Disclaimer: look at the first chapter. I hate repeating myself.
A/N: here is the second chapter. :jumps up and down: Well please R&R, enjoy. UPDATED: once again trying to make it better, not by much but trying.
Chapter 2: Talking to Ron and the broomstick ride
When it was time for Dinner in the Great Hall, Hermione refused to come down. She swore that she wasn't feeling well and wasn't going to eat. Ginny and Harry knew that she just wasn't ready to face Ron yet.
"She's going to have to see him someday, I mean they almost have every class together." Ginny stated, making it clear she was very annoyed by the entire situation.
"I know but right now I don't think she's ready to talk to him yet, but your right she can't keep holding off forever." They saw Neville run past them. Neville stopped and ran over to them.
"Did you guys hear about Ron?" Ginny and Harry looked at each other in complete confusion. Obviously, they hadn't seen Ron all day because they had been avoiding him as well not wanting to start a heated argument.
"No, what about him?" Ginny asked impatiently when Neville didn't answer.
"He proposed to Angel." Neville said in ah as if that was the easiest thing to answer.
Ginny sighed and held her breath. "And did she give him an answer?"
"She said that she'd love to, isn't that great?" He exclaimed happily evidently missing the irritation radiating from them both.
"Yeah great" Harry said sarcastically. But, apparently Neville hadn't noticed and he ran off again. They didn't think the situation could get any worse. If only Harry had kept his mouth shut, this wouldn't have happened.
They looked at each other.
"I'm not telling Hermione." They both said in unison.
"But one of us has to tell her." Ginny pointed out. "It's better to hear stuff like this from your friends then from someone else."
Harry started searching in his mind for an excuse.
"You've known her longer than I have." Ginny said very quickly.
Harry thought of a quick come back. "Yeah but she talks to you about everything."
Ginny sighed and gave in. Hermione did tell Ginny almost everything. She just didn't want to be the one to tell her about this. "Fine I'll talk to her."
Harry smiled in triumph. "Come back when you're done and tell me everything."
Ginny nodded and started to head towards Gryffindor Tower grumbling about how idiotic the male species was.
When Ginny arrived, she saw Hermione sitting in a chair in the common room. Ginny approached her. Hermione was staring at the fire. Ginny sat in the chair across from her, she was trying to think about a way to put it without Hermione becoming hurt but that looked near impossible.
"Why aren't you down eating?" Hermione asked not looking up from the fire. "I came her to tell you that…" Ginny paused for a moment to redeem herself than started to speak again. "Ron proposed to Angel and she said yes so they're going to get married after Hogwarts." Ginny finished quickly and averted Hermione's eyes so she wouldn't have to bare the pain she would see in them.
"So, your point?" Hermione asked coldly.
Ginny just stared at her in utter surprise. "Aren't you upset?" She asked incredulously.
"Why would I be upset?" Hermione asked as she forced calmness in her tone.
"Well maybe because a girl you hate just got proposed to by the guy that you love." Ginny said complete taken back by the words Hermione had said.
"I know that I just have a feeling that I shouldn't give up." She declared diverting her eyes from Ginny
Ginny looked at her rather queerly now. "Like how?" She asked not believing her ears.
"I'm not sure, all I know is if I give up something bad will happen to Ron."
"How do you know?"
Hermione thought of a way to try and make her understand. Just then a question popped into her head. "How many times have you fallen in love?" Hermione asked thinking that she had already knew the answer.
"Only twice." Ginny Replied.
Hermione had thought wrong. "Twice?"
"Yeah I'm over Harry, now we're just friends, at this moment I'm in love with someone else but right now were talking about you." Ginny said; as she tried to cover up her blushing cheeks, failing.
"Oh right, well lets just say that when your truly in love with somebody you just know when that person you love is in trouble. It's kind of like an instinct." Hermione answered her question as she idly poked at the necklace Ron had given her a while back for her birthday.
"So you just have that feeling?" she asked.
"Yeah you could say that." She stuck the necklace back inside her robes but kept her hand on it.
