Ok, so most people voted to get Ron and Hermione together, so I will. Personally I don't think JKR will get them together in the books, but they're an ok couple, so since my reviewers want me to I will. I'm definitely improving on the speed of my updating, you should all be very proud of me. Lol. Well please R&R enjoy the chapter.

Miss-Aurelia: Yay! Glad ya liked it, and thanks for answering my poll, I'm not a big fan of Ron/Hermione but everyone else seems to be. I don't know why everyone seems to think JKR will put them together, cos that's only in the films, which are completely and utter rubbish of you ask me. Sorry I'll shut up now, I tend to go on a bit when the HP films are concerned. Sorry about the paragraphs and I love your fic!

xAkix: Thanks for the review, I'm glad your speech went well but it's a shame you're so bored, hopefully this will brighten up your boring holidays, I know the feeling though, I get sucked into the internet A LOT in the holidays, because there's nothing else to do! Thanks for answering my poll and I'd never looked at dreams in that way until you told me, so thanks for that, and…enjoy…

FS1: I wrote more! Hope you like it!

Jato: I'm not stupid I had noticed, that review was pointless and a waste of space, next time, please don't bloody bother!

HoshiHikari4ever: Sorry about the words, I've fixed it now and hopefully you've been able to read it properly. I hope the way I end off my fic is ok for you, though you'll have to wait until the next chapter to read it, sorry to bore you with endless chapters.

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Wahooligan08: Yay! I'm improving with my updates. This one took even less time! dances I haven't actually got 500 reviews only 465, but hey! You're special because you were my 462nd reviewer, lol. Anyway, thanks for voting, I hope you're happy with the Ron/Hermione stuff. Don't worry about Harry proposing to Cho, they're like 16 and 17, way to young it's just completely wrong! I hate it when people do that I think it's way to predictable and it doesn't fit! Well thanks for reviewing and please update your fic soon!

Erika: Hey! Nice to have ya back! It must have taken you a while to read all my new chapters, I'm glad you liked them so much! grins I'm glad you liked my Kieran plot line, I thought people might guess it really easily, or know Kieran was evil. Moody didn't show them how to through off the curse, it's not something you can teach, you have to be strong, especially against a powerful deatheater like Bellatrix. I hate it when Harry or Cho die, I think they should be together forever so they both have to live! (Cheesy huh?) You're comments were so encouraging and helpful, thanks so much! Now for the last two chapters which are just boring ending stuff!

MystikalMagic: Thanks for the review! I could never keep Harry and Cho apart for long, I love 'em too much! Thanks for voting on my poll, hopefully this chapter will meet your expectations.

Dory1727: Yup, well I decided to get them together! Hope you like it!

Zutzi Alias Susi: Hey, glad you liked my chapter! Hate to disappoint you, but this chapter has quite a bit of explaining in, which I know you don't like so much, but you said you wanted to know what happened to Voldemort and stuff, that's in this chapter, hope it's not too boring. And I can't wait until to get your new chapter!

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Later, Cho drifted off to sleep, when Harry, Hermione and Ron had gone to make lunch, she slept restlessly. She dreamt of strange things, she would see faces, sometimes Voldemort, or Kieran, or Malfoy, them they would become distorted, change into different shapes, often things she feared, or creatures she'd never seen. She wanted to know what they were, she wanted to know why she was seeing them, she wanted so many answers.

And eventually the answers came. She world began to spin and when it stopped she was in the big white room she remembered from dreams at Hogwarts. Somehow Cho knew what was coming next. Her grandmother faded into view like some sort of ghost.

"Hello Cho," she said calmly, her voice was soothing and relaxing. Cho's troubled thoughts melted away instantly. She smiled at her grandmother, and the old women smiled back. "I have been watching you recently, I've watched everything you've done, and I'm proud of you." Her grandmother paused and reached up to Cho's face gently, Cho felt nothing on her cheek, but she was comforted just to be in her grandmother's presence.

