"I can't believe this is the last night I will ever hold you in my arms." Ron sat, leaning against a tree, his arms around Hermione. The two watched the moonlight's reflection dance upon the lake. Ron slowly slid his hand up and down Hermione's arm.

They each stared into the lake, daring the sun to rise. For when it did they would be over. They would just be friends, something they hadn't been for years.

So when the run rose tomorrow would become today, and today, being tomorrow, would be the day they would leave Hogwarts forever.

"I'm going to miss you." A mutual agreement had been reached between them; after Hogwarts they would go their separate ways. Although this pact was made, it was not something they desired. They desperately wanted to remain together, and live happily, but their wishes could not be granted. It was impossible. Hermione would be at her job in South Africa, while Ron's job would have him going back and forth from England to Ireland; two people, two different hemispheres.

They would hardly have a moment together, that is, if they could even fit each other into their busy schedules. They despair would swallow them alive and soon their love would fade into another scheduled task, and that was something that they didn't feel should have to be worked in.

So no matter how much pain it caused them, they saw there agreement fit and justified. "I'll miss you too." So they sat, watching the sun rise. And when the morning came, they hardly spoke a word.

Even at the train station they were speechless. No words could depict how they were feeling. They just stood there, completely unaware their surroundings, staring deep into each other's eyes. "Do you know," asked Ron, placing his hand on her cheek. "How hard it is to look at you knowing I can never again hold you in my arms?" Hermione's eyes filled with tears.

Time passed and the train station was nearly empty. And so they had no choice but to leave and say their final words. They said goodbye for once and for all.

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