Best Friends with Benefits

Chapter Two - 10 Commands and a Card

'Come on, girls! We really have to go!' Harry called out the moment Morgana and then Hermione moved out of the little girl's room that Hermione had in her flat. The two girls smiled at Harry and he picked up Morgana as Hermione took the basket with the very old Crookshanks inside. 'Come on, Hagrid is waiting for us,' Harry said as they exited Hermione's flat. The young woman shielded her house and Harry with his skill, made sure everything was alright, they moved outside the block of flats with their suitcases already sent in the school and the small tower McGonagall had given to Hermione and Morgana with an extra room for Harry for the times of the week he would be in the castle. They moved in a small alley and from there side-along apparated outside the gates of their school.

'Home sweet home, Harry said as he pushed the gate open with his free arm and glanced at Morgana who was mesmerized by the place. 'You like it, Morgana?' Harry asked and the girl nodded her head as her big blue eyes looked around in awe as the trio moved up the path to grounds.

'Harry! Hermione! Oi! Here!' Hagrid's voice was heard and both Harry and Hermione smiled as Morgana squealed at the half giant, Luna had made sure her child wouldn't be afraid of any kind of creature and to Morgana's eyes, Hagrid was a big stuffed teddy bear with a great heart, not too far from the truth. The trio greeted Hagrid who was happy to see the humans as he was happy to see Hermione's cat who purred at his presence.

'Go up to the staff meeting and then come here for a cup of tea, I would be joining you too as the teacher of the care for magical creatures but I have heard all these things again and again and already saw the newbies, now go,' Hagrid said and Harry and Hermione nodded, Morgana had already forgotten about them as she was playing with some tiny pixies in a cage who kept sneezing golden dust.

'Is that safe for Morgana?' Hermione asked and Hagrid waved off her concern with his huge hand.

'Go to the meeting, I had been babysitting you ever since you were eleven...' Hagrid said and both Hermione and Harry grinned before he could start first and take Hermione's hand in his to take her with him.

The two moved inside the Entrance Hall and moved to the Great Hall, from there, they entered the chamber of the cups, where Harry had been sent after selected by the Goblet of the Fire so many years ago, now the meeting was set there and it seemed as if they were the last ones to arrived.

'Hermione, Harry, now we're all here, Hagrid is already informed.' McGonagall said as Harry and Hermione made their presence known by nodding to everyone and greeting gently, both their eyes warming at the sight of Neville who moved closer to them and hugged them both, they both frowned however when they noticed none else but Cormac McLaggen, all handsome and smug smirking at Hermione. Harry suddenly felt the uneasy feeling he always got when Hermione was kissing Ron or some other guy.

'As you can see, there are new additions is the professor of Transfigurations position, covered by Miss Hermione Granger, the seminar supervisor will be Mr. Potter and the Quidditch supervisor and flying teacher will be Mr. McLaggen, most of you are old co-students so you know each other and I hope this year, like all the others after the war will be a good year full of achievements for the students by your guidance.' McGonagall was saying but Harry's mind was away, in dark places where he strangles McLaggen and dances on his grave...

He wasn't sure why he was suddenly acting like that, all he knew was he didn't want the bloke looking at Hermione like that, his gaze was dirty, as if imagining her without clothes, panting and moaning under him, Harry tighten his hand around hers, causing her to look up at his stiff face, she squeezed back, successfully taking his attention, he relaxed a bit as her eyes told him everything, she had noticed the gaze and avoided it but it wasn't the time or the place for such a scene, she was fine and he was there.