IMPORTANT Author's Note: I would just like to let you all know that I probably won't be updating as often as I have been due to studying. I have my LSAT test next month and I have been studying like crazy these past couple of weeks in preparation, while trying to write at the same time. I am not going on hiatus and I will continue to update, but unfortunately not as regularly. It's just too difficult to concentrate on studying and update quickly at the same time. Thank you all for staying with me all this time and I promise to continue posting as often as I possibly can.

This chapter is inspired by Puddle of Mudd's song, "Blurry".

CH. 8 Blurry

Harry's POV

Everyone is changing
there's no one left that's real
to make up your ending
and let me know just how you feel
cause I am lost without you
I cannot live at all
my whole world surrounds you
I stumble then I crawl

I was back in my room after the match blaring music and bouncing my football against the wall on my bed. I ignored the sound of my mobile vibrating on my bedside table. Reaching for the stereo remote, I turned the music up louder.

Nobody told me what you thought
nobody told me what to say
everyone showed you where to turn
told you when to runaway
nobody told you where to hide
nobody told you what to say
everyone showed you where to turn
showed you when to runaway

"I thought you won the match, the way you are mopping around you make it seem as if you lost. Get your wits about you man, you are heading toward the championship!" My Uncle Sirius asserted walking in to my room. He took the remote from my bedside table and turned the music off.

"I was listening to that thank you very much," I muttered dispassionately as I continued to throw the ball against the wall.

"Are you angry that I wasn't able to attend your match? You know I would have if it weren't for that dreaded board meeting in Manchester earlier," He said taking a seat at my desk chair.

"No, its fine. How did you know we won anyway?" I asked dropping the ball on the floor.

"Draco called me."

"Why does he always call you?"

"Why else would he call me? You didn't answer your mobile. Lets see how many calls you missed today," He answered looking through my phone. "Oh would you look at that, 5 missed calls. Draco, Cho, Ron, Cho, and another one from Cho. Also, a couple of text messages that are all from Cho. Short leash she's got on you mate."

I sighed reaching for my remote again before Sirius moved it out of my reach. I rolled my eyes in frustration.

"Now, tell your godfather what is wrong so I can cure you of your anti-social behaviour."

"McLaggen is a complete tosser."

"McLaggen…he is the new chap on your team correct?"

"Yes."

"Okay so what makes him a tosser?"

"He thinks he can get anything he wants. My teammates, my football position, Hermione, my MVP title."

"Hermione, that's a name I haven't heard come out of your mouth in quite a while. They are dating then I am assuming?"

"Probably, I don't know, he had his filthy arrogant hands all over her."

"Someone is jealous," Sirius said with an amused expression on his face.

"No, I am not jealous. I don't care because we aren't friends, we aren't anything. She made that quite clear," I asserted.

"Well for someone who doesn't care, you seem to do a whole lot of it. Harry, there isn't a day that goes by where I don't wish that your parents were here. I know there a lot of things that they would probably tell you right now and it breaks my heart to know that you won't ever get to experience that. I am going to give you the same advice for Hermione that I gave to your father when he was starting to realise his feelings for your mother. 'We both know that you fancy her and the longer you resist doing something about it, the easier it will be for her to slip through your fingers. Now man up!'" He responded while hitting me hard on the shoulder.

I smiled at him before hitting him back on the shoulder, which erupted in a short fight where I of course finished as the champion. "Thanks Sirius for honestly being the best godfather a bloke could ask for. I wish the same thing about my parents everyday, but I think they would be more than happy with the way that you raised me."

"That really means a lot to me Harry. Now, enough of this mushy business. I will see you later, I need to go pick up Remus and Tonks from the train station. They will be staying with us for a couple of days," He answered as he sat up and walked towards the door.

"Oh, that will be good fun. Just make sure to hide the fragile items so Tonks doesn't break anymore things with her clumsiness," I said playfully before picking up my football again.

"Will do old sport. By the way Harry, if you create a whole in that wall from your repeated football throwing, it will be coming out of your allowance," He finished before leaving the room.

I quickly dropped the ball out of my hands.

The next day—

There were definitely times when I absolutely hated technology, now was one of those times. I had just finished getting in another row with Cho about not answering my mobile when she called. She said it was my 'duty' as her boyfriend to do such things. Not doing so showed her that I did not care about her feelings. I rolled my eyes at the thought. Cho did not have a caring bone in her body. People always wondered what I saw in her and why I've been with her for as long as I have. Draco thinks it's the sex, Ron thinks it's her good looks, and Sirius thinks I may have a screw loose. Honestly, I didn't know what I was thinking most of the time. All I did know was that I was tired of not being anything to Hermione. I never did know what exactly ended our friendship. It had been severed so abruptly. I think it was around the time that I decided that I liked Cho.

I wanted to change my relationship with Hermione and be friends again. Today would be the perfect opportunity to do so because today we had another project meeting. Before I could really dwell on my plan, there was a knock on my bedroom door.

"I brought a poster board this time. I think a visual aid would be beneficial yes?" Hermione announced as she walked in to my room after I opened the door for her.

