A/N: Sorry for the late update! It's our term finals in a week so I've been studying for the past two weeks and my mom hid the router for the wifi so I have no choice but to wait. HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOY.

Hermione peered through the gap her door made as she opened it. She looked around the common room and made sure that no blonde was around. When she was sure Malfoy wasn't around, Hermione made her way out of her bedroom and slowly walked to the couch where she left her transfiguration book when she hurriedly went to her room last night when she heard the portrait open.

Hermione grabbed her book and rushed out of the common room. She didn't slow down until she was entered the Great Hall. She found her way towards Harry and Ron and succeeded to not glance over the Slytherin table.

"Hey guys" Hermione breathed out as she sat beside Harry

"Are you okay 'Mione? You seem out of breath" Harry said as he placed some toast on his plate

"Nothing. Just thought I was going to be late that's all" Hermione lied "So where's Ginny?"

There was a sudden silence between the three of them then Ron broke the silence "Well go on" Ron gestured towards Hermione

"Ginny broke up with me" Harry muttered

"Why?!" Hermione stared wide eyed at Harry then looked at Ron who didn't even look angry at Harry "What happened?"

"Ask her" Ron didn't even try to hide his annoyance as he nodded over to his little sister who was a few seats away from them.

"Why can't you guys tell me? You obviously know." Hermione rolled her eyes at them and impatiently waited for them to answer, but they just gave her a shrug which didn't leave her much of a choice. She stood up and walked over to Ginny who was with fellow 6th year girls.

"Ginny" Hermione said gently and Ginny looked up at her and gave her a kind smile "Can we talk?"

"Sure. Excuse me guys" Ginny stood and walked with Hermione "So what's up Hermione?"

"I won't even try to beat around bush here Ginny, I just wanted to know what happened between you and Harry? And it must be something bad cause Ron seems furious at you" Hermione said straightforward.

Ginny gave a small laugh and looked at the ground then looked back up at Hermione with sadness in her eyes "I'm not proud of what I did to Harry but I'm happy."

"What did you do Ginny?" Hermione said softly

"I guess I fell out of love and was just too scared to face him, scared if I leave him was a good decision. I was selfish. I only thought of what would make me happy and not of what Harry would've felt." Tears flowed down Ginny's face as she explained "I cheated on him Hermione."

Hermione was in shock. She never thought Ginny could've done something like that, especially to Harry. Everyone knows that Ginny is head over heels with Harry even before she started going to school, but maybe it's a WAS now. "Who is it Ginny?"

"Blaise Zabini" Ginny whispered

Now Hermione's shock just went overboard, if that was even possible. It was all too much for her, maybe because she's just been so wrapped around on hiding from Malfoy that she didn't notice that her friends were already having problems of their own. Goodness, there are millions of people who have bigger problems than her and she thinks that a glance from Malfoy would kill her. It wasn't Ginny who was selfish, it was her. Maybe if she paid attention on her friends, on Ginny, then maybe she could've helped Ginny to make the right decision and help her through her relationship.

"How did it happen?" Hermione finally found the words

"Well it actually started 2 years ago, even before me and Harry started dating. It was during those 'slug club' meetings. Blaise noticed I would arrive disheveled with puffy eyes. He would talk to me and ask what was wrong, at first I wouldn't mind him but he was persistent so I gave in. I told him my problems with Dean and my mixed feelings with Harry, why he wouldn't like me. He was there, the only place we would talk though was during those meetings and I'm pretty sure you didn't notice cause you were too busy hiding your face from Cormac and Harry doesn't really attend much of the meetings, but during those times I would talk to Blaise I'd wish that Harry was the one there for me, but he wasn't, he was too busy saving the world." Ginny gave a deep sigh "but after what happened to Dumbledore we stopped talking, he can't even look at me. I thought that would be the end of it but during the war, when he found out about our family being wanted because we were 'blood-traitors', I got a letter. A letter Hermione!" Ginny face suddenly lit up "You know how dangerous it was to send letters during the war right? But he must've done something so it wouldn't be intercepted, but anyway he asked how I was and asked if I was going back to school. He would constantly send me letters even when we were in Hogwarts. He really showed he cared, bust seeing Harry laying limp on Hagrid's arms." She lightly shook her head at the thought "It came flooding back, all the feelings. I thought I was over I thought maybe after the war me and Blaise could be a normal couple. We planned all about it, but Harry. Him being there just made me drawn back to him, how I should've showed him how much I loved him, but woohoo he wasn't dead so I was there confused, having feelings for two guys, but Harry was finally showing me how he felt and Blaise once again stopped talking to me. So my feelings for Harry grew and once again when I thought I was over him he found me alone in library, crying. I told him that Harry doesn't look at me like how he looked at Cho. He didn't shy away like some in love kid. Harry was acting as though he could just push me away then I'll just be there waiting for him, like how I've been acting for seven years which was such a waste of my time. Then he said 'Ginny you deserve so much better' then we kissed. That happened two weeks ago. Yes Hermione you've been so distant for almost a month"

Hermione stood there embarrassed was she that insensitive? She's been hiding from Malfoy for a month and she's still scared? She was a Gryffindor for crying out loud and Malfoy was all talk, he hasn't done anything to her so what was she so scared of? "I'm so sorry Ginny."

"What for?"

"That I wasn't there for you. Maybe if I were there for you I could've helped you sort out your feelings" Hermione stared at her fingers

"Hermione" Ginny said as she took Hermione's face between both her hands "You did help. You showed me that I should do what makes me happy like what you did with Ron. You weren't happy with him anymore so you broke up with him, it's just that I took a little more time with Harry because my situation was more difficult"

"Thanks Ginny but I still think I could've done more"

"No worries. Now let's go"