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Arranged to be yours

ChaserKT

A/n: Hello everybody! Yes I know this chapter took a long time to come out but I had a bit of trouble with this chapter. It didn't seem to want to be written. But after staying up until 4 in the morning I finally got it written. Plus there were 10 days in there were I was at The Witching Hour having so much fun with lots of other HP fans. Plus some great people from our own ship when we had one crazy ass meet up. I don't know if any of you where there but if you where I hope you had a good of time as I did. And I will hopefully be going to Lumos in Vegas. If you have no idea what I'm talking about go to http://www.lumos2006.org it's a bunch of fun if you can go you should. I'm starting writing the next chapter today and hope to have it done soon. I again want to thank everyone for their reviews. I love them so much and I am replying to them as I post this. A bunch of you have asked the timeline for this story. This is a very brief over view of it.

Hermione and her parents left England when Hermione was 6 almost 7.

They lived in France from the time she was 6 until she was 16 when they moved to London.

The war ended when Hermione and Harry were 15.

Hermione went back to Beaubaton for her last year of school.

Harry, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Neville and Ginny are all 18 right now.

You may see some slight differences in this from the prologue of the story. But this is the time line I came up with a few chapters ago when I started to confuse myself. I hope that helps some of you. Ok enjoy this chapter and as always thanks to my Beta Ken. And I don't own Hp if I did I'd have a lot more money then I do.

Chapter 6

The Guest Arrive

Hermione was awake long before Harry even began to stir. She had a hangover potion with a breakfast tray waiting for him when he awoke.

She watched as Harry's eyes blinked open before shutting and throwing an arm over his eyes.

"Here drink this." Hermione said as she placed the cup of potion to his lips.

Harry drank it slowly before sitting up in bed as Hermione stacked pillows behind him. She turned and picked up the tray holding Harry's breakfast, gently placing it across his lap.

"Why are you being so nice to me after what happened last night?" Harry asked causing Hermione's hands to still.

"Because Harry I do care about you and we'll be together the rest of our lives. Please eat, it will make you feel better."

Hermione watched as Harry quickly ate his breakfast.

"Have you eaten?" Harry asked as he moved the tray off the bed.

"Yes I ate before I brought you yours."

"Do you really want to be with me? After last night?"

Hermione looked down at her hands that she was twisting in her lap. "Last night was partially my fault. I shouldn't have gone into her room. It's just that…I wish you could tell me what happened. I know it's hard on you Harry but I want to be there for you. I know that you want to protect me from that. But I want to be here for you now when I wasn't able to be there for you then."

Before she knew it Harry had pulled her into a hug his arms wrapping tightly around. "God I wish I could Hermione. But I just can't. I don't want your view of me to change."

"It won't Harry, it won't." Hermione whispered fiercely in his ear.

"I can not take that risk. I just got you back I don't want to loose you again. Please don't ask me again. Maybe one day I will be able to but not now not so soon."

Hermione nodded into Harry's shoulder but refused to loosen her grip on him. They sat there for a long while holding each other.

After awhile they separated and Hermione left Harry to dress. A short time later Hermione met Harry outside one of the bedrooms that needed to be cleaned. Soon the pair were busy cleaning different rooms, getting them ready for future occupants.

The next few days went on like much like this. The nights were spent sleeping with Harry curled around her. Hermione found that she spent the days looking forward to the night. To the feeling of Harry holding her like she was his anchor to the world was incredibly empowering.

As the days turned into a week Harry had another nightmare that woke Hermione from what would have been a peaceful sleep.

"Harry!" Hermione yelled forcefully as she pushed down on his shoulders with all her might.

Much like the last time when Ron and Neville had done this Harry's eyes snapped opened and he ran to his bathroom to lose the contents of his stomach.

Hermione followed after him wiping his back and chest with a cool wet cloth as he tried to regain the strength to move from the floor.

Once he was able to move Hermione left him to clean himself up as she went back into their bed lighting the lamp next to it casting a soft glow on the room.

She watched as Harry staggered back to bed, somewhat blind with out his glasses, and climb into bed next to her.

