Cheaters Never Prosper

Chapter 3

Hermione had been avoiding Harry with great ease for the past two weeks. She had already finished the project that Hagrid assigned and they got an O on it. Harry wasn’t surprised but he wished that she had let him help.

Also every time that she, Harry and Ron were together she would slip her hand into Ron’s and plant a kiss on his cheek. He’d blush and then continue talking to Harry about the great defeat over Slytherin that they acc accomplished.

Also it was almost as if she had timed what time Harry walked into the Common Room at night because they were always lying on each other snogging on the couch with their hands all over each other. Whatever she was doing to Ron was making groan with such force that he sounded like he was trying to move something heavy.

Harry exited the Common Room and tried to find Cho.

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Hermione had finally gotten over her thing with Harry and she had finally gotten close with Ron. The next morning though when she put her arm around his waist he shrugged her off and walked into the Great Hall alone. She didn’t think anything of it so she followed him and sat next to him and placed her hand in his. He shook it a little to make her let go. She did and she stared at him. He looked right back at her and rolled his eyes as if he was asking, “What do you want?”

Hermione’s eyes filled with tears. She got up and as tears fell from her eyes she yelled, “Fuck you Ron! You skinny little sodding bastard!” She tore from the room and ran to the Charms classroom, which was closest. She didn’t even think to close the door as she sank to the floor and began dissolving into tears.

She heard someone enter the room. Whoever it was sank down next to her and tried to put their arms around her. She resisted though as she looked up and saw it was Harry. She started banging on his chest with all her might saying things like, “ Why did you do this to me! You are such a bastard!” Harry caught her hands and she fell forward on to his chest and started sobbing.

He stroked her head as she cried into his chest, “Shhh…Hermione slow down what happened?”

“We made love yesterday. It was great! It was so sacred and special. This morning though, Ron acted as if I had some kind of disease. When I tried to hold his hand he shook me off,” She said in a muffled voice, her head was still in his chest.

“That git!” Harry bellowed startling Hermione a little, “I’m going to beat the shit out of him!”

“No, not yet. I just want to stay here for a while,” she said and she nuzzled his chest.

He nodded and leaned back against a desk. She moved up on top of him and straddled his waist. Thoughts zoomed through his head as she positioned herself on him. But he sadly pushed them from his mind.

He must have fallen asleep because the next thing he remembered Hermione was still on top of him but her tears had dried up and she was smiling at him. She leaned forward and kissed him. She pressed her tongue on his lips and he opened them letting her deepen the kiss. She started rubbing up against him and Harry could feel himself getting excited. He pulled her closer to him. Harry’s hand moved to her thigh. She let out a small whimper.

He stopped suddenly as her hands slipped under his waistband. He caught her wrist and shook his head no, “Hermione, you are only doing this because you are mad at Ron. I want you to love me if we are going to have sex. Okay?”

She nodded and climbed off his lap. Harry stood up and said, “Let’s go find Ron, I’m going to knock the tar out of him,” Hermione laughed a little and then she nodded kissed Harry on the cheek and lead him out of the room.

When they found Ron he was sitting in the Common Room doing his homework for Potions. Harry approached him quietly but with one giant sweep he hit Ron across the head with the back of his hand.

Ron swung around and stood up, “What the Hell was that for!” he yelled rubbing the back of his head.

“That was from her,” Harry said simply pointing his finger over his shoulder at Hermione, “But this, this is from me,” He said as he sank his fist into Ron’s stomach.

Ron sank to the floor trying to catch his breath. Harry could tell that he was going to give Harry od fod fight. Ron leaned forward and punched Harry in the crotch. Harry doubled over wheezing. Ron stood up and started kicking Harry in the side but he surprisingly stopped and fell forward. Hermione was standing there with her hand outstretched clasping her wand.

Harry flinched as he stood up, “I could of taken him,” he said angrily. He gasped as he took a step forward, “Hermione, help me up to the Hospital Wing.”

She hurried over to his side. As they walked she said, “Do you wanna know why shagging Ron was so great?”

“Why?” Harry wheezed. He definitely thought that he had broken some ribs by the way it was hurting him to talk.

“Because,” Hermione said slyly, “I was imagining that instead a flaming red hair he had raven black hair and startlingly green eyes.”

Harry laughed a little and said, “Yeah right. I doubt that you were thinking about me. All those times I caught you on the couch I was pretty sure you were only thinking about him and certain parts of him as well,” Harry said half hoping that he wasn’t right.

“Well, maybe I was then but when we started actually doing it as soon as I closed my eyes and I imagined it was you on top of me instead of Ron,” Hermione said but as soon as she said that she realized something, “Oh My Gosh!” Hermione exclaimed, “I’m such an idiot. Ron was cold to me after we had finished too!”

