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 down 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.
Beta Reader: Erin Dray
College Life
Chapter 11: That's our life
Hermione waited outside of the infirmary as she jotted in her notebook. The nurse had just released her from her two-week check up, and they stated that she was in perfect condition. Her sudden recovery baffled all the hospital staff as well as St. Mungo's Healers.
Unfortunately, Harry was not given the same quick release. After the battle, the four were forced to go to St. Mungo's by Dumbledore so the Healers could properly check their wounds. Ron had a couple of burses and gashes, but nothing a quick healing charm couldn't cure. Draco's gash on his arm was quickly mended, but he specifically asked for the scar to stay. He said it would be one time he would want to remember the wound. Harry thought that he was crazy, but then again, Draco didn't get in as many fights as he had been lately.
As Harry was checked over, the healers found that he had a significant drain of power. Although this was not life threatening, the drain could not be cured by any potion or spell. The healers had said, "You caused the power drain now you will have to build it back up." To Harry's dissatisfaction, this drain caused him to feel as if he had mono, a Muggle illness that made the inflicted have a fever, sore throat, and headaches, not feel hungry, and of course become very tired. The healers suggested that he go to a Muggle doctor to get some prescriptions to numb the symptoms while he recuperated.
Harry had come to the doctor just to get them to call in his new prescription, but it ended up become another full check up.
Harry walked out into the waiting room to greet his new girlfriend and old friend. Hermione put down her notebook as Harry came and greeted her with a kiss. "The doc said that I should be fully recovered in about a week and that I was free to go."
Hermione beamed at him as she started to gather her stuff together. "Wow, Harry that's great. I know you were a fast healer, but most normal cases last as least a couple of months."
Harry put his arm around her as he guided her out the exit. "Well baby, what can I say?… I'm just good like that."
Hermione laughed and hit his arm. "Hay you weren't so cool and calm when you thought I was avoiding you."
Harry eyes went wide in mock shame." You would be frantic too if you thought the person you loved was being seduced by a no good idiot slim ball. Oh yeah, by the way how is the git doing?"
As Hermione rolled her eyes, she answered, "He has a name you know, and Draco is doing as well as can be expected. They just had his father's funeral last week, and now he is home settling his father's affairs."
"I can't stand to be around him for a second let alone having to be around a whole family of Malfoys for weeks. I would not wish that on anyone, even Draco."
Hermione chucked. "Come on, give the man some credit. He did grow up around them. I would think he could handle his own relatives."
They finally made it into Capstone and quickly showed the key to the security guard at the desk. As they reached the elevators, one immediately opened ready for them to enter. They stood stock still until the doors where closed, and as the bell ringed, Harry pounced. With one quick movement, Harry pinned Hermione against the elevator wall as he kissed her passionately. He soon squirmed his arms around her waist pushing them closer together. As Harry started to deepen the kiss, Hermione draped her unused hand over his shoulder.
Their tongues were clashing in an unrelenting war of control. With fast movements, she would lightly flick the top of his lip before quickly sucking it once more. Yet their sweet moment of bliss was quickly ended by the elevator's ding.
They quickly separated, yet their mouths still had the newly swollen appearance of the deeply kissed. As the door opened, Hermione quickly tried to calmly walk out onto her floor, but once Harry say no one was coming in, he quickly stole another kiss as he confiscated Hermione's notebook from her hand.
Just before the door closed again, Harry broke apart and calmly walked out of the door opening Hermione's book. Hermione quickly followed suit.
"Harry, give that back, it's private."
Harry smiled devilishly and flipped to random page in the middle of the book. As she tried to grab it from him, Harry dodged her every attempt. He read out loud, "You're a parselmouth' Ron said out loud. 'Why didn't you tell us?' 'I'm a what?' Harry asked, confused. 'You can speak snake language." Harry's smile started to vanish while he realized what he was reading, yet he kept on reading, "I know. I once set a boa on Dudley once on the zoo, but so what, I bet loads of people can do that." Harry stopped reading.
"Hermione, what is this?"
Hermione calmly took her notebook back. "Well, you know how I am taking this creative writing class?" He nodded dumbfounded. "Well, I found that I was not any good at writing fiction so I decided to write facts… history, actually… your history." Hermione looked on apprehensive.
Harry started to laugh, breaking the tension a little. "You are writing out all that happened to me to pass it off as fiction? Wow, that must be some boring stuff."
Hermione cracked a smile as she took the book back from him and nudged her boyfriend. "Well, you would be surprised. Most Muggles wouldn't believe half the things that you went through anyway, so why not pass it off as fiction? Plus, I have already finished writing about our first year and submitted a first draft to my professor."
Still laughing, Harry ran his hands through his hair in confusion. "And he liked it?"
Hermione reached her door, and turned to Harry excitedly. "He more then liked it, Harry. He loved it. He said, and I quote. 'This is the best work I have seen from a student in years.' He also asked me to submit a final draft to him so he could let some of his collages read and critique it."
Hermione turned back to open the door as Harry continued to shake his head. "Oh and, let me guess," Harry said sarcastically, "he wants to publish it, too."
Hermione opened the door and looked a little hurt. "Yeah, that was the idea. I am even getting Kate to look over it for errors right now, but if you want me to stop, I will."
Harry closed the door behind him and came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her. "Oh Hermione, I don't mind. I don't mind at all" He squeezed her tightly before finishing, "And I always thought my first autobiography would be published in the wizarding world. By the way, what do you want to call this great work of fiction? Hogwarts; a History of Harry Potter?"
Hermione blushed as she turned in his arms to face him. "No, I have named it Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. I am planning to write about each of your years in Hogwarts, and even if there not published, we will at least have a written record of our school days."
Harry slowly leaned his head toward hers. "I think that's a great idea, love."
Hermione smiled as their lips met again in a slower movement than last time. She was so wrapped up in Harry that she didn't even notice as they suddenly lifted off the ground. Harry grinned devilishly between his slow kisses as he tried to levitate them to her bed.
With a crash, Hermione's door came flying open and Kate came barging through. "Hermione, I finished editing your book, and I have to say…" Kate suddenly stopped mid sentence as he saw the two of them levitating of the ground. "What the hell?"
Harry, who instantly knew what she was looking at, suddenly cancelled the charm, causing them both to fall to the ground with a jolt.
Kate, still staring started wide eyed in shock, started to stutter. "What...what's going on?"
Hermione, who was trying to compose herself, got off the floor first. "Now, Kate, calm down. I can explain everything."
Kate looked from Harry to Hermione as if they were crazy. "Explain… explain… I just walked in to find you two floating off the ground."
"Well.. um.." Harry stammered as he searched for the best way to explain.
Hermione walked to Kate and put her arm around her. "Kate, you read my story right?"
Kate's eyes went wide, but she just nodded her head in the affirmative.
Hermione took the door out of her roommate's hands and stated as calmly as she could, "Well, you see. . .they're not really stories…" Kate stared at Hermione, more than a little freaked out. "You see, Kate. That's our life." And with one last glance out the door, Hermione closed the door behind her, closing this story and this chapter of her life.
THE END
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Thank you so much for reading my story. I have truly enjoyed writing it and reading everyone's reviews. I know there are still mistakes, but I would just like to thank ya'll for putting up with them. Now its time to end my story, I start the next chapter of my life.
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