Summary: After Harry defeated the Dark Lord in their last year of Hogwarts, the trio went their separate ways leading Hermione to a Muggle University. Yet after dark activity is spotted at her school, Harry and Ron come to join her once again to solve the case. Unfortunately after Harry finally realizes his feeling for Hermione, he finds himself not only fighting for the wizarding world, but also fighting for the woman he loves.
Disclaimer: All characters belong to J K Rowling and Warner brothers.
College Life
Chapter 1: Enrolling
It was a hot day in Hogsmead, and Monday was just starting to feel the warmth affecting her. She had only arrived at her summer job at the Three Broom Sticks an hour ago, but already she was longingly imagining her bed at home. In a hypnotic repetition, Monday picked up each dish, washed it, and then placed it on the drying rag. She inwardly wined at the fact that she was still underage and could not use her magic to get this done any faster.
Her neck was starting to get a small twinge in its middle from staying in one place for such a long time. She closed her eyes and slowly rolled her head to ease the pain. While her hands were still on automatic, she tilted her head to the left then to the right, slowly trying to release the tension still left in her shoulders.
While she had her head tilted down, two strong, yet gentle, hands slowly made their way from her back to her shoulders. They softly caressed her sore neck muscles, and began massaging away all her tension. His thumbs moved in small circles slowly moving themselves up to her luxuries neck.
Her whole body started to relax. Her dishes were left untouched as she soaked in the feeling of his embrace. Monday's mind shut off allowing herself the blissful serenity of the moment to over take her. His hands finally rested on the nape of her neck. He slowly massaged up and down her back creating chills of pleasure down her spine.
Monday's mind finally registered the fact that some mystery man was caressing her. She already loved the way he moved. She loved the way his hands felt against her skin. Suspense started to build up in her as he moved closer to her. She had to learn who her savior was.
She turned slowly as his hands dropped to her waist. When she came in site of him, all she could see was a strong chest in front of her. The alluring sent of Higo seeping from his shirt. Her eyes traveled upward to meet his, yet when they meet, a warm green swarmed her from all sides. Her hands were magically drawn to his shoulders. Larry's gentle green eyes held a longing that Monday had never seen.
Her heart started to race, as their gaze continued, yet their bodies kept getting closer. He leaned down and instantly her eyes fluttered close in anticipation. With a small jolt her expectations were meet, their lips meet in a gentle caress. Her arms went into his hair as his hands tighten around her waist. He lightly tugged on her lower lip, and she inwardly smiled at the exhilaration and energy she received just from his kiss.
He started to smile too as he started to deepen the kiss. His tongue gently massaged the bottom of hers. Larry attempted to a.... Larry attempted to...
'This is no good. Monday and Larry... Why don't I just go ahead and write 'Mione and Harry. It would be just as easy to tell whom I am talking about. I am no good at this creative writing thing.' Hermione thought to herself as she sat at her computer. 'Ooh if Harry got wind of this... There goes our friendship. I should stick to the facts. At least I want get myself in any trouble with them.' Hermione started to hit the backspace key to delete all that she had just written.
Hermione was in her dorm room at the University of South Carolina trying her best to come up with a good story for her creative writing class. As a sophomore, she still had some extra filler classes she had to take, and one of her friends had told her that creative writing would be an easy A. Unfortunately, that friend did not know how wrong he was.
"You still can't come up with a good idea for your story?" Kate, Hermione's roommate, suggested across the room, "I though that you had something going good with that Monday character of yours."
Kate Parker was a Muggle that had been randomly chosen to be Hermione's roommate; yet it seemed that the machine did a good job of choosing because luckily they got along well. They had become close friends over the year and half, and Hermione was learning a lot from her about the outside world. Also, she had introduced her to many new friends, as well as college life.
Once she left the wizarding world, she was felt like she lots a part of herself, but Harry, who had gone into professional Qudditich, and Ron, who had become a full time Auror, tried their best to make her feel comfortable in her new surroundings. They would visit often as possible allowing the dream team to continue. Hermione, all though still her studious self, was starting to loosen up, but only after Ron and Harry gave their full support and encouragement. At first, Ron, Harry, and Kate had to dragged her out of her room to get her away from her studies, but now she went willingly.
Kate went over to her computer desk and pulled out an English book from the first desk drawer. "So, How did the date go with David? I don't remember hearing you come in last night." Kate sat down in her swirling chair facing Hermione and gave her an evil grin.
Hermione looked over her shoulder at Kate and just rolled her eyes. "The only reason you did not hear me was because you were passed out. By the time I got home, you had already gotten asleep with your clothes still on."
Kate looked down at her book and started turning the pages trying to avoid Hermione's eye. She responded in an innocent tone, "It's not my fault that I had a little too much fun."
Kate smiled back then quickly replied to change the subject, "Well, maybe it is; but if I am right, I believe you had a better time last night, if you know what I mean. You and David have been dating for almost 3 months now."
Hermione turned back to her computer and clicking on the Internet. "Oh please, that means nothing. I dated Ron for almost two year in high school and I never did anything with him. Plus if that is what David is looking for out of this relationship, then he is going out with the wrong girl."
