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Author's Note: I know this took such a long time to update but there was not much people reviewing so I didn't receive any feedback on what to improve on. But thanks to my most loyal reader, Sam, I quickly abandon my books and get this updated. Been busy with school, that is the main reason why i was not able to update. Anyway this is where things get deeper. It's title is Over My Head, inspired by The Fray. It's much loger than the previous 5 chapters so i hope no one will get bored. It's just that if i stop it half way, the chapter won't end nicely.
You HAVE to read it to know what's going to happen and please leave reviews at the end. Thanks!!!
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Harry and Pansy keep watched on the front door as the Weasleys quickly packed what they needed. Fred and George decided to take some clothes from the cupboard in their old room instead of going back to the apartment that they shared. Mrs Weasley went into Ginny's room to bring her the teddy bear that was given to her on her fifth birthday. They were all packed and were ready to leave. Charlie was out first. He stood beside Harry and they both seemed a little too awkward being around each other. Harry had never really spoken to Charlie but it was never this uncomfortable between them.
"So…why did you leave Romania?" Harry asked.
Charlie looked at him intently, figuring out what Harry was trying to do. "Erm…I don't really know. Bill gave me a call and told me that I should go for the interview to take his place and mum has been nagging me to come back to England and she keeps on saying that I should settle for something safer." They both chuckled. "Harry, I'm sorry I was quite unfriendly to you before. It's just that…you shouldn't have left all of us like that."
"It wasn't my choice Charlie."
"This doesn't concern me. It's Hermione that you shouldn't have left." Charlie said, almost whispering. Harry looked up at him when he said that. Their tension settled back in but it was saved by the cracking noise of Pansy's communication equipment.
"Position 34, I repeat position 34." A voice said.
"Position 34 in hearing." Pansy replied.
"Eversor have called for help fifteen minutes ago. We tried to reach him but there was no response. Position 34 has to execute now!"
"Position 34 received. We'll act." Pansy said. She turned to Harry with worry in her eyes. "Draco is in trouble."
As if on cue, all the other Weasleys came out of The Burrow with bags in their hands. They were talking so loudly as usual but as soon as they notice the tension, they quickly shut their mouth.
"What happened?" Mr Weasley asked.
"Hermione's in danger." Charlie said.
It disturbed Harry that Charlie had mentioned Hermione first before Draco. Maybe it was because he had spend a lot of time with Draco that it seemed like his safety comes first but at the same time, it doesn't mean that he didn't care about Hermione.
"Everybody calm down. Just put your bags in the car and Pansy will get someone to help you back to the Headquarters. I'll go help Draco." Harry said.
"No! I will come with you. Hermione's life is involved too." Charlie countered.
"Charlie…" Mrs Weasley began.
"Mum, I have to do this. The rest of you wait here with Ms Parkinson." Charlie said trying to convince her. "Please."
"Alright. Be careful." Mrs Weasley said.
"This way." Harry directed. "I had created a Portkey to Hermione's apartment just in case." Harry took out a beer bottle from inside of his cloak. He held one end of the bottle while Charlie held the other. In a second, they were lifted off the ground, spinning in fast and big circles. They landed on flat ground and headed up to Hermione's apartment.
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I buried my face in my arms and breathed deeply. The noises had been gone for about five minutes but I was too scared to even think about whether it had all end. But the courage in me had brought me to stand up and removed the charm around the closet. I turned the door knob carefully and held my wand up front. I opened the door to a whole lot of mess. The bed was turned upside down and the door had a hole in the centre. Cotton and feathers from the pillows had created a white fluffy carpet on the floor. I walked carefully to the next room, where I know Malfoy would be but it was empty. I panicked and rushed towards the living room. Malfoy's body lay just beside the sofa and his arms and body was smeared with blood.
"Oh Merlin, Malfoy!" I ran to his side and his condition up close was much worse than I thought. His right arm was positioned in the most awkward angle and his head and stomach was covered with blood.
