The Horcrux Scheme | By : Ezriela Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Harry/Hermione Views: 67044 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 2 |
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Chapter 15: Moving Forward
Christmas – Evening
Hermione tried to occupy her time secluded in the tent by cleaning, reading, and most recently, pacing.
Exasperated, she reclined on her cot, scribbling down her thoughts. She hadn’t really had time to ponder it before now, but she began brainstorming children’s names. Folding the parchment in half, she labeled the left side: “Boys Names” and the right side: “Girls Names”. Only a handful of names came to mind. Of the possibilities, ‘Daniel’, ‘Rose’, ‘Thomas’, ‘Emma’, ‘Hugo’, ‘Ella’, ‘William’. None of these seemed good enough; they didn’t feel like the right fit.
As she was placing her quill down, the boys re-entered the tent.
“Finally! I’ve been worried sick!” exclaimed Hermione, throwing her arms around both of them.
“Thank goodness you both are alright! Did you find anything?” she continued.
Ron was first to answer, “Harry was brilliant, ‘Mione! You should feel proud to carry his offspring!”
Harry blushed; playfully slapping Ron’s arm in embarrassment.
“…I am proud to--,” pausing and changing topics, “what happened?” she asked.
“Well, once we entered Harry’s old house, he…” Ron trailed off, unsure how to phrase the next part.
“I could almost feel it, ‘Mione. I heard a light screeching coming from upstairs, so Ron and I explored the top floor. Hidden underneath the rubble, was a small, golden cup with a badger engraved on it. I can’t explain it, but I just knew this was what we were looking for,” explained Harry.
“I couldn’t believe it! There was no way Harry could have seen that thing. We had to dig for almost an hour!” said Ron.
“So your parents had the cup before they died?” asked Hermione.
“If they did, I can’t imagine how or why. Maybe Pettigrew returned afterwards, hid it there amongst the debris, hoping no one would ever come poking around a ‘historic monument’,” said Harry.
“So if you were immediately drawn to it, and it only took and hour to obtain it, why are you only just getting back?” she asked.
Ron and Harry exchanged knowing looks.
“We might have encountered Nagini along the way,” replied Harry slowly.
“What?! V-“ she began.
“No! Remember, don’t say his name,” interrupted Ron. “Saying his name instantly alerts his followers to that location.”
Starting again, “You-Know-Who’s snake was there?” she pondered aloud.
“My guess is that she was there protecting the cup,” said Harry.
“….And?!” Hermione prompted impatiently.
Ron lifted the sword over his shoulder, sporting a wide grin, “What do you think?” he asked sarcastically.
“You killed it?!” she asked brightly.
“Dead as a doornail,” confirmed Ron.
“That’s fantastic!” exclaimed Hermione, hugging Ron in joy.
Turning towards Harry, she studied him carefully, mentally checking for herself that he was in fact alright.
“‘Mione, you keep looking me up and down like that and I won’t be held responsible for my actions,” teased Harry.
“I look forward to that then,” she flirted in response.
Ron awkwardly cleared his throat, changing the topic, “So, what have you been up to all day?” he asked her.
Blushing slightly, “Uh…” Hermione quickly retrieved the parchment she had been working on before their return. “Don’t laugh, but I figured it would be a good idea to start brainstorming names…for the kids,” she added while handing the boys the parchment.
As they leaned in to read it, Hermione studied their faces for their reactions.
“’Hugo’ and ‘Ella’? I might not have a right to offer my opinion, but I’d say anything but those two names, they’re ghastly,” said Ron. Quickly handing the parchment back to Harry, Ron walked over to raid their small fridge.
“What do you think, Harry?” asked Hermione.
“Honey,” he spoke slowly, “I was wondering...would it be okay to consider the names ‘James’ and ‘Lily’ as possibilities?” asked Harry cautiously.
Hermione beamed, “Oh, Harry! That’s brilliant!” she squealed, embracing him in a large hug, squeezing him tightly.
“Is that a ‘yes’, then?” he asked.
“Yes! Absolutely! It’s perfect! I can’t believe I didn’t think of that myself!” said Hermione.
Grinning from ear to ear, Harry pulled her in for a quick snog while Ron was out of sight.
“Oi!” mumbled Ron as he re-entered the room with a mouth full of food. He was now munching on crisps.
Harry and Hermione instantly separated from their passionate kiss begrudgingly.
“Sorry, mate, couldn’t help myself. Did you manage to hear the good news while your head was stuck in the fridge?” asked Harry.
“Hermione is actually expecting sextuplets because your heroic sperm count is so high?” Ron joked laughingly.
Hermione started towards Ron when Harry’s hand held her back.
Regaining her composure, “We decided on baby names,” replied Hermione.
“Oh? Which ones did you decide on? Is it too late to offer ‘Ronald’ as a noble suggestion?” asked Ron.
Harry and Hermione laughed. “Yes, it is too late,” said Harry. “We decided on ‘James’ for the boy, and ‘Lily’ for the girl,” he grinned.
“That’s fantastic! Come to think of it, couldn’t think of any better names than those two,” replied Ron.
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