Sweet Deception

CHAPTER FOUR: Charms and Past Lives

Harry and Ron waited a couple of days before they decided to go visit Draco in the Hospital Wing. They only waited because they were afraid Draco would spring out of the bed and try to rip the pants off of them and suck things that are only meant for girls to suck.

"Draco?" said Harry cautiously. "Ron," he whispered, "stay out here, just in case he still has the effects."

"OK," said Ron nervously. "Good luck."

Harry closed the door to the Hospital Wing very quietly. "Draco?" he repeated.

"HARRY! Good to see you, old chap!" said Draco cheerfully.

Harry jumped and backed slowly towards the door.

"OK, well, apparently you still have the effects of the bean, so maybe --"

"No I don't! Those wore off a while ago. Everyone just heard that I hit on McGonagall so no one wants to come up here to see me. So that's why I kind of got a little cheerful when you entered. Sorry."

"That's OK. You hit on McGonagall?"

"Hey, finally! Someone who doesn't know!"

"Yeah, well, you better hope I don't tell everyone that you kissed Snape in the door of the bathroom and made an appointment with him in the library."

The color drained out of Draco's face. "What did you just say to me?"

"That's right. Ron and I saw it, and we have half a nerve to go telling the whole school about it as well, so I'd be nice to me if I were you."

"OK, let me explain that. One, I was under the influence of the bean in that, and two, I only agreed to the library since I was under the influence of the bean!"

"Well, you did it before as well."

"That was only once, and I was under the influence of the bean."

"But the effect of the bean wore off after you made out with Hermione! I was there!"

"Well, I only left because I didn't like being attracted to you, Potter. The effect hadn't worn off yet, and I ran into Snape in the hallway. Since I was still under the effect I asked him if he wanted to snog and he said he's been waiting for six years for me to ask him. Then when we started snogging, he took off his pants and wanted me to do the same, but as he asked the effect wore off and I just told him no because he didn't have a penis."

"That's really disgusting."

"I know."

"But hey, at least he always never has a penis."

"What?"

"Ron and I put a potion on him and it took off his clothes, and we agree with you on the no penis part."

"See, that's kind of disgusting."

Hermione walked in the Hospital Wing.

"Is it safe?" she asked.

"Is Draco trying to snog me?" asked Harry.

"Well, no."

"Then what's the answer?"

"OK. Well, hi Draco."

"Hi, Hermione," said Draco. "You aren't afraid to come in here, either?"

"Well, I was. Ron warned me that it might be dangerous, but I thought that I might bring you some Bertie Bott's to help you feel better."

Draco gave her a nasty look, then calmed down a little. "As long as you promise they're normal Bertie Bott's."

"They are," said Hermione. She walked in front of Harry and he noticed that she had her fingers crossed. "Well, Harry and I better go, class is starting soon."

She took Harry out of the Hospital Wing and Harry noticed that Ron wasn't there.

"Harry, Fred and George are giving the beans around like mad! They made them work, and after only two days you'll be able to control it so it's only people you know! They made the effect last, and now they're trying to work on genders! They thought that selling them as Bertie Bott's was a great idea! They're also working on a counter-curse."

"You're letting them do this, Hermione?"

"You haven't seen the school yet," said Hermione. "They made one especially for McGonagall and Dumbledore so they would only fall in love with each other." She laughed. "Harry, once you see the school you're going to go berserk!"

They walked down the stairs and Harry looked around. His jaw dropped. He saw Ginny talking to a suit of armor and telling it how sexy it was and how much she wanted it to take off the suit of armor so she could see what really lied beneath; he saw Ron kissing Parvati Patil and telling her how beautiful she was and how much he wanted her to marry him; he saw Lavender Brown snogging Neville in the halls and telling him how much he meant to her; then he looked more closely at Neville and noticed that he was telling her how sexy she was and how big her boobs were against his chest; he saw Colin Creevey chasing around some girl that Harry didn't know, and he noticed that apparently the girl hadn't taken a bean yet; and most importantly, he saw Fred and George right down the hall laughing at what they'd done.

They spotted Harry and walked down to him, laughing.

"See, Harry? The bean is awesome!" said George.

Harry smiled. "Yeah. And Madame Pomfrey is going to have a blast when Draco starts hitting on her."

"That's just the thing, we made it in age groups. Ron told us about Draco snogging Snape and that was a bit too disgusting, so we had to make some modifications."

