Forever
Spells flew back and forth as Hermione looked on in horror. Harry and Voldemort sent spells at each other, seeming fairly evenly matched. Back and forth they moved, sending wave after wave of spells. Hermione desperately hoped that Harry won, but she did not see how. After all, Voldemort was impossible to kill, or so all the evidence said. Not even the killing curse would kill him. What could Harry possibly do? However, Harry was obviously not willing to give up. He kept trying.
Suddenly, a spell hit him. He stumbled and fell, spurting blood. Hermione shrieked and ran to him, heedless of the danger. Thankfully, Voldemort had apperated away as soon as he was certain that Harry would die. Falling down at Harry's side, she held his chest, attempting to stop the flow of blood. She was not having much success. Staring down at her green-eyed friend, she was terrified. She could not lose him. He was her everything. They had been together through everything. They could not be separated now. It just could not happen.
"Hermione..." he stuttered, obviously in pain.
"Harry, don't talk," she whispered. "Oh Harry, how can this happen. How can you die now? I can't lose you. You mean everything to me. Even I don't know how much. We belong together. I can't imagine living without you. Harry, um, I, um, I love you."
"Hermione," he replied, a smile breaking out across his face, "I love you too... I can't believe that...I am only...willing to...admit...it...now."
"I know. I am so sorry. I should have said something earlier. I just was not willing to admit that I had fallen for my best friend. I did not want to lose what we had, nor did I want to hurt Ron."
"I...know. I...felt...the...same...way," Harry said before collapsing into a fit of coughs.
"Hush, Harry. I am here now. You are not going to die. We are going to live together for a long time. I need you, Harry. The wizarding world needs you. Voldemort has to lose. Don't even think about quitting on me now. Harry...Harry!"
"Hermione, don't. We both know that it's over. Besides, Voldemort already lost. As soon as he killed me, he doomed himself to death. Dumbledore and I found an old spell that would strengthen the connection between us enough so that if I should die, he would. I was only to invoke the incantation when I was about to die. I have already done so. It is over."
"Of course! Dumbledore, as usual, is brilliant. I found that spell as well, but I never thought of using it. Harry! It doesn't matter. You are not going to die. Harry, I need you. Don't leave me, please."
"Hermione, I will always be there. True love is forever. Whatever happens, we will be together again. Until then, I will be right there with you. I promise. Its forever, Hermione. Forever..."
With that, Harry's eyes closed and his breathing stopped. Hermione gazed down at her love, tears streaming down her cheeks. Laying her head on his chest, heedless of the blood covering her, she wept.
"Yes, Harry, we will be together forever. I will never forget you, my love. Our love is forever. Forever, my love."
Spells flew back and forth as Hermione looked on in horror. Harry and Voldemort sent spells at each other, seeming fairly evenly matched. Back and forth they moved, sending wave after wave of spells. Hermione desperately hoped that Harry won, but she did not see how. After all, Voldemort was impossible to kill, or so all the evidence said. Not even the killing curse would kill him. What could Harry possibly do? However, Harry was obviously not willing to give up. He kept trying.
Suddenly, a spell hit him. He stumbled and fell, spurting blood. Hermione shrieked and ran to him, heedless of the danger. Thankfully, Voldemort had apperated away as soon as he was certain that Harry would die. Falling down at Harry's side, she held his chest, attempting to stop the flow of blood. She was not having much success. Staring down at her green-eyed friend, she was terrified. She could not lose him. He was her everything. They had been together through everything. They could not be separated now. It just could not happen.
"Hermione..." he stuttered, obviously in pain.
"Harry, don't talk," she whispered. "Oh Harry, how can this happen. How can you die now? I can't lose you. You mean everything to me. Even I don't know how much. We belong together. I can't imagine living without you. Harry, um, I, um, I love you."
"Hermione," he replied, a smile breaking out across his face, "I love you too... I can't believe that...I am only...willing to...admit...it...now."
"I know. I am so sorry. I should have said something earlier. I just was not willing to admit that I had fallen for my best friend. I did not want to lose what we had, nor did I want to hurt Ron."
"I...know. I...felt...the...same...way," Harry said before collapsing into a fit of coughs.
"Hush, Harry. I am here now. You are not going to die. We are going to live together for a long time. I need you, Harry. The wizarding world needs you. Voldemort has to lose. Don't even think about quitting on me now. Harry...Harry!"
"Hermione, don't. We both know that it's over. Besides, Voldemort already lost. As soon as he killed me, he doomed himself to death. Dumbledore and I found an old spell that would strengthen the connection between us enough so that if I should die, he would. I was only to invoke the incantation when I was about to die. I have already done so. It is over."
"Of course! Dumbledore, as usual, is brilliant. I found that spell as well, but I never thought of using it. Harry! It doesn't matter. You are not going to die. Harry, I need you. Don't leave me, please."
"Hermione, I will always be there. True love is forever. Whatever happens, we will be together again. Until then, I will be right there with you. I promise. Its forever, Hermione. Forever..."
With that, Harry's eyes closed and his breathing stopped. Hermione gazed down at her love, tears streaming down her cheeks. Laying her head on his chest, heedless of the blood covering her, she wept.
"Yes, Harry, we will be together forever. I will never forget you, my love. Our love is forever. Forever, my love."