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Chapter 10: Angry Words
A/N: Lalalala!!!!! Pure embodiment of evil!!! Hehehe... but this is my third chapter in a row tonight, so don't complain! But I'm staggering when I'm posting them, just so people get to see this story.
Disclaimer: Roses are red, violets are blue, dear Harry Potter, I don't own you!!!! (Gee, I'm awfully poetic tonight....).
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"Tell me what, James?" came Ron's voice from behind him. He didn't dare turn around. "Or should I say, Harry?" Harry didn't even have a chance to turn around when he heard Hermione's door slam shut as Ron walked off in an angry rage. He got up as quickly as he could and started running down the hallway after him, shouting for him to stop.
"Ron! Listen to me Ron! Come back here! Ron!" Harry screamed. He knew he was drawing the attention of many of the students and a few of his colleagues, but he didn't care. All he cared about was talking to Ron, but he just kept walking down the hallway. Harry heard Hermione running after him, screaming for Ron as well. Ron walked out the front door, and they followed him across the grounds. He was headed towards the Forbidden Forest, the same place Ginny had found out about Harry. As they approached the statue, they saw someone else already standing in the clearing.
"What's going on? Why are you two shouting? Ron, what's wrong?" Ginny asked as Ron stood on the far side of the statue fuming, Harry and Hermione pausing next to Ginny to catch their breath.
"Do you know too Ginny? Was I the last one to find out about this?" Ron asked in a fury. Ginny looked confused for a moment, but then understanding dawned on her.
"Ron, I found out by accident. Please Ron, just calm down, will you?" Ginny said, trying to get her brother to cool off a bit. "You're acting like a two year old. Honestly."
"And did you find out by accident too, Hermione? Or did Harry just out and tell you? And why didn't anyone bother to tell me? I was your best friend Harry! Your BEST FRIEND! For seven years, I stayed by your side. Now I'm not even good enough to know that you're not really dead. That goes to show how much I count to you then, I guess," Ron said. He still had his back turned to Harry.
"I told them not to tell you Ron. I made them promise. I didn't want to hurt you. I didn't want anyone to find out. I had to see you guys one last time though," Harry said. Ron turned around to look at him at the last part though.
"What do you mean, 'one last time'? Planning on leaving us again? Disappear from our lives, just to drop in for a visit, then go away again? Is that your master plan Harry? Trying to hurt us as much as you can?" Ron asked bitingly. Harry had a hurt expression on his face, and as hard as he tried to hold it in, a single tear slid down his cheek.
"I've never tried to hurt you guys. Never. I wish I could stay. I want to stay. But I can't. Not that you would care. You all hate me now anyway," Harry said, turning away from them.
"We don't hate you Harry. It's just the opposite, in fact. If I could go back in time, to before you... left... I wouldn't have broken up with you. If I had known what was to happen, I would have done things differently. I felt so guilty for breaking up with you, but I thought that you would forget all about me once you graduated. I didn't want you to feel like you were tied down. I loved you Harry. I still do. Don't leave us again. Please," Ginny begged, tears starting to fall down her cheeks as well.
"It's not my choice," Harry said quietly. "I would stay, but I can't," he said. Hermione took a step closer to him.
"Harry, we always have a choice. No matter the circumstances. Everyone would welcome you back with open arms. Believe me," Hermione said. Harry shook his head.
"No, I don't have a choice. You wouldn't understand. You don't always get a choice. Did I have a choice to be the Boy Who Lived? Did I have a choice to grow up with the Dursleys? Did I have a choice in being the only one who could defeat Voldemort?" Harry asked, anger creeping slowly into his voice.
"Everything always revolves around you, doesn't it Harry? The Great Harry Potter. All hail!" Ron said sarcastically. Hermione shot him a warning glance, but he continued on anyway. "So we don't get to choose things when we're little but now we're all grown up. Wake up and smell the coffee Harry. We're not in first year any more. The choice was all yours to leave. Now it's all yours to stay."
