Things Don't Always Go as Planned
Chapter Thirteen:
AN: Hey, guys! Finally fixed this "computer problem". I'm just going to use my mom's new computer to write these stories until I can get my own laptop again. Until, then please be patient with me. I've been so busy with school and all, but I really do try to get these updates as soon a possible. I apologize in advance for any spelling or grammar errors.
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Harry gazed move onto the floor. "If I only knew what I know now. Maybe, just maybe you would be mines. But don't worry, I will make sure to keep my distance."
Harry got up from the bed and looked at Hermione once again, " I'll do it, even though it kills me Hermione. I'll do it because I love you, Hermione." Harry said just above a whisper before bending down and kissing Hermione on her forehead.
I always wanted to say that to you, but I guess, only when you're not listening will do for now. Harry thought to himself before turning out the lights and heading to his bedroom.
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Hermione woke up with a pounding in her head. She reached out one hand to massage her throbbing temple. Hermione looked around surprised to find herself in her bed at the Hotel. She got up from her bed and gathered her clothes, hoping a nice hot shower will help with her hangover.
She entered the bathroom and placed her clothes near the counter of the sink. Then she turned on the shower and let it run for a while. Before hopping into the shower, she looked at herself in the mirror.
Wow, don't I look bloody fantastic? That will be the last time I'm going to "forget" and "have fun". Hermione sighed to herself as she continued to look at herself in the mirror. Her hair is bushier, some strands sticking in all directions. The clips she used last night to pin her bangs were now dangling at the ends of her hair. Her clothes were all wrinkled and smelt like smoke from the club. She scrunched her face in disgust.
As she was looking at herself, Hermione tried to recall the events from last night. I can't remember anything. But no matter how hard she tried to remember, her mind was blank. She didn't remember anything not even how she and Harry got back to the hotel.
"All I remember is watching this blonde throw herself at Harry, then all hell broke loose." Hermione said to herself before stripping down her clothes and hopping in the hot steamy shower.
After coming out of the hot shower, Hermione seemed to feel better. She quickly threw on her gray shirt and skinny denim jeans before getting out of the bathroom to the lounge.
There she found Harry brewing a potion in the tiny kitchen the room provided. "Harry?," Hermione asked surprised as he poured the green substance into a vile. I wonder what he is doing?
"Good morning sunshine!," Harry said practically yelling. Being well aware of her situation. A smirk appeared on his face as he watch Hermione cringed in pain.
"Harry, not so loud!", she said trying to cover her ears from Harry's screaming.
Harry let out a laugh, "Maybe that will teach you not to drink so much next time and maybe you should listen to me more often."
Hermione laughed, "Trust me, I never want to drink again!"
"You say that now wait until the wedding. Anyways I made you a hung over potion, this will help," Harry said handing Hermione a small vile of green liquid.
"Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I could kiss you!," Hermione thanked Harry as she took the vile from Harry and swallowed it down in one gulp. She was totally unaware that Harry's stomach was doing flips at her comment.
Harry ran his fingers through his black hair as someone knocked at the door yelling "Foodservice".
Hermione gave Harry a look, "You ordered breakfast for us? Harry can you get any better?," Hermione said as she walked right pass him to open the door. The server quickly placed the tray into the room before walking straight out as Harry and Hermione said their 'thank you's.
"Wow! Harry, you truly out done yourself! Bacon, eggs, bagels, cream cheese, orange juice with no pulp… you know exactly what I want! Harry you're the best."
Harry blushed at her comment as he began to dig into his plate. Hermione smiled to herself before digging into her plate as well. That was very sweet of him to order us breakfast and brew me a hang over potion.
After taking a sip of her orange juice, she cleared her throat to catch Harry's attention. "Thanks, Harry for everything. I know I was a handful last night. I actually don't remember much."
"Oh, it's alright Hermione. I know you would do the same for me. Besides, what are best friends for?"
For some odd reason, Hermione felt slightly hurt. Get it together Granger, this is Harry, you know your best friend. Nothing more, nothing less.
"Right, best friends.", she repeated herself.
Harry laughed to himself as events from last night replayed in his mind. He remembered how silly Hermione acted drunk. The way she staggered as she walked, she acted so 'Un-Hermione' like.
Hermione shot him an amused look. "What's so funny?"
"It's nothing.", Harry said shrugging his shoulders.
Hermione raised an eyebrow at him, before taking a bite of her bagel.
"So, what is our plans tonight Ms. Granger?," trying to change the subject.
