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- Okay, this has to stop now! – A raven-haired man said while he was standing in front of two women.
On a couch, a blonde woman and a brown-haired one are sitting in silence as they receive some words from the man in front of them, they feel guilty, it seems like they made him angry.
- Harry… - The brown-haired one was about to say something, but the man quickly glared at her to not say anything, he remained in silence for a while, he was trying to think clearly about what he was about to say.
Neither the blonde nor the brown-haired woman said anything for a while, they just glared at each other while they gritted their teeth, they glanced at each other for a while until the blonde one decided to talk.
- This is your fault! – Mumbled the older woman in an angry tone with s slight French accent.
- What!? You're the one that always ruins things when I'm with Harry… My best friend – The brown-haired one remarked the last thing she said proudly.
Both women seemed to forget that Harry was in front of them, and they didn't care at the moment, suddenly the brown-haired woman pushed the blonde one who was taken by surprise by that action, but it didn't take too long for her to push the other woman, they were about to fight once again until Harry decided to put himself between them, they were surprised by this action, the green-eyed man didn't look too pleased to deal with this situation.
- Hermione… Fleur, stop this nonsense already! – Harry told them in a stern tone.
Both women were taken by surprise by this sudden attitude from the younger man, he's the sweetest and gentlest man around when he's calm, but right now, he seemed tired of this game that both women don't remember when they decided to start playing.
- This is stupid… You both could be the best friends ever and yet, you're always fighting against the other! – Harry massaged his temple.
Both women felt guilty for making him feel like that, it wasn't their intention to make things worse for Harry.
- Almost seven years had passed since you two met each other and yet… You still act as if we were teenagers – Harry stated and both of them decided to look down.
Both Hermione and Fleur meet each other when Fleur was seventeen and Hermione fifteen, and since the first moment they glanced at the eyes of each other their relationship seemed doomed to not work, they hated their guts, and each one of them had their reasons to do it.
Harry wasn't getting along with Fleur at first, but the moment he decided to save her sister from drowning, he tried his best to save Fleur's younger sister, at that moment, the relationship between Harry and Fleur changed, she wasn't challenging him anymore, she was actually quite nice and friendly once they got to know each other and at that moment, Harry and Fleur were spending too much time together during those days, Harry thought that he could introduce Fleur (his new friend) to his other friends.
And things went well, for the most part, his friends ended up getting used to the presence of the veela, but they still felt hypnotized by their beauty, it was kind of uncomfortable for the veela, so, she used to spend more time with Harry alone, and while those meetings were getting more and more common, Hermione started to change.
The attitude of the brown-haired woman was nothing like Harry was used to see her acting, she changed from the usual, friendly, and selfless girl that used to help anyone who asked even if she ended up lecturing them before helping them now seemed to turn into a paranoid obsessed girl.
She was always warning Harry about Fleur, she was worried that the blonde witch might try something on Harry, he was her best friend after all, and as for Fleur, well, every time she spotted him talking with Hermione she always commented about her lack of trust on the bookworm.
Harry was confused about the situation, both girls were too similar, maybe that's why they didn't like each other, they were different sides from the same coin, both of them were smart, gentle and beautiful, there was no point for Harry to deny that they were beautiful, they were his friends, after all, Harry sighed before he looked at the sight in front of him.
Even after all these years, he's not able to understand why both women don't get along, the school days were long gone, both of them had their careers, Hermione was an aspiring politician, she was trying her best to scale in her position in the ministry, Fleur has a nice position at Gringotts, she's in the security department, excelling in her skills to keep things guarded to avoid something like Harry and his friends did when they wanted to access to Bellatrix's vault.
Both of them are very competitive, but also, they're creative and smart, there was no point for him to deny that... Hermione was quite proud of her academic skills that she sometimes mocked Fleur about that, but the French witch wasn't that bad in that department, Harry could even swear that Fleur is kind of a genius, it's true that she's interested in other things and in that year when she was at Hogwarts due to the tournament she seemed to spend more time having fun than studying, but after hearing about her excellent grades, it seems like she possessed more skills that helped her to pass her classes with little effort.
As for Harry, well, he ended up as a teacher at Hogwarts, once the war finished and all the problems that came with that were solved, he decided to get back to school and finish his studies, at that moment he was asked by the headmistress at Hogwarts to join them as the "defense against the dark arts teacher", that was more like a political move.
The citizens didn't trust the school anymore, the death eaters, the organization that followed Voldemort's orders was formed in the school and that caused the population to not trust the school enough, they thought that they weren't doing their work right, and overall, Voldemort learned all the stuff that he used to turn their lives in hell at Hogwarts, he learned all those things in said school.
But once the parents saw that Harry was appointed as the new teacher in the school, the parents were more confident to send their children to Hogwarts, Harry knew what was his purpose in the school, still, that didn't mean that he wasn't going to be a good teacher, he found the passion of teaching due to this strange circumstances.
As a teacher, he has some good benefits like coming back to his home once his classes finish, and that's what has led him to this situation, a tiring day at Hogwarts has just ended, he had to apply many tests to the students, it was stressful for him and his students, he hated those days where he has to act more stern to avoid them from copying on their classmates.
He was heading back home when he realized that another person was waiting outside his home, it was Fleur, and she seemed so happy to see him that she didn't hesitate in hugging him, but a few moments later, Hermione landed outside his home too, he was happy to see both of his friends.
