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::Intuition::
A/N: All that is written about the QE2 are real facts. I have been on this ocean liner many times before and all the information related on the boat are true. Thanks for reading! Please review!
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'The Queen Elizabeth II Ocean Liner' Thought Hermione as she was getting ready for her summer vacation. She was so excited, Harry, Ron, and her had been hired to work as waiters' and waitress on the famous Queen Elizabeth II Ocean Liner cruise. 6 weeks of paradise for the three best friends. This was definitely going to be the best summer of their lives…
"HARRY! Hermione and Ron are here!" Yelled Sirius Black, Harry's godfather. It had taken about two years for his name to be cleared but now that it was Harry had moved in with Sirius at the beginning of the summer.
Harry as quickly as possible ran down the stairs of his home to greet his friends. He was so glad that he was going to be spending the whole summer with Hermione and Ron it made his stomach jump of excitement just to the thought of it.
Harry made his way to the spacious living room. He looked over at the clock that gave the time date and weather on it and noticed that it was all ready July 17 and that they would be leaving for the boat in two days exactly.
Hermione gulped as she saw Harry. She hadn't noticed how good he looked until now. His silky jet-black hair that was as untamable as a wild mustang, those gorgeous emerald green eyes that would sparkle at any sign of excitement or joy. He now stood to be 6 ft and oh how handsome he looked. It was undeniable; Mione had to admit it to herself.
Harry had quite the same reaction to seeing Hermione again. 'She's gorgeous' he thought, as he looked her up and down. She now reached the full height of 5'8, but looked a little taller with her high-heeled white sandals. Her hair was still bushy but it looked a little curlier than it did in her previous years. Her chestnut hair laid a little lower of her shoulders and her honey brown eyes were as intense as ever. She wore a plain white tight halter-top and a short flown white skirt. As she smiled at Harry, Harry felt his heart beat at a faster pace.
And lastly came Ron. He grew to be a handsome young man with his beautiful greenish/blue eyes and his flaming red hair that now was a little spiked at the top. He was at the height of 6'1 and felt quite proud of his tall self. He was wearing a plain green Hawaiian shirt with the top buttons undo so he could show off his muscular stature. But ofcourse being the Quidditch teams new keeper allowed a lot of working out.
Hermione made the first move to go hug Harry. As he held her waist, Harry felt a spark rise between them. Hermione had her arms snaked around Harry's neck and felt a sort of electricity flow through her veins. As she let go of him she couldn't help but stare at his eyes. 'Wow' she thought.
"Harry! Mate! How have you been?" Asked Ron as he went over to pat Harry's back. Ron looked over to Hermione who was staring blankly at Harry.
"You all right there Mione?" Asked Ron concerned for his friend.
Hermione nodded. "Uhuh…"
"Mental that one…I'm telling ya!" Said Ron to Harry, knowing Hermione would hear. Hermione ofcourse sent Ron a death glare that noticed to 'cut it out'.
Sirius had prepared lunch for the three, knowing that all of them, especially Ron would be hungry. Bacon eggs, sausages, and hash browns were spread all over the table. (A/N: Yummy…. *licks lips*) Ron was all ready sprawled all over the food and Harry couldn't help but look at Hermione…again.
'Why is he looking at me like that?' Thought Hermione, taking small bites of her food.
"Harry?" She asked.
"Yes?" He replied.
"Do I have some food on my face…you're…you're staring at me?"
"Ummm you actually do." He lied taking some imaginary food off of her cheek.
"Thanks."
"Few that was close!" Said Harry to himself as he saw Hermione start eating again.
Ron noticed the two and couldn't help but chuckle. "Oh my! This is some good stuff! Harry fancies Mione!' He thought to himself.
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The day of the cruise had arrived and Harry, Hermione, and Ron bid farewells to their families before heading to Southampton to take the cruise.
As Ron saw the boat his mouth cracked wide open. Being raised and living in the wizarding world had some disadvantages. Hermione took Harry and Ron's arms and ran them to the top of the boat.
After the view of their cabin and being settled down the three met with the cruises activities and employment director. Harry, Hermione, and Ron found themselves sitting with 100s' of teenagers their age.