"Well, Mr. Potter due to the events of last night and the fact that the wedding is tomorrow. I figure we could just stay in the hotel? Maybe rent a movie or two and order some pizza? How does that sound to you?"
Harry smiled, "Sounds like a plan."
Hermione smiled back.
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Harry and Hermione decided to get out of their hotel room and explore the city a bit before looking around to rent a movie.
They were walking side by side, enjoying each other's company in a comfortable silence. Surround by people, buildings, and noisy cars. Suddenly, Harry decided to break the silence.
"So, Hermione. Tell me more about your family," he said as he shoved his hands into his pockets hoping to start a conversation.
Hermione flashed him a tiny smile that make his heart race. "Well, I told you how close Daisy and I were. I've never really met Scott, Daisy's fiancé, but from what she told me he sounds like a good guy."
"You talked to her recently?," Harry asked bemused totally unaware Hermione has seen her cousin, based off what she told him he assumed that she hasn't seen Daisy since she moved.
"Yes, it was a while ago. She came over to my parent's house on my birthday. Umm… she asked me to be her one of her bridesmaid. She was hoping it would bring us closer like we were when we were younger. Obviously, I turned her down because I was living at the Burrow at the time and she wanted to come over and talk details-"
"but she doesn't know about you being a witch," Harry finished.
Hermione gave Harry a sad smile. "Yes," confirmed before looking at the sky. "So, I just made an excuse saying that I was busy and couldn't handle the responsibility of being one of her bridesmaid. But you know what Harry, it felt so good to talk to her again. It was like she didn't move, like nothing has changed."
Harry nodded. I hate her to feel so down. "Does anybody in your family know that you're a witch, besides your parents?"
"My grandparents on both sides, but other than that nobody else", Hermione answered.
"It must be so hard on you. You must wish you could tell them about being a witch."
"Not really. Sure I want to be myself around them and I feel slightly guilty that I'm hiding who I truly am from my family but I know they wouldn't except it the way I hope them to"
"I love this," Harry said as he let out a giant sigh.
"Love what?", Hermione asked looking around.
"This. Being able to stand here in a crowd and spend time with you, not a single person noticing us saying, 'Look it's Harry Potter and Hermione Granger'"
Hermione let out a laugh. "I love this too"
Harry smiled. How can she make me smile like mad man? Interrupting his thought, Hermione shoved him with her shoulder.
"As much as I enjoy this, we better get to the rent the movies soon or we will won't be able to watch anything"
Harry nodded before following her into a local movie-renting store. He watched as she automatically went browsing for a movie to watch. She is so beautiful even though she is just wearing a simple fitted t-shirt and jeans. She looks like she is going to choose a book to read at the library.
"What? Is there something on my face?" Hermione said bringing her hands to her face worried.
Harry slowly walked up to Hermione and brought Hermione's hands down from her face. "There is nothing wrong with your face." Harry said as he kept his emerald eyes locked with her brown ones. After staying like this for a few moments Harry finally stepped back blushing slightly embarrassed that he got caught staring at her.
After staring at Harry for a while. She began studying him, Hermione shook her head. "Are you going to try to find something you wanted to watch?"
Harry rubbed the back of his neck as his eyes scanned through the selections of movies to watch, avoiding looking at Hermione. "I'll be fine with what ever you choose"
Hermione shot him an amused look. "Really?" Hermione said before picking up a DVD and showing Harry "A Walk to Remember, sounds good to you?"
Harry let out a disgusted look at he looked at the cover of a chick-flick, "If that's what you really want."
Hermione let out a laugh, "I'm just messing with you, Harry."
Harry let out another sigh of relief, which made Hermione laugh even harder. Her laughs are contagious, Harry thought to himself as he began to laugh with her.
After their laughter settle down, Hermione said while picking up two DVDs and showing them to Harry, "I decided base on something we both want to watch."
Harry looked at the two DVDs, "Spider-Man and The Mummy Returns. Seems like movies that I'll like."
Hermione smiled as if she got a hundred percent on a test. "We should buy some popcorn while we are here."
Harry nodded as they grabbed a box of popcorn and headed to the cashier to pay for the DVDs and the popcorn.
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After paying for the movies and the popcorn they made their way back to the hotel. The minute they made it back to their hotel room, they both decided to change into something more confortable since they were going to say in their hotel room. Hermione changed into plain white fitted t-shirt and soft cotton blue pajama bottoms. Harry entered the room with a grey t-shirt that hugged his body in the right places and plaid blue pajama bottoms.
Hermione picked up the phone and ordered some pizza while Harry sat down on the couch making himself comfortable.
