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Remus and Tonks took off together leaving Harry, Hermione and Sirius together back in the head's common room. Silence fell over them like a thick blanket and no one tried to break it each immersed in their deep thought.

The footsteps of thousands of students headed to the great hall for dinner could be head like a dull roar where they would be told that they are being sent back to their homes. And by tomorrow breakfast they would all have been gone, away from here, the battle field where the third war would be fought once and for all. Sirius sighed and sat up straight on one of the couches and rubbed his face with his hands.

"I think I am going to go and speak to Draco, get to know him better before…" he trailed of getting up to meet his cousin in the next room leaving Harry and Hermione alone. Harry slowly turned towards Hermione; his eyes glazed lost in his thoughts and rested his chin on Hermione's shoulder as she relaxed back into him.

"What do you think is going to happen tomorrow?" Harry asked after a while wrapping his hands around Hermione, pulling her closer to him.

Hermione didn't answer for a while then she spoke up "I don't know."

"You think we will win, 'Mione?" he asked in a whisper.

"I know we are going to win. Harry we deserve it, you deserve it and we are ready." She said gripping his hands in hers.

"Okay, let's go to bed. Tomorrow is a big day." He said getting up and pulling her with him. They made their way to bed and lay down. Hours passed, neither slept both lost in their thought. At last Harry broke the silence by calling out her name.

"Mione, you awake."

"Yes Harry." She said with a smile.

"Sorry, stupid question." He said pulling her near him. Hermione snuggled into him and just hummed in response.

"What do you think we will be doing this time tomorrow?" Hermione asked trailing her fingers up and down his arm.

"This time tomorrow, we will be doing what we are doing now." Harry answered shifting his balance on his one arm and getting on top of her.

"And what's that?" she asked cheekily nipping at his ear.

"This." He whispered to her and dipped down to kiss her on her lips. Hermione kissed him back wrapping one hand around his neck and getting up slightly to narrow the distance, "Harry…" she whispered aloud when he started to pepper kissed down her jaw line to her collar bone.

"Kiss me." Hermione sent him the thought and Harry did just that abandoning the collar button.

"Clothes off!" Harry thought to her as he took off his shirt and tugged at hers. Nodding her head she pushed him off slightly and took off her shirt and shorts with Harry doing the same. As soon the clothes were off Harry pulled Hermione towards him and fell on the bed with her on top of him. He trailed his fingers down her bare arms, before gripping her waist and slowly pulling her further up his body. Her mouth hovered above his and said "I love you." Then pressed her mouth to his swallowing his words, she slowly sat up and wriggled her hips down to straddle his running her hands up and down his torso. "I love you too." Harry said once he gained his breathe fingering her hair and slowly massaging her scalp. Moaning, Hermione closed her eyes as Harry's calloused hand slid from her hip to her breast, he pulled her towards him until her breast touched his chest and he kissed along her neck from her ear to her shoulder. She gave his a little push and made him lie down on the bed. She took her time placing wet, open mouthed kisses down his chest, devoting extra attention to his nipples. "Enough." He said in a hoarse voice and then he flipped them over and his mouth closed over hers, she leaned into him as he slid her leg higher and his finger drove into her. He bit and licked and sucked her neck and everywhere he could find.

Hermione griped her hands in his hair, pulling and twisting it. His fingers pressed further and she moaned raggedly from deep within her chest. "Now." She demanded pulling his hair and wrapped her legs around his him and pulled him near her as he pushed his way inside her. She tried to swallow her gasp but failed. She locked her ankles behind his back and slid her hands around his neck, drawing him down for a deep kiss. "Faster." She whispered. He covered her mouth with his with a groan, kissed her deeply, but slowly as he carefully eased out and pressed back in again. Her nails sank into his back and he swallowed her gasp, his hips moving a little faster the next time as he slid almost out and thrust back in. she pressed her face into his shoulder to block out the scream when she came. Harry flipped them again and Hermione settle on him, taking a few seconds to relax, then she slowly started to move. After a few strokes she picked up the speed with Harry carefully holding her waist. A couple of strokes later Hermione threw her head back and opened her mouth in a silent scream as she came for the second time with Harry as he came with a roar. She turned and collapsed on the bed allowing him to hold her near him.

"Wow," she whispered, her voice hoarse, both of them panting for breath. Once they calmed, she lifted her head slightly to look at him, his eyes closed, his face relaxed. He slowly opened his eyes and smiled at her and said "This is what we are going to do tomorrow."

"Prat." Hermione replied laughing and bumped her head on his chest.

