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CHAPTER 26: It's been a while
Harry came through the portrait and plopped himself down on a chair across from Hermione and Ron. He pulled of his school robe and losened his school tie.
" Rough day?" Hermione asked concerned. Harry shook his head no and sat there in stunned silence.
" What's wrong mate?" Ron asked giving up on his Charm's essay.
" I- I was, " Harry gulped in disbelief.
" You were what?" Hermione pressed on.
" I was asked out, by Cho." He said coming out of his revier, waiting for his friends reaction. They both looked at eachother in shock.
"That sixth year Ravenclaw you liked from last year?" Hermione asked, Harry nodded.
" Good job, mate!" Ron said clapping him on the back. " She is so-" Although one look from his girlfriend and that shut him right up.
" So what? Ronald." Hermione asked folding her arms, Ron didn't want her to be mad at him.
"So...good at Quidditch!" He said nervously sitting next to Hermione. He knew she was going to say something so he quickly turned to Harry.
" So are you going?" He asked.
" I don't know." Harry said honestly.
" Why not?" Hermione asked, " I thought you liked her."
" Well I did fourth year, but I guess she still is pretty." He said confused.
"Well then what's the problem?" Ron asked, he thought maybe if he had a girlfriend he wouldn't be so depressed all the time.
" I feel like I'm betraying Anna." He said quietly lowering his head.
Hermione and Ron sat there in silence, not really knowing what to say. They all miss her so much but she's been gone for a while. It's not that they didn't try to look for her, they put up posters everywhere and told everyone. Although there wasn't much hope.
" It's been seven months, almost a year." Hermione said softly.
" It doesn't mean she's dead!" Harry said standing up with a dangerous glint in his eyes.
" No one saying she is," Hermione said calmly putting a hand on his shoulder.
" Me and Hermione just want you to be happy." Ron said standing next to her. Harry nodded and apologised. He knew they didn't mean anything.
" I know," He said, " maybe it will be fun." Hermione and Ron nodded thiers heads fastly.
"You'll never know unless you go." Ron said.
Harry nodded, " well, uh, I have to go get ready. She said she meet outside the portrait around six."
They nodded and watched him go up the stairs. Hermione turned back to her seat and sat down, Ron looked over at her and saw her shoulders shaking.
" What's wrong love?" He asked kneeling infront of her.
" I h-hope we're d-doing the right t-thing." She sniffled, trying to hold her tears back.
" What do you mean?" Ron asked confused, " you mean us?" He asked worridly.
" N-no! About Ha-Harry." She replied looking up at him with puffy eyes. Ron looked confused, he honestly had no idea what she was talking about.
" What do you mean, sweatie?" he asked grabbing her shoulders, trying to comfort her.
" I miss her too." Was all she said before burying her head in his shoulders. Ron encircled his arms around her and held her close. He knew who she meant, Anna.
" Me too love, me too." Ron whispered as he rubbed her back. Hermione finished crying and pulled back wiping her tears.
" All better?" Ron asked wiping a stray tear. Hermione nodded and straightened her robes.
"Wouldn't want Harry to see me like this, crying about Anna." She said, " he has a date!" She said happily, although a sad smile came over her face.
" I just hope we were doing the right thing in telling him to go." She said facing the stairs.
" Anna would want him to be happy." Ron replied wrapping his arms around her from behind. Hermione sighed and leaned into him.
Harry came down the stairs dressed in black slacks and a nice white shirt, his hair as messy as ever. He looked rather dashing.
Hermione spotted him and made her way over, " you look nice." She giggled.
Harry gave a small thanks and told her and Ron not wait up, they nodded as he went out the door. Harry stepped out to see Cho waiting for him in a pink skirt, with a baby pink sweater with her hair tied up in a ponytail.
'Anna would never wear that much pink.' He thought, then he shook his head. 'Your going out on a date with Cho, stop thinking about Anna.' He thougth to himself. Cho saw him and made his way up to him, She gave him a hug and then grabbed his hand.
" I got permision from Dumbledore to go to Hogsmead." She said pulling him towards the entrance. Harry smiled and nodded his head.
" Great!" He said, although on the inside he felt anything but great. As they apparated to Hogsmead and walked to get thier ice cream, Harry spotted Honeydukes.
'This is where I took Anna.' He thought, he shook the thought away and tried to concentrate on Cho. All through the date he spotted places he and Anna went.
Cho thought this was a great new start, while for Harry it was just a reminder of Anna. Although he faked smiles and laughs, so Cho thought he was having a great time.
Finally the date ended and Harry walked Cho back to the Ravenclaw tower. He blushed as she kissed him on the cheeck good bye and went inside. Harry still thought she was beautiful, but wasn't as infatuated as he was in last year.
Harry decided to talk a walk around the school grounds and made his way to the Black Lake. The cool night wind ruffled his shirt.
'Has it really been seven months?' He asked himself as he look up at the moon. His thoughts were occupied about a certain girl. What he didn't know was that a middle aged couple was thinking about the same girl. Watching her as she slept in a hospital bed.
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Okay DON'T KILL ME! But I needed to show how people were moving on, and how Harry still missed her but doesn't know she's still alive. Plus Cho and Harry won't be together forever TRUST ME! NOW REVIEW! ONLY 1 MORE CHAPTA 2 GO!