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harry potters loves tequila tuesdays (wholives) wrote in wariscoming,
@ 2010-11-27 02:04:00

Entry tags:

harry potter, hermione granger

Who: Harry Potter & Hermione Granger
When: November 26, 2010
Where: Lawrence, Kansas: Mall then the street
What: Harry has finally defeated Voldemort...only to be transported to a crowded American mall on Black Friday.
Ratings: PG

Adrenaline still pumped through his veins, even though the war was over and Voldemort was dead. It was hard to get his heart to stop racing because he had spent the better part of the last year on high alert and even if his mind knew he could finally relax, his body wouldn't cooperate. The only thing that Harry wanted to do now was find a bed and fall asleep for a few days, if not longer. Breathing heavily a few times in an attempt to calm himself down long enough so he could drag himself up to Gryffindor Tower, he closed his eyes. When he found a sense of peace that he hadn't felt in a long time, he reopened them only to find himself in middle of a crowded shopping centre.

"What?" Startled, he blinked rapidly to make sure he wasn't hallucinating. When the scenery didn't change back to Dumbledore's office, he pinched himself. "Ow!" Now knowing that he wasn't dreaming and not sure how he had arrived at this shopping centre, he briefly entertained the thought that he had somehow Apparated. However, his musings were cut short when a little girl, who had been shopping with her mother, opened her mouth and pointed directly at Harry. "IT'S HARRY POTTER!" There was a split second of silence that followed her declaration, before noise seemed to burst from all around Harry and people started to mob him. They grabbed at his sleeves and shirt, tugging to get him to look this way or that.

"Mr. Radcliffe, can I have your autograph?"

"Omg I can't believe Harry Potter came to our mall!"

"MOM. GET A PICTURE OF ME AND DANIEL, OKAY?"

And so they carried on. Harry, unfortunately unaware of what was going on, did the only thing he could do in front of all these Muggles.

He ran.

Harry didn't stop running until he was a few streets away and when he was sure he had lost the last of the mob. Bent nearly in half at the waist as he clutched his side, he panted as he tried to catch his breath. Once he was more steadily breathing, he looked around to see where he was and found himself in front of some kind of electronics store. And on the window of the store was a poster.

A poster of him.

He blinked once, rounded the corner into an alley, and then tried to Disapparate. And completely failed to get to Hogsmeade, which had been his intention.

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wholives
2010-11-27 04:22 pm UTC (link)

"Well, let's just get back to this complex of yours first, yes?" He asked, trying to dodge agreeing to meet anyone until he had a chance to speak to Ron and see how serious this marriage of his was. Harry had never seen himself as someone that meddled with people's personal lives, though he managed to do that entirely by accident anyway sometimes, but he would make an exception just this once. His friends obviously needed him to be the smart one for once. Hermione obviously had feelings for Ron, regardless of their current relationship statuses and he had no doubt that his red headed best friend was still in love with Hermione. Maybe it was selfish of him, but he didn't care. He would make them see reason.

He couldn't exactly say that he missed her when he had seen her not too less than a few hours ago, but he clung to her because he needed someone familiar, someone he loved, to make sue he didn't break down. And she must have clung to him because it seemed like she hadn't seen him in awhile. He just nodded and hugged her until they were ready to go.

"Come on, let's go before that mob finds us," he finally said, pulling away only to clasp hands with her. "You think you can do something about my face?" Harry asked, gesturing to his face. It was covered in dry blood and cuts, but he didn't mean for her to heal it. "I don't want to be recognized again...No stinging hexes please!" He was quick to add.

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brightest_witch
2010-11-27 04:36 pm UTC (link)

And there was the Harry who often got caught between her and Ron. She nodded a little, at least that was something. She just hoped he wouldn't be too biased when it came to Adam. But Harry knew her to well, he could read everything she done even if it was just in her eyes. And he would probably know how she felt about this situation, no matter her feelings for Adam.

She didn't want to stay away from him so welcomed the hand hold, holding tight. She raised her eyebrow at his request, readying her wand to do what she could to heal it. But then he mentioned stinging hexes. She remembered reading that as well as seeing it in the film and she gave him an awkward smile.

"I...read that I done that. Sorry, I'm sure it seemed like the best I could do." Biting her lip, she tilted her head before pointing her wand at his face. His hair grew until it was similar to the length she had seen it during their fourth year, his face got a little wider and his lips poutier. "Simple transfiguaration charm. It will last until I remove it. Shouldn't be as sore as a stinging hex but it nearly does the same result."

