OK this is the new chapter, it's time for a fight so I think the return in Hogwarts and the meeting with the people there... is the best reason for one fight in the couple's lives.
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Chapter 13, Love and Pain...
Two weeks had melted away since the dinner, and now just a month and a week was away for the pre-finals of the Quidditch World Cup, Harry was really excited about it, the Weasleys were searching for tickets and they were in a good way as Ron said in a letter of his, three days ago, Harry was happy, Hermione would be there, their kids would be there, with them, the Weasleys would be there, it would be a great bunch of Quidditch days.
He and Hermione would move for stay at Hogwarts for a week, they had packed everything, Hermione had changed her mind and Lilly and James would come with them and not with Moly, as Hermione said they were too young for be away from her yet, Harry didn't want to argue, he had tried so much for take these days off of their work and the World Cup's days as well and he didn't want to ruin them with a fight and a bad mood after it, at least Hermione accepted to Dobby and Winky take care of the children as he and Hermione would be around the castle, Hermione and Harry would stay back to their Head Couple tower, they loved that place, they found out for first time their feelings for each other there, even if they didn't showed them. They had the honor of been the Head ones and that was great for both of them so they asked from Minerva to stay back there with their children, even Dobby and Winky were happy for being back and seeing their old friends in the castle's kitchens.
The babies were laying in their cradles close to Harry in the hall, Hermione was upstairs still dressing up, their suitcases were close to the babies' cradles, Harry didn't think and just shout.
"Hermione? Are you coming?! We need to go!" Harry said loudly and his son started screaming and crying, annoyed of his father's high level of voice.
"Damn," Harry whispered and took his little son in his hug, he could never remember to not talk too loud in front of the little Potters, specially the little male one, Hermione walked down the stairs, smiling, she was beautiful in her simple jeans and yellow blouse.
"Well done Potter, next time have him in your arms and use a spell too, and we have talked about it before, no swearing in front of them…" Hermione lectured with her old and not so familiar anymore "know-it-all" tone, she took little James in her hug and smiled at him, stroking his back and whispering how good boy he is.
"At least Lilly isn't getting upset so easily," Harry smiled at his daughter in the cradle.
"Yes because only your son has take your temper's control problem, Lilly is like me so she is going to be calmer than our little boy here," Hermione smiled and kissed her son's forehead.
"That's not true, your temper can be worst than mine at times," Harry smiled.
"No, your temper has rose billions of times, you know that." Hermione said and by her tone the chat about it was ended but in a good and happy mood. James was calmed again and Hermione put him back in his cot.
"OK, I'll transfer all of our stuff in our tower through the fireplace, I'll be back and then we can leave together for the castle." Harry said and picked up Hermione's suitcase.
After some minutes and three transfers Harry had sent all of their stuffs in the castle and they were ready to leave the house, the house elves were already in Hogwarts, they spell-protect their house and they started walking down the small and then the main path across the village, many people were watching the happy family walking down the street, they didn't care, they were just them, with their babies, a couple, no, a family.
They crossed the castle's front door and started walking in the grounds, looking around, remember every small, good or bad memory from the seven years they had spent in these grounds, Harry was caring Lilly's cot and he was looking at the Quidditch pitch remembering all those crazy matches, Hermione who was caring her son's cot was looking at the Forbidden forest, remembering all those crazy creatures…
Then they both looked at one thing they never liked seeing in the grounds of Hogwarts, his grave, Dumbledore's grave, they stopped for awhile and looked at it, then looked at each other and shared weak smiles.
"At least his dream came true, plus he is still in the office." Hermione forced some words, Harry nodded, knowing that wasn't enough but knowing that nothing could be changed anyway.
They started walking again, the day was hot and then they released that they were seeing Hogwarts empty for the first time, none except of them were outside, just then a big wodge came out of the woods, Hagrid rose his hand and moved it for welcome them, Hermione and Harry did the same.
"You better go inside, I'll be there soon!" He said loud and moved in his house.
