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"Hermione, wasn't that brunch fun?" Kristina asked as they walked through the hotel room door.
"Surprisingly, it was actually a little fun" Hermione replied smiling. But then her heart ached when she remember Jessica and Harry together.
"Are you sad that we're leaving tomorrow?"
"Yeah. It was nice being…home…after five long years," the brunette witch signed as she looked out her window and at London. Pretty soon, she was lost in her thoughts.
"Mhm, I was thinking…we should move to London" Kristina said casually as she took off her boots.
"Alright" was all Hermione said. Then the words sunk in and she turned around wide-eyed at the smirking blonde. "WHAT!"
"You heard me. Move. To. London. Or maybe out in the suburbs…"
"Are you crazy! We have lives back in San Francisco! "
"You have a life here"
"Our jobs are there!"
"Well…you can transfer and I only work in a coffee shop. Maybe even I'll get into the ministry here."
"It's crazy!"
"Your crazy" Hermione rolled her eyes at Kristina's last comment. Somehow their debates usually came to this.
"Listen Hermione" Kristina started softly. "Your family and friends are all here. And all of mine moved to Florida so I barely see them anyway. You know you like this idea…"
"It's impractical" Hermione tried to reason, but Kristina wouldn't hear any of it.
"Well…you're always practical! Just take a wild chance on something! Get your adrenaline rushing! Anyways, you don't have a choice in this" Kristina finalized smugly.
Hermione raised and eyebrow. "I don't?"
"Nope, I just put our apartment up for rent and we have to be out of there in a month!"
"You what? A month? I mean, even if I was going to do this—"
"You have to anyway" Kristina interrupted getting a drink from the mini bar.
"IF I was going to do this, it would take time. I mean all the transfer files…."
"Hermione! It shouldn't take more than a week. Ginny says that someone just transferred to the Ministry down in Australia. Someone in your department! So we already know that it's open"
"But—" Hermione gave one last attempt.
"Not buts. We have to pack because we're leaving tomorrow to pack our apartment up. And I talked to the main desk while you were in the bathroom to book another room until we found another apartment!" And with that, the blonde went into the bathroom to take a shower.
Hermione stood there stunned. In all her years of knowing Kristina, she had never been so…organized. It was a shock. But then reality sunk in, as she understood what she had been so organized in. The witch audibly gulped. She would be living here. Sure, she would be closer to the Weasley's and her parents. But that would also mean she would be close to him. 'And that blonde bimbo' she added bitterly as she started to neatly folded her clothes back into her suitcase.
And for the first time, Hermione didn't know what to do.
"Bye Jess, see you this Wednesday" Harry stood at the Weasley's front door and gave Jessica a peck on the cheek.
"Bye baby!" she squealed and walked to her silver Mercedes and speeded off. Harry sighed as he turned around and started heading for the living room. When he got there, he saw a very steamed Ginny Malfoy.
Immediately he saw her face and questioned her. "What?"
"You know what!" she exclaimed, very annoyed.
"No, I really don't. Do you mind on filling me in why you're about to start yelling at me and giving me death glares?" he said sarcastically, not brightening the mood at all.
"I can't believe you. You brought some…blonde hyena to our brunch! AND while Hermione was there. You know we haven't seen her for five years, right?" There were a couple of silent moments before Harry burst out, startling Ginny.
"I know! But why should that matter? She was the one who went away in the first place!" he yelled throwing his hands up into the air and then sitting down on the couch with his eyes downcast.
Ginny's eyes softened, finally coming to realization. She kneeled down next to him and started talking in a softer voice. "Listen Harry, we've all missed her. But you are the one that needs to sort things out with her. Not bring someone else to try and replace her. You know no one can. Especially someone that is as superficial as Jessica. So you sort out your feelings and talk to her next time you see her" And with that, she walked out of the room.
'Feelings?' Harry thought, confused. 'Sort out my feelings. Do I have any?' Then he remembered what he felt the first time he saw her last weekend. And he compared it to when she left five years earlier. He took a deep breath. 'I definitely need to talk to her. I'll go and talk to her tomorrow. But for now, I need sleep' And with that, he apparated to his house, not noticing a grinning Ginny from the doorway.
A/n: Hmm I bet your all wondering…"Why is it out in less than a week?". Don't worry, I know how to count my days. But I'll be on vacation next week. AND I have my friend's play to go to and I've never missed one show. So yeah…See ya'll in a week and a half or so!
SORRY IT'S SO SHORT!
And the sixth book is coming out on Saturday! YAY!
Well, REVIEW (please )