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Harry had spent the day listening to Tonks catch him up on the order and the details of the protection he and the girls had been given.
"The only reason Shack isn't at the house now is there are four armed policeman at the property at all times, so he's gone home to get some rest before he comes to guard you during the night. When he does I'll be heading to the Grangers for the night.

Harry smiled as much as his wired jaw would allow, the two girls who held his heart were being kept safe. He could feel himself start to drift off and wondered how long Tonks had been talking as he looked to the clock and saw it was half past ten at night.

Tonks was smiling at him as he looked back towards her.
"Tired?" Harry not thinking tried to nod before wincing. "you get some sleep, I'll stay with you yntill Shack get's here okay?" Harry blinked twice to let her know he understood as she reached down and carefully took his glasses off and settled them on the cabinet next to his bed.

As he lay back and closed his eyes he heard Tonks move her chair closer to his bed before she quietly started singing. She had the voice of an angel, as the words spilled from her mouth he was lost to the music she was weaving from her throat alone. Harry recognised it as 'Bright Eyes' from the animated film 'Watership Down. Smiling Harry let himself drift, sleep soon claiming him.

-o.O.O.o-

Tonks looked down to the boy she was thinking had far too much wrong happen to him in his life. the guilt she felt as she had contributed to it would stay with her all her life, as a lone tear traced down her face she swore she would not let him down again.
She was supposed to be protecting him back at Privet Drive. Yet whenever she heard Vernon's roaring voice she'd believed Dumbledore that it was nothing to worry about, had that been any other house in the wizarding or muggle world she would have gone to investigate.

Sighing as she sat back in her chair she decided she had a lot to do to make it up to Harry.
Her first course of action would be when Madam Bones came to check on him before he went to St. Mungo's for his surgery next week, Tonks would have a quiet word with her boss and see about being allowed to train Harry and his friends.

Thinking she realised she only knew the basics of any of the non-magic fighting styles. Maybe she would be able to get some advice off Katies father for that.
The door clicked open and faster than most people could blink Tonks had her wand pointed there with a banishment charm on her lips.

Shaklebolt looked at her his face nodding in approval. Tonks brought a finger to her lips in the universal 'shh' gesture as she tipped her head towards where Harry lay sleeping.
Shaklebolt nodded before quietly coming over to her.

"Any trouble?" He whispered.

Tonks shook her head in the negative as he silently conjured a chair for her.

"I know I'm a little early, but I thought you'd want to know how everyones reacting in Grimmauld." Tonks grimaced with a nod and indicated for him to continue.
"Well, Sirius as you can guess is rather. . .angry. All I told them was Harry was safe, no locations, but I did tell them why he had to be moved." Shacklebolt shook his head as he continued. " I think it's safe to say Dumbledore's off the welcome list in that house."

Tonks nodded with a slight frown.
"Shack, why didn't we do our jobs properly." She pointed to Harry. "Standard Operating Procedure. When we hear sounds of domestic violence loud enough to reach across the street, we're supposed to investigate." Shacklebolt sighed and sat back in his chair drawing his hand across his face.

"We believed in the legend of a man and didn't allow ourselves to see the truth. He was keeping that boy totally isolated. Had that been anyone else who ordered that, they'd have been brought up on charges on illegally detainment at the least. Because it was Dumbledore though. . ." He looked to the floor, shame flashing across his own features.

"Look Tonks, I pulled Mad-Eye to one side earlier and laid out the situation, but again without saying where Harry was. When I explained everything he stormed off inventing new swear words as he went." Tonks nodded.

"Did you check yourself for tracking charms?" Tonks asked. When Kingsley's face paled she swore and started to throw protective wards about the room that wouldn't allow anyone magical in except those that she and Shacklebolt keyed in.
Kingsley got up and left the room to set monitoring charms in the corridor as well to alert them as to when anyone with a magical signature approached.

