The Aftermath Of Memories
Summary: She rubbed her forehead, closed her eyes, and thought to herself What in Blaises have I done?...Graduation was a real fog to her right now...A summer at Ron's house might give her a chance...he was leaving soon, and the thought made her cry...
Disclaimer: Ok...so If I, Hogwarts-Honeybee owned the Harry Potter characters, I definitely wouldn't be here right now. I think all of you know that without me even writing a disclaimer. So I don't own them, that's it.
Authors Notes: Okay everyone :sniffles: last chapter, BUT I still have a surprise for you. Some of you have even tried to guess what it might be, so good for you! You'll just have to wait and see if you were right after reading the last chapter. Be careful though, this one's really sad and really happy and blah!
Chapter 15- Don't you Forget About Me
Everything had turned out right.
Hermione belonged to Ron. She was finally his. She'd been waiting for this nearly her entire teenage life, and here it was happening before her. It was like a fairy tale ending, but her story was still going. Still very much alive and kicking.
Infact, for the last few days of summer holidays, Hermione was nothing but smiles, blinded by love, along with Ron. Nearly inseparable the two were, and anyone with eyes could see it. No one was very suprised. They all knew it was going to happen someday, as almost every witch and wizard who knew the couple had predicted. Hermione was the only one who couldn't believe it. Even Ron had been expecting it, hopefully awaiting the day it happened.
And as the last day of summer ended, she found herself feeling very sad that he had to leave.
The evening that consisted of packing up anything he'd missed and piling into a company car, was a quiet one. No one spoke on the way to Kings Cross station, and Hermione could barely stand the silence. The only thing that was keeping her sane was the gentile touch of Ron's fingers intertwined with hers. He was drowsy, having woken up very early out of excitement, and was now resting his sleepy head on one of her shoulders.
He could've done that any other time, and she'd have thought nothing of it. But it was different now, because the head that rested on her shoulder was Ron's and he was hers. They were eachothers. She smiled, and leaned her head against his, sighing happily.
When the car finally came to a halt, she knew that her worst fear was slowly happening. They were at the station. The four Weasley children and Harry and Hermione walked as slow as possible behind Mr. and Mrs. Weasley. Ron's hand was still holding tightly onto Hermione's. She could feel the abnormal warmth of his palm, and knew he was nervous. She pushed his shoulder slightly with hers, getting his attention.
"You're going to be fine," She said quietly, so only he could hear "You'll be the best Keeper that the team has ever seen, Ron...You'll be great."
He smiled down at her, planting a quick kiss on her cheek, before going red in the ears "I sure hope so...I'm just so--so-"
"Nervous?" She tried finishing for him.
"No," He said, raising one eyebrow "Actually, I'm--I'm sad."
At the sound of him in distress, she raised an eyebrow. "Why? This is your dream coming true, isn't it?"
"Yes it is, I suppose. But because--well, of course you may already have a clue why. Up until now, I didn't think I had anything to stay behindfor, but--now I do. I have you to stay for. I could change my mind about the whole thing, and I'd be completely happy staying right here with you, because it would be an entirely different dream come true. A dream I've been waiting for much longer than this one."
The team train pulled into the station just as he'd finished. They stopped to give it a stare. It was the color of the Chuddly cannons team and had a great seethe of billowing blue smoke coming from it. Hermione sighed, turning back to Ron.
"But you know I wont let you do that," She said. "I wont let you pass up an opportunity like this one."
"I know you wont," He smiled, wrapping her in a hug. "That's one of the many reasons I'm in love with you."
She went a bit pink and shrugged. It still felt a bit strange to hear him say those three words to her, but it felt great none the less, to be his and to have him love her like she knew he did. She was thoroughly crazy about Ron, and to know he felt the same way was a windfall from Merlin himself.
Before she could say anything else, Molly and the rest of the bunch had all arrived to say goodbye to Ron. The red-haired witch squeezed her youngest son tightly around the shoulders, tears spilling from her eyes and down her cheeks.
"Now you owl me as soon as you get there, understood?" She asked, scolding him with a finger like she always did,and Ron nodded with a sigh. Molly was still his mother, no matter how old he was, and Hermione knew she didn't want him to forget that.
