Chapter Three: Graduation Part Two
Breaking apart from their passionate, kiss Hermione said, "I love you so much, Harry!"
"I love you too, Mione!" They sat down on the grass and looked out onto the sunset. Harry took a deep breath and looked towards Hermione again, who was admiring her engagement ring. "Mione", he whispered, and she turned to him. "Mione, ...Mione I.I."
"Harry, what is it?"
"I've sighed up with the flyers."
"WHAT!? YOU DID WHAT?! Harry, how could you do this?!", she said, breaking down to tears.
"Mione, you know I'll be fine, and when I come back, we won't have to live in fear anymore."
"But, Har, what if.."
"That's not going to happen." Harry then brought her close to him in a hug.
"I can't live without you, Harry," she said into Harry's chest.
"You won't have to. I'll always be with you," he said as he placed his hand over her heart. Hermione smiled, tightening her grip on Harry.
"How long will you be gone for? A few weeks, maybe."
"When do you leave?"
"Tomorrow", he said, looking at the ground.
"TOMORROW! Harry!" She cried.
"I'm sorry, Herm, but the sooner I ship out, the faster we can be together." She smiled as best she could and rested her head upon Harry's chest.
"Wanna go back now?", Harry asked after some time.
"Ya, let's go", she said, getting up from the ground.
"Hey, Har"
"Ya, Mione" [lacing their fingers together]
"Are we gonna tell anyone about this?", she asked, holding up her left hand.
"Do you want to?"
"Let's see if anyone notices," she said with a sly grin.
"Ya, that sounds fun," Harry said, giving her a kiss on her forehead.
"Mrs. Hermione Potter," she whispered to herself as she fiddled with her ring.
"I like the sound of that, he whispered in her ear."
They both smiled and opened up the doors that lead back inside. They walked into the Great Hall and went back to their table. Ron and Lav were at the family tables, talking. So Harry and Hermione sat down and began to talk: "Harry, where did you get this gorgeous ring?"
"Well, it's the Potter engagement ring and it's about 200 years old."
"Wow!"
"The legend is that the Potter who made this also enchanted it to engrave the names of the lovers only if it is true love."
"Harry, what happens if it's not true love?"
"Legend says the diamond turns black."
"That's incredible," she said, looking at it once again. As she finished, Ron and Lav walked back over.
"So, where did you guys go?", asked Ron.
"For a little walk," said Harry.
"Herm, why are you so happy?", asked Lav.
"Am I?", she said as she pretended not to notice. Hermione then pushed a strand of lose hair behind her ear.
"Hermione, where did you.... Oh My God!" said Lav.
Hermione went into a wide grin.
"Come over here," Lav commanded.
"What's bloody happened?", asked Ron.
Ron looked at Harry,who had his million-dollar smile on, and it hit him like a ton of bricks. He just smiled and gave Harry a hug, because, for once in his life, he was speechless. After a few minutes of this sinking in to them, Lav said: "Hermione, you better go tell your parents, and you [pointing at Harry] better tell Sirius and Lee. [Lee was Sirius' wife. I know I said Sirius is dead but he's alive here.]
"We will", Hermione said in a relaxed tone.
Another slow song came on and Harry and Hermione went to dance. As they twirled, the adults looked at the happy couple and smiled. Hermione and Harry turned and swayed to the beat of the music. On a twirl, Hermione's ring gave off a sparkle, grabbing the attention of the women, and they knew. [Lee, Molly, and Judy that is Hermione's mom.] They smiled at each other, all coming to the same conclusion. They told their husbands the great news and everyone was overjoyed. As the song ended, Hermione noticed her mother calling them over.
"Do you think they know?" whispered Hermione into Harry's ear.
"Maybe," he whispered back.
They walked over to the table and sat down. [Harry sat on a chair, while Hermione sat on her father's lap.] Hermione rested her head on her father's shoulder. Her mother picked up her left hand and smiled. Michael [Hermione's father] whispered congratulations and gave his daughter a kiss on her forehead. Harry and Hermione smiled, and happily received the adults' congratulations. Hermione talked with the women about the ring and Harry talked with the men. No one could believe that the 11-year-old children they raised were finally growing up.
