If You Knew...

Siriusly_Snuffles

Rating: PG
Genres: Romance, Action & Adventure
Relationships: Harry & Hermione
Book: Harry & Hermione, Books 1 - 5
Published: 13/06/2005
Last Updated: 28/12/2005
Status: in_progress

Sequel to Your Faith in me. What Does Harry need to tell Hermione? And what does he finally discover about a certain redhead and a certain blonde? In the middle of all this is Ron and Luna who have something special to announce to the family. Will Ron be able to accept and come to terms with this new life changing event?

Chapters

1. A Promise Broken

2. Secrets and Goodbyes

3. Author's Note

1. A Promise Broken

Hey all! I want to welcome you to If you knew...the sequel to my story Your Faith in me.

I want to thank all the reviewers I had for the Your Faith in Me, good and bad :) So thank you to all! Fenriswolf, I do appreciate your now chill pilled review lol and I actually do agree with you on alot of what you said and I do feel I could have done more with the ending and maybe someday I'll go back and edit it all up. In my defense however, the story was written like a year ago now almost and I do hope I have grown in my writing since, especially with this new story.

I do love constructive reviews, I do not however appreciate rude reviews and flames. So you really cant out your comments in a constructive way then please don't review :)

I do hope I won't get as much grief from the H/hr fans in this one since they are now together :D

Siriusly_Snuffles

Chapter One
A Broken Promise

A cool breeze whipped passed her body as she made her way down the darkly lit stone street. Arms crossed, her brown eyes darted from side to side as if to make sure she hadn't been seen. She had been paranoid these last few months, extremely paranoid, and she couldn't afford the risk of getting caught. Things were going too well to blow it now.

Reaching her destination, she came to a small side street that was tucked away in between two large brick buildings. Infact, it appeared to be more of an alley way than a street. One could pass right by without even a glance. However, the truth was that no matter how many times she walked down this alley, each and every time it made her stomach churn with nervousness. It reminded her vaguely of a street you'd see hiding between the gloomy buildings down in Knockturn alley. But, none of this mattered to her. In her heart she knew that she was doing the right thing. For once in her life she felt she was right where she belonged.

Inhaling a sharp breath, she stopped at a wooden brown door that rested on the right side of the grey brick wall. Raising her fist, she let two soft knocks sound. It was several seconds later that the door creaked open to reveal a pair of familiar eyes.

* * *

Tap, tap, tap...

tap,tap,tap...

tap, tap, tap...

" Oh honestly, I'm coming" Hermione groaned, throwing her body out of bed and making her way over to the bedroom window. Cranking it open, she wasn't shocked to see Hedwig, Harry's beautiful snowy owl, perched agrivated on the sill. Every morning since he left to teach at Hogwart's, last month, Harry would send a letter to her at the crack of dawn. And every morning she'd curse him him for disturbing her wonderful dreams, which in truth, were mostly about him. However, she really couldn't complain...not only did he come back home on his free weekends, but she could see him during the week whenever she needed to with the drop of floo powder. It could have been worse, he could be out on some dangerous auror mission un-able to contact her for months on end. Besides, getting woken up with a love letter from your boyfriend every morning really wasn't all that bad.

Things really couldn't have been going any better for the couple. After Ron's wedding, Harry insisted that Hermione stay with him permanently and he even got offended when she offered to pay rent to help out. " My girlfriend is not paying me rent" he had gasped. It was at that moment that Hermione's heart burst from her chest...although it didn't really need confirming, she couldn't help but be happy by this statement...girlfriend....they were officially a couple. So, the weekend following the wedding, Hermione had permanently moved in, boxes and all.

Snapping away from her thoughts, she grabbed the neatly folded letter from Hedwigs leg and stepped quickly aside just as the white owl opened her large wings and flew past her and into the room towards her cage.

" You thirsty, girl?" she asked " Here..."

Heading into the bathroom that was attached to what was now their bedroom, she quickly retrieved some fresh water and set it carefully infront of the owl before turning back to Harry's letter.

Tearing it open, she began to read...

Hermy,

I can see you now... still in your favourite flowered pink night gown, curly hair sticking out at odd angles, and a grumpy look on your face because I have woken you, once again, this early. I apoligize...well, no... actually I don't...you look bloody cute when you're angry.

A slow smile spread to her rosey lips as she looked down to see that she was indeed in her favourite pink night gown...gosh, he knew her way to well!