"Do you want to try and go back to sleep or do you want to talk for a bit."

Hermione felt Harry lean over and rest his head on her shoulder as they sat with their backs resting on the headboard of the bed.

"Let's talk."

"Okay what would you like to talk about?"

"Anything. You."

Hermione laughed a little. "What about me?"

"I don't know." Harry sighed, his breath tickling her neck. "Did you have any pets in France?"

"Yes. I had a cat."

"What happened to it?"

"Oh he's still very much alive. He lives with my parents in London now. Well that is if my mother hasn't killed him yet. She never really liked him."

"What's his name?"

"Crookshanks, he's a half kneazle. Very smart. My grandmother got him for me for my birthday the last year she was alive."

Hermione felt Harry shift until he was sitting up fully and looking at her.

"Why didn't you bring him with you?"

Hermione bit her lip. "My mother wouldn't let me."

"But she doesn't even like the cat."

"Yes well she didn't want me to bring him thinking that it would be rude of me to just show up with a pet that you might not let me keep."

She could see Harry's brow crease. "Would you like to have him here?"

"Yes."

"Then maybe you could write your mother and ask her to bring him when they come to the Halloween ball."

Hermione turned to fully look at Harry a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth. "Really?"

"Yes."

"Oh thank you Harry." Hermione squealed as she threw her arms around him.

As she pulled back from the hug she couldn't help but lean in a kiss Harry gently.

"What was that for?" Harry whispered against her lips.

"Aren't I allowed to kiss my husband when he does something sweet?"

But before he could answer Hermione found herself moving closer to Harry and kissing him again. Her arms moved around until they found their way around his neck letting her fingers play with the hair at the nape of his neck. She felt Harry murmur something against her lips but she didn't care - she just wanted to keep kissing him.

Hermione let herself be pushed back until she was lying on her back with Harry laying partly on top of her. As she let her mouth move up to his she went back to the moment in the washroom after she had cut her hand.

But this was different. It was much more personal then it was in the washroom. Hermione felt Harry's hands move until one was playing with her hair and the other was rubbing up and down on her waist.

"Harry" Hermione breathed softy as they kissed.

But it seemed that was enough to get Harry to pull away from her. She could feel his quick breath against her lips as he looked into her eyes.

"We should get to sleep, it is very late." Harry whispered as he moved off of her.

"Okay Harry." Hermione whispered back.

She watched as Harry turned off the lamp and settle back into bed. After a few moments Hermione could tell that Harry was not going back to sleep.

She reached over and grabbed Harry's hand - turning on her side to face him in the dark.

"Harry?"

"Hmm."

"I just…I just thought I would let you know that…you can kiss me anytime you like. I-I like it when you kiss me." Hermione could feel the blush fill her cheeks as she let go of Harry's hand and turn on her side away from him.

She could feel him moving behind her until his hand came around and re-grabbed her hand.

"I like kissing you too." He whispered quietly before relaxing against her.

Hermione couldn't help but smile as she felt Harry go back to sleep and soon she too went back to sleep.

After that night Hermione found herself being kissed by Harry a least once a day, most of them were just small pecks on the lips. But sometime right before bed they would really kiss like they had before, with mouths open - tongues playing against each other. They began to sleep as close to each other as two people could get.

This went on for the last week and a half before Halloween. They had cleaned most of the guest rooms save Emily's room, Harry's old room and the play room. Hermione had not asked why they hadn't cleaned those rooms but she knew Harry was not yet ready to let go of them yet.

"Harry, who will be staying here?" Hermione asked as they ate breakfast on the morning their guest were to arrive.

"Ron and Luna, Neville and Ginny, then Ron and Ginny's older brothers and their families; Bill and Fleur and their daughter Madeline, Charlie and Victoria their son Arthur, Percy and Penelope their son Percy, Fred and Angelina their son Max, George and Alicia their daughter Grace. Are your father and mother going to stay here with us?"

"Yes I believe they are. But with all the people around here they may want to stay up at the main house."

"They're more then welcome to stay up there if it's to noisy down here. I know my mother would love to really catch up with yours. Is your mother going to be bringing Crookshanks?"

