Harry Potter - Series Fan Fiction ❯ Harry Potter and the Dark Messanger ❯ The New Ones ( Chapter 3 )

Chapter 3 The New Ones

 

 

That morning he woke up feeling more alive then ever. Hermione, his girlfriend, he was still getting use to calling her that, lay next to him. He saw the clock, another two an a half hours before Sirius arrived. He wished that they were going to the Burrow after they got done buying what they needed, but Sirius said they were to stay here until September first when he would pick them up and take them to Platform 9 and Three quarters. “Hermione, I…” Harry wanted to say those words; he wanted to tell her “Hermione, I love you.” She was still asleep, giving Harry a chance to practice until she woke up. “I love you Hermione. Honey I love you.” He kept saying it, trying different ways, how long to say each word, what name to call her. It was twenty minutes later when Hermione rolled over.

 

“I love you too Harry.” She hugged Harry and kissed him. She was glad she had pretended to sleep so she could hear Harry practice. “All you have to say is you love me.” She kissed him again moving her hands on his bare chest. “But we have to get ready don't we? How about you take a shower first so I can get some of my things together, I need to go to Gringotts first.” Harry got up and took his shower trying to get the thoughts, the memories of last night, out of his head.

 

Ten minutes before Sirius showed up Uncle Vernon had gotten up and was downstairs. It must have been only the second time he had seen Hermione that summer. “Witch, what are you and him doing up so early?” He growled making tea.

 

“Sorry Sir if we woke you, but we are waiting for Harry's God Father to come and pick us up. We need to go to Diagon Alley to get our school supplies.” At hearing about Sirius, the criminal wizard that Scotland Yard was still searching for Uncle Vernon went upstairs with his newspaper.

 

“Hermione Sirius is here.” Harry pointed out the window showing her a large car had just pulled up. “He's here.” They ran out to the car to give the house back to the Dursley's that morning.

 

But Harry was sadly disappointed when he got to the car. It wasn't Sirius, at least not in human form. “Oh yeah, he's a fugitive.” It suddenly hit Harry that Sirius was innocent, but only a few knew about it. Tonks was driving the car with “Snuffles” in the back seat. Hermione sat in the passenger seat while Harry sat in the back with “Snuffles”. When Harry closed the door Sirius went back into his human form.

 

“So Harry, Tonks told me about what happened last night.” Harry turned white as Tonks picked up the story where Sirius left off.

 

“I can't believe I was so stupid to let someone sit on me! I couldn't get back into the theater and was worried something might happen.” Harry sighed.

 

“Good, they didn't see me and Hermione.” But he felt something on his neck.

 

“Those are interesting bruises you have there Harry, look like bite marks on your shoulder.” Sirius laughed, he knew where they came from, and knew where Hermione's came from. He leaned down and whispered so only Harry could hear. “Be careful Harry, a woman scorn can be almost as bad as an army of trolls and Death Eaters. From what Tonks has told me Hermione would be liable to curse you into something worse then a toad if you made her mad.” He leaned back up smiling at Harry, patting him on the shoulder. “So Tonks, how much longer?” Tonks waved him off and pushed a couple of buttons. Suddenly everything outside was a blur, Harry was thrown back into his seat and nearly slammed into the back of the front seat moments later. He looked outside the window again and was amazed, it was the Leaky Cauldron! It had only taken seconds to get there.

 

Stepping out of the car Sirius was Snuffles again and Tonks lead them inside. Harry saw that there were only two people there, neither of them did he recognize. Tonks got the passage to open and Harry walked with Hermione to Gringotts. “Harry, do you think forty Galleons will be enough?” She was trying to do the math in her head while they rode on the roller coaster like tracks in Gringotts. When they got to Harry's vault he had an idea.

 

“Hermione, I know Gringotts is protected, you can do magic here, could you make my bag like your pouch?”

 

“How did you know that?”

 

“I was bored and had nothing else to do but read.” Hermione grinned as she got her wand out.

 

“Infitico.” Suddenly his bag became light as air, all the things in it before were still there, but now there was a lot more room.

