Chapter 21: Chapter 21

A/N: This chapter contains LEMONS. Readers beware...

It was after Hermione had gone to bed in her room; Harry was nowhere close to sleeping. He got up from the bed and paced around the length of his room and closed his eyes and let his mind run over things and then suddenly with a flash he opened his eyes and quickly jumped out of his bed, changed into one of his well worn jeans grabbed the map off his table his wand in another and silently went to the teacher's quarters where he knew that Sirius was still awake. Quickly muttering the password to the painting which was glaring at him to be woken up from her sleep, the door opened submitting him into the teacher's quarters.

"I was wondering when you would come running to me." Sirius commented from the sofa where he was lying and was reading 'Witches Weekly' as he saw Harry walking into the room.

Harry groaned "You knew... of course you knew. You could have told me before, you know."

"I knew you would remember... eventually and its fun seeing you all worked up." Sirius barked a laugh. Harry just sighed in return.

"So what are you planning to give her?" Sirius asked after a moment of silence.

Harry dropped on the seat next to Sirius and supported his head with his palms, ideas running through his mind. After thinking a while he replied to Sirius "I need you to take me to Gringotts." Sirius got up from the sofa and looked at Harry with wide eyes.

"What! Now... why?" He spluttered.

"Please Sirius, just get ready and come with me, I promise I will tell you why on the way." He pleaded as he threw his a shirt lying on the sofa and asked him to get ready. Sirius got up but didn't move towards the room but instead he moved towards him and kneeled in front of him and took his chin in his hand and looked at him. After a beat of silence he shook his head and smiled so bright that it could have lit up the room. He barked a laugh and went to the other room to get ready.

Harry furrowed his head and scratched his head wondered what the hell had just happened.

"Come on let's get going." Sirius said, dressed up and went towards the fireplace. He threw some floo powder into the fire and yelled "Gringotts." soon Harry joined him at the other end dusting off the soot of his jeans. As it was almost middle of the night there was practically no one there except some goblins here and there who were immersed in their work. Harry went to the first goblin he found and said "Can I speak to Griphook please?" he asked in a hushed voice. The goblin looked at him and then nodded immediately went to search for Griphook.

Harry went back to Sirius and stood next to him waiting for Griphook to come. "So what is you plan, what do you want to give her?" Sirius asked Harry turning slightly to look at him.

"Well the last time I had visited my vault I saw this two charmed bracelet, I want to gift that to Hermione." He said. Sirius looked at Harry and then smiled a little. Harry was confused the way Sirius was acting with him but before he could ask him about it he saw Griphook coming at his way. "Mr. Potter." He said bowing at him, while Harry just nodded back. "And-"Griphook turned towards Sirius and waited for him to tell his name.

"Andrew Carlson, I am a professor in Hogwarts." Sirius immediately said. Griphook nodded and turned towards Harry.

"How can I be of your service Mr. Potter?"

"I need to go to my vault." Harry said taking out the key and giving it to him. He nodded and started walking asking Harry and Sirius to follow him through a tunnel when suddenly Sirius gasped Harry looked at him to see that all of his appearance had been vanished and he was back to his black hair and eyes Sirius. Sirius shot a panicked look at Harry and turned to move away when Griphook spoke up "Not to worry Mr. Black your secret is safe with us; actually we came to know that the day you were brought back from the veil. And that is the reason that Mr. Potter was not called for the reading of your will."

"You didn't anyone about him, did you?" Harry asked worried.

"No Mister Potter, as I said before your secret is safe with us." Griphook said slightly bowing.

Sirius and Harry relaxed and continued walking behind him in silence. Griphook then stood in front of a cart; he motioned the both of them to enter the cart. The cart immediately stopped in front of Harry's vault, Griphook open the vault and stood outside as Harry and Sirius went inside.

"Where did you last see it?" Sirius asked as he looked around for the bracelet.

"Found it." Harry called Sirius and pointed at the bracelet he was looking for.

In a word the bracelets were beautiful. They both were a replica of another. It looked as though silver, Ruby and Emerald was melted and made into ropes then braded them together.

"Its charmed too, I can feel it." Harry said as he touched it. "Do you think she will like it?" Harry asked Sirius who was still looking at the bracelet wide eyes.

"You all right?" Harry asked Sirius as he turned pale.

