Chapter 14: The Breaking Point

"So Harry, your sure you don't want to press charges?" said and Auror.

"I'm pretty sure I don't want to press charges," said Harry.

"Okay," said the Auror walking away.

Harry walked over to his former best friend's beds, He turned and looked over at Neville who had fallen asleep. He turned again and left the Hospital Wing.

The next few weeks Harry was very frustrated, He had everyone gawking and running up to him wanting his autograph. Draco and Neville usually flanked Harry when going from one class to another, to tell the admirers to shoo.

About three weeks after the fight with Hermione and Ron, Harry was making his way to Potions class when Cho walked up to him.

"Hey, …. Harry?" she said.

"Yeah?" He replied.

"Can I talk to you for a moment?" She asked.

"Sure," Harry replied.

"Harry I just want you to know that I'm sorry about what happened last year," Cho said looking away.

"It's alright, I should be the one that's sorry though. I was a real jerk," Harry replied looking down.

"Well, anyways, I was wondering if you wanted to -- um -- go to Hogsmeade with me this weekend?" She said blushing.

"Sure," Harry said simply.

"Okay well I'll talk to you later," Cho said walking away.

"Bye," Harry said.

Harry had so many thoughts running through his mind while he trudged to the dungeons. He was going on a date with Cho and was nervous that it would end up the same way it did the last time. On the other hand he was still not over Hermione, he was only making people think he was over her. She was still giving him the cold shoulder, Ron too. Neville and Draco were know Harry's best friends, he missed hanging out with Ron and Hermione. He missed there constant bickering, but he would not show how he felt to anyone.

Harry walked into the Potions class and sat down next to Neville and Draco.

"Mr. Potter, five points for striding into my classroom," Snape said Dramatically.

Harry wasn't about to take the bait so he just sat there.

"Five points for ignoring me!" shouted Snape.

Harry still sat silent, trying not to take the bait.

"Ten points for being ignorant!" said Snape.

Harry still didn't say anything so when Snape realized Harry wasn't going to say anything he turned around and started lecturing the class.

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Harry walked out of Potions and headed to the Gryffindor Common Room, in an hour it would be time for dinner. He went straight to the dormitories and sat on his bed. He thought of all that had happened this year, that soon he would face Voldemort for the last time. One thing or person, however always popped into Harry's head, Hermione. He would see her walking down the hall with Ron, and they would always give him a death glare. Harry pretended the separation of the great "Golden Trio" didn't bother him but it did. He was mad at himself for losing Hermione. The more Harry thought about Hermione the more he regretted accepting the date with Cho. Harry trying to distract his thoughts pulled out his potions book and started on his homework.

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Ron and Hermione walked down the corridor to the Great Hall, when they bumped into Blaise and his cronies.

"Well if it isn't the weasel and the mud blood," He said.

"Shut it Zabini!" Ron said hastily.

"Potter not here to save you?" laughed Crabbe.

"We don't need him to beat you Zabini!" said Hermione.

"Don't you dare speak to me that way you filthy little Mud--"

"Don't you dare finish that sentence Blaise!" shouted someone behind Ron and Hermione. They looked for the person that had said this and found that Harry, Neville, and Draco, were advancing on the scene.

"Well, if it isn't for the Chosen one, the Retard, and the Blood Traitor!" said Blaise.

"Beat it Murderer! We can handle them ourselves!" said Ron to Harry.

"Yeah why don't you go sign some more autographs!" said Hermione coldly.

Harry stopped dead in his tracks and looked over at Blaise, "You touch them and I will tear you limb from limb."

"Ha ha! You? You have got to be kidding me!" said Blaise.

"If he wont I will," said Dean Thomas and Seamus walking up.

"You Gryffindor are all pathetic," said Crabbe.

"How about we settle this tonight!" said Harry.

"Okay, we will 10 on 10, on the Quidditch pitch, at nine 'o' clock," stated Blaise.

"We will see who the dominate house is tonight! Gryffindor verse Slytherin!" said Harry.

"Alright, see you then," said Blaise walking away.

At eight thirty, Harry gathered ten Gryffindors to battle. He got Dean, Seamus, Neville, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Draco, Colin, and Marvin Marcie, a seventh year down right hated Slytherins.

