Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.
This actually came to me while writing an Avatar: the Last Airbender fic inspired by the song 'At the Beginning' from Anastasia. Enjoy!
Much love and cupcakes,
DM1301
Beginnings
You sit staring at the lake, your knees pulled to you chest with your arms around your legs. You're wondering what will happen now that everything's over. You did what you set out to do, so now what? But your biggest worry is Hermione. Will she leave to get her parents? Will she stay with you? Will she be happy either way? Because really, that's all you want for her, is her happiness. You know that you wish deep down she'd stay with you, that she'll be the one to help you sort through everything like you know only she can. But her happiness needs to come first.
You hear footsteps coming up behind you. You can tell by the sound that it's Hermione. Funny, how you're able to tell it's her just by the sound of her footsteps. She sits next to you and asks what's wrong. You say nothing, even though you know this will just anger her. She asks again, telling you this time that she's sick of your quietness, and why can't you be like you used to be, before all this happened? Without any warning, you tell her. You tell her that you're wondering where she'll go after all this, what she's going to do, if she'll leave you. She laughs, but it's a bitter laugh, full of sadness. She stands. She says she never knew you'd have so little faith in her. She says she thought you knew her better. She puts her hand on your shoulder and kneels down so her mouth is right by your ear. And even though what she says next is simple, it warms your heart and makes you realize you should've known what she'd do all along.
"I was with you at the beginning Harry, and I'll be with you at every single beginning for the rest of our lives and beyond."