As some of you mentioned, there are some grammer mistakes and I kind of expected that. I'm in the process of finding myself a Beta reader so hopefully that issue will be fixed soon! I hope you enjoy this.
Also, my thought with the reason Ginny seemed to have mundane actions or thoughts is that I feel like that happens to me too. If I'm pondering something, I find myself constantly thinking about it. I was trying to get that feeling across.
Since I seemed to be on a streak of 2 chapters in Hermione's POV and 2 in Ginny's, I think I'll keep doing that. So this is Hermione's POV. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Harry Potter's.
After Ginny had rushed out of the room, Hermione sank down on her knees and stared blankly at the door. She's disgusted… we'll never be friends again. A silent tear escaped her eyes and rolled down her cheeks. She had never meant for this to come out. Ginny was never supposed to find out.
Ron had rushed out after Ginny and she could hear Harry calling Ginny's name. There was silence in the house for a couple minutes before Hermione heard Ron and Harry coming back in the house. "This is all her fault!" She heard Ron angrily telling Harry. "It's so disgusting. I'm not surprised Ginny ran out like she did. I would too! This is unbelievable." She heard a set of footsteps coming up the stairs. "I'm going to go kick her out right now and tell her to never come back!" Hermione barely registered the whole conversation. She's gone… she's really gone. I'll never get her back this time. Never see her smiling face, never see her laughing, never see her bed hair when we wake up in the morning.
It got quiet downstairs for a bit before finally, a new set of footsteps came up the stairs. Whoever was coming up wasn't stomping like Ron had been so it must have been Harry. True enough, Harry appeared at the door a few seconds later. Hermione turned her head to ignore him. She wanted to be left alone in her misery. Harry, however, had other plans. He gently closed the door and walked to where Hermione was. He knelt and put his arms around her. This made it too much for her to bear and she broke down sobbing. He's not repulsed. At least that makes one person. Knowing this actually raised her mood a bit because she thought that everyone would be against her. Harry patted her back comforting her.
"It's okay, Hermione." Harry softly said. "Let it out. You'll feel better once you do." He held Hermione as she cried until no more tears came out. "Do you want to get up and sit on the bed?" He asked. "There's no way you're comfortable right now. Hermione nodded silently and let Harry help her to the bed.
"Here's the deal," Harry began, "this is what I think you should do. But you don't have to follow my advice, okay?" Hermione nodded and sniffed. Harry sat down next to her. "I want you to give Ginny some time. She may just be really shocked and didn't know what to do. If she's okay with it after she's thought about it, she will come back. I'd say give her a couple weeks. If she doesn't come back, then we'll assume she's not okay with your feelings. When it gets to that point, you should probably send her a letter explaining yourself and saying that you won't contact her unless she wants you to. This way you're letting her know that you will still be there even if she doesn't want you to be." He rubbed Hermione's back. "But I think she'll come around. You guys are really close. Even if she doesn't return your feelings, I'm sure she wouldn't want to lose your friendship."
They heard Ron's mom yelling up the stairs for them to come down and have their hot chocolate. Harry stood and walked to the door. "Come down when you're ready, Hermione. Don't push yourself. I'll talk to Ron and maybe he'll calm down a bit." He opened the door. "Oh," he said, just as he was about to leave, "if Ginny ever returns your feelings. I just want to know that I support both of you. I put Ginny through enough pain with Voldemort. I was never around even if she needed me so she deserves better. I think you'll treat her well." He disappeared down the stairs. "I just wanted you to know that." He said as he was descending.
Hermione stared at the spot Harry was just standing at. She couldn't believe her ears. Not only is Harry ok with how I feel, he says he'll let me have Ginny if she feels the same way too! I'm so lucky to have such a good friend. I do hope Ron turns around though… he's still one of my best friends. Hermione sat there for another good ten minutes, thinking of what Harry had said about Ginny. She desperately hoped that Harry was right and Ginny would at least come back and want to continue to be friends. Even if wouldn't be the same as before, she would still at least be there. I guess I'll just give her time like Harry told me to. With that decided, Hermione headed down the stairs to have her cup of hot chocolate.
The next week passed with a slowness that Hermione almost couldn't bear. She only ever thought of Ginny the few days after she had left. Every time Hermione heard someone come through the front door, she'd rush down or strain her ears to hear the voices talking, hoping that it was her beloved. It never was. Soon, she gave up and figured that Ginny wasn't coming back. The rest of the time, she studied all the books she had gotten till she had them all memorized. That was her way to deal with it. She threw herself wholeheartedly into her books to try to get her parents memories back. Harry was supportive and would always keep an eye on Ron whenever they were in the same room.
Ron had resorted to ignoring Hermione completely since Harry wouldn't allow him to speak bad of Hermione. He was constantly throwing dirty glances at Hermione, making her cringe inside whenever it happened. Despite having no romantic feelings for Ron, he was still her best friend. It hurt her deep down that he couldn't accept her for who she was. She hoped that with more time, he'd change but for now, she dealt with it. It was hard enough with a rejection from Ginny. Hermione spent almost every night crying herself to sleep.
After the first week, Hermione decided that she should take Harry's advice and write Ginny that letter. She already had the chance to come back this whole week but has chosen not to so Hermione was sure that this friendship was over. Harry's idea was a good way to let Ginny know that she'd be there for her whenever she wanted her. Hermione dragged for a couple days, delaying. She didn't want to write that letter. However, it was inevitable so after a couple days of contemplation, she sat down and wrote her final words to Ginny. After dispatching an owl, Hermione then began packing. She was going to her parents to try some of the things her book had taught her. There seemed to be a possibility of getting some of their memories back of her and she would take all she could get.
The inevitable date drew nearer and nearer until the night before she was leaving found Hermione sitting on the couch by the fire. Everything else was packed and she was leaving early the next morning. This was her last book and she had run into something very interesting. The author of the book seemed to believe that you could turn back a memory charm. It wasn't up to the caster if it would work… it was up to the people they were trying to help. According to the book, if Hermione had been significant in her parent's lives, the probability of them getting their memory back of her was greater. Hermione was entranced by this idea. I was their child, she mulled, I hope that's significant enough. Doesn't hurt to try, I suppose. She flipped back through the pages and began to reread again. Absorbed into her book, she was not aware of a certain long haired redhead come up quietly in front of her. The redhead shifted and her shadow fell over Hermione's book, darkening the pages. Hermione looked up and stared into the beautiful eyes she thought she'd never see again.
"Hermione…" Ginny began.
Ginny… Hermione was speechless. It's really Ginny.
She came back! Hermione must be happy :P
Random unrelated note: My 18 yr old car decided to break down on me… so I had the awkward pleasure of asking my manager to drive me home…. Time to get a new car I guess O.o
