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Last time on Harry Potter and the Year of Surprises...
"Omminoculars they are like binoculars but magical it has one of my games on here you can watch." Harry explained. Harry showed Jeff the game.
"Wow that is so wicked, Harry. You are so lucky that is so cool." Jeff said.
"Well I don't think I will be playing this year see last year I kind of got into a fist fight with someone and got a lifetime ban. Anyways that isn't the subject Quidditch is so anything else you would like to know?" Harry asked remembering his broom in the dungeons of Hogwarts.
"I don't know but-" A loud crash of thunder sounded through the area of Surrey. The lights flickered and Harry looked at his watch forgetting it was still broken he turned his head to the grandfather clock. It was in the foyer, which he could see from his position in the family room. It read 9:38 p.m. Harry sighed. Then his and Jeff's stomachs grumbled they both laughed as the girls came charging down the mahogany stairs. Jess ran to her boyfriend and sat on his lap. Hermione just went and sat close to Harry. He remembered just then she was afraid of thunderstorms. Harry put his arm around her and pulled her into a hug.
"Shhhhh it's okay I got you, you're okay." Harry said and kissed the top of her head.
Chapter 10: Sleepovers, games, confessions...
A baby's cry rang out in the house over the thunder and pouring rain.
"Hermione, I am going to go get Faith, do you want to come?" Harry whispered into Hermione's ear who she was still curled up into a ball against him in fright.
"Yeah." Hermione whispered to Harry. They stood up and looked at Jeff and Jess. Jess was cuddled up next to Jeff and he was hugging her and they were whispering something back and forth.
"We are going to get Faith, we'll be right back." Harry said to the couple, they nodded and Harry and Hermione made their way up the mahogany stairs and down the long hallway, which illuminated every so often. They followed the soft sobs of a baby down the hallway and then an eruption of thunder caused a small yelp from Hermione, and a new wave of crying from Faith. When the teens entered the nursery Faith was perched up on the side of the crib and balling her eyes out, in other words crying hysterically.
"Dadda!" Faith said threw many sobs and tears, while holding her arms out indicating she really wanted to be picked up.
"Oh, sweetie, come here." Harry said softly taking Hermione over to the crib with him and picking up the baby, then hugging both of them close. When another roll of thunder startled the girls Harry thought it wise to go into Hermione's room and grab the eggs then go down stairs.
"Harry?" Hermione asked.
"Yes?" He replied sweetly.
"I am sorry." She said.
"For what you didn't do anything." He said not thinking she was apologizing for being scared of a storm.
"Well, for being scared and it seems very stupid to be scared during a storm, but not at a adventure. Like our first one I was a bit, third, fifth you would think that this wouldn't be a problem." Hermione said softly.
"You don't ever have to be sorry for being scared you can't help it, it isn't your fault." Harry said finishing the last step on the stairs. He sat Hermione and Faith on the couch and proceeded to the fireplace and lit a fire the muggle way. Harry put the eggs next to the fire.
"Hey, Harry I've got an idea." Hermione said.
"What's that?" He asked.
"I have two old baby doll cribs we can put those eggs in, and they aren't very girly so you can have one for when we go to Hogwarts. If we need to we can transfigure anything into what ever for it too." She said to him.
"That sounds terrific lets go." This time they moved a little faster up the stairs leaving Faith with Jeff and Jess on the couch. They came to Hermione's bedroom and went into her closet. Up on the top shelf were polls and other such materials for putting a doll's crib together. In a box were the baby doll linens for the cribs, Harry took them out they were pink and other colours of girls. He would transfigure them later. They carried the boxes down into the family room.
"Hey do you guys want some food?" Harry asked the other teens.
"But how the power's out." Jess asked.
"We can have hot dogs and hamburgers over the fire and...." Harry said.
"We have stuff left over from a picnic in the fridge, like potato salad, fruit, vegetables, and other stuff I am sure." Hermione said.
"Okay then, how about me and Jeff start working on the food and you girls escort each other up-thunder-stairs and dress into pajamas? Then you guys can take over the food while we go and get dressed." Harry said.
"Sounds good." Jess said in a small voice Harry thought she as well as Hermione must be scared of thunderstorms. The girls left including Faith, and the boys went into the kitchen and got a steak forks to hold the food over the fire and got the hot dogs and hamburgers.
