Authors Note: Ok, I know you hate me for never updating, but I do! Its like what, every few weeks? And now I have midterms, so forgive me ok? And review please, or there is no point for me to write new chapters and publish them. Ill just write them:)

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Harry and Hermione walked out of their shared common room together. Hermione felt her hand move towards Harry's, and he stuck his hand out and held hers. They went down four sets of stairs to McGonagall's office. They stopped, and Harry raised his hand and knocked on the door.

"You may enter" called a voice from the inside of the doors.

Harry pushed open the mahogany shellacked door and Hermione stepped in behind him.

McGonagall lowered her glasses and said, "Mr. Potter, Ms. Granger, hello."

"Hello, Professor" Harry said, and Hermione murmured.

"I trust that you will be back before Dinner?" she asked in a way that sounded more than like a command.

"Yes, Professor" Harry said.

She nodded at them, and they walked out of her office and closed the door behind themselves.

They continued walking and down one more flight of stairs. Before opening the main doors of the castle, they put on gloves and scarves. Hermione had extra layers, and she put on her hat as well. Harry took Hermione's hand and opened the entrance doors. A cold breeze blew strongly into their faces, as they pushed their way outside to the grounds. Harry shut the doors as quickly as he could against the wind powerfully blowing against him.

"How are we getting to Hogsmeade Harry?" Hermione finally spoke up. She turned to him and still had a soft look in her eyes.

"Dumbledore is providing us with one of the chariots. There's a rider waiting for us a few steps away." he answered her. He looked into her eyes. "Don't worry 'Mione. Nothing is going to happen yet." and with that he squeezed her hand.

They walked a few steps on the path, and saw a carriage on horses draw near. There were two completely white horses, and the chariot was ivory colored. Hermione was breath taken at it's beauty.

Harry opened the door to the chariot for Hermione. She tried to step up onto it, but couldn't make it. "Hermione, I have an idea. Please step aside for a minute" Harry said.

She did as she was told and Harry climbed up onto the chariot. He then held out his hand and helped Hermione into it as well. She put pressure on Harry's hand as she had difficulty hoisting herself up, but finally did so and was inside.

They both sat down on the leather seat and Harry called out the driver, "Sir, I think it is alright if we can leave now."

The driver nodded and the chariot started to move. They both flew back a bit at the start of the carriage moving. Harry caught himself and put his arms behind Hermione and caught her from flying too fast.

"Thanks Harry." she said, and breathed deeply.

She looked up at Harry again, and started to speak. "Harry, before you say anything, I just want to thank you for all of this."

"For what, Hermione?"

"For everything. For being here for me, for taking me today. For missing tons of classes, just for being you."

"'Mione, You're my best friend. You are more than that." He bent over and kissed her on the cheek.

"You are my girlfriend. And, and- I love you"

Hermione paused, her thoughts seems to become complete darkness. He loved her, Her loved her! She felt a rush of emotions, all colliding into her and her heart. She didn't know what to say, or do. She felt her lips opening and her mouth forming words.

"Harry, I love you too"

With that, Harry felt the ice break from so many weeks ago. He used to be able to just kiss her and hug her, they were girlfriend and boyfriend, heck they could probably do more. But after, after, what happened, Hermione had seemed like a fragile doll. He was scared to make the first move.

He didn't have to.

Hermione leaned forward, Harry followed her and kissed her for what seemed to be forever. IT was the longest, yet the shortest two minutes they had both ever encountered. Everything that was supposed to happen did, Hermione felt the chill and then the heat, the fireworks, and the boy she loved sitting right next to her, kissing her.

When the kiss ended, they both opened their eyes and looked into the other one's. Hermione's honey brown were locked with Harry's jet green. Harry could swear he saw happiness in the honey brown color for one of the first times since a while back.

"Umm, why is it taking so long? We are usually in Hogsmeade by now." Hermione said, looking down.

"Well, we aren't going to the regular spot. We are going a bit further, for, other materials."

Hermione blushed and looked away. "Ok, I see" she said quickly.

"'Mione, come on, Hermione, look at me" Harry said, and placed his hands under her chin. He turned it softly to be looking at him.

"Come on Hermione. Its ok. I told you. We are going to be fine."

"I don't know--"

She was interrupted by a voice emerging from the front of the carriage.

"Mr. Potter, Ms. Granger, we have indeed arrived."

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