Hey FanFiction world! I have decided to take on a Harmony fic, because I really enjoy this pairing! I'm hoping to get a few chapters out of this story, but I will see where it takes me!

I do not own Harry Potter, because if I did, Harry and Hermione would have definitely ended up together!

She sat with Ron at the bottom of the stairs waiting for Harry to come back. Things were beginning to become clear to her, and all she wanted was a few

moments alone with Harry to talk about her new found discovery. When she saw him coming down the stairs her heart immediately sank as the situation they were in

came back to the present.

"I have to talk you both…" began a defeated looking Harry.

"Harry I know what you are thinking, but you can't do this. There has to be another way" Hermione said with an equally defeated look.

"What are the two of you going on about? What is it Harry?" Ron said with a puzzled look.

"He is going to turn himself into Voldemort. He realized he is one of the horcruxes, and he is going to go give himself up to die. I will not let you do this Harry, and if you

must I am going to go with you!" Hermione managed to get out before she buried her face in Harry's shoulder.

"I knew you would figure it out Hermione… but I have to do this alone. The two of you still have to kill Nagini, and when that is done Voldemort will finally be destroyed.

I just wish I could be with the both of you when it happened…" Harry said with more confidence than he felt. Then so only Hermione could hear him he said "I especially

wish I could be here with you."

With this one sentence Hermione gathered all the Gryffindor courage she had within her and said, "Harry come with me".

She started to drag Harry by the hand, and when Ron started to follow she told him "This will only take a moment. I just want a chance to tell Harry goodbye…

Privately."

Ron did not find this strange and went to go find his family, which was scattered around the castle. Harry did not say a word as Hermione drug him around the

castle admiring his best friend one last time before he would go to meet Voldemort. There was so much he wished he had said before this moment, but it was far too l

ate now. He could not do that to Hermione.

"Where are we going?" he finally said after a few minutes. The silence was driving him mad.

"We are here" Hermione said as she opened the door to the Transfiguration classroom. She cast a few spells to ensure that their privacy would not be disturbed and

they would not be overheard.

"Hermione I…" was all Harry managed to utter before Hermione started.

"Just let me get this out Harry. I know this is the most inopportune time for this but I do not know what is going to happen next, and I have to say this just in case this

is the last time… the last time that I have to say this. I love you. I am completely, undeniably, and forever in love with you. I have known this since you saved me from

the troll my first year, and I have never said anything because I have been denying it this whole time. I felt these intense emotions of love starting to creep up when

we were alone in the tent, but I thought it was just because I missed Ron and I was transferring my love of him onto you. But at the end of the day, and more precisely

at this moment, I know that I am completely, undeniably and forever in love with you. And I know that I have the worst timing and I know that you have to go, but I

had to let you know; Before you give your life, there was at least one person on this Earth that loves you Harry and you deserve to know" Hermione finished and

looked into Harry's eyes as he took everything she said in.

He paused for a moment trying to find the right thing to say and realized that Hermione had said everything so he grabbed her head and kissed her. Every emotion

that had been bottled up inside them came out through that kiss. It was awkward and heated at first, but they easily fell into a rhythm that felt perfect to them. Even

though the kiss tasted like a mixture of dirt and the saltiness of tears, they could not have pictured a better kiss. Finally they both needed air and Harry finally found his

voice. "Hermione… I have never been good with words, which is why I have been thankful to have you by my side when I need them. However, in this case you have

taken all of the words right out of my mouth. For all these years I thought your feelings were for Ron, because I knew Ron had feelings for you and I did not want to

deny the both of you that happiness you could have together. Plus I have been so dark and depressing at times I do not know how anyone would want to put up with

me (Hermione chuckled at this). The truth of the matter is however, that I am completely, undeniably, and forever in love with you too. Although I do not think that is

fair to you since my forever is not going to be nearly as long as yours, but I do not want to leave you here without telling you that I love you too" Harry finished as he

held Hermione in his arms with all the strength he had left.

Hermione could not have asked for a better reception to her declaration of love, but the gravity of the situation again fell upon the pair. Hermione knew there was one

last thing she wanted to do before Harry left, but she was afraid that Harry would not be as open to the idea…

"Harry I know you have to go and I have accepted this, but there is one last thing I want to ask of you. Of course you can say no but…" Hermione began to explain.

"Anything" Harry said never taking his eyes of her.

She took a deep breath and summoned her courage again. "Before you go… This is a lot harder than I thought it would be. Not because I do not want to do it, but I am

afraid that you will not want to do it." Harry cocked his head but allowed her to continue. "Harry since I know that we both feel the same way about each other and

even though the present conditions and timing are completely inadequate for this sort of thing… Oh Harry I cannot think of the right words, but before you die I want to

show you how much I love you. I want to make love to you Harry" Hermione finished as Harry's eyes grew wide.