"I'm alright." He said, barely audible. His eyes could only just open a little and I could see that he was holding on to any string of strength he could to breathe.
"You're crazy! You're not alright." I said as tears starts to stream down my cheeks unnoticed. "What did they do to you?" Malfoy was about to reply but I stopped him. "Shh..just save your energy."
The front door opened and I quickly stood up. "Expelliarmus!"
A bright white light countered the curse. "Hermione, it's me."
"Harry." I said to myself. He appeared at the door and I ran to him and threw myself at him with force. "I'm so glad you're here. I wam so scared." I sobbed. I opened my eyes and saw Charlie behind him. I let go off Harry and wrapped my arms around Charlie's waist. I cried on his chest and as his arms wrapped around me, giving me the warmth that I needed, I cried even more. We sat on what was left of the sofa and he kept on whispering in my ear that I would be safe with him. I looked over at Harry and Malfoy.
"Hey Draco. How are you doing mate?" Harry asked.
"Terrible." Malfoy said and they both laughed lightly.
"We're going to get you out of here alright? Pansy is getting some additional help."
As I looked at how different the way the both of them interact, I couldn't help but felt a little jealous. Malfoy and Parkinson were never part of our circle; the circle that Harry, Ron and Ginny and I had shared. But they both had suddenly become so important to Harry.
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Pansy came a few minutes later with some medical assistance. I looked on and saw that there were two of them. One of them I have seen before but couldn't really capture until I looked a little closer. His slant dark brown eyes and dark coffee skin had always been set on every girl's eyes in Hogwarts.
"Blaise Zabini." I whispered to myself.
"What?" Charlie asked.
"No..nothing." I replied instead. I stood up from Charlie's embrace and walked up to Parkinson. "Is he going to be ok?"
Her cheeks were wet and her eyes were a little red. "I don't know, it looks bad."
"Oh stop it Pansy. I will be alright." Malfoy said softly.
"Can you just shut up and safe your energy? For Merlin's sake Draco!" Parkinson said angrily but tears were running down her cheeks at the same time. Malfoy laughed lightly.
"Yeah Draco. Just save it alright?" Harry advised. "So Blaise, what can you do?"
"It looks bad mate. We have to immediately send you to the emergency room. Both your legs looks like it's broken and your right arm is bleeding pretty badly." Zabini said. "Kyle and I will disapparate with Draco. The rest of you can just head back to Headquarters. Everyone is worried."
Harry and Parkinson moved back and let the three of them diapparate. Pansy took my hand and disapparate with me while Harry disapparates with Charlie. We popped into the house that we had lived in for almost two days and was swarmed by everyone else. Ginny came up to me and cried.
"How is he?" She whispered in my ear.
"He's going to be ok Ginny. I think he will be well taken care of." I replied.
"How are you?"
"I'm fine. I will be fine."
"Good. I was bloody scared when I heard that your apartment had been raid. Hi Charlie." Ginny said and gave her brother a hug. "Now all of you should just take a rest."
Ron came up to me and gave me a hug. "Hi." I said.
"I'm so glad you're fine. Is Draco ok?"
"Erm yeah…he is. They brought him to the emergency room." I replied. As Ginny told her family members to take a rest and tried to calm everyone down, I zoned out and felt lonely. Malfoy, Malfoy, Malfoy…that's all they want to ask about.
I missed the days when Harry, Ron and Ginny would never ask if Malfoy was doing well. I missed the days when Harry and Ron would just scorn at him whenever he was near us. Things had changed and I dislike every minute of it. I looked at the three of them and frowned. They walked up to me before leaving.
"Just stay safe." Ginny said and squeezes my hand.
"We'll be right back." Ron said and gave me a quick hug. Harry, well Harry just smiled at me and walked away.
"Hey you alright?" Charlie asked.
"I think I just need to lie down." I said.
"Come on Hermione, you look tired my dear. Let's take a nap." Mrs Weasley suggested. I nodded my head and she escorted me to my room. I was tired and drained from getting myself so worried. I was tired and drained from having found the fact that I might have just lost all my best friends.
