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tommarvoloriddlesdiary · 6 months

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“You haven't hexed him yet?” Hermione stared at him in disbelief. “Harry, that is literally the bare minimum!”

“Well, what do you expect me to do, Hermione?!” She flinched back, and he paused, catching himself. He lowered his voice, “This isn’t just any person. It’s him. It’s Voldemort.”

It was hard to argue that, Hermione frowned. But not impossible. And she was determined. “He will be Voldemort. Not yet. We have time—and he’s so different. So… human.”

Harry’s face crumpled, scrunching into itself like he’d just taken the most painful blow - it was such a terribly sad look on him. “You don’t think I see that?” He asked, but Hermione swore he nearly begged.

The silence that overtook them then was something wholly unexpected, unfamiliar—and she had no idea what to do with it.

They hadn’t had a moment this tense since they were children, just getting to know each other and still testing how delicate the ties of their friendship were. Still learning that not all relationships came ready forged in goblin-made silver - no, but a steady hand and a blaze strong enough could certainly do the trick.

They definitely hadn’t had a moment like this since the start of their Horcrux hunting. At what point are bonds finally unshakeable, if not after that?

How could she reassure him? It was rare for her to be confronted with a problem and have no idea how to fix it. Especially when it should have been easy—an open note exam. Hermione wasn’t blind to what had been happening since they arrived here, and she wanted to tell Harry that it was alright. That anything he decided wouldn’t be held against him, even if he want to befr—

But Harry sighed again, and just like that, the feeling passed. And her chance with it. “He’s already hurt so many. He’s killed Myrtle, Hermione… his family…”

From anyone else, Hermione would have heard the plea in his voice as what any sane person should hear - a yearning for her to come to her senses. After all, Voldemort was Tom Riddle’s past, present, and future.

But she knew Harry better than anyone. Sometimes even better than Ron did.

So she heard deep behind his hushed whisper, the loudest shout. Harry’s voice almost rang in her ears, asking - Is there still hope? After all he’s already done, can he be stopped?

Can he be saved?

Hermione didn’t know. But if anyone could save Voldemort—

#tomarry #harrymort #tomarrymort #my fic #pov: hermione #it is unnamed #but part of something i’ve shared before #ron hermione and harry are in the past and naturally nonsense ensues #separately; thank you for the kind words on my last share 🥲 i will try for patience #it will not be binned

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