You say I only hear what I want to.
You say I talk so all the time… So.
And I thought what I felt was simple,
And I thought that I don't belong,
And now that I am leaving,
Now I know that I did something wrong 'cause I missed you.
Yeah, I missed you.
And you say I only hear what I want to:
I don't listen hard,
I don't pay attention to the distance that you're running
Or to anyone, anywhere,
I don't understand if you really care,
I'm only hearing negative: no, no, no.
So I turned the radio on, I turned the radio up,
And this woman was singing my song:
The lover's in love, and the other's run away,
The lover is crying 'cause the other won't stay.
Some of us hover when we weep for the other who was
Dying since the day they were born.
Well, this is not that:
I think that I'm throwing, but I'm thrown.
And I thought I'd live forever, but now I'm not so sure.
You try to tell me that I'm clever,
But that won't take me anyhow, or anywhere with you.
You said that I was naive,
And I thought that I was strong.
I thought, "Hey, I can leave, I can leave."
But now I know that I was wrong, 'cause I missed you.
You said, "I caught you 'cause I want you and one day I'll let you
go."
"You try to give away a keeper, or keep me 'cause you know you're just scared
to lose.
And you say, "stay."
You say I only hear what I want to.
Hermione spent the next two weeks trying to talk to Ron, but he succeeded in avoiding her. Ginny turned against Hermione. "How could you betray my brother like that?" She demanded. It broke Hermione's heart, and she had not responded. Neville, who tended to follow Ginny's lead, avoided Hermione. The Gryffindors thought Hermione was a slut, the Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws shared that view, and the Slytherins had always hated her anyway. She was alone, and now she did not even have Ron to turn to.
Hermione spotted Harry in the hallway on the last day and ran up to him. He was by himself, and she knew this might be her only chance to speak to him. "Harry! Please don't walk away. Please just hear me out, alright?" She asked
Reluctantly, Harry agreed. He hated shunning Hermione the way everyone else had, but he was Ron's best friend. What else could he do?
"Harry, I didn't cheat on Ron. I swear it, swear it on everything that ever mattered to me. Hawk just grabbed me and kissed me," Hermione said. She tried to keep her voice level.
"Hermione, I shouldn't get involved," Harry said. "Ron and you are both my best friends. I can't handle being in the middle of this. I care about you both."
"I don't want you to take sides, Harry. I just want you to listen to me, because no one else will."
"I'm listening."
"Hawk grabbed me and kissed me. He was angry about Crabbe being expelled, and he called me… He called me a…" Hermione's voice cracked. "A slut."
Any small idea that Hermione might be lying left Harry's mind as soon as she began to cry. "I'm sorry, Hermione. He's a jerk, and you didn't deserve that. Ron will come around, you'll see."
"Do you really think so?"
"I know he will. He's crazy about you."
Hermione hugged him fiercely. "I'm so glad you're my friend, Harry. I don't think anyone except you would have listened to me."
Harry blushed. "I believe you, Hermione. I know you wouldn't lie about something like this."
It was harder to tell Ron his opinion on the situation. "I think she's telling the truth, Ron," Harry said cautiously.
"You've gone bonkers, Harry," Ron said.
"No, I mean it, Ron. She was crying. She's really upset."
"I don't care."
"Yes you do, you're just being stubborn."
"She kissed a Slytherin, Harry. I can't forgive her for that."
Hermione stood in the doorway of the car on the Hogwarts Express where Ron and Harry were talking. "Ron, please! You have to believe me! Please don't do this! I love you! Please!" She begged, nearly hysterical with tears.
Harry hugged her, not knowing what else to do. Besides, Ron was being a moron, and Harry didn't think Hermione should have to suffer. "It's okay, Hermione. Calm down," he said gently.
"I'm going to another car," Ron said, annoyed.
"Stay. Please stay, Ron. Stay and maybe we can get back what we had," Hermione begged. Ron walked away without looking back.