Harry decided to choose his words carefully. "Hermione I do not want you to think that I do not want to make love… um to be with you in that way, but I cannot leave

you like that. I mean, Merlin I cannot tell you how many times I have dreamed of us being together that way, but I cannot imagine finally being with you like that just to

leave you" Harry said trying not to upset her.

"See you have dreamed of us doing this just like I have. I completely understand that these are not the ideal circumstances which I have said before, but I want this…

no need this Harry. This way I can show you how much I love you, and you will give me closure so I will not have to wonder what it would have been like. Everyone

wins Harry trust me" Hermione finished and could see that Harry was starting to cave.

"I know that you love me, and the kiss we shared more than proved to me that you do. If we slept together though, I would be taking something from you that you

can never get back" Harry said as he moved a strand of hair out of Hermione's eyes.

"Harry you are already taking a piece of me with you. You cannot spend basically half of your life with someone without them having an affect. You are taking more from

me if you do not let us do this. I need this Harry, and I am sure you need it too" Hermione said as she finally saw Harry's guards drop.

"Well it seems that I have run out of arguments" Harry sighed as he looked into Hermione's eyes once more and captured her lips again.

This kiss was different than the first. It was again perfect in its own way, but there was a hunger to it. They knew it would be the last time they would be like this, and

they knew that they were running out of time.

Their clothes fell to the floor clumsily as Hermione transfigured a bed out of a group of desks. It was all happening so quickly, but it was perfect to them as they

laughed as they tripped over each other to crash upon the bed. Moans of "I love you" and each others names filled the room for only them to hear. They had somehow

gotten down to their undergarments, and upon realizing this Hermione began to blush. Harry laughed and kissed her once on the mouth and began to trail kisses on

her jaw line as his fingers ran over her skin. He made it to her bra and gave her a look that told her they could stop at anytime. She just closed her eyes and nodded

as he took a deep breath and unhooked the back of her bra. He let that fall to the bed and gazed upon the beauty he saw before him. This was by far the farthest he

had been with any girl, and he knew that it was the farthest Hermione had been.

Hermione was beginning to doubt that Harry was willing to do this when he took one of her breasts into his mouth. The sensation was instant and the most satisfying

thing she had ever experienced. He took the other breast into his hand and played with it. Hermione began to rake her fingers down his back and Harry shivered at the

contact. Unfortunately the clock on the wall began to sound that it was only thirty minutes before Harry had to go into the forbidden forest. As much as they wanted to

take this slow to explore each others bodies, they knew they had to hurry if they really wanted this to happen.

Hermione muttered a contraception charm as Harry smiled thinking about how Hermione always thought of everything. The rest of their clothes were tossed aside as

Harry was ready to finally make love to the woman of his dreams.

"Hermione this is the last chance you have to back out. You have already made me happier than anyone could have made me" Harry spoke in a raspy voice.

"Harry just have sex with me already" Hermione said as she pushed down on him.

Harry felt the wall almost immediately and kissed Hermione before he thrust into her. She bit down on his shoulder in pain, but after a few moments she nodded her

head and urged him to move. After a brief period the pain turned into ecstasy as they both experienced feelings that they had never thought possible, especially since

they had been surrounded by sadness for so long. Since it was there first time however this did not last long as they both reached their limit within minutes. They

screamed each other's names as they both reached their peak and lay next to each other as they came down from their highs.

"Bloody hell that was amazing!" Harry managed to say after he caught his breath.

"You sound like Ron" Hermione said as they both began to laugh and pepper kisses on each other. Unfortunately they knew that their brief moment of bliss was at an

end and they both had a war to finish.

"Hermione… I do not know much about the afterlife, especially the wizard afterlife, but I want you know that I will watch over you from wherever I am. I want you to

live your life, and bring rights to magical creatures, and have lots of kids that you can boss around and tell them to study even when they do not want to. Most of all I

want you to be happy" Harry finished as he put on the last of his clothes.

Hermione had tears in her eyes. "Harry I promise I will be happy and do all of those things. But it will not be easy getting over you, and I know that I will always love

you no matter what happens today" Hermione began to cry as Harry pulled her into his arms.

"Hermione I am completely, undeniably, and forever in love with you. I just had to say it again because no words have ever been more fitting about how I feel. And

that is how I want you to remember me" Harry finished as he pushed her out and let his arms drop to his sides.

"Are you sure I can't come with you? Maybe there is something more I can…" Hermione tried to say but Harry put a finger to her lips.

"You have done everything you could possibly do for me. More than I could have ever imagined in fact. But you are needed here, and I have to go do what the

prophecy wanted me to do all along" Harry said as he took Hermione's hand and started undoing all the spells she had performed.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend, and happy reading!