A Plan That Worked, Sorta.
Chapter 5 Will You?
Harry and Hermione's Sixth Year had been tough but the best they had to date. It was a mess of emotions and hormones, a disaster waiting to happen, but Hermione is always prepared for everything and anything. Harry and Hermione went on many dates they all evolved sneaking out of the castle. They saved the Hogsmeade trips for the trio only, even after Ron got together with Luna. That happened when Ron was just sitting in the library attempting to do his two Charms essays, which he put off until last minute, and Luna sat by him and sooner or later they kissed. Ginny saw them kiss so the entire year after that she teased him, even into the summer.
Surprisingly, that year there was no Trio verses Voldemort, of course, the war was still on, and they kept getting information from The Order about everything. In that regard they worked on their defensive spells harder then ever, they kept the DA going to. Hermione was as always on top of them about their studying habits, a little less to Harry that year, because he actually did his work and studied, so that he was not on Hermione's bad side.
The summer following that year was Harry's best summer ever. He turned 17 the legal age, for everything, in the only world that mattered to him. He spent the summer at Hermione's house; Ron came over there that summer a few times. Harry got to know Hermione' s crazy family, her dad wanted to kill him when Hermione introduced him as her boyfriend. Her mother on the other hand, well she got very excited and took Hermione over to the side to talk about "girly stuff" afterwards, Harry had asked her what "girly stuff" was, but Hermione answered with a shutter. Over that summer their Hogwarts letter's came when Hermione opened hers she got a shiny new Head Girl Badge, Harry opened his and he got Gryffindor Quidditch Captain, which he had last year, and Head Boy. Hermione was jumping around her house in happiness for both of them, Harry tried to calm her down. She told him that Head Boy and Girl, if they're from the same house, share a private suite; at that, he adopted his famous "mischievous smirk" and kissed her on the cheek.
"Mione!" Harry called walking into their shared Head Boy/Girl suite, where Hermione was reading on the couch.
"Harry where were you? We were going to go to the village today. It's past dinner, if you want some you have to go down to Dobby, and I'm not going with you."
"Well, I was out getting into trouble with the law again." He hugged her smiling, "He's gone." He whispered in her ear.
"He as in Voldemort is gone?" I hope he's not joking about this.
"Yeah." He said and kissed her, "Thank you so much."
"What do you mean?" This boy is crazy but that's why I love him.
"Being with me through everything. If it wasn't for you I would have died today, you know that right?"
"Now I do, you're welcome. Do you want to tell Ron this good news?"
"Not really, I want to stay here with you, "He smirked, and hugged her tightly, "But I'll tell him." He shrugged slightly.
They walked up to Gryffindor tower to tell Ron the good news. As they were explaining what Harry meant by 'He's gone', Professor McGonagall came up to talk to Harry and Hermione.
"Yes Professor?" They asked as they stood outside of the Fat Lady, in the hall.
"The Headmaster has sent me to tell the Head Boy and Girl that there will be a feast tomorrow night and classes have been canceled for tomorrow."
"Oh, thanks Professor." Harry said as a thought struck him, "Oh, professor, would it be ok if I went to get something I forgot In Hogsmeade? It's from earlier today."
"Quickly, do it."
"Thank you!" He dashed down the staircase.
"Wow, I didn't know he could run that fast." Hermione sighed.
At the feast the next night the trio was eating without any apparent worries, for once, when Dumbledore stood up. Silence fell over everybody and they all looked up at him.
"This feast is in honor of what Harry Potter did yesterday. A select few know what he did, the rest of you don't. Harry, I don't even know the whole story, do you mind telling your classmates and Professors what happened?" Everybody turned his or her attention from Dumbledore to Harry. Harry walked toward the staff table
"Er… Hello Everyone. Yesterday, I was fighting for my life, once again." He paused, "I was fighting against someone who has wanted me dead since before I was born. That person, if you can count him as one, well anyway, his name was Tom Marvolo Riddle, and when he was in Hogwarts sat at that very table." Harry pointed toward the Slytherin table, "Our world generally knows him as He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, You-Know-Who, The Dark Lord, just his followers call him that, or simply Voldemort. To all of you who shuttered, I should be one of you who fear his name, but as Dumbledore has said, Fear of a name only increases the fear of the thing its self. That fear is now gone for good. Now, as most of the seventh years would remember he tried to kill me in every single year that I was here, with the exception of my third and sixth years. Can anyone answer this one question of mine? Not you Hermione." He pointed at her, and some people laughed. "What happens to a wizard or witch whose wand is shattered and they can't use any wandless magic and they're up against some one who is overcome with every emotion possible and wants to kill that witch or wizard? They really can't do anything." He took a deep breath. "I was sick of the ongoing war and defeating him was the only option to end it and stay true to the prophecy. In a rage of emotions, he could never understand, I was able to get his wand and turn it into just the core. And this is the core of Voldemort's wand." He pulled a red feather out of his pocket and handed it to Dumbledore. "Now I'm still human and still hungry, Ron do not eat my food." Harry smiled as he walked back to his seat, pulling something else out of his pocket, a small velvet black box. "Hermione you know how love is the strongest emotion in the world and that it will conquer all, well it's true. Hermione you've kept me alive since first year and I can't thank you enough. I know I can't survive without you, in the past, present, or future, I just know I can't. I know were only just teenagers but…" He dropped down to one knee, "Hermione Jane Granger, will you marry me?" He flipped open the box to revel a gold ring with a diamond in the middle and small red rubies surrounding it.
She bent down from her seat and kissed him. He slid the ring onto her left ring finger. The entire Great Hall except the Slytherins clapped and cheered.
"Ron I don't think I love her. 'Cause I know I do." Harry said as he and Hermione sat back down on the bench.
"What?" Hermione asked looking between the two them.
"Long story." Ron and Harry replied laughing.
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No, it's not the last chapter there is one more chapter. Tear, then there is the sequel. Sorry to everyone, who wanted to see a second date, I just couldn't do it. This Chapter skipped to their seventh year, next chapter you see the Dursleys, I dare say no more. How did you like Harry's little speech? I had ten different versions, of it, kill me now. I know this was a short chapter again but long chapters are hard on my little fingers. Disclaimer alert!
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter in anyway shape or form just some merchandise and his pet owl that I'm holding hostage (Not really, I mean about having Hedwig and all)
Just Mione