"Yes I got the letter from her the other day. I dare say she is very happy to be getting rid of him."

"I got him a house warming gift."

Hermione smiled in surprise as she looked over at Harry. "You did?"

"Yes."

"What did you get him?"

"You will just have to wait and see when he gets here."

Hermione just smiled and rolled her eyes at Harry as she stood and cleared the table.

"Mrs. must not be doing that. Its Winky job!" The small house elf protested as Hermione place the plates in the sink.

"Winky I can clear the plates myself. You can still wash them." Hermione relented when she saw the look on Harry's face.

"Why do you fight her?" Harry asked as they walked out of the kitchen.

"Because Harry I don't need her doing little things like that for me. I'm perfectly capable of doing it myself and so are you!"

"Look will just let her do her job. I know you don't like it but it makes her happy."

"I'll try."

"Thank you." Harry leaned over and gave her a kiss that was interrupted by a knock at the door.

"It seems some of our guests have arrived Mr. Potter."

Harry laughed as he slipped his arm around Hermione's waist and walk over to the door. When it opened there was a mass of red headed people waiting at the door.

…who all rained down on Harry at the same time pushing Hermione inadvertently to the side.

"Hermione!" Luna and Ginny squealed as they came over to her.

"How are you doing?" Luna asked.

"Wonderfully and how are you doing with the baby?"

Luna seemed to beam at this. "We are both doing fine. How about you? Have you and Harry decided to become parents yet?"

Hermione couldn't help the blush that came on her cheeks. "No we haven't decided yet. How are you doing Ginny?"

"Oh fine, fine."

"Everyone I would like you to meet Hermione." Harry yelled over the crowd of Weasleys.

Harry slowly went through the large group of people standing in front of her. She could help but notice that the children seemed to stay near Harry.

"I thought Bill and Fleur were staying with us as well."

"Oh they were but Mum and Dad wanted them to stay at the main house with them. They don't live as close as the rest of us so they want to catch up with them." Said the man named Charlie.

"Uncle Harry will you take us flying?" Charlie's small son Arthur ask while tugging on the bottom of Harry's jacket.

"You lot want to go flying?" Harry asked the children who nodded fiercely at Harry.

Hermione watched as Harry looked up at the children's parents who all nodded. "Well I guess."

The children all yelled excitedly and made their way to the door with Harry picking up the small girl, Grace, who was barely three, and carrying her as he walked outside.

Hermione showed everyone to which rooms they would be staying in and letting them settle in as Dobby and Winky brought in their things.

When she was finally back down stair she went outside to see Harry flying in slow circles with Grace sitting in front of him on the broom.

"Are you Uncle Harry's wife?" Arthur asked.

"Yes I am."

"I'm 5."

"Wow."

"Can we call you Aunt Her-my-knee?" The small boy said as he struggled over her name.

"Yes that would be fine."

"Okay."

Arthur seemed to think this was enough because he was soon yelling at Harry that it was his turn to fly.

Hermione watched as Harry made the switch of children before taking off faster then he had with Grace. She could her Arthur asking Harry to go faster.

As Harry carefully flew Arthur in wide circle, banking and varying altitude to please the little boy the Weasleys and both Longbottoms came out of the house with their brooms on their shoulders. "Hey Harry you want to play a bit of Quidditch?"

Harry landed smoothly and let Arthur off to play with the other children.

"Let's play."

"Alright here's how we'll play. Harry, Charlie - do what you two do best, be the Seekers." Fred stated.

"Now who else is playing?" George asked. "Alicia, Angelina, Ginny, Penelope, Luna, Hermione? Hey where's Victoria?"

"Taking a nap." Charlie said.

Alicia, Angelina, Penelope, and Ginny all nodded as they each took a broom from Dobby.

"George you know I can't play." Luna said as she patted her growing belly.

"Hermione?"

"I don't know how to fly. So no."

"Are you telling me that the wife of THE Harry Potter - Seeker extraordinaire doesn't fly?" Fred threw a hand over his heart.

"Alright so Perc you playing?" George asked.

"Sure." Percy said as he too took a broom.

