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Summary: She loves him, he doesn't know but he loves someone else, and she loves this guy—you just can't win. What if love doesn't have to be written in the stars but in your eyes and the only people that can see it are the people around you? Let the third war begin.

Harry's Point of View

"What has gotten into her, Harry?" Ron looked at me from across the table. Usually Wizard's Chess could take my mind off anything (next to Quidditch of course). I had just told Ron what Cho had asked.

"Nothing." Harry buried his head into his hands. "You should've heard what she said. I mean, she really does love me."

"Do you love her?" Ron asked. I watched as Seamus left the common room. Lavender and Ginny were both discussing Ginny's latest problem with Dean (who happened to be sitting beside her, the irony).

"Of course I do." I exclaimed. "I've liked her since fourth year."

"Liked is the key word there. And you can't exactly ignore Hermione. She is Hermione."

"I know."

"So what exactly are you going to do about it?"

"I'll stay away from her." I say with confidence.

"Like you have the capacity to stand on your own with her near you." Ron moved his queen. "Check mate."

"How did you do that?" I asked shocked when the game had ended.

"Simply, magic!" Ron brought up his balled fists to his face and slowly opened his hands while wiggling his eyes.

"I got in!" Hermione screamed as she burst into the room. She didn't seem to be yelling at anyone in particular. "I got it! I got in! I got in!" She jumped around excitedly.

"She got in!" Lavender jumped along with her. The two girls held hand and jumped a long. "She got in!"

"I got in!" Hermione looked like she was going to cry.

"Got in where?" Lavender let her hands go.

"I got in!" Hermione shrieked. "I think I'm going to have a heart attack." She collapsed on the floor obviously tired from yelling.

"Are you okay?" Ron and Ginny ran to her side while Lavender squatted down.

"She got in." Ginny pulled Lavender up. "We're not supposed to be here. This could get messy."

"What?" Lavender was obviously confused. But Ginny eyed both Ron and me and then motioned towards the direction of their dormitories.

"It's okay." Hermione stopped Ginny. "You guys, I got into Harvard. I'm actually going to Harvard."

"Harvard?" Dean looked up from his book. "Why Harvard?"

"Dean," Ginny shot her boyfriend a look.

"What I mean to say is that, why not Oxford? Harvard is just so, well," He paused for a moment and realized it wasn't his place. "Far." He shut his book and made his way to his dorm. "I apologize for interfering."

"It's okay." Hermione smiled. "It's the basis of the schools appeal."

"That its far?" Ron asked.

"No, I'm taking up law there. I want to specialize on child protection." Hermione confessed. "It's silly I know but the rate of child molestation and abuse there is just so great and it breaks my heart. I want to be able to help."

"But you won't be able to help all of them." I looked at her. I was still across the room from everyone else.

"It will be one less the millions." Hermione smiled gently. "It's a start. They don't deserve to be mistreated in any form."

"How did this come about?" Ron asked. "Is this some project like S.P.E.W?"

"It's not a project." Hermione shook her head. "You do realize that it's the first time you've ever said the organization's name properly?"

"I wouldn't call it an organization. There are only three members." Ron joked. "Don't go, Hermione."

Hermione smiled. "Really, Ron. You're being silly. I'm not dying."

"But you'll be gone." Lavender said softly.

"I can still come and visit after a few years maybe because I've got to concentrate on my studies." Hermione rubbed her forehead.

"A few years? How many?"

"I don't know eleven, fifteen tops?" Hermione shrugged. "But I can always visit come Christmas. And why are you all being so dramatic. We should be celebrating. I'm going to the college of my choice! This is amazing."

"Congratulations, Hermione" Lavender gave her a hug. I crossed my arms and watched as Hermione wiped the tear that had left Lavender's eyes.

"We'll save the tears for graduation." Hermione smiled. Her eyes were a bit glassy as well. "You are all so melodramatic." She forced a giggle. "I should go. I've got to send my parents my reply to Adam's letter." She got out of our common room even faster than she had come in.

In my gut I knew that she hadn't gone back just to write to Adam.

She knew she was leaving.

She definitely knew what she was leaving behind.

"You're problem is solved, mate." Ron tapped my back. "You won't have to avoid her if she won't be here right?" He made his way up to our dormitories.

I walked over to the sofa and watched the fire flicker.

"Is she worth it, Harry?" Ginny took a seat beside me. We were the only one's left in the common room.

"Huh?" I looked at her.

"Cho, is she worth it?" Ginny cleared her throat. "Is she worth giving up Hermione for?"

I paused for a moment not knowing how to explain it to her. And then it hit me, "How do you know?"

"Extendable ears." She said guiltily. "I over heard the two of you fighting and something told me that I had to listen. It's like I've got this slight connection with you, Harry. It's the whole Voldemort thing, probably." She tucked a strand of her red hair behind her ear. "Are you going to give up your friendship with Hermione to be with Cho?"

"It was that or nothing." I told her simply. "She didn't want to live by my terms and I just can't lose her. And I was always the one delegating how our relationship was going to go."

"Terms, Harry? There is no such thing as terms in a relationship. It's compromise that moves us along, Harry." She looked me in the eye. "And you don't delegate Harry. She shouldn't. The two of you should know better than that. It's common sense. It's like she's the only one benefiting from the relationship."

"And what are you suggesting I do?" I ask.

"I don't know." She shook her head. "But what I do know is that no friendship should be destroyed over a lover. And that is a fact."

"I can't lose Cho."

"And if she can't lose you she'll understand. I'm sure if you just tone down the Hermione praising during the day she'll get over it. Girlfriends will always get insecure with their boyfriends girl friends. Look at Dean with Susan Bones, I trust him because I love him. And if she loves you as much as she says she does, she'll trust you too. You haven't given her any reason not to."

"How do I go about it?" I ask stupidly.

"Tell her." She said simply.

"It's not that easy." I shook my head.

"It's important that you tell her. Sometimes, the hardest things to say are themost important."

"What do I say?"

"For someone who has defeated Voldemort a dozen times and has one the Triwizard Tournament you sure do ask a lot of questions." Ginny laughed after stifling a yawn.

"We should get to bed." I stood up and she did the same.

"Harry, can I ask you a question?" She looked up at me as she held the wall that led to her dormitories.

"Sure, Gin." I replied and watched she disappeared behind the wall.

"Do you really prefer the mint bean?"

"A real friend walks in when the rest of the world walks out."
A/N: I love Ginny in this chapter! Smart girl, she is! What do you guys think? Is there anything I should add? I know it is taking forever to get Harry and Hermione together but it is a process and I am assuming that this story will be no longer than twenty five chapters to you can expect that the fluff will come sometime soon but after a lot of drama of course. Am I giving too much away? Please review! Thanks.

Things to look forward to in the up coming chapters Yule Ball and we're finally going to meet Adam! I love the holidays even when it is months away.

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