They proceeded down to the Quidditch pitch and found that the Slytherins were already there. Blaise had gathered Pansy, Crabbe, Goyle, Josh Macown a fifth year, Will Witherman a seventh year, and four other people Harry didn't know.

"So it will begin," said Blaise.

"So it will," said Harry.

The two houses stood in front of each other waiting for someone to make the first move. The wind picked up and swept through the soon to be battle field, Harry looked at Blaise with hate in his eyes. Suddenly without warning lightning cracked through the sky, the Slytherins took advantage of this distraction and started firing off spells.

Harry dodged the oncoming barrage of spells, he looked beside him to see who all had fallen. Seamus was the only one who fell during the onslaught of curses. Know the Gryffindors took there turn at offense, they fired everything from petty curses to dangerous spells.

Three of the four Slytherins that Harry didn't know fell, Harry was fending well for himself, and so were the others. Harry dodged and ducked his way through the field to were Blaise was, when he found him they locked eyes and began to duel. Harry could tell that Blaise was dark due to the number of very lethal curses that flew his way.

Harry ducked under the bone shatter curse and fired off a binding spell, Blaise flicked the spell away like it was nothing.

"Potter! Don't be childish with me! Be a man and use stronger spells! You'll never defeat me!" mocked Blaise.

"I'm sorry I don't use curse's that Death Munchers use!" said Harry.

"You will regret that!" shouted Blaise, firing of the Cruciatus Curse.

The fighting went on for about twenty more minutes, Ron who was to tired to use his wand anymore charged at Josh Macown and punched him in the face. Josh fell to a stunner from Hermione. Dean and Ginny had fallen, but from what, Harry didn't know. Colin fell to a bone shatter curse, it hit him in the leg and he fell. Harry could hardly stand hearing him scream from the pain. Marvin was the next to fall, he was hit with a body bind.

Blaise and the other guy that Harry didn't know started to double team Harry.

"It will all be over soon Harry!" said Blaise.

Harry managed to disarm and stun one of his assailants, Blaise took his time waiting for Harry to make a mistake, and Harry could tell.

The fighting continued for another twenty minutes, and Harry was starting to get tired. Crabbe had fell moments before to a stunning curse.

Harry and Blaise continued to duel furiously, Harry dodged a Reductor hex, and slipped. He was so tired he could hardly stand anymore.

Blaise took his opportunity and fired the Killing Curse.

Time seemed frozen as the Curse flew towards Harry, he was to tired to dodge it. All fighting came to a stop as they saw the curse fly at Harry.

Harry suddenly remembered the dream he had of him fighting Voldemort, and the spell he had used to block the Killing Curse.

Without hesitation he shouted out the incantation, "ANCILE NATURAE!" Harry shoutedHarry watched as the same golden beam shot out of his wand and surrounded him, the Killing Curse bounced off.

Everyone looked on in shock, the Gryffindors took there chance and finished the battle off. The Slytherins were so shocked that Harry had blocked the curse that they dropped there guard and that's when the Gryffindors stunned them.

Harry stood looking at Blaise's stunned body, then at the others, "Well I'm glad that's settled."

Harry walked over to Ginny and Deans body's, when he reached them he was relieved to find that they were only stunned.

"Is she ok?" asked Ron, shock still evident in his voice.

"Yeah, She's only stunned," said Harry.

"Good," sighed Ron.

Harry revived the two of them and helped them up. Draco revived Seamus and helped him up, Neville released the body bind off Marvin Marcie.

"Harry what the hell was that?" Draco asked, the same question that was on everyone else's mind. (Except those who were unconscious or were under the body bind)

"I don't know," Harry said, avoiding the question. He didn't want anyone to know that he had trusted his dream in saving his life.

"Is there something your not telling us Harry?" asked Neville.

"Possibly," Harry replied.

"Don't give us that crap Harry!" said Ron.

"Like it matters to you Ron! You were just calling me a murderer earlier!" Shouted Harry.

"Well you are!" said Hermione. Harry felt his knees give, he couldn't stand the fact that he was never going to be able to kiss those lips again. Harry had took dating her for granite, he never realized how he had loved her till it was to late.

"You two will never understand will you!" Harry said.

"You could have let Dumbledore take care of him!" said Hermione.

"I could've have, but there's two reasons why didn't," said Harry heatedly.

