A/N: Hello! I'm going to be ending this story here and continuing on in the sequel which I've already posted. Here is the first half of the first chapter. Lemony goodness awaits in Ongoing Experimentation….
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Hermione Granger woke up to the smell of stretched lazily and took in her was in Harry's wasn't odd in and of 'd stayed over countless times, and occasionally shared the bed with her best was odd though was the fact that she was took a second before the events from the previous night came flooding ! Did that actually happen, she thought.
She'd be lying if she said she hadn't thought of jumping Harry half a million times or was why she'd come up with her plan of action so , the things she wanted to do with that imagined Harry tied down and at her mercy, her at his mercy, them teasing and tasting each sat needed to see the man in question and see if he had any she come on too strong?She'd had that comment thrown at her more than once.
Hermione looked around the room for her clothes but came up , she resorted to pulling out one of Harry's old t-shirts and wearing made a quick stop to the loo and then padded downstairs to the again, Harry was at the stove, this time frying up bacon and eggs.
"Smells good," she said as she approached wizard looked back his eyes obviously scanning her body covered in only his shirt."I hope you don't mind that I borrowed this.I couldn't find my clothes."
"N-no,I-I don't mind at all," he sputtered.'Besides, it looks better on you than it ever did on me," he said with a grin."Sorry about the clothes.I picked them up and put them in the wash so you'd have something to wear today."
"Oh, thank you, was really thoughtful," she said."So, are we ok?" she asked tentatively.
"I hope so," Harry responded."I know I'm about you?"
"I'm more than fine," she answered."What now?"
"Well, personally, I'd like to make a proper go of this, not just what we did last night, which was amazing, but all of it, dates, flowers, romance, the whole nine yards," he confessed looking frightfully nervous.
"I'd like that too," Hermione said brought his hand up to cup her cheek and pressed a kiss to her kiss was slow and unlike the fevered kisses they had shared the night before, but they still made Hermione's knees a large pop came from the frying bacon, causing them to pull apart, startled.
Looking back to the stove, they both laughed."Maybe I should focus on breakfast right now," Harry said.
"Yeah, that's probably a good idea," she agreed."What can I do to help?"
"Uh…would you mind taking the toast and jam into the dining room and setting the table?" he asked while gesturing to the plate of toast on the counter under a stasis charm to keep it warm."It's a beautiful day, I thought it would be nice to have some sunshine while we eat."
Hermione grabbed the plate along with some butter and jam and made for the dining wasn't overly large, but could easily seat 20 floor to ceiling windows that framed the London skyline brought in the morning's warm loved the view from here.
After the war, it hadn't been long until Harry was ready to leave Grimmauld Place were too many memories, too much had also been his godfather's last Hermione's help, he'd sifted through a mountain of old documents from the Potter and Black estates until he'd found this extensive renovations, it had made for a comfortable home, if a bit bigger than he really had enough room to host the Weasleys though and his friends so he quickly came to terms with the size.
After he moved in, he'd also renovated Grimmauld 'd considered selling the property, but Sirius had hated the house, it was the only one Harry could remember him having and just couldn't bare to let that connection to his godfather , instead he'd rented it out to a young wizarding another family could fill it with happy thought Sirius would approve.
Hermione grabbed plates and silverware and seta place for both of them at one end of the had just laid down their napkins when Harry came in with the rest of their witch sat down and quickly scooped some scrambled eggs onto her plate as Harry buttered his toast.
They sat eating in silence for a few minutes."Is this weird?" Harry asked.
"Is what weird?" Hermione responded.
"This. when I start dating someone, I try to get to know them better.I pretty much know everything about you, so where do we start?" Harry asked.
"Well…..you obviously don't know everything about me," she gave him a cheeky smile, and Harry rolled his eyes at her."I know what you mean feels like we already did all the 'getting to know you' stuff," she said."but…..I think there's a lot that we've kept from each other.A lot that we could still can just learn it together."
"Ok, I can manage …..first date?" Harry said looking expectantly at Hermione.
The witch laughed, "Are you asking me if I think we should have one, or are you asking me on a date?"
Harry's cheeks redden."Would you go out on a date with me?"
"Yes, Harry, I'd love to go on a date with you," the woman replied with a matching blush.
"Tonight?" the wizard asked hopefully.
"Sorry, Harry, I have a meeting tomorrow and need to prepare tonight," she answered.
"Damn," Harry replied,"So, you won't make it to the Burrow tomorrow?"
