Goodbye For Now
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"It's Hermione," he said between gasps of air.
"Hermione?" Both Harry and Ron stood up at the same time and walked up to Neville.
"What about Hermione?" Harry asked.
"I was helping Madame Pomfrey out in the Hospital Wing when she got an owl from St. Mungo's, and they said that Hermione had collapsed and was in critical care, so I excused myself so I could come and tell you, even though no one is supposed to know yet, but I know that you two care a lot about her so I HAD to tell you," Neville said hurriedly.
"Oh no," Harry muttered. "Thanks so much for telling us Neville. I owe you one."
"But Harry don't..." Neville began, but he never got a chance to finish because Harry ran past him out of the portrait hole, Ron at his heels clutching the potion vial. Neville turned around and followed them, trying his best to keep up, and the 3 of them raced to Dumbledore's office.
"Reeses Pieces!" Harry panted, out of breath, when they reached the statue, but he didn't need to say it because Dumbledore, who always seemed to know what was going on before it even happened, was already emerging from the statue.
"Let's go." He nodded to the 3 of them, and they followed him to the Astronomy Tower, where he made a strange sort of call, and soon 4 large hippogriffs came soaring down to them, and they stopped in a line right next to the window. Dumbledore mounted one, and the others followed suit. The 4 creatures rose and flew under the dark night sky, and the 4 wizards on them sat still and waited anxiously until the hippogriffs began their descent towards St. Mungo's.
Once they got off, Dumbledore took out a small blue coin and inserted it into a small slot next to the dummy by the window that Harry, Ron, and Neville had never noticed before during their visits to St. Mungo's. They walked through the glass and found themselves, not in the waiting room of St. Mungo's, but in a room with a large white bed, and several Healers were surrounding the bed. All 4 of them moved closer to the bed and gasped in shock when they saw—
"Hermione," Harry whispered, tears welling up in his eyes. She was in a terrible state: her eyes were closed and her face was pale. Some of the Healers saw Harry and gave him a little room so that he could stand next to Hermione. He reached out and took her hand, which was normally warm and soft, but was now cold and pale, just like her face and the rest of her body.
"Is she..." Neville began.
A Healer looked up and said, "No, she's not gone yet, but we need to make her conscious as quickly as possible. Did any of you bring the potion?" she asked, referring to the Life-Exchanging Potion that Dumbledore had told her about in advance.
Ron held his hand out and gave it to her. She took it and poured it into a tall, slim cup, which she then put against Hermione's lips. Another Healer parted her lips slightly, and the blue liquid slowly dripped into her mouth.
The Healer tipped the cup until every last drop was in Hermione's mouth. Then, they all stood back and waited, Harry still holding onto Hermione's hand.
Slowly, very slowly, Harry felt Hermione's hand become slightly less cold, but only slightly. He held it tightly in his shaking hands, lifted it up, and planted a small kiss on her palm. Then, he just held her hand against his cheek and waited.
"Er...Professor, is the potion supposed to work quickly or does it take a lot of time?" Ron asked worriedly.
"It takes time Ronald, and if I'm not mistaken, I believe in Hermione's case, since she is unconscious, it will take a few days, at the most a few months, perhaps between 3-5 months," Dumbledore answered solemnly.
"I'm not leaving her side for one moment," Harry said immediately.
Dumbledore nodded. "Of course. I'm not going to force you to come back to class for the time being if you do not wish to." Harry nodded silently.
"C-can we stay too?" Neville asked in a small voice. Dumbledore glanced at him and Ron.
"Certainly, if you would like to, but please do not inform anyone else about this, because I'm sure there are many of Miss Granger's friends that would like to see her, but I won't allow anyone else besides you three," Dumbledore said. "Agreed?" They nodded.
Dumbledore headed for the door. "If you'll all excuse me, I need to talk with Cornelius Fudge about something. Good day." And with that, he left swiftly. The Healers glanced at each other, and decided to just leave the 3 of them with Hermione, so they left the room silently.
Ron exhaled loudly, Harry didn't move at all, and Neville sat down onto a nearby chair. "So..." he began, trying to ease the anxiety.
"Thank you for everything Neville. You've been a great friend to us all these years, someone that we could count on," Harry said quietly, and Ron nodded in agreement.
Neville shrugged. "You guys are my closest friends. I mean, Dean and Seamus are all right, but when I'm really in need of help, you guys are always there." There was silence again. They looked down at Hermione, whose face was regaining its color again, but very slowly. The 3 of them just sat there and hoped.
Many days and nights passed, and Ron and Neville did go out of the room for a while to eat their meals properly, but nothing they did could make Harry leave Hermione's side, so in the end, they brought the food to him.