Tonks looked about the room and grabbed a spare sheet of paper from Harry's chart before whispering 'Portus' making the paper glow blue for a moment.
As she did she turned to Shacklebolt. "You know the Boss is gonna ream you for that right?" Shacklebolt nodded as he did checked for tracking charms.

Finding three he swore.
"The first is keyed to Mrs. Weasley, the other two to the twins."
Tonks nodded. "People underestimate those two jokers too much.
He nodded just as the Magical Signature charm tripped and Shacklebolt took position by the door as tonks stayed by Harry, slipping his glasses into her pocket.

*Knock-Knock*
"Who is it." Kingsley asked pointing his wand to the door.
"It's us. . ."
"Hurry up. . ."

"and get Harry out. . ."
"of here! Mum's not . . ."
"Far behind us!" The twins' voices called through.

Shacklebolt opened the door and quickly keyed the twin's into the protective ward Tonks had thrown up.
"Why are you helping us?" He asked as they came in.

"Fred you explain" George said as he started going about the room placing illusions around to make it look like Harry was still in his room.

"We didn't join the order for our family. We joined to help Harry. Who do you think kept sending the food parcels?" Tonks raised an eyebrow at this as she looked at Harry who was somehow sleeping through everything.
Just to be sure he stayed that way she sent a light stunner his way as Fred continued.

"We saw what was happening and decided that we would help Harry no matter what. I swear on my magic this is true." As he finished a white glow surrounded him for a moment before he drew his wand and cast a lumos to prove he was telling the truth. before turning to Shacklebolt and cancelling all the tracking charms on the tall Auror as they heard a very recognisable voice from down the corridor.

"Wait until I get my hands on the boy! Getting Dumbledore in all this trouble!" Shacklebolt and the twins came over to Harry as Tonks carefully levitated him. It looked really odd seeing him seem to rise up out of himself as the twins' illusions took hold.
"Hold on." Tonks said as they she activated the portkey taking them to the private room that had been set up for Harry at St. Mungo's.

As soon as they arrived the twins looked to the Aurors.
"Don't tell us where you're taking him after here…"
"Snape'll have that info out our heads…"
"faster than he can say Dunderhead…"
"We're still working on our mindscapes."
They nodded as the twins passed a letter to Tonks.
"Give him that when he wakes."

Tonks nodded with a smile. "Just stay away from snape for twenty four hours." The two red heads grinned and gave a flourishing bow as they spoke in unison.
"Your wish is our command fair Nyphadora." not a second after they'd finished they ran out the room laughing while dodging stinging hexes as she shouted "DON'T CALL ME THAT!"

-o.O.O.o-

Sirius was pacing his study frustrated out his mind. His godson had gone missing and there wasn't anything he could do to help search for him, Then Shacklebolt had reported in that the Dursley's had nearly killed Harry and that e was now in protective custody, yet nothing else.

Remus was in another room cooling off himself due to the fact as soon as Shacklebolt finished his report Snape had murmured "Brat got what he deserved" under his breath. Unfortunately for Snape it was Remus who he was sat next to and with his enhanced hearing had heard the words and leapt at the man, smashing his first into Snapes crooked nose.

It had taken Sirius, Mad-eye and Arthur to pull him off as he pummeled the potions master before he left the room. Sirius too had been thinking about the lead up to Harry's getting hurt and lay the blame at one man and decided on a course of action.

He'd barred Dumbledore from Grimmauld, as far as he was concerned Harry was his priority, not some old man who had an order of Merlin. Molly had harped on at him about how he was making a stupid mistake and he would let him back in the house before he'd turned to Arthur.

"Mr. Weasley, a member of your family presumes to tell me, in my own home what i shall and shall not do. I will not stand for this. Control your wife before she too finds herself barred from these walls." Arthur immediately got the message and silenced his wife.

It was just a shame Dumbledore wasn't in the house at the time, had he been the wards would have sent the interfeering old man into the thames.

Now though, Sirius had been pacing the room for hours wishing he knew more when someone knocked.

