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Title: Sneaking Around Konoha

Author: enchanted nightingale

Beta: pussycatadamah

Disclaimer: The characters do not belong to me. I only use them in my plot for fun.

Summary: Loneliness was not for him, Harry knew that. Then he met Kakashi and he found a solution to his problem.

Pair: Harry Potter/ Kakashi Hatake

Chapter 24 – Acquaintances and Relationships

Kakashi stared at the mirror surface, glad his forehead protector and mask were hiding most of his face usually he kept his features uncovered in the privacy of the house he shared with Harry and Teddy but today was one of those days he did not. The speechless shinobi was actually at a loss of words as Harry explained the concept of Mirrors to his lover and then explained the picture the Sharingan wielding shinobi was seeing. Soon, Kakashi was sure for one thing, this was hands down the most bizarre family meeting he had attended or even heard about. Harry's extended family, his chosen family, was rather big. Molly and Arthur, their kids and grandkids... The names and faces blurred after a while. They were a big and rowdy bunch and almost all the kids wanted to talk to Harry. It was crazy! After half an hour of noise and meetings and getting introduced to people a world away, Ron took the mirror to a more private setting, Bill following him.

"So, Harry," Bill asked. "We all talked to Hermione."

"Yelled at more likely," Ron muttered.

"Ron, let me finish," the older red head said. "I read her notes as well."

The green eyed wizard sighed. "And?"

"She's wrong," Bill replied. "The notes are ... well, no good. They look like the real deal but they aren't. She just wanted this so bad. Had she actually tried this...?" Bill shook his head. "Tearing at the fabric of reality is a dangerous job and she's nowhere near powerful enough to pull this off. What happened to you was a magical accident. Sure, if we gathered ten wizards with large cores we could pull it off but that would actually kill if not just most of them then the whole lot," he gravely admitted.

Harry blanched and he was not the only one.

"Have you told all this to Hermione?" the green eyed wizard asked the Curse Breaker.

"No," Bill shook his head. "I knew she would be stubborn and would need more than just my word so I actually took Hermione to speak to one of my superiors. Goblins hold knowledge about many things. Their Goblin King has a palace in a separate dimension. The barriers between that world and the one I'm in now are different, thinner, easier to travel. The Elemental Countries are a dimension with thicker walls because of the nine demonic beings of energy that appeared in those lands. A failsafe if you please to keep the other realities from harm."

"So," Harry said. "I'm really stranded here."

"I'm afraid so," Bill grinned. He was one of the few who never pressured Harry to return, understanding the raven haired wizard's need to get away from the name he had made for himself after Voldemort's defeat. He eyed his younger brother. "I had better leave you to talk, alright. Talk to you later, green eyes."

Soon it was only Kakashi and Harry from one side of the mirror and Ron to the other.

"Well, you certainly look relieved, both of you," the redhead told the pair. "And not just because my mother stopped threatening to feed you till you pop."

Harry managed a smile. "Ron... How is Hermione? At first I assumed she was just angry at me so that was why she was not among the family. Now though..."

Ron sighed. "Well, to tell you the truth, she feels rotten. She was crushed to learn she was wrong and not just because she's not used to being proven wrong. She feels bad because the two of you fought."

Harry rubbed his eyes. "I'm sorry for fighting with her as well, but she gets so hard headed!"

"Preaching to the choir here," Ron muttered.

"So, if she's sorry," Kakashi added his own two cents, "Why is she not telling him that?"

Ron shrugged. "She thinks Harry's wrong for not wanting to come back and she's angry for this at him. Hermione told me you were harsh and unapologetic and then she cried... I could not follow after that."

Harry's jaw dropped. "You've got to be kidding me!"

"I did not say she was reasonable. We both know she hates it when someone, anyone, shows her up. That woman really needs to relax about it but it was her hard-headedness that drew me to her in the first place. Personally," Ron said, "I think she's pregnant again."

The green eyed wizard snorted. "I thought you were trying not to get pregnant again."

Ron grinned. "Expect the unexpected mate. I'm a Weasley."

"True," Harry told him. "Just don't expect me to make the first step. It's not exactly a pride thing, but Hermione needs to understand she was wrong in this case or else we're going to fight over this again in the future."

The wizard on the other side of the mirror nodded. "I get it and I'll stay out of it."

"And if there's a new Weasley on the way," Harry said.

Ron grinned. "You'll know."

