Disclaimer: Their mine!!!!!!! I would be saying that if I were JKR. Unfortunately I'm not... *Author walks away crying*
A/N: For those that think Harry & Hermione are too young to kiss, sorry but this will not be good for you. Like I told some, they are not snogging like others may think. They are exploring the first stages of kissing. This is the furthest they go and I wasn't going to take it further in this year. This is a lot packed into this one chapter. So I may get a lot about developing it more of a plot. And for RudyHenkel I seriously realized how right you were about the emotions, this chapter will have an all time high of changing emotions then I'll try to cut down. I haven't changed much yet because I had already prewritten the chapters up to chapter 11 without the authors note chapter. So I'm just going to post it all and work on my chapter 12 after finals. I WILL have more up during my break, but there is Christmas 25th, my birthday 27th, and New Years. I'll still try my best to upload 2 but there may only be one the rest of the month.
Recap:
"Hermione. No need to worry I'm with you." He gave her a peck on the lips and walked her to the steps. He was more than careful not to touch them though.
"Goodnight Hermione"
"Goodnight Harry"
When he saw her go into her room he went to his dorm and fell fast asleep.
Chapter 11: First Day Hell
Harry could not believe this was happening! It was the second day at Hogwarts and the first day of classes. He was sitting at the Gryffindor breakfast table in the Great Hall and he was utterly confused. Hermione sat across from him, with Ginny to her left and Ron to his right. Someone was running there foot on his leg. Harry tried to stay calm but let's think about things.
12 yr old boy. Girls' foot. Yup he was definitely distracted. Drooling could be a better word.
Whose foot is it!!!
Oh please! You are 12 and a hot girl is playing footsies with you! Enjoy it man!
Why does my other voice sound like Ron!? Ok there are only two choices. It's either Hermione or Ginny.
Ok then Potter, just look up and see who looks suspicious.
Harry completely panicked when he realized everyone was staring at him. He had to admit he looked pretty ridiculous. His hair was its usual catastrophe, his face was completely flushed, he had been staring at his food for the past five minutes, and he was breathing like he just finished diving for snitch at 100 mph.
He cleared his throat and everyone took that as a signal to turn away. Since everyone was getting back to their food, he decided to steal a quick glance at the two suspects. Hermione had her head ducked, but he could tell she was smirking at him, and Ginny seem too preoccupied with her food. Actually it was kind of disturbing. She was a little girl with the manners of a 12 yr old boy…or a Ron. She is the only girls in the house with six brothers, what else can you expect?
Ron reached across the table for more eggs and it shook Harry out of his thoughts. He was relieved that the mysterious foot wasn't that mysterious anymore. It had to be Hermione.
OH YEAH! YOUR GIRLFRIEND IS MAKING A MOVE ON YOU…IN PUBLIC!!!
Erm… what is she doing? Okay, her foot is getting up to my thigh. That's not so bad. It's actually kinda cool.
The foot rose a little higher like it was testing Harry's limits. Harry's eyes got wide and everyone stared at him again. Of course he didn't notice because e was lost in his thoughts.
Now I'm kinda uncomfortable. What the heck could she be trying to tell me by doing this!?
The foot rose a little to high and it completely broke through Harry's comfort zone. He jumped up and dropped his goblet filled with pumpkin juice, and successfully knocked over Dean who was sitting to his left. He got the attention of the entire hall. Even professor Dumbledore looked startled by Harry's sudden movement. He stood and stared as the entire student body stare at him.
The tower bell rang, signaling the first class of the school year. As the students filed out, he heard Draco yelling "It looks like potty is going crazy." Then he quickly stood up and knocked Crabbe down. Everyone at the Slytherin table laughed at the little re-enactment. Even his own house laughed at him.
Harry stomped out of the hall leaving Ron and Hermione running to keep up with him.
"Harry, slow down mate!"
"Harry Ron and I are here for you" When she said that Ron stopped and looked at her like she grew another head.
Harry stopped and turned to face them, but Ron looked mad at him.
"Oh please, Hermione. I'm leaving. It was all probably just a stunt to get attention and I actually fell for it for a minute there. He suddenly goes crazy in the Great Hall! Oh please." Ron looked at Hermione and held out his hand to her. "Let's go back to the tower. He'll get over it"
Hermione stopped and looked incredulously at Ron. "I'm staying with Harry. You can leave if you don't want to help your friend." At this Harry turned to see Ron's reaction to what Hermione said.