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"Oh my…Draco…are you feeling any better?" Ginny asked as she saw her fiancé's condition. His head was thickly bandaged and both his legs were cast. His right arm was in a sling. He had cuts on his face and neck and the wound was still red and fresh. Tiny tears rolled down her cheeks.
'Shhh…you know I'll be fine. Right?" Draco asked. "I'll get through this." Draco took Ginny's hand using his good left arm and kissed it lightly.
Ron and Harry peered through the opened door and Harry gently shut it. "Let's give them some time alone." Ron shrugged.
They sat down on a sofa outside the room and Harry's body started to swirl with tiredness. But his mind quickly shifted to Hermione. The look on her face ten minutes ago was of sadness but he had no idea why. His mind then went back to the conversation that he had with Charlie before they received the call from the Academy.
"Hermione doesn't look happy." Harry suddenly said.
"Well I did notice. What do you think it was?" Ron asked.
"I don't know Ron. I wish I knew."
"It's Hermione. We both know she gets upsets sometimes. Maybe the shock from the attack had upset her." Ron said.
Harry knew deep in him that it wasn't that. It wasn't the attack that had triggered her sadness. It was the way she looked at Ron, Ginny and him. She had frowned. Her tiny mouth turned upside down slightly as she looked at them.
"Charlie told me that I shouldn't have left her."
"My brother said that?" Ron asked.
"He did. But I didn't get to ask what he meant because we got the call straight after he said that. I'm still trying to figure out you know."
"Harry," Ron said as he placed his hand on his best friend's shoulder. "You know, I am really sorry that this had to happen to you. I know how you feel about Hermione mate."
Harry smirked. "Everyone knows…except her."
"The point is, I rather see her with you than Charlie, even though he's my brother. I've known how you feel about our best friend for four years Harry and I only know about Charlie's feelings yesterday." Ron paused. "It's so strange to hear Charlie talking about her like that, telling me that he thinks he has fallen in love with her."
Harry's heart drummed against his chest as he heard what Ron had just said. Charlie has fallen in love with Hermione? That was almost painful to realise.
"You need to tell her Harry."
"I can't. She's with Charlie. I can't bear to hurt anyone's feelings."
"It's time to think about you now…no one else. You have been protecting us for years Harry."
Harry looked up at Ron. He made it sound so easy. But he did not want to hurt Charlie and he definitely did not want to hurt Hermione.
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It had been a week. We were stuck in the house with nothing to do. Mr Weasley had become frustrated that he was yelling at every one.
"Ginny this is unacceptable! Alberforth is not telling me anything and we are stuck here like bloody prisoners. We're supposed to be safe but I don't feel safe!" He yelled.
"Dad…please. Just be patient alright. You do know that a Dark wizard is trying to kill all the members of our family right? I received news that Percy's house had been ransacked. Doesn't that bother you?" Ginny asked.
"I don't care about that son of mine. In fact, I have disregarded him as my son six years ago!"
"Dad…you're not listening. Mum, help me here will you?" Ginny pleaded, looking at Mrs Weasley for help.
"Arthur, sit down honey. Ginny is trying to help." Mrs Weasley said softly. Mr Weasley calmed down at the sound of his wife's voice and sat down on the sofa. Ginny sighed and mouthed thanks to her mum. She walked up to Fred, George and me.
"Charlie and Ron not back yet?" She asked.
I nodded. Ron had accompanied Charlie to Gringotts to meet Balderash. We had not turned up at work for a week and we felt that we had some explanation to do. But I had a feeling that nasty goblin was not going to hear any form of explanation from Charlie. But I suddenly felt that it wasn't important anymore. If Balderash wants to dismiss both of us, I was not going to fight back. At this moment, the Weasley's safety was of utmost importance.
