Since You've Been Gone
A Song-Fic by Whereiswaldo
Author's Note: I do not own Hermione Granger or Harry Potter. They are the property of J.K. Rowling. The lyrics used in this story are the property of Kelly Clarkson.
Here's the thing: We started off friends
It was cool but it was all pretend
Yeah, yeah
Since you've been gone
Hermione smiled. It was over. She was no longer 'involved'. She didn't have to worry about that silly relationship anymore. She liked Harry, but he was nothing more then a friend to her. Why should she worry herself with a meaningless relationship? Anyway, he hadn't wanted to be in a relationship either. He wanted to see other girls. Like that Ginny Weasley.
You dedicated you took the time
Wasn't long till I called you mine
Yeah, yeah
Since you've been gone
Harry had tried. They both did. They thought they could make it work. They thought it was possible. Hermione thought Harry was the one for her. She thought he was the one that she was meant for. The one that was meant for her as well.
And all you'd ever hear me say
Is how I pictured me with you
That's all you'd ever hear me say
Hermione always told Harry that she had wanted only to be with him. And it had been true. She wanted only to be with Harry. She thought she might love him.
But since you've been gone
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so movin' on
Yeah, yeah
Thanks to you
Now I get
What I want
Since you've been gone
But now, she truly felt free. Yes, she had enjoyed the time with Harry. But this felt so much better. She didn't have to meet anyone, she didn't have to write, and she didn't have to talk. She didn't have to pretend. Pretend that she thought it could work. She could think, she could breathe, she could just be herself. No more obligations. No more empty promises.
How can I put it? You put me on
I even fell for that stupid love song
Yeah, yeah
Since you've been gone
She remembered when he had written her that song. Their relationship had been shaky after they had just begun to date. She thought it meant something. But obviously it hadn't. Harry hadn't really meant anything by those shallow words. Was he singing Ginny those same words at this very moment?
How come I never hear you say
I just wanna' be with you
I guess you never felt that way
He'd never told her that it was her he wanted to be with. He had never told her that he truly cared. He'd never said it. Never. 'Hermione, boys will be boys.' She told herself. Were they all that shallow?
But since you've been gone
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so movin' on
Yeah, yeah
Thanks to you
Now I get
I get what I want
Since you've been gone
Hermione let out a sigh of relief. A new love waited; a new life. She could do whatever she wanted. If it meant a new boy, then that suited her fine; if it meant she would be single for a while. Well, that was fine too.
"Hey, 'Mione!" Harry's voice interrupted her thoughts.
You had your chance you blew it
Out of sight. Out of mind.
Shut your mouth I just can't take it
Again and again and again and again
'Go away! Just go away!' She yelled in her head. Of course she wouldn't really tell him that.
"Oh, hello Harry. How're things?" She asked, tucking a strand of loose hair behind her ear.
"Oh, well, I'm fine. Just wondering how you are doing." He said, shuffling his feet. Hermione laughed to herself. Why did he care? He had Ginny.
"I'm fine. Don't worry." Hermione smiled.
"Oh, alright; see you later then." He nodded to her and walked away.
Since you've been gone
I can breathe for the first time
I'm so movin' on
Yeah, yeah
Thanks to you
Now I get
I get what I want
Hermione smiled as she watched him walk away. Yes, she was done, it didn't matter anymore. She knew she might miss him, but then again she might not. And even if she did: There was always something more to look forward to. Something, or someone, new; and that made her happy.
Since you been gone