CHAPTER 1
Author's Notes
Hi! Okay this story is working out kinda well so hopefully I will continue this, it is also a time travel fanfiction. I just love time travel! Anywho, here it is…..
Enjoy!
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Harry paced the room anxiously; the only sound that could be heard from inside the frankly enormous house was the padding of his shoes on the luxurious carpet whish adorned the brightly lit room,
With growing impatience he stole yet another glance at the glistening fireplace and then at the door, with a small curse he furrowed his brow, it wasn't like her to be late,
Looking at the fireplace again he slipped his hand into the pocket of his robe and slowly and very carefully drew out a small velvet box, placing his forefinger on the small impression near the lid and flicked it upwards, the lid sprang up to reveal a sparkling diamond ring,
Harry sighed to himself as he eyed the ring with slight distaste, he didn't know what she saw in all the expensive and ravish jewellery, but if she wanted it (which she had proclaimed loudly to him one night), then she would have it,
After all he had literally gone to the ends of the earth for her when she had asked him to get her that priceless wand holster that she wanted,
Buying her this ring hadn't been too much of a problem compared to her other whims and wants, but if she is happy I am happy he reminded himself constantly,
He gazed down absently at the heavy jewel and twirled it thoughtfully as he saw his entire life reflected in it, Voldermort, the second blood war, his friends and…the girl he loved,
Tonight was the night he would propose to her, he had already arranged for everything, a slightly cheesy but romantic dinner at the most expensive restaurant in England, he couldn't wait to slip the ring onto her finger, with a happy smile he looked into the distance imagining a happy life with Ginny,
There was a loud crack outside as someone just apparated outside the wards, Harry's heart leapt into his throat as he hastened to tuck the box into his pocket and ran toward the door, he could hear hurried footsteps outside as the person's footsteps kept a perfect rhythm with his,
Before the woman, for it was definitely female could reach up to knock he flung open the door in his excitement and hugged her tight, he breathed in deeply the scent of vanilla sugar that hung about her, his eyes widened in surprise and he withdrew instantly recognizing the bushy brown hair and chocolate brown eyes,
"H-H-Hermione? Oh I'm sorry I didn't m- I thought it was…erm…" he stammered embarrassedly, he stopped when the slightly pink and breathless Hermione held up her hand,
"Harry we need to talk and trust me you really need to hear this," she said her voice cracked with emotion, Harry groaned slightly and he glanced wistfully at the fireplace,
"Hermione I'm sorry but can't it wait? I have to tell Ginny something really important….." he began desperately looking at her beseechingly, he saw a shadow of sadness cross her face but it was gone as suddenly as it had appeared replaced by a fixed expression,
"No it cannot wait!" she hissed angrily, "this is really serious and not pleasant!" she continued, when he still looked hesitant she frowned and slipped past him grabbing the back of his shirt and dragged him forcefully into the living room,
Harry glared at her irritably and the nodded reluctantly, Hermione released a breath in a determined way and then closed her eyes as if to collect herself,
"It happened about a week ago, when I heard Ron…" she hissed menacingly, "flooing Molly…" she paused obviously seething with anger; Harry cocked his head in confusion wondering why she was so angry, Hermione looked down a small grimace forming on her lips, taking a breath she continued,
"About…..love potions," she said through clenched teeth, Harry recoiled in disbelief, he always had a bad feeling about Ron and Hermione, he had always dismissed it as paranoia, probably because he cared for Hermione a lot,
"What? Are you s-", he began but Hermione shook her head to silence him,
"Listen! He was saying…."
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Flashback
"Mum, Hermione just left for some stupid conference or something," he said kneeling near the fireplace, Hermione bristled quietly in the hallway,
She had told him so many times where she was going and expressing utter sadness to be leaving him, he had been indifferent, but how could she ever get mad at him?
"Anyway, its working great, the love potion is really paying off she just can't stop loving me," he said sniggering slightly, Hermione's eyes widened in fear and disbelief, what was he talking about?
