[prompt: Write a drabble about your OTP saying goodbye for the last time]

1. Goodbye

Goodbye is just the beginning

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"Well I guess this is goodbye then..."

"Yeah I guess it is." Her lips managed to pull up at the corners despite the tremendous pain and sadness she felt, and the certainty that loomed over her that as soon as he was gone, she would break down into a blubbering mess.

"We had a good run," he said quietly.

"Yeah we did. We...I'll always remember you," she croaked and finally broke down into tears.

He pulled her into a warm embrace and stroked her hair. "Oh I'm so sorry Hermione, I never wanted to leave...I just don't think I'd be doing the right thing by staying."

"I understand."

It didn't stop her tears from falling though.

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This a short novel about the Sirmione relationship after the war, where Hermione is an adult and Sirius returned from the veil. It tries to be realistic about the problems they'd face. I also write James/Hermione and Regulus/Hermione in my other stories if you want to check it out!