Chapter Two
Decision to Make
He tied the bow to his collar and stared at himself, his stomach filled with butterflies. He couldn't believe it; he was finally going to be married to the one person that he's loved for so long now, the only woman that he'll ever love, and for the rest of his life. But as the words came into his mind, there was a hesitation, as if he were lying to himself or as if something was going to happen.
Harry grinned at Ron who was admiring him self in the mirror, brushing off his shoulders with nothing on it. The weather outside proved to be perfect and from Ron's room, Harry could already see the crowd of relatives and friends settling in. He smiled at Ron, "I can't believe this is finally happening. I'm going to marry your sister."
Ron nodded, his hands on Harry's shoulders. "Yes, I know, mate. And for the hundredth time, Harry, I'm happy for you. I know that you love my sister and I don't know anyone else who could be better for her. You're really going to make her happy."
"And she's going to make me really happy, Ron," Harry added. "She's so beautiful, I can't think of anyone anymore beautiful or that I love more."
Harry frowned when he saw the look on Ron's face changed. It changed from joy to a pale face, contorted with surprise and concern. "Er...Harry," he said slowly, his eyes a bit too big. "Are you sure about that? Are you certain that you love her and even if you saw someone again, you'll still love her?"
Confusion brushed his face and he turned to the door his best friend was facing. His breath caught in his throat and his face flushed to the color of Ron's hair, perhaps even redder. "Cho," he said in complete and utter surprise. "I didn't know you were going to be here."
The pretty girl with her dark long hair grinned and flicked back her hair. She walked towards him and grabbed his hands, "Harry! It's great to see you again. I heard about your wedding in the Daily Prophet and I knew I had to come back. I wouldn't have missed it for the world since you were always there for me after," she hesitated. "After Cedric passed away. You were such a great friend." But her happiness died away and there seemed to be something on her mind. She looked at the floor and back into his green eyes. He had to admit, her dark eyes were beautiful. "Actually Harry, I'd be lying to you if I said that was the only reason I returned. To be truthful, I returned because after two years away, I'm beginning to see what I lost. You were such a great friend, always there when I needed you the most and I didn't even see how much you meant to me. Now I do, and I'm going to lose you."
Ron grabbed Harry's arm from behind and pulled him away from Cho. She stared at them in surprised and he remembered so much, he fell for her all over again. "Harry," Ron whispered urgently. "Are you crazy? You're going to get married to my sister. Remember? The woman you just said a minute ago that you loved more than anything. Don't tell me you're going to take your words back."
"Of course not," Harry whispered, "I still love her and I'm still going to marry her. I'm just talking to her, catching up."
"Catching up?" Ron asked in disbelief. "She is not trying to catch up with you. She's trying to tell you that she loves you. That she wants you to forget the wedding with my sister and go be with her. You can't do this."
Harry looked up to the door and his insides froze. Ginny stood rigidly there, pain brushed her soft eyes. Hermione stood with her and her eyes filled with something that Harry couldn't read, or didn't want to.
"Ginny," he whispered into the air. He walked towards her, passing by Cho without giving her so much as a glance. But his heart was hurting, it was ripping apart. The woman that he once loved has returned and she admitted that she's loved him, but there was also the woman who loved him and he loved her too. Who will he choose, who does he want to choose?
He grabbed Ginny's shaking hands and stared deep into her compelling eyes. She made a noise so low and deep in her throat that it ripped his heart completely apart. She loved him, and he knew he loved her, but he didn't know what to do. He really needed to think this over; he needed to talk it over with the two women.
But before he could say anything, Hermione grabbed him by his shirt and pushed him to a far corner where they could not be heard. "Harry, what is going on? Please tell me that nothing bad is going to happen."
Harry looked her in the eyes and he glanced back to Ginny and then Cho. He returned his gaze to her, finding Ron right by her side. His two friends, his two best friends ever since day one at Hogwarts. He felt that they would be friends forever, that there wasn't going to be anything that would tear them apart, yet now, the very reason stood right in his face. If he makes the wrong decision, would he really lose them? Would he really lose the two most important people in his life and one of the women he loves? He didn't know. All that he knew was that he was lost and confused. "I don't know, Hermione. I wish I could say that, but even I'm not sure at the moment."
"You love her don't you?" Ron asked, "You love my sister. So tell her that everything is going to be all right and go explain to Cho that she's returned for no reason. She just wasted her time coming back for you."
Harry glanced back at Ginny and then Cho again. Silent tears spilled down Ginny's soft face and Harry wanted nothing more than to explain to her that everything was going to be all right, that he loves her no matter what. But Cho was standing alone, her eyes gloomy and bewildered. She knew what she has come into the middle of and regret filled her. But she did love him, and she knew she couldn't turn back what she did. "I can't say anything for sure, you two. Just that, I need to talk to them first. I need time to figure this out with both of them first. Can I talk to them in private for a minute?"
The married couple hesitated, but nodded reluctantly. They walked to Ginny and reassured her before leaving. After the door was firmly closed and Harry has put a spell to keep the outside from hearing, he turned to the two women that he loved, pain in his heart.
A\N: I know you all hate me so much for doing this, for hurting Ginny, but I had to do it. If I want this to be about Draco, I have to do this to her. I know you hate it so far, but read on. You'll find the end to be a great ending. Please read and review. And I know I said Draco will be in this one, but maybe the next, or maybe even the next, I'm not sure, but he'll be in here. I promise. And again, I'm sorry for the grammar problems.
