Harry Potter: Love's Second Chance

Hermione looked at the younger girl. "Do you like Neville?" She asked. "I mean as more than a friend type like? I don't mean to be rude but I don't want you to think Harry and I are pushing you two…The last time you two didn't…"

"Neville is very nice and yes I do like him," Luna replied truthfully and then smiled. "He and I might be becoming closer because of your friendship and trust, but not because of you. Were we with other people the last time?"

"No…no you weren't."

"So maybe we were going to be together and now it's happening earlier, or maybe it's not going to happen at all," Luna said matter-of-factly. "I've never been close to a boy or been on a date so..." Luna shrugged.

Hermione smiled at her friend. "You know, you went on a date with Harry next year. Well as friends anyway."

"Oh really," Luna asked as she took Hermione's arm. "Tell me all about my date with your husband."

"Next year there was a new Potions Master named…" Hermione began and the rest of the story unfolded. It wasn't much of a story, but Luna couldn't help but tease Harry when they caught up to him and Neville.

"So I understand we were an item next year Harry," Luna said taking his arm. "You took me on dates and everything. Peeves was even telling everyone how much you loved me."

"WHAT?" Harry exclaimed and looked at Hermione who was giggling.

"I told her about you taking her to Slughorn's party," Hermione said still trying to control her laugh.

"Oh," He looked at Luna and gave his saddest eyes. "I'm sorry Luna but this time I'm a married man, we'll just have to let it stay in our memories."

"Well if we must, we must," Luna replied. "Though since I don't have that memory, you're going to have to give it to me."

"Of course, though it's not much. I was busy doing other things," Harry admitted.

"Yes, you left me to go follow Draco," Luna said. "You could have just asked him to go with you. I know we both have blond hair..."

Three teenagers were laughing at a sputtering Harry for a few minutes.

The written portion of the Potion's exam wasn't nearly as brutal as it had been two years ago after Hermione precise studying preparations. The practical was even easier. Half way through the brewing Hermione said. "Look at Neville."

Harry looked over to the next table where Neville was wearing a look of intense concentration as he carefully worked through each ingredient.

"Luna promised him a reward if he does well in this exam," Hermione explained.

"What kind of reward?"

Hermione told her husband the agreement and he almost spilled his vial of liquefied tubeworms he was holding as he had to contain his laugh.

"So what do I get if I do well?" Harry asked.

"Well if you do poorly, I doubt I'll share my bed with you for a while," Hermione replied.

Harry's own eyes widen but for the rest of the exam it would have been interesting to see who was concentrating more, Harry or Neville.

**** June 16th ****

"Missuss…Missuss." Winky said quietly to Hermione the next morning.

Again Hermione was awake instantly but stopped herself before rolling off her bed. "Winky?"

"Yes Missus, it's Winky," The little elf had blood shot eyes and was weaving on the spot. But she was holding out a sheet of parchment. "Winky got this for you. Winky's not slept until she could fix what Winky did wrong."

"You didn't do anything wrong Winky," Hermione said quickly as she took the parchment. She instantly realized it was in Ginny's handwriting. It was a list of various potions and the steps to making them. She looked down at the little elf. She was about to chastise the little elf and explain that she didn't need to do what she did but then reconsidered. It had actually been her own fault for not explaining things properly. She carefully gathered her thoughts. "Winky, this is wonderful. You did a great job. Let me jot these down and you can return this to where you got it so she doesn't know," She quickly pulled out parchment and wrote the names down. She could get the books later and look up the rest of the information.

"Now you return this and then go to sleep. Sleep until you are no longer sleepy," Hermione said. "Do you understand?"

"Winky understands missus. Winky is happy Winky could fix her mistake," And she popped out.

Hermione shook her head as she stared at the spot where the elf had been and gave a sigh. "It really is going to take time understanding house-elves," She looked down at the list and shook her head again. "Ginny is really getting annoying," She thought. "Dangerous too. I wonder if we should tell someone."

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