Chapter 16 : With an Unexpected Letter, arrived some Unexpected News

                                    

                                          
I was sitting at the great hall with Ginny and eating breakfast. Classes have beeen good so far. That's when I saw the post coming. I had expected a letter from Ron, but I got one from Harry. Don't get me wrong. I was pleased to see it. It's just that me and Ron talked more frequently.
Well, I was pleased to see the letter, not read the letter.
Dear Hermione,
How are you? It has been I while since we last talked. I take it classes are good. I hope your not missing Ron and me too much. To be more specific, I hope you are missing me too, and not just Ron. I miss you too. Don't pressurise yourself too much, as we are not there to tell you to relax. Tell Ginny I miss her.
Well about the training, I am good, Ron is not. We had to face boggart to prove that we could deal with difficult situations. Ron's boggart did not, pay attention, did NOT turn into spiders, as we had expected. It took your form. Not just you. You were being tortured. As you are so smart, I believe you would have guessed who was torturing you. Bellatrix Lestrange, of course. Just like that day at Malfoy Manor. Ron is disturbed, Hermione. He wants to quit.
I know what you are thinking. I tried talking to him, but he won't listen. I insist you talk to him about this when we come at the weekend. I will manage to keep him that long. Only you can convince him. You and I both know, how much being an auror means to him. He told me not to tell you, or you would think he is quitting because of you. Though he is not. I assure you. But please talk to him, in person. Don't send him a letter mentioning this. Or he won't hesitate to kill me.
Be safe and enjoy!
With love,
Harry
What should I do? Well, clearly, I need to talk to Ron. If he didn't listen to Harry, I can probably make a last attempt to convince him. Which I don't know will be succesful or not.
It has been his dream job. I know how much it means to him. And he wants to leave it because he had to see me in pain.
The women who has been haunting me for months now, is also a part of Ron's greates fear. Which once used to be spiders, and now they are me being tortured. This women has seriously messed up my life.
"What's bothering you?" Ginny asked, nudging her elbows my arms.
I debated whether or not I should tell her. In the end I decided against it.
"Nothing."
"Worry is written clearly on your face."
I sighed.
"I am just stressed."
"About?"
"Ahh, study?"
My answer came out more as a question. Thankfully, she didn't press it any further. I kept re-reading the letter. Again and again.
Well about the training, I am good, Ron is not. We had to face boggart to prove that we could deal with difficult situations. Ron's boggart did not, pay attention, did NOT turn into spiders, as we had expected. It took you form. Not just you. You were being tortured. As you are so smart, I believe you would have guessed who was torturing you. Bellatrix Lestrange, of course. Just like that day at Malfoy Manor. Ron is disturbed, Hermione. He wants to quit.
What to do? That day, the whole day, I had zero concentration. I was paying no attention to what the teachers were saying.
At night I couldn't sleep. I kept turning and tossing, but my mind kept thinking what I am going to do.
From a romantic point of view, it was very, very adorable. But, in reality, its intimidating.
I didn't know me being tortured haunted Ron so much that he was ready to leave his dream career before it even started so he won't have to see me in pain.
Even if it was an illusion.
Sorry for taking so long to update. Had a... bit of a... writer's block. What do feel you about the chapter? Since it took so long for me to write. Your feedbacks mean a lot to me.