"Do you like Hermione?" Jeff asked.
"Well of course she is my best friend you don't go around not liking your best friend for six years." Harry said.
"No, I mean as you really like her." Jeff said.
"No, I love her." Harry said quietly. Jeff smiled.
"I knew it the way you talk to her, look at her, hug her you have a brighter look in your eyes.
"Well I don't want to ruin our relationship, it isn't right for you to fall in love with your best friend." Harry said.
"Really because I did Jess was my best friend. We love each other." Jeff said and chuckled.
"I don't know about her she really seemed okay when I was dating Cho and giving me advice I thought she would be mad. But then again Hermione can hide things." Harry said. They made about three hot dogs and three hamburgers by the time the girls me downstairs with Faith. Hermione was wearing gray sweat pants with long green shirt and socks. Jess had the same, as Hermione except her shirt was light blue. Last was Faith who had socks, long sleeve green shirt, and gray sweat pants like Hermione's, just her shirt was a different shade of green.
"Smells good." Hermione said.
"Well we made these for you guys and you can make more for us. Just make another hotdog and hamburger. Thanks girls." Jeff said. Then Harry and Jeff made their way upstairs.
30 minutes earlier...
"I am going to give Faith a bath then we can get showers and stuff." Hermione said.
"Alright I will just unpack a bit." Jess said. Then Hermione left Faith to Jess to change, while she got a shower. Then Jess went and got a shower while Hermione dressed and played a bit with Faith. Jess came out and Hermione went in and brushed her hair and Faiths. She put both hair into ponytails. Then Jess came in and brushed her hair too. Hermione magically dried everyone's hair.
Boys going to dress and taking showers...
"Jeff you can go first I am going to go and get my clothes together." Harry said opening his trunk.
"Okay." Jeff went into the bathroom and Harry rummaged threw his trunk and got out his clothes and he found something a picture album. He opened it and the first page was of him and his parents as a baby. He realized he never showed anyone this he decided he would show Hermione.
"Your turn hit the showers mate." Jeff laughed. So did Harry closing the book and sticking it back in the trunk. Harry went and showered came out to let Jeff do his hair because it was long past his ears, while Harry dressed into sweat pants that were gray, and a black long sleeve shirt. Harry left his hair the way it was because it was still able to be stubborn and he just wanted to get back to the girls because another wave of thunder sounded and it was louder than usual. Hedwig hooted in the corner Harry went over to her and gave her some owl food so she wouldn't have to hunt tonight. Jeff came out and they made their way downstairs quickly to the girls who were sitting close together in front of the fire. They all started to eat the food. Harry and Hermione each had two burgers and Jess and Jeff had the four hot dogs. They all at the potato salad and what ever else there was. Harry feed Faith and almost wasn't able to because Hermione almost didn't let him because she felt he shouldn't have to.
"That was great." Hermione said.
"You boys did a good job." Jess said.
"Well you guys did a better job." Jeff said.
"I second that." Harry said. They all loaded the dishwasher and went back into the other room to do whatever. Harry and Hermione started to assemble the cribs while Faith watched Jeff and Jess play cards from Jess's lap. Finally Hermione and Harry got the crib together, and had the blankets and other sheets transfigured. Harry's was green and black sheets and his egg had turned a funny reddish blue colour so did Hermione's. Her sheets were red and gold. The cribs were now wooden it resembled the four posters at Hogwarts but with bars for the crib.
"If the storms lets up tomorrow we can go to Diagon Alley and buy that book we need for the animals. You guys can come too." Hermione said.
"Wicked." Jess and Jeff said.
"Lets play a game." Hermione said.
"Cards, board game, truth or dare, or...." Jess said.
"I don't know many games." Harry said.
"Lets play a couple of card games then go to bed." Jeff said. Everyone agreed, and then agreed on a card game called poker. First round of Texas Hold 'em Hermione won, then Jess, Harry, Hermione, Jeff, Harry, Jess, Hermione, Hermione, Jess, Harry, Harry, Jeff, Jess, Hermione, Jess, Jess, Jeff, Harry, Jeff, Hermione, Jess, Jeff, Jeff, Harry, and then the last hand of the night Hermione won. The total was: Hermione 7, Jess 7, Harry 6, Jeff 6. (And readers I totally randomized the names) Two ties and now it was time for bed. Harry and Hermione conjured up two beds one for Jess and one for Jeff. Harry and Jeff went into the one guest room while the girls including Faith slept in Hermione's room. Also Harry took his egg and Hermione hers. After a crowed bathroom brushing of the teeth they all went to bed.