"She will fall in love with it, now come on we have to get back." Sirius said quickly ignoring his question.

"Sirius, what's wrong?" Harry called behind his moving next to him.' "Nothing, Harry." He denied getting into the cart where Griphook was waiting for them patiently.

"No, something is definitely wrong." Harry argued. Sirius sighed in defeat. "How about we talk about this layer, I am tired and sleepy okay." Sirius said promising him.

Harry looked at him and then nodded accepting it. "Tomorrow."

The next day Harry woke up late and so he had to miss breakfast which meant that the whole day he couldn't wish Hermione for her birthday the way he wanted to as would be surrounded Ron or Ginny. It was until the evening of that day that Harry dragged a reluctant Hermione to the room of requirement where he had already had gotten a cake for her birthday. He had already told Sirius that he didn't want anyone else to be there.

"What is it Harry?" Hermione grumbled as she started to put her hair into a pony.

"No, stop; don't do that." Harry said as he knocked her hand away, her hair came tumbling onto her shoulder. "Happy birthday." He whispered in her ear as he gave her his gift.

"You remembered." She said softly brightening up.

"Of course I did and I am so, so sorry I didn't wish you the whole day, one thing came after another." He apologised.

"It's okay." she said as she kissed him softly.

"Open it, your gift open it." She opened it the box and saw the bracelet.

"It's a family heirloom; see I am wearing the other one." Harry said as he showed her "You like it?" he asked her.

"I love it, Oh! Harry." She finished by giving him a big wet thank you kiss and wore it. "It's absolutely wonderful." she said staring at it.

"It is supposed to turn warm when I am in danger and vice versa." He explained. "Now you don't have to worry about me all the time."

"Happy Birthday 'Mione." he said as he brought the cake he got for her and placed in front of her. Hermione had tears in her eyes and just shook her head as she cut the cake into pieces

"Here." She said as she brought a piece in front of him. Harry smiled and took a bit and did the same to her. Harry suddenly had a mischievous look in his eyes; he quietly took a piece of cake and smeared it all over her face when she turned towards him.

"Harry." she said shocked at what he had just done. Harry just shrugged as he ate the cake which was in his hand; not to be left behind she took a piece of cake and did the same to him. Harry's mouth dropped in shock "I can't believe you just did that." He said as Hermione laughed her head off at his expression. Harry took a larger piece and smashed it all over her face, her hair and on her clothes. Hermione shrieked in surprise and look the remaining cake and smeared all over him too, the spectacles were not spared too.

"Look at what you have done." Harry said looking at the mess they created.

"Well you started it." She shot back.

"Guilty." He said looking at the clothes.

"Yeah, we should probably have a bath, clean up." Hermione said as she looked at her clothes she turned Red as she continued "So are you going to join me?"

"Hermione." Harry choked on his spit. Hermione just shrugged.

"Come on Harry, I know you want too and I want it too, so will be joining me?" she asked again.

"Don't kid, Hermione." He growled.

"I wasn't." She said shaking her head and turned and went to the bathroom which the room had just created leaving Harry behind her stunned to silence.

"I will be in the shower, come if you are willing to join me." She said without looking at Harry. She felt worse than ever. She knew that he thought she was kidding, but she wasn't and she felt how stunned he was but that didn't help her feel confident much. She threw her clothes at the corner as she stepped into the shower. She was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't hear the door open. She fixed the temperature of the water when she felt a pair a hand sliding on her waste hugging her from behind. She gasped in surprise. It wasn't hard to feel his hot and hard erection against her back.

"I couldn't stay away." Harry said as he turned her towards him. "Are you sure Hermione because if you are not then tell me right now and I will back away before I can't?"

"I wouldn't have asked you if I wasn't so sure." She said as she claimed Harry's lips with her. Harry let the shower run, water falling on them as rain, as he continued to kiss her. Hermione's hand searched for the soap as he nipped her neck gently as she found it, she gasped out "Turn around." Harry stopped and looked at her, his eyes full of love and lust as he looked at her. He nodded and turned around she soaped his back trying hard to not notice the scars on his back. "It's all in the past." Harry said knowing what she was thinking about. Hermione swallowed and nodded and she continued soaping him and softly rubbing them.

