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Chapter 11

Ron Weasley was in a terrible mood, his life was a mess; everything was going wrong and he didn't know how to fix it. After Luna had told him that Hermione had moved in with Malfoy, he hadn't believed it. He had been sure that Hermione hated Malfoy and would never move in with anyone impulsively; she had taken almost 2 years to move in with him. The witch weekly had announced Draco Malfoy's return the very next day which had made Ron realize that Luna had been telling the truth.

He had avoided his family ever since the breakup as knew that there was no way they would support him. He wanted to delay the news as long as he could and maybe in the mean time find Hermione and convince her to take him back.

Everywhere he went people asked about Hermione's absence and he was running short of excuses. He knew that Harry and Ginny were due from their honeymoon any day now and he couldn't think of one thing to say to them that would save him from being hexed.

And above all, he missed Hermione a lot. The day Luna told him that Hermione was never coming back to him; he had gone to a bar gotten totally drunk and the next thing he knew, he had woken up naked in a brunette's bed with a terrible hangover. That morning he had realized that he only wanted to wake up with Hermione by his side, for the rest of his life.

Now as he made his way towards the lift people waved to him and greeted him with the usual,

"Good morning Ron, where's Hermione?"

" Ron can you please tell Hermione that we need the D firm's documents urgently"

"Is Hermione Sick?"

"It isn't like Hermione to miss work, is she ok"

He had no answers to their never ending questions so he just stormed past them and entered the lift. He was planning to just hide in the auror department but thought he'd check if Hermione was back to work. He knew that it was the only place he could catch a hold of her. It was just a matter of time when she would come back to work as he knew she was too responsible to leave her work pending.

The mechanical female voice of the lift informed him that he had arrived at the department of law enforcement and as soon as the door opened he laid eyes on the person he least wanted to see, Draco Malfoy.

Draco kept a steady eye contact with the angry red head and waited for the explosion that was soon to follow. He had just returned after 3 years so he didn't want any trouble with anyone. He had learned at an earlier stage to mask his emotions perfectly, so although he seemed cool at the outside he was filled with rage on the inside.

This was the man who was responsible for bringing Hermione to a stage where she had seen no other option than suicide. He remembered lifting her lifeless body from the beach and looking at the shell of a woman she had once been and barely controlled his hands from strangling the idiot.

"So here we meet again Malfoy, how's the ferret face?" spat Ron.

Draco replied in a cold voice," Same as yours Weasley. If you would excuse me now, I have better things to do than catch up with you."

Ron glanced at the letters addressed to Hermione in Draco's hands and said," You would rather catch up with Hermione, or might I say, you already have. So now she has moved in with you, big mistake. Don't get too comfortable Malfoy; Hermione is mine and she loves me. You can never take my place in her heart, so keep dreaming. In no time she will realize it and come back to me."

Draco didn't try to reign in his anger this time and replied," Keep dreaming about that Weasley; I don't care what you think about me, I never have and I never will. As for Hermione, I think she has better sense than to repeat old mistakes and you are her biggest mistake."

Draco did not see it coming and so he was unable to dodge the punch Ron had aimed at his face and so he stumbled and dropped Hermione's letters. Before he could retaliate, there was a flash that almost blinded him and he heard a nasal voice behind him which couldn't belong to anyone other than the most nasty reporter ever; Reeta skeeter.

Reeta asked in a jolly voice," What do we have here, two war hero's indulging in a fight; well that is juicy gossip."

Ron gave a bitter laugh," He's no war hero; he is just a coward who had managed to save his ass by turning sides at the last moment. There was no bravery here, he may have fooled everyone and gotten all the glory that a hero deserves but I know for a fact that he doesn't deserve it."

Draco replied in chilling voice," Listen carefully Weasley, I don't care about what you think or what you do; I did what I had to and I am not about to justify it to you of all people."

He waved his wand and collected all the letters that had fallen when he had been punched, but before he could get all, Rita Skeeter accioed one and said," well well well, isn't it interesting that Draco Malfoy is taking Hermione granger's mail when he gets punched by her boyfriend. I smell a love triangle, oh I can see the headline,' war heros fight for the affection of the golden girl, whom will she choose? Or has she already chosen."

She looked at the seething faces of both men and then at the letters in Draco's hands; suddenly her eyes brightened. "The war heroine leaves her long term boyfriend for the most eligible bachelor, Draco Malfoy."

Ron gave Draco a glare and stormed away while Draco replied," There is nothing going on between me and Hermione, this is not news, its trash. You cannot print this stupid article."

Rita smiled and slided one manicured finger along one side of Draco's face and giggled," I will write whatever I want Draco Malfoy. It was good seeing you, don't forget to read tomorrow's paper."

Draco shook off her hand and said,"You are disgusting " and got in the lift to get away from her.

