A/N: Alright here it is, are you people happy now, I finally updated... well not finally, I put the last chapter up on Monday and I was going to put another chapter up sooner, but this guy at my school died... maybe you heard of him? Jeremy Schmitt? He had a heart attack on the football field Tuesday and then died there a few minutes later. It was so sad, we had a memorial service during school and his funeral is on Monday so I might go to that too because we get school off.
Anyway if you could just keep his family in your prayers if you're religious or whatever because it's been really tough on them, especially his brother.
2nd A/N: On a lighter note I'd like to say thank you to Trutonks for beta-reading this chapter as well as all my other stories and chapters and stuff. And a huge thanks to one anonymous reader that took the time to review like a thousand times, if it wasn't for you I probably wouldn't have written this chapter for another week or so. And last, but not least thanks to everyone that reviewed last chapter!!!!
And just to let you guys know in case you didn't get it from the last 5 chapters this story is kind of AU. I mean it isn't like they are muggles and suddenly Harry has powers and has to save the wizarding world or anything like that...just wanted to let you know.
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Secrets
"What?"
"There's something I haven't told you about," Harry answered. Hermione now started to get scared. What could be so important that Harry felt he had to tell her now?
He looked her straight in the eye as he said, "I think we found a way to cure you."
"Stop!" she yelled throwing her hands over her ears. "We've tried everything," she said, as she started to move away from him. "Harry, there isn't anything left to do, just let me enjoy the rest of my life without having to hear about this every day, please."
But Harry didn't stop, "Hermione I already knew I loved you. I've known since you first collapsed. I'm not going to lose the only home I've ever had..."
"That's why I didn't want you to love me; I didn't want to love you. I could have died in peace, now I'm having regrets; I want to stay here with you, I want to marry you, I want to have children with you, but we just can't. There isn't enough time..." Hermione stopped, realizing what she said, they'd only just announced there feelings and here she was talking about marriage and children. She didn't want to scare him away, but maybe that was best.
"What?" Harry asked staring at her.
"Nothing," Hermione said quickly.
"No, you said you wanted to get married, you said you wanted to have children with me...you want to make love to me?"
"I didn't say that," she snapped, her face heating up.
"Hermione, children and sex kind of go together. You can't have children without having sex," Harry pressed.
"I meant in the future."
"I know... I want to have children with you, too... in the future."
They were silent a moment, each reflecting on all the other had said. Harry finally broke the silence, "Hermione, do you trust me?"
"Of course," she said quickly.
He held out his hand. She hesitated before taking it.
"Come with me?" he asked her.
She nodded, following him out of the room. Ginny smiled from under Draco's invisibility cloak, 'Finally!'
Harry led her down to Dr. Sabnor's lab. He asked her to wait outside as he went into the lab talking to Dr. Sabnor. Hermione watched through the window as a huge smile broke out on his face. One of the only true ones she'd seen in months, true he'd been happy when he was kissing, but usually it was more of a 'I love you smile' not an 'I'm so happy smile'. He always looked so innocent when he smiled, like he hadn't had to fight for his life the last seven years. She wished she could see him like that more often.
Finally he walked over to the door waving her inside. He performed hasty introductions, his hand around her waist. Hermione found that she liked it a lot.
"I can't believe you did this for me. How did you do all this?"
"Well," said Dr. Sabnor, "I had all the resources, and he paid quite a bit for my services, as well as the transport of everything, and the transformation of this room into a sort of lab."
Hermione spun around facing Harry. "How much?"
"Ummm... I would pay anything for you," he said hoping that would get him off the hook.
"How much?"
"C'mon Hermione, does it really matter?"
"Yes."
Sighing, he leaned down and whispered something in her ear.
"What!"
Harry backed away holding his hands up in front of him. "That's only like half what's in my vault, most people don't even have half that when they start out."
She stalked towards him then suddenly seemed to break down. She threw her arms around his neck burying her face in his shirt as she cried. "No one has ever done anything like this for me, you mean they might have found a cure?"
"Yes," Dr. Sabnor told her, "I think I have. We should be ready to try it out in a few days."
"Thank you," said Harry as he and Hermione left.
Dr. Sabnor shook his head, "They both deserve happiness," he said to the empty room, "I hope I can give it to them."
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Harry and Hermione sat on her bed in the Head Girl's room sat up talking for what seemed like hours.
He left her there at five saying he had to do something and would be back a little later with dinner. Hermione had been curious as to where he was going at first, but the thought of being alone, at least for a little bit, was inviting.
It wasn't that she didn't want to spend time with him, it was just that she really wanted a hot shower and a quick nap. It wasn't at all that easy to do when he was there, for one, and she knew he could probably fine some way to "accidentally" walk in when she was in the shower, and she couldn't really sleep when he was around, there was just so much to talk about. She loved talking to him.
Harry left the room and headed to the Gryffindor Common Room where he found Ginny sitting in one of the chairs, "Ginny, I need your help."
Ginny turned around looking at him with a smirk, "I figured you would."
"Whose invisibility cloak were you wearing last night?"
"Ummm... what do you need my help on?" she asked changing the subject.
"Whose cloak was it?" Harry asked again.
She mumbled something under her breath.
"What?"
"Draco's."
"What!"
"Oh shut up, you went out with Pansy in second year and he's okay now."
"We will discuss this later. Now, what I came in here for, I need your
help picking out a ring," Harry stated.
"Oh, sorry, I can't. My Hogsmeade trip privileges have been taken away, I was kind of caught out of bed late
after I went to see Draco, but I know someone who can help."
One hour later...
"I can't believe I got stuck with you."
"Hey if you don't want help," said Draco throwing his hands up and turning around to walk back to Hogwarts.
"No wait. I don't know where the shop is," Harry said, grabbing Draco's arm and pulling him along as he continued to walk.
"It's that one," said Draco, pointing to a small store with an advertisement in a window showing a beautiful witch turning every now and throwing out her hand to show a large diamond ring on it.
They entered the shop and a very tall skinny woman came over to them, "Can I help you dears?"
"We're here looking for an engagement ring for his girlfriend. Unfortunately, my girlfriend forced me to come."
"Well, we have a very wide selection of engagement rings, what exactly are you looking for?" asked the clerk.
"Something kind of big I guess, but not too extravagant," Harry answered as he walked around looking in the display boxes. He suddenly stopped, looking down at the perfect ring. The band was white gold and had a large one carat diamond in the middle with a slightly smaller one on each side.
She leaned down to look into the box that he was staring into as Draco sat down in a chair, waiting for them to finish. "Ah yes, that's one of my personal favorites. It's usually an anniversary ring, though. I suppose you could use it as an engagement ring. The first diamond represents the past, the middle one represents the present and the last one represents the future."
"I've known her for seven years. It's perfect." He said in a slightly dreamy voice. "I'll take it."
"Alright then, you have very good taste in diamonds." She said ringing him up.
He paid quickly, grabbing the box with the ring in it and sticking it in his pocket before walking out of the store, Draco at his heals.
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