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Ok, guys I'm kinda stupid. The whole Voldemort thing DID happen in this story, hence why the Sirius is dead (WAAAAAAAAAAAA!) but, Voldemort will not be carrying on the whole I'm gunna kill Harry thing okies… BTW when I wrote chapter 2 I was really tired and it was like 2 in the morning.

Sorry for the long wait, wasn't able to log in, there was some sort a problem

Chapter 3

Ghost of You

All the plans we had

To get us through

They're never coming true

And I hope you know

That I can clearly see

The ghost of you and me

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Harry and Hermione headed downstairs to the living room where the sat on the soft carpet in the middle of the room. There was a long silence. Neither of them knew what to say. Hermione wasn't sure what the matter was and Harry didn't know how to go about his feelings on this matter.

'Harry,' Hermione started but then didn't know what to say next.

'Hermione, I miss Sirius.'

'We all do.' She said.

'But it's more then that. You have a nice house to live in and a nice family that love you. I have the Dursleys'. They don't care that my godfather died.'

'Harry, I know this is tough to get over. We're all here to help you. Ron's trying his hardest to make you feel at home here, the whole family is. I'm here to talk too, Harry. It's not good to keep this inside you.'

'That's what I'm doing isn't it? Talking to you.'

'You don't need to get defensive Harry!' Hermione said.

'I'm- sorry Hermione.' There was a silence again. This time it was longer. Harry felt his eyes burn. Hermione just stared helplessly at the boy across from her, not knowing what to do.

'I'm so lost…' Harry said and let tears roll down his face. 'I'm pathetic; Sirius is dead because of me. It's my fault. I can help thinking that life would be so much better if I didn't try to be the hero.' Harry was now crying.

'Harry, you were very brave. You can't blame yourself for what happened! You just can't!' Hermione soothed. She pulled Harry close and whispered to him. 'It's going to be ok, Harry.' Hermione stoked his hair. She was unsure what to do, but whenever she was this upset, her mother used to coddle her.

'I always dream that I'm staying with him. It's just us, no one else. It's not fair.' Harry whispered.

'No it's not fair, Harry.'

'What are you two doing? And in my living room?' Harry pulled away from Hermione and wiped his eyes.

'If you need be so rude and nosey, Ron, Harry really needed to talk to someone. Since you were snoring upstairs I'd think he didn't want to bother you.' Hermione said protectively.

'Oh, so he woke you up instead?' Ron argued harshly. He crossed his arms and shifted his weight onto his other foot. Hermione angrily got up off the floor and headed towards Ron, her eyes flaring.

'Who d'you think you are, Ronald Weasley?' Hermione whispered severely into his face. 'Harry is really upset over his loss and all you can do is mock him in his pain and grief?'

'Whatever then.' He shot back in defense. 'Whenever you two are doe snuggling come back up stairs before anyone else wakes up.'

Hermione grabbed his shoulder, as he was about to turn around, and slapped him right across that face. The sound echoed thought the room and caused Harry to look with questioning eyes. Hermione's face was pink with fury and Ron's was pink with embarrassment. His mouth opened and closed like a fish out of water. He turned around again and headed up stairs

Harry got up too and followed him upstairs, Hermione, however stayed downstairs and slept on the couch feeling infuriated with how Ron was acting.

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The bright sun seemed to rise earlier then Hermione had expected. She sat up on the couch and rubbed her eyes. She really didn't get enough sleep and she had Ron to thank for that. Ever since he came downstairs and bother Harry and her, she sat up most of the night thinking of ways to get back at Ron for being such a pest and a jerk.

Hermione grumbled at the thought of Ron again and then stood up. She stretched her arms and then she walked towards the kitchen when she looked at the famous Weasley clock and noticed something strange. Ron's hand was pointed towards missing.

Hermione ran upstairs to Ron's bedroom and noticed that Harry wasn't there either. Hermione started to get worried and wondered why she didn't hear them go by this morning.

She heard feet moving downstairs and she ran out of Ron's room and saw Ginny.

