[HP] The pros and cons of home arrest #12

Chapter #12: It's time.

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Daphne was excited, she had just woken up positively so she had to add this day to the count of positive days in her life, and she had been acting like this ever since she and Harry started working on the garden, the flowers were already on its place and Harry had already made the arrangements for a fountain, a pond, and the little river was already functioning, she was now thinking of getting so many colored fishes.

However, right now she decided to not focus too much on that, she had so many ideas but she needed to focus, first of all, it was time for her to get out of her room and eat her breakfast, and just like usual, when she opened the door, she found a smiling Harry Potter welcoming her.

“Good morning Miss Greengrass, I hope you’ve slept well,” he said with the most charming smile he could give her.

And that was more than enough to make the blonde blush, still, she tried to remain as calm as possible and she tried to not show so many feelings, but she couldn’t stop herself from having a soft smile on her face.

“Good morning Mr. Potter, yes, I had a good sleep, thank you so much for keeping me safe,” she said in a happy tone.

It’s been two weeks since they started working on the garden and ever since then, they’ve become closer and closer, it was clear that there was a sense of closeness between them now because they couldn’t stop themselves from laughing because they were treating each other so formally, they used to treat each other like that at the start but not anymore.

If they were joking like this, it clearly meant that there was lots of trust between them, right now the fact that he was a guard and she was a prisoner seemed to be nothing more than a façade, a farce like many people would claim home arrests actually are, in this case, that was nothing but the truth.

Harry couldn’t hide it anymore, he was indeed trying his best to do his job and guard the blonde woman, however, long gone is his serious and stern attitude, it seems like he has eased his attitude a little but he wasn’t the only one, Daphne had the same attitude as him, she has relaxed too.

Maybe it was all the manual handwork they’ve been doing, or maybe the fact that they’re spending more time together, she doesn’t know why, but she has lowered her defenses, and for some reason, she feels okay about it, this is the first time she has acted like this with a man and this felt…Good to say the least.

The two of them knew it, there was an unsolved tension, but they decided to keep themselves as calm as they could, after all, until she gets released, their roles cannot be altered or else there would be lots of problems not only for him as he could get removed from his post as her guard but for her too because if they think she’s trying to seduce him to get a better treatment, then, she’s going to get her sentence extended.

But to be honest, the crazy thing was that if that happened, Daphne was willing to risk everything for it, that’s how crazy she was acting, she wasn’t acting logically anymore, and after seeing the effect he had on people, now she knew why this man was able to defeat the dark lord, the one she thought was unbeatable.

“I wish we could stay like this for way longer but there’s something I must tell you after you eat your breakfast,” Harry said with a calm expression and she nodded.

And soon, they were already at the table, Harry of course as someone who wakes up way earlier than she does, he had already eaten his breakfast, he wasn’t acting like a jerk anymore, he was now using the ministry services to order food even though he knows that the delivery food wasn't as good as the one Daphne's mother makes, he decided to stop stealing food from her.

She enjoyed her bread and coffee calmly and when she finished, Harry decided to clarify his voice before she decided to get to work on the garden, he wanted to tell her this as soon as possible, what he wanted to tell her was a very important thing.

“Daphne…There’s something important I need to tell you,” Harry started and the blonde was a little concerned because he had a serious expression as he said this.

“Oh no…Don’t tell me that the tulips died while I was sleeping!” Daphne said completely scared of that though.

Harry was taken aback by her show of emotions but he quickly brushed her off with a small smile on his face.

“No, that’s not going to happen in the span of a few hours, don’t worry, I taught you my planting techniques, so, they’ll be fine,” Harry assured her. “Well, putting aside that, there's something more important I want to talk about, what I’m trying to say is—” Harry couldn’t finish because suddenly, there was a knock on the door. “Shit, they’re here!” Harry said before he ran as fast as he could to open the door.

And in front of him, there were two older guys dressed in black cloaks, they looked scary but Harry wasn’t scared he was actually smiling at them, after all, he knew the pair very well.

“Johnson, Masterson…I thought we still had at least five minutes left, I haven’t explained her the details yet…” Harry said in the lowest tone possible but that didn’t stop Daphne from hearing.

“Mr. Potter…What’s going on?” Asked Daphne in a concerned tone.

At first, she thought he wanted to talk about garden-related stuff but now things seemed to be a little strange because if there was something she was aware was that those two new guys were Aurors.

Harry wanted to say something to her but she didn’t want to keep his colleagues waiting for too long, so, he had to do it as shortly as possible.

“Daphne…Well, do you remember when Hermione came to see you a few weeks ago?” He asked with a slight smirk and she nodded.

“Yes, you told me she came to evaluate me to see if I was mentally apt to get an audience…” Daphne answered in a low tone.

“Well, guess what? Your request has been granted, this is why these guys came here, we’re going to escort you to the ministry because things aren’t going too well in the outside world…” Harry started and the blonde felt a little confused.

Sensing that the blonde didn’t know what he was talking about he quickly remembered he hadn’t explained this situation to her.

“Many former death eaters are getting killed by their friends who haven't been caught yet, maybe they're doing it to give a message to the rest of you or because they see you as a failure and they just want to eliminate you, I don’t know but you need to be kept safe until we reach a certain distance from your home to apparate to the ministry,” Harry explained with a calm but confident tone.

This home was in the middle of nowhere, but still, the ministry had to charm a certain area around the house to avoid wizards and witches from apparating unless they were family members, and even then, the place was restricted so only Aurors and ministry officers could use magic in that certain area.

“So…Are you guys taking me to the outside world?” She asked with a raised brow.

Harry was surprised by her question, however, being trapped with her for some time had made him realize that she must be going insane for being here for more than three years, so now her question made sense to him.

“Well, the ministry is a very boring place but yes, we need to take you there…Sorry, I didn’t tell you previously but we had to keep everything a secret because like I said, not only Aurors are hunting death eaters, death eaters are killing each other now and I’m sure they would think you will be a very easy target, but don’t worry…After me, Johnson and Masterson are the best when it comes to combat,” Harry praised his older colleagues.

If some other younger man had said that he was better than them, they would’ve humbled him in an instant, however, Harry Potter was indeed the strongest wizard in the world right now, so, being the strongest after him wasn’t an insult, it was an honor.

“We still have thirty minutes until the audience starts but you know how busy the ministry gets,” Johnson said.

“Shall we get going?” Asked Masterson with a nervous but happy tone, to be able to spend time with Harry Potter was such an honor for a fan like him.

“Yes, let’s do it,” Harry said as he extended his hand for Daphne to grab it.

She blushed a little and she felt a little nervous but she nodded before she took his hand, she was a little worried but excited at the same time.