Sweet Like Cherry Wine

Yellow towel and haircuts, Chapter 2

Harry drug himself out of bed the following day due to knocking on his bedroom door.

Comfily he laid in his maroon red sheets, the four postered bed had in Grimulads place.

"Harry James Potter, get up right now." He could make out Hermiones 'close to being angry' voice. He knew it was best not to push it, especially imagining all the horrid spells she knows.

He threw on a grey t-shirt that he found crumpled on the floor. His boxers he decided would have to be fine for now. He opened the door staring face to face with Hermione and Ron

"Good morning, why are you here?" he asked, they were usually over here anyways but he had hoped they would leave him to be fussy alone after this decree thing.

"Well, I think it's best not to sugar coat. We're here to tell you we're going to Australia." Hermione said pointedly. Today she was wearing a warm vanilla coloured jumper with a pair of jean shorts.

Ron somewhat matched, wearing a standard pair of jeans and a striped t-shirt.

"You're what? When? What?"Harry stuttered out. He was a little bit shocked by Hermione's abruptness, and still he was only half awake. He decided he needed some caffeine in his system urgently. He ran his hands through his hair as he began making his way to the kitchen.

"I'm gonna have a cuppa, do you both want one?" They nodded in response.

Putting a pause on the topic so he could make the cups, he used magic to make them for the first time in a while. Deciding he should be quicker about it to continue the conversation.

He set the steaming white and blue mugs in front of Ron and Hermione, each one having a silvery blue stag jumping across the front.

"Australia?" He said, taking a sip of his earl grey tea, eyeing them both eagerly to continue.

"Well, you of course know I've been trying to plan going to find them, my parents" Hermione explained and Harry nodded his head following along.

"And well, the whole marriage decree gave me the push I needed. I need to go get them, and they need to see me get married. I'm going today to talk to Kingsley about all the travelling issues of it, and also some research in the Ministry about possible memory charm reverals."

Hermione sighed at the end, moving her tea bag around in her cuppa to give her hands something to do, Ron took her other hand in his.

"And well, I'm going along for the ride. She shouldn't have to do it on her own." Ron explained with a small blush forming across his cheeks.

"That all makes sense. Is there anything I can do? Both before you leave and while you're gone?" Harry asked, already trying to think of things to do to keep busy while the two of them were away.

"Just keep an eye out on the family okay?" Ron asked more seriously than Harry had ever seen him do before.

Harry nodded back to him, "Of course. I'll check up on your parents Ron and anyone else who's at the burrow during those times."

Ron seemed pleased by the response. Taking a sip of his own cinnamon tea.

"I don't think there is anything Harry... I was going to go out and buy a couple muggle phones, one to give to you and two for us. I'm not planning to be gone longer than a week but it would be nice to have a decent form of communication." Hermione stated. "And I also figured it would be helpful to have for if we find my parents."

"When. we'll find them 'Mione." Ron said, correcting her, trying to give her whatever comfort he could offer.

She smiled gratefully at them.