With Ron and Lavender's break up fresh on her mind, Hermione came to realise how important people came to be - especially those who were in the heart.
"Harry," Hermione called, bringing his attention to her from his chess match with Ron. "When you love someone, but are afraid to show it, how do you let them know?"
Both boys stared at her for a moment before Harry cleared his throat. "Have you told this person how you feel?" She shook her head as an answer. "Well set the scene. Go to somewhere special to both of you and tell them there. No disturbances, nothing."
"Okay," Hermione nodded, speaking more to herself than her friends. "I'll do that."
Hermione had set everything up perfectly. The picnic blanket was magically stuck down and on it were numerous of their favourite foods, all small enough to be eaten as finger foods as well as candles and a rose sat in the middle.
"You called me here for a reason, Granger," Cormac called as he came up the stairs. "It better be good!" He faltered when he reached the top, eyeing her and the setting that she'd created. "Well, this is good unless you're here to break up with me."
She shook her head, curls flying around her face crazily. "I, I just need to tell you something and I haven't been ready to say it for ages and I'm not even ready now but-"
"It's a terrible thing, in life, to wait until you're ready. There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now," Cormac finished for her and she nodded in agreement. "Well our meetings aren't normally this serious."
"I love you," she blurted out and his eyes widened as he stared at her in shock. She looked like she was going to throw up because she was that nervous and he couldn't help but try and lighten the situation.
"You only want me for my body," he teased. "You aren't even aware that there is a mind underneath all these lush locks." She rolled her eyes, understanding his game.
"The mind is so much more interesting than the body," she breathed and he stepped forward until he'd closed the gap between them. "You're just lucky enough to have both."
"I'm not the only one," he commented before kissing her. "If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive," he said with a sigh and a grin.
"Why's that?" Hermione asked, tilting her head back so that she could look at him properly.
"Because the girl I love, loves me back. I can't get much happier than that." Hermione grinned and wrapped her arms around him which he did back to her.
In each other's arms they were happy and safe.
This was where they were supposed to be.
September Event: finding love at Hogwarts
Gringotts Prompt Bank: rose (plants), "It's a terrible thing, in life, to wait until you're ready. There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now." - Hugh Laurie (celeb quotes), "The mind is so much more interesting than the body." - Isabel Allende (random quotes), This was where they were supposed to be. (last line), "If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive." - Samuel Goldwyn (randombrainy)