"Hello? Yes, we would like to order some pizza. We would like a large pizza half supreme and the other-," Hermione ordered over the phone looking over to Harry. The moment her eyes laid on his, it was like she could read his mind. "the other with variety of meats to the St Ermin's Hotel to room 424. Thank you." she continued.
Harry flashed her a lopsided charming smile that took her breath away. "How about we start watching one movie as we wait for the pizza to arrive?", Harry suggested while picking up the movies from the coffee table.
"Sounds good.", Hermione replied as she moved towards the kitchen area to pop the popcorn.
"Which one do you want to watch first Hermione?"
"Since I picked the movies, you choose," she answered as she waited the popcorn to be done.
"Fine, it's settled. We'll watch Spider-Man first then The Mummy Returns later"
"Perfect", Hermione said walking back into the lounge with a bowl of popcorn as Harry popped the DVD into the DVD player.
Both of them sat down onto the couch next to each other watching the movie. A little into the movie there was a knock on the door. Since both of them were captivated by the movie, the delivery knocked on the door. Finally, Hermione paused the movie while Harry got up to answer the door.
Harry opened the door and saw the deliveryman with their pizza. "Oh, I'm sorry." Harry apologized.
"Harry, it's that's the pizza?", Hermione yelled out getting up into her room for her purse so she could pay for the pizza.
"Yes!", Harry shouted back. "Sorry, about that.", Harry apologized again to the deliveryman.
"No problem.", the deliveryman responded.
After waiting for about a minute, Hermione came from behind Harry and handed the deliveryman the money for the pizza. "I'm sorry for the wait."
"No problem. Have a good night!", he said before Harry closed the door and they made their way back to the lounge to watch the movie.
"Press play, Harry!", Hermione said while plopping herself down on the couch again holding a slice of pizza.
Harry laughed to himself as he did what Hermione said and pressed play. "You're really enjoying Spider-Man, huh?"
"Yes! The plot just got interesting, I just want to find out if Mary Jane and Peter end up together?! They are so cute together. Plus, I like the way his tights displays his bum. I can't wait to see him dress as Spider-Man."
Harry let out another laugh, "You are such a girl", and he said rolling his eyes as he made his way back next to her grabbing a slice of pizza.
Hermione playfully pushed him before paying attention to the movie again.
Finally, the credits rolled onto the screen. "That was a good movie.", Harry said while getting up from the couch to change the movie.
"Yes, it was, but Peter and Mary Jane didn't end up together. They only ended as friends.", Hermione said slightly disappointed.
Harry laughed, "Hermione, this is only the first movie of the Spider-Man series. Who knows maybe they will end up together in the end."
"I sure hope so, before you start the other movie, I'm going to get a blanket it's getting cold in here." Hermione grabbed her wand from the coffee table, she and Harry carried their wands everywhere even when they didn't use them. Just old habits they didn't dropped since the War.
"Accio blanket." Shortly after a blanket came flying into her hands.
Hermione absent-mindedly placed the blanket over her and over Harry's legs. Harry looked her surprised as she snuggled next to him. Hermione didn't know why she did it, it just felt right. They were doing anything wrong, they always did this before even before Hermione got together with Ron.
It took Harry a few minutes to get over his shock before wrapping his arm around Hermione.
The moment Hermione felt Harry's strong arms around her, when Hermione realized what position she was in. What are we doing? We were just watching the movie, then I got out a blanket now we are cuddling- no Harry just simply wrapped- never mind. We shouldn't be doing this, but-we are just friends and he just trying to make me comfortable because I cold.
Hermione shook her head and decided to push her thoughts to the side and just enjoy the watching the movie with Harry.
Harry must have thought the same thing because neither moved nor say a word. They stayed this way, until Hermione jumped and buried her face into Harry's t-shirt screaming. Harry just held on to her and let out a tiny chuckle.
Once Hermione knew it was okay to look at the screen again, she lifted her face away from Harry's shirt and playfully slapped him. "It wasn't funny! I just- just got off guard.", Hermione tried to defend herself.
"Sure.", Harry said jokingly rolling his eyes.
"Ha. Ha. Very funny Harry.", Hermione said with a straight face.
Harry just shook his head smiling as they both continued to watch the movie again.
Finally, the movie ended and Hermione lifted her head and turned to look at Harry. She chuckled to herself quietly to find him fast asleep.
He must be tired, waking up early after taking care of me then walking around London all day, Hermione thought to herself as she watch Harry's sleeping form.
