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A/N: Hope you like this chapter! Sorry the last one wasn't too great! Thanks for all the reviews!! Lexi won't be in this chapter very much, except for at the end… She'll be spoken of though… There's a bit of Victor in this chapter… Not too much… He'll be in it a bit more in future chapters…
Between going to work and taking care of Hermione's work and going to Hermione's father's funeral, it was nearly a week before Harry got the chance to contact Elizabeth. He did, though, and they had a date scheduled Friday at what Harry heard was a good restaurant in the wizarding world.
For Harry, Friday couldn't come fast enough. Unfortunately, it was only Thursday night. The funeral was over, but Victor was still in town. He was staying at Hermione's apartment with her. Tonight, Harry was going over to Hermione's apartment to hang out with the two of them. Hermione had something important to ask him.
So, that night after supper, Harry started to get ready to go over. He walked into his sloppy room that needed cleaning and opened the closet. He pulled out some jeans and a t-shirt and put on some trainers. He knew he looked like a bum, but didn't really care. He didn't really want to spend the next couple of hours in the same room as Victor. A look in the mirror confirmed that Harry did look like a bum. He sighed and with a crack, he found himself in Hermione's apartment.
"Hello, Harry," Hermione said cheerfully, walking up and giving him a hug and a kiss on the cheek. Harry returned the hug and looked around the room. He very rarely went to Hermione's as they usually spent their time at Harry's place. It was a very neat apartment decorated in mostly blue.
"Hey," Harry said with a smile. "What's up? Where's Victor?" Harry asked, deep down hoping that Victor wasn't there.
"Walking into the room," Hermione said with a smile, gesturing to behind Harry. Harry turned around to see Victor Krum, infamous duckfooted, awkward, stern faced, brown-haired, Bulgarian seeker walking into the room.
"Hullo, Harry," Victor said looking surly. Harry doubted it was because of him, Victor always looked surly.
"Hey, good to see you," Harry said, reaching out and shaking his hand. "What have you two been doing?"
"Herm-io-ninny was cooking dinner," Victor said sullenly. Hermione smiled. Victor had never been able to say her name.
"How about if we sit down?" Hermione asked, gesturing towards the couch and the chair. The couch was opposite the fire place which had a fire roaring and the chair was on the side of the couch facing the coffee table. Harry sat down on the chair and Hermione and Victor sat down on the blue couch.
"So, what did you eat?" Harry asked awkwardly. He didn't really know what to talk about with Hermione now that Victor was here. Hermione smiled. She seemed to be doing that a lot tonight.
"Spaghetti," Hermione said offhandedly. Victor slipped his arm around her shoulders and she leaned into his chest. Harry suddenly felt very much like the third wheel. "Harry, I asked you to come tonight because I had to ask you something very important." Hermione said, a serious look suddenly coming over her face.
"Yes?" Harry asked. He knew what she was going to ask and he didn't know how to respond.
"Our wedding isn't very far away and I was wondering if you would consider giving me away?" Hermione asked, tears clouding her brown eyes.
Harry stared at her. He had known this was coming, but now that she had asked it, it suddenly felt real. He really didn't want to give her away. Harry hated Victor and knew that he would only end up breaking Hermione's heart, but Harry also knew that he couldn't let Hermione down and that it would cause a definite rift between them if he refused.
"Harry?" Hermione asked, looking confused that he hadn't answered yet. Harry snapped back into reality.
"Do you not vant to give her avay?" Victor asked with his heavily accented voice. Harry looked at him.
"Umm… I—I—sure," Harry managed to choke out in agreement. "I mean—I would be honored to." Harry said with a weak smile.
"Oh, Harry!" Hermione exclaimed, throwing her arms around his neck. Harry smiled. "Thank you so much. I don't know what I would do without you!"
"It's really no big deal," Harry insisted, turning red.
"Yes, it really is," Hermione argued as she sat down. The room lapsed into an awkward silence. Harry looked around, feeling out of place. "Harry?" Hermione asked. Harry looked up at she and Victor, glad to have the silence broken.
"Yes?" Harry asked.
"Did Lexi ever tell you why she had to leave so suddenly the night… you know…" Hermione trailed off.
"She said it brought back memories of when her own father died a few months ago," Harry said simply.
"Oh, poor thing," Hermione said sadly. Harry nodded his head in agreement.
The rest of the night went by quickly, with the three of them talking and catching up. Harry and Victor talked about quidditch for a bit and before Harry knew it, he was back at home and the night was over.
The next day passed by quickly as well and before he knew it, he was getting ready for his date. He decided to wear a green, slightly fitted polo shirt that according to Hermione brought out his eyes and a pair of khakis. He put in contacts, which he rarely did on the account of him hating them.
