Easter had arrived and the girls were still avoiding Ron. Avoiding him made it really hard for the girls seeing that they had a family event, and everywhere they turned Ron was there waiting. He wasn't going to give up on them; he needed them to know how much they hurt him.
The Weasley family was all out in the yard Sunday afternoon, watching the sunset and just talking to each other. Hermione and Ginny were off to the side of everyone, talking quietly to each other. Ron wasn't letting them get near the rest of the family; he thought they deserved the treatment they were receiving.
"Why are you being this way?" Harry asked Ron all of a sudden. He had seen enough of his attitude, and was becoming very tired of it.
"Because my sister took Hermione from me. It's not fair." Ron said quickly. He was just waiting for someone to confront him; he needed to get the anger out of his system.
Harry was shaking his head, "She didn't take her from you. Ginny already had Hermione a long time ago. You missed your chance. Notice that you said it wasn't fair, but you mentioned nothing about it not being right." Harry tried to reason.
"Hermione was supposed to be my girlfriend, if only she had waited a little while longer, I could have shown her my love. Why are you on their side anyway?" Ron started to argue.
"That's not true Ron, you would have never given Hermione what she needed, can't you see that? Time wasn't going to change anything; if you had truly loved her then you would have done something about it a long time ago. I just want all of us to be happy; can't you see that they really love each other? Look at them, don't tell me they aren't meant for each other." Harry gestured toward the girls, who were now laughing about something.
Ron looked toward the girls, it was hard for him to remain mad at them, but Ron had been hurt too. He wanted to be upset, and he wanted to scream and shout, but something was stopping him from going up to them and confronting them.
"What about me Harry? Who is going to love me now?" Ron asked. He hadn't thought of anyone else coming into his life, he just assumed he would eventually end up with Hermione.
"You'll find someone, and I guarantee you the moment you see the person you're meant to be with, your feelings for Hermione now won't compare to the intensity you will feel for them. Hermione isn't your true love; she is your best friend. Can you be happy for her and Ginny?" Harry asked Ron.
Ron thought about what Harry was telling him, and it did make sense. If he really loved Hermione, and was meant to be with her, there would have been something more to the way he felt about her. She was just a really good friend of Ron's, and he was counting on her to be there for him when no one else was there. It wasn't right to be mad at the girls, they found love, and that should never be a reason to start a conflict.
"What if no one loves me?" Ron asked quietly.
"You'll find someone Ron, everyone has a soul mate. I just can't say when you'll find the one for you." Harry said.
"What about you and Ginny? Aren't you upset that she went for Hermione instead of you? Did you know about their relationship before I did?" Ron asked.
Harry was quiet, he knew about their relationship long before Ron did, and he knew Ron was going to be upset once he told him. "I knew how Ginny felt, and I was only holding her back. I made a mistake, we're not meant to be together. Hermione and Ginny are meant to be together, and it's not my place to try and mess it up for them. It would be very selfish of me if I tried to sabotage their relationship for a chance with Ginny. I know she isn't the one for me, I see the way they look at each other and I wish I could have had that connection with Ginny, but I don't. She is not mine, her heart belongs to Hermione. I knew about the relationship since Christmas, I'm sorry I didn't tell you before, but they didn't want anyone to find out." Harry said.
Ron's face began to turn red, not from anger, but from shame. He was hurting Hermione and Ginny's relationship by wanting to get in the way of the two, and it wasn't right. "Do you think I am being selfish?"
Harry watched Ron closely; this wasn't the reaction he was expecting. Ron had a short temper, but for some reason he was being rather calm and understanding.
"Honestly, I don't think you were being selfish, you just didn't know what was going on. I don't see why you are holding on so strongly, when nothing is even there to hold on to. Hermione isn't with you, and I don't think she ever will be. Hasn't she told you this many times before?"
"Yes, but I thought she was just playing hard to get. I didn't think anyone else would be interested. I thought I had time."
"That's not fair to either of the girls. Hermione has a right to fall in love with whoever she pleases. She wasn't always going to be waiting for you Ron." Harry replied.
Ron nodded his head, he knew he was wrong. There was nothing Ron should have been upset about, but he was.
"I think you need to apologize to them. Tell them that you are happy they are together, and I think you will feel a lot better." Harry said quietly. He stood up, and left Ron to his thoughts.
Ron didn't feel very proud of the way he was acting, and he knew he was in the wrong. He did need to apologize for what he said to the girls, especially Ginny, but he didn't think his ego would let him.
Later that night
The girls were packing their belongings, getting ready to go back to Hogwarts the next day. They had been ignoring Ron the best they could, Ginny was still hurt from the comments he made, and she didn't want to provoke anything else from happening, at least not at this moment. She was sitting on her bed, watching as Hermione was putting the last of her things away. She was thinking about their future together, and all the possibilities that were opening for the two of them.
"Hermione, can I ask you something. It may seem kind of silly." Ginny wasn't sure how Hermione would answer the question, but she was curious.
"Sure Ginny, you can ask me anything." Hermione turned and smiled in Ginny's direction.
