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Harry had officially left the wizarding world only two weeks ago, but it had felt like an eternity. He had hopped on his broom and had flown to Diagon Alley, where he went to Gringotts. There, he got some of his inheritance, and converted it into muggle money to live off of. He also locked away all of his things that connected him to the wizading world. All but two. He had kept Hedwig with him, because she would have died in the vault, and he kept his wand. He didn't know why, but when he was about to leave his vault, he didn't feel right without it.

After that, he set off to start a knew life, away from the wizarding world, away from pain. He was staying in a cheap muggle hotel, and was looking for a place of his own. He had also found a job that he liked, working at a clothing store. (It doesn't sound that great, but imagine being the only strait guy in a GAP.) He had left his old life behind.

Harry had awoken early on a Monday morning. He and a girl named Sarah, whom he had never met, and was getting ready. He took a good long shower, and began breakfast. Hedwig was fidgeting in her cage, and had been for a week, but Harry didn't know why. He fed her well, but when he let her out of his cage, all she did was peck him. Harry began to eat, trying his best to ignore Hedwig. 'I think I know why she's acting like this,' Harry thought to himself. "I'm not going back he said out loud, and looked at her. She just turned her head.

Harry was about ready to leave, when he heard a knock at his hotel doors. 'Who knows I'm here,' Harry thought. He opened the door, hand on his wand just in case, and looked at Hermione, who was standing there in muggle cloths, and her make up running down her face. Harry backed away from her, and let in his room. Hedwig seemed to clam down considerable.

"How did you know I was here?" he asked.

"I've been looking for you, and I followed you back her last night from the mall. I have room on the other side."

"Well, I'm getting a place of mine soon, and I'm going to stay there, and stop all contact from that fucking world of freaks," he said. They had already both sat down on the bed. There was a definite awkwardness between them.

"Harry come back to school with me. Everyone is worried about you. Come back were you belong, with friends and people that love you." Hermione was visibly crying now. Her voice was also cracking.

"Whatever," he said. He rose to his feet and started walking around. He was silent for a second, but then he lifted his head and looked Hermione right in her eyes.

"You don't know what it's like…" he started. "You don't know what it's like to have family just taken from you. I have had three real chances at a family. I could have grown up with my parent's: that went strait to hell, because the wizarding world took it away. Then I had the chance to live my god father, who thanks to the wizarding world had been locked up for 12 years, and they took him away to. And then with you and Annie, and Annie who was never given a chance at life. So why should I go back to the wizarding world? Do more people I care about can die? Who next, you, the Weasley's, how bout I just stay here. I'm sick of magic and everything that comes with it, so I'll never go back to that hell hole."

"Your parents would want you to finish school Harry, you know they would." Hermione said, practically bawling.

"How would I know?" Harry asked. "I haven't met them, I wouldn't know. They were dead before I was one. Correction, they were take from me before I was one. Just like Sirius, and just like Annie."

"You still care about the wizarding world, I know you do. You still have Hedwig, and you had your wand when you let me in."

"Well you right about Hedwig." Harry said, a little sarcastically. "as for my wand though…" he pulled it out of his pocket, snapped it in half, and handed it to Hermione. "I through with magic." he said, and walked out of the hotel room.

Hermione couldn't believe what she had just heard and witnessed. Harry was going crazy. She just sat in his room, and cried until she was able to get control of herself. She knew Harry had loved Annie, but he didn't seem all upset about their breakup. Maybe he really was just marrying her because of Annie. 'Well it's officially over.' She tried to pet Hedwig before she left, but Hedwig seemed to start feeling rather touchy and angry again.

Oh the encounter. It's not going well, and may not get better soon. Hedwig's got the right idea.Let me know if you like it.

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