Summer Love Not

All during dinner Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were talking to Remus in very quiet voices. They mentioned sparks and what could have caused them.

After dinner everyone wanted to open his or her gifts. Everyone got a sweater from Mrs. Weasley.
Hermione was surprised to get the robe from Harry saying
“ But I forget to put it down on my list.. how did you know?”
Harry just smiled. Then she opened the gift from Tonks. She thanked Tonks with her eyes brows raised in surprise at the gift.
“It’s so pretty and soft.” Hermione looked over at Harry, who was wearing mischievous smile and looked away trying to hide enthusiasm. When Hermione open the jewelry box with the necklace, Harry told her to flick it with her finger. She did and a smile came to her face as it revealed what it said.
“ It’s brilliant, thank you,” she said as Harry helped her put it on.

She opened the box with the ‘Advanced Spells’, and thanked Harry for it with a hug and a kiss on the cheek. She started to look at the pages and got lost in the book.

Harry presents from Hermione were a shirt, muggle magic book (to freak Dudley out) a new watch and a small bottle of aftershave. He wasn’t sure if she noticed he was shaving a little more often and he was growing his hair a bit longer.

Charley and Bill apparated as things quieted down.
Hagrid popped in by floo powder. He brought gifts and ice cream with chocolate sauce, nuts and marshmallow. Hagrid went into the kitchen where Arthur, Molly and Remus were talking to Tonks about the warning spells and cloaking spell on the house.

“ The house is secure as far as I can see” reported Tonks.

Hagrid asked what happened and told him of the sparks going off right all over the house before dinner.

“ Don’t know what would cause that. You should have seen the sparks that were flying around last night.” Hagrid laughed. The group of them looked confused.

“Harry and Hermione. They were making eyes at each other all last night. They’ve been going together for a little while.” Remus let out an
“Ohhh, they were holding each other last night.”

Hagrid went in the drawing room and observed Harry and Hermione. He noticed something different they weren’t as concealing of their feelings as they were before. Harry had his arms her waist as she leaned her back up against him while he was against the couch talking to Charley.
Remus suddenly noticed it too.

Dobby came walking into the kitchen getting the tea, hot chocolate and butterbeer on to a tray.

“ Master and Mistress of the house is having drinks in the drawing room. Would you friends like something to drink, too?”

Lupin walked over to Dobby
“ The master of this house is Harry Potter, who do you say is the Mistress?”
Dobby looked confused, “ You know the Mistress, Hermione sir.”

“When did she become Mistress of the house?”

“Today sir, at the Handfasting ceremony, do you not remember?”

“Did I miss it? What did they do?”
“ Well sir they drank out of the Master’s cup said sweet love words and then kissed.”

Remus nearly fell over. “Good Lord, they’re married?”

Molly made funny noise put a hand over her mouth.
“ Do you think they realize what they did?” asked Arthur.
“ No… I don’t think so. No. I’m sure they have no idea what they did. Bloody hell I didn’t even know what they did. Have either of you been to a Handfasting ceremony?”
Molly and Arthur Weasely looked at each other.
“ No, we haven’t. Most are done in the woods and they’re alone, well that was years and years ago.”

“Harry’s been on emotional rollercoaster the last few months. Maybe someone should talk to them about their relationship. Molly could you talk to Hermione? I guess I’ll talk Harry.” Remus said uncomfortably.

“ Oh dear” Molly added, “ The ribbons they were tied around theirs wrists, a binding spell to add to it or is that part of the Handfasting ceremony? Maybe they did know what they were doing, in some way. Oh we have to figure this out fast before anyone finds outs. Arthur you’ll have to go to the office early tomorrow and see how far this has gone.”

“ Sure thing, my darling.” Mr. Weasely assured her. Remus said, as he looked paler having to ask Harry about his love life. He poured him self a harder drink then tea and ask Harry if they could talk privately.

They walked to Harry’s room and shut the door.
“ What’s this all about Remus?” Harry enquired.
“ Harry, I noticed you and Hermione are closer these days.”
“We‘ve been seeing each other. Dating.” Harry said cautiously.

