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( Why don't you kiss her? )

She felt woolly-headed from the mind-stealing pleasure so it was some time-she didn’t know how much time-before she gradually realized where she was and murmured, “Am I too heavy for you?”

“No, stay,” he mumbled a little thickly. “I like feeling you on top of me.”

The words surprised a soft laugh from her and she lifted her head a little to look ( Read more... )

An errant ray of sunlight slipped in past the drawn curtains and shone on Hermione’s face.

A slight frown creased her brow as she turned her head away, resisting the tug of consciousness, only to find her nose half squashed against something hard. And she awoke, her eyes opening.

Oh…

Her nose was pressed against Harry’s shoulder. Harry’s bare ( Read more... )

He and Hermione were like brother and sister, he always told himself. They had been best friends for almost a decade now, had essentially grown up together.   So of course they were like brother and sister, he always told himself.

Well, always, as in from the moment a couple weeks ago that he’d suddenly lost his mind.

Hermione was like a sister ( Read more... )

( Of gifts and role models )

Harry idly flipped through the latest issue of Quidditch Monthly.   He had some reports on Dark magic activity waiting for him that he should probably read but he was tired and anyway, he didn’t want to start the reports when Teddy could wake up at any moment.

It really was a source of never-ending amazement to him just how full of energy Teddy ( Read more... )

“Hard at work, I see.”

Hermione looked up at the sound of Harry’s voice.   “Oh, hi, Harry.”

“Are you too busy to have lunch with me?”

She glanced at the clock on her desk to realize with surprise that it was lunchtime.  “Let me just finish this up quickly and then I’ll be free.”

“I’ll wait for you by the lift,” he offered.

She agreed with a ( Read more... )

It’s in watching them that I finally understood.

I wasn’t thrilled when they told me, to put it mildly.  Would you be thrilled to find out that your best friend is dating your ex-girlfriend?  I wouldn’t think so.

Sure, Hermione and I broke up months ago and to be honest, even when we were dating, most of the time it felt more like we were friends ( Read more... )

Harry opened the door of his flat and greeted Andromeda with a smile before he was distracted by Teddy.

“Unca Hawwy, up!” Teddy demanded.

Harry laughed and bent to swing Teddy up in his arms, settling Teddy on his hip.  “Hello, Teddy.  And how’s my favorite little man today?”

Teddy’s only answer was to say, “Up!” again.

Harry exchanged a ( Read more... )