A/N: Thanks to everybody who reviewed. It means a lot to me to see so many people who are interested in this story. Its great to read all the nice comments. This chapter does not have much H/hr interaction but they will for sure later since I'm just setting everyone up. I also wanted to let all of you know that the next update won't happen until the probably the end of next week because I have to study for test. But if I continue to get a lot of reviews like for the last chapter. I'll work hard and try to get it up by the beginning of next week. I hope you enjoy this chapter and please REVIEW and let me know what you think.
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry potter and Hermione Granger. They belong to JK Rowling and I don't own the Bachelor and am no way affiliated with them.
Chapter 2: First meeting
The host of the show named Mathew came over to Harry and said, "Okay are you ready to meet these lovely ladies?"
"As ready as I'll ever be." Harry said putting on a smile.
"Alright then." He said and headed over to the producers to tell them that he was ready.
Harry took a deep breath before he headed over to the spot that was near the door where he was going to greet each woman as she arrived. He was feeling more nervous than normal. Although he never liked the attention he had received since he was 11, it was something that he was used to. He also wasn't nervous about whether or not the woman will like him, he may not be the most handsome guy around but he knew from experience that he was considered an attractive man and he knew that. What he was nervous about was the decisions he would have to make tonight. What if he made the wrong cuts tonight. It would be hard to get to know any of these women in the time he was allowed. He would just have to trust his instincts, which have not let him down much these last few years.
After a few minutes the first contestant arrived. She had on a flattering blue dress that complimented her figure well, "Hi my name is Lisa.," she said offering her hand towards me.
"Nice to meet you Lisa" I replied with a smile and kissed her hand.
"The pleasures mine." Lisa answered with a grin.
Harry met and greeted each of these women in a similar way and noticed that they were all beautiful women and seemed really nice but some of them were wearing more makeup than he would have liked.
Finally the last woman to arrive was the one he most wanted to see but the sight that came to him literally took his breath away.
Hermione came down looking more beautiful than he could possibly of imagined. Her hair was put up in an elegant style of soft curls surrounding her face highlighting the softness of her features. She was wearing just a touch of makeup that accentuated her eyes, cheeks and her soft lips. She was wearing an elegant lavender gown that was very flattering to her curves and high heels.
Harry was mesmerized by the beauty in front of him and was brought back out of his trance by her voice.
"I'm Hermione." She answered with a twinkle in her eye.
"Its really nice to meet you. You look amazing Hermione. Wow." Harry complimented in a deeper voice than normal.
"Thanks." Hermione responded with a blush and then whispered nervously, "I can't believe I'm doing this. I hope I won't wreck this for you."
"You won't. You have never let me down have you?" Harry whispered.
"No." Hermione answered with a smile.
"Go, knock them dead." Harry added.
Hermione just laughed and headed over to join the rest of the girls.
After taking a breather he headed over to join the girls who all stood in a line.
"Welcome to the hit reality show 'The Bachelor". This season's Bachelor is Mr. Harry Potter. He works in intelligence and has many successful cases under his belt. If you want to learn more about him you will have your chance to find out today. All of you will have a chance to get to know Harry today in the allotted time provided. Then he will make his choices and 10 of you will have to go home which leaves 15 of you here to continue on to the next round. Good luck to all of you and have fun tonight." Matthew finished and then tapped onto Harry to tell him he needed to speak with him.
"So you know what's going to happen tonight right. You have to pick 15 of them tonight and you also have a first impression rose which you give the lady that gave you the best first impression." Matthew explained.
"Okay." Harry nodded.
The girls apparently separated into little groups talking amongst each other while waiting for Harry
Once Matthew left Harry took a breath a smiled and walked over to one group of ladies.
"Hi mind if I join you?" Harry asked.
"Of course not." One of girls said.
"First of all I would like to tell how honored I am to be spending time with all you beautiful ladies. Why don't we take turns and introduce ourselves and say one thing about ourselves." Harry spoke.
He saw the ladies nod and then he continued, "Why don't I start first. I'm sure all of you know by now my name is Harry Potter and one of my favorite things to do is to be in the great outdoors." He then pointed to the brunette to his right and said, "Why don't you start?"
"My name is Elizabeth McDermett and I work as a dancer." Elizabeth spoke.
"My name is Lisa Reeves and I love to sing and write songs." Lisa said as she flipped her reddish brown hair back.
"What kind of songs do you write?" Harry asked.
"I mainly write ballads but I'm trying to do other types of music as well because they are what are influencing me right now." Lisa answered with a bright smile.
Harry couldn't help but smile back, she had such a beautiful smile and was gorgeous but not in a model type way.
"What about you?" Harry asked the beautiful girl next to Lisa.
"Me? My name is Summer Kirke, I'm a model and in my spare time I like to write." Summer answered with a smile.
"That sounds great. What do you write about?" Harry asked curiously and couldn't help but think about just how gorgeous she was but she didn't seem to have as much self-confidence as some of the others.
" I've published a few novels that have done pretty well. I also like writing mysteries but they're mainly just for myself for now." Summer answered with a shrug.
"I love mysteries myself. Maybe sometime you can tell me about them." Lisa added.
"Sure, if anyone else wants to learn about them I'll be happy to share them." Summer answered.
"I'll keep that in mind." Harry answered.
"My name is Carole Hudson and I love to ride horses. I'm a vet as well." Carole spoke.
"I also love horse-back riding Do you ride in any shows?" Summer asked enthusiastically.
"I love advanced jumping. I've done pretty well in the shows I've been in. I've been in the top three usually. What about you Harry?" Carole answered.
