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Gone
~~~
Ron sat at the bar breathing in the fumes of smoke and strong alcohol.
Gone. She was Gone.
Ron took another swig of his vodka, and made a face. It was nasty stuff, horrible tasting, but it killed the pain quick. And he should know, he'd been drinking it steadily for the last year and a half, and less steadily for three years or so before that.
Ron slammed the glass down splashing some of the drink on the counter.
It was all Harry's fault, Ron decided. It was because of Harry's death Ron had started drinking, it was be cause of him Ron was so depressed, it was Harry's fault he couldn't keep a job.
If Harry hadn't died every thing would be fine. A little voice in Ron's head said it wasn't Harry's fault that Ron had a temper, and that it was his temper that lost him his jobs, not Harry. It wasn't Harry's fault that Hermione didn't love Ron any more.
Ron waved the thought away. It WAS Harry's fault Hermione didn't love him. Hermione wanted Ron to get over Harry's death, to FORGRT Harry. But Ron wouldn't, COULDN'T get over Harry. So Hermione stopped loving him.
Ron would not be like Hermione. Hermione had forgotten Harry. She never thought about him any more.
It was betrayal.
Ron would not betray his friend. He would always be true to Harry. Even if it was Harry's fault that Ron's life was falling, had fallen apart.
The man at the bar refilled his glass.
'Well,' Ron thought, 'At least I still have one friend.'
He lifted his glass and thought morbidly 'this is for you, Harry.' and took a large swig of the drink
He would sit there and drink until he was thoroughly plastered. Then he would stumble home to an empty apartment, with only memories to comfort him.
Gone
~~~
Ron sat at the bar breathing in the fumes of smoke and strong alcohol.
Gone. She was Gone.
Ron took another swig of his vodka, and made a face. It was nasty stuff, horrible tasting, but it killed the pain quick. And he should know, he'd been drinking it steadily for the last year and a half, and less steadily for three years or so before that.
Ron slammed the glass down splashing some of the drink on the counter.
It was all Harry's fault, Ron decided. It was because of Harry's death Ron had started drinking, it was be cause of him Ron was so depressed, it was Harry's fault he couldn't keep a job.
If Harry hadn't died every thing would be fine. A little voice in Ron's head said it wasn't Harry's fault that Ron had a temper, and that it was his temper that lost him his jobs, not Harry. It wasn't Harry's fault that Hermione didn't love Ron any more.
Ron waved the thought away. It WAS Harry's fault Hermione didn't love him. Hermione wanted Ron to get over Harry's death, to FORGRT Harry. But Ron wouldn't, COULDN'T get over Harry. So Hermione stopped loving him.
Ron would not be like Hermione. Hermione had forgotten Harry. She never thought about him any more.
It was betrayal.
Ron would not betray his friend. He would always be true to Harry. Even if it was Harry's fault that Ron's life was falling, had fallen apart.
The man at the bar refilled his glass.
'Well,' Ron thought, 'At least I still have one friend.'
He lifted his glass and thought morbidly 'this is for you, Harry.' and took a large swig of the drink
He would sit there and drink until he was thoroughly plastered. Then he would stumble home to an empty apartment, with only memories to comfort him.