"Okay so we have Charlie and Harry as Seekers. Angelina and Percy you're Chasers on Charlie's team. Ginny and Alicia you're Chasers on Harry's team. Fred you take beater for Charlie's team. I'll be beater for Harry's team. Penelope you can be Keeper for Charlie's team and Ron you're on Harry's."

Hermione, Luna and the children moved over to the shaded area under the large tree to watch the game.

For Hermione it was amazing to watch this group play a game she had never seen. Luna helped by telling her what was going on from time to time. But after ten minutes Hermione had a good idea of how the game went.

The children seem to be almost hypnotized by the game. Hermione had long since lost track of time when she saw Harry and Charlie streak across the field.

Hermione couldn't tear her eyes away from Harry as he flattened himself against his broom, weaving in and out of the other players before turning his broom downward.

Hermione couldn't help but hold her breathe as Harry sped to the ground, his arm reaching out in front of him. She wanted to close her eyes but couldn't seem to make them listen to her.

Hermione watched as Harry pulled up slightly on his broom causing him to roll and crash into the ground.

Before Hermione even realized it she was running onto the field to where Harry lay. The rest of the group started to land and make their way to their fallen comrade. But Hermione pushed them out of her way falling to her knees by Harry's body.

The first thing she noticed was that Harry was breathing. She leaned slightly over his body her hand resting on his chest.

"Harry?"

Hermione watched as Harry drew a deep breathe before he started coughing. That was a good sign, Hermione knew it and slowly she saw his eyes open.

"Harry are you alright?"

"Breathe…knocked…out…I…got…it." He said as he held up his had showing a small golden ball.

Hermione heard the group around them start to laugh.

"Of course that's what Harry worries about - catching the snitch. Not the fact that he just fell off his broom slamming into the ground at great speed." Chuckled Ron.

Hermione seemed to be the only one not laughing and she could tell that Harry saw that.

"I'm alright don't worry."

"Maybe we should get you inside so you can lay down for a little while." Hermione suggested.

Harry nodded and slowly got to his feet with the help of Fred and George. As the group made their way back to the house Hermione couldn't help but want to stay near Harry as he walked. Once back inside Harry and Hermione made their way up to their room as everyone else went to the library to amuse themselves.

Once inside the safety of their room she lead Harry to their bed and let him lay down , then she curled up next to him with her head resting on his chest and her arm wrapped around his waist.

She was willing herself not to cry but before she could stop herself she was. Tears that would not seem to stop rolling from her eyes as they landed on Harry's grass stained shirt.

"Hermione are you okay?" Harry asked as he brushed back some of the bits of her hair that had fallen into her face.

"I'm fine Harry." She said as she buried her face further into his chest.

"Hermione come on" Harry lifted Hermione's head until she was looking into his eyes. "What's wrong?"

"Oh Harry when I saw you hit the ground like that I didn't know what to do with myself. I was so worried that you had hurt yourself or worse. I didn't know what I would do if you had died." Hermione sobbed letting her head drop back down to Harry's neck.

"Hermione I'm fine. Besides I've had much worse falls then that while playing Quidditch. What do you want me to do to make this better?"

"Hold me." Hermione mumbled into Harry's neck.

"I can do that." Harry said as he wrapped both arms around Hermione holding her tight.

They stayed like that for a long time until it was time for lunch. They made their way back to their guests and spent the rest of the time playing and talking. Hermione never left Harry's side the whole time. She just could bring herself to be away from him. After dinner the group went to their rooms to spend time with their loved ones after the children had been tucked away in their on little room for the night.

After Hermione had changed into her night clothes she came out of her bathroom with a bottle of healing potion for Harry to take to make sure that he would be fine by morning. As they curled up to sleep Hermione felt Harry kiss her cheek before saying.

"I would never do anything that would cause me to leave you."

Hermione smiled as she curled up to Harry before finally going to sleep.

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A/N2: I need to know for an up coming chapter by review please tell me if you would have any trouble with this story turning R. If most people would like this story to stay PG-13 I will post an R version else where. Or vise versa. Thanks for the help guys!


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