ok, the chapter title was taken from a very potter musical. it one of the song names. it's on youtube. If you haven't seen it, watch it.

Chapter 10

Ron ran out the door, thoughts running through his head so fast he thought his brain would explode. Had Ginny not opened the door, he would have kissed Hermione. I have a girlfriend! He thought. There was a battle raging inside his head. He didn't even notice he was on the first floor until Harry waved him down. Ron gave a quick wave back, and ran towards the door. He needed to take a walk. Before he left he saw Harry looking around in confusion, and Ginny motioning him and George closer, no doubt tell them the recent events she had interrupted.

It's just because Ron loved her, that's why I have feelings for her. He told himself. It's natural for me to feel this way. But he wasn't Ron, was he? Yes, he may have been born Ron Weasley, but from what he knew he was Ethan Flanagan. But now, he knew his true identity. And was there really a difference between them anymore? He had a loving family that he was living with, so he didn't have to be responsible and mature. He had more time to play games, crack jokes, and hang out with his new (but technically old) friends, mainly Hermione. He wasn't so much of a workaholic, because his parents had income that they were spending on him, and since he was on 'vacation', he didn't need to work. His job at Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes wasn't that special anyway, as all he did was assist George because he didn't know magic. There was another thing that made him closer to Ron; he wanted to learn magic. This showed that he was a muggle no more. He wanted to be a wizard like Ron. So what was left in him that remained Ethan? If the Weasleys' had found the culprit who put the memory charm on him, what would he choose to do? He could choose to go back to Ron Weasley, and be a full wizard who remembered his powers, be totally in love with Hermione Granger, be best friends with Harry Potter, get along even better with his family, be partners with George and Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, and remember those fun times at Hogwarts Hermione had told him so much about. If he chose not to, he would still remember his family and his old friends, but their relationships would never be the same. He would probably never be a full wizard, or at least not as powerful and skilled as Ron had been. And what would he be holding back for anyway? A girlfriend he wasn't sure about, a best friend who he now realized was extremely rude and just liked to party, a college scholarship, and the promise to be a successful business man?

Now was not the time to think about that, though. It was time to think about his feelings for Hermione and Maggie. Maggie was the first girl he had dated, as far as he could remember. As soon as he walked into the bakery, he thought she was cute. And she started talking to him. Then he liked her. Maybe it would be a one time thing, he had thought. No, she was generous and let him stay at the bakery. He got a job there. They sometimes worked together. Then Ethan had a feeling she scheduled them together. He remembered the first time he asked her out. He wanted to do that since the day he met her. He had lots of fun with Maggie. She was pretty, sweet, happy, funny, sociable, and being with her meant having a great time. But there was something different about Hermione. She had always been there for him the whole time he was at the Burrow. He was her best friend here, and it was weird for him to be seen without her. That was kind of the same for Ron and Hermione, so it was not big deal. But it was, because the whole time Ron and Hermione had secret feelings for each other. Ethan already knew that Hermione was totally in love with him. He knew that she had been trying to make him more Ronish, and she was successful. Hermione was already crazy about him; the only problem was he didn't know if he was crazy for her. He remembered the first time he felt the slight chance he might have feelings for her. It was the day they were having their Quidditch match with Harry, Ginny, and George. He remembered pulling her arm to the Quidditch pitch. He remembered laughing too loud at her Quidditch skills, and trying to give her tips. He remembered staring at her a few times more than needed. George had been right about that. And he had been right about him having some feelings for Hermione. George made him feel guilty, making Ron know that the only man out there for Hermione was Ron. Did that mean that deep down; the only girl right for him was Hermione? With Hermione, he was feeling things he had never felt before. Maybe it was because she was different than Maggie. She was pretty, smart, loyal, funny, caring, kind and a great friend. Or maybe, he had different feelings for because it was love. He liked Maggie very much, but he had never told her he loved her. Was the feeling every time he looked at Hermione, every time she spoke to him, every time she got close to him, love? Either way, it meant danger. Because he finally realized he was falling in love with Hermione Granger.

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Hermione walked downstairs twenty minutes after dinner had started, her eyes still wet. Harry went up and hugged her.

"Ginny told us what happened." He whispered.

"Hermione, I am so, so, so sorry." Ginny pleaded.

"It's not your fault." Hermione sniffled. "If he really wanted to kiss me, then he would've when you left."

"That's not true." George said confidently. "Remember the first time we kissed? Afterward, you were scared and ran off. You were scared because you thought you were cheating on Ron, and scared that you had feelings for someone else other than him. That's probably how Ron's feeling. Had Ginny not come in, it's likely you would have kissed. But then Ron would walk out scared and confused, like he did now. He's scared that he could have feelings for someone other than Maggie."

Hermione, Harry and Ginny looked a George in disbelief. He had exactly summed it up. When they still didn't say anything for over a minute, Ginny's mouth hanging open slightly, Hermione sputtering nonsense as she tried to think of something to say, George added, "Yeah, I can be deep."