A/n:

I wasn't going to write this tonight but I'm lying in bed waiting for my good friend Chris to call me, and I thought I could at least start on the Author's notes tonight and perhaps a little of the chapter because I'm actually going out tomorrow! It's the first day since the holidays have started that I'm actually venturing out of the house, granted tomorrow is only Tuesday and I'm going to get a haircut! But it's still an outing and it's still exciting! Because I'm getting my hair cut at the shops, so I can go shopping too! wow! Too much excitement for one girl on one day! OMFG! And my boyfriend gave me permission to go out, I was shocked he's all like "You can go out while I'm away you know," and I was like "Shit? Are you for real? I thought I was under house arrest until you return! Whoa, I'm glad you told me that babe!" I mean WTF? Of course I know I CAN go out, did he think I'd listen to him is he said I couldn't? I just have no friends to go out with and nowhere to go! Lol! Anyway, on with the show! Enjoy M'dears!

(S/n: I don't like him.)

OMGOMG! I just realized something completely ridiculous! Harry always has great muscles from 'all that quidditch' (In most ff's like, even I've said it without realizing how stupid it is) but since when does flying on a broomstick give you good muscles? Can someone explain that to me...?

Chapter 24- What do I do?

Harry ran down to Hagrid's hut and got there just in time for Care of Magical Creatures to start. Hermione gave him an odd look as he collapsed on the ground from running that distance.

"Yer right there 'Arry?" questioned Hagrid as Hermione held her hand down to help Harry up.

"Yeah, fine" Harry panted, smiling warmly at the half-giant.

As the class began, Harry started to pace the yard whilst half listening to what Hagrid was saying about some gruesome creature or another. Hermione watched him out of the corner of her eye as she listened to Hagrid with great interest. When the lesson ended, Harry walked off, still deep in thought and Hermione had to run to catch up with him.

"What's wrong, Harry?" she asked as she stepped in front of her friend, stopping him from walking away.

"I have a lot on my mind, Hermione. I just really don't know what to do." He said, wringing his hands. "I think I like Draco, but then there's Alex." He said, looking up to Hermione as if she had all the answers.

"Why did Alex hit you?" she asked, caressing the cheek that had sported the red mark from Alex's hand.

Harry blushed and then smirked in a proud way that would almost rival Draco's trademark sexy smirk. "We were kissing and I, uh, accidentally moaned Draco's name." He laughed, and looked like a bad child that had just gotten caught.

"Oh my goodness!" Hermione gasped, she put her hand up to her mouth to emphasize her shock and to hide her beaming smile. "Were you, uh...thinking of Draco at the time Harry?" she asked, giving him a sly smile.

He looked shocked and swatted her over the head. "No Hermione, I wasn't! His name just happened to be the first that came to mind. You're being almost as smug about this as Mister Malfoy himself!" he laughed and linked arms with his best friend as they walked up to the school.

"Oh, you told Draco that you moaned his name in pleasure?" she asked, raising one eyebrow. "How did he react to that?"

Harry laughed. "He took it petty well, he laughed and teased me and then asked some questions." He thought for a second, "But then when we rolled over to go to sleep he whispered into my ear that he'd love to hear me moan his name one day. That was kinda confusing," he said, looking again to Hermione for answers.

"He didn't?!" she gasped, then looked away with a calculating expression on her face as if she was thinking this over. "Has he said anything else like this, Harry?" she pried.

Harry rolled his eyes and took a deep breath and explained what Draco had said in the medical wing that morning and then what he'd said in the classroom earlier.

Hermione looked shocked for a minute then walked on in deep thought. "Harry?" she said after walking in silence for some time.

"Yesum?" he answered, looking at his clever friend.

"Have you ever noticed a certain similarity between Draco and Alex's external features? I mean, I know they have completely different personalities, except that they're both rather intelligent and rather possessive. But do you think that maybe they looked kind of similar?" she cocked her head on the side and looked at Harry questioningly. (A/N: Like puppy dogs do when they don't understand something!)

