Chapter 1- Heartbreak
'Ron whats going on?' Hermione was nervous. She was at the Burrow staying with the Weasleys and Harry for summer break before they started their 6th year. She had stayed at home for a month and had been at the Burrow two weeks. Ron had asked her to be his girlfriend after the Battle of the department of mysteries and she has joyfully accepted. They had been writing to each other back and forth all summer and he had seemed fine. Normal sweet, loving and caring Ron. Ever since she had arrived at the Burrow, however, he had been acting weird and distant. Hermione asked Harry about it the day before but Harry, blind as ever, claimed to have not noticed anything. Then suddenly, out of the blue, Ron had gravely asked her to step outside with him for a moment.
'Hermione' he began hesitantly 'this isn't easy for me to tell you, but Harry and Ginny insisted that I do.'. There was a pregnant pause during which Hermione tried to calm her pounding heart. 'I've sort of been seeing Lavender' he finally spluttered out. Hermione just stared at him in shock. 'Mione I'm so sorry' Ron cried 'I just bumped into her in Diagom alley a week or so after school let out, we wrote letters back and forth and well we just sort of fell for each other. We visited each other and then you came and I just... I just couldn't tell you, I'm truly sorry Mione'. Hermione clenched her fists in anger 'why?' She whispered, and then when she got no response screamed 'WHY?' Ron jumped back 'well um... well oh jees Mione you just aren't hot, your a total prude and you love your books more than me'. Hermione had heard enough she ran towards the back door to re-enter the house.
As she ran through the kitchen Mrs Weasley looked up from her cleaning. 'Hermione, dear what are you doing?' And upon seeing her distraught face 'what's wrong sweetheart?'. Hermione told the older woman she had come to see as a second mother everything Ron had said to her. She told Mrs Weasley that she just couldn't stay in the same house as Ron, Harry or Ginny (because they knew and didn't tell her) anymore and would be leaving for the Leaky Cauldron as soon as she had packed her stuff. Mrs Weasley agreed sadly, knowing that it was pointless to argue with the clearly heartbroken girl and that it was all for the best. She would be having strong words with her son later though, she was horrified by his cruel actions and words, and wanted to give him a piece of her mind.
Hermione shoved all her things into her trunk and, after saying goodbye to Mrs Weasley who wished her a safe journey, hurried to the fireplace to use the floo network. She stepped into the green flames holding her truck carefully.
'THE LEAKY CAULDRON' she yelled, promptly disappearing in a cloud of smoke.
