His Ideal Girl by Nousia

Rating: G
Genres: Angst, Romance
Relationships: Harry & Hermione
Book: Harry & Hermione, Books 1 - 5
Published: 24/09/2005
Last Updated: 24/09/2005
Status: Completed

It's funny, she muses, how it all begins and ends with him.




1. His Ideal Girl
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**Title:** His Ideal Girl
**Rating:** G
**Summary:** It's funny, she muses, how it all begins and ends with him.
**Warning:** Extreme use of "he" and "she." Other than that, nothing.
**Notes:** My response, fic wise, to HBP. It encompasses all the things that I love about the
HMS Harmony, why I support it, and it also explains how Ginny, in all honesty, is *not* the
ideal girl for Harry.

**Disclaimer:** Harry Potter is not mine. He's all Hermione's J.K. Rowling's. The
only thing that I own is this fic.

**Dedication:** To all my readers/reviewers, and of course, those who sail the HMS Harmony.
Thanks so much for being an inspiration.


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It's funny, she muses, how it all begins and ends with him.

She hadn't expected for it to turn out that way - but it had. Six years ago, she wouldn't
even have predicted that she would be best friends with him and his sidekick. Yet she had, and
there's no way she's turning back now. Ever.

Not after five years of friendship. She might've never seen herself by his side at the
beginning, but now, she realizes, that's where she's meant to be. She can't picture
herself anywhere else other than beside him always, fighting, talking, *being* with him.

Even in the beginning, it was unperceivable that she would become friends with him, she admits.
Their first meeting hadn't exactly been memorable; her yammering and the sheer
*awkwardness* of it all should've indicated to anyone that the three of them just
didn't *fit* together.

No one would have known that nearly a month later, they would be the best of friends; the legendary
trio. At first appearance it hadn't seemed like she would fit in with the two mischief makers;
after all, she was a bossy, meddling know it all - or that's how she appeared at first glance.
No one would be friends with her - but once All Hallows Eve and a troll had intervened, she found
herself a part of something.

And from then on, she had stuck by them. Most of all him. And she hasn't left since.

She wouldn't even be where she is now if it hadn't been for him. He had given her a chance,
and now she's doing all she can to help him.

She wouldn't call it a repayment, exactly; she isn't researching, teaching, helping, being
*there* for him to make things even. She's doing this for an entirely different reason -
she *wants* to, and that alone makes all the difference in the world.

And she's doing this *for* him, because she knows that without him, the Light side would
cease to exist. That's why she pores through books late every night until the sun rises up,
looking for enchantments, spells, potions and charms that will help him in some way. Her goal is to
help him defeat Voldemort, and she's hell bent on making sure that happens. At any cost…even if
it's her own life.

Oh, yes. She would risk her life to save him, and save the world. People might scoff and sneer at
her for her loyalty, but she no longer cares. Her main concern is that he's fine both mentally
and physically. And whenever he isn't, she's *there* with him, because he needs
her.

And she needs him. He's made her think differently and act in his best interests. He
understands that everything she's doing, she does it for his own good, and even if he
doesn't listen to her, she'll do whatever she thinks is best for him. He finds out the hard
way though, that she's been right all along.
And while he doesn't admit that she's right, he acknowledges it, and seeks her advice and
opinions, for he knows it'll help him in the end. And he recognizes his own mistakes, and tries
to learn from them. It's in this way that he's different from their orange headed
friend.

And it's in this way that she admires him. His maturity, his bravery, his loyalty - they're
all a part of what makes him a hero. A *real* hero, not one who has been glorified by the
media or one who boasts of his valiant deeds. She sees him for who he really is - and she accepts
him for himself.

Throughout the years, she's gotten to know the person the whole world doesn't see, or even
bother to understand. She knows all his fears, hopes, dreams, secrets - everything that makes him
*Harry*, *just Harry* in her eyes. And he knows all her insecurities, worries, secrets,
hopes, wishes - everything that makes her *Hermione*.

To him, she's not Hogwarts' resident bookworm, the smartest witch the school has ever seen
- she's his best friend. His other half, the one person who has never let him down, has always
been there and accepted him unconditionally - the only one who understands, trusts, believes in him
and knows him for who he really is.

And to her, he's not the savior of the wizarding world, the Boy Who Lived - he's her best
friend. He's the missing part of herself, the one person who has always stood by her, helped
her out whenever he could, saved her life a million times over, respected her friendship and
personality - the only one who has ever *tried* to understand her and listen to what she has
to say.

Together, they make an unbeatable team - living and learning from each other and the people around
them, fighting in the clash of Light and Blackness, and helping those who could not defend
themselves. He sticks up for his friends and she does the same, standing up for what she believes
is right. It's this zeal for calling for equality for all and vanquishing the weak Dark Side
that binds them together.

And this, she thinks, is all thanks to him.

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He inspires her to fight for what she *knows* is right, to defeat the injustices and sins that
have enveloped the world, and to never give up. Even if she's beaten once, twice, thrice - she
will only get up and go on, never stopping. She encourages him too; with her in his mind and his
heart, he fights on.

They balance each other, she reflects. Put her intelligence, logic and prowess at magic with his
bravery, instinct and loyalty together, and they can do anything.

She smiles faintly. It's funny, she muses, how it all begins and ends with him -

As it always had in the beginning of all things.


*fin*

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