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My Note:  Thank you to those who reviewed and to those who only read too. I'm still a bit confused on what to do next but I hope you like what I did with this. I'm actually listening to oodles of love songs to inspire myself ….lol

            Oh yeah I got tired of using Hermione's pov I think it's about time Harry was given a chance.

Chapter 6: Delusion

            Harry was able to get back to the burrow without anyone noticing. He spent that afternoon helping out with the chores and playing quidditch with Ron. While they were having dinner an owl arrived with a letter for Ron. It dropped it right at his plate.

            "Good grief, Ronald! You're dinner!" Mrs. Weasley scolded him.

            "Who's it from?" Ginny asked.

            "Probably from Hermione." Harry teased, he felt guilty.

            George and Fred made hooting noises, "Boys!" Mrs. Weasley reprimanded, "A letter from Hermione?" she asked arching her brows.

            "Molly, Ron likes Hermione." Mr. Weasley explained.

            "I know , Arthur." Mrs. Weasley looked at Ron, "So who is it from, dear?"

            Ron blushed while they had this conversation, so everyone knew. He shook his head and opened the letter, Ron read it and his jaw dropped. Then he started laughing. Everyone looked at him with questioning eyes.

            "It's just a joke! Someone's trying to get me mad." He explained.

            "What?" Ginny asked, Ron wasn't making sense.

            "Here I'll just read it to you." Ron opened the letter and started reading aloud.

            Ron,

                        I don't  want to pry ,but I just wanted to tell you that I saw Harry and Hermione together this morning and this past few days Hermione has been spending time with Draco Malfoy. I also want you to know that I saw Harry kiss Hermione just before he left and since I know you like her I just wanted to warn you.

            He finished reading. Harry and Ginny both grew pale and looked anxious. Ron still laughed, while everyone looked at him. "Hermione's with her parents I even received a letter from her." He explained pulling out the letter from his back pocket, it was wrinkled because of constant reading. George grabbed the letter, "Uh…Ron this is from Hogwarts."

            "What?!" Ron grabbed the letter and saw the Hogwarts seal on top of the letter. "But…but……"

            "Gin, you alright? You look pale." Fred looked at Ginny.

            Ginny squirmed in her seat, "Uh…ah….I'm okay."

            "Harry?" Fred asked because Harry was paler than Ginny.

            Harry didn't answer. Aaaah! What happened?! He panicked, Who sent the letter. Think Harry think. Wait I think someone's' talking to me. Harry looked at all the eyes staring at him. "Uh…I'm okay."

            Ron suddenly had a dazed look on his face. Mrs. Weasley looked accusingly at Harry, "Harry? Did you visit Hermione?" she asked.

            "Molly, we shouldn't…"

            Mrs. Weasley cut him off, "Did you?" her look on me not wavering.

            Yeah! Did you, Harry? What do I do?Argh! Anything better than telling them the truth. Harry gave a nervous laugh, "Of course not." He lied through his teeth.

            Everyone in the table gave a nervous laugh or look. Fred and George enjoyed it though giving each other grins. "Well, let's eat." Mr. Weasley interrupted. Everyone finished their dinner in peace, literally no one said anything until everything was cleaned.

            "Go up to your rooms and get dressed." Mrs. Weasley ordered.

            Harry was the first one in the room followed by a silent Ron, closing the door behind him. Fred, George and Ginny walked to their rooms ,but quickly got out and waited outside Ron's room listening intently.

            Harry looked nervously at Ron, he tried to occupy himself with his clothes as Ron just sat on his bed quietly. Relax, Harry. You didn't get busted just keep quiet. Ron should never know for Hermione's sake. His thoughts were broken by Ron's voice.

            "Harry?" he called.

            Harry looked at Ron, "Yeah?" he asked.

            "Did…..did…." Ron couldn't say it, he was too scared to hear the answer to ask. The three outside pushed their ears closer to the door. Harry was sweating bullets.

            "Harry, did you see Hermione? Please tell me the truth." Ron asked in a low voice.

            "Truth?" he asked, Do I tell him the truth or do I lie some more? Shit! This sucks I can't believe I'm doing this to my best friend, but I know how it feels to be lied to all your life. "The truth is…." Ron waited, the three listened intently. "I did. I saw her this morning before anyone was up." He admitted.

            Ron was silent then 'pop' . He screwed his face in anger, "WHAT?!", he screamed. George, Fred and Ginny were surprised by the scream that they all fell pulling their faces from the door.

            Harry tried to explain, very inarticulately. "Ron, you don't understand. I didn't give Hermione a kiss. I just kissed her on the cheek for goodbye."

            Ron wasn't listening, his fists were clenched and murder was on his eyes. "A KISS?!" he cried in outrage.

            "It was just a goodbye kiss on her cheek."

            "So everything in the letter is true?" he asked, calming down a bit. "She was with Malfoy?!"

            "She has a debt." He explained, relief on his face when Ron calmed down.

            "A debt?! Hermione has a  DEBT to Malfoy?!"

            "Yeah. She had to stay there and be his assistant. I just visited to check on her." He explained.

            "What debt? Why didn't she tell me?!" Ron ranted, his temper rising once again.

            "The debt. Uh….."

            Ron looked at Harry suspiciously, "What brought on this debt?" he asked.

            "Uh…" Harry thought of telling Ron a lie, but he realized that he would fine out soon and he doesn't want what happened earlier to repeat itself. "Okay, Ron. I'm going to tell you the truth ,but you have to shut up and listen until I finish." Ron gave a nod. "Before we left for the burrow, You saw me and Herm talking, right?" he asked. Ron gave another nod. "Well, I….I kissed her okay. We were talking and I kissed her."

            Ron growled, his face was red with anger and his fists were clench ,but he didn't move. "You can do whatever you want, say anything to make yourself feel better cause I deserve it." In an instant Ron swung his right fist right at Harry's face, Harry fell down from the force and Ron just grabbed his neck and started strangling him. Harry choked, "Ron….sputter….Let go ….choke….I can't breathe."

            "YOU STINKING PEACE OF SHIT! YOU TOOK ADVANTAGE OF HER!" his hands gripping tighter. When they heard it, George, Fred and Ginny rushed in the room and pulled Ron away. Took them quite sometime coz Ron's anger made him incredibly strong and the fact that Harry hadn't resisted at all was also there. Fred and George had Ron pinned on his bed while Ginny rushed to Harry.

            "Kof….gasp….kofkof"

            "Harry, are you okay?" she asked, pulling him  from the floor.

            "Yeah, I'm just…okay, Gin." He answered, looking at Ron who finally stopped resisting. Fred and George let him go making him promise not to try and kill Harry anymore. "Guys, let him do it. I deserve it." Harry called to them.

            George and Fred looked at Harry, "We weren't stopping him for your sake, it was for his." Fred replied.

            "I can't believe you did that, Harry. When we treated you as family." George said shaking his head in disappointment.

            Harry pulled himself away from Ginny, "You're right. I shouldn't be here." He started packing his things when he was done. He walked in front of Ron. "I'm really sorry, mate." He took his trunk and said goodbye to everyone and waited outside for the bus.

My Note: So do you like it? I hope you do. Please review!! I'm begging! I'm on my knees here. Pleeeeaaaasssseeee!!! N' if nyone wants to beta my work.