Destiny

Hermione jolted awake the following morning. She could have sworn she had heard a scream of despair. Hermione wrapped her robe around her tank top and shorts and slid out of her room, running into a sleepy Ginny.

"Did you hear that Herms?" Ginny asked groggily, rubbing her eyes.

"A scream?" Hermione asked uneasily. Memories of the day before flowing back into her mind, tears forming in her eyes at what was about to happen when she went down those stairs.

"F-Fred?" she heard Molly say. Hermione's eyes went wide as she tore down the stairs until she reached the landing that belonged to the twins' and the empty room that was once Percy's. She froze when she saw Fred sprawled out on the floor of the landing, motionless.

"Fred?" Ginny said weakly as she stumbled passed Hermione and fell to the floor beside George. In that small moment, Hermione realized it had been George who had screamed out just minutes before.

"What happened?" Molly asked, tears slowly flowing from her eyes as she looked at George who was crying hard.

"He went out to go to the bathroom for his morning pee…and then he fell down the stairs. I came out here and he was barely breathing…Oh god…" George said quietly, trying to speak through the sobs that were coming out.

"He's still breathing George…" Ginny said quietly.

"How do you know honey?" Molly asked quietly.

Ginny looked up from where her head was gently resting on Fred's chest. "I can hear it…and feel his heart beat…it's slow and quiet, but it's there." She said calmly as she withdrew her head.

Molly nodded and knelt down, "I'm taking him to St. Mungo's. George…close the shop, and then you and Hermione meet me there. I'll send an owl to Arthur, Harry, and the others…Ginny, try to get out of practice…if you can't, we will all understand." Molly said steadily. She took hold of Fred and apparated out.

Ginny stood up straight and turned to the stairs, "I am going to get my stuff just in case I can't get out. I'll see you two later." She said wiping her tears and dashing up the stairs.

Hermione walked over to George and held her hand out and helped him up. "George…I hate to leave you, but I have to go to Hogwarts…I need to see someone." She said gently, "Unless you really need me with you…I can stay with you."

George smiled brightly at her, "Fred's alive…and will be okay Hermione. I can handle. You go do what you have to." He said with a gentle smile.

"Thank you." Hermione said, going up the stairs.

"Damn it…" Hermione muttered as she wandered the corridors of Hogwarts. Why did I think I would be able to find her with ease? She thought with a growl.

"Word around the castle is that you are searching for me?" a familiar voice said. Hermione turned around to see the ghost she was looking for. "What is it?" Destiny asked with a raised eyebrow.

"We broke the promise. Ronald broke up with me…Yet, Fred still lives? What is going on?" Hermione asked Destiny.

Destiny sighed, "Two things…One, I said "I promise" before I disappeared, you two simply did not hear me…and one thing you must learn, is promises are meant to be broken young lady." She replied.

"And the second thing?" Hermione asked eagerly.

"He should have died…but there is something inside of him that is fighting our magic…Somewhere deep inside of him, he still loves you, but that was supposed to be erased." Destiny said.

"What if he awakens?" Hermione asked. "Will we be able to be together?"

"I do not know. Nothing like this has ever happened before. This is all new to us…He was supposed to die the second the promise was broken." Destiny said. Hermione nodded her head a little, "This is all I have for you…If we get more information about it all…I will come to you, and if I cannot, I will send word." Then she disappeared and left Hermione in the empty corridor.

Hermione walked into the room that Fred was in, at this particular moment, it was only George in there. Everyone else had gone out to rest and eat and come back. Hermione had waited outside all day until they had left, saying that she didn't want to be in the way. She took the other seat beside Fred and took his other hand. "What did the doctor say?" she asked calmly.

"They said he is in a coma. It seems serious, and they have no clue if he will be able to get out." George said shakily.

Hermione winced at that and felt tears roll gently down her face. "Anything else?" she asked.

"They say his brain waves are going ballistic…he's having memory spasms is what they are calling it. He is reliving something that seems like a dream to him…I wonder if it's the same dream he has a lot." George said with wonder.

"Dream? Memory spasms?" Hermione asked looking over at George with watery eyes.

