Thank to everyone for the reveiws! This chapter is shorter than chapter 2 and a bit less crazy but i hope you like it anyway! Chapter 4 is longer so don't worry. Reveiws appreciated.

Disclaimer: I'm not j.k rowling and i do not own harry potter and so on. (sniff, cry, sobs)

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Chapter 3- A very lonely Christmas

Hermione flipped threw the book Magical Monsters of the Middle East for the hundredth time that day. Harry had gotten it for her as a present for Christmas. She kept glancing up from the pages to look at a neatly wrapped gift in the corner of her room.

It was Ron's present. She had always bought and wrapped her Christmas presents early to avoid all the holiday hustle and bustle. Little did she know that Won-won would be too 'wrapped up' with lavender (literally) to notice what a--a prat he was!

She gave a long dramatic sigh as she closed the book and rolled on her back letting the book lazily fall off her bed. Hermione was so confused. She thought things were starting to fall into place before lavender came into the picture. She had even put herself way out there with the fear of rejection when she had suggested that her and Ron go to Slugghorn's party together. Everything was going fine until Ron started acting funny. He was so cruel to her.

What did I do wrong? Hermione pondered We didn't even row before the whole felix felicis ordeal. Why did he give me the cold shoulder?

"What did I do wrong!" demanded Hermione as tears escaped her eyes. She had been crying a lot lately and revenge with Mclaggen wasn't as sweet as she had hoped. Still she knew that she was notgoing to apologize for anything. Ron should be the one apologizing to her! She wasn't going to try and be civil if he wasn't. It's either he makes the first step or they won't ever be friends again! Let alone more than that! She glanced at the shinny box in the corner again…

Hermione had spent a lot of time making his present perfect. She had bought him a rather fascinating poster of the Chuddy Canons quidditch team doing flips and tricks while scoring goals and what not. She had also bought him a very nice wizard's chess collection. Nothing too fancy, but it was rather expensive. And lastly she bought him a boxof sugar quills, Ronald's favorite candy.

She had taken extra care wrapping it, even though she new Ron would tear it open without another thought of how long it took her to measure it accurately. To think this was the year she was going to confess her feeling to him…

Once again Hermione started to cry. There was a soft knock on the door.

"Hermione, dear? Is everything alright?" Mrs. Granger asked in a very concerned tone.

"Y-Yes mum! Everything's fine!" Hermione replied, hastily wiping the tears from her eyes.

"Are you sure? You know if you ever need to talk about something, please don't be afraid. Hermione you know your father and I are always here for you no matter what." Mrs. Granger said kindly "Oh, also dinner will be ready in 10 minutes."

"Yes mum and thank you. I'm fine though, don't worry." Hermione replied.

And with that Mrs. Granger retreated back down stairs. Hermione sighed and pulled a picture out from under her pillow. It was of her, Harry and Ron on the castle grounds in the beginning of the year.

Hermione was standing in the middle holding both of there hands. Ron looked slightly pink and awkward while Harry just stood there smiling and waving. She opened the drawer of her night stand. Inside were pictures of them at the beginning and end of each year. She looked at them all smiling at how much they've grown over the past six years.

Suddenly she started to cry once more, wishing she could be with them again and happy like in the picture she was holding.

Crookshanks her cat jumped up on the bed. Curling up next to her and purring in comfort. She patted her cat lightly on the head but she still feel sad.

This was indeed a very lonely Christmas.

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No! I'm turning hermione into Cho Chang! Don't worry I'll brighten the mood next chapter when Ron has a mentalfight with himself. Yes i do tend to make ron a tad bit er... special. Yeah, thats the word. He has insanity problems. i think thats clear in chapter 2 as well. Oh well. Please read and reveiw:)