"Now rest." Harry said kissing her softly on her head. Hermione smiled at him and murmured "I love you." to him. The last thing she heard before she fell asleep was him repeating her words to her.

The next time Hermione woke up, she woke up to an empty bed. Jumping out off the bed she quickly summoned some cloths and made her way to the Great hall. She tried calling for Harry through the bond but there was o reply from hm. Playing with the bracelet she opened the door and ran towards the first person she saw that being Sirius. He was working on the maps of Hogwarts and its fields.

"Sirius, have you seen Harry?" she asked slightly out of breathe.

"Yeah, he is with Remus." He said pointing over his shoulder his eyes never moving from the maps. "What's wrong?" He asked when he saw her rattled look.

"Nothing, it's just he has been blocking me." She said when she saw his pointed look.

"Well, that's understandable today being the war and all that. Maybe he just didn't want to share all his anxiety with you and worry you." He said going back to maps he was working on.

"Good luck." She said and made her way towards Harry and Remus who looked as though they were arguing on something important. When she was a few feet away she heard Remus "… tell her Harry."

"I will tell her when you will tell yours." he said. Frowning she spoke up "Tell her what?" Harry and Remus jerked away and spun around towards her. "Tell her what?" she repeated when neither of them answered.

"Nothing, just chit chat." Harry said smiling at her. She frowned at him and turned towards Remus and waited for him to tell her. After a few second of silence Remus sighed and said "Harry is right. It's nothing important." Giving Harry and look and excused himself as he searched for Tonks.

"What's wrong?" she asked him looking at his face searching.

"You know the usual, fighting a dark lord, risking me and my friend's lives, saving the world. Nothing mew." He said shrugging.

"Harry…" She said sharply but was rudely interrupted when Ginny came next to her and tool a hold of her right hand pulling it up and gasped. Hermione saw Harry shift closed to her and were soon joined by Molly, Tonks, Ron, Remus and Sirius.

"What's this?" she shrieked pointing at the ring which was settled on Hermione's finger. She puzzled over the ring, she hadn't seen the ring ever before in her life, eyes widening she understood and turned towards harry who standing right behind her. Looking at the sheepish smile on his face she gasped aloud.

"You got engaged!" screeched Ginny glaring at both of them. Hermione kept on looking at Harry and he mouthed "I love you" to her and simultaneously sent her "I wanted to surprise you. Marry me" Hermione shook her head at him and hugged him tight with tears in her eyes. "Show me." Tonks said looking at the ring. "It's beautiful." She said and Hermione agreed. She looked at the ring again and it suited her. It was simple, a gold band with a diamond on the top. She patted away the tears and hugged Sirius and Remus who offered their congratulations to her ignoring the the Weasley's.

"Is this what you wanted to tell me?" Hermione asked once they left them alone.

She saw the flicker on his face and then he said "Yeah, you got me." He said smiling at her, frowning at him knowing he was hiding something from her she tried to read his mind but the walls were up again. Knowing better than argue she nodded at him and made her way to the infirmary where she helped madam Pomfrey stock up on potions and salve.

It was one hour before twelve and Hermione had to find Harry. She couldn't stay away from him at this time. She turned towards Madam Pomfrey to excuse her, but she didn't have to. Madam Pomfrey was already smiling at her and smiled "Go, find him." She said with a smile going back to the salve she was working on. With a smile she thanked her and ran to the Great Hall. She didn't enter but stayed outside the hall. Standing at the top of her toes she looked out for Harry when she felt a pair of hand encircle her waist. Startled she jerked but the hold at her waste strengthened, not allowing to move away from him.

"I need to speak to you Hermione." Ron spoke his mouth near her ear.

"Let me go." She said struggling trying to pull out her wand without being noticed by him. He said nothing but pulled her near a corner, covered with shadow. "Don't make noise, I just want to talk." He said when she whimpered.

Keeping mum, she nodded strengthening her hold on her wand trying to call for Harry but his walls were up. Keeping a little better with her wand she waited for him to speak and he did after a few minutes of silence. "Ginny, is talking to Harry just the way I am trying to talk to you." She bit down on her lip to keep her from saying something aloud.

"What do you want to talk about?" she said at last, frustrated when he did continue.

"I want to know why you lied to be in love with me." He said in a rush. Hermione's mouth dropped in disbelief and pushed him away breaking free from him.

"You think I lied to me." She said with such anger. She heard footsteps behind her but she didn't turn to know it was Harry; she felt the familiar charge in the air when he stopped just a couple of steps behind her.

