A/N: Ok, I know Hagrid wasn't there at the point of the hug. But, I wanted to get the lovable giant in here anyway. So, I found a way!
Also, my apologies for the lack of Hagrid's accent. I tried it and it looked really annoying and hard to read. Use your imagination!
****Hagrid****
Ah, Harry and Hermione. Two of my very favorite people. During their second year, I was afraid for their lives, let alone their relationship. Poor Hermione, petrified in the hospital for much of the year and poor Harry at her bedside for so much of it as well.
I knew early on - perhaps even in their first year - that they had destiny on their side. I knew Lily and James and I knew what their love produced. So, naturally, me and the other staff members at the school saw a new Lily and James starting up.
Too bad I was stuck in … well, you-know-where when everything got fixed that year. Harry saved the day again. But then again, he had to. His Hermione needed saving. I mean, who else was gonna save the day?
Now, by the time I got there, everyone seemed pretty happy. I noticed that all of the petrified students were back and I had even passed Nearly-Headless Nick on the way to the Great Hall. I had later found out that Dumbledore had cancelled the exams. Great man, he is. Great man.
Anyway, I had also later found out that our Harry and Hermione had quite a moment out on the floor of the Hall. From what I understood, when she got back from the hospital, they hugged right there in front of everyone. I could have told anyone that it would have happened. I knew those two pretty well then (and now) and I had been watching and I know that I saw that love just busting out of them.
So much like his parents. Yeah, I know, everyone says that. But it's completely true. Harry Potter is the spitting image of his father. Personality, looks, everything but his eyes. Those are Lily's through and through. And Hermione, well, she might not look like Lily, but she's got Lily's habits. She's the anchor to the troubled life of Harry. She makes him study, she keeps him sane, she makes him whole. Lily was the same to James. Someone has to keep those Potters corralled and Lily and Hermione were just the women to do it.
So, once the hug ended, Ron wouldn't hug her. Yeah, I could have predicted that too. Who couldn't see that Ron liked her? But it was too obvious that her heart could have never belonged to him. Nope, she was Harry's probably from the moment they met. And he never knew it until about their fifth year, but he always needed her. The staff used to talk about it, sure. Professor McGonagall would especially say how she knew they were soul mates. I couldn't have agreed more. Trelawney would mutter something about soul mates being destined for disaster. I never paid much attention to her. Seemed off her rocker to me.
Seems funny now to look back and think about how it all started. Yeah, it technically began on the Hogwarts Express before their first year, but it got a real push with that hug. A simple hug that lead to a wonderful marriage with two beautiful children. His parents would be so proud of them. I wish desperately that Lily and James could hold their grandchildren.
Oh, 'scuse me. Miss Lily just woke from her nap. I'm babysitting Harry and Hermione's little angels and I don't want Lily waking up little James. Stop by any time you want to hear more about their amazing love.