"Enter!" He growled out. he looked to the door two see the twins enter before one of them spoke.
"Sirius is there some way to make this room private?" Sirius nodded and went to the door closing it before pointing his wand to a uine set in the archway.

"Okay, now what's the matter." The twins went on to inform Sirius what had happened and to let him know Harry was safe.
"As Snape's still here we told them not to tell us where they'll be taking Harry after St. Mungo's, we've been studying occlumency but at the moment we're as open as any book.

Sirius nodded. "Okay I understand that, and thank you for blocking your mother, but more importantly, thank you for letting me know what you could." The two red heads nodded as a sound echoed throughout the house.

"FREDERICK AND GEORGE WEASLEY! GET DOWN HERE!" Molly's voice thundered up to them. Sirius knew if they were confronted now, Snape would soon know Harry was in St. Mungo's and 'retrieve' him from there to bring him here 'for his protection.'
"Boys, stay in here." Sirius said as he left the room walking to the kitchen.

"Molly Weasley! What are you going on about! It's half one in the morning!" He shouted at her as other order members trickled in to watch the drama.
"It's nothing you need to worry about Sirius. I need to talk to my son's." Sirius shook his head.
"Whatever it was it can wait until tomorrow morning. I suggest you quiet down. People were trying to sleep you know. lovely example you're setting for your daughter."

Molly was trying to splutter out a response before Arthur stepped in front of her.
"Molly be quiet. He's right! You're teaching our children that your behaviour is acceptable and frankly I'm sick of it! I've given in to your demands at the Burrow because it's easier. Now though we are a guest in this house and you shall act accordingly!"

"ARTHUR I WILL NOT BE SPOKE-" Molly tried to screech out before Arthur rounded on her and roared. "BE SILENT! YOU WILL NOT EMBARRASS THE WEASLEYS ANY FURTHER. IS. THAT. CLEAR!" Sirius nodded in approval at Arthur, here was the man he grew up with at Hogwarts, strong and confident. He wondered what it would take to draw him back out it's shell, and wasn't surprised that it was bad manners to a host that did it.

Molly looked to stunned to say anything, and the rest of the people in the kitchen left, heading back to bed as Sirius went back to his study and told the twins it was safe to go to bed.
"Thanks Padfoot." They said in unison as they left while Sirius sighed as he sank into his chair.

-o.O.O.o-

Hermione woke up to feel a weight across the skin of her waist and smiled when she felt Katie's body pressed into her back, the only thing that would make this morning perfect would be the addition of Harry holding on to one of them. Looking at the clock she saw it was only half six in the morning.

As she stretched she recalled that they were both naked and blushed a little as the sheet covering them had slid down to just above her hips. Turning over in bed she faced Katie who was still asleep.

Hermione couldn't help but smile at how peaceful the dark haired girl looked as she smiled in her sleep. Hermione saw her nose twitching as a lock of hair was tickling it and gently moved it out the way before she drew her fingers along alabaster skin over katie's shoulder and slowly drew them down following their path with her eyes until she reached half way down Katies upper arm where she had to stop as the rest of the arm was holding Hermione close.

letting her eyes wander she saw Katie was just as exposed as her and couldn't help but let her gaze halt at the two beautiful breasts she was seeing light pink areola surrounding the small pebbled darker pink nipples that graced the C cup breasts. Unknown to her Katie had awoke to find her admiring gaze upon her and quietly spoke making Hermione blush.
"See something you like?" Hermione looked up to her eyes before she answered.

"I do." and gently, hesitantly lifted her hand to allow a finger to gently trace the curve of Katies breast as she leaned forwards to lock her lips with her, moaning as she felt Katie palm one of her own C cup breasts.

They stayed there locked in each others arms, exploring each others bodies above the waist with their hands as they kissed until Hermione broke away gasping for air, watching as Katie gazed down at her with a delicate smile.

"I think we better get up before we go too far too soon." Katie said quietly as she leaned down pressing her lips to Hermione's cheek.
"Oh and good morning." She said with a smile as she leaned over Hermione to retrieve the girls robe and held it open for her.