"What about the time when you knowingly gave us both love potions to create the feeling 'love'." She spat and walked backwards and stopped when Harry hugged her from behind, just the way Ron had done it earlier but still so different.

Ron's mouth opened and close like a fish. "You lied to us on. You know people get sent to Azkaban for this. Molly was the one who had the potion. You took money from Harry to pay for all those days we stayed with you during the holidays. Don't you dare turn it on us, Ron. I am so sick of it. In a little more than half an hour we have to fight in the war and here you are accusing us of lying to you. Stay away from us Ron or I swear I will hex you till the next century." She said and walked away with Harry silently next to her. They walked in silence till they reached the Head's common room and then she broke down.

Harry took her in his arms and rocked her. She was so scared and irritated and angry with the whole thing but most of all was she was tired. "I am so scared." She whispered.

"I know, me too." Harry said resting his head on top of hers. It took her a few minutes to pull herself together and when she did she stepped back and looked him. Her eyes widened at the red cheek. "What happened?" she asked lightly touching it.

"Ginny." He said shrugging.

"Show me." She said to me. Harry looked at her for a second and then nodded. He brought down the shields and Hermione dove in.

Harry was warming up in the Room of Requirement when the door opened. Thinking it was Hermione he just called out to her without turning. A few moments later when he was wiping the sweat off his forehead, she came and rested her face in-between his shoulder. He stiffened and knew that it was Hermione, she was much taller. Tightening this hold on his wand he shrugged he of and turned. "Ginny, what are you doing here. What's wrong?" he asked when he saw her.

"Harry, I love you. I just don't understand why you are with Hermione when you can be with me." She said taking a step near him. Harry immediately took a step back to keep some distance between them and said "We never loved each other, Ginny. Whatever we felt then it was because of the potion you were giving me."

"But how do you know that she is not using the potion on you, huh?" she said desperately.

"Ginny, Gin its over I love her and she loves me." He explained it to her.

"You love her?" she whispered brokenly. Harry nodded and the next thing he knew was a sharp stinging pain on him cheek. Ginny jumped back and then spoke "I'm…I'm sorry." But Harry didn't listen to her. He shook his head at her and then walked away from her never looking back at her.

The scene ended and she could feel the walls ready to go up but she had to find out, find out what he and Remus were talking about in morning had to find what he was hiding from her. She immediately dug into his brain looking and searching as fast she could before the walls would go up. She saw what they were talking. They were talking about her and as seconds passed her felt herself getting cold atlas she was thrown out of his head by him with a jerk she stepped away from him, outside his reach and turned her back on him and shook her head.

"Unbelievable." She murmured but Harry heard her. He sighed and walked towards her but Hermione took a few steps away before he could reach her.

"I am not going to say I'm sorry, 'Mione. I would do it again to keep you safe." He said from behind her.

"Harry you were planning to keep me and Tonks locked up in Grimmauld place during the war!"

"To keep you safe." he argued back pulling her closed to him.

"Well I want to keep you safe too, but that does not mean I will lock you up!" she retorted wiggling as she turned to look at him.

"Hermione…" he started but she cut him off.

"No, Harry we are in this together." She said softly taking his hands into hers. "And I am not going away. I love you. And remember your promise about tonight?" she said cheekily. Harry shook his head and chuckled.

"but Hermione…" he said but Hermione interrupted him and said "We have less than fifteen minutes together, shut up and enjoy that." He nodded and just held her in her arms.

Five minutes to noon they made their way to the Great hall. They saw Dumbledore talking to McGonagall and they both stopped. It seemed that Dumbledore decided to 'show' himself to the others. Hermione could still see the shock on their faces. Harry turned and made his way towards Sirius with Hermione. They had been talking about the groups the students and Aurors were divided and where they would be placed, when Dumbledore came up to them.

"Harry, my dear boy." He said and Harry stiffened.

"Dumbledore." He said.

"Harry, I wanted to talk to you, alone." He said looking around the Great hall.

"Dumbledore, there is nothing to talk about."

"Harry, you must know that whatever I have done, it was for your good."

"Professor, yours and my definition of doing something for someone's own good is different. Voldemort is almost here. We both are fighting the same war with different means. There is nothing else to be said." He said with clinched teeth as he felt the twinge in his forehead.

Hermione held his hand and squeezed slightly, he squeezed back. Leaving Dumbledore their Harry, Hermione and Sirius made their way to the door and stood there. The others went up to their place, the astronomy tower, the green house and waited. Soon bangs were heard. Their spells colliding with the protective spells on Hogwarts and then Harry said clearly and loudly "Its started." Kissed Hermione again and griped his wand ready.

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