EPILOGUE - DON'T TELL HARRY

~~~~~ **Disclaimer - No, I do not own anything J.K. Rowling has created, and all I wish to do is share my reoccurring dreams with all the other Harry Potter fans out there**

Okay, okay, I wanted to leave the story at that.. But I couldn't. So I'm adding an epilogue, just to connect this scene in scene directly to the book, so you can see where it will fit.

Diamond Girl - Oh, don't worry, there shall be more. I have an idea for a short story a book for books 2-5.

~Ali~ - OMG, Ron and Hermione So want each other. Who wouldn't be convinced after the 4th book?!?

Laurel - thanks!

Arwen - Thanks! I always wondered what Ron and Hermione got up to when Harry wasn't around. So I came up with my own ideas. I mean, its not as if something will happen in future books that can prove me wrong really, cause I've set it up so there is no change really. Something happens, the lie through bared teeth about it. It's great. Lol. Yeah, there is another story for every book. Some will be short, cause the space I am working with is relatively short, but I hope people like them. ^_^

On with the epilogue!

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"Hermione, wait!!" Ron yelled to Hermione as she marched down the hill, bags in hand. Ron picked up his bags and stumbled down the hill. "Where are you going? Hogwarts is the other way!!"

"I know." Hermione said, still marching in towards Hogsmeade again. "We forgot to pick up some stuff for Harry. We promised we would pick up some candy for him. Remember?" Hermione's voice was almost as cold as the wind.

Ron stopped for a moment, obviously stunned by the cruelty in Hermione's voice. "Hermione, wait up." He said sincerely to her. Hermione stopped and turned around to see Ron. He ran up towards her, but stopped when he was a meter away. Keeping his distance, he said quietly, "I'm sorry. I should have thought more on the hill. You're right. We can't. It wouldn't work. Please don't let things get awkward between us. It would kill me if we couldn't be friends any more." Ron looked into Hermione's eyes with the 'puppy dog eyes' look he had perfected on his mother. The look seemed to crack Hermione as well, as her grim face suddenly broke out into a warm smile.

"Ron, I could never imagine not being your friend." Hermione said with the warm smile she was commonly seen with. "But, seriously. Nobody can know what happened up at the Shrieking Shack. We have to forget ourselves. Nobody can know." Hermione's tone went serious once again.

"Alright, I know. I don't think I could handle life being any screwier as it is now." Ron said in a depressed tone. His face looked almost confused and depressed, all at the same time. "And I won't tell anyone. Not a soul. Not Harry. God, not even Scabbers."

"Not like Scabbers could tell anyone if he wanted." Hermione said with a laugh and a smile. She began to walk towards Honeydukes down the street.

Ron ran to catch up to Hermione. "Of course he couldn't. Not with that damn cat of yours out to kill him at every chance." Hermione gave him a friendly shove and a laugh as the walked down the street and met up with the rest of the Hogwarts students.

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Honeydukes was packed with Hogwarts students. Hermione and Ron literally had to squeeze themselves through the students to try and get to a counter covered with sweets of all sorts of odd candies. Ron looked up at the sign above and read aloud. "Unusual Tastes. do you think Harry will like any of these?"

"Of course he will." Hermione said, matter-of-factly. "Harry is.. Well, Harry! He'll eat almost any flavour of Every Flavour Beans and not be worried. I suspect there should be something here."

"Alright then.." Ron said with a shrug, and began to look through the piles of candy. "Hrm.. What about these?" He asked hopefully, pointing to a pile of Rotten Rockets."

"How about no." Hermione replied, looking disgusted. "Those are for zombies! Can't you read the labels?"

"I guess not..." Ron said with a shrug. He then examined a tray of blood- flavoured lollypops.

"Urgh, no, Harry won't want one of those, they're for vampires, I expect." Hermione said, before Ron could even ask.

"How about these?" said Ron, shoving a jar of Cockroach Clusters under Hermione's nose.

"Definitely not," a familiar voice said over their shoulder. Hermione and Ron looked over to see Harry peering over their shoulder.

Ron nearly dropped the jar.

"Harry!" Squealed Hermione. "What are you doing here? How - How did you-?"

"Wow!" said Ron, looking very impressed. "You've learned to apparate!"

"Course I haven't," said Harry. He dropped his voice so that none of the sixth-years could hear him and told them all about the Marauders Map.

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*sobs* I can't believe I finally finished "Don't Tell Harry". But if any of you are actually fans and want to read more, don't worry! I have ideas for a story for Chamber of Secrets, Goblet of Fire, AND Order of the Phoenix. I mean, come on, Harry's not ALWAYS around his two best friends. Oh, and if you can think of any long periods of time where Harry is away from Ron and Hermione, and there is a chance they could be together and have something significant happen between them, please add it in a review. I love reviews. I would love more reviews. So tell your friends, co-workers, school mates. hell, tell the bum on the corner that has internet access! I hope you've enjoyed the story!

~Becca