When the mirror turned off, Kakashi kissed Harry's neck and his lover sighed.

"That was intense," the J�nin said.

"Well, they are a bit much. It helps that I did not meet them all together."

"Small dosages," Kakashi agreed, making Harry smile.

"I'm exhausted."

"Is it about the news Charlie gave us."

"Hm, that was Bill. Charlie is the guy with the burns on his hands."

The J�nin nodded. "The dragon handler, right. Must be exciting."

"You're one to talk about excitement, mister ANBU operative."

Kakashi grinned, the smile having a dangerous edge, much like a predator stalking prey. "If you can chat..."

Harry realized his mistake at teasing his almost always randy lover. He quickly shook his head. "Nope!" he hurriedly told the silver haired male, "I'm too tired to fool around."

Thankfully Kakashi did not press. The grin dropped too and he just looked relaxed. "They were a bit much, all of them. And noisy. I could do with a bit of quiet and calm, maybe a cuddle?"

The raven haired man smiled. "Cuddling sounds nice," Harry agreed.

Tsunade was left staring at Kakashi. "You went and did what?"

The J�nin shrugged. "It's not so bad, me getting an apprentice, right?"

The Hokage sighed and rested her hands on her desk. It had been a slow day but when Shizune came in, informing her that Hatake Kakashi wanted to see her, Tsunade just knew it would not end well for her.

"I thought you wanted me to take on an apprentice at some point."

"What about your genin team?" the Godaime asked. "You're not ditching those brats are you? I won't allow you to foist them on other J�nin. It's bad enough that the former Team 7 gets to train with them regularly."

"They get on well," Kakashi defended himself. "Naruto and Kenji like each other. Sakura got Akihiko interested in medic training and Sasuke loves sparring with Teddy, those two are the most proficient with swords."

"And you took on a fourth brat?" Tsunade cocked an eyebrow. It was after all a well known fact that Hatake was a J�nin that hated getting assigned to training new genin. After Team 7 he had failed five more teams before taking on Team 5. To this day Tsunade thanked her luck about it.

"Not a fourth," the silver haired J�nin replied. "Lupin Teddy is the one I took on."

That was one name Tsunade had no trouble recalling. The look on her face told exactly what she thought about Kakashi's choice.

"Oh?"

Kakashi sighed at her tone. "No favouritism involved, honestly," he hurriedly told the only female member of the Sanin. "He's just... He has a sort of bloodline; you know what I'm talking about." He was mindful of the ANBU hiding in the walls. He did not want to reveal his hand too soon. Though he doubted his ANBU comrades would have trouble if another was to join him, even if that possibility was years in the future.

Tsunade caught on fast. "Jiraiya did mention the brat had blue hair and he could shift his appearance. I'm guessing he's the perfect spy, the way he can disguise himself."

"He's fast too."

"Infiltration and assassination," the kunoichi realized. "That's ANBU material. You think he's that good?"

"Well, he's still rough around the edges but he listened to the idea when I told him. He knows that it entails from spying and stealing documents to killing in cold blood. We discussed it in front of Harry. Teddy wants this and Harry did not oppose his decision."

"And now you want my approval?"

"Certainly. You know that if that's the case then I need access to proper material and that means..."

"Enough, I get it," Tsunade said, glaring at Hatake. "This means more paperwork for me."

The J�nin grinned and produced a jug of sake.

"Leave the bottle and get out," the Godaime told him. "The paperwork will be ready by tomorrow, brat."

Kakashi wisely kept his mouth shut about her calling him a 'brat'. No use making noise when he got what he wanted.

Kurenai was pouting and it would have been effective on pretty much anyone who did not have Harry's hard headedness and desire to stay low, despite his recent big actions.

"No," Harry insisted adamantly; he had been doing so for a while now. The wizard even averted his eyes, trying to avoid eye contact just in case he caved to her crazy demand. It was one of the few times Harry wished those crazy old ladies that were still trying to marry him off to daughters or nieces walked in, anything to help him escape Kurenai's scrutiny.

"Come on!" the red eyed kunoichi asked her friend who turned out to be more than just a meek herbalist like she had believed up until very recently. She still was unable to believe what her own eyes had seen and what her fellow shinobi had relayed to her. This slip of a man that was so motherly (she could actually use that word because Harry was a mother and a father to his godson or whenever he kept an eye on her son, whenever she wanted private time with Asuma) yet he could be so deadly. Nothing about him suggested he was a capable fighter. She wondered how long Kakashi had known about this and how long Tsunade had been aware before she dismissed those thoughts and focused back on trying to convince Harry to do this. Like every respectable shinobi, she liked a new challenge and Harry could be it.

