The Break-Up
Hermione's Point of View
When Hermione woke up the next morning she didn't believe what had happened with Harry the night before. She figured that it was probably just a very realistic dream. So she put her "dream" out of her thoughts and started her day like it was any other. She got ready and headed down to the Great Hall for breakfast. It was fairly empty because everyone had had a late night with the Hogsmede outing, and Hermione was able to find a nice seat to herself. She had just started her breakfast when she saw Harry walk in. This is really early for him, Hermione thought. What's he doing out of bed at 7:30 on a Sunday? Especially since he was probably out late at Hogsmede last night, I would have expected him to have slept in.
Harry's Point of View
Harry woke up especially early that morning in hopes of eating breakfast with Hermione. It was hard for him to do, though, and it took him half an hour after he heard Hermione's alarm clock go off before he got out of bed. He then realized that she had left for breakfast already, and he rushed and got dressed as fast as he could, then ran down to the Great Hall. He stopped running just when he became in the sight of the people in the Great Hall. He slowed to a sauntering walk, and collected himself. He tried to walk in cool and calm, but when he saw Hermione's beautiful figure he felt weak in the knees. He felt embarrassed and for some reason he wasn't sure how to act. He decided just to look down and walk over to where Hermione was sitting as casual as possible. It seemed like it took forever to get over to Hermione, but really it was only a couple seconds. When he got over to her he couldn't help but lean over and kiss her on the cheek. Then he said, "Good morning, gorgeous!"
Hermione's Point of View
Hermione looked over at him with a strange expression on her face; half surprised and half happy. What was that all about? Hermione wondered. Why is Harry acting weird? When have I ever encouraged him? Is something wrong with him? Did someone drug him with a Flirting Potion? He doesn't like me. Why is he flirting with me? What is going on?
Harry's Point of View
Hermione's reaction startled Harry. He wondered what had happened between last night and this morning that made her reconsider her feelings for him. He He looked down at his feet again and tried frantically to think of something to say that would communicate how confused he was. Finally he said, "About last night... I'm sorry the feelings aren't mutual. If you want, we don't have to go to Hogsmede together next weekend. I'm really sorry about what happened. Let's just be friends okay?"
Hermione's Point of View
It finally clicked to Hermione that what she had thought was a dream was actually real. She was surprised by what Harry had said, though. She had taken what he said the wrong way, and thought that Harry was trying to tell her he didn't like her. She felt terrible. It was like her heart was breaking into two pieces, and Harry had taken half of it. We had a connection, Hermione thought. At least, I think we did. Maybe we didn't. I guess he doesn't like me after all.
With that 'realization', she said, "I guess you're right. We should just be friends." Her heart ached so much when those words came out of her mouth. She felt raw inside and just wanted to cry. She turned away and got up from the table before her feelings surfaced. She walked out, and then, when she was out of sight from the people in Great Hall, she ran to her room and lay on her bed sobbing. .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:..:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:..:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.: .:.:..:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:..:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.
Cho's Point of View
Cho had seen the situation between Harry and Hermione. She didn't hear what they said, but by the way Hermione's expression had changed from joyful to tragic, she assumed they had broken up. Yes! she thought. Harry's all mine now! There's nothing that can stop me! I'll win the bet for sure! Ha! Breaking up without even going on one date! At least Harry gave me a chance. Maybe Malfoy was right. He does like me; he just has a strange way of showing it. Maybe I was coming on too strong before. I'll try to be more normal; whatever that is for me.
Both Points of View
With that decided, Cho headed towards Harry. "Hey Harry!" she said. She looked at him and saw that he was depressed. "What happened?" she asked.
"Nothing. Go away Cho," Harry replied not emotionally ready to deal with Cho's attempts to seduce him.
"I can see things didn't go so well with Hermione. I'm really sorry," she said trying to sound as sincere as possible. This is going to be harder than I thought, she realized.
Harry was surprised by her 'sincerity' (which he thought was real). "Really?" he asked.
