Disclaimer: I only own the plot.

Authors note: I decided to make it even more complicated.

Chapter 2

"What, what do I need to know?" Hermione asked curiously Harry sighed when he started to explain that down the hall Ron was in a hospital bed, that he hadn't been killed but just seriously injured and he was still in coma. Then he went on to explain that in the bed next to Ron was Victor, Victor who had been torn up by a werewolf and was still recovering from his wounds, he was barely conscious most of the time.

"So Ron didn't die?" She asked in reassurance. Harry nodded. "Oh god Harry, when I thought he was dead it was the worst feeling in the world." Harry hug Hermione to him.

"When I heard he was hurt I felt the same way."Harry soothed.

"Do you know how he got hurt?" She asked and Harry shook his head. "I was on the ground in pain. The witch I was fighting hit me with cruciatus curse and I couldn't think of anything but the pain...so much pain...Ron...he stop fighting with who ever he was with and killed the witch who was attacking me, I was so thankful that the pain stopped...then Ron got hit in the back was something and he...he fell to the ground...he wouldn't move or make a sound... all I could do was hold him and cry. It was the worst experience I've ever been though." She said this with tears rolling down her face.

"It's ok Hermione, he's alright." He rubbed her back and tried to sooth her, she started to laugh.

"IT's kinda funny that though all this, everyone is in a hospital bed except the one who had to face Voldemort." Harry chuckled a little.

"Actually, you'll never guess who saved me from dying." He said.

"Snape?" She asked.

"No though he did help, it was Draco. I had been captured and voldemort was about to kill me when, draco started attacking Voldemort and he ran, everyone went after him, it gave me the time I needed to kill him."

"Wow, so is Draco still alive?"

"Yeah but he still refuses to like us." Harry laughed. "I guess he didn't have it in him to kill. It was just too permanent to take a life."

"Yeah, the guilt of it."

"Hey I have to go meet up with Ginny, You didn't know but Percy died and they setting up funeral arrangements for him, and she kinda needs me right now." Hermione nodded.

"How many casualties did we have?"

"Not that many, thanks to the luck potion, it's probably why Ron is still alive." Harry nodded and left the room.

Hermione was left to gather her thoughts. Ron and Victor were both alive, thank god. What Ron had done was so courageous and it made her cry that he would do that for her. For the past few months or so after the honeymoon faze of Victor and her relationship was over, she had wondered if it had been a mistake to turn Ron away. He had never moved on, it had been obvious but she kept ignoring it, they had remained "Just Friends" as cliched as it sounds. But when Ron had been on the ground and she had thought he was dead, she had been devastated, the man that she looked forward to see everyday, whose opinions mattered to her the most, who's favorite color she would take inconsideration when she picked her outfit in the morning was dead. He's not though, he's alive.

She loved Victor but it happened too fast. He was a gentlemen always there for her, but he didn't know her, didn't know what to say to make her smile in an instant, didn't make her aggravated enough to Jinx him but just think about him more than ever. He told her she was beautiful and that he loved her, loved everything that she did, and when he had ask her to marry him she didn't know what to do, she had said yes, but she didn't feel excited or thrilled of the prospect of marrying him. She had felt like she was letting go of something.

That something was lying in the bed over from her fiancé. But she didn't want to hurt either of them. She decided not to leave her room for a couple days, she had random visitor, Neville, Mrs. Weasley, Fred and George, and Fleur. Harry had come back too.

"Ron's woken up about an hour ago." Harry said.

"He has? That's great." Hermione said.

"Are you going to go see him before you leave today?"

"Yeah I am, I've actually already discharged, I just don't know what to say to him." She confessed.

"You'll know. I'm going to say good bye to him, I'll meet you over there?" Hermione nodded. It took thirty minutes for a 5 minute walk to their room. When she got there Victor propped up on his pillow eating crappy hospital food.

"Hermione!" He said lovingly.

" Hey Victor How are you feeling?" She said kissing him.

"I'm fine, I thought you got a run in with a werewolf?"

"Yes but that was good potion, It helped Ron a lot, he got out of bed before me."

"Where is he?" She asked, Harry came to the door and asked Hermionie to come outside, that he needed to talk to her.

"What is it Harry?"

"Ron left."

"Did he go back to the Burrow?" She asked.\

"No, he left, as in I don't know were."

"Why?"

"I think I know." He sighed. "He wanted me to give this to you." Harry handed her a note. She sat on the bench out side the door.

Dear Hermione

I left because I can't take it anymore, I love you as you know and I can't just sit here and watch you leave out your life with Victor I don't want you feeling like you owe me something for stopping the witch who was torturing you. I did it because I couldn't bear to see you in that much pain. I hope you and Victor are happy and if you every need me. I'll be there.

-Ron

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