"He must have something dangerous close to him, if he didn't, he would call us in, so lets keep up, the babies must stay away of any possible danger." Hermione said a bit nervous and Harry nodded.
They entered the Entrance Hall and the first person who saw was Filtch, he just nodded and left for the first corridor.
"Thank God, he left," Hermione said relieved.
"It's crazy, he's still alive…" Harry said a bit angry remembering all the detentions had received because of him.
"Harry!..." Hermione looked angry at him.
"What?.. He must be more than 1000 years old. I wouldn't be surprised if he had met the Founders." Harry laughed and Hermione joined him.
"Lets go to the tower and call for Dobby and Winky for take care of the babies and we can go and visit Minerva's office,' Harry said.
"OK, " Hermione answered a bit uneasy.
"Baby, what's wrong?" Harry asked wanting to help her in the new problem.
"I just don't want to have Dobby and Winky doing it, they should be free, and not taking care of our babies." Hermione said.
Harry took a deep breath, this conversation had taken place thousands times before…
" 'Mione, please, not again…. They want to, let them then, please, not again, we are here for have real fun after all these tough years in our school, please, lets enjoy it." Harry smiled and Hermione nodded smiling.
They put James and Lilly in the tower but stayed for awhile, looking around, it was like even a day had gone, nothing was changed, maybe the furniture were even older but except that, everything was the same, Hermione and Harry sat on their favorite double couch, for the first time they sat and hugged and kissed each other in there, they laughed.
"We lost so much time with our stupid thoughts," Harry said and kissed her again.
"I know, but we are here now, nothing can change that," Hermione said after they broke the kiss.
"I'm happy I'm here, I missed this place, the dorms, the pitch, even the forest and the library." Harry said teasing Hermione about the last two places.
"Well, I missed it too, specially the library…" Hermione smiled and kissed him once more.
"We have to go and visit Minerva, then find out who else is living here during the summer and what Hagrid is planning." Harry said and they both stood up, Harry called Dobby and he showed up with a little pop.
"Dobby is in your servants Mr. Harry Potter sir," The elf said and looked shyly at him.
"Hello Dobby how is yours and Winky's day back at school?" Harry asked smiling.
"Very good sir, very good and funny," Dobby said and his huge eyes grew wider.
"I'm glad to hear about, could you please take care of the babies? If you need anything just come and find us." Harry said as Hermione was searching something in a bag.
"Sure sir, anything you and Mrs. Hermione want, sir," Dobby said and smiled again.
"Thank you Dobby, there is help here, you know what you have to do, if you need anything, a thing just run and find us OK?" Hermione said as she lowered her body for be closer to the little elf and handed him a piece of parchment with instructions, the elf smiled and nodded happily.
They left the tower together and moved for the headmistress' office, the statue was already aside and they both moved up and knocked the door, after some moments Minerva's voice heard and they opened the door, Minerva was sat in her chair and Cho was sat on another, Dumbledore opened his eyes and looked at them, Harry smiled at him and he smiled back, then Hermione did the same.
"Oh you two came, great, please seat down." Minerva smiled and pointed to them two chairs in front of her desk, Cho stood up and smiled at them.
"Hello Minerva, hello Cho," Harry smiled at both of them, "Hello professor Dumbledore," Harry smiled at the portrait, Hermione did the same and they both sat down.
"I'm so happy you are here, as I learned the kids are with you," Minerva said. The couple nodded.
"OK, the only people who are living here is me, Miss Chang, Mr. Filtch, Miss Pince, Hagrid, professor Trelawney and Madame Pomfrey. You can do anything you want but first please check the new spells around the castle, Tonks did it already, but I would be more sure if you do it as well," Minerva smiled.
"OK, we will right after," Hermione smiled.
"If you need any kind of help, please talk to me, I can help," Cho said shyly and Harry nodded.
"Well we just came for say a hello," Hermione rushed to say and stood up, Harry followed.
"OK, I'll see you in the dinner," Minerva smiled.