Hermione smiled as she slid the robe back on before easing out the bed and doing it up and heading to her own room to shower and prepare for the day.
As she finished and stepped out the shower, she waved her wand casting a drying charm smiling as she did. It was so nice to not need to put any clothes on yet as she curled up on the chair in her room with her book.

She was surprised at how accepting Katie's father had been about her lifestyle choice, including moving her to one of the bigger rooms of the house so she could have a sitting area for herself and be truly comfortable.

She started a little as the radio clock on her nightstand turned on to a local radio station at half past eight. Smiling as she realised she'd gotten lost in her high fantasy book about a boy who'd grown up on a farmstead being thrust into a quest to retrieve something that had been stolen from an island somewhere.

Going over to her clothes chest she pulled open her draw with her bikini's in and chose a black modest two piece that actually covered more than what the bikini's she had been wearing did, but she wanted the feel of silk on her skin today.

Quickly throwing them on she left the room and headed down to the kitchen where she walked in on Dobby giving Winky a flower and a kiss on the cheek.
Choosing not to ruin the moment she pretended not to notice it as she sat down at the table before frowning at the chair count.

Four for the police guarding them, three for the parents, two for her and Katie, none for the elves?
She waited until the two had separated to different parts of the kitchen before she spoke.
"Dobby, where's yours and Winky's seats?" Dobby glanced to Winky before he answered her.
"Winky no believes Dobby when Dobby says you's and Harry treats us as complete equals. please missey grangy no punishings Winky!"

Hermione gently knelt down next to the two elves and drew them into her arms in a gentle hug.
"Dobby, Winky, I can say right now I think that is one rule Harry will say before I ever do. No elves bonded with us are to punish themselves for something they couldn't help. Okay?" She finished with a little smile as Winky nodded a little and Dobby had a huge grin on his face as he clicked his fingers and two more chairs appeared at the table, for him and Winky.

"that's better." Hermione said as she stood up and went to the table where Katie had already come in and sat down as Hermione was talking to the elves.
Katie was wearing a tight blue tank top and a pair of black leather trousers and ankle boots, her hair pulled back into it's normal loose ponytail, Hermione in contrast had just let her hair fall free.

Jeremy walked in just as Hermione kissed Katies cheek.
Chuckling he sat down as he started to go through the mail as the Grangers came in along with the policemen.
It had taken a direct order from Jeremy to get them to relax enough to eat with them, but they refused to leave their firearms in the car when they did.

Considering it was only having those guns that had led to the capture of the three Death Eaters yesterday, Jeremy wasn't going to argue.
No sooner had they sat down to eat than Tonks's voice called out from the back yard.
"Hello the House!" Hermione, Katie and one of the Police stood going to the back door. Hermione and Katie blocking it as the officer aimed his weapon over their heads.

"It's really me guys!" Tonks called out before Hermione called back.
"Prove it!" Hermione called back, wand held steady.

"you two said you would hold us personally responsible for Harry." Tanks said quietly, pain showing in her eyes. Hermione and Katie put their wands away and waved Tonk's in. As soon as they did the office set the safety back on his weapon while nodding a "Sorry ma'am" before he rejoined the table.

Winky clicked her fingers as Tonks walked in setting an extra place for the metamorphmagus.
Tonks smiled to the elf in thanks as she sat down, raising an eyebrow at Hermione causing the girl to blush.
"A bikini?" Katie chuckled as she wrapped an arm about Hermione's waist before Hermione answered.

"It's a compromise. That's all I'm saying" She said leaning in to Katie before asking Tonks why she was there.
"Oh right! here." Tonks said passing an envelope to her.

She opened it and a blank piece of parchment fell out. "Er. Tonks?" She said holding it up.
Tonks shrugged her shoulders as she answered. "I dunno, the twins said to give that to you."
Hermione smiled as she took her wand and placed it to the paper before saying the map's password.