"Welcome to the Ocean Liner: The Queen Elizabeth II, also well known as the QE2." Started the director.
"I am Mr. Brown and I'll be your director for your remaining time on this boat." The man had a strict but soft and gentle sound to his voice, he seemed to be a very respectable persona.
"Wouldn't it be ironic if that was Lav's dad?" Whispered Ron to Hermione who chuckled at the thought.
Mr. Brown read off the names of all the employees and Ron, Harry, and Hermione would all be working as waiters or waitress at the Coronia Restaurant, along with Sandra Wolin, Jeremy Cheslun, and Rachel Gellar.
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Harry, Ron, and Hermione had spent their whole first afternoon on the boat learning their way around the Coronia Restaurant, kitchens, and ofcourse the whole boat.
Harry, Hermione, and Ron had settled into their cabin in the Coronia (A/N: If you're in the Coronia cabins you're in the coronia restaurant, if you're in the Princess Grill cabins, you're in the Princess Grill Restaurant. And so on…) and felt really tired after their first day.
"I feel like I've been hit with the deepest most dangerous sleeping spell ever." Said Hermione resting her head on her pillow.
"I know what you mean, I'm totally sleepy." Said Harry, who lay in the bed beside Hermione.
Ron's bed was at the other side of the cabin, where you had to pass through an extremely short gap to get through.
"I'm tired but also famished!" Yelled Ron to his friends.
"Ron?" Said Harry
"Yep mate?"
"You're always hungry."
"If I could throw a pillow at you, I'd do it you know?"
"I know Ron. Well good night everybody."
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It was 7:00 am and Harry, Ron, and Hermione were all ready dressed in the waiter uniforms. Ron and Harry had to wear a casual black suit with a white dress shirt under it. Tie or bow tie was optional, so Harry and Ron decided to not wear any of them and just wear the white shirt loose with one or two buttons from the top unattached. Hermione on the other hand wore a nice black blazer and a white dress shirt under it. Her outfit also consisted of a black skirt that reached down to her knees and a pair of black shoes. High-heeled or not, it didn't matter. They all had to wear a tag with their names on them and a pin flag under it, so the customers would be able to tell what country they were from and what languages they spoke.
Ron and Harry had gotten used to the waiting business by the afternoon. Amazingly the boys were quite good at it. Hermione on the other hand was doing fine on the waiting part but felt a little uncomfortable when a middle-aged man would look at her in a greedy way. Luckily for her, those men were mostly all married and proper so she wasn't bound to get hit on.
Harry and Ron were waiting two tables that were right beside each other so it was easy for the boys to have little chats once in a while
"Ron?" Started Harry.
"Yep mate?" Ron answered.
'Sandra's looking at you."
"She is?"
"Yep"
"Well good for her."
"You're not going to ask her out. She's pretty fine if you ask me."
"Not my type man."
"Sure…whatever you say."
"How bout you Harry?"
"What about me?"
"Don't play dumb man, I always catch you giving Hermione you're googly eyed look."
Harry went red to the cheeks. "Excuse you?"
"You fancy Hermione."
"I do not!"
"Do to!"
"Do not!"
"Do not what?" Asked Hermione who passed along.
Harry scratched his head. "Do not…do not…do not think Professor Trelawney would look sexy in a bikini."
"Is that what you guys were talking about?" Asked Hermione to Ron and Harry.
"Yep that's what we were talking about. Though the only reason why Harry doesn't think Trelawney would look good in a bikini is because he's got the hots for McGonagall." Stated Ron.
Hermione saw Harry give Ron a death glare, which definitely mean this was a joke and dirty one at that. "You boys are disturbing." And with that she was off.
"McGonagall in a bikini Ron?!" Asked Harry.
"Hey it could happen!" Said Ron before leaving to go get a loaf of bread for the couple he was waiting.
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Harry, Hermione, and Ron had finished their first day and quickly went to bed. The next two days passed slowly and were extremely uneventful. Though Harry, Hermione, and Ron were quite happy to hear that they had a day off.
"So what are we going to do on our day off?" Asked Hermione to the boys the night before.