"I thought you just wanted to have lunch and catch up," the green eyed wizard accused her.

"That too," Kurenai told him. "But is it a crime to want to spar with you?"

The raven haired man rolled his eyes. "What is it with shinobi always wanting to beat each other up?"

"It's fun?" the J�nin asked.

Harry smirked. "Kurenai, sex is fun. Unless Asuma is doing it wrong in which case I suggest you take out your frustrations on him."

This left the dark haired woman spluttering but before Harry could bask in his triumph and slip away, she recovered and with a half hearted glare, stopped him in his tracks.

"You're not getting out of this! Either you spar with me or I get Anko. She and Sasuke said something about Bingo Book and snakes?"

Harry made a very good imitation of innocence that would have convinced anyone but a shinobi of Kurenai's calibre.

"Nice try," the kunoichi declared. "Come on! Just a spar."

"I've seen you shinobi 'spar'," the wizard rolled his eyes as he said the last word. "I also remember that most of you get more beat up than strictly necessary."

"Just the guys," Kurenai muttered. "Women are much more reasonable. Well… except our lady Hokage… and her apprentices… Anko too… You know what? I'm sane enough, spar with me?"

Harry snorted. "Is this supposed to convince me?"

Kurenai nodded eagerly. "I'd flash you but it would be wasted on you."

"And only help Asuma to hate me," the wizard muttered. "I just bet that you would tell that gorilla like guy of yours."

"Yup, only you would seek your guy on me and Kakashi can work miracles with a paperclip. I bet he'd make sure no one ever found my body. A stalemate then," she said.

"We could always just hang out," Harry suggested.

"You really don't want to spar? Keep your skills sharp?"

"Kurenai… I half wish I did not need them. Unlike shinobi, I hate fighting, not judging you or anything."

The woman smiled. "I know, I won't pressure you then. But if you ever want a work out…"

"I'll take up your offer," Harry agreed. He did not want to admit to her but he got all the work out he needed between Uchiha Sasuke, his own godson and of course his lover. Kakashi, on the rare times their sparring sessions did not turn to make out sessions and then sex trysts, was a pretty good opponent. Plus, he did not want his skills to become widely known. Already rumours were reaching Konoha's allies in Suna and Harry feared someone would connect the dots that led from him to Jade. Then he would have the nation of the Land of Winds after him, even if to thank him. Harry did not want to regret helping save Konoha, not when his life might be at risk. His family was already a big enough target just because he was dating Kakashi; one of the best Konoha had to offer in the field of infiltration and assassination, two fields that his lover had already made plans about coaching his godson into that role. In fact, they were probably going to start training within the week.

"Harry?"

"Hm?"

"You're not mad I pressed the issue, are you?"

"No, just thinking," Harry assured her.

The bell chimed and a customer walked in.

"Go," Kurenai motioned him. "I will too. I have to get to the mission office. Talk to you later?"

"Sure," Harry agreed.

Teddy was tired but he was not about to give up his chance at one on one training with Kakashi. Right after Team 5 finished their training (and for once the young wizard was glad he did not have to spar with Sasuke who was away on mission) the silver haired J�nin had escorted the boy to a building he had never been to before. One thing Kakashi had done before taking the child to this location was telling Teddy to change appearance, be someone else entirely and Teddy had complied, making his hair long enough to reach his neck, darkened them and made his eyes take on a purple and blue hue. He shifted his nose and ears slightly until he looked nothing like himself. They raised many eyes as soon as they were noticed yet no one came to greet them.

"What is this place?" the preteen asked.

"Can't you take a guess?" Kakashi asked.

"Mm..." Teddy looked around. "Pretty secretive place, no signs or anything and it was not near the Hokage Tower or the administration buildings."

"Go on."

Something clicked in Teddy's mind. "No!"

"Share with me Ted," Kakashi prodded at the boy.

Harry's godson turned to him with wide eyes. "ANBU headquarters?" the young genin asked in a whisper.

The smile on Kakashi's face was telling. "You are one smart kid. Yes, we're training here for now and the future."

"But here?" Teddy asked in slight panic.

