Granger Beloved

Reality

    I put my hand to her cold, soft cheek. I dropped my book in the snow and drew my other hand through her hair. I leaned in, and our lips met. Fireworks went off in my chest. It was so much better than I'd imagined it would be. Her lips were soft, and I could smell her sweet perfume. Her hand was wrapping tighter around my waist, her hand running through my hair. It was passionate, yet sweet. Her lips tasted a hint of syrup from this morning's breakfast. My brain was doing somersaults. 

   I wanted this moment to last for eternity, but it had only been mere seconds. "(y/n)? Hermione?" She quickly pulled away, her hands leaving my waist and hair. My response to this was pulling my hands off of her and turning around. Harry came around the corner from the house and stared at us.

   "Ron wants to do some wizard chess tournament. He's demanding everyone join, even though we'll probably lose," He said. My eyes were wide, my brain was still processing what just happened. My mouth seemed unable to work, and after a moment of silence, Hermione said, "Of course, we'll be there in a minute." "Okay, but hurry or Ron will have a fit," Harry paused, and said, "Are you two alright? You look like you've seen a ghost."

   My brain snapped out of its haze, and I said, "We're alright, you scared us is all." He accepted this answer, nodded, then proceeded back towards the house. Leaving Hermione and I alone again. I turned back around to look at her. "Hermione... I-" She cut me off, "Let's talk about this later- they're expecting us."

   She smiled and walked past me to go back into the house. I stood there, awestruck in the snow for a moment, then I heard Ron calling me, so I had no choice but to go inside.

   I entered the house, to see Hermione, Bill, Charlie, Ginny, and the twins sitting on the couches while Harry and Ron sat at opposite sides of a small table in the middle of it all. They were in the middle of a game of wizards chess, Ron was winning, of course. "Good, (y/n) you're here. I've set it up to where you'll go against Hermione after this, then Charlie against Fred, and Ginny against George. Bill is rubbish at chess so he'll watch," Ron said as Harry's bishop pummeled his knight.

   I nodded, smiled, and took the empty seat next to Ginny. Ron cursed under his breath when he saw his knight being swept away by Harry's bishop. Ginny leaned over and whispered in my ear, "He does this every bloody year." "Is he usually this intense?" I asked her. "I suppose it's because you lot are visiting and there are more people to play with," She replied, sitting up straight. We both chuckled, and I laid back on the couch, thinking of a way out of this.

   I looked over at Hermione as she spoke, "Does anyone else want a glass of water? I'm going to the kitchen." Everyone except Fred and Ginny declined. "I could help you get the water," I said. "Alright, I could use a hand," She said, standing up. I got up to join her and I followed her into the kitchen.

    She grabbed four glasses from the cupboard, and said, "Could you put some ice in those, please?" I nodded and got the Weasley's ice cube tray out of the fridge, and started filling the cups. "Hermione, could we please talk about-" She interrupted, "Listen, (y/n), I'll explain everything once we have time, right now it would be weird." I turned around to face her, having finished with the ice.

    She looked at me in the eyes, and said, "I just want to make sure it's not a dream." She brought her hand to my cheek and smiled. She brought her face closer to mine, then planted a kiss on my cheek. Pulling away, Hermione stared at me, smiling with our faces inches apart. All I could do was stand there grinning back at her. This didn't seem real, Hermione wasn't the type to just boldly kiss someone.

   "Water!" She said suddenly, making me jump. Hermione whipped back around to fill the cups with water, then handing me two full ones to send back to the living room.

   I sat down in my previous spot and handed a glass to Ginny. Seconds later, Hermione came back and sat down as well. Harry and Ron were almost done with their game, meaning Hermione and I would have to play soon.

   Time passed by slowly. Throughout the game, I stared at the ceiling, occasionally sipping my water. I was simply reflecting on how crazy my Christmas had been, and figuring out how to make sense of it all.

   "(y/n), it's your turn," Ginny said as she nudged me with her elbow. Harry had just merely beaten Ron, meaning Ron was in a sour mood. Harry was grinning and being cocky, seeing as he'd just beaten the best wizard's chess player in the house. I was snapped out of my thoughts, and I went to sit down where Harry had previously been.

   Hermione was opposite me, and the pieces went back to their respective places. We began to play, but we both had no idea what we were doing. I was rubbish at chess, and I was starting to think that Hermione was too.

   Halfway through the game, I became bored. A thought popped into my head, and I inched my foot towards Hermiones, and I just plopped it on top of hers. She looked up and grinned at me, then I felt her place her other foot on mine. I chuckled silently, and the game continued.

   Soon enough, I had won. I knew that Hermione let me win, she probably couldn't stand playing. Soon enough, Charlie and Fred took our spots, allowing Hermione and I to sit next to each other on the couch. 

   We did not pay attention to the game, I could tell that she was just as lost in her thoughts as I was. I would occasionally take my pinky and poke her hand, seeing as I was bored. Every time I did this, she would wrap her pinky around mine to stop me, but would let go after a while. 

   After the last two pairs had gone, I was called to go against Harry, but I didn't put up much of a fight. I sent my king out into the middle of the board, which allowed him an easy win. The championship continued until we had a winner: Ginny. The last two competitors had been her and Harry, but I had a sneaking suspicion he let her win.

   After the game, we all sat down for dinner. I was next to Hermione, with Ron on my other side. Halfway through the meal, Hermione wrapped her ankle around mine, and I couldn't help but smile.

   We'd finished eating, and as soon as I was done putting away my dishes, Hermione came up to me and whispered in my ear, "Follow me outside." Thinking that I would finally get my chance to speak to her, I quickly walked behind her. She led me to the spot we'd be at earlier that day and sat down with her back against the wall. "Come, sit here," She said. I obliged, even though the ground was cold.

   "Sorry I was so blunt this morning," She said, looking ahead. "You don't have to apologize," I replied. "(y/n), I've liked you since October. It just came out of nowhere I suppose," She told me. I smiled to myself before replying, "I like you as well, Granger." I refrained from telling her how long I'd had my crush on her. She turned her head to look at me.

   "If we're going to be serious about this, no one can know. Not even Harry and Ron. There can be no way my parents will find out-" I stopped her rambling by planting a soft kiss on her lips. I pulled my head back just slightly and said softly, "You know I'd do anything for you, Granger."

(a/n)- Sorry this took me longer than usual to write lol. I can't believe I've already hit 300 views, thank you all so much!