DISCLAIMER: The story is based on characters and situations created and owned by J.K Rowling, and various publishers including but not limited to Warner Bros., Scholastic Books, etc. This story is intended as a fan made story and no money is being made. No trademark and copyright infringement is intended.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Story inspired by a song called Forever and Always by Parachute. This is a short story of Harry and Hermione. Hermione and Harry falls in love with each other instead of Ron and Hermione. Harry and Hermione were still on the run (JKR timeline states that they were still in the forest till December) which is around the time that my story Harry proposes to Hermione). This is a story that takes places afterwards, a story after the Battle of Hogwarts. Warning in advance, first time actually adding lyrics of a song to a story so I apologize in advance if it seems weird.

Reviews always appreciated. Hope you enjoy the story.

Word Count (approx.) – 1,274


Love You Forever and Always


Hermione sat by the window in the Potter Manor looking out towards the darkened sky. The rain pouring down reflecting her feelings. Dressed all in black, she leaned back against the chair feeling her belly of her unborn child. It was Harry's child growing within her. A child conceived from the time when they were on the run. During that time, he promised that he would protect her and proposed to her, to which she said yes. That was nearly a year ago as she now closed her eyes listening to the radio playing a song that was released this summer by Parachute that made her recall what happened not long ago.

The Battle of Hogwarts was over and the survivors were cleaning up the mess. Harry told Hermione to rest a bit as he helped some of the Aurors cleanup and secure the castle. He promised her that he would came back before the evening end by her side. Despite wanting to stay by him, she gave in as exhaustion began to overtake her and headed to the Great Hall where others were to lay down and rest for a bit.

She later woke and realized that it was the following day. Quickly, she got up and looked around for Harry. However, there was no Harry in sight.

She's sitting at the table, the hours get later
He was supposed to be here

She asked around to see if anyone got any news of Harry and checked to see if there were any notes for her but found nothing. Time went by as she waited and there was still no news of him. She began to feel that something very wrong may have happened.

She's sure he would have called
She waits a little longer, there's no one in the driveway
No one's said they've seen him
Why, is something wrong?

To distract herself, she looked out the window and saw many figures moving about trying to clear the rubble and the ruins when suddenly a voice call out, it was Professor McGonagall.

"Miss Granger," the professor called.

Hermione turned to look at her seeing a pale and distraught look from her professor's face.

"It's Harry. Please come this way."

She looks back to the window
Suddenly the phone rings
A voice says something's happened
That she should come right now

'No, no, NO!' She thought already thinking what may have happened.

'Don't you dare leave me Harry. Not after when we promised to each other that night!'

Her mind goes to December
She thinks of when he asked her
He bent down on his knees first
And he said

I want you forever, forever and always
Through the good and the bad and the ugly
We'll grow old together, forever and always

She ran outside with Professor McGonagall following right by her heels, running past the others only heading out towards the entrance where two Aurors stopped her briefly before directing her in the direction towards one of the corridors. She continued to run down the corridor heading to the bathroom on the first floor ignoring other commotion around her.

She pulls up to the entrance
She walks right to the front desk
They lead her down a million halls, a maze that's never ending
They talk about what happened but she can barely hear them

She stopped just before the entrance to the bathroom hearing commotion inside and went in trying to stay calm but failing miserably. She saw several figures laying on the group with one being tended to. It was her Harry, on the floor severely wounded. She immediately went up to him and taking his hand, tears following from her eyes.

She tries to keep a straight face as she walks into the room
She sits by his bedside, holds his hand too tight

A group of Death Eaters who were not able to escape holed up at the entrance of the Chamber of Secrets in hopes of hiding there until things settled down. But with the entrance not opened and with no way of escape the group fought desperately cutting down several Aurors that came in. Knowing that if this went on more would die, Harry dove into the fray and caused enough disruption to allow more Aurors to break through the choke point and flood in. Death Eaters and Aurors battled ferociously with neither side relenting. Harry took out four of the twelve Death Eaters that were holed up there, but it was just one lucky spell that stopped him. Before he could react, a dark cutting spell hit Harry right on the mark, taking him by surprise. A few more spells him as pain seared through him. With several vitals hit, Harry went down as fighting was drawing to a close.

Aurors and mediwitches tried in vain to heal his wounds, but the dark curse prevented the healing from happening through normal means causing Harry to steadily lose blood.

Harry opened his eyes when he heard a familiar voice call out to him and smiled weakly seeing the lovely face of his beloved. He teased her a bit trying to cheer her up and it worked a bit.

They talk about the kids they're gonna have and the good life
The house on the hillside, where they would stay

Stay there forever, forever and always
Through the good and the bad and the ugly
We'll grow old together, and always remember
Whether rich or for poor or for better
We'll still love each other, forever and always

She chuckled a bit as they argued about the number of kids they would have. Harry wanting enough to field their own Quidditch team, Hermione wanting a little less than that. By now others gathered around smiling weakly from the stories and jokes that Hermione and Harry said that they would do for the years to come. However, it was not going to be as the Aurors and mediwitches was only able to numb the pain and nothing more. Determined to keep the promise to each other, Hermione asked for Kingsley to come when possible as he was the acting Minister until the Wizengamot could elect an actual Minister of Magic.

When she told them what she planned to do, the others went about to help her get what was needed. Despite Harry's protest, Hermione stated that she wanted to keep their promise regardless of the circumstance. He complied.

Then she gets an idea and calls in the nurses
Brings up the chaplain and he says a couple verses
She borrows some rings from the couple next door
Everybody's laughing as the tears fall on the floor

With Kingsley there, they immediately began and Hermione and Harry exchanged their vows.

She looks into his eyes, and she says

I want you forever, forever and always
Through the good and the bad and the ugly
We'll grow old together, and always remember
Whether happy or sad or whatever
We'll still love each other, forever and always
Forever and always, forever and always

As the short ceremony ended and Kingsley announced them husband and wife, she noticed that Harry's grip on her weakening a bit and he beckoned her to come closer to him. She did as he asked fresh tears came up once more.

She finishes the vows but the beeps are getting too slow
His voice is almost too low

He gathered the last of his strength to give her a kiss as…

As he says, I love you forever, forever and always
Please just remember even if I'm not there
I'll always love you, forever and always