Hermione & Ron spend the summer together, but the closer they get, the harder it becomes to share her secret plan even though she must. If love really is stronger than hate, as she believes, their feelings for each other may be enough to save them all.

revised ch 1 to 14. In the days following the DoM there is no respite for Harry, Ginny learns she is not the plain outsider she thinks she is. Grief and fear lead to late night connections for Ron and Hermione. Sixth year pre HBP AU. RH GH eventually

Ron and Hermione finally admit their interest in each other, but Harry, in love with Hermione and burned by a failed relationship with the double-crossing Cho Chang, swells with jealousy. Rated for language, violence, and sexual implications.