'Ginny!' Hermione shouted and headed down to meet her on the stairs. 'Have you seen Ron and Harry?'

'Me? I just got up, what do you think?' She said, while scratching her left arm,

'Your brother and Harry are both missing.'

'Calm down Hermione.' She said and went to the fridge for some milk. 'They're probably outside somewhere… doing guy stuff. You know, flying on brooms, killing things…' Ginny trailed off as she drank the entire glass of milk as if it was common for Ron to go missing.

Hermione seemed to have calmed down, but she was still worried about them. Not long after Ginny got up Fred and George got up, looked at the clock and asked where Ron was. Hermione and Ginny shrugged.

'When's Mum getting up?' Fred asked.

Again, Hermione and Ginny shrugged.

'We're hungry, make breakfast Ginny.' Said George.

'I'm not cooking, you do it!' Ginny shouted.

'Now, what' with all this shouting?' Mrs. Weasley asked, coming form the staircase.

'Fred and George are picking on me… again!' Ginny stressed the word again.

'Fred and George, stop bugging your sister. And where is Ron?'

'He's missing' the twins said at the same time with a malicious grin. Mrs. Weasley went to the clock and sat that all hands were at home except for, Percy, Bill, Charlie and Arthur (they were at work). Ron's however, was at traveling.

'Oh for heaven sakes. What is that boy thinking? Probably spoiled his breakfast by now.'

Fred groaned. 'Well at least he's full. I'm so hungry.' Ron's hand finally stopped at home and the door opened. Harry and Ron entered with brooms in their hands.

'Next time leave a note.' Mrs. Weasley said irritably. 'Have you boys eaten yet?' She asked.

'No!' said Fred and George simultaneously.

'I know you haven't' Molly said crossly.

'No, Mrs. Weasley, we haven't eaten yet.' Harry said quite happily as if nothing happened last night.

Hermione looked questioningly at him but he looked away and started to take his shoes off.

'So Ginny, are you excited about this year?' Hermione asked trying to start up a conversation as if to say she wasn't angry that he had just ignored her.

'No, not really the OWL's are this year, remember?' Ginny was sitting at the table sewing a pair of socks.

'Oh,' said Hermione, who was happy about her OWL's, which, by the way, did excellent on. Hermione smiled on the inside on that thought.

It wasn't long until everyone was eating breakfast. Scrambled eggs, toast, sausages, bacon and ham! Harry was in his glory. Hermione noticed that he seemed to be feeling better.

'Maybe Ron told him something that I just didn't know.' She thought and finished her meal.

'Hey Hermione,' Harry said and Hermione shot her head up, eager to hear what he had to say. 'After, d'you want to go for another walk?' Hermione nodded and then finished her meal.

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The next few weeks were relaxing until they got their schoolbook lists.

'Finally the number of books I have to buy is coming down. In another year all I have to buy for is Ginny.' Mrs. Weasley said.

Hermione had gone home for a couple of weeks and would meet them in Diagon Alley and go back to the Burrow with them.

Harry and Ron were starting to get overly excited about going back to school that they got their school books earlier then they were supposed to. Ginny was just there following them, complaining about why they had to go so earlier and that she just wanted to enjoy her summer while it lasted.

Hermione, who somehow gotten her hands on a copy of the standard book of spells grade 6 was done reading it just as they were buying it. She started talking on and on about the cool things that they were going to do when they got back to school that year.

Hermione got some of the essentials while Harry and Ron ogled the brooms. Mrs. Weasley and Ginny were looking for a new robe for Ginny because hers was getting too small to fit anymore. After hours spent in Diagon Alley, they all went home and had supper, anxiously waiting the time when they would return to Hogwarts (All but Ginny who fussing over the OWL's, but still happy to go back!).

The remaining days flew by and before they knew it, they were on their way to the Hogwarts express on platform 3 9/4.

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Okay, this took me 7 hours… while I was working… to write… lol! Awesome Please review… Thanks so much! KISSES

Yours truly,

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