“ Hermione’s your girlfriend?”
“ Yes, Remus this isn’t going to be..ah” Harry face turned red, “ the talk ..about .. you know.. sex and stuff?”

“Well not right off.. I was wondering how you feel about Hermione?”
“ She great… you know her…” Harry commented.
“ Yes she is, and you two are young and she didn’t have a great experience this summer in Bulgaria.” Remus looked around the room, feeling very uncomfortable about the subject. Scratching his head, trying not to assume the worst,
“ I’m sure she wants to take the relationship slowly.”

“ We don’t do .. anything ..she doesn’t want to do.” Harry said slowly wondering what Remus really wanted to know.

“ If you don’t mind me asking what have you done?” Remus asked with a very serious tone.

“ I do mind you asking that,” feeling as though he was on trial.
“ that’s Hermione and mine’s business. Can’t I just have something that’s just mine, and not whole bloody worlds?”

“ I’m sorry I had to ask, but earlier you and Hermione did a spell, that’s why there were sparks flying about. You sort of did a ..kind of binding spell, and just trying to see what it may have done.” Remus thought if he said Handfasting ceremony/trial marriage it might freak Harry out or worse .. give him license to have sex with Hermione.

Down stairs Molly Weasely was having a very similar talk with Hermione in the kitchen.

“Yes, Harry and I are dating. He wonderful.” Hermione said, wondering what all the fuss was about. Molly sat next to Hermione at the table
“ Yes dear I know Harry is very sweet, we were worried you maybe taking things to seriously …to fast.”

“ I think we are taking it slow enough,” Hermione replied and adding. “We’ve know each other and been friends for ages.”

Mrs. Weasely trying to say the right words,
“ But things change, Hermione, Harry’s your boyfriend now and boys want to do things.” Molly closed her eyes took a deep breath, sighed and looked at Hermione and said
“ Sometimes you’re not ready for. How serious are you too?”

“ I love him and I know he loves me.” Hermione said confidently.
Molly smiled “ I can see that,” as she put a hand on Hermione’s shoulder, “ Just take your time. Don’t jump into the something you’re to young for and you may regret later.” At this point Hermione was a little confused.

“ I’m not sure what you are talking about.” Hermione finally admitted. Molly said, “ We just don’t want you two to get hurt. You and Harry may have conjured a spell today causing the house to spark. We’re just not sure what spell you did. Love is a wonderful thing, just take your time about it.”

Hermione walked out of the kitchen thoroughly confused.
‘ What did we do and.. what do they think we are doing?’ She wondered.

Harry looking angry met Hermione in the Drawing room. Hermione took Harry’s hand in hers, and his expression softened.
“ What spell could we have done?” Harry asked Hermione.
Harry thinking out loud
“ What did we do just before all the sparks flew… we kissed”

“And the Fred and George pretended to kiss me,” Hermione broke in.

“But Ron kissed you for real.” Harry added.

Hermione grabbed her books and went into the Study. She looked up binding spells, bind spells and binder spells.. and found nothing that would equal to having sparks flying about.

It was late and she was tired, so she closed the book and went up stairs into her bedroom. She washed up and looked at the nightgown Tonks had given her. She undressed and slipped it on. She looked in the mirror and was surprised to see a young woman looking back at her. Hermione’s wavy hair was down and moved as the gown moved. There was a knock at he door and Hermione pulled on her new robe. She opened the door and there was Ron.

“Um Hermione can talk to you?”

“Sure,” and motioned him in.
“ I just want to say I’m sorry for kissing you.. I didn’t know you and Harry were together. I just hope you’re not mad at me.”
“ No, I’m not mad, we really didn’t tell any one about us.”
“Why not?” Ron asked.
“Harry and I have been in the newspapers so much, we just wanted something just for ourselves.”
“ I wish our date went better, if I was smart I would have taken you to some place quiet.” Ron took Hermione’s hand in his.
“ You know you are brilliant and not just your mind, your face… and your heart.”
“ Ron. That’s very sweet of you to say.” Hermione said nervously. Then she heard someone say in a whisper,

“ You’re very tired .. all that reading made you tired you want to go to sleep.”