Now, before you go and jinx me to a million pieces (which I know you could do) there's something important that I need to discuss with you that I feel wouldn't be appropriate through owl post. If you could please meet me in the Three Broomsticks at 1 during my free period, I'll tell you everything. See you soon.

Love you always,
Harry

That was odd Hermione thought to herself. What could be that important that he had to do it in person. With her thoughts whirling like a tornado in her brain, she headed to the bathroom and began to get ready.

* * *

Harry paced nervously in his office at Hogwarts as he kept both of his eyes on the clock. 12:30...he had half an hour. Palms sweating, he shook his head and took a seat at his deak, letting out a slow breath. How was he going to tell her? He couldn't tell her, he knew he couldn't...but he had to...he needed to.

" Harry?"

Looking up, he saw Albus Dumbledore standing tall in the doorway. " Are you almost ready?"

Sighing, Harry looked around at his office. He was no where near ready, in more ways than one.

" No, not really..." he mumbled.

The old wizard gave him an encouraging smile as he made his way into the room, coming to a halt at the medium sized window.

" She'll understand, Harry" he said. The sunlight pouring through the window seemed to splash onto his worn face as he said this.

" She won't, I know she won't...she's given me her opinion on this subject matter numerous times before...she just doesn't understand, sir."

" She may not understand your choice fully but she cares about you and whatever your choice is she'll accept" Dumbledore said wisely.

Harry sat quietly for a second pondering what he had just heard. He knew Albus was right, the old wizard was always right, but he still couldn't help but worry. And most of all, he dreaded seeing her face when he broke the news to her.

* * *

A big smile spread across Ginny Weasley's face as she stepped out from Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes and onto the sunny street. Looking around at the hustle and bustle of Hogsmeade, she couldn't help but think of how anyone could not be as happy as she was at that moment. Of course, this surge of happiness had been caused by one thing, love. Well, if love could make a person feel this good, everyone in the world should try it.

Looking across the stoney street, she noticed the one person that had just been on her mind. Making a mad dash, she quickly criss-crossed her way through the people and towards him.

" Hey you" she grinned, kissing him softly on the lips. He then gave her a sly grin and placed a strong arm around her shoulder.

" Where've you been all day?" he asked casually as they made their way down the street.

" Just helping Fred and George set up their new display...you should see their new product, it's great! Fizzing Stench Powder" she giggled.

" Must be thrilling.." he replied dryly, not even glancing at her. This caused a small frown to cross her lips.

" Honestly, I wish the lot of you would just grow up and get along, I mean, it shouldn't be that difficult!" she scolded, crossing her arms infront of her.

" Tell that to them..." he replied.

She was about to respond with a hot headed comment when a voice sounded from behind.

" Ginny?"

Turning around, she saw a familiar face staring back at her.

" Harry? What are you doing here?" she smiled, giving him a friendly hug.

He shrugged in responce and stuffed his hands into his pockets. " I was just on my way to The Three Broomsticks to meet with Hermione. What about you?" he asked, noticing for the first time the tall man lurking behind her.

" I was just helping out Fred and George with some stuff actually" she began, " Oh, how rude of me...Harry this is my boyfriend Greg. Greg...this is, well...this is Harry"

The tall man seemed to observe Harry sternly for a moment before finally sticking out a firm hand.

Shaking it, Harry grinned back.

" Well, it's finally nice to meet you."

" Likewise" Greg replied, flatly.

There seemed to be a few seconds of awkward silence before Ginny broke the ice.

" Well, we should get going. We have reservations at the Dragon's Dungeon tonight."

" Oh, that sounds nice, I'll-er-see you later then? It was nice meeting you Greg..." he added politely.

Grabbing ahold of his sleave, she sent Harry a big smile before they continued on in their direction.

" You're a prat you know that" she grumbled, storming a few feet ahead of him. Following behind her, he let out a heavy sigh and jogged to keep up.

" Look, I'm not good at meeting your brother's, alright? They are overprotective of you and I can just feel the Big Brotherness radiating from their freckled faces everytime I see them" he confessed.

" The big brotherness? They aren't going to jinx you, you know. Ok, Fred and George might but you just have to accept that when it comes to my lovelife they always feel they need to be involved.." she grumbled, " But that doesn't mean you have to act the same way to Harry!"

Greg shook his head in disbelief.