"I have so many questions," Cho said, hoping her grandmother could help her with the answers.

"I know, you want to know what happened that night at the mansion, you want to know what magic my…your ring possesses." Cho nodded. "The ring has no magic, it does not even use others magic, it feeds on love. The love you and Harry share is like none other, what you share is unique, the ring takes this love and uses it to protect you and of course Harry." She paused so Cho could take in what she was hearing.

"It is hard to understand, you must just accept it. I found very little use for it, I had no-one to share love like yours with, but I knew one day someone in my family would, and I am glad it was you Cho, you and Harry are perfect for each other, maybe one day you will know the true extent of your love, but it does not matter, whether you know it or not, it will always be there." She paused again, Cho raised her hand to look at the ring, it glowed momentarily, then faded away.

"Your part in the downfall of Voldemort is over, but your part in Harry Potter's life has only just begun. There will be one last confrontation with Voldemort for Harry, the hardest time of his life. He will need every ounce of strength and courage to get through it, but most of all he will need his friends, and you. Harry will need you to get through this, he will need your support, your help, but most of all, you love, nobody can offer Harry what you can." There was a sort of finality to the last sentence, and Cho knew her grandmother would leave her soon.

"This is the last time I can talk to you like this Cho, all I can say is good luck, and I'll always be watching over you, no matter what path you take, I can guide you no longer, but through the ring I will always protect you." Then Cho's grandmother turned and almost glided away until she faded into the bright white space around her.

Strangely enough Cho did not want to call her back, she knew her grandmother was gone, she accepted it, and whilst she had been helpful and comforting, Cho could feel that she knew everything she had to, her grandmother had been there when Cho had needed her, now she had to move on.

Cho woke up to see Harry watching over her. He smiled as soon as her eyes flickered open and helped her sit up. Cho knew she had to tell Harry what had happened in her dream, she wanted him to know what she knew. Harry listened intently to everything Cho said and when she finished he hugged her, and gave her a quick kiss on the lips.

Hermione and Ron came in a little later and told Harry that Dumbledore was here, he'd taken a couple of days off from Hogwarts to come and see Harry and Cho. Harry was glad he would have the chance to talk to Dumbledore, Cho's dream had given some answers, but there were some things he hoped the headmaster could shed some light on.

Dumbledore came to see Harry about 8:30 that evening, he was sitting alone with Cho when he found Harry, Cho had been allowed out of bed and they were up in one of highest rooms of the house, away from other people. They didn't notice him when he first entered the room, so he couldn't help but watch the couple for about a minute, they looked so perfect together, everyone could see that now, something subtle had changed between them since the night of the battle, something that just seemed to make them fit together even better than they had before.

Dumbledore eventually cleared his throat and the couple snapped out of their conversation, let go of each others hands and stepped slightly apart. Dumbledore couldn't help but let a small smile creep across his face.

"Hello Mr. Potter, Miss Chang," he said.

"Hello Professor."

"How are you both feeling?"

"We're fine professor," Cho said, brushing a stray strand of hair from her face. "We were just wondering when we could come back to school, to finish off our school work?" she asked.

"Ah yes," Dumbledore paused, "There is about a month left of the school year, and I believe you have you NEWTs soon Miss Chang?" Dumbledore said giving her a questioning look. Cho simply nodded. "Well, as long as you are both completely fit and healthy, I see no reason why you cannot come back to school on Monday, as long as a healer has checked over you, the Express can drive you up on Sunday for your lessons on Monday." Harry and Cho smiled.

"Ron and Hermione as well?" Harry asked.

"Yes, yes of course, I probably would have brought them back to school earlier if I hadn't known they would want to stay and watch over you." Dumbledore replied. "Anyway, that was not the main reason I came up to see you, I thought you might want to talk to me, a lot happened on that night at Voldemort's old home, I thought you would have questions, I cannot to promise to know all the answers, but I will try my best." Harry nodded.

Harry wanted to know if Dumbledore knew anything about Cho's ring, was it one of those objects everyone knew of, but no-one except the wearer knew where it was.

"Truthfully, I have never heard anything about this ring, and I don't think you'd find many people who do. I can only guess from what I've heard and seen its power. Remember 5 years ago when I told you about how your mother died to save you, and that was what protected you from Voldemort when you were a baby?" Dumbledore said, Harry nodded.

"You said Voldemort could not understand something like love, so he could not fight against it." He replied.

"Yes. This, in a way, is similar. I believe the ring protects you using love, the sort of love between you two is so powerful that is can protect you against Voldemort." Dumbledore paused. Harry glanced at Cho, and she nodded at him, they told Dumbledore about Cho's dream and about what her grandmother had said to her.

"I see," Dumbledore said when, together, they had finished the story. "There is very little else I can tell you Harry, it impresses me that Cho's grandmother can talk to her though dreams, very few people can do that, you have to have a special connection with that person, it is normally I close family member like a parent or sibling or sometimes a partner who can do that. even then it is very rare." Dumbledore said thoughtfully.

"We were very close," Cho said, she looked down at the floor. "Before she died, my mother and father were arguing and eventually my father moved out." Harry took a step towards Cho and took she hand comfortingly. "I was really confused, I had no-one to talk to, so I went to my grandmother, it was like she could see everything exactly as I did, she helped me get through that." A tear slid from Cho's eye but she brushed it away quickly and looked up smiling. Harry put a reassuring arm around her and gave her a hug. Dumbledore looked thoughtful.

"I think we have talked enough, I'm glad you have told me all this tonight, and I hope this visit was not a complete waste of time." He said looking down at the two teenagers. "There is very little I can do for you or tell you now, I can only wish both of you the best of luck, in the near and further future." Dumbledore gave them one last smile before leaving the room, his long cloak swishing behind him. Cho had stopped crying now, but still Harry held her close. He had never been able to stand seeing her upset.

When she looked up she was smiling, Harry didn't know why she was smiling, but he returned it and pulled her into a passionate kiss. He hadn't kissed her like that for months, he'd almost forgotten the sensation he got from it. The feeling of never wanting to let go, the feeling of just wanting to stay like that forever, the feeling Harry had come to recognize as love.

Some people didn't believe in true love or that there was a perfect person for everyone. Harry didn't know if there was someone for everyone, but it didn't matter, he knew the one for him was Cho, maybe everyone had someone who made them feel like Cho did for Harry, maybe some people would never find that person, but Harry knew he had, no matter what, Cho would always be the one person who was perfect for him.

Eventually the couple broke apart.

"We better go back downstairs," Cho said reluctantly. Harry looked pleadingly at her.

"Just a couple more minutes," he asked. Cho grinned.

"Well if I have to," she said sarcastically. Then they both smiled and kissed once more.

It was quite late when they returned to Cho's room, but they decided to find Ron and Hermione before it got too late. They tried the living room first, but they weren't there, and Mr. Weasley, who was playing with a rubric's cube as if it was the most amazing thing he'd seen in his life and making it fit together would give him all the power in the galaxy, said he hadn't seen them since dinner. As it turned out no-one had seen them for ages, so after searching nearly all the rooms in the house, all that remained were the three rooms at the top of the Mansion, one of which was where Harry and Cho had talked with Professor Dumbledore.

They looked in two of the rooms and approached the third and final room, they could hear voices coming from inside, Harry and Cho smiled at each other, then their smiles turned to frowns, what were Ron and Hermione doing up here alone at 10:30 in the evening.

The door was slightly ajar so they peeked inside. Hermione and Ron were lying on an old royal blue sofa. Ron lay with Hermione in his arms and he was gently stroking her hair. Harry and Cho watched them for a minute or two, and it was when Hermione turned to face Ron and kissed him that their thoughts were confirmed. They smiled broadly at each other. Then knocked lightly on the door, Harry pushed the door open slowly as Hermione and Ron jumped apart looking slightly embarrassed.

"Er…hi." Ron said, as his cheeks turned to a somewhat similar colour as his hair. "Um…what are you doing up here?" Harry and Cho folded their arms and grinned, not answering Ron's question.

"We could ask you the same thing." Cho said.

"W-w-we were j-just…um…l-l-looking for something." Hermione replied nervously.

"Uh-huh." Harry said, showing quite obviously that he didn't believe their blatant lie for a second.

"Um…w-w-we have to go…it's getting late…my mum will probably want us in bed." Ron said, then he dashed out of the room, with Hermione not far behind him. When they were definitely out of earshot Harry and Cho began to laugh. They couldn't hep it, the looks on their faces were been enough keep you laughing for a week. Eventually they calmed down and Cho said:

"They do make a cute couple don't they?"

"Yeh, I always thought they might have a soft spot for each other," Harry replied. "I guess it was just because they argued so much that I thought I was imagining it."

"Well I'm happy for them, it's kind of a good ending to everything." Cho said.

"Yup. Well let's go, we should probably get ready for bed soon." Harry said. So hand in hand they left the room and went back downstairs to their separate rooms. Once Harry was changed into his pyjamas he pulled on a bright green dressing gown which had been there since Harry had arrived at the Headquarters, and went next door (the side where Cho wasn't) to Ron's room. He was sitting in bed reading when Harry knocked and opened the door.

"Um…hey Harry…" Ron said nervously. "About before…" But before Ron could say anything Harry interrupted.

"I just came to say congratulations…on you and Hermione." He said smiling. Ron looked relieved.

"Er...thanks…" he replied, then Harry went back to his own room where he fell asleep almost immediately.

The rest of the week passed quickly, Harry and Cho had to recall their story once or twice more so all the Order members knew the full course of events, but apart from that they spent their time as a four with Hermione and Ron, Catching up.

On Sunday they went out for a game of Quidditch in the back garden. It was going to be Harry and Cho vs. Ron and Hermione, but both agreed that was completely unfair, so it was Harry and Hermione vs. Ron and Cho. For Harry it was just good to be outside in the fresh air and back on his firebolt, he'd always loved to fly more than anything else, (except Cho) he hated being cooped up indoors. It ended 170 vs. 60 to Harry and Hermione, but the score wasn't important.

Before they knew it, it was Sunday night and all four were packing their last few things into their trunks and dragging them downstairs so they could take them to Hogwarts the next day. Harry was exhausted that night, after Quidditch and packing and everything else that had happened over the past week he didn't realise how drained he was, he felt like he'd only been asleep five minutes before Mrs. Weasley was knocking on his door to wake him up.

Several Order members accompanied Harry, Ron, Hermione and Cho to Kings cross station, including Lupin, Moody and Tonks. Harry partly had not wanted to leave Grimmauld place, he felt almost comforted to be there, he felt his Godfather's presence all over the house and although it made his heart ache to think of Sirius, he just liked the thought that he was walking in the places Sirius had spent time in, it was like he could almost like he could see and talk to his Godfather.

The Hogwarts Express only held six passengers that day, instead of it's usual noisy corridors and compartments. Lupin and Tonks were coming on the train with them to Hogwarts, they felt they needed protection until they were safe under Dumbledore's watch, so the four teenagers sat in one compartment, with Lupin and Tonks a few compartments away.

The journey passed fairly quickly, they played exploding snap and investigated some of the sweets and joke Fred and George had sent from their joke shop to Harry when they found out what happened from Ron. It wasn't long before the train rolled into Hogwart's station and they were saying goodbye to Lupin and Tonks.

There were two carriages waiting to take them up to Hogwarts. Ron gasped when he saw them and Hermione along with Cho let out a small scream. Harry realised that during the battle at the Riddle Mansion they must have seen Deatheaters die and now they could see there winged black horses just as he could. He quickly explained to Cho then they climbed into a carriage and Hermione and Ron into the other.

Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick met them in the entrance hall and after a few very odd welcoming words from Dumbledore their heads of houses escorted them to their dormitories. Harry and Ron found Neville, Dean and Seamus sitting waiting apprehensively for them when they returned. All three wanted to know what had happened since they'd left the castle. So they told the story in full and Harry found out a bit more about it from Ron's point of view, he'd never really had time to ask Ron what it had been like when he was under the Imperious curse and what he could remember from being at the Burrow.

It was late by the time they'd finished explaining everything and Harry welcomed the warmth of his familiar four-poster bed, wondering what sort of things he would hear whispered in the corridors as he passed tomorrow.

Harry woke early the next morning, none of the others were awake, but he took a shower and dressed in his school robes anyway. It was only 7am so he went over to the window and sat on the sill looking out over the Hogwarts grounds. He let his thoughts over take him, mostly thoughts of Cho. He'd barley spent a waking hour without her the past few days, he wanted to see her again, just to talk to her, not about anything in particular, just so he could see her.

It wasn't until he heard the shower turn on that Harry realised he'd been sitting there for over half an hour without moving. It was 8am by the time Ron was ready and they went down to the common room to meet Hermione before breakfast.

Harry scanned the hall immediately when he entered, but there was no sign of Cho, so he sat down besides Ron and ate his scrambled egg whilst glancing around every 30 seconds to see if Cho had arrived.

When she did eventually enter the Great Hall, Harry's heart leapt, she looked over to him, and he gave her a broad smile which she returned before sitting down at the Ravenclaw table with her friends. Harry got up to follow her when she left the table and caught her up just before she began up one of the staircases.

"Cho!" he called, she spun around immediately, knowing exactly whose voice it was.

"Hi Harry!" she replied running towards Harry and embracing him. Harry grinned.

"How are you?" he asked.

"I'm fine, it's only been about 12 hours since I last saw you." she replied, kissing him on the cheek.

"I was just checking," he said. They took each others hand and walked up the stairs together. "What class do you have first lesson?" he asked.

"Um…Charms," Cho replied checking her timetable.

"Ok, that's near my transfiguration classroom, may I walk you their?" he asked jokingly offering his arm. Cho took it giggling slightly.

"You may," she replied. They walked happily to their classrooms where Harry said goodbye with a kiss after promising they would meet after dinner that day just to talk.

The day passed pretty quickly, nearly all his teachers knew of recent events and were going easy on him. Several people looked curiously at him as he walked by with Ron and Hermione, and Harry caught whispered rumours about what had happened that night, but nothing offensive or cruel, except from the Slytherin's who, as usual were thinking up the most outrageous stories to try and embarrass and annoy Harry, most were so far out they made Harry laugh, besides nothing could bother him. He was with his two best friends, and he had the prospect of seeing Cho later on. What could possibly upset him.

Before he knew it he was walking once again with Cho, they sat outside by the lake, talking about their first day back, Cho told Harry the Slytherin's had been saying the same things to her as well, but quickly said she wasn't bothered before Harry became too angry and decided to kill them all.

Time passed quickly and they soon found they had to be back at their dormitories, so they walked back up to the castle together and said goodnight with a kiss. Harry went to bed with a contented feeling inside. He barley listened to Ron's speech on how Hermione had dragged him to the library on their first day back to revise for end of year tests. His life was far from perfect but for now he would be fine the way he was. ##################################################

Well just one more chapter to go, it probably won't be too long, it'll just be the last few point, NEWTs, end of year tests, stuff like that. It'll probably be kinda boring, but this fic needs a proper ending, so I hate to bore ya'll but hey! Please review, you'll only have to do it once more after this!