“Ron, I’m really tired reading all the books I got today I really have to get some sleep,” yawning.

“ Well guess I’ll see you in the morning Hermione. Mum’s cooking breakfast.”

“ She is, she doesn’t have to. We’ll make the breakfast.”

“You and me?” Ron looked stunned.

“ No. Dobby Harry and I will make breakfast.”
“But I think my mum really wants to make it. She didn’t get to do anything today and I think she feels more usefully when she can cook”

“ Alright, if it will make her feel better. I don’t want her to feel left out. I’ll tell Dobby in the morning. Good night”
There was a noise at the door it was Harry leaning his shoulder against the doorway. A questioning smile grew on his face, but his eyes were staring at Ron.

“ Hey Ron, H’mione did you find anything?” Ron let go of Hermione’s hand.
“ No. Well good night Ron, hope you had a happy Christmas.”
“ Yeah, not bad. Hope you had a Happy Christmas too Hermione, night.” Walking past Harry with eyes looking down only looking up to say,
“Night Harry.”

Harry walked in the room
“The robe looks nice on you. It fits ok?” Hermione stretch out her arms and spun around.
“ It fits great.”
“ Night gown fits ok too?” Harry asked looking a little troubled.
“ Hermione, I was in here waiting for and I dosed off. I woke up when I hear you and you were starting to undress… I was under my invisibility cloak…so I got out and when I came back Ron was here.” She smiled
“ I hoped that was you, I barely heard you, I though I was really exhausted,” she paused, “Thank you for leaving and for telling me.” Harry had his hand around her hips.

“ Can I see you’re night gown?” She nodded, smiled and took a step back. She untied the sash and slowly opened the robe, pulling it off shoulders and letting it fall to the floor looking at Harry’s face all the while.
He was frozen there his eyes explored the sight before him. Harry had the hungry look in his eyes as he step toward Hermione. He started to breath a little heavier with his mouth opened. He blinked a couple of times as she kept her eyes on his face and his eyes.

In a flash, Harry lips were on Hermione’s with such force it knocked her back and broke the kiss. Harry seized Hermione in his arms and enveloped her mouth with his. Hermione felt a ripple go though her and an ache inside her grow.
She pulled him closer to her wanting to feel him against her. She could feel a flush come up over her neck and face.
Harry felt the material of Hermione’s nightgown it was silk, like her, smooth, soft and so wonderful to touch. He felt her pressing herself against him, her arm around his ribs going up his back. She slid her hands under his shirt.

He broke the kiss looking at Hermione slowly lifted his shirt off. He stood there feeling a little self-conscious. Hermione looked at his chest and put her hands on it feeling it. It was kind of creamy pale and slim but Harry had muscles in all the right places and very little hair. She could tell he felt chilled because the nipples were hard and were gotten small. Hermione put left hand on one and her lips on the other. Harry felt Hermione’s warm lips on his chest and his mind went in all directions. He never imagined this, a girl touching, kissing his chest and back.
Hermione found faded scares on his chest and arm left there by a Basilisk, dragon and Voldemort. She kissed them all, she had seen one of them being made, and that was from a dragon. She touched his forehead with the famous scar. Harry took her hand and kissed her palm and wrist moving to her shoulder neck and whispered
“ May I have turn?”
Hermione looked a little uneasy,
“ My back, you want to touch it.” Harry smiling,
“ Yeah just your back nothing more.” Hermione’s nightgown went a quarter way down her back. Harry started kissing her shoulders to her neck and down her back where she would jump, and squeal and say
“That tickles”. Harry like hearing her make funny noises, but what he really wanted was to make her moan.. the kind she tries to hide. After a few attempts at light kisses he made a few harder ones and used his teeth.. the sweet laugher stopped and was replaced with panting and her breath being caught in her throat he was waiting to hear. Her back arched and then slowly relaxed. Harry wanted to do her whole back,
“Can we bring this down?” pulling at the nightgown. She stayed quiet for a while. Harry sat her down on the bed.
“ I don’t need to … I just wanted to make you feel .. you seemed to like it or were you just trying to me nice.”
“ No I liked “ her shoulder shrugged, “ it gave me goose bumps.” She looked at one of the pillows and pressed it against her chest, and pulled down the straps of the gown down to her hips. Sighing, Hermione smiled at Harry and say, “There, it’s down now.”
“Hermione don’t have to.” And she lay down on the bed the pillow under her and her arms out to the sides of her head. Harry very lightly kissed her on her spine going all the way down to the fabric stopped him. He caressed her back remembering he had scrubbed it early in the morning. Feeling it, tickling and smelling and his lips and tongue teased her flesh. A wonderful moan came when Harry let out a warm breath on her back and Hermione pulled at the bed sheets. He let out another breath slowly and her whole body squirmed. He was on top of her, his chest on her back as he slowly let out another breath and sunk he mouth onto her neck.

