Blurred Visions of Tomorrow

Back to Hogwarts

2 weeks later-

Valentine's night had come and gone. Hermione was rightfully scared looking over her shoulder whenever she would leave Grimmauld Place. Bellatrix was angry. She was pissed off at whoever this stalker was but also sad that she didn't get to give Hermione the proposal she deserved. Every day since, Bella walked around with the ring in one of her pockets because she couldn't bring herself to put it back in the safe. The next time Luna came over to see Harry, she looked at Bella expectantly and all Bella gave her was a sad little head shake. She had never seen the small blonde girl look so devastated. Even Crookshanks seemed to be walking around Grimmauld a little deflated.

When they went to Kingsley with the report, Hermione had requested to take a few days off work and of course Bella refused to work as well. "Well I'm not going to sit around work all day with my thumb up my ass when I could be home with you."

"But who is going to catch Dolohov if you aren't at work?" Hermione offered as a rebuttal.

"They functioned relatively okay without me for a long time, pet. I'm sure they can handle a few days."

Hermione didn't bother arguing anymore, when Bella decided on something it was almost pointless to argue with the dark witch. "Fine. We will stay home together." Hermione rolled her eyes but smiled on the inside. She was so delighted with her over protective girlfriend. That was until the second week when Bella still wouldn't let Hermione return to work. "But I'm ready, Bella." She tried arguing.

"Well I'm not. I'm not having you go to work and have some stranger in a fucking cloak pop out of the bloody toilet and try to steal you again." Bella countered. "It's many years since I've killed for pleasure love but I assure you, if I have the opportunity to kill the person who tried to take you away from me, it'll be my greatest accomplishment." Hermione stood with her mouth open looking astonished at her girlfriend's confession. "Phoenix shit, pet." Hermione shut her mouth. "You can't honestly think I wouldn't be planning this person's murder. If someone looks at you to long or breathes on you without your permission, I want to torture them. So now, someone is trying to steal you? Oh love, I've been planning their death since September. And yes," Bella looked absolutely menacing, "I will enjoy every second of it."

Hermione hadn't seen that look on Bella's face since she had her pinned to the floor in Malfoy Manor. She wasn't shocked by her girlfriend's reaction, she just wasn't expecting to feel the myriad of feelings associated with Bella's reaction. Hermione was feeling a little nervous, proud, scared and strangely turned on by this side of Bella. Hermione visibly gulped, which didn't go unnoticed by the dark witch. "What's wrong, pet? Scared?"

"No," Hermione whispered, trying to work out her own feelings.

Bella grinned, "I think you like this side of me. Inside every brave Gryffindor is some little part of them who loves danger." Bella started walking towards her girlfriend, backing her into the wall. "Well, I am that danger sweetheart. I'm the nightmares your parents warned you of when they tucked you into bed at night." She leaned in and whispered in Hermione's ear, "and it's okay that this makes you wet, love." Bella pulled back to see her girlfriend looking equally confused and turned on.

Just as Bella was leaning in for a kiss, there was a bell that went off by the downstairs fireplace and Bella growled. "Let's get rid of whoever this is quickly, pet so I can take care of you." Hermione nodded as Bella grabbed her hand and led her down to the family room. They hurried down the stairs and rounded the corner into the room when Bella shouted, "whoever the fuck is here better make this quick, you interrupted a bout of delicious afternoon sex." Bella stopped in her tracks and grinned when Hermione slammed to a stop behind her. "Look dove, the minister is here." Kingsley stood looking unamused at Bella while Hermione ducked behind her hiding her blush. "Kingsley, what the fuck are you doing here? Don't you have an entire wizarding world to run?"