Chapter 8: Chapter 8

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Harry tossed from one side to another in his bed from time to time. Sleep wasn't coming to him that night. Excepting his defeat he sat up in his bed. He rubbed his eyes and wore his spectacles. He didn't know how time had passed so quickly after lunch. Lunch was absolutely mouth watering made by Remus and Sirius. Sitting in his bed he could remember the conversation they had during lunch.

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"So where did you both go?" Hermione asked Remus and Tonks breaking the silence which had fallen upon when they sat for lunch.

"You owe me ten Galleons, Remus." Tonks declared sticking her tongue out to Remus. While Remus just sighed and shook his head

"What?" Harry asked little confused as to where was the conversation going.

"Nothing Harry, Tonks here had a bet with me for ten Galleons that it will be Hermione who will ask the question and I bet it will be you. You just lost me ten Galleons, Harry." Remus said shaking his head with a small smile playing around his lips.

"You both are still so childish." Hermione muttered which was heard by everyone sitting there.

"Hey!" Tonks shouted at her a little offended but Hermione just rolled her eyes at her.

"Anyway, where were you both, Remus and Tonks?" Sirius quickly asked diverting the attention.

"Order's meeting." Remus replied tight-lipped.

"What! Order is still running?" Harry asked shocked at the revelation.

"Yup, we were shocked too when we were summoned today." Tonks replied back.

"So happened in the meeting?" Hermione asked her brows furrowed.

"Nothing interesting but we know that Hermione's is working because none of the others were suspicious about Harry's were bouts, they still think he is with the Dursleys." Remus said as he looked at Hermione who averted had her gaze.

"And that'd all?" Harry asked sceptically.

"Yup, waste of time." Tonks agreed and fell silent.

"I have a question." said Hermione looking at the three of them.

"What is it?" Remus asked her.

"How do get called for the meeting, I mean does the Order uses a Patronus or something?" asked a curious Hermione.

"Well they don't really use a Patronus, it was Dumbledore's idea that when one wanted a meeting to take place it would flash in their respective minds. Then you are supposed to respond to it by flashing a message in your mind as you will be there or won't be their due to some work but if you ignore it you get a killer head ache."

"Is that even legal?" Harry wondered aloud.

"Huh, you know Dumbledore, he doesn't care if it's legal or not. He just cares his work to be done in any way- legal or illegal it doesn't matter to him." Tonks said.

"I agree."Remus said nodding his head.

"What about you Sirius, did you feel it when Tonks and Remus were summoned for the meeting?" Hermione asked curiously.

"Nope, didn't feel a thing." Sirius shook his head.

"Maybe it is because you were behind the veil." Harry said in deep though as Sirius shrugged.

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Sighing he got up from his bed knowing in no way he could fall back to sleep anytime soon. He closed his door softly behind him as he left his room. He immediately turned right towards the kitchen to have a mid-night snack when he saw light pouring out of Hermione's room. He stood in front of her door picked his hand to knock on the door but found that he couldn't. He was frozen with a feeling which he couldn't express in words. He looked at what he was wearing, shorts, which were lying low on is hips and a cut off sleeves white shirt another hand me down form Dudley. He moved closer to the door and stared at it willing himself to open the door, as he thought to himself "It's just 'Mione, nothing to be nervous about."

"Be Brave, Be Brave… I am a Gryffindor. I am a man! For God's sake. Where is the courage? Gryffindor Courage Gryffindor Courage I am a Gryffindor." Giving himself a pep talk he knocked softly on the door of her room.

"Come in." Hermione called.

Harry opened the door with a soft push and saw Hermione lying on the bed on her stomach, swinging her legs in air reading something from a book with at most concentration. She was surrounded with papers and books all around her. She too was wearing a white tee which seemed to have ridden up showing her smooth, soft, small, white- like milk waist and short which had also ridden up thanks to gravity. Harry's eyes immediately latched on to Hermione's smooth, long legs which were moving to and fro and then stared at her waist.

"Harry, what are you doing so late?" Hermione asked as she got up and sat down on the bed pulling her shirt down, and looking at him worriedly.

Harry was stunned by her sudden beauty and couldn't answer her, he cursed himself of not noticing her before, the way he was noticing her now then he remembered the love potions and felt angrier towards the Weasley's than before. He snapped back from his stupor when he saw Hermione patting the place next to her on the bad and calling out to him.

"Not- nothing, looks like you are busy, sorry to disturb you. I will see you later." He stumbled over his words as he came out off the room as quickly as he could.

He walked towards the kitchen; he could still here Hermione calling him from her room. He noticed that there was no one there. "Of course no one in their sane mind would be here." Harry thought to himself sarcastically. After having a glass of pumpkin juice he again went to his room to lay down, put his spectacles away on the side table and closed his eyes hoping to fall asleep. The moment he closed his eyes, all he saw was Hermione, her magnificent legs which the capability of causing traffic jams, her waist which was just perfect for her. He saw her short jeans skirt and a bottle green shirt, the same dress which she had worn to Private Drive. He saw her curves, which didn't know until then had existed.

Sighing he got up and decided to act as a Gryffindor and go to Hermione's room and face her hoping to feel better. He got up, picked his spectacles again and started off to her room. He knocked on the door and pushed it open. Hermione had changed her position. She was now sitting on the bed a blanket covering her, her back was being supported by the head rest; she was again going through something which was there in her hand. She looked up and saw Harry at the door. Her face immediately turned to a worried one.

"Harry, what happened?" Hermione asked him.

"Nothing, I just couldn't sleep." She just nodded and agreed to his answer though not satisfied by it.

Hermione patted the space besides her inviting him just like before. Harry immediately went to it. She held the covers for him to get in.

"Comfortable?" she asked.

Harry just nodded in content.

"Why aren't you sleeping yet?" Harry asked her after some time.

"Not feeling sleepy." Harry looked at her and saw that s could barely keep her eyes open.

"Hermione!" Harry sighed, he sat up on the bed and took all the things and kept it on the side table with slight fight put up by Hermione in not wanting to be disturbed. He then pulled her down so she too was sleeping on the bed, their faces in front of each other.

"Don't work so hard Hermione." Harry said.

"I wasn't!" Hermione lied.

"'Mione, don't lie to me. You are very, very dear to me. I don't want anything to happen to you." Harry said in a near whisper.

"Oh! Harry." Hermione sighed and put her hand on his cheek.

"Harry, tell me about the Dursley's." Harry asked Hermione suddenly as she pulled her hand back.

Harry got ready to tell her when he saw her fighting a yawn; smiling to himself he moved forward slightly and said "Tomorrow."

"But-" Hermione started to resist.

"Tomorrow Hermione, I promise." Harry said little exasperatedly.

"Okay." Hermione admitted grudgingly after she yawned at last.

"Tomorrow, Harry." Hermione whispered.

"Yes." Harry agreed.

It wasn't late that both were asleep together lost in their dreams.

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