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Chapter One: When there was he and she
Brighter Than Sunshine
I never understood before
I never knew what love was for
My heart was broke, my head was sore
What a feeling
Tied up in ancient history
I didn't believe in destiny
I look up you're standing next to me
What a feeling
What a feeling in my soul
Love burns brighter than sunshine
Brighter than sunshine
Let the rain fall, I don't care
I'm yours and suddenly you're mine
Suddenly you're mine
And it's brighter than sunshine
I never saw it happening
I'd given up and given in
I just couldn't take the hurt again
What a feeling
I didn't have the strength to fight
Suddenly you seemed so right
Me and you
What a feeling
What a feeling in my soul
Love burns brighter than sunshine
It's brighter than sunshine
Let the rain fall, I don't care
I'm yours and suddenly you're mine
Suddenly you're mine
It's brighter than the sun
It's brighter than the sun
It's brighter than the sun, sun, shine.
Love will remain a mystery
But give me your hand and you will see
Your heart is keeping time with me
What a feeling in my soul
Love burns brighter than sunshine
It's brighter than sunshine
Let the rain fall, I don't care
I'm yours and suddenly you're mine
Suddenly you're mine
I got a feeling in my soul
Hermione Granger had to stop at the Record Bar to continue listening to the song. She went nuts about the lyrics of Aqualungs' Brighter than Sunshine. That was the first time she ever heard music so lovely after their "break-up". She and Ron had been together for about a year or two. She had never recovered. Ever since she found out that there is something fishy going on between Ron and Pansy, her world had just stopped spinning. She always tried to get busy with other stuffs, while Ron is busy with his band, The Stinking Bombs. She had to admit that she still love him, though he may not feel the same for her anymore. Now, it is summer, she decided to go onto a cruise at the Caribbean to have some refreshment. She wanted to get away from people in love. She wanted to forget how to love and love itself.
Here she is, at the mall, looking for the things she will need because tomorrow, she'll be leaving for the cruise. She needs to prepare for her seventh and last year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She was looking at the pair of swim wears when suddenly Ron suddenly bumped on her. The kind of bump that is very powerful in a sense that Hermione fell onto the floor.
"Excuse me, miss. Are you alright?" he asked.
Hermione recognized the voice at once.
"You? What are you doing here?" Hermione asked in shock.
"Oh… It's you… Er… I was just waiting for Vanessa 'coz she was buying some new pair of swim wears," he replied, not looking into her face.
"Ah, I see. So, how are you and Lav doing?" she asked.
"Lav? As in Lavender Brown? We broke up a month ago."
"But why? I thought you two are so happy together?" she asked.
"Look Hermione, I really don't wanna talk about it. I don't love her anymore."
"Okay,"
And then, there was silence.
"So, how do you and Vanessa meet? I mean, is she a wizard, too?" she broke the silence.
"She's a muggle. I met her when I went to Harry's. Neville's classmate." He replied.
She was about to say something when somebody shouted:
"Ron!"
"Vanessa! Come here, I'd like you to meet someone." Ron beckoned for her to follow.
"This is Hermione Granger, my ex-girlfriend." He continued.
"Oh, please to meet you." Vanessa offered her hand.
"Same here," Hermione shrugged. How can Ron love her? She's so liberated.
"Listen, we gotta go now. We got a gig to play, okay? Nice seeing you around, Herm. See you at Hogwarts." He winked at her, placed his hand at Vanessa's waist.
"Okay," she said, turning her back from them.
The moment she entered her car, tears filled her eyes. She kept on reminding herself to smile, not to think about anything connected to Ron. She wasn't looking at what she was driving so she was surprised when someone screamed.
"Holy Shit," she said.
She got out of the car and hurriedly went to the bumper of her car. There was someone lying on the ground. A silver-haired boy, uh, not actually, he is a teenager. Probably just like her age. She turned him over and was surprised to see someone she never thought she would meet today at that kind of place.