" Ginny, whether you think so or not...he is your brother. He looks out for you like one, loves you like one...heck, he's so tied in with your family he's probably sprouting Weasley DNA."

This comment made a small giggle escape from Ginny's mouth. It was true...Harry really was a Weasley.

" Ok, you have a point."

" Let's just go and have a nice dinner, ok? "

Interlocking her fingers with his, she planted a soft kiss on his lips and nodded.

" Ok, let's go, I'm starving!" she said.

* * *

As Harry stood there watching the retreating backs of Ginny and Greg he couldn't help but think that something was off. Granted, having known Ginny for as long as he did, he did have a tendancy to be a tad overprotective. But it wasn't that. He didn't know what it was but one thing he did know was that he didn't like this Greg fellow she was now dating.

Pushing his thoughts back to what was at hand, he gazed up at The Three Broomsticks. Taking in a deep breath he slowly entered the familiar building and scanned it's surroundings. It was then that he spotted her, sitting alone at a small table in the far right corner.

" Hey" he said, heading over to her and kissing her gently on the lips.

" Hey" she smiled anxiously, returning the kiss. " So what's going on? What do you have to tell me?"

This was it. This was the moment of truth. Mentally encouraging himself to spit it out, he began to speak.

" Look Hermione, it's like this....well..."

" Yes...?" she prodded.

" I'm needed on an important auror mission" he finally confessed.

Hermione sat speechless for a few moments before deciding to speak. It was hard to read her face at the moment but he knew that she was not happy.

" An auror mission? Where? How long?" she questioned.

" In France for, well, I don't know how long."

A look of dissappointent came onto her face as she looked down towards her hands.

" I thought you said you wanted to settle down for a bit, to stay at home?" she asked, barely above a whisper.

He sighed heavily. " I know I did, it's just that..."

" Just what?" she asked, " I don't understand Harry, I really don't. Haven't you had enough of this? Haven't you been through enough?"

Frustrated, she ran a hand through her bushy hair, looking at him straight in the eyes. " Harry, don't you want to just be able to be you? To be able to enjoy life without running off to catch some dark wizard? You can't extinguish all evil, Harry! It can't be done"

Anger was beginning to bubble in his stomach as she said this. Is that was she thought? That he was doing this because he needed to continue being a hero? Sitting back in his chair he began shaking his head from side to side, a huff of angered laughter coming from his lips.

" I knew you wouldn't understand..." he retorted.

" Not understand? Harry, I'm trying to here, really I am-"

" Then just please understand that I need to do this!" he shot back.

She sat speechless in her chair, finally nodding.

" Ok."

Softening his face, he slowly reached for her hand. " Look, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to snap at you. I do understand and appreciate your concern but it's not that simple, Hermione. I can't just give it all up like that, I thought I could but I can't" he confessed.

" Why?"

" Because it's all I've ever known..."

Hermione's heart broke for him at that moment. He had been fighting evil for so long it was like he couldn't do anything else. He couldn't just sit in one place and be happy...how could he when he never knew what being happy was?

" I'm sorry, Harry but I can't stop worrying about you no matter how old you get. I just, well, I love you..."

Lifting her hand into his, he softly kissed it and smiled. " I love you too, Hermione. And I promise, I won't leave you..never."

" I know, Harry" she smiled, " I know.."

2. Secrets and Goodbyes

Hey all! I want to thank you for all of your wonderful reviews on the final chapter of Your Faith in Me and on the first chapter of this story. It means alot that you guys are lovin' it! (ba da ba ba ba I'm lovin' it! hehe sorry, couldn't resist)

Hmmm, some of you seem so sure that Greg is Malfoy...interesting. This next chapter may throw you then :)

Ok, now to my shout outs! Thanks to...

Mrs. Brightside: Thanks for the backup :), Melissa, izzieq, Dylan, lucifer, allyeinstein123, loup Denoir, Sami, Browynnath: Thank you as well for the backup and nice comments!, smileyRhi, yasmine Lupin, and Harry loves Hermione2003

Now to the chapter. I hope you guys like it, I included a Harry Hermione scene that wasn'toriginally planned just for you guys out there, so enjoy! =D

Chapter Two

Secrets and Goodbyes

" Hey, Weasley"

Maggie Forldap, the tall, dark haired female chaser for the canons, smiled big as she made her way towards her locker that afternoon after a tiring practice.

