Chapter One - The End, And Then The Beginning
"Harry, Ron, over here!" shouted an ecstatic Hermione. She was standing on platform 9 ¾, waving at her two best friends. Harry and Ron ran up to her and they all shared a hug. Ron kissed her on the cheek and draped his arm around her shoulders. They'd been an item since the end of their 5th year, since the fall of Voldermort.
Dumbledore had lured him into a trap, and together with a group of aurors, they cast a binding spell and he was sent to Azkaban where the kiss of death was performed on him. It was a success and the wizarding world was at peace once again.
"Hermione, its great to see you, how've you been?" Harry asked, grinning at his two best friends.
"I've been great, and yourself?" Hermione replied.
"Fantastic!"
The three friends boarded the Hogwarts express and went in search of an empty compartment. Once they found one and were seated comfortably, Ron turned to Hermione.
"Umm, Hermione, do you wanna go for a walk?" Ron asked
"Sure" she replied. They left Harry reading a book on Quidditch and entered another empty compartment. They sat down opposite each other and Ron looked down at his feet.
"What's wrong Ron?"
"Well, it's like this, umm, well, I was wondering," he looked up to find Hermione looking at him, smiling softly. 'She's so beautiful, and I love her so much, but, how do I tell her that I love her only as a friend?'
"Go on," she encouraged him.
"Well, I was wondering, umm, I just wanted to speak to you about, well, us." Hermione looked a little confused, and then sighed and smiled at Ron.
"Ron, is this your way of telling me you wanna break up?" Ron gasped, and then turned away, blushing.
"I'll take that as a yes. Well, maybe I should be truthful with you." Ron looked back at Hermione with a questioning look on his face.
"Ron, you're one of my best friends, and I love you, but I guess, I don't love you in the way I should do, being your girlfriend." Ron's eyes were wide open, but his shocked face then turned into an ecstatic grin.
"Why are you grinning like that Ron?"
"Well, I guess now it's my turn to be truthful. I love you as a friend too Hermione, and nothing more, I guess I used to a while ago, but I realised that we were better off as friends. And I'm glad you feel the same way!"
"Oh Ron, why didn't you say something earlier on? I mean, I know I should have, but I don't think I realised until the end of the summer, when we were at Diagon alley-"
"Whoa Hermione, calm down, you don't have to explain. Shall we just say that it's a mutual break-up?" Hermione grinned.
"Sure!" They hugged each other and then both left the compartment to find Harry.
When they reached the compartment that Harry was in they opened the door and sat down opposite Harry. Harry looked up and saw them grinning at him.
"What's going on?" he asked, unsure of the answer.
"We want you, Harry, to be the first to know, me an Hermione have officially split up, and it's a mutual agreement!" Ron exclaimed. Harry looked at them with an inquiring look, and then burst into fits of laughter. Ron and Hermione looked at him strangely and then Hermione also started laughing. They clutched their stomachs while Ron stared at them as if they were mad.
"Why are you laughing?" he asked them. They couldn't answer him as they were still laughing. When the laughter subsided, Ron sat there with a pout on his face.
"Awwe, Ron, don't look like that, we were laughing at what you said!"
"Me and Hermione have officially split up" Hermione said, mocking Ron. This time they all were laughing, and they didn't stop until they were close to reaching Hogwarts.
"Hey, Hermione, how does it feel to know that you're going to be head girl?" Ron asked, grinning at her.
"It feels absolutely fucking great!" she said loudly. The boys looked at her as if she had grown another head.
"What?" she asked them.
"Hermione, you swore! You never swear!" Hermione looked at them and then laughed again.
"You guys are too funny, we're 17 yeah? We're not little innocent children anymore, come to think about it, I don't think we ever were!" They were still staring at her.
"Come on guys, it's not a big deal!"
"Alright Hermione. Still, its gonna be weird hearing you swear!" Ron said while coming out of his daze. Harry shook his head and then smiled as he looked out the window.
"We're here!" Harry exclaimed while collecting all of his things. Hermione and Ron did likewise and they sat there waiting for the train to stop.
When the train stopped at Hogsmeade, the three of them made their way out onto the plat form. They heard the familiar shouts of their good friend Hagrid.
"Firs' yers ova 'ere! C'mon now, I don't bite! Hello you three, how are you? Eh, congrats Hermione, on bcomin' head girl! I hav to go now, I'll see you at the feast. Ova 'ere firs' yers!"
The three of them left Hagrid and went to find an empty carriage to take them up to the castle.