"Ron, you can't let your guard down, what were the instructions on the paper?" asked Molly sternly,
"Give it 3 times a day and don't let her out of your sight for the first week," said Ron carelessly,
"Alright, alright, but you have to double the dose when you're going to propose to her, you never know what goes in that know it all brain of hers" said Molly dismissively, Ron sneered slightly,
"Yeah, it's nice to have that girl coming behind me- remember what a big fight she put up before?" asked Ron with a grin,
Molly was quiet, then "it's a good thing you managed to slip her the potion in your 6th year, or that girl would have already got together with Harry, thank god the boy is so unknowing when she was showing him in every possible way that she liked him,"
"Yeah, Potter gets everything," snarled Ron,
"Don't worry soon we'll have everything of his," said Molly fiercely, "As soon as he proposes to Ginny we'll have his vault key and then, we'll have no problem of getting rid of him,"
Ron seemed to be thinking a bit, "yea and then I can do whatever I want with Hermione," he said with another sneer,
End Flashback
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Harry stepped back, he shook his head wildly, "no!" he croaked,
Hermione looked at him her eyes brimming with tears, "there's more," she whispered,
"Ginny seems to be overdoing it, I don't know what the side effects will be, it might not be in our favor," said Molly in a disgruntled tone,
"We have to do something about that," said Ron sounding stricken,
"Yes but Ginny tells me she's got it under control, a few more days and she'll show up with a diamond ring on her hand,"
"Potter will fall for anything won't he?" sneered Ron in satisfaction,
"Ginny needs him a little longer and then she would get rid of him, she doesn't care if he dies,"
Ron nodded in feverent agreement,
"Now what I need you to do is not blow up everything, the main thing that we need to distance is Hermione AWAY from Harry, they cannot start to like each other!" snapped Molly,
"alright , alright, sheesh" said Ron sullenly, he got up as Molly's head disappeared from the fireplace, Hermione stepped back and realized that she was crying, quickly she ran out of the door and into the gloomy street.
Harry's eyes widened and he felt as if his heart would crack with the heart break that followed Hermione's description, he saw that she was sniffling and instinctively reached out and pulled her into a hug, Hermione placed her head on his chest gently and they stayed in that embrace,
"Did you really like me?" asked Harry quietly after a while as he let her words sink in, she stiffened in his arms and then nodded slowly,
"I- I liked you too" he choked out, "I really liked you, from 4th year, but one day my feelings for you just vanished, replaced with my feelings for Ginny" he admitted sullenly,
"They did dose us in 6th year," said Hermione shakily,
Harry released her reluctantly, "I just can't believe you, I'm sorry, but I don't think Ginny would do that to me, it's not as if I'm saying that your lying, but I can't bel-"
"Can't or won't?" asked Hermione her eyes brimming with tears, before he could reply she shifted her eyes downward, "I have the proof," she said slowly,
She thrust her hand into her robes and drew out a half empty vial of a mother of pearl potion, printed neatly on it were the words 'Amortentia', she raised it to Harry slowly,
"this was hidden in Ron's and my room, it had anti-summoning charms and notice me not's placed around it, I only found it with one of those auror detecting amulets, along with it came the instructions," she said quietly,
Harry gulped loudly, "but…it can't be…..no…." he muttered
"It's the last thing I wanted to see Harry! But it was the harsh and terrible truth!" cried Hermione as tears flowed freely down her face, "I took the antidote, and it really was a potion,…..I made one for you too, but I'll understand if you won't take it," said Hermione stiffly extending a small vial of the antidote,
Harry numbly reached out and took it from her, her eyes moved to his as she locked gaze with him,
"I have one last thing to do, and I hope it doesn't affect our friendship, but I need to know," she whispered leaning forward, then without warning she kissed him fully on the lips,
Harry felt that he had to withdraw but it just felt so right, he hesitated then kissed back, his hands made their way to her waist as hers encircled his neck, then the moment was gone and she was making her way to the door, he reached out and touched her hand,
Hermione stopped and turned to him her eyes downcast,
"Where will you go?" he asked throatily finally finding his voice, she turned away abruptly,
"My parent's house," she said softly and then she was gone,
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The fireplace flashed in emerald flames and a figure appeared in them, and a red haired woman stepped out of them, she smiled sweetly at Harry and eagerly moved towards him,
Harry felt his heartbeat quicken and he involuntarily moved towards her, then he remembered and jerked to a stop, he saw her eyes narrow slightly,
"Harry! What did you mean by asking me to come home this quickly? I mean I left work and everything," she said hurriedly,
Harry gulped slightly, he would propose to her another time, right now he had to find out if what Hermione said was true, not that he ever doubted her, but he couldn't believe that Ginny would ever do anything to him.
