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IV. Urge to be a Bachelor

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Hermione and Neville were taking a walk on the beach later that day. The sun was setting and the view was breathtaking. Hermione was catching Neville up on her post-Hogwarts days and he was returning the favour. Finally, Neville brought up the inevitable.

"What was that with Malfoy earlier?"

Hermione groaned in response.

"You don't have to explain. I was just curious."

"No, it's all right. Basically, we dated secretly seventh year. But I started dating Harry as well and fell for him, so I broke it off with Malfoy. He said he loved me, but I knew that he was incapable of such strong feelings. Lust, yes. Love, no."

"All right." He was silent for a while. "Why did you date him?"

Hermione stopped walking looked out at the ocean. The sun had set so the water and sky were both dark. As she tried to locate the horizon in vain, she muttered, "I still don't know."

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"I just wanted to say goodnight," Hermione said.

"Hermione, we don't see each other this much at home," Harry laughed. "Why don't you make it a goal not to floo over here everyday? It's a vacation. Relax a little."

Hermione sighed. "I love you."

"I love you, too. Go to bed now," Harry said.

Hermione left the fire and Harry sighed. She was acting very oddly, but he assumed it had something to do with her abnormal lack of work to do. Either way, his wife was gone for three weeks and he had a sudden urge to be a bachelor again. He picked up his mobile and called his best friend for a night at the bars.

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"I don't know, Harry. I don't think I want to go to a bar tonight."

"Why not, Ron?"

"Because Lavender just broke up with me…again…and I'm not really in the mood."

"Ron, you're going whether you like it or not, even if I have to drag you."

"Fine, fine!" Ron said. "I'll go, just no matchmaking, all right?"

"Yeah, sure," Harry said, shooing his friend out the door of his flat.

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