Thoughts of Anguish
By: Icy-Alie

Chapter 10: Gone

Hermione starred at Draco. He could tell by the look in her eyes that she was hurt, confused and also scared. She took her finger and took off the ring, throwing it at him,

"Hermione wait don't close your eyes," Draco pleaded. Hermione looked at him.

"Why? Why should I even listen to you?" She asked. "Draco this is the last straw, what we have together is now over, don't come visit me in my dreams ever again," With that she closed her eyes.

Hermione shot up in bed and stared down at her finger, the ring was off of her and she didn't know how to take anything so she did what any girl would do, she cried.

Ron and Harry walked into Hermiones office the next day. But she wasn't there.

Confused they walked over to the Head of Ministry.

"Where's Hermione?" Harry asked. He looked at them with disappointment.

"She called in today and quit, She sounded like she'd been crying, now what are we going to do she was the best person on this team she knew how to hold a wand and we lost her, I even offered her a raise and she told me she wished she could keep the job but she couldn't," with that he walked away.

Harry and Ron looked at each other then disappeared reappearing at Hermiones front door.

"Hermione can we come in, it's us Harry and Ron," Ron yelled. Banging on the door. No one answered. Harry opened the door and walked in. He could hear Hermione crying. They both started to run towards the crying noise. They ran into the living room where Hermione was sitting by her window looking out.

"Hermione what's wrong? what happened? Why did you quit?" Harry asked.

Hermione stopped crying and looked over at Harry and Ron then looked down at her hand.

"Harry, Ron, it's over!" Hermione cried. She stood up and Ran to Harry hugging him and crying. Ron went over and hugged her from behind.

"Hermione what happened?" Ron asked. Harry and Ron helped her to sit down and she whipped her eyes. Ron went and got her some water and she started to tell them what had happened.

"Hermione are you serious?"

"How am I supposed to continue my work when I am in love with one, it's forbidden left right and center, I can't love him because he's a death eater, his father will kill both of us, not to mention I would have lost my job, how can I put someone I love in Azkaban!" Hermione cried. Harry and Ron once again hugged her.

"Well we better take off before we loose our jobs, Hermione if you need anything, even a place to stay contact one of us," Harry said. Hermione smiled and said good-bye.

She needed to find another job but how could she? She was so depressed all she wanted to do was lie in bed and never get up.

She was afraid to sleep at night cause she didn't want Draco to visit her while she slept so she hadn't slept in over two days. She was a mess.

"Hermione are you ok you don't look so good," Harry said. He stopped by before work.

"Yes Harry I am fine why?" Hermione asked, trying to keep her eyes opened.

"Hermione you look like you haven't slept In days," Harry picked her up and put her down on her bed.

"harry please don't," Hermione said trying to get up.

"Hermione no, you need to sleep, don't worry it's in the day time Draco is at work he wont be there," Harry said. Hermione smiled.

"Your right," She said, shutting her eyes falling asleep almost instantly. Harry looked over her and wrote a note placing it down by her pillow, and then he vanished, back to work.

Hermione woke up in her dream. She looked around.

"Draco?" she asked, looking around.
She walked over to every place that Draco was normally at but he wasn't there.

For once he was gone.

/Alie\\\\