Chapter Two: Very Interesting
***Friday***
The next morning the only thing that Harry could think about was the kiss Hermione had given him the previous night. He hopped out of bed and headed into his bathroom for a warm shower. After the shower, Harry pulled on his work robes and left his flat.
Hermione, meanwhile slept in an hour later than normal. "Crap." She said as she slapped the alarm clock on her nightstand. Sluggishly, she lifted herself off of the mattress and went into her bathroom. As she turned on the shower, it dawned on her what she had accomplished last night.
I finally kissed him. I never, ever thought that would happen. This is very unexpected.
After her shower, Hermione got dressed and left her flat to go to Hogwarts. She needed to prepare the lesson plan for her students today. As she entered her office, she saw a small piece of parchment that had been taped with spello-tape to her chair. Hermione set down her briefcase, and plucked the note off of her chair. It read:
Hermione,
Thanks for going with me to dinner.
What happened last night, well I'm
still not sure what happened.
I think it's best if we just forget about it.
Anyway, Just wanted to say have a
great day! Talk to you after classes.
-Harry
Hermione's heart dropped at the words that were staring her in the face. He hadn't thought anything of the kiss she gave him. Inside it was killing her knowing that he didn't care about her in the way she had wanted him too. She crumpled up the note and threw it into the rubbish bin next to her desk where it quickly started gobbling it up. Rummaging through her briefcase, she pulled out her planner, and began making her lesson plan for the day.
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Harry was starting to think that the note he had just taped to Hermione's desk chair wasn't the brightest idea. What he had written wasn't anywhere near the truth, but he couldn't tell her that. What if she rejected him or something equally as horrible? He let his mind wander until he realized that students were now filing into his classroom.
Frantically, Harry made up his lesson plans. They weren't his best, but they would have to do for now until the storm in his mind subsided. "Good morning, students!" Harry said cheerfully.
"Good morning, Professor Potter!" the students all yelled in unison.
"Today, we will be reviewing what we did yesterday." Some of the students groaned, but Harry tried not to notice.
His classes that day reviewed, and did nothing more. Hermione's classes, on the other hand were going as smoothly as she could run them. Harry's note still in mind, Hermione taught her classes the Alohomora charm. Some were still struggling by the time class had ended, and she promised to help them on Monday. But for now, it was Friday afternoon and she was going to go home and relax for the weekend.
As his last class of the day ended, Harry decided to visit Hermione before she left. He packed his things into his briefcase and set off to Hermione's classroom. While walking down the hallway, Harry met up with another familiar friend.
"Hiya, Harry!" the woman said happily.
"Hi. How're your patients doing?" Harry asked the red-head.
"Just fine, Professor Potter." She replied, smiling.
"How're things with the boyfriend, Ginny?" Harry asked casually.
"Just fine. Are you still single?" she asked him.
"For now. Anyway, I was on my way to meet with Hermione, so I'll talk to you later." Harry said as he turned to walk down the hallway.
"Hold on, Harry!" Ginny grabbed him by the sleeve of his robes.
"What's up?" he asked her curiously.
"Ron owled me about two days ago saying that he, and Luna were coming home," she explained.
"That's great! When are they coming?" Harry asked happily.
"Um, tomorrow. They need a place to stay. Can they use your flat Harry?" Ginny asked all too quickly. It took Harry a good few minutes to process what Ginny requested.
"Um, sure. I can stay with Hermione for a while. How long are they staying?" he asked.
"I think two weeks. They weren't entirely sure themselves." She finished.
"Yah. No problem. I'm sure Hermione won't mind me staying at her place for two weeks. I suppose I could go ask her now. I'll owl you with the answer." Harry said, waving goodbye.
"See ya later, Harry." Ginny replied as she headed toward the hospital wing.
This is going to be interesting…Harry thought. As he rounded the corner, he saw Hermione leaving and locking her classroom door.
"Hermione! Hermione, I need to ask you a question!" Harry yelled down the hallway.
"What is it Harry?" she asked him curiously.
"I need to stay at your place for two weeks. Is that okay?" he asked her preparing for a big fat no.
"Why do you need to stay at my place when you have your own?" she was wondering. Harry went into detail about Ron and Luna's visit and how Ginny suggested to him to give them privacy so he decided to let them use his flat.
"You mean they're really coming home? Then, yes. You can stay with me for the two weeks." She informed him happily.
"Really? Great! I'll see you at your place later!" Harry told her.
"Okay sounds good to me! Bye Harry." She waved to him as he rounded another corner and was finally out of sight.
What am I thinking?! Harry stay with me for two weeks? I'll have to handle it as best as I can I suppose. She thought to herself.
This is going to be a VERY interesting two weeks……
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