Cho was glad that he hadn't noticed that she was faking her sincerity. "Yah, you two seemed pretty close. I guess it just wasn't meant to be. It really sucks when you find that out, though, because you spend you're time thinking that with that person it's going to last forever. I always find it really hard when you get hit with the realization that it's not. It takes a while to get over it," she said. This time she didn't have to fake anything; she was speaking out of experience. No one knew, but before Cedric had died, they had broken up already. She was still devastated when he died, but she no longer had feelings for him then. She just missed him as a friend. She played up her misfortune, though, and had received a lot of sympathy. The only person she hadn't received sympathy from was Harry. He had probably seen through her fake tears, and didn't want to play along with her little scheme. This was what made her so surprised that her fake sincerity had worked on him. Whatever, she thought. It doesn't matter why it worked, only that it did.
Harry was very surprised that Cho was being sincere. Why would she be sorry that Hermione and I broke up if she wants to date me? he thought. Whatever. I'm happy someone understands.
"I guess," Harry said, feeling gloomy about his break up.
"Don't worry about it, Harry. Everything always turns out for the best. You just have to try and not think about it. Have fun, and you'll feel better," Cho said, trying to hint about the Hogsmede trip the next weekend. "Oh yah," she added, "it's best if you don't hang around the person you broke up with a lot. It only makes you feel worse. I know you and Hermione were best friends, but with things between you being as rocky as they are, if you hung out together and then had a fight, you could permanently ruin you're friendship. Try hanging out with other people, dating other people, and hanging out with your other friends. People that don't remind you of your ex. It helps. Trust me. Especially that dating other people part. If you date other people you'll be able to realize that there are other fish in the sea, and you don't need her. Anyway, I have to get my homework finished. I'll see you around, and don't hesitate to talk to me if you need help dealing with the situation." Cho turned and started out of the Great Hall. She turned back and waved as she left, and Harry waved back. It was the first time that year that Harry was actually glad that he had talked to Cho. It kind of helped him realize, that as much as he liked Hermione, it clearly wasn't meant to work out. It didn't make his aching heart hurt any less, but at least it put things into perspective. He managed to choke down the rest of his breakfast, and headed back up to his room. Even if he had just dealt with an emotional break-up, his teachers would still expect his homework to be completed.
When Hermione woke up the next morning she didn't believe what had happened with Harry the night before. She figured that it was probably just a very realistic dream. So she put her "dream" out of her thoughts and started her day like it was any other. She got ready and headed down to the Great Hall for breakfast. It was fairly empty because everyone had had a late night with the Hogsmede outing, and Hermione was able to find a nice seat to herself. She had just started her breakfast when she saw Harry walk in. This is really early for him, Hermione thought. What's he doing out of bed at 7:30 on a Sunday? Especially since he was probably out late at Hogsmede last night, I would have expected him to have slept in.
Harry's Point of View
Harry woke up especially early that morning in hopes of eating breakfast with Hermione. It was hard for him to do, though, and it took him half an hour after he heard Hermione's alarm clock go off before he got out of bed. He then realized that she had left for breakfast already, and he rushed and got dressed as fast as he could, then ran down to the Great Hall. He stopped running just when he became in the sight of the people in the Great Hall. He slowed to a sauntering walk, and collected himself. He tried to walk in cool and calm, but when he saw Hermione's beautiful figure he felt weak in the knees. He felt embarrassed and for some reason he wasn't sure how to act. He decided just to look down and walk over to where Hermione was sitting as casual as possible. It seemed like it took forever to get over to Hermione, but really it was only a couple seconds. When he got over to her he couldn't help but lean over and kiss her on the cheek. Then he said, "Good morning, gorgeous!"
Hermione's Point of View
Hermione looked over at him with a strange expression on her face; half surprised and half happy. What was that all about? Hermione wondered. Why is Harry acting weird? When have I ever encouraged him? Is something wrong with him? Did someone drug him with a Flirting Potion? He doesn't like me. Why is he flirting with me? What is going on?
Harry's Point of View
Hermione's reaction startled Harry. He wondered what had happened between last night and this morning that made her reconsider her feelings for him. He He looked down at his feet again and tried frantically to think of something to say that would communicate how confused he was. Finally he said, "About last night... I'm sorry the feelings aren't mutual. If you want, we don't have to go to Hogsmede together next weekend. I'm really sorry about what happened. Let's just be friends okay?"
