Thank you for giving my story a try. As someone in the comments stated, in most Dramione stories, Ron is written as a huge jerk. I wanted to try something new. Please enjoy the second chapter!
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Knocking echoed through the house.
All Hermione wanted was to be left alone. She had yet to move from the spot she was in when Draco had dropped the news to her. Whoever was on the other side of the door used a spell to unlock it. She looked up from her spot to see a redhead entering the door.
'Ron!' Hermione thought as she got up from her spot. Maybe Draco had played a really mean trick on her. Ron was here and coming back to her arms.
"Hermione?" The familiar voice of Ginny entered, shattering that fantasy for her. Hermione choked back a sob. "Oh Hermione!"
She felt her redhead best friend wrap her arms around her. The sound of heels clicking entered her home following behind Ginny. The other person squatted down as she placed a comforting hand on her back.
"P-Pansy…" Hermione cried.
"Shh. We're here." Pansy murmured into her hair. "You heard about what happened?"
"Malfoy told me." The heartbroken woman said. Pansy looked into Ginny's bloodshot eyes. Draco stopped by? Why? Obviously he didn't do a good job of telling her the news.
Pansy looked at the women in front of her. Both were heartbroken by the death of Ron Weasley. Both of them had become very close friends for her.
Thanks to Blaise's friendship with Harry due to their job, it made sense she and Ginny became close. Hermione became even closer for her. Blaise had gotten really hurt once during a case. Hermione had happened to be at the hospital from visiting Ron when she spotted her crying in the hallway. Hermione hadn't said a word but sat down next to her. She stayed with her the whole night and was even there when Blaise woke up. Pansy had truly appreciated the kindness Hermione had shown. Since then, the girls had gotten close. It also helped that Ron became friends with Blaise and had slowly become friends with Draco, putting their family feud aside and call a truce. They became a close-knit group. Daphne and Theo would join them at times as well as Neville and Luna.
Pansy was having tea at the Potters' home when they got news of their men. Ginny had broken down at the hospital along with the rest of her family when it came to the news of her husband in a coma and her brother's death. Molly had flung herself to Ron's body as the healers tried to pull her away. Pansy was glad that Blaise was okay. However, he needed to be alone once the healers gave him placed a cast on his leg. The failure of the mission and the death of Ron were getting to him.
When they took Ron's body away, Ginny had thought of Hermione and had to tell her the news. Pansy offered to go by herself but Ginny argued that she had to be there. Who knew that Draco Malfoy had beaten them to the task? She realized that she hadn't spotted her blonde best friend at the hospital, seeing how he was her fiancé's partner. She faintly remembered seeing him get his arms in a brace but that was all.
"Ginny…" Hermione finally spoke up as she looked at their friends. Her voice was calm and a bit cold. The redhead frowned at how lifeless her eyes looked. Gone were the warm brown eyes she came to know. "Thank you for coming-both of you. Please go back to the hospital to be with Harry and Blaise. I would like to be alone now."
"Mione…" Pansy shook her head. "Leaving you alone isn't a good idea. We can sta-"
"Leave. Please." Hermione raised her voice, causing the other two to jump at her tone.
"You know how to contact us." Ginny reluctantly said as she and Pansy got up and left.
Hermione stared at the closed door. She couldn't process anything. Why did Ron have to die and the others got to live? She had grabbed the closest thing to her-a picture frame. With all the anger she had, she threw it against the opposite wall. The frame shattered along with her heart.
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Draco sighed as he ran a hand through his hair. He stared out the window of the hospital room he was in. Dark clouds were beginning to roll in. April was known for the rainiest month of the year. The Malfoy heir frowned. He hated the rain. It was just too depressing. Glancing over his shoulder, he looked at the couples in front of him.
Over the years, his best friends Blaise and Pansy, as well as their close friends Daphne and Theo, had grown into fine mature adults. The final battle at Hogwarts had changed everyone for the better.
Out of all the pureblood families, the Zabini, Parkinson, Greengrass, and Nott stayed out of the war. Well, most of their family did. Theo's father and Lucius Malfoy had been sent to Azkaban. The other three families were cleared when proof came in that the matriarch of the households followed Narcissa's footsteps and protected some of the members of the Order.
For Draco, it wasn't easy getting on the good side, especially with his Death Eater mark. Blaise and Theo were lucky that their fathers' hadn't pushed them to get it. However, thanks to his age at the time and his mother's actions that saved the life of Harry Potter, his mother and he were spared. Surprisingly, it was the words of Granger and Potter that really saved them. During the trial, Potter stated that Narcissa lied to the Dark Lord. Granger stated that Draco had lied to his father and Bellatrix when it came to identifying if it was really Harry Potter that they had caught at the Malfoy Manor. That had taken him by surprised. He remembered seeing the word 'mudblood' scarred on her arm that day. Since then, he never called her that.
