Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, and never will. All the characters mentioned are own by JK Rowling and Warner Brothers.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
What If?
It had been a tumultuous couple of weeks, but after much incessant fighting Hermione Granger was sure of at least one thing-her shamble marriage to Ron Weasley was over-that was the pure unadulterated truth. The sham of a marriage was mercifully over and that was fact.
Barely a week had passed since Rose left for Hogwarts. Hermione and Ron had a dehabilitating fight that was witnessed by their son Hugo For years, even after the birth of Rose and Hugo Hermione had her suspicions of Ron's infidelity.
The signs were all there, the excessive drinking, the late hours and the most telltale sign of all, the refusal to share their marital bed together. It was sheer pain for Hermione to wake up alone each and every morning to an empty bed. For Hermione, there was only one thing she could do in such a situation to avoid dealing with the pain of her personal life and that was to bury herself knee deep in her work.
Hermione needed some time to sort out her issues, what she was going to do and how was she going to move forward.
She sent Hugo to Grimmauld Place and sent an owl off to Rose, explaining the circumstances that led to Ron leaving home.
She sent an owl to Ginny and Harry asking whether they wont mind watching Hugo for a few days.
Harry came personally to pick his nephew up. Hermione gave Harry a hug ,gave Hugo specific instructions on how to behave and how not to drive Uncle Harry and Aunt Ginny up the wall by getting into mischief with Lilly.
Hugo nodded and he gave his mom a warm hug and left with Harry After Hugo and Harry left Hermione sat in a nearby folding chair and began to cry her eyes out. She had not cried this way in a long time.
All the years of misery she endured at Ron's neglect of her were finally catching up with her. With tears cascading down her lovely cheeks she caught a glimpse of two wearing photos nearby.
One was of her and Victor, taken at the Triwizard Yule Ball. She could not believe how different she looked, she was calm, relaxed even happy. It was her first real date and Hermione could not believe her luck in being asked out by Victor Krum of all people.
The second picture was of her, along with Harry and Ron taken shortly after Voldemorts downfall, and in that photo as well she looked happy,content.She held both photos close to her chest and started to cry in earnest wondering ,what if ,what if I married Harry or Viktor instead of Ron would I have been happier then?...