"Yeah," said Fred, "but once Draco gets out of the Hospital Wing it'll reek chaos on everyone!"

"But by then, at least he'll be able to control it."

"Well, only the people he knows at least."

"Yeah, so he better start hoping that he doesn't know a lot of people!"

They laughed and started walking away; actually, it was a bit of a run so they didn't have to worry about being hit on.

"Harry," said Hermione, "I think we should go before --"

"Harry!" came the voice of Colin Creevey, who had stopped chasing the girl. "I always knew you had fine looks, but never --"

"Shut it, Colin," said Harry.

"Before that happens," said Hermione.

They ran down the hall, but Colin was right behind them.

"Harry! I love you! Don't leave me!"

Hermione dragged Harry into the girls' bathroom and locked the door.

"I hope Fred and George make it only different genders soon," she panted, "because I don't know about you, but the homosexual stuff is getting really disgusting."

Harry saw a box of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans on the floor.

"That's odd," he said. "Wonder what these are doing here."

Hermione turned, but before she could tell Harry not to eat them, he had already swallowed one.

"Oh, you idiot!" she said. "Well, might as well play along. Give me one."

She took the box out of his hands.

"Oh, so you like it rough, do you beautiful?" said Harry.

Hermione took a bean and ate it.

"Yeah," she said. "I like it rough and dirty!"

She leaned in and kissed him. They started off with a nice kiss, but then Harry opened his mouth and used a bit of tongue. Besides the effect of the bean, Harry felt like this actually meant something. Hermione had felt the same way, and the kiss didn't get rough and dirty like it was supposed to because of the bean, but it was soft and sweet like they both actually wanted it. He pulled Hermione back with him as he went up against the wall, and they slid down onto the floor.

Harry rolled around and got on top of her. Hermione pulled away.

"Harry, we shouldn't," she said.

"Yes, we should," he said.

"No! Harry, did you feel anything besides just the beans power at work?"

Harry stopped. "Yeah, I did. I don't feel wild and crazy like the bean is supposed to make me feel."

"Me neither."

"I feel like I actually want you, that we actually should do this."

"Me too. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't the bean."

He leaned back in and did so much more than just kiss her.

***

A couple of hours later, Fred and George emerged from there hideout and went down the hall. They passed the girls bathroom, where Harry and Hermione were coming out, holding hands.

"Wow, the bean must have had some effect," said George.

"Did it wear off?" said Fred.

"No," said Harry. "But we must've gotten one that only attracted us to one person."

"Yeah, we put that box in there," said George.

"Thanks," said Hermione.

"Wait, why do you two look so happy?" asked Fred.

"Need I spell it out?" said Harry.

"Harry! Hermione! You wouldn't! You didn't!"

"We did," said Hermione. "But we both wanted to, and it had nothing to do with the bean either."

"I guess the bean just showed us our true emotions," said Harry.

"That box was the last one where the effects wore off, and you two are going to feel dirty after this."

Harry looked at Hermione. She looked back at him.

"But we both wanted it," said Harry.

Fred and George pulled out a box of Bertie Bott's.

"Here, take these and you can do more than snogging with anyone you want," said Fred.

"I just want -- wait a minute," said Hermione. "I think the effect wore off. Harry, I do feel dirty about what we did!"

"But, Hermione," said Harry helplessly. "We wanted to!"

"You mean -- the effects haven't worn off on you yet?"

"They did, but I know now that it's you that I've wanted for all of these years."

Colin came running down the hall.

"There you are, Harry my love!" he said. "Would you like to be my snogging partner? They're having a contest! It's kind of hard since everyone's in love with everyone else, but you're only allowed to pick one partner, and I've always wanted to kiss you, Harry."

"Go away, Collin, you gay little freak!" said Harry.

"Fine," said Colin, unhurt, "but tell me if you want to join in! It's really fun!"

He turned and sped down the hall.

Harry looked back at Hermione. She looked sad.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"Harry, I've always been brought up differently, and --"

"Before you two continue," said Fred, "George and I will be going to go sell these. Make some money!"

"Bye," said George.

They left.

"Anyway," said Hermione.

"Hermione, don't," said Harry. "I really felt a passion with what we just did. I don't care if you feel guilty by it because I didn't. And I'm really sorry that you feel bad about it, but I really do love you, and I wanted this relationship to continue, but I guess not."

"Harry, let me finish. I feel bad by it, but I felt good when we did it. Just please don't go off telling anyone. I want this to stay between us."

"What about Fred and George?"

"They won't remember it in a couple of minutes," said Hermione, smiling. "I'll go perform an Anti-Secret spell. If they tell anyone, well, let's just hope they don't, or they'll never be able to do what we just did."

Harry smiled. He touched her cheek.

"I really do love you," he said. "And it isn't just the bean."

"Let's not take another bean, ever," she said. "Let's let this love remain between us."

"OK," he said.

She turned and walked down the hall to go perform the spell on Fred and George.

Harry walked down the hall and ran into Cho.

"There you are, Harry," she said. "I was just thinking about how sexy you were and I decided I wanted you as my partner for the snogging contest."

She must've taken a bean, thought Harry. Oh well. A lot better than Colin.

"Whatever," said Harry. "Let's just go get it over with."

***

Harry, Harry, Harry. You foolish little boy! Of course you have powers of mine! Don't you think I'd know? I gave them to you. You took away most of my life when I tried to take away yours.

You have plenty of my powers, and I want for you to use them. I'm aware you're a good wizard, but in time you will convert to be on my side. You can't escape from it, Harry.

And I want you two know two things:

One, I intercepted that letter you wrote to Weasley. I'll let that go, but mention no danger to anyone else, or else.

Two, I'm very proud of you and Hermione. Yes, yes, I know. I told you, I see everything.

It's strange conversing with you as well, but there are secrets in your future that you will need to learn of.

I expect a letter back, or else.

TOM MARVOLO RIDDLE

I Am Lord Voldemort

Voldemort folded the letter up and gave it to the owl. Wormtail was off talking to Mundungus, so Voldemort was left all alone.

"Yes, yes," he said to himself. "Secrets. Poor Hermione."

***

Two days later, Draco left the Hospital Wing. He went down to the Great Hall for breakfast, and was shocked at what he saw:

Everyone was snogging someone else; even the teachers were snogging each other. He looked around and saw that, in fact, four people were not snogging: Fred, George, Harry, and Hermione. He all of a sudden felt an odd draw to them and walked over to them.

"Hey, Harry," he said in a sexy voice. "Hermione, Fred, George. You four are open."

"No, we're not," said George. "But Crabbe is." He pointed over to Crabbe, who looked happy, in love, and alone at the same time.

"Oh," said Draco, feeling an odd draw to Crabbe. "Well, then if you'll excuse me."

Draco left and went over to Crabbe.

"Crabbe, baby," he said, "why are you all alone?"

Crabbe's eyes lit up. "Just waiting for you, hot cakes!"

Crabbe stood up and snogged Draco, right there on the spot. They were the only two who were a gay couple together.

Dumbledore stopped kissing McGonagall for a minute and shouted: "STOP!"

Everyone did so.

"I hate to stop the snogging fest, I really do," he said, looking at McGonagall. They smiled at each other. "But I really must tell you that it's breakfast time. And I have two announcements: Christmas break is coming up soon, so if you are leaving, then sign up to do so soon, and the kissing contest will be held after your first class. No kissing during classes, although I know how hard it is to leave your partners." He looked at Draco and Crabbe, who were rubbing each others legs. "I hope most of you keep it to where it won't -- erm -- offend the non-gay people, but that's your affair. Eat up!"

The food came to the plates, but only Fred, George, Harry, and Hermione cared; everyone else had gone back to kissing their partners. Some were even travelling around and hitting on other people. There were groups of up to thirty people snogging each other; there was butt touching, robe removal (which was stopped) and there was a lot of sucking going around -- of the necks, mind you.

"Well, it seems that I've lost my appetite," said Hermione.

"What are you talking about?" said Fred, laughing. "This is too priceless! Especially Crabbe and Malfoy!"

Harry looked and saw that Crabbe and Malfoy were holding hands and leaving. He saw that Crabbe's hand was grabbing Draco's butt, and he looked away, disgusted.

"Harry," said Hermione. "Come with me."

She got up from the table and Harry followed. As soon as they left the Great Hall, Hermione started kissing Harry.

"What's this for?" asked Harry.

"Let's do it again," said Hermione dreamily.

"Did you take another bean?"

"No! Come on, let's go into the dungeons. I thought about it, and it felt good, and I want to do it again if you do."