Arthur was next to giveRon a hug "You be good, m'boy." He told him, giving him a pat on the back. He leaned down close to his ear and placed a hand by his ear "Remember to owl your Mother, or she might have a heart attack and keel over." He said, his annotation getting him a hard smack in the head. Ron merely grinned, nodding again.
Fred and George came up behind their parents, faking tears "Oh our little Ronniekins is all grown up and getting famous!" George said, pretending to cry. Fred Nodded, coming out of his dramatic stage.
"Do us a favor," he said "When you get your first paycheck, think of your favorite twin brothers."
"Oh yes, please do." Geroge said, their comments also recieving two smacks in the head from Molly.
Ron laughed timidly, giving each of them a hug, turning to his little sister. At this point, Ginny had about cried herself dry with the silent tears that were falling off her cheeks, walking around Fred and George and saying nothing as she stood there. Ron took note of this and wrapped his arms around her tightly, pulling back and holding her out at arms length. "You're the only one left at the Burrow now, Gin," He said "Take care of Mum and Dad, all right? I'll owl you every week, and any other time I can get the chance."
Ginny nodded, and hugged him a second time, tears streaming down her cheeks. Ron gave her a big comforting smile and turned to Harry next, who was patiently waiting until all the family had said their good-byes. He walked slowly towards Ron, a smirk across his face.
"All right there, Ron?" He asked as Ron nodded, giving him a hug "Listen Mate,... don't let all that fame go to your head..." Harry told him, causing both him and Hermione to laugh. If anyone knew about the annoyance of fame, it was Harry Potter. Ron had always been in his shadow, and now it was his turn to shine.
"I won't," Ron assured him.
Hermione had watched all of the good-byes, knowing that she was next. But she didn't want to be. She was choking back tears like no tomorrow, and watching him bid due to Harry caused her to suck in a huge breath and blow it out again quickly. She bit her bottom lip and watched as he turned to look at her.
He walked over to her, sadness in his eyes. "It's not forever, you know..." He said as he smiled meekly. "I'll come back for you, and we can be together again." He reassured her. She just nodded.
"But it will feel like forever, won't it?" She asked.Ron sighed.
"I'm afraid so," He whispered "A year is an awefully long time, when one thinks about it. Just know that I'll be back. With every day that passes, It'll be one step closer to the time when I return, all right?"
She began to cry just as Ginny had, not able to hold back any longer. Ron held her face, wiping her tears away with his thumbs.
"Please don't cry," He said, kissing her on the forehead. "I hate seeing you cry."
"I can't help it..." She said, grabbing his middle and holding onto him.
The whistle blew, meaning the train was almost ready to go. He looked at it, then back to her, kissing her deeply on the mouth, wrapping his arms around her tightly. "I love you Hermione." He whispered, his forehead against hers. "I love you, and I'll love you forever..."
She smiled through tears, closing her eyes "Don't you forget about me, Ronald Weasley."
"Never..." He told her.
"I love you too, you know..." She guaranteed him.
"I bloody know it..." He sighed happily, closing his eyes too. She scowled at him.
"Ronald Weasley, how many times do I have to tell you not to swear?"
He smirked "Once more, as always."
The conductor came over to tell Ron it was time for him to go. With one last kiss, he pulled back, letting his hand reach out to hers until he could reach no longer, and finally let go. She sighed through her streaming tears, as she saw him nearly walk backwards towards the train, not losing eye-contact with her for a split second.
With one last smile, he boarded. She could see him walking through the hall of the train, still looking out at her. He blew her a kiss and she caught it. She watched him mouth I love you in her direction.
She mouthed it back, waving at him, crossing her fingers to make sure he had good luck all the way there, as the train seemed to edge on slowly. It picked up speed within seconds, traveling down the tracks. She chased after his compartment, running alongside the train, until she could keep up with it no more.
Tears spilled from her eyes, but she knew he would be back.
And when he came back, he would still love her. She could be sure of that.
Well, there you have it! Oh wait, your surprise, that's right! can we all say SEQUEL? lmao do you really think I would leave Ron away from Hermione? Chyaa-ha! whatever, you're crazy then lol...but that is sadly the end of the first story...Please remember to read my sequel which will be coming up VERYshortly! I already have the first five chapters done so yeah!
