This isn't a freeverse, but a countdown poem.
10.In retrospect, you should have seen the end coming near.
9. Those cracks, those holes – you couldn't fix them, no.
8. Once upon a time, you two were inseperable.
7. You both knew your shelter was collapsing.
6. You didn't want to admit it.
5. And remember the last words?
4. Heartbreaking, very hopeful words.
3. "Look at me."
2. She didn't.
1. "Please."
0.
1. Regret.
2. Oh, regret.
3. You were wrong.
4. And who was she?
5. Hermione Granger, the bookworm extraordinaire.
6. Brilliant and beautiful and everything important.
7. And you were tired, just so tired
8. It was one little mistake, only the one
9. The mistake had thrown your lives up into flames
10. You're going to make it up to her, you tell yourself.
9. You are, really. You need to. You have to.
8. Ron, you screwed up. And you'll fix it.
7. This time, you will not challenge her.
6. Don't argue until you say something
5. Something cruel, that isn't true.
4. "You're beautiful, Hermione. Please."
3. Maybe this time
2. She'll say
1. "Okay."
0.
For Camp Potter, using the mandatory pairing RonHermione and the optional prompts "Look at me. Please." and burning.
For the 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Challenge by Schermionie.
Word Count: 196