Chapter 2: The Awkward Fight

Ron was Quidditch captain/keeper for the unbeatable Chudley Cannons. Everyone said they were in a stump loosing thirty-one games in a row. When Ron got there he led them to Quidditch Cup Finals. They didn't win but got third place that is still as good for the bad strike they were having. Every morning he would put his uniform on and go. That's all after breakfast I suppose. Each day he would come back tired as ever. Ron would go to his room and fall on his bed taking an afternoon nap. Ron kept bragging that he had the toughest job of all three of us but he didn't I did.

I was an Unspeakable for the Ministry of Magic. I worked with Luna so it wasn't that bad having a friend along. The thing that I really disliked was that I was on the ninth floor cluttered with other types of rooms. Sometimes in the middle of the night Croaker would appear in my fireplace to go to the Ministry quickly. Usually to explore some artifacts that were found .I had to study them very closely in various chambers. One time I was really paying attention (I was very sleepy) and the artifact exploded right in my face. Luna just laughed at the sight of me, but she helped me clean the place up before Croaker came and throwed a hissy fit at us. The only time I had to myself was when I had vacation during winter (two weeks) and summer (a month).

The only thing that surprised us the most was Harry's job. He was a reporter (on any subject) for the newsagent in Britain. Everyone thought he would have an exciting job like be an Auror fighting evil till old age. Or work in the Ministry of Magic. But no he works for plain Muggles. I ask does he like that job and all the time he answers yes. Sometimes on my days off from work I go to visit him in his office. I always see him with a stack of papers and a camera attached to his neck. I calm him down making him relax. Harry hardly has days off sometimes just a week every year.

"Finally we are all done and vacations for all of us at the same time can you believe that Harry," I shouted coming in through the doorway.

"Hey Hermione can I talk to you for a sec up in your room," Ron said silently in my ear.

I looked back and saw Harry looking confused. Before I could say anything Ron dragged me upstairs to my room and he sat me down on my couch sitting beside me.

"Do you know what happened to Ginny on the night where she... wells you know?" Ron said awkwardly.

" You think I killed her didn't you...you think I am a murder!" I yelled at him

"Well yeah, you were the only one there and you were over her drenched in her blood with your wand," Ron said.

"I was trying to cure her! ...And well I guess you do have the right to yell at me. I did do something wrong. Ron can you keep a secret and you won't tell Harry,"

He nodded and I began to tell him the whole story of that dreadful night well not the whole thing about Ginny and I talking about Harry. When I finished Ron was just staring at the fireplace I could tell he was going to yell at me, I just knew it.

"How could you Hermione you her friend and you just let my sister there by herself!" Ron screamed at me in my face but I looked ahead, trying not to cry.

" Well it's not my fault she was talking about me and Harry that I loved him and that I was supposedly with him..." I covered my mouth quickly I couldn't believe myself, I said it.

Ron just stared at me when we heard a creak at the door both of us turned our heads. Harry was there, he was listening the whole time, I could tell. Ron got up and left hitting Harry on the shoulder with his own. I heard Ron cursing as he left. I sat back down on the couch trying to keep myself from crying in front of Harry.

Harry sat next to me putting an arm around my shoulder to calm me down. He started whispering in my ear it was barely audible but soothing at the same time.

"Hermes its all right I know now, I knew you didn't kill her, you were her friend you wouldn't, but I still miss her," Harry said

"I know you do, no one will ever replace her not even me," I said to him in a low voice

He got up "its all right Hermes you don't have to lie to me," he said at the doorway.

I couldn't really make out what he meant you don't have to lie to me. When suddenly I heard a racket in Harry's room. I went upstairs quickly and peaked through a small opening through the door. I saw Ron was mad, he was yelling at Harry. I glanced at Harry he was bleeding from his nose and he was all flushed.

"Harry how could you, you knew I liked Hermione she was my everything even if she killed my sister!" He screamed violently at him.

" Ron when are you going to get she didn't kill Ginny weren't you listening to her. Bellatrix killed her not Hermes, " Harry said trying to keep a formal tone.

"Hermes. Oh is this you're little pet name for her. Oh is she going to start to call you Hawy. You actually believe this story of her's, but me and her will sort it out then were going to get together ," Ron yelling harder.

"When are you going to get it in your stupid little head she doesn't want you she never did? She... She is going to want me," Harry said

I gasped they were fighting over me. What! I liked Harry, where did he get that idea? Oh no, (no one will ever replace her not even me) shit. I should star using my words more carefully. I heard someone take a blow again. This time it was Harry hitting Ron in the face I couldn't take it any more.

"Stop it you two stop it!" I yelled.

They were both badly hurt. Ron's eye was black and his lip was fat. Harry, the bloody nose and cuts on the palms of his hands. They were both looking at me. Unable to believe I was watching them fight over me.

"RON GET OUT!" I screamed

"But," Ron started stammering

"Out!" I screamed again.

Leaving Harry and I alone in the room. I got my wand and cast a few healing charms on him. Harry was trying to breathe from the fight he had earlier with Ronald.

I didn't want to speak I wanted him to talk first to tell me what happened until finally.

"You don't like me do you?" Harry asked me

How could he ask me a question like that if I said no he might leave. If I say yes Ron is going to get mad and he is going to leave. Man this is so confusing I should just tell him the truth I closed my eyes.

"No," I said very quietly to him

To my surprise he smiled he actually smiled. I have never seen him smile at me like that. I t suddenly got very awkward in the room. Without me expecting it I got up and gave him a kiss on the cheek. He turned bright red and I left.

Maybe I do like him after all. As always Harry has to be right on these sorts of things I amused myself walking to my room. When suddenly Ron grabbed me and pushed me to wall. He grabbed my wand and threw it across the room, he put his hand on my neck and his wand in the other. I gasped trying to call Harry. It was no use Ron put a Silencio charm in the room. I didn't know what to expect I was frightened . For the first time since the war with Voldermort. I thought I was going to die there and Ron would kill me.

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