Harry Potter and the Harsh Truth
By Ruby Star
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters, they are all a product of the wonderful mind of J .K. Rowling, and I merely play with them. The characters I do own are Rose, Lessa, Amy, and Meredith. They are mine, and I made them up.
Last time: When Harry got back to his own table Hermione and Ron realized what he had done and as soon as he sat down Hermione kissed him again. "Thank you," she whispered.
"Okay, that's quite enough thanks. I think this is all sweet and everything, but stop." Hermione and Harry laughed. Things were good again.
That night and the entire next day were nothing short of bliss for the three friends. Harry and Hermione were happy as clams, and Ron was happy to know they had finally gotten their acts together and hooked up. He thought it was cute that they sat next to each other, always holding hands, and short kisses here and there made things interesting. Everything was fine and dandy until the next night at dinner...
"Hiya Harry," called a mysterious, yet familiar voice. It was like someone Harry had known a long time ago, but couldn't remember. "It's Rose. Do you have a lot of studying to do tonight? I was thinking we can raid the kitchen for some snacks."
Harry just stared at her. He was astonished she would come, even after he told her she couldn't. "Didn't I, didn't I, but we...Hermione, didn't I?"
"Yeah Harry, you did."
"Did what? I'm confused," said Rose.
"Yesterday night, at dinner, I told you not to come tonight. You were sitting next to Malfoy, and I thought it was just as well that you liked him....don't u remember?" Harry asked.
"What?! I don't eat with Malfoy or sit next to him, or like him at all. I didn't even go to dinner last night, I was in the libr- oh! Oh, oh Harry I'm sorry. I know what happened. I'll be right back." And with that she stomped out the door towards her common room most likely. Harry and Hermione looked at each other for a second, confused, but then quickly resumed eating.
"Well that was...interesting. She's quite a character," mentioned Ron, who was sitting across from the two and watched Rose's comings and goings.
"Mmhmm, sure was," mumbled Harry before pressing his lips against Hermione's. This was much better than anything Rose could offer him. He had waited five years and now it was his turn.
Meanwhile, Rose was running down the halls at top speed to the Slytherin common room. She got there in record time and walked in quietly. When the girl sitting in the easy chair looked up from the book she had been absorbed in she saw Rose silently glaring at her with her hands on her hips.
"Something you never told me Meredith? Something that happened last night at dinner?"
Meredith thought for a second. Then her eyes got really big as she realized her mistake.
"You KNEW I had this date! How could you not tell me he canceled?! What's wrong with you? I just went to see him and he was awe struck that I would show my face there! Merrie, how could you? How could you?" Rose cried.
"I'm sorry, Rosie, I'm so sorry. I totally forgot about it. Maybe I didn't realize he thought I was you..." Meredith trailed off.
"Yeah maybe that's because we're IDENTICAL TWINS! WHY DIDN'T YOU STRAIGHTEN HIM OUT? TELL HIM YOU WEREN'T ME?!" Tears were streaming down Rose's face by then. She felt so betrayed by her only sister, her twin, Meredith. How could she?
Meredith was crying too. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I didn't realize this was so important to you. I'm sorry."
"Now he's with the Granger girl, and I can tell he wants nothing to do with me anymore. Merrie, what do I do?" she collapsed onto the chair next to her sister as her tears subsided. Meredith gave her a hug, wishing there was something she could do for Rose. And looking at the girl who could have been her mirror image, she knew. She quietly told Rose it would all be okay and to go upstairs to calm herself down. Then Meredith went straight to the Great Hall, where Harry was.
"Harry, I'm going to the bathroom, I'll be right back. Harry, stop, Harry, I'll be right back." He watched her go, wishing she were still right there with him, even though he knew she would be right back.
A blonde girl, about Harry's height, with blue-green eyes sat down in Hermione's spot. He was about to tell her that seat was taken when noticed who it was.
"Rose, what -"
"Listen Harry. I'm not who you think I am. Oh that sounds so cliché. look, I'm not Rose, I'm her twin, Meredith. It wasn't Rose you talked to at dinner yesterday, it was me. And I never told her, idiot that I am. And now she's all upset and it's all my fault. Will you talk to her.please?" Meredith said this all very fast, leaving Harry dumbstruck. She looked hopefully at him.
And then, just when Harry wouldn't want Hermione to walk in, she does and sees Harry leaving the table with who she thought was Rose. She marched up, furious.
