"He's in love with you Ron."

I sat there, stumped. Harry was.. in love with me? I stared at Hermione, my jaw probably hanging open. She rolled her eyes and said, "Ron? Are you going to say anything?", I still sat there, numb. "Harry..is in love.. with me?", I asked slowly. Hermione took an exasperated sigh with another roll of her eyes. "Yes Ron. He said he has loved you since the moment you both met. That's what he told us and we were coming with him for support when we walked in and Lavender kissed you." She told me.

I let this all sink in. Harry loved me, Lavender deliberately hurt him, and I was an idiot.

After the shock wore off, anger set in. Lavender caused Harry to run off crying. This was her fault. I clenched my jaw as I stood. That conniving little bitch.

"Ron? Ron where are you going?", I heard Hermione call. I stomped down stairs, hearing Hermione's hurried footsteps close behind. After I reached the bottom, I looked around to common room. Everyone was gathered there, talking about something but I paid no mind. I scanned the room and spotted Lavender at a table in the corner, talking to Ginny. They giggling over something, both grinning like they had one the House Cup on their own.

"You never deserved Harry in your life, never deserved to be his friend.", A voice said in my head. It dawned on me. It was Ginny who said that to me, my own sister. I felt my blood pressure rise as I stomped over. "Lavender." I said in a short voice. She whipped her head around and grinned when she saw me. "Won Won!", She cried as she stood, throwing her arms around my neck.

I stood there, gritting my teeth. When she noticed I was tense and wasn't hugging her back, she pulled away slightly to look up at me. "What's wrong sweetheart?", She asked. "You caused me to hurt my best friend." I said calmly. I saw her eyes widen as she turned to share a look with Ginny. "What do you mean Won Won?" She asked in a nervous tone. I snapped. "Don't you dare act stupid Lavender! Hermione told me everything. How could you do that to my best mate?", I yelled. I noticed all eyes were on us and Lavender seemed to notice to, because she seemed to be sweating and was trying to calm me down. "Ron, please just calm down, you don't understand." She pleaded. "Then help me understand Lavender! Why did you intentionally hurt Harry?", I seethed. I saw the hatred return in her eyes as her face turned red.

"Because he was going to try and tear us apart! I wasn't going to let that..that freaky faggot tear us apart!", She cried. I saw red when she called Harry a faggot but right as I was about to say something, Hermione beat me. With a cry of fury, she leapt at Lavender and started slapping her. Lavender fought back, but it was futile. Hermione was holding her hair and she punched Lavender directly in the nose. "Don't you EVER call Harry that foul word, you filthy wench!" She yelled, delivering another punch to Lavender's cheek.

The Twins and I hurried over and pulled the furious cat lover off of Lavender. "No! Let me go!", Hermione called and George held her still. I looked back down at Lavender and watched as Ginny helped her up. They were both glaring at Mione, but at the moment, Hermione looked like she could breathe fire.

"Won Won you just let her attack me!", Lavender shrieked in outrage. That's it, I am done. "We're over Lavender." I said in a cold voice. I saw her eyes widen and she immediately reached towards me. "No.. No Ron you don't mean that, you're just confused and upset." She said urgently as she tried to kiss me. I yanked myself out of her grasp and stared down at her. "No Lavender. We're done. You hurt my best friend, and just insulted him right in front of me. Hermione had every right to attack you." I said. Everyone was staring at me, clearly shocked. "Ron.. Please.." She pleaded. "No Lavender. We are over. We're done." I said coldly.

Tears flooded her eyes as she looked at me. She looked around and saw everyone staring at the two of us and covered her face as she ran towards her dorm. "Ron, what the hell is wrong with you?", My sister demanded. I turned my cold gaze on her and saw the look of disbelief on her face. "Be quiet Ginny. I heard you saying I never deserved to be Harry's friend. How could you? I'm your brother!", I said. I saw her clench her fist at her sides, her frame shaking. "It's not fair! You have hurt him so many times yet he loves you? Wants to be with you? It's not fair! Why do you always get Harry? Why can't I get at least one chance?", She yelled.

I sat there, stumped once more. I tried to think of a reason he could possibly want me. "Well maybe because all you do is sit there and fangirl over him and just treat him like he is not an average person! I see him as a regular person, I have since we met on the train in first year. Yeah, I know I hurt him but I always feel like an idiot after I do. I don't see him as the savior of the wizarding world, I see him as Harry." The words left my mouth before I even knew I thought them.

Ginny looked like she would burst at any moment from embarrassment and anger. Her mouth opened and closed multiple times as she tried to find the words she wanted to say. Finally she just glared before she followed Lavender's steps and went to the girls dorm.

I stood there for a few minutes, trying to calm myself. After I had calmed my racing heart, I turned to my friends. They all still looked shocked, with the exception of Hermione. She still looked furious but had a smug smile on her face. I looked around and realized Harry still wasn't back.

"Do any of you have an idea of where Harry went off to?", I asked. Multiple people shook their heads but Neville stepped up. "I followed him after he left. He went down to the lake and I'm pretty sure he is still there." He said. I nodded and darted out of the portrait hole and headed towards the lake.

I needed to fix this.