"The Goddess, her name is actually Miranda, well as she explained it, sometimes she sees that love is very important in the future events and finds the love of a person who matches the person in need's love perfectly and binds their love together. We found out that Harry and I...well our lives and love have been bound together before we were even born. The bonding was just waiting for one last thing to happen."
"That sounds a bit dramatic doesn't it?" Jean asked. "But I'll ask the question, what thing to happen?"
"A kiss mum, a kiss to seal our soul bond," Hermione explained. "It happened several weeks ago and when we shared our first kiss, we..." she paused as she remembered the white room and the Goddess, before she continued, "we found ourselves in another place, a place where Miranda could meet with us and explain things."
"It sounds more like you fell asleep and dreamed it all," Richard commented.
"No, but again I'm not sure..."
"Let's tell them about this..."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes! That way we can prove it if necessary."
"Maybe we do have a way to prove it, but let me finish first," Hermione said. "As I said we have what's called a soul bond. As Miranda explained it... well have you ever heard the expression love in heart, mind and soul?"
"Of course, there is even a bible verse similar to that and course many poems suggest such a theme, but what does that have to do with this?"
"That's what a soul bond is. It's a connection of our hearts, our minds and our souls."
"What exactly does that mean?" Richard asked.
"Heart, well that's our love for each other," Hermione reached over and took Harry's hand.
"And the rest?"
"Mind, well would you believe we can talk to each other telepathically?" Hermione asked. Again her parents displayed looks of incredulity. "I'm serious, we truly can. In fact that's what proof we can offer. Try us, whatever you want, take us to separate rooms and ask us questions, show us pictures, anything."
Jean remembered the dinner and how they seemed to always know what the other was going to do. It seemed so impossible but... "Ok, so let's presume you can really do that, what is soul?"
"Mum, would you consider yourself linked to Dad? I mean if you were to die, do you think you'd see each other again?"
"Science has never proven anything, but each person has their own religious beliefs, but yes I think we'd be together when the times comes why?"
"What formed that...that connection?" Hermione asked as she took the parchment out of her bag and handed it over to her parents. "Understand that we don't think we truly are but in the magical world..." She swallowed nervously and looked at Harry before looking back at her parents. "Souls being connected is...well it's marriage. We...we're married."
"WHAT!" Richard said in reflex as he grabbed for the parchment lying in front of him. He unrolled it and with Jean, they started reading. "This...this is nonsense. You can't just...just be married," He exclaimed when he'd finished.
"In the magical..."
"Damn the bloody Magical World, you're our daughter."
"Sir, ma'am, we didn't want it like this," Harry said nervously. "We...I mean it's something that is part of the soul bond. We aren't, I mean we're really only trying to be boyfriend and girlfriend until, well until we're ready. I'm not sorry for it though. As I've told you before, your daughter is everything to me."
"This isn't a joke of some sort?" Richard asked lifting the scroll. "Not some sort of game?"
"No sir," Harry replied as he ran his hand through his hair. "Miranda, the Goddess, she said that I needed Hermione's love to...to do what is needed."
"And what exactly would that be?" Richard asked his voice rising.
"We think it's to defeat Voldemort," Hermione answered. "Mum, dad, don't be angry at Harry. He didn't do this; I was even the first to ask for the kiss. I love him and he loves me. We're still just us, two teenagers who will someday get married."
"Sir," Harry said. "Let me do this, maybe I should have done it first but we really didn't plan on revealing this to you until later. Unfortunately we had an issue this morning that forced us to tell several people and we didn't want it to get back to you except through us. But sir, I'd like to ask your permission to marry your daughter. I promise to love her not for a lifetime, but for an eternity."
"Wouldn't do much good for me to say no would it?" Richard snapped. "I have no say in this, just like everything else since she went through that bloody wall at Kings Cross. She goes off into that world and...and..." He didn't finish but just threw the parchment scroll back at Harry and Hermione.
Harry could feel Hermione's sadness, and he squeezed her hand. "Sir, you do have a say in this. I...I mean until you give your blessing and we have a proper marriage in the muggle world, I won't consider us married. I want Hermione to have her wedding day, one where her parents are happy for her. I hope by then I can prove that I am worthy of her love and your acceptance."
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