They both left, "What you think we should do first? Visit Hagrid? Play around in our tower? Just walk and kissing all the time?" Harry asked happily.
"Hmmm check the spells around the castle?" Hermione said and brought him back to reality.
"Oghh Ok, fine," Harry said and lowered his head and his hopes.
"I can play better with you when everything is safe," Hermione smiled teasing him for plans after the spell check, Harry smiled meaningful.
They both spend the rest of the morning checking the new spells around the castle, the lake, the grounds and the forest. They both stood close to Hagrid's house.
"We finally finish, lets visit Hagrid." Harry said and place his hand around Hermione's waist. They both walked close to the house and knocked the door, after some moments, Hagrid opened the door and smiled widely.
"Welcome, welcome, come in," he said and step aside allowing them to enter the small house, they sat around the large table and Hagrid prepare some tea. A big box was close to them, well-banded with a chain, Hermione and Harry shared a worried look about the inside.
"Where are the two littler Potters?" Hagrid asked happily.
"In our tower, sleeping," Hermione smiled and looked at a small cage close to them, a really weird creature was inside, fluffy, with purple eyes, red teeth and green nails on its many fingers, Hermione hadn't seen something like that before and she was sure that creature wasn't a pure kind and wasn't legal.
"How is life here?" Harry asked.
"Not bad, when I'm outside of the forest it's a bit boring but when I'm inside, I have things to do." Hagrid said and closed his left eye to Harry grinning.
"How is Grouwp?" Hermione asked surprising everyone (including herself) the giant had left after the fight ten years ago and was living with his giant wife in a mountain not too far from Hogwarts.
"Oh I have great news about him, Radma is pregnant, he's going to be a father." Hagrid smiled really happy.
"Oh that's… great," Harry smiled, not being sure if one more giant in the closer mountain was the best idea…
They stood in their friend's house for more than an hour, it was time for lunch so they all decide to move into the castle and went to the Great Hall for their meal. The rest were there as well, except Trelawny who was never moving away from her tower, Harry pulled away Hermione's chair helping her sat down and he took his seat next to her, Cho was sating after Madame Pomfrey which was next to them, she and Hermione started talking about the babies' health until their meal appeared in their plates. They all started eating and then started talking again, Cho was silent enough but when Minerva started talking with Harry for the World Cup she joined the conversation while Hermione silenced herself when the talk became bored, Harry laughed at Cho's jokes about the national team were close to the cup and Hermione felt some jealous… she didn't know about the teams were close to the final so she couldn't say something for pay Harry's attention on her so she stood silenced and waited at least they could leave from the Hall. After an hour or so, Hermione took Harry's hand and made the first step for leave when he didn't move.
"I want to check something," Harry said.
"OK, lets go together," Hermione smiled.
"No, no I want to make something for you… a surprise…" Harry smiled back.
"Oh; OK then, I will be in our tower, don't stay away for ages please…" Hermione said and left his hand disappointed.
"I won't baby, and believe me if I make it, you'll be really happy I think, it worth it." Harry said and kissed her on the lips.
Thee hours had melted away, the babies were sleeping in their cots and Hermione was really curious about the whole thing. She decided to go and look for Harry. She started walking the large corridors trying listen to him or found out a sign that he was somewhere close, she didn't until she pumped on professor Trelawney, they both gasped and pulled away from each other, Hermione hadn't see her for years.
"Uhm, Hello professor." Hermione said, Trelawney looked at her closer and when she recognized who she was she smiled a bit.
"Hello my dear.." she said with her odd voice, "How are you? What are you doing here?" she asked.
"Uhmm something like vocations with Harry," Hermione forced a smile.
"Harry who?" she asked completely confused.
"Uhm with your old student, Harry Potter…" Hermione said.
"Oh, yeah him, he's still alive…" Trelawney said with a normal and cold voice this time.
"Yeah apparently he is, after the war and the Battle, and he is with me." Hermione said coldly too.
"Oh that's good, I want to be invited to your wedding." Trelawney said happily.