But something else was bothering me that day. Charlie had gotten more and more distant from me. It all started two days ago. We talked less and whenever I wanted to strike a conversation, he just got up from the seat and made an excuse. I was angry and sad at the way he was treating me. I knew that he might be pressured to protect his family but I was his girlfriend and I deserved some attention too. It wasn't like my life was protected.
Ron and Charlie walked in through the door a few minutes later. I was surprised Charlie came to me and sat down beside me.
"So what did you tell Balderash?" I asked.
"He was going bloody crazy, yakking away, so I got frustrated and told him that we both quit." He said.
"Oh." It was the only thing I could say. He did not discuss with me about this and it shocked me to hear that he made that drastic decision for both of us. I knew that it doesn't matter anymore but couldn't he see that this was something that both of us should talk about?
"Can we talk outside?" He asked and I nodded and head out with him. My heart suddenly started to beat fast. We walked a few feet away from the house and he looked distracted, looking behind occasionally.
"Charlie what is it?" I asked, getting a little impatient.
"Hermione, I think that this is not working."
"What is not working?"
"Us."
I was stumped. What did he just say? He wasn't looking at me when he said that and I knew he was avoiding my eyes. I felt hot tears starting to sting my eyes and I was working hard not to let it spill.
"But you were so sure about it two months ago." I said.
"Hermione…I can't do this right now. There are so many things in my mind and I'm just confused."
"Didn't you ever think of me when you suddenly feel that this is not working?" I challenged him, emphasizing on the word suddenly because I really did not see this coming. "Didn't you think how this would affect me? What is the problem Charlie because I didn't see this coming."
"Time will tell." He simply said and that did it. The hot tears that were threatening to spill had made its way down my cheeks and I hastily wiped it away, embarrassed that I had cry. He took one step towards me and embraced me into a hug. I kept my hands to myself. "I'm really sorry." He whispered and I pushed him away.
"I'm sorry too." I said and turned towards the house. I opened the door and rushed quickly to my room, avoiding the stares that I was receiving from Mr and Mrs Weasley and Fred and George. I avoided the questions from Fleur and Ginny. I closed the door behind me and leaned against it, sliding down to the floor.
It felt like my heart was ripped away from my chest. I didn't realise that the pain was going to hurt me this bad. I buried my head into my arms and sobbed loudly. I ignored the knocks on the door by Ginny and Fleur, begging me to let them in.
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Ginny looked at Charlie in question. Charlie ignored her. His little sister could definitely make anyone cowered in fear with her bright red hair and fierce green eyes; but not him. He already knew how to counter her stares. But it wasn't only Ginny who was looking at him; everyone else was especially Fred and George. He ignored all of them and made his way to the room he shared with the twins. Ginny tailed behind him and he allowed her. He even let her into the room without her asking if she could.
"What did you do to make her cry like that Charlie?" She asked with both her hands on her hips.
"You won't understand." I replied lamely.
"Damn it! You broke up with her didn't you?" She asked and Charlie nodded his head. "But why?"
"I have my own reason and unfortunately for you, I don't want to share."
"Charlie you're being such an arse!"
"Gin…she…Hermione deserves more and I don't think I can give it to her."
Ginny's face softened a little as she looked at her brother.
"So if you could just leave me alone for a while…that would be great." Charlie said and Ginny willingly left the room. He locked the door and sat down on the bed. He had decided but it wasn't a rash decision. He had thought about it since four days ago. He knew it was kind of rude of him to ignore Hermione for the past few days. Well, he didn't entirely ignore her but conversations were short, he avoided being around her that much and he pretended not to see her when she seeks out his attention.
He needed her not to be around him to see how it felt like and he found it terrible. He missed her most of the times, thinking about holding her hand or having her head leaning on his shoulder when they sat on the sofa to talk. He loved the way her small hand fits into his large ones. But everytime he looked into her eyes, he didn't see himself in there. He thought he saw Harry.
