Why Me
Chapter 7 : Goodbye
By :
Draco hugged me, and Ron and Harry let him. After a while he sniffed and pulled away. There were tears in his eyes. Draco Malfoy was crying. Over me. Some things can never be explained.
He sniffed again and turned to Ron. 'I'm sorry, Ron, I'll leave.'
Ron stood up. He had a blank look on his face, I was afraid that he was going to hit him. 'Stay. If it'll make her happy,' Ron said.
Draco looked at Ron, then at me, then sat down.
'So.....' I said after a few minutes of silence. Where do we start ? Ron must have noticed, and went in to great detail and some bunny rabbit that had attacked Harry the week before. I knew he was just trying to make me laugh, and it worked, pretty soon all of us were laughing, telling stupid stories and just having fun.
But around 6 o'clock I started coughing. I tried to stop, but I couldn't. Ron ran to go get Madam Pomfrey. She came, in her night dress, and help me sit up. She muttered something, and soon I couldn't feel anything. She stood up.
'You can't feel anything right ?' I could feel a little, but not pain. I nodded. 'Ok.' She nodded and walked off.
Harry looked at Ron and Draco. They nodded too, and left. Somewhere under the course of the night, they had become friends, all because of me.
Harry sat down and took my hand. I smiled at him. We sat there for a while.
'You know, it's funny. I never got with that blond.' He said, smiling.
I laughed. 'Don't worry, you probably will soon.'
He pretended to be chocked. 'What's this ? Hermione making predictions ?'
'Well, I doubt you'll never get any.'
'I'll make sure I do.'
We sat quietly for a few more minutes. He looked out over the lake. I looked down at the bed.
'Harry..... can you promise me something ? Can you.....look after Ron, will you ? 'Cause, well, you know.....'
'Yeah, I know. No problem.'
He hugged me, then left.
Draco came in a few minutes later.
'Hey.' He had red eyes, and looked as if he'd been crying.
'Draco, why are you crying ?'
'I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I've been mean to you all these years. And I shouldn't have been. And now there isn't time..... and..... I'm sorry. And you're a good person too. And that makes it even worse and I'm sor-'
'Draco,' I cut him off, 'it's ok. I forgive you. And don't say any of that stuff, you'll make me cry.'
'Ok,' he said, wiping away his tears, 'but it's all true.'
We sat quietly again.
'I'm not supposed to tell you, Hermione.'
'Tell me what ?'
'Out in the corridor. There's people. I mean alot of them. Ron told me not to tell you, he didn't want you to get upset or something. But I had to. Everyone is going to miss you tons.'
I started to cry. After all these years of thinking that people knew who I was, but found me annoying, it sad to know that people were going to....miss me. Of all people.
'Don't cry Hermione. Isn't it a good thing ? To know people care ?'
I looked at him. 'Isn't it a bad thing to know that they're going to be sad because of me ?'
He hugged me. 'They're going to miss you because of the wonderful person you are. And the way you have been their friend all these years, even when you thought they didn't care. They do care. And yes, they'll be sad, but they'll also be happy, to have known someone as special as you.'
I hugged him tighter. He loosened his grip after awhile. 'I think your boyfriend wants to see you,' he said kissing me on the cheek. 'Bye, Hermione,' he said with tears in his eyes, walking out of the room, and leaving me with my thoughts for a few minutes.
'Hey, baby.' Ron hugged me tightly. I could tell he had been crying. He lay down in the bed with me.
'I love you.'
'I love you too.'
'Ron ?'
'Yes ?' 'I-I want you to promise me something. Can you do that ?'
'I..... yeah, I can'
'I know it's gonna be hard to promise me this..... but.... Promise me that you'll move on. You have to promise me you'll be happy. Please. Can you do that ?'
'Hermione.' We were both crying now, and Ron was hugging me tightly. 'I can, but I don't want to. You're the one that makes me happy. You're my angel. You make me happy. I love you.'
'I know. I love you too. And I always will. But please. Please promise me. I couldn't bare it, if I knew you were going to be unhappy after I'm gone.'
'Ok sweetie. I promise.'
I smiled and kissed him. We lay in each other's arms.
And at that moment, laying in his arms, I knew. I knew that everything was going to be alright. Ron would get through this, he had people to help him. Harry, Ginny, his family.....Draco..... and even though I wasn't going to be part of his life anymore, I knew, that I'd always be there, in his heart. And that someday, he'd find someone else to make him happy, and that was good. Because he deserves to be happy.
And that's where we are now, laying in bed. I look out over the lake. The mist is coming off the lake, and the sun is rising. The birds are starting to chirp, and it looks like it's going to be a beautiful day. I look at Ron one more time and I close my eyes.
THE END
Note : Well, it's over. We know that you probably hate us right now, so just calm down and breathe before you flame us. Sorry about that last sentences, where it changes form, but we wanted it to be final, so there's going to be no Hermione ghost story..... maybe a sequel of Ron's life after, but that might be too cliché.
Anyway, you've been great, thanx to : Ottermoon, SnWfLaKeSwEeTy, coolone007, venus, princess310889, candledot, pheonixflames121, rita, fredngeorgegirl, baby-gurl25, hplotrfan (I am too !!), Ali Simmons, littlebit (oops, that's me...hehe, I sorta reviewed my own story....hehe), Justme, lilja, Ely-Baby and mysterywriter.
So now, go ahead, review. Ciao.
