Everything Will Be Alright

Chapter 4

He stays with her, of course he does. He cannot leave now. She spent one whole evening just talking to him about the years and she feels so relieved that she told him everything. She spent her time with him, catching up with the lost time and she feels closer to him now. He tells her everything about his travelling and the people he met and she smiles.

"You know Harry, you can always just move in for the time being, you can have the spare room so you don't have to keep paying for that hotel," Hermione says suddenly after thinking about it some.

"Are you sure? Because I'm alright to pay…" Harry begins but Hermione cuts across.

"Of course I'm sure Harry," she says and gives him a smile that makes his heart twist and beat fast.

After checking out, he helped her clean out the spare room and he sets his things down on the bed and looks around then at her standing in the doorway.

"Thanks Hermione," he says unsure of what else to say and she shakes her head then leaves him to settle.

"So Harry is staying here?" Ginny asks as Hermione passes her a cup of tea.

"Yes I didn't see a reason that he should keep paying for that hotel when he could just live in my spare room for free," she replies with a shrug and takes a sip of her own tea.

"And where is he now?" Ginny says.

"Gone to buy some food for this evening," Hermione says and starts to fiddle with her hair and Ginny narrows her eyes.

"You love him," Ginny says so suddenly that Hermione chokes on her tea.

"What?"

"You love him," Ginny states and Hermione looks at her open mouthed.

"I'm right aren't I? I've known for a long time," Ginny continues when Hermione still says nothing.

"How?" Hermione whispers when she finds her tongue.

"You change when he comes in the room or his name is mentioned, you become brighter and you smile," Ginny says with a shrug.

"I…I'm sorry…" she says and Ginny gives her a glance and raises her eyebrow.

"Sorry? Please don't think that I still like Harry in that way…cause I don't," she says with a small smile.

"I feel so guilty though…"Hermione says very quietly in the small silence.

"Why guilty?"

"Because it's Ron's best friend! And it's only been two years after…" she trails off.

"And because he's Ron's best friend it's better…Ron trusted him so he would be happy I'm sure," Ginny says comfortingly, "You have to move on Hermione, Ron would of wanted that and you know it!"

"Thanks Ginny," Hermione says softly and the red haired woman looks at her gently.

"It's no problem, you to are meant for each other," she says then stands up, "I have to go now I'm meeting someone about my new job."

"Alright I'll see you out," Hermione replies and they walk to her front door.

"See you soon," Ginny says and gives Hermione a friendly hug and Hermione returns it then opens the door. After Ginny's departure Hermione sat down and thought of what she had said and thought of Harry. She was right she did love him; the question now was did he?

"Had a good day?" Harry asks over a bottle of Muggle wine that they opened in the living room and Hermione takes a sip of the dark red liquid.

"It was alright…been sorting through new files that have come in and Ginny came round," she says slowly and Harry nods.

"How about you?" she asks.

"Well it's been the same as usual, the new Ministry can't decide on things and so on…I have been thinking a lot as well," he says and to Hermione he seems a little nervous and he looks a lot like the younger Harry she knew, when he was going to face the Hungarian Horntail dragon in their fourth year.

"What is it Harry?" she asks and he takes her hand in his.

"I have been thinking…and it's not something that I have thought of just now it's been in my mind for a couple of days," he says still not looking at her properly.

"Tell me," she says frowning a little.

He takes a breath then says, "Hermione…will you marry me?" she stares at him and he swallows hard. When she still says nothing he stands up quickly, knocking his knee against the coffee table.

"Sorry I should not have asked, you obviously don't feel the same…" he mutters angrily and starts to move towards the door when he finds himself being pressed back down onto the sofa and her arms wrapping around his shoulders, her mouth on his.

"Harry you should realise, that if I hadn't felt the same then I would of never have let you stay here," she says when she pulls back to breathe. He looks at her and sees her bright smile and there are tears glistening in her eyes.

"And the answer is yes Harry, I will marry you," she whispers and he is stunned for a moment then crushes her against him.

"Really you will?" he asks just to make sure and she kisses him passionately and he knows that it's a yes.

Harry woke to feel a soft warm body lying next to his and he turns his head to look at her sleeping form. On her left hand she wore his ring and it glittered with the morning sunlight coming through the gap in the curtains. He smiles a sleepy smile and strokes her hair and she murmurs something then tightens her arms around his body. He kisses her forehead and knows that now everything will be alright.

The end

A/N this was a continuation of Bored-lil-gurl's fic and I hope it's good. Please review! Bloody Kiss x