Disclaimer: I own nothing, besides the idea, I wish I did, but these are the ideas of the ever wonderful JK Rowling.
Once breakfast was done with, Hermione and Ron made their way out to the grounds where they strolled around the lake and talked of the days when they went to Hogwarts.
"Where is everyone these days?" Hermione questioned Ron.
"Well, Bill and Fleur were married the summer after our graduation, and had twin girls just last summer. Charlie is still working with his bloody dragons, nearly giving mum a heart attack each day he does. Fred and George opened their own joke shop, like they always said they would. And mum and dad are still at The Burrow."
"Wow, that's great. What about Harry and Ginny?"
"Harry played two season with the Chudley Cannons, and then decided to pack it in when he realised his love for Ginny. They are now living happily, and are planning to be married, one day."
"I've sure missed a lot!"
"Yeah," Ron looked to his feet as they made their way across the lawn.
"What about you? Anyone special in your life?"
"Nope, not yet. What about you? Meet anyone at that muggle library of yours?"
"Nope."
"What happened with Draco this morning?" the tone in Ron's voice changed from light-hearted to serious.
"We were just, reminiscing, about the old days," Hermione tried to keep the tone light and cheery.
"What about the old day?"
"Just laughing about how much we used to hate each other."
"Hate, eh?"
"What do you mean?"
"Did you really hate him?"
"Of course I did," Hermione started to become uneasy with the conversation. Could Ron possibly know what had happened between her and Draco?
"It's just that you two were pretty close near the end of our time here."
"It was for potions, you know that."
"I guess. I just always got a weird feeling when I saw you two together, like there was something else there."
"Don't be silly. We just studied together."
"If there were something, you would tell me right?" Ron stopped walking and started right into Hermione's eyes.
"Of course," saying this instantly made Hermione feel guilty. She hated lying to her best friend like that. "What would you say anyways?"
"About what?"
"If Draco and I had had a relationship."
"I don't know." Ron started walking again.
Hermione grabbed Ron's arm. He stopped and looked to her.
"I lied," Hermione's guilt overflowed, and spilled out through her words. Plus, it was nearly five years ago, what could he say?"
"About what?" confusion filled Ron's eyes and head.
"Draco."
"What about him?"
"We did have a thing, I guess," Hermione looked at the ground, not wanting to meet Ron's eyes.
"What do you mean you guess."
"We were friends."
"Just friends?"
"Well, closer than just friends," Hermione's face started the burn the more she spoke.
"Why didn't you ever tell me." Ron's eyes and neck started to go red again.
"I thought you would be mad. It was a long time ago Ron, it's over now."
"That's why he was in your room this morning?" Hermione could hear anger building up in his voice.
"He wanted to know where we stood."
"And where's that?"
"I don't know. Time will tell. Right now, I just was the focus on you and me and my teaching here." Hermione tried to cheer her friend up.
"I have to be going. The class preparations begin." he smiled weakly at her and turned back to the castle.
He was right, she had to begin preparations as well, classes were only a week away and she had no idea what she was to teach the students. She made her way up to the castle and to her office.
Alright.. there you go, I'll write some more later!!
Once breakfast was done with, Hermione and Ron made their way out to the grounds where they strolled around the lake and talked of the days when they went to Hogwarts.
"Where is everyone these days?" Hermione questioned Ron.
"Well, Bill and Fleur were married the summer after our graduation, and had twin girls just last summer. Charlie is still working with his bloody dragons, nearly giving mum a heart attack each day he does. Fred and George opened their own joke shop, like they always said they would. And mum and dad are still at The Burrow."
"Wow, that's great. What about Harry and Ginny?"
"Harry played two season with the Chudley Cannons, and then decided to pack it in when he realised his love for Ginny. They are now living happily, and are planning to be married, one day."
"I've sure missed a lot!"
"Yeah," Ron looked to his feet as they made their way across the lawn.
"What about you? Anyone special in your life?"
"Nope, not yet. What about you? Meet anyone at that muggle library of yours?"
"Nope."
"What happened with Draco this morning?" the tone in Ron's voice changed from light-hearted to serious.
"We were just, reminiscing, about the old days," Hermione tried to keep the tone light and cheery.
"What about the old day?"
"Just laughing about how much we used to hate each other."
"Hate, eh?"
"What do you mean?"
"Did you really hate him?"
"Of course I did," Hermione started to become uneasy with the conversation. Could Ron possibly know what had happened between her and Draco?
"It's just that you two were pretty close near the end of our time here."
"It was for potions, you know that."
"I guess. I just always got a weird feeling when I saw you two together, like there was something else there."
"Don't be silly. We just studied together."
"If there were something, you would tell me right?" Ron stopped walking and started right into Hermione's eyes.
"Of course," saying this instantly made Hermione feel guilty. She hated lying to her best friend like that. "What would you say anyways?"
"About what?"
"If Draco and I had had a relationship."
"I don't know." Ron started walking again.
Hermione grabbed Ron's arm. He stopped and looked to her.
"I lied," Hermione's guilt overflowed, and spilled out through her words. Plus, it was nearly five years ago, what could he say?"
"About what?" confusion filled Ron's eyes and head.
"Draco."
"What about him?"
"We did have a thing, I guess," Hermione looked at the ground, not wanting to meet Ron's eyes.
"What do you mean you guess."
"We were friends."
"Just friends?"
"Well, closer than just friends," Hermione's face started the burn the more she spoke.
"Why didn't you ever tell me." Ron's eyes and neck started to go red again.
"I thought you would be mad. It was a long time ago Ron, it's over now."
"That's why he was in your room this morning?" Hermione could hear anger building up in his voice.
"He wanted to know where we stood."
"And where's that?"
"I don't know. Time will tell. Right now, I just was the focus on you and me and my teaching here." Hermione tried to cheer her friend up.
"I have to be going. The class preparations begin." he smiled weakly at her and turned back to the castle.
He was right, she had to begin preparations as well, classes were only a week away and she had no idea what she was to teach the students. She made her way up to the castle and to her office.
Alright.. there you go, I'll write some more later!!