A/N: Hey all hope you enjoyed the last chapter, and thanks to those who reviewed. I hope you have been anticipating for this chapter to show up, and I am pretty sure you have been! Well anyway enough of my ranting on to the story.

Disclaimer: Well still don't own Harry Potter...stupid people need to come up with a time machine!

The day of graduation had finally come for Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Hermione as always was the first one down to the common room. She was sitting in a large chair, realizing that after this there were so many people she most likely wouldn't see again. Also that after today her and Ron would officially be dating. Maybe now that Voldemorte is gone she will be able to get Ron to help her tell Harry about them.

As Ron came down the stairs from his dorm to the common room he saw the gorgeous brown hair of Hermione sitting in a chair by the fire. It was still early, so no one was awake yet. He went up behind her and gave her a kiss on the cheek, and moving down to her neck. She ran her fingers through his thick red hair, and he let up putting his arms on her shoulders. They both just sat there and looked into the fire. As the nearby clock struck 8am they both knew that people would start coming down. They both got up and left for the feast which started at 9.

As they entered the Great Hall McGonnagal was already there. "I figured you two would be the first ones here," she said with a smile. " I need you two to go down to the kitchens and make sure that the elves will be ready for the feast. I would do it, but I need to put some last minute touches on my end of the year speech." With that she went back to writing while sitting in the middle chair, which now belonged to her.

Ron and Hermione wanting to follow the direction of the new Headmistress went down to the kitchens to check on the elves. As they got to the portrait they made a check to not be holding hands, and tickled the famous pear. The portrait swung open slowly and they made their way inside. All the elves were quite busy getting ready for the big feast. The only elf that seemed to even acknowledge their presence was, of course, Dobby.

"Why Mr. Weasley and Ms. Granger what brings you two here? Do you need something?" Dobby asked with his faithful bow.

"Oh no Dobby we just wanted to make sure that all of you would be ready for the big feast today," Hermione stated bending down to the small house elf.

"Oh we will be just fine Ms. Granger, but thank you for coming to check. Now if you don't mind Dobby and everyone else have a lot of work to do before time to serve." With that he ran off and stated grabbing plates of food.

"Well looks like they are doing just fine," Ron said grabbing Hermione's hand and pulling her back through the portrait. As they got to the end of the hall they shared a quick kiss, and walked out into the Entrance Hall.

A lot of the students had already made their way to the Entrance Hall, and were ready to get to the feast. Some were anxious to go home, but others were sad they had to leave. After all after the feast they all only had two more hours before they had to get on the train for their return home.

The time for the feast started to draw nearer as more students and teachers showed up. All the students were wearing school hats in honor of the last day of school before summer. Ron and Hermione took seats with a lot of the other 7th years along with Harry across from them. Not many of the 7th years talked as they had done everyday since their first year. It was strangly quiet, that is until McGonnagal stood for her speech.

"As you all know today is the last day of term. I would like to congratulate you all on a successful completion of one year to start another. I would like to have everyone stand for a moment," as she said this the entire group of students and teachers rose to their feet. "I want to give a moment of silence to a departed friend to all of us. He was a great Headmaster, and a loyal friend to both students and teachers. I can only hope to be as great as he was. I want to dedicate this moment to Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore." With that the entire room was silent with most heads turned down, except of course Draco Malfoy. Who should be upset since his father after all was sitting in a cell in Azkaban at the moment, without the likelihood of parol. (A/N: not sure if they have parol, but do I care?)

"Thank you everyone for your participation, you may now be seated." They all sat back down their attention still on her. "Today many of you are moving up a year, and will be coming back next year. But others are leaving us for good, with hopes to step into the real world. Now that Voldemorte and his accomplises are either gone or in Azkaban the wizarding world will be a safer place, but never be too careful that there won't be another to try and take the place of Voldemorte. Their will always be someone trying to do better than the best, and worse than the worst. Just make sure you aren't one of them, and always do what you yourself are capable of. As a final word I would like to thank Mr. Weasley and Ms. Granger for helping me through being the head of my first end of the year feast. Also I would like to thank Hagrid for taking the step up to deputy headmaster to help me in this situation." As the whole room rang out in applause for the three mentioned the food appeared, and they all began to eat.

