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AN: So here's the next chapter. It jumps ahead by over a year, but that's how this story is going to be. I probably won't be updating as much as I am now, but since I have the time, I'm writing. Anyway, I hope you like the chapter, PLEASE review! Enjoy!
A beauty is a woman you notice; a charmer is one who notices you.
-Adlai E. Stevenson
August 13th, 2 years AH
It has been a year since Ginny broke up with Harry. I still have no idea why. All she would say is that she loved Harry but needed something different. So she dragged me on a vacation last year right after she had broken up with him.
And that's how I met Caitlin Riley. Ginny and I were in the United States when we met a girl like us. That is to say, she's a witch. She went to some small magic school which she refuses to name and was bored with her life so she moved back with us. And that's how I ended up with Caitlin Riley in the apartment across the hall from mine.
Caitlin is gorgeous, there is no denying that. She has soft blue eyes and golden hair that falls in perfect ringlets around her face. Her smile lights up a room and she turns heads everywhere she goes.
Ginny isn't the fondest of Caitlin. I don't know why. Even though Caitlin is the female perfection we all aspire to be, she has a heart of gold and a sharp mind. She is the kindest person I have ever met without coming off as sickly sweet or naïve.
And so Caitlin has lived across the hall for a year. She has become part of our circle and when we have intimate gatherings, it is her, Harry, Ron and me who get together and we are occasionally joined by Ginny.
Ginny broke Harry's heart. He was devastated after they broke up. For the first week (the week that Ginny and I were away) Ron would come over and Harry would either yell and scream or give him the silent treatment. Ron couldn't understand where the hostility was coming from. I could, for I got the same treatment when I returned.
Ron was Ginny's sister which made it awkward for Harry. I went on vacation with Ginny, which seemed like a betrayal to my friendship with Harry. Then there was the fact that Ron and I were still together, still a happy couple. Harry resented the fact that the two of us moved in together when he and Ginny couldn't. For starters, Ginny was still at school but then she "went in a different direction."
Eventually Harry realized that it was in no way Ron or my fault and he started to come over for dinner again. And that's when he met Caitlin.
Caitlin, like I said, is a beauty. She has a natural grace about her that makes her irresistible. Whether it is a guy wanting to date her or a girl wanting to be her friend, Caitlin is sought after.
When Harry first met her, he was still in his funk about Ginny, but that didn't stop him from noticing Caitlin. They became fast friends and the four of us spent many evenings together, laughing, trying spells and we (the girls that is) had fun watching the boys play wizard chess and witness Harry losing every single time. Essentially, life couldn't have been better. We were all getting along. Our jobs at the ministry were going great. And so a year passed.
However, today something happened which will change all of our lives forever. About a week ago, Caitlin told me that she was starting to have feelings for Harry. I didn't know what to say and made up an excuse about having to go to the store. Ever since then I have tried to avoid being alone with her. Then today at dinner Caitlin had to go and tell Harry how she felt. And he, shocked, said that he had felt the same way for a while now.
And so Harry was dating one of my friends. Again. Caitlin had become more than a beauty. She became a charmer. Harry had noticed her as a beauty and she had noticed him as a charmer.
The weirdest part about the two of them getting together is the fact that I have no idea how I feel about it. I'm happy that Harry has finally moved on. But I hate the fact that it was with Cailtin.