Summary: Ron died three years ago, protecting Hermione. But Hermione couldn't move on that easily until she met Patrick Pettigrew: an exact mirror image of Ron.

Pairing: Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger

Author's Note: I'll warn you that my grammar is not perfect! English is not my country's main language, ok? Thank you for the reviews in advance and enjoy!

Disclaimer: Harry Potter is… MINE! bwahahaha… (I'll just wait until the Ministry of Magic warns me…)

LOVING YOU TWICE

By: gryffinhauz88

Chapter One

Hermione's Nightmares

The pathway to that door was so dark but she was still walking. Walk… walk… you're almost there… She was scared but there was no use of turning back. Then she saw a door and with all of her remaining courage, she opened it.

"Avada Kedavra!"

She heard and then she just saw a body laid dead on the floor. Then she shouted, "RON! NO!"

"Hermione, wake up! Hermione!"

Hermione felt someone was shaking her. She opened her eyes and saw Mrs. Weasley. Behind her was Mr. Weasley, Harry, Percy and his wife, Penelope and Ginny, who was obviously pregnant. Then Bill and Charlie were behind Ginny.

"Did we hear Hermione screaming?" Another two red- haired guys appeared, it was Fred and George. Penelope almost jumped.

"Would you stop doing it? That Apparate thing inside the house? You're frightening my wife!" said Percy

"Oh, sorry, Percy and sorry Penelope," said George.

"It's okay."

"Hermione, are you alright?" asked Harry, who was standing right next to Mr. and Mrs. Weasley and Ginny was beside him.

"I… I think so," said Hermione who was still shock and tears were about to fall.

"Another nightmare?" asked Ginny looking rather worried.

Hermione just nodded.

"You have to sleep well, dear. You still have office tomorrow. It's okay, dear. It's okay," said Mrs. Weasley, comforting her.

"Better to go back in your beds. Ginny, it would be bad for your and Harry's baby if you'll not get enough sleep. Let's go. Sleep tight, Hermione," said Mr. Weasley.

All of them bid goodbye to her. When everybody was gone, Hermione sat up in her bed. She reached for a photo album and saw moving pictures of her, Harry and Ron Weasley. As she stared at Ron's picture, the memories came back in her mind.

FLASHBACK

"You what?" Harry and Ron said together. It was past midnight and they were waiting for Hermione. She had a dinner meeting (as what Ron called it) with Professor Minerva McGonagall.

"I just saw Professor Umbridge talking to someone," Hermione said as she sat down.

"How could that Umbridge be here at Hogwarts?" asked Ron.

"It's not the problem, Ron. The problem is to whom does she was talking to," said Hermione deeply.

"Snape, maybe," suggested Ron.

"No, it couldn't be Snape. I saw him when I was taking my way here. And it's not Snape's voice." Then Hermione looked at Harry.

"Harry, I… I think it was… she was talking to him," said Hermione seriously.

"Talking to whom?" asked Harry curiously.

"To… to Voldemort," she said in a scared voice.

Ron was surprised not because of hearing You-Know-Who's name but of Hermione's idea.

"What in the name of Merlin are you saying?" said Ron disbelievingly.

"I just felt it," said Hermione quickly. Ron and Hermione got shocked when they saw Harry stood up, wearing a determined face.

"We have to check it," said Harry calmly.

"But mate, even Hermione wasn't sure if it was really Voldemort." He and Hermione got used of calling He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named in his real name.

"That's why we're coming," said Harry determinately.

"But—"

"If you don't want to go, that's fine but I'm coming." Then Harry walked and looked for something.

"Of course, we're coming. Ron, you'll come, right?" said Hermione, throwing you-don't-have-any-choice look at Ron.

"Definitely, I will."

Harry now was holding his Invisibility Cloak. The three of them hid there, Hermione guiding their way.

When the trio reached the place, the door slammed automatically, as though it was really waiting for them. Then they heard two voices, laughing.

"As we are expecting, Potter." It was Lucius Malfoy. He was walking towards them. Harry, Ron and Hermione pulled their wands.

"Oh, I'm scared!" Then a lady was also walking towards them. It was Bellatrix Lestrange. "Do I look like Professor Umbridge, Miss Granger?" Then she transformed to Dolores Umbridge look.

"I think so," then changed back to Bellatrix.

"It's a trap!" said Ron indignantly loud.

"Yes, son of Arthur Weasley, it's a trap," said Malfoy then he and Bellatrix laughed. "We had them. We had Potter, Master," shouted Bellatrix.