As everyone finished with their food McGonnagal stood one more time to give out one final word before she let them split off and spend the next couple of hours with all of their school friends. "I think that Dumbledore even with the grief of his death would still want us to award the house cup for points. After the 100 points that MR. Potter recieved for his cunningness of defeating Lord Voldemorte, and most likely lifetimes of fame the points are as stands. 4th place is Hufflepuff with 567 points, 3rd is Ravenclaw with 692 points, 2nd is Slytherin with 742 points, and 1st place and winners are Gryffindor with 867 points." With that McGonnagal smiled as the Gryffindor table rose in excitement and screams. They had won every year since Harry, Hermione, and Ron's first years there. They weren't about the leave and not have it on the Gryffindor shelf.

All the tables split up and everyone began to talk and walk around, not only the Great Hall, but throughout the school as well. Colin had finally stopped being a pest, and was becoming quite a well made out photographer. As the three got together he was happy to take a picture with Hermione in the middle, and the two guys on either side. Colin promised them each a copy, and walked off. Just as he got away Ron was suddenly occupied by a couple kids teasing a portrait, and went to stop them.

"Hermione can I talk to you for a moment?" Harry asked pulling her to the side.

"Sure Harry what's up?" she asked walking with Harry into a small corridor.

"Hermione, ever since our 4th year when I saw you with Krum I doscovered something. That I am in love with you, and just have been to scared to admit it to anyone. There have been times when I couldn't even admit it to myself." Harry's eyes looked into Hermione's, but as the words left his mouth she had to turn away.

"Oh Harry there was a time when I loved you too, but after a while I thought that you didn't feel the same, so..." she paused for a moment and turned back to Harry. "I wanted to tell you today on the train, but I guess now is the best time to do it. The night that we got our NEWT scores Ron and I were sitting there staring at them for a bit, and well he encouraged me to open mine. When I finished I was so excited I ended up hugging him, which led to a little more than that." Hermione just looked down sadly, and Harry just leaned against the wall also staring down. "I'm sorry Harry it's just we made such a connection that night, and he wants to start going out after graduation now."

Harry just pushed through Hermione, and went over to Ron. "Man how could you do this to me?" Harry said to Ron right as he was finishing with the portrait. "You of all people should have seen that I was in love with her, and then you go and take that all away from me!" Ron was shocked at first then finally realized what Harry had to have been talking about...Hermione.

"Look Harry I wasn't planning on us making such a connection that night, and well I knew you had feelings for her that's why we kept it a secret for a while. I wanted to wait until you were feeling better about everything before we told you."

"You were supposed to be my friend! Friends don't go and take away the girl they love, and kiss them!" Harry shouted out in the Great Hall. With that said he stormed back through the doors, and up the steps to the Gryffindor Tower.

Ron and Hermione just moved over to each other and stared as the doors slowly closed back from their best friend slamming through them. "Maybe we should just give him some time to think," Ron said putting his arm around Hermione's waist.

"Yeah, he needs time to get used to what's going on," Hermione said looking at Ron. She couldn't help but smile everytime she looked into his eyes no matter what kind of situation they were in at the moment. His eyes were what made her heart leap.

Ron went silently upstairs to make sure his trunk of clothes was properly packed. Harry never said a word just gave a Ron an upset look, and shut his trunk. As Ron pushed his last bit of stuff into his trunk he walked back out without the two even saying goodbye. Hermione had packed the night before and was waiting for Ron in the common room. As Ron walked down they joined hands and went through the portrait to get on the train and make the trip home for the last time.

The train ride was quite lonely, it was just Ron and Hermione in their own compartment. Every once in a while some other 7th year that they knew would come and talk to them, but for the most part they were alone. Neither of them had any idea where Harry had run off to, but wherever he was they figured he needed his own time to think. They arrived what felt like the fastest train ride of all their seven years, and fourteen rides on the Express.

As the new couple went to find their belongings they saw Harry walking up to them. They smiled at each other hoping that Harry now understood what had happened that night was none of their faults.

"Guys I want to let you know that I think we should break all ties with each other right here. I have a feeling that none of us will be as close now that not only this has happened, but we have graduated and all need to move on to better things. I hope you two go well with each other, and last a long time. I just wanted to say goodbye." With that Harry just walked away with his trunk and off the platform into the busy London Station.

A/N: Hope you all liked this chapter feels like it took me forever to write!I don't think I have every had a chapter this long before, and since I don't have word count I have no idea how long it is, but OH WELL! Please Review people I would really appreciate it!

-Leigha