#ship: hermione x luna

[oliverisagaymuggleborn]

I HAVE SOLVED THE HP SHIPPING WARS ‼️

MAHAHAHAHAHAHA👹

(Edit; I updated this I'll post the updated one soon)

[t1oui]

no voldemort au where jegulus raises harry and marpanlily raises luna. sirius, remus, peter, barty, and evan are the cool uncles while dorcas and marlene are the cool aunts. there's nobleflower who got together later in life and who are currently living in one of the black family's ancestral homes in france with neville and draco. (frank is around frequently and lucius isn't around at all.)

neville and draco being brothers. neville telling alice about draco's crush on blaise and draco chasing him around the school, landing them both in detention.

luna and harry being siblings. while neville and draco, their cousins, are fighting, they simply sit back and watch. they adore each other and, if they can help it, are almost never seen apart.

harry being a slytherin. he rooms with draco and blaise, is best friends with pansy, and still frequently visits hermione, ron, and neville up in gryffindor tower.

pansy and harry (and vincent and greg) have been losing their minds for years over draco and blaise's pining. the two of them finally get together when harry tells them to shag and spends the rest of the night in ron and neville's room. the next morning, it takes a glance at draco and blaise and him wiggling his eyebrows to get a detention from snape.

harry and luna firecalling lily from the hearth in ravenclaw tower at least two or three times a week. the two of them talking to her about homework, crushes, and their latest exploits in teasing draco.

their parents showing them how to become animagi, which leads to narcissa and alice wanting to learn how, too. mcgonagall giving her students a fond eyeroll when their words are slurred in class because, really, it is quite obvious when you're hiding a leaf underneath your tongue.

harry being best friends with the patil twins, some of the few people outside of his dad's family that he shares a culture with. him spending hours in the library studying with padma, even longer out on the quidditch pitch flying with parvati.

harry, who's been dating cedric since his fourth year (where he watched the tournament instead of competing), and padma, who isn't interested in romance, being the cause of at least 90% of hogwarts's couples: dean and seamus, draco and blaise, luna and ginny, neville and hannah, hermione and pansy, and - of course - parvati and lavender.

remus being the d.a.d.a. professor from harry's first year through to his seventh, and retiring soon after when harry decides he wants the position himself. neville becoming the herbology professor, pansy and blaise going to potions and charms, but draco deciding to become a healer. ("what the hell are we meant to talk about if we're all bloody teachers?" he asked them once, much to his friends' amusement.)

cedric becomes the transfiguration professor when dumbledore finally agrees to retire and promote mcgonagall, and cho spends three years playing for puddlemere united before becoming the school's newest, coolest flying instructor. hermione surprises no one by rising through the ranks to minister for magic, and pansy quickly finds herself the chief editor of the daily prophet. rita skeeter quickly finds herself without a job. ron becomes an auror, a job he excels at, and during a mission in bulgaria he finds himself running into viktor krum. harry and padma see an opportunity.

every summer without fail, harry finds himself curled up on regulus and james's couch with a book, legs tangled with luna's or draco's or nev's or sometimes cedric's. he spends hours flying above the burrow's fields with the weasleys, spends long summer days taking lessons from krum because even in regulus's increasing age, he's the best seeker harry's ever seen.

harry spends his evenings sitting on the porch of his late grandparents' farmhouse, braiding hermione's hair the way pandora and mary taught him when he was young. the adults are inside. pansy is curled into hermione, flipping through a copy of witch weekly while luna sits on harry's other side and flips through her own copy of the quibbler.

neville is showing hannah and blaise some sort of frog by the creek that lavender is swimming in with seamus, dean, and the patil twins. up high in the sky, ron, draco, and cedric are flying with viktor, ginny, and cho in a two-vs-two match that is most definitely in the latter team's favor.

here, harry thinks, is home.

[unhinged-romione]

Hullo there! I've had really bad Romione brainrot for the past six years and as a result, I present to you a bunch of fics!

