Chapter 8: A Staged Break Up
The next morning, Blake went to talk to Hermione at breakfast. He said,
"Hermione, I've got a question for ya."
"What's that?"
"Do you want to go to Hogsmeade with me this weekend?"
"Let me guess, your sister told you."
"No, she didn't, this is out of my own accord. What do you say?"
"I dunno."
"What's the matter, you don't like me?" Blake said, trying not to sound too hopeful.
"No, it's not that, I do like you, it just seems sort of suspicious."
"Trust me, I'm true."
"I still don't know."
"I'm telling the truth, I want to ask you out."
"Really?"
"Would I ever lie to you?" 'Yes, and have done it dozens of times.' Blake answered his own question in his head.
"I guess not. Alright, I'll go to Hogsmeade with you this weekend." Blake forced a smile and said,
"Great. I'll meet you down here on Saturday and we'll head down there together."
"Ok." Blake walked towards his sister and father, receiving an approving nod from his sister. She said,
"There's step one." Blake sat down and sighed. Harry said,
"So, how are you going to break up with her?"
"I'll tell her I've been cheating on her, which is partially true, I still have a girlfriend." Harry slowly nodded, and turned from the pawn of the operation to the brains of it. He said,
"You're sure you've got this figured out, Lily?"
"Trust me, Harry. I wouldn't lead troops to battle if I didn't have a plan first."
Weeks went by, two to be exact, two were left before "the fling" was supposed to happen. Blake and Hermione were still going out, much to Blake's displeasure. Things were going nice and slow, much both Blake and Lily's pleasure, and the remainder of the plan was ready to be put into action. One evening, Lily and Blake were talking about what Blake was going to tell Hermione. After the plan was finalized, Blake went over to talk to Hermione. Lily was trying to make it not obvious that she was watching and when she turned her head, the sound of someone being slapped filled the common room. Lily looked over and saw her brother with a hand to his cheek, while his furious mother glared at him. She said,
"You lying bastard! Why did you ask me out when you already had a girlfriend?" She slapped him again and left the Common Room. Lily went to her brother and he said,
"Damnit that hurt." He dropped his volume so only Lily could hear,
"That's like frickin' child abuse." Lily couldn't help laughing, neither could Harry. He said,
"By the way, I forgot to tell you two, never get on Hermione's bad side. Because when you do, that kind of stuff happens." He laughed and Lily said,
"Ok, now, get going, I see her now, she's out on the Quidditch field, we'll follow behind under the Invisibility Cloak. Go." Harry hesitated and Lily said,
"You love her or not?"
"More than anything."
"Then go." Harry exited the portrait hole, his children following him. He went out to the Quidditch pitch and saw Hermione sitting in the middle of it, crying. Harry came up to her and said,
"Mind if I sit down?" Hermione shook her head and Harry sat down and said,
"Listen, Blake didn't deserve you. Nobody like that deserves you. You should be with someone who'll never break your heart."
"This'll teach me not to fall for someone I barely know."
"Hey, Blake isn't a bad guy, he just doesn't know how to handle girls." Blake heard that, and an angry look appeared on his face. He whispered to his sister,
"That ain't true."
"Shush." Hermione said,
"I know, he's a good guy, I should've just stayed his friend until I got to know him better, then see whether I liked him more than a friend." Harry nodded, took a breath and said,
"I know that you're just getting out of a relationship, but maybe would you want to consider going out with someone you've known for a long time?"
"Like who?"
"Well, me?" Hermione looked at him, and said,
"You're asking me out, Harry?" Harry nodded and Hermione said,
"Why?"
"Because I love you." Shocked looks spread over Lily, Blake and Hermione's faces. Lily whispered,
"God, he moves fast."
"Man's truthful, he tells it like it is. If he loves her, he tells her." Hermione said,
"You love me?"
"I've loved you for a long time, Hermione. This is just the first time I've been able to say it." Tears filled Hermione's eyes and she said,
"Lily was right."
"What about?"
"That you loved me. I didn't believe her when she told me that if I asked you out that you might say yes, I'd never know unless I asked you."
"She told me something along those lines too."
"Did she tell you that I liked you?"
"Promise not to hurt her or get mad at her?"
"Yeah."
