Title: Scarred

Author: RedWitch

Rated: PG-13

Pairing: Hermione/Ron

Summary: A little continuation of the last conversation. But tricky, tricky Hermione. She knows how to get around her past. And on with the romancing!

Disclaimer: JK Rowling owns all this. I'm just a crazy person playing with the characters!

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Email: red_witch56@hotmail.com

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Part Seven

Hermione's lip trembled. Ron looked at her with concern in his eyes. Finally let out the breath she didn't realize she was holding.

"I'm scared Ron. He. . .he. . ."

Ron sat done beside the brunette girl, "Please tell me, I want to help you."

Hermione let a few tears fall, "Hold me Ron, promise to protect me forever." She settled into Ron's arms. "I don't know what I'd do without you and Harry."

"Ya Harry's great," Ron couldn't hide the bitterness in his voice.

"You're great too; I don't know what I'd do without a friend like you."

"Friends," Ron said sadly.

Hermione how Ron said that. She turned around to look at the red head. "Well don't you want to be my friend?"

"Sure, it's just I guess I thought maybe you felt the same way, but maybe I'm wrong." Ron turned a slight shade of red.

"Wrong about what?" Hermione asked.

"Well Herm, I thought. . . Ikindalikeyou." He mumbled.

"Really?" Hermione smiled threw her tears.

Ron looked up, even brighter red, "Really."

"I think I like you too." She whispered.

Ron let his mouth open and close a few times. "Really?"

Hermione smiled a little, "Really."

Ron smiled and went back to holding the girl he thought he loved. Hermione sighed and closed her eyes. She saw images of her and her old headmaster again, then opened her eyes. That was then, this is now. . . Ron was her future; he just couldn't know about her past, he would probably think she was disgusting or a horrible person. But that couldn't happened. She was a perfect witch and would have a perfect life. She would never be 'wrong' again.