The Relief of Vanishing Doubt

As Ron walked into the Griffindor Common Room he started thinking about what Harry and Hermione had told him. 'How could they be together already?' He asked himself. Yes, they were close and he suspected something was between them, he just didn't expect something to actually happen so soon. He really loved her, his feelings had reached their peak as she started to fall in love with him from the love potion. Seeing her begin to feel that way towards him, even if it was fabricated, made his love grow. He knew Ginny felt the same way, Ginny had to know the truth, he owed her that at least.

"Hey Ginny, can you come here I need to talk to you privately,"Ron asked as he pointed toward the portrait hole.

Ginny looked at him confused, but figured that it had to be important seeing the look on his face, she asked him, "what's up?"

"Uhh... I have something I gotta tell you, but your not gunna like it," Ron finally spit out as he looked at the ground. "Harry and Hermione are together."He finished, while slowly looking up to see a very melancholy Ginny standing before him.

Ginny looked up at her brother with a single tear dripping down her face as she stormed off before saying anything to him. Ron was left there thinking to himself that this was a right awful thing for them to do to themselves. If they hadn't of made the love potion they wouldn't of gotten their hopes up that something was going to happen, when they both knew deep inside that nothing ever would.

Ginny stormed into the girls dormitory while looking down trying to avoid letting anyone see her sobbing. She then climbed into her bed and placed a silencing charm on the curtains, while sobbing herself to sleep. The reason why she was so distraught was, because she knew that this was all her fault, she metaphorically pushed Harry into Hermione's arms, and she hated herself for that.

*.*.*.*.*

Harry wasn't obsessed with Malfoy, he only wanted to know what the hell was going on with him and how he is connected to everything. Harry just knew that he was behind everything somehow, the way Malfoy was acting was extremely strange even for him. The way Malfoy would disappear off the map or the way he would be whispering secretively to all his cronies. Not only all that, but Harry also heard him saying things that point to him becoming a death eater. Harry just hated how Hermione wouldn't believe him, Hermione is the best thing in his life right now, he didn't want to mess things up with her over someone like Draco. However, he knew that Draco needed to be stopped and he needed to be stopped soon. That's why Harry had brought Hermione to the Room of Requirement, he had an idea that he wanted to test out, but he wanted Hermione to be there to see it.

"Okay Hermione I brought you here for a reason I need to show you something," Harry informed Hermione.

"Alright, so what do you need to show me," Hermione whispered while starting to button down her shirt, obviously getting the wrong idea.

"Hermione, love what I have to show you has nothing to do with sex however, later we can talk a little bit about sex," Harry explained while raising his eyebrow.

"Okay, I guess what do you actually need to tell me?"Hermione said quite awkwardly.

"Don't shoot me until you let me explain a little. So I noticed that there are times when Draco will disappear off the map and it got me thinking, he can't leave the grounds unless he knows where the tunnels are which he doesn't. So when he disappears he has to be on school grounds, and I started wondering if he could be in the Room of Requirement so that's why we are here. If we don't show up on the map we know this is were he is going."Harry stated while opening up the map and showing her they weren't on the map.

"So why would he be in here," Hermione asked, partly curious.

"Well I was thinking he probably has something in here that he is hiding, or hes doing something in here that he doesn't want anyone to know about,"Harry contemplated while sitting down on a couch that appeared in the middle of the room.

"You're probably right, because honestly those are the only reasons why he would be in here,"Hermione agreed reluctantly.

"So you agree with me, hes up to something,"Harry said, as a grin started to spread across his face.

"I don't know, I know somethings up with him, but I don't want to blame him for poisoning Ron and attempting to poison our headmaster."Hermione said while trying to tread lightly.

"What if we found proof that he is behind it all,"Harry inquired as he looked at Hermione with a smile on his face.

"How exactly are we supposed to do that,"Hermione nagged.

"Well I am sure you know of Veritaserum, I was thinking if we slip him that he would tell us what hes doing himself. Also, if we use Polyjuice Potion we can look like Crabbe and Goyle."Harry explained to Hermione.

"Theirs one problem with your genius plan, there is no way that Polyjuice would be done by the end of term. Also, if we get caught we would be dead, not expelled, but literally dead Snape would kill us,"Hermione countered.

"If we stun Draco bring him in here, then give him the Veritaserum while he is unconscious, then when he wakes him up we can ask any question and get a truthful answer from him. Lastly we can wipe his memory so he doesn't remember anything from the little cession."Harry said trying to convince Hermione to do it.

"Alright we will have to be super careful, also the potion will take a month to create it, I think I can do it, I may need your help, but I can definitely do it."Hermione agreed.

"Now that, that conversation is out of the way, how about we do what you suggest earlier," Harry whispered into Hermione's ear as he started to unbutton her shirt, then a bed replaced the couch that was in the middle of the room.

"I like that idea," Hermione said, while giggling under breath. They then made their way to the bed while kissing excitedly. The passion more clear this time, there wasn't any shyness or awkwardness. They had an idea of what to do this time, they had an idea of what the other wanted from it. They satisfied each others carnal desires and become one with each other in a way that only sex can.

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"I know I've said I love you before, but I just need to tell you how much I love you,"Harry said while sitting up, taking Hermione's hand and looking into her eyes. "I love you more than the air in my lungs, more than the blood in my veins, more than life itself. I will do anything and say anything for you. You are my best friend, my lover, and my soul mate. You putting so much faith in my ideas and just me in general, makes my love for you grow. I would love to spend the rest of my life with you. This is a promise ring not an engagement ring, but I do hope one day you would become my wife." Harry finished while seeing a single tear drip down Hermione's face. She then looked into his eyes and nodded her head.

"I love you."Was all Hermione could say. He didn't know how much she needed that. She always had a twinge of doubt about if he loved her to the extent she loved him, but in that instant all doubt disappeared. All she could do is kiss the man she would love to one day marry.