AN: One shot number three posted tonight, this one was based off of two prompts, both are written in the story, the first is Harry's first line, the second is Hermione's response. The fic is 327 words long, and I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Thank you to Anndee for pointing out a grammatical error, it has now been fixed, and here you are.

Reasoning

Hermione's chest was heaving; her tears staining her cheeks. She stood before the crowd of people who gathered at some point during the fight she and Harry were having. Not that she noticed them; she was focused on the man before her.

Harry's chest was also heaving. He could barely think any more, but he had one more thing to say. "I will fight for you. I will die for you. I will sacrifice everything I have for you. What else can I give but my entire being?" His hands splayed at his sides, he allowed himself to fall to his knees. His head bowed so that his chin rested on the top of his chest, and his eyes slid closed.

Hermione's breathing stopped for a moment then with her heart pounding in her ears she moved to stand in front of him. She reached down and gripped his face between her hands and raised it so he could look at her. After a moment, Harry opened his eyes to stare into hers.

With a deep breath she began, "I want you to hold me, I want you to love me." She ran her fingers across his cheeks. "I want you to be there every single time I need you, and even during the times when I don't. I want you to marry me." Her last sentence was barely more than a whisper, but despite that, the entire crowd heard her for they had become silent.

Suddenly Harry surged up and whipped out his wand. With a quick determined flick, he held out his hand. Soon a small black shape came swooping towards the crowd and landing neatly in Harry's out stretched hand. Turning back to Hermione he handed her the box.

"It was my mothers, but it's yours. It's always been yours, I just didn't know how to give it to you." Harry said earnestly. "Marry me."

Eyes once again shining with tears Hermione whispered.

"Yes."