A/N: hey guys this was another tough chapter to write and edit. I kept writing things that belong in upcoming chapters. So I had to cut out what belonged and what didn't. But thank you to those of you who have been patient. For those of you who haven't been thanks for getting on my back to get me writing even though it annoyed me. Some of you will have a message posted below.

Thank you to: Riv, strange1, dying to be different, Mr. Towel for reviewing every chapter. Thank you to everyone else who reviews as well I appreciate it a lot I'm just a review Nazi so no offense to those who didn't review every chapter.

Mr. Towel: your prediction is way off. I may be twisted but not that twisted. Nice try though

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Thanks especially to my Beta-reader Josie Writer. She's only done my latest one shot and chapter eight but I really appreciate her help and I don't think I could do it with out her at this point. You guys should be happy now that there's proper grammar. She's going to fix previous chapters when she gets to it so you no longer will be on my back about it.

I'm surprised how much this story relates to people. It wasn't intended like that. It started out being based on my life and now it's a highly exaggerated form of it. Ron is in for a tough time. As for Hermione and Ginny things will work out in the end I promise.

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. I wish I did but then again people would probably kill me if I did. Cause I would dement it a lot.

Chapter 9

One month later the Gryffindor's were still mourning the loss of their companion. But they learned to cope with it by talking and keeping themselves as busy as possible.

Which meant everyone in the DA was coming along brilliantly. They were learning spells, curses, and jinxes so quickly that Harry had to get several advanced books from the library every few weeks because they caught on and mastered everything so rapidly. Everyone was definitely going to get high marks on their exams at the end of the year.

Harry had the location of the DA moved to the Chamber of Secrets for safety purposes. Since there was no longer a Basilisk lurking around the residence, it was safe. Dumbledore and other teachers had spent months making sure the place was curse free along with remodeling and refurnishing the area.

With everyone keeping busy their grades had risen significantly, including Hermione's if you believe it possible. Because of the rise in grades Gryffindor was easily in the lead for house points.

Harry had been working the Quiditch team very hard but he didn't have to push that much because everyone was striving to do better. This was something that Harry had never seen before and he was very proud of his team. Seamus had to replace Ron as keeper and he did surprisingly well, but he still had catching up to do. Ginny had put a lot of effort into Quiditch as well; she was the leading chaser. The Gryffindor team got so good that they completely flattened all of their opponents including Slytherin, which had them very secure for house cup points as well.

Lavender and Hermione spent a lot of time together walking and talking. They were just getting to know each other a little more everyday. They asked each other a lot of questions about what ever happened to strike their curiosity. Their conversations tended to hit a lot of topics and often they would back track to figure out how the conversation ended up in that direction. This led to a lot of laughs and with them showing their authentic selves and being comfortable about it. They of course had their make out sessions which they thoroughly enjoyed but it was always innocent and they didn't want their hormones to spoil the sweet moments that they had discovered. They were perfectly suited to their chaste relationship and they hoped to keep it that way for awhile.

Hermione and Ginny were slowly getting their friendship back on track. Whenever Hermione wasn't with Lavender she spent the rest of her free time with Ginny. Hermione was careful not to mention Lavender because she knew how much it hurt for Ginny, even though she claimed that she didn't mind.

Hermione could see the change in Ginny and was glad to see her doing better. She knew how bad depression was and the feeling of wanting someone you can't have. She knew that Ginny was doing the right thing by doing constructive things to keep her busy rather than then falling further into depression and traveling down the destructive path. She was very proud of Ginny for having the strength and courage to pick herself back up after she had fallen so far. She hoped Ginny would find someone as well. Ginny has such a big heart and she needs someone to take care of it for her. She wanted her to be happy like she was.

Ginny had accepted the fact that she couldn't be with Hermione but she still wanted to be Hermione's friend even if she couldn't be her lover. She savored every moment that she had with Hermione.

She was trying really hard to figure out how to get out of the deep hole of depression that she had fallen into. But she was gradually pulling herself out day by day. She would do things to feel useful and needed. This helped her tremendously and it worked as a therapy. If you stay busy there is less time to dwell in your pit of despair. She was truly making an effort to get to know people better and she was making friends which allowed her to be less lonely.

She was starting to notice other people besides Hermione which made her feel content and not at the same time. She felt like she was getting better but betraying Hermione at the same time. It was a tough battle for her but she convinced herself that it was a good sign and that she was on the road to recovery.

Lavender was thoroughly enjoying every day that she had to spend with Hermione. Each day she was finding something new that she loved about her girlfriend. Hermione was so complex that it would take a lifetime to figure her out. The thought didn't bother Lavender at all. In fact the mystery of Hermione made her seem more appealing.

The time that they shared together was pure bliss. It was probably like that because they never felt like they had to rush anything. It was a feeling that Lavender hoped would stay as long as possible. And when the time did come she hoped their bliss would still last forever.

Parvati was keeping busy just as everyone else was. She spent a lot of time with Lavender like she always did. Lavender would tell Parvati all about Hermione and Parvati had confided in Lavender that she had a massive crush on Ginny. Lavender told her to go for it but Parvati was skeptical. She knew that Ginny still had a thing for Hermione so she was afraid of rejection.