"Night Hermione, Jess, Faith, and Jeff." Harry called out getting laughs.
"Night Harry, Jess, Faith, and Jeff." Hermione called out getting more laughs.
"Night Hermione, Harry, Faith, and Jeff." Jess called and chuckles came from everyone.
"Night Harry, Hermione, Jess, and Faith." Jeff called and chuckles came from everyone.
"Night." Faith said a bit weird since it was her first time saying it. All the teens laughed at this and all said night to Faith again.
Next morning at the Grimmald Place...
"Ron you bozo wake up."
"Get off me Gin I am tired, where's the fire?"
"Ron, Dumbledore went to Hermione's house yesterday." Ron sat bolt right up.
"Bloody hell." He muttered.
"Why do you say that?" Ginny asked panicked.
"Well I sort of talked to Dumbledore the other day and well I said that Harry was still sad, and if we could tell him." Ron said.
"Ron I would hex you right now but I am not you know what you promised. You weren't even supposed to tell me."
"I didn't tell him I just said Harry was sad and we should tell him. I didn't think he was going to go there." Ron said.
"What'sa matter?" A boy said form the other side of the room.
"Nothing Jake. Go back to sleep hunny." Ginny said to the brown haired boy.
"Too late I am up now." Jake got up and went over to Ginny and gave her a small peck on the cheek. "What's going on why are you tormenting your brother at...seven in the morning?"
"Yeah why couldn't you wait for like an hour or three?" Ron asked.
"Because I wanted for you to go and ask Dumbledore if it was your fault he saw Harry."
"He is still here?" Ron asked.
"Yes now move it." Ginny commanded.
"Oh and it is only two more days that he won't know. But I see what you are saying." Jake said to Ron as a comforting offer. Ron nodded and went downstairs into the kitchen. Luckily the only person in the kitchen was in fact Dumbledore.
"Professor?" Ron asked.
"Yes?" Dumbledore said lowering his teacup.
"What was the reason you went to Hermione's house?" Ron asked.
"Well you seemed worried about your friend, and I figured something or someone hurt him in some way. I was correct in that matter."
"Oi." Ron said quietly sitting down.
"Why do you say that."
"Harry is going to be so mad at me when he found out you went because of me."
"He doesn't think I went because of you, he thought I came to give him his magical egg. By the way how is yours coming?"
"Fine I guess it is blue now. So sometime tomorrow or Harry's birthday."
"Look at the time I need to get to Hogwarts. Is everything in order for Friday?"
"Yes everything is ready."
"Very well I must be going and buck up Ron." With that Dumbledore left the kitchen.
Next morning in Surrey...(same morning as the Grimmald Place)
Harry sat up in his bed and went to the window to see that the storm had passed. He walked quietly into the next room to find Faith up playing with her feet as if they were the most interesting thing in the world.
"Hey sweetie." Harry said quietly.
"Dadda." Faith said climbing and holding herself on the side of the crib. Harry went and picked her up and turned around and looked at the sleeping teens. Hermione was sleeping peacefully in her bed same as Jess who was in her bed. Harry looked at the clock and it was seven in the morning.
"Lets go make breakfast for everyone." He said to Faith. They went downstairs and made chocolate chip pancakes, eggs, bacon, and toast.
"Morning." Hermione yawned coming down the stairs into the kitchen.
"Morning." Harry said. "Hungry?"
"Yep and it looks really good." Hermione said. Jeff and Jess could be heard coming down the stairs.
"Smells good Hermione..." Jess said and stopped seeing it was Harry cooking not Hermione.
"Not me it was him." Hermione said pointing at Harry. Faith giggled at the teen's faces.
"So I can cook big deal." They all sat down at the table and ate. Hermione grabbed a piece of toast and without even looking up Harry handed her the marmalade. This was noticed especially when Hermione handed Harry the ketchup for his eggs while talking with Jess about Diagon Alley.
