A/N: Please tell I am not the only person who cried during my last chapter. I felt so bad having to write that but please do not worry, everything is going to be perfectly fine.

Chapter 7: Empty Space

Harry POV

The next few days had been the hardest for me. I couldn't concentrate on any of my schoolwork. And just knowing the fact that Hermione and me probably have to see each other every morning, gives me a bad night at attempting sleep. I was tired throughout the day and I knew that it wasn't going to go away. But I realize that I have to feel like this in order for Hermione to be safe.

I knew that if I stayed with Hermione, then her dreams and visions might come true. I knew she was just as scared as I was. The only reason that this was evening happening to her was because of me. If I had never asked her out last year she would be perfectly fine. She would be having an awesome year instead of worrying all night about me.

Hermione POV

I barely left my room at all. I just couldn't let reality sink into me. Did the love of my life just break up with me? I felt like it was me to blame. I mean, if I didn't go back to him last year the night of the Winter Ball then this would have never happened and then I would be with Ron. But then yet again that was whom I wanted to be with anyways. I didn't even want to go out with Harry to Hogsmeade. I didn't want to go with Harry to the Winter Ball last year. It was suppose to be Ron and me.

If I had never said yes to that one date with Harry and still stayed devoted to being with Ron then this wouldn't evening be happening to me right now. I would have never fell in love with Harry Potter. I would be with Ron right now because him and Lavender broke up right before the Winter Ball last year. If I had stayed with him then I would be with him.

But then I would be forgetting the real reason I said yes to Harry. I totally forgot that sparkle in his eye. I forgot the feeling of being loved. I forgot what it was like to be with him. I missed it how his hand would find mine when we would walk down the corridors. I missed the way he made me laugh. I missed the fact that he knew every little thing about me. I missed how when I would wake up he would be right there next to me. I missed having Harry Potter as my boyfriend.

I knew exactly what I had to do in order to get Harry back in my life. I had to prove to him that I knew that going out with him would put me in danger. I hated how he would always think it is his entire fault. He was born this way and there isn't anything any one of us can do about it.

I looked up at the canopy above my bed. I didn't want to move but then slowly, I moved my hand up to my neck where my Emo-Teller was. I removed it from my neck and held it up so I could read it. Under my crying head it read 'Lonely'. Harry's head was also crying. Under his it read 'Sad.'

Suddenly there was a knock on the front door. I didn't both to go get. Soon I heard Harry shuffle in his room as slowly he made his way to the door. I quietly got out of my bed as I made my way to my door. I pressed my ear against the door and listened as I could make out every noise of Harry opening the door.

"Hi Harry." Ron said as he entered. I heard footsteps enter the common room we shared.

"Hi Ron, Lavender." Harry said, a drag was in his voice as though he had been crying.

"Harry, you look terrible." Lavender said.

"Yeah mate, what happened?" Ron asked.

"I don't want to talk about it." Harry said.

"Harry, I haven't seen you this upset since the night you and Hermione got in a," his voice trailed off as he realized what had happened.

"You guys didn't." Lavender almost screamed.

"I had to end it." Harry said.

"Why?" Lavender did scream this time.

"Because I couldn't take it anymore. I was sick off seeing Hermione get hurt all because of me." Harry said.

My heart was tearing when Harry spoke. I haven't spoke to him in days and hearing him speak of it was breaking my heart even more.

"Harry," Ron started. "How do I put this?"

"Let me." Lavender spoke up. "Hermione knew all the dangers she was getting into. You're not the one to blame. She knew that if she was going to go out with you that it would put her life in danger. Even when she was your friend she knew that she would be at risk."

"But I don't want her at risk. Not anymore." Harry said. I heard him fall into a chair.

"Where's Hermione, she is probably heartless right now." Lavender asked.

"I don't know. I haven't seen her in days. You can go ahead and check her room though." Harry said, there was a lump in his throat as he talked about me.

I heard footsteps coming closer to my door. Then followed by a knock.

"Hermione, are you in there?" Lavender asked.

I stood up and brushed my hair back and called faintly though my cracked voice. "Yeah hold on a minute." I said softly through the door.

I walked over to my bed and pulled my robe over my pajama's and pulled my hair back. I took a quick look in the mirror and then walked back over to the door. I placed my hand on the knob and slowly turned it. It creaked open and that's when I almost passed out.

Lavender was stand there with her hands on her hips. She looked just as stunned as I did. She wasn't why I almost died right there. Behind her I saw Harry sitting back in the couch and he was looking straight at me. His hair was the worst I had ever seen it, his eyes were bloodshot and he was wearing really old clothes. His skin was pale and he seemed tired. I tried to be brief as Lavender strolled in and I quickly shut my door again.

Lavender walked around my room then looked back at me.

