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A/N: My first atemepts at writing a drabble and my first Harry Potter fics in a long time. Unbeta'd as usual. These drables are really just two ways a situation could work out they are not related chronologicly if that makes sense.
Brother to Brother
He looks and the circle of his brothers' all who had seen Ginny unhappy and who were all ready to rip his best mate to shreds. "Leave it be" his hands clench but he holds the gaze of each of them.
"He hurt her" the voice is flat barely suppressing anger.
He rounds on the speaker, "And he is not? His voice dripping contempt. Do you know what he told me, he told me, that if in the end he had to choose between saving her or killing him that he couldn't trust himself to make the right choice.
Looking down at the celebration his hand on his shoulder
"You love her."
He nods
"So be with her"
"I can't"
"So he wins."
A sigh.
"If it comes down to her living or Voldemort dieing can you be certain of your own choice?"
A flicker of pain across the face.
Silence.
Do you see?
A pause.
"Ron and Hermione are bad enough, but she would undo me."
A sharp in take of breath
"She knows?"
A sharp nod
"She'll wait."
Assurance
"So be it."
Brother to brother