by: Rachel
Rated: G
“Harry wait!” yelled Hermione down the hall, on their way to potions. “I need to tell you something, but not right, now. Later. I’ll meet you in the broom closet at 5, okay”?
“Sure,” said Harry wondering what she wanted to tell him.
“I know what she wants to tell you!!” said Parvati as she caught up with
Harry and Ron in the hall.
“What?” asked Harry and Ron in unison?
“She likes Harry she let it slip one day when she was talking to me and Lavender!!” answered Parvati as she hurried away to Potions.
“Oooooohh!!” Ron snickered.
“Shut up Ron,” Harry said as he elbowed him in the shins.
“Ouch!” screamed Ron. But Ron knew why he elbowed him. Harry liked Hermione. He had since their first year at Hogwarts.
They didn’t speak the rest of the way to Potions.
*****
After a torturing potions lesson Harry and Ron were talking again and Ron had finally dropped the subject of Hermione with Harry in the broom closet.
“Come on let's go to Hagrid’s. We need to find information on Hippogriffs,” said Hermione while pulling on Harry’s robe to follow.
“Okay but make it quick. I want to play chess with Ron before I have to go to the broom closet at 5,” Harry said while yanking his robes away from Hermione so she didn’t rip them.
They walked down to the Great Hall and then out onto the wet grass.
****
After they went to Hagrid’s, they headed back up to the castle and made their way to the Gryffindor common room. After a quick game of chess with Ron, Harry headed to the broom closet, wondering where Hermione was because he hadn’t seen her since they went to Hagrid’s house. When Harry reached the broom closet, Hermione was already there, dressed in a sparkling light blue dress.
“You look beautiful,” said Harry after he had stepped in the room and caught his breath.
“Thanks,” said Hermione blushing.
“So what did you want to tell me?” asked Harry feeling kind of awkward.
“I wanted to tell you that I like you!!!" said Hermione running up to Harry and hugging him. “I’ve liked you ever since I saw you for the first time.
“I have always liked you too!!” said Harry “But I was too scared to tell you because I wasn’t sure if you liked me.”
Then Hermione reached up and kissed him only stopping when she had to take a breath.
“Wow,” Harry said blushing slightly.
“I’m sorry I didn’t tell you sooner,” said Hermione.
“Well actually Parvati told me this afternoon!!” Harry said.
They sat there in the dark broom closet for hours. When they finally went back up to the Gryffindor common room, it was 10 o’clock they had missed dinner, but they didn’t care. Everyone had already gone to bed so Harry and Hermione parted their ways to their dormitories. Harry got into bed feeling dazed and sleepy.
“That was the best night ever,” said Harry to himself before he drifted slowly off to sleep.
THE END