"Uhm, that's a bit difficult, we have been married since almost four years ago…" Hermione said and the professor froze.
"Oh that's a good new," Trelawney said socked, Hermione didn't want to tell her about their babies for some reason.
"My dear… I can sense… you'll be in pain soon…" Trelawney said and Hermione tensed, she knew that would happen sooner or later…
"Oh and why is that?" Hermione pretended she was surprised. Trelawney took her hand and looked at her palm.
"Soon, very soon your eyes will be full of tears and you will feel betrayed." She said and Hermione pulled her palm away from her.
"Oh that's… useful to know, I have to go…. Nice to see you again." Hermione rushed and walked away of her old professor wandering why she had to be in front of her than somewhere else around the whole castle…
Harry was out of the Room of Requirements, he had just found out what he wanted to show to Hermione, he knew she would loved it, when he started moving away from the corridor. Cho showed up and they almost crushed on each other.
"Oh Merlin, I'm sorry Cho, I was lost in my thoughts and didn't see you." Harry gasped and pulled away.
"No, no I'm sorry, I didn't look where I was going." Cho smiled shyly.
"Well, we are both great seekers with great reflexes," Harry joked and they both laughed.
"So.. how are you? We didn't have the time to talk allot, Hermione was the one was visiting the school so I hadn't have time to be around." Harry said.
"Well I'm lonely, and bored…" Cho answered and lowered her head.
"I'm sure you'll find someone as good as you," Harry smiled and she blushed.
"Yeah… maybe I will," Cho said and looked at him, her eyes were full of emotions, Harry pulled a step back but she threw her self on his chest and she kissed him on the lips, Harry didn't have the time to react and he froze for some moments. His wide opened eyes saw the person who shouldn't saw them at that exact moment. Hermione was standing behind Cho, frozen, paralyzed for awhile, looking straight at Harry's eyes, hers were full of tears, of disbelieve, pain, despair... He moved away of Cho and pushed her aside, Hermione turned around and started walking away.
"I'm so sorry Harry," Harry heard Cho saying as he chased Hermione on the corridor, she was running away but Harry was faster and gripped her arm and turned her around, she was crying and trebling.
"You were right, it worth it…" Hermione whispered furious.
" 'Mione I swear, I didn't do it, she kissed me," Harry said and tried pulled her in his hug but she pushed him away protesting her hands on his chest.
" Just find the strength and tell me the truth, for once!… Oh Gods… Forget it Harry, I'm stupid but not THAT stupid!" Hermione screamed this time.
"Hermione I swear I didn't…" Harry started but she rose her hand and slapped him hard on his cheek, his head fell a bit on his left side and they both froze, she was furious and she couldn't stop crying, Harry looked at her and put his hand on his painted cheek.
"I thought Ginny was the threat for us, but no, your first love was the true danger! You spoiled everything Harry! You spoiled my life!" Hermione screamed and wiped her red eyes from the tears they were running of them.
" 'Mione you are my love," Harry said still trying made her understand. He knew she was always having a problem to compare her self with Cho but she shouldn't, she was perfect in so many ways.
"And you're still doing it, WHY? We have two kids together… I gave up everything for be with you! What did I do for deserve that?" Hermione screamed again.
"HERMIONE! It. Wasn't. My. Fault." He screamed back, "I love YOU!" He whispered. All the portraits were watching their fight.
Hermione rose her hand again but he gripped it in the air this time and pulled her closer to him forcing her being in his hug even when she was pushing and hitting him, he cached her neck from behind and forced her looked at him, straight in the eye.
"I swear I didn't do it, Hermione. I love you with my life, don't ruin our marriage cause of Cho's mistake, I beg you." He whispered and gave her a small kiss on the lips before she pulled away and walk down the rest of the corridor.
