A/N: I may be 27 years old now but the world of Harry Potter has always and will always own my heart. Here is to hoping that I can come up with something better than my 16-year-old self could write but keep in mind I haven't written in years. Please note this story is based 5 years Post Wizarding War at Hogwarts.

Disclaimer: J.K. Rowling owns it all, I'm merely borrowing her world and characters.

Chapter 1

"Get out,"

"Hermione please," the red head before her pleaded.

"I said get out," she seethed.

"Hermio-,"

"GET OUT," the bushy hair witch screeched furiously, raising her wand and pointing it dangerously at his chest. From past experiences, Ron knew better than to be on the bad end of Hermione's wand, especially when she was angry. He stumbled backwards, tripping over the half-packed suitcase on the floor behind him; falling onto his backside. Ron swished his wand quickly and his clothes strewn across the bedroom flew neatly into the suitcase next to him. Without hesitating he wrapped his fingers around the handle of his suitcase and apparated out of sight with a loud crack.

Hermione fell to a crumpled heap on the floor, her sudden outburst of anger turning into sadness as tears began to fall from her almond shaped eyes. She had caught him packing his things in their apartment whilst he thought she was out, his plan to disappear and unite with his lover before her return. Would he have even left her a note?

Hermione's heart ached while her mind began replaying thoughts and memories. She knew that Ron and Lavender had kept in touch these past few years after finishing at Hogwarts, however Hermione never thought much of it until a few days ago, especially after Ron had repeatedly assured her they were just friends. What had originally crossed her mind was that Ron might have still carried a torch for Lavender. She told herself she was being stupid, that she was being nothing other than insecure after Ron had tried to set her straight. "It was just a fling back in 6th Year, you know that Mione, it's in the past and Lavender and I are just friends now." He had said this to her less than 18 months ago.

It was by pure accident that Hermione had stumbled across a love letter that Lavender had written to Ron. She was in the spare room of their apartment, pulling things from the shelf of the walk-in wardrobe in hopes of finding some of the photographs taken back at Hogwarts. Hermione was on her tip toes, reaching for what looked like the strap of her old book bag, she tugged and the bag cam sailing out, however it wasn't the only thing to tumble down on her. Picking up the items that had fallen, she came across an old Gryffindor lunch box. Hermione's inquisitiveness got the better of her as she pried off the lid to find out what hidden treasures and memories might be inside.

"Letters addressed to Ron? Why on earth would they be in a lunch box?" she chuckled to herself. She thought they may have been letters penned by herself or fellow Gryffindor's over the Summer's apart during their school years, but she thought it funny for them to be stored in an old lunchbox. Hermione could not have been more wrong. Inside was a letter dated a few days earlier from Lavender Brown.

"To my dearest Ronniekins,

Words can't describe how much I miss you my love. It pains me to be apart from you for so long and I miss your soft touch. I count the days until we are united once more, this time for good."

Hermione's heart dropped to her stomach, she didn't want to read on, but she did.

"I'll be waiting for you on the 13th at the Cabin by the lake. The cabin where we first pledged ourselves to one another. Meet me there my love. I will be waiting.

~ With all my heart,
Lavender"

Hermione had set the letter down and looked through the rest of old lunch box. It seemed that this wasn't the only letter from her old peer Lavender Brown that her boyfriend had received. There were at least twenty or thirty others. It had surprised even her, that instead of crying or screaming she slowly packed the letters back into the box and sealed the lid, replacing it in the back corner of the shelf where it came from.

Mindlessly she had made her way into the study, sitting in the leather wing backed chair behind her desk that faced the window opposite the park. That's where Ginny had found her several hours later.

"Hello, is any one home? Hermione are you here?" Ginny had called out from downstairs. Hermione was meant to be meeting Ginny hours earlier in central London to go dress shopping for the engagement party. Harry had finally proposed. Hermione was in a trance like state, numb and apparently deaf to the calls of her best friend. "There you are Mione! What on earth happened? I thought you were going to meet me at Sinatra's?" the young red head questioned.

Hermione slowly lifted her head to meet the gaze of her friend. "Sorry, I must have lost track of time" she muttered, not really sounding sorry at all. Ginny had known from the response that something was wrong. The fiery redhead was relentless in questioning her friend what was wrong until eventually Hermione gave up and began to relay what had occurred earlier. Needless to say, Ginny was furious when she found out her brother had been cheating on her best friend but agreed not to say anything so long as Hermione pack an overnight so that she could spend a few days at their place to think things through.

Ginny penned a note on Hermione's behalf and stuck it on the kitchen bench before coaxing her friend from the house.

Three days later Hermione had returned home to the apartment, having hidden away at Harry and Ginny's house with time to think and get her head around what had been happening behind her back. She knew it was time to face Ron, to at least put out in the open that she knew he had been betraying her. That's when she had walked in on Ron in their bedroom, evidentially packing his belongings to go and meet Lavender at "their" cabin without so much as giving her an explanation.

Hermione's blood boiled as all rational flew from her body; she was shaking tremendously.

"Get out,"

A/N: So there we have Chapter 1. I know it isn't very long, but I'm just slowly easing back into writing. I'm sure as the chapters progress, they will get longer. I do however NEED a Beta reader so if you're up for the job please send me a message.