"Promises to Keep"
A/N: Could it be… a songfic?? Must be; it's by Ashley C…
Need I say more??
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"Hermione, don't feel bad. I tried to love you; I really did…" I tried.
She stared at me. "You know Harry," she said, her voice quivering the way it did when she was about to cry. "I really thought we were perfect—"
"Nobody's perfect!"
Hermione ignored me. "I thought I had everything: security, someone who made me feel safe. Understanding, someone who understood me perfectly enough so that I could tell them anything. But most of all, I thought I had someone who—" she was crying now, the words were catching in her throat. "someone who loved me. Someone that could just say 'I love you' and make me feel like they meant it. You were the only one I ever felt that way about. I guess I didn't fill in any of your requirements, though. So tell me: What did I do?"
She made me feel like an idiot.
We both know I shouldn't be here
This is wrong
And baby it's killin' me
It's killin' you
Both of us trying to be strong
I hadn't thought about that. I knew she would ask questions, like the one she just did.I'd rehearsed what I'd be able to say, but it was all gone now. I was in hot water:
What was wrong with Hermione that I could say and not feel stupid???!!!
I knew the answer to that:
Nothing.
"Hmm? I haven't got all night. And-" she gave a bitter laugh- "I suppose you don't either?"
I've got somewhere else to be
Promises to keep
Someone else who loves me
And trusts me fast asleep
"Hermione," I whined. "You're too good for me. I can't live up to you."
"Not good enough," she said and left.
My heart went with her.
I've made up my mind
There is no turning back
She's been good to me
And she deserves better than that
"So… how'd it go?" asked Ron in Herbology (Hermione refused to come next to me).
I gave him a dark look. "What do you think?"
He shrugged. "She didn't take it well?"
"She gave me a speech/lecture whatever you want to call it."
Ron winced. "Ouch."
"To say the least…yes," I replied bitterly.
It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to do
To look you in the eye
And tell you I don't love you
"Say, Harry!"
I groaned. I recognized that voice: Colin.
"Hiya, Colin."
Colin turned to me , excited. "Where's Hermione?! Huh? Huh? Where's she at?" He looked exactly like an over excited puppy.
"I—don't—know," I said between clenched teeth. "I – don't – talk—about it. Neither--- do---you."
Colin ran off, probably to tell Ginny or something like that.
It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to lie
To show no emotion
When you start to cry
(Please don't cry)
"Ron," I said in the Common Room. "I need to talk to you."
"'Kay," replied Ron happily.
He followed me into a small corner.
"I love her," I said, right off the bat.
"You've lost me."
"I---love—Hermione—Granger," I said, very slowly. "I hate to see her cry the way she does. I hate to see her feel bad. I hate it when people tease her…."
"Okay, so you love her more than anything you own," said Ron carefully. "Bu you just…broke up with her? Your mind works in strange ways, Harry."
I can't let you see what you mean to me
When my hands are tied
And my heart's not free
We're not meant to be
"It's like chocolate—" I started.
"You're comparing Hermione to chocolate?"
"When you love it a lot, and you eat a ton of it, then you can't eat anymore. Because it makes you sick. That's what it's like with us."
"Now I'm hungry," Ron complained.
I rolled my eyes.
It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to do
To turn around and walk away
Pretending I don't love you
I looked around for Hermione the next day. She hadn't spoken to me in three days, and I was worried.
Maybe she'd left…? No, she couldn't.
Suddenly, I knew where she was.
I know that we'll meet again
Fate has a place and time
So you can get on with your life
By the Whomping Willow, sat Hermione.
'Cause there can be no happy ending
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A/N: HA! Sort of a cliffhanger, except there WILL BE NO SEQUEL! (Although you will probably talk me into doing one somehow…you guys are so persuasive!) I skipped around a bit on the song, hope you don't mind…
DISCLAIMER: Song, "The Hardest Thing," 98° , off of "98 Degrees and Rising." Characters, J.K.K Rowling.
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