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The smell of antiseptic and potions had awoken her from a really bad nightmare. She slowly opened her eyes and found herself in a hospital room. She groaned as she tried to move, she had a massive headache. She tried to pull her hand to her head but she felt something heavy on it. She moved to sit up and screamed when she found a man sitting next to her and holding her hand which startled the man awake and had his wand pointing towards the door. When he turned around she was surprised to see the same green eyes she had just dreamt about.
"Mione, you're awake" he smiled and made he's way over to her and cupped her cheek. She frowned and turned her face from him which confused him.
"Love, what's wrong?" he asked tenderly and she frowned again and looked at her wringing hands,
"Wh..Who are you?" she asked and he stood up so fast that he knocked over his chair which caused her to she snapped her head towards him.
"Yo..you don't remember me?" he stammered and she nodded her head and he gasped loudly. Just then the nurses and Healer came into the room. "Excuse me" he said and stalked off.
"Ms Granger, good you're awake" the Healer said as she ran a diagnostic spell. "Do you have any headaches, nausea, dizziness?" she asked and Hermione nodded. "I have a severe headache and dizziness" she said and the Healer frowned, "that's not normal" the Healer confirmed.
"The spell you were hit with was a simple sleeping spell that renders the receiver temporary amnesia until the person awakes. "Do have any trouble remembering anything?" the Healer worked as she waved intricate spells over her.
"I remember everything, except, who was that man in here?" she frowned. "That Ms Granger is Harry Potter, your fiancé" the Healer answered and sent a patronus to another Healer.
"Ha..Harry Potter, My, my, Fi, fiancé" she stammered, "Ms Granger, there seems to be a bit swelling in your brain, which is causing the amnesia. I've sent for a specialist in spell damage and he should be here any minute" she said and Hermione was too busy soaking the fact that she was engaged. After a few minutes there was a knock on the door and in came another Healer followed closely by Harry.
"Hi Ms Granger, I'm Healer Walcott, a Spell damage specialist" he introduced himself and she nodded. "Let's take a look shall we?" he said as he cast a few spells and sighed. "What is it Healer Walcot?" Harry asked and Hermione looked up at him and their eyes met, she felt as if he was searching her soul with his beautiful emerald eyes, she shyly pushed a stray lock of hair behind her ear as she blushed and he smirked, some things never change he thought.
"Well its good news, the swelling will subside and with few potions she should able to retrieve her memories" he explained and they nodded. "And until then I suggest that you return to your normal daily routine and hopefully they will trigger her memory" he said. "Thank you Healer Walcot, we appreciate everything you've done" Harry said and she nodded in agreement. "My pleasure, all the best to you on your upcoming nuptials" he said and walked out the room leaving the couple alone.
"So you're my fiancé?" she asked shyly and he smiled, "yeah, I actually proposed two days ago at our home in Gloucestershire" he explained and she smiled looking at her finger, "it's a really beautiful ring" she smiled, "It pales in comparison to your beauty my love" he replied and she blushed.
"How did I end up here?" she asked and he sighed and went on to explain the details of how they met up until their engagement. "You see Vladmir Krum escaped from custody and came after us. I had to think one my feet when he took you hostage so I hit you with a sleep and forget spell, but I guess you bumped your head when you fell. He hit me with a dark curse that caused me to bleed internally, luckily the Auora's had found us, they took him out and brought us here" he explained and she was stunned. "He can't hurt us anymore love" he said and gently lifted her chin and placed a kiss on her cheek.
A week later
Harry and taken Hermione to Potter Manor to help with the recovery. Hermione's memory still hadn't returned and she was distant from Harry. Harry was ever the gentleman, helping around the home and never pushed her to do anything she wasn't comfortable with so they slept in separate rooms, though Hermione felt rather flustered with all the attention.
"Love, do you need any help with that?" he asked as he read the newspaper, "If I needed help I would have asked" she snapped and he frowned putting the paper down. "Is something bothering you?" he asked and she snorted, "Can you just back off and give me a break? I mean seriously, all you ever do I follow me around. Don't you have anything better to do than to suffocate me?" she spat and he was hurt by her backlash. "Hermione, I'm sorry if you felt that I've .." he apologised but she continued, "Can you just back off! I think I need to be alone for a while. Can you do that for me, Leave me alone" she asked causing Harry to stagger back against the chair, just then a Ministry owl came through the window.