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Before Harry knew it, he and Elizabeth were walking into the restaurant. She looked radiant tonight. Her brown hair was down and curled into spirals. She was wearing a sleeveless, tan dress that stopped a few inches above her knees and showed off her slim, but muscular legs and her golden tan. She had on spiky, backless heels and in Harry's opinion, she looked beautiful.
"So, have you been here before?" Harry asked as he held open the door for her to walk in. Have you been here before! What a dumb question he scolded himself. Elizabeth simply smiled at him, showing off her perfect teeth and tiny dimples.
"No, I've heard it was good though," She said with a smile as they gave their name and number to the lady. Harry smiled back at Elizabeth as his stomach flipped flopped.
"That's what I've heard to," Harry said stupidly as the maitre de showed them to their table. It was a table for two, off to the side with a fire blazing in the fireplace nearby.
"This place is great," Elizabeth said when the two of them had sat down and were looking through their menus. Harry nodded feeling awkward. The two of them sat in an awkward-first date silence until after they had ordered. "So… Want to tell me about yourself?" Elizabeth asked after the server left. Harry was to see that she was pretending that she didn't know about his horrid past.
"Well… I… Howabout you start?" Harry asked, feeling redness creeping into his face.
"Well, I'm twenty one… I'm studying to be a healer. My full name is Elizabeth Brenn Blaze. I live with a roommate in an apartment about half an hour away." Elizabeth said with a smile. "What about you?"
"I'm twenty three. I'm an auror. My name is Harry James Potter and I live alone. Although, my best friend Hermione is around so much that she might as well live with me." Harry said feeling very self-conscious. "Howabout you tell me about your family?"
"There isn't much to tell…" Elizabeth trailed off. "There's just my parents and my older sister. I grew up in Oxford. I went to Beauxbaton's and now I'm here. What about you?" Harry looked away, feeling nauseous. He didn't like talking about his family or his childhood.
"I-I… umm…" Harry stuttered, very embarrassed.
"It's ok if you don't feel like talking about it, you know," Elizabeth said with a sympathetic smile. "I kind of know a bit already. I just thought you would like to tell me firsthand… you know?" Harry smiled at her.
"There's really not much to tell." Harry said sadly.
"I understand. It's alright. Maybe another time," She said sympathetically. The server came by and gave them their food. The began eating in silence.
"How about if you tell me more about yourself?" Harry asked after a couple of minutes of silence.
"What would you like to know?" Elizabeth asked.
The entire meal went by perfectly. Harry was shocked at how easily he could talk to her. She was so great. Funny, too, the two of them were laughing almost all the way through the meal. As a matter of fact, everything had been perfect. Up until after the server took their plates, that is.
"I thought you weren't going to tell her!" Lexi shrieked in a hushed tone as she walked up to the table. Harry looked up in shock. Not here, not now. Why the hell would she be here?
"I'm sorry, what?" Elizabeth asked, confused.
"You promised me you wouldn't tell anyone!" Lexi said with her eyes blazing. She completely ignored Elizabeth.
"What are you talking about?" Harry asked embarrassed at the way Lexi was acting.
"You told Hermione!" Lexi said in annoyance.
"Lexi, I thought she had the—" Harry began in a calm voice.
"I trusted you." Lexi hissed. She reached down and picked up his drink and threw it in his face and then with a pop, she was gone. Harry felt his face go red. By now, everyone in the room had stopped to watch. Worst of all, he doubted Elizabeth would want anything to do with his after this scene.
"Who was that?" Elizabeth asked in a concerned tone as she attempted to wipe the drink off of Harry's face gently with her napkin.
"That was— I'm so sorry," Harry said sadly. "I'll understand if you never want to see me again."
"Don't worry about it! Of course I want to see you again. This was, like, the best date I've ever had!" Elizabeth said causing Harry to get redder. Then, he wasn't sure what made him do it, but he leaned over and kissed her.
~~There it is! Hope you liked it! Once again, don't worry! Harry and Elizabeth can never be together, she's too perfect to understand him! Anywho, I hope you liked this chapter! Now, go REVIEW!~~
Slimpun~I hope you liked this chapter better! Sorry the last wasn't quite up to par!
I-Hate-Cliffies~Yeah, for a little while atleast.
Kento~You'll get to know the both of them better! I promise!
PotterChick1~Lol! You're such a sweetie! I know Victor wasn't in this chap very much, but I don't really like him or know how to characterize him. If you have any tips on it, email me. He'll be there more in the future, around the time of the wedding…
Faith456~You welcome and thank you!
Chiquita-3~I know, isn't he so cute with girls? Lol! I didn't even touch Lexi's opinion of Elizabeth in this chapter. It's an entire chapter in it's own…