31st December, 1999
MINISTRY OF MAGIC, DEPARTMENT OF MYSTERIES
"Hermione, you don't have to do this."
"Well, I actually do because I don't see someone capable initiating for this."
"Are you saying I'm not capable?"
"No Harry. I'm saying you're suicidal."
"No, I'm not."
"Yes, you are."
"What did I even do?"
"Went to the forest alone to face snakehead and you didn't even try to fight back."
"It was one time!"
"Faced a Basilisk alone when you could've taken a teacher,any teacher other than Lockheart."
"I- what? stop that's not- "
"Jumped on a full grown troll instead of again calling for help-"
"Hey! You should be grateful that I-" he replied in mock offense.
"Travelled back in time to play hide and seek with Moony-"
"But you were also-"
"Tried to steal a female dragon's egg instead of just not doing anything and just losing the competition."
"Well but-"
"Trusting a two hundred year old loony all of your life instead of demanding answers soon-"
"Ouch." Harry winced.
"Jumping of a broom just for the snitch."
"That match was-"
"Using an unknown spell on ferret-"
"How is that suicidal?" asked Harry, amused.
"Going off to the ministry on thestrals because the adults couldn't possibly ever help"
"Hermione."
"Joining auror corps because of course you had to hunt down people who wanted to kill you!" Hermione continued unbothered.
"Hermione?"
"And-" she continued completely ignoring him.
"Managing to nearly get killed every year in the last decade Mmhff-"
She was cut off by Him putting his hand on her mouth!
"MMMHHFNGH!"
"Calm down mione' let me just talk. First of all, excellent diversion there, took me a moment to realise what you were doing but I let you change the topics-"He removes his hand from her mouth.
Hermione just grins her typical sorry not sorry grin.
"for a while because Merlin knows if I'd be able to listen to your rambling after today." He finishes.
She stays silent and just reaches out to him and rests her head on his shoulder in return he pulls her closer and rests his hand on her waist.
"Just for the record if I'm suicidal which I'm not but if you say I am, then you definitely are one too."
"Mmhmm?" she replies,content in his arms.
"Yeah! because you stood by me every year knowing I was fucking time bomb, you were there during the tournament, you helped me free Sirius, you still went to DOM even though you thought it was a bad idea, you fought with me over a book and admit it you were a bit jealous but you never left me, you still stuck by my side year by year risking your life, you chose me over Ron! and I could only imagine how hard that was but you didn't leave me, ever!"
"Harry.."
"NO! you don't get to leave me now. I can't let you leave especially knowing its dangerous!'
"When has it been not? And you know this is necessary!"
"You never left me how can you expect me to?" He replied angrily.
"..."
Suddenly the doors opened. Three Unspeakables, Kingsley came inside with grim expressions.
"Hermione, it is time." informed Kingsley, The Minister of Magic.
