Moving on seems easy to do

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any of the characters. They are the property of JK Rowling. I only own the new OC's which appear in the following chapters.

Harry had decided what he was going to do. Finally, he had found a way where he could get rid of Melina without having to deal with her crying hysterically in front of everyone. It was Monday morning, when Harry, Hermione, Lorena and Melina had a double Potions class. Before Ron had left for Care Of Magical Creatures, Harry had told him his plan.

'Whoa, Harry. That's a bit mean.' Ron said, through a mouthful of omelette, 'Couldn't you do it face to face? Like get her into a room alone… Which obviously isn't that hard.'

'I don't know. I prefer my idea. Plus, she'll be so mad at me after she won't want to even confront me-'

'Are you sure about that Harry?' Lorena asked, 'I mean, if it was me, I'd want to hunt you down and find out why you can't tell me in person.'

'Look.' Harry stated, 'It's settled. I'll send her a note in Potions. She definitely can't cause a fuss in Snapes class.'

Lorena and Ron just looked at each other, finally in agreement on something. Hermione was ignoring the conversation, not wanting to get involved in what could only end badly for Harry and Melina. With the bell signalling the beginning of classes, Harry and Ron parted.

'Good luck with the mission Harry.' Ron grinned as he walked in the opposite direction. Harry just grinned back. When he looked in front of him, Lorena and Hermione were walking far ahead, alone. Slightly angry they didn't wait for him, Harry continued to the dungeons by himself. He had been on time every day since his disastrous first day, though it didn't matter, Snape still wasn't any kinder to him. As usual he took his seat at the back, where Lorena had already emptied her bag, throwing her Potions books on the desk. Snape informed them of their assignment for today. Every double class on a Monday morning would be the day when they made potions, then, every other potions class during the week, they wrote notes about the potion that they made on Monday. This being their third double potions class, Snape told the class they had to write an essay, comparing both potions using the notes they had taken during the past two weeks. He set the task for homework next week, and let the class begin it. He helped Draco Malfoy and his partner, Pansy Parkinson, to start the introduction after they raised their hands to show they were finding it difficult.

'So?' Lorena whispered to Harry, as they both took out some parchment and a quill and ink, 'You going to go ahead with this?'

Harry nodded, ripping of a small bit of the paper, 'Course. This has to be done.'

Lorena raised her eyebrows at him. 'If you ever spent time alone with her you'd understand,' He snapped. Lorena just shrugged and began making bullet points, one for each paragraph. Harry had to admire her neatness and cleverness. Suddenly trying to knock this thought out of his head, he realised that he had to dump Melina in the next few minutes. Harry quickly scribbled down that he wanted to break up with her, and folded the note up tiny.

'Could you?' Harry asked Lorena.

'What? No way.'

'You have to go up and get a spare quill off Hermione anyway.' Lorena rolled her eyes but took the tiny ball of paper, sneakily left it in front of Melina and asked Hermione, who knew well what was going on, for a spare quill.

For a few moments the entire dungeon was silent. Except for the scratching of quills and Snapes hushed voice conversing with Malfoy and Pansy Parkinson. Melina was reading the note. She stared at it for a few moments, then began scratching in tiny letters on to the note. She went back to Lorena and Harry's desk to take back Hermione's spare quill, which was lying unused beside Harry, and she dropped the note where the quill had been. He unfolded the note and read, 'I know. I've been thinking you'd do this for ages,' with Lorena reading it quietly at his right side. Melina quickly raised herself from her seat, after hastily throwing her potions book in her bag, and stuffing a long roll of parchment in too, she made her way out the door with Snape shouting after her, 'Miss Todd, class isn't over yet. Get back here!'

Harry was sure that he saw a tear trailing down her cheek as she ran out of the room, and he felt a pang of guilt. Hermione turned around to him scowling.

'Miss Granger.' Snape said sharply, 'Go find Miss Todd now.'

Hermione merely looked down at her parchment, and then back up pleadingly at Snape, really not wanting to leave an unfinished piece of work.

Snape looked to be on the verge of hitting her, 'Fine.' He said icily, 'Miss Valdez-Black. You go. And come back here straight away.'

Lorena nodded. She noticed Harry's guilty-like look and shrugged at him. Harry supposed she was trying to not make him feel that bad. Which he had to say wasn't working very well. He knew Melina would be upset, but he never expected her to cry… Honestly, he wasn't all too sure she had emotions the way she carried on most of the time. Lorena ran after Melina, thinking where would a crying girl go. That was obvious, said a voice in Lorena's mind, the toilet. She found the closest toilet a few corridors away and cautiously entered. Although Lorena never did anything to her, she was quite sure that Melina would definitely not want to see her. She heard sobbing coming from the very last toilet.

'Er… Melina?' She asked uncertainly, 'That you?'

The door open and Lorena saw the familiar form of Melina. Long dark brown hair which usually fell to her lower back was tied up in a high, straight pony tail, her mascara was running down her cheeks, which were flushed red. She was much taller than Lorena and began to walk towards her.

'What do you want?'

'Snape sent me to see if you're okay.' Lorena said, 'Are you?'

'Like you care.' Melina sobbed, rubbing her cheek to get rid of a tear, but in the process tracking a dark black line all the way down to the end of her chin, 'You love this. Finally have him all to yourself, don't you?'

'What? I don't want him.'

'Yes you do. He's always talking about you. Of course you want him'

'Okay, just because your boyfriend fancies me, you don't have to take it out on me.' Lorena stated aggressively, though she could see why Melina was upset, she really didn't think it was her place to judge her. She was only doing as Snape told.

'He's always talking about you and how you love guitars and music that I have no clue about.'

'Maybe you should find a boyfriend who has the same interests as you. That's just common sense.'