"No," Hermione sighed. "We have a delegation of werewolves from Turkey have very progressive werewolf protection laws there that have been in place for over a century could really end up being a valuable resource for us," she explained."Please send my love to Molly and Arthur.I hate having to skip another dinner."
"They understand, believe in the work you're doing," Harry assured were quite devoted to the Weasley parents even after their relationships with Ron and Ginny had 'd lost their own families, Harry's during the first war and Hermione's during the second to a particularly strong , they knew first hand never to take family for granted, and often attended more Sunday dinners than the rest of the Weasley children."Ok, so obviously not tonight or tomorrow.I've got the late shift on Monday and will be sleeping half of Tuesday. How about Wednesday, 6 pm?"
Hermione smiled, "That would be I meet you here?"
"No, I'll pick you up at your flat like a proper gentleman,"he responded.
The witch couldn't help but laugh always knew how to make her smile."It's a date," she confirmed.
They finished the rest of their meal, and Harry sat back with a sigh."So, do you need to be off now?" he asked.
"Not quite yet," she answered."Would you be up for another 'lesson' before I leave?" she asked sweetly.
Harry gave her a crooked smile."I think I can manage do you have in mind?" he asked.
"Oh….maybe a little bondage, dominance and, hopefully, a blindfold," she responded looking at the wizard as if he were a project she was eager to tackle.
"Uh….yeah, I guess so," he responded feeling a combination of lust and apprehension.
Hermione frowned for a moment."Oh, Harry, I'm sorry!" she exclaimed."I didn't even ask you if you even liked what we did last night. Did you?Was it too much?It was too much, wasn't it?We really should have talked more last my God, I didn't even tell you about safe words.I'm so sorry, Harry."
Harry reached over and took her hand."Hermione, it's fine.I'm night was was more than fine, it was bloody were perfect, Mione," he said gently.
The witch let out a deep breath she didn't know she'd been holding."Sorry," she said sheepishly."I've been told I come on too strong before.I just don't want to scare you away."
"You won't, Mione. I promise," Harry responded earnestly."You could never scare me away.I've been waiting for this chance for what feels like forever.I'm not about to toss that , I just discovered you're a bloody awesome lay, and I'd be insane to let you go."
A laugh erupted from the woman and she smacked the man with her free had."Harry!" she gasped in mock horror."Such language!Honestly, though, I'm glad you enjoyed yourself last night."
"Yeah, I really did.I always thought that sort of thing would be a distraction to that bored couples and old men with….problems would have to use to get it going."The wizard frowned. "But it wasn't, it wasn't at just made everything better, more exciting, more satisfying," he explained."What's a safe word?"
"Oh, it's a signal to your partner that you can use if things get overwhelming or painful in an unpleasant way and people like to use their own personal safe word.I prefer the traffic light system. It's easy to follow and allows for a lot more insight into your partner's experience during a scene without stopping things all together. Green means go, of means you like what is means slow can mean that you are getting close to your limit or are uncomfortable, and red means stops everything," she explained."I like to check in with my partners from time to time, by asking what color they are at."
"Ok, so do I have to wait for you to ask?" he enquired.
"No, I mean, you don't want to be yelling green the entire time, but if you feel the need, call out yellow or red," she answered.
"Isn't it awkward to just stop everything?" he pressed.
"Sometimes, but that doesn't matter," she said."It's all about have to trust me to take care of you, but I also need to trust that you will tell me if things go too far.I'd never want to actually harm you, Harry," she confessed, giving his hand a squeeze.
"Have you ever done it?Stopped everything before they were….finished?" Harry said with a slight blush.
"Yes, a few 's bound to happen at some point, and it's nothing to be ashamed of.I once had a panic attack during a scene. Sometimes, the war creeps up on me, and it did this time. So, I called red and everything stopped. The person I was with was very supportive and helped me through the attack.I was quite lucky that they loved aftercare.I was pampered for the rest of the night,"she remembered fondly.
"So, you wouldn't be upset if I didn't want to do something or wanted to stop once we started," Harry wanted to be absolutely sure. He hadn't lied, he didn't want to mess this up.
"Of course, not!" Hermione exclaimed."I'd be upset if you didn't tell I said, trust and communication are key."
"Alright then," he said."Tie me up.I'm ready to try something new."
A wide smile spread across Hermione's face. "Oh, things I'm going to do to you."
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All the steamy bits of the chapter are in the next story. Just skip past the 1st section of the chapter and enjoy. ?
