Author's note: Thanks so much to the people who took the time to review! I really appreciated it! Chapter 3 is on the way... hopefully it will be up in the next couple of days. Again, i do not own these characters or anything to do with the Harry Potter world, but the plot is mine.

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Chapter 2

The next morning, Hermione was already up when Harry and Ginny came down the stairs, hand in hand. She silently cursed as she put the kettle on asking her self "How do they manage not to fight all the time?"

"'Morning" Ginny said cheerfully.

"Good morning" Hermione responded, trying to meet the same happiness in her voice.

"Hermione, did you sleep on the sofa last night?" Harry asked confused as he noticed Ron's sheets on the sofa. She nodded in return.

"Still haven't sorted it out yet, then?" Ginny asked taking a seat next to Harry, in front of Hermione.

She shook her head, looking down. "Tea anyone?" as she heard the kettle whistle, thankful for the distraction. As Hermione turned around to prepare the tea, Harry and Ginny exchanged a worried look.

Ten minutes later, Ron came down the stairs, already dressed for the day.

"'Morning, I'm going to help George at the shop." He said casually reaching for a piece of toast. "Bye." He said over his shoulder as he walked over to the chimney to use Floo Powder. A moment later, he was gone.

No one said anything for a while until Hermione broke the silence "So what are you up to today?"

Ginny explained that they didn't have anything specific planned but Hermione wasn't really listening; her mind kept crawling back to Ron.

That afternoon, Hermione was alone in the Burrow reading a book on her new bed; the sofa. Harry and Ginny had gone on a walk and invited her along but she kindly declined and refused to be a third wheel. She hated this. She hated sitting around all day, waiting for something to happen, hated the fact that Ron hates Viktor, and hates sleeping on the sofa. She suddenly felt angry "All this for a bracelet…!" she thought to herself, but her thoughts were interrupted by a voice behind her.

"Where's Harry and Ginny?" Hermione knew this voice and didn't even turn around as she got up and walked towards the next room. Ron stood there, awkwardly, waiting for her to reply.

"On a walk" she said coldly, still refusing to look at him.

Ron could the feel the cold tension and narrowed his eyes as he noticed she was still wearing the bracelet. "Two can play at this game" he thought, knowing exactly what he was going to do.

Ginny and Hermione had prepared dinner together, talking about their final year of Hogwarts. As laid the table, Ginny called Harry and Ron down. Harry came down first and placed a quick kiss on Ginny's lips. As they sat down at the table, Ron came in. Ginny let out a gasp which she quickly tried to cover up in a cough. But Hermione and Harry had caught it and look up at Ron; he was wearing Lavender's necklace. It was there hanging on his neck, put in evidence for everyone to see. There was a moment of silence before Hermione got up and half whispered "Excuse me, I've lost my appetite." And she left through the kitchen door.

"Ron…?" was all Ginny could think to say, looking at him completely shocked at her elder brother.

"What? It's not my fault she's not hungry!"

"So how's everything going?" asked Bil.

"Yeah, everything going fine" Harry answered, sitting across from him.

"Well we're fine." Ginny added "Ron and Hermione had another row and hardly talked since."

"Merlin, they're like a married couple, aren't they?" Bill said, amused.

"It's not funny, Bill. They're only got a bit more than a week left before she and I leave to Hogwarts. They better sort things out or-"

"Or what?" Ron asked icily, now standing behind Ginny.

She didn't reply.

"You alright, mate?" Ron suddenly asked Bill, completely changing his tone to more of a happy one.

"Hi Bill!" Everyone turned around to see Hermione, smiling as she came through the door with flushed cheeks. She had come back late last night, hoping to avoid everyone, especially Ron after the dinner incident. She had also gotten up early and went for a long walk, only leaving a note saying she'll be back before lunch. Her smile dropped as she Ron.

"Hey Hermione" Bill answered back, noticing the tension between the two.