"She did. But she wanted me to ask you out, not Blake. I don't think she has any control over him." Lily whispered,
"Ok, Dad, now you're just lying your ass off." Harry said,
"So, do you want to go out with me?" Hermione leaned in and gave Harry a kiss, which he gladly returned. When they pulled apart, Harry joked,
"So, yes or no?" Hermione laughed, and Harry joined in. They kissed again, and Lily and Blake decided to go back to the castle, so as not to raise suspicion to where they were when Harry and Hermione came back inside. They sat down in chairs by the fire, and Lily said,
"Try to apologize to Mum when she gets back."
"I'll try. And Dad wasn't lying, I am my own man, you have no control over me."
"Sometimes. It's half and half, I have the one half; Julia has the other half."
"Ah, yes, Julia. God I miss her."
"Stop it, I don't want you getting depressed on me because you can't be with her." Blake sighed and said,
"But I miss her."
"I know you miss her."
"You know, I've been thinking, how does Julia Potter sound?"
"Why?" Lily asked, skeptically.
"I'm just thinking."
"Don't tell me you're going to propose to her."
"So what if I am?"
"You're only sixteen!"
"So?"
"Blake James Potter, what the hell has gotten into you?"
"Lily, calm down, I'm not going to propose to her when I'm sixteen. We'll see where we are in a year. And stop middle naming me, you sound like Mum."
"Mum isn't the only one who middle names you."
"I know, but you sound like Mum when you say it, it makes me think that I'm in trouble or something, cuz' that's the only time she uses it."
"Therefore, you hear it all the time."
"Exactly." Blake said, cracking a smile. Lily laughed, and said,
"So, Blake James Potter, what's the plan now that Mum and Dad are together?"
"Well, Lily Anne Potter, we should concentrate on making sure that fling happens so we don't threaten our existence." Someone behind them cleared his or her throat and both Lily and Blake turned around quickly in their chairs towards the sound. They saw their godfather standing behind their chairs, a suspicious glare on his face. He said,
"Well, Mr. and Miss Potter, you've got some explaining to do."
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The next morning, Blake went to talk to Hermione at breakfast. He said,
"Hermione, I've got a question for ya."
"What's that?"
"Do you want to go to Hogsmeade with me this weekend?"
"Let me guess, your sister told you."
"No, she didn't, this is out of my own accord. What do you say?"
"I dunno."
"What's the matter, you don't like me?" Blake said, trying not to sound too hopeful.
"No, it's not that, I do like you, it just seems sort of suspicious."
"Trust me, I'm true."
"I still don't know."
"I'm telling the truth, I want to ask you out."
"Really?"
"Would I ever lie to you?" 'Yes, and have done it dozens of times.' Blake answered his own question in his head.
"I guess not. Alright, I'll go to Hogsmeade with you this weekend." Blake forced a smile and said,
"Great. I'll meet you down here on Saturday and we'll head down there together."
"Ok." Blake walked towards his sister and father, receiving an approving nod from his sister. She said,
"There's step one." Blake sat down and sighed. Harry said,
"So, how are you going to break up with her?"
"I'll tell her I've been cheating on her, which is partially true, I still have a girlfriend." Harry slowly nodded, and turned from the pawn of the operation to the brains of it. He said,
"You're sure you've got this figured out, Lily?"
"Trust me, Harry. I wouldn't lead troops to battle if I didn't have a plan first."
Weeks went by, two to be exact, two were left before "the fling" was supposed to happen. Blake and Hermione were still going out, much to Blake's displeasure. Things were going nice and slow, much both Blake and Lily's pleasure, and the remainder of the plan was ready to be put into action. One evening, Lily and Blake were talking about what Blake was going to tell Hermione. After the plan was finalized, Blake went over to talk to Hermione. Lily was trying to make it not obvious that she was watching and when she turned her head, the sound of someone being slapped filled the common room. Lily looked over and saw her brother with a hand to his cheek, while his furious mother glared at him. She said,
"You lying bastard! Why did you ask me out when you already had a girlfriend?" She slapped him again and left the Common Room. Lily went to her brother and he said,
"Damnit that hurt." He dropped his volume so only Lily could hear,
"That's like frickin' child abuse." Lily couldn't help laughing, neither could Harry. He said,
"By the way, I forgot to tell you two, never get on Hermione's bad side. Because when you do, that kind of stuff happens." He laughed and Lily said,
"Ok, now, get going, I see her now, she's out on the Quidditch field, we'll follow behind under the Invisibility Cloak. Go." Harry hesitated and Lily said,
"You love her or not?"
