⚠Cussing, talk of bad mental health, talk of past abuse⚠

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Once she was gone the students turned and looked at each other. 

"What do you think the news is?" Ron asked sounding concerned, his brain still not used to the fact that Hermione is the bad guy now.

"Either that she's getting better or that she's completely lost it probably," Harry answered bitterly, still not willing to forgive her after what she did to his lover and inadvertently to him.

Ron looked confused for a second before remembering why she was there in the first place, she had intentionally abused Draco both verbally and physically and then proceeded to try and play innocent once she was caught.

"Probably." He agreed with a nod.

Blaise wrapped his arm around Ron's shoulder before standing up, bringing Ron up with him.

"We'll meet you guys in McGonagall's office." He said before walking Ron out of the Great Hall and into one of the secret passageways he knew of.

"Are you okay? Don't lie to me either because I can tell when you're lying." Blaise asked as he leaned against the wall of the passage.

Ron looked up at Blaise before looking down at the ground.

"No, I'm not, I'm still not used to Hermione being the bad guy. I'm used to her being the smartest witch of our age, the person we all go to when we have a problem, her being the kind and smart friend that completes the 'Golden Trio'. I miss the old Hermione, I miss having my friend." Ron answered as tears began to well up in his eyes before they began falling quickly.

"Oh, Baby..." Blaise trailed off as he pulled Ron into a hug. 

He thought this would be the response he would get but he didn't know how to respond. He figured it would be best for Ron to get it off his chest and let his emotions out now rather than keeping them bottled up inside until he broke.

"I just wish she had been accepting of you guys." Ron cried into his chest as Blaise ran one of his hands through Ron's beautiful ginger hair.

"I know Love, but this happens and not all good things last forever." He stated, his tone gentle and sympathetic.

He was expecting Ron to just continue crying until he calmed down, then they would go to McGonagall.

Instead, Ron tightened his grip on the hug, his hands gripping Blaise's robes.

"I want our good thing to last forever, please, don't leave me. I don't think I can handle someone else I love leaving me." He said, his voice breaking and tone almost begging.

Blaise's heart broke at how desperate and vulnerable Ron sounded. 

"I love you too and I'm not going anywhere, I promise," Blaise said as tightened his grip on the hug, trying his best to reassure Ron.

"Thank you," Ron said, his voice muffled thanks to Blaise's chest.

"Anything for you my Love," Blaise replied before picking Ron up bridal style, startling the redhead.

"Where are we going?" Ron asked as he wrapped his arms around Blaise's neck.

"To McGonagall's office, it's almost been ten minutes," Blaise answered getting a nod back.

So Blaise carried Ron to McGonagall's office as Ron cuddled into his chest.

Once they got to her office Blaise set him down on the ground again before they entered the room, instantly seeing Harry, Draco, and Pansy all sitting in front of McGonagall's desk.

They sat down and she began talking.

"Mrs.Granger has been moved to St.Mungo's Hospital as you know. She is being treated and we are hoping for a recovery but so far she has only seemed to progressively get worse. She is now kept in the same area as Mr.Longbottom's parents though she may be moved again to a more secluded place because of the ruckus she causes on some days. She either tries to convince the staff that she isn't meant to be there and should go home or she has large outbursts where she swears at everyone she sees and blames Slytherins and Voldemort for everything she is going through." Headmistress McGonagall stated sadly, she had always loved the 'Golden Trio' as if they were her own along with many other students but they were three of her favorites. Now knowing that Hermione has gone off the rails the way she has is a terrible devastation to her as well.

"She would have gone to Azakaban if she didn't have such a terrible mental state already and hadn't had everything good she did for the wizarding world before all of this happened. Because of the good you three did and with her insanity plea, she was sent to St. Mungo's and that's where she will stay until she recovers. After she recovers she will be put on probation and house arrest for two years and then she will be free. So only time will tell when that all happens." McGonagall continued, pausing in between to allow everyone to keep track of what she was saying.

"She has asked to see you two Mr.Potter and Mr.Weasly multiple times but she has been declined the opportunity to see you two until she recovers more than she has," McGonagall stated, pausing again to see how Harry and Ron would react to this news.

Harry clenched his jaw as his hold on Draco's hand tightened slightly while Ron's eyes began to glisten though no tears fell.

Blaise wrapped his arm around Ron's shoulders again while Pansy held his hand, both of them trying to comfort him.