"Alright well since you finally convinced me that your okay with everything is it okay if I go down to the Great Hall to finish my dinner?" Ginny questioned her uncertainly.
"Ginny you don't have to ask me, you're the one with your own feet." Hermione laughed weakly.
"Well if you're okay with it..." She trailed off waiting for Hermione to give her a nod. "Bye I'll talk to you later then. If you need anything at all don't hesitate to ask." And with that being said Ginny walked out of the common room.
Hermione had obviously lied about not caring because after Ginny left she had started to cry softly.
The portrait to the common room had opened. Hermione quickly wiped her eyes. When the person sat down next to her on the couch, she looked out of the corner of her eye to see who it was. Oh God out of all the people in Gryffindor that could have sat next to me it just had to be Ron didn't it She cursed the fates.
"Hi Hermione." Ron smiled trying to ease the tension in the room.
She didn't say anything; she just sat there quietly without saying a word. What on earth was she suppose to say to him, especially at a time like this?
"So what's up?" He asked uneasily trying breaking the silence.
"Nothing you?" she said as she looked at the ground avoiding his gaze.
"Nothing really. So...can you believe this is our last year at Hogwarts?" He asked again to make conversation once again.
"Yeah I know, it seem like yesterday that Harry got chosen for the Goblet of Fire, but that was actually what 2 or 3 years ago." Her heart ached at the thought.
Ron turned his attention to the ground trying to find something interesting to do. "So Hermione what are you going to be once get out of Hogwarts?"
"I don't know I was thinking about doing more intensified study to try to go on as a teacher." She said laughing at the thought.
"Yeah you'd make a good one." He smiled thinking of all the times he and Harry had to have Hermione explain or help them with a charm or potion.
"What do you plan on doing?" She asked trying to sound as casual as she could muster.
Ron thought for a moment then said. "I'll probably try to go into a career that has something to do with Quidditch."
"I can see you doing that especially since you and Harry talk about Quidditch a lot." She smiled for the first time in 5 days.
"So Ron, why aren't you down eating dinner?"
"I couldn't eat." He exclaimed, blushing and getting nervous.
"Why not?" She pried.
"Because I've been worried about you!" He sighed and rubbed his temple as if he suddenly had come down with a headache.
"Why?" Hermione asked feeling a little burden lifted. At least he cared somewhat about her, even if it was in a brotherly/friendly way.
"You didn't come to Lunch, Dinner, and you of all people didn't come to class." He said with a little of concern.
She thought of a really quick excuse. "I was sick." She replied quickly, so quickly it didn't sound convincing at all.
Ron gazed into her eyes. "You're lying." He said suddenly with a tone that stated no room for argument.
"How do you know?" She challenged feeling the sudden urge to get into a confrontation.
"Because I can look into your eyes and see, also I know, you wouldn't skip a class unless you were near death." He knew he was right. He didn't need her to confirm it.
"Okay, fine I just felt like it." She turned away from Ron feeling ashamed.
"That's not like you, you usually don't do things without a good reason to but, I guess it you want to skip class, I'm not going to argue with you because I'll lose, I know I will because your too stubborn." At that she smiled again.
"Hey well I got to go so I'll see you in the common room later?" Ron stood up, very content that he had at least made her smile.
"Yeah, bye." She replied hoping he'll leave fast.
He turned and looked at her. "You are going to eat later right?"
"Yeah sure." She said sarcastically, ignoring him.
"Promise me you'll eat later!" he said as he put his hands on his hips looking a tad bit feminine.
"Fine I promise." She snuffed a giggle upon seeing his stance. He glared at her seriously.
"I will." She exclaimed, trying to keep a straight face, noticing he still hadn't left.
"Okay I'll try to trust you." He waved goodbye as he headed towards the portrait. She smiled at herself when he walked out and she went up to bed and fell into a deep sleep.
When it was breakfast the next morning, Hermione didn't show up again. Ron stood up from the table and started to walk off and go find her; but someone grabbed his hand. He turned to look at the person. It was his Fiancé.
"Ron, Honey, where are you going?" Angel asked.