Granger. Just thinking about her angered him. She had the audacity to treat him as she did the other day. What was that muggle saying? One shouldn't kill the messenger or something like that.
Small pale hands waved in front of his face. Pulling away from his thoughts, Draco noticed that Pansy stood in front of him. Puttering her hands to her waist, his best friend narrowed her blue eyes at him.
"Are you okay Draco?" Daphne called out from across the room. She was sitting down near Blaise's hospital bed with Theo. The two recently wedded couple was helping cut apples for Blaise.
"I'm fine." Draco answered a little harsher than he wanted to. Theo narrowed his eyes at the tone of his friend's voice but Daphne waved it off.
Pansy rolled her eyes as she walked back to Blaise's bed. "Blaise has been trying to get your attention for the past few minutes."
Draco sent an apologetic look at the man in the bed. Blaise just nodded as he cleared his throat.
"I heard from Pansy you went to visit Hermione the other day." The dark Italian baited.
"I don't see how that's any of your business." Why were they bringing it up to him now?
"She's my friend!" Pansy frowned crossing her arms. "Ginny and I went to check on her that day after we heard what happened and came to the hospital. She told us you told her the news. She then told us to give her space."
"She kicked me out when I told her!" Draco scoffed. " She was being a total bint about it."
"Draco!" Blaise warned him. He shook his head. "Can you blame her? Ron just died!"
"I don't even know why I had to be the one to help her." Draco muttered under his breath but everyone heard him.
"What are you talking about?" Theo asked.
"Weasel. I-I was there when he-"Draco choked on his words as he paled.
Blood.
There was so much blood.
"He asked me to take care of Granger before he…"Draco shook his head as he let it fall into his hands.
The girls covered their mouths in shock. Theo's mouth dropped a little bit, as he was a loss for words. Blaise had a weird look in his eyes but said nothing.
"This is troublesome." Draco got up from his spot. "I'm gonna leave."
"Hey." Blaise called out before he could put a foot out the door. "Can you do me a favor?"
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The walk to Potter's hospital room felt very long. This gave him more time to think. Blaise was confined to his bed for a few more days until he could go back home with Pansy. Harry was in a coma. The healers stated that Potter took a big blow to the head during their mission. There weren't signs of him waking up anytime soon. He, himself, was able to walk away with just bruises and a sprained right wrist. Luckily he was left-handed.
His eyes widened at a sudden thought.
Did Ron Weasley somehow know that this would have been the outcome of the mission? Is that why he bestowed him with the task of Hermione?
Draco brushed the crazy idea off when he realized he made it to the room. He slowly opened the door to reveal Harry lying in bed. His wife had a chair net to the bed. Her back was turned to him. She grasped Harry's hand and brought it to her forehead.
"Harry. Please wake up. I-I don't know what to do. I can't be strong right now. Ron is gone. I can't go through this alone. Your son will be coming soon. I need you to be awake when he's born. You need to be here for that. Hermione needs you." Her voice began to crack. She choked back a sob. "I-I need you."
Draco cleared his throat as he knocked on the wall. Ginny jumped as she wiped away her tears and turned around.
"M-Malfoy!" The redhead greeted him.
Grey eyes looked down from her red blotchy face to her bulging stomach. Ginerva Potter was pregnant with their second child. If Draco remembered correctly, she was due some time in four months. Their first child was about two years old.
"I just came to check on Potter for Blaise."
Ginny sniffled. "There are no changes. Why did this happen?"
Draco stepped closer and pulled out a chair to sit down on. "How are you and your family holding up?"
"It's been hard. I'm trying to be strong right now. Everyone is grieving in his or her own way. James has been a good distraction for my parents. I've tried owling Hermione about my brother's fu-" The redhead began to tremble. "F-Funeral." She took a deep breath to get herself together. "She hasn't responded."
Draco began to feel awkward. Hermione and himself were in bad terms at the moment. He mentally shook his head. Ron's last words to him were to take care of the distraught witch. Well, he was doing a wonderful job right now.
"You were the one who told her the news about my brother. Why?" Ginny asked.
"Your brother asked me to take care of Granger." Blue eyes widened with surprise.
"Ron did?" She sounded like she was in disbelief.
Draco nodded in response. He looked at the clock in the room. It was about time he headed out.
"Are you going to hold your end of that promise?" Ginny asked him. She looked like she was trying to read him.
"If she allows me." Draco took off, closing the door behind him.
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I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Please wait for my next chapter. Thank you for reading!
Love, Kumiko