::Intuition::
Hermione was in the library reading a book as per usual. She was peering with the corner of her eye at Harry. It had been a week since the two hadn't talked about what had happened between them. Hermione let out a heavy sigh before standing up and going to Harry who was apparently looking and filing through some papers.
"This is getting ridiculous Harry." Started Hermione.
"That's good to know." Harry responded.
"Are you even going to look at me?" She asked.
Harry turned to look at her and their eyes met. "I've missed those."
"Missed what Harry?"
"Your beautiful eyes." Harry said causing Hermione to blush.
"Thank you. I've missed you too."
"We need to talk." Hermione said.
"And you figured that out when?" He asked sarcastically.
"Harry. How could I have known about you being self conscious about Viktor? That was last year and truthfully something I would just like to forget all together. But I can't. As I can't forget about that conversation we had a week ago." Hermione said leading Harry to a quiet part of the library.
"I wasn't about to lie to you and tell you that nothing was wrong Hermione because I'm not that way. I was afraid of it before the conversation we had. Even right after you broke up with Viktor. The back of my mind was always wondering why it had ended between you two and what had happened while you two were together. But that's where it stayed, at the back of my mind. I just couldn't come to ask myself those questions. But when we started going out, I started wondering even more about your past with Viktor. And I know how foolish it sounds to say this but I never believed that sex would be such a big part of a relationship."
"I know Harry me neither. I never realized it. Well what I was afraid of was that if Cho started liking you, you'd take a direct fancy in her and leave me."
Harry laughed and Hermione gave him a menacing look. "I'm sorry but that's what you believed? Oh how wrong you were Hermione! I love you too much to leave you. Especially for a girl with a questionable fashion sense!"
Hermione laughed. "How foolish were we. Well that's my lesson to learn. Never listen to Malfoy ever again!"
Harry looked sharply at Hermione. "Malfoy told you all that rubbish about Cho and me? Malfoy told me all that rubbish about Krum and you!" He said with a hint of confusion in his voice.
"Why do you believe he did that?" Asked Harry.
"Remember when I said he had a crush on me?" Said Hermione.
Harry nodded. "I think he still has one." Said Hermione.
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Quidditch practice was going smoothly. Hermione and Lavender were on the bleachers watching the Gryffindor team play a practice game against Hufflepuff.
"I'm glad to hear Harry and you are talking again." Said Lavender staring over at the field.
"Me too." Said Hermione.
"Hermione…" Started Lavender.
"Yes?" Asked Hermione. Lavender looked pale and as though she was going to fall ill. "What is it?"
"I don't feel so…" Said Lavender before she collapsed on the floor. She had fainted. Hermione looked horrified.
"Help! Lavender's fainted! Anybody please!" Herms yelled as loud as she possibly could.
Harry and Ron rushed over to Hermione's side. Harry picked Lavender up and led her to the Hospital Wing.
"She'll be all right Ron. Don't worry." Said Hermione reassuring an anxious Ron.
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Harry hurried into the Hospital Wing where Madame Pomfrey was waiting for him to come over.
"She's fainted Madame. She was talking to Hermione on the field and then she just collapsed on the floor." Spoke Harry in just one breath.
"I see." Madame Pomfrey said laying Lavender down on one of the beds. "I'll take good care of her. You go back outside and tell everybody that she'll be all right."
Harry nodded and went right back outside.
"So how is she?" Asked Seamus worried for his friend.
"She'll be all right." Said Harry. Everybody nodded worried that Lavender might not get better so quickly.
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Hermione and Harry were both in the North Tower of Hogwarts. They were sitting down on one of the fluffy long sofa's that were up there.
"I hope Lavender will be ok." Said Hermione.
"And Ron." Finished Harry.
"I'm worried about him." Spoke Hermione truthfully.
"Me too Hermione me too." Said Harry before kissing Hermione.
"What was that for?" She asked.
"Can't a boyfriend kiss his girlfriend?" Harry asked playfully.
"Yes he may." Hermione said leaning for another kiss. As the kiss was getting deeper Harry laid Hermione down on her back. He heard her giggle.
"What's so funny?" Harry asked.
"I don't know it was just I was thinking oh Harry Potter's hand is on my ass."
"Oh Ok."
"No it's not that Harry! It's just it reminds me of an episode of 'Friends' when Rachel and Ross were kissing and it was their first date and Ross put his hand on Rachel's ass as they were making out and Rachel started laughing and I was thinking of that so I laughed."
"We're going to have to cancel 'Friends' for you Hermione."
Hermione and Harry talked for the next half an hour enjoying their company.