I mainly write Romione missing moments, but I also have a lotta AUs (Muggle and otherwise), steamy post-war one-shots, and a gen ficlet featuring the incomparable ✨Luna Lovegood ✨

And without further ado... *sweeping hand motions*

Series'

Mine (T): 6-chap 6th year AU where Romione got together and Hinny takes things to the next level. Hermione and Ginny are kinda hoe-y in this and I love it 🤪 WIP - but Romione part is COMPLETE

"What If" Romione Kisses (T): anthology of seven one-shots, one for each year, answering the question, “What if Ron and Hermione had kissed earlier?” COMPLETE

Let's Go (T but prolly will change to M): Muggle AU of Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley meeting one magical night at a pub during their final year of uni. WIP

One-Shots

Ocean Eyes (G/T): Hermione demands that Ron explain the meaning behind his Christmas gift in OotP.

moving into me (T): Yule Ball Romione starring transmasculine Ron 🙂🏳️‍⚧️

Before Daybreak (T): flash fic of Romione in a secret relationship during DH

Virgo's Groove (T): the festivities in Shell Cottage when Lupin announces Teddy's birth get a bit out of hand. Also, Ron and Hermione talk about babies…and what it takes to make babies.

Stand Still (G/T): ever wonder what was going through Hermione's mind when she asked Ron to Slughorn's Party? I did a lil take on it!

Say Yes To Heaven (G/T): Romione's dance during Bill and Fleur's wedding.

Hermione Granger & The Baronet's Son (G): A lil Bridgerton-inspired Regency AU I wrote for the 2024 @romione-masquerade!

Shameless Smut

All post war. All rated E (obvi).

Dive: Hermione finds a particular book that Ron hoped she would never know about. But what happens next is more than he could have ever bargained for.

Moment: Romione's first time.

lips slightly parted: a collection of probably mostly unrelated horny Romione drabbles and flash fics. Title is a reference to the brief moment in canon when Hermione was stuck in her fight-or-fuck response when Ron came back in DH.

Gen Fics

What in God's name is the Umgubular Slashkilter? (G): missing Hogsmeade 5th year moment post Harry's interview with Rita Skeeter.

[ao3statistics]

This is self-made. Date of creation: 09.09.2024

I'll make more charts for the Harry Potter fandom in the future!

I can't believe how many Blaise ships there are by now. And I cannot believe how popular BZ/Pansy is... also thought the BZ/Hermione slice would be bigger.

I assume no guarantee or liability for the completeness, correctness and accuracy of this chart despite my best efforts.

Includes fanfictions in all languages available, NOT English only. Includes all fandoms on Ao3 connected to Blaise Zabini.

Percentages were rounded up or rounded down to natural numbers for easier comprehension.

Poly ships were included.

More charts will follow. :)

Want to have a chart for different pairings, headcanons etc. in your favourite fandom? Send me an ask!

[starlingchildgazingatthestars]

Who do you ship with....

NO SHIP BASHING ALLOWED ON THIS POLL. This is for fun, not to be taken seriously. I tried to include as many "popular" options as possible (using AO3 as a reference), but obviously, with limited slots, there's only so many I could squeeze in lol.

With that out of the way, happy voting! ❤

[chocfrog-enjoyer]

Ship symbols :0 ?

I actually really really loved making up little ship symbols for this post and decided to make more, since that post only had my slash ships

Here are the symbols I drew for all of my favorite parings!!!

Can y’all guess which symbol is for which ship? There are canon, and non canon ships there🤭

Anyways all of the ships are in the tags anyway if you can’t guess haha

[maxdibert]

Hello :))

Do you ship characters? If you do, what hp ships do you like? Do you like any snape ship?

:))

Well, of course! Hahaha, I’ve always been total shipper trash in any fandom. Yes, yes, of course I ship.

When I was a teenager, I used to read a lot of Dramione. These days, I’m not really into that dynamic because it feels super toxic to me, BUT I do enjoy it when the story explores them as adults, even with their canon kids, and they meet again years later in a setting where they’ve both matured. I also like Hermione/Viktor Krum because it’s super cute, honestly. I’m not going to lie.

I’m old-school FF.net, so I’ve always had a soft spot for Luna/Theodore Nott, which became really popular in the late 2000s. And sticking with crack!ships, one of my current favorites is Neville/Pansy. It might seem weird, but OMG, THE DYNAMIC. Soft boy/BAMF girl—my cardio. Oh, and Cho/Dudley, because it’s absurd as hell, but canonically Cho married a Muggle, and what better irony for the Dursleys than ending up with a magical grandchild? Lol.

