Chapter 13

AN: Thanks a lot for all the reviews. I really appreciate your thoughts. I wished to ask if anyone has an issue with my writing pattern. I hope you all would let me know. There is this slight change in my pattern of writing in answer to a specific review, I don't know if I will continue with it…let's see.

Molly was glad that Fred and George were home…she felt like the house was eating her alive with Ginny and Ron at school and no one around to throw tantrums unnecessarily.

She missed Charlie so much but could not speak about it to anyone but Arthur. She missed him terribly so did everyone else in the house, no more letters coming from Romania and no more awaited visits of her elder son. The months after the war had been miserable for all the Weasley's, she was glad that Hermione found her parents safe and healthy as well as she was proud of how Harry took immediate responsibility of Teddy. She wished she could have helped Harry with teddy but somewhere deep down she knew that everyone needed their personal space and time to heal.

"Molly, dear don't stress yourself so much with all the work you do and then such over thinking of things around." Arthur said sitting beside her in their small but cozy room. "I have never been able to come up with a solution on thinking and working you know that, very well dear husband!" Molly said smiling and kissing Arthur on his cheek. She observed how his face was looking older everyday but no one could ever wipe away that smile off his face and good nature he held in his heart.

"I am worried about Ginerva." Molly said frowning. Arthur let out a huff of breath and rubbed his forehead. "About Ginny and Harry you must be worried?" he asked, Molly nodded, "She has been caught up with him for like a life time now, at the beginning I considered it to be some silly fascination she held, but she never loved him any less, even after meeting him it kept on growing, I also thought…like Ron she would become a good friend with Harry but…" Molly trailed off with a distant look. After minutes silence she said, "Even Harry liked her Arthur…what changed…why Hermione and Harry do what they did? I don't wish to be mean with Hermione or Harry I consider them as my own children…what I am saying is, did they not consider the feelings of their best friends? They suddenly walked away leaving Ron and Ginny hanging with hope…I feel they didn't do it right." Molly said shaking her head in refusal.

"Your right Molly! Everything you said is absolutely correct…you have been watching the four of them together for a handful of years now…" Molly nodded, and Arthur continued. "….Then tell me…don't you see how Harry and Hermione are at ease now? How Hermione has been giving up everything for Harry time and time again all this long and does things the way he wants even now. She doesn't need to force herself she agrees with what Harry feels and they are on the same track all the time even if their goals are different. Can't you see the relationship of a married couple already, when you look at their co-ordination with Teddy?….Yes… a few months back Harry did like Ginny and such was the case with Ron and Hermione too. But what they had seemed like some teenage attraction…the discomfort, alert behavior when the other would be around, it was all a result of sexual tension among them. With a year of being away from family and safety Ron, Harry and Hermione have matured more than what we think…they have gone through things Ginny…or for that matter even we are not capable of understanding. Even Ron had difficulty at accepting rejection form Hermione at first; I could see it when she left to search for her parents and never returned until that evening. But certain relations cannot be stretched beyond their capacity he accepted that well and for that I am proud of him. Harry's expectation of a partner have changed in the matter of a year of suffering and Hermione has kept up with him all along…somewhere in the middle of it all raising her own requirements and expectations from Ron who is not able to keep up with her and thus bringing Harry and Hermione more close where they crossed the line of friendship…they too are bound to act on their feelings, how can we expect them to do the right thing? And how will it remains right for everyone? They had two choices...one in which they choose to be with each other and be happy forever or they could have chosen to be with our kids taking care of everyone's feelings but theirs… and in the coming future no one would have ended satisfied with such a half hearted choice. It would just be an existence of lonely and regretting souls looking at each other with longing in their eyes." Arthur summoned a glass of water after his long explanation.

Molly gave him a minute to breathe and asked in a defeated voice, "then as a mother what should I do for my daughter and keep her from hurting herself?"

Arthur nodded thinking and after some time he said "the only thing you could do is to help her see how things have changed for everyone and she should also try to see how happy her friends are together i.e. if she wishes to keep up with their friendship."

Molly nodded, "Hmmm you're right I will see how she has been doing so long and then decide what's to be done." The tired pair kissed each other good night and hoped that things could get better for everyone.

Ginny was sitting in the great hall for breakfast and Dean joined her, they still were able to keep their friendship steady for that she was glad. Whereas Ron, Hermione and Harry were behaving as if nothing had changed among them. Harry and Hermione took care of it that they would be in their limits around Ron and spend their intimate time in their own dorm. "Hello Ginny…Dean." Hermione said as she sat down beside the red head and got a nod from Dean and Ginny smiled at her, which was not unfriendly or fake but nor was it wholehearted.

