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Tangled Lives at Hogwarts

Chapter 8 - Angelina

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"Angelina! Angeliiiiina!"

"What!" Angelina twisted her head around to see Belinda running toward her.

Belinda came to a stop in front of Angelina. She was slightly panting and there was loose hair coming out of her usually tight pony tail. She finally looked up and said, "Heaven help me, but you are not gonna believe this."

Angelina looked at Belinda intently, beckoning for her to continue.

"Ginny and Harry broke up," Belinda said as if this was the most surprising thing that could ever happen.

"You're joking," Angelina said in a horrified voice. She was worried that it was all her fault.

"No, I'm not."

"But-but... That's impossible!"

"It's possible now."

Angelina shook her head.

"Oh come on, it's not that bad. In fact, it's not bad at all," Belinda gave Angelina a friendly punch on the shoulder before linking arms with her as they walked together toward the Gryffindor common room. "I've always wanted them to break up. Give Ginny what she deserves," Belinda continued.

"I dunno, I just feel like this is all my fault," Angelina murmured slowly.

Belinda made a face, "How is it your fault. It has nothing to do with you!"

"Yeah, but... I... I'm in this... I... I think I'm a major part of this breakup," Angelina confessed.

"What? Impossible. Explain," commanded Belinda.

"Well," Angelina started, but was interrupted by a nearby Slytherin.

"Ehmigod! I know, I know! Ginny is so greedy," the Slytherin was complaining loudly to her friend.

Angelina and Belinda turned slowly on their heels. What were these girls talking about?

"He was totally going to be my date," a brunette with pink streaks growled.

"Why does Ginny always have to go after the hot guys?"

"Not that Harry was hot," one of the girls sniffed.

Belinda and Angelina glanced at each other with their eyebrows raised. No, they weren't thinking "How can Harry not be hot?" Instead their minds were racing with thoughts like "How can Ginny be dating?"

"This is totally bogus!" Angelina muttered to herself, "Where am I? Is this a dream? How can Ginny be dating someone else other than Harry. Okay, that is not possible!"

Belinda stared at her, trying to catch her words, "Well, I did hear that Ginny was changing."

"Changing?"

"Like, changing back to her good old self?" Belinda gave Angelina an apologetic look.

"This world is going crazy!" She walked off to the common room leaving Belinda standing by herself wondering if Angelina had the fever.

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Angelina ran up the stairs, two at a time as she headed toward the boy's dormitory. Collin had already informed her that he saw Ginny going up to the boy's dormitory with Hermione. Angelina quickened her pace, but quickly came to a halt when she realized something. What would she do if someone saw her? It's not like she visited guys in the boy's dormitory everyday like Hermione and Ginny.

"Inoccorus Simbolum," Angelina whispered, pointing her wand at her heart. She looked down at her feet to see if the charm had worked. It had. Angelina was invisible. She slowly walked up, trying not to make a sound when she bumped into something soft.

"Who's there," she heard a male voice whisper. It sounded like Harry. Of course, Harry was under his invisibility cloak, but why in the world was he hiding? Angelina quickly backed away from him, her heart thumping loudly. There is something going on up there that Harry is hiding from, Angelina thought, I have to find out what it is, but Harry is blocking the path. I'd go around him, but I can't see where he is! What should I do? What should I do? Angelina looked at the spot in front of her. Suddenly an idea formed in her head. She pointed her wand at the spot in front of her and thought, "Paritikles," then waved her wand around. Thick dust poured out of the air and landed everywhere. The dust landed all over Harry, giving a clear outline of him to anyone watching. He quickly shook off the dust, but Angelina had already seen him and was making her way to his dormitory.

"Why did you have to choose him of all people?" Ron Weasley yelled at Ginny just as Angelina entered the room. (The invisibility charm was still working for those of you who were wondering.)

"What's wrong with him?" Ginny glared at Ron.

"Ron, if Ginny thinks it's fine, she will be fine," Hermione added nervously.

But Ginny ignored her, "When are you going to stop controlling me? I can date who ever, when ever I want!"

"Well, at least explain why you broke up with Harry. You guys made a fine couple!" Ron protested.