If we’re talking canon ships, I ship Dumbledore/Grindelwald so much because, while I have a lot of issues with Dumbledore, old-man yaoi gets me every time. Add the drama, and they have everything needed for a tragic gay Greek tragedy, and I live for the angst. Please, give me all the pain. I also love Lucius/Narcissa because I hate the theory that Lucius was abusive or that they didn’t love each other. They absolutely loved each other deeply, and as someone who was a teenager during the Gossip Girl boom, I have a soft spot for sassy old money couples who are awful people but are madly in love with each other.

When it comes to Severus, the most popular ships are usually with Hermione or Harry, and honestly, I find those really problematic because: 1) They’re his students (and I don’t like teacher/student dynamics at all; the power imbalance makes me so uncomfortable), and 2) He literally saw them grow up. He met them when they were 11, literal children. I don’t mind age gaps if both characters meet as adults (and by adults, I don’t mean 18—I mean 20+), but if one of them was a child when they first met, that’s a huge trigger for me. Then there’s Snily, which I only like in a platonic sense. I don’t think Severus and Lily would have ever worked as a couple. Like, ever.

And then there’s shipping him with any of the Marauders, which is a huge no for me because they literally sexually assaulted him. Honestly, the least problematic one is Snupin, but even then, I don’t like shipping Lupin with anyone (not even Tonks, lol) because I think he’s trash, and honestly, anyone deserves better than Lupin as a partner, lmao.

Nah, I don’t ship Severus with any canon characters. I much prefer OCs or Reader inserts.

[kind-hufflepuff]

GAWAIN WEASLEY (GENDERBENT GINNY WEASLEY)

[lunatheseus]

harry potter (canon) couples that I could get behind + commentary

Hermione Granger x Harry Potter: Idk… I can kinda get behind this- they should relate to each other when it comes to the wizarding world. Because they were both raised by muggles, it must’ve been hard to figure out the magical world right off the bat. They also trust each other a ton. (Way more than Ron did, anyway) When Hermione brings Umbridge to the forest to trick her, Harry at first doesn’t know what she’s about to do, but he trusts her. They’re also not jealous of each other, whether it comes to romantic interest or just their capabilities in something. Hermione didn’t care that Harry was the Chosen one, and Harry didn’t care that Hermione topped him in every class.

Hermione Granger x Draco Malfoy: Popular, maybe basic opinion, but these two are the perfect balance of opposites and likes. They are both opposites when it comes to the obvious: Hogwarts houses, blood status, athletics, etc. But they both have many things in common: heavy expectations, being at the top of each class, and other more deep-rooted ideologies. This would give them both something to learn, but also something to relate to. In addition, after the war, Draco could improve his reputation by helping all of the causes and organizations that Hermione started over the years. He has a ton of money, why not donate some? I also think they could be adorable together, Draco spoiling Hermione, Hermione exposing Draco to muggle culture.

Luna Lovegood x Draco Malfoy: Besides the similar white-blonde hair and the same blood status, these two could not be more different. However, it can be a good thing. While Luna can teach Draco about leading life with love and a bit more imagination (like how she was brought up), and Draco can hold Luna to the real world and teach her about the more traditional way of life. On top of that, after the war, Luna doesn't seem like the person to care about Draco's ruined reputation. She would help him get over caring too much about what other people think and instead enjoy life more often. I feel that her forgiving nature would help Draco lead a better life. (Besides, his parents can't possibly be THAT opposed, she's a pureblood, after all)

Theodore Nott x Hermione Granger: Similar reasoning as to the Hermione x Draco ship reasoning, but also remembering that Theo and Hermione don't have as much history, which could be both bad and/or good, that's up to interpretation. I also love that Hermione used a time turner in her younger years, and Theo gets in trouble for being involved in handling illegal magical goods, ie a time turner.

Draco Malfoy x Theodore Nott: With both of their father's being servants of Voldemort, the two supposedly bonded, finding solace in each other. They both also survive the war, so helping each other through hardships would be a critical piece of the story because of how much they relate to and understand when it comes to one another. I also love how Theo was never really in Draco's "Gang" which makes me believe that he has his own independent mind, which is always important.

Luna Lovegood x Theodore Nott: Sunshine x Grumpy? Both see Thestrals? Like the Luna x Draco reasoning, they can learn lots from each other, + ignore the society's views on them because they both don't care.

Luna Lovegood x Neville Longbottom: Ok EVEN THOUGH Luna Lovegood x Rolf Scamander is the most genius idea that JK Rowling has had in her entire career, this could work. The fact that both passionate about their own respective interests makes conversation and life very unique. They're both also good listeners, which makes open communication very effective. Luna could teach Neville to ignore the haters, and Neville is a good anchor for Luna.

