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Okay...remember the contest that I held back in Chapter 3? Well, IMDAMAN won, but I don't hear from her anymore....but a winner is a winner, so she will be in this chapter! Look out for Heather Hicks!
Okay without further ado.....
Chapter Fourteen: Secrets Revealed
"And then Harry goes up to Malfoy and WHAM! punches him right in the face," Hermione sat on the sofa talking nonstop to her friend, Heather Hicks on the phone. "And then Malfoy got all scared and started to whimper, it was so pathetic. And then—Heather? Heather are you listening?"
"Oh yeah....I am...." she said tired. Hermione was talking about Harry for the past hour.
"Okay good....anyway," Hermione continued. "Then Harry—"
"Listen, Hermione," Heather called. "You've been talking about Harry for like ever!"
"So?"
"Well, don't you think that's a lot of attention to give to one person?" she said. "I mean you're getting married to Ron in like one week, and you haven't mentioned him once..."
"Well," Hermione stuttered. "I-I was just getting to him...."
"Right....sure...okay..."
"No, really!" Hermione protested. "I was just going to say that in fifth year, Ron...er...Ron, he joined the Quidditch team! And well, he wasn't all that great, but Harry—"
"See!" Heather called. "There you go again with Harry! Is it just me or is there something you've been hiding?"
"What?" Hermione said, baffled. "Me? Hiding anything? Yeah right...." There was a pause. "Really, Heather! I'm not lying!"
"Okay...okay....but sometimes it's better to come out and say it, rather then keeping it bottled up inside you."
Another pause. "I-I," Hermione started. "I-I....well, the thing is...I think I....you know what? Forget it. I have to go. See you later, Heather."
"Okay, but just remember what I told you." Heather said, as she turned off the phone.
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The world seemed to pass Harry by, as he sat in his chair, just thinking. Thinking about the events that happened at St. Mungos. Never, in his life had he felt so confused. A hard brick was stuck in his stomach banging against him.
Hermione voice filled his head, leaving him thinking even harder what he should do. Please, Harry, don't keep anything from me. He longed so much to keep this promise to Hermione, but he had to keep his love inside. He just had to. He would be crazy to tell her.
The beating of his heart began to pump harder and louder as he grabbed his keys. He was crazy...
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The phone rang at Hermione's house. She picked it up. It was Ron.
"Hey, Ron," Hermione said.
"Hey," Ron said dully.
"What's up?" Hermione asked.
Ron sighed. "There's something I've been wanting to ask you for a long time, so I'll cut to the chase."
"Okay?" Hermione said.
Ron sighed, again. "Hermione, do like Harry as more than just a friend?"
Hermione was thrown off so much, that she almost feel off the chair. "W-what are talking about?"
"I wasn't eavesdropping or anything," Ron said quietly, "but er...I saw you and him at St. Mungos."
Something got stuck in Hermione's throat. "Listen, Ron, it isn't how it seems."
"Yeah?"
"Yes, Ron, it was just a way of saying how sorry it was. I would not cheat on you. Especially with your best mate. It was just a friend-to-friend peck."
A long silence filled her ears. Hermione paced back and forth. "I believe you." He sighed. "I'm sorry, I guess, I was just jealous."
Guilt rose up within Hermione. Ron continued. "I think you already know this, but I was also jealous of Harry."
Hermione nodded. "Yeah, I sort of figured that out."
"I just thought he had everything," Ron said. "Sometimes I wish I was him."
Hermione shook her head. "No, you don't." She could hear herself chocking on her tears. "You don't want to be like him. He is the unluckiest guy I know, Ron. He has the weight of the world on his shoulders. He has no parents. He was only fifteen when he found out that he was going to be a murderer or a victim. He has lost everything." She paused. "He has no one to love."
"I'm sorry, Hermione," Ron said quietly.
"Don't be sorry for me, Ron," she said, "be sorry for Harry..."
(A/N: I know that was not how yall thought Ron was supposed to act, but it just had to be this way! If Ron didn't 'believe' Hermione then there would be no end of the story. I know for a fact that I have read many fanfictions were Ron always gets mad at Harry, so I thought that I would steer my story in a different direction...)
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Harry drove down the road, ignoring all the street signs. What do I think I'm doing!? This is crazy! I can't believe I'm doing this! Harry tried his best to ignore his thoughts. It was now or never...
He rushed down the street, changing tracks constantly. HONK! HONK! Harry pushed the horn, impatiently. "Hurry up! I have to tell someone that I love them!" HONK! HONK! (A/N: hehe...I was in a musical called Honk!)
He sped down the road, until he finally reached Hermione's apartment. He sighed deeply. "Hope you're ready for this, Hermione." His palms became incredibly sweaty and warm. "You wanted to me not to keep anything from you, so I won't."
He unlocked the door, and slowly stepped out. He took a deep breath. "Well, this is it." He walked up to her home.