 

“Thanks.” Harry went into his vault and loaded up on Galleons, Sickles, and Knuts. He had always kept himself from spending too much, but he didn't care now, there was something he wanted to get Hermione. Her necklace was beautiful, but it needed something on it. Getting back in the car he smiled at Hermione looking for the necklace and bracelet. She wore the necklace on the outside of her shirt, but he couldn't see the bracelet. “Honey, where's your bracelet?” She rolled her sleeve up and showed him.

 

“I didn't want someone to see it and try to take it.” Harry accepted her excuse as they got out of Gringotts.

 

After getting their books, Harry having a hard time getting Hermione out, they walked over to get new dress robes. “Hermione, you get what you want; I have to go someplace, be right back.” Harry left Hermione in front of the store as he went over to Knockturn Alley. He went down until he saw what he was looking for, The Silver Pendant was open and just as dark as the last time he saw it when he had accidentally wound up in Knockturn Alley. “Sir, do you have anything in gold? I know your store is called The Silver Pendant, but I need something that's gold.” The man grunted and pointed at a back wall. Harry went over and saw all the choices. Some large, some small, some were detailed and some not. He went over the selection until he saw what he considered to be perfect. It was a heart, but it had something inscribed on it. Looking at it closely he saw it was a Basilisk, just like the one he killed. “She said I was a man since I could kill one, this is perfect.” He picked it up and went to the counter. “Sir, I'm ready.” The man grunted again and looked at the pendant.

 

“That's 15 Galleons and not a knut less.” Harry didn't care; he had the money and paid for it, glad to be leaving the store.

 

When he got back to the shop he saw Hermione was waiting outside. “You get what you were looking for?” Harry nodded.

 

“Yes I did honey. Could I see your necklace though?” Hermione was confused but took it off. Harry turned around so she couldn't see what he was doing. After getting the pendant on he handed it back to Hermione.

 

“Wow Harry, what's this?” She held it up and looked at it, just as Harry had done in the store.

 

“Well, it's an early Christmas present. I already got you your birthday gifts so I figured I would work on Christmas.” She laughed.

 

“If you keep this up I won't be getting anything from you until some time next year.” Hermione laughs putting the necklace on then tucking it underneath her shirt. She went back inside with Harry as he got his dress robes, going with snow white as had Hermione. Wrapping them up and putting it in his new charmed bag Harry and Hermione went over to Ollivander's Wand Shop to wait for Ron.

 

Waiting for Ron was slowly getting boring. “He said he was going to meet us here ten minutes ago, I wonder what happened.” Harry wasn't paying attention though; he just saw a girl and guy walk in through the Leaky Cauldron who he had never seen before. “Honey, look.” He pointed to them and Hermione glanced over.

 

“Wonder who they are, no way they are old enough to be out of school.” Before Harry could say anything else Hermione started to jog over, Harry catching up wondering what was going on. The girl looked up and saw them coming over.

 

“Hi!” She waved as Harry and Hermione got to her. “I'm Monica, what are your names?” She stuck her hand out and both shook it.

 

“I'm Hermione, this is Harry, I've never seen you here before, what school do you go to?” Monica smiled showing perfect white teeth.

 

“Oh we're new here; we'll be going to Hogwarts this year.” She tried to get the guys attention but he just shrugged her off. “Sorry about him, he is still grumpy about moving here from Ohio.” Harry thought she sounded strange. “He's Devin, my twin brother.” Monica added when Hermione looked at her brother.

 

“Well, nice to meet you, we're the 5th year Prefects for Gryffindor this year. If you need any help just ask us and we'll be glad to, even if you do end up in Slytherin.” Hermione looked at Devin. They heard someone running up on them and turned around.

 

“Hey, I thought you guys were going to wait for me in front of Ollivanders.” Ron tired from his short run over made Hermione and Harry laugh thinking about how much they ran. “Who are they?”

 

“Sorry Ron, we saw new students and wanted to greet them.” Harry pointed to Monica and Devin.

 

“New students? Where they from?”

