~ Home for the Summer~
Summary: (which is a bad one) Ron and Harry enter Hogwarts, hiding Hermoine, and trying to get away with it.
A/N: Come on guys! Baby boy or baby girl?
" Hagrid's house is on the other side of the school, he won't be anywhere around here" Ron was the first out of the car.
Harry was next, pulling the seat forward to help Hermoine, " you sound so sure of yourself. Do you even know how to get to the dorm from here?".
" Of course" he faced the building standing taller than them, " if we take the stairs to the sixth floor, because of our ear, then down the left wing, make another left, down the hall, the dormitory is also on the left, and, Walla!".
Hermoine gazed at the dark building. If not for the reflecting moonlight, it would blend with the night sky. " Why do I have the feeling that those are the directions to an old friend by the name of Fluffy?".
" If you make all rights instead of lefts, then yes, it is" Ron told her, frightening Harry.
She thought nothing of it, " what about all our things?".
" We'll come back for it later" Harry said, " let's just get inside first".
The large doors to the back entry were not only extremely heavy, but also locked. Then again, two wizards, one witch, three wants, and a certain spell were better than any key. The three pressed their backs against the wood and iron, scraping their feet against the ground. With all possibility, they managed enough space to allow their entrance. After the small corridor, there was the staircase tower, where the ceiling could not be seen. Ron went first, then Hermoine, and Harry followed her. The only sound was their shoes clattering against cement steps. Just arriving on the fourth floor, a light began to illuminate a small area on the ground floor. The three dropped to hide behind the railing, looking through the bars at the owner of those voices.
" Maybe it's the snakes again" Ron gasped, terrified.
Harry interrupted the mindless speaking below them, " you know what they're saying".
Hermoine raised herself slightly, " it's Hagrid".
Sure enough, the loveable, enormous groundskeeper was chatting away with Nick, the friendly spirit of the school, at least one of them. His roaming of Hogwarts year round had been forgotten about when the planning went on.
" Oh, sure Weasly, he never comes around here!" Harry was unaware of the pitch in his voice, by that time, it was too late.
" Harry? Good gods, is that you?" Hagrid's voice echoed towards them, all of them.
Harry released his lip, standing to reveal himself over the banister, " hello Hagrid".
Ron joined him, " hello Sir Nick".
Both were overwhelmed to see the boys, only the boys. " hello Potter, Weasly" Nick greeted, " it's nice to see you again, and rather early this year".
" Um, yes, we wanted to get a head start" Harry felt the nerves in his throat jumping. Hermoine hid within the shadows between the boys.
Hagrid laughed, " you're the only ones to think of such. Where's the Granger girl?".
They panicked for a reasonable, yet believable, explanation. The truth of the acceptance list did not come to either mind. " What?" Harry caused somewhat of a diversion.
" Where's Hermoine?" Hagrid repeated.
" Hermoine who?" Ron's voice cracked to a higher tone.
Harry dropped his neck in disappointment, " Hermoine won't be returning, her parents no longer want her here".
" They don't want me period" she commented, luckily, there was no echo.
No one said anything for what seemed like an eternity, maybe no one believed what Harry had just said. " What a shame" Hagrid said, " well, she will be missed. We'll be seeing you boys". The two disappeared from the ground floor, continuing their conversation after the boys had muttered a ' good-bye'. Hermoine stood up when it was safe.
" Hermoine who?" Harry angrily mocked Ron, " what was that?".
" I couldn't think!".
Harry was about to tell Ron that he'll probably be the death of them all, but his rapid hand gestures interrupted. He accidentally hit Hermoine, knocking her off balance and down the stairs.
" Hermoine!" he yelled at reflex.
She laid still after landing on the platform that separated the sets of stairs. At the given moment, just as Harry began to eliminate the number of steps between them, the staircase began to move. Shifting downward, they separated Ron and Harry from Hermoine. When finally coming to a stop, she was on the other side of the tower, three stories down. She winced in pain, trying to her herself to sit properly.
" They should move again soon" Ron told him. Harry didn't care, throwing himself over the railing, leaving Ron to watch. As he was mid-air, there was another shift, having Harry crash land right above her. He couldn't feel the pain. He jumped again, and landed at her feet.
" Are you alright?" he moved to her side.
Hermoine still had a painful expression, " yeah, it was only a few steps, I'm okay".
He lifted her into his arms, one arm under her legs and around her back, carrying her back to where Ron was waiting, then continued to the dorm.
" I can walk you know".
" You're not heavy" he told her.
The dormitory was just how they would always remember it, but the dorm itself gets bigger year by year. And now, they'd be alone. Ron opened the door to the room, and let Harry walk in first.
" It's just like the bride and groom after the wedding!" he laughed.
Harry turned on an angel, allowing Hermoine to kick Ron in the stomach area. He fell over himself onto the floor. Harry placed Hermoine gently on her feet. " So this is it" she looked high and low.
Ron struggled to move, " have you thought of a plan on what to do when that thing wants to come out" bad choice of words, but he had a point.
Hermoine and Harry looked down at Ron, then at each other. " I knew we were missing something" he said.
" It's a rather important detail" she replied.
Harry paced around in small circles, " um, okay, we have.four more months, right? And then...".
She placed each hand on either of his shoulders, bringing their foreheads together, " you don't have to have the answers, I don't expect you too".
" Maybe we should tell someone else" Ron suggested, " someone who can help, this can't be done alone".
" Who can we trust? Someone who wouldn't try to send her home, and who wouldn't tell another staff member".
" All signs point to Hagrid" Hermoine said in response to Harry, " he always told us things we weren't suppose to know by the laws of Hogwarts".
Harry stared down at the stone floor, " what can he do?".
" A lot more than we could do by ourselves" Ron told him.
" Alright, why not just go to him if it becomes absolute necessary" Hermoine came to the conclusion, " I really don't want to go back" she said very softly.
Harry gently raised her chin with two fingers, " if by any means you really have to, I'm going with you".
" Me too!" Ron watched her smile, " so it's settled, Hermoine starts screaming, we go to Hagrid".
" Good thing it's not the same for you, Harry would be on his way in three seconds".
A/N: The semi-climax is in the next chapter, promise.