Ron looked furious. His face was cherry red and he starred daggers at Hermione, then Harry. "I'm leaving then. He just wants attention! And I am not going to be the one to give it to him. You are treating him like he wants to be treated. Someone all over him like a mother. He just wants to be spoiled. And until you figure out who is right I don't want you flirting with me anymore"
Hermione turned to reassure Harry that Ron was being stupid, but he had a look on his face that she couldn't describe. It was like he was angry, hurt, and happy all in one.
"Harry?"
Then he got a look on his face that resembled Ron's and it was aimed at HERMIONE!
"Harry what's wrong? Ron was being a, well he was being an ass."
"Ron isn't the only jackass today" Hermione knew he was talking about her but, she was confused as to what brought this anger towards her on.
"I know he isn't because you defiantly fit the description. What's going on with you?"
"What's going on?! You embarrassed me! You and your foot! Why couldn't you just keep to yourself! Now I lost my best friend in the world! And all because you wanted to play!"
Harry immediately regretted what he said. Hermione had tears welled in her eyes and she looked completely heartbroken.
"Harry I don't want to speak to you. And our relationship is over." He knew she meant business. She didn't even yell at him, she just walked away.
Harry looked down and saw a knife in his heart. It was bleeding profusely. It split through his skin and made a wound that will never be healed. He felt it rip through his organs and the warm liquid flowed down his chest and into a pool on the floor. His head was spinning. His stomach was lurching. His vision was fading.
At least that's what it felt like to him. He just lost his girlfriend. All over a stupid game of footsies. All because he had to go and run his mouth. All because Ron wanted to get jealous.
No no no no no no! What have I done?
Hermione didn't deserve that
Then quit being a girl grab your…Gryffindor courage and go after her.
Harry ran. He ran but he could not fin her.
He tried the common room.
The library that she found the other night after dinner.
He looked everywhere!
Where are you going Potter? She went to class! Where else would she be!
Harry gave him self a mental slap. He was 15 minutes late for his first Transfiguration class.
McGonagall is going to kill me!
Harry made a dash for class and stopped in front of the door to catch his breath and fix his windblown clothes. When he was all settled, he walked into the room.
McGonagall had her back towards the class and Harry thought he could sneak to his seat.
"Mister Potter there will be a detention for you tonight at 7:00. If you are late for that you will be having detention all month. Do you understand!?" Harry nodded and took a seat next to Hermione. Ron glared at him from his seat across the room.
She was doing exactly what he thought she would do. She ignored him.
"Hermione listen, I'm really sorry I never tried to…"
"Mister Potter! Any more disturbances to my class and you will be in detention until midnight!"
McGonagall went back to the lesson on turning a fingernail clipping into a lab mouse. When they started their notes again he decided to wait for her to be completely distracted. When she furrowed her eyebrow that means she was thinking about what she was grading.
Come on eyebrows. I have to ask Hermione something. As if they heard his thoughts, McGonagall eyebrows arched. Harry decided to act fast.
"Hermione I never tried to hurt you. I was just mad at what you did and then Malfoy went and added to it. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell at you"
Hermione snapped her head towards Harry and whispered snappishly "I didn't do anything!"
"Harry cocked an eyebrow and asked "What do you mean you didn't do anything?"
"20 points from Gryffindor!" The Ravenclaws in the class snickered. McGonagall made a sour face and her lips were almost completely invisible. "DO NOT make me take off any more points from my house mister Potter"
Hermione got up and walked to the back of the class room. Everybody was watching expecting her to say something but she took her seat alone and went back to taking notes.
***After Class***
To say Harry was confused would be partially correct but he was hurt more than anything. Hermione broke up with him, she wouldn't accept his apology, Ron was mad at him, he had detention from 7:00 to midnight, but the icing on the cake was the Potions class that he was walking to with the Slytherins.
I thought this year would be better. But it's just like the beginning of last year. I'm alone again.
Harry waked in and sat in his favorite chair from one year ago. The one in that was pushed in the corner of the Gryffindor side, isolated from everyone else. He saw Ron, Dean, and Seamus walk in the class. They all frowned at him. Ron because he was mad. Dean because he met Harry's elbow earlier, and Seamus because he was closer to the other two than he was to Harry.
The Slytherins swayed into the class while glancing at him and laughing.
And Hermione walked in and sat next to Lavender. She gave him a quick glance and went back to getting her things ready for class.
Professor Snape walked into the class and looked at Harry.
"Today I will give a pop quiz."
Ron jumped up outraged "But professor, it's the first day of class! What would we know anything!?"
"With your intelligence mister Weasley I expect you to know nothing, but the rest of the class should remember material from the last school year." Ron sat back down, looking like he would explode any minute.
