione, you managed to look amazing this evening – Hermione was blushing more and more with every word that escaped from Harry's lips.
She didn't say anything else, they remained in silence and Hermione was expecting him to not say anything about this, but Harry seemed to be in curious mode this evening.
- I'm surprised honestly – He stated and Hermione quickly looked at him with curiosity, she wasn't understanding what he meant by that.
- I don't get it, Harry, did something happen? – Asked the muggle-born witch and Harry quickly shook his head.
- Nothing bad, don't worry… I'm surprised about this date honestly… Not even in my wildest dreams, I fantasized about doing something like this with you – He confessed a little embarrassed.
Hermione didn't say anything for a few moments, after she processed those words she looked at the raven-haired man for a few moments.
- Are you disappointed? – She asked trying her best to suppress the fears that she was starting to feel due to the doubts that she had about herself.
- No, not at all Hermione… It's not a disappointment, it's a surprise like I said before – He confessed calmly – I never considered a scenario like this, to be honest even though all the students seemed to believe that we were meant to be together, do you remember that? – He asked calmly and Hermione nodded – But still, I'm not angry… I'm actually happy, this date has been more interesting in just a few moments than all my previous dates that ended up badly, trust me – Harry sighed after he said this.
He remembered the fiasco back in his fourth year when he invited one of the Patil twins, his awkward moments with Cho, and the dates with Ginny where she didn't stop talking about quidditch.
- Is that true? – She asked surprised and Harry nodded with honesty.
Hermione couldn't do any other thing than smile, both of them were staring directly at each other's eyes, and little by little their faces seemed to get closer and closer to the other and when their lips were about to touch something happened, it was announced that the movie that they were going to watch was almost ready, so, they needed to get inside to get good seats.
- Uh… We should get going, right? – Asked Harry nervously, he was trying his best to hide the blush that appeared on his face and Hermione just nodded but she was just as nervous as Harry.
Hermione and Harry decided to buy some snacks before they walked inside the room hand in hand, they managed to get some nice seats, they chatted before the movie started while there were some ads.
And the moment the movie started they remained in complete silence, both Harry and Hermione were too immersed in the story but at moments they seemed to share the emotion of watching this film, when there was a romantic moment, Harry and Hermione seemed to tighten their grip on their hands, when there was a violent scene both of them gasped and even looked at the other funnily after those moments happened, they knew that it was a movie and yet they still were amazed, it seems like spending half of their lives in the wizarding world rubbed on them the sensation that many wizards had with muggle artifacts.
At the end of the story, Hermione cried and Harry couldn't help but offer her his shoulder so she could rest her head on it, he smiled softly at her and tried to make her feel better, the ending really affected her.
And once they got out of the room, they stretched their limbs before they got ready for their next destination.
- That was a great movie – Harry said completely satisfied with what they had seen.
- Yes, it was amazing… Sadly the ending was too tragic for me…. That poor woman isn't going to see her husband once again – She mumbled before wiping some of the tears that were threatening to fall before.
Harry just nodded at her, in any other circumstances he would have made fun of the brown-haired woman, but right now they weren't doing this as best friends, so, he knew that he had to restrict himself with his comments.
A few moments later and they were already at their next destination, it was a park close to the cinema and the shopping area, the park was big and there were many things like an area for kids and also there was a pond with many ducks, walking around the place around this time of the day when the twilight has just started was a beautiful experience.
Hermione and Harry decided to feed the ducks, they were delighted to see many ducklings, Hermione wanted to take one luckily Harry managed to stop her from doing something like that.
- This is a beautiful place Hermione, I'm surprised that there's something like this in the city! – Harry said happily.
Harry and Hermione were walking through the place hand in hand, it seems like they were already getting more and more confident about doing something like this, Hermione smiled at the green-eyed man's comment.
- You're right Harry… It was such a pleasure to find a place like this, but the moment I did that's when I decided that I wanted to live close to a place like this – She confessed with a slight blush on her face.
- That's a nice reason, I always wondered why you always came back to the muggle world to live when there's plenty of benefits for you to stay back at the residential area of Diagon Alley – Harry said calmly – Now I know why and I can't blame you for doing it – He said before sighing.
Hermione smiled at the younger man's comment, she sometimes forgets that he's too nice, and that's one of the reasons why Hermione has loved Harry for a long time, to be precise she has loved him since the moment they meet each other in the train, but she didn't know who he was at first, he just caught her attention and during those days she had just become a teenager, her hormones were acting like crazy.
Harry continued walking until he realized that Hermione was behind him.
- Hermione, what's going on? – He asked as he looked at the figure of the brown-haired woman.
His eyes widened when he realized the beautiful sight, the orange sun on the horizon made her stand out, she was smiling at him and he couldn't help but smile.
- I'm sorry Harry… I was just immersed in my thoughts, I think I'm ready to get back home – She said calmly and Harry nodded even if he was a little disappointed that this was going to end soon.
A few moments later and they were already outside her door, they were staring at each other with some embarrassment, but still, they managed to not lose their composture.
- Hermione… This was a magical evening… Thank you for inviting me – He said calmly before kissing her cheek.
He decided to turn around and make her face his back, he was ready to get back to his home when suddenly, he was grabbed by the shoulder by the brown-haired woman and then she did something extraordinary.
Hermione decided to slam her lips against his own, that was something that he wasn't expecting to happen, his eyes widened at the touch but still, that didn't mean that he didn't enjoy the kiss.
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