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Chapter 10: New Flat

We moved our setting in the living room but it was still the same. Everyone was circled around me and I was sitting beside Zchynard. Ron was sitting on the floor with Luna. Ginny on the nearest seat to me, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley and George on a transfigured couch and Harry leaning on the wall very far away from me. It hurt me. He was so distant and angry and hurt. And it was my entire fault.

"So how long are you going to stay here?" Ginny asked me and it caught me off guard. I don't have an answer yet. I looked at Zchynard and I knew that he was thinking about the same thing I was. The conversation we had before we left Australia.

"How long are we going to stay there?" I asked him.

"I don't know. How long do you want to stay there?" He asked me back.

"I really don't know. It wasn't my plan to go back, you know." I told him as I laid my head on his chest. We were lying on the bed talking and thinking.

"I think we should decide about it once everything is settled there in England." He told me. There was something wrong with him. He's using the same tone he used when he first suggested this going back to England plan.

"Okay." I agreed. "What's wrong?" I raised myself using my elbow and looked him straight into the eyes.

He sighed. I know him well enough and he knows that I do.

"If we go back here and you're still mine," He said softly. "maybe we could talk about marriage." I stared at him dumbfounded. Was he asking me to marry him?

"I'm not asking you to marry me yet. But you should know that I will when we get back here. That's if you are still mine." He still has this doubt, I figured. I smiled at him. I know that I will say yes to him once he asks me officially. I do love him.

"How long?" It was Ron who asked this time.

"Err…" I looked at Zchynard again and he didn't say or hinted me or anything. I guess I'm on my own. "Two weeks perhaps?"

"TWO WEEKS!" everyone shouted at me at the same time except Zchynard who looked smug and I wished that I could hex him that minute and Harry who only jumped a little and stiffened.

"You've been gone for five years and you're staying for only two weeks?" Ron scolded me. I sighed.

"Okay. How about a month then?" I told them.

"How about a year?" Luna asked in a sing song type. "Or forever?"

"No. We can't stay for a year that's too—" Zchynard cut me off.

"Actually we could stay here for a year." I glared at him while others beamed at him. He seemed to notice the death glare.

"What? We could. Your parents wouldn't mind and besides this is an opportunity for you to become a healer." He said.

Of course. I wanted to be a healer. I still do. But a year here would ruin my way of living for the past five years.

"Great. It's settled then." Ginny exclaimed.

"NO!" I shouted fast. "I mean, Zchynard would be bored. What would he do here for a year? What would you do?" I asked him harshly.

"Well, I've always wanted to try being an auror."

"Really? That would be easy." Ron answered quickly. "We could get you into training in no time."

"How long does the training takes?" Zchynard asked.

"Two years."

Oh no. A year is something but two years! No way!

"Ugh. That's long." Zchynard said.

"See. We can't stay here for so long. You'll get bored and crazy." I told him excitedly.

"Well, I could always try professional Quidditch." He smiled at me and I knew I wanted to kill him. Bloody uncooperative, good-looking git.

"Professional Quidditch? What position do you play?" Ginny asked him.

"Seeker. I'm Dumstrang number one seeker." He said proudly.

"You mean next to Krum, right?" Ron said. Oh. I smiled. It's going to surprise them once they know.

"Krum? He's second to me, you know." He said even more proudly.

"Yeah, right." Ginny snorted.

"No seriously. You could ask him." Zchynard said.

"It's true. He's better than Viktor. I saw him play." I defended my boyfriend.

"Well, anyway," ginny said. "the chudleys are looking for a seeker and they're having their try outs next week. Why don't you try it?" Ginny asked Zchynard.

"I guess that would be nice." He answered.

Now I wished I didn't even defend him because this would only ensure that we are staying here longer than I planned. No!

"So this time it's really settled!" Ginny exclaimed once again. And I know there was nothing I can do.

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We decided to have breakfast and Mrs. Weasley cooked a lot for my return celebration. I was just happy that they were happy and smiling. Except for Harry. It was like he was broken. But why? Was I ruining his life by returning. I stared at him blankly.

"So what's the plan?" Ginny asked. "When are you going out on public and where are you going to stay?"

"You could stay here if you want, dear." Mrs. Weasley chimed. But I don't want to. I think I need some space.

"Since it's still early, I think Zchy and I could go look for a flat. About everyone knowing, I'm not ready yet. Give me some more time."

Ginny nodded. "We'll help you look."

"Thanks. And I plan to go to Hogwarts tomorrow. See the professors. I don't think they'll tell anyone if I asked them not to. I really missed the place." I said.

"Great! We'll go with you!" Ron said enthusiastically.

"Err… Ron? We have work tomorrow remember?" Harry said in a light tone.

"I'm sure nothing big will happen if we miss work for a day right?" Ron suggested.

"Ronald!" I shouted at him and I saw him cringe. "There's no such thing as Hermione day, is there?" I asked him in a serious tone but deep inside I'm really joking with him.

"Err… no."

"Then, there's no holiday for you, Ronald. You have to go to work." I told him.

He sighed. "Same, old Hermione." We all laughed at that.

Except him. He was staring into nothingness. I'm really worried. Is it my fault that he's like this? Of course it is. It has always been, will always be.

Zchynard: yeah. i know it's short but this is supposed to be part of chap 9 remember? well anyway, i'd like to thank my reivewers! blackNdeadly, quinzy, pixies and panther eyes! thanks a real lot guys! keep on supporting.

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