Prologue part II

Hermione arrived at the quidditch pitch early. She looked around the pitch and with no Ron in sight begins to breath deeply.

'Why should I be so nervous? We're not married are we? Did he think that I would fallow him every where? Why do I feel so bad?' she kept thinking up question after question getting herself angry.

She felt she had no reason not to go. 'It's the opportunity of a life time!' she reasoned with herself. Yet what ever she thought she couldn't shake the feeling it was wrong.

Ron arrived about ten minuites later a small silver package in hand that he slips into his pocket. Hermione was so upset she doesn't even pay attention to the time nor the presence of another.

Her back is to him when he sneaks up behind her and with his long arms and large hands grabs her. "Ha! I got you!" He chuckles deeply and turns her around with a big grin.

Hermione looks up into his eyes and sighs a smile played out on her lips.

'Now what is this bout? I hoped it was an impromptu snog session but the second part of your notes lead me to doubt that." He continues to hold her hands and looks down at her with only a few inches between them.

Hermione rolls her eyes mutters "Boys" and hits him playfully. Hermione's expression sobers.

"Ron, I really need to talk to you." Her eyes move from his to his collar.

Ron takes his finger a lifts her chin, 'Yeah?'

She grabs his hand looking at it. "Lets go for a walk." They hold hands and walk towards the lake.

They stop along the edge of the water and sit down by the root of a tree. "Ron, what do you think about graduation?" Hermione asks.

" I think it is a bit sad to leave what we know so well, but there is a lot more out there for us." Said Ron truthfully.

Hermione smiled a tear falling down her cheek that she wipes away. "I feel the same way."

Ron looks at her tears " What is the matter?"

"Oh Ron, I'm not going with you and Harry." Hermione looked down at her shoes.

"Of course you're going! We sit right next to each other during the Ceremony."

"No Ron, I'm not going to be an auror. I've been accepted into the International Wizarding League as an Intern."

Ron looked stunned. "When did you find out?" he asked standing up.

Her voice lost volume dropping to a near whisper "A few weeks ago."

"How long?" repeated Ron hurt.

"Three weeks." Hermione looked down at her feet again.

"Three weeks!" repeated Ron. "Three weeks and you NEVER told me! You didn't even apply for it, huh?"

"Ron I never thought I would get it!" She yelled standing up.

"You never even mentioned it to me, why?!" Ron shouted.

"You would have never supported me going!" Hermione shouted back.

"How would you know!"

"Look at you yelling at me now!"

"That's because you wouldn't trust me damn it!"

"Well it isn't just that!" Hermione screamed.

"Yeah?"

" It is in Vienna!" Hermione threw the words out and they hit Ron like a knife.

"VIENNA!" Ron all but choked. "That wasn't worth telling me? Our relationship wasn't worth telling me?"

" Yes it was Ron, That is why it was so hard!" pleaded Hermione.

"You want to leave me and go off to Vienna." Ron laughed a cold sarcastic laugh. "What a fool you must think of me!"

"No, Ron!"

"Trailing after you like some lovesick puppy while secretly you planned to leave me all of this time. Why did you have to lead me on Hermione?" He breathed in deeply full of raw emotion.

"Ron, we can still write!" Hermione clung to her words.

"Hermione, the Auror training is four years and Vienna is not a hop, skip, nor a jump away !" Ron ground out.

Hermione remained quite.

"You told Harry, but you didn't care enough about me to tell me sooner!" Ron yelled

Hermione had never seen him angrier which got her just as angry.

"You know that isn't true!" She spat out at him.

" So is this it Hermione are you just going to dump me just before you start your new life. I'm sorry I wasn't good enough!" He goes to walk away.

" Ron!" Hermione yelled at him.

He turns back around. " Just remember me Hermione and realize that I loved you." He said just loud enough for her to hear in a voice of ragged gentleness. "Here" he through down the silver box and stormed away. Hermione sat down on the stump once more and cried She looked up to see his form fade from sight and the twinkle of light caught her eye. She went to the package and opened it. What lay inside tore at her heart.

A/N: Mawahhaa! Cliff hanger. Don't worry next part will be up Wednesday! It won't all be so angst, this is only the beginning. We haven't even reached the real plot yet! Hoped you enjoyed it! Oh and I don't mind reviews (wink, wink)

Love,

Autumn

Ps. If by any chance Erika is reading this (you know who you are!) I better hear from you soon! Call me!