"Me? Well I haven't really done much horse-back riding but I would love to learn." Harry answered.
"I would love to teach you sometime. I placed first in most of the shows I've rode in. You're probably a natural." A new voice added with chin length blond hair.
"That'll be great." Harry answered with a smile.
"Show off" Lisa muttered.
"What did you say?" The girl with the chin length blond hair asked sweetly.
"I just wanted to ask if I could come along on these lessons." Lisa asked with a forced smile.
" Of course, the more the merrier. Let me introduce myself. My name is Stephanie Karson and I'm a news reporter." Stephanie spoke as she sat up straighter and crossed her long legs.
"So what kind of news stories do you do?" Harry asked.
"I like to do the hard hitting truth, try to get the facts that the public has a right to know." Stephanie responded with a smile.
"That sounds like a lot of hard work." Harry commented.
"It is sometimes but its what I like to do." Stephanie answered.
Harry then turned to the last girl and said with a smile, "What about you?"
"Well, my name is Callie Stuart and I work in law enforcement." Callie explained.
"Really? Mind if I ask what branch of it do you work?" Harry asked intrigued looking at the cute browned hair woman in front of him.
"Right now I work at a police force dealing in gang activity. I actually want to get into the FBI." Callie answered brightly as someone laughed.
"You? No offense for me asking but you don't look for athletic. Can you really get in?" a red haired woman asked.
"None taken. I get that a lot but I do have a brown belt in karate." Callie answered good naturedly.
"Really? That's great. I'm Isabelle Lane by the way. I have a brown belt as well. Maybe one day we could trade pointers." Isabelle asked with a fake smile.
"Well Isabelle. I would love to." Callie responded with a smile.
'So Callie, why do you want to get into the FBI?" Harry asked curiously.
"I have always been interested in the law and I always wanted a job in which I know I can make a difference and that what I do is important…" Callie answered honestly before being cut off.
"I know the same feeling. That is one of the reasons that I got into being a reporter. To give the people the real story." Stephanie added.
"Rude much?" Lisa asked.
"Excuse me?" Stephanie asked.
"Well did you even see if Callie was done talking?" Lisa asked raising her eyebrow.
"Well she sounded like she was weren't you Callie?" Stephanie asked.
"Well if you ask her like that of course she'll say not." Lisa argued.
"Now who's being rude. Let Callie answer for herself." Stephanie answered back and turning to Callie. Callie looked back and forth between the two not knowing how to answer.
Harry looked in amusement as he watched the argument between the ladies. Isabelle took the opportunity to touch Harry's arm and asked, "Care for some fresh air?"
Harry nodded and they headed out the door to the garden outside that was filled with flowers and the night sky was clear and filled with stars.
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Katie, Tracy and Christine noticed Harry slipping out with a red haired woman.
Katie turned to the other girls and said, "I can't believe she did that. Who does she think she is? If they're not back in 5 minutes then we're going to raid their little party."
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Meanwhile Hermione was watching across the woman and noticed that Harry was talking with a group of ladies and decided that she would have to somehow get to know all of these women in order to help Harry out.
A couple of ladies came over and said, "Hey I'm Chloe and this is Jennifer." The brunette said with an exotic look and handed her a drink.
"Hi I'm Hermione." Hermione responded taking the drink.
"It's nice to meet you." Jennifer responded with a warm smile.
"So how did you end up here?" Hermione asked.
"I was just telling Jennifer here that I was tired of all the losers that I've been dating. Most of the guys I dated aren't interested in a long-term relationship or just aren't that material. The last guy I dated was just so infuriating. When I asked him about the future he was like why do you want to ruin what we have right now? Let's just take it one day at a time." Chloe answered.
"Really? That is nothing though the last guy I met was like all over me with the come one baby let's make beautiful music together and I'm like excuse me do I know you? And he's like yeah in your dreams. And when I was walking away he kept and talking to me. I was just thinking can't you get it in your head that I don't like you?" Jennifer added.
"Did you actually say that?" Hermione asked with a laugh.
"No but I wish I did. Guys can be such jerks." Jennifer added.
"I know what you mean. My last boy friend was all possessive and didn't like how much time I was spending with my best friend who's a guy." Hermione answered.
"Sounds like a jerk." Chloe commented.
"Let's drink to that." Jennifer responded raising her glass.
Hermione and Chloe joined in on the toast.
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"So Isabelle what else do you like to do?" Harry asked as she sat down on the bench.
"Well I'm actually work at a bank as a financial advisor but I love the martial arts because it helps you stay fit and healthy." Isabelle replied grinning.
"I agree that the martial arts is good for blood flow and energy. I always enjoy the good workout." Harry answered with a smile.
They took a moment to look outside and Isabelle commented, "Its really beautiful out here isn't it?"
"Yea it is." Harry replied back.
"It kind of reminds me of back home." Isabelle replied.
"Really how?" Harry asked.
"My brother and I used to always go out and look at the stars together and just chat and catch up on life. We're both really busy and don't always see each other. Ever since our parents died, we're all each other have." Isabelle answered with sadness in her eyes.
"I know what you mean. I never knew my parents but I really do miss them." Harry responded and they shared a knowing look.
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Katie led the other girls out and spotted Harry immediately. She asked quickly, "Do you mind?" and sat down.
"Excuse me but we were having a private conversation." Isabelle protested.
"As you can see, there are a lot of us that still haven't had our chance to speak to Harry yet. I don't think its fair that you get a lot of one-on- one time with him." Katie answered.