"So they learned how to control death while I was living in America? Because last I heard, when someone is dying, there isn't much you can do about it," Harry growled in response. Ron, Hermione, and Ginny were frozen in shock. Hermione was the first to get her voice back.
"Dying? But how? Why?" she asked, her voice shaky. Tears had started falling down her cheeks as well.
"Isn't it obvious? Hasn't the great Hermione Granger figured it out? You all know the story better than I do. The night Voldemort killed my parents and the curse backfired, I became connected to him," Harry said. Hermione gasped.
"I understand. When you killed him, it was like you killed a part of yourself, wasn't it?" Hermione asked in a hushed voice.
"Oh Harry! We just got you back! We can't loose you again! Not so soon! Please, Harry, tell me you'll be here for a long time," Ginny begged.
"I wish I could. I've been holding out for ten years now, and I don't think I have enough strength to last another year. I'm so sorry I never came back sooner. I didn't even realize what was happening to me until just last year. Please forgive me," Harry said.
"Idiot. Complete idiot. That's what you are Harry. This is slightly larger than an apology, and I know it's going to take me time to forgive you. As for Ginny and Hermione, that's up to them. As for me though..." Ron said.
"Fine. That's a start. But Ron, please, don't tell Sirius. Let me. I didn't want you to find out the way you did. In a perfect world, things would have been a lot different from the very beginning. Please Ron, if more for Sirius' sake. I don't want him to feel betrayed. Please?" Harry pleaded. Ron looked at him with hard eyes for a moment, then shook his head a bit.
"I don't know why I'm doing this. I won't tell him. I have to go. I have a class I'm supposed to be at right now," Ron said, turning and walking away.
"Thank you Ron," Harry said as he walked away. "We should probably start heading back as well. We're going to be late already," Harry said. Ginny and Hermione nodded, wiping the tears from their faces.
They walked back to the castle in silence and headed towards their classes as fast as possible. They didn't say anything during dinner that night about what happened that day, but Ginny, Hermione, and Ron were careful to remember to call Harry 'James' while in front of other people.
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A/N: I know, I know... short chapter... but I couldn't think of anything else to write here! But I have some idea for next chapter. Here's a helpful hint for all aspiring writers: Never take advice from a cat. Trust me. I tried with mine, but she just refused to respond to any of the questions I asked her... so instead I turned to my sister, who, by the way, I'd like to thank for giving me the idea for going to the statue and having Ginny there, even though she didn't realize she gave me the idea. Thanks Sarah!
A/N 2: OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HUSKIES WENT ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!! 39-0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hehe... sorry... course it'll be old news once this gets posted, but anyway...... YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay, I forgot to thank some people last chapter. So here it is!
SiriusBPadfoot- Chill! He'll find out... eventually... hehe... I'm sorry, I was on a major power trip the other day... I guess it hasn't gone away... hehe... but think of it this way, I'm "saving the best for last". Does that sound good? Lol! And I think it's been a bit longer than two hours, although if it didn't mean posting later at night so I got less reviews, I'd love to, but I still need to give myself time to write chapter 11, or else it will be a REALLY long time between posts... but neway... thanks for being such a faithful reviewer! PS- Keep going on your story, I'm really enjoying it!
Michelle- Yes, Voldie really IS dead. I thought about having him not dead, but as you saw above, he IS dead... Didn't I already explain about the scar? In the last chapter? If you missed it, he got cosmetic surgery. I kind of got the Hermione being thorough thing from book two too. I'm in the midst of rereading it, although I could finish it in one night, I haven't had the time, lol... neway, thanks for the reviews!
Celeste Kcalb- I know I'm evil! LOL! And I kind of wanted it to be a little obvious it was Harry, although James IS a common name... thanks for reviewing!
~*Twisted*LJ*FAn*~ - hehehehe... did you like????