"How do you guys do that?" Jeff asked.
"Do what?" They said in usion.
"Hand each other stuff and not even ask."
"I don't know probably eating together for six years may have something to do with it. First year, second, third, fourth, fifth I guess we never noticed before." Harry said. "Oh that reminds me we have to get that book..."
"For the mind thing?" Hermione said.
"Yeah." Harry said. Jeff and Jess were shocked.
Diagon Alley....
"I hate taking that bus." Harry said coming into the Leaky Cauldron. Jeff and Jess holding their stomachs.
"Do we have to do that on the way back?" Jess asked.
"I am afraid so." Hermione said. Harry tapped the bricks and they walked into the semi-crowed alley.
"Wow!" Jeff and Jess exclaimed.
"I need to go to Gringotts." Harry said.
"Me too." Hermione said.
"What's Gringotts?" Jeff asked.
"Our bank." Hermione answered.
"After Flourish and Blotts for those books, then maybe the ice cream palour my treat." Harry said.
"Sounds good to me. How about you guys?" Hermione asked.
"Hey Hermione what colour was your egg this morning?" Harry asked.
"It was a dark blue."
"Me too."
"You guys wait here I am going to my vault." Harry said. He went and filled up his moneybag.
"Ready to go?" Harry asked everyone.
"Yeah." Jeff said.
"Yep." Jess said.
"Yes." Hermione said and a gurgle came from Faith. They walked down the crowed street it was a bit windy so their cloaks wiped a bit in the wind. They let Jeff and Jess borrow some so they didn't attract attention as muggles. They found their books and bought them. At the ice cream shop everyone got sundays. Harry fed Faith some of his sunday, which made her giggle with excitement and happiness. Hermione read some of the book.
Chapter One: Raising your egg
When you first start you must follow these steps.
Magical Egg Instructions:
1. Pick up the egg with both hands and hold it at an arms length in front of you.
2. Say: I your full name am your owner.
3. Next put egg in a box or any of the sort with many blankets and keep warm. Suggest setting in front of fire in the container.
4. At first egg with turn colors mainly purple at the start but when it is red it means 2 days, blue means 1, gold means 12 hours. It may be different per owner.
5. When egg hatches give your animal a bath and fill out birth certificate in the back of Magical Egg Raising by Hubert Richardson.
Most wizards won't be able to have their eggs turn a red, blue, or gold at the start. These eggs are based on the person's personality. A person who is clever and cunning may have a fox, others may get a magical creature or a big creature like a hippo but it will be minimized of size and weight for controllable reasons. When you say your name the egg should give a jolt of some kind and turn a colour of any sort. It would be wise to set it somewhere warm for best results. When your egg hatches it is best to clean it in a tub of any sort. Be sure when raising your egg you pay attention to it whether it is rubbing it playing music or just talking to it...
"Interesting." Harry said who was reading from her right side.
"I suppose we have one more shop to go to and then we are done because Dumbledore said we have to be back before dark. So we can't visit the joke shop sorry Harry I really did want to go and that was not a lie." Hermione said.
"Can we at least just say hi?" Harry said with his trademark pout that always made her melt.
"Alright but we do that last."
"Yay."
"What joke shop?" Jeff asked.
"Our friend's." Harry said. They went into a magical creatures store and bought food and food dishes, bathtub and shampoo and body wash, bathroom (which interested everyone how it worked. It works by the animal going to the bathroom in it then the bathroom eats it, just like the trash can does at the Grimmald Place) small trunks for them, and Harry had to pull Hermione away from the little outfits along with Jeff who had to pull Jess away. There was much more they bought and was there to buy.
Granger's home.... 7:00p.m.
"I never want to do that again." Jeff said.
"I second that." Jess said. Hermione and Harry laughed.
"Why didn't we take your car?" Jeff asked.
"Because of wizard reasons." Harry said.
They went in and ate dinner, and watched a scary movie called Resident Evil 2, (I know it isn't out on video or even out at that time but just bare with me) which made Hermione come close to Harry every now and then.
"Night girls." Jeff said.
"Night girls." Harry said.
"Night boys." The girls said quietly still a little scared from the movie. It started to rain again but no thunder...yet.
At one in the morning Harry was awoke but a loud wave of thunder. He sat up when he heard someone enter the room.
