He screamed! Hermione thought, it worked!
The light faded from the graveyard. Two bodies lay ten feet apart on the cold, wet earth. One of the bodies stirred, Hermione rushed to its side.
"Harry," she whispered.
"You did it, Hermione," he whispered back.
"What happened?" asked 'Ron, kneeling next to Hermione.
"Love saved him once…" she muttered.
"Love saved me again." Harry said.
Chapter Seven:
She said yes
Harry, Ron and Hermione all landed around the desk in Professor Dumbledore's office.
"I see you are all unharmed," said Dumbledore," Excellent work, Miss Granger".
"What--? Me?"
"The love Harry's mother had for Him saved him once, your love saved him again."
"But…you knew this would happen?" asked Hermione.
"I knew the impact of one simple word would give Harry time to say two more…"
"Avada Kedavra" whispered Hermione.
"What was the one word, sir?" asked Ron.
"Yes'" said Dumbledore, looking at Hermione with a twinkle in hi eye, "She said Yes" he whispered.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione could be found in the common room in the early hours of the next morning. Ron asleep in one chair, Harry and Hermione in another.
"Harry, Hermione, Ron", a voice called.
"Ginny?"
Ginny looked at Harry and Hermione with interest. "Were there no other chairs available when you fell asleep, or are you sharing one by choice?" she grinned.
"By choice" they murmured together.
Ginny looked at Hermione, "Tell me EVERYTHING!"
"Well, Harry and I…we…Er-"
"You two are DATING?" Ginny squealed. "Ahhhhhh! Ok, what happened? Why were you gone? When did you get back? Is Voldemort gone? Ron why are you laughing?" she said very quickly.
"Its just…Ginny, Slow Down!" Ron laughed.
"Well, I'm so sorry…it's not my fault everyone left me out!"
"We didn't leave you out Ginny, we just…had to hurry. There was no time!" Hermione said.
"Ok then, now you can explain everything to me." Ginny demanded.
"OK, Ginny. Which question would you like answered first?" Harry grinned.
" I'll handle this." said Hermione, "Um, yes, we are dating, we fought Voldemort, WE were gone because we had to go back to the graveyard where Harry fought him last year, We got back sometime last night…or maybe it was this morning, Voldemort is gone, yes, because Harry killed him." She answered each of Ginny's questions just as quickly as they had been asked.
Harry and Ron stared at Hermione. Ron's mouth was hanging open. He was apparently finding it very hard to speak. After a few failed attempts he finally squeaked out, "Hermione, how on earth did you manage to talk that FAST? I couldn't even understand what Ginny had asked!"
"Um, I guess, it must just be a girl thing, because I understood he perfectly." Hermione answered.
"Hermione, you were wrong" Harry said, " I would have never been able to kill him if it hadn't been for you, I wouldn't even be here. Don't give me all the credit!"
"What?" Ginny looked between the three of them her expression growing more annoyed by the minute.
" Harry was saved by his mother-" Ron started.
"Yes, yes I know!" Ginny exclaimed!
"Would you listen?" He smiled," He was saved by his mother's love for him. She died to save him. Well, tonight Hermione's love saved him. Voldemort asked right before he tried to kill Harry if she loved him, and she said yes. That put a sort of shield around him, I guess, because then he killed Voldemort when the curse backfired." Ron finished uncertainly. "Er…right?" He looked at Hermione.
"Right…sort of." Hermione said.
"So, Hermione…" Ginny was grinning uncontrollably, "You love him, huh?"
"GINNY!" Hermione screamed. She leaped of the chair and chased Ginny around the common room and up to their dormitory. They were of them laughing hysterically.
"I reckon she's a bit ashamed of you, mate." Ron laughed. Harry gave him one look, and then lunged for him, they also ran around the common room and towards the steps to the girl's dormitories, but the steps melted together and Harry and Ron slid down.
"Damn rules" Ron grinned," I wonder why they don't trust you, mate?"
"ME?" Harry yelled, but he was smiling as well.
" Did you two try to sneak up here again?" Hermione called down the stairs with her usual scolding tone.
" No, Hermione we just decided we'd like a nice slide down them that's all" Ron said sarcastically.
Hermione slid down the stairs and on top of them, followed by Ginny. Hermione landed right on Harry. Both of them looked a little shocked and blushed furiously. Their blushing increased when Ginny and Ron started laughing.
"Well, I guess everything's back to normal." Harry said.
" No, It'll never be the same" Hermione answered.
" Why is that-?" but before Ron could finish Hermione had leaned down and kissed Harry softly on the lips.
" Oh, right, that" Ron was now giggling just as hard as Ginny. People were starting to come down the stairs. As the Gryffindors filed into the common room, all giving Harry and Hermione curious glances, Lights flickered from behind the crowd.
"COLIN!" they both yelled exasperatedly.
"Go, Harry!" Dean Thomas yelled.
"Didn't know you had it in ya, mate!" said Seamus.
"Had what in him, exactly?" Hermione asked annoyed.
"Uh, well-"
"That's what I thought, " she said and Parvati and Lavender giggled in the background.
"Ok, maybe not back to normal…" Harry grinned, "But better."