"Wow, you are just bursting with ideas already," I replied as I walked over to my desk and pulled out a chair for her.

"Well, being prepared is always the best policy. Now, I was thinking of how we could divide up our parts for the presentation…" She continued to tell me as she laid out all of her papers on my desk.

The words coming out of her mouth were completely lost on me. All I could concentrate on were the fullness of her lips. The way her mouth moved with every word she spoke was so sensual it was almost unreal. I knew she wasn't doing this purposely, but I couldn't help but stare at them. I started to remember the last time my lips touched hers so long ago…

"So I think this will be a good set up from here on out. What do you think?" She asked looking at me.

"Umm, sure that's fine," I agreed without fully knowing what just happened.

"Alright then. I am going to make a list of ideas for the poster board and you should do the same," She responded turning towards the board.

"Before we do that, can we you know, talk for a bit? For instance, how was your day?"

"Are you serious? What are you playing at?"

"I'm not taking the mickey out of you. I mean, do you ever miss us? The way that we used to be? You were my best friend at one point and I hate that we don't talk anymore. Is it like that for you at all?"

"Don't do that. You don't get to do that after what you put me through."

"What did I do? You refuse to tell me and it's not fair to completely cut someone out of your life without a reason. You have always said that everything happens for a reason, don't contradict yourself. This discussion is long overdue Hermione."

"Are you truly happy with Cho?" She asked softly worrying her bottom lip.

"Don't change the subject," I answered while trying to avoid the question.

"I'm not. You didn't know I was there that day when we were 12 and you were having a conversation with your friends, but I was. I heard that you chose her over me," She responded.

"Oh," I whispered refusing to meet her eyes. I felt so awful in that moment. I cannot believe she heard that and kept it to herself for all those years. I couldn't imagine how hard that would have been for her. I wanted to go back and murder my 12-year-old self for being such a prick.

"Yeah. That was the day I realised that I couldn't trust anyone besides my parents and myself. Well, that was until Ginny came along and showed me what a real friend was."

"I'm so sorry—"

"Just don't go there alright. I've cried enough over the past and I refuse to go down that road again. Maybe we should just work on the project another time. This clearly isn't working out," She interrupted as she started to pack up her things and walk towards the door.

As quick as I was on the field, I jumped up and blocked her advance, closing the door and turning her around before she could leave. She looked up at me with an unreadable expression her face.

"Hear me out okay. I won't make excuses for my terrible behaviour and the way I treated you, because there aren't any. You didn't deserve that, you never will. I am sorry for what you saw back then and I am even more sorry that I dared to put a silly infatuation over someone above our friendship. You asked me if I was happy with Cho? Well the truth is, I haven't been completely happy since the day you walked out of my life. Hermione, I miss you so much," I said pouring my heart out. If Draco were here, he would have smacked me upside the head for spilling this much to a girl. But Hermione deserved to know how I felt about her and I removed thoughts of what Draco would say out of my head.

She didn't speak at first but I saw big drops of tears roll down her face. She wiped at them in frustration before opening her luscious mouth to let words fill the silent room.

"What does that mean?" She asked softly with a sniffle.

"It means that I don't want to live another day without you in my life. I may not mean anything to you right now, but you mean a lot to me. More than you know," I answered stepping forward a little bit.

She chocked slightly on a sob as more tears rolled down her red cheeks. I reached forward and wiped them from her face and she moved her head against my hand. Not being able to take it anymore, I moved in, looking into her eyes before softly pressing my lips against hers. I moved my lips back and forth against her incredibly sweet lips for a few seconds before she responded in kind, gently running her hands through my hair. I never wanted to stop kissing that perfect mouth of hers but the moment ended before it could truly begin.

"No, we can't. You have Cho and I have…Cormac. Besides, how do I know that I can trust you again?" She said interrupting the kiss and pulling away from me.

"I will never hurt you again. You have to believe me," I pleaded reaching for her again as she pushed away, putting her hand on the door.

"I have to go," She responded before rushing out of the door.

I pounded my fist against the door in frustration. I was not going to let her slip out of my life again and there was definitely no way in hell I would give her up to that wanker McLaggen. Finally making up my mind, I picked up my mobile off the bed and dialed the familiar phone number before pressing it against my ear.

"Cho, we are done. Our relationship is not healthy and I can't do this anymore," I spoke into the receiver.

"What? You can't—," Cho tried to get out.

"Goodbye," I interrupted before closing the phone and ending the conversation.

Pressing my fingers to my lips, they still tingled from where Hermione's lips had once been. No one had ever made me feel this way and it was just a kiss! A bloody incredible kiss at that. Ignoring the annoying vibrations that my phone made on the bed, I tried to get a plan in motion.

I hope you have all enjoyed a chapter from Harry's POV! More chapters from his perspective will be sure to follow in the future. Harry is finally growing up it seems. But what does this mean for Hermione? Do you think she should take him back? I guess only time and more updates will tell. Thanks again everyone for faithfully reading and reviewing! I always enjoy hearing from all of you. Until next time, it has been a pleasure. Please read and review! =]