Ok people before you all mutilate me, let me explain! *dodges gunshots and daggers* it wasn't my fault! I'm soooooooooooooooo sorry! I did post this chapter on Christmas Eve! But fanfic decided to bugger it up, so nothing worked! Please don't kill me I did try! Anyway I managed to get it to work now, so please don't hate me, it won't happen again!

Suzy: I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ok I'm not, but only because I filled your review page with shit! I'll get you back though, be afraid……very afraid! *thinks of evil schemes* oh to hell with it! Just read the chapter, and no more random crap! Or as you would say (or the Russians) Carp! And one more thing! Stop posting my name all over the Internet! *attacks you*

HoshiHikari4ever: Sorry, but Harry and Hermione won't be breaking up for quite a while! Mwahahahahaha! Please don't hate me! But eventually they will, just not yet! *grins evilly* Yes who will catch the snitch, you'll have to read and find out! Anyway thanks for reviewing and hope you like chapter 15! Even if it is later than expected, because of bloody fanfic!

Pinkee: Did you really like it so much! Thankyou! *hugz you* amazingly one of your guesses does win. Duh! Anyway thanks for reviewing, glad you like this fic so much!

Lara: thanks! Glad you like it so much! Yaysies! I am loved! *pokes you* ahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now……..er…….there's a squid over there *points* go poke it! Tee hee!

Erika: Yeh, I hate it when characters die, it's evil! You'll have to read on to find out who wins the Quidditch match! I'm not telling! As for Harry dumping Hermione, you'll have to wait! Mwahahahahahaha! All I can say is it won't be simple! Hope you don't hate me cos fanfic buggered up my chapter!

Kit Kat: Sorry I confused you so much! But I can't tell you anything else or you'll end up knowing what's going to happen, and that would be boring! Of course Cho knows Harry can't play properly against her! But that doesn't mean he won't win, or maybe it does! Hahahahaha! I dunno how exactly long it is till Ron comes back, but he comes back in this chapter! Yay! I also know it's gonna get a whole lot more confusing and weird when he does! You haven't guessed right yet, but the Voldemort kidnapping Ron is the closest you've been! I'm not doing a Voldemort's POV, but it's a good idea. Sorry I didn't update on Christmas Eve! I did try! Anyway hopefully you'll like this chapter, and hope you had a great Christmas!

Rachellah: Yup! That's who Hermione's been with! Mwahahahahaha! Yes! I love cliffys! Hope I didn't keep you in suspense too long, lol. So this is chapter 15! Enjoy, and sorry I didn't update on Christmas Eve, like I said I would!

Wingsofsilver: Hmmmm is unfluffy a word??????? Well my computer says no, anyway, what the hell! I try not to write overly fluffy chapters, some people find it annoying *cough* ahem Suzy *cough* sorry had to say that. Sorry about the cliffy! I updated as soon as possible after Fanfic, wrecked this chappie. Anyway, thanks for the great review, and hope you had a good Christmas!

Dragoon Knight: Hmmmm who will win! *thinks* well I already know so haha! sorry but you'll have to keep you're five cos they don't tie. Thanks for reviewing and hope you like this chappie!

Mr. Monk, Monk: Yes Suzy I know it's you, but I felt like replying to this review anyway, even though I'm gonna delete it! Mwahahahahaha! Anyway! You should really stop drinking Bud, or Coke, or whatever you're hyper on! Now go away and stop filling my review page with Shite!!!!!!! *kills you* mwahahaha!!!!! Stupid Bastard!!!!!!!

Indigal: Parallel Perspection????????? *looks confused* Ah! Confusingness! Yes I know that's not a word, but hey! Anyway, whatever that means, I'll take it as a compliment! Sorry about the cliffy, actually I'm not! Ahahahaha! I love cliffys! *laughs* anyway, thanks for reviewing! And hope you had a great Christmas!

Rivers: Yeh, I love Quidditch stuff, so I'd throw that in! Yup! And it gets worse when Ron comes back! Yay! Ron is back in this chapter! *jumps around in happiness* anyway, got lost in my happiness there. So, hope you like this chapter and hope you had a good Christmas!

Goldlight: Thanks for review! Glad you like my fic so much! Hope I updated soon enough! and hope you had a good Christmas!

Miss-Aurelia: Yes! I am all evil! Mwahahahahahaha! I love cliffys, keep everyone in suspense haha! Anyway, glad you like the story, and I hate to tell you that Harry and Hermione won't be breaking up for a while! *laughs evilly* You'll have to wait and see who wins the match but it's definitely not a tie, that's lame! Sorry about the cliffhanger, I'll make sure I put a lot more in just to be annoying! Haha! Anyway thanks again for the review and hope you like this chapter!

