OH MY It has literally been toooo long! I am soo sorry to everyone- if there are any people that are still reading this story- thank you! And I'm so sorry to the ones who are not ahhh! But this story really never left my mind and I just had to upload a chapter even if it was short just to show I'm still here and always loved writing this But I am going to try really hard this time to finish the story before the summer once and for all Thank you! 3

A Change in steps

It was a day after the incident between myself Ron and Lavender. Harry, Ron and I sat in the great hall eating lunch… and it appeared that Ron had indeed done the impossible…he had dumped Lavender. She was sitting as far away from us as she possibly could squished up against the wall where the Gryffindor table ended still crying her eyes. We all glanced at her for a moment and then turned back to each other as Harry gave a low whistle.

"Was it that bad? He asked sadly and Ron just shook his head

"It really wasn't mate! All I said is that she was a nice girl- but I had been ditching my friends and wasn't myself lately -so I didn't want to go out with her any more- then she just burst into tears!" he said grimacing, probably replaying the whole thing in his head- I knew Ron well enough to say that he didn't care which girl it was- he just hated seeing people cry, especially if it was because of him. I looked at Lavender again- a huge hat containing her monstrous green hair her eyes were red and puffy and in spite of all she did to me, I can't help but feel bad for her- because I know how it feels to have your heart ripped out because of one guy, and ours just happened to be the same one.

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I walked slowly up the stairs to the girl's dormitory after lunch and pressed my ear to the door, surely enough I heard sniffing coming from within the room. I sigh and take a deep breath and breathe out again. I have to do this I thought heavily- and slowly turned the handle. Lavender is next to her bed hand on her knees, crying softly in shaky sobs, I felt so bad even though it was not me who dumped her and Ron had said he let her down lightly. I wondered to myself should actually do this? After all she did torment me with every opportunity she got- for almost no reason just because she thought I was a threat to her, a feeling of hot anger came over me again I was just about to turn away when a small but resilient voice said remember how you felt Hermione?

I stopped in my tracks and suddenly all the events from the past weeks came rushing back to me.

All the times I had seen him take her hand, all the times I saw her talking endlessly to him, all the times they flirted, laughed together; I remember the first time... I saw them kiss like there was no one else in the world and how I stayed up half the night crying and suddenly realised that two wrongs do not make a right- and since when had I ever been the one to waver in my reason? I had to comfort Lavender…it was the only right thing to do- for her sake and for mine…I walked up to her and quietly call her name.

"Lavender?" I say- she looks up at me startled by the voice and spots me her puffy eyes narrowing.

"What the hell do you want!?" she says her voice fierce as she can- but it turned into more of a plea. I flinch, once again thinking maybe this was not a good Idea, but I steal myself and kept firmly where I was.

"Lavender, I don't want to fight ok? I came up here to…tell you I'm sorry that Ron dumped you." I say bracing myself. She sprang up fire in her eyes jeez if looks could kill…

"I don't need your STUPID sympathy! I know you've just come up here to rub it in my Face! HAVENT YOU?!" she screamed her green hair coming out of its hat. But then a hot feeling shot though me and I suddenly found my voice had risen too-

-"Will you get a GRIP!? I felt genuinely sorry for you and I wanted to make sure you were okay! Because believe me I also know how it feels to have to fix a broken heart! - something I couldn't even find in a book!" I shout back breathing heavily, closing my eyes to compose myself then opening them to look at Lavender once more " But I've realised that I made a mistake" I say coldly and turn to the door my hand on the brass handle.

"W-wait. "She stuttered quietly, I stop but my back is still turned away from her, I hear her take a shuddering sigh.