He swallowed, as his shaken finger pressed the doorbell twice. He heard Hermione coming up to the door, unlocking the door, and opening the door.
"Harry! What are you—" she was cut off.
"I love you."
"Wha—"
"Didn't you hear?! I love you! I LOVE YOU! I LOVE YOU!" Harry shouted. Hermione looked stricken. She had been waiting for Harry to say those three words since fifth year, and now that he had finally confessed, it felt...wrong.
She stared at him. Speechless, she stood, not knowing what to say.
Harry looked at her. Didn't she get it? "I've tried so hard to keep this within me, Hermione. But, I can't anymore. I just can't, Hermione," he said.
Hermione's tears flowed down her cheeks. How could this be happening? It was not real. Harry used the tip of his thumb to wipe away all of her tears. "I just had to say it. Hermione, please say something."
Hermione swallowed. "I-I—" she was cut off by Harry. His lips had crashed into hers. He pinned her against the wall, kissing her. All the passion and emotion held back for all of those years drained out of him.
Hermione came to a shock to this. This is wrong! It can't be happing! It shouldn't be happening! Although she knew it was wrong, she instantly began to kiss him back.
Harry placed his hands firmly on Hermione's waist, not letting go. Harry deepened the kiss to a very passionate kiss.
Hermione felt Harry pulling her closer to him. Hermione felt the sudden urge to entwine her fingers around his neck, but resisted. Goosebumps formed on Harry, when he touched Hermione.
WHAT THE BLOODY HELL DO I THINK I AM DOING!? WHAT THE BLOODY HELL IS HERMIONE DOING!? I shouldn't be doing this...but I just have to...
Hermione finally came to her senses and immediately stopped kissing Harry back, once she figured out what she had been doing for the past two minutes. Harry was still trying to pull her back into the kiss, but Hermione, with all of her might pushed him off.
Both of them caught they're breath. Hermione slid against the wall and then slowly slid onto the floor.
Harry stumbled, but caught his balance. What have I done? He caught his breath, and then looked over at Hermione, who's face was hidden in her arms. He guessed that she was crying.
"H-Hermione?" He walked over to her, and touched her arm. She pulled away from him. "Hermione, I'm so sorry...I-I don't know what got into me."
"H-Harry," Hermione got up, backing away from him. "Just please go."
"Her—" Harry's worst fears had come true; Hermione was scared...of him.
"Harry, please!" Hermione cried. "Just leave!" She pointed at the door. Harry looked at her. She had every right to throw him out. He deserved it.
Not only had he told her that he loved her, he had lost a life-time friendship.
Hermione didn't know what to do. She knew it was her fault for not stopping the kiss as soon as it had happened.
Harry slowly walked to the door, leaving behind Hermione, who was chocking on tears. "I'm sorry...sorry..." Hermione shook her head.
Harry could feel tears forming in his eyes, but he held them back. What was he thinking? Kissing his best friend's soon-to-be-wife.
He made it to the door, but then stopped. He turned and faced her. "You've got to understand. I tried so hard tell myself that you're gone. Hermione, I still mean what I said. I love you."
Hermione gasped harder into her tears. "Y-you can't, Harry!" she cried. "You can't love me! And I c-can't l-love you! It can't be!"
"I can't help it—"
"Please try to!" Hermione called. "Please, Harry!"
Harry's heart ripped in half, but he nodded. "O-okay..." He reached into his pocket, and pulled out the soulstone. "I-I think this is yours. Allie told me it was." He placed the stone on the table, and slowly walked out the door. "I'm sorry..."
Hermione hiccuped. "So am I..."
Hermione watched him leave. She picked up the soulstone on the table; it was still a dark green...
She couldn't believe it. All she wanted for the past six years was for Harry to like her. Now that he had confessed his love to her, it felt to bad and wrong. Probably because she was going to get married to his best friend in a week.
What should I do?
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What have I done? I screwed up a great friendship. I'll never be able to face Hermione or Ron ever again. Harry's thoughts rambled against his brain. He played absentmindedly with the pillow on his bed.
I can't stand this anymore...I have to get out...I have to be away from them. How can I be Ron's best man, if I'm in love with the bride?
He was extremely tired and restless, but he couldn't close his eyes. Images of Hermione filled his head. He needed to give it up. It was never going to be.
Hermione's words repeated inside his mind, flowing all throughout his body. "You can't Harry! You can't love me! And I can't love you! It can't be!"
He kept reminding himself just that. It can't be. It can't be. But he couldn't get it though his head. The wedding was only a week away, how was he supposed to show his face?
"I can't do it. I can't show up at the wedding...I can't show up at all...."
A/N: Yeah, I know: A big twist! I'm sorry if the fluff was really messed up. This was the first time I wrote a fluffy scene! The wedding is drawing closer! If you didn't notice, I used some lyrics from the song, "My Immortal" by Evanescence!
If anyone has heard from Imdaman please tell her part in this story has arrived!
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