Hermione's Point of View
It finally clicked to Hermione that what she had thought was a dream was actually real. She was surprised by what Harry had said, though. She had taken what he said the wrong way, and thought that Harry was trying to tell her he didn't like her. She felt terrible. It was like her heart was breaking into two pieces, and Harry had taken half of it. We had a connection, Hermione thought. At least, I think we did. Maybe we didn't. I guess he doesn't like me after all.
With that 'realization', she said, "I guess you're right. We should just be friends." Her heart ached so much when those words came out of her mouth. She felt raw inside and just wanted to cry. She turned away and got up from the table before her feelings surfaced. She walked out, and then, when she was out of sight from the people in Great Hall, she ran to her room and lay on her bed sobbing. .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:..:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:..:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.: .:.:..:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:..:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.
Cho's Point of View
Cho had seen the situation between Harry and Hermione. She didn't hear what they said, but by the way Hermione's expression had changed from joyful to tragic, she assumed they had broken up. Yes! she thought. Harry's all mine now! There's nothing that can stop me! I'll win the bet for sure! Ha! Breaking up without even going on one date! At least Harry gave me a chance. Maybe Malfoy was right. He does like me; he just has a strange way of showing it. Maybe I was coming on too strong before. I'll try to be more normal; whatever that is for me.
Both Points of View
With that decided, Cho headed towards Harry. "Hey Harry!" she said. She looked at him and saw that he was depressed. "What happened?" she asked.
"Nothing. Go away Cho," Harry replied not emotionally ready to deal with Cho's attempts to seduce him.
"I can see things didn't go so well with Hermione. I'm really sorry," she said trying to sound as sincere as possible. This is going to be harder than I thought, she realized.
Harry was surprised by her 'sincerity' (which he thought was real). "Really?" he asked.
Cho was glad that he hadn't noticed that she was faking her sincerity. "Yah, you two seemed pretty close. I guess it just wasn't meant to be. It really sucks when you find that out, though, because you spend you're time thinking that with that person it's going to last forever. I always find it really hard when you get hit with the realization that it's not. It takes a while to get over it," she said. This time she didn't have to fake anything; she was speaking out of experience. No one knew, but before Cedric had died, they had broken up already. She was still devastated when he died, but she no longer had feelings for him then. She just missed him as a friend. She played up her misfortune, though, and had received a lot of sympathy. The only person she hadn't received sympathy from was Harry. He had probably seen through her fake tears, and didn't want to play along with her little scheme. This was what made her so surprised that her fake sincerity had worked on him. Whatever, she thought. It doesn't matter why it worked, only that it did.
Harry was very surprised that Cho was being sincere. Why would she be sorry that Hermione and I broke up if she wants to date me? he thought. Whatever. I'm happy someone understands.
"I guess," Harry said, feeling gloomy about his break up.
"Don't worry about it, Harry. Everything always turns out for the best. You just have to try and not think about it. Have fun, and you'll feel better," Cho said, trying to hint about the Hogsmede trip the next weekend. "Oh yah," she added, "it's best if you don't hang around the person you broke up with a lot. It only makes you feel worse. I know you and Hermione were best friends, but with things between you being as rocky as they are, if you hung out together and then had a fight, you could permanently ruin you're friendship. Try hanging out with other people, dating other people, and hanging out with your other friends. People that don't remind you of your ex. It helps. Trust me. Especially that dating other people part. If you date other people you'll be able to realize that there are other fish in the sea, and you don't need her. Anyway, I have to get my homework finished. I'll see you around, and don't hesitate to talk to me if you need help dealing with the situation." Cho turned and started out of the Great Hall. She turned back and waved as she left, and Harry waved back. It was the first time that year that Harry was actually glad that he had talked to Cho. It kind of helped him realize, that as much as he liked Hermione, it clearly wasn't meant to work out. It didn't make his aching heart hurt any less, but at least it put things into perspective. He managed to choke down the rest of his breakfast, and headed back up to his room. Even if he had just dealt with an emotional break-up, his teachers would still expect his homework to be completed.