You stare out the window from Hermiones dorm. You were the only one in there, getting the last of your stuff. Today you would be free of all the memories that haunted you at Hogwarts. The sky was dark grey, and it was raining softly. It was rather warm out, but with the rain and cool breeze it gave you a chill. You look down on the damp grounds, the horse-less carriges pulling up to the castle doors, waiting to take the students to the train station. You saw that there were people outside already awaiting with their trunks. For some reason you had a strange feeling of not wanting to go. 'What the hell are you thinking?' you say out loud to yourself. "Talking to yourself now are we?" someone says. You jump and turn around. It was Ron. "God Ron dont do that!" you say slapping his shoulder. He laughed. "So are you about ready? Or are you just gonna sit up here and talk to yourself all summer? By the way, what was it you were talking to yourself about?" he ask with a smile. "None of your buisness. And im almost ready" you say moving away from the window and gatherin up the rest of your stuff. "Okay, I'll sit here and watch you pack, and make fun of you some, because your a git." He says sitting down on your bed next to your trunk, laughing. You roll your eyes again, and grab some stuff off the floor and shove it into your trunk. "Are you okay?" he ask softly. You turn your head and look at him. "Yea...why...why wouldnt I be? Im getting out of this aweful place arnt I? ..Oh..err.. no offence to you or anything..." You say taking a deep breath trying to hold back tears, once again. "Whats wrong?" he ask rather confused like. "I.. Im not comming back..." you say looking down. "What? Why not! Bloody hell Chesley, are you really going to let that toad sucking git control you like that!" Ron says standing up from the bed. "Ron.. you.. you dont understand!... I dont want to leave Harry, and Hermione..and especialy you, your my best friends.. Ive never had better. But... how am I supost to move on and not feel like Ive died some horrible death everytime I see him? Id seem him everyday. We are in the same house, same classes.. I cant change any of that...I.. I cant do it." You say tears now streeming down your face. Ron takes you into his arms and rubs yours back. "Yes you can Chelsey, We'll ask Dumbledore to change your house, or ... you can still be in Slytherin, but stay in Gryffindor..I dont know.." He says still holding you. "Ron..." you giggle a little at the thinking expression on Robs face. "I have too. Draco's parents were the ones paying for me to stay here in school and everything...I just cant. I'll come back to visit I promise..." you say. "Maybe it will be good to be back with your parents anyway.. Im sure they miss you." he says softly. You nodd your head, not sure of what to say. Ron sure had changed a lot, from what Harry had told you about him, and what you remember of the past year, It was a good change though. "Guess.. uh... quess we should get going then...Harry and Hermione are waiting for us outside the great hall." he says hurridly. "Yea..everyone is probable on the way to the train..." you say turning to your bed to close your trunk. "Have everything?" Ron ask. "Yea.." you say grabbing the cage with your owl in it and picking up the handle of your heavy trunk. "Ready?" Ron ask as he takes the trunk from your hands. You take a deep breath, "Yea, I think so."
"Your WHAT!" Hermione flips after you told her and Harry you wouldnt be attending Hogwarts next school year. "You cant leave us! Chlesey you just cant. Your apart of our group now... Your my best friend!..female friend that is ... but thats besides the point... you just cant leave the school!" she says starting to tear up. "Now Hermione dont start that, your gonna make me cry too." you say tearing up as well. "Wow, its gonna be really weird not having you around anymore Chels." Harry says rubbing Hermiones and your shoulders witht he backside of his hand. "I know...but Mom and Dad will be thrilled... and I cant really stay anyway... The Malfoys were paying for me to stay here, and all that, My parents dont have money like that... they are having a hard enough time as it is with out me being with them..But they miss me. I promise I'll write, and come visit when I can. And maybe you guys could fly out too see me.. or well... use magic or something.. how ever you guys normally travel." you say smiling a little. "How come you dont just use music to get there anyways?" Harry ask. "Because Mom and Dad dont 'approve' of it and dont trust it.. Im not gonna push it.. Its gonna be hell to even get them to let me keep my wand and owl.. I know I cant use magic out side of school.. but im technicaly not in school anymore... and the law in Australia is different.. 16 is the 'Of age' there." you laugh at the look on all their faces as you said 'keep my wand'. " I want to live in Australia!" Ron shouts, "Id be able to use magic whenever I wanted then!" Hermione, Harry and yourself laugh at 'Good ol Ron', as you grab your trunks and load them into the black carrige in the soft rain.