"He's been having these weird dreams recently that he says do not feel like dreams. He's had these dreams that he loved you and you loved him…and then the wall fell…Sometimes he has dreams of before he knew he was I love with you… It's all very strange. And they call them Memory Spasms because he is recalling something that has never happened before, or could have happened and he simply forgot…but Hermione, how could someone forget loving someone else? And plus, you don't love him…do you 'Mione?" George said looking at Hermione with wondering eyes.

Hermione tore her eyes away. That's the problem. Do I still love Fred? Ever since his memory was erased, he changed into a different person. The Fred that never had feelings for me…a Fred I never knew. He was the same to everyone else, but he never had that look in his eyes when we locked eyes…He was never sweet towards me…But George, it was like the love Fred felt for me switched to George. I had never noticed how nice George was to me. She thought. "I don't think so…I don't remember ever telling Fred I loved him." She said quietly.

George nodded his head slowly and smiled at her, "Come on…let's let him have some peaceful rest." He said with a chuckle. "Let's go grab something to eat." He added as he stood up.

Hermione sat out in the backyard later that evening, leaning against a tree staring out at the small pond that was on the Weasleys' property. She heard someone clear their throat from beside her, she turned and saw Ron looking over at her uncomfortably.

"May I sit?" he asked quietly.

"Of course." She replied as she moved over so he could lean against the tree as well.

Ron sat beside Hermione and sighed, "George told me you rushed off to Hogwarts…did you find her?" he asked.

"I did…It was a very weird experience." Hermione said.

"Wasn't the first time weird?" he asked.

Hermione laughed lightly, "Yes…it was. She told me that he was still living for two reasons. One was she promised us this would work, and promises are meant to be broken…and two he was supposed to have died the second we broke up, but there is something inside of him fighting their magic…like somewhere inside of him knows he loves me." She said quietly.

"I heard you tell George you never told Fred that you loved him." Ron said calmly. Hermione turned to look at him quickly. She opened her mouth to ask him how, but he stopped her by saying, "Mum sent me back to get you guys for dinner." Hermione nodded slowly and looked back at the lake and the reflection of the night sky. "Why did you say it?"

Hermione sighed, "I didn't want him to hate me for what happened for one thing…and right now, I just…I don't know if I love him anymore Ron…He's not…"

"He's not the same Fred. He's not the one fell in love with…am I right?" Ron asked quietly, gently taking Hermione's hand to show her he supported her.

Hermione nodded and rested her head on his shoulder as tears sprang up in her eyes once again. "Exactly…and when Fred turned into this other Fred in my eyes…I finally noticed how George was the exact same way as Fred…and since then…I've been slightly drawn to George, and away from Fred." She said quietly.

"What will you do if Fred awakens and remembers?" Ron asked.

"I-I don't know." Hermione replied.

They went into a comfortable silence after that, as Hermione cried out the rest of her tears and they stared at the lake. "Hermione…I'm sorry for the way I acted yesterday…I never cheated on you with Lavender Brown…you know that right?" he said quietly.

Hermione chuckled lightly and lifted her head, "I had my hopes." She replied with a gentle smile. "But why did you freak out?"

"Fred is slowly going back to the old Fred. I've seen it happening, but you never noticed. He is slowly falling in love with you once again and…I just, I didn't want to lose you to him again Hermione…I do love you, with every fiber of my being." Ron responded as he met her eyes.

"I love you too Ron, but as if you were my brother. And I know it kills you when I tell you this, but one day, you will find the right girl…" she said with sadness. "I wanted to love you. I thought I did. I thought I was finally falling in love with you, but I saw the light yesterday at lunch, even before you came in there. It's one of them…I just, haven't figured it out quite yet."

Ron nodded and smiled at her, "I'm a big boy Herms. I can handle it." He said as he hugged her tightly. "Can I say something though?"

"Of course." She said as they pulled away.

"I really do hope its Fred. You two that day, it just seemed right." Ron said with a gentle smile.

"Sometimes, I hope it's him too…" Hermione said quietly.

Author's Note:

I hope you all enjoyed this new chapter!

I decided to tone down Ron's douchiness a little, it could all change.

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~MistressShawyn