"Come, the dungeons call!"

They walked into the dungeons.

"That cupboard looks comfortable," said Hermione.

They opened the door and saw Draco and Pansy in the cupboard, buck naked, entwined in each other.

"Shut the door, Granger!"

"OK!"

Hermione shut the door quickly and breathed hard.

"That was disgusting!" she said.

"Yeah," said Harry.

"Let's forget about that."

"Deal."

***

Draco scrambled around in the cupboard to put on his clothes.

"Sorry about that, Pansy," he said.

"Where are you going?"

"I want to leave before I get caught again."

"But what about me?"

Draco kissed her, then started taking off his robes, decided it was worth it.

"OK, fine, you win. Turn over. I've got some tricks to show you."

***

Harry unlocked the door to the girls' bathroom.

"I thought you didn't want to do it again? That you felt dirty last time," he said.

"Harry, that time was better, you know you liked it!"

"I liked it the first time, too. But you still said you didn't want to do it again."

"Well, that was before we walked in on Draco and Pansy. I got jealous, then decided we should."

An owl flew up against the window again when they re-entered the tower. They were alone, since the kissing contest was going on (they'd missed their first period.)

"Well," said Hermione, "I'm going to go get ready for my second class. Meet you down here in a few minutes."

"You, two," said Harry.

She kissed him. "I love you, Harry."

"I love you more."

She smiled and went up the stairs. Harry opened the window and read his newest letter from Voldemort.

Dear Voldemort,

I will never join you, you sick perverted freak! How dare you watch me do something like that! It's none of your business!

And fine, intercept the letter to Mrs. Weasley, I don't care!

What is it that you want from me, anyway? Why can't you just leave me the hell alone?

I don't want any of your stupid powers, I want you to leave me alone and stop watching me! I love Hermione and -- wait a minute. Are you setting us up?

I think you'd better watch your back, Voldemort. If I go to Dumbledore, you won't be able to do anything about it.

Jerk.

He folded up the letter and gave it back to the owl. He was fuming. How dare Voldemort watch him and Hermione! That was disgusting!

He watched the owl fly away, then went to his dormitory to get his things for class.

***

About three hours later, Draco and Pansy emerged from a cupboard.

"That was good," said Pansy

"It's not like I haven't done that before," said Draco. "I've done everything we just did in there before, so I'm experienced."

"Who?"

"Lots of girls."

"Really?"

"Yeah. Too bad you're a girl, they give some nice action."

"But I'm in love with you, schnookem! You're my man, remember?"

"Well, I got all I wanted out of you, honey buns, so you can play around now. I know I'm going to."

"So, are relationship now means nothing to you?"

Draco turned and looked Pansy in the eye. "You mean everything to me." He kissed her. "I just want more than your stuff, that's all. I left Crabbe for you, that should be good enough."

He left Pansy and walked down the hall. Pansy watched him go, then started crying.

"But I only wanted you," she said to herself.

***

Hermione and Harry walked hand-in-hand to the snogging contest. As they got there, they saw that Fred and George were the next contestants.

"Hermione!" said Fred as he saw her. "You look sexy! George, my sexy brother over there, and I took a bean! We're now in love with - well - everyone! George, come back!"

George returned and they snogged. Everyone cheered them on. When they were done, Neville and Lavender stepped up into the ring, hit on Fred and George, then madly started snogging each other. It was long and slow, but everyone cheered. They were only stopped when Lavender started taking off her robes.

"It's nothing we haven't already done!" said Lavender. "Come on, out of three days of hardcore snogging, how do you expect us not to?"

"Yeah!" said Neville. "We just wanted to make this public!"

Shouts of "YEAH!" filled the room. Ron walked up behind them with Parvati.

"Hey sexy," he said to Harry, putting a hand on his butt.

"Ron," said Harry, "I'm with Hermione."

"It's OK, I can go four ways."

Parvati smiled. "He can do all sorts of tricks. You should bed him one day, Harry."

Harry looked as if he were to be sick.

"Go back to the snogging contest," said Hermione, putting her head on Harry's shoulder.

"Why don't you two join?" said Ron, looking at Hermione's butt. "Classes are canceled for the rest of the year! Yeah!"

He and Parvati went back down to the snogging contest.

Harry rubbed his butt. "I can't believe he just touched my butt, and Parvati told me to bed him."

"Well, at least that part with us is real love."