Kakashi continued striding towards the place he had in mind and Teddy did his best to keep up with the usually lazy J�nin.

"Well, you are going to train in stealth and this is the place if you want all your training secrets to stay secret."

"That's why you asked me to change!" Teddy realized.

The J�nin nodded. "In your career you will need all the advantages you can get. Understand?"

Teddy nodded.

"Here we are," Kakashi announced and escorted Teddy inside a big room that looked like the most perfect training facility the young genin had ever seen, counting his godfather's down in the basement. There were walls on the far end with weapons and even more weapons, ranging from kunai and swords to crossbows and staffs. The room was bigger than Teddy expected it to be, without mats or wooden floors. Everything around was stone, to avoid damage from jutsu's probably the young wizard realized.

"I see you approve," Kakashi commented when Teddy was taking too long admiring the surroundings. "This is a standard training room for ANBU. Right now it's empty because I booked it for us and it will be empty whenever I bring you so you needn't worry about going all out or using the techniques Harry told you. Teddy?"

Teddy just stared, blinked and then he grinned up at his instructor. "When do we start?"

"So eager," Kakashi commented. "Right now actually," he told the genin who perked right up. "First thing we're going to do is increase your stamina, but this is one thing you're going to work on your own. Starting tomorrow you are to take a run around Konoha ten times, just before you meet up with your team-mates."

"Yes, I understand," Teddy replied.

"Good. Now that you are warm I want you to attack me head one, hold nothing back, understand? I need to feel just how you improved. After that I'm going to teach you a new fighting style and then we're going to sit down and have a conversation about the rest of your schedule. A lot of what you are going to learn from me not just touch ANBU skills but cross over to Hunter Nin material," the Sharingan wielding Hatake told Teddy. He raised a hand and started ticking fingers. "Stealth, precision, chakra control, disguises are what we're going to work on first. After I'm happy with your progress we'll touch other subjects. Now, Harry mentioned you are a good tracker."

"Yup, this nose, ears and eyes work better than human's," Teddy replied. "Much like a wolf really but not as sharp."

"That we can work on them with Team 5, they'll definitely benefit from this since Kenji just got his new colony. Now, you understand what I want from you?"

The genin nodded.

"Verbally please," Kakashi requested.

"Yes."

"Then attack me. Everything goes," the J�nin said. "Ready? Go!"

Teddy moved and the fight was on. He punched, kicked and stabbed, combining jutsu's and spells and martial arts to attack Kakashi. He did not hold back one bit, just as Kakashi had instructed. He was not at full power, not after all the earlier training, but he was not going to use that as an excuse. He actually landed a hit on Kakashi, a cutting curse that did not make much damage on the J�nin as the silver haired man moved too fast to get the full brunt of it. Fifteen minutes later Kakashi called Teddy off and then offered the boy a soldier pill and a canteen" he said as he sank to the ground and sat comfortably, Teddy following his example eagerly.

They stayed in that room for two more hours before their stomachs prompted them to head back home where Harry had a warm meal waiting for them.

A month after his lover took his godson as an apprentice, Harry finally asked Teddy about his training with Kakashi. It was a rare moment where the two wizards were completely alone in the house and they had decided to spend some quality time together. Teddy had roped Harry into playing 'Exploding Snap'. Two sets of singed eyebrows later they had just decided to talk about everything and anything from magical theory and whether Kurenai finally got Harry to practice with her to show how one of Teddy's fan girls tracked him down while he was out with Akihiko and Kenji. It had been a riot, especially when this whole event took place in front of Sakura. The pink haired kunoichi had not been amused. Then Naruto went and reminded her about her own fan girl days and Sakura, after she finished scaring the girl off, plummeted Naruto to the ground. After that event Teddy was even more afraid of the girls, not that the preteen used the word 'afraid' but

"So, how is training with Kakashi?" Harry asked. He had noticed that Teddy, after spending so many hours around the silver haired man with the mismatched eyes, was much more comfortable around Kakashi. There was something that was just missing before. Harry had chalked it up to the fact that Kakashi was new in their lives and Teddy was holding back just a bit, fearing that the thing between the J�nin and Harry was not permanent. Now they were pushing two years together and Teddy was much more talkative around Kakashi and treated the man like he treated Harry. The green eyed wizard realized soon after that how Teddy thought of Kakashi as family, as pack, and that was the reason of the new found closeness.

