1Hermione looked at Bill with a quiet understanding as if telling him she wanted him more then anyone else in the word. Love was something Hermione had always dreamed of having and she finally had the real thing. Now she wanted more, she wanted to share the most intimate thing in the world with man who had given her the will to live again.

"Hermione, I told you I don't want to jump into this." Bill explained

"I'm not jumping into anything, Bill you are my one, maybe you always were I don't really know but right now you are it for me. You're mine and I'm yours." Hermione said she leaned kissing Bill firmly again trying to reassure him that this was the right time, she couldn't waste another moment. She wanted to become a woman and Bill was going to be the one to make her one.

"I want to make love to you Hermione." Bill paused.

"Then make love to me." Hermione said trying to ease his doubts.

"What if something happens 'Mione it's a big step, we've only just started dating." Bill started say.

"I know but one of the things I regret about my relationship with Ron was that we never made love, we never even discussed it, if something happened to one of us tomorrow I don't want to have any regrets." She paused "The final battle may be over but it's not the end of the war Bill, we still have yet to catch Ron's killer and if something happened to one of us, do you want to regret that we didn't show how much we loved each other."

"Do you love me Hermione?" Bill asked suddenly Hermione tensed for a second every muscle in her body tight with fear, she'd never said those words to Ron, and she was about to say them to Bill.

"Yes." She pause practically choking as Bill looked into Her eyes softly as if trying to reassure her that it was alright "I love you with all my heart."

"I love you too." Bill said kissing her softly she deepened the kiss sweetly trying her hardest to provoke Bill moving her hands to undo the button's on his shirt. "Wait please "Mione." Bill stopped again.

"What?" Hermione said

"Close your eyes." He said waving she looked at him strangely "If you love me trust me." At those words she closed her eyes obediently. Bill grabbed his wand a waved it gently instantly the room filled with candles and soft slow music. He smiled this was more of the setting he was talking about.

"You can open them now." Bill explained Hermione then uncovered her eyes to witness the most beautiful scene she'd ever seen. "Will you dance with me?"

"Yes, always." Hermione said reminded of her first dance with Bill at Harry and Ginny's wedding, it was hard to believe that it had only been one month before that she'd danced with Bill, it seemed like ages. She'd been falling for him then, now she was way past falling. He pulled her close and they swayed to the soft rhythm of the music. Hermione reached up and found the tendrils of Bill's hair which was pulled back into his famous ponytail he smiled as felt her pull it loose again.

"How in the world did I get so lucky." Bill said finding Hermione's hair.

"We're both lucky." Hermione paused. "This is it Bill. This is what we've both been looking for."

"I know." He said at these words he pulled her close to him allowing himself to ravage her neck with soft kisses. Her fingers found the top button of his shirt and she began to undo it teasingly. Reveal a trail of golden-red curls which lead Hermione to place she desired most. She smiled as she felt him working on the straps of her sun dress.

"If you're not ready Mione, I understand, I don't want your first time to be rushed. I want it to be amazingly perfect."

"All I need is you to make that happen." Hermione reassured him grabbing Bill's collar and leading him up the stairs. "Your room or mine?"

"Mine." Bill said quickly feeling Hermione's hands snaking a little too low. "It's closer."

"God I want you." Hermione said as they made there way into Bill's room. She quickly moved him toward his bed. Pulling her sun dress off in one motion. Bill stared at her for a moment, admiring her before pulling her in, he'd had sex before, but he was about to make love for the very first time.

Hours later they lay intertwined on the bed Hermione could feel Bill's heart beating as she lay her head perfectly on his chest. She'd never felt so different yet the same all at once. She was lost in Bill just listening to him breathing. She wanted nothing more then to stay in bed with him forever.

"That was amazing." Bill said breaking the silence Hermione smiled up at him. "You sure you haven't done this before?" Hermione sat up now kissing him firmly.

"Positive I just had an amazing teacher." She said a strand of her hair fell down into her face covering her eye. Bill reached up and pushed it back.

