𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐘 𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒

Dead, Dead, Engaged | Harry Potter

Everything was a blur. Hogwarts lay in ruins, my friends were scattered throughout the crowd— at least what was left of them— but I couldn't bring myself to look away from the limb form in Hagrid's arms.

"Harry Potter... is dead!"

My eyes widened, throat constricting and heart squeezing in my chest. I couldn't breathe, couldn't think, couldn't act. My breath came in short gasps as I involuntarily stared at the unmoving body before us.
No. No. No, no, no, no, no.
"No," I breathed, stumbling backwards.

Suddenly, Harry's body jerked and he jumped up, sending spells shooting towards Voldemort. And chaos broke out.

Shook, I scrambled back into the castle, casting spells at death eaters trying to locate one of my friends.
"Y/n!" Ginny's voice screamed, high pitched and I whirled to face her, relief spreading through me, but it was short lived as she pointed at a curse flying my way. I had raised my wand halfway, but I was hit with full force and I flew backwards my head smashing into the brick was behind me, body crumpling to the floor.

"Y/n? Y/n! Please wake up!" A muffled voice strained my ears and my nose scrunched and the noise. My head hammered and my vision blurred as I tried opening my eyes. Slowly, the figure of a dark-haired, bespectacled man came into view, arms cradling my body as he held me in his lap.

"Y/n? Oh, thank Merlin, I thought I'd lost you." Harry sighed, cradling me against his chest, relief flooding his face. A small smile crept its way onto mine, but as the memories of tonight flooded back I pushed away from him, though my head protested, craving his warmth and comfort.

"You complicate ass, Harry Potter!" I said hitting his chest with my fists over and over again. "How dare you almost die on me, how dare you..." A broken sob escaped me and hot tears flowed down my cheeks as I cursed him and hit his chest over and over.

A series of broken sobs escaped my mouth and it was all I could do before I slumped against his chest, clutching the material of his shirt tightly in my hands, fearing that if I let go, he might vanish.

"Shh," he soothed, rubbing smooth circles on my back, "It's okay, we're okay."

I raised my head from him, the anger I had felt earlier returning again as I sat up, not caring for the ache in my chest. "But what if it weren't, Harry, what if we weren't okay? What if you'd have died? Or me? What if we wouldn't be sitting here together?"

He sighed caressing my hair, letting his hand slide down to my face, cupping it and staring into my eyes. "But we are here, love, and I know this is a lot to take in right now but please," he lowered his face to level with mine, lips brushing before they crashed together in a heated kiss, filled with raw emotion.

His lips moved against mine, hands tangling into my hair, pulling me closer to him amidst the rubble and ruin of the castle. One union left whole. When he broke away, it was to catch his breath, his eyes staring into mine.

"Marry me."

"What?" I nearly chocked on my words as I gasped at his dirt covered face, smoothing my hands over his marred skin.

"Will you marry me, Y/n L/n?" He reached into the pocket of his torn jeans, pulling out a black velvet box. His bottle green eyes met mine and the words escaped me before I had even registered them.

"Oh Harry," I gasped, running my hands through his unkempt hair. "Yes, of course I will."

His eyes lit up and he popped open the box, sliding the beautiful ring onto my hand. I smiled at him, tears spilling down my cheeks and kissed him.

How he managed not to loose that ring? Nobody knew.

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HI GUYS, I'm backkkk!!
So yeah I got a little carried away with this one, I had originally planned for Y/n to die but I couldn't bring myself to do it so here we are, ta daaa!!

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