Part V-Half #OneOne Down, One to Go

Four weeks later, the day scheduled to be the wedding day of Hermione Granger and Paul Smith.

Harry is standing in the hall before the chapel entrance, when Hermione rushes - in a fury - out of one of the anterooms at the back of the church, straight to Harry.

"Harry, in about five minutes will you please get me the hell out of here?"

"What?"

"When I leave the chapel.. wait.. where's Paul?" She asked sickened.

"He just went into the church."

"Will you please hold this door open so I can make a quick getaway.. but close it when I come back through.. and I'm much too infuriated to apparate.. will you please, please Harry, apparate me to your place?"

"Uh.. okay.. why?"

"Wait and see."

"Okay."

Harry opened the door and Hermione rushed in right at Paul, "YOU FUCKING BASTARD... LYING FUCKING BASTARD!"

And with that she sent her right fist at his face followed by her left, then another right, before kneeing him in the groin.

As the bloodied "groom" collapsed to the ground Hermione declared, "This Wedding is off," before turning on her heel and walking out the door, being held open by Harry.

He slammed it shut behind her and apparated himself and his now single best friend to his house.

After arriving at Harry's, Hermione asked, "Harry, do you have any clothes I can change into?"

"Yeah, take whatever you want," He waved toward his room.

"Uh.. can you undo my back?"

"Sure," He smiled shyly and undid the back of her dress.

"Thanks Harry."

"No problem."

As she went into his bedroom, Harry took out the paper he had sent to all of the people Ron and Luna wanted at their wedding and muttered a spell which made the letter reveal it's true intention, stating the time and place of the Weasley-Lovegood wedding.

Now all Harry had to do was tell Hermione and give her the dress robes Luna and Ron had picked out for her, Harry's own were a dark green, Ron and Luna's black and white respectively.

Hermione came out of Harry's room dressed in a pair of his sweats and a t-shirt. "Thanks Harry."

"Not a problem, my friend.. now what in the hell happened? Why did you bloody Paul Smith up? And that groin shot, Ah," He winced.

"This!" She whipped out a letter, "From the bloody bastards children... HIS CHILDREN!"

"Kids? He has kids and didn't tell you?"

"Well, apparently he's been engaged to their mother, whom along with Paul plotted to marry me to gain fame and riches."

"BLOODY BASTARD! WANT ME TO KILL HIM?" He asked seriously.

"Uh, no Harry. I think I've humiliated him and he can go home the same way he left. I've written my letter of resignation for the project, sent it off before I bloodied the fucker up."

"YOU, you resigned? But Hermione! You've put so much time and effort into that bloody thing! What are you going to do now?"

"I'll go back to researching," and she ripped the engagement ring off her hand, "Harry, let me borrow that for a sec," She snatched his wand and muttered a spell that ripped the ring apart into billions of pieces.

"Hey, please put the shards of metal in the trash bin, I don't want to end up with bits of the Jackasses' ring in my foot."

"Okay," she magically sent the ring into the waste bin in Harry's kitchen, before handing him his wand back.

"Thanks."

"Now, break out your firewhiskey, I want to get bloody well pissed!"

"Uh.. not now, Hermione.. I have something to tell you and you'll need to get ready."

"And shit! I have to find a place to live.. what.. get ready for what?"

"You can move in here.. or to the flat above my garage."

"What.. Ron lives above your garage.. what do I have to get ready for?"

"He's moving out after he gets back in two weeks.. or you could move in upstairs.. since as you bloody well tell me all the time.. my house is basically empty... and I live in the den."

"Harry... where's Ron going for two weeks?"

"On his honeymoon with Luna."

"What! Did they elope?"

"No.. there getting married in two hours.. I kind of set up a back up plan," He said nervously.

"What.. why? How did you know something like this was going to happen?"

"Remember Ron's prediction seventh year.. about you?"

"Yes.. and.. oh Merlin.. it came true.. he was bloody right!"

"That he was.. we now see."

"You planned his wedding as a back up plan to mine! Why?"

"So you wouldn't bloody well get pissed.. and your Luna's maid of honor, your robes are in the bag in my closet."