"…I'm the one who should be saying sorry" I tensed hardly believe my own ears "shouldn't have been such a typical jealous girlfriend and I'm sorry because…I knew you liked him first" she said at that I spun round in shock- I thought she was bluffing before when she said she knew- but the annoyed guilt in her eyes told a different story

"How did you-?" I began

"-Oh quit the act Hermione!" she cut me off and sighed and looked around the room as if she was searching for her words "I've seen the way you look at him- like he's a little lost puppy or something like that, I always knew you liked him and you two have always been such good friends despite all the fighting" she said wistfully "- and on top of that… I would sometimes see him sub-consciously looking at you a-and I would just get so mad and angry, cause I knew all along that Ron liked you much more than a friend, I took out my anger on you" she finished . I was shocked- beyond shocked! Not only because she had known that all along but the fact that this girl- who had all the prettiness, popularity- apologising to me? Know-it-all Granger?

"Don't let that go Hermione-I would never let go of something like that- maybe that's why I was trying to hold on to Ron for so long" she added heavily as an afterthought sitting on the edge of her bed and looking down at the carpeted floor. I didn't know what to say and we stood and sat for what seemed a long time in silence. What could I say to her back? Then a memory struck me. I walked towards her again and gently sat on the bed besides her "Lavender?" she didn't look up but I knew she was listening.

"… There is someone who actually really likes you" I say, Lavenders head snaps up in surprise, but quickly turning to a look of suspicion.

"Look you don't have to fake-"

"-No!" I say quickly realising that " I know this may just sound like a way to get back at you

or something but its not- really!" I see seeing her face again "Its real- all the girls have suspected this and we heard a couple of guys talking about it last term" Lavender scrutinized me.

"Who is it?" she asked cautiously, I smile slightly at her

"Seamus" I say without a hint of a doubt- shocked flitted across her face

"Stop ly- really?" she said blushing hard and looking down once more- with that I laugh

"Yeah!" I says and she smiles too, I hesitate but then "and when you were with Ron- he was always looking at you guys" I say, but Lavender just smiled more and look at me

"Thanks for saying that "she says and for a moment there was pause and then we both leant in to hug each other- we broke apart. It was a window of hope that we may be friends again one day.

"boys." I said with an awkward smile

"Can't live with them-"Lavender says

"- yeah I think that's it" I finish has we laugh a little at each other once more- both knowing that the other had been wanting to slap each other just a few hours ago! I picked up her hat from the floor and handed it to her "I'll get you and antidote soon" I said as she nodded and we got up together.

We walked down in to the common room followed by a super confused look on Ron and Harrys face as she went to her next class and I re-joined to them. Ron and Harry rounded on me the minute she was out of the door.

"Did you put her spell on her" Ron and Harry both said together incredulously I laughed at they puzzled look on her face and there silly response

"No- I'm not nearly that conniving" I say shaking my head "just talked, shouted, laughed- it was okay" I said with a smile and walked to my next class, even though we were not best friends or anything- I'm glad me and Lavender had at least come to an unspoken agreement- and I felt happier then I had in weeks- I had Ron as a friend again and Lavender and I no longer hated each other! What a day! I thought and couldn't help but blush with what Lavender had told me "I knew all along that Ron liked you much more than a friend" as I walked I wondered if this was true and just felt my heart well if possible even more.

Ron's POV

I watched her go her bushy soft hair swishing behind her as she went through the portrait door

I had to wrench my eyes from her to stop staring at her- it was like my brain just couldn't contain its emotion after I had woken up in the hospital wing- but still I wondered what the hell had gone on in there? But I shook my head and thought NEVER question a miracle I grinned feeling free like I hadn't in weeks – Hermione was my friend again and Lavender…well she seemed totally fine! I looked at Harry in my confusion and I saw he was grinning to- smirking actually.

"What?" I said puzzled but Harry just shook his head

"I saw that" he just said and I felt my face flush- punched him in the arm

"Shut up" I mumbled as he howled with laughter- and I felt a small grin on my face the git- but I suppose he was bound to know but then I smirked to

"Please don't look at my sister like that again though" I said and watched with satisfaction as he too flushed and mumbled "touché" well if it had to be someone- I'm glad it was Harry anyway I thought.

"Girls" I sighed

"Can't live with them-"Harry said

"- yeah that's about it" I said as we laughed loudly and followed Hermione to Charms.

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