During The War
Chapter 1: After the wedding

Harry was dress up in a tux, wondering about what was waiting for him and his friends. The cruellest fate was ahead of them right around the corner.

"Hey, mate!" said a cheerful voice. Ron had just joined him. "What's wrong, Harry?"

"I'm thinking of what's waiting for us… You know the Horcruxes and all…I'm afraid of losing you guys" Harry said sadly. Losing his friends would be a great shock but he knew that they wouldn't survive. "I've suffered enough… First, died Sirius, and then was Dumbledore's turn. I've been suffering all my life long…"

"Now I understand why you broke up with me… You're life is a struggle" said a red haired girl, Ginny.

"Ginny! How long have you been there?" asked Ron, looking down to Harry and up to Ginny fiercely.

"A few while…Harry, Hermione's looking for you" she said and left waving her long red hair.

Harry didn't know what to do. For some while, he was wondering if he loved his best friend, Hermione…If it wasn't just a crush like the ones he had on Cho and Ginny.

"Umm… Harry? Hermione wants to talk to you…" said Ron's voice. It seemed a distant voice from another galaxy.

"What? Hermione? Oh! Right!" Harry said waking up from his daydream. He got up and went after Hermione.

The environment inside the Burrow was of extreme happiness… Bill and Fleur had just got married and everyone was there having fun. Except for Harry who was dying inside…His thoughts were killing him slowly.

"Oh! There you are, Harry!" whispered Hermione to herself. But, as Harry was too absent of what was going on, he hit on Hermione. "Ouch!"

"I'm sorry, Hermione…" he said putting his hand on her waist. When he did so, he felt a shiver going though his body and he felt a strange willing of wanting to hug or kiss Hermione.

"Harry… Are you okay?" she asked looking at his hand on her waist and then at his marvellous green eyes. "Want to dance is that?" his answer was a nod. Hermione took his other hand and put it around her waist. Harry seemed paralysed. "Why don't you talk?" Hermione whispered in his ear.
And then, Harry felt another shiver travelling though his body. Hermione whispered in his ear… She has never done that. "I… I was wondering about what lies ahead, Voldemort and stuff… I'm worried about you all. It's me who should be sacrificing, not you or Ron or any of the others…" he finally found the words he was searching for.

"Come on, Harry! Don't be silly… We are your friends and we don't want you to sacrifice yourself just like that. I need you…" Hermione said sweetly.

"You need who?" Harry asked curious. He was sure he had heard 'I need you…'

"We need you." Corrected Hermione blushing, but her hands accused her by going a little bit lower than they should and placing her head over his shoulder.

Harry stopped dancing and Hermione did the same. The willing of kissing Hermione was greater than last time… now he really had to do it.

As Hermione's head rose from his shoulder, he leaned to her and then, without even noticing, their lips were fastened together.

They didn't know for how long they were kissing… They completely lost track of time, and little kiss seemed a big, passionate kiss. He needed that… His tongue wanted to explore her mouth and so it did as Hermione gave permission to do it. In less than a couple of seconds their tongues were playing with each other and the heat was growing furiously fast.

When they broke from the kiss, everyone was looking at them… That was when everybody exploded, laughing, clapping or whistling. The twins approached Harry and congratulated him.

"Well done, Harry! She's actually better than our sister…" said George shaking his hand. Harry tried to explain but Fred just interrupted him.

"Much smarter, much pretty… the only problem is that…" started Fred.

"… She's an insufferable know-it-all!" completed George and they summoned a book for each other and acted like a 'book-worm'.

"I just hate when they say that…" stated Hermione looking at the twins. "Harry, what did we just do?" she asked suddenly.

"We kissed… I think…" he said shyly. He was blushing fiercely with every minute that passed away.

"You aren't bad kisser at all…" she said giggling and left the spot where they had, minutes before, kissed.

With that Harry was even more confused; with that he was even more insecure of what he wanted to do with the war that was happening between good and evil.

Next morning before their departure to Godric's Hallow; Harry wanted to have a word with Hermione.

"Hermione… I just want to make what happened last night clear. I'm not safe and if you're by my side whatever happens as my girlfriend, you're not safe either… We can't go much further on this relationship…" he said looking at the ground.

Hermione stared at him for some while and then answered: "That's okay… I mean, it's understandable… But I was just wondering if you could give me one of those like last night…" she said looking into his green eyes once again.

"Here? I mean… Are you crazy?" said Harry. Hermione grabbed his wrist and dragged him to the Burrow's backyard. "I'm not very sure of this…" he said, looking around them.

"Just do it!" Hermione snapped. Harry put her up against the wall and started to kiss her just like he did last night. It was like heaven.

"Where are Harry and Hermione?" asked a distant voice. Both of them opened their eyes and, still with their lips fastened together, they looked around them and it was only then when they broke from the passionate kiss.

Harry started to walk away from Hermione. "Remember what I told you…"

She nodded and walked behind Harry until the Burrow's front yard.