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And Daddy Makes Three
Harry came down the stairs as soon as he heard the door open. He gave Mia a quick hug,
and then took Neville, Luna, and his son into the next room.
Ron didn't know how to describe what he felt when he saw Mia walk through the door.
She was his daughter; his and Hermione's. She was beautiful, she was perfect.
Mia held onto Hermione's hand as she saw her dad for the first time.
"Hey beautiful," Ron said.
"Hi," Mia said, waving shyly.
"You think I can get a hug?" Ron asked.
Mia nodded her head and walked over to him.
Ron picked her up and held her close to him.
Hermione watched Ron and Mia from across the room and smiled.
"Did you have fun with Neville and Luna?" Ron asked.
Mia nodded. "They're really nice, but I missed Mommy."
"I missed your mommy too," Ron said, looking at Hermione.
"Daddy?"
"Yeah?" he replied, smiling.
"Why did everyone think you were dead?"
Hermione was about to answer, but Ron began to speak instead.
"It's a little bit complicated, but the easiest way to tell you is that a bad man did try to kill
me. He used his wand and shot a very bad spell at me, and then I was gone. I vanished,
that's why everyone thought I was dead."
"But you weren't."
"That's right. Your mum and Uncle Harry saved me, they just didn't know it."
"Where were you then? Why weren't you here with us?" Mia asked.
"I was lost, but I'm back now. And I remember everything," Ron said, looking directly at
Hermione. "I'm not going anywhere. I'm never leaving you or your mother again."
Hermione's heart was starting to beat very quickly. This was too much for her.
"Mia, why don't you get your cousin, and take a walk with Daddy," Hermione said.
"Okay," Mia said, taking Ron's hand, bringing him into the next room.
Once Mia and Ron were gone, Hermione sat down in the corner, and let her tears fall. A
few minutes later, Harry joined her.
"I saw most of that," Harry said.
"Then you heard most of that, too," Hermione said, wiping her eyes.
"I did."
"And?"
"You don't have to worry about any awkwardness between Ron and Mia," Harry smiled.
"I know, and seeing them together was just… right," Hermione said.
"I'm pretty sure that's not why you're sitting here crying," Harry said.
"Harry, you heard him. He said he remembers everything, and that he's never leaving us
again."
"And this makes you sad because?" Harry asked jokingly.
"I don't know if he really remembers, Harry. I think he's just saying he remembers
because he knows that's what I want to hear. He feels like he owes me after all that's
happened," Hermione said.
"I always thought that Ron was a bit more stubborn than you, but you're proving me
wrong."
Hermione gave him an annoyed look.
"Why are you being so damn stubborn about this, Hermione? He's back, he remembers,
and he wants you. It's not that hard."
"But-"
"Don't say that he's pretending to remember. You and I both heard him say that we saved
him, he wouldn't know that if he didn't remember what happened that night. Why can't
you believe that he wants to be with you and Mia?"
"Because that's what I've wanted from the beginning. I missed him so much. I missed
everything, even arguing with him. I couldn't love anyone else because of him, and he's
here now."
"If I didn't know you so well, I would say that you're crazy and make no sense at all. But
since I know you better than almost anyone, I'm going to make sense of all your
craziness."
Hermione slapped Harry's arm.
"Ron's telling you exactly what you want to hear, and your afraid to trust it. You want
him back, but your afraid that he doesn't really want to be with you, and that would break
your heart even more. You don't want him to be with you because he feels like that's
where he needs to be, but because it's where he wants to be."
Hermione nodded her head.
"Don't you know how amazing you are by now? If I didn't love you like a sister since
first year at Hogwarts, I would probably love you the way he does," Harry said.
"You're sweet, but I can't help but be sceptical. It seems too good to be true. And you
know what they say about things being too good to be true; they usually are."