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Chapter 10: Angry Words
A/N: Lalalala!!!!! Pure embodiment of evil!!! Hehehe... but this is my third chapter in a row tonight, so don't complain! But I'm staggering when I'm posting them, just so people get to see this story.
Disclaimer: Roses are red, violets are blue, dear Harry Potter, I don't own you!!!! (Gee, I'm awfully poetic tonight....).
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"Tell me what, James?" came Ron's voice from behind him. He didn't dare turn around. "Or should I say, Harry?" Harry didn't even have a chance to turn around when he heard Hermione's door slam shut as Ron walked off in an angry rage. He got up as quickly as he could and started running down the hallway after him, shouting for him to stop.
"Ron! Listen to me Ron! Come back here! Ron!" Harry screamed. He knew he was drawing the attention of many of the students and a few of his colleagues, but he didn't care. All he cared about was talking to Ron, but he just kept walking down the hallway. Harry heard Hermione running after him, screaming for Ron as well. Ron walked out the front door, and they followed him across the grounds. He was headed towards the Forbidden Forest, the same place Ginny had found out about Harry. As they approached the statue, they saw someone else already standing in the clearing.
"What's going on? Why are you two shouting? Ron, what's wrong?" Ginny asked as Ron stood on the far side of the statue fuming, Harry and Hermione pausing next to Ginny to catch their breath.
"Do you know too Ginny? Was I the last one to find out about this?" Ron asked in a fury. Ginny looked confused for a moment, but then understanding dawned on her.
"Ron, I found out by accident. Please Ron, just calm down, will you?" Ginny said, trying to get her brother to cool off a bit. "You're acting like a two year old. Honestly."
"And did you find out by accident too, Hermione? Or did Harry just out and tell you? And why didn't anyone bother to tell me? I was your best friend Harry! Your BEST FRIEND! For seven years, I stayed by your side. Now I'm not even good enough to know that you're not really dead. That goes to show how much I count to you then, I guess," Ron said. He still had his back turned to Harry.
"I told them not to tell you Ron. I made them promise. I didn't want to hurt you. I didn't want anyone to find out. I had to see you guys one last time though," Harry said. Ron turned around to look at him at the last part though.
"What do you mean, 'one last time'? Planning on leaving us again? Disappear from our lives, just to drop in for a visit, then go away again? Is that your master plan Harry? Trying to hurt us as much as you can?" Ron asked bitingly. Harry had a hurt expression on his face, and as hard as he tried to hold it in, a single tear slid down his cheek.
"I've never tried to hurt you guys. Never. I wish I could stay. I want to stay. But I can't. Not that you would care. You all hate me now anyway," Harry said, turning away from them.
"We don't hate you Harry. It's just the opposite, in fact. If I could go back in time, to before you... left... I wouldn't have broken up with you. If I had known what was to happen, I would have done things differently. I felt so guilty for breaking up with you, but I thought that you would forget all about me once you graduated. I didn't want you to feel like you were tied down. I loved you Harry. I still do. Don't leave us again. Please," Ginny begged, tears starting to fall down her cheeks as well.
"It's not my choice," Harry said quietly. "I would stay, but I can't," he said. Hermione took a step closer to him.
"Harry, we always have a choice. No matter the circumstances. Everyone would welcome you back with open arms. Believe me," Hermione said. Harry shook his head.
"No, I don't have a choice. You wouldn't understand. You don't always get a choice. Did I have a choice to be the Boy Who Lived? Did I have a choice to grow up with the Dursleys? Did I have a choice in being the only one who could defeat Voldemort?" Harry asked, anger creeping slowly into his voice.
"Everything always revolves around you, doesn't it Harry? The Great Harry Potter. All hail!" Ron said sarcastically. Hermione shot him a warning glance, but he continued on anyway. "So we don't get to choose things when we're little but now we're all grown up. Wake up and smell the coffee Harry. We're not in first year any more. The choice was all yours to leave. Now it's all yours to stay."