He looks so cute when he is sleeping- he looks like he is at peace. As Hermione watched Harry she remembered the feelings she tried to push aside last night.
~ In that very moment she realized that this 'feeling' towards Harry was no longer just friendship or how a sister feels towards her brother, it was much more than that. But was it attraction? Lust? Or even if she dare say it love? (END FLASHBACK)~
As Hermione continued to watch Harry sleep and she tried to figured out this intense 'feeling' towards Harry she has been feeling lately. Yes this no longer than just friendship nor is it how a sister feels towards her brother.
Harry began to stir, but he continued to sleep his arm still wrapped around Hermione. Attraction? Maybe- I have to admit, Harry is handsome. He is what many girls would say tall, dark, and handsome. Oh, and his eyes- his deep emerald green eyes. Even though he hates his untamable mop of hair, I quite like it. Harry isn't built but he was toned in the right places. But that doesn't prove anything, any girl wouldn't deny Harry is attractive.
Hermione started to touch strands of Harry's hair. A smile appeared on Harry's face at her touch. Hermione couldn't help but smile to herself. But it isn't just Harry's appearance that makes me him attractive, but his qualities as well. He is sweet, kind, brave, caring, humble, funny, and smart. Any girl, would fall for Harry if they got pass "Harry Potter The Boy Who Lived" and got to know "Just Harry" like I do.
She let out a quiet sigh. But was this feeling lust or love? I don't know, but all I know is this feeling is intense and I've never felt this way before- not for Victor-Ron and it's scaring me to death. Hermione began to feel a guilty. Why am I only feeling like this now?
Hermione felt her eyelids beginning to droop. She snuggled closer to Harry and buried her face into his chest. Soon sleep over took Hermione and she began dreaming about a certain wizard with green eyes and jet-black hair, who was in matter of fact dreaming about her too.
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Harry woke up, he was surprised to find himself in the lounge. Then, he remembered he fell asleep during the movie. As Harry's eyes began to scan the room, Harry felt this weight on his chest. His eyes felt on a bushy brown hair witch in his arms.
A smiled appeared on his face. No wonder I sleep so well. Harry checked the time. It was two o'clock in the morning. Harry knew as much as he loved sleeping like this. They both needed to go to bed especially since the wedding was later that day. They both needed to have a good nights sleep.
Harry quietly and slowly, removed himself from Hermione. Once he finally tore himself away from her, he remembered how she snuggled and placed the blanket around them earlier. Harry smiled again. Then, he remembered how she got scared from one of the scenes and she buried her face into Harry's chest. Harry couldn't help but laugh quietly to himself, so that he wouldn't wake up Hermione.
Just before he was going to gently shake Hermione awake so she could move to her room. A mischievous smile appeared on his face.
Harry brought his face as close to Hermione's with touching. He could see her long brown eye lashes and the tiny freckles spread across her face. She is beautiful. Then, all of the sudden Harry yelled into her face.
Hermione quickly jumped and screamed back punching Harry's nose process. That sure woke Hermione up. She took a few minutes to calm her heart, when she suddenly saw Harry on the floor with his hands on his nose.
"Wha-who-Harry!", Hermione exclaimed making her way to him. She began to slap Harry multiple times. "Don't. You. Ever. Scare. Me. Like. That. Again", she said with each slap.
Harry couldn't help but laugh, "Didn't you hurt me enough?"
"I certainly think you deserve more, but now you know not to wake me up like that". Hermione notice his nose was bleeding. She started to feel bad, so she scooted closer to Harry. "Here let me heal you." She reached out for her wand and muttered a spell that heal Harry's nose. "Good as new."
"Thanks , Hermione."
Hermione couldn't help but smile. "Now you know."
"Yes. Now I know to never try to wake Hermione up by scaring her or else you'll end up being punched in the face and a broken nose.", Harry teased.
Hermione laughed. "Exactly!", she played along. "We should clean up in here then head for bed."
Harry nodded as he got up from the floor and offered a hand to Hermione. Hermione took it.
After cleaning the place up. Harry and Hermione started made their way to their rooms. Just before they were about to enter into their respected rooms Hermione turned around and said, "Harry?"
Harry turned around. "Yes, Hermione?"
She flashed him a tiny smile and said "Good night, Harry."
He flashed her a tiny smile as well and said "Good night, Hermione." before both of them entered their own rooms.
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AN: Sorry, it was a short chapter. But I hope I can make it up with the Daisy's Wedding!!! I'm so excited to write it. I'll try to update soon! Anyways, don't forget to review!!!