It was crazy, just some minutes before he was planning their best night ever at Hogwarts and now what? She was mad at him cause she was thinking he had kissed Cho, which Hermione was always "afraid" of, she was his first released love and as Hermione believed more beautiful than she was. Harry didn't know what to do except one thing, let her think of it, he knew that Hermione needed time to think and breath right now. His cheek was burning, she had became much more powerful than the last time she had slapped him years ago in another fight.
Hours had melted away and Hermione hadn't showed up, all the portraits and the rest five people had learned about the kiss and the fight. Minerva tried talked to Hermione, she found Harry in their tower and sat next to him on the double couch, the babies were awake and nervous in their cots wanting for their mom.
"Did you searched for her?" she asked without asking more about what had happened and how.
"Yes! In the library, the Gryffindor Tower but I couldn't come in, so she didn't either, in the kitchens, the dungeons, the lake, the library again, but it's pointless, she was the Head Girl, she knows the castle well enough for make it impossible to find her if she doesn't want to. I sent Dobby and Winky too, but until I got there they had told me she was, she had ran away, I let her think of it for hours and chased her for three more, I can't believe that happened. I know how she feels, I felt awful when I was watching her kissing Ron or Victor years ago, but it's worst for her now, we are married." Harry said and put his head on his palms hiding his face, surprised and embarrassed for his confession to his old professor and co-fighter in many battles. Minerva put her hand on his shoulder.
"Look Harry, I learned what happened, Cho talked to me--"
"Don't talk to me about her." He said angry and rose his head.
"She came and talked to me, she regretted it already--"
"Oh OK, now I feel lots better, she destroyed my marriage and she is sorry, why you didn't say it earlier?" Harry cut her again.
"Will you shut up? She talked to me and I found Hermione being on the Astronomy tower, she is there waiting for you, I talked to her and she feels sorry for your fight and for slapping you." Minerva said in a breath. Harry was frozen.
"Oh…" He said first, then his brain started working, her… on the tower… the surprise… she was sorry… he was sorry… Harry pulled Minerva in a tight hug and stood up, Minerva was still socked by his reaction to her words but she smiled.
"Go and find her, I will take care of the babies for tonight, don't worry, go and find your wife and don't come back if you aren't with her, am I clear?" She smiled at him and he smiled and started running.
The tower was in the other side of the castle than their tower was, but Harry went there in record time, he stepped two rungs at time and stood steel in front of the closed door for catch his breath and made his messy as always hair, without success to the second part of course. He opened the door and looked around. He saw her back, a soft wind forced all her cute, not-so-bushy-anymore hair flying in one direction, she was gazing away at the forest, she hadn't heard him coming so he stepped quietly and embraced her from behind, giving her a kiss on her neck, she gasped in surprise and turned around for looked at his face, her eyes were bloated after all these hours of crying.
"I'm sorry," she whispered and more tears appeared, he hugged her tighter and kissed her now closed eyes for relaxed her.
"I'm sorry…" He whispered against her skin and kissed her on the lips.
"Minerva talked to me… I was blind… I didn't know what to think or.." Hermione started quickly but he placed his finger on her lips and she stopped.
"I love you, I could never betray or hurt you in any possible way. Dragons, Dementors, Inferys, Horcuxes, Giants, Death Eaters even Voldemort himself didn't make us apart…" Harry said and replaced his finger with his mouth, they shared a deep long kiss and then he buried his face on her neck, kissing it and feeling her fast pulse on his lips as she started stroking his messy hair with her one hand and stroking his back with her right one.
"Come on, I promised you something after lunch." Harry said and they started moving. They walked down the corridor and came out of the castle.
"What about the babies?" Hermione asked worried.
"Don't worry, they are with Minerva," Harry smiled at her confused but nonetheless cute gaze. They kept walking closer to the lake, Harry was holding her hand tight and then pulled her in his hug, relieved all that was over, they got closer to the tree they were always liked to stay under and Hermione gasped.
There were many little, moving, magical lights inside the leafage, making the grass under it having many deferent floats every passing moment, it was so beautiful, a bit of the dark lake was lighted as well, Hermione stood and looked at it for awhile, until Harry sat down first and led her sat between his legs, her back resting on his chest, they both stood there in silence for awhile, then Hermione looked at him over her shoulder and they kissed again.