Decision to Make
He tied the bow to his collar and stared at himself, his stomach filled with butterflies. He couldn't believe it; he was finally going to be married to the one person that he's loved for so long now, the only woman that he'll ever love, and for the rest of his life. But as the words came into his mind, there was a hesitation, as if he were lying to himself or as if something was going to happen.
Harry grinned at Ron who was admiring him self in the mirror, brushing off his shoulders with nothing on it. The weather outside proved to be perfect and from Ron's room, Harry could already see the crowd of relatives and friends settling in. He smiled at Ron, "I can't believe this is finally happening. I'm going to marry your sister."
Ron nodded, his hands on Harry's shoulders. "Yes, I know, mate. And for the hundredth time, Harry, I'm happy for you. I know that you love my sister and I don't know anyone else who could be better for her. You're really going to make her happy."
"And she's going to make me really happy, Ron," Harry added. "She's so beautiful, I can't think of anyone anymore beautiful or that I love more."
Harry frowned when he saw the look on Ron's face changed. It changed from joy to a pale face, contorted with surprise and concern. "Er...Harry," he said slowly, his eyes a bit too big. "Are you sure about that? Are you certain that you love her and even if you saw someone again, you'll still love her?"
Confusion brushed his face and he turned to the door his best friend was facing. His breath caught in his throat and his face flushed to the color of Ron's hair, perhaps even redder. "Cho," he said in complete and utter surprise. "I didn't know you were going to be here."
The pretty girl with her dark long hair grinned and flicked back her hair. She walked towards him and grabbed his hands, "Harry! It's great to see you again. I heard about your wedding in the Daily Prophet and I knew I had to come back. I wouldn't have missed it for the world since you were always there for me after," she hesitated. "After Cedric passed away. You were such a great friend." But her happiness died away and there seemed to be something on her mind. She looked at the floor and back into his green eyes. He had to admit, her dark eyes were beautiful. "Actually Harry, I'd be lying to you if I said that was the only reason I returned. To be truthful, I returned because after two years away, I'm beginning to see what I lost. You were such a great friend, always there when I needed you the most and I didn't even see how much you meant to me. Now I do, and I'm going to lose you."
Ron grabbed Harry's arm from behind and pulled him away from Cho. She stared at them in surprised and he remembered so much, he fell for her all over again. "Harry," Ron whispered urgently. "Are you crazy? You're going to get married to my sister. Remember? The woman you just said a minute ago that you loved more than anything. Don't tell me you're going to take your words back."
"Of course not," Harry whispered, "I still love her and I'm still going to marry her. I'm just talking to her, catching up."
"Catching up?" Ron asked in disbelief. "She is not trying to catch up with you. She's trying to tell you that she loves you. That she wants you to forget the wedding with my sister and go be with her. You can't do this."
Harry looked up to the door and his insides froze. Ginny stood rigidly there, pain brushed her soft eyes. Hermione stood with her and her eyes filled with something that Harry couldn't read, or didn't want to.
"Ginny," he whispered into the air. He walked towards her, passing by Cho without giving her so much as a glance. But his heart was hurting, it was ripping apart. The woman that he once loved has returned and she admitted that she's loved him, but there was also the woman who loved him and he loved her too. Who will he choose, who does he want to choose?
He grabbed Ginny's shaking hands and stared deep into her compelling eyes. She made a noise so low and deep in her throat that it ripped his heart completely apart. She loved him, and he knew he loved her, but he didn't know what to do. He really needed to think this over; he needed to talk it over with the two women.
But before he could say anything, Hermione grabbed him by his shirt and pushed him to a far corner where they could not be heard. "Harry, what is going on? Please tell me that nothing bad is going to happen."
Harry looked her in the eyes and he glanced back to Ginny and then Cho. He returned his gaze to her, finding Ron right by her side. His two friends, his two best friends ever since day one at Hogwarts. He felt that they would be friends forever, that there wasn't going to be anything that would tear them apart, yet now, the very reason stood right in his face. If he makes the wrong decision, would he really lose them? Would he really lose the two most important people in his life and one of the women he loves? He didn't know. All that he knew was that he was lost and confused. "I don't know, Hermione. I wish I could say that, but even I'm not sure at the moment."
"You love her don't you?" Ron asked, "You love my sister. So tell her that everything is going to be all right and go explain to Cho that she's returned for no reason. She just wasted her time coming back for you."
Harry glanced back at Ginny and then Cho again. Silent tears spilled down Ginny's soft face and Harry wanted nothing more than to explain to her that everything was going to be all right, that he loves her no matter what. But Cho was standing alone, her eyes gloomy and bewildered. She knew what she has come into the middle of and regret filled her. But she did love him, and she knew she couldn't turn back what she did. "I can't say anything for sure, you two. Just that, I need to talk to them first. I need time to figure this out with both of them first. Can I talk to them in private for a minute?"
The married couple hesitated, but nodded reluctantly. They walked to Ginny and reassured her before leaving. After the door was firmly closed and Harry has put a spell to keep the outside from hearing, he turned to the two women that he loved, pain in his heart.
A\N: I know you all hate me so much for doing this, for hurting Ginny, but I had to do it. If I want this to be about Draco, I have to do this to her. I know you hate it so far, but read on. You'll find the end to be a great ending. Please read and review. And I know I said Draco will be in this one, but maybe the next, or maybe even the next, I'm not sure, but he'll be in here. I promise. And again, I'm sorry for the grammar problems.