Harmione Short Stories

I Thought I'd Lost You: Part Four

"Ascendio!" he pointed the wand to the surface and cannoned up. He smashed down onto the decks.

"Harry!" Dumbledore said as he crouched down. Dean and Seamus came behind Harry and wrapped a blue Beauxbatons towel around him. Harry was coughing up water and shivering to the cold. Dumbledore, seeing that he was being taken care of, stood up and walked to the back of the decks yelling "I want all the judges over here now!"

Fleur held Gabrielle's hand, ran to Harry and crouched down in front of him. "You! You saved her even though she wasn't yours to save! My little sister!" she cried and grabbed his face with both hands and kissed his cheeks.

Hermione was behind everyone. She couldn't see Harry at all. She pushed past everyone and finally saw him.

"Harry!" she lowered herself and hugged him with all her might.

"Hermione ow!"

"Are you all right?" she asked, scanning his face. She saw bruises. Lost of them. All over his body, and tears started forming in her eyes. She looked at his green eyes and knew she had to do it. She touched his face softly, and smashed her lips against his. They stayed that way for a few moments. Hermione hesitating and deciding to pull back and Harry not letting her. He slowly inched his hands into her wet hair and tangled them in it. Hermione moved her hands to his neck and held him tight. She could feel relief flooding over her as she knew that he wasn't going to die.

Hermione slowly pulled back and everyone around them cheered! They'd been waiting for them to get together for ages now!

"Harry," she gasped, pulling away. "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to-" she was stopped as Harry pulled her in again for a short kiss, letting her know she didn't need to apologize.

"Hermione... I made it out because of you. I thought about you, and how you would feel if I gave up. And... You were mentally there for me even though you weren't physically there... Thank you."

"Oh Harry," she leaned in and hugged him again. "I'm so glad nothing bad happened to you. I don't know what I would have done if. You had..." she couldn't finish it. Her warm tears strolled down her cold face.

"Hermione don't cry! Please!" he said, trying to comfort her. "It breaks my heart to see you so."

She sniffled and wiped her nose on the sleeve of her robe. "I'm sorry Harry."

"No. No. No. Don't you ever apologize for caring about someone ever again. You understand me?" he asked firmly, but softly. Hermione nodded and helped Harry get up as Dumbledore was giving an announcement. He announced that Harry won second place! He could not control his happiness. He turned to Hermione, grabbed her face and kissed her softly, and everyone cheered even louder.