Hermione kept her cloak around her as she looked around, hoping that no one would follow her. She had made sure that Ron would stay with Harry for the whole day. Hermione couldn't risk having Harry follow her into Madam Puddifoot's. Hermione felt terrible betraying Harry's trust like this but she had to do something about the way he was acting. There had to be something she could do. Hermione wouldn't admit it to herself but she felt that there was a void in her life with Harry not talking. Harry had always been the one that would either blow up or be perfectly fine with things…..he wasn't the type to be quiet about a lot of things….at least not to Hermione and Ron.

Life was difficult without Harry there to make things seem simple. Ron was more insensitive and upset with everything. What was the point in everything that was happening? Was there something else Harry wasn't mentioning? Was there something Ron wasn't? There had to be a reason. There had to be something Hermione wasn't getting. But as of now….she was doing what she thought was best. What was best in Hermione's mind was getting Ginny and Harry back together.

Ginny was already sitting in a corner with a mug of tea cupped in both hands. She still had her cloak and scarf on, Hermione guessed she thought this would be a quick meeting.

"Hello." Hermione said, sitting down and unwrapping her scarf from her neck. This place was muggy and full of incense; it reminded Hermione vividly of Professor Trelawny's loft.

"Hey, how are you?" Ginny looked up from her untouched tea and smiled weakly at Hermione. She knew it was fake, both of them knew it was fake. Ginny had long stopped smiling.

"Good. But we need to do this as fast as we can. I don't need Harry finding me here with you."

"What is it about? What did he say to you?" Ginny looked terrified, like Hermione had suddenly punched her.

"Its nothing bad, I promise. But I don't know what is up with him. He tried to sneak out of the common room the other day and when I caught him he sat with me into the morning. He asked how you were, he looked so hurt when he asked, Ginny. You guys didn't fight did you?"
"He spoke to you? He asked about me? Oh….Hermione I don't know….he hasn't said a word to me, nor I to him. But he's been watching me….I know that. He's been watching from the Marauder's Map or from deserted classrooms. I just….I can't undo what he's done. I can't go to him and tell him I miss him because he'll just push me away even more. He's trying his best to save me. He really is Hermione….I just don't know." Ginny was on the brink of tears and Hermione suddenly knew what she was doing was the right thing. She had to give Ginny the news that Harry was still thinking of her, missing her just as she was missing him.

"That's all he asked. I told him that you missed him and that you haven't been with anyone else since him. He knows you love him. He knows everything that you've been going through because he has too." Hermione put a hand on Ginny's. "It'll be alright, Ginny. You both will get through this."

And with that Hermione got up and left.