Harry Potter and the Galator
Chapter 8
Decisions
"Hey Harry. Where've you been?" He looked around just to find the common room empty except for Hermione who was still waiting for an answer to her question.
"Just went to ask Professor Dumbledore about my new gift."
"And what did he have to tell you."
"He told me to read the book Ron gave me and to look at my ancestors for the answer. Apparently it's hereditary, but it can skip generations, even a few generations that's why everyone thinks it's so rare."
"That's good news isn't it?"
"Well, my problem is, the two people who can help me with my ancestry are both dead. I don't think Aunt Petunia would be willing to help me trace my family tree."
"Why don't you start with Dumbledore's suggestion and start with the book. I can read it for you if you want" she offered.
"Thanks 'Mione. I'll go ahead and read it first if you don't mind."
"Of course not, that's fine. Are you sure you're okay?"
"I did have other things on my mind, but I'll sort it out somehow. I also forgot to ask Dumbledore about the galator. He might know a few things about it knowing him. He might be able to tell us why it had glowed that one time and I haven't seen it glow since."
"Well, maybe you can find that in the book too. I mean if the Professor thought you could find the answer to the healing powers and since the galator is supposedly Merlin's, then maybe it's mentioned somewhere in the book too."
"Yeah, you're probably right. Thanks."
"Was there something else?" Could she know how I feel he thought? Am I that bloody obvious around her?
"Nah, that's about it." She didn't believe him. She knew there was something else bothering him, but she just couldn't put her finger on it.
"If you're sure. You know you can talk to me and tell me anything, right?"
"Yeah, but we'd better get some sleep."
"Okay, good night then." She stepped towards him and gave him a hug and a kiss on the cheek as their usual way since the first kiss on the cheek at King's Cross at the end of their fourth year. She felt so good next to him. He almost didn't want to let her go. She felt the hesitation in him, but didn't understand what his hesitation was for. He let her go after a while and told her good night.
He went up to his dorm and decided to start reading the book Ron gave him. He didn't get passed the second page when he fell asleep with the book on top of his chest.
Suddenly, he was awakened by a loud thump. The book had dropped on the floor. He looked around to check if the other boys woke up and the noise didn't seem to bother them. He got up slowly and picked up the book. He set it on his nightstand. Following a strong urge to go to the common room, he grabbed his robe and slowly made his way down to the common room.
He stopped at the bottom of the steps and found Hermione seated in front of the fire snuggled up with a book. He was looking at how peaceful she looked and debated whether to let her know he was there. Too late, as if she could feel him staring at her, she looked up. Their eyes locked and she smiled. His heart skipped a beat. He moved closer.
"So, couldn't sleep either?" she whispered.
"Just woke up and couldn't go back to sleep."
"Well, you can keep me company then. You want to talk about what's bothering you?" Come on this is your chance he thought. Tell her how you feel about her. He sat down on the armchair next to her.
"Well, remember when you asked me to tell you if I ever had any girl problems?"
"Yes?" Her heart was beating double time. She was sure he was going to confess his feelings for her. What should she do she thought?
"Well, I do have a problem. I like this girl, but I'm not exactly sure how she feels about me."
"Have you told her?"
"Well you see, that's where it gets complicated. If I tell her I like her it may ruin the relationship we have now if she doesn't feel the same way." He leaned closer to her and she did the same.
"Would it help if I pretended to be her and you can practice" she told him trying to keep her excitement hidden. He looked into her eyes and saw something he'd never seen before. Damn! She did like him. It's now or never Potter, he thought.
"Hermione, do you really want to pretend?"
"What do you mean Harry?"
"I mean this…" he cupped her face in his hands and brought his lips down to hers. The sparks flew everywhere. The moment their lips touched they knew they were meant to be together. The galator glowed inside Harry's clothes unbeknownst to them.
Harry deepened the kiss. Their tongues intertwined with each other. Without breaking their kiss, Harry brought Hermione to sit on his lap. Hermione put her arm around Harry's neck. She moaned and he only deepened the kiss further. He couldn't believe he was kissing his best friend and loving every minute of it. He finally brought his head up and looked at her intently. Her eyes were clouded by passion and her lips swollen from their kiss, she hugged him tighter and sighed " Oh, Harry.."
"Harry? Harry!" Ron exclaimed as he shook him. "Wake up or we'll be late for first day of class. Harry looked at him confused and then it dawned on him that the kiss with Hermione had been another dream. But it felt so real he thought and he had his body to prove how real it felt. He turned the other way to prevent Ron from seeing the effects of the dream, but he didn't miss the faint glow of the galator near his chest. Before he can show Ron, the glow was gone.
"Okay. I'm up."
"You were such in a deep sleep mate. I've been trying to wake you up for about two minutes. You must have been having quite a dream." Harry blushed and turned to see Ron smiling at him mischievously. He hoped he didn't actually talk in his sleep.
"Sod off!" he told him and noticed that the book he'd been reading was placed on the nightstand as in his dream or was it a dream?
At that moment he decided the only way to stop those dreams was to date other girls. He added that to his to do list mentally. He had to somehow get Hermione out of his system. There was no way she could feel anything but friendship for him he thought. And he didn't want to ruin their friendship by telling her what he thought he felt. He had to be sure and he had to know if she felt the same way. But first he hadto figure out exactly how he felt about her. Maybe all the feelings he'd been experiencing were because Hermione's been a close friend and a girl. Maybe it was because he was a little jealous of Ron's relationship with Lavender. At that time he had to take action to find out about himself. Maybe what Hermione decided with Francois would also work for him.
That same day he asked Cho out on a date. It devastated Hermione when she found out, but she'd learned how to mask her feelings for him since she'd discovered her feelings for him a few years ago. It confused Ron, Lavender and Ginny who were sure that he fancied Hermione, but because they were his friends they tried to support his decision and be happy for him. The only person that was truly pleased with the decision was Cho.
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