Harry regained he's bearings and reached for the letter and sent the owl on its way. He read the letter and sighed. "If that's what you want, so be it. I'm not going to apologise for caring for you Hermione. I'll leave you to it then" he breathed and walked away to his bedroom leaving a forlorn Hermione staring at his receding form.
"What have I done?" she whispered, she's been moody the entire day and she had no right to take it out on him. He had been the perfect gentleman; caring, compassionate and she had been a down right bitch to him.
A few minutes later he walked back into the kitchen, "Harry" she tried but he cut her off, "I respect your wishes and I would hope you would respect mine. I am leaving. I don't want to be contacted and I'm sure you wouldn't want me to contact you either. I will leave you alone as per your wish. I truly love you Hermione and whenever your memories return, give me a call. Maybe we can salvage our friendship because as far as our relationship, I don't think this is going to work" he said and walked out.
One Month Later
"Luna, you look gorgeous. Hot date?" Hermione asked as she watched her friend prance around the apartment. "Something like that" she said and ran up to her room.
After he had left her she had moved out from Potter Mansion and back to her flat. She was lost without Harry and she couldn't stomach how much it hurt when he left her. Even though she still couldn't remember anything about them it still hurt when he left. She wanted to so badly to apologise to him and tell him she was wrong and that she was wanted to restore their .. whatever this was between them. She felt this strong urge to be in his presence once again.
There was a knock on the door and it brought her out of musing. "Hermione, could you get that. I'll be down in a second" Luna called from the bedroom. She sighed and walked up to the door and suddenly dizziness came over her which she quickly shook it off and answered the door.
She saw the back of a familiar mop of hair and when he turned around their eyes locked, green meeting brown, both gasping like fish out of water no words coming out of their mouths. Hermione shook of the initial shock and smiled, "Harry" she whispered and jumped into his arms. He hugged her back a little reluctantly.
"I'm so sorry for everything I've said, I was just moody and I had no right to take it out on you." she said in one breath still holding on to him for dear life. "It's okay Hermione" he said breaking the hug. "Where the hell did you disappear to? Without so much a word!" she scolded and he smiled as thought back to the day they first made love when she slapped him. "Is this a joke?" she frowned and he sobered, "I've been on a raid with the Auora's in Bulgaria" he explained and she nodded.
"Listen Hermione, If I knew you were here I wouldn't have come. I know I promised to stay away from you but.." he apologised and she frowned, why was he apologising. This is my place, why wouldn't I be here she thought. "I don't understand Harry, if you're not here to see me, then why are you here?" she asked almost afraid to know the answer.
"Actually I'm here to pick up Luna" he said coyly and she felt as if someone kicked her in the stomach, she couldn't breathe. He moved on and with Luna, he's dating my best friend, she thought as she felt her stomach drop lower and lower.
"Hermione, are you okay, you look really pale" he asked concerned by her expression, until Luna came down, "Harry, it's so good to see you. Are those for me?" she asked pointing at the bouquet in his hands and he nodded handing it to her, "thanks Harry, they're beautiful. Give me a sec to put these in some water and we'll leave" she said and Hermione watched her sorrowfully as she trotted back to the kitchen.
"I hope you don't have a problem with this" Harry asked and she had to dig deep to respond, "No, not at all" she played it off.
"All done, let's go, Hermione, don't wait up for me" she winked at her and linked her arm with Harry's and then disapparated. Hermione closed the door and slid down, sobbing for her missed opportunity at happiness. She couldn't hold it against them. She got up and walked over to the kitchen to grab a glass of water when someone knocked on the door.
She groaned and walked over to open it and when she did she found the same pair of green eyes that she loved, yes she loved. "Harry, forget something?" she asked as her voice cracked, "Yes, this" he said and pulled her in for a kiss. The kiss quickly heated as he kicked the door closed and he pushed her against the wall. He wordlessly removed her clothes and then plunged into her. He began to thrust into her without abandon until she came screaming his name, "Harry"…."HARRY" she screamed as she woke from her dream. She had fell asleep on the couch, she glanced at the time and saw that it was 21h00, she sighed and she got up making her way to the kitchen and she was hit with another dizzy spell. She quickly grabbed onto the counter to steady herself and to her chagrin. Luna and Harry came home from their date.