Pansy Parkinson x Neville Longbottom: I think that Pansy x Neville isn't such a bad idea. They're kind of opposites, but I love the idea that Neville gives so-called ice-queen-Pansy a safe space to be herself, to be a soft and warm. On the flipside, I think Pansy could teach Neville a thing or two about not being a pushover, and maybe even adding a little snark to conversations.

Pansy Parkinson x Harry Potter: I feel like this would work really well. Honestly though, Pansy would wear the pants in this relationship hands down. I feel like they would have a ton of chemistry... and they would learn a lot from each other. Pansy would humble Harry, Harry would humble Pansy. Simple.

Draco Malfoy x Ginny Weasley: Both Quidditch Fanatics? Both have passionate and fiery personalities? Both have unusually coloured hair? Enemies to Lovers? HMMMM?

Blaise Zabini x Ginny Weasley: Both fit as heck, both very sassy and witty. They'd charm the pants off of each other, both figuratively and literally... they'd have fun. I'd say this is better than Ginny x Draco

Astoria Greengrass x Theodore Nott: idk why but this just works

Theodore Nott x Harry Potter: again, idk why but this would work too

Chicken x Ron Weasley: Whoever did this is an effing genius: Chickron | Shipping Wiki | Fandom

[darklinaforever]

Beyond shipping Dramione, I also ship Harry & Hermione (Harmione) for information. And I also ship Harry & Luna (Huna).

[elliebyrrdwrites]

Is there anything closer to freedom than bombing down a hill on your bike beside traffic, taking your fingers off the hand break and closing your eyes!?

What happened was, I bought a bicycle.

It was a Saturday, when Harry and I needed to get away from the Burrow. We needed to get away from everything. Because everything held grief and pain and sadness for us. It held memories of loved ones lost.

The grief and the sadness was like a cancer that had slowly metastasized. The home was dark. There was little light left in the little nooks and crannies.

Harry and I, we were like the little blood cells who were putting up that last stand. We needed to take a break, get a great big dose of vitamin C and D. So, we walked through the streets that wound through the Muggle homes and found ourselves stumbling onto a yard sale.

The bicycle was bright yellow, with an iron rack on the back meant to hold some sort of pouch and Harry, he looked at it and he said to me, “You know, I never was able to have a bicycle. I was always jealous of Dudley because he had one that I wasn’t allowed to touch.” He admitted that he didn’t even know how to ride one. He just wanted to ride one, once in his life.

“Let’s get it.” I said and stuffed my hand into the pocket of my denims and pulled out my last ten dollars.

The woman who was selling the bike accepted my offer and together, Harry and I walked away with the bright yellow bicycle.

It was the first genuine smile the two of us had shared since the war.

Harry was a quick learner. He said it was like riding a broom, and so after I used my sweater and transfigured it into a pillow, I jumped onto the rack and together, we rode it back to the Burrow.

Together, we pushed the bike up the steep hill that would eventually take us back to the Weasley’s. And together, we jumped onto the bike and dove down the hill, laughing and screaming.

Our bodies were forced into feeling something other than pain and grief.

When we arrived at the Burrow, Ginny and George took turns learning how to ride it.

Within two weeks, Ginny, George, Harry and I all had our own bicycles.

Ron hated it. He refused to touch the bicycle. He saw our laughter, our joy, as a betrayal to Fred, to Lavender. To Tonks and Remus and to everyone else who died.

But I knew.

I knew that we were honoring them.

Because, we could die tomorrow. I could die right now. I could trip, fall and hit my head. I could get hit by a car, or drown.

The point is, why should I waste the little time I have left on this planet when I could be experiencing it in every possible way?

The point is, Ron got left behind.

Ginny, Harry, George and I got lost in a world of two wheels and steep hills.

Soon, we were dodging traffic and racing each other to Luna’s house.

Soon, Luna was joining us.

Soon, I forgot what it was like to hate myself.

I wasn’t even going to go back to Hogwarts. The school held terrible memories. Fred died there.

Riding the bike with everyone, squealing and laughing, it was like Fred was with us. Why would I go back to Hogwarts, where there were no bicycles? No steep hills?

In the end, Ginny, George and Harry all convinced me to go back. Ginny didn’t want to go back alone.

