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A/N: Well, thank you for all the reviews! I really appreciate them! I think most of you will find this chapter very satisfying… *Evil laugh* Well, I won't keep you in suspense any longer…

        "Well, now that I've babied you enough for one day and not only given you potion, checked on you, and given you supper, I guess I'll be going," Lexi said as she placed the paper bag of food on the cork-wood table that sat underneath the kitchen in Harry's kitchen.

That's right. No dining room. The boy who lived seemed to be roughing it.

"You don't have to leave," Harry said quietly after a moment. "I mean, you could stay and eat if you want to."

"I already ate," Lexi said after yet another awkward pause. "And I really don't want to interrupt you. I'm sure now that you can think straight, you don't feel like company."

"Why wouldn't I want company?" Harry asked quietly. He was standing barely a few feet from her, looking into her eyes and not really knowing what to say.

"Well, what with everything that's happened in the past twenty four—" Lexi began with a sympathetic smile.

"Why would I want to be alone? To dwell on what a bitch my ex girlfriend is?" Harry asked in a moody voice as he stepped forward with his hands and placed his hands on his hips.

"I—" Lexi began to say.

Harry was now standing barely a foot from her. He could have counted the freckles on her nose—not very many—if he had wanted to.

"Nevermind," Harry grunted sullenly.

"You don't have to be so mean," Lexi said, pulling back at his remark.

Harry sighed. He sounded hateful and he knew it.

"I'm sorry—I just—" Harry began to stutter.

He sighed again as his eyes wandered around. For some odd reason, for the first time in months, he saw Lexi for what she really was instead of just an argumentative person he would rather not associate with. She was wearing a black 'I love New York' tank top and baggy black cargo pants with black skate boarding shoes. Her white-blonde hair—no longer streaked with other colors—accentuated her slim face and served to further bring out her bright blue eyes.

"Want to talk about anything other than Sunday?" Lexi asked quietly, looking at him innocently.

"Yes," Harry said as he tried to avoid her gaze. It was hard to look any place other than her though. As a matter of fact, he wasn't sure if he would ever be able to look away. For some odd reason, he knew that this moment would be imprinted in his mind for the rest of his life—whether it be hours, days, or decades—he would never be able to forget this exact moment.

"Harry?" Lexi asked quietly after a moment.

"Lexi?" Harry asked in reply as he tried with every ounce of strength to tear his eyes away from her as he felt his knees get weak and his palms get sweaty.

Harry was never sure exactly what made him do what he did next. It felt like a force of nature. He forgot that his hair was disheveled, that he had just broken up with his girlfriend under twenty four hours ago, and that he and Lexi had to maintain a professional relationship. He bent a bit so that he was closer to her height and gently grabbed her chin in his palm, began to lean in—

A popping noise resounded through the flat and Harry's hand dropped and Lexi stepped back a few inches. The moment was gone, lost forever.

"Harry," Hermione sobbed.

"Hermione?" Harry asked, tearing his gaze away from Lexi and turning towards the living room to find Hermione, standing in a hooded sweatshirt and jeans with a pale tear streaked face clutching a trunk in one hand and Crookshanks in her arms.

"He-he—" Hermione gasped letting go of her trunk handle, letting Crookshanks to the ground, placing her hands over her face, and sobbing uncontrollably.

Harry walked over to his best friend, placed his arms around her shoulders which suddenly felt very small, and leading her to the couch. When they were sitting down, Hermione buried her face in his chest and sobbed harder. Harry put his arms around her and held her tightly.

"Lexi—" Harry began apologetically as he rubbed Hermione's shoulders in what he hoped was a comforting gesture. He didn't want her to leave, but…

"I know," Lexi said understandingly. "I'll see you tomorrow."

And with a wave and pop, she was gone, leaving Harry holding his sobbing best friend.

Harry was never really sure how long Hermione stayed there, sobbing into his chest. He knew that it was hours. He knew she stayed there long enough to soak his shirt with her tears. It wasn't all night, because the sun wasn't yet up when her face surfaced for a moment to asked through sobs if she could stay with him for a while. When he told her 'of course', she buried her face back in his soaked shirt and sobbed for another few, well, hours he assumed.

Eventually, Hermione fell into what looked like a restless sleep before suddenly waking up and then sobbing some more.

"H—Ha—rry," Hermione choked out as she pulled her face out of his chest.

Harry leaned tilted his head forward to look her in the face—her tear-stained face.

"Yes?" Harry asked gently as he pushed her disheveled hair out of her face.

"Can—can—can we talk?" Hermione asked, still choking with sobs.

"Of course we can," Harry said as he rubbed her back gently.

"H—he—" Hermione tried to say as her voice broke with sobs.

"Shhh," Harry said gently as he hugged her and gave her a kiss on the forehead.

"I just found out that he—" Hermione said before breaking into tears again.

Everything was silent for a moment except for Hermione's sobs.

"He—was—cheating—on—me," Hermione finally choked out and then, looking as though she had said all she could say, buried her face back in his chest and sobbed harder than before.

Harry felt nothing other than pure hatred rearing its ugly head. How dare that little son of a bitch? How could—why—

"Oh, Harry," Hermione said between sobs as she suddenly pulled her face out of his chest. "I'm so sorry, you have to—" She hiccupped, "You have to go to work tomorrow."

"It's fine," Harry said gently as he hugged her close, feeling another surge of hatred for anything that could ever make someone as amazing as Hermione this hurt.

"No," Hermione said, pulling away. "I don't want to bother you with my—"

"Shh," Harry silenced her as he gently put her head back where it had been.

Eventually, Hermione dozed off to sleep again and-- when Harry heard her breathing even out and knew she was asleep—he slowly fell asleep too.

"Hermione," Harry whispered into her ear the next morning as he tried to get off of the couch. As much as he hated leaving her there, he had to go to work.

Hermione stirred slightly as Harry gently placed her head on one of the throw pillows on the couch.

"No," Hermione said, half asleep. "Don't leave me."

"I have to," Harry said regretfully. "I'll be back soon," Harry said as he looked at her sadly.

Hermione either didn't hear him or didn't care because she simply burrowed into the couch.

Harry sighed and went to his room to change quickly.

After emerging from his room, he debated making coffee for a moment before deciding against it. Not only could he obviously not make coffee, it would also wake up Hermione and she needed to sleep now.

~~Well, there it is! I know it's short, but I'm pretty sure your head is spinning! I know mine is! Wow, two weeks… I bet no one ever thought that a marriage involving Hermione would be that short! Well, I'm hoping for 155-160 reviews and I'm going to post another chapter until I get them! Lol! I know, I'm evil… But I know y'all wanna know what happens when Harry sees Lexi and just what happened with Hermione and Victor! I know it's steep, but… Sorry… So, if you liked it and you want more soon, go REVIEW!!~~

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