disclaimer: HARRY POTTER IS ALL MINE! SO IS RON WEASLEY!
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Hermione's smile widened, her eyes revealing remote signs of life once again. She turned slowly, only to find that the reflection in the ice indeed held the truth.
"Ginny!" she cried, stepping forward to gather Ginny in a loving hug. Ginny hugged her tightly, tears penetrating her maroon sweater.
"It could've been you…" Ginny whispered, her tears flowing freely. Confusion clouded Hermione's golden brown eyes for a fleeting second before realization took its place. She nodded mutely, not trusting herself to speak coherently
"You are the closest thing I have to a sister… an-and I-I almost lost you…" Ginny sobbed devastated yet relieved.
"I know… but it's ok now…" Hermione whispered, pulling back and giving Ginny a watery smile.
Thoughts clouded her tired mind and she tried in vain to push them away. Finally, she sat on the rock again and motioned for Ginny to sit beside her.
After a few moments of silence, Hermione looked at her red-haired friend, whose usual vivacious personality was nowhere to be seen. Hermione sighed.
(Should I tell her? I must… She's the only one I can tell…)
"Ginny… I have something to tell you… I don't want to burden Harry with this and I c-can't tell Ron b-because…" she trailed off, not knowing how to express the perplexing dilemma inside her.
"Because…?" her silent friend prompted gently
"Because it involves Ron" Hermione finished with a whisper.
Ginny looked at her incredulously before smiling softly. Hermione didn't notice the sly knowing look on Ginny's face but continued talking, her eyes fixated on the frozen lake.
"I-I don't know how exactly to explain this… This might come as a shock to you… but I-I…"
" You love Ron…" Ginny finished for her, a small grin playing on her rose bud lips.
Now it was Hermione's turn to look shocked. She snapped her head sharply towards Ginny, her mouth agape in disbelief.
"Wait – H-How did you…? D-did he ... what?" Hermione stuttered, stumbling over her words in shock.
"Me and the whole of Hogwarts knew… we always did… since your fourth year." Ginny said, "Only the two of you remained as clueless and ignorant as always".
A small laughter erupted from Ginny and she attempted to control her amusement. She failed miserably. Hermione blushed a deep shade of red and clamped her hand over her mouth.
"Sorry…" Ginny stated when her laughter had finally died down. Hermione smiled slightly before a frown replaced it. "Ginny… he can't know." She declared simply.
"WHAT!?!" Ginny said, unable to believe her ears. "WHY NOT!? He loves you too you know?"
Hermione blushed harder, tears prickling the back of her eyes once again.
(Trust Ginny to make this harder for me) she thought indignantly. She sighed again.
"I'm not sure Ginny… I'm not sure if I want him to love me back"
(LIAR LIAR!) An inner voice screamed. Hermione suppressed it and shook her head slightly.
"Why…?" Ginny asked, now clearly perplexed.
Hermione retold her all of her fears, her dreams, her visions and her conversations with Dumbledore. When she finished talking, she turned to Ginny; her eyes shining with unshed tears.
"Ginny… Ron can't know. We need to stay apart…"
"But Hermione… Dumbledore also said that Ron was your greatest strength… the strength of the both of you together might be what he wants…" Ginny said wisely.
Hermione shook her head stubbornly.
"No. I can't take our relationship any further. We'll be estranging ourselves from Harry when he needs us most."
"Besides, Voldemort has already taken my mother away from me. I won't let him take Ron. I can deal with Ron not loving me, but I can't live wthout him by my side – at least as a friend… Voldemort won't take him away…"
"…. What if you can't?" Ginny asked slowly
"Can't what?"
"Can't stop Ron from loving you… can't stop Voldemort from taking him?"
"That's why I need your support Gin… I need YOU to help me. Not Harry. Not Ron. YOU."
Ginny stayed silent for a few minutes, fear getting a hold on her, and she shivered.
(Ron… my brother… I'm sorry… But I have to side with Hermione. I can't lose you.)
Ginny then slowly nodded before turning to Hermione once again. Hermione's eyes swam with tears and held fear, love, pain. "Are you sure?" Ginny questioned. "Yes. I am. I won't let Ron's life be destroyed. I won't let anyone else be taken away because of the dark lord" Hermione spat out, her words venomous, brimming with hatred for Voldemort.
Ginny reached over and hugged her brave friend, promising to be with her. Always.
They sat in solitude, watching the sun rise above the treetops, illuminating the heavy sky, chasing the sparkling gems of light into hiding, restoring the monochrome night with a soft pinkish tinge of color.
"What's happening to Hogwarts?" Hermione asked, her voice cracking at the thought of Professor Flitwick dead.
"We had a memorial for Professor Flitwick… Professor Vertura is the new charms teacher. She's nice enough… but I still miss Flitwick" Ginny replied sadly.
Hermione said nothing and Ginny continued "and Ron's been going nuts… He hates the fact that he can't be here with you. He's been fighting with Dumbledore ever since you left. But whenever me or Harry try to get him to talk … he refuses to open up" she said, anger creasing her delicate features.
She flipped her long red hair away from her shoulder and murmured "The git. He misses you. He loves you. But he doesn't see it. He is SUCH a THICKHEADED GIT."
Hermione closed her eyes in pain and amusement. A small smile lit her face at the thought of Ron's angry face. She laughed slightly and it dawned to her.
(I need to get back to Hogwarts)
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I'm so sorry for the delay!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE REVIEWS!!!!!! :-D on to chapter 6!
