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Thanks to everybody and now on to Chapter Ten.

Chapter Ten: The Lake

Hermione's thoughts were racing a mile a minute, she had so many questions that she didn't know where to start. The two walked for a few minutes in silence just enjoying each others company. Harry's heart was beating so fast with nerves that he didn't know where to start. He was worried, what if he ruined their friendship by telling her how he felt, what if she didn't like him in that way at all, and he would look like such a fool. But he had to he couldn't go on living with regrets. If he couldn't defeat Voldemort and she never found out he would regret it for the every minute that he kept it inside.

"Harry," Hermione started at the same time that Harry had said,

"Hermione," they both laughed than Hermione spoke up,

"You go first Harry; you are the one that asked me out here."

"Alright, God I have practiced this over and over again, and now I just don't know where to begin. It is all so complicated."

"Well why not start at the beginning and go from there." She replied.

"That normally would be a good idea but unfortunately the beginning for me is a long story of hate, misery, despair, prophecies and eventually love."

"What are you talking about Harry?"

"I am talking about me past Mione, there is so much I want to tell you, so much about me I want you to know but I don't know if I can."

"Harry, your freaking me out, what are trying to tell me?"

As she said this Harry did something that even he did not expect. He put his face right in front of hers and kissed her passionately on the lips. Than without warning he summoned his lightning bolt and flew off as fast as he could. Hermione stood there stunned; Harry had just kissed her, and ran off. If he hadn't flown off she could have told him the truth that she felt the same way. She looked up at the sky and noticed that it was a perfectly clear night out and that all the starts were shinning brightly. However she was oblivious to the pair of Green eyes that were staring at here high above on a broomstick. She didn't know what to do so she walked slowly back to the burrow. (Never taking her hand off of her lips.) When she walked inside everybody was staring at her, with the same stunned reaction that she had.

"Ummm what?" She asked.

"Well, to tell you the truth we were kind of expecting two people holding hands, laughing and than explaining to us how much they cared for each." Mrs. Weasley said.

"By the way where is Harry?" Ron asked.

"That's just the thing, we were talking and then he kissed me, summoned his broomstick and flew off without letting me say anything."

"From what I know of Harry dear, that is quite understandable. He hasn't exactly had what you call a loving family at home so when it comes to emotions like that he gets confused and scared because he doesn't know what to do, they are new to him. By the way do you feel the same for him that he obviously does for you?"

"Yes I do and I know that he has had it rough but it is still perplexing Mrs. Weasley. I just don't know what to do."

"Well Hermione, If I know Harry like I think I do," Ron replied. "Than chances are that bloke flew real high than softly flew back down and watched go back inside."

"Than where is he now?" Mrs. Granger asked.

"Only two places, one being my room, which I will check in a few and the other would be at the lake staring into space and letting the night grab him and clear his mind."

"How do you know this?" Mrs. Weasley asked.

"Well all the times that Harry has spent in my room here and at Hogwarts you get to know the man. He likes to disappear at night because he can't sleep, so one night I followed him and he went straight to the lake and just sat there for hours staring. It relaxes him and helps clear his mind."

"Well that's good and all but could you go check to see if he is in your room?" Hermione asked.

"Sure."

So Ron ran upstairs and looked inside of his room, there was no sign of Harry so he knew that he would have to be by the lake. He ran back downstairs to tell everyone.

"Nope, not in my room, he must be at the lake. And I suggest you go talk to him."

Hermione thanked Ron and than ran outside again to go find Harry.

"God I hope that they can get this right, it could be a very long summer." Mrs. Granger said with a small smile.

There were murmurs of agreement around the room, before they went back to whatever they were doing. Hermione headed straight to the lake, surprised at how nervous she was she had a lot of thoughts flowing through her head at that particular moment. No matter what Harry would also know of her feelings toward him tonight. She approached the lake and saw a man sitting there crossed legged staring at the enormous moon and the sparkling stars up against the black non ending background of space.

"Harry,?" Hermione asked softly, not wanting to scare him

"Look Hermione, I'm… I am sorry, I never should have…"

"Oh shut up Harry, there is no reason for you to be apologizing."

"Really?? Why?"

"Well truth of the matter Harry is, kissing me wasn't a bad thing. Flying off away on your broom and not giving me the chance to say anything was, so now it is my turn. I don't know when it happened, but it seems that ever since our first Halloween I have had weird feelings towards you, always felt more than a friend, but I never really thought about it. But after Sirius and everything that happened last year and with you these past few weeks, I realized that those feelings were of love for you. But more than a simple love of a friend like I have with Ron, more like a love between a man and a women. To say it simply I love you Harry Potter."

Harry stunned again for who knows how many times this past week was simply sitting there with his mouth slightly open and thoughts poured through his head.

"She loved him, not the boy-who-lived, but rather the person Harry Potter. She was the only person who actually cared about him, not his past that he couldn't even remember. She was the only one who could see him for the person he was inside, not for the person that the world needed and saw. He had had these kinds of feelings before Voldemort, but after he was taken he was afraid that he would never see Hermione again."

Harry didn't know what to do or say, he was speechless so he did the next best thing to speaking, he got up and walked over to Hermione and kissed her again. She however was waiting for it this time and kissed him back. They broke for after a while and Harry whispered into her ear, "I Love You too." It was then that she pushed him hard and he fell into the lake.

"It's about time you spoke up, I was afraid I was going to have to use the Imperious on you."

By the look on his face she laughed, he was stunned before he stammered out.

"Youuu know that I can shake that off of me right?"

"Oh yeah I for…"

As she was talking she was to close to the lake and Harry managed to pull her in with him.

"Ha! How do you like me now?" He asked with a smile.

"Oh Harry you turned country"

"What???"

"Never mind."

As soon as Hermione had fallen into the lake a soft green glow appeared on the tree right next to the lake followed by a soft phoenix song. Harry's phoenix appeared on a branch and continued to sing a soft song.

"What are you going to name her?"

"Well I think that I will name her… Hope."

A/N: Ahh you see no cliff hanger, sorry it is so short, but I wanted to get the romantic stuff kind of out of the way. It does not play a real important part in my story, but I kind of felt it was necessary since they are teenagers. You can now find this story under Harry and Hermione. Please Review, the more I get the faster I update.

~ Lord of Darkness13