A/N: Thanks you guys for the warm reviews that you send me:) It's greatly appreciated! Now umm… there will be one more chapter left so I hope you have enjoyed this story! neni =)
A/N 2: okay well I revised this chapter and cut out a few things, changed some grammar (the ones that I spotted! :P) … I take it you're not big fans of fluff huh?:P Well anyway, it's still romantic though I cut out the part with the star/wish coz many ppl didn't get it … to be short, he meant that she was the star and he was the wish … the wish came true because he found his home … well anyway… you don't have to read it again cz it's just same simple corrections. Thanks to the person who described Harry's speech as "bull" ;)
A/N 3: Okay one last note I promise :p uummm… I just want to say a REALLY big thank you to Lara for reviewing each and every chapter of all my stories! You rock girl ;) we girls have a little surprise for you guys *wink, wink* hehehe :P
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Before she could turn around to tell him off, she heard him murmur,
"Please … we have to talk…"
Harry led Hermione over to the couch and sat down. The silence that overtook them was deafening, yet Harry discovered that it wasn't as uncomfortable as it could have been. He tried to say something to break the silence but found that he couldn't. He was mesmerised by Hermione's eyes. They were looking up to him with such an intensity of hope and love that he couldn't believe how lucky he was, and how much of an idiot he had been that night. How could anyone be so incredibly dense as to not fight tooth and nail for such a wonderful person like Hermione?
`Sure,' his mind reasoned, `she wasn't exactly drop dead gorgeous but she was pretty. However, that wasn't what made him fall long and hard for her. No, it was the aura that seemed to vibe off her everywhere she went. She had an air of confidence that most girls seemed to be lacking. Her smile that seemed to be directed straight for his heart every time she smiled. The way she remained loyal to him no matter what even when Ron, in fourth year, doubted him. She was a living example of trust, friendship, love and loyalty. She understood him more than anyone else could, she knew what he needed, what he wanted, she even knew what he was thinking sometime, before he spoke it. This woman was one of a kind and he was one lucky son of a gun to have found her. And he wasn't about to let her go again.
A soft cough brought him out of his reverie, slightly shaking his head trying to clear up his thoughts. He let out a sigh and ran a hand through his hair. Before he started to express his feelings, Hermione cut him,
"Listen Harry, I know what you want to do," she told him.
"You…you do?" he asked carefully, wondering if she was about to slap him silly for being so unbelievably stupid.
"Yes I do," she replied, "and I want you to know that I don't want you to do it." That was like a slap in Harry's face.
"Wha-" he tried to say but she held up a hand to let him know that she wasn't done.
"Let me finish Harry," she said, getting up and started to pace in front of him. "You see, I don't want you to say some things just because you're afraid of losing me. Let me finish," she mildly scolded him when she saw him shaking his head, "I know that I was a bit hash on you that night, but I can't help what I feel. You know I love you, Harry, and you know that I will always be there for you no matter what. Harry, you've been in my life since forever! I can't think of a single memory without you it in! Can't you see? You are my life, Harry! I can't live without you but I can't do this if you're just going to say something like `I love you too' just to get back together," she paused for breath before starting again, "Harry… I know that you've gone through so much in your life. Hell, I've been with you from the beginning. I was the one who hugged you and reminded you that you were a great wizard just before you ran off to fight Voldemort for the first time. I was the one who was with you when you saved Sirius," she winced slightly when she saw the hurt look on Harry's face that flashed by when she mentioned his deceased godfather, "I was there when you competed in the Triwizard Tournament. I could go on forever! But Harry don't you see? All those things that I've done to help you where because of my knowledge! And that morning before we … we broke up I was at the office and…" she trailed off while trying to restrain the tears that were surely to come pouring out any time now.
"What? You went to the office and?!" he asked with a hint of anger in his voice. `So this is what it's all about,' he thought, `she probably overheard some things at the office,' he concluded, and tried to hide the anger that was quickly building up inside of him. "Hermione, please tell me?"
"That morning…" she started but couldn't continue. The hurtful words echoed in her mind over and over again, causing the tears to stream down her face. Harry couldn't stop himself when he got up and gave Hermione a big bear hug. She circled his waist with a tight grip and hid her head in his chest. He ran his hand through her hair as he spoke soothing words in her ear. After a while Harry cupped her face with both his hands and gave her his famous penetrating stares. He nodded slightly towards the couch and they headed back there. They sat down with Harry cross-legged looking at Hermione who was in the same position.
"Would you mind if I had a go at what happened at the office?" he asked tenderly, getting a shaky nod from her. "I think that when you went to the office you overheard some things that shook your confidence and you couldn't get them out of your mind." He stopped for a breather but also in the hope that she would refuse this story. He let out a small sad chuckle when he saw that she nodded in agreement, so he continued, "That night you came to me seeking for reassurance and help you make those thoughts fly straight out of the window. But I, being the idiot that I always am, didn't say what I truly felt for you, thus causing you to feel even worse," he completed, getting up from the couch and stood near the window, watching at the people frantically walking around and shopping.
This was it. He knew that he wouldn't have another perfect opportunity like this one, and he wasn't about to let it slip through his hands. He felt the anger evaporate slowly as he counted up to ten and he let out a sigh of relief that he wasn't about to say something he would later regret. He cautiously walked back to her, kneeling in front of her and grasping her delicate hands in his bigger ones. He was silent for minute and then looked back at her. She took an intake of breath when she saw his emerald gaze shining brightly with unshed tears.
"Hermione, what I feel for you is… is… indescribable! I could talk to anyone about how wonderful you are but I'm afraid that I wouldn't finish in this lifetime. You mean so much to me that I'm afraid my heart won't take another heartache like the one I've been having for the past 2 weeks. Hermione … when I'm with you I feel like I'm home. I feel complete. It's like; I always knew that you were going to show up one day in my life but I wasn't prepared for it when you did. I wasn't aware of the great gift that you would offer me because if I had, believe me, I wouldn't act like a complete dolt!" he informed her with a sad smile.
He tucked a soft strand of hair behind her ear that had fallen in front of her eyes. She relished at his touch and he gently brushed away the tears that were pouring out of her chocolate brown eyes.
"How do you do that Harry? I have been so awful to you, yet here you are saying the most sweet things that I've ever heard. Harry I love you so much it hurts!" she told him but hushed down when she realized that he had more to say with his smile.
"During the time that we've been apart, I stayed up ever night looking outside the window with the radio on. Silly I know, but I was searching for you in the streets but I never realized that you were hidden in my deepest secrets. Hermione, you were always inside of me, in my soul," he told her honestly, and she knew that he was speaking from the depths of his very soul. How could she not, as she was feeling the exact same thing?
"Oh Harry," she breathed softly when she felt a finger silence her. She couldn't find the words to say what she felt so she just flung her arms around his neck, clinging onto him as though her life depended on him.
"You're the first thing I think about every morning and the last thing I think about at night, not to mention you occupy my mind in between those times too. I never thought loving so much was possible, but you proved me wrong yet again! So I would like to tell you one more thing," he enlightened her and pulled away from their warm embrace.
`Okay Hermione!' she thought, `you are definitely dreaming now!' as she saw a blurred Harry get down on one knee.
"Hermione Granger, you are everything to me. I could go on forever but words fail me when I'm with you, so I'm just going to say something that isn't easily said," He took a big breath and reached into his pocket, taking out a small velvet box. He opened it and held it in his trembling hand.
"Hermione Jane Granger, will you marry me?"
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