And Harry reminded me that I would, ultimately, regret not completing my education.

Ginny and I returned without two wheels and without steep hills and the rush of racing beside speeding cars.

But, Ginny had Quidditch.

And I?

Well, I had Draco Malfoy.

[sunnysaystuff]

odd ships that started as crack and became real?

ok so i've just been informed that jegulus started as crack and then became real cuz it fit tropes

yall

what else started as crack then became real cuz it fit tropes?

ok consider cedric x hermione. it just makes no sense. like they're two completely random people who i'm fairly sure never canonically interacted, like, ever?? like it probably started as crack then became real because cedric's hot and hermione (emma watson)'s hot and yk we can't just not put two incredibly hot people together (sirius x hermione shippers go crazy like yall can you at least make them the same age pls)

then there's ron and luna who have zero chemistry. like ever. like ron is an ass to her from the moment they meet in book 5 yet i have seen multiple fics unironically pair them? like it MUST have started out as crack bc there's no way that early shippers would've put them two together. then i think the reason it became an actual ship is cuz people ran out of other main characters to each pair ron and luna with (because rolf scamander was busy in america or whatever and hermione was off fucking draco, harry or snape) so they just put em together.

and then there's drapple. nuff said

oh then there's snape x james? like dude they despised each other. ok actyally on second thought hate to love is pretty cute it's logical that you'd ship them

anyways i'll stop for now

[t1oui]

something i need more in my life is just a bunch of people in harry's year are all best friends. like

i'm trying to come up with headcanons but i can't get past "harry, hermione, ron, ginny, luna, blaise, draco, padma, parvati, lavender, pansy, dean, and seamus going on holiday together" so do with that what you will ig

[shimmeringlesbian]

message to the harry potter fandom: while some people are busy writing about every single one of harry’s ancestors, could someone please write sapphic fanfiction that isn’t horrible and pedophilic?

[foolishpensandidioticink]

Really, Truly

Harry stood before Hermione, red in the face, and he wondered what in Merlin's name he was expected to say. He glared over his shoulder at Ron, who was trying very hard to look absorbed in a copy of Quidditch Through the Ages. He briefly frowned back and gestured to Hermione. Harry could not believe Ron had resorted to making him do his dirty work, and he could not believe that he'd agreed. Ron really, truly owed him, and he was going to make him pay hell for this. He really, truly was. Unfortunately, Hermione chose this moment to look up from her book, and even more unfortunately, Harry felt a blush sweep up under his glasses.

"Do you actually have something to say, Harry, or are you just going to stand there like you're about to give me a life sentence in Azkaban?" she said impatiently. Harry almost laughed-he knew Hermione hated to be bothered when she was reading- and then he remembered why he was here. Hermione was glaring up at him in a familiar way, a kind of affectionate irritation.

The fire cast a shadow over her brow, deepening the crease between her eyebrows. Her eyes looked lighter by almost two shades, like liquid luck. The light deepened her skin to a smooth, rich ochre, and her hair seemed to have lighting bolts of gold running through it. Fucking hell, Harry thought, glancing away quickly.

For some ridiculous, idiotic reason, Harry was nervous. He'd never felt nervous around Hermione before. Things were always easy between them, always simpler than with everyone else. Hermione understood him like no one else. Maybe he was worried that he was going to lose her, or lose Ron, or both of them. Yes, that must be it.

Hermione was beginning to get annoyed. "Well?" "Oh, sorry," Harry said. "Ron, er, has something to ask you. I think you'd better go and speak to him.' Harry could almost feel Ron's outrage from across the room, but he couldn't quite bring himself to face him. Instead, he dashed out of the common room and down the hall.

His only thought was to escape Ron's ire anywhere he could, so he was a bit surprised when he found himself at the lake. Harry threw himself beneath the low-hanging branches of a willow and pulled out his wand, muttering, "Wingardium Leviosa," under his breath. He idly levitated a rock into the air.

Right now, right this very second, Harry had no doubt that Hermione and Ron were making plans for Hogsmead next week. He's probably going to take her to Zonko's, Harry thought uncharitably. Then he sat up straighter.

Why was he so upset about Hermione and Ron going on a date? He'd known this was coming, he'd known that they were inevitable. He'd been expecting this. So why did it feel so wrong? Why did he feel like it was Christmas morning at the Dursleys?

