Disclaimer: I do not own any of the H.P. characters. They are owned by J.K. Rowling and WB. I don't own the Backstreet Boys (though I wish I did!) or any of their songs.
** ** = Lyrics
Italics = flashback
How Did I Fall in Love with You?
A Backstreet Boys Song from their 3rd album Black and Blue put into a Song Fiction
**Remember when
We never needed each other**
"Harry! We could get in trouble! You know that's against the rules!"
**The best of friends
Like sister and brother
We understood
We'd never be alone.**
"Hermi, you know I'm just kidding. I would never do anything to jeopardize our friendship!"
**Those days are gone
Now I want you so much**
Hermione thought and thought. Tomorrow was graduation. She wanted Harry to know how she felt. But she was so nervous.
**The night is long
And I need your touch*
Hermione turned restlessly in her bed, alone.
**Don't know what to say,
Never meant to feel this way
Don't wanna be
Alone tonight**
She tried to think how she could tell him. She wished she didn't feel this odd feeling for Harry, but she did.
**What can I do to make you mine?
Falling so hard, so fast this time
What did I say, what did you do?
How did I fall in love with you?**
She wished she knew why. She had always had feelings, but she thought it was friendship-love or family-love. But now, it wasn't. How had it happened?
**I hear you voice
And I start to tremble
Brings back the child
That I resemble**
Hermione was shaking uncontrollably with sobs. She wished she could be more mature, but she couldn't; wouldn't.
**I cannot pretend
That we can still be friends
Don't wanna be
Alone tonight**
"Harry, help me," she knew he couldn't hear her. She didn't care. She laid there hugging herself.
*What can I do to make you mine?
Falling so hard, so fast this time
What did I say, what did you do?
How did I fall in love with you?**
The question "Why him? Why me?" echoed continuously in Hermione's head.
**I wanna say this right
And it has to be tonight**
The next night after graduation as everyone was about to leave Hogwarts, Hermione knew it was then or never.
"Harry!" she called.
**Just need you to know**
"I have to tell you something," she said looking into his piercing green eyes.
**I don't wanna live this lie
I don't wanna say goodbye**
"I don't want to just be your friend anymore," Hermione stumbled. "I… I don't want to miss ever seeing you again.
"What are you getting at Hermi?"
**With you I wanna spend the rest of my life**
"I know this is supposed to be the other way around, but," Hermione took Harry's hand. She pressed her fingers into his palm where a little glass heart appeared. "Harry… will you marry me?"
*What can I do to make you mine?
Falling so hard, so fast this time
Everything's changed,
We never knew
How did I fall in love with you?**
"Yes," was Harry's simple answer as a single tear rolled down his cheek. "I love you so much," he sobbed with joy looking into her eyes. They embraced, holding each other as if they would never let go.
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