Chapter 27: Convention

When they arrived at the kitchen, Mr. and Mrs. Granger were busy chatting with Hermione's Aunt Faye and Uncle Fred,

Trying to talk about their whole trip, while Heather was busy trying to get her mother's attention,

"Heather darling! Please…your Aunt and I are trying to have a conversation…" Hermione's Aunt Faye said a bit annoyed,

Noticing Hermione and Harry walk in the kitchen together, sitting next to each other,

"Oh! Mione! How much you've grown to be such a lovely young woman!" Her Aunt Faye shouted coming close to her,

Giving her another of her tight hugs like she did before,

"To my excitement of getting here I didn't notice you had another guest..." Her Aunt Faye added a bit sheepishly looking at Harry,

Who seemed too nervous to answer right away,

"Me neither…and who is this young man? Your boyfriend?" Her Uncle Fred asked curiously,

Before He or Hermione could answer, Mrs. Granger introduced Harry herself,

Explaining everything there is about him,

"Harry's really a wonderful young lad!" Mr. Granger added winking at Hermione and Harry,

Making Hermione want to giggle but held it in, trying to look mad instead,

But that didn't stop Harry from laughing himself,

"Thanks Mr. Granger…" he said with a grin,

"Yes indeed…he's staying with us during his and Hermione's Christmas break…" Mrs. Granger added heading to the counter to get some tea,

"Hmmmm…interesting…so he isn't your boyfriend?" her Aunt Faye said with a smile on her face,

"Of course not…were just great, close friends…that's all…" Hermione added quickly, hoping to convince them that Harry wasn't her boyfriend,

"Wouldn't they make a cute couple tough?" Mrs. Granger added, placing a tray on the table,

"Yes! They certainly would!" Aunt Faye replied back with a wink,

Making Mr. Granger and her Uncle Fred want to laugh, but just agreed to their wives instead,

"Mum! Auntie Faye!" Hermione yelled a bit ashamed, turning red as a tomato like she always did,

While Harry simply smiled, helping her pour the tea into the cups, handing them one by one

"Since there's no way Mione would be lonely all by herself this Christmas why not go with us to a convention?" Aunt Faye said,

Finally changing the subject, besides Hermione and Harry looking cute together as a couple, blowing her cup before taking a sip,

"We possibly can't…it's been such a long time since Mione's been home…and…"

Mrs. Granger tried to explain but got tongue tied,

"Oh mum….I appreciate you want to be there with me this Christmas…but it would be okay if you went with Aunt Faye and Uncle Fred…really…" Hermione interrupted,

Suddenly holding Harry's hand, she just got so nervous she didn't know what she was practically doing,

But despite the fact that she felt nervous and ashamed at the moment, she still felt the wondrous feeling of being able to hold Harry's hand,

Harry, on the other hand pretended to get a bit conscious of Hermione holding his hand but really enjoyed the moment,

He almost couldn't hold his joy; he bit his lip instead so he wouldn't end up shouting for joy,

"Are you sure Mione? I mean we can just go the next year…" her mother tried saying, sipping her own cup as well,

"Yes mum, I'm definitely sure! Besides! I got Harry to keep me company…" Hermione said with a smile trying to convince her parents to go,

Harry couldn't help but put a grin on his face, feeling overjoyed inside,

Yes! This could be my chance to finally be alone with Hermione! Tell her everything I feel….Harry thought to himself, smiling to himself,

"Yeah! Your daughter's a grown lady! She can practically take care of herself…and Mione…" her Aunt Faye started saying, trying to find the best way to ask her something,

"Hmmmm?" Hermione simply replied, gripping Harry's hand even tighter than before,

"Would you mind taking care of Heather while we go to the convention as well? We couldn't find a baby sitter at such short notice…" her Aunt Faye asked,

Hoping to get a 'yes' from her niece,

"Sure…Harry and I would be delighted to watch my sugar plum cousin Heather!" Hermione giggled, waving at Heather to come to her,

"Wonderful! Thank you Mione! I knew we could always count on you…" Aunt Faye said, holding her hand,

Yeah…Wonderful, so much for my chance if her cousin Heather's around…Harry sighed to himself,

Watching Hermione cuddling Heather, tickling her with her fingers,

But if Mione I get to be with Mione and only Heather alone for the whole Christmas break, then it was all good somehow, he added, smiling at the sight of both of them,

Sorry if this chapter's a bit short...Still working on the next upcoming chapter's so keep reading!...Oh! and thanks for the reviews so far...best wishes to the readers of the story!