Hermione spun around Harry quickly grabbed Hermione taking her mouth and putting his hand to support her head. The pillow that was under Hermione was still there but it was no longer covering anything, Harry was. It took him a few moments to discover this. As he kissed Hermione he said “ Mione you’re not, … you lost something.” Hermione looked at him and he was looking in her eyes. He didn’t look down to see what his chest was pressing against, but he felt it. She was so soft and warm under him. She squirmed to get the top part of the gown and Harry moved to let her,.
“ Harry! Don’t move I’ll do it,” Hermione put her hands between their bodies, but had to raise her hips to get a hold of the gown. The raising of her hips against Harry’s body made him hold in a moan. As Hermione’s hands traveled upwards they came in contact with Harry’s erection making his eyes flutter and close. He slowly opened them to see Hermione slide on the straps.

His body trembling as he rolled off Hermione and the bed, fixed himself, kissed her, grabbed his t-shirt and said,
“ I’ll be back in a few minutes” and went out the door.

Hermione changed into her pajamas and went into Harry’s room. He wasn’t there. She went down stairs looking for him and ended up in the kitchen. The backyard door was ajar and she looked out.

There was Harry waist deep in a snow bank.
“Harry.” She went out and pulled him out him out of the snow bank and in to the kitchen. She grabbed a towel from the bathroom and gave it to him. He was shivering.
“What were you doing out there?”
He looked at her and said
“ I didn’t want to wake anyone up while I had to take cold shower. That was faster.” Hermione made him some hot chocolate with whip cream.
“ I’m sorry didn’t mean to go that far… I mean ..I was just trying to get my top on.”
“ I know, don’t worry about it” his teeth started to chatter. He wrapped the towel around his waist and took off his pajama pants. He took a sip of the hot chocolate and whip cream on his bottom lip. Hermione put her thumb to his chin and in one motion licked and kissed Harry lips. He nearly dropped the cup and the towel. She stepped back “Did that warm you a bit?”
“ Let’s go back up stairs.”

He threw his wet pants in the corner in the laundry basket, and put on a dry pair. Hermione walked in to the room as he was just pulling them up from behind.
“Sorry Harry.”
“ We have to talk,” and motioned her to sit on the bed,
“I know we want to take things slow. And that’s fine, I feel .. I want to be with you so badly Hermione.. I feel like I’m stumbling in the dark.” Sighing and in a softer voice, “I’ve no real experience and I have very little idea on how please you.”
“ Harry, I’m a virgin too. I haven’t gone that far.”
“I got two books.” Harry got out the books and showed Hermione.
They read a few pages here and there. They seem to feel more at ease with the knowledge that they would be learning with each other and they agreed that if something felt uncomfortable they would say, talk about it and keep there relationship feeling safe.
“ I want you to feel you can trust me. Do you?” Harry asked Hermione.
“ Of course I trust you. Do you trust me?”
“ Absolutely.” They ended up on their sides kissing and falling asleep in his bed. Hermione woke up early and went downstairs to tell Dobby not to cook breakfast but to ask Mrs. Weasley if she needed help with cooking it.
Mrs. Weasley never had willing help and wasn’t sure what to do with Dobby. Everything went fine.

