A/N

Hey readers, I hope you like my story so far this chapter is one off form half way. And last chapter was two off from halfway… Yeah I know I'm annoying, but I was wondering oh dedicated readers if you could answer me a question.

Question: Harry and Ginny 'I love you'? Yes or no? Come on help me out here…

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The Final Battle Trilogy Part One

"Harry?" Hermione shook him awake.

"Hey Mione." Harry said sleepily.

"You could go to an actual bed." Hermione suggested sitting next to him.

"I'm not leaving her." Harry said holding her hand.

"It's been two weeks you're missing NEWT classes." Hermione reminded.

"Do you have any idea how many times we've had this conversation?" Harry asked her.

"14." Hermione told him.

"I do my work just not with you guys, you, Ron and Neville have been giving me notes so I'm not behind." Harry played his part.

"Everyone else has gone back to work and even Molly doesn't stay here all day and all night." Hermione told him.

"Listen Hermione I had to go through it all, relationship wise. She was amazing, I messed up and then she hated me. She wouldn't even look at me for over two weeks, and now she's hurt. I never even got the chance to tell her I loved her. I love everything about her, the way she smells, her personality, her smile, her eyes even her temper and she doesn't know, she doesn't know any of it." Harry looked at Hermione and saw the tears in her eyes. He felt something wet on his cheek and it wasn't until then that he realized he was crying too.

"Harry, I'm sorry." Hermione hugged him tightly.

"It's a good thing I trust you Harry otherwise I might be jealous." Fred came up to them.

"Funny Fred.' Harry said and he turned back towards Ginny so Fred couldn't see his tears.

"What's wrong Mi?" Fred asked taking her hand.

"It's nothing." Hermione shook her head.

"Okay." Fred said, he'd ask her about it later when they weren't with Harry who Fred had a sneaking suspicion was also crying or had been.

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"Mi?" Fred asked putting his arm around her.

"Yes Fred?" Hermione looked up from her books.

"Why were you upset earlier?" Fred asked quietly.

"Harry and I were talking and it was just sad." Hermione explained.

"About?" Fred asked.

"He was telling me why he wouldn't leave Ginny and no I can't tell you anything. Now shush I have to study." Hermione turned back to her books.

"The funeral was sad, yesterday I mean." Fred said a couple of minutes later.

"Yeah." Hermione said leaning into him for security.

"Harry was upset he missed it, he thought it was their fault he died and that he should've been there to pay respects." Fred told her.

"Did he tell you that?" Hermione asked looking at him intently.

"Me and dad." Fred agreed.

"He shouldn't be blaming himself for things like that. Those students knew what they were up against they didn't have to fight but they did. And Professor Snape also knew what he was doing he should know it wasn't his fault." Hermione said angrily.

"Harry thinks everything was his fault. All of it, anyone who died he thinks it was because of him." Fred explained, "At least in this war."

"I know but…" Hermione started.

"There's not much we can do. I wish as much as anyone that Harry would realize it's not his fault. I want someone to blame for Ginny's injuries but who is there? The death eater that did it was caught and put in prison and whom else should I blame? Harry? Because I know it wasn't his fault and so does Ginny." Fred ranted.

"Honey calm down." Hermione placed a hand on his arm.

"I wish it was over, all of it. Because I'm not funny anymore." Fred crossed his arm angrily.

"Fred, stop it." Hermione hit him playfully smiling.

"Alright, alright so I can still make you smile. Maybe I haven't lost all my charm." Fred laughed.

"Maybe not my handsome prince." Hermione leaned forward.

"To kiss my fair princess or not to kiss…that is the question." Fred smiled.

"To kiss." Hermione told him threateningly.

"Sounds good." Fred leaned in and captured her lips in a sweet kiss.