"Hermione I love you." Harry said.
"I love you too Harry." She answered.
Hermione and Harry had started making out again. Harry lifted his head up.
"You're not laughing anymore." Harry noticed.
"Well that's because it's not that funny anymore." Said Hermione unbuttoning Harry's shirt.
"Hermione listen I'm not pressuring you to do anything you don't want to do." Started Harry.
"Harry, you understood that I wasn't ready throughout the cruise and you waited. Last week you told me how you really felt and were honest with me about how you felt." Hermione said taking off his shirt. "I want to do this."
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Ron was in the hospital that night. Sitting down on a chair beside Lavender's bed.
He talked to her about everything about how he missed her and how he loved her. "Oh how I wish you could hear me Lav." Ron said.
"Mr. Weasley, it's time to go." Said Madame Pomfrey.
Ron nodded. "Sweet Dreams I love you." He said before placing a kiss on Lav's forehead.
He walked around the school that night. Thinking about how an idiot he was to have broken up with her. 'She had cheated on you.' He thought. But his heart, that was a different story. His heart knew that it wasn't her fault and that he was just at the wrong place at the wrong time and that Lavender was going to stop the kiss. It looked that way when he entered the common room and saw her and Josh kissing and that's what she said. Lavender had never lied to Ron ever in their whole relationship. He trusted her more than anything. He waited until Madame Pomfrey had gone to bed and went back into the Hospital Wing.
He stared at her for a couple of minutes and whispered quietly. "You're wrong Lav. I am in love with you."
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Hermione woke up and smiled at Harry. His arms were enveloped around hers and she could smell his nice cologne.
Harry kissed her neck gently. "Good morning." He whispered.
"Good morning to you too." She answered.
"Sleep well?" He asked.
"Perfect." She answered.
"You know I love waking up next to you." Said Hermione.
"And I love waking up next to you too," Harry said.
"Any regrets?" Asked Harry.
"Just one." Spoke Hermione.
"And what's that?" Harry asked a little disappointed.
"It had to end." Hermione said reaching up to kiss Harry who was smiling at her.
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It had been three days since Harry and Hermione had made love and Lavender had woken up. It took her twenty-four hours to get used to being on her two feet again but she was back and eager to find out what had happened while she was asleep.
Hermione and Lavender were both alone in the girls dormitory for it was a Saturday and everyone was outside.
"So how was it?" Asked Lavender.
"You've been back for two days and that's the first thing you ask! Get your mind out of the gutter. But it was great. Incredible. All the positive and best adjectives put together and you have it. The best experience I had ever had in my life." Said Hermione.
"Wow. Who knew Potter was so good in bed?!" Lavender exclaimed receiving a pillow in her face from Hermione.
"So Lav did you find out why you had fainted?" Asked Hermione.
Lav nodded. "Madame Pomfrey said it was because it was of stress and sadness and the fact that I had a high fever that night."
Hermione nodded. "Want to talk about it?" She asked.
Lavender shook her head. "No thanks."
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Lavender and Ron were both sitting in the common room that night. Neither of them speaking to each other. After twenty minutes Ron had enough of it and decided to look up at Lavender. She looked so beautiful and graceful he thought to himself.
"I'm really happy to hear that you're all right." Started Ron.
"Well that's a shocker." Responded Lavender a little harshly.
"Listen I…" Ron, said.
"Ron I know that you came and watched me for the 24 hours that I was in there. Madame Pomfrey told me. And I want to thank you." Lavender said moving herself so that she could really be across from Ron.
"You're welcome. I was so afraid that I wanted to be the one to be sure you were OK."
"Lavender I want to tell you something."
"What is it Ron?" She asked.
"You're wrong."
"And what about?"
"You're wrong because I am in love with you."
Lavender didn't speak. She was noticing the fact that Ron and her were face to face and that their noses were practically touching.
He leaned in and kissed her on the lips. Lavender wasn't thinking straight. That's how it was when he kissed her. Her mind would go blur and her knees weak. But that didn't keep her from accepting the kiss. It was as if they had forgotten that they had kissed anyone else.
After Lavender realized what she was doing she pushed back. "We shouldn't be doing this."
"You're probably right." Said Ron. The two looked at each other and stood up still not breaking eye contact.
"I'm going to go to bed." Said Lavender.
"Right." Said Ron before reaching out for her arms and bringing her body close to him so he could kiss her.
Lavender slipped her arms around his neck and kept kissing him. Their brains were telling them to stop. But they
wouldn't. They kept listening to their heart instead.
End of chapter 12. Review please!