Chapter 1

Harry walked out of the Headmasters office and looking longing towards the Gryffindor hallway. However he thought it was necessary to head back to the Great Hall to help in whatever way he could. As he started to make his way towards the Great hall, a large hand grasped his forearm.

"If anyone deserves some sleep mate it's you." Harry was looking into the eyes of his best mate. Ron started to shuffle Harry towards the Gryffndore portrait. The Fat lady was looking down upon the 3 of them "the golden Trio" with pride & joy.

"Victory." Hermione finally found her voice.

"How ye know that?" Ron stared down at this beautiful, brown bushy haired girl who was clutching his hand tightly.

"Lucky guess." She stated

The fat lady opened the portrait & let them in. "I would have let you in even if you didn't know the password. The Gryffndore tower will always to open to the three of you"

With that, the trio climbed through. To their amazement the common room looked totally unaffected by the war that had surrounded them. The fires were burning warmly. The couches still arranged in the same order.

"Kreacher!" Harry called with what little voice he had left. The tiredness over the last 24hrs was finally catching up with him.

CRACK "yes master?" Kreacher responded with a huge smile on his face "what can Kreacher get for Mr. Potter?"

"I would like to have some food & drinks for us brought to the common room." Harry was trying to be nice to Kreacher after all he had come over to their side. "Please." Harry added after looking at Hermione's scowling face.

Crack with that Kreacher was gone but soon returned with a plate of sandwiches & Butterbeers. Harry at this point was almost to his breaking point. The exhaustion of being up for over 24hrs straight & the finality of it all was starting to set in. After finishing his sandwich & butterbeer, he looked over at his two best mates, who were staring strangely at him.

"I guess I have some explaining to do." Harry whispered softly. At this Hermione reached over and grasped one of Harry's hands. "What you need is sleep Mister! Off to bed with you! Whatever questions and explanations you have for us can wait until after you have had some sleep"

Harry smiled back at her, knowing he would have to come clean but happy that they weren't mad at him for having to pretend to be dead. That was not something that he would ever want to repeat. Hearing their screams when Hagrid was carrying him out of the forest was going to haunt him for a while.

"Off you go now Harry" Hermione said in her best Mrs. Weasley voice. "We'll still be here when you wake up." With that Harry hurried up the stairs and collapsed into his soft 4 poster bed. He fell into a deep sleep and for the first time in a long time he didn't have dreams of Voldemort or any pain in his scar.

"Why did you just let him go off like that?" Ron was a little agitated with Hermione.

"He needs rest Ron! As do we. Don't you realize we have been up for more that 24hrs straight? You know he will tell us everything when he is ready. " With that Ron realized that Hermione was right. Harry would explain everything to them as he always did.

"Do you think we should er talk about what happened err before we went into the Room of requirements?" Ron was grinning & looking towards the floor. "You mean how I kissed you and you kissed me back?" Hermione was using her prim & proper voice, which told Ron she was as embarrassed to talk about it as he was.

"Look Mione, I think we have err skipped around this issue long enough. You know I'm not very good at ahh expressing my feelings. " He leaned over and gave her a light kiss on the lips "but after everything we have just been through, losing Fred" tears started to form in his eyes "I just feel I have to just say it. I uhm love you" he whispered.

Hermione was looking at Ron with an expression he couldn't quite read. He thought she loved him too. I mean she did kiss him in the middle of the battle. "Great!" he thought "Now I've gone & made a complete git out of myself" He was looking down at his shoes with great interest until she lifted his head with her hand. She cupped the side of his face with a gentle touch.

This was Her Ron. The poor guy beating was himself up when he had just said the most romantic thing in the world to her. She had been in love with him since at least their 4th year, however looking back, she thought "I've been in love with him since 1st year after he saved me from the Troll"

"Ron I love you too!" She heard the loudest hoop & she was suddenly spinning around in circles. Ron had picked her up in his arms & was swinging her around the room. When the room stopped spinning, it was just Ron & Hermione looking into each other's eyes finally realizing the greatest magic of all was as Dumbledore said Love.

With was sounded like a scream, Harry woke instantly. He thought the war was starting again & he was getting ready to protect the 2 most important people in his life. With wand ready he bounded down the stairs to see Ron & Hermione looking at each other with so much love that the whole room was filled with it. Not wanting to intrude on their moment, he tried to decide what to do. He really should just go back upstairs to bed and missing the wrath of Hermione for coming back down stairs, however he thought he should share in his friend realization. Of course everyone around them had seen that they were in love with each other. The only 2 people who didn't seem to realize it was Ron and Hermione.

"ERR Have you guys finally a uhm ?" He really didn't know what to say. Ron gave Hermione one long passionate kiss then looked up at Harry "yeah I think so"

"Well it is about bloody time!" Harry's smile widened as he looked at his 2 best friends. "Now can you keep it down, I'm trying to get some sleep." Pillows suddenly started to be tossed in Harry's direction as he turned and climbed the stairs back to his bed.

"You know he is right we should go get some sleep to." Hermione started to pull away from Ron, which caused him to tighten his grip. "Where do you think you are going?"

"I'm going to the Girls dormitory Ron. You don't think it would be proper for me to go to the boy's dormitory with you do you?" Secretly she was hoping that he would ask her to but she couldn't be the one to make the suggestions. Who would have thought that the bookwork, follow all the rules to the letter Hermione was hoping that a boy would drag he up to his room.

"Mione we have been sleeping in the same tent for months now. I can't sleep unless I hear your beautiful little snore." Ron was chuckling knowing what was coming

"I DO NOT SNORE Ronald!" She was blushing which made her all the more beautiful to Ron.

Suddenly the portrait swung open and in came a long red haired girl on the tear. "Where is HE?" Ginny's eyes were red from crying & the size of saucers. "I sent him to bed Ginny. Try not to wake him. He's been up for…." Ginny didn't hear another word as she went flying up the stairs to the boy's dormitory. She burst into the room expecting to find him waiting for her after all the noise she just made. But she found that he was a sleep in his bed looking as innocent as the day he was born. All her anger suddenly disappeared. He was here. He was alive. And he was going to be hers again.

"Well there goes you dragging me off to bed with you." Hermione tried not to sound too disappointed. Ron just smiled & sat down on his favorite couch in front of the fire. He gave Hermione's hand a little tug & she fell into his lap. "Maybe I should go & protect harry. I mean Ginny does have one of the best bat-bogey curses I've seen"

"Let them be for a while. It will all work out." Hermione looked at Ron with a puzzled look on her face. "You are OK with your Sister upstairs with Harry in the boy dormitory. Who are you & what have you done with my Ron?"

"My Ron? I like the sound of that." Ron gave Hermione a kiss on the lips which made her smile & took her mind off harry & Ginny for a moment. "Let's just take a little nap here & we'll check on them later." Ron was snuggling down into the couch & pulling Hermione with him as he went. Finally they were lying on the couch facing each other.

"You really don't have any problems with harry & Ginny?" Hermione was beginning to think that someone had replaced Ron with a double. "I'm too happy & tired to be mad right now. Things are going to be very difficult of the next few weeks. I just think that Harry deserves to have a little a uhm happiness like us. Now if you don't mind I would like to snog my girlfriend and then maybe get some sleep." With that Ron gave Hermione another one of those lost puppy dog eye looks that made her knees buckle. Good thing they were already lying down. After a few long, sweet, satisfying kisses, she rolled over & Ron tucked his arm around her and they fell asleep together.