“Hermione you didn’t?” Harry said, “Did you scream out my name?” Harry had stopped in the middle of the hallway to look at Hermione.

Hermione was biting her bottom lip, “I think I might of, he got real stiff when we were in the middle and he came shortly after that, but it seemed sort of fake if you know what I mean?”

Harry didn’t know what she meant but he had an idea. He was still panting for air. He walked into the Hospital Wing and collapsed on one of the beds. With a wave of her wand Madam Pomfrey had fixed him.

She gave him a potion that smelled strongly of rotten eggs and tasted like vomit. Harry ed ied it down and she told him that he could leave. She wasn’t really concerned about him because he had sustained worse injuries and he had come out from them all right.

Hermione and Harry walked slowly back to the Common Room while Hermione went over the events of last night with great detail.

“Well, we fondled for a while before we started having sex. When he entered me and started thrusting that was about the time I started imagining it was you. I must have said your name around then,” Hermione said. Her voice was kind of shaky.

“Man this is going to take a lot of explaining,” Harry said as he climbed through the portrait hole. Ron was sitting on the couch again but it was apparent that he was hurt. He had a knot forming on the back of his head. He turned around as he heard the portrait hole open. He saw Harry and Hermione and he immediately pulled out his wand.

“Stay away from me!” he snarled scaring a pair of second year girls that were sitting near him.

“We just want to talk Ron. My actions were, rushed. I shouldn’t of hit you. I should have heard the whole story first,” Harry said bashfully.

“Let’s go up to your dormitory,” Hermione suggested. Ron consented and followed them both up the stairs. Seamus, Neville and Dean were not in there, which was good she wanted them to be alone so they could settle this. As Ron sat down on his bed and Harry on his Hermione asked Ron tentatively, “Um… I was wondering whether I said something wrong last night while we were making love?”

Ron blushed and his eyes widened at her question, “ Hell yeah you said something wrong! You fucking yelled out my best mate’s name!” Ron roared. He was so loud he shook dust from the ceiling. He was fuming then he turned around to face Harry who recoiled slightly as if Ron had hit him, “Have you and Hermione been shagging for a while or was it a one time thing like it was with my sister?”

“Hang on a minute,” Harry yelled matching Ron’s pitch with ease, “Ginny and I didn’t shag we just kissed and Hermione and I aren’t having sex either. I just kissed her a couple of times…” he broke off at the look on his friends face.

“Well, you can kiss her a couple more times because I’m through with the bitch!” Ron yelled. His ears were bright red, which was a danger sign when it came to Ron. Hermione looked as if she had been slapped in the face, “I’m through with you too you bastard! How dare you!” He flipped them both off and stormed from the room shaking more dust from the ceiling as he slammed the door.

Hermione stared at the door and sank onto Neville’s bed. She started sniffling and then the waterworks came. Harry rushed over to her and they switched beds and sat on Harry’s. Harry wiped her eyes and kissed her on the lips, “At least we can be together now,” Hermione nodded but she secretly wanted to be with Ron still.

Harry kissed her again and she opened her mouth to invite him in. He accepted the invitation and mingled his spit with hers. He moved his legs on to the bed and Hermione straddled him as she did a couple of hours ago. Hermione leaned forward to snog Harry some more. Harry groaned a little as Hermione rubbed her hips into his bulge.

She opened his shirt and gasped. She didn’t imagine that Harry would of turned out like this. He was no longer scrawny. He was in fact very fit. He had a six-pack and he was very tan as if he had been practicing Quidditch with his shirt off. He pulled her into him and he reached behind her and unsnapped her bra with ease. He flipped her over on to her back and slipped her bra off so he could survey her creamy white breasts. He took one of them in his hands and gave it a squeeze.

Hermione moaned as he did this. Taking the moan as encouragement Harry placed it in his mouth. Hermione pulled his head away and planted her lips on his once again so they could kiss. Hermione’s hands started wandering over Harry’s toned body. They found the elastic of his boxer shorts and they roamed underneath it.

Harry stopped her and said, “Not today maybe later though?” He bit her ear and got up and helped her dress back to normal. They walked out of the boys dormitory and Harry turned to her and said, “I want to take things slow okay? We can fool around like that but it will be a while before we do anything serious undend?”nd?” Harry asked his green eyes smiling.

Hermione nodded and stood on her tiptoes so she could kiss Harry he bent down and kissed her softly and then said, “I have to go do my homework okay?”

Hermione nodded her head once again and said, “Do you need any help,” she raised her eyebrows and Harry smiled shook his head and walked away out of the portrait hole