I still don't own Harry Potter

When Hermione had heard him say that he loved her she just had to get out. She ran down the stairs then up to her own dormitory. Where she hoped to be alone and think for a minuet. But to her dismay Ginny walked up and sat on the edge of her bed.

"So what happened up there?" Ginny asked hesitantly. Hermione looked at her with tears stinging the corners of her eyes. "Hermione, whatever that prat said, you can tell me. I promise I won't tell. But we have to get through this holiday, so maybe you guys shouldn't fight right now," Ginny explained, exasperated.

"Well, he thought that I was Harry, and he told me..he told me that he l-l-l-loves m-e-e-e," with those words Hermione dissolved into tears. Instinctively Ginny rushed to Hermione and embraced her to comfort her friend.

"Hermione why are you crying? Isn't it a good thing that Ron finally told you? You've been in love with him since first year," Ginny asked perplexed.

Hermione looked at Ginny like she had grown a second head. "NO, it's not a good thing! I'm finally over him and now he tells me that he loves me," Hermione about screamed at Ginny. Ginny gave Hermione a look which she knew meant business. " OK, so maybe he wasn't going to tell me at all, but that doesn't erase what I read and heard!" with that Hermione continued to explain to Ginny everything that had happened when she had talked to Ron.

"Well if you ask me, I think Ron is finally ready yo be with you. Because even though he loves you he'd rather you be happy with someone else, then miserable with him. Even though you love him so I know you would be happy with him," Ginny explained her opinion to Hermione.

Hermione took a minuet to process what Ginny had just said and stated slowly, "Ginny, I don't love Ron anymore. I think that I may be in love with Kyle. So I need you to drop the Ron thing ok." Ginny stared at Hermione completely perplexed, and she contemplated exactly how to explain to Hermione that this was not ok.

"Hermione, you're my best friend, but I need you to understand something. When I say this I want you to promise not to hate me, you promise?" Hermione slowly nodded her head, while Ginny took a deep breath to steady herself. "Ok, I can't just drop thing because he's my brother, and no matter how big of a prat he can be I love him more then anything. He's my favorite brother, and he loves you. So if your going to stay with Kyle even though you love him I can't stand by you on that decision. The only reason you're going out with Kyle is to make Ron jealous, and guess what, you did it. So drop the act, and tell Ron how you feel, or I will."

"Ginny, I don't love Ron! I love KYLE! Do you understand? I'm over Ron, I no longer love him. He had his chance and he decided to be with Lavender. So drop it!" Hermione all but screamed at Ginny.

Ginny stared at Hermione hard for a minuet, before stating with tears in her eyes, "Hermione, for the brightest witch of our age you sure are stupid. You have the chance to be with the one you love, but your to stubborn to do it. Not everyone is as lucky as you, some of us have to wait forever then have it taken away from us, just when we were starting to enjoy it," Ginny was about to cry, but she refused to let Hermione see her. " I had to watch Harry be with Cho, and see me as just another Weasley. Then when I finally got him he leaves me for stupid noble reasons." Hermione was about to interrupt but Ginny silenced her with a wave of her hand.

"No Hermione, don't interrupt! He even said that he was going to let you be with Kyle, so you get your way. But this time your being the prat. You have the chance to be with Ron, but your being to proud to take it. How do you think Lavender felt when she found out you were all Ron thought about. It's not fun loving someone who doesn't love you back." with those words Ginny was on the brink of tears.

Quietly Hermione protested, "But I don't love him any more." When Hermione said this Ginny got up to leave, but stopped short. Without turning around she chocked out, "You don't just stop loving someone, either you never did or you always will. You can lie to yourself Hermione, but don't lie to me." Then she ran out of the room with tears streaming down her face. Without realizing where she was going she ran to the common room, and right into a solid blockade.

Then an all to familiar voice asked, "Ginny are you ok? You look like you've been crying." This only made her cry harder as she continued to run out into the hallway. "Ginny! Wait, come on Ginny tell me what's wrong."

Slowly Ginny turned and glared at Harry, "You know I don't have to tell you Harry! You broke up with me, remember!" Ginny rubbed her temples to try and calm herself down so she wouldn't scream or cry anymore. "Well, I just got done talking to Hermione, and she's trying to convince herself that she isn't in love with Ron anymore. But she is, and she doesn't understand how hard it is to love someone who doesn't love you back. Ron has always loved her, and she knew it. They're both just to pig-headed to be together, that's all. But now that they could finally be together, she refuses."

Quietly Ginny continued, "I just want, someone to love me, the way...the way I love them. Hermione could have that but she says that she loves Kyle now. Which I know is a lie, because yesterday she was talking about wanting to break things off with him." Ginny couldn't hold back the dam any longer, and she began to sob uncontrollably as she slid down the wall, onto the floor. Great now I'm crying in front of Harry, he must think that I'm the biggest baby in the world.

Ahhhh, now she's crying. I don't want her to cry, I do love her but it's the scariest thing that's ever happened to me. When Ginny slid to the floor Harry instinctively ran to her and wrapped his arms around her. He wanted so bad to tell her that he loved her but he wasn't sure if this was the best time.

"Shhhhhh, Ginny it's ok..." then with hesitation Harry whispered softly into her hair, "I do love you Ginny, more then anything else in this world." Then Harry silently let a few tears escape his eyes. One of Harry's tears landed on Ginny's hand, and she slowly lifted her head up. "I love you too Harry. But this doesn't change anything does it?" Ginny asked sadly already knowing the answer. Harry was about to nod his head, that this didn't change anything but changed his mind and captured Ginny's lips with his own.

When they broke apart they beamed at each other and Harry tightened his hold on her, " Gin, I don't think I could ever stay away from you. Now could you please explain to me what happened."

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"Ginny, Ginny. I'm sorry I hurt your feelings, but I don't think I can be with him after everything that happened." Hermione apologized to the back of a chair. "Oh, come on Ginny don't ignore me."

"She's not there, she and Harry ran out about a half hour ago." a familiar voice said from behind Hermione. Hermione turned to see that the mystery voice belonged to no other then Lavender Brown.

"I know that I'm the last person you want to see, but I heard you and Ginny's conversation. I wasn't eavesdropping, I was on my way up I heard you guys talking about me and Ron." Lavender explained. "I know you don't want my opinion but I've seen the way you look at Ron, and I can tell it's love. But Kyle, you look at him with mist covering your eyes. Like your dreaming he was someone else, you can deny it all you want but everyone can see it."

Hermione was about to retort when, Lavender cut her off, "It's no use telling me you don't. I get it, Ron doesn't love me, he loves you. But I know one thing for certain, never give up on someone you can't go a day without thinking about. No matter how much shite they put you through. I know first hand how hard it is to get over Ron, it won't happen." with that Lavender left the common room, leaving Hermione to sit and stew in her own thoughts.