"More than anything."
"Then go." Harry exited the portrait hole, his children following him. He went out to the Quidditch pitch and saw Hermione sitting in the middle of it, crying. Harry came up to her and said,
"Mind if I sit down?" Hermione shook her head and Harry sat down and said,
"Listen, Blake didn't deserve you. Nobody like that deserves you. You should be with someone who'll never break your heart."
"This'll teach me not to fall for someone I barely know."
"Hey, Blake isn't a bad guy, he just doesn't know how to handle girls." Blake heard that, and an angry look appeared on his face. He whispered to his sister,
"That ain't true."
"Shush." Hermione said,
"I know, he's a good guy, I should've just stayed his friend until I got to know him better, then see whether I liked him more than a friend." Harry nodded, took a breath and said,
"I know that you're just getting out of a relationship, but maybe would you want to consider going out with someone you've known for a long time?"
"Like who?"
"Well, me?" Hermione looked at him, and said,
"You're asking me out, Harry?" Harry nodded and Hermione said,
"Why?"
"Because I love you." Shocked looks spread over Lily, Blake and Hermione's faces. Lily whispered,
"God, he moves fast."
"Man's truthful, he tells it like it is. If he loves her, he tells her." Hermione said,
"You love me?"
"I've loved you for a long time, Hermione. This is just the first time I've been able to say it." Tears filled Hermione's eyes and she said,
"Lily was right."
"What about?"
"That you loved me. I didn't believe her when she told me that if I asked you out that you might say yes, I'd never know unless I asked you."
"She told me something along those lines too."
"Did she tell you that I liked you?"
"Promise not to hurt her or get mad at her?"
"Yeah."
"She did. But she wanted me to ask you out, not Blake. I don't think she has any control over him." Lily whispered,
"Ok, Dad, now you're just lying your ass off." Harry said,
"So, do you want to go out with me?" Hermione leaned in and gave Harry a kiss, which he gladly returned. When they pulled apart, Harry joked,
"So, yes or no?" Hermione laughed, and Harry joined in. They kissed again, and Lily and Blake decided to go back to the castle, so as not to raise suspicion to where they were when Harry and Hermione came back inside. They sat down in chairs by the fire, and Lily said,
"Try to apologize to Mum when she gets back."
"I'll try. And Dad wasn't lying, I am my own man, you have no control over me."
"Sometimes. It's half and half, I have the one half; Julia has the other half."
"Ah, yes, Julia. God I miss her."
"Stop it, I don't want you getting depressed on me because you can't be with her." Blake sighed and said,
"But I miss her."
"I know you miss her."
"You know, I've been thinking, how does Julia Potter sound?"
"Why?" Lily asked, skeptically.
"I'm just thinking."
"Don't tell me you're going to propose to her."
"So what if I am?"
"You're only sixteen!"
"So?"
"Blake James Potter, what the hell has gotten into you?"
"Lily, calm down, I'm not going to propose to her when I'm sixteen. We'll see where we are in a year. And stop middle naming me, you sound like Mum."
"Mum isn't the only one who middle names you."
"I know, but you sound like Mum when you say it, it makes me think that I'm in trouble or something, cuz' that's the only time she uses it."
"Therefore, you hear it all the time."
"Exactly." Blake said, cracking a smile. Lily laughed, and said,
"So, Blake James Potter, what's the plan now that Mum and Dad are together?"
"Well, Lily Anne Potter, we should concentrate on making sure that fling happens so we don't threaten our existence." Someone behind them cleared his or her throat and both Lily and Blake turned around quickly in their chairs towards the sound. They saw their godfather standing behind their chairs, a suspicious glare on his face. He said,
"Well, Mr. and Miss Potter, you've got some explaining to do."
A/N: Hee hee. A cliffhanger, and a sort of good one at that. Hope you enjoyed this chapter. PLEASE REVIEW!!!! I'll give ya a cookie!!! A virtual one that is. Love y'all who have reviewed, and all those about to review.
Huskerfan2006