Disclaimer-All I own is pretty much the plot (except for the small themes I got from other movies such as A Walk To Remember *read on*). Sorry no song this time.

A/N-Italics at the beginning was to refresh your memory with what he said the last chapter. Okay, okay!

*Is Love Enough*

"So will you tell me now?" George asked. "Why does Snape keep sticking up for you?"

"Well I suppose I'll have to, won't I?" Hermione said sweetly.

"Yes you will," he said.

"Well," she began. "It's a long story, actually."

"Well, we've got all night, don't we?"

"Yeah."

"Well then, start talking."

"Well, it all started seventeen years ago next Tuesday."

"That's your birthday."

"I know. Let me finish."

"Okay."

"Well, he had a daughter that day. And she was born with a sickness that will cause her to die early."

George just looked at her, puzzled. "What happened to her?"

"Hold on, let me finish," she said patiently.

"Well, he got really cross with God for doing this to him. This anger with God was made worse when his wife died from the same sickness that the daughter has. His daughter was only two years old. He couldn't look at his daughter for days because she resembled her mother so much. When she was three, he could no longer handle raising her and teaching at Hogwarts. He had to make a sacrifice. He chose his teaching over his daughter. He then sent her to her grandparents' house to live. There she lived until she was old enough to attend Hogwarts. At that time, she wasn't aware of who her biological father was, all she had known was living at her grandparents' place. She had no choice but to ask Professor Dumbledore who her real father was after her grandparents passed away last summer."

"Who was the girl? What did she have?" George asked, dreading hearing the answer.

"Well…she had leukemia," Hermione started. "And the girl…well George…the girl is….me."

He just looked at her. "You have…." He stuttered. "It's not possible….you're perfectly healthy….are you sure….?"

"George," she said calmly, tears in her eyes. "I'm sure it's me….and I may look healthy….but it's possible….and I've got it."

"Oh my God," he said.

She looked at him, tears in her eyes. He just looked at her. She could tell she just gave him a lot of news to take in. She awaited it. She knew it would happen. He would dump her because if she was supposed to die early anyways, what would be the use of keeping up the relationship. "Hermione….oh my God," he said quietly.

She looked down at the ground. "You can dump me now…" she said. "I can handle it."

"Why would I dump you?"

"Because I'll die anyway so what's the use. That's the way it was with my other boyfriends."

"I'd never dump you," he said quietly, sweeping a lock of her hair behind her ear. He kissed her. Then he said, "I love you too much."

She had officially started crying now. I know he's for real. I know we can last, she thought. I know we'll be together until I die, no doubt about it.

I think this is it. I have to do it now, he thought. I have it with me, I can do it.

"Hermione?" he said.

She looked up at him. He held her hands in his. "Hermione, I want to know if….well…..I want to know if you'd like to marry me."

Ooooohhhhh…..wonder what she'll say???? This was a very deep, serious chapter, the next ones will be better though. I promise. O ya….and thanks for the reviews!

*SrSk8er78*