"Mmm…nah Gin, it's just that I wanted some company, do you know what I mean?" he said lamely, Ginny's eyes narrowed further but she still maintained that smile that made Harry's insides melt,
" Oh you!" she said laughingly and moved over to him proceeding to snog him, but Harry jerked back, his heart was screaming "yes!" but he couldn't distract himself, not tonight,
Ginny looked at him, a confused look veiling her face,
"I know what'll cheer you up!" she said suddenly, Harry almost raised an eyebrow but stopped himself in time,
"You always did like my hot chocolate," she said cheerily and literally ran into the kitchen, Harry's eyes widened, it couldn't….she wouldn't, would she? wearily he sunk into the plush sofa and ran his hands through his dark hair, today was a day he wished was a dream,
A few minutes later, Ginny came back holding two steaming mugs of hot chocolate, she handed Harry his mug and then went back into the kitchen,
Harry quickly checked to see if she was looking and then waved his wand in an intricate pattern, it was a potion detecting charm, his auror training came into use in these occasions, holding his breath in suspense he checked his wand and a small piece of paper jutted out of the tip,
Potion Detected: Amortentia
Harry felt his breath hitch as sobs shook his body, his heart was breaking and it hurt, more than any battle wound, more than anything he had ever suffered before,
Getting quickly and dried his eyes on his sleeve, he was about to dash to the bathroom when he remembered the vial of antidote that Hermione had given him, bracing himself he thrust his hand into his pocket and drew out the clear blue vial,
He raised it to his eye level and gulped audibly, he wasn't sure if this was the right moment to drink it, but he wanted release, now!
With shaking hands, he raised the vial to his lips and took a long drink, when it was empty he let it drop to the floor and closed his eyes as he felt as if he was being pulled into a suction, the feelings he had for Ginny slowly ebbed away leaving him empty inside, not remorse nor pleasure,
As if to fill the gaping hole inside him anger began to course through his veins and an overwhelming rage engulfed him, blinded by anger he felt his body move, he could feel the power rolling off him, turning to the kitchen doorway he saw Ginny enter the living room, a sneer pulled at his lips,
Softly he spoke to her, in a voice he never knew he had been capable of, it was cold and powerful, he could see her shuddering but didn't stop,
"You thought you had it all, didn't you? The famous Harry Potter, the-boy-who-lived, was wrapped around your middle finger, you had money, fame, what more could you want?" his sneer turned into a snarl,
"You disgust me! I'm free of your manipulations, I want nothing more to do with you" with that said he pulled out the ring in his pocket and showed it to her, he snapped it in two with no effort at all, raising his wand he thundered a spell and the wards around the house fell immediately,
With a final death glare at Ginny he spun on his heel and apparated away, leaving the house crumbling in his wake, a small piece of paper floated down to Ginny's hand, 3 words were written on it,
Potion Detected: Amortentia.
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Author's Notes.
Okay, there's the first chapter, and I hope to have a new one out at least in two weeks , sorry but I still go to school! Anyway, a few reviews would be nice and I really need a beta, so if anyone would like to I'll be very glad!
Thank You for reading….
Toothlessthegreat signing off