The train ride back into London was short and depressing. Every so often Hermione would ask if you were sure about not going back to Hogwarts, you would just nodd your head sadly and she would quiet down and not say a word, untill her next 'Are you sure?'. Harry and Ron talked a little, and would try to include you and Hermione in on the conversations. Hermione didnt say a word. And you didnt talk much either. You sat there taking it all in. You watched as Hermione layed her head on Harry's shoulder and close her eyes. You knew she wasnt tired, she was just thinking and keeping herself from crying. Looking at her made your eyes tear up. You moved your eyes to Harry. He would look down at Hermione and smile everyonce in awhile, then look back up at Ron, as they talked about quidditch, and when they were hoping to meet up during the summer, they talked about other things but you didnt pay much attention. There was a saddness in Harry's eyes. You knew he was just as upset as Hermione was that you were leaving. You two had talked a lot, and you both haddnt ever felt like real cousins one time the whole year, you two had agreed you were more like brother and sister. Thinking this made you tear up as well. You shook your head and turned and looked at Ron. He really was a lot different. It had to do with his and Allies break up.. you felt a little guilty because you went into his mind and read his thoughts, he had really cared for her a lot. And now she was gone. Having to let her go, because of her parents had been hard for him. It hit you that them breaking up really DID fase him, just in a weird way, in a more mature way. Of course he still goofed off, and was always cracking a joke, but he was more serious with things now. Tears sting your eyes, you blink a few times quickly to hold them back. You look at the three of them sitting there. You had forgotten why you were leaving. Why you were never going to return to Hogwarts again. You almost considered jumping up and announcing that you werent going to leave, but then.. you rememberd. Draco. You felt stupid for running away from it. But at the same time you felt it was the only thing you could do. You only had one year left of highschool. And then you would be on your way to college. And staying at Hogwarts would only bring you memories of pain. You were afraid that they would all look down at you for leaving. But they seemed to Understand. Ron understood the most. He had felt pain like that, only it was for a different reason. He didnt blame you. Harry and Hermione understood as well. They knew you had loved Draco, and that your heart had been torn in two when that happend. Once again tears fill into your eyes, but this time blinking and rubbing doesnt stop them. So you turn your head to look out the window. The rest of the train ride was quiet.