He had overheard the conversation between Harry and Pansy Parkinson. His heart constricted when he heard Pansy saying that Harry loved Hermione. He somehow knew by the way Harry looked at her every so often during dinner on the first night. She had looked at him the same way. Knowing that Harry actually loved Hermione had torn Charlie into pieces. No matter what Hermione said, he had a feeling that she would never stop loving Harry.
Where do I stand in this situation? He wanted Hermione to be happy so he decided to break the relationship. But the hurt in her eyes a few minutes ago had again tore him into pieces.
Did I do the right thing? What if Hermione was really over Harry? No…no, she loves Harry.
Charlie tried to influence himself that this was for good. He couldn't live with the fact that Hermione might still be in love with Harry and he was there just as a reminder that Harry was gone or even dead. But they all knew now that Harry was still alive and it had upped the chances of them getting together.
Charlie closed his eyes and breathed in deeply. He was thinking about how Hermione was feeling at that moment. She could possible hate him and he was willing to accept that fact after what he did to her.
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Ginny held a warm glass of milk and slid into Hermione's room through the slightly opened door. She passed the glass to Hermione who took a sip from it. Ginny looked at her friend who had splotchy red eyes and cheeks. It pained her to see what her brother had done to Hermione. She had never imagined this would happen. If any of her brothers were to make Hermione Granger cry, it would most likely be Ron, never Charlie.
"Feeling better?" Ginny asked and Hermione nodded her head. "You sure you're not hungry?" She asked and Hermione nodded again.
"How is…Draco doing?" Hermione asked and it pleased Ginny to hear her calling her fiancé by his first name.
"Draco is slowly recovering. Blaise told me that he was a warrior battling all those injuries." Ginny said.
"Would you be able to accompany me tonight? I don't feel like sleeping alone."
Ginny looked at her friend and smiled at her. "Of course." They both slid into the duvet and brought it closer to their chins.
"Can you tell me how they brought you here Ginny?"
"Are you sure? It's quite a long story."
"I'm not sleepy."
Ginny looked around the deserted area with fear in her eyes but lots more courage in her heart. Three dead bodies of Death Eaters lay down in front of her. She had killed them. Her 16-year-old self had easily killed them. A deep gash crosses her left cheek and her head was bleeding a little. She dragged herself into the abandoned shack as her left foot that was almost useless threatened to bring her down to the ground and let make her lie down with the three dead bodies.
She managed to get inside and immediately dropped down to the wooden floor. Tears streamed down her cheeks. She was crying out of pain and fear. What else was going to come? Where was everyone else? She had not seen Harry and Hermione. She had not seen her brothers and her parents. She had fought very tirelessly for two hours and suddenly felt all the adrenalin rush had vanished and was replaced with overcoming emotions.
She saw a dark figure at the door and cried harder. If it was an enemy, she was prepared to die, if it was someone from the Order, she would thank her lucky stars for showing them her way. The figure walked closer to her and bends down to look at her.
"You looked quite bad."
Ginny was baffled. Who was this person in front of her? What was his intention? She definitely did not recognize his face.
"Let me help you get out of here. You need medical attention."
"Who..are you?" Ginny asked with a weak voice.
"Kyle James. You're Ginny Weasley right?"
"How..did you know…my name." Ginny managed as thirst caught her throat. Kyle uncapped a bottle of water and helped Ginny take a few sips.
"I just happen to know. Come on up now." He said and helped her up easily as his strong arms lifted her.
"What about my friends and family?"
"Don't worry about them. You look bad yourself, just relax."
She had unconsciously closed her eyes and trusted that Kyle was helping her to safety. She had woken up the next day on a comfortable bed as sunlight bathed her tired body. She was subsequently told that she would never meet her family and had cried for weeks, begging Kyle to let her go. Although she found out that Harry and Ron was in the same place as her, she felt like it would never be home.
Ginny wiped her tears away as she remembered the day when she found out the heart wrenching reality. "It must be hard for you, not knowing that you will never see your family again."
