A/N: Okay, this part is a little corny… sorry it took me forever…I hope you
haven't lost interest yet.
Now, seeing Harry with Cho just revived the hole in her heart that she had tried so hard to mend in the last few months. Why did Harry have to do this to her?
When the period, which seemed to have lasted for hours, finally ended, Hermione rushed out the door, on the verge of tears.
"Uhoh…What's with Hermione?" Ron asked Joanna.
"I don't know…but I think I had better go after her."
Harry saw Hermione run out, out of the corner of his eyes, but he showed no sign of noticing it as he walked out of the classroom engaged in a conversation with the Ravenclaw girl.
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Joanna followed Hermione into the Gryfindor common room and up into their dorm room.
Hermione flung herself down on her bed and started sobbing uncontrollably.
"What's the matter, Mione?" Joanna said as she sat down next to Hermione and started stroking her hair soothingly.
After ten minutes, Hermione sat up on her bed and was finally ready to talk.
"This summer…." She reviled every last detail of their encounter to Joanna, punctuated with occasional sobs.
"And afterwards, he had acted as if nothing had happened. Jo, is there something wrong with me? Why doesn't Harry like me? Is it because I'm not good enough for him? Is he ashamed of me? Why? What's wrong with me? …" Hermione gasped in between breathes as she started sobbing again.
"Shhhh…calm down. There's nothing wrong with you. Any man would be blessed to have you as a girlfriend and if Harry can't see that, then he's blind and he doesn't deserve you."
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After dinner, Ron and Harry went back to the common room. Joanna came down and whispered something in Ron's ear before returning back to the girls' dormitory. Ron decided to try to talk some sense into Harry.
"What did you DO to her?"
"I didn't do anything."
"Oh, is that why she's weeping her eyes out in her room?" At this, Harry winced, but recovered immediately. Instead of pain, the expression in his eyes became angry.
"What happened with summer holds no importance whatsoever." Harry mumbled through his teeth.
"What DID happen this summer?"
"You mean she didn't tell you?"
"In the state she's in, she won't tell me a thing."
"I….I almost kissed her."
"And…."
"It was just a stupid impulse….nothing happened…"
"Com'on, Harry. Don't sit here and try to tell me that you don't like Hermione."
"I don't like her."
"I've seen the way you look at her. And the way she looks at you, for that matter."
"I don't like her, Okay?! She's just my friend!" Harry shouted, anger rising in his voice.
"Goddammit, Harry!! What's wrong with you? You know you love each other, and so do everyone else. Why won't you just admit it?!" Ron yelled.
"You have no idea what you're talking about. So stay OUT of it!" Harry hissed before turning and storming up the stairs to the boys' dorm room.
Now, seeing Harry with Cho just revived the hole in her heart that she had tried so hard to mend in the last few months. Why did Harry have to do this to her?
When the period, which seemed to have lasted for hours, finally ended, Hermione rushed out the door, on the verge of tears.
"Uhoh…What's with Hermione?" Ron asked Joanna.
"I don't know…but I think I had better go after her."
Harry saw Hermione run out, out of the corner of his eyes, but he showed no sign of noticing it as he walked out of the classroom engaged in a conversation with the Ravenclaw girl.
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Joanna followed Hermione into the Gryfindor common room and up into their dorm room.
Hermione flung herself down on her bed and started sobbing uncontrollably.
"What's the matter, Mione?" Joanna said as she sat down next to Hermione and started stroking her hair soothingly.
After ten minutes, Hermione sat up on her bed and was finally ready to talk.
"This summer…." She reviled every last detail of their encounter to Joanna, punctuated with occasional sobs.
"And afterwards, he had acted as if nothing had happened. Jo, is there something wrong with me? Why doesn't Harry like me? Is it because I'm not good enough for him? Is he ashamed of me? Why? What's wrong with me? …" Hermione gasped in between breathes as she started sobbing again.
"Shhhh…calm down. There's nothing wrong with you. Any man would be blessed to have you as a girlfriend and if Harry can't see that, then he's blind and he doesn't deserve you."
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After dinner, Ron and Harry went back to the common room. Joanna came down and whispered something in Ron's ear before returning back to the girls' dormitory. Ron decided to try to talk some sense into Harry.
"What did you DO to her?"
"I didn't do anything."
"Oh, is that why she's weeping her eyes out in her room?" At this, Harry winced, but recovered immediately. Instead of pain, the expression in his eyes became angry.
"What happened with summer holds no importance whatsoever." Harry mumbled through his teeth.
"What DID happen this summer?"
"You mean she didn't tell you?"
"In the state she's in, she won't tell me a thing."
"I….I almost kissed her."
"And…."
"It was just a stupid impulse….nothing happened…"
"Com'on, Harry. Don't sit here and try to tell me that you don't like Hermione."
"I don't like her."
"I've seen the way you look at her. And the way she looks at you, for that matter."
"I don't like her, Okay?! She's just my friend!" Harry shouted, anger rising in his voice.
"Goddammit, Harry!! What's wrong with you? You know you love each other, and so do everyone else. Why won't you just admit it?!" Ron yelled.
"You have no idea what you're talking about. So stay OUT of it!" Harry hissed before turning and storming up the stairs to the boys' dorm room.