Set at the end of HBP, Hermione realizes she's messed up in life, only to have a smug Ginny shove it in her face. "The fact that I’m no longer needed has finally set root, and I hold my wet face in my hands. Ron assumes it’s from all the stress from the attack and assures me that everyone is fine. I say nothing to make him think otherwise. That’s all I’m supposed to be upset about. It’s all that’s expected of me." FINAL CHAPTER UP!

Set at the end of HBP, Hermione realizes she's messed up in life, only to have a smug Ginny shove it in her face. "The fact that I’m no longer needed has finally set root, and I hold my wet face in my hands. Ron assumes it’s from all the stress from the attack and assures me that everyone is fine. I say nothing to make him think otherwise. That’s all I’m supposed to be upset about. It’s all that’s expected of me." Chapter three: "Ginny grabs Harry’s attention again by placing her lithe fingers on his shoulder. He gives her a smile – a real smile. The kind he used to give me."