Chapter Two
Pictures
" Hermione!" Mrs. Weasley shouted, setting the plates that were in her hand down on the table and rushing over to give her a big hug.
Hermione smiled and tucked a stran of her hair behind her ear. If she would have told her younger self that she would one day feel uncomfortable with Ron and his family, she would of laughed.
" I am doing very good Mrs.Weasley" she said quietly, stepping into the familiar house.
Like The Three Broomsticks, everything in the house looked exactly like she remembered it. Everywhere she looked she remembered something and she didn't know if she was happy or sad about that.
She wondered if Mrs. Weasley was upset with her, for leaving and for how things ended with her son but those fears soon left her mind.
" I am so glad that you decided to come. I was hoping you would...we have all missed you so much" she said. " How's your job going?"
Hermione instantly felt a pain of guilt for not keeping in touch with those she had left. She didn't realize until today how much she missed them all.
" Things are great.." she lied.
Truth was she wasn't as as happy with her career as she let on and that made her sad since she left this place for it. Ron was right though in saying that things weren't right between them before she left. Things weren't like they were at the beginning when they first began to go out.
Back then things were good, they talked alot, joked around and loved being with each other. But things went downhill after graduation. They talked less, didn't spend as much time with each other as they did before and most of all their original friendship was breaking. She hated leaving everything for a job offer she got in Paris but, it was too good to turn down...she would be nuts not to take it. Ron wasn't happy when she told him what she was going to do, which was why she was surprised by his happy reaction to her earlier. There wasn't a day that she didn't think about him and her heart couldn't help but wish that that was her that was getting married to him. There was always a voice in the back of her head that wondered if she made the right choice on ending things with him.
" I am so proud of your success, you deserve it" she smiled, shoving some food in the oven.
" Thank-you Mrs. Weasley" Hermione replied as Ginny tugged on her arm.
" Come on, you can sleep with me" she grinned, leading her up the curvy stairs and into her bedroom. Hermione looked around at Ginny's room and set her things down on the floor.
" Wow, you're room looks so different!"
Her once girly room had changed greatly. The walls were now painted a light shade of blue and moving pictures were set all over. Walking around she looked at her friend's pictures, some of which were taken in their school days while others that were taken recently.
She smiled as she came across a picture of herself, Ginny and Ron taken after graduation. Ron had his arm around her waist and he was giving the camera goofy grin. The next picture she noticed was set on her bedside table. A tall dark haired guy with blue eyes waved happily at her. Smiling she picked it up.
" Is this Greg?" she asked. Ginny blushed and grabbed the picture from her.
" Yes, isn't he cute!?" she gushed, flopping down on her bed and staring down at the love of her life.
"Yyea, he is pretty cute" she admitted, shaking her head at her friends actions. She just hoped that her friend wouldn't have to suffer through a broken heart like she had to.
As she walked further around the room a certain picture caught her eye. It looked like it was taken in seventh year. She stood in the middle between Ron and Harry. Ron was holding her hand while Harry stood on her left, giving a small smile, not looking as happy as Ron and her did. She could understand, with all the things he had to go through that year and she knew he must of felt a bit left out with Ron and her always out together.
" That's a nice picture of the three of you" Ginny said, breaking Hermione from her thoughts. Hermione nodded and continued to gaze at it.
" What's Harry been up to lately, Gin, do you know?" she asked, curious.
" Well, why don't you ask me yourself?" came a new voice. Whipping around Hermione's frown turned into a big smile at who stood infront of her.
" Harry!" she shouted, giving him a tight hug. " When did you get here?."
Harry laughed as he released her from the hug. Like her other friend's, he too had changed a lot in the three years since she had seen him. Although his hair was still messy, he wasn't as skinny as he was before, he had more of a build to him. She had to admit, he looked good.
" I apparated here a few minutes ago downstairs and was surprised to find out you were here. I haven't heard from you in ages!."
Hermione sighed and crossed her arms. " I know, and I am sorry...it's just that.."
Harry smiled as he listened to his friend ramble on about why she didn't write as often as she should have. Harry knew that when she rambled she was nervous and he couldn't help but laugh at her discomfort.
Noticing he was smiling at her she stopped her rambling. " What are you laughing at?" she asked, smiling.
" Nothing.." he replied " just laughing at your nervous ramblings. But don't worry about it..It's partially my fault as well...like you, I have been so busy with everything that I think my head is going to fall off!."
Hermione was about to ask him what he was doing lately when Mrs. Weasley's voice could be heard from downstairs.
" Dinner is on the table!" she called.
Ginny, who Hermione had forgotten was still there leaped off her bed. " I am starving!" she replied, exiting the room in a hurry.
" Come on, let's go get us something to eat" Harry said as they followed Ginny and exited the room.