Reeta looked at the lift and said to herself

" Wrong move Malfoy, wrong move."

/slash scene/

It took Hermione 1 hour to write the letter to Harry and Ginny, it had been the toughest letter that she ever had to write. She couldn't think of what to say and scraped off whatever she wrote. After many failed attempts she finally wrote the letter.

Dear Harry and Ginny,

I hope you both are well and are enjoying your trip. Something unexpected has happened and I thought I should inform you; Ron and I are broken up. I know you will have many questions but I can't tell all that in a letter. I miss you both and hope to see you soon.

P.s. when are you coming back?

Love

Hermione

It was not the best letter she had written but she didn't know what else to say. Harry and ginny were the most important part of her life, she couldn't even think of what she would do if she lost them. Draco was right, it was better that she told them herself rather than them finding out from someone else.

She sent the letter with Draco's owl named 'prestel' and as she saw the owl fly away she realized that she had to write another letter, to her boss Mr. Ross. It had been 5 days since she had last been to work and she knew she had to go back soon. The last few days had flown by, with the break up, the unconscious hours, moving in, getting used to living with Draco and spending time with Narcissa. She didn't get time to think about work in the past days but now as she thought about it she felt very irresponsible for not even informing them. So she wrote the letter, apologizing to her boss and telling him that she would come to work the next day.

With that done she moved to the couch and switched on the television. She was glad that Draco had furnished the house with both muggle and magical appliances. It had been just 5 minutes since she started watching tv when she heard two pops. She turned and saw Luna and Blaise standing hand in hand smiling at her, she smiled back and said," You both disappeared the other night, the work must have been very urgent."

Luna blushed while Blaise smirked and said," it was the most important work and it couldn't be delayed. Missed our company, your day must have been so boring without us."

Hermione rolled her eyes and said," oh yes, I almost died of boredom; thank you for gracing me with your entertaining presence."

All three laughed and Luna asked," How was your day?"

Hermione replied," Narcissa popped in this morning; apparently Draco doesn't get much sleep so she was checking on him."

"How was she?" Luna asked, her interest was piqued; she had never met Narcissa Malfoy but from what she had heard from Blaise she was pretty amazing.

Hermione smiled, "She is so different from what I thought she'd be; she is amazing. She is cheerful, beautiful, funny, full of life and the best part, she loves to annoy Draco. She also gave me the idea of a breakup party. It's something she does after a breakup and suggested that if I let go and celebrate it myself then it might help me get over it. She thinks that to escape the depression of a breakup you should feel happy about it. I think this is exactly what I need."

Luna smiled at Hermione's enthusiasm about the party and said," This is so unlike you, but I think that you should go for it. You have to tell your friend sometime and I think this would be less awkward. When do you want to have it?"

Hermione thought for a minute then said," Today is Wednesday, I think I want to have it this Saturday."

"It's a short notice but your close friends will definitely make it."Luna replied.

Blaise asked hopefully," Are boys allowed?"

Hermione giggled," Not at all, it's a girls night out. I was thinking maybe we could hit a muggle night club."

Blaise said," That sounds fun, but can't you let me and Draco come, we'll just add the glamour."

"Then add a glamour that makes you a girl."Hermione giggled.

Blaise got a thoughtful look then said," I am sure I'd make a gorgeous girl.

Hermione laughed and turned to Luna," your boyfriend is so vain."

Luna replied," Tell me about it; he takes more time than me to get ready, he's more of a girl than me."

Blaise scooted towards Luna and said," You are going to pay for this later, I think you deserve some punishment for challenging my sexuality."

Luna chuckled," I think I might like this punishment."

Blaise moved closer and whispered," You surely will."

Their dirty talk was interrupted when Hermione said," Gross! Get a room. I don't know how you even make it out of your bed every day."

Blaise barked out a laugh and said," We don't need a bed, I mean there is always the shower, the balcony, the kitchen, the dining table…"

"Ewww… now I'll never be able to eat on your dining table again."Hermione replied while making a face.

Luna and Blaise laughed at Hermione's expression while she pouted. Hermione suddenly remembered the letter and said," I wrote a letter to harry and ginny to tell them that I and Ron broke up. I know they might not get the letter but Draco said that I should tell them before they find out from someone else."

Luna replied," He is right, you have to tell them at some point and there's no better time than the present. You'll have to tell everyone soon. When are you going back to work?"

Hermione said," I am going tomorrow, I have already missed work for 5 days. I know people will ask questions but I am not scared of them, I have done nothing wrong."

Luna smiled and said," You are right, it's not your fault and if anyone gives you grief for it, I will have Blaise beat them up."

Blaise chuckled," I would love to smack someone hard."

Before Luna or Hermione could say anything, there was a pop and all three turned to see an angry looking Draco with one black eye.

Blaise looked at his best friend and said," I guess someone already got smacked hard."

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Ash