"Hermione?" Harry asked.
"Yeah I...can I sleep with you tonight? I am still a little shooken up from the movie and now the thunder." Hermione asked a little uneasy.
"Yeah sure I could use a teddy bear anyway." Harry chuckled and scooted over and opened the blanket for Hermione to come in. She climbed in and Harry put a hesitant arm around her and she stopped shivering.
"Thanks."
"Anytime even at Hogwarts." They fell asleep.
Next morning...7:a.m.
"Shhh you don't want to wake them." Harry heard someone whisper.
"But they look so cute and it isn't my fault someone 'accidentally' tickled me."
"I didn't 'accidentally' tickle you I accidentally tickled you." Now a voice recognized as Jeff's came clear in Harry's mind. He opened an eye to see Jeff and Jess looking at him.
"What are you doing?" He asked. Which made Jess and Jeff jump. Then he felt warm breath on his neck he looked down and saw Hermione curled up next to him.
"Nothing." They both said a little too quickly.
"No watching me sleep it is bad enough I am always under constant watch during the day." Harry said which made everyone laugh except Hermione who was sleeping. They went downstairs to make breakfast. Hermione went to roll over as she did when usually waking but couldn't because of an arm holding her in place. Then she remembered coming in last night.
"Morning." Harry said.
"Morning." Hermione said.
"You are so warm." Harry told her. "You kept me warm all night"
"Thanks and thank you for letting me sleep in here."
"No problem."
"Time for breakfast I can smell it." Hermione said. Harry unraveled her from his arms and let her go off to the bathroom while he lay there. He threw off the covers and lay there, staring at the ceiling with a huge amount of fascination.
"You coming Harry?" Hermione asked from the doorway.
"Yeah I was just thinking."
"Well I didn't hear anything." They both laughed.
"Did you get that book? Oh wait let me check our eggs." Harry said and ran into Hermione's room hers was gold and then he ran into his room and his was gold.
"Twelve hours in twelve hours we'll be owners, parents even." Hermione said hugging Harry. They went downstairs. After they ate breakfast Jess and Jeff had to leave for home so they packed.
"Thank you for having us." Jeff said.
"You are our friends hugs and a good-bye see you later with do." Hermione said laughing. They all hugged and said good-bye.
"So what do you want to do?" Hermione asked.
"I don't know lets-Hermione look!" Harry shouted pointing at Faith. Faith was standing by herself.
"Oh Merlin! Harry she is standing!" Hermione screamed and hugged Harry.
Later swimming...
"Harry James Potter I am going to curse you!"
"No you wont."
"I know but I say I will as a threat." SPLASH!
"HARRY!" He had just jumped in right next to her. "Okay since we are in lets make this interesting, how about a race course? With our wands we can make obstacles and make the pool deeper."
"Okay." They took out their wands and made the pool 10ft deep and obstacles like hoops and a lot of stuff you need to go under water for. They put Faith in the hot tub with her floaty.
"Okay you need to jump in here and go through those 3 hoops under water about 5ft down and come up and get air and go back down and under the 8ft fence and over the 3ft fence under the 7ft fence up for air and down for another 3 hoops. Got it good. Ready, Set, Go!" She jumped in went down without a breath through the hoops, under the fence, over the fence and down the other fence and through the hoops in one breath.
"Hey one breath you?"
"It took me three breaths." Harry said.
"Want to go again?"
"Only if you want to."
"Go!" She goes to the 7ft under fence and didn't come up. Harry noticed called her name and she didn't answer. He dove and found her. He carried her out. She wasn't breathing she was passed out. He saw a sign the Grangers put up in case of an emergency. CPR. Harry followed the directions and preformed it. He didn't think his best friend almost died. It was all a blur to him. But now she was breathing. But she was all wet and it was getting cold out. He took both towel and wrapped it around her to keep her warm. When he got inside. The towels were wet and he didn't know what to do he didn't want her to get sick.
"Hermione what do I do?" He whispered. He got it he went into his room and grabbed a pair of sweat pants of his he didn't want to go through her dresser they used to be Dudley's so he tried to slip them on carefully but they were too big. He got a t-shirt that said Gryffindor Seeker and put that on her. And then thought some of his sweat pants. He rushed into his room and got them "Yes" they fit. Then he put her in her bed and made sure she was nice and warm. It was around 3:00 p.m. when Hermione woke up. She realized she was in her bed in Harry's clothes but her bathing suit underneath. Harry walked past with Faith.