"Wow Harry! Was this going to happen if I got married?"

"No.. this was my back up plan.. and Ron and Luna agreed. Mrs. Weasley is in for a surprise."

"Wow Harry! I can't believe you sometimes.. how come you did this.. so I wouldn't possibly get pissed?"

"Well.. remember, before your parents anniversary party?"

"Yeah, that was the night after I told you and Ron about me and the bloody bastard."

"Yes.. well, Ron and I did not have a shot contest.. I got bloody pissed."

"Why Harry?"

He took a deep breath, "Because I was distraught you were getting married."

"Harry, why?"

"Oh Merlin..." He closed his eyes and took in a breath, letting it out slowly, "Because I'm in love with you."

Hermione's eyes bulged and her mouth fell open in shock.

"I know, I know, it's unbelievable and you don't have to return my feelings or take pity on me and all, I know you just broke up with you fiancé at the.. well in the church.. I'm sorry for telling you.. I won't act on my feelings, okay?"

"HARRY! SHUT UP! Why didn't you ever tell me before?"

"Uh.. I was scared and you were with Paul.. etc."

"Harry, Harry, Harry, you stupid git!"

"Huh.. aren't you going to explode at me now?"

"No, I'm not, but in the next month: YOU ARE EITHER MAKING ME DINNER OR TAKING ME OUT.. you insecure git!"

"What your.. um.. asking me out now? What in the world, why? And of course I will!"

"Because Harry, I've been in love with you forever, or that's what it seems like, sometimes."

"Really?"

"Yeah.. I thought you didn't return my feelings, so I conceded to dates with other fellows.. and agreed to marry Paul when he asked. If you had told me anytime within the past three months, three or seven years, what you just told me, Paul and I or any other guy, would have been over before anyone could say a word."

"Wow, I really have been an insecure git.. but what did you really expect.. you and Ron know me better then anyone!"

"That you'd show some signs so I'd know if you did or didn't return my feelings."

"Oh, sorry, I just buried them, thinking, you'd never return mine."

"Wow, I'm really glad the bastard's kids sent me that letter. And yes, I will move in here, thank you, Harry, shall we sign up a lease?"

"Why bother, I don't need any money, like Ron, you can stay as long as you like."

"Thank you, Harry, but... what if I want to stay forever?"

"That can be arranged.. but if we start dating.."

"Things could get interesting and we may just want to kill each other from time to time?"

"Yeah," He nodded.

"Harry... I may need some time to get over what happened this morning... but I'll move in and will date the friend I've loved for as long as I've known you, at least subconsciously."

Harry blushed brilliantly.. "You... you should get ready."

"Okay.. but what about you?"

"I'll do so when you're done."

"Where is Ron's wedding?"

"The Burrow. I had it set up when you were changing before. The Weasley's don't know because Ron's taken them out to lunch, Luna is getting ready. Don't worry; they haven't seen each other since yesterday."

"Harry, you know I don't believe in superstitions."

"Right.. so Hermione five billion, Divination three?"

"Three?"

"Trelawney's two prophecies and Ron's.. and I shan't recall all of his, so he's only getting the one I recall clearly."

"Oh, Harry," She shook her head and went back to his room.

ANfOR POSSIBLY THE NEXT 3 MONTHS!

Okay.. yes.. even if J. K. Rowling says otherwise in book 6.. this will still be finished.. I just haven't had the energy, time or patience to write the latter part of this chapter.. okay.. I wrote the next paragraph after this but that's rubbish so far.. and this just seemed like the perfect place to stop.. oh okay.. it's as far as I sent my beta.. If your reading this on this is also posted on my yahoo group.. but it doesn't matter where you read and review.. is easier, and then you don't have to get approaved by me and my moderators who have no idea what we're doing.

And Once again, in all scenarios that I see at the moment, I will not be able to post till the fall.. if that situation changes.. well you'll have an update before then. The next part may be the last part.. but I'm thinking it may go past the wedding of Ron and Luna... though I'm rather at a loss as to how to continue after the wedding... if anyone has any suggestions.. drop me a line...