Ron and Hermione : Bickering since 1991

Chapter 20 : Through the Lake

[Hermione]

"So, this is it?" Ginny asks.

"This is it. This whole year of staying away from our family when they needed us the most is over. We get our degrees. We're done. We won't comeback here to study again now."

"Yeah."

Five months more of staying away from everyone and studying, now I am done. All my hardwork is paying off now. We are graduating today.

I let out a sigh.

"It has been a good seven years."

"Far more adventurous than needed."

Yeah that too," I laughed.

We are done with our graduation, sitting in the graduation gowns. Not to brag or anything but, I was the at the top of the class.

"Granger, Hermione." Proffesor Mcgongall called, and when I went up, she smiled. In those rare occasions when she smiles, its killing.

I was called upon the stage and I went up. After, we were done with the ceremony, we were going back.

Through the lake.

Funny, isn't it? The way we first time entered Hogwarts, the same way will will exit for the last time. In those small boats, with Hagrid leading us.

After I promised Hagrid to visit him, for the millionth time, me and Ginny get on the train.

It is going to be a long ride.

I am just staring out of the window, occasionally talking to Ginny. I mean, I have been spending most of the time with her since there was no Ron or Harry to keep me company. Don't get me wrong, I love Ginny, but there is only so much we can talk about.

And eventually, I don't even realise when, I fall asleep.

And suddenly the next thing I know I woke up from the train's horns and see that we have reached the station.

"Oh good you are awake. You fell asleep and I just thought that you have been so stressed these last days so I let you sleep."

"Yeah, thanks anyway."

"Sure, now let's go."

And when we stepped out of the train, everyone was there to recieve us. Mom, Dad, Mrs. Weasley, Mr. Weasley, George, Harry and of course Ron.

Apparently we are going to the Leaky Cauldron after this.

I greet everyone and at last I go to Ron.

I missed him so much.

Like, of course we had been meeting everyonce in a while, but these last few months, I was so busy with Newts that we had not been in contact properly.

I go and envolope him into a hug.

But I am dissapointed when he pulls away quickly without saying anything to me and declares that its time to go.

Something is definitely wrong.