Kate looked open mouthed at Hermione. "Two years are you crazy. The boy is hot. He most of really loved you to put up with you for that long and still wants to see you constantly. No wonder he turned out to be so strange. You tortured him, girl."
"I did no such thing. You see, when every we got close it just felt to awkward. We came to the conclusion at the end of our senior year that we were not meant for each other."
"Yeah but two years common now, Hermione...But... I can see HIS point. You know you still compare everyone to you know..." Kate smiled and placed her book down. "I need to get the lecture notes from Laura next door. I will be right back."
Hermione turned around to catch her before she left. She ignored her last comment and when straight to the question at hand. "No I don't know who... Please Kate before you leave please enlighten me with your insight of my love life."
Kate open the bathroom door that connected her dorm room to the next room, and hide halfway behind it. She smiled evilly at Hermione and responded in a moan, "As Harry caresses my neck, I moan with pleaser from..."
Hermione through the nearest thing she could find at the door, which happen to be her shoes. Kate laughed out loud and quickly scooted the rest of her body behind the door before the shoe came close to hitting her.
Hermione turned back around in her seat. "Me and Harry that's ridicules." She started playing on the Internet trying to find out some more information about a psychologist name Rotter. Her mind was starting to get lost in her research when all of a sudden a popping noise resounded around the room. Hermione looked up from her work to find a smiling red head propped next to her bed with a stack of letters under his arm. He grinned cheekily at her, and stated smoothly, "Hi there beautiful."
Instead of thanking him for his compliment, Hermione went straight into Professor McGonagall mode and started to lecture. "Ron, do you think at all. If you had come in a second later Kate would have been in the room too. If you are going to Apparate please do it where no Muggles will see you. It is just to risky in here."
Ron, familiar with this lecture, calmly took a seat and moved it next to Hermione. He sat backwards in his chair, and smiled back at Hermione's worried expression. "Don't worry she was not in the room, and she did not see me...so all is well. Come on Hermione come off it."
Hermione added with a pout, "Well, she could have been."
Ron looked her in the eye and asked calmly, "Have I ever been caught?"
Hermione sulked in her chair, "No, but that does not mean that you want."
Ron through her the stack of letters that he had with him and stated smoothly "I have it all taken care off, don't worry. Here is your mail." Ron got up from his chair and went straight to the mini refrigerator in her room.
Hermione gave small thanks for her mail and started shuffling through it. "Wow, there are certainly a lot of people that want to contact me."
Ron bent down to look in the refrigerator finally taking out a small leftover's box. "I still don't understand why you get all your mail sent to me? Heck, I don't understand why you are here. You were the brightest girl in our year. You could have any magical job you ever wanted." Ron rummaged around in her utensils drew; once he picked out a fork, he dug right into the leftover spaghetti.
Hermione use to Ron's weird eating habits ignored his actions and went back to her research. "Ron, how many times do I have to tell you? Owls don't normally fly into dorm room's windows. I don't want to raise any suspicion about me. I have many more years of study before I become a Muggle doctor, and I don't need them to be spent in solitude. Plus, you don't have the stresses that I have on me. My parents had certain expectations for me in life and me being a witch just did not fit in good. You see in the Muggle world people don't get the best jobs straight out of high school. They have to work for them in college, and that is what I am doing. You see, with my knowledge of magic plus my knowledge of Muggle Medicines, I would be able to help many people in the wizarding world get over their diseases and injures in new ways, as well as make my parents happy with me."
Ron sucked up a long noodle then replied, "Well, that's a long time to study for something you don't even know if it will workout or not."
"Oh Ron, don't be silly, I don't mind studying. Actually I find all the new subjects quite fascinating. Plus with all the scholarships Dumbledore got me, I am able to study for free as long as I want, anywhere I want. I thought it was really nice that he even excepted me going to the United States to study."
Unenthusiastic, Ron replied sarcastically, "An all paid trip to go study, just what I always wanted."
"Well it is, believe it or not. For instance in psychology, we have been studying Freud, and he states that a person who is potty train too soon in their anal stage of live become overly messy. Is this true? Did your mom take you off diapers too soon?"
Ron choked on his spaghetti and had to put down his box to get a drink of water.
Hermione started to laugh, "Apparently, you didn't learn to eat slowly when you were a baby either."
Ron sipped an open soda, and then picked up his box again. He whorled some noodles around his fork and stated. "You know what I learned at baby?" Ron teased. He lifted his fork in the air as a threat.
Hermione got up from her chair laughing now in an offensive mode. "Ron don't you dare through that me."
Ron started to follow her as she crept around her room to get out of his aim. Just as he was about to shot his food at her, Kate came through the door with papers in hand. Kate's eyes went wide when she say what was happening. She stated calmly, "Sorry for interrupting your foreplay."
Ron changed his aim from Hermione to Kate. "Oh if you think is foreplay you have never meet a Weasley." An evil grin spread across his face, and Ron started come toward her with his box.
