a/n: hey everybody! i know it's been a long time since i've posted anything, but i randomly wrote this and decided it might be good enough to put up here….anyway, enjoy and REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW!

disclaimer: anything you recognize belongs to J.K. Rowling. everything else is mine. also, the song is Punishment by SHeDAISY (fun all-girl band, a cross between country and pop, and yes, i know that i have weird taste in music, but whatever, if you don't like it, then why are you still reading this?).

Chapter One

The red haired boy rolled over between the sheets of his four-poster bed and sighed. It was difficult to fall asleep when he had frustrating problems on his mind. It was particularly frustrating when that problem was one with no possible solution. For example, falling in love with his best friend.

I thought that this was supposed to feel good

And if you were really mine I guess it would

I didn't fall in love because it was the right thing to do

I just went ahead and fell for you

Oh, somewhere down along the line

I guess that love became a crime

This contradiction makes no sense

This is punishment

That was what had happened to Ron Weasley. He had fallen in love with Hermione Granger. Not that she knew, of course. She would never know. He couldn't tell her. Not after years of fighting with her and teasing her, calling her a know-it-all. There was no way she would ever know.

I feel like this is judgment day

I'll raise my hands stand up and say

I don't believe I'm innocent

This is punishment

Truth is your heart was never mine to take

Now I'm stuck in a feeling that I'll never shake

I pray for it to go, God knows I want it to stay

But here I am loving you either way

How many sleepless nights had he spent since the realization of his love for her? He had lost count. It didn't matter anymore. He just wanted to be with her. But, as one of his best friends, she was unavailable. Forever. The thought of this only made him feel worse. But it was true. She would never be his.

Oh, somewhere down along the line

I guess that love became a crime

This contradiction makes no sense

This is punishment

I feel like this is judgment day

I'll raise my hands stand up and say

I don't believe I'm innocent

This is punishment

Of all the problems in his life, this was the worst. He could handle failing Divination and he could deal with his fear of what would happen in the coming war against You-Know-Who. But this one was impossible. He didn't know what to do.

You'll never hear all the things I can't say

And I'll never know if it's better this way

Oh, somewhere down along the line

I guess that love became a crime

This contradiction makes no sense

This is punishment

I feel like this is judgment day

I'll raise my hands stand up and say

I don't believe I'm innocent

This is punishment

Sighing again, he rolled onto his front and closed his eyes. Even in the darkness, he saw Hermione's face in his mind. Finally he fell asleep, but only to dream of the bushy haired Gryffindor girl.

Oh, somewhere down along the line

I guess that love became a crime

I feel like this is judgment day

I'll raise my hands stand up and say

I don't believe I'm innocent

This is punishment

This is punishment

a/n: yes, i know, incredibly corny and cliché, but as i said, if you don't like it, why are you still here? REVIEW PEOPLE! should I add another chappie? i can't write better if you don't comment, just no flames please, i do have to maintain some vestige of self-esteem…