The trio was there in the forest for a week and they were walking to a new spot. Ron has been wearing the horcrux all day. They finally came to a new spot and Ron was taking watch. It was late at night and Harry and Hermione were reading about something thinking about their next move in the horcrux hunt when Ronald Weasley stormed in angry as fuck. "What the hell is this?!"

The couple stopped what they were doing and looked at him. "Ron." Hermione said.

"Don't Ron me! I'm outta here!"

"I thought you knew what you signed up for!" Harry shouted at him.

"Yeah. I thought I did too."

"Ron! Stop it! You wouldn't be acting like this if you hadn't worn it all day." Hermione said trying to take the horcrux off his neck.

Ron whipped her hand away and she backed off starting to cry, but blinked back the tears. Harry got angry at him. "Ron! Stop it! If you want to go, FINE! GO! Go back to the warm comfort of The Burrow! Cry to your mother! GO!"

Ron was so pissed he took off the horcrux and slammed it onto a cot next to him. He looked at Hermione who had tears welling up in her eyes again. "I'm leaving! You coming too or what?!" Hermione looked between the two friends and then stared at him. "Fine. I see how it is then. You choose him over me." He said and started out.

"RON!" Hermione cried.

Ron turned around. "I saw you two the other night."

"RON! Stop it!" She cried again. Ron left. "Ronald!" She cried trying to follow him.

Harry put a hand on her shoulder. She turned to face him with tears streaming silently. "It's not worth it, Sweetheart. Once he's back to normal and realizes his mistake, he'll be back. You'll see." He soothed and she hugged her fiance' tight.

"I love you so much, Harry."

"I know, Love. I know. I love you too." He replied and kissed her temple.

After an hour of Hermione crying and Harry trying to sooth her, the two fell asleep on their shared cot. Harry woke up about ten minutes later and Hermione was still asleep on top of him. The man smiled. "Mione. Angel, you need to wake up." He said softly.

Hermione stirred and her eyes fluttered open. "What time is it?"

"Dinner time. Why don't you go keep watch while I cook us something to eat."

"Mmk." She mumbled stretching. She sat up and kissed his cheek. "Love you."

"Love you too, Sweetheart."

Hermione went out to keep watch and Harry quickly started dinner. Once done, dinner went smoothly and with comfortable silence.

Three and half months later, the couple were in a odd area doing separate things to make their next move. Hermione was outside reading her book from Dumbledore when she spotted something and called Harry to come see. Harry hurried over and sat down. She read him about the deathly hallows and explained her theory. It's Christmas Eve and Ron still hadn't returned. However, they did figure out that the sword of Gryffindor was what they need to destroy the horcruxes. "So what do we do now?" Asked Hermione.

"We need to go to Godric's Hollow."

She nodded and they packed up quickly. Harry apparated them and they landed in the graveyard of Godric's Hollow. The two split up to look for clues. Hermione found Ignotis Peverall's grave with the deathly hallows' symbol on it. "Harry!" She called. There was no response and she looked to find him standing in front of a grave with sadness in his eyes. She walked over and stood next to him. The grave read James Potter + Lily Evans Potter Beloved friends and parents. Hermione had tears welling up and conjured a wreath of white roses in front of the grave. She layed her head on his shoulder and hugged him. "Merry Christmas, Harry." She said softly.

"Merry Christmas, Hermione." He replied.

The two stood there for a while. "Why don't you say something, Hunny. I will too."

Harry nodded and they knelt in front of it. "Hi, Mom. Hi, Dad. I don't really know what to say. Umm... The horcrux hunt is going well. Ron still hasn't returned. Hermione and I are engaged. We've been engaged for a few months now. Our wedding was supposed to be a week ago, but the horcrux hunt is taking longer than we expected. We want all our friends there, so we'll wait until after the final battle instead. I just hope we live through it. I miss you guys. Sometimes I can feel you with me, but it's not the same. I wish you could be here for our wedding. You'd really like Hermione. Her parents probably would have became close friends with you. They're really nice. They're muggles, but it doesn't matter. They're both private dentists. Hermione, she's such a bookworm. She's the smartest witch of our age just like you were, Mom. She's a lot like you. Big heart, caring, SMART, and just plain beautiful. She's always been there for me. I know now that I wouldn't even be alive if it weren't for her. She's my rock and even my conscious. Crazy as THAT sounds. But she's my everything and I can't wait for her to be my wife."

Hermione was crying at his kind words then wiped her tears. "Lily. James. Harry is the sweetest, most big-hearted, and smartest man I've ever met. To me, it didn't matter that he was famous or popular. He didn't even like it and I admired him for that for years. He puts everyone else before himself and I couldn't imagine finding any other man that would do that. When I was little, I didn't have friends. I was always picked on for my bushy hair and my buck teeth, and even just for being a bookworm. But YOUR son, was the first person to not ever care about that. To him, my hair was just a physical way of showing my personality. And my teeth didn't bother him either. He loved that I was smart and to him I was the most beautiful girl he's ever seen. He was the first friend I ever made and I couldn't be more grateful. When he asked me to marry him, I couldn't help, but cry. I was so happy. I love him with all my heart and I can't wait to give him a family of his own."