Prompt: Releasing the Tension

Title: Releasing The Truth

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A/N: Thanks a lot to Pili204 :)

Releasing The Truth

Tac… Tac… Tac…

The noise was rhythmical and annoying.

Tac… Tac… Tac….

And with each passing second, its volume increased.

TAC… TAC… TAC….

"What the hell are you doing?"

Silence.

"Hermione, What. Are. You. Doing?"

"Nothing."

Short answer; it meant a sober tone, which meant a furious witch.

"If you keep tapping your wand against the table, you may break it…"

"I'm just releasing the tension… or should I release it by beating it against his head?"

"But the wand…"

"I'm not going to break anything! Don't tell me what to do, Harry! Just… don't."

"Hermione, listen, I know you're angry…"

"Really? You truly can call yourself an observant!"

"I'm serious."

"And am I joking?"

"He came back, Hermione. He wanted to come back the moment he left. I believe him. The locket did awful things to him…"

"What things? It did awful things to the three of us. Why was it so different for him? What do you know that I don't?"

"I can't tell you."

"Me? You can't tell me? I can't believe you! I was the one stuck with you the entire time and you can't tell me?"

"It's a matter of trust! Ron trusted me. He will tell you… eventually."

"That's if I ever talk to him again."

"Just give in, Hermione! Please, I'm begging you. He's here, he's alive… and with him here you were finally able to sleep a whole night. "

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Yes, you do. I heard you cry every single bloody night for weeks! Did you really think I didn't?"

"I cried because I had, I have a lot on my mind… and now I'm sleeping just because… I'm exhausted. That's all. "

"Sure."

"Don't make fun of me, Harry!"

"I'm not. It's frustrating seeing you both like this. Please, give him an opportunity."

"I'm not! And why are you so… relieved? You're ecstatic he's here again!"

"YES, I AM! As much as YOU are. He is Ron, Hermione! Ron is my best mate. He had a crisis. He left us but he found a way to come back. He saved my life and destroyed the bloody thing with the same bloody sword he bloody recovered! And he's insanely in love with you, for Merlin's sake! Just for once, give him some credit! "

"He is not."

"Uh? What? "

"He's not in love with me."

"Okay, enough. I give up. I'm done with you. You're just as stubborn as he is. "

"Don't you dare to compare us…"

"I don't. For your information, he is a step ahead of you in this case."

"Ahead? And may I ask why?"

"Because he has accepted what transpires between you two. And he is not giving up. Not this time."

" …"

"And I really don't want to be there when the two of you release your tension…"