Wow…I am SO sorry for keeping you all in suspense this long. I really did not mean to take this long getting Chapter 8 out. But my life has been so hectic lately that I've hardly had time to write, let alone reread all the Harry Potter books before the 6th one comes out (which happens to be on my birthday…Fate? I think so!).
So here is Chapter 8, finally! Enjoy! And keep leaving comments! I love comments!
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When Hermione woke up the sun was setting outside the Astronomy tower window. For a few moments she forgot where she was, but then she felt Harry's arms around her and all the memories of what happened earlier that day came flooding back. She felt his naked body pressed against hers and the slow steady breathing against her shoulder and she knew he was asleep. She turned to look at him, careful not to wake him up. She couldn't believe that this wonderful man was lying next to her. Tears stung her eyes as she remembered all the time they both had wasted. But the memory of the love Harry had shown her brought a smile to her face. She wanted to lay in his arms forever.
Just then Harry stirred and opened his eyes. His look of confusion was very quickly replaced by realization, love, and contentment. He kissed the top of her head and pulled her in close.
"Hey you." He yawned.
"Hey yourself." She smiled. "Sleep well?"
"Fantastically!" Harry beamed. Then he leaned down and whispered in her ear, "You were amazing."
Hermione blushed. "You weren't so bad yourself." She joked.
"Gee, thanks" Harry laughed and then paused with that grin of his that always made Hermione's gut tighten "Wanna do it again?" She giggled and he began to tickle her.
Hermione laughed and screamed, "Harry! Stop! Not fair!" She grabbed hold of his hands and held them still. "Its almost time for dinner. We have to go down. Lav and Ron will start wondering where we are, plus, I'm famished!" She said as her and Harry's stomachs growled together.
"Alright, alright. You're right. Lets go." Harry said as he untangled himself from her and sat up. She sat up as well and reached for her bra. "You know that Lavender was the one who told me to look for you up here. I guess I should thank her." Harry said, reaching for his boxers and giving her a wink. Her heart skipped a beat. As usual.
As they were getting dressed they heard a soft knock at the door. "Hermione? Harry? You guys in there?"
"Shit! That's Lavender! She's come looking for us!" Hermione hissed, pulling up her sweat pants and reaching for her tank top.
"Hello? Who's in there? Why is the door locked?" They heard coming from the other side of the door.
Hermione and Harry quickly got dressed and made sure they looked normal before Hermione lifted the spell she had put on the door and opened it to find a very amused looking Lavender.
"Hey, Lav!" Hermione said, trying to sound casual.
"Hey, `Mione. Have you been up here this whole time?" Lavender smiled as she looked between the two, who had both suddenly turned beet red.
"Yeah. . .I found her up here earlier and we've been talking things out." Harry added, clearing his throat.
"Talking? Right." Lavender said with a smile and a wink. "Well I just thought I'd let you know that there are a lot of people looking for the both of you. Dinner is about to start so you'd better come down soon."
"Right. Harry, I'll meet you in the Great Hall, I'm going to go to back to the dorms and change." Hermione said as she descended the ladder behind Lavender. She mouthed `I love you' and blowing him a kiss before she scurried off.
She caught up with Lavender around the corner and began laughing when she saw the look on her face. "What?" was all she could say.
"I'm not even going to ask what happened because I have a pretty good idea." Lavender said smiling ear to ear.
Hermione didn't say anything. She just blushed and headed towards the Gryffindor Common Room.
"What? I don't get any details? Come ON!" Lavender said, chasing after her. Hermione giggled as she said the password to get into the Common Room and headed strait towards her room.
As she freshened up and changed clothes, she listened to Lavender gush about how scandalous she was. "The whole school is going to go crazy! Most of us knew it would happen sooner or later, but I was starting to think that neither of you were going to make the first move. Luckily, Harry found your diary." She was interrupted by a groan coming from Hermione.
"My diary. I left it up in the Astronomy room. I hope no one finds it there." Hermione whined, but then a thought occurred to her. Harry and I will just have to go looking for it later. "Oh well, lets just go down to dinner. I'm starving" she said as she checked her reflection in the mirror one lasts time before heading out the door.
"Worked up an appetite?" Lavender giggled.
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Before heading down the ladder, Harry turned to survey the Astronomy classroom. He stared at the spot where just a few minutes ago he'd woken up in the arms of the most beautiful woman in the world. He couldn't believe that she had been harboring her feelings for him for so long or the fact that he'd ignored his feelings for her possibly just as long. I feel like such a prat. Harry thought to himself. Oh well, the past doesn't matter anymore. All that matters is the future Hermione and I will share together. I cant wait for it to begin.
Harry took a mental picture of the room where he and Hermione made love for the first time. He knew he would never forget it. The smell of her hair, the taste of her tears, the feeling of being inside of her. He knew that he wanted to spend the rest of his life reliving the feelings he felt over and over.
He quickly made the pillows disappear and turned to go down the ladder, but stopped when something caught his eye. Hermione's diary. She left it behind again! She's lucky I found it again or it could have been found by someone who shouldn't see what lies within these pages.
As Harry picked it up and climbed down the ladder, a delicious little plan began forming in his mind and he ran as fast as he could to the Great Hall.
Twenty minutes later Ron sat down across from Harry in the Great Hall. "Here's your Invisibility Cloak, Harry. Why did you need me to get it for you?" Ron asked, watching curiously as Harry finished writing in what looked like Hermione's diary.
"Thanks mate. Appreciate it." Harry said, and shoved the cloak into his book bag along with the diary.
"Are you going to tell me what's up and why you still have Hermione's diary?" Ron asked.
"Sorry mate, cant tell you much. Private." Harry said, giving him one of those smiles that spoke volumes.