"Where do you see yourself in five years?" Ginny asked quietly.
Hermione looked at Ginny for a few seconds, and really thought about the question. "Well I hope that I am still teaching at Hogwarts then. Hopefully my career will be successful, and I think I would like to start a family. I certainly hope that you will be my wife." Hermione smiled when she said her last sentence.
Ginny smiled, she liked the thought of being a wife, especially if Hermione was her spouse. "I'm glad to hear you say that. I would love to be your wife one day."
"What about you Ginny, where do you want to be in five years?" Hermione asked, curious of her answer.
"I would like to being playing professionally still, maybe trying to work into a coaching career, or reporting career once I'm not in my prime anymore. I would love to have children; I think I want to have a big family, just like mine. I can imagine coming home to a cozy little cottage, and having five or six children running around." Ginny started laughing when she saw the look on Hermione's face.
"I certainly hope you'll be the one to have the babies." Hermione started laughing.
"Oh no, you're the motherly one here. It's only right that you would be having the babies." Ginny started laughing harder.
Hermione prayed that she wasn't being serious. "I wouldn't mind have a couple of children, but I think my body would go out after the first four." Hermione smiled.
"Very true, but you're beautiful to me no matter what." Ginny moved in closer to Hermione, and kissed her slowly on the lips.
"Thank you Ginny, I will always find you beautiful; even when we're all wrinkly, and have to wear diapers. You will still be beautiful to me, always." Hermione smiled, and kissed Ginny once more.
"I'm glad that we see each other in our lives, no matter how everything else goes. I don't want to lose you, ever." Ginny whispered. She pulled Hermione harder against her, not wanting to let go. She felt if she held Hermione long enough, that everything would be okay. There would be no more problems in the world, as long as she was in Hermione's arms.
"Are you feeling okay, Ginny?" Hermione asked. She felt Ginny wasn't telling her everything.
"I'm fine. I just don't want to be without you anymore. I don't want Ron getting in the way of our relationship." Ginny admitted. She was scared Ron was going to do something to mess things up between the girls.
"He won't get in the way, no matter what. I promise I will always love you, and my love will never fade. There is nothing Ron can do that will break us up." Hermione reassured Ginny.
"What are we going to do when we can't go back to school anymore? I'm going to start training not too long after graduation, and you'll be starting your teacher career next semester. What is going to happen with us?" Ginny questioned.
"We will work something out. Would you ever consider living in an apartment with me over the summer? I'm not going to be at Hogwarts most of this summer, and I do still want to be close to you. I have enough money saved to afford a small apartment, and I was thinking of asking you, I just didn't know when would be a good time."
Ginny paused, and thought about the offer. There was no place she would rather be than with Hermione.
"I would love to live with you; that would be wonderful. We could have all the privacy we needed, and I need a place close to where I'm training. Do you have an idea of where you would want to stay?" Ginny asked. Her hopes were raising, hopefully they wouldn't come crashing back down.
"I'm willing to stay wherever you need to be; as long as I am close to you." Hermione tightened her grip around Ginny.
"I love you Hermione." Ginny whispered.
"I love you too Ginny. You never have to be alone again." Hermione kissed the top of Ginny's head, and kept her grip strong.
The next day
Hermione and Ginny had said goodbye to Ginny's parents, and told them they would write often, and see them during graduation.
Ron and Harry already left back to training, without another word to the girls. Ginny was upset that she didn't get to say goodbye to her brother, but she figured it was best that he was given time. Maybe things would get better between them; at least she hoped it would. The doubt left a small hole in Ginny's heart, and she tried to ignore it the best she could.
The girls were sitting alone in a compartment, and watched as the train started to leave the station. Ginny waved to her parents one last time, and then turned to meet Hermione's gaze.
"Overall, how do you think the weekend went?" Hermione asked.
"I'm glad I have my parents support, but I am still doubtful over Ron. I don't want him to always be upset with us. I know it isn't right to ignore him, but what else am I going to do? If I try to talk to him, he is just going to be mean to me." Ginny replied.
"We can wait, and see where things go. I think that is the best thing to do. Just give him space, and time. Hopefully things will become clearer for him. I know it's hard to imagine, but try to think of the day when none of this matters anymore. Think of a time when Ron will be your brother and my best friend again. I know it's possible, he just needs time Ginny."
Ginny nodded her head; she just wished things were fixed right now. She wanted everything to be okay now, but she knew this was impossible. Time was one of the worst things to have to rely on, but that's what needed to pass.
"It's going to be okay Ginny, I promise. We will get through this together." Hermione reassured Ginny, she didn't want her girlfriend to be worried. Even if there was doubt, worrying about it wasn't going to make anything better. Worry only made things worse, and Hermione needed to be there for Ginny to help get things off her mind.
"Thank you Hermione. I don't know what I would do without you." Ginny took comfort in Hermione's words, and was glad that she had such a smart girlfriend.
A/N: Another update in one weekend! This story is going to be wrapping up soon, just to let you guys know. Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoy.