Future Plans

"I wonder who is in charge right now" remarked Hermione.

"I heard Percy talking a minute ago… He said there was squabbling amongst those in charge to be a new Minister" Ron traced the top of his cup of tea idly. The death of his brother had hit him hard, but he was staying strong for Harry because his friend needed him more than Ron's family needed their youngest son. He wasn't talking about what happened in the Forest, but it had seemed to hit him hard and a lot of his faith and trust had been shattered. "Shaklebolt seems to be running things for now"

"Another one of Dumbledore's ilk" muttered Harry as he looked over the grounds. The trio had gathered in their year's female dorm because there was so much damage to the castle that the wards were busy keeping things together – that and the fact that both boys wondered if Hermione's bed had a secret doll collection. By unspoken agreement, Harry was in the middle with his two close friends on either side of him on Hermione's bed – the pair being there for him as they lazed around and caught up with their lost childhoods.

"I thought you did what Dumbledore asked?" asked Hermione.

"Lets just say that I am not entirely happy with what Dumbledore's spirit explained to me" and the other two decided to drop the subject for another day. "Remember what you said back when this idiot had left us, Mione? About staying in the Forest of Dean and just growing old together?"

"Yeah" she said softly. It was the lowest time in the year when Harry had given serious thought to just giving up and hiding away with his friend for the rest of their lives.

"I was thinking that I'd like to do that. Just the three of us eating, working and sleeping together"

"Sounds nice"

"Count me out" Ron said.

"Ron? Why?" Hermione gasped as she sat up a little to look over Harry to her boyfriend.

"Yeah, Ron… Why?" Harry's tone grew cold.

"I can handle the eating and working together… I just don't like Harry enough to sleep in the same bed as him" and there was silence before the three of them burst into laughter and everything went back to how it should have always been – the three of them against the world. "So what do you want to do?" asked Ron with tears of laughter still running down his face.

"I don't know" Harry admitted. "I used to think about being an Auror, but now I'm not so sure… I want to change laws to make them better for everybody"

"Then lets do it" Hermione said with all the fierceness they had seen back in their first year at Hogwarts and then, unexpectedly, she giggled.

"Mione?"

"I was just thinking that if we were together, there wouldn't be much sleeping"

"Hermione Jane Granger!"

"Harry James Potter!"

"Wait… Do you mean like sex with you and Harry?" Ron blinked.

"Yes, Ron" Hermione rolled her eyes and winked to Harry whose eyes twinkled with amusement, "I mean we'd both be having sex with him"

"Oh…" Ron was silent for a long time as they three lay back and looked at the ceiling. "Okay then… Count me in"

"For everything?" Harry asked bemusedly.

"Yeah – everything"