Ghetx2o: What's happening to you! You used to be the first person to review! Now you take forever! NOOOOO! *cries* it can't be true! Anyway! Thanks for reviewing and you nearly scared me with the 'it was kinda boring' line! I thought I was going insane! Anyway! Thankyou for all your amazing compliments, you really do seem to like my story a lot, oh well guess that's a good thing! Yay! And hope you don't keep missing your e-mails!

Tom: Sorry about the Harry Hermione thing, but it's gonna drag on a lot longer! But hope you keep reading anyway and thanks for reviewing!

h-potter: Ok you didn't review but you e-mailed so I thought I'd thank you anyway! So thanks for saying you liked my fic so much, hope you're still reading this!

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Cho's new Nimbus 2001 was fast, and she was a great flyer, but Harry's Firebolt was unbeatable and everyone knew Harry could beat nearly everyone in the school at Quidditch.

He was lying almost flat on his broomstick as it sped after the snitch, wind rushing through his hair, cold air slapping his face as he squinted to see the snitch. He was getting closer. They were neck and neck, both pushing their brooms to their maximum speed. Harry and Cho simultaneously stretched out their hands towards the tiny golden ball. But it was Harry who felt his fingers close around it.

Harry punched his fist into the air and sped upwards the snitch clutched tightly in his fist. The stadium filled with cheers from the Gryffindors drowning out the groans from the Ravenclaws. Harry was engulfed by Angelina, Katie Bell, and all the other players on the Gryffindor team. He did a couple of laps around the pitch as he heard Dean scream:

"Gryffindor win 200 v 100!!!!!!!!!"

Harry was surrounded by a crowd of Gryffindor's as soon as he landed smoothly on the ground. He felt like he'd been trapped for hours before he managed to fight his way to the changing rooms to escape all the screaming and cheering supporters.

Harry spent as much time as possible showering and changing so all the Gryffindor team had left except himself by the time her dared go outside. He was pleased to see the grounds were empty apart from………

"Hi Harry," said a voice behind him. Harry almost jumped out of his skin when he heard her voice, but before he could turn around Cho had wrapped her arms around him in a tight hug. He smiled to himself and turned around to kiss her.

"Hey Cho, why are you still here?" he asked. "I thought you'd be sulking cos I beat you." Harry joked.

"I just wanted to say congratulations, and that next time I'll beat you," she replied. Harry gave her an in-your-dreams look, but achieved nothing aside from a soft, playful punch in the arm.

"Come on we had bet-" but Harry was cut off as Cho pulled him closer again and kissed him. Harry automatically put his arms around her, returning the kiss fervently.

"I love you," she said kissing him lightly again, as they broke away.

"I love you too, but we should get back, people will start getting suspicious," Harry said.

"They shouldn't have to be suspicious," Cho said suddenly and unintentionally, breaking their eye-contact. Harry sensed he'd hit a nerve, his stomach tightened and he tried to back-track.

"Yeh, I know, I'm really sorry and I will tell Hermione, as soon as possible," he said, hoping she wasn't about to get angry or upset.

"I guess," Cho said sighing. Harry embraced her again, kissing her one last time.

"When can I meet you again?" Harry asked tentatively.

"I dunno, soon" Cho said in an offhand and unenthusiastically sort of way.

"Ok," Harry said. He felt disappointed, he had upset Cho. She was obviously feeling hurt that he hadn't finished with Hermione yet.

"Yeh, see you around Harry," Cho said turning to go.

"Bye." Harry replied. He stood watching her walking off towards the castle with a sinking heart. He loved Cho so much. Harry couldn't bear to see her unhappy. He had to dump Hermione, as much as it was going to break her heart. The only person he truly cared for was Cho. She was everything to him. it was an amazing feeling to care about someone so much, you would do anything for them, but whatever you did never felt like  enough. You loved them so much you would die for them, but would that be enough to show them how much you truly loved them?

He trudged back to the castle slowly, disregarding any thought for what Hermione was thinking by now. He'd made a mistake, and now he was going to pay for it.

The Gryffindor party was in full swing when Harry eventually entered the common room that evening. All Harry wanted to do was go to bed but everyone kept pulling him back and shoving numerous Butterbeers in his hand. After at least an hour Harry managed to shove everyone out of the way and charge, flat-out up the stairs away from the crowd, to the safety of his dormitory.