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wholives
2010-11-27 04:55 pm UTC (link)

He would try to get along with this Adam of hers, but with all the preconceptions he had of who Ron and Hermione were, he didn't expect anything short of disaster happening. He wouldn't set out to be a jerk, but who knew? Things happened and Harry had a lot of character flaws with tunnel vision perspective when it came to certain things. He had no doubt that this would get messy, but he didn't need to worry about that now.

"I trusted you then and I trust you now," Harry said firmly, squeezing her hand before he squeezed his eyes shut. "Okay, I'm ready." He felt the weird, dull pain that came with the transformation and after a moment, it stopped. When he opened his eyes again, he could see that his glasses had been knocked askew when his face had been widened. He pulled them off and tucked them into his jeans, until he was back to normal. It would probably be better if he had them off anyway, what with that being one less thing for him to be recognized by.

Running his hand through his hair, he attempted a grin and felt his mouth stretch strangely. "How do I look?" If someone really looked, he still looked like himself, but he looked different enough that a quick glance didn't reveal his true identity...or the identity that everyone thought was his.

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brightest_witch
2010-11-27 05:05 pm UTC (link)

It meant a lot that he trusted her, even though she knew he always did trust her. She never doubted his trust and she hoped he never doubted the trust she had in him. She loved him, more than she loved many, and with that love came a firm belief in his ability to keep her safe and happy. And trust came with ease after that.

She grinned at his question, laughing a little. It was strange to see him so different but she still saw Harry in there. Taking his hand, she put her wand back in her pocket before squeezing his fingers gently.

"You look fine. Keep a hold of my hand, I'll make sure you get there okay. Hopefully after we get out of the mall we can change you back. But until then, I know how awful that vision of yours is, so let me be your eyes."

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wholives
2010-11-28 12:14 am UTC (link)

No matter what they went through and how many fallouts that occurred between the three of them, Harry knew he could and would trust Ron and Hermione with his life. For as long as they existed, that would never change. It was a comfort in a strange new world to hear those reassuring words from Hermione and he gave her a grin in return.

"I trust you," he simply said, squeezing back and letting her lead them away. In the end, the only thing that he could do was put his faith in her once more and know that everything would work out in its own way.

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brightest_witch
2010-11-28 02:02 am UTC (link)

She smiled and put her hood up before starting to lead him out. She was lucky, it seemed quiet for now, and she kept walking, keeping her eyes on the look out for for any of the mob who had been after Harry. Once they were out the mall and in he more calm street, she pulled him to the side. After all, she rarely had problems walking around the street. Looking back to Harry, she gave him a smile.

"Do you want to stay like this until we get to the complex or will I change you back now?"

She didn't mind either way.

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wholives
2010-11-28 01:47 pm UTC (link)

"I reckon we shouldn't risk it. Now that I know that this face can incite riots, we ought to play it safer rather than sorry," Harry said, attempting a grin. It was rather ghastly, but it was an attempt at levity. He needed some now, before he went mental and started to hex everything in sight.

He was almost certain this was what a breakdown felt like. But because he was Harry, he internalized it. It might not happen yet, but it would happen and it would happen in spectacular fashion.

His past mental breakdowns guaranteed that.

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brightest_witch
2010-11-28 07:47 pm UTC (link)

"If you're sure."

She couldn't help but laugh at the grin, her hand holding his tightly as she began to walk again. It wouldn't be long until she got back to the complex and she would get in touch with the people at work, saying that she had an emergency and wouldn't make it back. She had a feeling they would assume that anyway after she ran out with the information she gave them.

Soon they reached the complex and before walking in, she faced him again and grinned before pointing her wand at him. Soon he was back to normal. "There. Much better. We're here."

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wholives
2010-11-28 11:46 pm UTC (link)

The first thing he did when the modifications were lifted from his face, was to feel his face to make sure it was back to normal. He flinched when he pressed down too hard on some scratches, but he felt normal to his own touch and he had enough faith in Hermione's magical abilities to know that he looked normal again as well.

The second thing he did was look around the building they were in. It was a normal lobby as far as he could tell. He took a moment to find the exits, before he turned back to Hermione.

"So what now?"

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brightest_witch
2010-11-29 11:25 am UTC (link)

"We just need to get your room sorted, and there are things that you are given on arrival to help get you started."

It didn't take long for all of that to happen, and Hermione found it hard to pull her hand from Harry's the entire time. She didn't want to be away from him just yet, not after she managed to get him here. She was almost worried that he would disappear again. Once she had the keys for his room, she tugged his hand over to the elevator.

"It should be nice enough, just need to make it more of a personal home for yourself."

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