Chapter 13 – The End

"So you, erm, love me?" Oliver asked bluntly.

"I guess I do." Hermione muttered, blushing.

"I want to forgive you Hermione I really do. But you rejected me and made me look like the bad guy. For the past week I've had woman glaring at me disapprovingly it's been hell." Oliver chuckled.

"You think it's been easy for me?" Hermione asked with a smile. "I've had so many people telling me to hang in there if I ever hear it again I think I'll die."

"Poor you, human sympathy is so hard to cope with." Oliver teased.

"Oliver I'm sorry. I made such a mess of this; all I wanted was us to be together. When you asked me I was scared, I thought that I'd just end up getting hurt. I never meant to hurt you. Then when you left I realised just how much I missed you. Then on TV I didn't know what I was saying, it all just poured out and I couldn't stop myself. Much like I am doing now, when I'm nervous I babble. I'm really, really sorry."

As she stopped talking she realised that she had started to cry quickly she wiped away the tears using the back of her hands. Oliver wordlessly took her in his arms and kissed the top of her head. A sudden feeling in the pit of his stomach gave him the answer he had been looking for.

"Shhh, it's ok Mione, I love you too." He whispered into her curls.

She drew back on looked at him with her tear stained face. Her eyes locked with his and she gave a weak smile "Y-you do?"

"Yes I do. Of course I do!" Oliver smiled.

Slowly he bent down and kissed her, a soft sweet kiss fuelled with passion and love. She wrapped her arms tightly around his neck as he pulled her closer to him with his hands on her hips.

Slowly she ran her hands down his back and rested her head against his chest.

"I love you so much." He said to her again with a laugh.

"Not as much as I love you." Hermione replied. "Come on lets go inside I'd like at least one night with you before this is all over the front of the magazines."

Oliver grinned and said nothing as he followed her inside.

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While this was happening Ginny was having a great dinner at Seamus' house. He had wanted to pay her back for the great dinner he had had when he had gone over to her's and Hermione's house.

Having finished eating they moved to the sofas to have a glass of butter beer.

"So how's your week been?" Ginny inquired and realised that she did actually want to know.

"It's been good, got quite a lot of work done." He smiled.

"And your nephew? Did he like the nose-bleed nougats that you sent him?"

Seamus paused and a look of slight panic crossed his face. "Actually there's something I wanted to tell you about that. I have a slight confession to make."

He walked over to the closet, Ginny following, and pulled open the door. Gasping as she gazed inside and the contents within. "What is all this?" She asked as she looked at all the boxes.

"It's everything that I bought from Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes." Seamus said honestly.

"But what about your nephew?" Ginny asked in confusion.

"I'm an only child." He said with a shrug. "I made him up so I had a reason to come in and talk to you."

"Why?" Ginny asked feeling very confused.

"I saw you weeks before and recognised you but every time I came in to talk to you I lost my bottle and couldn't. I thought this way there would little pressure and I'd still get to know you."

"What are you going to do with all this stuff?" Ginny asked, starting to laugh, shoulders shaking and face breaking into a grin.

"I don't know. I guess I'll send it as an anonymous package to the Gryffindor Tower. They could use this stuff against the Slytherins."

"You're crazy." Ginny whispered walking towards him.

"You're beautiful." He whispered back, taking her hands in his.

Slowly they leant forward and shared a kiss. A kiss that they had both been longing for, for so many weeks.

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The next morning Ginny and Seamus were walking down Diagon Alley arms around each other's waists. Ginny smiled contently and leant her head against his shoulder. As they continued down the street they bumped into a couple that Ginny wasn't sure that she wanted to see.

It was Harry and Melissa. They were hand in hand walking out of the furniture store with many shrunken items in bags. They spotted Ginny and Seamus and walked over.

"Seamus! Hi, how've you been? Hey Gin." Harry greeted them with a smile.

"Harry mate! I'm doing well how about you?" Seamus smiled while shaking his old school friend's hand.

"I'm good. This is Melissa, my girlfriend we've just moved in together." Harry introduced his girlfriend who smiled and shook Seamus' hand.

"Melissa," Ginny interrupted, "I didn't say this last time I met you so I'll say it now. I'm really glad that you and Harry are together you make such a great couple."

Melissa blushed and Harry shot her a thankful smile. As Ginny walked away she realised that what she said had been truthful. She gave herself a small smile and lent over to kiss Seamus.

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That evening they were all expected at The Burrow for dinner and were happy to go along. Hermione and Oliver and Ginny and Seamus stood on the doorstep waiting for Molly to open the door. When she did she nearly had a heart attack. Both her girls with men! Both of them bringing them along to dinner! This was the day she had been waiting for, for so many years.

"Come in come in!" Molly chirruped with a huge smile.

"Your mum looks like she's going to feint." Hermione laughed as she whispered to Ginny.

Ginny laughed and nodded as she grabbed Seamus' hand and led him inside. "Well she's just going to have to get used to it, because now we come with significant others." She replied.

THE END

A/N – don't worry it may say 'THE END' in its big bold letters in such a final way but it's actually a clever rouse so that when I post a epilogue you will all be happily surprised. So review and fuel my inspiration for it because the more reviews I get the happier I'll be which means the happier the ending will be! So really the fates of these dear characters are in your hands!

A/N 2 – so I packed my case got everything I needed to take with me to Germany and it's still only 7:30 that's still six and a half hours until the coach leaves from school. So I decided that I would write the next chapter for you. Now this time I really mean it when I say I won't be updating for a week as I really am out of the country.

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