Here Without You | By : articcat621 Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Sirius/Hermione Views: 7300 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 2 |
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Hermione was lying on the couch reading a book in the Common Room when Harry walked in, a huge smile on his face. Hermione sat up, smiling back at him.
"Did things go well with Ginny?" Hermione asked Harry.
Harry blushed. "Yeah, she understands why I'm acting the way I am, and I understand how she feels. Did you two work things out?"
Hermione nodded. "Yes, things are fine now." She was glad she had Ginny back in her life. She was too valuable a friend to lose, and Hermione would have been an idiot for letting her go.
Harry grabbed Hermione's bare feet and began rubbing them. Hermione let her head fall back, sighing. "Thanks, Harry. You don't know how good that feels."
Harry chuckled. "It's no big deal, Hermione. I can't even imagine how carrying all that extra weight around would feel on the bottom of my feet."
Hermione's head snapped up and she glared at her best friend. "Harry James Potter, are you saying I look fat?" She snapped at him. She wasn't really mad, but she was certainly self-conscious about how she looked, and comments like that drove her wild, even if he was just playing.
Harry looked scared. "Course not, Hermione. I'd never call you fat!"
Hermione laughed when she saw the alarmed expression on his face. "I'm just teasing you, Harry. I know Eridanus is a big boy. I'm dreading the thought of giving birth."
Harry paled at this. He didn't want to talk about the birth, especially since he had no real knowledge about "lady parts" as Ginny often put it. Even though he knew that it would be incredibly painful.
"I can't wait to meet the little guy," Harry said, swiftly changing the subject.
"Me too," Hermione said with a small smile. It was true; she couldn't wait to meet her bundle of joy. "I just wish he was here to meet him too," she whispered.
Harry hugged Hermione. "I do too. We all do."
Hermione didn't say anything; she didn't want to. No one had any idea of how much she was still hurting. Hermione cried herself to sleep every night, and always during the day when she was alone. She hadn't had any dreams of Sirius, except the nightmares. Maybe she had been hallucinating, maybe it wasn't real. But it had felt so real to her. She began shaking, trying not to cry in front of Harry.
Harry sensed her discomfort. "Hermione, everything will be all right."
"Will it, Harry? Everyone keeps telling me time heals everything, but I'm still waiting. How much longer do I have to suffer before my mind finally gives me some relief? My heart breaks every night when I go to bed, and every morning when I wake up. It's painful, and I hate it. I hate seeing everyone else coping, but I can't. I'm so weak when it comes to my emotions, Harry."
Harry looked her in the eye. "Hermione, listen to me. When you're struggling with this, or with anything for that matter, look at all the people around you. Every single person you see is struggling with something, and to them, it's just as hard as what you're going through."
Hermione closed her eyes, knowing he was right.
Harry continued, "Your emotions, they don't make you weak, they make you strong. They make you strong because you CAN feel something. The strength of my mother's love saved my life. I have no doubt that your emotions will save you, or someone else in this lifetime. You just need to believe. Don't doubt yourself for feeling, use it to give yourself power. You control your life, nobody else. Only you can. You're a strong person; don't talk yourself out of feeling that. Don't be ashamed of your emotions, embrace them."
Hermione was sniffling again. "Harry Potter, you are the most amazing man in the world. I look at you, and well, you've gone through so many hardships, and here you are, bossing me around. It makes me feel like an idiot. You have everything so put together, and I don't have a clue. I have no idea where my life is headed."
"You just need to take things into your own hands. I know you can do it, Hermione. You are the brightest witch of our age."
Hermione smiled. "Thanks, Harry."
They sat in a comfortable silence for a while, before Hermione broke it. "Harry?"
"Mhmmmmmm."
"I have a favour to ask you."
"Yes, Hermione?" He asked, his curiosity piqued.
"Well, it's okay if you say no, but can I move in with you after graduation?"
Harry smiled. "Hermione! Of course you can! You're like my sister. But what about Remus? I thought you were living with him?"
Hermione shrugged. "Well, I feel bad about being there. And with Eridanus coming soon, I don't want him to stress Remus out, especially with the war and the full moon."
Harry nodded. "Yes, you can live with me. But is there something else you're not telling me?"
Hermione blushed. "Well, when I'm there, Tonks and him never have any alone time! And I feel terrible for being in the way. Plus, I feel like she is slightly jealous, although she would never admit it. I know they want to have their own family, not care for mine."
Harry understood. "Sure thing, Hermione. We'll live together. Ginny won't mind either."
Hermione smiled. The thought of being in Sirius' home was comforting to her, as twisted as that sounded. She would finally be home. Her child would grow up in a loving home, and hopefully this war would be over soon and they could all live in peace.
They all deserved some peace in their lives.
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