Kate stood her ground with a smirk. She was daring him. She even beckoned him forward with her index finger. Ron slowly crept to her with almost a seductive look on his face. His fork was still in his hand as he got closer and closer.
There was a nock on the door, but both Ron and Kate did not seem to notice. Hermione not really interested in seeing them go at it went to door. "Oh, don't worry about the door. I will get it... On no don't mind me." And they didn't. She walked up to the door and opened it.
A dark haired guy was leaning on her doorframe. "Good Afternoon My Lady." Hermione's eyes light up to find Harry, her Harry, at the door.
She gave a small squall of happiness as she wrapped her arms around him in a hug. They quickly separated, and Hermione still with the spark in her eyes asked, "What are you doing here? I thought you had some more games left in your season."
Harry walked in, "Yeah, we would have if they put me in to play. We did not even make it to the quarter finals this year."
Hermione gave her apologies, but Harry just pasted it by. "Oh its not your fault. I just am not real happy with my team right now."
Just as Ron started to feed Kate some of his spaghetti, Harry asked, "Should I ask about them."
Hermione laughed a little and stated nonchalantly, "Oh they are just trying to find who has the strongest will."
Harry stood right beside Hermione while they watch the two, and placed his arm on her shoulder. "Who's winning?"
"Your guess is as good as mine."
Just then out of nowhere Ron picked up a hand full of spaghetti and through it at Kate. Kate retaliated by grabbing the box from him and dumping the rest of it on his head. They both were laughing uncontrollable, and Harry and Hermione just looked on with amusements.
Kate looked at Ron, "You know red is a good color on you."
Ron laughed, "Yeah it doesn't look so bad on you either."
Kate took the spaghetti that had flown in her hair and placed it in the trashcan while Ron just stood watching. "I think I need to go take a shower. I have class in an hour. "
She took her clothes and a towel and left to go into the bathroom. As soon as she had the door shut Harry went over to Ron and asked, "Did you tell her yet?"
Ron shook his head letting some of the spaghetti fall onto his shoulders. "Nope I was waiting for you."
Hermione who had just gone to her desk drew pulled out her wand. "Here Ron let me get that." She spoke a quick cleaning spell, and instantly Ron was pasta free. "Ok now what are you talking about."
Harry seemed to brighten up at this. "You know that I have gotten the job as a part time Auror for the ministry for off season."
Hermione glanced at both of the boys very confused, "Yeah,"
Ron decided to jump in then. "Well, we got a new assignment and we are working together."
"That's great, but you usually work together. What makes this time any different?"
Harry broke out into a giant smile no longer being able to hide it. "Its not that we are working together that make this so great. It's the fact that we get to go on location and working under cover."
Hermione started to understand, but she would not believe it. She could not believe it. "Where are you going to be located?"
Ron broke in then, and flashed her an id card. "Say hello to your fellow class mates. We are officially students of the University of South Carolina."
Hermione took his card but could not make out a sentence. "But.. how...what."
Harry smiled at this. "Ron look at this we made the great Hermione Granger speechless. This must be some kind of record." Ron just smiled and crossed his arms contently.
"How can you come in now? The classes have already started."
Harry walked over to her computer and took a seat in her chair. "Well, you have only been in for about a week. We still are allowed to start classes with you. We are supposed to become one of the students. Dumbledore has gotten a tip that a group of death eaters are planning an attack around here, and he has reason to believe that they are students."
Hermione just ignored the fact that Harry had just told her that she was in danger. All she could fathom now was that Ron and Harry were going to go to school again with her, but was this a good thing or a bad thing. "Where are you going to stay?"
Ron smiled at this and looked through his pockets. "We are living here in Capstone. We get to be roommates again, but this time we get to have our on bathroom. The minister worked it out with the school. We are officially Muggle exchange students from Oxford. See here is our kay."
Hermione just covered her face with her hands and shock her head. Harry asked a little abashed. "You are not excited that we are going to be schooling together again."
Hermione released her face to show that she was trying to hold back her laughter. "No, Harry I am quite excited that you are coming to stay with me, but come on. No one going to believe you are from Oxford when you can't even pronounce key correctly."
Ron look to Harry for support, "That's what I said kay."
Harry looked to Hermione and put his hand on hers. "Don't worry I will keep a good look out for Ron to make sure he does not do anything too stupid. But the rest we can pass it off as him not knowing the customs. Come on we need to go out and celebrate."
Hermione laughed, took Harry's hand, and shock it. "Your right. Here let me be the first to welcome to our school."
"Why thank you Miss? How about we go on a tour of the campus, since you know it so well."
Hermione chuckled, "But of course. I would be honored. Ron would you like to come."
"I don't know what you are talking about but it is pronounced kay."
Harry got out of his chair and grabbed one of Ron's arms and Hermione went to the other side and got his other arm. "Its alright Ron. We will teach you the Muggle customs." Hermione cued to Ron.
Hermione called "Bye Kate" while they walked out the door. Hermione waited until she heard a faint bye from the bathroom before she shut the door. Outside, Ron still was pouting. "It is kay."
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I hope you like the start. I have a lot more to come; yet I just need to edit it.
Monday