"And what might that be Harry! Huh! We're all dying to know!" said Ron, his voice rising.

"You want to know? Well here they are! One, you cant win a war if you don't kill! Two, It's not Dumbledore's fight! It's mine! I have to kill or be killed! It's up to me to make sure that you all don't die painful deaths! I am the only person who can save the wizarding world!" shouted Harry out of breath.

At that moment Harry couldn't take it any more, he broke down to tears and dropped to his knees, "You two just don't understand the weight of this burden that I carry!" shouted Harry. He couldn't believe he was crying, he was mad at himself for breaking down, but he could only take so much.

Ginny rushed over to Harry and hugged him, Harry just sat there for a moment then got up, wiping off his face.

"Harry --" Hermione started but Harry cut her off.

"I don't want to hear it Hermione," snapped Harry, "Know if you don't mind, I have to take Colin to the infirmary," said Harry not looking back, as he levitated Colin up, and walked off the pitch.

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Hermione was angry at herself for how she had treated Harry, she didn't know the kind of pressure that loomed over his head. She had tried to apologize to him right after the battle but he had cut her off and walked away. She knew that that night, Harry had broke down, He had reached the breaking point. She noticed that Harry was avoiding everyone, even Draco and Neville. He was keeping to himself, and ever time she saw him he looked worse. She was very tempted to rush over and tell him she was so, so very sorry for how she had treated him. She didn't want to admit it but she missed being held in his arms, and hearing him say he loved her. She was upset that Harry was going to Hogsmeade with Cho, but she knew it was all her fault that he was. She had ended there relationship and know she had to deal with the consequences. She was just so sad that she couldn't hold him and tell him that everything would be all right. That he was going to okay, and that she would stand by him till the very end. He just looked so helpless, so broken, as he walked down the halls by himself. She remembered seeing life in his emerald eyes, even when he was glaring at her. Know she could only see hurt, and pain, and she so very wished that she had not ended there relationship that night. She knew he would never take her back know, not after how she had treated him. She just trudged along every day feeling more worse every day that she saw that broken look in his eyes and face. She just hoped that one day they could be friends again, if not lovers.

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Friday came and Harry found himself in Dumbledore's Room of Requirement, "Today Harry you are going to learn a spell called Aranea, this curse shoots a spider web out at the opponent. The other spell that I will teach you later is called Excrucio, another form of the Cruciatus Curse. It is an Unforgivable that only few can master," said Dumbledore.

Harry just nodded and began to train.

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At lunch Cho came up to Harry, "Hey Harry," she said sweetly.

"Hey Cho," Harry replied, smiling.

"I just wanted to know if you were still game for our date tomorrow," said Cho.

"Yeah, it will be fun," said Harry moving over so she could sit down.

"Yeah I cant wait," she said sitting down.

Harry talked to Cho for the rest of Lunch and felt a lot better afterwards, maybe the date wouldn't be so bad after all.

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Harry assembled the D.A. that night and taught them the spells that Dumbledore had taught him earlier, everyone was progressing quickly.

Harry walked Cho back to Ravenclaw tower and wished her a good night before he went back to Gryffindor tower and went bed.

Harry was looking at Voldemort with sheer hate in his eye's. Voldemort looked at Harry and said "Well Harry, you have come a long way just to die like your Mother and Father. I will give you one last chance, join me Harry! I can teach you things you have never even dreamed of."

"NEVER! REDUCTO!" Harry shouted. The curse missed by inches and busted through the window behind Voldemort.

"Hahahahaha! Avada Kedavra!" Voldemort scoffed.

"ANCILE NATURAE!" Harry shouted.

A yellow beam shout out of Harry's wand and it encircled Harry, but it was to late, some of the curse made it through. Harry was knocked backwards and he crashed through the window behind him and fell...

"AAAAAHAAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHA," Harry awoke with a start. Harry sat for a moment thinking about the dream, and then rolled over and went back to bed.

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The next day Harry woke up early and took a shower. He put on the best outfit he owned, a blue dress shirt and a pair of dark jeans. He slipped on some silk dark blue robes, and walked down to the Great Hall for Breakfast.

"Good Morning Harry," Cho said to Harry when they met after Breakfast.

"Hello Cho, same to you," Harry replied smiling.

