The train ride to Hogwarts was long, rainy and quite with out Hermione.

Following Ron and the other Gryffindor to the common room, Harry went up

to his bed, opened his truck grabbing his cloak and Hermione diary and back

down the stairs he went.

Watching Harry head out of the common room Ron sighed and headed up to

bed.Walking thru the halls under his cloak Harry hurried to the room of

requirement. Entering Harry moved over to the chair sitting next to the

fireplace and sat down and opened thedairy were he had stopped reading

before they left for the Hogwart's express.

Dear Dairy,

We were just released from the hospital wing today. Harry hasn't said

much since Sirius feel behind the veil. The Headmaster took him up to his

office and talked to him about something but Harry is being very secretive

about what ever it is. I know he'll tell us when he's ready but I'm worried. I

wish we could just stay here for the summer all of us, I don't know how I'm

going to deal this summer know that I know John Granger is not my father.

No one knows I over heard, my mum and the headmaster talking. Who is

my father? Why did my mother marry someone else? So many secrets are

being hidden; so many lies hold our lives in their hold. I hold my own secrets,

from Harry and Ron.

How would Ron take the truth and would Harry want to hear it at all. I fear

that in the end I will lose them both over my secret, so I hold it close and hide

it away from there eyes. If only I could shout it from the highest tower of

Hogwarts, if only I could look into his eyes and tell him my heart is his and

that every moment of everyday I think of him.

To wake up and be near him for the rest of my life, is this how my mum felt

about my real father? If only he loved me in return, if only this secret love was

not eating me up inside.

I don't know what I would do with out you dairy, you hold all my secrets.

Hermione

Closing the diary Harry let it slide to the floor tears trailing down his face, his

friend loved his other best friend and he was to blind to see it, to in love with

her ,himself to see that she loved someone else. Now she was gone, if only

she was alive, he would stand aside and be happy that his friends loved each

other. Slowly walking to the window Harry could feel the tidal wave of grief

pouring thru his soul, screaming for release.

Watching him from the shadows Severus Snape knew what Harry felt and

thought, he had to felt that way 18 years ago when he had lost Hermione's

mother.

Walking from the shadows Severus called "We all at one time lose something,

and as painful as it is we must continue on, and if were lucky we get a second

chance to fix mistakes we made by not telling the ones we love that we do

love them." Picking up Hermione's diary Severus walked to stand in front of

Harry, holding it out to the boy.

Looking at his professor Harry took the dairy from him and watched the

professor turn and leave. Sitting in the window seat Harry opened to the next

entry in the dairy.

Dear Dairy,

Were to start, I got a post from Ron today, defiantly was a shock. He

knows how I feel and he's taken it much better then I thought he would. He

says that he has seen it coming for a while now and he's ok with it, now I only

have to get up the courage to tell Harry that I love him.

Harry eyes went wide at reading that Hermione was in love with him, him

Harry Potter, not Ron. Silent tears slide down his face dropping on the page.

Harry began to read again.

The day started so good, then I went down stairs to get some lunch and heard

my mum and dad arguing. I know I shouldn't have listen but I couldn't stop

myself. He said such mean things to her; it felt like everything was closing in

on me, he kept yelling at her about him, my real father. He said that every time

the headmaster sent a note telling her that I was hurt, no matter if it was a

scratch, mum was running to that school to see him, to see my real father. I

couldn't take it anymore I ran into the room and told him he was a horrible

person and he didn't know who my father was. He called me a silly child, said

if I was smart as I thought I was then I would know my father real name and

that he walked out on my mother because he didn't want his own bastard

child. I don't know what happened, one minute I was screaming at him to shut

up and the next he was laying on the floor. I passed out after that when I woke

up again I was at Hogwarts. Professor Dumbledore was sitting next to my

bed. He told me what happened, and that it would be best if I spent my

summer at school, that my magic was changing and would be best if I

was around people who could help me control it. He told me of a prophecy,

given the day he was born, and of his daughter, he sent to live with muggles

hoping to protect her. He said fate could not be changed, no matter how he

tried; his daughter along with an heir of slytherin would come together and

give life to the heir of Merlin. The heir who along side the one born as the

seventh month dies would help bring the dark lord to his end. So many

secrets he has kept from us all are now my secrets as well. Today I was able

to open the doors for my own secret love for Harry to have it replaced by so

many more. I can't tell Minerva she is my grandmother, I can't tell anyone that

Albus Dumbledore is my grandfather. As the heir of Merlin I must now close

my heart away, Harry cannot know how much I love him. I will protect Harry

to the very end, when the last breath leaves my body it will be giving life to

the one I love, my sweet Harry. My grandfather thinks Voldemort will come

after me. Let him come, in the end we will win this fight, in the end only one

will walk away and it will not be Voldemort.

Hermione

Closing the diary Harry ran from the chamber, thru the halls coming to a stop

in front of the headmaster office entrance. Calling out Harry said"

Headmaster, I need to talk to you, Professor Dumbledore." The statue began

to move jumping on the stairs as they began to raise Harry rush toward the

office door as it came into view.

Watching Harry enter his office Albus called out "close the door if you please

and have a seat Harry. "

After Harry was seated in a chair in front of his desk Albus said "So you read

the last entry in her diary then?"

Looking at the headmaster Harry replied, "Yes, whats going on, what are you

keeping from me?"

Rising from his chair Albus smiled sadly and said, "I can't answer that Harry

I'm afraid".

"No but I can." The voice called from the doorway.

Standing so fast his chair fell Harry turned and there in front of him stood

Hermione.

Tears sliding down his face Harry called weakly "Hermione your alive"

Walking over to stand in front of him reaching her hand up to brush away his

tears, she replied "Nothing will keep us apart Harry not even death."

Stepping closer Harry reached out and touched her face, sliding his hand into

her hair Harry pulled Hermione toward him, crushing his lips down on her,

drinking in the feel of her. Pulling away Harry looking down into her eyes and

said don't ever leave me again Hermione.

Looking up into his eyes Hermione said "Never Harry never."

Pulling Hermione into his arms Harry wrapped his arms around her, resting his

head on the top of her head. So wrapped into each other neither noticed Albus leaving the office.

Pulling from Harry's arms , Hermione said "come". Moving towards the stairs

leading up to the loft in the headmasters office. They entered a room with

filled with four large portraits. Walking to stand in front of the one of Salazar

Slytherin ,Hermione called out "the fen".

The portrait swung open revealing a passageway going down into the depths

of the school.

Looking at Hermione , Harry asked "were dos this go?"

"To the dungeons , not far from the Slytherin common room entrance ."

Hermione said as she took Harry's hand and began to pull him into the

passage.

Following Hermione thru the passage, Harry wondered what other surprises

were in store for him tonight. Before Harry realized a door way opened in the

wall and they were walking thru the empty halls until they came to another

portrait this time the portrait was of the bloody Baron. Muttering the

password Hermione walked into the chamber turning smiling at Harry standing

in the doorway she called "are you coming in or not Harry."

Smiling Harry moved into the chamber the portrait closing behind him, he

moved towards Hermione his face becoming serious he whispered "Am I

dreaming again, if I get to close will you disappear again, will I wake up and

find this a cruel joke that you are really gone ."

Pressing herself against him , Hermione wrapped her arms around him and

whispered in his ear "If this is a dream then let us never awaken." A shudder

of pleasure coursed threw Hermione as Harry's lips touched her neck. Slightly

bend and lift her up nevermoving his lips from her body Harry carried her to

the large bed in the chamber.