Chapter 22
A/N: Sorry it took so long I've been so busy, I didn't have time to update. Well hope you like this chapter.
Harry and Hermione walked to Potions class with huge smiles on their faces. As they walked down the corridor, Hermione kept debating in her head if she should ask Harry exactly how long was he in love with her.
"Harry, when we were at Dumbledore office you said that you were in love with me for 7 years, were you serious." Hermione asked
"Yes." Harry said shyly
"Really." Hermione said surprised "If you had a crush on me for so long, why is it that you just asked me out this year."
"Um…I tried, but every time I got to talk to you in private or in the hallways, Blaise or one of the Law twins would come and interrupted us before I even got the chance."
"Really!" Hermione said shocked " I don't remember you saying more than three words to me for 6th years."
"That is because we were always interrupted." Harry said again
"Well do you remember a time?" Hermione asked
"Um…yeah I think there was one time in 4th year." Harry said and paused in the middle of the empty corridor
Flashback to 4th year
"So Harry who are you going to ask to the Yule Ball?" Ron asked
"Um…I don't know…someone." Harry shrugged. They were about to enter transfiguration class when Harry spotted Hermione walking by her self.
"I forgot something back in the Great Hall. I'll catch up with you later." Harry said quickly
" Err…. okay, but you better hurry class starts in 15 min." Ron said
"Okay." Harry said and ran to catch up with Hermione.
Harry thought to himself what he should say to Hermione. It should be cool but not be too desperate. "Hermione do you…. no…. If your not going…. no…Hey Hermione…" Harry said to himself. He turned the corner and saw Hermione sitting down on a bench reading a book. He took a deep breath and went up to Hermione
"Um…Hermione can I talk to you for a moment."
"Sure I guess." Hermione said looking up from a book
"Umm… do you…" Harry stuttered
"Do I what." Hermione said looking at Harry strangely
"Um…if you aren't…what I'm trying to say is…. will you go to the…." Before Harry could finish his question Blaise ran up to Hermione.
"Hermione, I heard Todd is going to ask you to the Yule Ball."
"Really!" Hermione squealed. Hermione looked at Harry face expression, like he ate one too many cauldron cakes and was going to puke. Blaise turned to the direction that Hermione was looking.
"Did I interrupt something?" Blaise said looking at Harry.
"Um…I don't know…. what were you going to ask me Harry?" Hermione asked
"Oh…um…just forget about it." Harry said and scurried off. Harry skipped his morning classes and went to his secret spot. How could he so dumb, thinking he had a chance with Hermione Malfoy then again if he would have stop stuttering he might have asked her before Blaise had come.
Back to Present
Harry quickly stopped talking and started shuffling his feet. Hermione just stared at the man right beside him although he didn't look like the man who beat the most powerful dark wizard of their time, he looked like an 11 year old boy just telling his crush that he liked her. "How could I have been so stupid, I should have known that he had a crush on me I mean every time we got paired during potions he would always stutter when I tried to talk to him. Or when I would take quick glances at him he would always be staring at me, I just thought he was weird but in a cute way," Hermione thought to herself.
"You probably think I some kind of dork, right," Harry said rather embarrassedly
"I don't know how I could have been so clueless, I'm the smartest witch in our class I should've have known." Hermione said shaking her head. "Here I thought that you were just weird."
"Gees, that helps a lot." Harry said shuffling his feet.
"Sorry."
"No it's okay, I was just being nervous prat." Harry said
"I know one way I could make it up to you." Hermione said and whispered something in Harry's ear. Harry blushed and looked at his fiancée, who had a mischievous smile growing upon her smile.
"Could we go to class first and then you could do what ever you want to me tonight." Harry said taking Hermione's hand.
"Promise." Hermione said
"Promise." Harry said and gave her a quick peck on the cheek. "Now let get to class, Snape is going to kill us."
The rest of the day went by like all the rest. Hermione, Harry, Draco, and Blaise went to the library study for their end of the year exams and finishing up homework from Potion's class. Hermione had finished first like usual and offered her help to Harry, but he declined it and told her to meet him in the back of the library. Hermione rolled her eyes and followed Harry.
"Honestly Harry, how am I supposed to get high marks on my exams when you're here taking away my studying time."
Harry just looked at her, he loved it when she got mad. He took her by the waist and pulled her to him. She just looked at him and rolled her eyes again.
"Harry, as much as I love you. I am not going to let you shag me here, when there is people."
"I don't want to shag you." Harry said getting closer to her lips "I want to kiss you."
"Oh…. now that I will allow." She said and covered her lips with his. It started it out gentle kiss but grew more intense. It was something about the way he kissed her that made her become very aroused. He gently pushed her against the book case and feeling his way around as he kiss her soft lips. She rubbed the back of his neck, moaning inside his mouth as his fingers gently rose under her skirt. His hands founds their destination and was now rubbing her perfectly shape bum.
