"Here you are Weasley" said Malfoy, Ron and Harry were walking in the corridor, going to divination, and Hermione had arithmancy, so she wasn't with them

"What do you want Malfoy?" asked Harry

"Oh, Potter defending Weasley" said Malfoy "Well, of course, now that your big head brother is in the tournament, even Potter thinks you are important"

"Shut up, Malfoy" said Ron, and pulled out his wand

"Oh, a duel" said Malfoy, still playing around "Flipendo"

The hex hit Ron, and he was sent flipping in the air, but unfortunately, he fell out of a window

"Engorgio Skullus" Harry yelled, and the hex hit Draco while he was laughing, and his head started to grow bigger and bigger, but Harry wasn't watching Draco, he went to the window checking what happened to Ron "Are you okay?" he shouted to the outside

"I'm fine, I used a cushioning charm" Ron shouted back, Harry ran to get where Ron was, he needed someone to escort him to the hospital wing

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"I will need to spend some nights here" said Ron to Harry and Hermione, who came to visit him in the hospital wing, after telling Hermione what happened in the slightest details

"Well, you can spend some time with Jack" said Harry

"Very funny, Harry" said Ron

"I can keep you up with the homework and everything" said Hermione

"Thank you, Hermione" said Ron, sounding upset

"How is Percy doing with the clue?" asked Hermione trying to change the subject

"He thinks he found it" said Ron "It's about finding happiness in the dark, I think they are going to fight dementors"

"What? No way?" said Hermione "Dumbledore won't let that happen"

"Well, he let it last year" said Ron

"It's different" said Hermione, and turned to face Harry "What if one of them attacked you?"

"I have mastered the Patronus charms" said Harry "Expecto Patronum" and a silver stag came out of Harry's wand

"Brilliant!" said Ron

"Good, so if a dementor attacks you, produce your patronus and you'll be fine" said Hermione

"I know what I should do" said Harry, and he looked a little bit bothered by something "I should go, I have a quidditch training"

"and I have an essay to finish" said Hermione, before they both left

Ron turned to where Jack bed is supposed to be "Well, at least I have you"

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Harry and Hermione were eating breakfast when Hedwig arrived to Harry, he took the letter from her claw

"It's from Amelie" Harry told Hermione

"Is everything okay?" she asked

"Oh, yeah I suppose" said Harry "I didn't read the letter yet, but it's normal, we write to each other a lot" he opened the letter and began to read, while Hermione continued her breakfast, not noticing his face expression turning from happy to confused to shocked, but then he got up

"Harry, what's wrong?" asked Hermione

"I… I just need… I just need some fresh air" said Harry, his face is pale "I'll be outside" he finished and got out

"Harry, wait!" Hermione tried to stop him, but he had already run away

She tried to follow him, but she couldn't find him, but she saw something moving in the forest, she transformed, and ran through the forest, trying to make up with the stag that didn't feel the cat following him, and when the stag arrived to a spot where no one can watch him he transformed back, Harry made his way to the nearest tree and sat under it, and started to cry, Hermione made another step forward, Harry looked at the cat

"You shouldn't have followed me to here" he told her, and she transformed back

"Sorry, I only wanted to know what happened" said Hermione weakly, Harry throw at her the letter from Amelie

Dear Harry,

I don't know how to tell you this, but I've met someone else. I'm very sorry, Harry, I'm very ashamed of myself, but it's hard, I barely see you, you are in a boarding school where there's no phone or any other mean of communication except for letters

I have enjoyed my time with you a lot, especially on Christmas break, we had a lot of great time together, shame we can't have a good time during the whole year as well

I hope we'll stay friends

Amelie

Hermione was left speechless, looking at the paper, disgusted

"She disgusts me" said Hermione

"But it's true" said Harry "what's written there"

"Listen to me, Harry" said Hermione "what is written is not true, if she really loved you, she wouldn't leave you because of 'no mean of communication'" said Hermione, the last three word in a sarcastic imitation of Amelie, Harry didn't say anything "I didn't know you were dating" said Hermione

"It happened after Jack was petrified, and I didn't want to" he began

"I understand" said Hermione interrupting "Did you kiss?" she asked before she could prevent herself from asking, and she regretted that

"Yes" said Harry, and then began to cry again, Hermione didn't see Harry cry often, she doesn't remember when was the last time, if there was one, she watched him crying

"I… I'm sorry" said Hermione

"It's not your fault" he said

Hermione got a little bit closer, and then started walking toward him until she reached him, she sat down next to him, and then she hugged him, and he hugged her back, she felt his tears falling on her shoulders. Suddenly, she felt something, a feeling, she never had before, a very weird feeling, like something waking up in her, a new voice in her mind, a feeling she never had before, neither when she hugged Jack, nor when she kissed him. But then the old voice woke her up from her short vigil I love Jack

"Thank you" said Harry, and pulled himself out of her arms "I'll be fine" and then he transformed back into a large stag and ran away

Do you? Replied the new voice

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Thank you for reading, sorry for being late, Holidays and etc. you know...
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