Part Four:
Harry's Mistake


Everyone was laughing and talking with their friends. Everyone except Harry, that is. He had decided that he was going to meet Alyssa tonight, but he was going to tell her that he wanted nothing to do with her, that he didn't like her attitude, and that he wasn't about to hurt Alex just for some fling.

The feast ended and Harry went outside and walked to the north side of the lake. Alyssa was sitting on one of the many rocks.

" Hi." she said.

" Hi. Um, Alyssa I have to tell you something. I-"

" Are you and Alex serious?" Alyssa asked.

" What? Yeah! Yes we are. I love Alex. She means everything to me." Harry said.

" That's too bad." said Alyssa." Harry there's something I need to tell you." she said.

" What?" he asked.

" I have noticed Alex spending a lot of time with Draco Malfoy lately." she said. Harry stared.

" What?"

" I saw them in one of the trees on the grounds. He had his arms around her and stuff like that." she said, a fake look of sympathy in her eyes.

" Yeah right! That is the most rediculous thing I've ever heard!" he said. He started to walk away.

" Wait! Listen to me. I saw them, I swear. I had left dinner early to sit on the steps. I had had a fight with one of my friends and I needed to think about it, but when I did sit down I saw them in one of the trees. I promise! Harry, I wouldn't lie about something like this!" she said. Harry thought. Alex had left early from dinner one night saying that she needed to get a book to help her with her history report from the library. She had returned to the common room late that night saying that she had went through almost all of the books, but couldn't find the one she wanted. Alex had also been the one who was always trying to be nice to Malfoy. She had invited him to walk to class with them, and had included him in the pact they had made. Maybe Alyssa was telling the truth. Harry sat down.

" I know this must be hard for you, maybe I could do something for you." she said. She leaned in to him.

Alex walked through the trees. She had decided to see if she could find Harry. He hadn't come back to the common room after the feast, and Alex was getting worried. As she looked through the brush she saw half of someone sitting on a rock.

" Harry! There you-" but she stopped. As she walked foward, and the trees cleared, she could see more than half of him. She could see all of him. She wasn'y pleased at what she saw. Alyssa was getting closer and closer to him, and he wasn't stopping her. Her lips touched his. Alex saw him try to pull back, but she didn't care.

" Harry!" she said. Alyssa and Harry turned and looked at her. Alyssa with a smirk on her face.

" Alex! This-" he started, but Alex was beyond angry.

" What is this?! How could you?" she said, pain in her eyes. She turned and ran.

" Alex! A-Alex!" Harry said, trying to get up. He ran after her.

" Harry!" Alyssa called, but she really didn't care where he went at the moment. She had done it. She had broken up the most famous couple in the whole school. Now he was hers. She smiled to herself as she thought about this.

Harry ran as fast as he could. He had to talk to her. He saw her. She was way ahead of him and was climbing a huge tree. He ran to the tree, and started to climb it too.

" Alex please! Let me explain!" he said. But what was there to explain?, he thought. I betrayed her. It's over, and it's all my fault. He climed higher.

" Please! I just need to be left alone right now." said Alex.

" No! I'm not leaving until you talk to me." he said.

" Fine. Start talkin'." she said. He sat down beside her.

" Okay. First of all, you have some explaining to do." he said.

" EXCUSE ME?! I have explaining to do?" she said.

" Yeah. About you and Malfoy." he said.

" What?! Me and MALFOY?! " she said.

" Alyssa told me about how you have been going to the trees after dinner. What all have you been doing ALEX?" he said.

" Trees? What? Harry you're not makin' any since!" she said.

" Don't play stupid with me! You know exactly what I'm talking about!" he said.

" I'm not! And I don't! And what about what I just saw, huh? What was that about?" she said.

" Alyssa told me what you've been doing behind my back. I couldn't believe you would do that! She was trying to comfort me!" he said.

" Oh, and so she kissed you?" she said.

" Yes! She kissed me!" he said.

" And you didn't try to stop her?" she said.

" No! I didn't do anything!" he said.

" So, you're going to end this relationship because of what some ho-dog said?!" she said.

" She's not a slut!" said Harry.

" Well, I consider anyone who lies to somebody to break them up with their girlfriend a slut!" said Alex.

" Well let me tell you something, she would be a much better girlfriend than you ever were!" he said.

" Oh, and just because I don't give some to every guy I think is cute?" she said.

" I can't BELIEVE I ever loved you! I wish I'd never met you! This has been a waste of my time!" he said. Alex looked surprised. Her eyes got big, and she got quiet. Harry couldn't believe he had just said that.

" Oh, Alex. I-I'm so sorry. I didn't mean that." he said quietly, reaching for her hand. She pulled it back.

" No. Maybe that's the way you've felt about me the whole time." she said.

" No. NO! It's not! Alex I-" he started, begining to panic.

" Sssshh." she said, taking his face in her hands." Listen to me. I can forgive you for liking her. But I can't forgive you for kissing her, and for believing that thing about Malfoy." she said.

" So it's over?" he asked.

" Yeah. It is." she said. Harry felt numb. Alex had tears in her eyes. She kissed him lightly on the cheek, and then jumped out of the tree, and walked back to the castle, leaving Harry feeling very stupid.

" What have I done? I have ruined my own life. I pushed her away." he said to himself. He blinked away the tears forming in his eyes.

" I'll get her back. I have to."


A/N: Don't be mad at me for this! Please! It will get better, I promise! Anybody ever seen Boy Meets World? You know, the television show? Remember when Cory kissed Lauren? Think about how it all worked out. That is what I'm going for. PLEASE REVIEW! AND PLEASE DON'T BE MAD AT ME!!!!!!!!