 

“Ohio.” Monica answered and stuck her hand out. “I'm Monica; I'm guessing you're Ron.” She flashed Ron her smile that hadn't left her face yet. “This is my brother Devin, he's a little grumpy cause we moved here, but he ain't that bad.” Ron almost laughed at the way Monica talked; using words like “ain't” was unheard of in England. “What are you laughing at? I didn't say anything funny did I?” Harry shot a glance at Ron to get him to shut up or at least laugh a little quieter.

 

“Sorry about that Monica, head injury from playing Quidditch, he acts like an Immature Git at exactly the wrong time.” Harry felt a weight lift off his shoulders; he had just called Ron an Immature Git to his face, even if it was as a joke.

 

“Sorry, it's just what was that word, ain't? I've never heard it before, what does it mean? Is it even a word?” Monica looked like she was starting to get frustrated when Devin stepped between her and Ron.

 

“Listen fool, if you ever laugh at my sister again I will kill you!” Hermione screamed and pulled Harry away as a wave of something, Harry didn't know, flowed over him and he felt anger, rage, down to his core then felt normal again all in seconds.

 

“Devin!” Monica gets between Devin and Ron. “You know you aren't supposed to do that!” Monica grabbed Devin by the arm and dragged him away. Ron tried laughing it off but Hermione was still worried.

 

“Didn't you see that Harry?” Harry shook his head; he had no idea what she was talking about. “How could you not have seen that? He was surrounded by a red mass that exploded from him. When it hit me I became really mad, specifically at Ron.” She glanced at him.

 

“I felt it too Honey.” Harry saw Ron look up at him.

 

“What was that?” Ron looked puzzled.

 

“I said I felt it too Hermione.”

 

“Oh.” Harry got lucky; he wasn't supposed to call her Honey around Ron, or anyone else for that matter. “I wonder what that was; maybe it has something to do with being a Yank.” Ron joked, but he was the only one too laugh.

 

“Did you get everything you needed Ron?” He shook his head.

 

“I just got here, how long have you been here?” Harry replied.

 

“A couple hours, Sirius and Tonks took us here.”

 

“Tonks?”

 

“Witch friend of Sirius, think they might be together or something, she's been watching Hermione and Me in case Death Eaters attacked.” Ron looked at Hermione when he heard about the Death Eaters.

 

“Is that where you got all of those bruises Hermione?” Hermione blushed but tried to cover it up.

 

“No, if you noticed Harry has them too. We were uh, well….” Hermione stutters as Harry starts to get worried that Ron would put two and two together, but thankfully Ron got twenty two, not four.

 

“You were attacked at Harry's? I guess it's a good thing that Tonks person was around.” Harry looked at his face hoping Ron wouldn't notice Harry's face turning red. “Ouch Harry, looks like one of them bit you.” Ron was pointing at his shoulder which Harry tried to cover up as soon as Ron mentioned it.

 

“Yeah, hurt like hell, but wasn't that bad Ron.” Harry pleaded he would drop the subject. Ron tried to get details of the “attack” at Harry's house but Hermione kept telling him she didn't want to think about it right now. They waited outside of every store while Ron got his books and robes and other school supplies. Harry was glad to see Ron had the money to get new supplies. “So Ron, where did you get the money for all that stuff?” Harry knew where but wanted to see if the twins had actually come through for him.

 

“Fred and George of all people. I think the Twins have been selling what they make because we have owls going in and out of the house at all hours. I don't know why but they gave me and Ginny money to get new things.” He was having trouble carrying all of his things so Harry and Hermione helped him. Hermione's right sleeve started to come up and she quickly pushed it back down. Ron looked at her strangely but decided not to ask. Hermione was staring to wonder if she should have worn the bracelet today with all these people around, especially Ron.

 

They walked back to the Leaky Cauldron where Tonks was waiting with Snuffles and unexpected to Harry and Hermione with Ginny. “All ready to go are we? What took you so long Ron?” Ginny got up and greeted Harry and Hermione. When she saw the marks on Harry's and Hermione's necks she started to laugh. “Oh my god, I can't believe you two!” Harry and Hermione were both shocked, Ginny knew!

 

“What?” Ron asked puzzled. Harry and Hermione were waving their hands behind Ron's back mouthing “He doesn't know” with looks of panic on both of their faces. Luckily Ginny got the message.