Chapter 7 : Goodbye
By :
Draco hugged me, and Ron and Harry let him. After a while he sniffed and pulled away. There were tears in his eyes. Draco Malfoy was crying. Over me. Some things can never be explained.
He sniffed again and turned to Ron. 'I'm sorry, Ron, I'll leave.'
Ron stood up. He had a blank look on his face, I was afraid that he was going to hit him. 'Stay. If it'll make her happy,' Ron said.
Draco looked at Ron, then at me, then sat down.
'So.....' I said after a few minutes of silence. Where do we start ? Ron must have noticed, and went in to great detail and some bunny rabbit that had attacked Harry the week before. I knew he was just trying to make me laugh, and it worked, pretty soon all of us were laughing, telling stupid stories and just having fun.
But around 6 o'clock I started coughing. I tried to stop, but I couldn't. Ron ran to go get Madam Pomfrey. She came, in her night dress, and help me sit up. She muttered something, and soon I couldn't feel anything. She stood up.
'You can't feel anything right ?' I could feel a little, but not pain. I nodded. 'Ok.' She nodded and walked off.
Harry looked at Ron and Draco. They nodded too, and left. Somewhere under the course of the night, they had become friends, all because of me.
Harry sat down and took my hand. I smiled at him. We sat there for a while.
'You know, it's funny. I never got with that blond.' He said, smiling.
I laughed. 'Don't worry, you probably will soon.'
He pretended to be chocked. 'What's this ? Hermione making predictions ?'
'Well, I doubt you'll never get any.'
'I'll make sure I do.'
We sat quietly for a few more minutes. He looked out over the lake. I looked down at the bed.
'Harry..... can you promise me something ? Can you.....look after Ron, will you ? 'Cause, well, you know.....'
'Yeah, I know. No problem.'
He hugged me, then left.
Draco came in a few minutes later.
'Hey.' He had red eyes, and looked as if he'd been crying.
'Draco, why are you crying ?'
'I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I've been mean to you all these years. And I shouldn't have been. And now there isn't time..... and..... I'm sorry. And you're a good person too. And that makes it even worse and I'm sor-'
'Draco,' I cut him off, 'it's ok. I forgive you. And don't say any of that stuff, you'll make me cry.'
'Ok,' he said, wiping away his tears, 'but it's all true.'
We sat quietly again.
'I'm not supposed to tell you, Hermione.'
'Tell me what ?'
'Out in the corridor. There's people. I mean alot of them. Ron told me not to tell you, he didn't want you to get upset or something. But I had to. Everyone is going to miss you tons.'
I started to cry. After all these years of thinking that people knew who I was, but found me annoying, it sad to know that people were going to....miss me. Of all people.
'Don't cry Hermione. Isn't it a good thing ? To know people care ?'
I looked at him. 'Isn't it a bad thing to know that they're going to be sad because of me ?'
He hugged me. 'They're going to miss you because of the wonderful person you are. And the way you have been their friend all these years, even when you thought they didn't care. They do care. And yes, they'll be sad, but they'll also be happy, to have known someone as special as you.'
I hugged him tighter. He loosened his grip after awhile. 'I think your boyfriend wants to see you,' he said kissing me on the cheek. 'Bye, Hermione,' he said with tears in his eyes, walking out of the room, and leaving me with my thoughts for a few minutes.
'Hey, baby.' Ron hugged me tightly. I could tell he had been crying. He lay down in the bed with me.
'I love you.'
'I love you too.'
'Ron ?'
'Yes ?' 'I-I want you to promise me something. Can you do that ?'
'I..... yeah, I can'
'I know it's gonna be hard to promise me this..... but.... Promise me that you'll move on. You have to promise me you'll be happy. Please. Can you do that ?'
'Hermione.' We were both crying now, and Ron was hugging me tightly. 'I can, but I don't want to. You're the one that makes me happy. You're my angel. You make me happy. I love you.'
'I know. I love you too. And I always will. But please. Please promise me. I couldn't bare it, if I knew you were going to be unhappy after I'm gone.'
'Ok sweetie. I promise.'
I smiled and kissed him. We lay in each other's arms.
And at that moment, laying in his arms, I knew. I knew that everything was going to be alright. Ron would get through this, he had people to help him. Harry, Ginny, his family.....Draco..... and even though I wasn't going to be part of his life anymore, I knew, that I'd always be there, in his heart. And that someday, he'd find someone else to make him happy, and that was good. Because he deserves to be happy.
And that's where we are now, laying in bed. I look out over the lake. The mist is coming off the lake, and the sun is rising. The birds are starting to chirp, and it looks like it's going to be a beautiful day. I look at Ron one more time and I close my eyes.
THE END
Note : Well, it's over. We know that you probably hate us right now, so just calm down and breathe before you flame us. Sorry about that last sentences, where it changes form, but we wanted it to be final, so there's going to be no Hermione ghost story..... maybe a sequel of Ron's life after, but that might be too cliché.
Anyway, you've been great, thanx to : Ottermoon, SnWfLaKeSwEeTy, coolone007, venus, princess310889, candledot, pheonixflames121, rita, fredngeorgegirl, baby-gurl25, hplotrfan (I am too !!), Ali Simmons, littlebit (oops, that's me...hehe, I sorta reviewed my own story....hehe), Justme, lilja, Ely-Baby and mysterywriter.
So now, go ahead, review. Ciao.