Lavender assured her that everything would be fine so she decided to take the advice. So she was planning to ask Ginny out for Valentines Day and they would go to coffee or something like that. Keep it casual. She hoped she didn't scare the red head off but she knew it was a big risk that would hopefully pay off. She decided to take it slow and hopefully she would be worthy of the youngest Weasley's heart. She was going to ask her on the Quiditch pitch since she knew that Ginny went for her daily afternoon fly around three. 'Gee Parvati, stalk much?' she said to herself. "Oh well, it's now or never."

Meanwhile Ron was still in the psychiatric ward at St. Mungo's under high surveillance watch. He was not enjoying his stay at St. Mungo's at all. When he was brought in they immediately had to put a silencing charm on him to make him be quiet because as soon as he was conscious he began bellowing at the top of his lungs.

They quickly learned that he not only required a straight jacket but he needed a leg locker curse as well since he ended up kicking several of the male medical personnel's groin area. Right after he arrived they threw him in a fluffy padded room and shut the door. They shut the tiny window on it as well so as to hope that Ron would learn his lesson. They put chains connecting his feet to replace the leg locker curse so he would no longer have the ability to kick anyone along with the straight jacket.

Ron soon learned that if he had better behavior that he would spend less time in the room which meant more freedom and fewer jackets and chains. But he had a hard time controlling his Viking-like temper. He would often get in fights and afterwards be thrown into the room. He had his daily counseling sessions, which were pointless, seeing as he only gave minimal or no response. Most of them gave up when Ron told them that they could shove their PhD's up their arses and to leave him the fuck alone because they weren't going to get anything out of him. He went through so many counselors that they just made him go to group therapy which he wasn't required to participate in. This was fine with Ron. He didn't have to talk, and he got to laugh inwardly at people's petty stories about how their crappy childhood caused them to lose it and hurt people and blah, blah, blah.

His least favorite part of the day was when he was in the Rec. room because Lockhart would follow him around all day asking him if he wanted his autograph and if he knew Ron. The nurses thought that Lockhart's memory was somehow getting better and they told Ron to spend more time with him to see if there would be a higher recovery rate.

Ron didn't want to but he was eventually forced to do it. Ron was patient at first but it didn't take long before his temper got the better of him and he kicked Lockhart in the genitals and repeatedly beat him saying, "You damn fraud. Leave me the fuck alone. I don't want your autograph nor will I ever you filthy scum. You're a pathetic excuse for a human being and you don't deserve to exist so keep your filthy hands off me. You're not worthy enough to affiliate with me. Touch me again and it'll be the last thing you do."

It took six members of the medical staff to pull Ron off of Lockhart. They stunned him into a full body bind curse and hauled him away.

Since he had proved to be such a nuisance to the medical staff they had decided that it was time to bring out the big guns. They locked him in the fluffy padded room as usual and they put several spiders in as well. It was a shock therapy. Seeing as Ron didn't seem to find the room frightening enough they had to find something that would be an actual punishment. The punishment was harsh, but necessary.

The spiders were charmed not to bite but Ron didn't know that. He was left in for an hour. When they went to retrieve him he was passed out on the floor. They picked up his limp body, placed him in his isolation chamber and strapped him down onto the bed. He was left for two days to recover.

When he woke up in his chambers he screamed. Then he went silent and didn't go back to sleep. Arthur Weasley came into the observation chamber and spoke to his son saying, "My dear boy I'm so sorry but it must be done." With that he turned on his heel and left.

The day before Valentines Day Ginny rushed up to her dormitory in a fury because Snape had been getting on her all of potions class. She threw her bag on her bed and grabbed her broomstick and she quickly made her way to the quiditch pitch.

When she arrived she took off at full speed and went up 200 feet before she turned to fly back down. When she was flying she felt free and the pressures of the world were temporarily lifted from her small shoulders. She always got such a rush from flying. Every time she flew she was in awe that she could fly. It's like she had been offered a little part of heaven by being able to fly with the angels.

She immediately felt relieved and she was able to think over things rationally. Once she got to that point, she could take the logical steps to fix her problem. She decided not to take Snape's comments personally since he was highly cynical and insensitive prick. So she flew back to the pitch and touched down to notice that Parvati was standing nearby. She hoped off her broom and said, "Hey Parvati, fancy seeing you here. Are you looking for someone?"

"Yeah, you actually" she replied. "I wonder if I could ask you something."

"You just did. But go ahead, shoot."

"Well I was wondering if you didn't have any plans for tomorrow, not that I'm assuming that you don't because you're a beautiful girl, and who wouldn't want to be with you on Valentines Day, and anyways I was thinking maybe we could go on a date to Hogsmeade, like for coffee or something and well, yea, I think I'll shut up now."

Well that wasn't quite what I expected......"That sounds good. Yeah I have no plans and you know..... You're cute when you babble Parv." Ah what could it hurt? I need to get a life plus she's pretty cute.

Parvati blushed at the statement. "Thanks, so what time do you want to meet tomorrow?"

"Um, around noon in the common room after lunch, then we can leave and browse around Hogsmeade."

"Sounds good, see you later Gin."

"You bet your cute ass I will. See you tomorrow Parvati."

"Well, that went better than expected,' thought Parvati to herself. Tomorrow is going to be very interesting.

Tomorrow...

A/N: hey I hope y'all enjoyed it please leave a review. It'll be awhile till next update so please be patient. I'm still writing but on a totally different area. I'm working on sermons but I'll try to write on this too alright. See you later.

Jess