[HP] The lesser of two evils #37

Chapter #37: The next step.

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Hermione woke up and for some reason, she felt like something was missing, she was only wearing a black thong like she usually wears when she sleeps but she couldn’t help but blush after she remembered what she did with Harry last night, what they did surpassed all the expectations she had, however, once she finally opened her eyes she realized that Harry wasn’t with her.

“Was that a dream?” She asked herself with a concerned tone and soon, she put on a loose white shirt and got on her feet to search for Harry in case what they did truly happened, Hermione was sure it did happen.

She searched for him around the room worried that he could fall on the floor but she found nothing, then she went to the bathroom and it was empty, she decided to get out of her room and still, there was no sight of him, she was worried she imagined everything or worse, that Harry would’ve realized he made a mistake and abandoned her but then, when she reached the living room, she was surprised to see him in the dark room wearing nothing but his boxers.

He was sitting on a couch and there was a table in front of him, but the most surprising thing was that he was heating a cup of what looked to be coffee, which shouldn't be a weird thing if it weren’t because Harry was using his wand to do it.

“Harry…” She finally said with a surprised tone.

She got a little worried because Harry was focused on heating that thing, she was worried his powers could be getting out of control and she knew she wasn’t capable of controlling them but then he looked at her with a sheepish expression until he blushed and felt embarrassed.

“Oh…Hey Hermione…Did I wake you up?” He asked with a concerned tone.

“Well…Your absence woke me up indeed,” she giggled after she said that. “Is that—” She couldn’t finish because Harry suddenly nodded.

“Yes…I know it’s a basic spell but…Yes, I can do it on my own…I don’t know why but after experiencing something close to real love, I’m able to use my wand without losing control of my powers,” Harry said with a smile on his face. “I know this is nothing but a basic spell but…It feels so incredible to be able to do it and control it,” he said completely awed at one of the most common situations for any witch or wizard.

Hermione couldn’t help but feel a little emotional, he was too adorable right now, as someone who got her teeth fixed back in the day by her parents, she knew what it felt to experience for the first time something that should be common for most people, in her case, it was having normal teeth. She couldn’t help but join him and rest her chin on one of his shoulders as she stared at him while he was controlling the flame until he decided to stop.

“I shouldn’t test my luck…I’m sorry for making you worry and putting your life in danger Hermione, my powers could’ve gotten out of control at any moment but…When I woke up in the bathroom something incredible happened…My wand was floating and it was as if it was waiting for me to grab it,” he confessed, he knew he had done something stupid in another person’s home but he couldn’t fight against that instinct.

Hermione couldn’t help but smile softly at him, it seemed like at the end of the day, no matter how hot and cool he became, he was still the soft, gentle, and caring man he had always been, and that’s the same person she fell in love with back in the day.

“Well…I can’t blame you, Harry, I would’ve done the same if I were in your shoes,” Hermione said with a sincere tone which earned her a smile from Harry. “Don’t feel bad about it Harry…I’m not mad at you, actually, I’m quite interested in this from an investigator's point of view, I know you don’t like the way your magic works Harry but you’re quite the case, you know that, right?” Hermione questioned him with a curious tone.

Harry couldn’t help but nod, she was right there was no point denying her claims, but if he felt comfortable agreeing with her about his situation was because she wasn’t judging him, she was interested in him beyond his powers which made him feel good.

“If you want to keep testing your magic I think you should,” she said with a calm tone.

“What? No, that’s too dangerous I don’t think I could ever do that,” Harry was too worried about that.

“But Harry…You need to think about your limits and what can you do in case you get out of control,” Hermione said with a tone full of curiosity and now Harry knew that it was going to be impossible to make her forget about what she was planning to do.

“But that’s dangerous Hermione and we don’t have access to the room of requirement, we’re no longer students,” Harry said in a concerned tone.

Hermione suddenly chuckled which made Harry raise his brow.

“Don’t worry about it Harry, I’m sure that if I ask Professor McGonagall she'll let us borrow it, after all, we kept in contact and we see each other often to discuss our lives, you could say that we are no longer in a teacher-student relationship, this is more like a friendship between two powerful women,” she said without any hint of humbleness.

She knew she was strong and, to be honest, there was no point pretending she wasn’t strong, Harry couldn’t help but smile at her words, she was truly something interesting.

“We shouldn’t do this alone, though, we should bring your friend, Tonks, as an Auror I’m sure she’s strong and your veela friend too, I need to ask her some questions, after all, we need to get going as soon as possible to try to find the lost queendom of the veelas,” Hermione said a lot of words that made Harry feel confused.

“Wait a minute…Are you coming with us? Not that I'm not happy but, are you sure you can? I’m sure the guys at the ministry won’t be too happy with your absence,” Harry was worried about his friend.

He wouldn’t mind her coming with them, after all, he feels like her presence would be a huge help in their quest, Hermione would be the best choice to have in your party for an adventure like this.

“Of course I will accompany you Harry, there’s no point delaying this any longer, we need to find out how to get rid of the thing inside you because I’m sure the death eaters aren’t going to rest until they get a hold of the Horcrux that’s inside you which means…” She couldn’t finish.

“They’re going to try to kill me for it,” he said in a cold tone as he completed Hermione’s words and she nodded at him.

“Yes Harry…The quicker you get rid of that thing inside you the easier it will be for you to finally get ahold of your powers because I’m sure that just destroying the last piece of the soul of their master won’t be enough for them, I’m sure they’re going to seek revenge for it,” Hermione said with a concerned tone.

Long gone was the soft lover and now it seemed like the logical side of Hermione and the brutally honest one had taken over, however, Harry didn’t mind it, the last thing he needed was for someone to sugarcoat the situation.

“You’re right Hermione, once Bellatrix's trial ends I’ll get into it, I hope we're able to revive and bring some of them with us, this is going to be a difficult journey so, we’re going to need as many outstanding people as possible,” Harry said with a concerned tone.

Hermione nodded at him with a serious expression, this was a very difficult situation and yet, she was proud of Harry, the way he was handling all this was amazing, not even adults were able to take things as straightforward as Harry was doing, which only made her fall for him even harder, but she decided to not think too much about her feelings right now, they had a mission and she was even willing to destroy her career to help her friend.