"I'll be right back Harry" she said and ran up to her bedroom. Harry nodded then glanced around until he saw her leaning heavily against the island and walked over to her. "Hey Hermione" he greeted and she groaned as she held her head and began to sway. "Mione, love what's wrong?" he panicked and held her in his arms. He barely had a proper grip when she finally passed out.
"Mione, love, wake up" he said as he ran his hand through her hair and face but she wasn't responding. "LUNA" he called as he picked her up and carried her to the door. "What is it Ha.. Merlin, Hermione, what happened?" she asked frantically, "I don't know, she was leaning heavily against the counter and then she passed out" he explained as she opened the door and without another word they disapparated.
They entered St Mungo's and immediately she was taken into the ER and taken care off. "She'll be fine Harry. I'll contact her parents and let them know" Luna said and excused herself as Harry stared at the doors. "Please be okay Mione" he whispered.
An hour later, the Healer came towards them, "Granger party?" he asked and Mr Granger confirmed. "Ms Granger is stable and she had been moved into the private ward. You are more than welcome to visit her, I'll be there to explain in a few minutes" she said and moved towards the receptionist. Everyone hurried to check up on her.
Harry didn't have the courage to go inside her room; instead he waited in the hallway. Her parents were the first to leave followed by Luna. "Luna, how is she?" he asked desperately and she smiled, "She's much better now. You should go in, she was looking for you" and he nodded.
He gently pushed the door and peeked through and saw her sitting up and smiling, "hey" she greeted and he smiled back, "Hey" he said sheepishly. "You gave us quiet a scare back there" he said and reached for hand caressing it without breaking eye contact. He felt her ring on her finger and frowned when he looked down at it.
"I'm sorry Harry; I should not have told you all those hurtful things. I love you" she whispered and he looked up at her not believing his ears but before he could respond the Healer came in.
"Hello Ms Granger and Mr?" she asked, "Potter, Harry Potter" he answered. "Very well Mr Potter, Are you comfortable with me explaining your diagnosis with Mr Potter present Ms Granger?" the austere Healer asked. "Yes, I am. Only if he wants to" she said interlocking her fingers with his and he nodded. "Okay then, Ms Granger, over a month back you were brought here for a spell damage injury and I see that your brain has fully healed. Now, your body has reacted differently to normal symptoms of gestation, 6 weeks to be exact, though not unusual. Nevertheless, you will need to take the following potions regularly. I have already administered the initial phase potions so you're free to go" she said handing her a list and walked out leaving the dumfounded couple behind.
"Did she just.." Hermione asked, "yes, she did" he replied. "I'm going to be a father" he laughed gently clutching her hand and she looked up at his beaming face. She watched different emotions going through his face and the last was fear as his smile disappeared.
"Hermione, are you okay with this?" he asked nervously and she bit her lip and after an eternity of silence, " I am" she whispered. "Look if you want you could always move back to Potter Mansion, though I'm not forcing you. It should be entirely your decision, since you wanted space" he stammered and she was floored. "I'd be honoured to but what about Luna?" she asked uneasily, "I mean you are dating her and I wouldn't want to be in the way of your happiness" she said dejectedly and Harry smiled.
"Do you honestly think that I could ever fall out of love with you?" he asked and she froze, "But you said.." she said and he placed a finger on her lips. "I was angry, you were angry. We both said things in the heat of the moment. I love you Mione, memories or not" he smiled and she sobbed "And as for Luna and me, well she just wanted to meet a friend of mine, so I offered to pick her up. She also said that maybe it could makeyouopenyoureyestoseewhat'sinfrontofyou" he breathed.
Her eyes widened and she gently removed he's finger from her lip and pulled her to him, "I love you too Harry. And if my memories don't come back, we'll make new ones" she smiled and captured his lips with hers.
After a few minutes of senseless snogging they broke apart and Harry watched her as she had her eyes closed, pink bruised lips and her chest heaving. She groaned a bit and Harry grew concerned, "Love what's wrong?" he asked and she gently opened her eyes "I remember everything" she smiled.
The End.