 

“Sirius and Tonks told me all about you working outside like muggles.” She winked at them and continued. “I guess that is where you got those tans and Harry, nice arms.” Harry flexed his arms without thinking about it getting a death stare from Ron.

 

“Yeah, I had to do something over the summer, since I wasn't at the Burrow I had nothing to do.” He was glad that moment of panic was over as Ron continued asking Harry about what it was like to work like a muggle. Tonks excused herself and Snuffles and left the four alone.

 

About an hour later Ron said he had to go get something he forgot to buy. Ginny had used this chance to get Harry and Hermione alone. “Look, I think I know what you two have been doing to keep busy over the summer.” She smiled with a look of mischief in her eyes.

 

“Yes Ginny, we have been dating, we are two mature people having a mature relationship. But I think you should be explaining how you knew what the marks on our necks were. How a fourteen year old would know about such things.” Hermione thought she had the upper hand, only to be crushed.

 

“Bill and Fleur have had those marks on their necks all summer. And some marks in other places from what I saw on Fleur.” Ginny chuckles as Hermione was about to yell, but she didn't want Ginny to get mad.

 

“Look, Ron doesn't know, and we don't want him too until we get him alone, alright? We already have a plan on how and where to tell him so he won't embarrass himself by throwing a tantrum in front of a bunch of people.” Hermione leaned over far enough for Ginny to see the necklace hanging underneath her shirt.

 

“What's that?” Hermione looked around to make sure Ron wasn't back yet.

 

“It's mine, Harry gave it to me, and he just got the pendant today, nice isn't it?” She showed Ginny who looked at it in awe.

 

“That looks like a Basilisk, but why would you get something like that for Hermione?” She stared at Harry.

 

“Because I killed one, and other reasons, but that is for me and her to know.” Ginny started to ask another question about the necklace when she saw the bracelet. She reaches for it to try and get a better look.

 

“Wow, that's beautiful! How much did….” Harry cut her off.

 

“I don't want to talk about it.” He to began to wonder why Hermione was wearing it knowing they would be meeting Ron who would no doubt start to ask questions they weren't going to answer. He saw Ron come back he was glad to have an excuse to stop talking with Ginny, but Ron was looking like he was in a foul mood.

 

Ron got over to them looking even worse up close. Hermione backed off a little looking sacred of Ron while rolling down her sleeve to cover up the bracelet. “What's wrong?” Harry asked Hermione, but Ron was the one who answered.

 

“That damn Yank girl, I tried to apologize and she ignored me, acting like she was talking to someone else. There was no one there; she ignored me, that bi-.”

 

“Witch!” Both Ginny and Hermione interrupted him.

 

“Fine, I tried to be nice and she blew me off.” Hermione calmed down as did Ron.

 

“Hermione, could you come here for a minute?” Harry motioned her over to another table. “What was that all about? You looked like you had seen a Dementor.”

 

“No Harry worse. Ron had a black mass around him, like the red mass that was around Devin earlier. But it went away when he calmed down. How come you didn't see it?” Harry shrugged.

 

“I don't know, maybe it's some kind of new magic you learned. Knowing you reading all those books you might have learned something without even knowing you did it.” It was the best he could do because he didn't have a clue.

 

“I don't know Harry, but good idea, when we get home I'm going to get some of my books out, will you help me?” She grabbed his hand rubbing it in between hers. “Unless you want to do something else.”

 

“Of course I will Honey, anything for you.” He kissed her on the cheek, making sure Ron wasn't looking. Ron was busy looking at Tonks. “Wonder what Sirius would have to say about Ron moving in on his girlfriend.” He laughed as Hermione and him went back to join the others waiting for Tonks.

 

Tonks had come back with Snuffles and told Harry and Hermione to get in the car. They said bye to Ron and Ginny and quickly got in the car. “What was that about?”

 

“Tonks saw someone, didn't you?” Hermione interjected.

 

“Yes, I did, Lucius Malfoy and his wife with that little blond kid of theirs. I don't trust them, they are all evil, and not one of them has any good inside.” Tonks tightened her grip on the wheel, Hermione next to her looking at her with concern.

