Chapter 15
One True Love
Probably one more chapter and then I'll be done!
Hermione sat in the hospital waiting room. Waiting for the Healers to come and tell her that everything will be all right. That everything is okay. That he lived. That he's not dead, not like Natalie. Hermione got up and started pacing.
"Mione, sit down, he'll be fine." Her mother said. Although her mother's voice was comforting, it couldn't comfort her this time.
"Yes dear, listen to your mother, he's a man, he'll live." Added her dad. Reading a newspaper, as usual.
"I just don't want to lose him."
"You won't Hermione." Said her mother.
"But if I do it's all my fault! I had to go chasing for someone and it turns out he was crazy! And then he saved me! But because he saved me he's in there! He got hurt. Part of the curse hit him!"
"Everything will be fine." Hermione's mom said. "Just sit down."
Hermione sat back down and started biting her nails. This is what she did when she was nervous. Minutes became hours, and hours became days, but still, Hermione remained in the waiting room. She didn't move from her spot. Even when the Healers tried ushering her out, she would yell at them and tell them that she would stay until they would let her visit him. Then a female Healer came. "You may see him now." She said. Hermione jumped up from her seat and ran into his room. There he was laying there, very much alive, but very tired and hurt. Hermione ran over to his side.
She whispered to him, "I thought I lost you forever." She was crying. Her eyes where red.
"I'd never leave you. Never. I'm here to stay, forever. " He said back.
"I've been so stupid, I thought he was my love, but I realized who I really love."
"And who is that?"
"I'm looking at him right now."
Ron smiled at her and then they shared their first kiss.
Later…
Ron was feeling better and wanted to leave, the Healers didn't want him to, but Hermione was able to let them leave if he stayed in a wheelchair for awhile. The Healers agree, so Ron and Hermione set off to visit Harry. Harry was put into a deep sleep so he would recover faster. After visiting Harry, Hermione wheeled Ron out of the hospital and to the little pond in the park.
"I'm glad Harry's okay, but, Natalie's dead."
"I know you're upset because you feel that Natalie didn't deserve to die, but Victor was sent to Azkaban."
"But Natalie shouldn't be dead! If she didn't follow Krum or if she didn't save me from that locked up room in the Inn, maybe I would be the one being placed into a coffin! I should be the one in the coffin."
"No you shouldn't."
"I should. This month or however long it has been, I've been thinking about myself, and because of that, someone died."
"Hermione, it's okay. Mione, I have to go, mum wants me home for dinner."
"Okay. I'll walk with you."
So the couple walked to Ron's and Hermione walked home by herself. She didn't want to eat dinner. She just went to her bed and fell asleep.
"Natalie, I am so sorry. You shouldn't be dead."
"Hermione, it's okay. I'm out of my misery. If I was alive, it wouldn't be the same. Living in fear that he would come and hurt me."
"I am so sorry. You shouldn't have died. You shouldn't have!"
"But I did, and that can't change. Just be happy."
"I can't."
"Hermione, don't worry."
"Why shouldn't I worry?"
"I'll make sure Krum pays."
And then she woke up.
Almost done!