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Chapter 8- We Always Lose Our Tempers

The next day at school was very awkward for Harry. He wanted another chance to talk and apologize to Hermione. He never really got the chance during the day even though she was in pretty much all of his classes. He thought he would be able in their advanced French class but she avoided him like the plague or she was with Susan, Luna or Ginny. Not that he blamed her for the avoidance.


After Harry and Rosie returned home from the bookstore James was in the kitchen cooking dinner for the family. Lily and James would take turns in cooking so one would not get burnt out from cooking for the family of five all the time. Harry would also cook dinner when he wasn't busy with work or practices.

"Hey kids, where did you guys go to? Jeremy has been home for a while," asked James greeting both of his children.

"Mum wanted me to take shrimp here to the bookstore," groaned Harry in a huff putting the books on the table.

"What's wrong son?" James questioned knowing when his son was bothered by something.

"Oh he blew it with Hermione again," chimed in Rosie with a mischievous grin on her freckled face. "He was apologizing to her for being a prat at school and then insulted her again."

"What happened to being my clone with the woman Harry?" James ruffled his unruly hair. "You were supposed to be the charmer with them."

"That's not what mummy said about you daddy," giggled Rosie rolling her hazel eyes at her father's sometimes arrogance.

"Yeah well I got her didn't I?" James said tickling his youngest,

"Dad, I just can't talk to her without both of our tempers flaring and remembering what happened!"

James let out a sigh looking at his oldest. Then he turned to Roselyn.

"Sweetheart, why don't you go put your stuff away, get washed for dinner, and get Jeremy. I will have dinner ready in a bit."

"Are you going to lecture him again, if so I really want to watch." smiled Roselyn mischievously. She really loved her brother but it was always fun when Harry got in trouble.

"Young Lady go now!" bellowed James.

"Haha Harry's in trouble, Harry's in trouble..." sang the red-haired 10-year old skipping up the stairs. "God I don't know where she gets that from," James said looking after his only girl.

Harry scowled in his sister's direction than banged his head on the counter table. James gave a chuckle at his son's actions. He quickly checked on the lasagna in the oven.

"Harry, what did I tell you eight years ago when she left?" James said quietly sitting next to Harry.

"That it will be okay."

"Yeah well, I'm not going to lecture or scold you for doing what you did to that girl. Just try to be her friend again. I know you loved..."

"I don't love her dad. Why does everyone always say that?!"

James laughed at his son's reaction. "Okay, Okay. Don't get all defensive."

"Just stop being a prat to her then see where that goes okay?"

"Dad you just don't understand."

"I understand a lot more than you think or know Harry."

"I'm home!" Lily called from the front room.

"How's two of my boys doing?" she said walking over to her son, kissing him on the head. The she turned to her husband pulling him into a sweet longing kiss. "Really guys?"

"You'll understand someday," said Lily. "So what's going on?"

"Oh I had to talk to Jr. here about how to be around woman."

"Oh that must have been a long conversation," said Lily to her husband with sarcasm.

"Hey!"

"What happened at the bookstore Harry?"

"Ugh... I can't have this conversation again!" Harry grabbed his things and went upstairs.

Lily turned to her husband "He saw Hermione again didn't he?"

"You guessed it love. He apologized I guess and then he screwed it up again." he pulled her onto his lap.

"At school he said a comment about her boyfriend and she snapped at him about butting out."

"Oh that makes sense, I didn't know what Rosie was talking about being a prat with her." James said rubbing a hand down her back.

"Oh my God, what are we going to do about those two?"

"I have no idea, but he needs to get over that pride of his with her."

"I talked to Emma today. Hermione is with that boy, and she has kept as busy, if not more than Harry." Lily said getting up from his lap.

"Oh great." James exclaimed getting up to check on the lasagna. "That will make things so much easier." he said sarcastically.

"However, she said Hermione is just going through the motions, she doesn't really love him. But she has denied it and that she really loves being with this André guy." Lily said walking over to finish the salad her husband was working on before the kids came home.