"Excellent," said a cold, dead voice. Then a tall, thin, snakelike face with black hood appeared.

"Voldemort!" the trio shouted.

"It's me, Potter. You're right." Voldemort laughed. "It's been a long while, Harry Potter."

Then Harry and Hermione heard someone shouted.

"Expelliarmus!" It was Ron. Then they found that Malfoy and Bellatrix were trying to hold the two.

"Nice try, Weasley," said Malfoy.

"RUN!" shouted Ron.

Harry and Hermione was about to run but Bellatrix grabbed Hermione's hair.

"Hermione!" shouted Harry. Ron turned his head at Harry's direction then saw Bellatrix was holding Hermione. Ron was about to run towards them but Malfoy blocked his way.

"We're not yet finish, Weasley! Stupefy!" yelled Malfoy but Ron was quick enough to avoid it.

"Quick boy!" Ron ran but not to Hermione's direction then he suddenly disappeared.

"Playing hide and seek, eh?" Then Malfoy laughed but stopped when he couldn't find Ron.

Ron looked at his surroundings. Hermione was trying her best to fight Bellatrix as well as Harry to Voldemort. Then he heard Malfoy said, "I'll take care of this mudblood. Find Weasley."

Bellatrix followed but she couldn't find him though she tried. Then he saw Hermione's wand cast a dark green spark and hit Malfoy.

"CRUCIO!" He heard Hermione shouted it. But Malfoy still stood up. Ron decided to take off the Invisibility Cloak and shouted, "CRUCIO!"

At last, Malfoy seemed to lie dead. Hermione smiled at him and he smiled back. Then Ron said, "There still Bellatrix."

"Leave her to me." Then Hermione walked towards Bellatrix. Ron went closer to Harry.

Ron was about to shout "Incarcerous" when they heard Bellatrix yelled "Petrificus Totalus" at Hermione. He looked at Harry and Harry seemed to understand.

When Ron was already near the two, Hermione yelled at him. "I can do this! Don't dare to help me, Ron!" But Ron still walked. Hermione had no choice, she cast Impediment Jinx to Ron and he seemed to slow down. "I'm sorry, Ron," said Hermione.

"Selfish, Granger?" said Bellatrix.

"I'll finish you alone!"

Bellatrix and Hermione exchanged spells but Hermione felt she was losing. Then she shouted, "Imperio!" As she shouted it, Ron went back into his senses. Then Bellatrix lay on the floor.

Ron went to Hermione.

"Are you alright?" asked Ron as he walked closer to Hermione. She was still looking at Bellatrix. Hermione turned to Ron, smiling and walked towards him but Bellatrix stood up.

"AVADA KEDAVRA!" yelled Bellatrix and a green light came out of her wand. Hermione turned back. She could see that the green light was towards her but Ron ran to her direction and blocked it for her. Ron was the one who was hit by the Killing Curse.

Hermione opened her eyes and mouth widely. She saw Ron laid on the floor slowly as if her eyes had done something to make it in a slow motion.

"RON!" She shouted together with her voice was her tears. Ron, he couldn't be dead!

Harry looked at Hermione who shouted Ron's name and to his surprise, Ron lay dead near Hermione.

Then Hermione saw Bellatrix, who was about to cast another spell but with her anger, she cried, "Crucio" then she fainted.

"Where's Voldemort?"

Hermione tried to open her eyes but she can't. She heard Harry's voice and tried to remember everything that happened. She remained her eyes close.

"You killed him, Harry." It was Albus Dumbledore.

"And where's Ron?" asked Harry panicky when he didn't find Ron.

Hermione figured out that she was in the hospital wing. She again tried to remember something then what happened to Ron flashed back. Ron!

"Harry, Ron's—"

Before Dumbledore could continue what he was saying, the door opened. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, Bill, Percy, Charlie, Ginny, Fred, George, Remus Lupin, Mad- Eye Moody, Professor Severus Snape, and Professor McGonagall entered.

"Professor Dumbledore, where's Ron? I can't find him here. Where's my son?" said Mrs. Weasley hysterically.

Professors Dumbledore, McGonagall and Snape went silent.

"Molly, calm down." It was Remus Lupin.

"Not unless Dumbledore will tell me what happened to my son!" shouted Mrs. Weasley.

All of them were not aware that Hermione was already awake. Harry, the whole Weasley family and the others waited for Dumbledore's answer. Then Hermione noticed that Professor McGonagall was crying.

"Ron… He's gone. Ron is dead," said Dumbledore calmly.

