She looked up and gasped, dumbfounded by what her eyes were seeing. She soon heard something coming out of her mouth—
"Ron! What the bloody hell are you doing?!"
"Gee, Hermione, nice to see you too," he said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. His eyes hardened and he turned away.
She sighed. "I'm sorry; it's just that we haven't talked…."
"Well, no one wants to talk to someone with rain-clouds over their head," he snapped.
She looked away, hurt. Blinking back her tears, she asked, "Why shouldn't I be?! He died, right after we got together! I saw him die! I should have stopped it!"
She broke into sobs, and Ron's eyes softened for a moment, but then quickly hardened. "I still don't see how it's such a big deal."
"What?" she exclaimed. "I don't see how you could be so okay with it! You guys were best friends, good ol' mates— "
"Only—"
"You guys had adventures! You were heroes—"
"No!" he bellowed. "He was the hero! I was just a sidekick to him, a crony!"
She stopped sobbing and looked at him incredulously. "So that's it? You're jealous? THAT'S WHY?!"
She went over and slapped him hard, leaving a burning red handprint on his cheek. She walked away, angry, disappointed, and sad.
He just stood there, not registering what happened.
Bugger.
AN: I feel terrible. I really do. I've taken so long for everything. I'm so sorry. It's just that my sister's wedding is coming up... and piano and school are started to weigh me down. Please, please forgive me.
This wasn't as depressing of a chapter. I don't know if that's good or bad.
Thank you to all of my reviewers:
CrAzY Pidwidgeon: Cliffies make it more exciting, don't they? I broke a rule though. You're supposed to update sooner when you make a cliffy. I apologize again.
Cara the Mord Sith: Yeah, it's Ron. I thought you guys would catch on…. I don't know how I'm going to end it. I guess it matters on what type of mood I'm in.
Mione Lynn Potter: I updated... just not soon. So, so, sorry.
katie janeway: Ooh, I'm going to read your fic now! Actually, I do that with all of my reviewers, but whatever. Thanks.
Suhailia: Sorry! Did you get it right?