Disclaimer: All characters, places, and creatures of the Harry Potter world belong to Ms. Rowling.

A/N: This story is already pre-written, so updates will come about everyday. This story can be H/Hr, R/Hr, and D/Hr. I'm not a H/Hr shipper AT ALL, but when the plot bunnies attack...you must obey them...haha. Well this story will last for 4 chapters no more no less, hope you like it! Enjoy!

Chapter 1: Ron's Turn: Slipping Away

Ever notice how in fairy tales, after the prince slays the dragon, he takes the princess on his white horse and they ride into the sunset. You know how the hero always gets the girl. Well…I thought that was how my life would be. I didn't notice how easily precious things could slip out of your fingers. I thought she'd always be there, but I guess not everyone lives happily ever after.

I knew her so well from her cute button nose to her uncontrollably frizzy hair. When she explained something I loved the way she got all excited and I could drown in her chocolate brown eyes. The best thing was when she knew the answer to a question (even in Snape's class), the way she would put her arm all the way up and mutter "I know! I know!"

Every time I'd get back from an adventure I'd always check on her to see if she was ok. She was everything intelligent, sweet, cute, daring, encouraging, and with a heart of a true Gryffindor…perfect in every way. Out of all people I thought she'd always be there like it had always been.

Who ever heard of a story where the sidekick got the girl? I remember the day so well. She had come running down the boy's staircase to the common room, curly frizzy hair bouncing and a smile when she said, "Harry, guess what? I'm going out with Ron! Thank you sooooooo much for keeping my secret! You're the best friend a girl could ask for!"

She had told me about a crush on Ron, but she had never said that she liked him liked him.

"Err, that's great, Hermione…Congrats!" I managed to say.

"O, I love you, Harry!" she said this in a friend way unfortunately, but then she had given me a hug that warmed me from my head to my toes.

The first thing I did was denied it. Ron hadn't even told me! I only accepted it when I saw the pair in Hogsmeade, but still something was very wrong. She was looking up at him and I could see that in her eyes she had always loved him. The problem was that he kept darting his eyes away, looking at his feet.

That night I asked him, "Do you really love her?"

"Who…o Hermione? Well…I don't think I love her."

"But do you even like her?"

"As a friend nothing more or less."

"Your leading her on!"

"So?"

"So? She's our friend and I love her!"

"I know like her older brother and if I break her heart you'll beat the crap out of me. But that's a risk I'm going to take."

"She loves you, you know."

"Yeah, yeah…"

He just didn't get it!

The next day he had broken her heart and this time I wasn't going to let her slip away. It was my turn to pick up the pieces, so I had headed to the library.

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