Harry got up and skipped the stone across the lake. One, two, three, four. He bent to pick up another one and almost screamed when he made direct eye-contact with a gigantic, shimmering beetle.

"Hello, Harry," the beetle said dreamily. "Merlin's balls, Luna," Harry breathed. "What on earth are you wearing?" "They're called spectrespecs," Luna responded, sitting up. "They help me see wrackspurts." "I see," Harry said dubiously. "And why, exactly, are you laying on a rock by the lake?" "I was attempting to communicate with the Grindylows. They're rather surly today." "That makes a bunch of us," Harry muttered.

Luna peered up at Harry through her dazzling lenses. "Is it because of Hermione?" Harry blinked. "I don't imagine the Grindylows care much about her," he said finally. "But, er, I suppose I do. " Luna raised her eyebrows. "They're going to Hogsmeade together," he blurted. "And I can't stand it. I just- I don't understand why they've got to go and ruin our friendship like that." Luna had begun to build a rock tower, but Harry had the distinct impression that she was listening intently. "Now Hermione's always going to be with Ron, and I'm going to lose Ron too, and-"

"Did you know that Clabberts often form lifelong bonds with each other?" Luna interrupted. Harry opened his mouth and then closed it again. "Sorry?" "Clabberts. They've been observed to form bonds that last the entirety of their lifespans." "No, I didn't know that?" "Quite often, the bonded Clabberts become mates," Luna explained, looking up from her castle of stones. "Oh," Harry said uncertainly. "That's neat." Luna stared at him unwaveringly for a few seconds. "Could you pass me that flat rock over there? I want to build a Moroccan balcony." As Harry reached for the rock, something clicked. "Oh," he said. "Oh."

He helped Luna finish the balcony in silence. "Er, Luna," he started when they were finished, "About the clabberts....You were talking about Hermione, weren't you?" Luna blinked. "I don't know. What about Hermione?" "I suppose, what I'm trying to say- or, well, what you were trying to say- is that I, er, have feelings for... for Hermione?" "You do," Luna said, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world rather than the bombshell it really was. "Right," Harry said, rubbing the back of his neck. "Brilliant." "I think a gazebo would be nice," Luna remarked suddenly. Harry nodded.

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He had been avoiding them both all week. Well, he'd only been avoiding Hermione. He'd tried to avoid Ron, he really had, but the bloke was relentless, and it was short of impossible to avoid his roommate. He felt awful about snubbing Hermione, and even worse, he was certain she knew he was doing it. Hell, even Luna knew. She'd marched up to him during breakfast and ordered him to 'fess up' because his head was 'infested with wrackspurts'.

Hermione sat alone in Charms that day. Harry was still circumventing her, and for some reason, Ron was sitting with Lavender Brown. He ached to fill the space next to her, but he dropped his gaze when she glanced at him. This is for the best, He told himself. I ought to let them be until I can get myself under control. Because Harry knew that if he saw Ron and Hermione together, he just might go mad. Mad with what, exactly, he didn't know. Longing? He suggested. He was hurrying out of class, passing Ron, who was sitting on Lavender's desk, Malfoy, who attempted to trip him, and Hermione, who was engaged in a very heated discussion with Hannah Abott.

Longing. That's good, he thought, passing her and watching her eyes flare with temper, her head toss impetuously. But not good enough. Jealousy, then? Was he jealous? Harry thought about Ron getting to hold Hermione's hand. Maybe a little. But not quite. He had begun to consider 'desire' when he heard a shout from behind him.

"Harry! Harry, WAIT!" Hermione was flying down the stairs towards him. She pulled up beside him, breathless. Her skin was like amber against the snow, and her hair was golden tendrils rising from her as though she were the sun. "Er, hullo, Hermione," he stammered. "Hi,' she said. "Where are you off to?" "The lake." "Oh. Can I come?" "Well, I-" Harry paused and looked into her hopeful face. "Yes," he said.

They walked on in silence. Brilliant, Harry thought. Fucking fantastic. He was trying to do the right thing by putting distance between them and she was mucking it all up! Hermione was acting very strange. She would open her mouth, close it, and then look away, blinking rapidly. Finally, he couldn't stand it anymore. "Hermione, what's the matter?"

"You tell me," She blurted. She stopped and turned to face him. Her eyes were bright, as if there was something painful behind them. "It feels like everyone I know decided to hate me overnight! Ron's avoiding me because I won't go to Hogsmeade with him, Hannah's upset because I skipped part of a prefects meeting to attend Ginny's quidditch match, but Ginny's mad because I didn't stay the whole game, and you're angry with me and the worst part is I have no idea what I did!" She covered her face with her hands and turned away.

