Conversations : Chapter three

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Hermione reached the Gryffindor common room and saw that it was empty. Looking around, panicked, she saw the door to the boys dorm ajar, and ran to it. After climbing the stairs two at a time, she reached the 7th year dorms. Upon entering she immediately saw him.

Harry was sitting by the large window with his knees tucked to his chest and his face in his hands, silently sobbing. She watched for a moment before quietly walked over to him. As he sat there with his shoulders shaking, she gently laid a hand on one. He jumped and drew his "borrowed" wand. Hermione gasped and quickly stepped back. Harry stared for a brief moment and relaxed, lowering his wand. "Hermione, I'm sorry. I wasn't expecting anyone." he said quietly. " Especially you." even more quietly.

"I know, Harry. I needed to speak to you." she said

"oh yeah?" he asked a little dejectedly "what about? Are they asking about me?"

"Well, yeah. They have been, but that's not it." she said

He raised an eyebrow. "oh. Well what do you want to talk about?" he asked

"Well," she said tentatively. "Harry, I don't want you to leave."

Harry gave her a confused look. " What?" he asked

She shook her head. "I've come to the realization that, while I do care for Ron, and he does need me… well… I need you." she ended it quietly.

He looked at her, speechless.

"I love you, Harry. I have since our first year. Even if I didn't know it, then. So I don't want you to go and leave me here without you."

He looked at her quizzically, then smiled. "what changed your mind?"

"Well, I had a bit of an awakening from a boy, well a spirit of a boy, who said he was your 'spirit guide' he told me about your plan to leave Britain."

Harry gave a small chuckle. "I was only going to be away for a couple of weeks." he said. " I was going to Australia to get away from Britain for a bit of holiday. I can't stand all of this. There's too many reminders of what we lost in order for me to beat Voldemort. Fred, Lupin, Tonks. Its too much." he said with a shudder, trying to suppress the urge to cry.

She gave a confused look before she decided to ignore the subject for now.

"Anyway. Be that as it may, I'm telling you that I've changed my mind. Or rather I've overcome my stupidity. I want you, Harry." she said.

He raised an eyebrow again and smiled. "You know, Mione, I've waited 6 years to hear that. I've dreamed about it most nights that didn't have Riddle in them. And now that I've actually heard them…"

She looked at him expectantly before he continued. He looked down for a moment, when he looked back up there was a tear roaming down his cheek. " now that you've said it, I just can't believe that it's real."

She wrapped her arms around his waist and raised to her to toes to give him a passionate kiss, which he returned with enthusiasm. He ended the kiss and rested his forehead against hers. "Mione" he said. "Yes?" she asked. "why don't we go together, to Australia. You need to find your parents and restore their memories, and I need to get out of here." she pulled her head back to look at him and smiled. "Why Mr. Potter, I think that's an excellent Idea." Harry smiled and sat down with her on an armchair and held the woman he loved.

Charles watched all of this from the corner, unseen by the two lovers, and smiled. "It's about bloody time." he said to himself when a hand gently rested on his shoulder. Her turned to see the woman as she looked on with a smile.

"Why did you lie to her?" she asked

"I didn't lie. I told her that Harry was leaving Britain, and he is." he said

"You made her believe that he was never coming back." she admonished him.

"Well, that was her overactive brain at work. She never thought to ask me for how long he was to be gone. And besides I needed to get through to her somehow." he said with a mischievous grin.

"You know, you are incorrigible, James Charles Potter." she said with a small smile.

"And You Married me, Lilly Marie Potter. What does that say about you?" he said with a chuckle.

She thought for a moment "It says that I am A woman who loves a challenge." she said and he laughed. "Well, Mrs. Potter," he said "Shall we leave them to their next great adventure?"

"Why I think that's a fine Idea, Mr. Potter." she said as they walked to a wall an disappeared.

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