14. Her sense of humour
Harry slowly closed the door of the house, he was finally back from Quidditch practice. He had gone out at 6 in the morning and Wood was torturing him for about 12 hours. He was exhausted, he was dying of hunger and most importantly he had missed Hermione. Just as he was calling out to say he was home, he saw her head poking from the back of the couch. She was taking a nap. He moved silently so she couldn't hear him and dropped a kiss on top of her head.
"Mmm… Not now Viktor, Harry will come any minute now." she whispered without opening her eyes. Her voice was hoarse with sleep and there was a slight smile on her face. Harry smirked and leaned down to kiss her neck.
"Fuck Harry." he whispered with his best Viktor Krum impression. Hermione opened her eyes, tilting her head back, she stared deep into his green ones. Her eyes were gleaming playfully.
"Later." Harry froze for a second before bursting out with laughter, unable to keep in character. He walked around the couch and shoved Hermione's legs down to make room for himself.
"You're in a good mood. I thought you weren't feeling good when I saw you sleeping." he said, laying down on her lap. Hermione's hands immediately went to his head, her fingers caressing his hair.
"I'm really tired. It was a hectic day. I had lots of work to do and I had to take Ron to my parent's dentistry. It was really boring, I thought I was going to explode. You know how he is. He wanted to learn every little thing he saw. I think he is slowly turning into Mr. Weasley."
"Why did you take him there?" Harry asked, squinting his eyes suspiciously.
"He had a decayed tooth. He was complaining about it since ages. So I put an end to it." A grin replaced the frown on Harry's face.
"Was he afraid? Did he cry? What did you do to him?"
"Actually he took it really well. Better than you if you must know. Though it could be because he has never seen an actual drill, he thought the machines were pretty fascinating. And why do you think I did something to him?" she could have fooled him with her innocent tone if it wasn't for her eyes. Her eyes could never fool him and they were sparkling with mischief.
"I don't think, I know you did something to him. I know that you wanted to get back at him for losing your precious book and I know that you won't pass on an opportunity like this." he said, never taking his eyes away from hers.
"Maybe I did." Hermione saw Harry's grin from the corner of her eye. "Maybe I didn't."
"Hermione!" Harry whined, sulking like a child. She was teasing him. "Come on! Tell m-"
"Hermione?" A voice called from the fireplace, Luna's head was looking at them through the flames.
"Yes, Luna?"
"Hermione, Ron is in the bathroom since he came back and there are funny noises coming out. Should I worry about nargles or does it have something to do with you?"
"He is brushing his teeth, Luna. No need to worry." Hermione said casually, her fingers were still combing through Harry's hair as if nothing was happening.
"But he has been in there for half an hour now." Harry's grin returned upon seeing the telltale tugging of Hermione's lips.
"What did you do to him, 'Mione?" he asked, sitting up so he could corner Hermione between himself and the couch arm. Finally losing her cool demeanour she broke into laughter.
"I told him he needs to brush each tooth individually for one minute. He thinks it's the new 'rule of dentistry'." She said between laughs, making air quotations with her fingers. "And I charmed the new toothbrush my father gave him so when he finishes brushing his teeth, he'll look in the mirror and see all his teeth a different colour." By the time she finished her sentence Harry and Luna were in tears.
"You're saying that he is in there, brushing each of his tooth for a minute for the past half an hour." Luna asked between laughs. Harry wiped his tears of laughter from his eyes,
"You are a cruel woman, Miss Granger. Brilliant but cruel." Hermione smiled at him took his hand that was resting behind her on the couch back.
"Well-" at that moment a scream was heard from the fireplace.
"Oops, I think he finished brushing his teeth. See you later!" Luna said before her face disappeared from the flames. Harry smirked at the fireplace than turned to Hermione. She was playing with his fingers, her smile still in place.
"How long will it last?"
"Till he finds my book." Harry's eyes opened wide. "What? He shouldn't have touched my books! If he wants to prank me by hiding my book and lose it for real then he should be ready for the consequences."
"But how did you get the idea? I mean 'dying his teeth different colours'?" An innocent-looking smile appeared on Hermione's face.
"Well…" she said, her eyes sparkling with mirth. "He said and I quote 'I just wanted to bring colour to your life, Herms, you know, brighten up your life with a smile.'" Hermione's imitation of Ron was spot-on which made Harry laugh even harder.
"And you made him do exactly what he wanted." he said, he was proud of his girlfriend on a different level now.
"Yep, I let him 'bring colour to my life with a smile'" she was laughing now, too. "I just did it on my terms." Harry's smile dropped off suddenly.
"Wait, should I be worried about brushing my teeth?" Hermione squinted her eyes suspiciously.
"Why? Did you do something?" Harry shook his head negatively.
"Nope, don't think so." Hermione smiled. Leaning towards him, she put her arms around his neck.
"I think you know the right way to brighten up my life. Don't worry." she whispered, her forehead was resting on his as she gazed deep into his emerald green eyes. Harry's smile returned, he leaned down and captured her lips in a chaste kiss.
"Mmm…" Harry smirked and without breaking eye contact, whispered, "Do you want me to bring some colour to your boring day?" Hermione bit her lip before whispering back,
"Well, you know, what they say 'There is always a rainbow after the rain.'"
A/N: Hey guys! If you have any ideas for me to add to the list, just write in the comments or dm me. I have like 20ish more reasons for Harry to love Hermione but I'm always open to new ideas and if yours give me inspiration then it would be awesome! And as always, thanks for the support!