She looked over at Hermione and nodded her head. "It was terrible but I soon understand my destiny. I was brought here for a reason Hermione. Voldemort might be gone but his thousands of followers are still at large. We can't stop fighting and don't get Supernus wrong. He had his reasons why he has to do all that."
Ginny and Hermione kept on talking and only started to fell asleep in the early morning.
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I woke up the next morning with a note on my side. It was from Ginny telling me that she got a call to get back to the Headquarters for an emergency call. It was only six in the morning but I found myself unable to go back to sleep so I got up from my bed and took a quick shower.
I went down to the kitchen and started to prepare breakfast. It was still quiet and I knew that I was the only person up. I hope that the next person who was going to walk in would not be Charlie because I didn't want to have to face him. I started to mix the batter and get cooking. I found myself staring into space most of the time and some of the pancakes were burnt that I had to throw them away.
"Hermione? Hermione." I whipped up my head to face Harry.
"Oh sorry…I didn't hear you." I mumbled.
"The pancake is burnt." He stated. I looked at the pan and sighed.
"I think that's the fifth one." I turned off the stove and took whatever that was still good and set it on the table. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Harry watching me but I ignored him. I poured myself a glass of milk and sat down to eat.
"Aren't you going to join me?" I asked and he immediately sat down beside me with a glass of juice in his hand.
"Hermione are you feeling ok?" He asked softly.
I put the glass of milk down and stared ahead. Why does he have to ask me this question? I was not sure if I want to say anything but I soon blurted everything out.
"No I'm not ok Harry." I said calmly. "Everything is not turning right. It's all crumbling. Charlie broke up with me and I don't really know why. The past week had been crazy and I hate all of it. Ron, Ginny and you had suddenly become part of my past, I found myself not being able to be where three of you are right now. I'm not experiencing what you all are experiencing and I feel so alone." I paused as tears ran down my cheeks.
"And what hurt most right now is you! Did you know how much I suffer when you were gone Harry? You promised me that you would let Ron and I fight Voldemort with you when the day comes but no! You had to do it on your own. You had to leave me after that night and then you didn't come back. You made me think of you every single night before I sleep, you made me think how much I wish that you could still be there by my side telling me that everything would be alright. How could you?"
"And now that you're right in front of me I feel like I could never be part of your life again. You have a new life and I'm not part of it. It's like I'm losing you all over again. It's so painful Harry. Do you know?"
I couldn't take it any longer. I sobbed out loud and my eyes never seem to run out of tears. I covered my face with my hands.
"Shhh…Hermione please don't cry. It pains me to see tears in you eyes." Harry pleaded but I didn't stop. He pulled me into his arms and I was reluctant at first but I gave n as he stroke my back gently, making me feel relaxed.
"Shhh. I'm here now."
I kept on crying and crying, telling me that all the tears that I had kept for four years was now pouring out for him. I heard a pop and realised that Harry had apparated both of us somewhere else. It didn't matter where we were but I was back in Harry's arms and I wanted to stay there forever.
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Harry looked at the girl in his arms. Her brown hair fell carelessly on his chest. She was sound asleep after hours of crying on his chest. He had let her and had somehow felt her pain. He wanted so much to tell her that he had never meant for things to turn the way it had. He wanted to tell her that he had always thought of her every night too.
He kissed her forehead lightly and held her tighter as she wrapped her arms around his waist sleepily. He heard a knock on the door and waved his hand to unlock it.
"Oh Harry have you seen…" Ginny stopped as soon as she saw the person she was looking for. "Oh…"
Harry put a finger to his lips to tell Ginny to keep her voice down.
"Oh…you naughty boy! You were the one who kidnapped her." She whispered. Harry took a pillow and threw it to her face. Ginny caught it and tried to suppress her laughter.
"Get out of here." Harry said as his neck started to redden a little, embarrassed that he was caught with Hermione in his arms.
"Alright, alright. Her disappearance made all of us worried. Ron and I had been looking for her. How is she doing?"
"She will be fine."
"Ok. I'll tell everyone I've found her. Bye." She whispered and got out of Harry's room quietly.