" Er-hello, Maggie. Good practice" he greeted, wiping the sweat off his brow and continuing to shove his smelly uniform into his bag, which was already stuffed to perfection with several bottles of Spiffy Juice. Spiffy Juice was Luna's new energy drink concoction that was made of all natural ingredients...whatever that meant. According to her, it was big with the muggles. He didn't have the heart to tell her he never drank it.

" You too" she grinned. Closing her locker she casually began to tie her long hair back into a loose ponytail. " Although I think we need to do more than that to win the cup this year."

" Nah. This is our year! I can feel it!" he said brightly.

" Always the positive one, aren't you Weasley?" she laughed, giving him one last smile before making her way towards the exit. " See you tomorrow!" she called over her shoulder.

" See ya" he called back. It was a few minutes later that he himself exited the building, his bag slung loosely over his shoulder.

He glanced at his watch as he made his way down the empty street. 7:15. Practice had run longer than he had anticipated with Jason Goldberg, the Canons captain, being on his usual power trip and making the whole team stay late to get each of the new moves perfect. The man was like an Oliver Wood clone! Well, except for the fact that Oliver Wood actually won them some games.

His mind then drifted to Luna. She was probably wondering where he was. This thought should have made him apparate home to ease his wife's mind but it didn't. Instead he felt like walking, merlin knows he needed quiet time to think about everything, or more importantly...something.

He knew right away although he tried his best to push it out of his mind and deny everything, So he wasn't that surprised when Luna broke the big news to him at the beginning of August.

However, there was no denying it now because in eight months time Ronald Weasley was going to be a father and the time had come to break the news to his family.

* * *

" Hey, move your big butt!" Hermione giggled, pushing Harry over with her hip as he flopped down beside her on their couch.

He gave her an over dramatic gasp as he slung his left arm around her neck.

" I find that highly offensive Miss. Granger! I happen to think I have a very good butt....it's nicely proportioned" he grinned, lifting his left hip slightly to show off his behind.

" OK, whatever you say..." she joked.

" What? You don't think so? That's not fair, I like your butt!" he proclaimed in mock horror.

Rolling her eyes at his playful behaviour, she casually rested her head onto his chest and stretched her legs out so her feet rested comfortably on the arm rest of the couch.

The pair then elapsed into silence, something that was a regular thing. It was something special when you could lay beside the one you loved and be totally comfortable with not saying a single word. And that's how she felt with Harry. Just laying there in his arms was enough for her.

It was several seconds later when Hermione decided to break the silence.

" Do you really have to go?" she asked quietly.

" Yes...."

More Silence.

" You'll owl every day?" she questioned, her gaze concentrated on the roaring fire in front of them.

She could feel him nod his head above her.

" Twenty times a day, if I can" he smiled.

" And use the fire sometimes so I can see your face?" she added, now turning her gaze upwards towards him.

Looking down onto her worried face, he softly kissed her forehead.

" I promise."

Silently accepting this, she lowered her head back down to where it was before.

" When do you need to leave?"

" Around four in the morning..." he mumbled.

Looking at the clock she noticed that it was now 9PM. which caused her heart to sink to the pit of her stomach. 4am wasn't that far off...seven hours if you wanted to be technical.

A part of her wanted to scream and yell at him and make him not go but the other half of her knew she couldn't. But every time he left her like this, she couldn't help but worry that the moment he walked out the door may be the last time she ever saw him...

Getting a smug thought in her mind, she then casually lifted herself from the crack of the couch and slowly made her way over until she was literally on top of him.

" Wow, what's this?" he asked, amused by her sudden change in attitude.

Grinning, she began to slowly kiss his lips.

" It's..."

Kiss.

" a..."

Kiss.

" Good-bye..."

Kiss.

" Gift..."

Kiss.

" I like this gift" he smirked, as he wrapped his arms around her waist.

" Oh the gift hasn't even started yet" she teased.

* * *

Throwing the covers off, he placed his feet onto the cushiony carpet and watched as his frantic girlfriend looked for her sweater.

" Gin, come back to bed..." he pleaded.

She didn't turn to him as she finally found her sweater and threw it over her head, causing a few static hairs to stand up.

" I can't," she mumbled, " I need to go to work..."

A sigh of defeat left his lips as he got up and made his way over to her.

" Gin...It's suppose to be your day off, tell them no!" he protested.

" Greg, I'm a healer, people need me! I can't just say no! Look, my shift ends tomorrow morning, I should be back at the Burrow by breakfast.." she said.

