Hermione felt a squiggly, happy warmth settle in her tummy, and she couldn’t wipe away that blissful grin. Just like that, it was settled. After everything; all the avoidance and the worry, the tension and the nervousness, it was all out in the open, just like that. And the world really hadn’t ended. If Hermione had realised that just admitting her feelings would have such positive results she would have done it days ago – maybe even weeks ago, after that first kiss. But perhaps she hadn’t been ready then.