 

“Calm down Tonks, they are Death Eaters and will end up in Azkaban where they belong when Dumbledore gets a hold of them.” She patted Tonks on the shoulder and Harry saw Tonks immediately react, nearly letting go of the wheel.

 

“You're right Hermione, you're right. I just need to take a couple of deep breaths, and know that they will get what they deserve when the time comes.” Sirius went into human form and reached his hand out onto Tonks shoulder rubbing it.

 

“It's ok cousin, they will all get what they deserve.”

 

“Cousin?” Both Harry and Hermione said at once. Sirius laughed.

 

“Yes, she's my little cousin, one of the best metamorphmagus of our times.” She laughed a little.

 

“Come off it Sirius, I just qualified to be an Auror last year, nearly failed my Stealth test, rather clumsy I am.” With things relaxing in the car the conversation lightened up for the rest of the five minute trip. Harry and Hermione said goodbye when they got back to #4 Privet Drive and ran back into the house leaving Tonks and Snuffles to go home, wherever that was.

 

 

Harry had packed the night before because Hermione made him but it did allow them to sleep later then normal. He was going to miss sleeping with Hermione, her warm body next to his, her body pressed against him; he was really going to miss moments like this. She starting moving, rubbing against him before she turned over to kiss him. “Harry, I am going to miss this, I have gotten use to you next to me when I wake up in the morning. Too bad they don't allow boys in the girl's dormitory.” She moved Harry onto his back and rolled on top of him, kissing him some more, moving down his neck.

 

“I'm going to miss this too Honey. I have gotten use to you next to me, your warmth, your body next to me, felt so nice these past weeks.” Hermione leaving love bites down his chest kissed his belly button, blowing cool air on it afterwards to make him shiver.

 

“I love you Harry, but school will interfere with this for awhile.” She kept kissing his body, starting to go to low for Harry's comfort. “I will miss being able to kiss you, hold you, whenever I want to.”

 

“Hermione, come here.” He cupped her face with his hand and brought her face up to his so he could look her in the eyes. “You are the smartest most beautiful witch in our grade and in Hogwarts and nothing Hogwarts does will mess that up.” He kissed her deeply wrapping his arms around her to keep her mouth from wandering. But her hands were still free and did far more then her mouth had.

 

“Sweet talker.” Hermione continues to kiss him as her hands continue to wander on Harry's body.

 

Harry moaned several times before his mind came back into focus. “Hermione, stop it, not now.” That's when he heard the voice. “The large one is coming.” He pushed Hermione off him and went for his wand. The door opened and Dudley waddled in.

 

“What? Where's the kitchen? What did you do to the kitchen?” Harry started laughing, Dudley was to asleep to know he was still upstairs.

 

“You are in the wrong room. It is down the hall, to your right.” He did in as deep a voice as possible. Dudley turned around and walked towards the bathroom.

 

“Harry, how did you know he was coming?” Hermione looked at him, lost.

 

“I don't know; I heard something telling me `The large one was coming.' And I grabbed my wand; I didn't know it was Dudley.” He could hear a strange noise, getting up he looked over to the bathroom and saw Dudley drinking out the toilet mumbling about “cereal” and how it had too much milk. Trying not to laugh and puke at the same time Harry went back to Hermione. “You might want to wait a few minutes before you do anything in the bathroom Honey.” He kissed her on her forehead and went to his room to get his running clothes on.

 

Running for two hours Harry was ready for a shower. He had told Hermione about what Dudley had been doing so she yelled at him for not stopping Dudley, but laughed at it too. When he got upstairs he was glad to see Dudley had stopped drinking from the toilet. The shower allowed his muscles to cool off, today was his last day here, Sirius and Tonks were coming in one hour to take him and Hermione to the train station. Getting lost in his thoughts he hadn't heard the door open, or someone getting undressed. Just as he was about to get out of the shower Hermione climbed in. “Honey, what are you doing!?” He reached out for a towel, but they weren't there!

 

“Not this time Harry, I have you all to myself.” She pushed herself against him, kissing him, using her left hand to hold his head in place while tracing her right hand down his chest getting lower.

 

“NOOOO!!!!” Harry screamed it in his mind, but couldn't say anything; Hermione had her tongue in his mouth, her hand just above his waist.

