NOVEL NEXT Chapter 52: Magical Dates
"Thanks for keeping the room for us," Hermione told their friends.
"Look guys," Neville said excitedly and with an incantation and a wave of his wand a small piece of wood in front of him changed from green to red. "It works much better."
"Told you Neville," Harry said. "It never was you, just an unsuitable wand. Never doubt yourself."
Neville nodded and smiled as he changed the wood's color to blue.
"I think Neville has been doing very well," Luna said dreamily looking up from her book. "He's working most of the Charms you say are on the OWL with no problems."
"Excellent Neville," Hermione praised. "Tomorrow we'll work on transfiguration. Now you still need to get the theories down behind the spells, but it looks like your practicals will be much better."
"All because of you two," Neville exclaimed.
"We just knew what you could do," Harry said. "You're the one doing it. Now we need to head out of here and been seen," Harry turned to Hermione. "Shall we go to the common room? Luna you can come to."
"If it's alright with you guys," Neville said as he looked at Luna. "Luna and I were planning on going to the library once you got back. She's going to study with me for a while."
Hermione glanced at Harry as she raised an eyebrow. "Could there have been more going on in here besides studying?"
"I doubt it, but if we leave them alone enough, Neville just might get up the courage now."
"They'd make a nice couple but we are not playing matchmaker," Hermione said. "Sounds great. Harry, check the map and see if anyone is waiting for us out side of the room.
A familiar name was under the dot that was pacing back and forth in front of the Room of Requirements. "Ginny's out there," Harry said. "I'm glad that after that crap with Draco and Umbridge I asked for a room that made the door disappear once we were in here."
"We can go out another door like we did then," Hermione suggested.
"Wait," Harry said. "I want to see what's she's asking the room to be," He glanced at the map again and found an empty corridor not far away. He quickly requested a door to that location. When it appeared, he threw on his cloak and dashed through it. When he'd retraced his steps back to the Room of Requirements, he saw the young witch with two cauldrons in her hands. She was currently staring angrily at the blank wall. She then started pacing again while saying "I need a room to brew potions in; I need a room to brew potions in."
"Love, Ginny wants a room to brew potions. Think she is planning on the jealousy potion now?"
"Let her," Hermione snarled. "I have a few ideas of how to deal with it this time. But she better be back out of this room before it's time for our date. I'll be royally pissed if I don't get my time with you this evening."
Hermione, Neville and Luna all left the Room using the same door Harry had used to exit without being seen by Ginny. As soon as Ginny got the room she wanted and disappeared, Harry and Hermione left for the Gryffindor Tower while Neville and Luna started toward the library.
It was just before dinner when the portrait hole opened and Ginny Weasley climbed through. Her hair was matted and her face was red from heat exposure. Harry nudged Hermione when he saw her and they both felt very uneasy when she gave them a smile and continued past them to climb the steps to the girl's dorm.
"Remind me to buy two Bezoars the next time we are in Diagon Alley. I don't trust her not to poison you," Harry thought to his wife.
"Good point."
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Harry and Hermione were relaxing on a sofa in the Room of Requirements later that night. It had been a spectacular date. Dobby had provided them with the special plates that had been used at the Yule Ball; the ones that were spelled to allow the elves to remotely take food orders by request. It had taken a few minutes to persuade Hermione that it wasn't causing any additional work for the elves since the food was being cooked anyway. The room itself had done wonders. Harry had asked for a romantic room for dinner and dancing and they had entered into a room that had a quiet table that sat next to what appeared to be a window looking out over the castle grounds. On the other side of the room a cleared area was obviously meant for dancing while soft music played quietly in the background.
Hermione had enjoyed a dinner of pan roasted Sea Bass served with rice and steamed vegetables, while Harry had asked for grilled pork chops with roasted potatoes and green beans. When the dishes had been cleared, the music increased in volume and for the next hour, they had danced. Again the dancing had been more of Hermione in Harry's arms as they swayed to the soft music, but to Hermione, it had been the most perfect way to end a day that had started with Malfoy's idiotic comments.
When they grew tired of dancing, they sat down to relax on the sofa.
"We better get back," Harry said softly as he stroked Hermione's hair. Neither of them wanted the evening to end.
"Stay with me tonight Harry," Hermione suggested softly.
"What?"
"I want to sleep with you tonight. No, not that, not yet anyway," She said as she picked up his thoughts, "Just want to feel your arms around me tonight."
"Are you sure?"
"You're my husband, my boyfriend, my best friend and my soul mate, I've never been more sure about anything in my life love," Hermione replied. Their eyes continued a silent conversation that spoke more of emotions than of words. Finally their lips joined in and expressed their love of each other as well.
Later, they returned to the Gryffindor Tower where Harry asked Neville to cover for him in case something came up. He closed the curtains around his bed and filled his book bag with a change of clothes and pajamas. Harry and Hermione met back up in the common room where they said a few words to make it seem like they were making a last minute dash to the library before returning to the Room of Requirements.
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