Harry looked at her. "Yeah, it is." He kissed her again.

"Let's stay up here and watch," said Hermione.

"OK."

Colin was next.

"Never mind," said Harry. "Let's just go to Defense Against the Dark Arts anyway."

***

As they entered their Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, they noticed that nobody was there. They figured that their teacher was at the snogging contest.

"Well," said Harry, "this could be an advantage one day."

Hermione looked a little sad.

"What's wrong, Hermione?" he asked.

"Harry, there's something you ought to know," she said.

"What? What is it?"

She pulled out a book. He saw the title: Past Lives and the Effects They Have on Us Today.

"What are you doing with something like that?" asked Harry.

"Well, I thought that our relationship was a bit -- well -- odd, so I went to the library and got this book, and I think you should read something."

She opened the book and gave it to him. He read:

Past lives can be very evil things. Our past selves could've put a curse on their future selves that can effect the way we function today. There are for types of people in this world, and they're all based on their past lives.

One type of person is the strong, courageous, out-of-my way person. This type of person likes to try new things, be daring, and is a very good rule-breaker.

Another type is the brainy, witty, I'm-smarter-than-you person. This type of person is always under pressure, and they only do things when told.

Another type is the afraid, lack-of-intelligence person. This person is most like the courageous person when it comes to new things, except they aren't daring sometimes because they have a very strong conscience.

The last type of person is a vicious, evil, I'll-curse-you type person. This type of person is always practicing curses, and this person is what this book revolves around.

Everyone has a past life. It is believed that the last person set a spell on every other type of person out there. People nowadays are more attracted to their opposites, and it is believed that it is because of this last personality type.

Studies have shown that back about 1,000 years ago, the afraid people were with only afraid people, courageous with courageous and so on. It is now studied that no one is together who have the exact same personality types.

"Hermione, why am I reading this?" asked Harry. "I'm afraid I don't understand."

"I think the last person put a curse on our past lives, yours and mine."

"What?"

"Think about it. Your personality type is the strong, courageous one. My personality type is the brainy, I'm-smarter-than-you-one. Ron's is the afraid one, you know it as well as I do, and Draco's is the vicious one!"

"I'm still not making heads or tails with this, Hermione."

"Read on."

However, studies have shown that the cruel, vicious personality types have remained together.

"Now, stop," said Hermione. "Think about it. Crabbe and Draco are together, out of all the people from the love bean. You and I are together and are different, then there's Neville and Lavender --"

"I get it," said Harry. "But what about Fred and George?"

"Continue on again."

Records of a very vicious person from the past have been dug up, which is why we think that it's the vicious personalities who did this. The records are as thus:

"I have cursed everyone who is not the same as me. I have vowed that someone who was courageous in the future will do my bidding. They will make lovers out of opposites, and they will eventually conquer the world.

"Stop again. Think of the four houses. The four personalities show the four houses. The person who wrote this must've been Salazar Slytherin, and Fred and George must be the courageous people who will do his bidding!"

"But that means that they'll want to take over soon, too. Wait, that still doesn't explain --"

"Read on."

It has been studied that the curse in which this person put upon everyone else would lead the two people who were to do his bidding would get together.

"I still don't understand."

"Think, Harry. Voldemort. Salazar Slytherin. They're related, right?"

"Right."

"Well?"

"Well what?"

"Ah! You're thick. You see, if Salazar knew about Voldemort from his past life, then he would have to get everyone out of the way, right?"

"Right."

"If everyone was in love with everyone else, then Salazar's heir could rise again."

"But how would he know that he would have a powerful heir?"

"I'm working on that. I'm doing a potion that will send us back in time so we can recount the events of Salazar Slytherin."

"Hermione! That's illegal!"

"You've done it before."

"That was Voldemort's doing."

"But no one knows about it. Harry, we need to figure this out. Fred and George didn't just do this for fun, they did this because Salazar Slytherin is back."

"How do you think that?"

"Harry, just go with it. Report back to me in two days and we'll figure out something."

"Hermione, you're a mad woman."

Harry left the classroom.

"Harry! Wait!"

But it was too late. Harry was already gone and Hermione knew that there was no way she could stop him.

***

You are very foolish, Harry Potter. Very foolish indeed.

I see that your dear sex partner Hermione figured this out.

Tell her to mind her own business if she values her life.