"Hi Harry. And where are you going? I thought you broke today's little date."
"Oh, Hermione, Hun don't get mad or anything-"
"It's my fault," Meredith said again.
"It sure is. Harry already told you not to come tonight. Now, where are you two sneaking off to?"
"'Mione we're not sneaking off to anywhere. We're going to see- "
"I don't care where. Obviously you don't care enough about me to tell me either," the girl spoke very heatedly, wishing that she hadn't left the bathroom when she did. Her eyes moistened and glistened with tears.
"Hermione! Listen to me now! We're going to the Slytherin common room to- "
"I DON'T CARE! FINE GO WITH THIS, THIS SLUT, THIS BOYFRIEND STEALER AND SLYTHERIN TO HER COMMON ROOM. I HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH HER!"
"Hermione! You're being so unreasonable! Just let me explain!" Harry screamed back, though not as loud. He noticed people were starting to turn around and stare at them. Everyone knew about the happy couple. Hermione walked away quickly to her own common room, not listening to her boyfriend and fellow Gryffindor as she left.
Harry looked miserably at Meredith. She still wanted him to go see her sister, but she knew in an instant it would have to wait. Apparently Hermione did mean more to him than Rose.
"All I wanted to do was make one girl feel better and I upset another. I can't win, I just can't win. I can't make anyone happy these days, not even myself anymore," mumbled Harry.
"The important thing is to make yourself happy and to look out for your girlfriend. You barely knew Rose, she will get over it and you don't see her much. Go get Hermione," butted in Ron.
"I guess Rose can wait a little while longer, but don't tell her what happened with Hermione. She will just think it's her fault," murmured Meredith before walking away, dejectedly.
With one look at Ron, Harry ran for the Gryffindor common room and dorms. He never stopped, never looked back at Meredith or Ron and he never ran faster.
Panting, he could barely get the password out for the Gryffindor common room to open itself for him. But he managed.
His eyes scanned the room as fast as he could. There was no one in the common room. No Hermione staring into the fire or out the window, no one reading a book or doing homework. No Hermione. His heart sank.
Slowly he climbed the steps the bedrooms. He prayed she was in there. Even though he knew he wasn't allowed in the girls' room, he had to. He didn't even stop to think about what might happen if he got caught.
"Hermione?" Harry called softly from the doorway. His voice was gentle and repentant.
Hermione sniffed, trying to stop her tears. She ignored Harry. Hermione was very hurt when she saw Rose there. She knew how head-over-heels he had been for her and she was very, very afraid she had lost him tonight, after only one day in paradise.
"'Mione, calm down, Hun. Let me explain k?"
"Explain that we're over and you're with her now and that's why you were leaving with her and ditching me? There you explained it." She never looked at him or got up.
Harry stared. THAT'S what she thought?! "Oh 'Mione you got it all wrong. That wasn't even Rose. It was her twin sister, Meredith. Apparently I talked Meredith last night, not Rose. Well Rose never got the message and when she showed up at the table earlier she was crushed apparently. I was just going with Meredith to talk to Rose and explain how the situation has changed. Do you believe me?"
She sat up and turned to face him. "Oh, Harry do you mean it?" He nodded. "Really? Really and truly?" He nodded again and she threw herself into his arms. That was easy, he thought.
"Yes 'Mione, nothing could take me away from you now. I'll tell that to Rose when I talk to her tomorrow."
"What? You're still going to talk to her? Why?" She was still very insecure. She didn't think she could compete with the blonde Slytherin, although she could very easily.
"Well, she's still confused and hurt too. I can't leave her hanging there like that. I'll just tell her that I'm in love with you and that maybe we can be friends, or see each other in class."
"Love?" Love was not a word either of them threw around or used on just anybody.
"Yeah, love."
"I love you, too."
A/N: omg! Sorry that was soooo mushy and everything. Something kinda like that whole insecure thing happened in my life, so I was writing from memory more than from what I'm making up. but anyway, let me know what you think, sorry this chapter was shorter than I had planned it to be, but that seemed like a good stopping point to me. So let me know what you think!
Leah- Thanks for reviewing! I love H/HR fics too! Rose will be make one interesting situation, so keep reading and reviewing! Thanks!
Your number one fan- ;-) Girl I swear if you do that again I'll stop letting you be my beta reader! LoL NO JK you know I love you. Thanks for all your support, cause you and I both know I really need it right now. Thanks for being my best friend.
By Ruby Star
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters, they are all a product of the wonderful mind of J .K. Rowling, and I merely play with them. The characters I do own are Rose, Lessa, Amy, and Meredith. They are mine, and I made them up.
Last time: When Harry got back to his own table Hermione and Ron realized what he had done and as soon as he sat down Hermione kissed him again. "Thank you," she whispered.
"Okay, that's quite enough thanks. I think this is all sweet and everything, but stop." Hermione and Harry laughed. Things were good again.
That night and the entire next day were nothing short of bliss for the three friends. Harry and Hermione were happy as clams, and Ron was happy to know they had finally gotten their acts together and hooked up. He thought it was cute that they sat next to each other, always holding hands, and short kisses here and there made things interesting. Everything was fine and dandy until the next night at dinner...
"Hiya Harry," called a mysterious, yet familiar voice. It was like someone Harry had known a long time ago, but couldn't remember. "It's Rose. Do you have a lot of studying to do tonight? I was thinking we can raid the kitchen for some snacks."
Harry just stared at her. He was astonished she would come, even after he told her she couldn't. "Didn't I, didn't I, but we...Hermione, didn't I?"
"Yeah Harry, you did."
"Did what? I'm confused," said Rose.
"Yesterday night, at dinner, I told you not to come tonight. You were sitting next to Malfoy, and I thought it was just as well that you liked him....don't u remember?" Harry asked.
"What?! I don't eat with Malfoy or sit next to him, or like him at all. I didn't even go to dinner last night, I was in the libr- oh! Oh, oh Harry I'm sorry. I know what happened. I'll be right back." And with that she stomped out the door towards her common room most likely. Harry and Hermione looked at each other for a second, confused, but then quickly resumed eating.
"Well that was...interesting. She's quite a character," mentioned Ron, who was sitting across from the two and watched Rose's comings and goings.
"Mmhmm, sure was," mumbled Harry before pressing his lips against Hermione's. This was much better than anything Rose could offer him. He had waited five years and now it was his turn.
Meanwhile, Rose was running down the halls at top speed to the Slytherin common room. She got there in record time and walked in quietly. When the girl sitting in the easy chair looked up from the book she had been absorbed in she saw Rose silently glaring at her with her hands on her hips.
"Something you never told me Meredith? Something that happened last night at dinner?"
Meredith thought for a second. Then her eyes got really big as she realized her mistake.
"You KNEW I had this date! How could you not tell me he canceled?! What's wrong with you? I just went to see him and he was awe struck that I would show my face there! Merrie, how could you? How could you?" Rose cried.
"I'm sorry, Rosie, I'm so sorry. I totally forgot about it. Maybe I didn't realize he thought I was you..." Meredith trailed off.
"Yeah maybe that's because we're IDENTICAL TWINS! WHY DIDN'T YOU STRAIGHTEN HIM OUT? TELL HIM YOU WEREN'T ME?!" Tears were streaming down Rose's face by then. She felt so betrayed by her only sister, her twin, Meredith. How could she?
Meredith was crying too. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I didn't realize this was so important to you. I'm sorry."
"Now he's with the Granger girl, and I can tell he wants nothing to do with me anymore. Merrie, what do I do?" she collapsed onto the chair next to her sister as her tears subsided. Meredith gave her a hug, wishing there was something she could do for Rose. And looking at the girl who could have been her mirror image, she knew. She quietly told Rose it would all be okay and to go upstairs to calm herself down. Then Meredith went straight to the Great Hall, where Harry was.
"Harry, I'm going to the bathroom, I'll be right back. Harry, stop, Harry, I'll be right back." He watched her go, wishing she were still right there with him, even though he knew she would be right back.
A blonde girl, about Harry's height, with blue-green eyes sat down in Hermione's spot. He was about to tell her that seat was taken when noticed who it was.
"Rose, what -"
"Listen Harry. I'm not who you think I am. Oh that sounds so cliché. look, I'm not Rose, I'm her twin, Meredith. It wasn't Rose you talked to at dinner yesterday, it was me. And I never told her, idiot that I am. And now she's all upset and it's all my fault. Will you talk to her.please?" Meredith said this all very fast, leaving Harry dumbstruck. She looked hopefully at him.
And then, just when Harry wouldn't want Hermione to walk in, she does and sees Harry leaving the table with who she thought was Rose. She marched up, furious.
"Hi Harry. And where are you going? I thought you broke today's little date."
"Oh, Hermione, Hun don't get mad or anything-"
"It's my fault," Meredith said again.
"It sure is. Harry already told you not to come tonight. Now, where are you two sneaking off to?"
"'Mione we're not sneaking off to anywhere. We're going to see- "
"I don't care where. Obviously you don't care enough about me to tell me either," the girl spoke very heatedly, wishing that she hadn't left the bathroom when she did. Her eyes moistened and glistened with tears.
"Hermione! Listen to me now! We're going to the Slytherin common room to- "
"I DON'T CARE! FINE GO WITH THIS, THIS SLUT, THIS BOYFRIEND STEALER AND SLYTHERIN TO HER COMMON ROOM. I HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME WITH HER!"
"Hermione! You're being so unreasonable! Just let me explain!" Harry screamed back, though not as loud. He noticed people were starting to turn around and stare at them. Everyone knew about the happy couple. Hermione walked away quickly to her own common room, not listening to her boyfriend and fellow Gryffindor as she left.
Harry looked miserably at Meredith. She still wanted him to go see her sister, but she knew in an instant it would have to wait. Apparently Hermione did mean more to him than Rose.
"All I wanted to do was make one girl feel better and I upset another. I can't win, I just can't win. I can't make anyone happy these days, not even myself anymore," mumbled Harry.
"The important thing is to make yourself happy and to look out for your girlfriend. You barely knew Rose, she will get over it and you don't see her much. Go get Hermione," butted in Ron.
"I guess Rose can wait a little while longer, but don't tell her what happened with Hermione. She will just think it's her fault," murmured Meredith before walking away, dejectedly.
With one look at Ron, Harry ran for the Gryffindor common room and dorms. He never stopped, never looked back at Meredith or Ron and he never ran faster.
Panting, he could barely get the password out for the Gryffindor common room to open itself for him. But he managed.
His eyes scanned the room as fast as he could. There was no one in the common room. No Hermione staring into the fire or out the window, no one reading a book or doing homework. No Hermione. His heart sank.
Slowly he climbed the steps the bedrooms. He prayed she was in there. Even though he knew he wasn't allowed in the girls' room, he had to. He didn't even stop to think about what might happen if he got caught.
"Hermione?" Harry called softly from the doorway. His voice was gentle and repentant.
Hermione sniffed, trying to stop her tears. She ignored Harry. Hermione was very hurt when she saw Rose there. She knew how head-over-heels he had been for her and she was very, very afraid she had lost him tonight, after only one day in paradise.
"'Mione, calm down, Hun. Let me explain k?"
"Explain that we're over and you're with her now and that's why you were leaving with her and ditching me? There you explained it." She never looked at him or got up.
Harry stared. THAT'S what she thought?! "Oh 'Mione you got it all wrong. That wasn't even Rose. It was her twin sister, Meredith. Apparently I talked Meredith last night, not Rose. Well Rose never got the message and when she showed up at the table earlier she was crushed apparently. I was just going with Meredith to talk to Rose and explain how the situation has changed. Do you believe me?"
She sat up and turned to face him. "Oh, Harry do you mean it?" He nodded. "Really? Really and truly?" He nodded again and she threw herself into his arms. That was easy, he thought.
"Yes 'Mione, nothing could take me away from you now. I'll tell that to Rose when I talk to her tomorrow."
"What? You're still going to talk to her? Why?" She was still very insecure. She didn't think she could compete with the blonde Slytherin, although she could very easily.
"Well, she's still confused and hurt too. I can't leave her hanging there like that. I'll just tell her that I'm in love with you and that maybe we can be friends, or see each other in class."
"Love?" Love was not a word either of them threw around or used on just anybody.
"Yeah, love."
"I love you, too."
A/N: omg! Sorry that was soooo mushy and everything. Something kinda like that whole insecure thing happened in my life, so I was writing from memory more than from what I'm making up. but anyway, let me know what you think, sorry this chapter was shorter than I had planned it to be, but that seemed like a good stopping point to me. So let me know what you think!
Leah- Thanks for reviewing! I love H/HR fics too! Rose will be make one interesting situation, so keep reading and reviewing! Thanks!
Your number one fan- ;-) Girl I swear if you do that again I'll stop letting you be my beta reader! LoL NO JK you know I love you. Thanks for all your support, cause you and I both know I really need it right now. Thanks for being my best friend.