"Enough, it's your turn now." He said gruffly and took the soap from her hand. He touched her slender waist and grazed her skin with his teeth. He pushed aside all her hair to one side and pressed a kiss to the tender skin, giving her the gentleness he hadn't showed her in the last few weeks. He pressed closer to her, his palms flat on the shower walls on either side of her head. Hermione tangled her fingers through Harry's hair. He looked into his eyes, took a chance and slid his hand down the front of her body and cupped her one soft breast. He squeezed gently, she gasped and arched, tugging his hair harder.

Grinning against her, he released her breast and soaped his hands; he took a step back and ran his hands from her shoulders to the tops of her thighs. He turned her around, her buttocks tightened under his touch and he stroked up to rub the soap in circles as he closed the tap of the showered so that she remained soapy for his pleasure.

"Harry, am I very dirty?" asked as she gasped aloud. He was fascinated by her smooth bottom and was very aware of the heat and the silky pleasure that awaited him below the curve he was caressing.

"Filthy." He whispered to her as he sucked her neck, loving the taste of her.

"What about you?" she asked breathless.

"Afterwards today is about you, Happy Birthday 'Mione." He said silencing whatever she was going to say next by a kiss.

"But-" Hermione spluttered as Harry wrapped his arms around her body."Harry..." she groaned.

"Shut up." He whispered against her neck as he closed his hands over her breast and then pressed his body flush against her back; his erection lay between them, hot and throbbing.

"Harry, please." She pleaded huskily.

"Not yet." He nipped at her neck, he moved his hands until her nipples were between his fingers and at the same time he nudged one leg between her legs. She gasped. "Are you wet for me 'Mione?" he pinched her nipples gently.

"I..." her whole body trembled.

"Maybe I should check." He slid one hand from her breast down her damp stomach to the curls at the junction of her thighs. He went slowly, his mouth dry with anticipation, he thrust his thigh between her smooth ones, and his fingers slide through her curls and into the delicate folds between her legs as she squeezed her legs together. She shuddered as he stroked her sensitive flesh in search of heat. When he found it, he gently pushed a single finger inside her making her cry aloud. Harry's own body went taut with desperation.

"Harry please." Hermione groaned as he drew back and turned her in his arms. "You are driving me crazy." She whined. Reaching down he removed her hands from his waste and put it on his shoulders as he let water wash off all the soap from their body. He carried her locking her legs around him to the bed and dropped her onto the bed. He hovered above her as he took her nipple into his mouth.

She bucked and screamed "Harry, Please! Please!"

"Ready?" Harry asked Hermione as he readied himself. She just nodded. He was inside her before he could breathe, lodged just barely in her heat. She pushed herself up when she felt Harry stop, impaling herself. He clasped her hips, he was inside her and he didn't dare to move.

"You can move now." Hermione as she nodded for him to start moving again.

"Ready?"

"Yes." He rocked against her, giving her time to use to this feeling. She shuddered as he stroked her buttocks. He took her lips in a bruising kiss as he gritted his teeth against the temptation. She returned his kiss with same fierceness. Lips locked with hers as he moved with her. His one hand on her bottom and the other on her breast playing with her nipple. He felt her tightening.

"Let go, baby. Let go for me." He whispered into her mouth. He rolled her nipple in his fingers and bit lightly the other one, her body jerked out against his as she clung to him as ripples of pleasure tore through her body. Gaining hold of her body she locked her legs tight around his neck and buried her face in his shoulder. He started moving fast, speeding his rhythm, stroking her already sensitive inner tissues. Hermione gasped out as she felt another round of orgasm taking over her body. Mouth open she arched her back holding onto Harry as she rode her pleasure with him.

"Hermione." he gasped as he thrusted for the last time. He rolled over her as he fell on the bed, gaping for breathe.

"Wow." Hermione said as she recovered from the ecstasy she felt minutes before.

"I agree." Harry said as he straightened his spectacles looking at Hermione with a grin on his face.

"It makes me wish that every day was my birthday." she grinned back as she snuggled back into him.

"It didn't hurt too much did It." he asked yawning.

"No, it was perfect." She said as she yawned too her eyes closing.

"Love you." He mumbled sleep taking over him.

"Me too." She said kissing his hand.

What they didn't notice was as they both fell asleep both the bracelets on Harry's and Hermione's hand glowed bright and then dimmed turning to their normal self.