--

Sarah wandered through the halls, with no real destination in mind but she knew she would end up in the hospital wing. She went to classes unlike Harry and had a life still unlike Harry but she did visit a lot. Sarah was currently having boy troubles the guy she liked was known to like her back but was currently being dense and it wasn't going anywhere. He was an older guy, seventh year and a good friend of the gang, sometimes people found him part of it. He was tall, lanky, some would even say nerdy but he was cute and she was falling, hard. His name? Neville Longbottom…dreamy.

"Sarah?" Luna waved a hand in front of her face.

"Luna, hi." Sarah looked up.

"Thinking about Neville again?" Luna asked.

"Shh! Of course I was but keep your voice down." Sarah scolded.

"Sorry." Luna laughed.

"Where are you heading?" Sarah asked.

"The same place you should be heading, the room of requirements." Luna told her.

"I have to drop these flowers off with Ginny first, wait with me?" Sarah asked as they reached the hospital.

"Sure, I think Ron's visiting." Luna smiled.

"Whatever." Sarah rolled her eyes and walked in.

"Hey Sarah, Luna." Neville greeted from his seat.

"Neville, hi…" Sarah said her eyes going wide.

"Hey Ronald." Luna smiled quirkily kissing him.

"Ginny, it's Sarah." Sarah kissed her forehead and placed the flowers by her bed.

"Hey Gin." Luna did the same and placed a card on her table.

"She can't hear you." Harry told them.

"They don't know that." Luna said sitting down on Ron's lap.

"But I do. If she knew how much I wanted her back she'd be awake by now." Harry explained and looked away as they all stared.

"Oh." Sarah said in a small voice, "We have to meet Mione for girl's night but we'll come back tomorrow, see you Harry, Ron, Neville."

"Bye Ronald." Luna kissed him, "Night Harry, Neville."

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"How's Harry?" Hermione asked worriedly.

"He looks terrible and he's stopped believing that Ginny will wake up." Sarah told her.

"He's what?" Hermione sat bolt upright.

"He thinks that if she could hear him, she would be awake by now and if she loved him she would wake up." Luna explained.

"Oh no…" Hermione shook her head.

"But Ron's doing okay and Neville seems…much cuter when he's sad." Sarah said laughingly.

"Sarah!" Hermione scolded playfully.

"His eyes go all cute and his face looks so…ugh." Sarah elaborated.

"Ronald looks depressed…when he's depressed." Luna told them.

"You guys are weird." Hermione shook her head lying down on her stomach.

"Thanks you." Luna flung herself down on the padded sleeping bags on the floor.

"Yes, thank you." Sarah agreed joining them.

"Your welcome. Fred's very sad I had to leave him tonight." Hermione informed them.

"You leave him every Friday night." Sarah pointed out.

"He's being clingy, it's weird." Hermione told them.

"He's probably depressed about Ginny." Luna said in a matter-of-fact voice.

"Yeah I know, I felt kind of bad about leaving him." Hermione said sadly.

"Do you want to go? I mean Ron could use my support too." Luna said.

"Or your mouth." Sarah joked.

"Ew!" Hermione squealed.

"Let's go." Luna helped Hermione up and led the way out of the room.

"You guys can't be serious. What am I supposed to do?" Sarah rolled onto her back.

"Guys!" She yelled running out after them.

--

Hermione wandered slowly through the halls to her rooms, so she could be with Fred. Christmas vacation started in a week and a half and the Yule ball was in a week and 4 days. It was on Friday the 18th, of December and Vacation started the following Wednesday and Hermione really hoped that Ginny was awake for all of that.

"What are you doing back already?" Fred asked when Hermione walked in.

"I wanted to be with you." Hermione sat next to him on the couch and leaned into him.

"Oh, that's nice." Fred said.

"You aren't happy." Hermione stated.

"Yes I am." Fred argued.

"I can go up to my room if you want." Hermione said angrily.

"It's just I was doing something for you and I didn't want you to see it." Fred explained.

"Oh." Hermione leaned back.

"I'll go up to my room and finish." Fred said and he went to stand up.

"I've got to do my yoga anyway so you can stay here." Hermione kissed him quickly and went up the stairs.

