Ch2.

Chapter 2 Weasley (and Potter) Family Picnic

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Ginny and Angelina walked in the doors of Hermione's arpartment building. It was a muggle flat building. They held the muggle phone book open to the page with Hermione's address. "Okay. Flat B13."

They hopped into the elevator, and Ginny pushed the button for the second floor. She giggled as the door opened. "Dad would love this."

She stepped into the hall as Angelina waddled behind her slowly. She knocked on the door to B13. She tapped her foot for a minute, before kncking again. Angelina soon joined her side. She knocked again. "Hold on. I'm coming!"

Hermione opened her door to Angelina and Ginny. "Hello." She said putting an earring into her ear. "What brings you by?"

"We were going to go plan the wedding back at the burrow." Ginny asked.

"But, it looks like you're busy." Angelina added.

"I was going to go visit my parents today." She added buttoning up the front of her blazer. She adjusted the skirt that went down to her knee. The suit was a light tan and matched beatutifully with her dark skin.

"Oh. We just stopped by to ask if you wanted to come."

"I wish I could." She lied.

"Well, you can. You could always visit your parents later." Ginny said raising her eyebrows.

"I promised them I'd be by today though."

"Hermione. Quit making excuses. Just come with us and we'll leave you alone."

"I'm not going to have anything to do there all day."

"No. You can help. I've always admired your taste."

Hermione raised her eyebrow at the redhead. Ginny's clothes were fashionable, while hers were conventional, and a little conservatitve. "You do not."

"Okay, so maybe it's not MY style, but it looks great on you! Who else could make pearl earrings look good?"

Hermione smiled and leaned against her open doorway. "Quit sucking up. I'll come. I'm not promising to stay long though."

"Good. Can we apparate from your apartment?" Hermione opened her door further and allowed room for the two girls to step through. "Nice place you got here." Ginny said looking around.

"Thanks. Ready?" The two girls nodded and they all aparated to the Burrow.

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"Today is the perfect day for a picnic, mum." George told his mother, carrying a large bowl of salad.

"The annual Weasley Picnic!" Mr. Weasley said in a sing-song voice.

"And Potter!" Harry said piping up. "Where's Ginny?" He asked looking around.

"Angelina and Ginny went somewhere earlier this morning." Fred said steppiong out from behind a tree.

"Oh, no." Harry said.

"What?" Fred asked.

"Ginny and Angelina have their minds set on getting Hermione and Ron back together."

"Bloody hell, that's not good. Ron and Hermione can't get along. You'd better watch out Harry, or you'll get pulled into this whole mess again."

"I know. That's what I told Ginny last night. Stupid Weasley stubborness. No offense." Harry said raising his hands at Fred.

"None taken. Luckily it skipped this handsome fellow."

"You guys talking about me?" Ron asked stepping up to the two boys. He smiled goofily snapping his eyes shut. "I heard handsome fellow."

"We were actually talking about me." Fred replied.

"You? A handsome fellow? If handsome is the same as hideous!" George said stepping into the conversation.

"George! We twins! Identical twins!" Fred shouted at his brother.

"So what? Everyone knows I'm the better looking of the two."

Harry and Ron laughed at the two fueding brothers. "What's the big fight about?" Ginny asked wrapping her arms around Harry's waist.

Angelina waddled slowly behind alongside a brunette girl. They were talking in hushed tones. The brunette seemed angry about something.

"Ginny. You shouldn't have broughten Hermione here." Harry whispered into his fiance's ear. She leaned up and looked at him.

"Don't worry."

Angelina and Hermione finally made it into the group of people. "Hello everyone!" Angelina said cheerfully.

"Hullo dear." Fred answered placing a kiss on her cheek.

"What's going on?" Ginny asked.

"Fred and George are fighting over who is more handsome." Ron answered his little sister.

Hermione's knees went weak and she felt as though she was going melt. It had been so long since she heard his sweet voice. It sounded so different. She must've forgotton it after all the years.

"You are aware that you are identical twins, right?" Angelina asked looking up at her husband.

"Right. There must be a reason why you married me and not him though. It's because I'm better looking."

Hermione found herself laughing at the arguing twins. She hadn't realized how much she'd missed the Weasleys. All of the heads turned in her direction, and she stopped laughing. "Who's your lovely friend?" George asked stepping towards Hermione. He picked up her hand and lightly kissed it.

Hermione's cheeks flushed, and she looked down at her feet. "You know her." Ginny replied.

"No. I think I would remember if you had a friend this pretty." He bowed in front of her.

