Tanner awoke on the morning of Bill and Fleur's wedding. The sun was beaming through the window, warming him as he lay in bed, when the door to the room opened.

"Get up you two." He heard Hermione say. He turned in his bed to see her standing in the doorway and Ron still laying in his bed with the covers over his head. Tanner sat up in his bed revealing his muscular chest and stomach, Hermione's breath caught as she saw this and Tanner gave her a flirtatious smile.

"Seriously Ronald get up!" She said tossing a pillow at his head, occasionally glancing over at Tanners very attractive body. Ron rustled in the bed as Mrs. Weasley yelled upstairs for him. Ron shot up instantly and with a loud pop Fred and George had apparated into the room.

"Let's go Ron, you're helping us with the tent." they said.

"Do you need me to do anything?" asked Tanner as he put his shoes on, still not wearing a shirt.

"If you ask mum I'm sure she'd give you something to do, but dad wants Ron to actually get up and do something." said the ear-less George as he smacked Ron on the shoulder. The three Weasley boys left the room, leaving Hermione and Tanner alone. He grabbed a dress shirt from a chair in the corner of the room and put it on, but left it unbuttoned.

He walked over to Hermione and pulled her into his arms, resting his chin on the top of her head.

"Good morning." he said to her as he savored the embrace. He pulled away a gave her a soft kiss.

"You should go eat something," she said as she buttoned up his shirt, "then go help set up the yard, they could use the muscle." He gave her a mischievous smile as she continued to button up his shirt.

Tanner and Hermione made their way downstairs; Tanner sat at the table and ate some biscuits while Hermione went off the help Ginny. After his breakfast he made his way outside to help set up for the wedding. Halfway through, the Minister of Magic showed up to the burrow, asking to speak to Harry, Ron, and Hermione. The house was cleared as he spoke to the three while everyone else continued to set up.

"What was that about?" Tanner asked Hermione as the meeting between the Minister concluded.

"Dumbledore's will," she whispered. Tanner knew she wasn't going to say anything else, anything that had to do with Dumbledore and helping Harry she avoided. She never told Tanner anything about it.

"I don't like how secretive you're being," he whispered in anger, "I want to know what you're getting yourself into, I feel like you owe it to me."

"Owe it to you?" she retorted sharply, "I don't owe you anything. I have told you everything that I am able to tell you, and that's all I'm going to tell you! You know more than any of the adults here!"

"I feel like I don't know anything! You don't even know when you're leaving!" he started to raise his voice.

She raised her hand up silencing him, "This conversation is over, I have told you enough." She walked away leaving both of them annoyed.

They both helped finish setting up and soon enough it was time for the wedding to start. Witches and Wizards from all over were migrating to the burrow to celebrate Bill and Fleur. Hermione was sitting at a table with Ron as Tanner was talking to Luna. He and Hermione had barely spoken since their argument earlier, they only exchanged a few words here and there. Being as this was a fun, romantic occasion Tanner did not want to spend it fighting with his girlfriend.

"Luna, if you'll excuse me," he said very politely as he turned and walked over towards the table where Hermione sit. He reached out his hand and gave a her a sweet smile, she returned it with a weak smile and grabbed his hand and he escorted her to the dance floor. The two of them swayed back and forth alongside the others.

"You look beautiful." He said to her.

She blushed, "Thanks, you look very handsome yourself."

"Look Hermione, I'm sorry about earlier I was just-"

"You don't have to say anything," she cut him off, "I understand why you are upset."

"I just don't know how much time I have left with you before you go, and that scares me."

"It scares me too," she responded. They fell silent as they continued to dance.

"I see your old friend Viktor Krum is here," Tanner said jokingly but also with a slight tone of jealousy.

Hermione's eyes narrowed as she looked at him, "I get enough of that from Harry and Ron I don't need it from you too."

"I was only joking!" he said as he chuckled. The song came to an end and the dance floor flooded with people as a new song played.

"Tanner? Tanner Chambers, is that you?" Tanner turned around to see Fabian Fortulous and old friend of his mothers. "It's been too long my boy! about 9 years hasn't it?" Fabian gave him a good pat on the back, "and who is this beautiful young lady?" Tanner saw Hermione blush again.

"I'm Hermione Granger," she said as she held out her hand for a greeting.

"Fabian this is my girlfriend Hermione, Hermione this is Fabian Fortulous an old family friend. How do you know the Weasley's, sir?"

"I went to school with Molly and Arthur, now I work with Arthur in the Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects."

"That's quite the name..." said Tanner as Hermione was pulled away by Ginny.

"So tell me son, how's the family? Is your mother doing alright? Haven't seen her in ages as well!" Tanner spoke with Fabian, talking of school, work, and families. They had just begun talking of Tanners future job aspirations when a bright white patronus of a lynx popped into the wedding and began speaking.

"The Ministry has fallen. Scrimgeour is dead. They are coming." There was a muffled sound of fear and then it happened. Death Eaters were flying everywhere destroying everything in sight. Tanner knew that this was it, that Hermione and the others had to leave. He saw Hermione across the room and pushed his way through the mayhem of people as she did the same. They ran to each other then Tanner grabbed and pulled her in, kissing her for what could be the last time. He savored every short second before he pulled away.

He slipped a locket into her hands, "I love you." he shouted over the screams.

"I love you." She repeated, then in milliseconds, the three apparated out of sight.