"Oh…great gods, I am so sorry." A girl said and walked away. Harry pulled away from the kiss and looked at Hermione.
"Maybe we could continue this tonight." He said
"We better." Hermione said adjusting her skirt. "I wonder who saw us."
"I think it was a first year." Harry said adjusting his robes to hide his excitement. " Ready then." He took Hermione's hand and led her back to their table.
"Hey where is Draco?" Hermione asked
"Um…I don't know, he I'll be right back." Blaise said getting up from her seat to look for Draco.
Draco put away the book that he was using and bumped into a girl on his way back to his table.
"Here let me help you with that." Draco said
"Thanks, Draco." The girls said
"Um…do I know you." Draco asked
"Well you should, I've only been going to your parents Christmas Parties for the past 17 years." The girl said
"Um…I'm sorry but I don't remember you." Draco said scratching his head
"It's me Jacy Greenwood."
"Jacy!" Draco said, "When did you go blonde."
"Um two years ago." Jacy said
"Oh, so how have you been." Draco asked, "You didn't come this year."
"Yeah, we were in America for the Christmas holidays." Jacy said, "So Draco are you going to give me that kiss you promise me or I am I just going to have to give it to you."
"Um…I…kind of." Before he could finish Jacy took his face and purged her lips against his. Draco didn't know what happened but he wasn't pushing her away. He was enjoying it, he placed his hands on her back, enjoying every moment. I mean how could he resist, she wasn't ugly, to tell the truth she was a very pretty bruntte with green eyes and very slim.
"Draco," Blaise said softly, she had just came in when Jacy placed her lips on Draco, "How could you." Blaise said and ran off crying.
"Blaise wait I could explain." Draco said and pushed Jacy away and went for Blaise.
Blaise came back to the desk in full tears, grabbed her things and was about to leave when Draco touched her arm.
"You stay the FUCK away from me." Blaise yelled and ran out of the library
"What did you do." Hermione asked, "I'll see you later luv." And gave Harry a quick peck on the lips and went after her friend. Harry looked back up at Draco,
"What did you do."
"She saw me kissing another girl." Draco said putting head down in shame
"Oh Draco you didn't." Harry said, "Who was it."
"Jacy Greenwood, but honestly she was the one who kissed me, I was just man and reacted to it."
"Well you're in deep shit, even I can't get you out of this one." Harry said shaking head.
"Do you still have any suggestions." Draco said asked
"Well all I could say is just talk to her and you'll be lucky if she even talk back." Harry said
"You've should've seen her face, she looked so hurt." Draco said, "I didn't think I could make her feel like that."
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"I honestly don't know how you could deal with him." Hermione said to her friend. "He is such a prat."
"It looked like he was enyoing that kiss too." Blaise said hugging her pillow
"Forget him." Hermione said " You too good for him"
"I can't forget him, I love him." Blaise said
"Okay tell me what happened again." Hermione said
"Well I went to go look for him, someone said that he was at he ancient potions part of the library, when I got there I saw Jacy Greenwood lips all over his, it didn't even look like he was trying to get away from the kiss and then I left crying. I don't know if I could forgive him." Blaise said wiping her tears
"You will, watch you guys will end up shagging tonight and forget this ever happened." Hermione said trying to comfort her best friend.
"I don't know about that." Blaise said unsure
KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK
"Who is it?" Blaise asked
"Err…it's me." Draco said
"I better leave." Hermione said and got off the bed. She opened the door and saw Draco. She shook her head and looked at her twin.
"I'll be surprise if she takes you back." Hermione said and left the room
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Hermione went back to the library and saw Harry talking to a girl who was sitting across from him. Hermione raised her eyebrow and watch Harry talk to this girl. She wasn't prettier than Hermione. Heck, no else could compare to the Untouchable Four. After all they were the prettiest girls in school but the thing that got Hermione mad was that Harry was laughing. A little tingle rose in Hermione's veins, jealously perphaps but there wasn't really much to be jealous of. Hermione gracefully walked over to Harry and laid a kiss on the cheek. Just so that it was clear that he was her territory. Harry reacted quickly and turned to his fiancée.
"Hey Hermione." Harry said "Hermione this is."
"I know who she is." Hermione said "You're one of the perfects this year, right"
"Yeah, I am." Padma
"What year are you in again." Hermione asked and took a seat right next to Harry.
"Same year as you." Padma said
"We were just talking about Christmas holidays." Harry said taking Hermione hand in his. Padma glanced at Harry and then to Hermione hand. She noticed the rock on her finger and gasped.
"That ring is beautiful." Padma is in admiration
"Oh, it's my engagement ring." Hermione said proudly
"Your getting married?" Padma said surprised
"Yes." Harry said looking at Hermione
"My Mr. Potter you have grown up, I no longer see a nervous 11 year old but now a confidant 17 year old." Padma said to Harry. She notice Hermione giving her death-glares at her and knew it was time to leave "Well I have to go, congratulation's Harry. Hermione."