"Riiiiiight!" Ron grinned. "So I guess she forgave you for reading her diary?"
"You could say that. . ." Harry chuckled.
Just then Harry looked up and saw Hermione and Lavender walking towards them. Ron saw the look on Harry's face and followed his gaze.
Hermione slid in next to Harry and he could smell her perfume. She smelled like vanilla.
"Hi." He said.
"Hi." She responded. They sat there for a moment, smiling at each other.
Ron and Lavender stared at the two knowingly and then Lavender spoke up. "Hey Ron, lets go see what Neville is up to."
Lavender and Ron laughed as they walked away, leaving Harry and Hermione alone.
"I believe this is yours." Harry smiled as he pulled the diary from his bag.
"Great! You found it!" She smiled, then added "Did you read it?" trying to sound serious.
"Of course I didn't!" Harry gasped in mock surprise. "But I think you need to go back and reread your last entry." He whispered.
She gave him a curious smile and opened to the last page she wrote on. But she noticed that the next page had something written on it. She looked at him as he tried to act nonchalantly while eating his steak and kidney pie. She giggled as she turned the page and read:
Dear Hermione's Diary,
What a day I've had. I woke up this morning and realized that I am hopelessly in love with my best friend. And what is even better is that she loves me back! I don't think I've ever been this happy in all my life. We made love for the first time this afternoon in the Astronomy tower and then we fell asleep in each other's arms. But the strangest thing happened. I had a dream about her. Oh, not just any dream, I had a sex dream about my best friend and lover, Hermione Granger. And boy, was it hot. We were in the Great Hall having dinner and I just happened to have my Invisibility Cloak in my bag. We snuck out of the Great Hall and I led her to the library where we made love on her favorite table underneath the invisibility cloak. We almost got caught a couple of times, but it was worth it. I wonder, since I've fulfilled one of her sex fantasies, would she be open to fulfill mine?
Her's forever,
Harry Potter
Hermione didn't know whether to smack him or kiss him. She sat there and reread the entry again. She let out a laugh and felt her face turn crimson. She had always wanted to have sex in the library. She slowly brought her eyes up to meet Harry's. She knew the question that was being communicated in his gaze. She grabbed a roll from the table with one hand and his hand with the other and together they left the Great Hall.
Hermione was almost running to the library. "Whoa! Someone is in a hurry!" Harry laughed as he tried to keep up.
"Hey, there. This was your idea!" She laughed back and smacked him on the shoulder.
They walked the rest of the way in silence, letting the excitement shoot through them like lightning. When they arrived, they made sure that Madam Pince was on the other side of the library before Hermione performed an Engorgement Charm on the Invisibility Cloak so they were sure that it would cover them completely.
Once under the cloak Harry pulled Hermione into a passionate kiss. He couldn't think of anything he'd wanted more than her at this very moment. He could hardly think at all. Hermione threw her arms around his neck as he picked her up and set her on the table that had been dubbed Hermione's since the moment she'd arrived at Hogwarts seven years before.
Undressing each other had proved to be a bit more difficult than Harry had anticipated. They kept getting tangled up in the huge cloak that concealed them from anyone who might happen upon them. Luckily for them both, Hermione had worn a skirt and a front snap bra for easy access. She thought ahead. That's my girl! Harry smiled to himself as he pulled down her knickers.
Harry paused momentarily to catch his breath and survey the beauty before him. But he was only given a few seconds before Hermione attacked his lips with hers once more. She wrapped her legs around his waist, pulling him closer to her. He didn't waste any more time. He plunged deep inside her making her squeak into his mouth. He paused for a second to shush her before he sank back into her again.
The faster he went, the harder he thrust, and the harder it was to keep quiet. Harry had to bite his lip from calling out her name, while Hermione dug her nails into his back.
With little warning Hermione went over the edge. She was trying hard not to scream, but let out a loud, breathy sigh. Harry watched as she rode the waves of her orgasm. Damn, she looks so sexy! He plunged into her two more times before he came, producing a low, guttural moan.
Hermione rested her head against his shoulder trying to slow her breathing. Harry felt as though his legs were going to give so he leaned into her for support. Once their breathing had slowed and they could once again see strait, Harry said, "Again, you amaze me."
Hermione smiled, "I've been fantasizing about this for years. But this is definitely better than any dream I've had." She said as she kissed him softly.
"I guess we should head back to the Common Room." Harry said, shivering because it had gotten a bit drafty in their corner of the library.
Putting on their clothes was just as difficult, if not more so, than when they were taking it all off. Hermione had a hard time finding where Harry had dropped her underwear while Harry kept tripping over excess fabric from the cloak. They kept having to shush each other because they were laughing hysterically. Then suddenly they heard footsteps coming closer and went silent.
"Over here Madam Pince. In this corner. I heard funny noises and people laughing, but there's no one there." A second year girl in Hufflepuff colors was leading the Librarian over to their table. Harry and Hermione froze.
"Well, I certainly don't see anyone either." Madam Pince said as she rounded the corner and surveyed the area. She bent down, her knobby knees creaking, and glanced under the tables. "You were probably imagining things, my dear. Go on, run on back to your dormitory. It's getting late." She shooed the frightened girl away and gave one last glance back at the corner before walking back to the front of the library to clean up before she closed it up for the night.
After she was gone, they both breathed a sigh of relief and burst out laughing.
"Wow, that was close!" Hermione whispered.
"No kidding. Lets get out of here before we are locked in here." Harry said. Hermione reversed the Engorgement Charm on the Cloak, but they stayed underneath it until they had gotten out of the library and down the hallway a bit. They ducked down a deserted corridor before removing the cloak and sauntering casually back to the Common Room, hand in hand.
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