"I was thinking of maybe heading down to the pool for a swim and then go dancing maybe." Stated Harry.
"Pool sounds brilliant! I'm in!" Exclaimed Ron.
"Me too!" Said Hermione, who wanted to see what Harry looked like in a pair of bathing suit boxers.
Hermione, Harry, and Ron went off to the outside pool. Hermione was wearing a dark green bikini, Harry a pair of navy blue swims boxers and Ron a pair of dark red swim boxers.
Hermione was in shock when she saw Harry come out of the changing room. He had a muscular body! Boy had Quidditch paid off she thought. Harry had nice abs and a good muscular tone. Not too much too much to make it look unappealing, but just right. Ron looked quite the same as Harry but had a little more abs then Harry.
Harry went up to Hermione. 'God she looks hott.' He thought. He had a mischievous twinkle in his eyes that Hermione knew spelt trouble.
"Harry?" She asked anxiously.
"Yes?" He answered.
"What are you…" She couldn't finish as Harry quickly picked her up and held her in his arms. He ran to the pool and threw the both of them in.
"HARRY!" Hermione yelled tackling him down in the pool.
Hermione and Harry didn't notice how close their bodies were to each other and how much they were entertained with each other. Ron smiled at his friends. 'They love each other and don't even notice.' He thought to himself.
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Harry, Hermione, and Ron were back to work the next day and felt quite refreshed after their day off.
Harry and Hermione were left to work in the restaurant, as Ron had to go with Sandra to deliver some papers to the captain of the cruise.
Ron was walking with Sandra at his side not noticing that she kept creeping up closer to him.
"So…Ron, how do you like the cruise so far?" Sandra asked with her strong London accent.
"I love it its great! How bout you is it your first time on this cruise?"
"Nope, second."
"First for me."
"That's nice."
"Do you know a lot of people on this cruise?" Asked Ron.
"I guess I do. I know a lot of the members of the staff because I worked here last year. And I also know Mr. Brown's daughter but she's a total bitch."
"Really what's her name?"
"Lav…" Sandra couldn't finish because someone had bumped into Ron.
"Oh I'm so sorry. I'm so clumsy here let me help you." Started the girl.
Ron directly noticed the voice and looked up to the girl that was picking up the papers. "LAVENDER!"
"RON!" Yelled Lavender as she jumped into his arms. "It's so great to see you here!"
"Same here! But what are you doing on this boat?" Asked Ron.
"I'm Mr. Brown's daughter and when I heard Harry, Hermione, and you were on the cruise I got so excited!"
Ron stared at Lavender. 'She's so beautiful.' He thought as he helped her stand up. Lavender stood to be 5'9, but seemed to be 5'10 because of her white high-heeled sandals. Her blonde silky hair ran down to her shoulders, her aqua blue eyes shimmered. She was wearing a magnificent red halter dress.
'God Ron is hott.' Thought Lavender staring at him. "Wow." She murmured to herself.
"I'm so glad to see you here Lav, I've missed you!" Said Ron. 'I miss you? How did that come out of my mouth?' Thought Ron.
"You missed me?" Asked Lavender with a tone of hope in her voice.
"Yes."
"I missed you too Ron. Well…here are your papers. Listen how does this sound, Hermione, Harry, and you meet me for a late snack at the "Lido" later?" (A/N: Lido is a snack/ plain dinner restaurant.)
"That'd be great Lav thanks." Said Ron.
Lavender turned to look at Sandra. "Sandra." Said Lav with a cold tone in her voice.
"Lavender." Said Sandra with the same cold tone in her voice.
When Lavender was gone Sandra turned to look at Ron. "You know her?!"
"Yeh she goes to my school she's great ain't she?" He said.
"Great!? Don't make me laugh! She's a bitch!"
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Harry and Hermione were finished waiting and were waiting for Ron to finish in the bathroom of their cabin.
"He's been in there for the last 20 minutes. What's up?" Asked Hermione to Harry a little annoyed.
"You know were going to dinner well…late dinner with Lav tonight right?" Harry asked.
Hermione nodded. "Oh…you think he fancies her?"
"I don't know…maybe."
"Love." Started Hermione
"What?"