"They believe that as of right now if she was to see either of you then all she would do is try to guilt trip you into helping her escape or something worse so you are both prohibited from going to see her until the doctors give you the clear." She finished, allowing them all to take in the information and ask her questions if they wished.

"Thank you for keeping us updated and please continue to keep us informed, may we leave now?" Ron asked, slightly shocking the others that he was the one to say this out of them all.

"Of course, I will keep you updated and yes you may leave," McGonagall said with a nod and a soft smile.

So they all got up and left for their dorm rooms.

Once there, Harry grabbed Ron's arm and pulled him into his and Draco's bedroom. 

"We'll be out in a minute." He said before closing the door, not allowing Draco, Pansy, or Blaise into the room with them.

The silver trio understood why the two wanted space and to talk alone but at the same time, they wanted to be in there to comfort them through it all.

Though they respected their wishes and instead waited in the common room for them to allow them in.

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Inside Harry and Draco's bedroom, Harry and Ron were sitting on Harry's bed.

The two sat in silence for a minute, neither of them knowing what to say yet but they both knew that they should say something.

"So..." Ron started before trailing off.

"Hermione is no longer a part of the 'Golden Trio' anymore?" He asked after another few seconds.

"No, she is still a part of the 'Golden Trio', she will always be the brains of the group," Harry stated confusing Ron before he continued.

"The 'Golden Trio' is a thing of the past now. Past Hermione is the one that is and will always be the brains of the group. Past us will always be the ones in the group and we will always be known for it. Even still, that doesn't change the fact that the 'Golden Trio' era is over. Now we have a new group with new people and I have to admit, I'm a lot happier with this group than I was with the old group. Then again that may be because we aren't constantly fighting for our lives, we're not constantly getting harassed to get our school work done, or because now I'm dating someone that's in the group but whatever it is, I'm happy for it." Harry finished with a bitter-sweet smile.

"Yeah, I guess you're right. I'm really happy with our new group too, I mean I love them all but I still miss Hermione. Well, the old Hermione that is. I just really wish she didn't have everything happen to her. I wish we could have just combined the 'Golden Trio' and the 'Silver Trio' instead." Ron said before letting out a sigh and continuing.

"But, that's how life goes I guess. People come and they go. I just really hope these guys keep to their word and stay. If they all end up leaving for whatever reason, promise me you won't leave me okay? I'll be extremely upset if they leave us but I will be beyond crushed and devastated if you leave me. Swear to me that you won't leave, please." Ron said, holding out his pinky to Harry reminding Harry of the first time he thought Ron what a pinky swear was.

"I swear, I will never leave you. If for some reason they all leave us and we're still single by the time we're fifty we can get married if you want." Harry promised before adding the joke in to try and lighten the mood.

"Sounds good to me," Ron said, laughing lightly at the proposition.

Before either of them could say anything else, there was a knock on the door.

"Hey, are you two okay in there? You've been in there for a while." They could hear Draco's concerned voice through the door.

"Yeah we're okay, you can come in now!" Harry yelled back, instantly having the door open, and the three walked into the room, quickly going to their partner and latching onto them.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Draco asked Harry as he wrapped his arms around Harry tightly, pulling him into his chest.

"Yes my Love, I'm sure," Harry answered as he put his hands on top of Draco's.

"And you?" Blaise asked Ron as he pulled Ron into his lap, Pansy holding his hand as she sat down on the other side of him.

"I will be now that I have you two, all of you really," Ron said as he leaned into Blaise's embrace before looking at everyone in the room.

"Aww, such a comment Ginger," Draco said as he brought Harry closer to himself. "As sweet as it was though, I'm going to have to ask you three to leave because my dear Harry is clearly upset about this all, and as his boyfriend that cares very much about him, I must help distract him from his terrible thoughts and worries. So unless you want to join us then I must ask you to leave." Draco stated with a smirk when he saw Harry blush darkly at how blunt he was.

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1,784 Words! THE LAST CHAPTER IS THE NEXT CHAPTER!!! I'm going to make the last chapter at least 2k words long!

ALSO, would yall hate it if I made them have an orgy and all of them fuck each other before falling asleep in a massive cuddle pile (except for Pansy who will get to sleep on the other bed by herself because they all respect her no cuddles rule)??? The couples wouldn't change, it will still be Harry x Draco and then the other three together but for the orgy, they would all five fuck each other, half platonically and half romantically? 

Honestly might overrule yall if you say no and write it anyway but idk yet.