Hermione and Harry got dressed and started their search for what happen on Christmas. Hermione couldn’t find anything in her books. So she looked for other books in the Black Study. She needed to take a break and went up stairs. Harry was thumbing through a transfiguration book and when he heard Hermione coming up the stairs. He jump to the door way and stuck his arm out snaring her, pulling her into his room
“Harry!”
“ I haven’t seen you in a for hours ….” drawing her closer to him, “ I just want to hold you for a bit” looking in to her eyes “ or more” giving her a soft kisses on the cheek and moving to her mouth. Hermione put her hand under Harry’s flannel and tee shirt on to his back. He winced.
“ You’re freezing” and he took off his grey flannel shirt and put it on her. It looked good with her pinkish shirt and jeans, a bit big, but cute.
“Thanks,” smiling biting down on her bottom lip
“ Can I keep it?” Feeling her cheek
“It’s yours.”
“ You know it’s strange I can’t find any books with sparking with any kind of binding spell.”
“ And at dinner yesterday Mr. and Mrs. Weasley and Remus were all upset about the spell and now nothing.” “ Hermione” he whispered in her ear “ play with me.”
They started to wrestle around the room and Harry plunked Hermione on the bed. They hear a voice from down stair lunch is ready. Harry jumped off the bed and shouted down
“We’ll be down in a few minutes.” He let his door open a crack just in case time got away they would hear them call up. Harry jumped on to the bed and Hermione jump off. They ran around the room and Harry grabbed her and pulled her on to the bed. They hear some one coming up the stairs and thinking it maybe Tonks or one of Weasleys. Hermione tried to get away from Harry tickling and squealed pushing his hands away. Harry grabbed the flannel shirt and it ripped up the side.
“Sorry about that but,” he pinned her to the bed, “ I need to do this to you.”
He had a ‘ I’m up to not good ‘ smile on face. Hermione made a few high pitched squeals and grunts trying to get Harry off her. They hear someone opening the door. And in unison they said
“ We’ll be down in a minute.”

The door was completely open and someone was standing there. Harry was kneeing over Hermione pinning her hands over her head and look up to see Professor Snape standing here looking shocked. Harry said,
“ Get out of my room please.” Snape took a few steps in pulling his wand out
“ What are you doing?” Harry jump off the bed saying
“ Get out of here NOW! This is my house. You belong downstairs.” Things started shake as Harry got angrier and angrier.
“ What were you doing to that girl?” Snape said, as he saw Hermione getting off the bed and moving towards Harry. Hermione looked at Professor Snape and said
“We’ll be down in a moment now please leave.” She was in between Harry and Snape now and he was looking at the ripped shirt.
“ Did you attack her?” he asked Harry.
“No.” an annoyed Hermione shaking her head. Snape went to grab Hermione’s arm and she push it away.
“Don’t you dare touch her!” Harry hissed, moved past Hermione and going toward Professor Snape, but Hermione pulled him back. Before Professor Snape could say another word Hermione gently turned him around and pushed him out the door. He turned and Hermione said
“ We’ll speak to you down stairs in a few minutes.” Professor Snape nodded and she closed the door.
Harry was fuming to say the least. Things were still moving and Hermione look at him as he was still looking at the door. She put her hand to his cheek
“ Harry.” The things in the room stopped shaking. His eyes dropped to hers and his face softened. She kissed him passionate enough to erase Snape out of his mind for a moment.
“ We can play later, come on lunch time.” Hermione whispered in his ear.

They both wondered what Professor Snape wanted. They soon found out.
“ Miss Granger, the Headmaster wants talk to you we’ll be meeting with him at the Leaking Cauldron in an hour.” They were going by floo powder so she had time to eat and change. Harry wanted to come but Snape refused. The meeting will be just a few minutes I believe. Hermione stepped into the fireplace and the green flames engulfed her.
Reminding Harry the night she did the cleansing spell. He had a bad feeling and just sat in front of the fireplace. Fifteen minutes later Hermione stepped back throw looking a little bewildered. Harry’s smile faded when he saw her expression.