"Love, it's a tricky business ain't it?"
"I guess so. Why?"
"I don't know. It's so complicated and all but at the end of the day you're in love and that's all that matters, nothing else. Just you and your lover." Said Hermione.
"It's a terrific feeling." Said Harry plainly.
"Have you ever been in love Harry?"
Harry was stumped at the question. He had feelings for Hermione she was so smart, caring, beautiful, friendly…could he really be in love with her?
"No I haven't Mione, but when I do fall in love I'll be perfectly content. How bout you Mione? Have you ever been in love?"
Hermione was also stumped at the question. She had feelings for Harry for he was so smart, brave, handsome, caring, and gentle. 'Could I really be in love with Harry?' Thought Hermione.
"No Harry, I've never been in love…but when I find it if I find it, I'll feel like I'm the happiest woman on earth."
Harry cupped Hermione's chin with his hand. "If you find love? Mione, you're so wonderful in every single way. Who couldn't fall in love with you?"
Harry was leaning in to kiss her. 'Oh my god I'm going to kiss her.' Thought Harry. 'Oh my god this is it he's going to kiss me.' Thought Hermione at the same time.
Harry and Hermione's noses touched but before his lips could gently touch hers Ron opened the door of the bathroom wide open.
"Tada! How do I look?" Asked Ron, who was wearing a dark blue suit and a white dress shirt under it.
Hermione and harry let go of each other, blushing furiously. Had Ron seen them?
"You look great Ron." Said Hermione awkwardly
"Yeh mate, you look great." Said Harry with the same awkward tone.
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Hermione, Harry, and Ron had arrived to the "Lido" at 11:00 pm and spotted Lavender directly. How could she be unnoticed? Lav was wearing a long pink dress that reached to her feet and her hair was in a tight french twist.
"What can I say? My dad wants me to dress up for dinner every single night!" Said Lavender hugging her friends.
"Harry! Hermione! It's so great to see you two!" Said Lavender mentioning to them to sit down.
"It's ironic ain't it Ron?" Started Hermione.
"What is?" Ron asked.
"Remember our first day when we heard Mr. Browns' name you said 'Wouldn't it be ironic if that was Lav's dad?' "
"Oh yea I remember."
"Lavender?" Asked Harry.
"Yep." She answered.
"Why did you never tell us that your father was an entertainment and employees director on the QE2?"
"Well because I didn't want people to know because or else I feel like I wouldn't be able to trust them. Never being able to know if they were truly my friends or if they just were nice to me to come on the cruise. 'Me dad's muggle me mum's a witch' as Seamus would say." Lavender finished with an Irish accent.
"That makes sense Lav." Said Mione.
"Well I'm not the dumb blonde that everyone thinks I am." Said Lavender.
"I never thought that!" Continued Hermione.
"I get really good grades but I don't let people know."
"Why are you telling us then?" Asked Ron.
"Because I can trust you three."
Ron started conversation again. "Why does Sandra think you're a bitch?"
"Sandra?" Started Lavender. "Sandra hates me because when she came on the cruise last year she stole two diamond earrings from the gift shop and I told her off."
"Why is she allowed to come work on the cruise again this year then?" Asked Harry.
"Because after I told her off, I felt bad and went to my father to plead to him to let her come back this year. The only problem is she never forgave me for telling her off and she hates me more now because she thinks I pity her."
"Do you pity her?" Asked Hermione.
"In a way I do, but then again I don't, it's all very complicated."
"Sandra has a thing for Ronniekins over there." Stated Harry.
Ron turned all red. "She's the antichrist I never really liked the bloody girl any ways but I can't be mean to her because she's so sweet to me and it would just be wrong."
Lav, Mione, and Harry nodded.
Mione was staring at Harry sip his hot chocolate. He managed to put some whipped cream on his nose.
"Harry?" Hermione started trying her hardest not to laugh.
"Yes?"
"You have whipped cream on your nose." She said wiping it off with her index finger.
Harry smiled at Hermione and once again the stared into each other's eyes. But this wasn't passed unnoticed…
Lavender and Ron saw the whole ordeal and looked at each other. 'This is going to be a very interesting trip.' They both thought.
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