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DISCLAIMER: I do not own Harry Potter or any of the relative characters they all belong to the

brilliant mind of J.K. Rowling and so on and so forth! On the with the next chapter!!!!

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Chapter eighteen:
Hermione and Ron apparated to her apartement immediatley after leaving the leaky cauldron. Ron

was still fuming when they arrived and he let it out immediatley now that they were in private.

"I cannot believed that whore! I cant believe it... I just AAAAAARRRRRGGGGGG!" he screamed and

kicked a sofa.

Hermione watched as Ron, red in the face, ranted on and on about Daisy and Malfoy. She knew better

then to interfere yet, she needed to let him vent out his anger first, then she would come in

and talk to him about it.

He paced the room still yelling angrily.

" I should have suspected before, I saw them talking once... they always seemed to have a secret...

I cant believe she would do this too me....we were going to get Bloody well MARRIED! MARRIED FOR

CHRISTS SAKE!" Ron yelled and then sat on the couch dejectedley.

" There must be something about me that sets girls running." he stated and put his head in his hands.

Hermione knew that this was the time when she came in. Ron had no clue how wrong he was. No one

wanted to leave him.

"Ron, thats not true." she said and sat down beside him, putting a comforting hand on his shoulder.

He slowley lifted her head and looked at her closley, deep into her honey eyes.

"Is it not, Hermione?" he asked. " If it isnt then what about Lavander and Susan in school. And

Daisy now, and Hermione, what about you?" he asked and she could sense the hurt in his voice.

She felt horrible, she never wanted to hurt Ron in any way, he had always meant everything to her.

Since the moment she saw him on the train, she had tried to be like him then, and when she was

finally his friend, she had cherished that moment.

"Ron, I didnt run away from you. I ran away from Harry," she said and her cheeks flushed.

"I ran away because it was my fault. And I couldnt bear for you to now that I lost you your best

friend. I couldnt see you after so I left. As soon as Harry's body hit the ground and I looked

at your face, I didnt want you to be hurt, I ran. And leaving you was harder than leaving anyone

else ROn. It truly was." she said and Ron just stared at her.

They sat like that for a few minutes. Time ticked by but they didnt notice.

Ron didnt know what to say but one thought was bugging him most about the breakup with Daisy and

he had to get it out, he had to let it be known.

"You want to know the worst part Hermione?" he asked looking down at his hands again.

Hermione knew this was a hard time for him and wanted him to open so she asked.

"What?" in a soothing gentel voice while rubbing his back.

Ron looked deep in to her eyes again and she felt her heart beating faster and faster. She could get

lost in those deep blue pools.

"The worst part, is that Im not angry because we arent getting married. Im angry because of how

she treated you most of all."

Hermione's pulse raced and she felt her heart racing as Ron and her slowley seemed to lean forward

and....... the phone rang.

They jumped a foot apart instantley and Hermione raced to the phone.

What had almost happened? What was going on?

She picked up the phone.

"Hello?" she asked curiousley. Not many people knew her number and again, not many wizards

had phones.

"Hermione, you need to come back. Luke is dead." a familiar voice said on the other end of the line.

Hermione felt her whole world starting to spin.

"What, what do you mean Marie?" she asked holding on to the counter for support. He couldnt be? How? Why?

"He was in an accident Hermione. You need to come back to Italy. Please Hermione, I need you now." she said.

" Ok, alright. I'm coming, at the old apartement right?" she asked beginning to sag to the floor.

"Yes, Oh Hermione, I dont know what to do!" Maria cried.

"It's ok, Im coming." Hermione said and hung up.

Ron was standing in front of her and she hadnt even noticed. He knelt down over her and saw

a tear stream down from her eye. He hated to see her hurting like this.

"Hermione, who was that on the phone? What happened?" he asked slowley.

She looked into her hands and a tear dropped into them splattering into her palm.

"Luke is dead." she said in a hollow voice.

Ron was confused he didnt know Luke...he never met any Luke's...

"Hermione, who is Luke?" he asked carefully.

She let out a sob and more tears splattered to the floor.

There was a short silence as Ron waited and Hermione sat, crying silently.

Hermione looked up into Ron's blue eyes slowley, carefully as though waiting for something horrible.

A second passed and nothing prepared him for the next sentance.

"My ex-fiance." she said.

The world around him seemed to stop as that sentence echoed through his mind.
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