Chapter 9: The fights, the secrets

"Hey guys," Hermione smiled.

"Ask her," Harry nudged and Ron sat next to his girlfriend.

"Hermione, if someone told you that I cheated on you but I told you I didn't would you believe me over them?" Ron asked, "And don't think logically."

"Yes, I would believe you over them, why?" Hermione answered.

"Harry kissed Cho," Ron explained.

"You did what?" Hermione practically screamed.

"I didn't mean to," Harry defended.

"I thought you liked Luna," Hermione replied.

"I do," Harry agreed.

"Then why did you kiss Cho?"

"For ten minutes," Ron further explained.

"For ten minutes?" Hermione questioned.

"I don't know," Harry shrugged.

"Do you like Cho?" Hermione continued.

"I don't know, I like Luna but the feelings I had for Cho are coming back," Harry sighed, "I'm very confused.

"Harry listen to me," Hermione started, "You lie to Luna and she finds out you did, she will never forgive you….tell her the truth, before she finds out."

"But if I tell her then she will hate me as well," Harry replied.

"If you don't then the outcome will be worse," Hermione smiled sadly.

"So I have to tell her?" Harry asked.

"Yes." Hermione nodded and Harry fell back in his chair.

"Great."

The next morning Harry walked down to the Great Hall for breakfast and smiled and Hermione when he got to the table.

"Morning," Hermione greeted.

"Hey," Harry inhaled.

"You didn't talk to Luna yer?" Hermione wondered.

"no," Harry replied, "Why you ask?"

"Cause she's coming over here," Hermione pointed and Harry looked to the hall doors.

"Hey Luna," Harry smiled, ruffling his hair.

"Hi," Luna smiled.

"I noticed your hair is back to normal," Harry said nervously and Luna ran her hand through her hair.

"It is, I found the counter potion and all the brown came out instantly," Luna nodded.

"I like you better blonde," Harry stated and Luna smiled at him.

"Thank you, but I didn't come over here to talk to you about my hair," Luna spoke, "I want to talk to you about something Cho Chang said to me."

"Oh you know Cho, always trying to push buttons," Harry laughed panicky.

"Well yes but she didn't say it with meanness, she was telling her friends last night," Luna continued.

"It's probably lies," Harry shrugged.

"Would you let me finish Harry?" Luna asked and Harry fidgeted in his spot.

"Sorry, go ahead," Harry apologized and grabbed his pumpkin juice, stealing a look at Hermione.

"Well now I have forgotten my point," Luna said disappointedly.

"You can tell me later," Harry suggested.

"Yes, I suppose I can," Luna replied, lost in thought, "A wigget must have got in my head."

"Probable," Harry agreed.

"Okay then, I will talk to you later about this," Luna smiled dreamily and left the table.

"You barely made it out of that one," Hermione stated.

"I know," Harry exhaled, "I know."

"Lets just go meet with Ron and Ginny," Hermione suggested and the two stood up from the table.

"Hello Harry," Cho greeted and Harry got as stiff as a bored.

"Uh, hi Cho," Harry smiled goofily.

"He can't talk right now Cho," Hermione smiled and steered Harry out of the Great hall, "Well there is your answer."

"What do you mean?" Harry asked, when they walked out to the grounds.

"You want to be with Cho, you could barely speak to Cho, let alone be casual around her, but you could talk to Luna just fine," Hermione explained.

"That doesn't mean anything," Harry shrugged.

"Yes, when it comes to you it does," Hermione responded and they met Ron and Ginny by the lake.

"I don't understand why you just don't choose," Ron sighed when they were walking up to the common room that night.

"Because it's difficult Ron," Harry tried to explain again.

"No, it isn't, just choose one," Ron replied.

"Ron—" Harry began.

"Harry Potter," a stern dreamy voice called and Harry froze in his spot.

"Luna," Harry smiled nervously, "Ron, I'll meet you in the common room."

"Uh yeah," Ron replied and left the two alone.

"I guess you know why I want to talk to you," Luna stated.

"Something to do with Cho I bet," Harry shrugged.

"Yes, you will never believe the thing she told me tonight," Luna answered.

"Wh-wh-what things?" Harry stuttered.

"Oh, that you still liked her, that you were dating, and you had gotten better at kissing since last year. See she told me that you two didn't do a whole lot of talking when you were out on your walk yesterday and that you could barely keep your hands away from her," Luna replied.

"Ha," Harry laughed nervously.

"So it was a surprise to me that when I told her we were dating that you told her we were just good friends," Luna continued.

"No Luna you told me to go on that walk with her," Harry defended.

"Your right Harry, I told you to," Luna nodded, "I told you to say those things and I told you to kiss her."

"No Luna," Harry sighed.

"Is that not what happened?" Luna wondered.

"No," Harry lied.

"Then what did Harry?" Luna asked and Harry racked his brain for a lie.

"Okay so it did happen," Harry laughed, "But please Luna—"

"I'm happy for you Harry," Luna smiled and Harry sighed in defeat.

"Luna—"

"If you wanted to date Cho, then all you had to tell me was you wanted to break up," Luna

"Luna it isn't like that," Harry tried to explain.

"Then I don't understand Harry, did you just want both, the pretty girl and the school loon?" Luna asked, "I would really like to know what went through your mind as you cheated on me."

"I don't know," Harry confessed, "It all happened so fast."

"Right," Luna nodded, "Silly me."

"Your not silly," Harry replied, grabbing your hand, "Your practically perfect."

"This was a mistake," Luna whispered.

"Luna," Harry heaved a sigh.