"It's been great!" Teddy admitted. "He's so cool! He never yells when I'm wrong but he does tease me." Here he frowned. "He's just like you really. Only taller."

"Hey!" Harry swatted at him but Teddy dodged and gave a cheeky grin.

"Too slow!"

"I'll show you slow!" the raven haired wizard declared and in the blink of an eye, Ebony was where Harry previously stood.

Teddy let out a keen sound and leapt anyway, the huge wolf after him. They chased each other around the living room, neither of them trying very hard. When Ebony finally pinned the young boy down.

"Harry! No drool!" Teddy yelled, but his godfather in Animagus form did not hear him, using his tongue to make a mess of the boy's hair.

It was that exact moment Kakashi walked in on them.

"Is this a bad time? Should I come back later?" he asked and the two wizards paused.

Godfather and godson shared a look.

"Should we get him?" Teddy asked.

Ebony nodded his furry head and they both jumped after Kakashi.

"Oh, boy!" the J�nin muttered but he too did not put up a big fight when the two people he considered family tackled him to the ground.

He had tried avoiding them both but each on their own was persistent. United against proved that Harry did not stand a chance. Mitarashi Anko and Uchiha Sasuke, finally tracked the herbalist down and managed to corner him enough, each using their summon snakes, just to get him to talk to the darn creatures. Thankfully for Harry that had happened in the privacy of his shop one morning. The snakes were waiting for him, their masters followed through the door while Harry was having his shouting match with a cobra and a constrictor.

"... but I want to!"

"Idiot! Stop making trouble for the Speaker. Know your place!" the Cobra was hissing.

Harry was clutching his head. "Will you both shut up!" he finally yelled at them, making the two snakes stop fighting and turn to look at him.

"Wow! That is so weird."

Harry turned and saw Anko and Sasuke watching him.

"You!" the green eyed wizard pinned glares on both of the Leaf shinobi in his store. "Are these two yours?" he demanded.

"Cobra's mine," the Uchiha admitted.

"Well, call those two idiots off!" Harry practically commanded them. "They have not shut up even for a second. They're driving me crazy with their constant spats!"

"So you can understand them," Anko hummed.

Harry glared at the purple haired kunoichi. "Don't you start with me? Or I'll summon my snakes and these two will be history."

The kunoichi rolled her eyes, the only one of the two to make an expression. She summoned back her snake and it disappeared without fuss.

Sasuke just folded his arms in front of him, not summoning back his snake. "How can you understand snakes?" he asked. "I've heard of beast speakers, the Inozuka are such a clan. But I've never ever heard about snake speakers."

"The term is Parselmouths," Harry muttered. "And will you shut up? I'm not giving you any mice. Find your own or bug your master," he hissed at the cobra. "And don't you dare try and strike at me, you'll end up a belt before you can open your jaws, missy."

The cobra curled around herself and started complaining about rude humans. Harry just rolled his eyes.

"Can you teach me?" Sasuke asked. "Not all snakes know human talk."

"Don't forget me," Anko added.

"It can't be taught," Harry told them. "I've tried teaching it but most people can't form the sounds." He was not about to tell them that it was because this was a magical ability that he could not do this. "Now will you take her? She's cranky and hungry and downright rude," he told Sasuke.

With a sigh the Uchiha summoned back his cobra and Harry was relieved when the small poisonous snake was gone.

"Much better," he commented, closing his eyes and rubbing them. When he opened them he saw that both Anko and Sasuke had made themselves comfortable, sitting across from him, looking comfortable and like they would not be leaving soon. Harry really wanted to curse his luck. He knew he had been in a way lucky that the duo had not cornered him earlier or in a more public tableau. Not many knew about his snake speaking abilities though it had spread that he knew how to fight. "You're still here. What do you want from me?"

"To learn how you do this. Not even he could do this," Anko said. "And he had the contract. He could even summon the master of snakes."

Harry blinked. "Who's he?"

"Orochimaru," Sasuke spat the name, his hatred for the snake Sanin mirrored on Anko's face.

"I have heard of him," Harry admitted. Jiraiya had mentioned Orochimaru back when he had been Jade. "I've got nothing to do with that man."

"I know," the last male Uchiha admitted.

"Forget about that bastard," Anko said.

"I told you, it's not a skill I can teach you two," the green eyed wizard insisted.

"Then answer how you got the snakes," the kunoichi said. "You can't have the contract. He has it," she pointed with her thumb at the Uchiha in a careless manner.