"Well," Ginny faltered for a moment, "Harry never pays attention to me. I don't think he even realizes I exist."

"Of course he realizes you exist! How can you say that, Ginny?" Hermione interrupted.

"I guess that's why I started changing. I felt unimportant. Harry was so busy saving lives and destroying horcruxes that I felt so useless. I wanted to be known as someone important. I want to be helpful."

That's why Ginny was always bragging about Harry. It's all making sense, realized Angelina.

"And once I started, I couldn't stop. It just got worse and worse. Harry started ignoring me more and more and I knew it was all my fault. Everything was so confusing," Ginny continued.

Angelina looked back at the area where Harry was, she could only just imagine how this conversation was making him feel.

"Harry doesn't love me anymore, nor does he care for me. Why should I stick with someone who dislikes me, who doesn't want me to be around? I feel like I deserve someone that actually cares for me," Ginny crossed her arms and looked at Ron in the eye as if she was challenging him.

"What makes you think Zabini lo... likes you? For all you now, he might be trying to trick you or trying to get revenge on something you have done before."

Zabini? Blaise Zabini?

"Listen, Ron! You may be my brother, but that doesn't mean you can control me. Blaise treats me a million times better than you treat me! He listens to me- that's one thing that most boys don't know how to do. And he never argues with me either."

"You guys have only been a couple for about a minute," Ron coughed loudly.

Ginny frowned, "Just cause you think you know everything doesn't mean you do."

"Zabini is a girl!"

"What do you mean by that?"

"'He never argues with me?'" Ron mimicked in a high pitched voice, "What a sissy! He's probably bi! And since when have you started dating Slytherins?"

"Since Slytherins treat me better than my own dear brother!"

"Are you kidding?"

"And Blaise is not bisexual! He is as straight as anyone can be straight!" Ginny yelled, her eyes brimmed with tears. She stomped down the stairs angrily. Angelina quickly moved out her way as Ginny passed her.

She watched Ginny thoughtfully. Ginny had definitely changed back to her good old self, but she couldn't help feeling sorry for Harry. She wondered what Hermione and Ron would have said if they found out that Harry had been eavesdropping in their conversation.

Angelina heard another pair of footsteps fade away and realized that Harry was leaving. She swiftly followed him down. Harry went into the common room and with one graceful move, pulled off his invisibility cloak and folded it into a small bundle. He looked tired and miserable. He slouched into his chair and buried his face into his hands. He wasn't crying, probably just distraught.

Angelina tapped her head once with her wand and became visible again. Wondering what to do, she took a step toward Harry. Harry's head jerked up as he turned to see who it was. Not knowing what to do, she stared into his eyes. He didn't say anything, instead he just looked away. However, Angelina could still feel his piercing green eyes on her. She had never seen eyes like Harry's before. His eyes were full of meaning. She saw things she had never noticed before. There was hope, loss, sadness, anger, moments of pure joy and moments of pure terror.

He's experienced pain almost nobody else will ever experience in their life. Angelina felt a wave of melancholy wash over her as she studied Harry. Why have I never noticed this before? Is it because I was too biased? I feel so guilty.. I want to give him something... Something that will make him happy.

Not knowing what to do, she stepped toward him again. Her mind ran through all her thoughts and all her emotions until she realized what to do.

Harry still wasn't looking at her and Angelina was becoming apprehensive. Angelina took a deep breath before walking up to him. She took another breath before reaching out to Harry. She turned his head softly, so that he was looking at her. He didn't say anything, but he didn't look away. She kept his hand there, touching his cheek, afraid of what she was about to do, but that didn't stop her. She leaned forward until she was pressing her lips against him. A deep feeling of satisfaction came over her, but that wasn't all. A new feeling ran through her body, passion.

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I want to thank all of you guys for being so patient with me because I know I haven't been the fastest person at updating. Oh yes, I know some of you aren't really happy with the couples right now, but don't worry, they may not stay that way if you if you catch my drift. hint hint I'd love to know your suggestions on how to improve the story or any ideas. I'd also love to answer any of your questions! So... Please Review!