James gave a mischievous grin and kissed his wife. "Only time with tell then."


Harry was now walking through the hallway with Cho, who was not really happy about their date being postponed. "I just don't understand. Harry why can't I come over and eat with your family. I am your girlfriend." she whined.

"I told you we are having friends of the family over. We can go the next day, it's not a big deal Cho." Some times he really got annoyed by Cho.

"But..."

"Would you give it a rest already Cho, he said you will go the next day," snapped Ron rolling his blue eyes at her.

Her small mouth fell open in shock. She turned to her boyfriend. "Are you going to let him talk to me like that Harry?"

"Cho please, I will make it up to you," pleaded Harry.

"Fine, I expect it!" she said walking away from the boys.

"God Harry, why are you with her again?" asked Ron as they turned to go to their next class, art.

"She's fun to be around." Harry shrugged.

"Yeah I still think you're overcompensating for someone so much better."

"Ron." Harry warned. "Let's go, Trelawney won't like it if we are late."


It had been a long a trying day at school due to trying to avoid Harry Potter. She was so furious when she got home from work that she just grabbed a piece of pizza, kiss her parents goodnight and then went upstairs to her room and went to bed.

The majority of the next morning had been spent trying to get a study schedule going for the semester and signing up to be a tutor in a few areas especially in French.

Hermione was seated next to Lavender Brown and Susan for art class. Hermione loved her classes so far in the semester despite being in the majority of them with Harry. Art class she felt like she could escape in her drawings. In France when she was not busy reading, studying, or working she loved to draw anything. It was a calming mechanism for her when she was stressed.

"Wow Hermione is there really anything you can't do? This is amazing." commented Susan looking over at Hermione's painting. "You should enter some of your work in the art fair in a couple of months."

Hermione blushed at the comment. "I don't know Susan..."

Trelawney then came over to observe. "Miss Granger this is amazing work."

"Thank you."


Harry was across the way looking at the scene before him. Is there really anything she can't do.

Cho saw Harry stare at the new girl. Who is this girl anyway just some know-it-all she is not even that pretty. I have to do something about this girl. I better do something soon or I am going to lose Harry to her. But then why would he choose her over me? I mean come on. I belong with Harry. I have to talk to Lav and the girls about this.

"Harry baby, how do you know that girl anyway, she's new right?"

"She moved to France 8 years ago, we were best friends." Harry said still looking across the way to the brunette.

"Huh, well I think I will talk to her later, maybe we will be best girls or something," Cho said with a mischievous grin on her face. I'm going to make this girl's life a living hell.

"That's nice of you Cho," Harry said leaning over and kisses his girlfriend on the cheek. "I think we have gym together, so I will talk to her then." Cho said looking over to Lavender and winking.


After art Harry was really wanting to talk to Hermione. She was one of the last ones out of the room. Cho and the others have left for lunch. She wanted to talk to Lavender about something.

"Hermione can I talk to you?" Harry asked.

"I don't know Harry," her brown-eyes looking up at him as she put her drawing pencils in her bag.

"Why not?"

"Due to the fact that every time we talk we end up in a fight or losing our tempers." she said putting her notebook in her bag.

"I just want to be able to talk to you is all. I mean you were my best friend."

"I think I just need some time Harry..." Hermione started.

"You had four years to have time Hermione," interrupted Harry.

"Wait I'm confused: Do you mean after you got jealous over something that didn't even happen yet? Or after the fact that you never called or wrote me after that day Harry?" she felt the heat rising in her face as she tried to keep her temper at bay.

"God, why can't I just talk to you without all this crap?" Harry retorted at the hurtful past that he wished he could take back, but it just seemed too late for that. She was already with that guy.

"Because... I don't know you, you're impossible..."

"Just forget it, but someday I do want to be able to talk to you without this crap!" Harry grabbed his bag and left the classroom in a huff.


