A/N: Here's chapter 5! I hope you like it! My birthday is Monday, so you need to leave me a review as birthday present! LOL! I'd really appreciate a review if you have time! Thanks and God bless!
Chapter 5
Harry was walking down a long corridor. It was dark and smelled of death. He could see a door down a ways. Harry's scar started to burn like fire. There was a person in front of him, and he couldn't help but follow even though he did not want to. As he approached the door, the person held his hand out and it opened. When he walked into the room, Harry followed behind, not of his own will. The room was full of people scrambling to bow down to the one they feared above all. Harry walked in behind this person , but no one seemed to be able to see him. He realized this wasn't any ordinary person, it was Voldemort. Voldemort walked up to the front where a high backed chair sat and took a seat.
"How nice of everyone to join me here tonight." He said with an evil smirk. He continued to look around. "Tonight, I have been informed we have some good news. Pettigrew why don't you come up here and-" His eyes stopped wondering around the room, and he focused on one. "It looks like we have a visitor, but I don't remember anyone inviting you Potter! Well, I guess I will have to teach you a lesson."
"CRUCIO!"
Harry twitched in pain and screamed in agony. He could feel someone shaking him and could faintly hear people shouting.
"Someone go get Dumbledore!"
"Harry wake up!"
"Fight it Harry!"
Harry could still hear Voldemort's laughter at his pain. "Let this be a lesson to you Potter! Don't tread where you don't belong." Harry felt someone grab his hand, and the pain immediately faded. Voldemort stopped laughing at this. "My, my Potter took you long enough. Now leave!" Voldemort pushed forward all his anger, hate, and hostility to get Harry out of his head. He knew Potter used the exact opposite to force him out last year at the Ministry.
Harry awoke screaming with tears of pain flowing down his face. His clothes were sticking to him from sweat. He opened his eyes but couldn't really see. Someone must have picked up on this because they handed him his glasses. When he could finally see he saw Hermione, Ron, Remus, Ginny, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, and Dumbledore. Hermione was still holding his hand, well at least something made sense. He looked around at the people and was surprised to see Ron, but he didn't dare say anything about that.
"Harry, what happened?" Dumbledore asked, his usual twinkle in his eyes gone.
"I-I was in Voldemort's," Ron and Ginny shuddered at this, "meeting with the Death Eaters." Harry closed his eyes trying to remember what was going on there. "Voldemort said there was good news and he asked Pettigrew to come up and tell them about it. Then, he caught sight of me, and as much as I didn't want to be there I was! I couldn't get out, but I know he didn't want me there to find out whatever this 'good news' was, either. He told me he would teach me a lesson and he used crucio on me. I guess that went on for about five minutes, and I could hear you guys shouting. Then, I felt someone grab my hand and I fought off the curse. Voldemort got upset about that and I felt all these negative emotions. That's when I woke up." He ended, finally, but lamely.
"I see." Dumbledore said while his mind was in deep concentration. "It seems neither of you wanted you there although we cannot rule out that this was one of Voldemort's plans."
"Harry, are you okay? Do you need Madam Pomfrey?" Harry's mind quickly flicked back to just a couple of weeks ago, and the way he was treated by the women in general. "NO, no I'm fine." Harry said somewhat inconvincibly. Mrs. Weasley just eyed him as if saying 'I'm not that stupid, Harry', but she didn't push the matter.
"Well, Harry why don't you try and get some more sleep. That's the best thing you can do to fill better anyways." Remus said, seeing he didn't want any extra attention. He decided to go ahead and leave hoping everyone else would follow, slowly but surely they did.
"Let me know if you need anything Harry." Dumbledore told him, patting him on his shoulder as he went
When Hermione began to get up, Harry called out to her. "Hermione, please stay. Just for tonight." Hermione's immediate reaction was no, but when she looked into his eyes the word seemed to disappear from her dictionary.
"H-harry, what if we get caught?"
"I will make them feel like idiots for even coming in here if someone comes in here. I just want some sleep Hermione, and you are the only person who could calm during that nightmare, if you can even call it that. Please Hermione, I just want some sleep." Harry had such an innocent look there was no way she could say no.
"Just for tonight, Harry! I mean it!" What was happening to that little know it all that followed by all the rules? Evidently she was replaced by the new, sexier Hermione. Harry wasn't complaining at all. He got up and closed and locked the door. "Oh and Harry, happy birthday!" She gave him a sweet and tender kiss.
