Y/N POV

I shot up from the bed I was in, my forehead now dripping with sweat. My vision was blurry since I didn't have my glasses now and I didn't know what time it was. I reached over to my nightstand to grab my glasses, but I couldn't. Because there was no nightstand. And I wasn't in my room. Or my actual bed.

"Ah, I forgot I came here a couple days ago." I said. "Same damn nightmare..."

I'm actually in Hermione's room. On a mattress. I came here a couple of days ago through the Floo Network to surprise Hermione one day with the permission of her parents. But ever since I arrived, I've been having a strange nightmare. That all concerned Voldemort.

Since the Grangers were remodeling a guest room in their house, they allowed me to sleep in the same room as Hermione, but on a spare mattress. When Hermione found out Snuffles and I were here, she practically tackled me to the ground in a hug. Snuffles jumped with joy when he saw her again.

"I need some water." I said to myself as I wiped the sweat off my forehead. "I wonder if Lana's having the same."

Lana was with Mum at home. She did say she was gonna miss me, but it was only a couple of days, then Hermione comes to our place. Speaking of 'Mione, she was still asleep in her bed and Snuffles was on her pillow. Some of Hermione's hair was in the way of her face, so I gently tip-toed to her and brushed it to the back of her head, smiling as I did it. She was so adorable when she's asleep.

I quietly left the room and walked slowly down the stairs. It was currently around 2:38 A.M. so I had no idea why the hell I decided to get up. I quickly grabbed a glass and poured some water into it. I was parched so I drank it very quickly.

"What are you doing up this early?" A voice asked me before I choked on the water. "Oh shoot, I'm sorry, Y/N."

I felt a couple of pats on my back as my throat cleared up. "I'm so sorry for scaring you." Hermione said. "But really, what are you doing?"

"Sorry, 'Mione." I said. "I had a nightmare and I needed to grab some water. This is the first time I woke up around this time."

"Oh my," She said. "Have you had more? Or was this the first?"

"A lot, recently. All about You-Know-Who."

"You need to get some sleep!" She said sternly. "Are you gonna be okay?"

"Yeah, I just needed some water, 'Mione." I said. "I'll be fine."

"I'll be there until you fall asleep." Hermione said. I was about to politely decline since I didn't want her to be awake because of me but she put her finger to my lips. "Ah-ah-a, No, no excuses."

"Alright, fine." I said as we walked up the stairs and before I made my way to my mattress, Hermione stopped me.

"No, come over here." She said as she sat down on her bed, laid down on it and patted the spot next to hers. "I don't mind."

"But what about your parents?" I asked. "What if they come in and see that the boy they've been talking to is in the same bed as their only daughter?"

"Don't worry." Hermione assured me. "I wake up a bit earlier than them, so I'll wake you up too." She wrapped her arms around me and came closer. "Good night, Y/N."

"Good night, Hermione."

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For the rest of the night, I slept a whole lot better. A couple hours later, I felt a soft hand on my cheek and opened my eyes to find Hermione in front of me wide awake.

"Hey, you." She said. "Did you sleep better?"

"Oh yeah," I said as I got up. "Loads better. Thanks, 'Mione."

She smiled at me as she got up. "I'm coming to your place today, right?" She asked. "I can't wait to see it!"

"Oh, right!" I said. "I'm pretty excited for you to see it too. Then after a few days would be the Quidditch World Cup. Ron's real excited last I heard."

Hermione got off the bed and got her bags ready as some noises came from downstairs. "I thought you said your parents slept in?" I asked.

"Oh, they must be getting some things ready." She said. "They're like that sometimes."

"I should go down and say good morning then." I said as she nodded. "I should probably change first." I walked to my trunk and grabbed some fresh clothes like a t-shirt, some black jeans, my father's overcoat along with my bracelet and my necklace. I already wore my watch. I quickly changed and went downstairs to find Mr and Mrs. Granger, or Monica and Wendell as they wanted me to call them, rushing around and making sure everything was in order.

"Good morning, Monica." I said politely. "Good morning, Wendell. What's going on?"

"Oh, good morning, Y/N!" Monica said kindly. "Oh, Wendell and I have a last-minute appointment with a patient today, so we have to leave early. We were hoping to see you and Hermione off before she left. We still have some time, don't we, Wendell?"

"Oh, yes!" He said. "About 25 minutes-ish."

"Should I let Hermione know?" I asked.

"Oh, yes. Thank you very much, dear." Monica said.

I walked back the stairs and back into the room, where Hermione was still packing. "Your parents have a dentist thing to do, so I think we may have to leave early." I said.

"Oh. I guess that's alright." She said. "I finished packing anyway. I have to get ready though. See you in a bit!"

She then grabbed some clothes and left the room and I waited with Snuffles who woke up and chirped at me. "Hey, buddy." I cooed softly. "You enjoy Mummy's place?" He chirped happily at me. "Guess I'll take that as a yes." I chuckled.