"Harry, Ron, over here!" shouted an ecstatic Hermione. She was standing on platform 9 ¾, waving at her two best friends. Harry and Ron ran up to her and they all shared a hug. Ron kissed her on the cheek and draped his arm around her shoulders. They'd been an item since the end of their 5th year, since the fall of Voldermort.
Dumbledore had lured him into a trap, and together with a group of aurors, they cast a binding spell and he was sent to Azkaban where the kiss of death was performed on him. It was a success and the wizarding world was at peace once again.
"Hermione, its great to see you, how've you been?" Harry asked, grinning at his two best friends.
"I've been great, and yourself?" Hermione replied.
"Fantastic!"
The three friends boarded the Hogwarts express and went in search of an empty compartment. Once they found one and were seated comfortably, Ron turned to Hermione.
"Umm, Hermione, do you wanna go for a walk?" Ron asked
"Sure" she replied. They left Harry reading a book on Quidditch and entered another empty compartment. They sat down opposite each other and Ron looked down at his feet.
"What's wrong Ron?"
"Well, it's like this, umm, well, I was wondering," he looked up to find Hermione looking at him, smiling softly. 'She's so beautiful, and I love her so much, but, how do I tell her that I love her only as a friend?'
"Go on," she encouraged him.
"Well, I was wondering, umm, I just wanted to speak to you about, well, us." Hermione looked a little confused, and then sighed and smiled at Ron.
"Ron, is this your way of telling me you wanna break up?" Ron gasped, and then turned away, blushing.
"I'll take that as a yes. Well, maybe I should be truthful with you." Ron looked back at Hermione with a questioning look on his face.
"Ron, you're one of my best friends, and I love you, but I guess, I don't love you in the way I should do, being your girlfriend." Ron's eyes were wide open, but his shocked face then turned into an ecstatic grin.
"Why are you grinning like that Ron?"
"Well, I guess now it's my turn to be truthful. I love you as a friend too Hermione, and nothing more, I guess I used to a while ago, but I realised that we were better off as friends. And I'm glad you feel the same way!"
"Oh Ron, why didn't you say something earlier on? I mean, I know I should have, but I don't think I realised until the end of the summer, when we were at Diagon alley-"
"Whoa Hermione, calm down, you don't have to explain. Shall we just say that it's a mutual break-up?" Hermione grinned.
"Sure!" They hugged each other and then both left the compartment to find Harry.
When they reached the compartment that Harry was in they opened the door and sat down opposite Harry. Harry looked up and saw them grinning at him.
"What's going on?" he asked, unsure of the answer.
"We want you, Harry, to be the first to know, me an Hermione have officially split up, and it's a mutual agreement!" Ron exclaimed. Harry looked at them with an inquiring look, and then burst into fits of laughter. Ron and Hermione looked at him strangely and then Hermione also started laughing. They clutched their stomachs while Ron stared at them as if they were mad.
"Why are you laughing?" he asked them. They couldn't answer him as they were still laughing. When the laughter subsided, Ron sat there with a pout on his face.
"Awwe, Ron, don't look like that, we were laughing at what you said!"
"Me and Hermione have officially split up" Hermione said, mocking Ron. This time they all were laughing, and they didn't stop until they were close to reaching Hogwarts.
"Hey, Hermione, how does it feel to know that you're going to be head girl?" Ron asked, grinning at her.
"It feels absolutely fucking great!" she said loudly. The boys looked at her as if she had grown another head.
"What?" she asked them.
"Hermione, you swore! You never swear!" Hermione looked at them and then laughed again.
"You guys are too funny, we're 17 yeah? We're not little innocent children anymore, come to think about it, I don't think we ever were!" They were still staring at her.
"Come on guys, it's not a big deal!"
"Alright Hermione. Still, its gonna be weird hearing you swear!" Ron said while coming out of his daze. Harry shook his head and then smiled as he looked out the window.
"We're here!" Harry exclaimed while collecting all of his things. Hermione and Ron did likewise and they sat there waiting for the train to stop.
When the train stopped at Hogsmeade, the three of them made their way out onto the plat form. They heard the familiar shouts of their good friend Hagrid.
"Firs' yers ova 'ere! C'mon now, I don't bite! Hello you three, how are you? Eh, congrats Hermione, on bcomin' head girl! I hav to go now, I'll see you at the feast. Ova 'ere firs' yers!"
The three of them left Hagrid and went to find an empty carriage to take them up to the castle.