AN hay guys I'm trying to get something interesting happening but u know what it's like! Sorry about the delay but we had out school athletics and I was too tired to write. Thanks for the reviews guys its so cool to get some!!

Alright on with the story!

"Er…"came Hermione's voice who was blushing madly harry could see that her brain was working hard to try and make sense of the situation. "Sorry" she said in a rather small and not-Hermione-like voice.

"Whatever are you sorry for" Dumbledore smiled with amusement at the two blushing teens.

"Um" harry didn't know what to say. He knew he should be helping Hermione somehow but he didn't know what to say.

" I really should get going I have to get ready, the full moon is in 1 week"

"Okay Remus, thank-you for your assistance in getting harry here" Dumbledore replied cheerfully.

"That's okay. See ya harry, Hermione, Minerva."

"Good-bye professor Lupin." harry heard himself say while McGonagall and Hermione nodded their heads. Harry mentally thanked him for getting him and Hermione out of that er…situation.

A few hours later Hermione was showing harry around the part of the house she had already seen. Showing him where their rooms, kitchen and bathroom were. Professor Mcgonagall's room was next to Hermione's whose in turn was right next door to Harry's.

"Harry?"

"Yea Hermione"

"Did you mean all that stuff you said downstairs?"

"Hermione I love you more than anything. I just didn't know it. Honestly…I think I've been in love with you since the moment we met."

"Harry that's what I thought about you. I always thought you couldn't like me like that and so settled with being friends. But then when I saw a side of you during that time in first year, when we were searching for the philosophers stone, I saw how loyal you were, how much you put other's before yourself. Then in 2nd year I when Malfoy insulted me by calling me a mudblood, I know it was Ron who cursed – well tried to curse – Malfoy but I could see the anger in your eyes you didn't even need to know the meaning in a word to stick up for me. Then I got petrified. I couldn't move or even think really. But I could feel your presence in the room. I knew it was you, the feeling of your presence compared to professor Mcgonagall's was differe-"

"Hermione you don't need to tell me this"

"But harry I feel that I do so please let me explain" she pleaded

"Okay Hermione go ahead"

"I could feel your presence, I could tell when you were touching me when you were holding my hand. I could tell because it sent shivers down my spine. In our 3rd year I was so scared that you were going to get taken away from me. When I saw you fall from your broom…you have no idea what I went through. Professor McGonagall had to take me to her office to calm down. They gave me this potion to calm my nerves. I was talking to professor McGonagall when I realised it. I loved you. She could see it to, I know she could, she could read me like a book she'd always read. When we were on the hippogriff I wasn't going to hold onto you, I was too nervous, but you assured me we would be fine, you thought I was nervous about going in the air. I'm glad I held onto you I was so scared when we got into the air, I must have hurt you I was holding on so tight. But I got to smell your hair and your scent. I know it's crazy I was only 13. We went home that summer and the only thing I talked about to my parents was you harry. My mum sat me down and asked of my intentions towards you. I told her we were just friends, but she saw through it, she knew that I liked you as more than a friend. So we began our fourth year, I had promised myself that I would tell you this year but I realized you needed a friend, especially when Ron wasn't there, so I held my secret. When your name came out of the Goblet I knew you hadn't done it. I knew you respected Dumbledore too much for that. Ron didn't believe me. I was so fed up of sitting in the Great hall waiting for you and listening to Ron going on about how you obviously didn't trust him because otherwise you would have told him how to get his name in there, so I grabbed a stack of toast for you and we set off around the lake. When the Yule ball arrived I really wanted you to ask me, but you didn't you kept trying to ask Cho. I was so jealous I spent all my time in the library. That's when Victor asked me. I figured if you weren't going to ask me then there was no harm in going with someone else. I got dressed but as I was getting dressed I thought about you. I wasn't getting dressed up for victor it was all for you. I was trying to get you to notice me.

"Well you definitely succeeded then. You were beautiful that night Hermione. You were the star of the ball."

Hermione blushed,"Thank-you Harry. Anyway, there were articles and rumors flying around everywhere. Then I heard about the conversation you had with Victor. I couldn't blame Krum for asking it must have been weird me always talking about you. Finally it was the day of the 3rd task I was going to be able to stop worrying about you getting hurt but no I was wrong. I could see you and Cedric talking about whom was going to take the cup. Dumbledore had a screen up so everyone could see you two right at the end, there were also some things like microphones so that everyone could hear what was being said. I was so proud of you getting to the end then suggesting you both take it. Then as we saw you lifting the cup all of hogwarts was cheering, it was deafening. I saw you disappear, and immediately ran down to where Dumbledore and McGonagall were standing I could tell that something was wrong when you disappeared. Mcgonagall turned around when she heard me coming, she was worried, I could tell. I spent many hours talking to her about different things and could tell when something was wrong. She led me to the side of the maze where no one would be able to hear us. She told me that that wasn't supposed to happen and she knew I would be worrying that's why she was just about to come looking for me. I was so scared harry, you had gone and no one knew where you had gone"

Hermione stopped briefly here harry thought she might be about to cry, talking about this obviously brought back memories. Harry moved and put his arm around her as Hermione continued.

"I sat there with Ron and the Weasley's and professors McGonagall and Dumbledore filled them in about what wasn't supposed to happen. You were gone for ages Harry, they had to give me the same potion as 3rd year." Hermione sniffed at this point and harry only hugged her tighter

"Hermione it's fine that's all over with now, I'm back and fine."

