Chapter 1: Unfaithful

7th year at Hogwarts.

Harry Potter walked out of his Transfiguration class in search for his girlfriend Kaylie, who he had been dating since a year ago. He had never been so in love with a woman. He wanted to ask for her hand in marriage. Ron and Hermione kept telling him not to rush into something like marriage that fast, but Harry's mind was made up. He already had the ring and he was going to propose that night. He kept looking for Kaylie, but all he could seem to find was Hermione and Ron making out in the hallway... yet again. "Don't you two ever breathe?" he asked.

"Hey Harry. What did you get on your Transfiguration test?" asked Hermione.

"An 80%," he replied.

"Not bad! I got a 72!" Ron said.

"So are you really going to ask her tonight?" Hermione asked, with a look of worry in her eye. Harry nodded, and pulled out a tiny box that had a diamond ring inside of it. "I'm going to take her to the fountain where we kissed for the first time, and propose to her there," said Harry, with a gleaming smile. His eyes were twinkling. "Now Harry, are you sure you want to do this? Marriage means the rest of your life. You've only been dating for a year." Hermione pointed out.

"I love her. That's all that matters to me. I love her."

"Well... all we can say is... good luck, mate," Ron said.

"Thanks... Well, I better go find her! I want to have a picnic by the lake with her instead of going to dinner!" He walked away from his friends, in search of his girlfriends. They waved as he walked around the corner. Hermione's eyes went down to the floor. Ron held her hand, knowing exactly what she was thinking. "He doesn't know... I can't believe it... he doesn't know," she said sadly.

Harry walked into the Great Hall, thinking she might be there with some of the other Ravenclaws. His eyes darted around the Ravenclaw table, watching for any sign of her. "That's odd," he said. "I could've sworn she'd be here." He looked over at the Gryffindor table, wondering if maybe she was waiting for him there. Then he looked at the Hufflepuff table, to see if she was talking with friends over there. He daringly looked at the Slytherin table, not knowing why she would really want to be there in the first place. She didn't have any friends in Slytherin... for all he knew. He looked over there only to find strawberry blonde locks that unmistakibly belonged to a certain Ravenclaw. Her arms were around a tall, blonde boy. He then saw the blonde boy slowly lean over and touch the girl's lips with his. Harry's face was flushed with fury. Ron and Hermione walked into the Great Hall. They saw the look on Harry's face, and they saw Kaylie's arms tightly wrapped around a tall, blonde boy, his lips locked with her's. Harry walked with a fast pace over to the pair. Ron and Hermione followed him, vowing not to let Harry do anything stupid. "Kaylie? MALFOY?! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME, KAYLIE?!!"

"Harry, it's not what it looks like!" pleaded Kaylie.

"OH REALLY?! NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE! I THINK IT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE!!!" shouted Harry. Everyone in the Great Hall was staring at him.

"Just face it Potter. Kaylie wants to be with a real man, not a bloody fool like you!" said a very smug Draco Malfoy.

"You son of a--" Harry made a leap for him. Hermione and Ron caught him and held him back for all they could. "I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN KAYLIE! YOU GO AHEAD AND HAVE YOUR PRECIOUS MALFOY! I HOPE YOU BOTH ROT IN HELL!" Harry shook off Hermione and Ron from his arms and walked towards the doorway. "Harry, wait!" called Kaylie. "BUGGAR OFF!" yelled Harry as he briskly walked out of the Great Hall. Hermione and Ron immediately followed. Harry ran outside to the lake, a tiny box in his hand. Ron and Hermione ran to catch up. He stopped at the water's edge, looked down at the box which held the diamond ring he was going to give to Kaylie. Ron and Hermione stopped behind him. Hermione wiped a single tear from her eyes. She was so sad for Harry. He already had way too much tragedy in his life. He didn't need anymore of it. With a tear in Harry's eyes, and an expression of anger on his face, he threw the ring as hard as he could into the water, watching it disappear into the waves. "I've never trusting another woman again," Harry said sadly. "I CAN DO JUST FINE ON MY OWN!!!" he shouted. Hermione walked up to him, gently putting a hand on his arm. Harry was hurt and furious, but he let Hermione hug him. Ron stood there watching, not knowing what to say or do. "This had to happen anyway," he said, denying every word he said. "Kaylie was only distracting me from what I have to do, and that's KILL VOLDEMORT!" Ron and Hermione winced at the name. "That's the only thing in my life that matters now is killing him! It's the only thing that's important, and I can't let a silly girl get in the way of that. I have better things to do than be two-timed by a little slut like her!" He walked away from the lake, moving into the castle, where he headed for the Gryffindor common room. Whatever he could do to get his mind off Kaylie, he had to do it. Harry vowed to himself that he would never let himself fall in love ever again. He had enough of getting hurt, and he wasn't going to let it happen again.