"I've done this before, but it was never like that." Bill explained "I never wanted to keep my eyes open the entire time so that I could simply just watch every move you were making."

"I love you." Hermione said

"I love you more." Bill teased. "How's it feel?"

"I can't really explain it." Hermione clarified. "I've never felt so different and yet the same all at once."

"You're the same, you're still the beautiful intelligent bad cook that I fell in love with, you just experienced the most intimate thing you can with a person." Bill said

"Not with just any person Bill." Hermione clarified "The only person."

"Was it like this with Ron." Bill asked

"Never, I think that even if Ron had lived I'd be with you." Hermione said "Maybe not immediately, but eventually, when you're meant to be with someone you know it, and somehow, thought I wasn't really expecting I think I always knew it was you."

"I think I loved you before I even knew you." Bill said kissing the top of Hermione's head now. "The first time I saw you I thought you were a cute kid, I remember thinking how lucky Ron was you were 15, but we connected even then."

"Life works wonders sometimes, even for the most powerful of wizards." She yawned.

"Go to sleep Mione, you have nothing to worry about when you wake up, I'll still be here." Bill promised holding her tighter, she fell asleep nearly instantly her soft hair rubbing Bill's chest he listened as her breath slowed before drifting off to sleep himself.

It was a sort sleep for Hermione despite her amazing mood a nightmare hit her about an hour later it was the same one as always and it involved Lucius Malfoy torturing and killing Bill. She stirred slightly at the sound of Bill's voice again, he was shaking her his eyes so full of concern that they looked as if they may explode.

"Sorry." She softly. "I know you have an early day tomorrow."

"You have nothing to be sorry about baby, everybody has nightmares, I don't know what I'd do if I woke up after dreaming Lucius had killed you every night."

"It's just so real, I can't stop when it comes." Hermione explained.

"It'll all get better when we catch him." Bill promised.

"I know that, but it seems so far away, Catching him is like catching air, if Lucius doesn't want to be caught no one can catch him." Hermione explained

"The only difference between Lucius and everyone else is that he's not afraid to use force, he will use an unforgivable curse on anyone who crosses him."

"If I hadn't been so horrible at Divination, I would think I was have premonitions." Hermione said with a smile

"Wow." Bill said with a funny smile

"What?"

"Something else Hermione granger is bad at." He said with a laugh. At that Hermione grabbed a pillow from behind her and smacked him with it.

"You're going to pay for that Granger." He teased tickling Hermione who began to laugh, at that he began to kiss her softly again. Running his hand up her side.

"You ready for round two Weasley?" Hermione teased.

"I'm always ready." Bill joked however at that instant they heard a pecking on the window. They both turned instantly to see an owl sitting on the windowsill, it wasn't an owl Hermione or Bill recognized. Bill slid on a pair of boxer short and walked to the window he opened it hopeful inside there was a very simple letter.

He's meeting me tomorrow at midnight I want the order to be there I need protection. If he finds out that I've betrayed him he won't hesitate to kill me.

Malfoy.

"He actually came threw." Bill explained astounded.

"Did you think he'd bail?" Hermione asked.

"A part of me figured he'd take up with his father the second he found out where he was." Bill said. "He hated Ron why should he care about his father killing him?"

"I knew he wouldn't do it, I never liked him but Draco was always a mama's boy." Hermione explained "He wants to catch her killer just as bad as the rest of us, he's not in this because of Ron he's in it because of Narcissa."

"So we need to call everyone and get them over here to plan our course of action, if Malfoy gets away I'll never forgive myself."

"Can't it wait just a few hours?" Hermione teased find the trail of curls again.

"What did you have in mind Ms. Granger?" Bill said in an almost gentlemen like tone.

"This." Hermione said pulling his head toward hers tasting his desire for her.

"Your absolutely right this can wait just a few more hours." Bill said and at that he climbed on top of Hermione on the bed.