"I'm going to find Hermione I'm worried about her, she hasn't eaten in a while."
Angel stuck out her bottom lip and pouted "Ron she can take care of herself, come and have breakfast with me." She said, as she tried to drag him over to the table again.
"Angel I have to find Hermione." Ron complained not budging.
"I'm going home for the weekend, and I won't be able to see you, I want to spend as much time with you as I can." She smiled sweetly at him.
"I can't, I'm really worried about her." Ron said helplessly, dropping his hands at his sides while bowing his head.
Angel looked at the ground and asked, "Do you love her more than me?" She bore into Ron's eyes.
"No you should know that I love you more its just Hermione is a really good friend, I've known for years and I'm worried about her." Ron bent down and kissed her passionately For some reason why does this not feel right? He thought as he broke the kiss. He smiled then said, "Angel please, now I really need to go and find Hermione." Ron pleaded.
"Alright but I want to see you before my mum's carriage comes to pick me up." He bent down so his gaze was level with hers and said, "I promise I'll be there." He let go of her and shot her one last glance and than quickly marched off.
His first thought that she's either in the common room or she's in the Library. When he didn't find her in the common room he went to the library, which he should've went to in the first place.
When He arrived and saw her with a book in her hands sitting in the corner gazing at her book intently. "Hermione what are you doing?" He asked softly.
"Nothing I'm just thinking." She responded refusing look at him.
He bent down and tried to get her attention. "Hermione why aren't you in the Great Hall?" He demanded.
"I wasn't hungry." She glanced out the window trying to pay attention to anything but him.
"You promised me you would. Do you know what you're doing to your body if you don't eat?" He asked with a lot of concern in his eyes.
"Yes I know what happens." She said flatly ignoring him.
"Than why are you not eating?" he forced her to look at him.
"I told you I'm just not hungry." She pulled away and grabbed her book bag as she walked out.
"Hermione wait up!" She could hear him but she didn't wait she just kept on walking. She didn't know where she was going but she knew she was somewhere near the charms corridor. She turned around to see if anyone was behind her. There was nobody there so she just kept walking onwards for what felt like an hour. She felt a hand rest on her shoulder.
"Why are you not in class?" Professor Snape asked. She looked up at him and thought. I didn't hear the bell ring.
"When did class start?" She asked feeling very stupid. He just glared at her.
"It started about 20 minutes ago Miss Granger. Now I suggest that you get to class. Oh yes, and for wandering around without a pass that's 5 points from Gryffindor." She turned and started to walk to class but than she paused.
"Which class do I have right now?" She asked herself. She thought about it for a couple of seconds then she mentally smacked herself for forgetting she had Transfiguration. About 5 minutes later she arrived having Professor McGonagall looked up from the chalkboard.
"Nice of you to join us Miss Granger. Why were you late?" Hermione felt everyone's eyes staring at her. This is so embarrassing She looked at the ground and said lamely, "I didn't hear the bell ring."
"Well since it's your first time being late to my class ever I will not take away points, so please take your seat." Hermione sat down next to Harry and was quiet the whole class period.
The rest of her classes that day went by so slow. She couldn't wait to get out of History of Magic because for some reason today Professor Binns was extremely boring. When the bell rang she almost leapt for joy.
When she arrived at the common room she remembered that she had to put her plan into action tonight so she ran up to her dormitory. Hermione heard Ron, whom was standing not that far away, say "Harry I'll be right back I promised Angel that I'd meet her at her carriage." Hermione peeked around the corner, when the coast was clear, and when she was sure that Ron wasn't coming back she walked over to Harry.
"Harry I need to borrow your firebolt now." He looked at her oddly but didn't ask any questions and he ran up to his dormitory and when he came down he had his firebolt in his hands. He looked down at it and then he handed it to her reluctantly.
"Thanks Harry, I'll be back later." She opened the window and flew out it.
Harry watched her disappear out of sight.
She saw the carriage ride off. She stayed about 30ft above them and followed it.
A/N: That's the end, like I had said in the beginning of my last chapter I just have to type it up because it's already done it's just not on my computer. Review please.