Writing flowed across the parchment until the full letter was there. She carried on to read it out loud as Katie plated up her breakfast from the choices on the table for her.

Hermione,

Whatever you do don't answer this letter with your location okay?
The other order members don't seem to have put two and two together yet and realised that you disappeared at the same time as Harry.

Now we two aren't that stupid as not to realise what this meant so when planned to follow Kingsley we knew whoever else was there with Harry would get this letter to you.

Right here's the important bit, we know how much you like to trust the teachers and everyone in charge, but that needs to stop. Look how many times they've let him down and then tell us they know best - heres the list.

Philosophers stone - a trap for Voldemort in the middle of the school.

Chamber of Secrets - Opened again, last time a student died, our sister would have not for Harry, what did Dumbledore do? Nothing.

Sirius Black - Kept secrets from Harry as to who his godfather was, and more so, Dumbledore has the power as Chief Warlock to get the man a trial and says he can't?

Goblet of Fire - They all agreed it was a trap for Harry and let it be sprung, nearly getting him killed!

Last year - trouble with that PINK thing, and Dumbledore ignored him all year.
We know we shouldn't know half of this but then we wouldn't be us right?

So this is a twofold thing,One, please stop believing in authority so much you cant make your own choices, and two, we promise that we will always help Harry, whenever you need our help, just send an owl to 93 Diagon Alley.

Okay that's it.
F & G Weasley

By the time Hermione had finished she was desperately trying not to let the tears fall as they were right. Had Harry not ended up in hospital due to Dumbledore, even now she would probably have supported the man.

What would Katie think of her now it had all been laid out like this, would she still want her, would she still want to be with her and Harry, or would she leave her and -

Her thoughts were halted as Katie pulled hermione close and spoke in her ear.
"Hey it's okay, they obviously wrote that before Harry was hurt and were most likely going to owl it to you. Shh it's okay." Hermione by now had turned to bury her face against Katie's shoulder as the tears flowed unchecked as she muffled her sobs, not caring who was seeing her broken like this.

Finally she eased up and managed to sniffle out her worries.
"bu - but I - I kept m - m - making him go b - back t - to professor s - snape teaching occlumency. H - harry insisted he wasn't t - teaching and I made it o -out Harry wasn't trying! A - a - all because Snapes a - a teacher."

Katie snorted at this statement.
"Hermione, Snape's no more a teacher than I'm a man!" Hermione blushed at this considering how they'd spent the morning.
"Now, I want you to take a deep breath and think. If any teacher acted like Snape in a muggle school what would happen?" Hermione still with tears falling explained that they'd get dismissed before the first week was out.

"Okay, now I want you to tell me what Harry told you about his lessons?"
Hermione nodded before she took a sip of water from the glass Katie handed her with her free hand while she kept her other arm protectively around the still visibly upset bikini-clad bookworm.

Hermione took a deep breath and went on to explain the lessons as she looked to the table, finishing by saying. "I thought that was how it was taught as Snapes a master at it supposedly."
What she didn't see was Tonk's face full of fury.

"Hermione that man was torturing Harry - in our world we call what he did 'mind rape' and it's punishable by ten years in Azkaban. Saying that it's bad is like saying it's painful to use a bloodquill. Illegal and painful."

At this Hermione's face filled with shame at those words.
Katie spotting it as Hermione tried to curl up on herself even more managed to get her to tell them what the problem was.
"Harry's Hand. The other student's hands - Umbridge's detentions." When she said this Tonks nearly exploded.
"For the love of - she used them on children! Please tell me you told those kids to report it like the prefect you are!"

Hermione shook her head, as more tears fell.
"She was a teacher, she was in charge . . ."
"In authority." Tonks finished for her with a harsh tone making Hermione flinch, which Katie felt.
"Hey Back off Tonks. She knows she was wrong now. The best we can do is add the charges to the Crucio she performed on Harry." Tonks nodded before she looked to Hermione and spoke.

"Sorry Hermione, but the reason I reacted like that is simple, blindly following someone like that is what gave rise to Voldemort the first time round and I grew up at the tail end of that war, so it struck a chord with me." Hermione nodded still staying curled up into Katie having lost her appetite for breakfast.

Katie it seemed had as well as she pushed the plate away before putting the strength she had in her deceptively feminine frame from quidditch to good use. She carefully adjusted her position until she could lift the upset Hermione and carried her out the kitchen and settled on the large wingback in her living room with Hermione on her lap, whispering how she was sorry, over and over.

-o.O.O.o-

Jeremy looked to the four policemen there and let them know in no uncertain terms that nothing that had been said today was to be repeated.
They nodded their agreement before they finished eating and went to take their stations on guard again.

Dan meanwhile felt a burning in his stomach that warned of his temper.
"Do you mean to tell me, the way we raised our daughter to respect authority went too far?" Emma gently took his hand as Tonks sat down again and nodded.
"I'm sorry, but in this instance I'm afraid so."

"Dan, think about how she grew up. The only people who treated her right were us or those in authority, trying to stop the bullying when they could. We raised her to respect it, but life forced it into overdrive." Dan nodded and agreed with a sigh before he finished his cup of te with a large swallow.

"Well what's done is done. we've got clinic this morning so we'll see you later." He finished speaking to Tonks and Jeremy. They nodded as the two got up stopping by the living room to tell Hermione.

Unfortunately she was still too upset to notice them or hear them, eventually Katie told them to go to work and that she'd tell Hermione they'd stopped to say goodbye.
They nodded and carried on, making their way out the house and to the car.

-o.O.O.o-

Katie looked down to Hermione who was no longer crying, because of how she was sat in the chasers lap, her hair had blocked her pace from her parents, shielding the fact she'd cried herself to sleep. Katie gently leaned her head down and kissed the top of Hermione's head silently promising the girl she'd be there no matter what when she woke up. Showing her that she still wanted her, still wanted to be with her.

Jeremy briefly stopped by to let her know he was on his way to work and would see her later while tonks quietly sat in the chair opposite her.
Once the door was closed Tonks spoke quietly.

"I'm sorry about that, I didn't mean to make her feel worse than the letter made her."
Katie had a small sad smile on her face as she thought back to a conversation between her and Hermione on her second day here. It had been an emotional day for Hermione as Katie's innocent question of friends from home made her say one statement.
"What friends?"

Katie had looked at her friend wondering what she meant, and using a trick she'd learnt with Hermione over the years, stayed silent whilst Hermione's own need to explain everything would take over.
The next hours had been hard for Katie to hear, and she'd swore that if she ever met Hermione's tormentors that they would learn never to accost her again.

"It's okay Tonks, if you knew everything I did, you'd know why she looked up to teachers more than anything. I can't say as it's not my place." Tonks nodded as she looked to the sleeping girl on Katie's lap.

"So. You and Hermione together huh?" Katie's expression immediately went wary.
"Yes, it's not going to be a problem is it?" She said defensively. Tonks held her hands up waving.
"no, no, it's just when I saw you all at Grimmauld before I always thought she or you'd end up with Harry." Katie smirked.

"Who's saying we won't." Tonk's mouth dropped hearing this before she had the wildest grin on her features.
"Harry won't know what hit him." She giggled out covering her mouth to muffle the sound as Hermione stirred on Katie's lap.

Katie moved the hair out of the way of her face and leaned down to place a small kiss on her forehead.
"Hey, you feeling better?" She asked quietly. Hermione nodded a little and looked about blinkingly as she asked where everyone was.

"Well, Dobby and Winky are somewhere doing whatever elves do when they're not busy, Your parent's stopped by to say they'd see you when they got back from work, and my dad's probably at the station now organising an airtight case against the death eaters who attacked."

