A/N Hey ppl! I'm so stupid! I just realized that after my author's notes, two of my chapters are numbered wrong! DUH! OK, Thanks to every one who reviewed last chapter: Tari Lossehelin, thank you for the compliment, I really do want to be a writer;drumfreak; Crazy Harry Potter and Smallville Lover; sandy; DanRadcliffeLuver and peachie1st! Finally we get to see the Mystery man in this chapter. I think when our beloved characters get to school, they'll find out that Ginny is cheating and who Mr. Man is.On with the fic!
LOVE
Rating: M
Pairings: Harry/Hermione, Ron/Luna, Ginny/mystery/Neville
Summary: Harry and Hermione Have loved each other since 1st year and everyone else knows. How long will it take for them to realize this? And who's this mystery person Ginny's dating? And who's Ron dating? Will Harry be able to balance love along with Voldemort looming ever near?
I OWN NOTHING! If I did, you would be reading this in a book, not on a fan site!
What's happening so far: Harry is awakened one morning to find that the gang is taking him back to the Burrow. Ginny is acting weird: acting disinterested if anyone mentions her boyfriend, Neville. Upon arrival, Harry realizes his hidden feelings for Hermione and Hermione realizes she feels the same. Ron is happily dating Luna. Harry works up the courage finally to ask Ron to ask Hermione out for him, she happily complies. Hermione and Ginny are shopping in Diagon Ally when they witness a prophesy involving Harry and Hermione. Harry, who found out he was a veela, changes to veela form, but cannot control his power.
CHAPTER 9: Of Potions and Cheaters
Harry made his way over to the fireplace, still feeling 6 set of eyes on him. He grabbed a handfull of floo powder in the holster by the fireplace and got in. Throwing the floo powder in, he shouted "Professor Dumbledore!" before being consumed by flames. He span round and round before abruptly stopping in Dumbledore's office, where Dumbledore was sitting at his desk reading as letter, eating what looked like popcorn. All at once, terible pain exploded in his entire body. Harry slumped to his knees.
"Ahhh, Harry! I'm assuming you'll be needing that potion now. Fortunately I have a potion that can fix your 'mate being away from you' problem." Dumbledore said turning to face him.
Dumbledore got up and strode quickly over to the same cabinet that held the pensive. He extractedtwo wooden boxes full of many small vials. One box held blue potions in it while the other held red.
"There are 1000 vials in here. They should be taken by those you don't want to affect once everyday. There are no side effects, but occaisionally, it will wear off slightly, especially in your mate," Dumbledore said gesturing to the box with the red potions init. "There 100 vials in here,"He held up the blue potions and took a vial out.
"You should take these once everyday, to help withyour pain.If you run out of either potion, come back and I will have more ready," Dumbledore said, quickly taking out a blue potion. Harry took it, unstopped itand gulped it down. It was cool, Harry could actually feel it spreading through out his body, instantly dulling the pain.
"Any questions?" Dumbledore asked.
"Umm...actually yes. I've found my mate, as you can obviously see. Will I need to give her the potion also?" Harry asked.
"Might I ask who your mate is, Harry?" Dumbledore asked curiously.
Harry blushed "Hermione Granger," he said. Dumbledore's eyes twinkled.
"That, Harry, is entirely up to you." he answered.
"OK, thank you professor." Harry said gratefully.
"Your quite welcome Harry," Dumbledore replied.
Harry stepped into the fireplace after grabbing floo powder from the holder. "The Burrow!" He shouted. He spun, catching glimpses of other houses and such before they were whipped out of sight, before being ejected into the Weasley's kitchen.
"Oh Harry you were gone for so long!" Hermione and, to Harry's horror, George yelled before envelping him into a hug. The sweet smell came back full blast. Harry restrained himself from ravishing Hermione, and focused instead on priying George off of him.
"George, gerroff me!" Harry shouted.
"Anything," George said beaming as he let Harry go.
"All of you will do anything?" Harry asked, getting an idea.
"Yes!" they all shouted.