"Bye, talk to you later." Harry said and then turned to Hermione
"I have to go to Quidditch practice, you want to come and watch me." Harry asked
"Umm…no, I think I'm going stay here for a little longer, I really need to study." Hermione said "I'll meet you at dinner through."
"Okay." Harry said and rolled up his homework. " But before I go, I need a goodbye kiss."
"Fine with me." Hermione said and placed her lips on his.
"Bye luv."
"Bye" Hermione said
Harry left the library and Hermione continued to study. She finished her homework early and still had a whole hour before dinner. She got up and went to go put away the books she used. While putting her things in her bag, she saw the last person coming towards her. She got up and left the library, but the person still kept following her. She finally turned to the corner and was now in an empty hallway
"Look stop following me, you freak." Hermione yelled
"I know about your little secret." Ron said
"What secret?" Hermione said innocently
"I know your pregnant and that is why Harry is marrying you." Ron said "He just being a nice guy."
"You will never know the reason why Harry is marrying me." Hermione yelled back, "And I am not pregnant."
"Yes you are." Ron said "If you break up with him now, you will avoid public humiliation."
"I'm not going to break up with him." Hermione said "And this conversation is over." She shoved him away and went to her room.
"How did he find out?" Hermione said to herself "And what did he mean public humiliation."
She plopped down on her bed and laid there rubbing her stomach. She needed to talk to someone and she really couldn't talk to the Law twins because they wouldn't really understand. She didn't feel like talking to Blaise because she didn't need to be cheered up, nope the only person she could talk to would be her brother. She got out of her room and went to his room. She knocked on his door and waited for a response
"Who is it?"
"It's me, I need to talk to you."
"Err…hold on." Draco said.
He opened the door and was putting a new shirt on.
"What happened?" Hermione asked "Where is Blaise."
"Spilled pumpkin juice on my shirt and Blaise said that she needed to talk to one of her teachers about a homework assignment."
"So you guys are okay now." Hermione said sitting on his bed
"Yeah, what did you want to talk about." Draco asked
"Everything, my engagement, my pregnancy, my grades, and lots more." Hermione explained
"Why didn't you just go to Blaise or the Law twins?" Draco said clean the remainder of his pumpkin juice
"I can't talk about this stuff with them." Hermione said
"Okay, let me go get some snacks." Draco said "I think we are going to be here for a while."
Draco came back 5 minutes later with a tray full of fruits and two goblets of pumpkin juice. He gently placed them on the bed and got into a comfortable sitting position and faced Hermione.
"So let's first talk about you engagement." Draco said, "How do you feel about it?"
"Beside one thing, I don't think that I have ever been this happy. I've never been loved like this before; I get butterflies in my stomach every time I think about it. I just can't believe it's happening to me, I, Hermione Malfoy, the girl people said that she will be searching for love all her life, is getting married. Not just to someone, to Harry Potter. The attractive, sweet, caring, loving, funny Harry Potter."
"Well sis, it seems to me that you really in love with him." Draco said
"I am."
"Hey sis, if you don't mind me asking, what is the other thing that made you happy." Draco asked
"When HE was put in Azkaban and told us that he is never coming back." Hermione said, she put her head down quickly. All the images she saw HE doing to other people still haunted her. The images of people screaming, crying and pleading for there lives would live in her head forever. She knew Draco had seen even worse things because he would come along on his mission for the Dark Lord and knew he didn't like it when people brought up the subject.
"Err…what about your pregnancy." Draco asked trying to change the subject
"Um…I don't know, I mean I'm happy, I'm going to be a mother but came to sudden. I at least wanted to see what life was going to be like after Hogwarts without a crying baby in my arms. All the stuff your supposed to do before you have kids was something I was looking forward too." Hermione said
"Hey, you could still do all that stuff. I mean you always have mom to watch over the baby when you and Harry want alone time. You also have Blaise and I we might be busy but we wouldn't mind having my nephew/niece tagging along. Don't forget the Law twins you know how crazy they are about babies. So you still will be able to all that stuff you planned to do." Draco said and picked up a plum
"Maybe your right, we will find way to work it out." Hermione said
"So why are you worried about your grades?" Draco asked. "Your still in the top of our class."
"I just think my pregnancy will put a down hold on my grades."
"Well just don't over work yourself, I'm no witch doctor but that can't be too good for the baby." Draco said taking another bite of his plum
"Dumbledore told me the same thing." Hermione said putting a grape in her mouth
"So what's been going on with you." Hermione asked "You and Blaise are getting pretty serious."
