"Happy Christmas!" they called to each other.

They sat around the tree, opening their gifts. Most of the presents were run of the mill; they had each received a Weasley sweater and an assortment of books. Hermione, however, had gotten a beautiful locket. It was engraved with 'I love you' on the back. The package was not labeled with who it was from, but she seemed to know. This made Harry very curious, he kept bothering her until Ron yelled at him to stop.

Ron then moved next to her on the couch, putting his arm around her shoulders he said, "sorry for yelling, but I'm sure that whoever sent it had their reasons for not putting their name on it. Maybe she doesn't want anyone to know and maybe they argue about it all the time and she still wants to hide. Maybe she's ashamed of him because he's poor."

She jumped at that, "no Ron! that�s not it! You know that�s not it!"

"Well what is it then?� he practically shouted, completely forgetting the fact that Harry was sitting there, now staring at them with a puzzled expression on his face. �Why won�t you let anyone know?�

�Because!� she glanced nervously at Harry, �there are some people who are sensitive and may not take it well!�

�Well I am really starting to not care! It�s well past time for people to know!� he became tender, �Hermione, I�m sorry to shout at you but I�� he was cut off by her hand over his mouth which he promptly brushed away. �No! I bloody will not wait another minute! I love you! There now he knows! And you know what he probably doesn�t even care!� Ron got up from the couch and stormed to the dormitory, furious.

Harry sat there a moment in stunned silence. Hermione looked as if she was about to cry. �Harry, please don�t be mad!�

Harry�s face slowly broke into a wide grin. �Mad? Why would I be mad? As long as you two are happy! But, wait, how long has this been going on?�

Hermione looked stricken, �since the end of last year, when Ron found out I almost died, he visited me in hospital and told me that I couldn�t die because he loved me.� she was crying now. �We didn�t tell you then because you were so upset! And then it just seemed to late and we didn�t want you thinking we were keeping it from you but we were and it got worse and worse!� she was sobbing now and harry got up off the floor to comfort her.

�Oh Hermione! It�s all right!� he hugged her and rubbed her back, calming her down, �I�m not mad, I promise!� he pushed her back so she could see his face. �See? Not mad.� She swallowed thickly and nodded. �Now, I suggest you go after him. But tell him I was a bit peeved so all this arguing was not for nothing.� he pushed her up off the couch and sat back, happy for the first time in a while.

The End!
Yeah, I'm Aware that it's a short one, it just popped into my head one day, what can i say?


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