I leaned down to Snuffles, looked around to make sure no one was listening and whispered, "You really love her, don't you?" He chirped again, the same as the last. "Me too, buddy. I love her a lot too. She's incredible." I really hope I could tell Hermione how I feel about her. I fell for her four years ago and I really wanted to tell her that I'm in love with her. I was almost certain that she felt the same. Why else would she kiss me?

Twice too?

"Hey, I'm back!" Hermione said as she walked back in. She was wearing some blue jeans and a purple top. She kept the necklace I gave her around her neck and outside her shirt. She was still trying to fix her hair with a brush.

"Hey." I said. "You look good... I-I mean you look cute! Err-"

Hermione blushed as she put down her brush. "Oh, uh, thanks." She said with a smile. "You look cute too..."

'Wow, smooth much, Lovegood?' I thought to myself. 'Wait, did she say cute too?'

"So, are you ready to go?" I asked as I stood up?

"Yep, I'm all packed and so is Crookshanks." She said as she picked up her ginger, hairy cat. "I can't wait to see Lana again!"

As we made our way down, I pulled out a vial of Floo powder and prepared the fire. Before we started the fire, I heard Wendell speaking to me, "Hey, Y/N, can I talk to you for a moment?"

"Yes, sir." I said as I made my way to him. Did he know Hermione and I slept in the same bed? Am I in trouble? I was nearly shaking with fear, which he seemed to notice.

"Oh, don't worry, I'm not angry or anything." He said as he laughed a little. "I just wanted to talk to you. When Hermione first got her letter for Hogwarts, Monica and I were skeptical at first. Our daughter being a witch? It sounded impossible, but someone came and explained everything. How Monica and I are 'Muggles' and how Muggle-born wizards and witches are rare. We were so scared for her when she first went but after every year, she always talked about you. And it kind of lessened my fears about the Wizarding World. Which is why I want you to know that I trust you with Hermione."

Wait what? My crush's father trusts me with her?

"You.. trust me?" I croaked.

"Of course." Wendell explained. "She's told us how much you defended her, when you saved her life, it makes us trust you more and more. And it is kind of obvious that you fancy her."

"Is it really?" I genuinely asked.

"Y/N, I'm a father." He said. "I can tell when someone likes my daughter. You must really like her."

I gulped as I admitted it. "I do like her a lot, sir. Your daughter's amazing and incredible."

"Then I'm rooting for you, kiddo." Wendell said as he put his hand on my shoulder as we both walked back. "You two take care." He said to Hermione and me.

I prepared the fire and gave the powder to Hermione. "So, what you want to do is say, 'Lovegood Residence' and drop the powder." I said. Hermione and I then stepped in with our things and said, 'Lovegood Residence!' and dropped the powder, consuming us. Moments later, we stepped into my house with our stuff.

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Hermione POV

As we stepped into Y/N's house, I gasped at how big it was. It didn't seem like a mansion, it was smaller than one, but a little bigger than my house.

"Y/N!" I heard a voice sweetly say as Luna, his younger cousin spotted us, ran up to us and hugged him tightly.

"Hey, Lu!" He said as he hugged Luna back. "This is a surprise, I thought you would be with Uncle Xeno?"

"Daddy's busy with the Quibbler again." Luna said. "He asked Auntie Addison if I could stay here until my 3rd year starts."

"Still, I'm glad you're here." Y/N said while Luna hugged him again.

"Hi, Luna." I said with a smile as the younger Lovegood hugged me. "How have you been?"

"Hello, Hermione." She said calmly. "I've been doing well. Lana and I have been talking more about some books."

"Where is Lana anyway?" Y/N asked.

"I'm right here, bro!" Lana shouted as she walked us and hugged him. "Missed ya, you dork."

"Missed you too, sis." He said as he returned it.

"Hermione!" Lana said as she spotted me and hugged me. "Ah, how have you been?"

"I've been good!" I said as I returned the hug. "I've missed you all so much."

"Did you enjoy your time with Y/N?" Lana asked as Y/N took our stuff to a room.

"Oh, yes. Every moment of it." I said. "I just loved seeing him when I wake up everyday."

"Well, you are gonna love it here." She said. "Cause it is amazing here."

"Is Hermione here?" I heard a grown voice say as Addison Lovegood came into view. "Oh, it is so nice to see you again! I trust Y/N's visit was nice?"

"Definitely." I said as I smiled.

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As the days passed, I spent more and more time with the Lovegoods. They had a lot of things, a small library, a nice living room, a lovely garden and so much more, I absolutely loved it. Y/N showed me around everywhere and we spent our time together well. One day, we received a letter from Ron about the cup, which we were excited about.

