Do You Really Love Me?
Chapter 1
Hermione's P.O.V
I woke up with that dreaded newspaper stuck to my face. Tears were dried on my face, my eyes red and swollen. I had cried myself to sleep when I read that headline. I closed my eyes, but the words will be burned into my mind forever.
Ron Weasley Caught In Bed With Zalia Steel:
How Will Draco Malfoy And Hermione Granger React?
Underneath the bold title, there was a picture of them, wrapped in silky green sheets. I gazed at the woman that was wrapped in my supposed husband- to- be's arms. With her sandy blond hair and model-like face, I could see would choose someone like her over someone like me. But not only was she going out with Malfoy, they were also going to get married in a month, and she had been sporting a bright and beautiful engagement ring.
Speaking of rings...
I looked down at my small and delicate hand. The ring Ron had given me was sitting there, its small diamonds glittering in the afternoon light.
I had to call off the wedding.
I look over at my alarm clock. 4 pm. Almost dinner time at the Burrow.
I sluggishly got up and dragged myself to the shower. I got out, applied some makeup to cover my swollen eyes, and dressed up in jeans and a long-sleeved shirt. I decided to straighten my curly hair. After I was done, I grabbed my wand from my desk and apparated to the Burrow.
I knocked on the small rickety door. Mrs. Weasley peered out and spotted me.
"Oh Hermione, dear. How are you feeling?" She asked. Her face was filled with pity.
I shrugged, not wanting the pity. After all, I had cried away all my pain last night, leaving my mind numb and empty.
"Can I come in?" I asked. "I have an announcement to make after dinner.
Mrs. Weasley nodded and opened the door, and led me in the kitchen.
Everybody's here, I noticed with a start.
Bill and Fleur with baby Victorie, George and Angelina, Charlie and his new girlfriend Marina, and Harry and Ginny, with little Teddy Lupin.
"Everybody here, then? Mr. Weasley asked, his red hair barely there and his little glasses perched on his nose. We all nodded, and then Mrs. Weasley came in with food levitating behind her. It settled on the table with a small thump, and everybody tucked in.
"I have an announcement to make" I announced clearly. The children were asleep, and everybody was looking up to see what I had to say. I fidgeted under all the stares, but kept myself calm.
"I'm calling off the wedding" I said.
"No." It was Ron. Everybody was dead silent. I turned to the man I had loved since I was 14 years old. He was looking down at the table, his blue eyes moist with threatening tears almost coming out of his eyes.
It was a pitiful sight. But what he did was unforgivable.
"Yes I am" I repeated. Then Harry spoke up.
"I agree with Hermione. You may be my best mate, Ron, but what you did was just wrong"
"Thank you Harry. Does everyone agree?" I asked. Everybody nodded, and Ron put his fist down on the table, making it shake.
"But I love you! Why are you doing this to me!" He yelled in my face. I opened my mouth to retort, but the George took the words right out of my mouth.
"Then why did you do it Ron?"