A whole month slowly crept past, and Hermione showed only slight improvement in her health, and she was still unconscious. The others finally managed to convince Harry to leave her side for just a while so that, as Ron put it, "your hand won't get permanently stuck to hers." But Harry made them promise that if she became conscious again, they would immediately contact him.
Harry waited the whole entire summer for her to wake up. He didn't even attend his Hogwarts Graduation Ceremony. On the morning of her birthday, September 19th, he came into the room, carrying a large bouquet of flowers, and a small blue box. When he woke up that day, he had a strange feeling in his stomach, and he realized that he'd always get that feeling whenever something special was about to happen that day. So he excused himself from work that day, and Ginny was put in as the replacement Seeker for their game that day.
He slowly approached Hermione's bed. He watched her sleeping face, which had gained most of its color back. He sat down and reached for her hand, which felt almost as warm as it felt when she had been awake. Time passes by so quickly, Harry thought to himself. Just a few months ago, I was sitting with Hermione on the rooftop of this building, afraid to tell her how much I love her, and now those months just flew by. He sighed and rested his head on her pillow, giving her a light peck on her cheek. He soon fell asleep.
Suddenly, Hermione's hand moved. Her fingers wove their way through his and she held onto it tightly. Harry immediately glanced up. Her face showed no sign of consciousness, but her hand had moved. He wanted to just stand up and yell with joy, but he resisted the urge. Instead, he just gazed at her face again, something which he had been doing ever since he woke up.
"Harry,"a voice spoke so softly that when Harry heard it the first time, he thought it was just his imagination. "Harry," the voice repeated. He looked at Hermione's lips; they were moving slowly.
"Hermione?"Harry gasped. "Was that you?" Her lips began moving again, and he leaned close to her so that he could hear. "Of course it was me, silly," she said softly and slowly. Tears began trickling down Harry's cheeks, and he grasped her hand tightly. "Hermione, are you awake? Can you open your eyes?"
"I want to, but I'm afraid that this is all just a dream and that when I do, you won't be there,"Hermione whispered.
"I'm here Hermione, and I'm real,"Harry said anxiously. "Please, open your eyes." Slowly, slowly, slowly, she opened her eyes, and the first thing that she saw was one image that she'll never forget, because she hadn't seen it for months: Harry's face, wet with tears, but still smiling down at her, grinning widely from ear to ear. She began crying uncontrollably, and Harry's smile turned into worry.
"Hey Hermione, don't cry," he said soothingly, brushing her tears away. "Is my face that ugly that you couldn't resist crying?" Hermione sniffled and smiled up at him.
"You're still the same, aren't you?"she asked. "Still silly but sweet, just like I remembered." Harry just smiled and hugged her tightly, inhaling the familiar scent of her hair. When they finally pulled back, he reached over to the table and grabbed the bouquet, handing it to her. "Happy Birthday Hermione."
Hermione couldn't stop smiling. "Thanks Harry. This means so much to me." Suddenly, the door burst open and Ron, Neville, Professor Dumbledore, all the other professors, and the healers came in, Ron carefully carrying a huge birthday cake. They all crowded around Hermione's bed as she sat up and Harry scooted as close to her as possible to make room for the others.
They all sang Happy Birthday to her and Dumbledore snapped his fingers, and instantly, the cake was split into individual pieces, one for each of them. Ron immediately began digging into his, and asking if anyone was on a diet and didn't want theirs.
Soon, the room quieted down, and Harry slowly took the small blue box out of his pocket. (A/N: You all know what's next! Sorry if this part's cheesy!) He knelt down on one knee and held the box out. "Hermione," he began. "When I met you that first day on the train, I knew instantly that you were someone special, and you wouldn't be just another one of my ordinary friends. And it turned out that I was right. You're my angel, the one who always knew how to get me and Ron out of trouble at Hogwarts, and hopefully will still do that in the future." She smiled and rolled her eyes. "I really don't know what else to tell you, because I have told you everything already, all my secrets, all my fears, so there's just one thing left to tell, or rather, ask you. Hermione, will you marry me?" There was silence in the room, although everyone knew the answer already.
"There's really only one obvious answer to your question," Hermione said, smiling tearfully. "Of course I will."
:THE END:
A/N: Well, that's it for this story, and I would make an epilogue about their marriage, but there's already a lot of great stories that end like that, so I'm just ending mine here. I really hope you all enjoyed this story, because I really enjoyed writing it, and I know that the title doesn't really match the story that much, but I've decided to create an alternate ending for this story, which will fit with the title better. I'll get to working on it as soon as I can, so be on the lookout for it sometime in the next few months! Just in case you guys have any questions or something, leave it in the review along with your email address, or IM me at krazydolphin99.
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