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Hermione's smile widened, her eyes revealing remote signs of life once again. She turned slowly, only to find that the reflection in the ice indeed held the truth.
"Ginny!" she cried, stepping forward to gather Ginny in a loving hug. Ginny hugged her tightly, tears penetrating her maroon sweater.
"It could've been you…" Ginny whispered, her tears flowing freely. Confusion clouded Hermione's golden brown eyes for a fleeting second before realization took its place. She nodded mutely, not trusting herself to speak coherently
"You are the closest thing I have to a sister… an-and I-I almost lost you…" Ginny sobbed devastated yet relieved.
"I know… but it's ok now…" Hermione whispered, pulling back and giving Ginny a watery smile.
Thoughts clouded her tired mind and she tried in vain to push them away. Finally, she sat on the rock again and motioned for Ginny to sit beside her.
After a few moments of silence, Hermione looked at her red-haired friend, whose usual vivacious personality was nowhere to be seen. Hermione sighed.
(Should I tell her? I must… She's the only one I can tell…)
"Ginny… I have something to tell you… I don't want to burden Harry with this and I c-can't tell Ron b-because…" she trailed off, not knowing how to express the perplexing dilemma inside her.
"Because…?" her silent friend prompted gently
"Because it involves Ron" Hermione finished with a whisper.
Ginny looked at her incredulously before smiling softly. Hermione didn't notice the sly knowing look on Ginny's face but continued talking, her eyes fixated on the frozen lake.
"I-I don't know how exactly to explain this… This might come as a shock to you… but I-I…"
" You love Ron…" Ginny finished for her, a small grin playing on her rose bud lips.
Now it was Hermione's turn to look shocked. She snapped her head sharply towards Ginny, her mouth agape in disbelief.
"Wait – H-How did you…? D-did he ... what?" Hermione stuttered, stumbling over her words in shock.
"Me and the whole of Hogwarts knew… we always did… since your fourth year." Ginny said, "Only the two of you remained as clueless and ignorant as always".
A small laughter erupted from Ginny and she attempted to control her amusement. She failed miserably. Hermione blushed a deep shade of red and clamped her hand over her mouth.
"Sorry…" Ginny stated when her laughter had finally died down. Hermione smiled slightly before a frown replaced it. "Ginny… he can't know." She declared simply.
"WHAT!?!" Ginny said, unable to believe her ears. "WHY NOT!? He loves you too you know?"
Hermione blushed harder, tears prickling the back of her eyes once again.
(Trust Ginny to make this harder for me) she thought indignantly. She sighed again.
"I'm not sure Ginny… I'm not sure if I want him to love me back"
(LIAR LIAR!) An inner voice screamed. Hermione suppressed it and shook her head slightly.
"Why…?" Ginny asked, now clearly perplexed.
Hermione retold her all of her fears, her dreams, her visions and her conversations with Dumbledore. When she finished talking, she turned to Ginny; her eyes shining with unshed tears.
"Ginny… Ron can't know. We need to stay apart…"
"But Hermione… Dumbledore also said that Ron was your greatest strength… the strength of the both of you together might be what he wants…" Ginny said wisely.
Hermione shook her head stubbornly.
"No. I can't take our relationship any further. We'll be estranging ourselves from Harry when he needs us most."
"Besides, Voldemort has already taken my mother away from me. I won't let him take Ron. I can deal with Ron not loving me, but I can't live wthout him by my side – at least as a friend… Voldemort won't take him away…"
"…. What if you can't?" Ginny asked slowly
"Can't what?"
"Can't stop Ron from loving you… can't stop Voldemort from taking him?"
"That's why I need your support Gin… I need YOU to help me. Not Harry. Not Ron. YOU."
Ginny stayed silent for a few minutes, fear getting a hold on her, and she shivered.
(Ron… my brother… I'm sorry… But I have to side with Hermione. I can't lose you.)
Ginny then slowly nodded before turning to Hermione once again. Hermione's eyes swam with tears and held fear, love, pain. "Are you sure?" Ginny questioned. "Yes. I am. I won't let Ron's life be destroyed. I won't let anyone else be taken away because of the dark lord" Hermione spat out, her words venomous, brimming with hatred for Voldemort.
Ginny reached over and hugged her brave friend, promising to be with her. Always.
They sat in solitude, watching the sun rise above the treetops, illuminating the heavy sky, chasing the sparkling gems of light into hiding, restoring the monochrome night with a soft pinkish tinge of color.
"What's happening to Hogwarts?" Hermione asked, her voice cracking at the thought of Professor Flitwick dead.
"We had a memorial for Professor Flitwick… Professor Vertura is the new charms teacher. She's nice enough… but I still miss Flitwick" Ginny replied sadly.
Hermione said nothing and Ginny continued "and Ron's been going nuts… He hates the fact that he can't be here with you. He's been fighting with Dumbledore ever since you left. But whenever me or Harry try to get him to talk … he refuses to open up" she said, anger creasing her delicate features.
She flipped her long red hair away from her shoulder and murmured "The git. He misses you. He loves you. But he doesn't see it. He is SUCH a THICKHEADED GIT."
Hermione closed her eyes in pain and amusement. A small smile lit her face at the thought of Ron's angry face. She laughed slightly and it dawned to her.
(I need to get back to Hogwarts)
SO??? what did ya think!?!? DO LEAVE REVIEWS SO I CAN UPDATE!!!!! i love hearing from all of ya!
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