"Harry you have to let me finish, I need to tell you this. I need you to see how much I cared for you."

"Okay sorry I'll try not to interrupt"

"Thank-you. Harry the whole school sat there waiting for you to come back I hadn't seen so many pale faces at once. Then all of a sudden you appeared clinging to Cedric for dear life. You lay there motionless. There were people running from the stands to get to you and Diggory. Then I heard everyone saying that he was…was…d-dead. I couldn't find out how you were, if you had…had…g-gone as well."

Hermione sat there sobbing into Harry's shoulder while he whispered comforting things in her ear.

"After about an hour when people were starting to calm down I saw professor McGonagall in the crowds. I ran over to her and asked about you. I could see it in her eyes, she was scared harry. She told me that you were okay and that I should try and get some sleep tonight. I asked if I could see you and she said that she didn't know but I could follow her if I wanted to. She said that you were still with professor Dumbledore. But she took me to the hospital wing and they gave me another dosage of the calming potion. Professor McGonagall had to leave to watch over someone but she would be back later. When I saw you come into the hospital wing with Dumbledore and Sirius, I knew you weren't okay I saw how exhausted you were, I wanted to take all the pain away from you harry. Lift it from your shoulders."

Hermione had started to talk normally again, harry couldn't help but notice how much professor McGonagall had helped her.

"I could hear McGonagall coming down the corridor with fudge I looked over at you and you weren't awake yet. I had never seen her so angry then I heard you speak, oh my god harry, you gave me such a fright. I must have jumped a mile in the air."

"Yea I saw you it was funny," said harry with a grin

"Might have been for you but it wasn't for me. So anyway that was the year I kissed you at the train station. You looked so shocked afterwards, the look on your face was priceless, not to mention the Weasleys'. That summer I got a visit from Dumbledore he said that I should come to Grimmauld Place with him. Of course I did I thought you would be there. But I had to wait a week to see you. When you arrived I was so happy, but then I realized how uptight and…sad you were. Those dementors must have been scary I thought. I sat hoping you would open up to me, I tried to let you know that you could, but before I knew it, it was time to go back to Hogwarts. That Umbridge woman was fowl. I almost went to tell someone about your hand but you were so angry at that time I couldn't, I couldn't bear to lose you. During the Christmas break I got an owl from Dumbledore that just said that you had locked yourself up and he thought that I was the only one to get you out of there. So I marched up to your room and well you know the rest of that tale."

"Thank-you for that Hermione he was right you were the only one to get me down,"

"Then along came Cho Chang. I didn't mean to be a factor that broke you to up but I realized that she wasn't the one for you. I couldn't lose you I needed to tell you as soon as possible, but there was always some reason I couldn't. I knew that the Department of Mysteries was a trap but you wouldn't hear it so I went with you. I knew you needed the help. I was scared in there harry. I don't remember the whole thing well but I remember waking up in the hospital wing. And looking for you but you weren't there. I missed you at the leaving feast harry. I had to sit next to Ron stuffing his face with food. Man that's disgusting. But I also could see that there were others that missed you there to. Professor Dumbledore didn't have the usual twinkle in his eye, it had been extinguished. Then I came across Sir Nick, he told me what had happened. I knew you would need a lot of support this year an I want you to know that I don't love you because your Harry Potter the boy who lived, but because your harry, just harry, my Harry, that's why I was so upset when I got your letter."

"Hermione I love you so much. Thank-you for that. I'm sorry for shutting you out last year. I didn't mean to. Hermione I don't think I ever told you how much I appreciated you sticking by me, being with me, you were always the one I could talk to and I knew that, but I want you to know that I'm here for you to it works both ways and I know I am not the only grieving over Sirius you are to. I will be here no matter what. That's why I put what I did in the letter, I want you protect you I don't want anything to happen to you. Ever. But now I don't know Hermione, I love you but I don't want you to get hurt, I don't know what to do."

"I know harry. Id rather be with you and be in danger, than be without you with a broken heart and still in danger. Oh Harry, please? You know what they say, love conquers all."

"Hermione you're right, as always" Harry chuckled slightly at his remark. " I…would…will you be my girlfriend?

"Oh Harry, of course." As she hugged him even tighter.

"Hermione there is something that you should know first.

"Uh what?" Hermione released her grip on him a bit so she could look him the eyes.

"There was a prophecy made about me. It basically says that either I kill Voldemort or he kills me." Harry heard Hermione sniff "so now you know what my secret is I will let you reconsider your answer about you being my girlfriend."

"Harry I don't care I want to spend as much time with you as possible. And you will win. I know you will" she added with a whisper. "So the answer is still yes"

"Hermione that's great I love you,"

"I love you too harry"

Hermione was literally crying now but not just because he had told her about the prophecy and what it meant, it was everything he had said. How he appreciated her and loved her. She wanted to tell him her secret but couldn't, yet. There were footsteps coming up the hall. Minerva McGonagall knocked on the door, when she opened it she saw Hermione crying in Harry's arms, they looked so perfect together. Hermione was very pretty now with her curls and perfect tan. Minerva knew she had to tell her now, she didn't want to though, and she was already grieving! Another death was going to ruin her.

AN-sorry it took so long to write but it is quite long and I aren't feeling well. Hope it isn't too fluffy. The next chapter is ad though I think. Please read and review! I could do with any help!!!