Being confined to a bed for a week has been no easy task but I will admit
it has done me a world of good. Thankfully Hermione and Ron have kept me
sane. Dumbledore and some other Order members have been up and they
explained how it all ended.
"Harry I know you have many questions but I shall tell you what I think happened in the end. Do you remember when I told you about your parents and how they protected you?" Dumbledore asked.
I nodded my head and he continued, "Well Harry your mother sacrificed her life to save you. Her love formed a barrier in your very skin. I know you know this but that is exactly what happened again. Your love for Hermione kept her safe just like your mother's kept you."
***
Today was day seven; the day that I finally get to leave the infirmary. As morning broke and the sun came out, I changed from the hospital attire and into some normal cloths. I was putting on a shirt when I noticed the stab wound. I knew it was not going to go away. It was a sign of the last battle. Slipping my shirt on at last I walk over to Madam Pofrey's quarters. She is still asleep so I walk out of the Hospital Wing. Walking is not as easy as it use to be. I find that I have a slight limp but I do not think it will be with me for long. I walk down the eerily quiet corridors and make my way down the ever-changing staircases to the Entrance Hall. Seeing the sun shinning brightly threw the ancient stain glass windows I decide to go outside.
I walk about the grounds and find myself glancing at the lake. I watch as the giant squid emerges from the icy water and returns to his watery home. Getting closer to waters' edge I see the outline of a person standing on the banks of the icy water. Her long, chestnut brown hair blows in the wind and reveals her perfect face. Watching as she stairs out into the horizon I see tears fall from her eyes. Her face breaks out into a smile and she gently wipes them away, still oblivious to the fact that I am right behind her. I walk slowly towards her but she hears the movement of the grass beneath my feat and turns to me. We stayed there as if time had stopped. The wind blew strongly as if to urge us to move. I took the incentive and came closer to her. Her eyes did not leave mine as the distance lessened and eventually disappeared. My arms wrapped around her as hers did the same to me. Her head found its place on my shoulder and I leaned my head to hers. We stood there in our embrace for a few minutes before she lifted her head and kissed me on my cheek.
Finding our way to the stone bench we sat and watched as the sky turned from golden yellow to blue. When the sun had found its place in the sky I asked her, "Mione why were you crying before?"
She smiled and looked at me, "I was crying Harry, because I have never been so happy in my life."
I take her hand and kiss it. I then look from her eyes down at my feet. "What's wrong Harry?"
I take it a breath and let it out before I face her. "When you told me that you loved me did you mean it? .Or did you just say it because you thought I was going to die?" I ask as delicately as I can but she is hurt by the question.
Chocking back tears she asks, "Is that what you think it was Harry?"
"No! Hermione I-I felt complete when you told me that. I'm sorry." I said wrapping my arms around her once more.
She sniffles and looks up at me. "Harry I meant it when I said that I loved you and I know that it will always be true."
I know I have never been happier in my life. I smile the biggest smile I could ever make, "I love you Hermione."
She smiles that perfect smile. "I love you too Harry," she says before I kiss her.
***
Who knew that the last days of war could be the beginning of eternal happiness?
"Harry I know you have many questions but I shall tell you what I think happened in the end. Do you remember when I told you about your parents and how they protected you?" Dumbledore asked.
I nodded my head and he continued, "Well Harry your mother sacrificed her life to save you. Her love formed a barrier in your very skin. I know you know this but that is exactly what happened again. Your love for Hermione kept her safe just like your mother's kept you."
***
Today was day seven; the day that I finally get to leave the infirmary. As morning broke and the sun came out, I changed from the hospital attire and into some normal cloths. I was putting on a shirt when I noticed the stab wound. I knew it was not going to go away. It was a sign of the last battle. Slipping my shirt on at last I walk over to Madam Pofrey's quarters. She is still asleep so I walk out of the Hospital Wing. Walking is not as easy as it use to be. I find that I have a slight limp but I do not think it will be with me for long. I walk down the eerily quiet corridors and make my way down the ever-changing staircases to the Entrance Hall. Seeing the sun shinning brightly threw the ancient stain glass windows I decide to go outside.
I walk about the grounds and find myself glancing at the lake. I watch as the giant squid emerges from the icy water and returns to his watery home. Getting closer to waters' edge I see the outline of a person standing on the banks of the icy water. Her long, chestnut brown hair blows in the wind and reveals her perfect face. Watching as she stairs out into the horizon I see tears fall from her eyes. Her face breaks out into a smile and she gently wipes them away, still oblivious to the fact that I am right behind her. I walk slowly towards her but she hears the movement of the grass beneath my feat and turns to me. We stayed there as if time had stopped. The wind blew strongly as if to urge us to move. I took the incentive and came closer to her. Her eyes did not leave mine as the distance lessened and eventually disappeared. My arms wrapped around her as hers did the same to me. Her head found its place on my shoulder and I leaned my head to hers. We stood there in our embrace for a few minutes before she lifted her head and kissed me on my cheek.
Finding our way to the stone bench we sat and watched as the sky turned from golden yellow to blue. When the sun had found its place in the sky I asked her, "Mione why were you crying before?"
She smiled and looked at me, "I was crying Harry, because I have never been so happy in my life."
I take her hand and kiss it. I then look from her eyes down at my feet. "What's wrong Harry?"
I take it a breath and let it out before I face her. "When you told me that you loved me did you mean it? .Or did you just say it because you thought I was going to die?" I ask as delicately as I can but she is hurt by the question.
Chocking back tears she asks, "Is that what you think it was Harry?"
"No! Hermione I-I felt complete when you told me that. I'm sorry." I said wrapping my arms around her once more.
She sniffles and looks up at me. "Harry I meant it when I said that I loved you and I know that it will always be true."
I know I have never been happier in my life. I smile the biggest smile I could ever make, "I love you Hermione."
She smiles that perfect smile. "I love you too Harry," she says before I kiss her.
***
Who knew that the last days of war could be the beginning of eternal happiness?
