A/n: Well here's the continuation of chapter four! Thank you for the reviews! Yeah I can't believe you people are still reading this lol. This is gonna be really boring though it's all talk…
Chapter five
After dinner, Ron decided to owl Harry (Ginny quickly took off to her room when he did this) and invited him to come over to the Burrow sooner than planned. After that, Ron convinced Hermione to play Wizard's chess with him but after 35 defeats, Hermione gave up.
"I'm kind of tired now, Ron. Hope you don't mind." Hermione yawned. "Where do I sleep?"
"My room." Ginny answered. She was standing behind them, standing on the stairs. "Unless you want to sleep in Ron's of course." She smiled slyly at Hermione.
Ron blushed and said, "Go to bed Ginny!" He carried Hermione's trunk to Ginny's room and Hermione kissed Ron good night. Then Ron left and Hermione and Ginny changed into their night gowns. After that, Hermione didn't feel tired anymore. She decided to do some 'bonding' with Ginny. First they talked about Hogwarts, then moved to other things like Percy, Bill, Charlie, Fred and George, and finally Ron.
"I'm glad you're finally together." Ginny smiled. "I'm still surprised that he finally told you though. I didn't think he ever would. He was so busy denying it, and so were you."
Hermione grinned. "It took me awhile to realize it though. When I saw Lavender snogging him I wanted to murder her."
"I wanted to murder before that!" Ginny joked. She and Hermione burst into a fit of laughter.
Then Hermione casually asked, "What about Harry? You never really told us the story…"
Ginny turned red at once. "W-well…" She looked up at her ceiling. "I – I was kind of…seeing Michael again….even before Harry and I got together. We went off and on a lot of times. Then in your 7th year Harry finally admitted that he liked me but he said he wasn't sure if I still felt the same after dating other boys. Well of course I still liked him! I only dated other guys because I thought it would help me get over him." She paused. "Everyone thinks it's a silly crush but I knew – well I thought – it was something more. Then there was Michael…"
"Go on." Hermione urged.
Ginny looked reluctant but continued. "When we first dated in our 4th year I didn't really care about him as much but then he dated Cho and that made me go ballistic. I dated Dean to make him jealous. I kind of started to forget about Harry but I still had feelings for him. Well Michael did get jealous and he dumped Cho a few weeks later."
Hermione nodded.
"Then, we'd fight, break up and get back together. The same thing over and over! Sometimes we'd date other people for awhile but we still flirted and talked a lot. We would secretly get back together and break up so no one would gossip about us."
"And Harry?" Hermione asked.
"Me and Michael broke up for around the 10th time when Harry and I dated. Harry and I were writing letters to each other during the summer before my 6th year. Harry was nothing like Michael! Michael was rude – funny but rude – arrogant, bossy and not half as good-looking as Harry!" Ginny blushed. "Harry was sweet, funny, charming...everything I could ask for." Hermione saw Ginny smile widened as she reminisced. "About four months or so after me and Harry got together, Michael kept sending me messages, asking me to forgive him We would sometimes meet late at night at the room of requirement. I kind of wondered why you never caught us though…"
Hermione tried to hide her embarrassment. It was probably because her and Draco would be making out somewhere in the hallways so they didn't notice. However, she looked at Ginny and asked her to continue.
"I felt really bad about it though. But then I thought, 'we're just friends so what's wrong with that?' before I knew it, one thing led to another and I decided I couldn't lie to Harry any longer and hide these secrets from him. It was all so confusing…I don't know what I feel anymore."
Hermione was silent. She felt sorry for Ginny for having gone through all that without telling anyone. At the same time, she was furious with her because in her opinion, Ginny had acted very stupidly. Then she said, "Who do you miss now?" Ginny gave her a sad look and right then, Hermione knew.
"I'm so stupid! So damn stupid…I'm the stupidest, thickest-headed twit!" Ginny cried.
Hermione patted Ginny's shoulder, hoping that would comfort her. She didn't know what to say.
"I should've been with Harry right now. Not Michael. I don't even know why I'm with Michael in the first place! I don't know why I did what I did, all I know is I'm incredibly stupid for doing it." Ginny's eyes filled with tears. "How can Harry ever forgive me?"
Hermione hugged Ginny and allowed her to let her emotions out. "I'm sorry I can't think of anything to say Ginny. I doubt anything I'd have to say would've made you feel better anyway."
"It's alright. You being here is enough help." Ginny sobbed.
After a few minutes of sobbing, Hermione's gown was soaking wet with tears.
"S-sorry." Ginny apologized as she let go of Hermione. "I never told all that to anyone. There's nobody I can really trust."
Hermione smiled. "Don't worry. I'm glad you told me."
Ginny smiled back at her gratefully. "Please don't tell anybody what I told you. Especially not Harry. Not just yet…" She wiped her eyes with her hands.
"I swear to Merlin's grave." Hermione promised.
"Thanks." Ginny replied.