Finally! The LAST chapter! Now I can catch up on all my friends work and give them reviews. Also, I need to read the hunger games. But, I will also be working on a one-shot for another book series Suzanne Collins wrote, Gregor the Overlander. Sorry to all the Harry/blank fans because Harry ends up with blank. (I had to put blank because I simply can't tell you the ending!((Or maybe Harry ends up with no one! HAHAHA! Read to find out!))
Ginny sat by herself on a Gryffindor couch. Tears steadily ran down her cheeks. Normally, she'd go to Hermione, but she was with…that other girl. Ginny had always known of Harry's romantic history with Cho, but she thought it was over. She had thought that now that Harry was officially with her, he'd just…stop. That he wouldn't think of her, talk to her, that it would be finished. But long before this she had felt him slipping. He was obviously ignoring Cho, but he didn't want to. Whenever Cho passed him, Ginny could almost feel the air shift. She could almost read his thoughts, how much he wanted to talk to her. But she ignored it. She justified this by telling herself that if something were wrong, he'd tell her and they'd fix it, together. But now, for the first time she could remember, he'd yelled at her. For the first time she'd yelled at him. It was all so complicated, yet simple. It didn't make sense.
She felt a hand on her shoulder and looked up. It was Harry. She wiped her tears away and tried to smile, but he knew. He knew she had been crying. She felt horrid. Jumping up, she pulled Harry into a hug and started to cry again.
"Michael…he's such a jerk sometimes. I'm sorry I didn't stand up for you right away but….I was right. I'm sorry but you can't get jealous every time I help some other girl." Ginny almost laughed. He thought it was just any girl?
"Harry…you…you're so stupid sometimes…." He tensed. "It's not any girl, you should know that. I-I know you like Cho…possibly…more than m-me…" Ginny let out three loud sobs and Harry held her tighter. "I'm sorry…I-I just don't want to-to lose you…." She stammered. He squeezed her and then held her at arms length. He had a sad smile on his face.
"Don't you think I feel the same sometimes? You're beautiful, smart, and sweet. You dated plenty of guys before me….why would I ever intentionally make you sad?" She looked down.
"I-I didn't say you would…"
"But you were thinking it. I'm sorry about Cho…it's just….I admit I used to like her. I….still like her." Ginny caught her breath. He said it. He finally said it. She knew it was true. She braced herself for what he was about to say.
"But…" Her eyes gravitated towards his face. But? But what? He looked serious.
"I might like her, but I love you. And no matter what happens, I won't leave you. I promise." Ginny felt as if the entire world had just been lifted from her shoulders and she hugged him again. She believed him.
"I love you too." She smiled, genuinely this time. He smiled too, and they went back outside, hand in hand.
Michael's Pov.
Michael watched as Harry ran after Ginny. He really was an idiot. He had tried to help Harry, but even then he managed to screw it up. But…he had to admit, Harry was brave. Michael turned around to get a snack from the candy cart when he saw Cho. She was right there. Right in front of him.
"Tell me." He stiffened. "I figure as long as we're all getting things out…I may as well. Tell me why you broke up with me." He swallowed hard. He had never been so nervous.
"Um…I…why do you care!" He regained his usual stance and looked straight at her. But she looked determined.
"You have to give me a reason. I don't care if you just pitied me or something, but you have to tell me." Michael sniffed.
"Who says I have to tell you? Besides, maybe I didn't have a reason. Maybe I just got tired of you." He knew he had hurt her. But what else was he supposed to say? He couldn't tell her the real reason. She might think he was stupid.
"No!" Michael leaped, startled. "That's not enough! Tell me the real reason!"
"Well why should you care! As soon as I broke up with you you stared after that potter kid! It was like I was just a distraction, like I had meant nothing to you!" Cho looked angry.
"Well what was I supposed to do! I was so used to leaning on you, you were someone who related to me, cared about me, I cared about you! Then, during one of the worst times of my life, when I needed you most, you abandoned me! I had to find someone who could help me…some reason I should keep going…" There was a long silence.
"I thought that…they might hurt you." Cho's face softened a bit. "You had to help me for so long, to help me go on and….what if I had to do it again? I didn't want you to get in trouble for helping me….I always liked you, but I couldn't show it." He started to leave but he felt a hand in his pull him back. Cho was smiling.
"You dope. Why didn't you just say that?" she said and kissed him. "Of course I like you too." Michael smiled and they sat on a bench. They saw Harry and Ginny coming but neither worried. The unspoken sentence moved between the two couples as they sat down. It was all finished.
Just for people who weren't quite satisfied with this ending, here's what happened afterwards. Ginny and Cho became friends. Great friends, actually. Michael never really became friends with Harry, but he could stand doing stuff with him. Especially when Cho wanted too. Harry enjoyed being around Cho, yes, but he never broke his promise. He stayed with Ginny for as long as he lived.