"Well, They are both blonde I guess," said Harry, picturing both boys in his mind, "They both have amazing eyes, except in different colours. They both have the same defined cheek bones and aristocratic noses. There are certainly some similarities, why?" he questioned, trying to think where Hermione was going with this.

"Hmm," was all Hermione said and she began to think the situation over again, after another short period of silence she hit Harry with another question.

"Had you ever found Draco attractive before this summer? Ever just noticed that he was rather handsome?" she asked, still deep in thought.

"Well sure, I guess," said Harry, thinking back to before the summer, "I have never denied that he was a good looking guy. It's undeniable that he is very handsome and well sought after by many girls around the school. Again, I must ask; why?"

"Harry, I think the reason you fell for Alex was because he reminded you of Draco. Subconsciously you actually wanted Draco but because he was always a jerk to you, you didn't realise. When you met Alex this summer, he reminded you of Draco in the way of his looks but he was a nicer person to you and he treated you well. You fell for him because he was like a nicer version of Draco." Explained Hermione, "But when you got back to school, all this stuff happened with Draco and you got to see a totally different side of him that deep down you loved. Then when Alex came back, your mind saw that he was just a substitute for Draco and you weren't as attracted to him as you were these holidays. Also, I think that the Alex that came to Hogwarts had changed from the Alex you knew on the holidays. Do you see where I'm coming from?" Hermione asked, hoping Harry would understand.

Harry pondered over this for a while and was surprised at how much sense it made. "I think I do understand, and I think I need to talk with Alex." He said, looking slightly frightened, "I'll see you later, 'Mione, thanks for your help!" and he walked off feeling slightly less confused about the whole situation.

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Harry walked into the Great Hall, looking along the Ravenclaw table to find Alex, but he was nowhere to be seen.
'Maybe he just didn't feel like lunch.' he said to himself as he found a seat at the Gryffindor table next to Ginny.

"Hey Gin, how are you?" He asked, piling his plate with food.

"Not bad Harry, how have you been? How's Malfoy?" she asked, raising one eyebrow at her raven-haired friend.

Harry just laughed and shook his head at Ginny, "He's fine and I'm fine." He laughed and turned his attention to his lunch, keeping one eye on the door in case a certain Ravenclaw walked through the door.

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Harry had finished his lunch, the Hall was almost empty, classes were soon to start and Alex still hadn't come to lunch. Harry got up and left the hall in search of his blonde boyfriend.

He made his way to the library and spotted a familiar blonde head walking over behind some shelves in the far corner.

He walked over and was about to follow Alex so that he could talk to him when he heard a girl's giggle come from the same place that Alex had just disappeared to.

Realising what must be going on behind those shelves, Harry got angry, he walked around and peered through the shelves to see who was hiding there.

He had to hold in a gasp when he saw Alex pushing a very familiar Ravenclaw brunette against the wall and kissing her neck.

"You like that, Cho?" he asked her in a husky voice.

"Ooh, Alex!" she moaned, then suckled on his ear slightly, "Isn't this so much better than with Potter?" she asked, spitting the name 'Potter' like it was poison in her mouth.

Alex scoffed, "Like I tell you every time we do this, Cho, You a million times better than 'Harry Potter'. Now lets get rid of that shirt of yours," he murmured and Cho giggled flirtatiously.

Harry gasped out loud this time and thumped his fist against a book, which fell to the floor, almost hitting Alex and Cho.

"What the fuck?" Alex Growled and span around just in time to see Harry's fist shoot through the gap in the shelves and knock him out.

A/n:

Okay, so that was a little bit short but I soo had to end it there! Lol, I wanted to respond to a couple of reviews..

Faye407- Or should I call you Emily? Anyway, this chapter is dedicated to you because I love it when people tell me stuff that they do just so they can read my stories! And printing them off so you can read them in class is a very good one! So this chapter is officially yours! I hope you like it! Ooh and I love that you say uber! LOL!

Blaise- Hmm...You had a good point about Draco not being gay and just loving Harry and only Harry. But then I looked up Pansexualism and it just talked about people saying that everything we do is because of sexual drive and stuff. So if you could send me a definition that you could use to prove your point then I might understand. Thanks for your review though, I get what you mean!