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1. Grounded - H.M.S. Harmony Secret Santa Gift Exchange by AliceFanfictioning for Prill_and_Quill

   Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   25 Dec 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Hermione Granger/Harry Potter
   • Hermione Granger & Ron Weasley
   • Harry Potter & Ron Weasley
   • Harry Potter & Ginny Weasley
   • Harry Potter
   • Hermione Granger
   • Ron Weasley
   • Ginny Weasley
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Post-Hogwarts
   • Post-War
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Past Ron/Hermione - Freeform
   • Past Ginny/Harry - Freeform
   • Breakup
   • Healing
   • Communication
   • mental health
   • PSTD
   • Toxic Relationship
   • Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE
   • True Love
   • HMS Secret Santa Exchange 2025
   • Harmony - Freeform
   • slowburn
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Trauma Recovery
   • Mutual Pining
   • Choosing Yourself
   • Healing Sex
   • no ron bashing
   • No Ginny Bashing

   Summary

   "If we hadn't been dying, would you have kissed me?"

   Four years after the Battle of Hogwarts, survival has become second nature to Harry and Hermione. The war is over, but its aftermath lingers—in their bodies, in their relationships, in the quiet ways they’ve learned to endure rather than feel.

   A winter trip to a secluded cabin forces them to slow down, confront old patterns, and finally name what has been shaping their lives all along.

   It's not just a story about falling in love. It’s a story about learning how to stay grounded long enough to let it happen.

   Written for the 2025 H.M.S. Harmony Secret Santa Gift Exchange

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   English

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