As she headed for the bedroom door, she was suddenly stopped by Greg, who had grabbed ahold of her arm.

" Wait Gin."

" What?"

" Why don't you come back here after your shift?" he asked tentively.

She pondered this for a second before scrunching her nose up in protest.

" Why? Won't you be at work?"

He laughed a little and pulled her closer to his chest.

" Well, I thinking of making it a more permanent thing..."

Her heart at that moment seemed to jump to her throat. Was he asking her what she thought he was asking?

" W-What?"

" Ginny, we've been together for almost a year now and I think it's time to take the next step..."

" Greg...this is so sudden, I mean-"

" Gin, I love you and I think this would be good for us" he said, grabbing both of her hands in his. " So what do you say? Would you move in with me?"

Silence. Opening her mouth slightly, she pleaded with herself to say something, anything, to get that anxious look off of his face.

" Move in with you?"

He nodded.

" I-well....Ok, I'll move in with you" she finally said, running her hands through her messy hair.

His smile broadened as he wrapped his arms around her and spun her in a circle.

" Put me down," she giggled, " I need to go to work"

Setting her back down onto her feet he planted a soft kiss on her lips.

" I'll stop by the Burrow after my shift and break the news to my parents..." she said, throwing on her black robe. Doing up the front buttons she reached for her wand and placed it in her pocket.

" Have a good day, Gin" he said.

" Oh, don't I always" she smiled back, giving a small wave before apparating out of the house.

Opening her brown eyes, she looked around to see a familiar dark street around her. Taking a few glances to make sure no one had spotted her, she made her way down the same dark alley she always did and towards his door. Inhaling a deep breath she did her usual three knocks and waited patiently for him to answer. It was several seconds later that the door creaked open.

" Does he know you're here?" he asked in a low whisper.

" No" she replied, crossing her arms around her chest, " I told him I got called into work..."

" Are you sure, Weasley?"

A stern look developed on her face as a few rain drops started to run down her forehead. She did not have the patience to deal with this from him at this time of morning.

" Malfoy, I dragged my ass out of bed to meet you so stop being an idiot and let me in! Im freezing!" she yelled.

A sly smirk crossed his pale face as he finally stood aside and let her pass.

" My, aren't we fiery this morning"

" Oh sod off" she smirked, pushing past him and entering his flat.

* * *

It was ten to four when Harry got up and gathered his wand and robes that he needed. Looking over towards the couch a half smile came to his lips as he saw Hermione snoring loudly with her right arm thrown across her face.

Tip toeing quietly over to her, he placed a hand on her shoulder and softly shook her.

" Hermione?"

Groan.

" Hermiiiioooone....wake up."

" Mmmmmm" he could hear her mumble.

" I'm leaving now, sweetie."

Lifting her arm away from her face her brown eyes suddenly fluttered open and turned towards him.

" You're leaving?" she said, her voice groggy from sleep. When he nodded she lazily stood up and wrapped her arms around him in a romantic hug. " Be careful..." she whispered into his ear.

Pulling away he cupped her face into his hands and smiled.

" Please don't worry Hermy...I promise I'll be back before you know it."

" You better! Now go before you're late!" she ordered.

He nodded softly as he kissed her one last time.

" I'll owl you as soon as I can, OK?"

" Ok...I love you..."

" Right back at ya, Herms" he smiled.

A few seconds later she found herself alone in big empty house as the sound of rain pelted down against the back window.

3. Author's Note

To all that have reviewed to this story I send you a big kiss (muwah!) and a big thanks! An update has been a long time coming. Once book six was released and the ships were confirmed I had to put this away for awhile and thought I should start one that fit with canon. However, this story was always in my mind and I always found myself wanting to go back to it. With the inspiration from a good friend Ive decided the heck with canon =D

Ive got some juicy ideas and a good path for all the couples in this story to head down and have planned out a trilogy for it *smirks* The first story conentrated more so on just Hermione and who she was with. The next two stories are going to concentrate on all the couples and their problems (Luna/Ron, Harry/Hermione, and Ginny/Greg) And to all who thought Greg was going to be Draco...HA! :p...now that'd be waaaay simple and easy. But never fear, you'll eventually find out how Draco comes into play with Ginny.

Basically what I wanted to say is that I am still here. Im back baby :) and to tell you an update is on its way verrrrrry soon. It should be posted by the weekend. Until then....au revoir peeps!

Siriusly_Snuffles