Harry closed his eyes and quickly fell asleep.
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I opened my eyes slowly. I was aware that I wasn't in my room. The room had a darker curtain in the shade of maroon and I quickly sat up from the bed. The door opened and Harry walked in.
"Hey you're awake. You have been asleep for about six hours." He said. He had a tray of food in his hand.
"I was out that long?" I asked and then was quickly reminded that I had cried in his arms in the early hours of the morning.
"Yes, that long. I brought lunch. Want to eat? I haven't had mine too, so we can eat together." He said, his emerald eyes twinkling. "You know, just like last time when we had picnics by the lake."
The door opened again and Ginny and Ron walked in with their food. Ron had a plate of spaghetti, a bunch of bread on top of it. He was holding a bottle of soda on his right hand and a tray of deserts on the same hand, trying hard to balance everything. I had to stifle a laugh. I went over to him and help him with the soda and desert. He smiled sheepishly.
"Thanks Hermione."
"You're welcome." I replied.
Harry had laid out a small picnic mat in front of the balcony, where the sun was shining. Ginny placed all the food on the sides. I passed the soda to her and Ron arranged four plastic cups in front of the plates so that Ginny could pour in the soda. I looked at the three of them who continued to set up for the picnic. It was just like years ago in Hogwarts. Back when exams were over and what the four of us did was exactly this. We would eat, joke, laugh and snap a few photos.
"Ron, you did not just knock that over! Now you have made a mess on Harry's carpet." Ginny grumbled.
"I didn't see that there." Ron complained.
"It's alright. I'll clean that up." Harry said and with a quick spell, the wet spot on the white carpet was dry again. "Why are you standing there Hermione? Aren't you hungry?" Harry asked.
"Of course I am. I'm starving." I said and joined them on the mat. Ginny passed me a plate of spaghetti but before I start eating, I turned to Harry. I leaned in closer to him and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Thank you." I whispered and he blushed.
"You're welcome." He said.
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"What about Luna, what is she doing?" Ginny asked.
"You mean Loony?" Ron asked.
"Oh sod off Ron! After all these years you still call her by that name?" I asked and he just shrugged. "She's doing fine. But you won't believe what she's doing right now. You would think that she might end up working at The Quibbler with her dad right?" I asked and they all nodded. "Well you guys are all wrong."
"So what is she doing? Kill the suspense already Hermione!" Ginny said, smiling in excitement.
"She's a fashion designer! She has her own shop in Diagon Alley and it's very successful. Her clothes aren't that bad and she's engaged to a bloke from Ravenclaw."
"Wow…I'm impressed." Harry said.
"I can't believe you just said that." I countered.
"What? What did I say?" Harry asked as his eyebrow creased with questions.
"You're basically implying that Luna would never achieve what she had achieved. It's like you're saying she's not capable of that."
"I did not say that." Harry pointed out. "I'm really impressed as in I'm really impressed that she had achieve all of that."
"No you did not."
"Yes I did."
"No you did not."
"I did!"
"No..aargh! Harry stop it!" I pleaded as his hands made its way to my stomach and tickle me hard.
Ginny and Ron laughed along. "Harry come on stop it." Ginny said as she holds her stomach, laughing loudly at our commotion. Harry stopped and we were both flushed from laughing. We were done with lunch an hour ago and were sharing stories to catch up with what we had missed.
"Ron why don't you help me bring these down?" Ginny asked and nudged him to follow her.
"Oh, oh yeah. Of course." He said and quickly gathers all the empty plates and cups and dropped it into the basket.
"And Harry don't forget we have a meeting with Supernus in an hour time." Ginny reminded Harry before she leaves the room.
"So…I hope you had a good time." Harry said.
"It was really nice of you. Thank you. It was just like old times and I…like the old times."
"I like the old times too."
"Harry, you never told me what happened that day. I want you to tell me. I have been questioning myself for four years on what might have happened to you that day. Please tell me."
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