Disclaimer: I am not J.K. Rowling and all that you see here that you recognize from HP belongs to her. The song lyrics were borrowed from Usher.

Throwback

"You're gonna want me back"
Was the last words she said to me
Now I'm wishin she was still here with me
"You're gonna need me"
And in the days here may gotta shead tears

"Hermione, it is never going to work between us. You're too involved in your bloody studies to pay any attention to me. Not to mention you could really care less about how you look," Ron seemed to realize that what he'd just said had most definately been the wrong words to say when Hermione gave him her death glare and opened her mouth about to yell at him when he added, "not that you look bad, you just look the same every day. And you don't play Quiditch which makes me think that we should just be friends. You know?"

Without giving her a chance to answer he said, "Thanks, 'Mione!" Then he gave her a peck on the cheek and ran upstairs to his room.

Before he shut the door he heard her shout, "You're going to want be back!"

He slid down the door and put his head in his hands thinking that today was the hardest day in his life and for the first time since he was 8, Ronald Weasley shed tears over the girl that he had just broken up with. The girl he missed already even though he knew things hadn't been quite right for each other. They were complete opposites and Ron didn't believe in the saying that opposites attracted.

You never miss a good thing 'til it leaves ya
Finally I realize that I need you
I want you back
Baby girl, I need you back
Gotta have you back babe
Heartbroken when you left my world
Man I wish I would have kept my girl
And I love you
I don't know what I gonna do without my baby

A few days later Ron was talking to Harry when he saw Hermione walk up to Blaise Zabini, a Slytherin!, and kiss him on the cheek. The scary thing was he kissed her back.

"Man, why'd she have to go to him?" Ron asked Harry sadly.

"Because you dumped her and said some things that weren't very nice. But anyway, I don't know what the answer to this stupid question. Do you?" Harry asked about his Charms assignment.

"Not a clue. We need 'Mione back Harry. I told her I wanted to be friends. I know I broke up with her but that's only because I thought it would be easier now, than later when we're graduating or preparing for NEWTS or something. I'll ask her about it later."

"Alright."

But later when Ron tried to talk to Hermione she just left him standing there and went off to talk to Blaise. Harry was on a date with Ginny so Ron was left all alone. Wandering up to his dormitory he threw himself on his bed and thought about his relationship with Hermione and how she was always there for him wether it was with an answer to a homework assignment or to fix all of his mistakes. He realized then that he loved Hermione and probably would for the rest of his life. When Harry came back from his date Ron asked him, "What am I going to do without her? You have my sister and she has Blaise. Who do I have?"

Harry had simply told him that while he was dating Ginny he wouldn't leave Ron behind and pointed out that none of this was Hermione's fault.

Both of them fell asleep dreaming about two very different girls.

It's drivin me crazy
Because I'm missin my baby
I'm goin out of my mind and I'm runnin out of time
Oh, I wish I could find ya girl
Said I'm about to go crazy
Cuz I've been needin you lately
I'm goin out of my head
And all the things that I said
I wish that I never said 'em now

Ron woke up the next morning with the sunlight glaring in his room. He sat up and saw a letter laying on the ground by his bed with his name on it in Hermione's familier scrawl. He opened the letter franticaly and read:

Dear Ron,

I'm so sorry I have to leave like this but it is for the best. I feel that we can both move on with our lives if I'm not in yours and you aren't in mine so I have transferred schools. I am not going to tell you which one and I will expect you not to owl me. I wanted to let you know that your words hurt me and that really it was you who didn't have time for me, not the other way around. Enjoy your life.

Love,

Hermione

"She moved?" Ron gasped horrified. "Harry! Harry, wake up!"

"What?" Harry asked annoyed sitting up in his bed.

"Read this!"

"Hermione left?" Harry asked concerned. "When?"

"I don't know!" Ron nearly shouted, "but maybe she hasn't left yet! Come on, Harry!"

The two boys raced out of their dorm room wearing only a pair of pants. They ran to the Great Hall getting several appreciative looks from the girls they met along the way but Hermione wasn't in there.

"Harry! We have to find her!"

"I know, Ron. Accio firebolt!" Harry shouted.

"Accio Nimbus," Ron cried.

They deftly caught their brooms and took off. They flew out a nearby open window and headed for the Hogsmede station. Finally arriving they searched frantically for Hermione.

"HERMIONE!" They cried over and over but no one responded.