Ginny gasped. The other Weasley brothers and Harry looked at Dumbledore as if they heard him incorrectly.

"No. That's not true!" shouted Mrs. Weasley.

"He's dead. I'm sorry," said Dumbledore in calmer way but evidently sad.

"NO!" Mrs. Weasley and Ginny shouted. Then Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, Lupin, Mad- Eye and Harry looked down. They were trying to be strong. Mr. Weasley held his wife. Bill held his youngest sister. Mrs. Weasley freaked out.

"No! You're kidding, right, Professor? Isn't it, Professor McGonagall? Ron's not dead! He's not!"

"What… what happened?" Mr. Weasley asked, trying to be calm.

"Your brave son was hit by the Killing Curse. He protected Hermione. She was the one who was supposed to be hit by that."

Then all of them looked at her. Mrs. Weasley fainted. Hermione couldn't stand it. She stood up and everybody was surprised.

"Hermione! Are you alright?" asked Lupin.

But she couldn't hear anything. She still didn't want to believe that Ron was already dead.

"No! He's not dead!" Then Hermione ran away to the hospital wing and went to the Gryffindor Tower.

Hermione reached the Tower but she could feel that the Gryffindor House was in a great grief. Then she shouted, "Ron's here, right?"

Everyone looked at her then Lavender Brown, Parvati Patil and the other girls cried.

"You still don't know what happened to him?" It was Neville Longbottom.

"All I know is that he's hiding here. And once I see him, we'll have our major argument!" Hermione pretended that nothing was happening around her but the way that the Gryffindor students reacted, she was losing her hope.

"Hermione, Ron… Ron is dead," said Seamus. He was crying.

"No! He can't be! I'm just with him last night! Ron and Harry waited for me! He can't be dead! He can't leave us! He can't!" cried Hermione as she knelt on her knees and began to cry.

The door of the Gryffindor Tower opened and Harry, Ginny, Percy, Fred and George came.

"Hermione," said Harry sadly.

"He's not dead, Harry!" cried Hermione.

"Hermione, Ron left us," said Ginny who was crying but still trying to console Hermione.

"He can't be! Ron!" Hermione shouted.

END OF FLASHBACK

Hermione jogged back onto her senses when Mrs. Weasley entered her room. Again, Mrs. Weasley saw her crying.

She sat down beside Hermione.

"It's been three years since he left us. I know it is still hard to forget but try to move on. I know Ron wouldn't be happy if he'll see you crying," said Mrs. Weasley sweetly. She and the whole Weasley family didn't blame Hermione even though she felt she was guilty for Ron's death.

"I can't help it." Hermione started to cry again.

"Oh, dear, you have to move on. That's the reason why Harry and Ginny thought to have a gathering for the family. After three years, this is the first time that we've been completed," said Mrs. Weasley peacefully.

"We're not complete. Ron's not here," said Hermione sadly.

"And what do you think you're doing here? You and Harry? Listen, I know Ron's glad now, wherever he is."

"I wasn't able to even say thank you for what he had done for me or say sorry for all the arguments—"

"Shh… Hermione, dear, he knew you're thankful for what he had done for you. And if Ron's here this time, I'm sure, he'll argue with you for crying like that. Please, dear, Ron sacrifices his life for everyone, for you, for us to be safe and live in peace. Do you understand?" said Mrs. Weasley thoughtfully.

Hermione hugged her. Mrs. Weasley treated her as her own daughter. But there was one thing that driving her crazy. Hermione wasn't able to tell Ron how much she loves him.

Harry: One down! How many to go… err… gryffinhauz? Harry thinking What kind of name is that?

Gryffinhauz88: I don't know… wink

Ron: I'm dead here! Why do you have to do this to me?

GH88: Well… there are stories that you call "tragic".

Hermione: Don't be stupid, Ron. You're still in the story!

Harry: Umm… are we going to call you… gryffinhauz? What's your real name?

GH88: I'll tell you my name if you do what I say. (GH88 whispers to Harry)

Harry: That's it! A piece of cake…

Readers, please hit that button and review. (looking at GH88) So?

GH88: I'm…

Trio: You're?

GH88: gryffinhauz88

Trio: Yeah, right… (in sarcastic tone)

A/N: I hope you like it… it's my second fanfic and I wrote this for one day because I was inspired by the book A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks. I cried from the last part of chapter eleven up to the last chapter (especially chap. 12) and my mind began to run, telling me that I should write something that someone will die. I don't want to kill Ron but I have to… sorry JK Rowling! Please don't sue me! And please don't let Ron die on the real HP story!