Y/N, Lana, Hermione - DAD GOT THE TICKETS -- Ireland versus Bulgaria, Monday night. Mum's written to the Muggles with Harry asking him to stay with us. They might already have the letter, I don't know how fast Muggle posts are. Thought I'd send this with Pig anyway.

"Oh, Pig must be the owl Sirius gave to Ron." Lana said.

We're going to Harry's whether the Muggles like it or not, he can't miss the World Cup, only Mum and Dad reckon it's better if we pretend to ask their permission first. Hope you lot can get here soon. Percy's started work - the Department of International Magical Cooperation. Don't mention anything about Abroad while you're here unless you want the pants bored off you.

See you soon

-Ron

"Agh, Percy's gonna be a pain in the arse." Y/N said. "Only right if we bore the hell out of him."

The day came when the four of us were scheduled to arrive at the Burrow. Addison couldn't come with us due to inquiries with the Ministry. After the incident with Sirius and Pettigrew, she's been avoiding the Minister since she believes her children over him. We took the powder and soon enough, we arrived at the Burrow.

As we entered through the fireplace, we only found 4 of the total 9 Weasleys in their living room. Ginny and Mrs.Weasley sat on the couch, waiting for the others while two other older boys stood walking around. Ginny looked up to find us at the fireplace, grinned at us and ran to hug us. She hugged Luna first as they were best friends, then Lana, then me, and finally hugged Y/N.

"Oh, it is so good to see your four!" Mrs. Weasley exclaimed as she took us in a motherly hug. "Oh, that's right, you haven't met our oldest sons."

"Hello." One of the red-headed men said. "You must be our sibling's friends. I'm William, but you can call me Bill."

"I was supposed to meet the 5 of you four years ago!" The other guy said. "I'm Charlie."

"It's nice to meet you both!" Y/N said. "I'm Y/N Lovegood, this is my twin sister, Lana, our cousin Luna and Hermione Granger."

"Where is everyone?" Lana and I asked.

"They went to grab Harry from those Muggles," Charlie said. "They should be here any mom-"

As Charlie was speaking, there was a thud from the fireplace as Fred and George came out stuffing what seemed to be sweets back into their pockets.

"Hello there!" George greeted us.

"Have to... get these... back in our...pockets!" Fred said. "Wonder if that other Muggle took the bait..."

"What is he on about?" Y/N asked.

"It's Fred and George." I said. "They're pranksters, they're doing what they do best."

Just then, Ron and Harry dropped through while Mr. Weasley came out a few minutes later.

"That wasn't funny, Fred!" He scolded. "What on earth did you give that Muggle boy?"

"I didn't give him anything." Fred said with a toothy grin. "I just dropped it... It was his fault he went and ate it, I never told him to."

"Dudley?" Y/N asked Harry.

"Dudley." He responded.

"You dropped it on purpose!" Mr. Weasley said. "You knew he'd eat it, you knew he was on a diet..."

"How big did his tongue get?" George asked.

"It was four feet before his parents let me shrink it!"

Everyone roared with laughter, myself included. We've seen Dudley before, it was funny to imagine him with that.

"It isn't funny!" Mr. Weasley said. "That sort of behavior seriously undermines wizard-Muggle relations! I spend half my life campaigning against the mistreatment of Muggles, and my own sons -"

"We didn't give it to him because he's a Muggle!" Fred replied.

"No, we gave it to him because he's a great bullying git," said George. "Isn't he, Harry?"

"Yeah, he is, Mr. Weasley," Harry said.

"That's not the point! You wait until I tell your mother -"

"Tell me what?" said a voice behind them.

"Oh," Lana said. "We should probably go to another room..."

As Mrs. Weasley was arguing with her husband, Harry, Lana, Luna, Ron, Ginny, Y/N and me went to our rooms. In the moment, Mrs. Weasley mentioned something called, "Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes".

"What are Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes?" Harry asked, which earned Ron and Ginny laughing.

"Mum found this stack of order forms when she was cleaning Fred and George's room," Ron said. "Great long price lists for stuff they've invented. Joke stuff, you know. Fake wands and trick sweets, loads of stuff. It was brilliant, I never knew they'd been inventing all that..."

"We've been hearing explosions out of their rooms for ages," Ginny said. "But we never thought they were actually making things. We thought they liked the noise."

"Only, most of the stuff - well, all of it, really - was a bit dangerous and, you know, they were planning to sell it at Hogwarts to make some money, and Mum went mad at them. Told them they weren't allowed to make any more of it, and burned all the order forms. . . . She's furious at them anyway. They didn't get as many O.W.L.s as she expected."

A door next to us opened up and Percy Weasley poked out with an annoyed expression. "Hi, Percy." Harry said kindly.

"Oh, hello, Harry," He said as he ignored us. "I was wondering who was making all the noise. I'm trying to work here, you know. I've got a report to finish for the office and it's rather difficult to concentrate when people keep thundering up and down the stairs."