Harry Potter had never felt like a bigger ninny. He could have flung himself from the Astronomy Tower. He'd thought he was doing the right thing, but he was only making her suffer more. He'd failed to be there for her like she'd been there for him. Before he knew what he was doing, he pulled her to his chest and began stroking her hair.

"I- I'm not mad at you, 'Mione," he murmured. "I'm sorry I've been such a prick to you when this isn't your fault. It's mine, only mine, but I swear I'm not mad." Her voice seemed to echo through her body and reverberate into his. It took him several seconds to register that she'd asked him a question. "Sorry?" he asked. Hermione's voice was muffled when she repeated herself, but it didn't conceal the slight irritation in her tone. "I said, if you're not angry with me, how come you've been avoiding me? And what isn't my fault?" For the second time in an hour, Harry contemplated jumping off a very high place. In less than five seconds, he'd gone and undone all the past week's work.

He pushed his fingers up behind his glasses, rubbing his eyes. "Harry?" Hermione asked tentatively, laying a hand on his arm. Harry looked at her and knew he was done for. He couldn't lie to her anymore; she deserved the truth. He let go of her and stepped away. There was no way he could form a coherent sentence with her touching him that way.

"Hermione," he started. "You're always there for me, even when no one else is, even when I'm not there for you. You're amazing in every way. I think I've always known that, but when Ron asked you to Hogsmeade I realized it, y'know? Really and truly." "Harry-" Hermione began. "No, no, let me finish," he protested. "You and Ron are good together, you really are, and I'd never muck it up for you guys. But I can't help it. I just can't help it, 'Mione. I'm sorry," Harry ended softly.

Hermione didn't say a thing. She was as petrified as she'd been in second year, the year Harry had visited her in the hospital wing. Every day he'd visited her. And he'd spoken to her even when he thought she couldn't hear, telling her everything that was happening. How Ginny was acting barmy, how Malfoy was being even more of an arse than usual, how much he missed her.

She was pretty sure it had started then.

After she was healed, Harry went back to normal. He treated her exactly the way he had before, but for Hermione, everything had changed. Harry was more than a friend to her, he was more than a crush. He was everything. Hermione had never even begun to imagine that he could feel the same way about her.

She leaned forward and cupped his cheek. "Harry." Every worry, every fear melted away when she said his name like that. Warmth rolled over him and through him, safety. "Yeah?"

She kissed him, and lake and snow and earth and sky all faded into her warmth, her taste. It was brief, but it was enough to leave him panting when they pulled apart. " 'Mione," he mumbled, tucking a coil of hair behind her ear. And then something she'd said earlier struck him full force.

"Did you just say you're not going to Hogsmeade with Ron?" Hermione chuckled. "Now he remembers. I said no because-" she broke off, suddenly embarrassed. Harry smiled. He liked to see her flustered. "Because?" he prodded gently. "You know why." Hermione bit her lip and looked away. "Do I though? Do I really?" he teased. "Alright fine, it's because I like you, and I've liked you ever since second year." She glared playfully. "Are you happy now?"

He was pulling her close again, burying his face in the crook of her neck. "Since second year? Really? Truly?" She laughed softly. "Really and truly." "Merlin, I'm a fool," Harry groaned. "Great Merlin, I am." "You are," Hermione agreed, giggling when he raised his head to glare at her. "Best watch your back, 'Mione, I'm going to get you back for that one," he threatened.

"Oh really?" She was about to laugh, until she saw the wicked glint in Harry's eye. He leaned in and pressed a sudden kiss to her lips, then gave her hair a sharp tug and went running. Her mouth hung open for about 3 seconds. "Harry James Potter! You've done it now!" She chased him and tackled him onto the snow, grinding a fistful into his face. In retaliation, he pulled her hair again. Hermione responded with a kiss which shook Harry so much that she couldn't form a counterattack. They lay in the clear, crisp snow, silent and frozen and happy. And then Harry sat bolt upright.

"Ron is going to murder me."

Self indulgent fluff for one of my favorite Harry Potter ships. I kinda did Ron dirty unintentionally in this one :/

Aside from that I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. Let me know what you think, and don't hesitate to send requests!

-Jax

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