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SierraPotter: Lol, I'll think about hurting her in some way… can it be emotional pain? But then again, you never know what an author has up her sleeve do you? Thanks for the review!

Leaving

"Harry don't go!"

He paused on the front lawn of the Burrow and turned around; trunk and Hedwig's cage in hand. Hermione was running up to him as fast as she could; tears pouring from her eyes at a rate that Harry had never seen before.

"You can't leave Harry, you only just got here!" She shouted forcefully at him.

Harry forced a smile onto his face and stroked his friends' busy mane of hair, "There's no point in me being here anymore, you heard what I told you about that conversation."

Harry had indeed gone back to Ron's room after overhearing the conversation with Ginny and Dean. Upon entering the room he looked at Hedwig's cage and saw it empty, so he picked it up and walked back to his trunk, lifting it up as well. He had seen the questioning looks on both Ron and Hermione's faces and told them he was leaving. Hermione's eyes instantly filled with tears and Ron demanded that Harry tell them why he was in such a hurry to go. So, Harry put down his things and told them what he had heard and simply said 'So I'm going now'. With that he walked downstairs and said goodbye to Mrs Weasley, who started to cry because he didn't say a single word about why he was leaving, and he heard a great banging from upstairs and walked out.

"Who care's about that Harry?" Hermione shouted even louder, tears still flooding from her eyes, "What about me and Ron? Aren't we worth staying for?"

"I can't be in a house with someone who hates me that much," Harry replied, still staying calm and trying to comfort her.

"She's just a stupid mindless teenager Harry! She doesn't know anything about love! She doesn't know that she loves you more than anyone on this whole earth! She's being thick but we can't make her see that can we?!"

Hermione collapsed in a head on the grass, unable to breathe for crying so much.

"Hermione," Harry said quietly, "I know all that. And you're right, we can't make her see. But for now she hates me, and…"

"For now Harry," Hermione croaked out, "For now she hates you. And if you go she'll never realise that she's being stupid."

"She's hated me for a long time now Hermione. Since the start of our seventh year... And I learnt how to get over it a long time ago; that bridge has been crossed."

"I don't care if it's been crossed, I won't let you go," She said, her voice stronger and more determined now.

"Well, I'm going anyway," Harry said, getting a little angry and standing up, "Where's Ron?"

Just at that moment Dean was pushed out of the front door of the Burrow and slammed on the ground by Ron; with a screaming Ginny and Mrs Weasley behind them. Harry rolled his eyes cursed under his breath. He knew Ron was just trying to help but this was not the way to go about it.

"You are filth! Did you know that? Filth!" Ron shouted at him as he lay on the ground, battered and bruised from being clearly beaten up by Ron.

Harry walked over to them and held Ron back, "It's ok," He said calmly in Ron's ear. Ron stopped kicking and shouting and stood back. His mouth gawped open as he saw Harry help Dean to his feet.

"Sorry Dean, he just… cares," Harry tried. Dean also gawped at him and started on in confusion, "I think it would be best if you just, went home and came back tomorrow?"

Dean nodded, still clearly bewildered, and waved goodbye to Ginny, then clicked his finger and was gone.

"Harry!" Ron shouted at him.

"Not you too, please, I can't bear it," Harry said, walking back to the grass where Hermione still sat on the ground.

"But you just let him…"

"Ron, I appreciate it, but I'm going now," Harry cut in.

Ron stared at his best friend, so calm in all the chaos, so different to the real Harry. "You're not seriously leaving us?" He said in a sarcastic fashion.

"I am," Harry replied apologetically.

"You won't let him, will you Ron?" Hermione said, fresh tears dripping down her cheeks.

"Well, he'll be back soon, won't you mate?" Ron said.

For the first time, Harry looked to the floor, unable to face up to the truth. He was not planning on going back to the Burrow for a long time. He didn't know how long exactly; it could be a matter of weeks, months, maybe even a year or two. In fact, if he was to be honest with himself, he didn't really know what he was going to do when he got back to his house. He had so much anger inside him that needed to burst out but he didn't want Ginny to see more anger explode from him, because that was the reason she hated him already.

"You… You will be back?" Ron said, bringing Harry out of his daze.

"I don't know," He said quietly.

"Harry!" Hermione cried, hugging him.

"All because of my bloody sister," Ron shook his head in disbelief.

Then, the three of them all jumped when they heard a voice behind them. A meek voice, no more louder than a mouse.

"You're going?" Ginny said.

Harry shut his eyes at the voice and took a deep breath in to steady his nerves before he turned around and said quietly, "Yes, I'm leaving."

"Well, how long for?" Ginny asked.

"What do you care? You're the one making him go!" Ron burst out.

"Ron she hasn't asked me to go!" Harry flipped, turning towards him and shouting.

He bit his lip as he turned to see Ginny shake her head at him, "Now you understand what you heard?" She said, "You have changed Harry."

A strange feeling came over him when she said that, and the feeling was… nothing. He didn't know if she was right or wrong. On the one hand she was right because otherwise why would he be trying not to get angry? On the other hand she was wrong because why would he have changed? He hadn't changed!

"Let me say goodbye to my friends please," He said quietly.

Ginny folded her arms and shook her head again; "Well good luck to you," She spat, "I hope you go and ruin someone else's life!" And with that she stormed off, back into the house from which she came, and where Harry would never go again.

"You can't let her do this to you," Ron said, touching Harry's arm.

"She already has," He replied, faking a smile that quickly turned into a tear.

"You don't want to go, you're crying," Hermione said, taking a light hold of his other arm.

"I'm not," He replied sheepishly. He pulled away from them both and turned to face them. "I will see you again, just… not for a while."

"How long's a while?" Ron asked.

"I don't know," Harry answered, "But, I know I'll write to you before I come next time!" He laughed.

And they laughed too. And that was that; he gave them both a hug and took one last look at the Burrow. As his eyes moved up the strange house, he saw a figure in the window, crying at him before quickly shutting the curtains. He sighed and looked away. After saying goodbye to Ron and Hermione he disapparated back to his house. From there, he didn't know where he was going to go, but he knew he wasn't going to stay there. That house was filled with memories of his parents, and the Burrow was filled with memories of Ginny. So the same night he got back, he picked up his trunk and left there as well; taking one picture of his parents and Sirius, and one of Ginny. Just one.


A/N Well, this was a short chapter. I'm quite happy about it even though it's short. Except I'm not liking how it's like, all speech. Sorry, I tried to put more feeling and stuff in there but I don't know if it worked. Now, what I was going to do here was finish the story and write a sequel. But I don't see the point in that because it will just come up as quickly as the next chapter as this if you get me… so I'm just going to carry on on here. Can you please tell me what you think of what's happened to this story because I'm aware that it changed from a kinda drama to a romance very abruptly and I'm not sure that people will be too happy about it. But I have some ideas that will make it back to how it used to be, like action/adventure so hopefully it will be fine. I hope all of that made sense because I'm really tired right now and I don't even know if it makes sense to myself but please review I'd appreciate it hehe!