There's No Point Pretending (H.G. X Reader)

Change Your Fate (2)

A few days late but I had an unexpectedly busy weekend so not entirely my fault. As per request, a part 2. Enjoy.

A few weeks after I cut the Strings, I was sent an invitation.

Ron and Hermione are going to get married in 7 months.

7 months to get over this. To get over the crushed and burnt out feeling in my chest. To realize that she's not mine anymore.

That she never really was.

I counted down the months, the weeks, the days. Counted down to what would be the second worst day of my life. The first being when I cut our String.

I noticed that my half of the String drags behind me as I walk, a dull red compared to the vibrance of everyone else who has a soulmate.

I feel dull. Some days I feel like giving up, but I won't. I have to keep going, to make sure she's still happy.

The months flew by and soon, I was dressed up for the wedding. Sitting in the second row and waiting for Hermione to appear.

The doors opened.

Merlin, she is so beautiful.

I traced her String that lead to Ron, in the middle was the knot I made all those months ago.

I wanted to untie it. So badly I wanted to ruin everything on her special day.

How selfish of me.

I don't know how long it was before I stopped crying everyday over her. All I know is that one day I ran out of tears.

Don't get me wrong, I missed her everyday. But that empty feeling grew all the time, until I felt like it didn't really matter.

She's happy. And I'm happy for her.

It was a little over a year before I had a real conversation with her again.

There was a knock at my door. No one had been over in a while, and I hadn't invited anyone.

A little confused and curious, I opened the door. I didn't expect to find a distressed looking Hermione, with red, puffy eyes at my door. She had been crying, my first reaction was to make sure she was okay.

"Hermione, what's the matter? Did something happen?" I questioned as I motioned for her to come inside.

"I just..." she paused, lip quivering and fresh tears building in her eyes. She looked at me.

"I made a mistake." She said, tears spilling down her face.

I pulled her into a hug as she started sobbing, I didn't know what else to do, but it seemed to be what she needed as she hugged me back tightly, almost desperately.

"It's okay. Everyone makes mistakes every once and a while. What happened?" I continued to hug her, stroking her hair and just letting her know I was there for her.

"I shouldn't have m-married him. I should have found my s-soulmate. It would have been so much b-better." She sniffled out after calming down enough to speak.

"Is this about Ron? Did he do something to you?" I was growing furious.

"He, h-he..." she chokes a little on her tears. I pulled her away just long enough to grab a napkin and help her wipe some of them away.

Her whole face was red, I wanted to hit Ron. I didn't even need to know what he did to know he was going to pay for this.

"I came home and, and he was..." she trailed off again.

"What did he do, Hermione?" I needed to know.

"H-he was cheating on me." She broke out into more sobs.

My hands clenched into fist, I became hot with rage.

I was going to kill him.

But first, I need to make sure she's okay.

I forced myself to relax so I could bring Hermione back into a hug. She sobbed into my shoulder again.

After a while, she calmed down, and I brought her into the living room to sit down.

"Y/N?" She asked after a few moments of silence.

"Yeah?"

"Did you lie to me?" I looked at her, confused.

"About what?"

"About not knowing who my soulmate was."

I looked away. I wasn't quite sure how to respond. But I knew I didn't want to lie to her, not after the night she had. So I settled on the truth.

"I did, all those years ago, I did."

She nodded. "Who were they?"

I looked back at her, nothing but curiosity and sadness in her eyes.

I can't lie to her.

"I was your soulmate." I told her quietly, looking down at the carpet.

There was silence for a moment, just a moment, and then,

"I had a feeling it was you."

"What gave it away?"

"I started to suspect when you hesitated the first time I asked you who my soulmate was. Then it was the way you looked at Ron whenever me and him were together. But I think my suspicions were confirmed when you hesitated that night. The night you cut my String, our String, I guess." She paused for a moment as I took all of it in.

"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" She seemed almost, hurt.

I took a deep breathe. "I made a promise a long time ago, to myself, to not tell people about their soulmates, it usually did more harm than good in my experience. The only reason I told you guys about Harry and Ginny is because I happened to know that both of them liked each other. Plus, I wanted you to be happy. And at the time... you seemed happy with him."

I watched her for a reaction. She seemed to understand at least a little as she nodded.

"I have one more favor to ask." She stared at her feet.

"Anything."

"Can you fix my mistake?" She looked up at me. "Can you give me my soulmate back?"

I didn't really edit this so if there are mistakes please let me know.

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