"I will choose one person from each house to answer one question. If they get it correct their house will get a perfect score. If not their house will fail." Harry hated that slow talking, slick haired, flat faced, pointed hook nosed, bastard.
He knew he would be picked to represent his house.
"Potter, Malfoy. You will represent your house"
Snape walked over to Draco and smirked, "Mister Malfoy what is the definition of the word potion"
Draco smirked, "It's the mixture of liquids, sir?" Does he really have to ask? I learned that in muggle school.
"Correct! The Slytherins will receive a passing grade for their first quiz"
All the Slytherins cheered and Draco leaned back in his chair proud of his preschool answer.
"Potter! What is the most crucial ingredient in the hair growth potion?"
WHAT? We never went over any hair growth potion! How would I know?
Snape walked in from of Harry and stood towering over him with a raised eyebrow. "I am waiting for your answer Potter"
"Erm..I don't remember going over that in class sir."
"So you don't know the answer." Harry nodded and Snape smirked.
"20 points from Gryffindore because Potter did not study his second year potions book over the summer. It is in the fourth chapter. Gryffindor fails their first pop quiz, thanks to mister Potter"
"But sir! We are not required to read the next year's book until we have an assignment"
"You are new. Misses Granger, correct?"
"Yes professor"
"Granger is a muggle name so you are a muggle born witch. You have no authority in my eyes. And it is my class room my rules and what I say goes. 5 points from Gryffindor from Granger trying to be a goody two shoes"
The Gryffindor students groaned and glared at professor Snape. Harry caught Hermione giving him a look. It was almost like she felt bad for him.
It didn't last long though, she turned away and he tried to ignore the glares from Ron and his two goons.
He is treating be like Malfoy does. I could have gotten better by staying with the Dursleys for the year. At least they wouldn't turn on me. They never liked me to begin with. I can't take this any more!
Harry stood up and started packing his things. "Potter sit down class isn't over yet there is still another hour left!!"
Harry just ignored him and picked his things up and headed for the door. "If you leave I will take another 10 points from your house!!"
Harry was furious. Before he knew what came over him he started yelling "I DON'T CARE ABOUT THEM! THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT IGNORE ME SINCE BREAKFAST BECAUSE OF MY SUDDEN ACTIONS! THEY DIDN'T EVEN THINK TO ASK WHAT WAS WRONG! WHY SHOULD I CARE ABOUT PEOPLE WHO COULD GIVE A DAMN ABOUT ME?" Everyone took a collective gasp and stared at him. He actually yelled at the worst professor at Hogwarts.
He swung his bag on his back and stomped to Gryffindor tower. He went to the boys dorm and pulled the big red curtains around his bed and cast a silencing charm around his area and a gluing charm so no one would get past is bed curtains and he won't hear what they have to say.
Harry sat and thought for a long time.
He thought about everything from the Dursleys to Hogwarts, and that is a wide range.
And he drifted off to sleep.
***Break to later when he wakes up***
After missing Potions, Muggle Studies and Defense with that future airhead Lockhart, Harry decided he wasn't in the mood to eat dinner with the rest of the students.
He decided to stay and clean his portion of the room. "Man I really didn't care about neatness last night while unpacking"
"OH Harry Potter sir. Dobby missed you!" Harry looked at the house elf that appeared on his leg. His first reaction was to try to kick it off but he remembered his last conversation with Dobby, and he actually liked the little fella, or is it a girl?
"Erm Dobby, are you a boy or girl house elf? I know it sounds rude but I don't think you ever stated it before"
"Dobby is a male elf sir. In fact I like a lady elf. She looks like Harry Potter's Money"
"My money? I use pounds as currency."
Dobby smiled and said, 'Harry Potter is a good man for jokes sir" Harry looked at the little elf and gave a little smile, but he really wanted to know what dobby was taking about.
"Oh Harry Potter is serious. I was talking about your missus. Hermoney Grangie"
Harry laughed so hard he was rolling on the floor. "Oh Harry Potter sir what is wrong?"
Harry laughed while trying to regain his strength. "I just was thinking about something Dobby. But what are you doing here"
Dobby snapped his fingers and Harry's portion of the room was spotless. He looked at Dobby amazed. 'Thanks a lot!!"
"Dobby just has one last thing to say Mr. Potter. Be careful of the little black book. Dobby hears that the book has a dangerous person in it." Dobby smiled and disappeared, leaving Harry confused.
Well I'm going to sit in the common room and get warm. It's freezing up here.
