AN: So I meant to publish this earlier, but I've been procrastinating... A lot. I love writing these chapters, but revising and editing is a pain. It gets pretty tedious reading something for the 50th time.
Here's me when I start revising: Ok pulled up the document... I should go read the new articles on cracked... Ok read them now I need to focus on the story... I'll go look at pinterest, just for 5 minutes... hour latter ok now I really need to start editing... I think I'll go get a snack... Alright seriously I need to do this... After reading a paragraph, I think I'll go look at tumblr...
So yeah, you get the idea :)
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Chapter 12

The very next day after my argument with Hermione, I asked Vivian to move in.

And as with everyone, I soon became annoyed with sharing my place with her. Living with someone is always difficult.

She kicked me in her sleep, left the bathroom a mess, and never did the dishes.

But worst of all, she didn't know I was a wizard, so I was living like a Muggle. You don't realize how much you depend on magic until you can't use it. It became so irritating, I almost caved in a few times.

This all made me think. If we got married, I'd have to live like this for the rest of my life, or else tell her.

How would she take the news? Would she leave me? Get me admitted to an institute? Would she want me to use magic all the time to make our lives easier?

No matter what, I couldn't see it going well.

But I still loved her, so I knew I had to anyways.

One evening I finally got the courage to bring it up to her. We were enjoying dinner when I asked her.

"Vivian, do you believe in magic?"

She chewed slowly, looking me over. "What do you mean?"

"Well magic, you know potions and wands and all that."

"Oh brilliant." She dropped her fork. "Don't tell me your a part of some cult or something."

"What? No! What are you talking about?"

"My uncle Richard joined one of those! They would brew cat liver and spread it on the foreheads!"

"No, Vivian." I sighed. "I'm not talking about a cult."

"Well good." She went back to eating. Then minutes later, set her things down again to look at me directly. "It's just that I still feel like I don't know so many things about you. I've never been to your work."

"I've told you, it's all confidential," I said. "Don't you trust me?"

"Of course I do. But you just seem extra secretive sometimes. It makes one think."

"I'm only protecting you."

"If you say so. But why would you suddenly ask me about magic?"

"I guess I was just curious."

"Well the answer is no." She said bluntly. "I don't believe in magic. I never did." She examined me skeptically. "Do you?"

I sat there staring at her blankly, wondering what on Earth I was supposed to say.

"Um, kinda."

"Well, what difference does it really make?" She went back to eating.

For some reason that really boiled my blood. Maybe it was because I was tired, and so busy with work. Her never washing the dishes also added to it. And why did she have to get up so many times during the night? It always woke me up! And she could eat so loudly. It was driving me crazy!

But most of all, she didn't think it mattered to believe in magic.

How could it not matter?

How could you live your life not at least hoping for a little magic in the world? Was she really so content with a normal Muggle life? How could she be? It was driving me completely crazy.

"The difference is that I want to be with someone that can at least hope for magic!" I burst out.

Vivian caught right on to my mood, and was instantly angry. "Well maybe I don't want to be with a grown man that still holds on to make-believe!"

From there it turned into an all out war. I don't remember much of what we said. It was all very petty really. But we were just both yelling about everything that had become irritating about each other.

And then Vivian threw one of the plates.

When that plate came crashing down, shattering into little bits, scattering across the room silence fell on both of us. We stood there just staring at one another, until Vivian finally spoke.

"I'm going to be sleeping at a friend's house!" And she stormed out of the flat.

I stared at the door, and when she didn't come back, I pulled out my wand to clean up the platter. It was such a relief to use my wand in my own home.

That night I should have gotten more sleep. Vivian wasn't there to kick me. But instead I laid there feeling so lonely I couldn't sleep at all.

…

The next day I met Ron and Hermione for lunch, and told them the whole thing.

"Tough break," Ron said. "I'd recommend flowers."

"That's assuming she wants to come back in the first place," I said.

"Why wouldn't she?" Hermione asked.

"I said some pretty bad things."

"Like what?"

"That she's getting a useless degree."

"Oi!" Ron said.

"Oh Harry." Hermione shook her head.

"I didn't really mean it -although it's true. I was just so mad. About everything."

"Well, I guess this leaves you with a question," Hermione said.

"What's that?"

"Do you want her back?"

"Of course I do," I said.

"Well then," Hermione smiled. "What's stopping you from going right now to get her back?"

I could take a hint. I stood up, and apparated out without a second thought.

…

I found Vivian back at the flat, and the second I saw her I felt so wretchedly awful about everything I had said.

"Vivian, I'm so sorry," I said.

"Me too." She bit her lip, standing only feet away, but it felt like miles. "I shouldn't have said all those things."

"Me neither."

"So, what happens now?" Vivian wondered, leaning against the couch.

"Well I'd like you to come back."

"I'd like that too."

We just stood there staring until I couldn't take it any more. I rushed over to hug her.

"I've missed you so much."

"It's only been a day." She laughed. "But I missed you too."

"Let's never fight again."

"Agreed."

Yeah... That didn't work out.

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To all of you that feel I'm depriving you of Harry/Ginny romance, check out the one-shot I posted last week. Ten Things I Love About You. I think it's mushy enough to make up for things.

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