"There's no contract like you mean it," Harry assured them.

Sasuke blinked. "Then where do the snakes come from?"

Harry smiled. "Well, I am entitled to keeping some secrets."

Anko rolled her eyes. "You did not tell us anything!"

"Yup!" the green eyed wizard said. "Because there's really nothing to say."

"Well..." the kunoichi grinned. "What would you say to a spar? Your snakes against mine?"

"Nope!" Harry denied her.

"Without snakes then?" Anko asked.

Harry groaned. "What is it with you shinobi always wanting to fight me?"

Sasuke smirked. "I fought him," he taunted Anko.

The wizard glared the Uchiha. "You're really not helping."

The Sharingan wielder shrugged.

"Listen, both of you. Yes, I speak to snakes, which is a bother more than anything. Snakes are mouthy, rude, opinionated and demanding," Harry listed. "I'm not about to sweep your contracts from you..."

"Yet," Anko said.

"Ever," Harry insisted. "I'd rather live in anonymity and peace, without drama and danger."

"Boring," Anko declared.

"And impossible," Sasuke commented.

"Well, it's my goal and you two are keeping me from it in a way. I'd like you to leave me alone."

"You would be a great shinobi," Anko said. "The things you could do with the snakes..."

"I think I'll pass."

Harry was never more glad to see them gone. Only Sasuke had lingered, asking almost timidly if they would spar again.

"As long as I don't meet your cobra again," Harry stated.

"That mouthy?" Sasuke asked.

"You have no idea," the wizard replied.

Whatever Harry expected when his mirror buzzed, it certainly was not Hermione's face. He stared for a while, unsure of what to do and the witch solved that problem easily for him.

"Harry. Hi," she said, sounding like the eleven year old he remembered her being, shy and meek.

"Hermione," he greeted back, his voice unsure. "How have you been?" he asked.

"Good, good, I've been..."

"Good?"

The witch sighed. "You can say it you know. No need to tip toe around. Best to just ask me say it."

"Is it really necessary?" Harry told her. "Just seeing you in the mirror is answer enough."

"I'm sorry," Hermione said, refusing to meet his eyes. "I was out of line."

"Not wrong?" the messy haired wizard muttered.

That made her look at him again. Harry arched an eyebrow at her. He knew she hated being proven wrong but being stubborn never did any good to anyone, especially when that stubbornness drove them away from their friends.

"I..." Hermione sighed. "Yes, Bill took great glee telling me how wrong I was," she told her friend since she was eleven.

"Bill mentioned this. That was a month ago," Harry commented.

A heavy blush stained Hermione's cheeks. "Yes well..."

"You'll need to apologize to Teddy as well," Harry said. "And you have to meet Kakashi."

The witched blinked. "That's it?" she asked, sounding surprised.

Harry sighed heavily and settled better in his seat. "Do I really need to explain? It hurt, Hermione."

She looked away briefly, in shame.

"I know you love me and that you love Teddy and that we are missed dearly by everyone there."

"You practically admitted you would not come back even if you could," Hermione told him.

Harry groaned. "Still that? Why is it so hard to believe that I moved on, made the best of an unfortunate accident and that now I'm happy? Yes, if I could visit safely that would be awesome really. But I can't. And I accepted that years ago, Hermione."

"While I never did," the witch commented. "It's just... You will never meet my kids face to face, never hold them..."

"One of the bad things of being a world away," Harry admitted. "But I'm happy here. Teddy's happy."

"But if you could..."

"Only if there was a way to come back to Konoha," the green eyed wizard said. "I love Kakashi, Hermione. I would not leave him behind. And let's face it. If after so many years I turned up in Britain, what would the good wizards and witches of England do, Hermione? Welcome me back or try and make me into a monster? We both know that it would change depending on the week they had."

Hermione smiled sadly but did not refute this.

"Most of the time I was there I did not spend it in UK anyway," Harry reminded her.

"But you could visit."

"At least I have the mirror and it was great support and comfort at first but Hermione... I moved on. I don't think you ever did."

"Ron said the same thing."

"Well, your dear husband is right," Harry told her.

The witch sighed. "I know." She eyed him. "Am I really forgiven? I mean I was cruel, saying that your feeling about Kakashi did not matter..."

"Lets just forgive and forget," Harry told her. "Alright?"

"Alright," Hermione agreed. "And Harry? Thank you."

"Don't mention it," he replied.

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