A.N. – Ok, this is the last chapter. I cried while writing it… I hope you all like it. The song I'm using is called 'Meet You There' by Simple Plan. I recommend that you listen to the song while reading this chapter. Well here it is…
CHAPTER TEN – MEET YOU THERE
Hermione opened her eyes and looked around. Everything was so blur. What had happened? She sat up and remembered the events of the night. She saw that everyone was fighting. For how long had she been lying there? In the distance she could see Ron fighting Lucius Malfoy. She couldn't see where the others were though. Her head felt so heavy. And her legs were hurting really bad. How had the spell possibly hurt her legs? She felt bad for just being there when everybody else was fighting.
She tried to stand up but her legs didn't let her. Then, a very bright white light caught her eye. She looked at where the light had just been and saw that Ron was lying on the ground. Forgetting about her legs, she stood up and ran to Ron's side. The pain was almost unbearable, but she didn't care. When she was running she kept calling Ron's name.
But it was too much. Her legs failed her and just stopped moving. She fell to the ground and landed on her knees. She started to cry and then looked up. There, standing at about thirty feet from her, stood Lucius Malfoy. He had an evil grin on his face. She met his cold grey eyes and even in the distance, she could see hate in them. Next to him, on the ground, lay Ron.
"No, please," whispered Hermione.
Malfoy pointed his wand at Ron and with one last glance at Hermione, he said, "Avada Kedavra." There was a blinding green light and Hermione screamed at the top of her lungs.
"NOOOOO! RON!"
But Ron wasn't moving, he just lay there as he had been before the killing curse hit him.
Hermione felt as if the air in her body was taken away from her. "No," she thought."He's fine, he has to be."
Ron's body was just a few feet away from her. She crawled next to him and held him in her arms.
"R-Ron wa-wake up," she said shaking him. "Come on."
Minutes passed by, apparently someone had started to fight Malfoy because he wasn't there, and Hermione refused to believe what had just happened.
"Ron, p-please," she said sobbing. "Ron"
She buried her head on his chest and couldn't help to notice that she couldn't hear his heart beating. "Ron, come on… please. Wake up." Why had this happened? It should've been her. "Ron, please!" She was crying frantically now. It was all her fault, she should've done something. "Ron, I love you…wake up, please! I love you!"
"RON!" she screamed. "Ron, wake UP!"
Hermione looked at Ron's face and then it hit her: he wasn't going to wake up.
She felt a hand on her shoulder and suddenly, many persons were coming and when she looked up, she saw they were surrounded by many wizards and witches. They were all looking at Ron's dead body in shock. As she looked at each of them, she noticed that she knew almost everyone.
She let go of Ron's body when she met a pair of deep green eyes. Harry came next to her, kneeled down, and hugged Hermione tightly. They were both crying by now. Why had this happened? Hermione rested her head on Harry's shoulder and he stroked her head.
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Hermione was standing on the grounds of Hogwarts next to Harry, on the day after the night of the battle. The Weasleys were there too of course, everyone had come to pay their respects to Ron.
Dumbledore was talking, but Hermione wasn't really paying attention. She was too immersed in her thoughts. She was thinking about last night. They had won the Battle, Harry had killed Voldemort, but Ron had left them. She didn't feel as though they'd just had a victory, she felt her world was ending.
"Why did you leave me Ron?" she though. "You said you'd be here for me. I love you so much, it's not fair. Why did you have to go?"
Now you're gone
I wonder why you left me here
I think about it on and on and on and on and on again
I know you're never coming back
I hope that you can hear me
I'm waiting to hear from you
Until I do
Suddenly, she saw Harry leaving her side and walking to the front, where Dumbledore stood. Harry pointed his wand at his throat and murmured something. When he spoke again, his voice could be heard all over the place.
"I met Ron when we were eleven. A-and he was like a brother to me. We did everything together. I probably wouldn't be here if it weren't for him. He… he was my best friend, and I'll never forget him. He was a great person."
Harry removed the magnifying charm and went back to Hermione's side and looked at her. "Would you like to… s-say something?" he asked her.
Hermione looked at her friend and then nodded. She went to where Dumbledore was and did the same spell Harry had done. This was going to be hard.
"Ron was such an amazing person," she started, fighting back tears. "He was… he was so caring and generous and… sweet…" Her voice was shaking now and she could feel tears coming down her cheeks. "We shared great times… I had the greatest luck to meet him. And n-now that he… th-that he's gone… it's… it's gonna be hard for all of us to… to just move on. I know I'm probably going to break down, but… every time I do, I-I'll remember that… that he… he wouldn't want that."
You're gone away
I'm left alone
A part of me is gone
And I'm not moving on
So wait for me
I know the day will come
"I remember he always said that he didn't like when people cried… that he felt bad…" Hermione was crying openly by now, but she didn't care. She had to do this, for Ron. "I will always remember Ron; wherever I am… he'll be always with me. I know that. And… one day… o-one day… I-I'll see him again. Maybe in a year… m-maybe five… of fifty… I don't know. But we'll meet again and… and we-we'll be ha-happy a-and…"
I'll meet you there
No matter where life takes me to
I'll meet you there
And even if I need you here
I'll meet you there
"… and I'll be able to tell him how I feel. I'll… I'll be able to finally tell him that I love him. I miss him so much… but… but I have to go on… R-Ron… wh-what can I say? He was the man I loved… I'll never forget him."
I wish I could have told you
The things I kept inside
But now I guess it's just too late
So many things remind me of you
I hope that you can hear me
I miss you
This is goodbye
One last time
Hermione pointed her wand at her throat and removed the spell. She then went to Harry's side and he held her in his arms. They were both crying.
"I love you Ron," thought Hermione.
You're gone away
I'm left alone
A part of me is gone
And I'm not moving on
So wait for me
I know the day will come
"Wait for me Ron, I'll meet you there, where ever you are, I'll go."
I'll meet you there
No matter where life takes me to
I'll meet you there
And even if I need you here
I'll meet you there
"I know you'll always be with me. I just wish I could've told you how I feel about you."
And where I go you'll be there with me
Forever you'll be right here with me
"I guess I didn't make the right choice. I'm sorry Ron, I love you."
I'll meet you there
No matter where life takes me to
I'll meet you there
And even if I need you here
I'll meet you there
THE END
A.N. – Wow, I'm crying right now, again. I want to thank all my reviewers… I can't really think of the names right now but… you know who you are. Thank you so much guys! You made my day whenever I saw a review… This story has been great to write and I hope you all liked it… see you in other stories!
Love, Andre.