Harry Potter The Kiss

Harry and Hermione woke, still wrapped in each other's arms and, for the first time since they bonded, didn't know what to say to each other.

It was Harry who broke the awkward silence, "Merry Christmas darling," he said while kissing his wife.

"Oh Harry love, tell me last night was a bad dream and it will be a wonderful Christmas," cried Hermione.

"I honestly wish I could but it did happen and I have no idea how to fix it," Harry was almost crying with the hurt he felt emanating from his wife.

"I've never seen mum act like that before, we both know about the Granger temper but I wish she had stayed and sorted it out. A shouting match would have been preferable to them walking out like that. I was so looking forward to giving you a family Christmas and it just all fell to pieces." Hermione was now crying into Harry's chest.

"Hermione, as long as you're there, that's all that matters to me. Anything else is a bonus. Are you still planning on missing the ball?" he asked

"Yes, you changed my world the day we kissed. Hermione Jane Granger would have killed to accompany you to the Yule Ball. Lady Hermione Jane Potter Gryffindor is pregnant, with your triplets and has you for the rest of her life. I don't need to walk in that hall on your arm to boost my ego, the last time I tried that lives were lost." She was still crying.

Harry held her close and kissed her, while reassuring his pregnant wife, "that was not your fault and neither is this. Lets get a shower, breakfast, do what we have to do, then put our plan in motion."

Hermione gave him a weak smile, "I like that plan but you are going to have to carry me into the shower as I have no intention of letting you go."

"I like the sound of that," said Harry as he picked his wife up and headed towards the luxurious bathroom.

"I may as well enjoy being carried just now before becoming fat and ugly," said Hermione.

"You are carrying my babies and must put on weight but Hermione, you will always be beautiful," he said, wandlessly banishing their clothes before carrying her into the shower.

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Sirius was first down to the table on Christmas morning, a big kid at heart he just couldn't help but be excited. In Azkaban, Christmas was just another day.

The image of a dementor, wearing a Santa hat while singing 'jingle bells' entered his head and brought a smile to his face.

'If I can smile about it, I must be getting better,' he thought and knew the reasons for that were currently still in bed with each other.

He remembered the first time he met Hermione, in the Shrieking Shack, standing by Harry's side and ready to fight a mass murderer for his life.

She is the smartest witch I have ever met; yet the hat had placed her in Gryffindor because her bravery outmatched her brains, now that is just scary!

When they both returned to save his life, his opinion of the couple was sky high and everything he'd seen or heard since has only reinforced his belief that here was what the wizarding world had been crying out for, leadership.

His relationship with Dan and Emma had been great; they'd hit it off that first night and laid the foundation of a lasting friendship based round their young charges.

This made last night's events even harder to understand, he was no expert on the Granger's but even Hermione seemed to think this was totally out of character. Even he knew of the Granger temper but walking away left everything unsolved, on Christmas day to boot.

He hopped Hermione had a handle on it as Harry had no experience whatsoever in resolving family conflicts.

Just then the post owl delivered the special edition of the Prophet and Sirius, like most of the wizarding world, sat amazed while reading.

It was after turning the page and absorbing the next article that Sirius found himself on the floor, howling with laughter. This would certainly not be the typical response to the piece entitled:

House Elves Free – Elvin Nation Formed

The article then gave the details that Sirius had heard last night but it was the last paragraph that had him helpless with laughter.

Elves will still be available for hire from Stag Industries for special functions. Anyone requiring information regarding hiring costs or conditions for an event should contact Dobby or Winky Potter. Appointments can be made via Gringotts Bank.

Sirius was imagining his late mother's reaction to having to go to Gringotts, ASK a goblin for an appointment to see an elf, she would then have to ASK if she could hire some elves for her New Year Ball. The image was complete when a smiling Winky answered, "piss off you bigoted old bat!"

Oh this was a prank worthy of a Marauder, no he had to be honest this was a level above Marauder. This opened up a whole new genre of pranking - this was a SuperPrank!

The thought of all those pureblood matriarchs having to sit politely, negotiating with Winky or Dobby had tears of laughter running down his cheeks.

They really needed a way to record those conversations; a fortune could be made selling them.

This was how everyone found him as they came down to breakfast.

Harry and Hermione entered, literally stepping over Sirius and sitting down to breakfast. Sirius, unintentionally, had really lifted the mood of everyone gathered around the table.

The morning group for breakfast in Potter Manor consisted of two elves, two Marauders and three Potters who all decided that breakfast would come before presents.

Remus couldn't help but ask where Rose got all her information for the editorial.

"She got most of it from us," said Harry, "we also gave her a load of documents belonging to the former headmaster as she wanted to write a piece on the real manipulative old bastard."

"Yes," chipped in Hermione, "there are still some out there who are fooled by all his fancy robes and even fancier wand movements when you're not looking."

"So this really is accurate?" the werewolf asked.

"She may have let the writer in her surface a little bit but a love potion was used and all the names and events are accurate," confirmed Harry, having read the notes himself.

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