The last class of the day was gym for Hermione. She was never really good at classes like this other than gymnastics or dance. Gym class was separated by genders, which was okay with Hermione since this was really the only class that she did not attend with Harry. After the encounter in the classroom, she needed to be away from him. Is he just going to break my heart again if I am his friend again? What I have heard from yesterday and some from today he drops girls like crazy. I feel sorry for any of his girlfriends.

"Hi my name is Cho Chang. Do you want to be my partner for volleyball?" said a sweet voice interrupting Hermione's thoughts about her former best friend.

"Um I guess, Hermione Granger."

"Yeah you're the new girl from France right?"

"I was there for 8 years but yeah, I'm the new girl."

"That must have been fascinating."

"Aren't you Harry's girlfriend?"

"Yeah, he's so great. In all ways," Cho said winking at her.

"I'm sorry, not really interested in sex lives." Hermione said rolling her eyes.

"Oh sorry, he is just so amazing. Do you have a boyfriend?" Cho said smiling at the brunette tossing her the ball.

"Yeah he still lives in France, he said he was going to visit sometime."

"So how do you know Harry?" Cho said changing the subject yet again. Hermione looked curiously at the girl. This girl is not very focused. Why is Harry even with her, well I guess I do know, I didn't know Harry was like that. Susan said that they only started dating for over a week and he is already sleeping with her?

"Um we were best friends and our families were really close, still are."

"So are you still friends?"

"Not really,"

"Really why?"

"Long story, I'm sorry I really don't want to talk about Harry or my love life, can we just play?" Hermione said trying to focus the girl.

After playing for a half an hour the girls went back into the locker room to change out of their work out clothes.

Cho was dressing next the Hermione. "How close were you to Harry?"

"Pretty close, I mean we grew up together, that kind of happens when your mum's are best friends."

"So are you going to be his friend again? I mean now that your back?"

"Why are you so curious about Harry and I?"

"Just measuring my competition." Cho said pulling her shirt over her head, if you could call it a shirt. It was pretty see through showing part of her red bra.

"Competition?" Hermione was shocked about what was coming out of this girl's mouth, as Hermione buttoned her button-down blouse.

"Yeah, he is my boyfriend and I have come to the conclusion that I really don't have any when it comes to you." Cho said putting down her hair to fall over her shoulders.

"Excuse me?" Hermione looked at Susan who was also listening in, with her mouth open.

"Your not really Harry's type." Cho chuckled.

"Who are you to say what Harry's type is or not?" chimed in Susan.

"I happen to be his girlfriend, and we are SO in love, so, I know him. I mean you're so plain-looking and you're a bookworm by my observations with your nose in a book."

"How dare you!" shouted Susan, being a friend to Hermione this was uncalled for not matter what the situation. Hermione pulled Susan back from lunging herself at the girl.

"Well, I hope you are happy together Cho, good luck." Hermione said sweetly.

"Oh we will be believe me." Cho said with a wink. "Oh and just so you know, if you go near him. I will make your life a living hell, I am a cheerleader and I have a lot of friends."

"Have fun with that Chang. And you can tell Harry I don't want anything to do with him, if he associates himself with slags like you." Hermione snapped walking out of the locker room, where Ginny was waiting on Susan and Hermione to leave Gym.

Cho left in a huff running into the redhead.

"What the hell was that all about?" Ginny said watching the black-haired cheerleader walk away.

"Oh you know, some girl on a power trip," Hermione said to her younger friend.

"What does that mean?"

"She threatened Hermione to stay away from Harry," Susan said standing next to Hermione.

"WHAT?!" Ginny shouted. A big crowd turned to gawk at the source of the noise.

"Ginny don't make a big deal about it, please." Hermione pleaded with the youngest Weasley. "Fine, but she is going to get her's someday and I better be there to see it." Ginny said with a scowl on her face.


AN- Sorry it took me a while to get this chapter up. I am working on two stories at the same time. I will try to have the next chapter up soon. I hope you all are loving the story.

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