Disclaimer: Not mine. It all belongs to J.K.

"Hermione I l-" Ron started as he stared down at Hermione. She looked up at him and then she looked over in his shoulder in great interest.

"Is that, it is, oh Victor!" Hermione said. She wriggled out of Ron's arms and ran to Victor. Victor picked her up and gave her a long kiss while also swinging her around. Ron looked at the happy couple and stalked of.

My life is brilliant.
My love is pure.
I saw an angel.
Of that I'm sure

Ron sat by the fire working on his Potions essay. He was the only one in the common room.

He heard the portrait open he went. He looked up and saw Hermione walking in. Her hair was messed up, her lip-gloss smudged, and she had a positively happy glow in her eyes.

"Oh hi Ron. I had the loveliest time with Victor tonight. I'm not making you mad or anything right?" She asked at Ron forlorn look.

"No, no. I'm, er, really happy for you." Ron said in a very strained voice. Hermione didn't notice.

"Ron, I think I l-love him." She gushed blushing. Ron was appalled.

"That's really great." He said.

"Oh thank you Ron. You are my best friend, ever!" She hugged him tightly.

"I'm going to bed." Ron said, picking up his Potions essay.

As Ron walked up the stairs to his dorm. Hermione asked him, "Ron weren't you telling me something this afternoon?"

"No, its nothing." Ron said as he dismissed the thought of him ever going out with Hermione. She was in love with Victor. The thought brought tears to his eyes.

She smiled at me on the subway.
She was with another man.

But I won't lose no sleep on that,
'Cause I've got a plan.

For the next few weeks, Hermione spent almost all her time with Victor. While se wasn't with him, she was with Ron reveling her latest snog-fest with Victor. Ron smiled fakely as his listened to her. He was miserable. He was failing his classes, he couldn't sleep, and he didn't eat. But nobody noticed this, Ginny and Harry were too wrapped up with each other and Hermione was wrapped up in Victor. "Stupid people, stupid couples" Ron thought as he walked down the hall. He opened the door to his study room and saw that it was all ready being occupied. Hermione was in the room wearing a beautiful, slightly revealing red halter dress. Ron looked at her and once again realized how beautiful she was and how much he loved her. She looked up.

"Oh hi Ron!" She said. "I was just trying on this dress for my date with Victor tonight."

You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true,
I saw your face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
Cause I'll never be with you.

Ron avoided Hermione from that point on. Every time he caught a glismp of her brown hair, Ron would run. He was soo in love with her, but he didn't want to ruin her and Victor's relationship. Once as Ron walked to his Charms class, he saw her. She was hand in hand with Victor, but their eyes met. Ron saw a glint of something in them. Love, regret, hope, or was it something else. Hermione looked back at Victor and finished her discussion

Yeah, she caught my eye,
As I walked on by.
She could see from my face that I was,
Flying high,

"Oh, Ron I have the best news!" Hermione said, running into the common room.

Ron smiled and looked at her, "Yes?" he asked. Ever since the incident in the hall, Ron had stopped avoiding Hermione. He couldn't resist her. No matter how much he told himself that she loved Victor, he still loved her with a passion.

"Victor invited me to Bulgaria, and I said yes!" She exclaimed.

Ron face fell. "Really, er, for how long?"

"Well, at least a year. He bought the flat next to his for me!"

"When are you leaving."

"Tomorrow."

"Oh."

"Don't look so sad. I will miss you, and I will try to visit."

"No it's ok." Ron said.

"Ron I'm so happy your taking this so well. I love you like the brother I never had."

Ron had pictured this moment for a long time but he never thought the words "like a brother I never had" would accompany them. He wished Hermione good luck and went up to his dorm. Hermione followed him up and gave him a peck on the check "for being so well adjusted"

And I don't think that I'll see her again,
But we shared a moment that will last till the end.

It had beena year and a half since Hermione left. Everyday seemed like a chore for Ron to get

up and go through school.after school, he just moped in his bed all day.Hermione hadn't even finished the school year. Although she had promised, Hermione hadn't written one letter. But one day Ron woke up and found Mailto (mione's owl) sitting on his desk. He opened the letter, read it, and let it fall to the floor. He ran out of his room and into the kitchen of the Burrow, his eyes blinded by tears. He ran into Harry.

"Hey mate. I missed you. Wait what's wrong. You never cry in public." Harry said conceringly

"It's Hermione, she's marrying Victor!" Ron croaked out, his tears falling like a waterfall.

You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw your face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
'Cause I'll never be with you.

Lalala lalala lalala lalala laaaaaa

You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
There must be an angel with a smile on her face,
When she thought up that I should be with you.
But it's time to face the truth,
I will never be with you

A/N: How was it? It's not over. There are two more chapters. R&R please! Exactly 1,000 words! YAY! But I had to add a disclaimer so it's not 1,00 words anymore. Oh yeah, the song is by James Blunt, not me.