Drabble 4: Awake
Author's Note: This includes a bit of Ginny bashing. Read as "Ginny love potioned Harry"
Waking Up
Harry blinked. The world came into focus and his senses sharpened. He felt heavy and light, dizzy with a new sense of clarity as if he just woke up. Turning his head, he met the worry brown eyes of his best friend.
"Hermione? What happened?" Harry groaned, pressing a hand to his spinning head.
"Oh, Harry! How do you feel?" she asked frantically, her hands cupping his face as her eyes searched for something.
"I'm okay! I think. . ." As soon as Harry moved his hand Hermione kissed his forehead. Heat flooded Harry's cheeks and his heart pounded against his rib cage.
"Oh, thank Merlin! I'm so sorry I didn't see it sooner! I'll kill her! She won't get away with this!" Hermione gasped, her voice thick with tears.
"Hermione, what are you talking about?" Harry gently pushed her away, holding her at arms length so he could easily look into her eyes. Her beautiful, brown eyes that sparkled in a way that Ginny's didn't. . . Harry blinked, shocked by his own thoughts.
"Ginny! She used love potion to make you fall in love with her! I-I don't know how I didn't see it sooner! It was just so. . . subtle. It's wasn't like when Ron consumed Amortentia. It wasn't obvious that something was off! I just suspected it because - well, it happened so quickly! You was so infatuated with her despite never looking at her as anything but Ron's little sister for so long and-"
"Hermione!" Harry said, cutting off the hysterical girl in his arms. "You're babbling." Hermione looked at him with puffy, red eyes, sniffling gently. Harry used his thumb to wipe tears off her cheek before pulling her into a hug.
"Oh, Harry! Are you sure you're okay?" To be honest, Harry wasn't completely sure. His whole relationship was a sham yet he didn't feel as hurt or angry as he probably should. Looking at the girl he was holding, Harry was only positive of one thing.
"I've never been more awake."
