"Harry!" Hermione said as soon as soon as Harry appeared in her room. "You're ok!"
"So are you;" Harry replied as she hugged him. He hugged back but was still weak from his torture of the Cruciatus Curse.
"What happened?" she asked him.
"Well, she gave me my wand and then she used the Cruciatus Curse on me. Several times." He said to them.
"Oh, Harry, no wonder you're weak. Do you want something to drink? To eat?"
"Maybe some water. I feel a little sick."
"I'll get it," Ron said, and he left the room.
Hermione examined Harry as they both sat down on the bed. "You're bleeding." She told him, and got out a tissue wiping the scratch on his face.
"It's lucky the potion worked or I'd be dead instead of her." He said quietly. "Thank you."
"Harry, what's up? I know something's wrong. I can sense it."
At that moment Ron entered the room with the glass of water, gave it to Harry and then excused himself for a moment.
Hermione turned back to Harry and noticed his hands were shaking badly. The water spilt on her duvet and he dropped the glass on her floor, which smashed. She noted that he didn't bother getting his wand out and that he just sat there with his eyes closed, breathing fast.
"Reparo." Hermione said. "Harry?" He opened his eyes and looked at her with glazed eyes. "What else happened?"
"Rose… she… she drained me of almost all my power. I can barely Apparate. I can't use my wand. Nothing." Tears rolled down his face, past his glasses.
"Are you sure?" Hermione asked softly.
"Smash the glass again." He told her shakily as he drew his wand out with a trembling hand. She smashed it on the floor and he said, "Reparo."
Nothing happened.
"Harry it'll be alright. Your powers will come back in time. You're the Boy Who Lived; you're meant to have power. They'll only be gone if you believe they've gone. And I don't believe it." She said comfortingly.
"You always know the right thing to say," Harry said weakly.
"Thanks." She said, putting her hand on his hand.
The door opened and they both jumped slightly. Ron was back.
"I brought you up a hot chocolate in case you didn't want you really fancy your water." His eyes fell to the smashed glass on the floor.
"My fault," Hermione said to him, and repaired it with her wand.
He laid the steaming drink on her bedside table and put the top light on.
"Harry, you're pretty shattered you should get some sleep." Hermione suggested.
"Yeah, ok, I'll crash on the sofa downstairs." He stood up and he collapsed to the floor, which was lucky as Hermione had just got rid of the broken glass.
Ron picked Harry up and lay him on the bed. "Maybe he should stay up here for now." He said. "Let's go downstairs. We need to talk about earlier."
She nodded and followed him out the room.
She closed the living room door behind them.
"We can't be together, Ron, no matter how much we love each other."
"Hermione, I know there are risks but that's why this time… will be different."
"You may have already forgotten but you were pretty strung up about Chloe leaving before."
"Things have changed." He said to her. "I love you with all my heart. I always have." He whispered.
She put her head on his chest, hearing his heartbeat. "Likewise." She said quietly.
"I want us to be together so bad, I can't stand being away from you. I didn't know what I was going to do without you before when Rose was here." He told her quietly.
Hermione leaned back, but still holding him. He stroked her cheek. She was crying softly. "Hey, hey, hey." He murmured in her ear. He lifted her head by her chin lightly and kissed her tenderly on the lips. She didn't resist and they sat down on the sofa.
She pulled away slightly and wiped her eyes which were pink and puffy.
"Stay with me tonight, Ron." He nodded and a moment later he held her as she fell asleep in his arms.
So sweet! Together forever! One chapter!