"Yeah we are, There isn't enough words to describe how great she is. I don't know why it took me a long time to notice." Draco said and looked back at Hermione who was staring down at the plate of fruit
"Okay, what is really bothering you, you wouldn't come and talked to me if it was something you couldn't tell Blaise or one of the Law twins." Draco said. Hermione looked up at him and looked back down at the bowl of fruit.
"It's complicated." She said
"Well we have 30 minutes until dinner, so we have plenty of time." Draco said
"Okay, well on my way out of the library today Weasley pulled me aside and told me if I don't break up with Harry that I will face public humiliation." She explained
"Why does he want you to break up with Harry for?" Draco asked
"Well back in 5th year, when Todd broke up with me, I was completely out of it and I accidentally slept with the guy, now he said that I should break up with Harry because he doesn't want to see Harry get hurt like I did to him." Hermione said "But I swear Draco it didn't mean a thing. I just remember I slept with him until now."
Draco got off the bed and walked around room, taking deep breaths and muttering curse words. He turned to Hermione; she had her head down and look like she was about to cry. He sighed and went back to the bed.
"Okay here is what we are going to do. Harry and I will have a little chat with Weasley and teach him to stop harassing you or else he will have to suffer some consequences." Draco said
" Promise me that you won't use violence to teach him a lesson." Hermione asked
"Promise, we better leave Harry will start to worry." Draco said "You know I never say this but I think you finally found the right guy for you. That guys is crazy about you."
"I think I have too and I'm also crazy for him." Hermione said
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"Hey Blaise, Draco and Hermione aren't down yet?" Harry said sitting across from her.
"Nope, hey Harry can I ask you something?" Blaise asked
"Sure?"
"Does Draco talked about me being with him after Hogwarts?" Blaise asked
"All the time."
"Has ever mention…you know?" Blaise asked
"Oh you mean has he mention about marrying you." Harry said
"Yeah." Blaise said. Draco had mention that he wanted to marry her but Harry didn't want to ruined the surprise
"I don't know, I mean I have been so preoccupied with my own engagement and Hermione's pregnancy, so he could have mentioned it and I probably missed it." Harry said, "Why do you want to marry him?"
"Of course I do, I don't think I could imagine me marrying somebody else." Blaise said " You know you have been great with Hermione with the engagement and pregnancy and all, I just hope Draco is like that with mine."
Harry choked on his pumpkin juice and when he stopped coughing he looked at Blaise
"Your pregnant!" Harry said in a hush voice
"No, I least I don't think I am." Blaise said unsure "I am going to see Madame Pomfrey tomorrow, oh Harry don't say anything. I haven't told anybody not even Hermione."
"Why did you tell me?" Harry asked
"Well Harry I have grown quite fond of you and I think of you like as a brother and like a brother I can also trust you with this kind of information." Blaise said
"Don't worry Blaise I won't say anything, you could trust me."
Just then Harry saw Draco and Hermione walked into the Great Hall. He got off the bench and greeted Hermione.
"Hello luv." Harry said and gave Hermione a kiss on the cheek
"Hey Harry." Hermione said
The sat down and filled there glasses with ice cold pumpkin juice and served themselves to the delicious food that laid in front of them.
"So what were talking about before we came?" Hermione asked. Blaise looked at Harry and he did an unnoticeable nod
"Stuff." Harry responded
"Oh, Harry we are going to need to have another chat with our pal Weasley." Draco said grabbing a roll
"Why?" Harry said cutting his turkey
"Hermione had a run in with him and let's just say that it wasn't pleasant." Draco said
"Hermione if he laid a finger on you I will kill him." Harry said getting up from his seat. Hermione tugged him down and looked at him.
"He didn't do anything, he just threaten me. He said if I don't break up with you then I would face public humiliation." Hermione said
"Don't worry he get a talking too. I'll make sure of that." Harry said in a determine tone.
Hermione just smiled and finished her dinner. When they were done all of the perfects gathered in front of the Great Hall and received their assignments from Hermione and Draco. Harry and Hermione received their duties and proceeded to the north end of the castle. When they finished patrolling they went back to the Head Girl and Boy's room. Draco, Blaise, Kristle, and Jacqui were already they're talking near the fire; Harry and Hermione made themsevles comfortable on the couch and began talking to their friends. The girls began talking about the new flings in school and Draco and Harry were left to discuss something else beside new flings.
" Harry I think we really need to talk to more guys, I know every couple in Hogwarts and their problems, that scary." Draco said.
"Tell me about it."
After a few laughs Blaise and Draco left saying they needed alone time. Kristle and Jacqui left shortly after and once again Harry and Hermione were left in the common room. Hermione laid her head on Harry's shoulder and they both stared at the fire.
"So you want to finish what we started?" Harry asked
"I thought you never asked." Hermione said and pull him by the collar up her room.
"Your all mine tonight Potter." Hermione said
"I will always be yours." Harry stated