As many of you told me you were disappointed with the last chapter. Maybe this will clear some of the issues you had with it, though I know it won't appease all of you. I'll be lucky for a few readers to agree with me that maybe this is for the best of the story. This chapter is quite short but I have a paper to write for English III Honors and it was this or nothing for while.

"I just have a feeling that it's not the right thing for my life right now," Ginny said, "almost like I've moved on."

"How can you say that? You spent all of your years at Hogwarts pining for Harry Potter and then when you get him you break up with him."

"I thought you were here as a friend."

"I am. Friends are here to bring you back into reality. You might have just given away your only chance with him."

Ginny sat in the grass by the lake bawling. Her hands held her red and tear streaked face.

"I'm stupid," Ginny said.

"I'm sorry sweetie, but right now you are," Hermione replied patting Ginny on the back.

"How is he?" Ginny asked quietly looking up.

"Well, he's about as good as you are right now. Ron and I went to visit him after he didn't show up for auror training for a week. He hadn't left his apartment. It was mess. It didn't look like he had showered either, though Teddy was doing well."

"I don't know what got into me. Well, I guess I do, but I don't why. I've been in love with him since I first laid eyes on him, and now eight years later something's changed. I still love him, but what I'm trying to figure out is if I love him as more than a friend. He's always been there for me, but lately we've been getting more serious and I'm still young. We both are. Do I want to marry him? I don't know. I'm so lost and confused. I'm here, he's there. It changes my perspective. I don't know why this didn't happen while he was gone looking for horcruxes though. Was it because we weren't together then? Help me Hermione!"

"I don't think I can answer these questions for you. These are those questions that you have to figure out on your own. Ron and I have trouble sometimes too. We always seem to get into fights about all kinds of stuff. Eventually one of us always ends up walking out. I always find that a good night's sleep helps me."

Ginny lifted her gaze to the sky. Glimpses of stars were beginning to appear. "Hermione I'm so overwhelmed right now. School is more difficult than I thought possible. They're piling on two years' work of stuff trying to catch us up. I'm trying to get together a good quidditch team, but after a year without playing I'm finding it difficult. I'm trying to keep my house together, but I'm not the only one falling apart. It wasn't supposed to be this hard. All the threats that we used to have are gone, so why aren't all my problems?"

"I'm sorry Ginny. I don't have an answer for you."

"It's almost curfew," Ginny said standing up and brushing herself off.

Hermione stood up and gave her friend a hug.

"I'm here for you Ginny, just like I'm there for Harry."

***

"If I had to guess I bet my sister's about as big of a mess as you are," Ron said, taking a swig of his beer.

They both sat the bar. Each with one hand wrapped around the beer resting on the table. Another empty bottle was waiting to be cleaned up in front of Harry.

"I don't know she's the one that broke up with me after all."

"She's been in love with you for practically her whole life. Something else has to be going on. She wouldn't just do that for any reason."

"I thought we were doing great. I'd been planning a proposal to her," Harry said blushing.

The swig of beer that had just entered Ron's mouth was nearly sprayed across the bar. His eyes got big and his head whipped around to face Harry.

"What? Are you kidding me? Ginny's still really young!" His initial reaction was covered after a moment, replaced by an apologetic face. "Harry, I'm sorry. I guess I keep forgetting that you guys have been in love for a while. And I'd much rather you marry her than some guy that I don't know. What were thinking?"

"Well, I did just start thinking about it; before she broke up with me."

"Never mind, you don't need to talk about it," Ron said remembering that they had just broken up. There was a silence between them for a few moments. Both finished their beers and Ron held up darts. "Care for a round?" He asked. Harry shrugged and stood up from the bar.

It kept his mind off Ginny for a while as he planned a way to beat Ron, who was surprisingly good for never having thrown a dart in his life. Yet in the end Harry won. It was then that Ron suggested Wizarding Chess, a game that he knew he was rather good at. Not only did Ron win by skill, but he greatly outplayed his opponent who had had a bit more beer than him. As the clock neared midnight Ron suggested they go home.

The boys found Hermione at Harry's apartment watching Teddy. She was sleepily watching television when they walked in. She sat up and pointed to Teddy's room, signaling them to be quiet because the baby was sleeping. Ron sat beside her and Hermione curled up to his side. Harry looked on with envy, wishing that Ginny and he could still do that. He had to face the reality again; they were broken up.

Hermione yawned and stood up. "We'd better head back to the Burrow, Ron." Then she turned to face Harry. "I'm glad to see you. You'd better be at Auror training come Monday or I'll be after you. Take care," she said hugging him. Then they were gone.

The eerie silence was unnerving for Harry. He turned on the radio, looking for some comfort. He was filled with loneliness again. Now that his friends were gone he was left with nothing to do except think about Ginny. All of his memories of her ran through his head. From the first time they met to their last kiss, it was all there. Soon tears were slowly falling down his face. He stood up and walked to his dresser where he opened the first drawer and at the bottom found a small velvet box. Opening it he found the small ring nestled among the cushions. The band was engraved with Ginny's name. Harry felt the urge to chuck it across the room, but he restrained and put it back before he did something he regretted.

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