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Rated R
Summary: It was the greatest love of their time…Then he went missing. Now she wants to tell what happened, will he ever return?
Chapter 3
Everyone always thought that Harry and I were the perfect couple. How wrong they were on that matter. We were so far the perfect couple. We, of course had our falling outs, but there's one that comes to mind before any other. It was about December; actually it was about a week before Christmas. We were sitting in our head common room. He was studying and I was studying him. Not studying him like some love sick puppy, but more like seeing something that had changed in him that night. When I look back on it now, he started out as if Dumbledore had pumped him full of lemon drops…oh how wrong I was.
-Flashback-
Head Common Room
We were sitting there studying, well he was studying and I was studying him. Something was wrong with him, I could tell. His face seemed too relaxed to be Harry Potters face. Something else that I couldn't really decipher. As though he heard my thoughts, his head shot up in frustration, taking away what ever peacefulness I just witnessed.
"Hermione?"
"Yea?"
"What's with the staring?" Harry asked a little annoyed
"Nothing Harry, you just seem…Oh, I don't know a little different."
"Different Hermione? What's with you? Everything I do recently is different to YOU! Can't you just give up on it?"
"Yea Harry I can give up on it."
With that said I slammed my book shut, and stormed up to my room with Harry calling after me.
"HERMIONE! HERMIONE COME BACK DOWN HERE! DAMNIT HERMIONE! COME ON JUST COME OUT HERE FOR A MOMENT. PLEASE!"
An hour later he was done with his yelling and trying to get me to come out and "talk". After a while I settled into bed, and fell fast asleep. I woke in the morning to find Harry asleep outside the door. Instead of waking him I decided to let him sleep there on the cold hard floor. I guess you could say it was rude, but last night was a final straw for Harry's temper. After changing that morning I decided to head towards the library and get a head on some projects that were due after the holidays. Since there were only a few students staying at Hogwarts it was nice and quiet in the Library. An hour or two later finished with a lot of work, I was ready to go and talk to Harry.
Walking in the Head dorms I noticed nothing had been touched since last night. Thinking Harry had finally gone into his room I headed towards his door and knocked a couple of times.
"Harry? Are you in there? Listen I know things got out of hand last night, but could you come out and talk to me?" I waited a while for a response, but there wasn't one. So figuring he was being stubborn Harry I walked over to my room, upon entering I noticed a not was slipped underneath my door. I sat on my bed and began reading it…
Hermione,
This is for you:
How can I just let you walk away just let you leave without a trace? When I stand here taking every breath with you, you're the only one who really knew me at all. How can you just walk away from me, when all I can do is watch you leave? Because we shared the laughter and the pain and even shared the tears you're the only one who really knew me at all. So take a look at me now. There's just an empty space, there's nothing left here to remind me. Just the memory of your face. Take a look at me now, there's just an empty space. You coming back to me is against the odds and that's what I've got to face. I wish I could just make you turn around turn around and see me cry there's so much I need to say to you so many reasons why you're the only one who really knew me at all.
Take a look at me now.
I wish I could explain more to you. I really do, but I can't. So this is my last letter to you. You're upset now, I know. Know one thing…this is for you, this fight, I'm doing this for you! The light side will prevail, I promise you that, and I will come back to you. I know what your going to do, but don't. Dumbledore will not help you in this matter. I've requested he tell you nothing. Don't curse Hermione; it ruins my fantasies of you. Only joking love. I will be back when this is over love, I promise you! Before you get all mad, do one thing for me. Walk over to your jewelry box and look inside. "Oh…." Beautiful isn't it? Yea I thought you would love it. It was my grans on my fathers' side. This is part of my promise to you, and you'll always have part of me with you at all times, till I return.
Till then my love,
HJP
End Flashback
Ever since that day I've never taken that ring off. I know he's out there, he has to be. The light side prevailed. Sure you think I'm some naïve 20 year old, but I'm not. He's out there I know he is. He has to come back, he has to claim that part of himself he left me with……
A/N Ok some of you might be confused, I know the 1st chapter says "it was a sunny spring day when he told me he was leaving." It will all come together soon. The Bold Italics are Against All Odds by the Postal Service.