A/N: Two chapters in one day! WOOT WOOT! BTW, the songs have returned. :D This one is "If You're Not the One" by Daniel Bedingfield. Enjoy!!! Don't worry if you want to see more Fred/Angelina… I've got a chapter about them in the works!
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"George, please don't," Hermione said tearfully as George cornered her in the hallway. The past two weeks had been miserable for him. Hermione still wasn't talking to him, but he was starting to understand why. His wonderful twin and the rest of his friends had been doing some research to determine what was wrong with Hermione and they had found that she was beginning to fall in love with him… George Weasley. Initially, it had come as a shock to him because he simply wanted to know why his friend wasn't talking to him. He had never expected her to return his romantic feelings, but everything was all starting to make sense…
"Hermione…" he whispered, "I know what's wrong with you… Please… just listen to what I have to say." He was holding her arm, and he suddenly became aware of the fact that he might be hurting her. He eased his grip, but left his hand on her arm in an attempt to make her stay to talk to him. She whimpered and looked around her nervously. Gently tilting her chin up so that her eyes met his, George said, "Hermione… I know what's going on… Lavender and Pavarti told me about… about how you feel about me." Her eyes filled with tears and George placed his other hand on her shoulder as he continued to talk. "And I know that you're trying to avoid me to keep from feeling that way more because you think that Ron and I are going to hate each other," George said, pausing, "And I honestly don't know what would happen, but I do know that… I know that I share your feelings, Hermione…" Her chin quivered as she lowered her face to his chest, finally beginning to sob. George wrapped his arms around her and she encircled his waist with her arms. "I'm so sorry…" she sobbed, "But it isn't just that I'm afraid of what Ron will do… I'm afraid that we are too different."
George's lungs emptied and he gasped for air. He drew back and looked at her face. Tears were pouring from her brown eyes as she said, "George… it's not meant to be. People like you don't need boring people like me. You and I… we're not meant to be." She took one last look at him and slipped out of his grasp, wiping her eyes and quickly walking off to the library. George could feel his heart ripping in too. He had been so sure that as soon as he said something to her she would come to her senses and all would be fine.
George drug himself back to Gryffindor Tower where his friends were waiting on him to return. "Turkey Lurky," he sighed to the Fat Lady and she looked at him sympathetically, swinging open the portrait hole for him. Ginny jumped up and ran to him, Angelina and Alicia following behind her. Katie turned around and looked at him from her spot on the couch as Harry and Fred looked up from their game of Exploding Snap. They were all wearing big grins that faded as soon as they saw him. Simply shaking his head, George walked to the dormitory stairs. "She said it just wasn't meant to be…" he whispered to Angelina, who patted his arm. Alicia reached out to hug him and he gladly accepted. "Then why does it hurt if it's not meant to be?" he asked her. She smiled sadly and shook her head. He sighed and continued on up to his bed.
After crying for a good fifteen minutes, Hermione left the library and slowly walked back to the tower, not wanting to face anyone. She knew that her friends would want to know what happened; she was sure they had all been in on it. She climbed inside as she felt many pairs of eyes on her. Nodding in hello to Harry and Ginny, she walked up to her dormitory and closed the door. Lying on her bed was a card… it was totally blue on the outside and said "Hermione" in glittering silver letters. Making sure no one was around, she slowly opened the card and heard George's voice singing from the card.
If you're not the one then why
does my soul feel glad today?
If you're not the one then why does my hand fit yours this way?
If you are not mine then why does your heart return my call?
If you are not mine would I have the strength to stand at all?
I never know what the future brings
But I know you are here with me now
We'll make it through
And I hope you are the one I share my life with
I don't want to run away but I can't take it, I don't understand
If I'm not made for you then why does my heart tell me that I am?
Is there any way that I can stay in your arms?
If I don't need you then why am I crying on my bed?
If I don't need you then why does your name resound in my head?
If you're not for me then why does this distance maim my life?
If you're not for me then why do I dream of you as my wife?
I don't know why you're so far away
But I know that this much is true
We'll make it through
And I hope you are the one I share my life with
And I wish that you could be the one I die with
And I'm prayin' you're the one I build my home with
I hope I love you all my life
I don't want to run away but I can't take it, I don't understand
If I'm not made for you then why does my heart tell me that I am?
Is there any way that I can stay in your arms?
'Cause I miss you, body and soul so strong that it takes my breath away
And I breathe you into my heart and pray for the strength to stand today
'Cause I love you, whether it's wrong or right
And though I can't be with you tonight
And know my heart is by your side
I don't want to run away but I can't take it, I don't understand
If I'm not made for you then why does my heart tell me that I am?
Is there any way that I could stay in your arms?
The music faded away and Hermione was silent. Her tears had stopped, but they had been replaced by a sick feeling. What had she just done? Standing up and pulling her curtains all the way back, she saw Ginny, Katie, Angelina, and Alicia staring at her from the doorway of her dormitory. "Hi girls," she said softly, wondering why they looked angry. "Hermione… we have a serious problem here…" Katie began. Hermione's eyes widened in apprehension, and she finally realized that her friends were angry with her. "Correction… you have a serious problem here, Hermione, and you're going to fix it," Ginny said, her eyes blazing, reminding Hermione of an angry Ron. "You told Pavarti that you were in love with him! That you had been since the summer! What the hell happened to that?! Do you realize how bad you hurt him? How could you be so selfish?" Angelina said, venom in her voice. Hermione burst into tears as her friends lectured her and Alicia took the opportunity to say, "You're in love with each other! There is nothing complicated about this situation!"
To be continued…