"We're not thundering," Ron said. "We're walking. Sorry if we've disturbed the top-secret workings of the Ministry of Magic."

"What are you working on?" Harry asked.

"A report for the Department of International Magical Cooperation." Percy said smugly. "We're trying to standardize cauldron thickness. Some of these foreign imports are just a shade too thin -- leakages have been increasing at a rate ---"

Y/N fake-snored as he spoke while Percy looked at him with discontent. Y/N snorted a little, and looked up. "Oh, sorry." He said. "I got lost in a daydream on account of your problem being so extraordinarily boring." I giggled for a moment "Bet that'll change the world. Harry Potter survived the Killing Curse and Cauldrons are blah-blah-blah."

"Front page of the Daily Prophet," Ron added. "I expect, cauldron leaks."

Percy was a little furious at Y/N and Ron. "You might sneer," he said. "But unless some sort of international law is imposed we might find the market flooded with flimsy, shallow-bottomed products that seriously endanger ---"

"BORING!" Y/N said again while Ron said, "Yeah, yeah, alright." We moved out of the way and went to Bill's room, where Y/N and I stayed in our second year. We unpacked and got ready for dinner where Mrs. Weasley, Fred, George, and Charlie were all talking about the World Cup.

"It's got to be Ireland," Charlie said confidently. "They flattened Peru in the semifinals."

"Bulgaria has Victor Krum, though." Fred mentioned.

"Krum's overrated." Y/N said. "What's so cool about him? I never understood it. My money's on Ireland."

"Krum's one decent player," Charlie said. "Ireland has seven. I wish England had got through. That was embarrassing, that was."

"I didn't know you were really interested in the match." I said to him as we sat down.

"It's the World Cup, 'Mione!" He exclaimed. "It's one of the biggest events in the Wizarding World! I read about most of them, they were spectacular. I'd bet this time will be just like it."

"Really?" I asked. "Well, I'm glad we're gonna see it soon."

After dinner, Mrs. Weasley served us her homemade strawberry ice cream and we went outside to watch the sunset, where she had conjured candles so that we still had some light. Harry, Ron, Lana, Y/N and I all sat down together while everyone else enjoyed the sight of what we saw.

I sat close to Y/N and my head fell on his shoulder, where he kissed my head and wrapped his arm around me and I continued to take in the scent of grass and honeysuckles around us. Patch, Snowball, Crookshanks and Snuffles, who Snowball carried on her back all walked out as they joined their respective owners. Patch went to Luna and Lana, Crookshanks and Snowball came to us, but Crookshanks did decide to chase one of the gnomes.

Snowball came to me and Y/N, sat down and let the Niffler slide down her back and jump to us. Snowball must really like her Niffler brother.

"So --," Ron said to the five of us, but mostly Harry. "Have you heard from Sirius?"

Y/N and I looked towards Harry as Lana did the same from our left. "Yeah," Harry said. "He sounds okay. I wrote to him yesterday. He might write back while I'm here. He mentioned he finally found something for you two." He said to Y/N and Lana.

"Oh, look at the time!" Mrs. Weasley said as she stood up and checked her watch. "You really should be in bed, the whole lot of you -- you'll have to up by the crack of dawn to get to the Cup. Harry, Lana, Luna, Y/N, Hermione, If you leave your school list out, I'll get your things for you tomorrow in Diagon Alley. I'm getting everyone's else's. There might not be time after the World Cup, the match went on for five days last time."

"Wow," Harry said. "Hope it does this time!"

"Well, I certainly don't," Percy said. "I shudder to think what the state of my in-tray would be if I was away from work for five days."

"Yeah, someone might slip dragon dung in it again, eh, Perce?" Fred said. "That was a sample of fertilizer from Norway!" Percy said as his face red."It was nothing personal!"

"It was," Fred whispered to us. "We sent it."

We all stood up and got ready for bed at around 10:30. Y/N and I went to our room to our separate beds as Snowball, Crookshanks and Snuffles walked in after us. Snowball and Crookshanks walked around in a circle and laid down, already fallen asleep as Snowball had let Snuffles sleep on her, which was adorable.

Before we went to bed, I hugged Y/N. "You gonna be okay tonight?" I asked. "Do you think you're gonna get those nightmares again?"

He shrugged for a moment. "I don't know. Hopefully, I don't, since you're here with me."

I smiled at him and squeezed his hand. "Well, hopefully this helps as well." I said to him.

"How do you me-" Before he could finish, I kissed both of his cheeks as well as his forehead while he blushed red.

"I meant that, silly." I giggled as I hugged him again. "Good night, Y/N."

He returned the hug, said, "Good night, 'Mione." and kissed my forehead. We both got into our beds and soon enough, we both fell asleep.

And tomorrow... the Quidditch World Cup begins.