Hermione nodded before stretching over the back of the arm of the couch making Katie blush with how the bikini tightened around her chest.
"See something you like?" Hermione echoed Katie's words from this morning.
Grinning Katie answered. "Careful with that teasing." She said drawing her fingers across Hermione's stomach tickling her.

"Ooh you wouldn't" Hermione dared poking her tongue out.
"That's it." Katie said and promptly started tickling Hermione along her ribs filling the room with hermione's squeals as she tried to escape from Katies lap, and Tonk's laughter at their playful antics.

-o.O.O.o-

Harry looked about the room he woke up in. Next to his bed sat Shacklebolt reading a copy of the Daily Prophet. That fact more than any other told Harry where he was.
Desperate to find out what was going on here made a sound in the back of his throat.
Shacklebolt looked up and spoke.

"Hey, I guess you want to know how you got here?" Harry blinked twice.
"Well we had to move you here last night instead of this morning. Sorry for that I got sloppy and forgot to check for tracking charms." Harry rolled his eyes.

"Hey." Shacklebolt laughed. "Don't you start. After I told everyone you were okay and moved, as well as why. Mad-Eye already had 'words' with me." Harry tried not to laugh, he really did but failed until he winced in pain.

"Okay I guess you want to know the plan?" Harry blinked once more, silently cursing the fact he couldn't talk with his jaw wired like this. Shacklebolt nodded before telling Harry what they were going to do.
"Now. . .because you're here early, they already got one dose of Skele-Gro down you while you were asleep. Madam Pomfrey will be by with some more soon. They're hoping to let you out tonight. When they do you'll be going to where Hermione and Katie are."

Harry smiled slightly at this and was surprised when he heard a "Hoot-hoo" Come form the other side of his bed.
"Oh yeah, Hedwig arrived with a letter for you. I took the liberty of scanning it for any charms. It's safe. Do you want to read it?" Harry blinked twice again.

Shacklebolt came up to the bed and put Harry's glasses on him before picking up the letter and opening it, and then holding it so Harry could read without Shacklebolt having to read it to him.

Harry,

I just thought I'd say hi - I've been staying with Katie ever since the Dursley's hurt you.

I hope when you read this you're feeling better, I can't wait to see you when you get out of the hospital, just promise me you'll take care.
I didn't know what to write other than I miss you.

Take care and get well soon.
Love Hermione.

Harry's thoughts as he finished the last two lines would be enough to fuel a corporeal patronus that made the one he did a couple of years ago look small.

As he finished Madam Pomfrey bustled over and immediately started talking to him while Shacklebolt put the letter away.
"Now Harry, I've got to get this down you, can you drink it yourself or shall I spell it down you? Blink once for yourself, twice for me." Harry tested his swallow refex before he tried to grimace and blinked twice.

"Very well, I warn you you'll still taste it." With that she muttered the spell that would send the potion from the vial to Harry's stomach in a thin stream.
"With that dose you'll be safe to leave here by five I think. But I'll want to check you before you go you hear?" Harry blinked twice.

Shacklebolt spoke to Madam Pomfrey, banishing any thoughts for early freedom.
"I'm charged with his safety ma'am, even from himself. He'll be here waiting." Madam Pomfrey nodded and made her way out the room and on to do her rounds. Harry remembered her once saying in the school holidays she helped out at the hospital.

Harry tried to relax and ignore the pain of the potion fixing his bones as he thought about how he was going to talk to Hermione. Would she accept him? Had he read the signs right? Did she like Katie too? He hated the waiting but knew it was necessary.
Sighing he closed his eyes and drifted back to sleep. His last thoughts were of looking forwards to seeing them both.

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To: GNUAnonymux
RE: your comment of 'Open mouth kissing immediately after puking? Nasty'

To me this was disappointing, for the fact it showed that you hadn't read the chapter properly.
The kiss only took place after Hermione had, Washed her mouth out, used a cleaning charm on her mouth AND a breath freshening charm.

I have no problem with these complaints if I hadn't made a mention of cleaning up in my writing beforehand, but I had.

Thank you.