(A/N: I don't own Harry Potter, but the idea is all mine.)
Disclaimer: It's a sad fic and I am sad to not own the characters.(A/N: In my fic, Dumbledore lives and so does Sirius, so yes I changed the story line and no I don't care.)
Don't Forget To Remember Me
The golden trio sat together on a blanket by the lake. Graduation had just taken place and everyone knew that nothing would be the same anymore. Hermione was traveling the world and Ron had a job as an auror. As for Harry, well he had his hands full with his proposal to Ginny Weasley to deal with. Hermione sat curled up in Ron's arms and sighed unhappily.
"Things are never going to be the same are they," Hermione looked up into both Ron and Harry's eyes, but they didn't say anything except goodbye. Harry being the nice guy was trying to be optimistic, but at the same time was choking back tears as much as everyone else in the ceremony.
"Hermione, we are going to be friends forever," Harry said looking out at the sunset on the lake.
"No, Harry. I'm leaving and Ron is disappearing into his soon-to-be job...Things will never be the same, ever," she began to cry and Ron pulled her closely to his body.
"They will be, just don't say it won't and it won't," Harry tried really hard not to bring her further down, but couldn't suppress the voice in the back of his mind telling him he would never see them again.
"Hermione, I love you and we will see each other again after today," Ron said solemnly and sighed before kissing her head. All three of them just sat there for a few minutes and Hermione hid in Ron's chest. In the background they could all her laughter and hugging and crying, but nothing out of the ordinary for a graduation reception. Ginny was sitting down with Fred and George because she was feeling sick( possibly because she went on a chocolate eating binge the night before because Harry was leaving Hogwarts and her, but had yet to hear about the proposal herself).The sun actually set now and people were starting to leave, but the three graduates stay put because they knew moving from that spot would prove them right that they were leaving and would probably never see each other again. Ron shuddered and wondered how his life would go on without Hermione.
She looked at her watch and cried more. As the trio they had three minutes left with each other.No, not now. I can't leave now. Hermione stood up and wiped her tears. Ron stood up also. Then Harry followed suite. They all stared from one to the other in terrified silence. Harry was the first to speak.
"Well," he kicked the dirt by the blanket,"I guess this is, this is good...Bye." Harry hugged his two best friends so tightly they felt as if they were being taken to deaths door and he let go all three felt it. The emptiness that now lay were Harry's friendship had been. He walked quickly over to Sirius and tried not to let anyone see him crying, but that wasn't a very good effort. Ginny walked over and comforted him.
"Well, then there were two," Ron tried to make a joke, but Hermione did not find this funny.
"Ron, you aren't funny. Harry just walked out of our lives and you expect me to laugh?" She wasn't happy obviously.
"I'm sorry, but I am only tying to make you happier. You haven't laughed all day and that worries me. You are always the one to keep their head and be serious when things are bad and now to see you crying and breaking down," He took her face in his hands," It scares me."
"I know, but I-I-I- ca-can't stop thi-thinking about what will happen when I, when I, oh R-Ron I c-can't leave," She said in between heavy sobs," I don't know how to go in anything alone."
"Yes you can Hermione, you can do everything, trust me I know," he said sadly.
"I love you Ron, don't ever forget that," she hugged him and he kissed her on the cheek. He couldn't kiss her for real, it would be too much of a painful goodbye.
"Hermione, I love you too," Ron walked with her to the dock at the lake.
"Um, Ron...It's time for me to go," she said like she was telling him she had a deadly virus
"Right," he stared at the planks of wood underneath their feet and spoke in a very hurt and low tone.
"Write me please, every day, whenever you want to, don't ever forget," Hermione begged him.
" Yeah, I will, goodbye," he hugged her and patted her head. She began to walk off the dock and he held his hand out, "Hermione wait."
She stopped instantly,"Yes Ron?"
"One thing," he put a hand on her shoulder.
"Yes Ron?"
"Don't forget."
"Forget what, Ron?"
"Don't forget to remember me."
Hermione turned around her eyes red and brimmed with tears once again,"Oh, Ron...How could I?" She ran over to him and locked him in a deep kiss. She cried and he did too. They broke apart too soon as far as they were concerned.
"Bye, Mione."
"No, Ron not goodbye, never goodbye," she kissed him again and walked away and out of his life.
(A/N: I know that it was sad, but it is an angsty fic, SUE ME. It gets happy towards the end, but reminders that it is angst. Please review, please, I really like reviews.)