"Harry," Luna started, "I want to break up, this isn't going to work, you obviously still want Cho, despite what you told me and it's obvious that you cant choose, and if you cant choose me like I would choose you then we aren't meant to be," Luna replied and pulled her hand away.

"Luna I want to be with you, I wouldn't have asked you if I didn't want to," Harry explained.

"But you want her to," Luna sighed and started to walk away.

"Luna," Harry called.

"My father told me," Luna smiled, "That when you love you make a mistake, because you allow someone to be in your heart and all they do is crush it."

"I didn't, don't, want to do that," Harry sighed.

"But you see Harry," Luna sighed, "You did."

"Bu-"

"Twice." Luna cut him off and Harry lost all the breath in his lungs, "Cho is very lucky."

"I don't want to be with her," Harry yelled.

"This isn't a game Harry, you cant just ask for another game if you lose," Luna enlightened.

"I know that Luna, but you cant just run away from us."

"There is nothing to run away from Harry, there is no us anymore, us ended when you kissed her," Luna pointed out.

"I made a mistake," Harry argued.

"You make a lot of those apparently," Luna stated.

"Luna—"

"It's over Harry, I'm done."

"I'm not ready for it to be over," Harry replied.

"I'm sorry," Luna apologized.

"It was just a big mistake," Harry whispered, holding onto her hands.

"The only mistake that was made Harry," Luna said, "Was thinking that I could let you in." Luna finished and walked away leaving a defeated Harry in the corridor.

Harry walked into the common room a moment later, crashing into a chair crushed.

"It didn't go well?" Ron asked.

"What do you think Ron?" Harry snapped and Hermione joined the two.

"She'll cool down."

"She was done with me the moment she started speaking, she was just being nice," Harry sighed.

"Luna has always been really nice," Ron agreed.

"Yeah but she was mad underneath, her dreaminess did not cover that part of her, that I know," Harry shook his head, "She was able to cut me at my knees without raising her voice," Harry sighed.

"Cheating hurts people Harry," Hermione educated.

"I know, I didn't mean for it to happen," Harry sighed, putting his face in his hands.

"Have you spoken to Cho?" Hermione asked.

"NO," Harry replied loudly.

"Maybe if you just talk to her, find out if she is the one you want," Hermione proposed.

"Are you out of your bloody mind?" Harry asked, "I wanna be with Luna, fighting for her showed me that."

"Harry, your not fighting for her," Hermione stated, "Your sitting in a common room, still dating Cho."

"Well what am I supposed to do?" Harry asked.

"Show her," Hermione smiled, "Don't let her walk away."

"I agree," Ron smiled and Harry thought a moment.

"I gotta go."

Harry ran out of the portrait hole and raced down the stairs.

"We did a good thing," Ron smiled.

"Yes we did," Hermione laughed.

Harry continued to run down the stairs, trying to remember where the Ravenclaw tower was when he ran smack dab into Ginny.

"Where are you going so fast?" Ginny asked.

"Uh, sorry Gin," Harry apologized and helped her pick up her books.

"I heard about you and Luna," Ginny made conversation.

"Yeah, stupid me," Harry laughed.

"Your not stupid," Ginny smiled, "She just wasn't the one. She actually told me I should follow my heart with you."

"Who did?" Harry asked.

"Luna, when she told me about Cho, I confessed to her about my feelings and she said that if I felt so strongly then I should act on them and see what happens since you two would be broken up anyway," Ginny explained.

"What feelings?" Harry asked.

"I like you Harry," Ginny confessed and kissed Harry.

"What?" Harry asked, pulling away.

"Neville I didn't work out because I want to be with you," Ginny smiled, "And now that you and Luna aren't together then we can maybe try."

"I have too much on my mind Ginny," Harry shook his head, "I'll just talk to you later."

"Yeah, just talk to me tomorrow," Ginny smiled and walked away.

Harry watched Ginny walk away and shook his head, 'was every girl trying to hit on him?' Harry continued to look for Luna's common room before giving up and walking up to the astonomy tower. A couple was in there when he reached the door but he just told them to get out and sat on the stone trying to think.

"You know lollers feed on frustration," Luna stated, making Harry look up, "I heard you were looking for me."

"I was," Harry smiled.

"What can I do for you?" Luna asked.

"Just hear me out?" Harry asked and Luna nodded, sitting next to him on the ground.

"I have never not made mistakes Luna, I base my living off of my mistakes, but always try to learn from them," Harry explained, "And I screwed up when it came to Cho, and I realized that the moment that we stopped kissing."

"I see."

"Luna I asked to date you because I wanted to date you, not because I was planning on cheating on you or crushing your heart, I just had a lapse of judgment," Harry persisted.

"I will never be okay with you kissing other girls," Luna replied.

"No girl ever should," Harry pointed out.

"But it seems to me that more promising girls want you," Luna replied.

"I don't want Ginny," Harry answered.

"I see she spoke to you," Luna nodded.

"Yes and kissed me," Harry sighed.

"I see."

"I wish you would stop saying that and just yell or something,." Harry groaned.

"Sorry," Luna apologized.

"Luna I wanna be with you, none of those other girls," Harry explained.

"Most boys want what they can't have," Luna pointed out.

"Well put on the list if that means you will give me another chance."

"You should be want to be happy," Luna responded.

"I am when I'm with you," Harry smiled, "If I wasn't then I wouldn't be with you."

"I thought I gave you another chance," Luna asked.

"Well see," Harry smiled, "That was for friendship, this is a different chance."

"Oh I see," Luna smiled.

"Again with that," Harry rolled his eyes and kissed Luna.