Harry and Ron joined them in a while discussing Quidditch and the owls started coming in…all at once. Not just the new first year students but also the elder one got eager to receive letters and parcels. By the time the swarm of birds had left, the voices in the great hall had increased. Surprised to receive a letter from Kreacher, Harry was reading it furiously when he couldn't take it anymore he simply pushed away all the breakfast bowls and plates and jumped over the table and cramped to fit between Hermione and Ginny. Once settled he showed Hermione the letter he received.

Dear Master and Miss,

Kreacher is writing to Master and Miss with the help of magic and Kreacher is very sorry to make magic with no order from Master and Miss. Kreacher hit Kreacher with a pot thirty times for today is thirty September. Kreacher only wanted to let know Master and Miss that today Master Teddy said the name of Miss. Master Teddy now will says Muma Muma all of time. Master Teddy says Muma when angry, hungry or when laughing and playing with Kreacher and parents of Miss. Now Master Teddy walks very nicely and does no like to drink milk with no chocolate in it. Kreacher thinks that Master Teddy will now grow chocolate teeth soon with all the crying Master Teddy dos. Master Teddy is become naughty and breaks all the toys and pulls Kreacher nose and ear when kreacher feeds milk. Everyone are doing very nice and healthy. Everyone is missing Master and Miss, Kreacher will wishes that Master and Miss are dos good in studies and will come home soon. When Miss Parents told kreacher to send the letters of them to Master and Miss Kreacher also send this letter. Kreacher will wishes that Master is no angry with kreacher.

Kreacher.

By the time Hermione had finished reading she had a broad smile and a few spilled tears on her cheeks. She wiped them off and looked up at Harry who had a similar grin. She gave him the letter which her mother had send for Harry which said similar things about Teddy only with better grammar and more detail. The couple shared this new progress of their godson with their friends and everyone wished to see Teddy in person. No one except the two Weasley's had seen Teddy. Most of the students lingered in the great hall longer than usual as it was a Saturday morning.

Later that day after the Quidditch practice the trio and Neville had planned to study together in the Gryffindor common room because Harry and Hermione were missing that place a lot. So it became like a routine for them to spend their weekend with the others in the common room and the nights to themselves. Ron would spend his free time lying or eating around or with Seamus and sometimes with Neville i.e. whenever he was free from Luna. After the battle Ron had somehow started respecting her a bit more than what he did before…also he could tolerate all her dreaminess and theories of the creatures he never heard of, surprisingly Ron's tolerance had increased and Luna's 'not so normal behavior' was becoming normal.

Saturday and Sunday had passed all too quickly, Harry was glad he could free himself off his studies for Sunday evening. Hermione was sitting on the love seat in their small common room holding Kreacher's letter and reading it over and over again. She didn't even realize when Harry had entered and sat on the couch beside.

"Hermione." Harry called to her resting his chin between his thumb and index finger. Hermione tried to smile but it soon faded off her face, she got up and sat on Harry's lap and hugged him.

"Harry I wish to see Teddy." Harry pulled her more closer not knowing what to say, he kissed her below her ear and rubbed her back, Hermione did the same just buried her digits in his all-time messy hair.

They were soon lying on the couch with Harry on top kissing and sucking on all the bare skin he found, Hermione was grinding against Harry to get the needed friction. The pair had set a constant pace, where they didn't really make out but got enough of the other. Many times when Harry had the urge to take off Hermione's top or blouse they stopped…knowing there's no stopping once she got naked. The dominance in Harry's eyes still made Hermione melt in and out but she was getting bold every time they got intimate. Hermione wore shorts and tank top while sleeping so that Harry got more of her bare flesh whenever she took advantage of getting Harry shirtless which happened often.

After their little session on the couch Harry and Hermione were lying on Harry's bed as usual in the dimly lit room.

"Is it possible that Headmistress McGonagall might give us permission to visit your parents and Teddy next weekend?" Harry asked tracing patterns on Hermione's arm.

She looked up from his shoulder and processed what he had just said. "You're brilliant! I guess it won't hurt to just ask right?! We will do it first thing tomorrow after breakfast and we should ask Ron too if he would come…I hope he does he never came at my place after all…and Neville and Luna and Ginny too….what do you think?"

Harry chuckled and kissed Hermione's forehead, "I doubt she might let us all go…you and I could take the privilege of being the head boy and girl."

Hermione thought for a while. "So let's do this…..how about we first go talk to Professor McGonagall ask if she might let us all go and then ask the others if they would come. That way no one would feel bad!"

Harry smiled and said "Good plan now enough of talking!"

He then resumed kissing her neck and all that he could get of her. Wondering how long he can keep a hold on himself from going to the next level with her, knowing very well that Hermione won't stop him,

Harry wanted it to be a special night and not just a hormone induced wanton.

AN: the mistakes in Kreacher's letter are purposely thinking that he can't do well with grammar and spellings. I didn't make any spelling mistakes in his letter for reading benefit.

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