Happy Endings? yes or no? ( i got the title from the all american rejects)...i'm such a cheater, but i think that the title is appropriate...well here's chap 17 and it's "later tonight" so here it is! Actually i just posted my last chapter 2 hours ago, and i was going to wait to post this one, but i promise to do it later tonight, and because i don't want to post at 2 am, (I'm going to a concert, leaving in a few minutes!)

boredaurorchick, or as i know you, Megan, i'm sorry to finally finish this story, too! i don't want to, 'cause it's my first and best one, EVER! i feel that way about it, oh well. I GOT ONE MORE CHAPTER TO GO! but wait 'till tomorrow, or sunday for the last chappie, 'cause tomorrow i'm going shopping with my palies, gonna get my prom dress...never been to prom, i'm only a junior...finally some 'me' time, after the hell that skool is!...anyway, i don't know why i'm talking about me, I LOVE YOU, you got me on your fave list, that's sooo awesome! thank you! you're my best reviewer! this chap, is for you! g2g!

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Chapter 17: Happy Endings?

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Throughout the next few months. Everything was coming along fine, no one knew that Hermione was pregnant, except her trusted ones. Her belly wasn't showing yet, except a small bulge in her middle. Which was unlikely to be seen since their Hogwarts uniforms covered it.

Harry, Ron, Luna, Ginny, and Neville helped Hermione so much, and she was too grateful, it couldn't possibly be put in words.

Occasionally, since it was the first few months of her pregnancy, Hermione had the usual episodes. And the slightest foul smells provoked her senses. Once she was in Herbology, about a couple of weeks after talking to Dumbledore, and she almost puked because of Professor Sprout's favorite dragon dung fertilizer. A frantic Harry rushed her to the Hospital Wing, and Madam Pomfrey laughed at the way Harry was acting. He was positively having a fit. He felt like screaming his lungs out. Telling (more like shouting) to Madam Pomfrey very quickly that Hermione was very pale and green and almost retched all over him.

"Potter, calm down!" She tried to stabilize him between small chuckles. "It's perfectly normal!" She kept saying over and over, because Harry would not listen. He was raving over what was happening to her.

"HARRY!" Only then did the frantic Harry stopped abruptly and looked upon Hermione, who was drinking mouthfuls of water and sitting on a bed. "Listen, Harry. This is perfectly normal. Ok." Harry's forehead was slightly clammy, and all he did was nod at her with a slightly open mouth. Madam Pomfrey kept chuckling quietly to herself.

When their last day at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry came, Gryffindors snatched the Quidditch and House Cup away from the other houses easily. They threw their hats in the air at the Great Hall after Dumbledore said his speech saying he'd very much miss the seventh years.

"All of you leaving tomorrow, that will not come back next year, will be entering a new chapter in your lives where you will all be adults. I trust your teachers have fulled your heads with knowledge instead of the heads full of air you first walked in with.

I trust you can guide yourselves through the good and the bad. Keep a mindful of love for your close ones and never besmirch one another. I have one thing left to say; always know that the right choice will bring you happiness."

Everyone in the vicinity clapped loudly. All the seventh years were talking about how greatly they would miss Hogwarts, but at the same time were very glad that their time was up.

With their appetites satisfied, they went to their rightful dormitories.

Harry and Hermione made their way to their common room. Harry said the password one last time to the portrait of the old woman, and walked in with Hermione by his side.

"It's wonderful," said Hermione looking up at Harry as they went to sit at the crimson couch in front of the fire. "Tomorrow we leave and never come back as students," she sighed.

"Yeah, I'm definitely going to miss this place." Harry always felt that he would give anything to always live here; Hogwarts was his home. "Even Snape. Though not the way he sometimes treated us." They both laughed softly.

"Yeah..." Said Hermione looking deeply into the fire.

"Hermione...I want to tell you something." Said Harry looking straight at her.

"Uh huh."

"Since I'm of age now. I used some of my inheritance to buy a house in London, with the help of Dumbledore." Hermione looked at him as he continued. "And I asked him if Dobby could come and work for me." Hermione's brows furrowed. "I want to know if you'll let him come and work for us when we move in our new house?" Hermione froze at what he said.

"Wha–?...What? We?"

Harry laughed softly at her reaction. "Hermione, would you like to marry me?"

Hermione looked at him. God, why did her eyes have to sting now! Why! She broke out into the biggest smile Harry had ever seen on her. The words 'marry me' rung in her ears.

"Harry! Yes." She lunged her arms around Harry and Harry's muffled laugh was heard around their common room because his head was in the middle of Hermione's hair. Harry wrapped his arms around her back and she would not let go of him. Beaming, laughing, and with sparkly eyes, Hermione finally let go of him.

"Yeah, Dobby can come and work for us...Winky too?"

"Whatever you'd like."

"Oh Harry, thank you!"

"Dumbledore told me that he would like to be the one to marry us, just like he did my mum and dad." Hermione nodded her head promptly.

"Yes, of course," she said beaming.

"Now, how would you like to marry me in two weeks." His words brought Hermione so much happiness, it was positively indescribable. He brought her hand around to face him, and put a silver ring that had a good sized single, gleaming, diamond on her ring finger.

All she did was shout "yes!" and lunge her arms around Harry once more again...

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this was extremely short, too short for my liking, but anyway, what'd you guys think...Happy Endings? huh?...well don't leave just yet, there's more coming up, but for now you REVIEW! GOT IT!...u better, LOL...j/k...but come on now review for real!