The possibility flashes past her eyes, burning bright in her mind. It sears at her heart and she recoils, for she knows it's ridiculous; will never, never happen. The always practical Hermione getting caught on a whimsy. Now that was something new.

But as he twirls her around, only his breath and his touch and the soft crooning coming from the radio, she can see it clearly. A life with just them, surrounded by forest. A world with no responsibility, no Ron to break her heart yet again, no nothing. Just Harry and Hermione.

He's only trying to comfort you, she reminds herself, but the laugh stills escapes, a smile still turns at the corners of her lips. He's only fighting for Ginny, only fighting to stop the fighting. So no one else will have to die. He's always been so selfless. Harry and his hero complex.

She's been fighting for Ron, if she really thought about it. She'd never realized it, but she was. But now, what was the point?

And how predictable, the friend falling for the boy-who-lived. Almost like a fairy tale, the kind Hermione refused to believe in when she was little. But Ron left. He had closed the door on her, but Harry was still there. It was easy, sagging into his form, letting go of everything, and just not feeling anymore.

But the song ended, and along with it, the vision of them. She turned away and left the tent. No one was allowed to witness the pitiful, ridiculous tears she shed over the unfeasibility.

Unchanging. That's all she wanted at the moment. In the familiar spot, by the river and the trees that were unaffected by years and time. They could be like that.

The impossibility beat at her again. But she can't help but cling to the thought.

She knew it wouldn't happen, even before he laughed incredulously, as if it's the most absurd notion in the world. And it probably was to Harry, the savior.

It ached, knowing it was right there, before them. So easy, so perfect but so impossible. So unrealistic. The song had ended. And it was time to remember reality.

A/N: Er, yeah. I really don't know where this came from. I hope it makes sense… it was kind of supposed to be like as Hermione was thinking, so that's why it flits around a lot. Reviews anyone?