Truth or Dare ✔️

AE - 3

Sirius had long realized that he was not going to get any alone time with his wife until it was time to retire...and he grumbled at everyone and everything and withdrew upstairs with his drink in his hand.

Harry sat at the large table in the kitchen, noshing on a roast beef sandwich when he looked up to see Hermione entering the kitchen in a housecoat and a towel wrapped around her head.

"HARRY!"

"'Lo 'Mione," he replied as he swallowed. "Long time no see!"

"I know!" She rushed around the table and embraced him from behind. "How long as it been! An entire hour or two?"

He shrugged his shoulders. "Give or take?"

She giggled at her best friend and she moved to sit across from him at the large table and pulled her one leg up on the chair and reached for a bit of cheese and a few grapes that had been set out on a large plate.

Harry was not smiling. "I've a bone to pick with you," he said finally.

"I know," she replied quietly and wiped her hands on a napkin. "Well, lets have it."

"Dumbledore told me that you've been married to my Godfather since Easter! Bloody-fucking Easter!"

She held up her hands and closed her eyes.

"How come you never told me!"

"I..."

"Even Dumbledore didn't know right away!"

"Yes, but..."

"You never said a word! NOT. One. Word!"

"Well, imagine that, Harry James Potter! I still can't get one in edgewise, can I!"

Harry sat back in his chair and huffed. "Might have let me know. I'm supposed to be your best friend..."

"Oh, this sounds familiar..."

"Wot?"

"You and Ronald. In fourth year." She popped a grape in her mouth and chewed loudly, just to annoy him, causing him to wince as she smacked her lips.

"Not even REMOTELY the SAME THING! AND YOU KNOW IT!"

"Will you kindly keep your voice down please?"

"Why! No one's here!"

"There are lots of people here. This house has a staff, Harry. It's not like at Headquarters..."

"Oh."

"Just because we happen to be alone at the moment..."

Harry closed his eyes and pinched at the bridge of his nose beneath his glasses.

"It happened quite suddenly," she said.

"You're not pregnant or anything are you!"

"No," she chuckled.

"Well good! At least you didn't have to get married!"

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Oh yes, I can picture it now...Hermione Granger-Black all HUGE, trying to move through the stacks AT SCHOOL!"

She tilted her head.

"Thank god, Remus doesn't know...He would flip his lid!"

"Good call, because he did, actually. So you're not telling me anything that I haven't heard already. So, get it out of your system and don't speak of it again!"