"Ahh my trunks stuck!" you groan as you tug and pull at it in the luggage rack. You were back in London, the Train had stopped. And you would soon be on your way to Australia, leaving Hogwarts and its memories behind. "You two go on and find everyone, I'll help Chelsey get her trunk" Ron says to Harry and Hermione, they nodd and head out of the capartment. "Here let me help" Ron says grabbing onto your trunk as well and pulling. "Oh hell, its pretty damn stuck" Ron says laughing a little still tugging on the trunk with you. The trunk finally comes out of the rack, but falls onto both of you and knocks you back into the seat. "oooof!" you say as you rub the back of your head. "You alright?" he ask pushing the trunk onto the floor and standing up. "Yea, I think so. You?" you ask accepting Rons hand to help you up. "Yep" he says pulling you up off the seat and into him. With him still holding your hand you look into his eyes, and him back into yours. Your faces were close like before. You both lean your head in and your lips meet for a second, then you both pull away. It was quiet, neither of you said anything. "Im so sorry Chelsey!" Ron says shaking his breaking the silence, as if he had woken up out of a trance. "I didnt mean too, Im so sorry, please forgive me, I dont want things to be weird now. I know I shouldnt have.. fuck, Im such a stupid git! Especialy with you trying to get over Draco, Oh bloody hell!" He says taking a step back, and hitting his head with his hand. "Ron, its okay. You arnt a stupid git, I leaned into it too. I dont know what came over me. I should be the one apologizing, with you.. still caring for Allie and all." you say softly looking down, knowing you shouldnt of said what you did. "You read my mind when her and I broke up didnt you?" he says almost in a whisper. You nodd your head, "Please dont be mad.." you say still not looking at him in the eye. "Im not mad, I was just a little taken aback, I forgot you could do that. Its okay. I really dont know why I .. I kissed you." he says, his cheeks getting red. You look up at him now. "Maybe it isnt such a bad thing, I mean I know you dont want to get over Allie.. but... maybe the kiss.. was like... to help us both get over what we are going through... you know?" you say with a slight smile turning pink. You had just read his mind, because you had no idea what to do. He was thinking exactly what you had just said, he was just afraid it would offend you. "You just did it now didnt you?" He asked with a small chuckle. You nodded again. "Do you think that was stupid?" he ask still red in the face. You shake your head no. "So what do you think..?" he ask. "I think we should just let it go, It may of been what we both needed.. but... we cant really make it into anything." you say gently hoping not to hurt his feelings. Ron had just been hoping you were thinking that. But the weird thing was, you haddnt read his mind that time. And he knew you didnt, because of the strain in your voice. "So, still friends?" he ask holding out his hand. "Of course." you say with a smile pushing his hand out of the way giving him a hug.
"Im going to miss you so so so so sooo much!" Hermione says crying on your shoulder as you hug her tight. "Im going to miss you soo much too!" you say tears going down your cheeks. "Promise you will write! And your going to come visit over fall break right?" she ask sniffling. "Yes of course! And I promise!" you say giving her one last squeeze and let go. Her face was red and her eyes watery and puffy. "Good grief Herm, its not like shes NEVER comming back, we'll see her on breaks and over the summer and stuff." Ron says trying to make Hermione cheer up. You laugh as Harry pulls you into a hug. "Im gonna miss you Chels." He says his voice sad and soft. "Im going to miss you too Harry." tears rolling off your cheeks. "Be good, and dont go and date anymore 'toad sucking gits' as Ron calls it." He says trying to make you laugh. "Alright, you too. And dont be getting Hermione pregnant. I dont wanna be an Aunt juuust yet. And yes, your child is going to call me Aunt Chelsey, not second cousin. Me and Herm talked this over already" You laugh, kiss him on the cheek, then let go of him. He chuckles and kisses your cheek back. "Bye Ron, I'll miss you" you say as you hug him. "Oh Chelsey Im going to miss you so so so so soo so so so sooo muuch!" He says sounding like Hermione and trying to fake a cry through him laughing at himself, but yet he gives you a tight, meaningful hug. You kiss him on the cheek, and he whispers in your ear "I really will miss you" And lets go. "Group hug!" Hermione yells through her tears and all four of you squish together in a great big hug. "Bye you guys!" you yell walking torwards the Taxi that was waiting for you to take you to the Airport. "Bye Chelesy!" you hear them yell behind you. You hand your trunk to the Taxi driver, then he puts it in the trunk. You slide into the backseat of the Taxi and close the door. You take a few deep breaths and wipe the tears from your eyes and face. This was it. The starting end.
Note From Author:
Hey all, I hope youve liked it so far. But not to worry, this isnt the end. I am going to write more of this story. Its going to be called "Something More: A Changed Heart" Its going to start off, Chelsey being in Australia dealing with her new life, over the summer. Guess your just gonna have to see what happens then huh? Please feel free to E-mail me at I need reviews and comments people! Its so sad that I hardly get any. Anyways, Review and COMMENT! Much loves- Mwah! Ave 3