"You ready?" she asked, nervousness evident in her voice.

"Yeah lets go," Harry replied.

They made small talk about things that had been happening around school when she asked, "Harry I heard you and nine others took on some Slytherins the other night."

'Oh shit, She knows about it all, damn. I hope she doesn't know all of what happened.' Harry thought.

"Yeah we did," said Harry.

"I also heard you blocked the Killing Curse!" She said enthusiastically.

"Yeah I did," all enthusiasm drained from his voice.

"You don't sound to happy about," she said.

"Well its just another thing people are going to gawk at me about!" said Harry.

"I'm sorry Harry," she said.

"It's okay I just don't want to talk about it," said Harry.

They traveled the rest of the way in silence.

"So were do you want to go first?" asked Harry.

"How about Zonkos?" asked Cho.

"Sure," said Harry.

They made there way down the street to the famous joke shop and walked in.

They looked around the store from shelve to shelve.

"Ooooh I love these," She said pointing to the shelve that contained chocolate cauldrons.

"Do you want some?" asked Harry.

"No I cant ask that of you," as She started to pull out her money bag.

"No I insist, were on a date, the man always supposed to pay," said Harry, grabbing to packs of Chocolate Cauldrons.

"Thank you, Harry," She said kissing his cheek.

"Your welcome," said Harry as they reached the counter.

They walked out of Zonkos and down the street, letting there feet guide them.

"Lets go to the Shrieking Shack!" She said happily.

"Alright," said Harry.

They walked down to the end of the street, and down the dirt path through the woods. They walked until they came up to the fence that surrounded the Shrieking Shack.

"Its so spooky down here," said Cho.

"Not really," Harry said suppressing a grin, he knew it wasn't haunted but he didn't want to spoil the fun.

They stood looking out at the Shack for about an hour just enjoying each others company.

"You want to go get something eat?" Harry asked Cho.

"Yeah, lets go," She said.

"Is there anywhere other than the Three Broomsticks?" asked Harry.

"Unfortunately there isn't," said Cho.

"So the Three Broomsticks it is," chuckled Harry.

"I guess," Cho said laughing.

They walked into the pub and took a seat at the back by themselves.

"I hope you've enjoyed your day," Harry said looking her in the eyes.

"I have Harry," She said smiling.

"Me too, Its been really great," Harry said.

They ordered there food and sat and talked and laughed, Harry was the happiest he had been in a while. After they had ate they walked outside and up the street back to Hogwarts. They silently agreed that they wanted to go back.

"So Harry are we-- are we like… together?" She asked nervously.

"Yeah, I would like that, but only if you want to," said Harry.

"Great!" She said happily.

As they walked up the sloping drive, Harry's hand snaked into Cho's. They looked at each other and smiled.

When they got back to the Castle, Ginny walked up to them and said, "Harry! Quidditch has been cancelled for the rest of the year."

"Why!" Harry and Cho asked at the same time.

"Because Vol-- He-who-must-not-be-named has attacked a town not to far from here," said Ginny.

"Oh my!" said Cho covering her mouth.

"How are we faring?" Harry asked.

"He-who-must-not-be-named has destroyed the whole town," She said sadly.

Something clicked in Harry and he got a cold dark look in his eyes, "Why doesn't that coward just come after me! Quit hurting innocent people, and come for me! It's me he wants!" Shouted Harry.

"You would shut up if you knew what was good for you!" said a voice from behind Harry.

Harry turned around and came face to face with Blaise.

"You would do best to just walk away right now," said Harry so cold that Blaise flinched.

"Walk away from you?" Blaise laughed.

"You know you cant defeat me," said Harry.

Blaise went for his wand but Harry was quicker "EXPELLIAMOS!" Shouted Harry.

So much power was behind that spell that Blaise flew back into the wall with a sickening thud.

Everyone could fell the power emanating off Harry as he took Cho's hand and walked away.

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Harry spent the rest of the day with Cho, when it came close to curfew, he walked her back to her Common Room.

"Harry its been so fun hanging out with you today," She said getting closer to him.

"Yeah, I had the best time today," Harry said moving forward.

There lips met in the middle and they parted there lips and let there tongues slide into each others mouth. There arms went around each other, and they held each other as they kissed each other.

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