--

"What's up?" Neville asked sitting down against the wall outside of the Gryffindor common room next to Sarah.

"Nothing." Sarah told him looking at him shyly.

"It's Friday, why aren't you with Hermione and Luna?" Neville asked.

"They ditched me for their beaus." Sarah explained.

"That's not very nice." Neville said.

"I don't mind their sister is in the hospital wing they need support." Sarah smiled nonchalantly.

"Are you excited about Christmas?" Neville asked.

"Yeah, it's my favorite holiday." Sarah said excitedly.

"Mine too. How about the Yule ball you going with anyone?" Neville asked trying to keep the nervousness out of his voice.

"Nope. I'm going alone." Sarah informed him.

"Would you go with someone if the asked you?" Neville questioned.

"No one would." Sarah shook her head.

"I might." Neville said looking away quickly.

"What?" Sarah asked.

"Sarah will you go to the Yule ball with me?" Neville asked unwaveringly.

"Yes." Sarah squealed.

"Good." Neville smiled at her and helped her up.

"Walk me to the common room?" Sarah asked grinning.

"Sure." Neville gave the fat lady the password and walked with Sarah inside.

--

"Hermione, can you come down here a minute?" Fred called up to her.

"Coming." Hermione slipped her hair out of her elastic and ran her fingers through it trying to look presentable.

"Hi." Fred smiled lightly and bit his lip nervously waiting for her reaction as she stopped at the bottom of the stairs. The room was lit with a dim light and there were rose petals on the floor, there was a table set for two in the middle of the room and Fred was standing there in his best dress robes.

"I look horrible." Hermione drew in a shaky breath, looking in awe around the room.

"You look amazing to me and is that really all you can say?" Fred asked her coming up to her at the staircase.

"I can't believe you did all this, what's the occasion?" Hermione took his hand looking at him happily.

"We've been together 4 months, 15 days and 12 hours." Fred told her, "And I've decided that I love you." Fred explained shyly.

"And 37 minutes…and I love you too." Hermione agreed – they looked at each other briefly before engaging in a short but sweet kiss.

"Fred? What's with the table? I already had dinner." Hermione asked pointedly.

"It's dessert." Fred raised his eyebrows suggestively.

"What is it?" Hermione ran over to the table with a smile like a kid at Christmas and pulled the lid off the tray, "Fred why is there a picture of you on the tray?" Hermione turned to look at him.

"Because I'm your dessert." Fred told her and he laughed loudly as her mouth dropped open in realization and she ran up to him kissing him deeply.

--

"Why are you suddenly so happy?" Sarah asked Hermione the next morning as they walked down to breakfast.

"Me? I haven't changed a bit." Hermione contradicted smiling widely.

"Weren't you with Fred last night?" Sarah asked curiously.

"Yes, why?" Hermione asked, "Like it matters."

"Did you two…" Sarah started but stopped when Hermione protested loudly.

"No, no, no!" Hermione shook her head warningly.

"Then why are you so happy?" Sarah pushed her teasingly.

"He was just really romantic last night that's all, he set up this big romantic dessert with rose petals and everything and told me that he loved me." Hermione explained to Sarah in a whisper.

"Aww that's so sweet. How did he say it?" Sarah asked sighing wistfully.

"He told me exactly how long we had been dating, down to the hour and said in that time he realized that he loved me." Hermione bit her lip trying to contain her happiness.

"Oh my god, that's adorable." Sarah squealed.

"What's adorable?" Fred asked, he had been walking a bit behind them just out of earshot but made his presence known at that moment.

"Nothing." The girls said together giggling madly.

"Right." Fred shook his head and held the door open for them.

"What did you do last night?" Hermione asked Sarah curiously.

"not much, I chatted with Neville, read a book, thought about what Neville and I would do at the ball together, read some more…" Sarah started.

"He asked you?' Hermione asked happily.

Sarah nodded and the girls squealed again, Fred shook his head and sat across form them at the table.