Eliza got up out of bed the next morning with a splitting headache.
She had gotten close to no sleep and was wondering how on earth she
would make it through this day alive.
She made herself look as good as she possibly could then headed down
the stairs to the common room praying that no one would be down
there.
She was, however, sadly disappointed.
"Hey 'Liza..." Harry walked up to her slowly and spoke hesitantly.
Eliza stopped and closed her eyes wishing everything would just go
away and she could be back home in Germany where she had friends
that loved her and that she loved back. Where she didn't have to
worry about somebody else's boyfriend kissing her and having the guy
that was crazy about her find out about it. This was all pure
insanity.
"You people are nuts." Eliza groaned, trying to hold back tears that
were already threatening to fall down her face.
"What was that, love?" Harry was still speaking softly.
"What do you want Harry?" Eliza asked, opening her eyes.
"I just wanted to talk to you, about, about what happened."
"I know what 'happened' Harry, just say what you want to say." Eliza
was getting upset, and Harry could tell so he just cut right to the
point.
"I like you Eliza. I like you a lot. Probably more than I should
since I've only known you for what? A month? But, what I did was
wrong, I really am sorry, but I wouldn't take it back for the
world."
He sounded sincere enough, but Eliza couldn't help thinking of
Hermione. Hermione who had stayed up with her all those nights down
int he common room, telling her of her secret crush on Harry.
Hermione who so longed for this same boy standing in front of her
now to do exactly what he had done to her the night before. And now
that girl who had trusted her enough to tell her all these things
now thought of her as the scum of the earth. Stealing the boy she
was so enthralled with. How could she ever make it up to her?
And Ron.
What on earth would she do about Ron? She liked him. She knew that.
She liked him a whole lot more than she liked Harry, and she didn't
want to hurt thim. But that's what she did, what she was doing. And
it was breaking her heart.
"Harry..." Eliza started, Harry's eyes met and locked with hers for
a moment and then she continued, "I can't be with you. Don't get me
wrong, I like you enough, but... I just can't. We've already hurt so
many people. I like Ron, you know that, you're the one who told me
that he likes me too. And Hermioine, oh gosh Harry. She's CRAZY
about you. Honestly, ask anybody. I don't want to hurt them anymore.
And I don't want to hurt you, but above all, I don't want to lose
our friendship. Can you understand that?" Eliza breathed out and
waited for the response.
Harry looked up and finally, smiled.
"Yea, I can understand that. Friends?"
Eliza sighed with relief, "Friends"
Harry caught her up in a hug and they headed down to the Great Hall
together.
~*~
Once they entered the Great Hall, Eliza and Harry searched
feverishly for Ron and Hermione. But it seemed the rest of
Gryffindor found them first.
"How DARE you do that to Hermione, Harry Potter!" One voice yelled.
"Don't you think she deserves better?" Another followed.
"And you Eliza Dishque, breaking Ron's heart...."
At this point, Eliza's eyes locked with Ron's. He was sitting with
his arm around Hermione who had tear stains all on her face, he
looked like he wasn't too far behind that.
Her heart broke.
Ron whispered something to Hermione then got up and walked right
past Eliza and out of the Great Hall, glaring at her the whole time.
"Go to him "Liz, I'm gonna go see Hermione." Harry whispered then
made his way to Hermione.
Eliza bolted out of the Great Hall, fully intent on chasing Ron.
But ran straight on into Draco Malfoy.
"Oh you wretched boy! Get out of my way!" Eliza struggled against
his hold on her wrists but he proved too strong in the end.
Ron was now making his way up the stairs, not even glancing behind
him.
"RON! RON!!!" Eliza shouted, "Don't leave! I'm sorry!"
Ron paused slightly on the steps but then continued his way up.
Eliza gave up and collapsed onto Draco. Not by choice of course.
"Oh, now, now. Tell Draco all about it now." He said sarcastically.
She stayed still, not saying anything.
"Well, I'll take you to my girlfriend then. I'm sure she'll get you
to talk. How 'bout it, eh?"
She had gotten close to no sleep and was wondering how on earth she
would make it through this day alive.
She made herself look as good as she possibly could then headed down
the stairs to the common room praying that no one would be down
there.
She was, however, sadly disappointed.
"Hey 'Liza..." Harry walked up to her slowly and spoke hesitantly.
Eliza stopped and closed her eyes wishing everything would just go
away and she could be back home in Germany where she had friends
that loved her and that she loved back. Where she didn't have to
worry about somebody else's boyfriend kissing her and having the guy
that was crazy about her find out about it. This was all pure
insanity.
"You people are nuts." Eliza groaned, trying to hold back tears that
were already threatening to fall down her face.
"What was that, love?" Harry was still speaking softly.
"What do you want Harry?" Eliza asked, opening her eyes.
"I just wanted to talk to you, about, about what happened."
"I know what 'happened' Harry, just say what you want to say." Eliza
was getting upset, and Harry could tell so he just cut right to the
point.
"I like you Eliza. I like you a lot. Probably more than I should
since I've only known you for what? A month? But, what I did was
wrong, I really am sorry, but I wouldn't take it back for the
world."
He sounded sincere enough, but Eliza couldn't help thinking of
Hermione. Hermione who had stayed up with her all those nights down
int he common room, telling her of her secret crush on Harry.
Hermione who so longed for this same boy standing in front of her
now to do exactly what he had done to her the night before. And now
that girl who had trusted her enough to tell her all these things
now thought of her as the scum of the earth. Stealing the boy she
was so enthralled with. How could she ever make it up to her?
And Ron.
What on earth would she do about Ron? She liked him. She knew that.
She liked him a whole lot more than she liked Harry, and she didn't
want to hurt thim. But that's what she did, what she was doing. And
it was breaking her heart.
"Harry..." Eliza started, Harry's eyes met and locked with hers for
a moment and then she continued, "I can't be with you. Don't get me
wrong, I like you enough, but... I just can't. We've already hurt so
many people. I like Ron, you know that, you're the one who told me
that he likes me too. And Hermioine, oh gosh Harry. She's CRAZY
about you. Honestly, ask anybody. I don't want to hurt them anymore.
And I don't want to hurt you, but above all, I don't want to lose
our friendship. Can you understand that?" Eliza breathed out and
waited for the response.
Harry looked up and finally, smiled.
"Yea, I can understand that. Friends?"
Eliza sighed with relief, "Friends"
Harry caught her up in a hug and they headed down to the Great Hall
together.
~*~
Once they entered the Great Hall, Eliza and Harry searched
feverishly for Ron and Hermione. But it seemed the rest of
Gryffindor found them first.
"How DARE you do that to Hermione, Harry Potter!" One voice yelled.
"Don't you think she deserves better?" Another followed.
"And you Eliza Dishque, breaking Ron's heart...."
At this point, Eliza's eyes locked with Ron's. He was sitting with
his arm around Hermione who had tear stains all on her face, he
looked like he wasn't too far behind that.
Her heart broke.
Ron whispered something to Hermione then got up and walked right
past Eliza and out of the Great Hall, glaring at her the whole time.
"Go to him "Liz, I'm gonna go see Hermione." Harry whispered then
made his way to Hermione.
Eliza bolted out of the Great Hall, fully intent on chasing Ron.
But ran straight on into Draco Malfoy.
"Oh you wretched boy! Get out of my way!" Eliza struggled against
his hold on her wrists but he proved too strong in the end.
Ron was now making his way up the stairs, not even glancing behind
him.
"RON! RON!!!" Eliza shouted, "Don't leave! I'm sorry!"
Ron paused slightly on the steps but then continued his way up.
Eliza gave up and collapsed onto Draco. Not by choice of course.
"Oh, now, now. Tell Draco all about it now." He said sarcastically.
She stayed still, not saying anything.
"Well, I'll take you to my girlfriend then. I'm sure she'll get you
to talk. How 'bout it, eh?"