'What's so much better about you?' Melina said shrilly, 'You play Quidditch and do guys stuff-'

'Its not guys stuff,' Lorena rolled her eyes, 'We just have things in common, so I'm just much more interesting.'

Melina narrowed her eyes. It all happened so quickly Lorena didn't even have time to defend herself. Melina launched at her, grabbing her hair. Lorena was used to lots of different types of duels, but this traditional girls way of fighting was something she wasn't used to. With tremendous power, Lorena punched Melina with her right fist and she fell back against one of the doors of the toilet.

'Melina, you have to get it through your head that it's not my fault that Harry has no respect for you. That's your fault.'

Melina reached for her wand, but what exactly she was going to do with it Lorena didn't know. Lorena, being much quicker, reached her wand first and shouted,

'Expelliarmus!' Melina's wand flew from her hand and Lorena caught it.

'You are fucking crazy… I'll tell Snape you were sick.' Lorena said, 'Here catch.' She threw Melina's wand into a cubicle at the end of the bathroom and quickly made her way out, not wanting Melina to be able to get to her in time. She did not want to spend any time with Melina that she didn't have to. And with Melina being left with a black eye as well as a broken heart she didn't feel to safe on her own.

'Well Miss Valdéz-Black?' Snape said curtly, 'Where is Miss Todd… What's wrong with you Valdéz-Black?'

'Nothing.' Lorena muttered, 'Todd is feeling sick.'

'You address me as Professor or sir at all times… Is that clear Valdéz?'

'Yes.'

Snape raised his eyebrows at her… 'Oh yea, sir.'

Snape had now taken to walking around to numerous people, checking up on their progress. He prowled between the desks, looking for something that he could comment on.

'What happened?' Harry whispered, 'Is she okay?'

'No, she is one crazy psycho.' Lorena growled back, 'She thinks you breaking up with her had something to do with me.'

Harry didn't reply. He really wouldn't mind going out with Lorena. She wasn't like the typical girlfriend he chose, but that was because he never met a girl that was so like him.

'Oh God… she was right, you fancy me!' Lorena dropped her quill in awe, 'She said all you did was talk about me!'

'What? Well… You're my friend, who just happens to be a girl.' Harry hastily explained, 'Maybe I just think you're really cool because you're into lots of stuff I am.'

Lorena just looked at him, not knowing whether to kiss him or slap him. So Harry was incredibly good looking, she had lived with him. She knew how his sick little mind worked when it came to girls.

'I can't believe how… Mean you are to girls, Harry. Do you have any respect for anyone of the opposite sex?'

'Yea, sure I do. Ginny, Hermione… You.' Harry was becoming irritated, 'I treated Melina how she wanted to be treated. If she acts like she just wants to sleep with me, then that's all I'll use her for. Maybe I think if we ever did go out it would definitely be a lot more meaningful than what I had with her… Or anyone else.'

Lorena could definitely see where he was coming from, and she was flattered that he respected her as much as he did Ginny and Hermione. Their conversation was interrupted by a loud bang which caused both Harry and Lorena to jump sky high. Snape had just banged a fist down on the table in front of them. Hermione sneaked a glance over her shoulder, as did most other people in the dungeon.

'Nothing.' He said quietly, 'Nothing done. And here you still sit, chatting away. Tell me, what's so important that you have no time for my class? Hmm? Potter?'

'Nothing…' Harry stared at Snape, 'Sir.'

'Don't you even dare.' He said, pausing between each word, 'When you are in this class you do not say the word 'sir' with a tone. Do you hear me Potter?'

Harry nodded, realising that he would not be able to say 'sir' without a tone, and it would be best just to keep his mouth shut. The bell rang and they were finally free to go. As everyone was collecting their belongings Lorena quietly muttered, 'Look Harry, I have Arithmancy. We'll have to talk later-'

'No, just skive off. C'mon.' Harry urged her, 'We may as well do this when no one else is around.'

'What do you expect will happen?' Lorena asked slightly angrily, 'Do you think I want to sleep with you or something?'

'No, just talk. Please?'

Lorena looked at Harry, then at Hermione who still had her back turned, packing away her bag. She knew Hermione wouldn't like this, but there was nothing she could do. It's not like she would be even able to concentrate in Arithmancy after what had happened in Potions class.

'Fine.' And with that Hermione left alone after Lorena told her to tell Professor Vector that she was feeling a bit dizzy, and she'd come back later during the day to get her homework. 'Where are we going to go?'

'Out to the lake.' Lorena looked uncertain about it, 'What's wrong? Since when have you disliked breaking a few rules?'

The lake had a small congregation of students, all sixth and seventh years, who now had free periods every now and then. Harry led Lorena over to the tree under which he usually sat. Hagrid's hut could be seen in the distance and Harry made a mental note to visit him that evening. They didn't have a chance to talk at all yet, and Harry was really missing him.

'Lorena, I didn't break up with Melina because of you. I broke up with her because she annoyed the shit out of me. And I've come to realise that there are very few girls who don't. You being one.'

'She seemed to have the impression I helped with your plan because I want to go out with you, now tell me Harry, what would make her think that?'

'It's obvious. She sees how perfect we are for each other.' Harry explained, 'Just like everyone else does.'

'Harry, you and Ron like similar things too, but does that mean you fancy each other? No.'

'So, there is no way in hell you'll go out with me?' Harry grinned.

'If you think you can break up with your girlfriend and then half an hour later get a new one, you're sadly mistaken. If you want a real girlfriend, you're going to have to take things a bit slower than that… By the end of the week we'll see how things are.' She compromised, though she didn't feel a week was long enough either, but when it came to Harry Potter, she thought it was a vast improvement, 'Well, Melina pissed me off too. She pulled my hair.' Explaining her sudden change of heart.

'What a bitch.' Harry agreed.