Prologue; The Breakup.

Hermione curled up on one of the biggest couches in the Gryffindor common room, heaving a large book that was sitting on the table in front of her, onto her lap. It wasnt more than a few minutes before she lost her self in the book, so she didn't see the impatient red head, standing in front of her desperately trying to get her attention. Finally giving up all hope of getting her attention the red head screamed, "Hermione!"

Hermione jumped startled by an extremely aggravated Ginny standing in front of her. "Oh hey Ginny I didn't see you standing there" she said calmly, as she closed her book and placed it back on the table.

"Wow that's a shocker, really I don't think anyone can pull you away from those books" she growled at the curly haired girl siting in front of her.

"That is not true," She defended.

"Yea your right I know a certain brother of mine that can take your mind away from those books, or any thing really," Ginny giggled as she watched Hermione turn a bright shade of red, "So how are you and Ron doing these days."

"Um, I not really sure, I guess okay," she mumbled looking down at her hands. "I mean I haven't really talked to him since, the night of the battle."

Ginny crossed her arms over her chest, looking bitterly at her, "why not? Are you thinking of breaking up with him."

"No,... well maybe a little, it just seems like thing have... changed between us since we came back to school, he's just been so distant with me." She didn't let it show by the sound of her voice, but Hermione was very upset at the fact that her and Ron were having problems, she really cared about him and didn't want to lose him, but then in a way maybe it would be for the best. She held back the tears that were brimming in her eyes she didn't want to let on that she was upset by this.

"Well have you talked to him about this," Ginny said the comment like it was the only option she had, but then again it probably was the only real option she had, she couldn't go around avoiding the boy for the rest of the school year. Ginny glared at her looking for a response when she didn't answer. "So?" she growled.

"No, I haven't talked to him, but I guess it would be a good idea, wouldn't it," she squeaked.

"Oh no it would be much better if you just sat around, wallowing in your own self pity until the problem just magically fixes itself like all problems do," Ginny said her words oozing with. sarcasm. "Now come on Dumbledore has put on a school wide picnic, due to the fact the it is such a beautiful day and the fact that Harry defeated one of the worlds most evil wizards, a month ago today." Ginny grabbed her hand trying to pull her out of the room but, she had her feet planted into the ground.

She glared at Ginny with pure hate in her eyes, "Ron is going to be out there you know that."

"Yes I know that's why you are going, you have to talk to him or this will never get solved." Ginny stated.

"Why do I have a feeling this is going to be bad." she mumbled as Ginny lead her through the portrait hole and onto the grounds of the castle.

"There he is," Ginny pointed Ron out, the second they reached the picnic. "Go talk to him." she said pushing Hermione towards Ron.

"I can't, look this kind of thing is hard for me." She said softly.

"Will it make you feel better if I went with you." Ginny asked kindly.

She stood there for a second thinking about it, she knew she had to talk to Ron eventually, what ever was going to happen will happen when ever she talked to him so why put it off any longer. She nodded at Ginny's question and followed her over to Ron. Her heart stopped when she saw him, she wanted to run hide, anything to prevent this from happening, she just had a really bad feeling about this.

"Hey." Ron said gravely as the girls made their way in front of him.

"Hello" she whispered, she looked back to Ginny to see if she would allow her to run, but there was no luck, if she ran Ginny would kill her.

"Look I know you two have been... uh going through a rough time, I care about both of you and I don't like seeing you guys going through so all this." Ginny said calmly glancing between her brother and friend. "Now Hermione do you still care about Ron?"

She thought about it for a second, did she still care for Ron, of course she did, just because they weren't talking, doesn't mean that she stopped caring about him. Or did it? "Yes" she squeaked in reply.

"What about you Ron?" Ginny continued.

Ron stood there for a long time silent, ' this isn't going to be good' she thought. Ron looked up from his trainers into her eyes, as she looked into his beautiful honey brown eyes her heart froze again. 'This isn't going to be good' she thought again. Ron began to speak softly but she heard what he said. "I am not sure. I think it would be best if we just took a break for now. Sometimes I think we made better friends than a couple."

She could feel her heart shatter as he said those words, how could he do this to her, after 2 years, how could he just end it like that. She held back the tears she knew were forming in her eyes, she had to appear as if none of this affected her, none of it hurt her. The rest of the conversation was a blur, she was too busy trying to prevent herself from crying.

"So friends?" Ron asked kindly offering his arms for a hug.

"Yea friends" she replied bitterly falling into his arms, the same arms that for 2 years held her in a loving embrace, but now that embrace was just friendly. When they separated she quickly made her way over to her favorite tree, sliding underneath it. She began to cry how could he do this to her, she had been nothing but the 'perfect' girlfriend to him and he threw her away like yesterdays waste. She began to recall all the good times they had together, and how perfect their first kiss was.

It was the summer before their sixth year, she had been spending the summer in the Burrow, with Harry and her new boyfriend, and best friend Ron. It had been a wonderful day already, the three of them spent the day wandering Diagon Ally, it was probably the best day of her life. Ron, Harry and herself were sitting outside on the grass watching Fred and George chase lawn gnomes around the garden. They needed test subjects for their new products.

Ron had excused himself to the kitchen to get everyone drinks, and dragged her with him. She leaned up against the counter watching him retrieve drinks from the cabinet, he put them down on the table and made his way over to her. She bit her lip as he stood in front of her both of his arms on either side of her so she couldn't escape. "Have you ever kissed any one," he asked her calmly. She shook her head. True she did date Victor Krum for sometime but they never kissed. Ron smiled as he leaned down capturing her lips with his.

"Was that so bad," he whispered in her ear soon after they separated. She shook her head and grabbed her drink sitting on the table as they made their way out to the garden hand in hand.

She wiped the tears from her eyes, she wasnt going to allow him to hurt her any more. She made her way up to the castle leaving her memories of Ron behind.