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Chapter 6: Just One More

Harry paced up and down the hallway outside his and Ron's bedroom that evening thinking about everything that was going on. He didn't understand where his feelings for Hermione was coming from and why now of all times?

Harry mumbled to himself as he paced he had no idea that someone was standing in the darkness of the landing listening to every word he was saying.

"Why is it always me? How am I suppose to handle Voldemort and my emotions at the same time? Why can't it be someone I can handle, why Hermione?"

Harry slumped against the wall and fell to the floor and leaned his face in his hands. The person in the shadows made their way to Harry.

"All right Harry?"

Harry looked up and gave a small smile.

"I suppose, you?"

"Good," Remus Lupin replied to him. "I couldn't help overhearing your inner battle, something you want to talk about?"

"Sort of, but not really. I'm just very confused right now..." Harry stood up and faced Remus, he was now the same height as the werewolf. "It's kind of strange, I like someone, a lot. I know they like me as well.... I think. I keep catching myself trying to kiss her but I know that we will ruin our friendship. All the while I am suppose to defeat Voldemort."

Remus thought Harry looked very confused and he knew that he had to be. What was he suppose to tell him, throw caution to the wind and go for Hermione? He knew that's what he would have done but Harry is different, there more things at stake with him.

"Harry, I honestly think you should do only what feels right in your heart." Remus turned around and walked back down the stairs.

"What is that suppose to mean?" Harry yelled after him. "Big help you've been!"

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Harry was once again in the department of mysteries and staring at the veil. He knew that Sirius was going to come out of it so he wasn't scared this time when he saw his hand come through. Harry wanted so badly to keep him out of it but he knew there was no chance. Sirius now stood before Harry looking as horrible as before, only this time he seemed to have a slight smile on his face.

"You can't save her Harry, she will die just like your parents. She would die rather than betray you....." Harry tried to peer around Voldemort to get a glimpse of the person behind him, brown hair, that was all he saw.

Harry sat up in his bed clutching his scar again. He couldn't believe that he had another one of these dreams and he still didn't know who the girl was. He absentmindedly rubbed his wrist where Sirius had grabbed him and felt the burn. Sirius had told him that he couldn't tell him anymore, did that mean he wouldn't have anymore of these dreams?

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The days turned into weeks at Grimmauld Place and before they all realized it, it was the day before they were to return to school. Harry had packed quickly and was already downstairs in the kitchen by the time that Mrs. Weasley had it ready, he couldn't wait to get back to school.

The dinner that night was delicious and Harry couldn't believe that the summer holiday's were over. He spent the last three weeks avoiding any alone time with Hermione and he felt that it had helped his recent obsession. His dreams with Sirius had stopped and the burns from his dreams were finally completely healed, to Harry it seemed as if that week had never happened.

Harry finished his dinner and walked into the drawing room to make sure that he had not left any of his books laying around in there, before he had finished searching someone joined him.

"Harry," came Hermione's soft voice. "I was wondering if we could talk?"

Harry swallowed hard, he knew that Hermione was going to ask why he had been avoiding her but what was he suppose to say? Yeah `Mione I've been ignoring you because every time I see you I just want to kiss you... yeah that will go over well.

Harry finally found his voice. "Er, sure."

Hermione walked slowly towards him as she talked. "I have been really worried lately, you seem to be avoiding me, is it something I did?"

"No, nothing at all." He could hear his heart beating faster and faster.

"Well what's wrong, if it's nothing I did?" Hermione was standing right before him, only inches from his face.

"It's complicated, I can't... I can't really explain it." Harry could feel the sweat on his brow now, Hermione was making him very nervous.

"I think I do...." Hermione stared right into his emerald eyes. "Is it because every time you see me you want to kiss me, or whenever we are in a room together you can hear your heartbeat, you get nervous when you are around me?" Hermione smiled slightly, obviously hoping he was going to agree with her.

"S..ss. Sort of." Harry whispered to her.

Hermione reached up and placed her hands in his hair rubbing her fingers all through it, Harry had never noticed how calm it made him before. Harry wanted nothing more than to lean down and capture her lips onto his and kiss her with the passion that had been burning inside him for a month. Hermione leaned closer to him and pulled his head down to her own whispering in his ear, he could feel her breath.

"Why are we doing this to ourselves? Why don't we just give each other what we want?"

Harry couldn't believe she had said that, his best friend Hermione was standing before him begging to be kissed. Out of all the years he had known her he never thought that their friendship would lead to this, something more... He couldn't do it though, he couldn't ruin what they already had.

"Hermione," Harry whispered to her. "I can't do this, I can't ruin our friendship.."

Hermione backed away from him and stared into his eyes. "Is it because you don't like me? You don't think I'm worthy for the great Harry Potter..."
Hermione was suddenly cut off from the rest of her sentence, Harry had leaned in and closed the space between their lips. It was more than she had ever imagined, feeling his soft lips on her own and his tongue begging to be let into her mouth.

Without breaking the kiss Harry wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her into him closer, he never wanted to let her go, she felt right, it was perfect.

Finally, both of them gasping for air, they separated and Harry smiled down at her, he knew why he had kissed her, he could see her temper rising and the fire that lit in her eyes when she was angry was too much for him to handle.

Neither of them noticed that a certain professor had wandered into the hallway where they had left the door open, neither of them expected to be wrapped in the others arms that night.

Harry leaned in again and kissed Hermione, this time with more passion and ferocity, he felt Hermione shudder in his arms and knew that he had affected her the same way she had gotten to him. Harry began letting his hands roam over her body as their kisses turned to lust after the other, now that they knew exactly how they felt. He tried to pry his hands under her shirt but felt Hermione's hand reach up and stop him, she pulled away from him then.

Harry muttered a whispered "Sorry" to her and tried to kiss her again.

"Harry," Hermione said while trying to catch her breath. "As much fun as this is I think that we are moving way to fast. Not that your kisses aren't wonderful because trust me they are, I'm just not ready for anything more yet." Hermione hung her head.

"It's ok `Mione, it was my fault I shouldn't have tried anything with you. I think we should go to bed, we do have a busy day tomorrow.." Harry leaned in and gave her a quick goodnight kiss before leaving the room.

Hermione made her way up to her bedroom slowly and finished packing her things away. She couldn't believe that she and Harry had finally kissed, after three painful weeks of staring at him and those couple times they almost kissed in front of other people. She knew when she felt his lips on hers that he truly cared for her, he would never hurt her.

Hermione fell onto her bed while she thought about Harry and the passionate time they spent in the drawing room. She had felt while they were in there that someone was watching them but she wasn't crazy enough to pull away from Harry and look. Nothing could have spoiled that moment, nothing could take it away from her now, she had finally found someone she loved more than anything and she would rather die than betray Harry.
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A/N: Sorry the chapter is so short but the next one will be much longer I promise!!

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