I'm serious, Harry. Your little girlfriend is right, I'm afraid. Salazar Slytherin has re-arrived on this earth, and I am him. I am his heir, and I will do his bidding.

Pity.

Such a pity.

TOM MARVOLO RIDDLE

I Am Lord Voldemort

***

Hermione continued to add ingredients to the potion, despite the fact that Harry hated her. She need to do this, she knew she needed to do this.

She had been feeling a little odd lately. Light-headed, a bit foreign to her own body. She'd even been getting sick on occasion.

She put that out of her mind and concentrated on the potion. Ginny walked in.

"Hello, Hermione," said Ginny.

"What about the bean? You took one, I know you did!"

"I'm able to control the feelings; Fred and George taught me how. They can't keep their hands off of each other, though. Hermione, I'm scared."

"Ginny, everything will be all right soon. I promise. I just have to get Harry back on my side."

"What? Why?"

"Ginny, I don't want to involve you in this."

"Well, your making a potion, and potions are only supposed to be made in class, so I could go tell Dumbledore."

"He's too busy snogging Professor McGonagall, it's not like he'd care or anything."

"Hermione, everyone's snogging everyone. Why?"

"The bean."

"I know. But why did Fred and George do this?"

"Ginny, I really have no time for this right now. Just, control your feelings, OK?"

"OK, but --"

"NO BUTS, GINNY! I'M NOT IN THE MOOD!"

"Sorry," said Ginny, looking frightened. "But can I tell you something?"

"What?"

"I took off the suit of armor's suit. Did you know that there are ghosts in there? Anyway, the ghost said he'd have sex if I wanted because it's been so long. That's why I'm so afraid."

"Did you?"

"No."

"Good. Control the feelings. I'll sort this out, Ginny."

***

Christmas break neared. It seemed that everyone had learned to control their feelings, but the couples remained; all but Draco and Crabbe. Crabbe seemed to not want to talk to Draco, and he hit on girls, and Draco had girls asking him to do things with them by the barrel load.

"Busy tonight," said Draco. "Got plans with four."

Every girl he turned down looked upset, but he always made plans with more.

"How long?" asked one.

"About three hours. The best three hours of your life."

"How much?"

"As much as you want to pay me. Trust me, when I get through with you, you'll want to empty out your Gringott's account."

"That's disgusting," said Harry.

"Yeah," said Ron. "I'm glad I can control my feelings; promise that I won't grab your ass anymore, but I was a little -- um -- happy that day. Parvati made up for it though."

"Ron, that's enough."

"Right."

"So do you only have feelings for Parvati now?"

"No. It seems that learning to control them only means I don't hit on guys. Fred and George seem to be the only ones who can't control that part."

"Where are they?"

"No one knows. They'll appear every once in a while, looking exceptionally happy, but I don't want to know why."

Harry smiled. "Neither do I."

"I can't believe that there's more than just snogging going around."

"Yeah, me neither."

"How come you haven't hit on anybody but Hermione?"

"Long story."

"Have you, uh, done it yet?"

"Oh yeah. More than once."

"How many?"

"About three."

"Same as me and Parvati. Wow, I get to tie with you for once in my life. This is reason to celebrate...I wonder where Parvati is..."

"Guessing you aren't talking about the celebrate I was thinking of."

"Guess not."

"Hey, speaking of Hermione, where is she?"

"I dunno. Ginny said she saw her the other day."

"Did she happen to mention what Hermione was doing?"

"No, but I'm sure she wasn't doing anything she wouldn't be proud of."

Harry stood up.

"Well, I think I'm going to go find her, anyway."

"You do that."

Harry left the Great Hall, and as soon as he did, he ran into Hermione.

"There you are," he said.

"Harry, I have good news and bad news. Which first?"

"Give me the good news."

"Come with me."

She grabbed his hand and started running up the stairs.

"Hermione! What's all of this about?"

She stopped in front of the girls' bathroom.

"This is good news? I thought it was just good action."

"No! Come inside!"

He went inside and saw two viles.

"What are those?"

"Those are the potions that are going to send us back in time to witness Salazar Slytherin's things and to figure out how he knew."

"OK. So this is the good news?"

"Well, it isn't the best, but I have to admit that it's better than the bad news."

"OK, well, what is the bad news?"

Hermione took a breath, then took Harry's hands.

"Are you ready for it?"

"Yes."

"Harry. I'm pregnant."