Harry walked down to the common area and sat in the sofa in front of the fire. The room was empty and it was just how he wanted it. Nobody whispering about him. Nobody thinking badly about him. No Boy-Who-Lived. Just Harry.
There should be about 30 minutes before I have to go back up. Diner would be over then.
He heard the door slide open. So much for peace and quite.
He looked back and saw Hermione. She had been crying and was just as shocked to see him as he was to see her.
She quickly wiped her eyes and tried to dash upstairs to the girls' dorm.
"Hermione!" She stopped and turned to face him. She felt horrible. She could barely stand feeling this feeble and ashamed around Harry. She walked over and sat next to him on the couch.
Harry couldn't stand the distance. If they were alone like this she would cuddle up to him and they would talk, snog, or anything besides look dumbly at one another. Their silences have never been this awkward. Harry missed his best friend and it had only been 7 hours.
"Hermione…" Harry didn't know where to start. All he knew was he yelled and lost his temper, but there had to be more. He didn't know what to say sorry for. "I'm sorry for yelling at you…and…whatever else I did to make you this mad at me."
Hermione looked like she was getting mad again. "What do you mean, you don't know what else you did? Harry you told me we were best friends!"
Harry was confused "Of course we are. I never lied about that! I don't know why you are this mad at me. Don't make me guess Hermione, just tell me."
"Harry you were mad at me for getting Ron mad at you. Then you called him your best friend. We promised we would be best friends forever. He walked out on you and you blamed me! I did nothing to deserve the hate you gave me today Harry. I never thought you would even look at me like that."
"Come on Hermione. I'm a preteen boy. Of course that little game you played with me today had me frustrated! I didn't have hate for you. I just wasn't thinking straight. I know you are my best friend. Ron turns on me all the time! I was just mad at what you did. I really did over react. It was just a little embarrassing. My mind wasn't exactly in my mind Hermione." Harry blushed harder than he did on their first kiss. But Hermione was looking at him like he was crazy.
"What are you on about! I did nothing to you"
What did she have a dinner? Did it make her forget? I'm gonna kill Fred and George.
"What!? Hermione, you played footsies with me at breakfast! I was enjoying it at first but you went a little too high and I was getting a little excited. I wasn't comfortable being… excited in the Great Hall." Harry leaned in and whispered every time he said excited. "I knew it was you because you kept smirking at me. And you tried to hide it by looking down."
"Harry I was laughing nit smirking. You were sitting across from me staring at your food making funny faces. I didn't want to laugh at you"
Harry knew where this was going but he wanted to hear it from her mouth. "So what exactly are you saying?" Suddenly Hermione looked furious. Harry was kind of scared.
"I'm saying that Ginny was playing footsies with you and had on a great, cover-up face."
Oh my… Merlin! It was Ginny! She must have done it because she knew I wouldn't stop her if I thought it was Hermione. How can she eat that horribly while keeping a straight face! She knew what she was doing and she kept it cool. Ugh I didn't even take a look back at her after I stood up. I bet she was laughing. That bi…
"HARRY! Are you listening to me!? We have to get her back. We have to think of something good. She started all of this. I can blame you for being a little snappy if you were...excited" Harry laughed when she whispered the word trying to mock him.
Harry's smile dropped and he looked Hermione in the eyes, "Hermione does this mean we are back together?"
She blushed and looked away. She was chewing on her bottom lip thinking about what her answer would be. She turned back around and smiled. "Of course we are back together. I want to apologize to you. I should not have ignored you today. I should have heard what you had to say and it would have saved us a lot of time with getting back together."
OH THANK MERLIN SHE SAID YES!!!
Harry leaned in and kissed her softly on the lips. She shyly responded back. He slipped his tongue out at her mouth. Hermione opened her eyes and pulled away.
"I…I'm really, really sorry! I just thought…I wasn't thinking"
"Harry I was just shocked that's all. Lets try again."
Harry kissed her again, but he was hoping she wouldn't pull back again. He slipped his tongue out again and she immediately allowed him entrance. Oh crap what to do now?
He moved his tongue around and hoped it was going okay for her. She started to kiss him back while moving her tongue. Hey this isn't bad. It's great.
He slipped his hands under the hem of her shirt. She reached for his sweater and put her hands on his stomach. I am going to die out of pure happiness.
The door burst open. They jumped apart and stared at the person that walked in.
Harry knew he saw. It was impossible for him not to see from the view he had. It won't be long before he says…
"WHAT THE HELL?"
Ron is going to kill me
A/N: Hey guys! Just giving another post. Shout-out to Crazy Teddy for helping me with my shortness. He had no problem saying it was too short or confusing LOL!
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