“ What happen?”
“ We can get information about the Deatheaters, where they are going and where Voldemort might be.”
“That’s great, BUT …”
“ I have to meet Viktor to get the information” she sat on the couch.
“What!” Harry said in disbelief.
“Tomorrow, he wants to have some time with me,….alone.”
“How much time” Harry’s voice started to deepen “does he want with you?”
“ Tomorrow” she put her face in her hands “ most of the day. He wants to meet for breakfast and have lunch and then he’ll tell me what we need to know.”
“And if he doesn’t. What if he has nothing. He’s just trying to get you back Hermione.” She looked up at Harry
“ He can’t get me back because he’s never had me. I’ve never loved him.” Harry tried to talk Hermione in to letting him come along.
“Don’t you trust me?” she asked.
“ It’s Viktor I don’t trust.. he could slip you a potion, or something.”

Dumbledore was suddenly in the room.
“ Miss Granger it is school policy that students have an escort on formal meetings with non students and sense you are still a student of Hogwarts Victor Krum will have to abide by my rules. You will be safe I will make sure of that. I will be there Professor McGonagall and Hagrid. You will stay in the build and the courtyard. If you go out of bounds we will not be able to keep you safe.” Dumbledore walked over to her and put his hand on her shoulder.
“ Miss Granger you DO NOT HAVE TO DO THIS.” He said this slowly, wondering if he could change her mind.
“ We need the information, they could attack any one at anytime,” she said in a worried but low voice.

Harry and Hermione looked at each other. Remus, Arthur and Molly Weasley didn’t mention their concern at the spell from Christmas so it was put aside in everyone’s mind. They all played games that evening.

Later that night when Harry went to upstairs he found Ron in his room and another bed.
“ What’s this?” Harry asked.
“Well mum thought you needed a mate to keep you company.”
“ No thanks I’m fine.” Harry said.
“ Mum wants me up here so …..” Ron looking at he next room over “ so you and Hermione, well” Ron turning red “ make sure you behave your self. Snape made it sound you were attacking Hermione. They all think the spell you guys cast went wrong. I think they’re worried you may hurt Hermione … control her mind or something.”
“ I’d never hurt Hermione, we were just playing, so you can go and sleep down stairs.”
“ Harry, we are here to make sure you two don’t do anything.”
“ Who else is sleeping in here?” Harry asked rolling his eyes.
“ Uhm Ginny” pointing to Hermione’s room.

Both Hermione and Harry tossed and turned most of the night. Hermione got up early and peeked into Harry’s room. It was still very dark and she could hardly see anything. Harry heard her and got up out bed. He met her in the hallway. Harry put his arms around her whispering,
“ What are we doing, I can’t sleep without you. This is wrong.” He put his hand on her cheek,
“ come to bed with me just for an hour…please.” He was rubbing his nose against her neck and kissing her. All she got out was a small moan before Harry picked her up in his arms, and carried her in to his bed as quietly as possible.

Ron was snoring. So Harry put a quieting spell on him. Harry set the alarm and looked at Hermione, kissed her passionately a few minutes. Hermione looked tired and he pulled her close and they fall asleep. The alarm went off an hour later Harry barely noticed it, but Hermione got up out of the wonderful warm bed and turned it off. Putting her feet onto the cold floor and chilled air. Kissing Harry lightly, looking up to see Ron there staring at her. He looked angry at first and then a smile creped on to his face. Whispering
“ That alarm was going off for a while, you better get back to your bedroom before my mum finds you here.. and I’ll get in to trouble for not keeping you out.”
“Thanks Ron, I owe you one.”

She slipped back on to her room. Ginny was still asleep. She pulled the covers over her head and tears came out of her eyes. In an hour she will be getting up, shower, dress and maybe eat a little something, touch the snake fire poker in the Drawing Room and meet with Viktor, starting in an hour.