Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter just the plot is mine
A/N: This is an Hermione/Ginny little story so if you don't like then don't read it. Just a little something for the Christmas season told from Hermione's point of view.
It was that time of year again, Christmas. The season to be Merry and a time to be with family and the people that you love, here I am Hermione Granger, bookworm and miss know-it-all with no-one to be Merry with. Ok I have Harry and Ron and I love them both to bits, even if they can be annoying sometimes. Ok maybe most of the time but I wouldn't change them for anything else in the world.
I suppose I'm just feeling a little bit depressed because Harry is all loved up with Luna, which I was very surprised at because…well it's Luna! But the more I see them together, the more I think they are actually a good fit. The way Harry looks at Luna I find my self envious of her. Their in this little bubble that I feel, I will never have the chance to experience myself because…well who would want to be with someone like me?
I was with Ron for about a week before we decided that we were better off just being friends. I was upset of course because everyone thought that we were meant to be together, and I think I got swept up on those expectations too. So to find that it was all wrong, I feel a bit lost and that is something that I hate to feel. Ron and I are still friends and I think that finding out that we are better being friends has made are relationship a bit stronger, there is no 'what ifs' and 'does he like me like that?' we now both know where we stand and for that, I'm glad that we at least tried for something more.
Ron is happier than I have seen him in a long time, but I have a feeling it's because of Katie Bell. They only started going out two days ago and he has been walking on air ever since. I guess I feel a little bit left out and it is worse because it's Christmas.
Hermione was pulled out of her thoughts by a gentle hand on her hand, looking up she came face to face with her other best friend, Ginny Weasley.
"Hey Mione are you ok? You seem a million miles away there"
"Yeah sorry Gin, I was just thinking"
Ginny chuckled lightly to herself. "When are you not thinking?"
Hermione blushed slightly for reasons unbeknownst to her, Ginny and Hermione had become close friends, the best of friends over the course of the six years that they have known each other. At first Ginny was just Ron's little sister but over the summers that Hermione had stayed at the Burrow, they had gotten to know each other and Ginny became a great source of comfort and confident for Hermione. Their relationship became stronger over last year with the development of DA and everything that happened in the Ministry and Hermione has grown quite attached to the youngest and the feistiest of the Weasley's.
"So are you looking forward to Christmas?" Ginny inquired trying to start up a conversation.
"I suppose so, yes. Are you"
"I always look forward to Christmas. It's my favourite time of the year, everyone is happier and lighter, and not to mention the presents and the food" Ginny was radiating with happiness that Hermione found herself smiling and feeling happier.
"Well when you put it like that, Christmas isn't so bad". Hermione sat back into the couch looking into the flickering flames of the fire as it warmed the common room and it's occupants against the cold winter chill.
"Are you coming to the Burrow for Christmas?"
"I think so, if your mum doesn't mind and if you don't mind me coming?"
"What!" Ginny exclaimed "I'd love for you to be there, it will be so much better with you there". Ginny smiled slightly "I mean at least I won't be the only girl and I'll have someone sane to talk to. I love my brothers but after a while their pranks and tireless talks on Quidditch can do your head in"
"Don't you love Quidditch too? You do play and…"
"Yea I love it I just don't want to talk about it all the time. I'd rather talk to you"
Hermione bit down on her bottom lip blushing at the compliment.
Ginny can always make me blush, it might be because she's the only person who really gives me a compliment and I'm not used to it. Yeah that's defiantly what it is. She's a great friend.
"I wonder how Harry and Ron are going to cope without seeing thier other half for a month, I've got a feeling that they are going to be a nightmare towards the end of the holidays" Ginny spoke up after a couple of comfortable silent minutes.
"At least they still have two more weeks before we leave, so they should try and make the most of it. Are you not seeing anyone at the moment? I thought that you and Dean were…"
"Oh no we're just friends; it wasn't working out between us" Ginny said of handed as though it was old news.
"I'm sorry Gin."
Why didn't I know about this? We talk about everything.
"Why didn't I know that you and Dean had split up, I feel like we haven't talked much these past few weeks" Hermione was clearly puzzled by this.
Ginny just smiled softly and places her hand on Hermione's shoulder
"Don't worry about it Mione, it was about the time you were breaking up with Ron and I suppose you had a lot on your mind, so I didn't really want to add to that. Any way it was no big deal really, the break up was mutual" Ginny wasn't mad at Hermione or anything and tried to portray this to the older witch.
"I'm sorry Ginny, it won't happen again"
"Hermione, seriously it's fine. Now I'm going to go to bed, I'll see you at breakfast?"
Ginny stood from the couch with a little stretch and a yawn. Whilst Hermione's eyes strayed to the slight mid drift which was revealed, but she didn't acknowledge it on a conscious level what she was doing.
"You going up Mione?"
Snapping out of her trance "Er yes I'm a bit tired too but I'm going to read a chapter of my 'Advance Potions Grade Six' first"
"Ok Mione, whatever rocks your boat. Night" Ginny makes her way to the steps leading up to the Girls dorm.
"Night Gin, see you at breakfast".
With that Ginny made her way up the stairs, leaving Hermione alone in the common room to read her book by the dieing fire.
