Epilogue
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except the story.
They were walking across the ground towards their Care of Magical Creatures class hand in hand. Students buzzed around them as Draco and Hermione walked, ignoring whatever whispers that followed them.
They arrived in class. Draco and Hermione settled themselves on the grass as they waited for Hagrid to arrive. Hermione was resting her back on Draco's chest and her head on his shoulder, while Draco had his arms around her.
Ron, meanwhile, was slowly starting an argument with Harry. "I can't believe you just let her go, Harry," he said. "You didn't even fight for her." Harry only sighed and didn't say anything. He was used to Ron's bantering all the time.
"Harry," Ron continued, "why?"
Harry sighed irritably at him. "What do you mean why?"
"Why did you let Malfoy get her?"
Harry looked over to where Hermione and Draco were and sighed. They used to be like that, sweet, fun and loving.
** "I believe your ex-boyfriend is staring at us," Draco told Hermione softly.
"Draco," Hermione said warningly.
"I'm not kidding," he said. "You should look. I think Potter is trying to catch your eye."
Hermione looked up and, indeed, Harry was looking at them. He held her gaze and for the first time, since they broke up, Hermione didn't look away. Harry smiled slightly at her and nodded. She smiled back at him, joy filling her heart and tears filling her eyes, a realization forming between both of them.
He had let her go.
** "Harry!" Ron said crossly. "You didn't answer my question."
Harry turned to him and waited expectantly for him to repeat his question.
"Why did you let Malfoy get her?" Ron repeated.
He looked at him and then turned to face Hermione and Draco. "Look at her, Ron," he said, gesturing towards them. Ron looked blankly at him. Harry looked at Hermione and Draco again.
"She's happy," Harry said. "And there's nothing more than that that I could ever ask for."
The End
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except the story.
They were walking across the ground towards their Care of Magical Creatures class hand in hand. Students buzzed around them as Draco and Hermione walked, ignoring whatever whispers that followed them.
They arrived in class. Draco and Hermione settled themselves on the grass as they waited for Hagrid to arrive. Hermione was resting her back on Draco's chest and her head on his shoulder, while Draco had his arms around her.
Ron, meanwhile, was slowly starting an argument with Harry. "I can't believe you just let her go, Harry," he said. "You didn't even fight for her." Harry only sighed and didn't say anything. He was used to Ron's bantering all the time.
"Harry," Ron continued, "why?"
Harry sighed irritably at him. "What do you mean why?"
"Why did you let Malfoy get her?"
Harry looked over to where Hermione and Draco were and sighed. They used to be like that, sweet, fun and loving.
** "I believe your ex-boyfriend is staring at us," Draco told Hermione softly.
"Draco," Hermione said warningly.
"I'm not kidding," he said. "You should look. I think Potter is trying to catch your eye."
Hermione looked up and, indeed, Harry was looking at them. He held her gaze and for the first time, since they broke up, Hermione didn't look away. Harry smiled slightly at her and nodded. She smiled back at him, joy filling her heart and tears filling her eyes, a realization forming between both of them.
He had let her go.
** "Harry!" Ron said crossly. "You didn't answer my question."
Harry turned to him and waited expectantly for him to repeat his question.
"Why did you let Malfoy get her?" Ron repeated.
He looked at him and then turned to face Hermione and Draco. "Look at her, Ron," he said, gesturing towards them. Ron looked blankly at him. Harry looked at Hermione and Draco again.
"She's happy," Harry said. "And there's nothing more than that that I could ever ask for."
The End