The thrill of winning the Quidditch match was long gone, now he felt like he'd betrayed Cho. The way he was living his life was unfair to Hermione and Cho, he wasn't doing himself any good. This was it, he had to decide what he was going to do. Harry thought longingly of Ron, stuck at the Burrow with no-one to talk to. From the looks of Ron's letters everyone there seemed to hate him.

He wished Ron was here, even if he was just someone to talk to. That's what Harry needed right now. When Harry needed Ron most, he wasn't here.

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Then next week or so, Harry tried his best to see Cho. He wanted so much to see her, to talk to her, just to be with her again. It hurt so much to be shut out almost completely from her world once again. If they ever did meet a fleeting and casual 'hello' was all she would say. She wasn't cold towards him, she treated him like someone she knew vaguely, but had no special connection with. By the end of the second week (The 24th of February) Harry had almost given up hope of ever getting their relationship back, had he really lost her forever?

The only thought that kept Harry going was the ever approaching return of his best friend Ron. 'He was coming back in 2 days, only 2 days until you can finally have your best friend back.' These were the words Harry kept repeating to himself. Then it was Saturday. 'Tomorrow, Ron's back tomorrow, then everything will be ok.' Until Sunday finally dawned on Hogwarts.

Harry felt a small bubble of happiness sitting in his stomach all day knowing that Ron was coming back to Hogwarts that evening. He felt a more re-enforced urge to win back Cho. He couldn't live the rest of his life without her, Ron, or no Ron.

Cho's POV:

Cho lay staring around her dormitory that Sunday morning. Tears poured down her pale cheeks, to the ground. She felt like her heart was breaking in two, but there was nothing she could do to repair it. She saw Harry every day, in the corridors, at meal times, in the library. But everything had changed.

Since there meeting after the Quidditch match she had felt empty inside. She'd done so much thinking about Harry, it felt like his face was permanently imprinted on her brain. She loved him so much, yet she couldn't stand seeing him with Hermione.

She would watch that bushy, brown haired girl with Harry and it would make her want to cry. Life was so unfair, if it wasn't for Hermione, Cho wouldn't have to feel like this 24 hours a day. She wanted to be back with Harry but she couldn't do it, not until he dumped Hermione, she couldn't keep it a secret, her love for him shouldn't have to be a secret. But it didn't look like he was ever going to dump Hermione, maybe Cho would have to live without Harry for the rest of her life, but could she do that? life didn't feel worth living without Harry. He completed part of her soul, without him she was an empty shadow, travelling through life with no meaning or purpose.

She let more solitary tears slide down her face, making her eyes red and puffy. But she no longer cared how she looked. All she cared about was Harry. Well she'd thought she had. But could she really love him as much as she thought she did, if she was prepared to give it all up now………?

Harry's POV:

At 7:00pm that evening Harry and Hermione made their way down to the train station, to meet Ron off the Hogwarts express. Harry felt butterflies of happiness in his stomach from the thought of seeing his best friend again after so long. They had so much to talk about, Harry could finally tell Ron everything about Cho, Hermione and Voldemort, without the risk of letter being intercepted.

His happy feeling was deflated only by the constant nagging about Cho. They were still not properly talking to each other, Harry knew he had to do something. And with Ron back he hoped he would have the courage to finally finish with Hermione.

The two 16 year olds stood it the cold waiting. Until Hermione tensed and pointed down the train track towards to lights in the distance.

"Look there's the train!" she yelled, smiling broadly from ear to ear. A grin spread across Harry's face as the train came closer and eventually pulled up beside them.

Ron jumped off the train before it had fully stopped and Hermione charged towards him. Hermione embraced Ron in a tight hug nearly knocking Ron and his trunk to the ground. Harry smiled as he made his way over to Ron.

"Nice to have you back," Harry said casually, as Hermione finally loosed her grip on Ron.

"It's nice to be back," he said smiling. Then all three headed back up to the castle.

"Oh Ron, how have you been? It must have been pretty horrible all by yourself at the burrow? Did you talk to Fred and George? I bet they were really sorry, what did your mum and dad say? We've really missed you. It's not been the same without you." Hermione was talking extremely fast. Harry and Ron looked at each other. Harry raised one eyebrow and Ron laughed.

"I can see nothing's changed," Ron said.

"Nope, everything's gonna go back to normal." Harry replied. It was great to have Ron back. Maybe now everything would go back to being simple. Or as simple as it ever was at Hogwarts……

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Yay! Ron's back! *grins* it took me a long time to finally bring Ron back into the story. I hope it didn't sound too rushed! Anyway please review! Tell me what you think!