Harry and Ron tumbled out of a smart, polished oak wooden fireplace after one another and looked around. Ron was in awe. He hadn't seen anything so magnificent, Harry however had been here before. "Fancy telling me where is this?" Ron exclaimed. Harry wasn't listening, instead he walked over to the stairs and called up, "Hermione?" With a loud booming voice. "Oh ok so this explains it, this is Hermione's house?" Ron questioned Harry until he could ignore no more. "Yes. I explained before we left The Burrow! Remember?" Before Ron could reply, tinkling footsteps started echoing from the stairs and the 2 boys both looked up. "Hermione!" They gasped in awe, her hair instead of frizzy was now beautiful and in curly ringlets, now a shade lighter. Her face had matured and so had the whole of her. She wore a black skirt with shiny black heels; she wore a plain light blue top and her smile was small and her eyes now blue.
"Hello? Oh! Is that…Is that Ron? And…Harry? Wow it's been so long!" She ran down the last few steps and hugged them both. "How come you here?" Harry's tongue was glued to his mouth, Ron answered instead. "Oh um… We're ok… What about you?" Hermione's smile was now wide and she looked happy, with sparkling eyes. "Oh well you know I' fine! I've been offered a job with the Daily Prophet and I immediately took it but yes…so tea anyone?"
3 hours later Ron had gone and Hermione and Harry were left alone in the garden under an ash tree. "Hermione, is this house all yours? Do you share it with anyone?" Harry tried to hint asking if she had a partner but Hermione didn't seem to notice. "oh yes, well I got married last summer with Viktor, and so he lives here." Harry's heart broke in two. His face was now sad and lost under his mop of hair. "What's wrong?" Said Hermione eyeing him like she used to. She felt embarrassed for asking him questions, not like she used to at hogwarts where any question just came out. "Oh nothing… I just thought that maybe…Maybe we could.." Hermione immediately understood and her face turned a slight shade of pink. "Oh yes… Maybe… We I mean we could of but I thought…I thought you'd found someone else. I had been waiting but…" She murmured off and Harry new that he had been to late.
He stood up and brushed off the dirt and grass and Hermione stood up to. "where is Viktor?" Said Harry with curiosity. "Oh he's at work." Hermiome's was sad and lonely. Harry lifted up her head and with a sudden urge, now and in that moment their lips met. What felt like 10 minutes later they broke apart and Harry's head again bent down. "I erm. I betta go. Bye." He walked away and left Hermione feeling wonderful.