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It Started With a Project
Chapter 18: whats wrong
Harry woke up the next morning to find Hermione still beside him. He realised that if he made the same mistake again he would lose them all forever and he was not prepared to go through that again. He got up silently and went downstairs to the phone room, he liked it here because it was small ad cosy like the rest of the house. He decided to make a phone call to work to see what time he was in at
"Hello Harry ah yes you are in at ten thirty for a two hour training session" Harry's manager told him
Harry sighed he didn't really want to leave the house where everybody he loved was. However, he knew he had to, where else was he going to get the money. Even if his parents had left him money, that wasn't going to last forever.
He walked up to his room to wake Hermione to tell her that he had to go to work. He thought she looked so peaceful sleeping but he knew that if he didn't wake her up to tell her where he was going she would get mad at him.
"Hermione" he whispered in her ear
Hermione snuggled under the covers "what"
"Hermione I am just telling you that I have to go to work ok"
"What time will you be back at?"
"About twenty to one"
"Ok see you then"
Harry walked out of the room sighing he didn't want to leave the house he liked it her too much. He was becoming a home bird and he was getting made fun of at work for being a homing bird. He didn't really care, as he knew that he would be able to say he reared his children when they were just having them with whoevea they were planning or not planning to have them with.
He walked out the door and into work not wanting to but going all the same. Everybody wondered weather Hermione was just another 'bitch' on the side. Harry often got mad when they called her this but he got over it.
He knew that they were just trying to wind him up. Nevertheless, it got to him. He never wanted to hear them talk about the only girl he truly made love to in his life.
Slopping about in the December rain, he made his way to the stadium to train, his Potter gear already for him in the changing rooms. He had been friends with Wood now for many years and barely ever saw Ron though he wished he did. He met him once, two years back at a Chudley Cannons game. They only talked briefly about quidditch.
"Hey Wood" Harry said making his way into the stadium
"Yeah so how's the lady" Wood joked
"Look how many times have I told you we're just friends?"
"Harry Potter is never just friends with a girl" Wood said laughing
"Look I don't know what's so funny I'm just looking after my ki-children"
"Yeah sure c'mon or we're gonna be late" Wood said running into the grounds
The training session went as usual.
Harry made his way home well to what he now called home to find Hermione over a stove looking upset
"What's wrong Hermione?" Harry asked worried for his friend
"Jake" she said simply
"What did he do now?" Harry asked fearing the worst for his children
"He broke up with me" Hermione said looking at him
"Look Hermione you are way way too good for him"
"Thanks Harry but it doesn't make up for it"
"Look Hermione if you are worried about something just tell me" Harry said wanting to make his friend happy again. Something he hadn't seen since Hogwarts.
"Harry he left me one week before Christmas" Hermione sobbed
"I will help you Hermione," Harry said walking over to where she stood and hugging her gently to one side
Hermione let out a tired sigh "do you know what he said to me"
Harry shrugged "no what"
"He said that I was a cheater and that you were my bit on the side"
"Hermione men like that are not worth your time so don't waste yours on him," Harry said looking at her she was smaller than he was but only by a little bit
"Thanks Harry you always know what to say" Hermione smiled looking up at him
"Not all the time" Harry smiled
"Right" Hermione smiled
"There's that beautiful million dollar smile" Harry said
"Pound smile million pound smile" Hermione repeated
"Oh yes now see I don't always know what to say" Harry grinned.
The two of them walked out of the room and into the sitting room to watch some t.v. Harry knew he shouldn't be happy that such a thing had happened but he was and he couldn't help it. This is the opportunity of a lifetime and he was not going to let it slip away.
Time passed quickly during the day when Harry and Hermione decided to make dinner together and let the children watch a movie something which was a huge treat for them.
Hermione took the 'kiss the cook' apron off and sat down
"I think it will be a lovely meal tonight what do you think" she asked
"Yeah especially since it was made mostly by you" Harry smiled
"Well I like to take charge" Hermione said looking at him
"In everything" Harry asked raising his eyebrows
"Well almost everything" she smiled
About an hour or so later after some conversation the dinner was ready
"Lily, lil Harry, James, Ella dinner" Hermione called out
The four came running into the kitchen at top speed scrambling to get to their seats "mine" James said as lil Harry went to sit on it
"No fair" Lily said as Ella took he seat to be next to Harry
"Be fair Ella" Hermione called out her back turned to the stove
"But mummy" Ella called out
"But nothing your mummy said be fair now be fair" Harry said ordering them to sit down
"Mummy wer jake" James asked
"He's not coming back" Harry said to stop Hermione from getting emotional
"Really" Ella asked happily as none of them liked jake
"Yes honey now eat the lovely dinner" Harry said looking at Hermione who was keeping her head down as she was getting upset
Hermione sat down beside Harry and eat her dinner silently presumably because she was upset
"Lily, Harry, James, Ella will you go upstairs so I can talk to your mummy for a second" Harry asked the children
"But daddy"
"C'mon I'll bring you up then ok and I'll read you a bedtime story ok"
They all smiled and headed upstairs with him and got their bedtime story, which was a tale of Harry's own of two people who lied to their mummy and got in trouble for it. It was not great but they seemed to like it.
Harry waked down the stairs and into the sitting room where Hermione was sitting. He thought she would probably like some time on her own so he left her watching the t.v, went into the kitchen, picked up a two-day-old daily prophet, and began to read. There was an article about Weasly wizard wheezes in it Fred and George standing proudly at their shop for their new product Ginny's jumping beans; apparently, they made you jump around like a kangaroo on drugs it said. Harry laughed at this and flicked through the rest of the paper before going into Hermione
"Are you ok?" Harry asked
"Perfectly fine" Hermione lied
"Hermione I know your lying" Harry said sitting down beside her
"How do you know" Hermione asked
"I know because you have hardly said two words to me all day" Harry answered
"Ok you got me I am upset but I have no idea what to do for Christmas"
"Hermione if that's what your worried about I will help you" Harry answered
"Harry I have to get so many things" Hermione said looking at him
"What all you have to get is a Christmas tree and the decorations down from the attic," Harry said
"Yeah and that's still a lot" Hermione said looking into his green eyes
"so we will have a proper family outing tomorrow and find the perfect one because I know you love muggle Christmas's you were brought up on them weren't you" Harry asked
"Ok Harry we can go to this place I know tomorrow and get it but for now let's just watch some t.v"