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The Night before Chapter 1:

The sun was slowly disappearing behind the mountains in the distance. Harry had just arrived at Hermione's "house" (it was actually her parents summer home that they let Hermione have this summer) two weeks after the last day of their sixth year. Harry just wanted to forget it but he also wanted it to stay in his memories forever. He was the kind of person who wanted to learn from their mistakes. Harry closed his eyes, and felt the wind gently caress his skin and make his hair more unruly then it already was. He just wanted to relax. He was shaking nervously and he always hated that guilty feeling in his stomach. He had just backstabbed his best friend and soon to be love, Hermione. She had been going out with Ron for the past year. Ron was head over heels in love with her. Everything in his entire life revolved around her, she was everything he lived for, every breath he took. So Harry thought. And Ron wasn't the only one who felt that way for Hermione…. and that was Harry himself.

Flashback from the December of the 6th year:

"Harry?" Hermione whispered into the Gryffindor common room. Harry was reading his Advanced Divination book. He stopped midsentence from the hurt in her voice. Ron what did you do now, he thought, you hurt her but you say you love her, that can't be. He sighed. When things became difficult between Ron and Hermione, Hermione would come running to Harry, arms in the air to hug him and spill her tears on his shoulder. Harry loved it due to the fact her would be close to Hermione but hated it because she was upset. It ripped him apart from the inside. But where was Ron going if he wasn't coming for his help?

He and Ron had been best friends since their first day at the school. Ron didn't even seem to mind that Harry would be so famous and he would be known as the Great Harry Potter's friend, even though he wanted to be the one who was great. Harry had developed loyalty to Ron and Ron, too, was loyal to him. Ron had become known as Romeo when he asked Hermione out that, but everyone was unaware that everything that Ron did for her came from Harry's tips…and those came from his own heart. The Yule ball had become a regular event every year but Harry couldn't stand it. He had left only after a half hour from the commencement. So there he was alone, still in his dress robes, and reading a book from his second least favorite class. There was definitely something wrong with him. But it could have been worse…. he could be reading his Potions book "Harry?"

He sat up on the couch. It was starting to get late so he was lying down and he was out of sight form her. He placed his elbows on his knees and hung his head, staring into the fireplace. It was displaying everything he was feeling the burning anger, the burning love, and the burning pain that was working inside him, swirling and growing. He felt a single tear slowly work its way down, staining his cheek. He quickly turned around and it fell onto his robes. Hermione was about to leave until Harry found the words to say.

"Hermione? Is that you?" His eyes were blurry from preventing the tears from falling. She whipped around and it was quite noticeable that Harry was about to cry. She ran to the couch but slowly sat next to him, grabbing his hand. To his surprise she brought his hands to her lips and kissed it gently, as if to comfort him. She didn't know why he was crying but that didn't matter…as long as she could comfort him. Then she turned away from him.

"I don't love him…Ron…. I don't love Ron…"she said, staring into the fire herself. He looked at her in shock. Why this sudden urge to come to him to tell him that she didn't love his best friend in the entire world beside herself? This probably meant two of the many things that hit Harry like a wave crashing on rocks as soon as she grabbed his hand: either he was the only one she could run to or she was in love with him. "He's my friend and all but…I can't love him. I never did…. I…. I never will…not the way he wants me to"

She sat there staring into the fire in a trance that Harry couldn't explain. The flames dancing had a sort of hypnotizing and calming effect on those who were troubled or in pain. Harry knew this the best. He had stared into it on many occasions. It was one of the only things keeping him sane enough to deal with Ron hugging, kissing, and touching Hermione. Tears fell from her non-blinking eye. It was as if she blinked the effect would wear off and all the emotions she was experiencing would hit her with full force. Harry forced himself to bring her close to him, forcing her took look into his eyes. She became entranced in his glowing green eyes, the reflected red fire now curling and flickering within them. She was looking through his eyes, through his soul, to find the feelings she longed to receive from someone. She slowly brought her hands up and she slowly removed his glasses. She then touched his face, making it burn, and she leaned in. Harry mind was racing with every possibility of what could possibly happen at that moment. She kissed his cheek lightly as she slowly got up, leaving little droplets of tears on his own cheek. She slowly rose from the couch and took several steps toward the entrance only to stop.

"Don't tell Ron. He can't know. And he can never know. Promise me he won't." She tossed his glasses onto his lap and slowly walked out but Harry's reaction was delayed and she was gone before he could speak. She left to face Ron again that night, dancing the night away to the music that Harry could faintly hear. Later that night Harry watched the "happy" couple hug and kiss and Hermione exchange false words of love in his ear…keeping eye contact with Harry the whole time.

What did Harry do to backstab Hermione? You'll see next Chapter! Leave a review!!!