"She went to school with us." Angelina replied.

"Really? What year?" Ron asked.

"Same as you." Ginny replied folding her arms across her chest.

"What house were you in?" George asked.

"Gryffindor." Hermione finally spoke looking up. She looked at all the faces. George's mouth hung open, and Fred looked quizzically between Angelina and Ginny.

"Hermione?" Ron asked stepping forward. He walked to her and looked down into her face. Looking closely into her chocolate brown eyes he gasped. "Bloody hell, it is you."

Hermione nodded. "Surprise!" Ginny said happily, as Harry cupped his hand over her mouth. He shooshed her as everyone stayed with their eyes fixed on the two.

"What are you doing here?" He asked looking down at her, as if she were some kind of child.

"Ginny invited me." She answered.

"Well, you don't look like a Weasley to me."

"Ron! That was terribly rude." Angelina yelled at him.

"Okay, time for some music then. Mum! Play some music!" George shouted to his mother. Music slowly began to play.

"Everyone find a partner to dance with." Ginny said loudly.

Everyone paired up, leaving only Hermione and Ron left. He sighed. "Would you like to dance?"

She rolled her eyes. "I guess." She answered as a slow song began to play. She stepped into him and wrapped her arms around his shoulder.

"How have you been?" He asked looking around the room. His voice held no emotion.

"Good. I suppose. Very busy."

He rolled his eyes at her. "Of course, what with saving the Minister of Magic's son and all."

She ignored his last comment. "So what have you been up to?"

"Oh. *I* actually BECAME a auror."

"Stop it. You know that isn't fair." Hermione said looking up at him.

"You sure have changed. Didn't even recognize you anymore." He stared down at her chest. She looked down to where he was looking and stepped away from him.

"Ronald Weasley! You are such a jerk!" She turned away from him. Ginny ran over to the girl. "I can't believe you brought me here!"

"The Weasley's never have been good enough for you, have they Hermione?" Ron shouted to her as Harry drug him away.

"Err! Now can you see why it's never going to work?" She shouted as she pulled out her wand. "I can't stand him, and he can't stand me." She apparated back to her flat and sat down on her couch.

Ginny apparated in a few seconds later. "Hermione. You can't deny that you have feelings for him."

"You're right. I can't. I admit it. I'll probably always have feelings for him. But that doesn't change what happened. It's over between us."

"But he feels the same way! You can change!"

"What if I don't want to change?" She asked turning to Ginny. "What if I'm happy with the life I have?"

"You can't tell me your happy living in this flat all alone. All you ever do is work. It looks like you hadn't eaten in a million years! You're not happy."

"If you're expecting for me to say that I regret what happened 7 years ago, it's not going to happen."

"I'm not expecting that, 'Mione."

"Then what do you want from me?" She asked putting her face into her hands. Her shoulders shook with sobs.

"I didn't mean to make you cry." She said putting her arms around Hermione's shoulders.

"Don't be silly. You were completely right. I'm not happy. I'm miserable. Tonight just added to my misery."

"You're not letting what Ron said get to you, are you? Oh, Hermione. You know Ron didn't mean what he said. As Harry always says," she changed her voice so it sounded like a man's, " Stupid Weasley Stubborness."

Hermione smiled and wiped the tears from her eyes. "I feel so stupid."

"Don't feel stupid. You should go get some rest." Hermione nodded. "How about we go to breakfast tomorrow? You, Ang, and me?"

"I have work tomorrow. Lunch is good though."

"Alright. We'll pick you up from the hospital, and we'll have lunch at my place." Hermione nodded and wentto her bedroom.

"Goodnight Ginny." Hermione called as she shut the door.

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Ginny apparated back to the picnic. She searched the crowd for Harry and Ron, and saw them sitting under a tree talking. She jogged over and sat down on the ground by them.

"How's Hermione?" Harry asked.

"She's pretty upset." Ginny sighed as she sat down.

"I feel like such a jerk." Ron said picking blades of grass out of the ground.

"You should." Ginny replied to her brother.

"And you should've told me she was coming."

"I know. Harry was right. I should've kept my nose out of your buisness."

"Well, that doesn't help now." Ron replied throwing the grass onto the ground.

"I have an idea. Hermione's coming over to my flat tomorrow afternoon for lunch. You two could just happen to pop in for lunch, not knowing she's there." Ginny suggested as a slow smile crept across her face.

"No, I don't think that's a good idea." Harry added.

"That's perfect!" Ron smiled as he stood up. "Thans, Gin! Now all I have to do is keep my big mouth shut."

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