"I love you so much." Harry said after they broke their kiss.
"I love you more than you can imagine." Hermione smiled and kissed him again.
"My imagination is really wild; you know…" Harry joked and they laughed, then they both looked at each other and then around the grounds, even now in the middle of the night, his grave was oddly glowing, like a power from inside was doing it. They both looked at the grave for awhile and then Harry embraced her tighter.
"If someone had told me the day before the Battle, after… our first time, we would be here… ten years after, with two babies and free to live and love and argue as a married couple I would say he was completely insane. " Harry said and kissed her cheek.
"I'm happy we are alive and in love with each other, we deserve a bit of happiness, we deserve to make our dreams and desires true…" Hermione smiled and kissed his cheek this time.
"Speaking of desires… Come on I want to show you something…" Harry said and woke up helping her stood too.
"Oh why? I really like it here… isn't that your surprise? " she asked.
"No, of course not, this is too simple for the love of my life, I want to show you something else," he smiled at her and they started moving back in the castle. They walked in corridors and he led her through small secret paths they had found out as Head Couple ten years ago.
They finally returned in the same corridor Hermione had almost lost her world under her feet the same day, Harry moved further and let her hand, she knew exactly what he was doing by passing three times in front of the empty wall silenced for awhile, some moments after a door appeared and Harry smiled at her.
"I was thinking about it since Minerva suggested to us to come for stay here, days ago," Harry smiled wider, she thought that he had something 'cute' on his mind, she smiled happily, he opened the door and stepped inside first, then made room for her and she followed, she froze at the view of the room this time. There was a large bed in a corner covered with blankets and pillows, there were curtains on her favorite Gryffindor colors, there were beautiful, warm lights for giving to the room a special atmosphere, and last, there was a large mirror in the opposite from the bed corner, Hermione knew about this mirror but she had never looked at her idol thought it, Harry and Ron had, but she never did. She looked at Harry who was smiling at her.
"Is that …. The mirror of Errizent?" she asked in sock. Harry nodded.
"Have you… looked in it lately?" She asked. He nodded again.
"And what did you see?" He shook his head no this time.
"I want you to look inside too." He smiled and took her hand, she was afraid of what she would seen through it. He started walking and stop a foot away from it, she looked at him and got closer to the mirror, Harry waited for awhile and then asked.
"What did you see?" He asked excited.
She was confused, she turned and looked at him, " Honey… are you sure this is the original one? Dumbledore had hid it from you, himself…" she started.
"I'm positive, he didn't know about this room until our fourth year and he had hidden the mirror when we were at our first year so, yes this is the true one, why? What can you see?" Harry asked puzzled.
"Well… I can see just me… smiling at me with James and Lily in my hands." Hermione said simply and Harry smiled wider than ever before that day.
"Really?' he asked happily.
"Yes… really," She said and looked surprised by her revelation.
"I saw the same thing… I mean, I saw just me… smiling, " Harry smiled at her and got closer.
"That means…" She smiled back.
"That means, we are truly happy, just you and me." He said and both looked at the mirror again and just saw, them standing smiling like they did in reality. They pulled a bit away from the mirror and kissed deeply again.
"I love you Harry," Hermione whispered between their kisses.
"I love you too Minnie," he said and she chuckled.
"Minnie?" she smiled at him.
"I like it… Hermione, 'Mione, 'Mi', Herms, Hermy or Minnie, you're my life." Harry said and he led her on the bed and laid her down still kissing her neck and face.
"Harry, honey, Chosen One, The Boy-Who-Lived, Mr. Potter or the Hero, you're my life." Hermione said as she helped him took his blouse off for started showing to each other what happiness truly means…
A/N: Cho is not my fav character... but I wanted her to act like that because she is desperate and not because she is a slut or something, is teriblle to losing the one you love and Cho knows it. so don't be bad at her and review the story. ;)
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