"Listen, I want to take this slow, but I am willing to let this relationship work. I have just one problem…"

"What Harry?"

"If I go and fight Voldemort…I want you to stay behind."

"Hell no…I have a lot staked in this war too Harry. Not as much as you do but it matters to me just as much. My parents are muggles, Harry, Voldemort likes to torture muggles and I wont let it happen to my parents."

" Hermione, you have to listen"

"No, I will not listen Harry.You might feel that you are the only one willing to fight but you are not. I will be by your side throughout this war whether you like it or not."

"Hermione, listen to me!" he yelled. " I didn't say that you didn't want to fight. I know better than anyone that you can hold your own in battle. But…you have to realize that casualties of this war are going to be great and I alone have the power to stop it. I cannot do that if you are in this battle, I would worry about you too much."

"Listen Harry, I would rather be there, battling, capturing and dying than to sit in Hogwarts alone and friendless my 7th year or the next. If you see me, there dueling with such determination, you would also feel empowered to do the same. You have come too close to just giving up before, I wont let you. I will not see you fail, as far as I am concerned you do not know how to fail, and you aren't going to stop now."

"Of course Mione, you are right, as always. But one thing still remains…if you die in that battle, I will too, I would let Voldemort kill me to be with you again and forever."

"Harry, we need to stop the death talk, we will get there when we come to it. No need in arguing."

Two days later, after Harry had fully recovered his strength and sense of life, Harry helped Hermione finish her work, having already done his the first week. When Hermione was done with her essay on disappearing potions, she brought up Dumbledore

"We need to talk to Dumbledore. He said he wanted to talk to you, as soon as possible."

"All right" he said. "I'll just write a letter, he will undoubtedly be here soon."

Dumbledore,
I just wanted to let you know that I am ready to talk whenever you are ready. We will be waiting.
Harry.


A/N: I know it is rather short but I needed to stop here so I can start the next chapter