"I wish it was my birthday all the time!" Harry said winking. He could feel the results from Voldemort's curse and decided it was time to try and get some more sleep. He got under the covers, and Hermione eyed him for a few seconds as if she was trying to see through to his soul (kind of freaky actually). She sighed rather loudly and cut of the lights that obviously got cut on during the whole nightmare thing. She hesitantly climbed under the covers stiffly as if Harry would bite any moment now. After a few minutes, Hermione started to relax and try and go to sleep.
"Hermione?"
"Yeah?"
"I love you." Hermione was more than a little shocked to hear this. The last time Harry said this, it was on accident, but this time she knew he meant to say it.
"I love you too, Harry. Goodnight." Harry rolled over and put his arm around her waist, goodness she felt so soft! Hermione scooted closer to Harry where their bodies were actually touching now, and they both fell asleep in a few minutes time.
The next morning Harry and Hermione were awoke with someone pounding on the door. Hermione and Harry jumped when they realized someone was wanting to come in there. Since they were pounding on the door, they figured it had to be Ron or Ginny since the adults would have used magic or would have at least knocked gently.
"Come on open up! I may not be sleeping in the room, but my stuff is still in there!" Crap, it was Ron. Hermione looked at Harry with pleading eyes. Harry got up from the bed and went to his trunk and pulled out the invisibility cloak. Harry threw it to Hermione, who instantly wrapped it around her to hide. Harry went to the door and unlocked it. Ron came in, got what he needed and left. Hermione pulled the cloak off of her.
"That was a close call!" Hermione said.
"Nah, that was nothing," Harry said, with a grin that made Hermione get butterflies.
"Well, I'm going to leave before anyone notices I'm here." Hermione went to her room when she walked in Ginny was in there tapping her foot at her with a face that said 'SPILL IT NOW, SISTA!'
"Hello, Hermione. Had a goodnights sleep?"
"Yes, the best."
"Yes, I'm sure you had tons of sleep with Harry. HUH?"
"Of course, I did!" Ginny squealed.
"So anything happen between you and him. Did you, well…you know?"
"NO! Ginny, I don't know who you think I am! But can you please not say anything about this???"
"You know I won't say anything Hermione! You have it bad for Harry, don't you?"
"Thanks Gin! You are the best!" Hermione couldn't help but be relieved. She never really had a good friend when she was younger that she could talk to that wouldn't tell anyone what she said. She could trust Ginny with anything, and she found that she as actually starting to like a little 'gossip', NOT Lavender and Pavarti's version of gossip though. "Well, Gin you should know that I'm falling really hard for Harry. It's not just a school girl crush. I love him Gin!" Ginny had been staring around the room trying to find her shoe, but when she heard Hermione say this she jerked her head back toward Hermione with her mouth open in shock. This was not the Hermione she was use to. Hermione had changed, and no one could deny that. Hermione started to blush under Ginny's stare.
"That's so sweet Herms!" Ginny said this very sarcastically, and Hermione wondered if she should have told Ginny this. Ginny just rolled her eyes, trying to hide the jealousy she felt for her friend getting the 'Boy-who-lived'.
"Well Hermione, I'm going to go see if Mom needs help with breakfast," Ginny left the room quickly, trying to get away from the love struck teenager.
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Harry's Room
Harry was sitting on his bed in deep thought. He was thinking about his nightmare, and how Hermione stayed with him. He thought about the prophecy, and how he could die before he made it to his 17th birthday. His mind quickly floated back to Hermione. He never knew love until he found her. Gosh, he loved her! He would die for her without a second thought. Just thinking about Hermione made him smile!
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Hermione's Room
Hermione sat on her bed wondering what was up with Ginny. She started thinking about Harry's nightmare, and how Harry asked Hermione to stay with him. Her thoughts shifted to Harry's prophecy, and how she could lose him before his next birthday. She had always grown up with a family that loved her, but she never expected to find 'true love' so early in life. She would do anything to make sure Harry beats Voldemort, even if that meant giving up her own life. Her thoughts of Harry was enough to make her smile like the love struck teenager she was! All of a sudden a white glow surrounded Hermione and Harry. Hermione's mind felt like someone was prying in it. Little did she know Harry was feeling the same thing. She suddenly heard 'I wish Hermione was here right now'. Hermione jumped. It sounded like Harry was whispering in her ear, but when she turned around he wasn't there. She knew he was in his room, she didn't know how she knew but she knew. She suddenly thought about how cute Harry looked when he was smirking at her, and these thoughts were echoed in Harry's head. Harry jumped…it sounded as if Hermione was standing right next to him, but he knew she wasn't. He didn't know why, but he knew she was in her room. Something weird was going on…first he had a white glow around him, then he heard Hermione or he thought he did, and now he knows where she is.
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July 31, 2005 Dinner Time
"Hermione, we are ready! Go get for 'dinner'!"