The In-Between Part 3
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"You can't leave" Ginny spoke as she moved to stand in front of Hermione. Her voice cracked at the sudden glare that poured from Hermione's eyes; "I… won't let you".
"Move away, Ginny…" Hermione said in a tired voice, her frustration towards the redhead slowly upbuilding. Still Ginny didn't stepped back or made any attempt to let her go.
"No. I'm not going ot let you do this. You can't just come here today and say that you won't marry my brother. You don't get to destroy this over a whim" Ginny managed to say this with her eyes focused on Hermione's, not letting go of the brunette's ferial gaze, her feet were still firmly planted on the ground and she had no intention to move untill Hermione understood.
"Move now, Ginny" For a second time that day, Harry's word startled Hermione and everyone else around them.
"We are all going to sit down and resolve this situation, before the guests arrive" Ginny responded, looking at Harry. "It's clear that we are in a predicament here, but it's nothing that can't be fixed"
"Ginny. Don't. Please." Ron spoke from the corner where he was standing. " I'm sure you mean well, but I don't think it's necessary, this is over, just let Hermione leave peacefully" He sounded defeated and terribly sad.
"You heard Ron, please Ginny let's not turn this into a bigger problem" Harry said.
"I'm not turning anything into a problem, Harry. I'm trying to help; this is just a row that got out of control." Ginny said, again turning to Harry, her gaze shifting from Ron to Hermione.
All of the other Weasleys were quiet, unbelievably quiet. Arthur was pale, Molly was staring at the kitchen floor, George and Bill were sitted by the kitchen table, everyone seemed too upset or shocked to dare speak.
"This isn't a row out of control, Gin, this time it's for real, I'm tired…" Hermione said, still standing in the doorway, waiting for Ginny to move out of the way.
"Hermione, please just think this through!" Ginny answered her, looking at her in the eye.
"I've given this enough thought, believe me. I know that your intentions aren't mean spirited, but really this is getting ridiculous" Hermione´s words carried a long strain of untrust and uncertainty.
She was aware of Ginny's subtle anger starting to reflect on her words. Words of comfort but drained in a certain harshness that she couldn't quite identify.
"No, Hermione, you are getting ridiculous. This situation is completely ludicrous. I mean, come on, you know you are just stirring some bridal scandal, so why don't you just give it up already; kiss and make up, end this whole business" Ginny spoke loud and clear, with a sweet little voice that reminded Harry of Umbridge.
"Ginny stop! you are gonna make things worse." Ron said forcefully. "You can't fix what is not yours to fix. Just stop it."
"Ron, you don't underestand, I'm doing this for you." Ginny told Rom in a little voice. "You can't let Hermione do this to you. It's not correct!"
"This isn't about correct or incorrect. It's about… My wedding just got called off! I can't deal with you trying to be super girl or something" Ron's face was totally drained of colour, his lips were pressed tightly together.
"I'm doing this for you Ron!" Ginny hissed taking a step forward, but not really moving from her spot in front of the door.
"I wouldn't be too sure about that" Hermione muttered, feeling the aggravation of Ginny's words hiting her straight in the face, as a cold shiver of uncertainty crawled up her spine.
"What did you say? Honestly Hermione, how dare you say things like that when it is you the one that has disrupted the happiness of this day" Ginny finally errupted, her voice hard and cold.
"You little-" Hermione was sharply interrupted.
"Stop it! Both of you, this immature banter is taking us anywhere!" Ron shouted "Ginny, Hermione doesn't want to marry me," He said this with bitterness imprinted in his voice. "She has her reasons, and I don't want to marry someone who does't want me"
"What? You can't possibly be on her side… She's ruining everything!" Ginny almost shouted from across the room
"What is she ruining, Ginny? Your brother's happiness or your own?" Harry asked her, not really expecting an answer; "She has every right and reason to want to leave, she has just called off her wedding, in front of too many people, just step aside and allow her to leave"
Hermione stared at the scene gobsmacked , this was certainly not happening… her entire wedding day, the day she was supposed to be the happiest person in the entire world had fallen appart right in front of her eyes, and now her best friend was defending her form the attacks of his own fiancée.
"You can't be serious, Harry. You act as if what she is doing is okay, she's just being a little brat" Ginny spat from where she was standing, not really looking at Harry, her eyes fixed on Hermione.
"Don't call her that!" Harry shouted, his ever-on-the-edge temper finally unleashed.
"Why souldn't I? It's the truth, and there you go again protecting her, she is not yours to protect!"
"Who says that?! I can protect whoever I want to!" Harry yelled, choking back what he trully wanted to say.
"If everyone is done discussing my life, just thought you should know that I am leaving" Hermione said as she opened the door and exited the house, instantly quieting the discussion raging inside the kitchen.
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A/N: Thanks again to all of those that reviewed my story, sorry for the amount of time that I kept you waiting, school and other stuff had been keeping me from writing, I can't make any promises but I will certainly try to bake a new chapter ASAP. I still don't know where this story is going, so any kind of suggestion will be taken into consideration.