But they didn't seem happy enough to see the other, and then a fight started, the reason for that is that both of them wanted to invite Harry to drink or eat something, but it had to be just two, not three, Harry felt a little sad that they didn't give the chance to meet each other better, if it wasn't for that, they could be the best friends forever.
In that way, Fleur could find the female companionship that she hasn't found since she came to live in England, and Hermione could finally have a true friend, not like the ones she calls fake.
And that little dispute is what has led them to be in this situation, with both women sitting on the couch staring at the ground guiltily, they're regretting their choices in life while Harry remains in silence.
- This has to change girls… You can't keep going like that, that's not a sane relationship – Harry said before sighing.
He gave them their back, he was about to get away from here, he knew that he was the reason why they were so reluctant to have a great relationship and yet, after all these years, Harry hasn't learned the way they behave when he's around, he walked toward the main door of his home.
- When you decide to act civil towards each other you can come to the three broomsticks with me and other friends, once that happens I hope to see you once again – Harry sighed before he decided to apparate away from his home.
He trusted them enough to know that they won't do anything bad to his home while he's away, both women were angry towards each other, in their eyes, the other woman was at fault when actually it was both of them.
Once Harry landed outside of the three broomsticks, he entered without thinking twice, and once he did it, he found some calm in this noisy place filled with celebrations and also the smell of alcohol, but he was more focused on another group on the back of the place.
- Good evening Rosmerta! – Harry greeted the owner and she blushed due to his presence.
- Wow… What a fine wizard… You can drink whatever you want honey… It's on the house Harry – She winked at him and Harry couldn't help but blush.
- Thank you Rosmerta… But I'd like to pay you – Harry said calmly.
The older woman smiled and looked directly at the younger man, she decided to grab a bottle of whisky and serve him in a glass.
- Take it, Harry… Just the usual, right? – Asked the older woman and Harry nodded.
Rosmerta handled Harry his drink and he thanked her, he walked towards where he was heading first, and then, he was suddenly greeted by three guys.
- Hey fellas – Harry said as he joined them on the table – Ron, Seamus, Neville – He added as they gave each other a handshake.
Once Harry was on the table, he drank the whole thing in his glass in just one movement, which surprised his friends, they hadn't seen Harry drinking like that since Neville got married a year ago.
- Take it easy Harry, this isn't a race – Ron said and the other guys laughed.
- I'm sorry Ron, I just needed this so badly after something I just experienced – Harry said before ordering more whisky.
- I wonder what could have happened to make you drink like that, it must have been something epic – Ron said with a slight smirk and the other guys nodded at him.
It wasn't usual for Harry to be so happy about drinking, he usually spends more than twenty minutes with just one glass, so, seeing him gulp that whole thing without thinking twice was kind of surprising for the group.
- Nothing it's just… The usual, you know? – Harry said calmly before he was handled another drink from one of the staff members of the bar.
- Hermione and Fleur – Ron said with a slight smirk on his face.
Harry didn't say anything, but he didn't have to, he just sighed and his friends quickly knew what was going on, they decided to not say anything else.
- Don't worry man, I'm sure things will get better - Neville said with a slight smirk on his face and Harry just nodded.
Ron was starting to get annoyed by this situation, he didn't know how to feel, on one side he was jealous and on the other, he couldn't help but feel admiration towards his best friend.
- Okay that's enough – Ron slammed his hands on the table.
That movement caused the group to look at the red-haired man with confused expressions.
- Ron, what—Harry was about to ask, but he was quickly stopped by Ron.
- It's time for you to realize why they're acting like that Harry – Ron gulped his whole drink before looking back at his best friend once again – They're both in love with you! – Ron added.
And the only person surprised at the table was Harry, the rest of his mates were drinking calmly and without worries, they had known for a long time about the way those women felt about Harry, it seems like the raven-haired man was the only one who hadn't noticed their change of behavior regarding him.
Meanwhile, back at Harry's home…
- Thank you for ruining things for me and Harry, we were about to get a date! – Fleur complained in a slight French accent while she crossed her arms.
- What!? You were the one who's too delusional… Harry would never love someone like you! – Hermione said back to the blonde witch.
And then the veela got on her feet and the muggle-born did the same, the blonde woman is indeed taller than her but she doesn't have as many muscles as Hermione (She workouts constantly), so, it seems like both of them were on the same level in case things end up violently.
- What do you mean by that? Have you asked him before? – Questioned Fleur and Hermione blushed.
The brown-haired woman was taken by surprise by that comment, she knew that Fleur was right, she didn't know what kind of taste Harry has when it comes to women, he has always been so mysterious, after his last relationship he seemed too reluctant to meet new people.
- Aha… You were just speculating – Fleur mocked her – I know the way you're thinking… You think of yourself as the one made for Harry, but let me tell you that the delusional one is you if that's what you think – Fleur said with a slight smirk on her face.
And that comment just made Hermione angrier.
- And… You think you're the one for him? – Asked Hermione and Fleur didn't answer but the blonde didn't stop smirking, she was confident about herself – Well if you think you're the one for him then… Let's do it – Hermione's words surprised Fleur – It's time Fleur… This has to stop already, it's time for Harry to decide which one of us he wants in his life – Added Hermione calmly.
Fleur didn't know how to feel, this was all new for her, she has never competed for a man before, she thought of them as disposable, but in Harry's case that couldn't apply, the veela felt nervous but still, she nodded at the brown-haired woman's proposal.
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