Rating: PG-13

Warnings: Character death

Disclaimer: I don't even have a job, let alone Harry Potter...

Monday morning dawned too early for everyone at Hogwarts, and the great hall was much more quiet than normal. Throughout the entire meal Hermione kept sneaking glances at Harry and smiling as she did so, making him turn red and glare at her in return. Ron was oblivious through it all. As the next few days passed Harry began to come down from his joyful high and steadily become more depressed. It seemed as if everything he saw, heard, touched, thought about, reminded him of Tom. He literally could not get his mind off the man.

Harry had also never noticed the amount of public displays of affection that went on at Hogwarts. His first day back he noticed at least four couples making out on the way to just one class.

Oh, they just missed each other over the break; it'll calm down soon enough.

The problem was, it only seemed to get worse. It seemed there was nowhere he could go where he didn't have to look at one form or another of affection between couples. It had never bothered him in the past, but now that he literally couldn't do anything, it did. Not for lack of trying, of course, but it wasn't his fault Tom couldn't go to Hogwarts with Harry. It wasn't until he walked into the common room one night to find Hermione laying on one of the couches with Ron leaning over her, both enthralled with the others mouth, that his resolve to not say anything snapped.

"That's it! I'm sick of all this!"

Ron immediately scrambled off of Hermione as she sat up and pushed her hair out of her face. Both watched Harry has he stalked over to them.

"What has gotten into everyone? Especially you two! You know better than this. Do you have any idea how annoying it is to have to watch you eat each other's faces?"

Ron and Hermione only averted their eyes in shame.

Harry sighed. "I'm sorry. It isn't my place to be yelling at you. But isn't there some rule against all the PDA going on around here? Hermione?"

"Well, yes, there is, but no one enforces it because it applies to the teachers also. And you don't really want to walk in on McGonagall and Dumbledore if you show up early for a class, now do you?"

Harry sighed again. "Okay, fine. You're right, as always."

He looked up at the faces of his two friends to see Hermione give him a grim smile. Ron glanced between Harry and Hermione with a smug look before leaning forward to gently bite at Hermione's ear. Harry watched as Hermione stiffened and her breath caught, before she quickly turned to capture Ron's mouth with her own and began fervently making out with him again.

"What the Hell you two! Didn't we just go over this??? I'm standing RIGHT HERE!"

Hermione broke away from Ron to glare at Harry.

"You know what! Just because you were stupid enough to fall in love with a guy who is way too old for you and doesn't go here doesn't mean you can take your sexual frustrations out on us!

"Arg! That isn't even what I'm talking about!" Harry snapped back, "But, now that you mention it...Now, I'm not sure about you, but I wouldn't be very fond if my boyfriend was sleeping with three other girls behind my back even though he's gay and says that he loves me. But hey! That's just me. It might not bother you at all."

"What are you trying to say?" Hermione asked defensively. Behind her Ron suddenly tensed and began to shake his head franticly at Harry.

"Oh, nothing, nothing. Just that- Oh, I'm sorry. Ron, is there something you'd like to say?" Ron only glared at Harry in silence. "You sure? Okay then. Anyway, Hermione, just wanted to let you know that your boyfriend has been having a nice little orgy behind your back."

Hermione stared at Harry. "…What??" Then turned to Ron. "With who?!?"

Ron gulped and tried to smile at his girlfriend. "N-now, sweetie, you don't actually believe him, do you? I mean, it's not like I'm gay, that's just wrong!"

This was the wrong thing to say, however, and pushed the already livid Harry over the line of sane thinking.

"Move, Hermione." He said in a deadly voice. She took one look at Harry's face and scrambled out of the way. "Avada Kedavera!"

Hermione screamed as Ron fell forward onto the floor and ran to Harry's arms.

"You killed him! Harry, you'd better go. Their going to know an unforgivable was performed in the castle. Go! Go to Tom. I'll stay here and gather some allies. Hedwig will keep us in touch."

"You aren't mad?"

"No, he was starting to annoy me anyway. Now go! Take your Firebolt and invisibility cloak and go!"

Harry hugged Hermione one last time before dashing up to his dorm. He grabbed his invisibility cloak from his trunk, hopped on his Firebolt, and flew out the window. He could hear yelling out on the grounds, knew that he soon they would find Ron and Hermione would have to tell them the truth, that the Great Harry Potter had killed him and then fled from the castle. He reached a spot where he felt the wards from Hogwarts end and apparated himself to Tom's mansion.

A/N: I know, thats a very poor update, espically after such a long wait. I wrote most of it over the past 3 months, and then the last part tonight. However, I now know where this stroy is gone. Expect one, maybe 2 more chapters, and then this storys done. Sorta lost intrest, y'know?

Anyway, reviews are still welcome! And thank you so much to everyone who reviewed last time. I am thankful for you all.

Happy Thanksgiving!

N.L.