"Sweetie it is too dark in here." Lavender said. She pulled the curtain back and let the sunlight into my room for the first time in a while.

Lavender turned back to look at me. "Oh honey." Lavender said as she rushed and pulled me into a big hug. I just let my head fall on her shoulder as I let tears escape my eyes again. After a while I just pulled away and let my body fall into my bed.

"Harry doesn't know what he is talking about." Lavender said.

"You don't understand, this is killing me. When I saw him out there I thought I was going to pass out. Even though he looked horrible, he was so perfect." I said.

"Well, are you still going to the Halloween Ball?" Lavender asked.

"I have to, I am still the Queen of Hogwarts." I said.

"Hermione you look horrible. Your going to have to pull yourself together before, it is tomorrow night." Lavender said.

"Yeah, and the queen is dateless." I said.

"Don't worry about it. I take you over there if you me to." Lavender said.

"Yeah, walking down the hallway alone to the Ball will be horrible on me." I said.

"I'll be here around 7." Lavender said as she started walking to my door.

"Thanks Lav." I said.

"Don't mention it." Lavender said as she left.

Lavender POV

I walked back out to Harry and Hermione's common room where Ron and Harry were talking.

"Come on Ron. We have to get prepared." I said.

"For what?" Ron demanded.

"We still don't have matching outfits for the dance tomorrow." I said.

"Can't that wait?" Ron asked. "My best friend is in his worst state possible."

"And so is mine. I was about to cry in there to see Hermione that way." I said. "But, you'll see him tomorrow, at the ball."

"I'm not going. It wouldn't feel right." Harry spoke up.

"Well too bad Mr. King of Hogwarts. Your suppose to be there. And you're the one to blame for your whole ordeal." I snapped.

"I don't want her to get hurt." Harry raised his voice.

"And? She knows," I started but then Harry jumped up from his chair.

"You have no idea what it is like." Harry was yelling. "Every night when I go to bed I am thankful that she has lived another day. And when those nights come where I fall asleep alone because she is in the hospital ward I feel horrible because the only reason she is there is because of me." Tears started to form at the corners of Harry's eyes and it wasn't too soon until they started to fall. "I don't want things to be like this anymore and if it means I cannot be with her anymore so then let it be."

"Your crazy!" I screamed back. "Your both in love with each other and she knows just as well as you do that nothing is going to come between you to. You both lasted every attempt from Ginny and Draco last year. Even when she was your friend she was at risk. In our fifth year when she was hit by a death eater, that didn't stop you from asking her out the next year. I saw her in there, she is so heartbroken. All because of a few bad dreams, some scars and visions. I thought you were stronger than this."

Harry stepped back.

"If you wanna know how she's feeling than just look at that on your finger." I said. Ron got up and followed me out of the room.

As the door closed Ron's hand met mine. "Did I ever tell you how much I love you?" Ron said.

"Why do you say this?" I asked.

"Because I saw that look in your eye. What are you planning?" Ron asked.

"That we need our King and Queen together again." I said.

"Oh, please say more, because I already know what we are going as for the dance." Ron said.

"And I am still not into the whole sports theme that you chose out." I teased.

Ginny POV

Draco led me to through twists and turns in the huge house. Suddenly I realized where I was. He was leading me through the basement, which was more of the dungeons in this house. Small cells lined together on either side of me. Inside each of the cells there were handcuffs that were attached to the walls. Some were higher than other to endure more pain. Although I noticed one room had been cleaned. There was a table in the middle of one room. On one end of the table there were chains and on the opposite side there were chains on the corners of the table.

"You like that room, don't you?" Draco asked, breaking the silence.

"Its, it's not for me is it?" I asked frightened.

"No, I wouldn't waste a room like that on you." Draco answered.

"Well then, who is it for then?" I dared ask the question.

"Your mudblood friend." Draco spat at me.

"No." I whispered.

"What was that?" Draco asked me.

"Nothing." I said softly.

"Good." Draco grabbed my wrist and pushed me in front of him. "You will learn to respect me."

I backed away from him but Draco reached out and pulled me closer to him.

"Where are you going?" Draco asked. He then reached to the door opposite the cell from Hermione's and pulled it open. "This is yours."

Draco pushed me in the room and I fell on the floor. I jumped up from the freezing cold floor that was made of stone. I looked though the cell door. Draco had already closed it and with a flick of his wand it locked shut.

"And don't worry, I will make sure you get some food." Draco said with a smirk and then he disappeared.

I looked around at my surroundings. The entire room besides the ceiling was made of stone. It was cold. The only light came from the torches in the hallway. The room wasn't that big compared to where I usually stayed it was about the size of my bathroom. I sat against the corner and pulled my legs towards me body trying to keep warm as I felt cold tears slide down my face.

A/N: Review please. I know it was a long update but I am already working on the next chapter.