A/N: I got nothing else to say. I just hope you like it.

Thanks for my ever reliable beta Zoey aka. Hater-of-Heartless-Critics for making this fic better than I expected it to be.

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-Paw

Chapter 10: Lies



"I can't stand it anymore Dumbledore; I just can't let them hurt him like that!"

It was Sirius Black in Dumbledore's office, yet again.

Opposite him was Albus. He was just sitting there with his fingers crossed in front of his face.

"Sirius, if we were to meddle in their affairs we would just make matters worse for them.

"But I can't just let them hurt Harry! For Merlin's sake I'm his Godfather! I'm supposed to protect him."

"Alas, you cannot protect him from everything."

Dumbledore's calm demeanor turned into a serious attitude.

"What do you mean by that?" Sirius questioned.

Dumbledore sighed. "You know perfectly well what I mean by that."

No he didn't, he was still confused.

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"That's all for now, don't forget your project! To be assessed this coming Friday! No more, no less"

Some student laughed and some giggled with fondness.

It was Harry with the fifth year Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws.

"Class dismissed" Harry smiled.

The young wizards stood up and left his classroom. Some were still in giggles, which were mostly girls and others chattered excitedly about the upcoming Quidditch game. The first game of the year; Gryffindor versus Slytherin.

Once his students were completely gone, he sat on his chair.

Little did he know, there was somebody waiting for him outside his classroom.

"Hey."

Harry raised his head and saw his last best friend and his most beloved.

"Hermione"

She was standing in the door way and showing an undefined smile on her face. She was shaking a little and it made Harry worried.

Harry immediately stood up and walked towards her. He wrapped his arms around her. But he felt her trembling in his arms. He could also feel her slight sobs. She was trying not to cry but she failed.

"Is there something wrong Love?"

There was no answer.

"Harry." She managed to say but then she just mumbles the rest making it impossible for Harry to comprehend anything.

He lifted her chin to look into her eyes.

They were full of tears, she didn't look so good, she seems like she was so exhausted, like she cried all night. Come to think of it, he did hear her crying last night and it was coming from her room.

"Hermione, Could you just tell me what's happening to you?!" He almost shouted which frightened Hermione more.

Hermione moved her hand away from his waist and she slowly kissed him on his cheek.

Harry closed his eyes.

But then he opened them and she was gone.

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"I can't do it Draco, I can't tell him! I'm too scared to tell him the truth! I'm too scared to hurt him!"

She was shouting. She hated what she had become, so fragile, so weak, so overwhelmed with emotions… She just couldn't handle it anymore.

"Then, don't."

She looked at him puzzled.

"He doesn't need to know anything because you won't have to tell him a single thing." he paused and leaned down to kiss her temple. "All we have to do is keep this a secret."

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Is it possible?

Would he find out?

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They were good actors, no, good liars. She now believed in one thing; her love for Draco was greater than of Harry's. Harry was just her friend, which was all he would ever be to her. Draco was her true love. She just couldn't give Draco up.

All she had to do was lie…

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Do they still have to? Well, she now chooses Draco but will she be able to keep on lying not to hurt Harry? Or will she give up and tell him what she really feels? I'm really sorry for those Harry-Hermione fans… hope you understand… this is a love triangle thingy fic so whoever she ends up with is something we need to find out..

Hope I did better and not confuse you more.

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-Paw

"All that a girl will ever need is one guy, just one guy, who would be man enough to prove to her that guys aren't all the same"