"Well if you all really love me, you'll drink this," Harry said, holding up one of the glass vials. He decided to give it to Hermione too. Imagine if they were out in public and Hermione just jumped on Harry and started ravishing him on the street? Hermione and George, since they were the closet to him, were the first to get one. Ron seemed to snap out of it was he hurried to get one of the vials.
They all quickly drank the solutions, making similar faces at the taste. One by one, they seemed to sober up. Harry saw Ginny pull down her skirt back to knee length and button her shirt, smiling sheepishly at Harry.
"Everyone back to normal?" Harry asked nervously. Everyone nodded, all seemed embarassed by their behavior, except Mrs. Weasley. Fortunately she had nothing to be ashamed about.
"Please enlighten us, what in the world is going on? Because unless something has addled my brains, which I hope it has, I just told you you were beautiful and I think I seriously would have jumped you if you hadn't given us that vial," Fred said looking genuinely afraid. And so Harry went on to tell them exactly what Dumbledore told him a few weeks back. Harry had just finished explaining about mates when Ginny asked him,
"So, you have no control over who your mate is?"
"None," Harry said.
"Can you sense them now?" she asked concerned. It seemed she was thinking Hermione might not be his mate. Hermione looked at him too.
"As a matter of fact, I can," Harry said, grabbing Hermione's hand and holding it tightly. Hermione kissed him soundly on the lips.
"Oh please, DO NOT start snogging again, I'll lose my lunch," Ron begged. Ginny elbowed Ron in the ribs.
"What?" he asked lightly.
She rolled her eyes at him. "K, Mum, Neville's expecting me soon," Ginny said, slightly averting her eyes when she said Neville's name.
"OK, Ginny dear. Just be home before curfew," Molly reminded her daughter, before she apparated with a loud POP! .
- At "Neville's"-
"Ginny, have you ended it with Neville? I can't be with you if you haven't. It wouldn't feel right," he asked her. He would be devestated if she hadn't. This wouldn't be the best way to get right with her friends.
-Ginny's POV
"Ohh, I'm sure it would feel fine," Ginny said mischievously, before nuzzling her neck.
"Gin, stop. It's hard to have coherent thought with you doing that," he said, slightly slurring his words.
"Ok, yes I ended it," Ginny lied easily. She hadn't, but she would eventually.
- Draco's POV
"YES!" Draco yelled. He didn't notice when Ginny told him this her tone changed and she didn't quite look him in the eyes. He could barely contain his happiness. He had already confessed his undying love he had for her every since the first time he saw her in Flourish and Bottsbefore 2nd year. He never really meant anything he said to Ginny, any of the Weasleys, Hermione or Harry. He was just living up to his Malfoy standard, meaning he DESPISED all Weasley's, or anyone who associated with Muggles and Muggleborns.
Every since the summer before sixth year he knew there was no point in acting like a typical Malfoy, for he only did it to earn his father's love, which never happened. He tried talking his mother into running away with him, but she was afraid when Lucius got out of Azkaban, which she knew he would, he would find them and force them back into their old painful life. She said there was no point in living on the false hope that he wouldn't find them.
So he left, disowned his family. He found a job in a muggle grocery store, to learn more about muggles. He always wanted to know how they got along without magic. Before he earned the money to get an apartment, he lived in a small shack he found in the woods. It was a major step down from the Malfoy Manor, house elves, and having anything at the snap of his fingers, but he found it was still better than living in fear. Eventually, he had savedenough money to rent an apartment. It was small, but he made the best of it, living off of only the essentials.
He looked back at the red headed beauty infront of him.
-Ginny's POV
Ginny straddled his waist on the couch, smirking at the low growl he made at the contact and glad he didn't stop her this time. Before she was very confused when he denied her because she was dating Neville. She then knew for sure he had changed. The Draco Malfoy she thought she knew would have done it with anything on legs. She had voiced her confusion, and found those were just rumours because he was one of the hottest guys in his year.
Draco captured her lips with his, slowly slipping his tongue in, causing her to moan against his lips.
"Ginny, I love you," he said, staring into her ocean blue eyes.
"I love you too," she said, meaning it from the very bottom of her heart.
A/N How do you like it? sorry it took me so long. I was spending the night at my friends house. REVIEW!