Aww baby what you say now
"You're gonna want me back"
And still I want you, want you, want you, want you, want you,
need you babe

Finally they found her just as she was getting on the train.

"HERMIONE, NO!" Ron wailed.

"I told you, Ron. You want me back. But I'm sorry, you can't have me," Hermione said sadly.

If I could rewind the time
And get inside your mind
I would take back all my words
I didn't see it (didn't see it)
I couldn't see what I was doin babe
See baby cuz I was blind
And I wish I could try
To be the man that you deserve
Give me one chance to make it worth

"Mione! I take it all back! I wouldn't have done it! Give another chance, please!"

"I'm sorry Ron, I can't."

With that the compartment door slid shut.

It's drivin me crazy
Because I'm missin my baby
I'm goin out of my mind and I'm runnin out of time
Oh, I wish I could find ya girl
Said I'm about to go crazy
Cuz I've been needin you lately
I'm goin out of my head
All the things that I said
I wish that I never said 'em now

"NO!!" Ron yelled throwing himself down on his knees.

"Ron, come on. We'll see her again someday."

"No, I have to find out where that train went." Ron told him angrily and ran off to find the ticketmaster.

"It left for London," the ticketmaster told him monotonously.

"Thanks, come on Harry! We have to floo to Kings Cross!"

"Alright, come on."

"You're gonna want me back"
Wish I could throw it back
I want it the way it used to be
"You're gonna need me"
"You're gonna want me back"

Give me one chance to make it worth

After getting reluctant permission from Dumbledore the two boys flooed to King Cross. They waited for about an hour for the train to pull up. When it finally did Ron and Harry started searching once more for Hermione.

Finding her she said to Ron again, "I'm sorry you should have listened to me. I told you, you're gonna need me."

"I just want everything to go back to how it was. Give me one chance to make it work!"

"I'm sorry, Ron," Hermione said and she turned and walked away.

It's drivin me crazy
Because I'm missin my baby
I'm goin out of my mind and I'm runnin out of time
Oh, I wish I could find ya girl
Said I'm about to go crazy
Cuz I've been needin you lately
The love of my life
But I wasn't lovin you right baby

Flooing rather reluctantly back to Hogwarts where the boys were given the day off. Only Ron took the oppurtunity. He wandered sadly back to the common room and sat down and thought about it. He still had no idea where Hermione had gone so he started thinking about their relationship.

Flashback

"Ron, why don't we go up to the astronomy tower? We can count the stars," Hermione told him smiling at him suggestively.

"I'm sorry, 'Mione, I have to go to Quidditch practice and Harry thinks I should put in some extra practice afterwards, but maybe if I'm not to tierd. In fact I should be leaving right about now," Ron said standing and giving her a quick kiss and heading out the common room. He'd been to tierd when he got back.

"Ron, lets go to the library. There's a secluded corner in the back where we can be alone," Hermione said tugging gently on Ron's arm.

"I promised Harry a game of chess. I'll meet you there later." Ron said, but he never showed up.

End Flashbacks

"She was right," Ron said aloud. "She was, no is, the love of my life but I wasn't loving her right. She deserved better."

"Yeah, and did you know that the first sign of insanity is talking to yourself?" Ginny asked appearing from no where.

"Oh shut up!"

"I'm sorry she left." Ginny left with that and Ron was all alone again with his thoughts.

It's drivin me crazy
Because I'm missin my baby
I'm goin out of my mind and I'm runnin out of time
I wish I could find ya girl
Said I'm about to go crazy
Cuz I've been needin you lately
I'm goin out of my head
All the things that I said
I wish that I never said 'em now

An hour later around lunch time Harry came in and sat down next to Ron. "Having fun?"

"Not really, I think I'm going crazy. I need Hermione back! I wish I had never said any of that crap! I didn't mean it!"

"It's a little late now, Ron," Harry pointed out giving his friend a sympathetic smile.

"Yeah, I know."

"You're gonna want me back"
Was the last words she said to me
Now I'm wishin she was still here with me
"You're gonna need me, need me one
day"
And in the days here may gotta shead tears
I'm sittin by the phone
Realizin she ain't ever comin hone

Harry left again and Ron thought about the last things Hermione had said to him, "You're gonna want me back" and, "You're gonna need me." How right she was. He started crying again sitting near the window wishing an owl would fly towards him. All the while knowing that Hermione wasn't coming back, she wasn't coming home.