Chapter Thirteen – One Last Idea

Not noticing that the sun had come up, Harry got out of bed. He yawned and stretched before heading down to the Great Hall for breakfast. As expected there sat Ron with Hermione who seemed to be having a quiet argument. Pretending not to notice her, Harry took his seat beside Ron. Ron took a look at him and his eyes widened.

"You're a mess!" he exclaimed. Everyone at the table turned to them for a moment before going about their business.

Harry, annoyed from the lack of sleep, replied, "Say it a little louder why don't you? I don't think the whole school heard."

Miserable and extremely tired, he reached for a piece of bread. He'd spent the night thinking but no idea had come into his head at all.

"Hi Harry," Luna's voice said from behind.

Harry turned to Luna and saw that she wasn't alone. Beside her stood lavender.

"Oh, hello," Harry said before turning his back on them again. "What's up?"

"Nothing really, we just wanted to know if—" Luna lowered her voice. –" if you've got a new plan?"

Harry shook his head. "Not right now. Do you?"

They shook their heads. They bid him goodbye and it was when they were gone that an idea struck him. There was on thing he hadn't tried. He wasn't sure it would work, but it was worth a shot. After breakfast, he headed for his Charms lesson but stopped shortly when he heard voices down the corridor. He recognized her voice immediately. Trying not to be seen, Harry peeked through the corner. as he'd thought, there was Hermione standing in front of the boy from last night and they seemed to be arguing. Seeing this only made Harry smile.

"It was just for pretend! Honestly," she looked very frustrated. "And since you've done your deed why don't you go on and leave me alone?"

"I thought you were serious!" the boy replied. He looked very hurt.

"I'm sorry Nathan, but I was just… Well as horrible as this sounds, using you. I just needed Harry to leave me alone…" she said.

"But—"

"No! Now go before someone sees us. And if anyone asks, I dumped you."

Harry found himself grinning from ear to ear. He did have a chance after all… he could only hope, like he had so many times before, that it would work.

Author's Note: Well another two chapters up! Ha ain't I great? Lol, thanks for reading and reviewing! I love getting reviews, it's like the highlight of my day! Anyways, hope you liked this chapter! Don't forget to review!