Chapter Three: Mending of a Relationship Part One
As the day began to fade into twilight, the small group decided to stop for the night. Harry had explained that they would be doing things like muggles, because Ginny wasn't of age yet. When they found a place to camp, Hermione and Ginny set to finding some firewood, while Ron and Harry pitched the tent. As they finished Ron looked at the tent, that seemed only able to fit one or two people at the most, and got a look of shock on his face.
Glancing over at Harry, Ron asked, "Uh, don't you think this is a bit...I don't know...small?"
At the mention of the tent being 'small' Harry got a look on his face that showed that he knew something about the tent, or that this was a joke. A small grin graced Harry's face as he said, "Small? Whatever do you mean, Ron?"
"I mean that it doesn't look like all of us can fit into this small thing!"
"Ron, has the fact that we are wizards escaped your mind?" Harry asked. Though the odd look on Ron's face said that he didn't quite get it. Sighing Harry said, "I placed a few charms on it. Making it like the ones we used during the Quidditch World Cup a few years ago."
Ron got a surprised look on his face as he demanded to know when Harry had performed the charms on the tent.
"The day I came of age." Harry said shortly as he entered the tent.
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Hermione watched Ginny with a little concern, for ever since Harry had broken up with Ginny, she had been a little off. Especially when she found out that he had left without saying 'goodbye' to her. Then there was how Ginny had refused to let Ron and Hermione leave with out her. And now Ginny kept glancing over at Harry with a sad look in her eyes.
'Why did he have to break up with me?' Ginny asked herself as she noticed that Hermione was watching her. Turning back to collecting the firewood, Ginny didn't realize that Hermione was still watching her closely, until Hermione spoke up.
"It's been a bit hard on you, hasn't it?" Hermione asked as she picked up a bit of wood and handed it to Ginny.
Ginny looked confused, but said nothing.
Taking this as that Ginny was not focused on the here and now Hermione continued. "I mean with Harry breaking up with you."
It was only then that Ginny showed any signs of being focused on anything. Sighing she said, "Yeah, I just wish we could still be together..."
"You do know that he did it because he thought he would be keeping you safe, right?"
Ginny nodded as she said, "But it doesn't matter. Even if I'm as far away from Harry as possible, I'll still fight in this war. So it doesn't matter in the slightest if I'm his girlfriend." as Ginny finished a tone of hurt became more evident in her voice.
Dropping the conversation at that they headed back to the place where they had left Ron and Harry. But as they walked back Hermione started to form a plan in her mind. One that she would need Ron's help in.