Chapter 12: Bowing Out with Dignity

A/N: This will be the last chapter for lack of better ideas! I'm so sorry but I can't do anymore with this story! Please understand and let me know hw it went!

HERMIONEPOV:

It was all winding down coming to an end. Ron was leaving today and my life was finally coming back together. It had been a spiral downwards since the holidays and had taken a long bumpy road to get back to normal. It was coming to a close and I was thankful. Thankful that all damaged was repaired, thankful that my friends became my family, thankful that I still had my life, no longer untouched but I still held it in my possession.

"Mia you ready to see him off?" Harry asked as he plucked his head into the boys dorms where I stayed from the first night back on.

"Of course let's go" I said with a sad tinge that I despised. No matter what Ron put me through, no matter how many wounds he tore open with each and every word he spoke, he would always be my best friend and my first love-no matter how short lived that love held- my first love none the less.

"Okay and Hermione?" Harry asked as he turned back to face me as I stood putting some of my clothes away in my trunk.

"Yes Harry?" I responded frowning at the serious look on his face.

"You did the right thing" he said simply and walked back the way he came, stopping at the foot of the stairs for me. After his statement rang through my head a few times it registered and made tears spring to my eyes. That simple sentence seemed to make everything fall into place perfectly. It clicked. Ron was getting the second chance he didn't deserve because of me, because I forgave him for everything.

"I'm gonna miss you Ron, no matter how much you've fucked things up royally in the past it doesn't matter anymore you finally got your ass back on track. Stay on it and maybe - just maybe - I might let you be on my team in Quidditch" Ginny smiled as she embraced her youngest older brother and walked back to her place beside Harry, me, Draco and Luna.

"Weasel" Draco nodded in a somewhat polite manor, my grip on his hand tightening the slightest bit.

"Malfoy" Ron nodded back stiffly. They were trying right? Yeah they were. Too hard really but hey it made up for all the years of hatred.

"See you soon Ron" Luna said with a dreamy face as she danced forward and shook his hand, her blue eyes still dazed over with her natural look.

"Goodbye Ron" Harry said as his emerald eyes drowned in a sadness that seemed even deeper and more desperate than that they had already held.

"Bye Harry and mate, I'm sorry about this whole thing" Ron said as they both went to shake hands only to pull back and hug each other fiercely.

"Ron" I whispered as I left my standing place and ran into his arms. The feeling so natural as he picked me up and swung me around. For a moment I almost forgot that this was a goodbye. He set me on my feet and stared into my eyes. It was then at that exact moment that all was over, said and done with a forgiveness like no other sealed to the top.

"Bye 'Mione" he whispered as a teacher stepped over and put a hand on his shoulder.

"Time to go boy" the scratchy voice crooned.

"Alright" Ron nodded and began to pull away from my hug.

"No, you stay here with me" I argued and pulled him tighter to me.

"Hermione" he grumbled as his ears blazed red.

"Fine, goodbye Ron" I said as I stood up on my own two feet again. It had to be like this.

"Bye" he whispered and walked away as a light ran began to dance from the sky. It was crying the tears I was holding in. I muttered one last farewell to my lost friend who was trying desperately to get himself back. He did this for me, because he loved me. Maybe I would be okay after all. With that last thought I ran to my awaiting friends who were all huddled under three massive umbrellas waiting for me. Yeah I would be just fine.