A little out of the Ordinary
By Jammie-Bro

Chapter 6

Author's Notes: HHHHHHHHEEEEEEELLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SCHOOL'S OUT FOR SUMMER!!!! SCHOOL'S OUT 4 EVA!!! - Yeah, I wish. In
September I'll be starting all my GCSE work- but luckily I never again have
to have another French, History, religious studies or cookery lesson EVER
again. YAY!!! My French teacher is such a vampire. Oh WAIT, my EX-French
teacher is such a vampire.

Chapter 6
The feeling just wouldn't sink in. He couldn't be gone. As Harry so
eloquently put it, it would be an "un-ron-like thing to do, just up and
leave without a reason."
They had searched all day for him, first in the most obvious places,
followed by the unobvious ones. He couldn't have left the grounds, and
Harry and Hermione were in great doubt that he would be outside, let alone
in the forbidden forest in the minus temperatures that the December was
facing. But they still checked the grounds for good measure.
When it had been too dark to carry on their task, The two gryffindors had
to resort to searching the tower, but to no prevail. For once, Hermione
had refused to alert a teacher to Ron's disappearance, as she knew he was
in danger of being expelled.
Hermione walked out onto their prefect balcony, at the top of the
gryffindor tower. She dropped her cumbersome schoolbag in defeat, she had
ventured up there to do some quiet homework to take her mind off things,
but she never seemed to get round to it these days. It was like something
sitting on her shoulder wasn't allowing her to think of homework. All it
wanted her to think about was Ron.
Dark ominous clouds littered the sky, like the dark and depressing
thoughts scattered across her mind. What if he was hurt? Why would he
leave?
Come out moon
Come out wishing star
Come out, come out
Wherever you are

I'm out here in the dark
All alone and wide-awake
Come and find me

She had no idea why only one day without him could make her so blue.
Slumber could not comfort her; her mind was reeling with thousands of
questions begging to be answered.
I'm empty and I'm cold
And my heart's about to break
Come and find me

She was always left on her own. She'd had a hard enough time with her
parents being so cold to her, she'd lost all their love, kindness and
support. She had only just struggled through because of the thought that
Ron and Harry would be there for her. With Harry, things with him were so
complicated, half the time she didn't want to bother him with her problems.
Her heart ached when Ron wasn't there to cheer her up, even if they had to
only be friends. She had always secretly craved for something more between
them.
I need you to come here and find me
'Coz without you I'm totally lost

It was strange. She wasn't geographically lost in any way, but she was
lost in a way she'd never felt before. She didn't know where to turn, or
who to turn to. Hermione wasn't common with this kind of hopelessness.
I've hung a wish on every star
It hasn't done much good so far
I can only dream of you
Wherever you are

Dream of him. She did that quite often. Every time she'd wake up and hope
it had been real. It never had. Wishing and dreaming hadn't done any good
in the last couple of years, but she still carried on in vain.
I'll hear you laugh
I'll see you smile
I'll be with you
Just for a while

She smiled sadly. He always made her smile, and at that moment she'd have
given anything to have him back with her once more. Hermione vowed that
the next time she saw him she'd hug him like there was no tomorrow. She
hated to think that she would never see him again. It just wasn't
possible.
But when the morning comes
And the sun begins to rise
I will lose you
Because it's just a dream
When I open up my eyes
I will lose you
A tear worked its way down her cheek. Having to lose someone dear to your
heart was a known feeling to her. Her breath caught as she remembered her
best friend passing away from luekemia at the age of 6. That was probably
the reason why she was so protective of Harry and Ron, as she was desperate
not to lose them. Just thinking that she may lose Ron made her cry.
I used to believe in forever
But forever's too good to be true
She couldn't come to terms with the fact that in less that two years time,
she would have to leave Hogwarts. She would miss everything about it.
Hell, she'd probably even miss Malfoy!
All good things come to an end, but what if they don't want them to?
I've hung a wish on every star
It hasn't done much good so far
I don't know what else to do
Except to try to dream of you
And wonder if you are dreaming too
Wherever you are

Wherever you are
Hermione felt her eyes drooping as she drifted into a half-slumber. She
felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her waist, then carry her a little.
Before she knew it she felt her bedcovers envelope around her, and a small
goodnight kiss planted on her lips, a warm hand cradling her face, and the
whispered words "goodnight, 'mione". Then she dropped off completely.
The next morning, when she woke up in her four-poster bed, she could
have sworn she'd dreamt it. But had she?

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Author's notes: Note to readers: this is a pre-OOTP fic, if you hadnt
already guessed. I started it before the 5th book came out, and it would
be too complicated to try and change it. Ok, this fic's turned out to be
longer than I thought, but I think there will be 2 more chapters, maximum.
I'm sorry it's taken this long, but I'll have a long chapter as the last
chapter to keep all you ppl happy!
With many thanx to:
Highlandgurl
RonandHerm4eva
Hermione-Hogwarts
Straycat
Alouta

Oh, and Ally, it's the philosopher's stone in the original english version.