A/N: I have writers block at the minute, I'm writing the other chapter of a step too far, but it just seems boring at the minute, so I'm trying to edit it a little bit anyway here is the next one shot in the Chosen Path series.
The Chosen Path: Hermione.
I smiled at Harry, reassuringly, as we apparated to Godric's Hollow. Although Harry gave me a smile back, there was no reassurance for me, no guarantee that everything would be ok.
No… It was going to be a long time before things were ever going to be ok again.
It was really happening… no going back now. I'm not even sure that I would want to go back, too much has changed, people have grown up so much in such a short space of time and I, Hermione Granger, am absolutely petrified, but no matter how scared I get, I will never let it get the better of me. I will never let Harry down, especially now…now that it begins.
The thought of what's to come makes me shudder inside; a chill runs through my body.
It may seem selfish and uncharacteristic that I'm so scared, not that I would ever tell them, but my fear is not for myself, and although I fear for Harry and care for him deeply, the truth is that my fear is for Ron.
Ron…
I look over to him and he offers me a warm smile, as usual, even though we argue more than most friends do, certainly more than Harry and I have, he always makes me smile. Aside from the fact that he also has the tendency to make me want to rip my hair out in frustration and smack some sense into him, I truly would be lost without him.
I return the smile that he offers me and feel my cheeks flush…but I could never tell him, never tell him what he truly meant to me. It's not the right time, but I can wait. When the war is won and we are at peace, then I can tell him…then I could show him everything, but for now a smile is enough.
There's too much at stake to let feelings get in the way. To face Voldemort I have to be focused, determined and without distraction.
But I will protect him. Fight for him, Die for him…and I know that he would do the same for me.
I stand tall next to the two men in my life, head held high.
I am Hermione Granger.
I will fight this war and I will never give up.
I will fight for the life that I'm waiting to begin…a life that we all deserve…
A/N Please review I am so stuck with my other story so any comments about either will be much appreciated, I know it's short, more to come. X x x x