"Hermione! Are you okay? You scared the bejeezes out of me!" Harry said.
"Yeah I am fine what happened?"
"Well, you sort of drowned and I did what the sign said and brought you inside and put you in some of my clothes because I didn't want to go through your dresser, and put you in bed." He explained.
"Oh thank you so much." Hermione said.
"No need to thank me I wouldn't have let you drown. Guess what you parents are on their way home they called about a half hour ago." Harry said.
"I found out why we can do the mind reading thing." Hermione said.
"How-"
"We're home!" Charlie yelled from the front door. The teens ran downstairs to greet the Grangers.
"Hey Mum and Dad." Hermione said.
"Hey Jane and Charlie." Harry said hugging them.
"How did everything go tell us everything." Charlie asked. The teens told them everything and towards the end they were a bit nervous to leave again.
"Let me guess you are not going to let me leave tomorrow are you?" Hermione asked.
"Where are we going?" Harry asked.
"I know you won't want to but the Grimmald Place and it is only for a couple of days." Hermione said quietly. Harry didn't say anything.
"No that isn't the case we are just shocked that you almost drowned." Jane said.
"But Harry saved me he will always save me no matter what. He will always be there for me I know it and I will always been there for him and I already have." Hermione said.
"Yes I will and always will no matter what." Harry said.
"We know that it is...." Charlie said.
"Not to be rude or anything is the rest of your sentence have to do with Voldemort or the reason I am famous. I am not glad to famous at all I would rather be one of those kids who aren't noticed at all. I wish I had parents but then I wouldn't be who I am today the whole world would be destroyed. Now the world is really I mean really on my shoulders it is up to me to save the world...again."
"Harry is right dad, he has probably experienced more than he really should because of fate it isn't his fault. I am going to stick by him as long as he needs me but he won't treat me bad. Don't blame him for being Harry Potter the boy who lived he doesn't want to be. And he wouldn't even know me the way he does now. I wouldn't be the person I am today. I would still be an up-tight bookworm and not have any fun. Harry and Ron have shown me that and Harry made me realize live life to the fullest. I am going no matter-"
"Hermione you don't have to I am probably better off on my own I mean with Voldem-"
"No I am going."
"Hermione?" Jane asked.
"What?" Hermione asked back trying to calm down.
"We trust you to take care of yourself and I know Harry won't let anything happen to you, but look at it our way. First year you go to your school you come back after you almost died, same with the rest of your years except fourth. Now I am just worried once you get on that train." Jane said.
"I didn't die though and I am not planning on soon either." Hermione said to her mother.
"Harry I am sorry I am just-" Charlie said.
"No, I can understand I am surprised most people still stick by me but your daughter made me realize why." Harry said.
"Me and Harry are going to go for a walk okay?" Hermione said.
"Yes of course." Jane said.
"Oh and do you know about the trunk in the barn?" Harry asked.
"Yes that was my great grandmother and great grand father." Jane said.
"Oh okay we found it and were sure why it was there." Harry said. The teens walked outside and started for the park. When they got there Hermione led Harry to the swings.
"I know why we can do the mind reading thing." Hermione said hesitantly.
"Why?" Harry asked eager for an answer. Hermione took a deep breath and told Harry the truth.
"Harry, only...only...."
"Only...what?" Harry asked gently. She took another deep breath and tried again.
"Harry, only...soul mates can do it!" She said loudly and a deep roll of thunder came as Hermione ran towards the park entrance.
"Hermione!" Harry shouted because he lost Hermione in the instant shower of rain. He ran towards the direction of sobs. He knew those sobs.
"Hermione!" He yelled again. He found her behind a tree crying. He pulled her up looked into her tear stricken, brown eyes and kissed her gently on the lips.
"Hermione?"
"Yes?" Hermione asked quietly shocked that her best friend liked her.
"Do you like me more than a friend?" He asked a bit nervous.
"Yes and you?"
"Yes." He said followed by another kiss. A wave of thunder sounded making Hermione jump and Harry put an arm around her and pulled her home.