Hermione loved to read . She had read all kinds of books when she was young and she remembered some special lines from those books. She didn't remember where she read that relationships were like glass, but sitting in the backyard of the Burrow , thinking of that line, she felt that line had said everything about relationships. Indeed, relationships were as delicate as glass and when they broke they were as ugly as broken glass. They even had the same amount of power to inflict same amount of pain as that of shards of glass. A few moments ago Hermione had gotten proof of those lines . She had expirienced an ugly fight with Ron and it had resulted in their break-up. She had gone downstairs to have her breakfast and things had taken a nasty turn . She remembered everything that happened in there.
"Hermione are you alright.? "- asked Harry
" Yes Harry I am fine . Why did you ask?"-replied Hermione
"Ron told a hilarious joke and you weren't laughing so I wondered if you were alright"-said Harry.
"Ignore her Harry . She wasn't listening to us ." said Ron.
"Ron! My parents are missing. Forgive me for not laughing my head off at some stupid joke you told."-replied Hermione, her voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Everything doesn't have to be about your parents Hermione! There are other people in this world and they are far more important. "- Ron replied angrily.
"Other important people? What do you mean Ron?"- bellowed Hermione .
" Hermione, relax . Ron's just saying that you aren't paying much attention to him."- Harry tried to calm her down.
" I never expected you to side with Ron on this matter Harry. Ron , if you feel unattended then you can say that too me . I promise not to eat you up."- Hermione was losing her cool. How dare Ron complain that she was giving undue importance to her parents? It was her fault ,choosing him as her boyfriend. She was just glad that she got to see this side of him before tying her knot with him.
"Hermione , calm down. I know how you are feeling, trust me , I do. I also know that you can't live in the past. Life goes on Hermione. "
"Harry James Potter, keep you life lessons to yourself, I don't need them and also stop supporting him all the time. Be a man!"- with that Hermione had stormed out of the kitchen,leaving half of her breakfast unattended .
"Hermione, "- a gentle voice came from behind her, bringing her out of the trance. Hermione turned around to find Ginny standing behind her, holding Hermione's unfinished breakfast in her hands.
"Can I sit here?"- she asked, pointing to the patch of grass beside her. Upon getting Hermione's consent, she sat down and placed the plate on Hermione's lap.- "I thought of bringing you your breakfast, seeing there is no point in staying hungry because of the boys"
"Thanks Ginny, you really are a true friend . I wasn't staying hungry because of them, I had just forgotten about it."
Ginny raised an eyebrow, then sighed. - " You forgot? Well... having a nasty fight does that to you. I had forgotten to shampoo after I had had that fight with Harry. You can tell how upset I had been, seeing I have this facsination of shampooing my hair but to Harry, it had not meant a thing, probably because he had never noticed this fascination of mine."
" You two are still fighting then? Why do you fight with him Ginny if it upsets you to this extent? "
"Why do I fight with him? Hermione, he fights with me . I never thought you will side with him. "- exclaimed Ginny , standing up, tears glistening in her eyes. " Enjoy your breakfast Hermione. " - she added before storming back inside , leaving Hermione with another example of the truth fullness of the precious mentioned line and to wonder how the dynamics of every relationship had changed after the war . How every relationship, in one aspect, was broken.