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Breaking apart from their passionate, kiss Hermione said, "I love you so much, Harry!"
"I love you too, Mione!" They sat down on the grass and looked out onto the sunset. Harry took a deep breath and looked towards Hermione again, who was admiring her engagement ring. "Mione", he whispered, and she turned to him. "Mione, ...Mione I.I."
"Harry, what is it?"
"I've sighed up with the flyers."
"WHAT!? YOU DID WHAT?! Harry, how could you do this?!", she said, breaking down to tears.
"Mione, you know I'll be fine, and when I come back, we won't have to live in fear anymore."
"But, Har, what if.."
"That's not going to happen." Harry then brought her close to him in a hug.
"I can't live without you, Harry," she said into Harry's chest.
"You won't have to. I'll always be with you," he said as he placed his hand over her heart. Hermione smiled, tightening her grip on Harry.
"How long will you be gone for? A few weeks, maybe."
"When do you leave?"
"Tomorrow", he said, looking at the ground.
"TOMORROW! Harry!" She cried.
"I'm sorry, Herm, but the sooner I ship out, the faster we can be together." She smiled as best she could and rested her head upon Harry's chest.
"Wanna go back now?", Harry asked after some time.
"Ya, let's go", she said, getting up from the ground.
"Hey, Har"
"Ya, Mione" [lacing their fingers together]
"Are we gonna tell anyone about this?", she asked, holding up her left hand.
"Do you want to?"
"Let's see if anyone notices," she said with a sly grin.
"Ya, that sounds fun," Harry said, giving her a kiss on her forehead.
"Mrs. Hermione Potter," she whispered to herself as she fiddled with her ring.
"I like the sound of that, he whispered in her ear."
They both smiled and opened up the doors that lead back inside. They walked into the Great Hall and went back to their table. Ron and Lav were at the family tables, talking. So Harry and Hermione sat down and began to talk: "Harry, where did you get this gorgeous ring?"
"Well, it's the Potter engagement ring and it's about 200 years old."
"Wow!"
"The legend is that the Potter who made this also enchanted it to engrave the names of the lovers only if it is true love."
"Harry, what happens if it's not true love?"
"Legend says the diamond turns black."
"That's incredible," she said, looking at it once again. As she finished, Ron and Lav walked back over.
"So, where did you guys go?", asked Ron.
"For a little walk," said Harry.
"Herm, why are you so happy?", asked Lav.
"Am I?", she said as she pretended not to notice. Hermione then pushed a strand of lose hair behind her ear.
"Hermione, where did you.... Oh My God!" said Lav.
Hermione went into a wide grin.
"Come over here," Lav commanded.
"What's bloody happened?", asked Ron.
Ron looked at Harry,who had his million-dollar smile on, and it hit him like a ton of bricks. He just smiled and gave Harry a hug, because, for once in his life, he was speechless. After a few minutes of this sinking in to them, Lav said: "Hermione, you better go tell your parents, and you [pointing at Harry] better tell Sirius and Lee. [Lee was Sirius' wife. I know I said Sirius is dead but he's alive here.]
"We will", Hermione said in a relaxed tone.
Another slow song came on and Harry and Hermione went to dance. As they twirled, the adults looked at the happy couple and smiled. Hermione and Harry turned and swayed to the beat of the music. On a twirl, Hermione's ring gave off a sparkle, grabbing the attention of the women, and they knew. [Lee, Molly, and Judy that is Hermione's mom.] They smiled at each other, all coming to the same conclusion. They told their husbands the great news and everyone was overjoyed. As the song ended, Hermione noticed her mother calling them over.
"Do you think they know?" whispered Hermione into Harry's ear.
"Maybe," he whispered back.
They walked over to the table and sat down. [Harry sat on a chair, while Hermione sat on her father's lap.] Hermione rested her head on her father's shoulder. Her mother picked up her left hand and smiled. Michael [Hermione's father] whispered congratulations and gave his daughter a kiss on her forehead. Harry and Hermione smiled, and happily received the adults' congratulations. Hermione talked with the women about the ring and Harry talked with the men. No one could believe that the 11-year-old children they raised were finally growing up.
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