Everyone just stood there, not knowing what to do or say, feeling very awkward. So Bill got up to leave "Well, everything seems to be going alright… I'll leave you to it then." He made his was towards the door but stopped as he walked past Ron "And Ron, don't mess things up" putting a hand on his youngest brother's shoulder.

Ron opened his mouth to protest but quickly realized what Bill was talking about. Hermione.

Once again, Harry and Ginny had left for the afternoon, leaving Ron and Hermione alone in the Burrow. The private time was wasted on the two, since both of them ignored and avoided each other. Hermione blocked Ron out by reading a book outside, making the most of the late summer sun. Ron was blocking Hermione out by turning up the radio so he could follow a Quidditch match while he made himself a sandwich.

He noticed her from inside the kitchen, through the window. He stopped what he was doing as he watched Hermione peacefully read. For a second he forgot that he was ever mad at her, but his mind travelled back to last night, right before dinner. He really thought he was doing the right thing by wearing Lavender's necklace she had given him back in their 6th year. He had taken it off the second he walked back into his room, irritated but please he'd mad his point.

"Yeah" he thought agreeing with himself, "Now she knows how I feel."

Not wanting to think of it anymore, he shook it off and pulled his eyes off Hermione back down and concentrated on making his sandwich.

The same evening, Harry and Ginny had prepared a big and wonderful dinner, celebrating the three days without Mr. and Mrs. Weasley.

"Too bad Ron and Hermione didn't make the most of it" Ginny said.

"Yeah, that's typical them" Harry replied.

When everything was set, Harry agreed to go and get Ron where as Ginny would fetch Hermione. Harry didn't need to go up all the stairs as Ron had already smelt dinner cooking and was down in a flash. Ginny, however, wasn't having such an easy time…

"I'm not hungry" repeated Hermione.

"But it's the last dinner all together, alone…"

"I'm sorry Ginny, but I'm really not in the mood to be celebrating anything" Hermione replied turning away from Ginny and towards the window.

"Okay then… but if you change your mind, please come."

Hermione didn't answer; she knew it would be a waste of breath since she would not be changing her mind.

"Maybe you should try apologizing..?" Harry suggested as they finished up their feast.

"Me?" Ron got all defensive suddenly, muttering on about she was the one who started it and such.

"Well you don't have to apologize exactly, but you could do the first move. Here," Ginny explained, shoving a plate of untouched food in his hand, "bring her up some food, she if she's hungry."

Ron racked his brain for an excuse not to. "She's probably already sleeping."

"Ron, it's seven o'clock."

"Well…"

"Go. Now." Ginny said. She was amazed that her own brother, just last year, went on a search for destroying Horcruxes, risked his life numerous times doing so, and then helped to defeat the darkest and most dangerous wizard of all time, but could not face to apologize to his own girlfriend. It just didn't make sense to her.

Ron sighed, defeated, and headed up towards Percy's old room. The room had previously been used as storage after he moved out, but Hermione had discovered that it still had a bed and so decided it would be better is she used this room instead of the lounge.

She smiled as she looked through some old photo album of the Weasleys. This one must have been at least 10 years old since Ginny looked hardly over the age of five or six. Suddenly, her stomach rumbled, "I'm going to have to wait till everyone has gone to bed" she thought. Then she heard it. A little knock on the door, almost silent, as if she it didn't want to be heard. Without thinking, she got up and yanked the door open.

"Oh hey… Thought you were sleeping…"an awkward Ron said, he could feel his ears turning pink.

"Well I'm not."

"I brought you some food, since you missed dinner; I thought you might be hungry" he said offering her the plate with a hopping smile.

"I'm not hungry" she lied, before she stepped back to close the door.

"Come on, Hermione. I'm trying here" Ron placed his hand on the door, keeping it open. "I'm sorry I wore Lavender's necklace, but it was only because you wore Krum's bracelet!" he pleaded.

"Whatever Ron." She pushed the door shut, leaving him hanging there on the other side.