A/N: For some reason, this chapter was harder to write than the others, but I hope I did it justice and I hope everyone likes it. Thanks for all of the great reviews! They make me smile, so keep it up :)

Dear Hermione,

You are one of the most brilliant people I know. I can't think of any other way to describe you and I wanted to start this letter by letting you know how brilliant you are for maybe the thousandth time. You've saved my neck on more than one occasion by your ability to think both quickly and rationally, a skill which most people, including me, lack. It's usually one or the other; either quickly or rationally.

You didn't just help me through the life threatening situations either. I can remember the countless times, after much begging, I might add, that you would edit my essays at some ungodly hour of the night. Although, your homework was long done, so I don't feel as guilty. You would also let me and Ron borrow your History of Magic notes and if it wasn't for that, we probably wouldn't have passed that class. Your ability to even pay attention to Binns is a skill all on its own.

That aside, you did help me out of bigger, scarier situations more times than I can count. Under Fluffy's trapdoor, for example; you knew how to get past the Devil's Snare and the room with the Potions. Your logic and ability to keep a cool head got us out of there alive. I know that sounds rather dramatic, but it's true. Years later, you and Ron helped me prepare for the Triwizard Tournament, looking through book after book for something to help me stay underwater, helping me practice spells for the third task; all of it was greatly appreciated. Both of you gave up a lot of time to help me, and I do mean a lot.

I've always felt that a lot of time, we really get each other. Maybe it has to do with the fact that we were raised by Muggles and learning that we belonged to a whole different world came as a shock to us. We were both new to the wizarding world and this common ground might have helped bring us closer. Anyway, we've always gotten along incredibly well. Sure, we've had our disagreements and arguments, but that's expected. I think the time I was the angriest with you was when you told McGonagall about my Firebolt and she took it away to be inspected. I don't think I spoke to you for a while. Now, that just seems silly. I appreciate your concern, really.

I'm sure I've told you this in some way or another, but I think you're the perfect example of the fact that you can still do incredible things despite your background or where you came from. I can still remember telling Professor Slughorn that you were Muggleborn and the brightest witch in our year. It's a statement that I have and always will believe to be true. To be honest, I was shocked when I found out you were Muggleborn when we were younger. The way you acted, I thought you had been born into a long line of witches and wizards. You proved to me, as well as countless other people that you don't have to be a pureblood or even a half-blood to perform incredible magic and to know all the answers.

I'm incredibly lucky to be able to call you one of my best friends, but not just because you've helped me out of many troublesome situations. You're a great listener and even better at giving good advice that actually makes sense. Maybe I didn't listen to half of it while we were in school, but it was good advice that I probably should have listened to. You're persistent, brave, and driven. You kept me and Ron on our toes and like I said earlier, you most likely prevented us from failing History of Magic.

There have been many times where I was convinced that nobody understood me, not even you and Ron. You once told me that I should help you to understand and I'm not sure I did. Now, looking back, I wish I had. You would have tried your very best to understand where I was coming from and would have been able to help me even more. I thought I had to handle everything on my own, but I'm really glad I had you and Ron there with me through all of it.

On a slightly different note, while we might not always understand each other, we do get each other and know each other well. I sometimes think we know each other better than we know ourselves. We can almost always predict each other's behavior and reactions to things even if we don't know why we're acting the way we do.

You're like my sister, Hermione, and I'm really grateful to have you around. Once again, it's not just for your intellect either, although it does come in handy quite often. About a year ago, Ron told me that we would last two days on the hunt without you and that's the truth. Without you, we would have been totally lost, so thank you, not just for being the brightest witch of our year, but also for being my best friend and for never giving up on me, especially when I needed someone the most but didn't want to admit it.

-Harry