 

“Mine.” She grabbed him, kissing him again when he started to protest. He tried to push her away, but just like at the theater his hands only excited Hermione more, and this time it excited him. Her hand keeping his head in place she bit his lower lip moving down his throat. His hands stayed on her chest, loving how soft the skin felt. Her hand on him drove him wild looking down seeing the brown hair surrounding something Harry wanted to touch. He reached his hand out as both of them were moaning; Harry couldn't stand it; he was going to die if he couldn't stop either of them.

 

“Hermione, don't, not now. I want to so badly but please stop.” When he said those words someone pounded on the door.

 

“BOY! Get done in there in five minutes or I'm breaking in and throwing you out!” Uncle Vernon stormed away after scaring Harry and Hermione. Harry rushed getting dressed and peeked out, no one was there.

 

“Ok Hermione, you go to your room, I'll go to mine, get your things together and meet me downstairs.” He ran down the hall to his room while Hermione slowly walked to hers not caring if anyone had seen her in just a towel. Grabbing his things and pulling them downstairs Harry sat on his trunk with Hedwig in her cage trying to get Hermione out of his head. She was perfect, nice, round, smooth, the place his hand was going…. “NO!” Harry started to shake his head hard hoping the image would go away.

 

He had shaken his head so hard his glasses fell off and broke. He got even more mad and stomped on them. “I don't need those, I can see fine!” He yelled, and everything became clear. “What did I just do?” He thought to himself, “Did I just do more human transfiguration?” He couldn't believe it; he had never seen this well, even with his glasses. “If only I had done this year ago I wouldn't have had to wear those stupid things.” Harry looked around at everything, it all seemed to jump out from where it was, his brain energized by all this new information. “Had that carpet always had a stain under the table? Had the curtains always been that shade of green?” These thoughts absorbed his attention; he was amazed, but nearly had a heart attack when everything went black.

 

“Guess who.” He realized that Hermione had put her hands over his eyes. “I'll give you three guesses.”

 

“Dudley, I told you we are cousins it could never happen.” Hermione punched him in the back harder then she meant to but still laughed.

 

“Sure Harry, like you and him could even fit in the shower at the same time.” Hermione started to kiss his neck lightly, not biting or leaving marks. “When we get on the train I can use magic to make the marks and bruises go away. We can trust Ginny, but others might realize what we've been doing and tell Ron or think he knows.” She got up and sat on her trunk waiting for Sirius and Tonks.

 

Twenty minutes later Hermione saw the car coming. Tonks left Sirius in the car as she walked to the house. “Wotcher, is everyone ready?” Hermione pointed to their things in front of the door. “Levioso.” Tonks flicked her wand and the trunks lifted off the floor.

 

“Thanks Tonks. But where should I put Crookshanks, she might not get along with Snuffles.” Said Hermione as she took her things out to the car followed by Harry. “Being a cat and Snuffles a dog.”

 

“Remember Hermione that it was Snuffles was giving Crookshanks orders to kill Wormtail, so I wouldn't see why Crookshanks and Snuffles wouldn't get along now. It should only take about two minutes, so you two enjoy your time alone while you can. Oh, wait; I remember what else I was supposed to do.” Tonks moved her wand and the bruises left Harry's and Hermione's neck.

 

“Thanks again Tonks, I was going to wait until we were on the train, but this is easier.” In the car Sirius and Tonks noticed Harry wasn't wearing his glasses.

 

“I broke them, then I yelled I didn't need them I can see fine, and I could. I don't know how but I could.” Sirius commented on it.

 

“Well sounds like you would be perfect for becoming an animagus. Your father and I had to take a special potion to do that but you seem to be able to change yourself just by thinking it. I noticed your hair has been different too, is that also your doing or muggle means?” Harry nods.

 

“It's me, I wanted to look good for our date and my hair did as I told it.” Harry wasn't sure why he could do it though. He had told his hair to behave before whenever Aunt Petunia went after him with scissors. The only thing that had changed was the Voldemort was back but how could that make a difference?

 

“Amazing isn't he Tonks? My Godson is amazing.” It seemed like only moments before they were in front of Platform 9 and