Second Chance At L♡VE

May 16th, 2000

After a long day at work Hermione just wanted to go home and rest. She used public transportation to get to work. She might be a witch. The best one in her generation but she was not going to stop doing muggle things. She got inside the train and headed to the apartment she shared with Ron. Her future husband. They finally dated after the war and kept their relationship while Hermione finished her last year at Hogwarts. 

Hermione had been Head Girl and graduated first in her class while Ginny was Prefect and graduated sixed in their class. Ron and Harry did not go back to school but went to become Auror for the Ministry. Hermione's and Ron's relationship was not full of romance or passion, or crazy love making but was calm and soothing something they both needed after the war had ended.

Hermione gets off the train and heads to her apartment. But she sees a magazine shop in the corner and stops by. She looks at all the magazine and while she mostly would of gotten something having to do with current events or economy. She sees the wedding magazines. She smiles and picks one up. "Oh getting married I see. Well best of luck. Wedding planning is the times when you know if you truly want to get married or not." the older woman says. Hermione just smiles and thank her as she heads to her place. She knew she will find Ron there since Harry told her he looked horrible and left home early. "He been looking like that for about a week now. Maybe he has a bug or something." Harry had said.

When Hermione opens the door to her apartment. She finds Ron walking back and forth caring thing in his hands. Hermione goes to their bedroom and sees him packing up boxes and suitcases. They had just moved in six months ago so there was not much stuff to pack. "What are you doing?" Hermione asks "I am moving into the joke shop with George. I have also put in my two weeks notice at the Ministry." Ron says as he does not stop packing.

Hermione is confused and does not know what is going on "Ron stop. Ronald stop and talk to me! What is going on? Why are you packing? Why are you quitting your job?" Hermione asks finally making him stop and look at her. "I can't anymore. I can't fake something I am not. I have always been behind you and Harry. I love you both but I never really wanted to work in the Ministry. I did it because it was offered to me and to make my mother proud. I am going go help George and Fred now. I am going go work in the new joke shop." Ron says as if he has been holding that in for years

Hermione nods her head grapping the situation. "Okay I understand that and I will support you in your carrier change. But what does that have to do with you packing?" Hermione says holding clothe of Ron in her hand. "Because I can't marry you Hermione... I love you but not the way I should. I am so sorry but I can't marry you." Ron says leaving her frozen as he takes the clothes in her hand and packs it.

Ron closes the suitcase and start to walk out the room. "Your joking. Ron we are getting married in six months. You proposed to me a year go." Hermione says fallowing him out the room. "That is the thing. I was not going to. I was not going to propose to you that night. I was going break up with you. But I got pressured into it and then I got drunk. You remember I was tripping over my words. I never planned on proposing. Percy is the one who got the ring. I never even bought it." Ron says getting near the door. "You were going break up with me? Why?" Hermione says taking a seat in a chair. 

"Listen Mione. You are a wonderful, wonderful woman. I did love you very much. But I always knew we were not meant to be married. I am just sorry I didn't have the guts to do it sooner. But before anymore planning or money goes into a wedding that will never happen. I want break it off. I hope one day you can forgive me. The last thing I wanted to do was hurt you. But I can't keep living a lie. I am sorry." Ron says as he gets close to Hermione kissing her forehead as he gets up and leaves.

Hermione is frozen for a second till she start to scream. "Ron!.. Ron! Ronal Weasley!" Hermione shouted as she falls to the floor in tears. Her heart was broken as she saw him leave. She curls up in a ball and cries till she feels she is dehydrated. She then gets up slowly and walks to the bathroom. She washes her face and looks at herself in the mirror and says "I am Hermione Granger. I am strong, independent, wise, loyal, I am Hermione Granger" she says. 

She was Hermione fucken Granger and she was not going to let no one break her. If the war didn't break her nor kill her. She was not going let this do it either. She will let her emotions drain out over the weekend and on Monday she will rise up.

Hermione get owls from Ginny, Harry, Mrs. Weasley and even Angelina Johnson George's girlfriend. They all heard what had happened and wanted to check up on her after she did not answer their calls nor opened the door for them. She told them she was going be okay but needed time. She stuffed herself in ice cream, cake, cookies and anything she could fine. She cried in every corner of the apartment and scream, cursed everything she could. 

On Monday morning she woke up. Look herself in the mirror and said. "I am Hermione Granger. I am strong, independent, wise, loyal, I am Hermione Granger." this would become her morning rutting. She went to work with her head held up high and did what she does best. Be Hermione fucken Granger the best witch of her time.

A month later she found her parents and returned them back to their old selves. She moved out of the apartment she had shared with Ron Weasley and moved in to a smaller loft. The good thing of Ron quitting the Ministry was she only had to avoid him for two weeks. But she knew she would eventually have to see him. And she knew it would be the day Ginny and Harry got married. She just hoped she would be ready to see Ronald Weasley again and feel nothing. Till then she was going to focus all her attention into her job. She was going to be alright with out Ronald Weasley. But will she be okay been alone and with out love?