Chapter One

He had done it. Harry had finally defeated Voldemort. After seven years of hell from the most evil Wizard there ever was.

Harry stood, staring at the body of the man he hated more than anyone else. Everyone around him was staring also. But there was one girl in particular who was looking at Harry directly in the eyes. But before he could go over to her, everyone rushed at him and hugged him. Everyone he loved was there, except for her.

After ten minutes he managed to break free - but she was gone. Harry looked around frantically. Where was she?

"Looking for someone mate?" Harry spun around and saw Ron walking towards him.

"Err, yeah." Harry answered.

"I saw her heading up the staircase." Said Ron. Harry set off towards the exit to the Great Hall. "Look after her Harry. Please. Make her happy."

"I'll try." Promised Harry.

Harry set off towards the staircases. Where would she have gone?

Harry looked in every room he went by on his way to Gryffindor corridor but had no luck.

"She'll be in the common room" Harry told himself.

Harry started taking the steps two at a time, resulting in him reaching the common room quicker.

Harry stayed outside, staring at the blood-stained portrait of the fat-lady then made his way into his old common room.

There she was, on the sofa hugging herself and shivering. She looked up when she saw Harry and gave him a smile that made him go weak at the knees.

Hermione always did that - even if she didn't realise it.

Yes, Harry Potter was in love with Hermione Granger. Falling in love with his best friend wasn't something that he planned. But it happened and he was happy.

"Why did you run off Hermione?" Harry asked. Her smile faded.

"I knew you would come and find me." She said. "I needed to get away from there too. There were too many people - dead people and I couldn't look at HIM any longer." Harry looked her.

"Do you think I DID?" He asked angrily, walking to the back of the sofa. Hermione stood up too.

"I DON'T THINK YOU WANTED TO STAY THERE AT ALL." Hermione yelled. "NOT EVERYTHING IS ABOUT YOU POTTER." Harry looked at her angry face - she never called him by his last name.

"I never said that did I?" He said weakly. Hermione scared him when she got angry. "Look, I don't want to fight. It's been a long year and a long few hours." Hermione looked as though she was about to say something, but changed her mind.

Harry walked around and went to Hermione, who put her arms around his waist. He noticed she was cold, so he rubbed his hands up and down her arms.

"Are you okay?" She asked sincerely. Harry didn't want to talk about his feeling right now - he wanted to eat and sleep. But he owed Hermione that much - especially after everything she had done for him.

"I'm okay I suppose." He answered. "I mean, it's weird. I want to be happy, because he's gone and can't hurt anyone anymore. But then I feel bad because I shouldn't be happy when so many people died." He looked at Hermione.

"It's okay to be happy you know. The people that died, they died for a reason. To give all of us a future" Hermione said knowledgeably.

"Yeah, but Remus and Tonks. They're dead and Teddy doesn't have any parents. Just like -"

"You." Hermione finished for him.

"Yeah." Harry answered.

"Well, we'll help Andromeda with him." Hermione said. "You are his godfather after all." Harry looked down at Hermione.

"We?" Harry said. Hermione laughed.

"You're not going to dump me and go for someone better are you?" Then she looked serious. "Are you?"

"No, course not." He said and to prove he was serious, he kissed her. "I just, you're not going to leave me. Like everyone else has." Harry suddenly looked terrified at the look Hermione gave him.

"Nobody left you." She said angrily.

"My Mum and Dad, Sirius, Dumbledore.." He started.

"All died fighting Volermort." She said. "They didn't leave you because they wanted to. They left because they were forced to - and in case you hadn't noticed Harry, you destroyed Volemort. So I'm going nowhere."

"Even if I beg you to?" Harry asked.

"Even if you begged me and had the dementors cart me off to Azkaban." Hermione said, smiling now. "I love you too much to go anywhere."

"Love you too." Harry said. They kissed and started going to the boys dormitory that would have been Harry's if he had come back to Hogwarts.

"Tought you were tired Harry?" Harry turned around and saw Ron and Lavender stood in the Portrait Hall.

"I could say the same about you two." Harry said, smirking.

"Yeah well, we're off to bed to sleep." Ron said going red in the face.

"So were we." Hermione said, smiling at Ron's expression.

"Look, if you're going to do IT then go ahead. Just PLEASE don't tell Ron's family okay?" Lavender said impatiently.

"Oh - okay." Harry said. He genuinely wasn't planning on doing so.

"Well, night Ron." Hermione said, and she dragged Harry up to the dormitory.

"You sure about this?" asked Harry. Hermione nodded. They fell on the bed and, while Hermione was unbuttoning Harry's shirt, they heard Ron fall down the slide that led from the Girl's Dormitory.

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R E V I E W S P L E A S E :)

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