"I didn't know you frequented muggle restaurants," Hermione told George after they sat down for dinner. George had taken her to a very nice muggle restaurant in London, one she had been to with her parents before.
"What can I get for you to drink sir?" The waiter said.
"Scotch on the rocks" George replied. "And the lady will have a glass of Merlot"
"Very good sir" The waiter said and left. Hermione fumed at George. How dare he order for her as if she were a child?
"What?" George asked seeing the look.
"Why did you just do that?" she asked.
"Do what?" George laughed.
"Order for me like I am some kind of duffer" Hermione answered.
"I don't understand." George confessed
"Viktor used to do that" Hermione replied. "He never let me make my own decisions or speak for myself and I am tired of it"
"Slow down" George told her. "I didn't mean to make you feel that way. I am sorry. I just know what you like. I was trying to be nice."
Hermione sighed.
"Sorry" she mumbled. "I still have a lot of unresolved issues about Viktor"
"Who could blame you?" George asked. "He was horrible to you. You deserve better Mione"
Hermione beamed and then cleared her throat.
"So, what's good here?" Hermione asked.
George let her know some of his favorite dishes at this restaurant; Hermione could tell her had been here a number of times. They ordered shortly after there drinks came.
George took a sip of his and then asked.
"So tell me all about this complicated stuff" George said.
"Huh?" Hermione asked.
"You said things were complicated with Harry and Company" George reminded here. "Tell me what's going on"
Hermione sighed
"When Viktor cheated on me I wanted to crawl in a little whole and die," Hermione admitted. " After the celebration I went back to my parents home."
"I remember" George interjected. "I took you there. I remember you were very adamant about not going to the Burrow"
"Well, the next day Harry showed up" Hermione continued. "He told me they were all worried. Then he promised if I left with him things would change. Harry assured me that it would be like the old days."
"And it wasn't?" George asked
"For about a day" Hermione adv him. "Then Harry and Ginny were stuck on each other like glue and so were Ron and Katie. I couldn't find a place in that house where people weren't making out. It brought back more than one bad memory"
"Viktor and.?" George prompted.
"Of course seeing them all over each other was insensitive because the love of my life was cheating on me and I am going to be alone forever" Hermione said. "But the other memory was of when my parents died. See, when my parents died Harry was off searching for horcruxes, Ginny was lost in her own grief and Ron, well, Ron tried but he doesn't do emotion well."
"Weren't you and Ron dating then?" George asked.
"Yup" Hermione confirmed. "Then only a few weeks after my parents died we were all separated" Hermione said.
"And you Ron broke up" George said
"I am just really thankful that Ron and I were able to be friends after out break up" Hermione sighed
"I have to know" George started. "Who broke up with whom?"
"Ron broke up with me," Hermione admitted.
George looked shocked.
"Why did Ickle Ronniekins break up with you?" he asked
"We realized we were better off as friends" Hermione told him. "I was surprised at how mature Ron was about the whole thing.
"Well us Weasley boys are full of surprises" George teased, obviously trying to change the subject.
"I am having fun tonight" Hermione told George. "Thanks"
"Anytime" George replied winking at her.
Hermione crept into the Burrow a little after 1:00 Am. Once in her room she barely had the energy to put her nightshirt on before falling into bed beside Ginny.
"Mione, is that you?" Ginny asked sleepily.
"Yeah" Hermione replied turning away from the younger girl.
"Did you have fun?" Ginny asked
"I did" Hermione replied
"Tell me about it" Ginny continued.
"In the morning Gin" Hermione suggested. "I am really tired"
Hermione waited for a reply hoping that would be the end of the interrogation but the only response was Ginny's light snoring. Hermione smiled as she drifted off to sleep.