"So they learned how to control death while I was living in America? Because last I heard, when someone is dying, there isn't much you can do about it," Harry growled in response. Ron, Hermione, and Ginny were frozen in shock. Hermione was the first to get her voice back.
"Dying? But how? Why?" she asked, her voice shaky. Tears had started falling down her cheeks as well.
"Isn't it obvious? Hasn't the great Hermione Granger figured it out? You all know the story better than I do. The night Voldemort killed my parents and the curse backfired, I became connected to him," Harry said. Hermione gasped.
"I understand. When you killed him, it was like you killed a part of yourself, wasn't it?" Hermione asked in a hushed voice.
"Oh Harry! We just got you back! We can't loose you again! Not so soon! Please, Harry, tell me you'll be here for a long time," Ginny begged.
"I wish I could. I've been holding out for ten years now, and I don't think I have enough strength to last another year. I'm so sorry I never came back sooner. I didn't even realize what was happening to me until just last year. Please forgive me," Harry said.
"Idiot. Complete idiot. That's what you are Harry. This is slightly larger than an apology, and I know it's going to take me time to forgive you. As for Ginny and Hermione, that's up to them. As for me though..." Ron said.
"Fine. That's a start. But Ron, please, don't tell Sirius. Let me. I didn't want you to find out the way you did. In a perfect world, things would have been a lot different from the very beginning. Please Ron, if more for Sirius' sake. I don't want him to feel betrayed. Please?" Harry pleaded. Ron looked at him with hard eyes for a moment, then shook his head a bit.
"I don't know why I'm doing this. I won't tell him. I have to go. I have a class I'm supposed to be at right now," Ron said, turning and walking away.
"Thank you Ron," Harry said as he walked away. "We should probably start heading back as well. We're going to be late already," Harry said. Ginny and Hermione nodded, wiping the tears from their faces.
They walked back to the castle in silence and headed towards their classes as fast as possible. They didn't say anything during dinner that night about what happened that day, but Ginny, Hermione, and Ron were careful to remember to call Harry 'James' while in front of other people.
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A/N: I know, I know... short chapter... but I couldn't think of anything else to write here! But I have some idea for next chapter. Here's a helpful hint for all aspiring writers: Never take advice from a cat. Trust me. I tried with mine, but she just refused to respond to any of the questions I asked her... so instead I turned to my sister, who, by the way, I'd like to thank for giving me the idea for going to the statue and having Ginny there, even though she didn't realize she gave me the idea. Thanks Sarah!
A/N 2: OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HUSKIES WENT ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!! 39-0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hehe... sorry... course it'll be old news once this gets posted, but anyway...... YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay, I forgot to thank some people last chapter. So here it is!
SiriusBPadfoot- Chill! He'll find out... eventually... hehe... I'm sorry, I was on a major power trip the other day... I guess it hasn't gone away... hehe... but think of it this way, I'm "saving the best for last". Does that sound good? Lol! And I think it's been a bit longer than two hours, although if it didn't mean posting later at night so I got less reviews, I'd love to, but I still need to give myself time to write chapter 11, or else it will be a REALLY long time between posts... but neway... thanks for being such a faithful reviewer! PS- Keep going on your story, I'm really enjoying it!
Michelle- Yes, Voldie really IS dead. I thought about having him not dead, but as you saw above, he IS dead... Didn't I already explain about the scar? In the last chapter? If you missed it, he got cosmetic surgery. I kind of got the Hermione being thorough thing from book two too. I'm in the midst of rereading it, although I could finish it in one night, I haven't had the time, lol... neway, thanks for the reviews!
Celeste Kcalb- I know I'm evil! LOL! And I kind of wanted it to be a little obvious it was Harry, although James IS a common name... thanks for reviewing!
~*Twisted*LJ*FAn*~ - hehehehe... did you like????
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OMG!!! I'm so excited! I have TWO pages of reviews now!!! I'm just bursting with pride!!!! Thank you to everyone else who's reviewed, not just my most recent ones! Thank you SOOOO much!!!!