Disclaimer: the characters and places all belong to JK. I own the plot, even though its been done loads of time, so technically i don't own that, so i own nothing.

Hermione's Promise

Chapter 1

Hermione Granger left Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry 3 months ago, it was late September and she was 19 years old. She left school with the highest number of O's in her NEWTS since Dumbledore had been a student. Which was along time ago. She had managed to get a job working at St.Mungo's hospital, Madame Pomfery trained Hermione to be a healer before she left school, so when Hermione did leave school she could go straight into working, and she did. She had been working there 3 months and had been promoted to Ward Healer, which meant she was in charge of a ward, its patients and its staff. Despite being 19 years of age she was very respect on her ward.

She was still the best of friends with Harry Potter and his long-term girlfriend Ginevera Weasely, Ginny for short. She was closer to Ron Weasely because she was dating him and had been since the end of June, 3 weeks after they left school. Hermione had sisterly love for Ron the whole time whilst at school, but after they left school Ron got into trouble with his family, he didn't receive many NEWTS and he couldn't find a job, and because he was 18 he had to move out. Harry was living with Ginny, who left school a year early, the reason for this was because she was a very smart witch and she was asked if she would like to take her NEWTS a year early and she passed, she got higher marks than most of the 7th years, but not nearly enough as Hermione Granger.

Harry was a living with Ginny in a small one bedroom flat in the ministry compounds, both were training to be full time members of the order of the phoenix. Ginny only being 17 years old had to wait until she was 18 before going on missions, but Harry could do straight away.

Voldermort was defeated during the war in their 7th year, the war started in January and lasted until March, many people died including Voldermort and the worst death eater to walk the face of the earth Lucius Malfoy. But many death eaters still remain and still kill muggles so the ministry needed the Order to fight. Hermione had not been taken by the prospect of yet more fighting, and decided after the war that her heart lied in medicine.

Hermione used most of the money her parents gave her in a trust fund when she was 18, to but a small 2bedroom house near St.Mungo's hospital. Since Ron had no where to live she invited him to stay with her, they were friends at first, but then they became closer and they started dating. When they first started dating it was wonderful, Hermione instantly fell in love with Ron and wanted to spend the rest of her life with him, she never told anyone about her feelings, they hadn't been dating too long and she wanted to wait before she told him. She was permanently on cloud 9.

But she fell off cloud 9 and was brought back to reality when Ron became very protective of her. He started telling her that her cloths were a little revealing, when her and Ginny would often go out on girl only nights in the muggle world. Ron, since he hadn't a clue about muggles was unsure about letting her go, and when he did she had to dress to his taste, he didn't want other men to be looking at HIS Hermione. Hermione, at first understood about the clothes, because he wasn't a muggle, like she, he had no idea what they wore and what she considered normal muggle cloths Ron thought they were too reveling.

Hermione was a sleep in her nice cozy bed with Ron lying asleep next to her. It was 5am and she started work at 6am, she hated getting up for the long shifts, but once she got there they didn't seem like 13 hours at all, she loved very minute of them. Today was going to be no acceptation, she was going to be working with a new trainee doctor, she didn't know his name only that he was a he.

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP Hermione's alarm clock went at 5am. Hermione rolled over and got out of bed, turned the alarm off and grabbed her towel from her dressing table stool and went to the bathroom. Ron still asleep.

At about 5:20am Hermione came out of the bathroom, washed, dressed and ready to go get her breakfast, she looked at Ron, he looked the same as he did in school, long red hair, that she hated, she hated long hair, he had a few freckles on his face and upper body, be was very muscular and toned, quidditch was good to a man. His looks had not changed since at school, but he had. She had not changed much, she was still the same height, at school she had long curly hair, but now it was shorter and rested on her shoulders, at the end of 6th year she grew into her womanly shape.

Hermione walked down stairs and poured some water into the kettle and turned it on, she put some grounded coffee beans in a cup with a spoon of sugar and waited for her boiling water to be done, she loved doing this the muggle way. Ron didn't like it much but she couldn't give up her god given ways to please Ron and his wizards ways.

She got her coffee and sat reading the news paper that her owl Flake had brought her, like he did every morning. She heard Ron moving around up stairs and figured he must be getting up. 10 Minutes later he came down the stairs looking as bad as he did every morning.

"Moring Mione" he said and kissed her forehead.

"Morning Ron, sleep well"

"I would have if you didn't have to get up so early" he replied a little angrily, Hermione sensed this and it made her angry too

"Well Ronald i do have to get up for work, speaking of work found any yet" 'No, of course he hassent, he likes me to buy everything' she thought

"No, and ill look when im ready" he told her and sat down opposite her, looking at her

"Problem is there Ron?" Hermione asked because he was looking at her

"Your wearing make up"

'thank you Sherlock' she thought "Yes, i wanted to make a good impression today, the hospital is getting a few trainee doctors today and im getting one on my ward and i just wanted to make a good impression, besides it always ware makeup"

"Not usually that much" she was only wearing mascara, eyeliner, eye shadow and a little bit of lip gloss, noting too drastic.

"Im going, bye Ron" she stood up, but he grabbed her wrist and pulled her down

"Hermione, behave today" the threatened in a dark tone

"What is that suppose to mean" she shouted and pulled her wrist back from him

"I mean, lately you've changed"

"im not the one who's changed Ronald, goodbye" she appareted out of the kitchen and into her Ward Office at St.Mungo's. She felt like crying, she wasn't as in love with Ron as she use to be and she was starting to dis-like him, but she still loved him and wanted him. But she also made a promise a long time ago, her promise to herself was:

Never to walk in anyone's shadow. To be her own woman. To live her life as she wanted.

But her promise and how she was living were totally different things. She was pulled out of her thoughts by Marcy, a small 40+ plump witch, who was a senior member of the hospital governors

"Morning Hermione" Marcy said

"Marcy, how are you today?"

"Fine, thank you Hermione, ive brought your trainee Doctor"

"Thank you Marcy" Marcy then left and Hermione walked out of her office to meet her trainee doctor. His back was facing her so she introduced herself.

"Hello, im healer Gra-" she stopped as the man turned around to see who was talking to him.

"Mya" said the man

"D-D Draco" Hermione stuttered out.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

VERY SHORT I KNOW

Was it what you was expecting? Well there's going to be fireworks later on. Just wait and see

This fic isnt really for big Ron fan's, he is the most OOC im this story. Sorry, i like Ron i do, but i needed him to be like this for my story to work.

review and tell me what you think

dmhg

XxXxX