There Was A Girl

Choose your Path wisely

Choose your Path wisely

"Oh shoot. I really screwed up." He leapt from the bed.

"He was just… I don't want to say nice, but he was nice," Harry shoved his hands through his hair as he paced Hermione's room. "He was… a dad. It was just like he was being a dad. I talked to him. I *TOLD* him things, Maya. I really screwed this up. What the hell was I thinking?"

"Harry, come here," she reached for him. He flopped down face first on the bed, burying his nose in the blankets on her lap. She rubbed his back, "Let's go over the specifics. What did you tell him?"

"Almost everything, about Fate, about our destiny." Harry said still sounding frantic.

"Harry, do you trust him?" Maya asked.

"Why?" Harry said lifting his head to meet her gaze.

"Just answer the question." Maya said locking eyes with him.

"Yes..." Harry said with a loud sigh.

"Harry if you have the courage to trust someone like a former Death eater than I can trust him too." Maya said reassuringly.

Harry gently slid her down to the pillows, "It's late. I'm fine now, no more panic. I'll just have to be careful around Lucius until we figure out his loyalty." He stretched out next to her pulling her into their regular sleeping positions, him on his back, her on her side, facing him, her head tucked on his shoulder. "I love you."

Crookshanks apparently realized all the nonsense was over and crawled out from under the bed. He leapt up and curled at their feet.
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The sun rose through the bright clear blue sky. Daylight spilled over the snow covered landscape, into the room, spreading across the bed where the couple lay. A trunk sat, full of books, ready to leave for school later that day.

"Ah hem."

Harry and Hermione sprang awake to see Aggie standing at their bedside.

"I need the two of you up, dressed, and in the dining room please."

Harry let out a long breath as Aggie swept from the room. "Oh, shoot."
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Harry and Hermione sat on one side of the dining room table, Neville and Luna sat on the other. Aggie stood at the head of the table. No one said anything.

Neville slid his hand along the table and grasped Luna's hand.

Aggie sighed and sat down. "Do any of you believe that there is a single thing that happens in this house that I am not aware of?"

"No, ma'am," they said in polite unison.

"I don't begin to understand the connections between you four," she said. "I do know that nothing inappropriate has occurred under my roof. I also know that your parents," a pointed look to Hermione and Luna, "and your professors at school will assume the worst. I can assure you that the act of sleeping in a bed with a person of the opposite sex is not allowed at Hogwarts. So…. Don't get caught!"

Luna smiled, "We haven't so far."

Neville dropped his head to the table with a bang.

Aggie managed her stern expression for all of five more seconds, then she laughed. "Oh I remember what it was like to be young. It's not the end of the world, Neville! But nothing good can come of letting your hormones make all of your decisions. Use your minds. You have good ones."

"So if we're not in trouble," Harry said.

"Why did I bring you down so early? To give you breakfast before we go into the Village," Aggie said. "I thought you'd like to meet the newest member!"