Started With a Kiss

Settling at Grimmauld

Hermione looked up at him. Cedric shook his head as if telling her to ignore them.

"I think I will barf." Snape said in his dry tone.

Both Hermione and Cedric couldn't help but blush.

Ginny and the twins snickered.

Mrs. Diggory threw her son and his girlfriend both sympathetic looks.

"Oh young love." Tonks sighed. "Don't you remember it?" She asked Sirius.

Sirius gave Cedric a wink. "Oh yes."

"Oh my god." Hermione couldn't help but mutter.

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Breakfast finished and Hermione and Cedric were headed to the place they were expected to clean up, when Tonks had asked them to wait up.

"Hi I didn't get to formally introduce myself yesterday." Tonks said as she stepped in front of Hermione.

"Hi." Hermione said.

"My name's Nyphadora Tonks. I prefer Tonks." She smiled.

Hermione watched mesmerized as her hair turned a vibrant shade of Green.

"Are you a Metamorphmagus?" Hermione said in awe.

"Wow you got it right. That's amazing almost no one- well I can definitely see why people say you're the cleverest witch of your age."

Hermione had the grace to blush.

"Mudblood, a mudblood in my home. How I am glad to be dead than face the-"

"You are bloody dead Mother. Shut up now!" Sirius hollered.

"How dare you speak that way to me. My blood traitor son."

"Oh you." Sirius began.

"Mrs. Black could you please." Cedric said getting between Sirius and his mum.

The head on the wall looked down at Cedric and calmed automatically.

"Of course. I will be the mature one here. Not that I'm that old." She winked.

Hermione's eyes bugged out.

George and Fred both snickered. "Even she isn't immune to the charms of Cedric Diggory." They said together then broke into laughter.

Even some of the adults had to chuckle.

Sirius closed the curtain to his mother's head. "It is a bit creepy how taken my mother is with you."

Cedric blushed. "I have no clue why."

"I bet." Fred said.

"Hermione could tell us." George finished both laughing their heads off.

Hermione whirled dangerously around.

"Ohhh not good." They said simultaneously. And with a pop they apparated away.

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Much of the day Hermione spent catching up with all of the people there. And introducing herself to the new ones. She found it quite fascinating meeting the real Mad Eye Moody.

Hermione and Ron had spent an hour catching up. The last half hour though their conversation drifted to Harry. Hermione worried about Harry.

It was later that evening after dinner was over did Hermione and Cedric finally find time to be together without anybody else interferring. Namely the twins.

"If those two interrupt us again. I hope they're prepared to suffer." Hermione said as she joined Cedric on the floor near the fire.

At the end of the sentence there was a pop.