A/N: Hello everybody, hope you're doing alright and that your week's going good. I don't have much to say other than thank for the support. So now without further ado, on with the story!

Interview with Lord Potter

Quibbler – 3/12/96

Interviewer: Thank you for joining me Lord Potter, how are you doing?

Lord Potter: I'm good, thank you for having me.

Q: So what do you plan on doing in reference to political activity?

Lord Potter: Well, I have a strong backing, and a good support team. I want to use my power to change and help the ministry.

Q: If you wanted to help the ministry, why vote out Fudge?

Lord Potter: I voted out Fudge because I want to help the ministry but I couldn't with him leading it. Fudge wasn't going to do what needed to be done. He was going to bury his head in the sand and act like nothing is happening.

Q: So what made you vote for Amelia Bones?

Lord Potter: Well she was the head of the DMLE, and I believed she would be prefect for the position. She'll make the hard calls and she won't hesitate to do it.

Q: You and Albus Dumbledore were once on good terms and were close, what changed that?

Lord Potter: We just don't see eye to eye on things. Difference of opinion in a lot of matters has led to creating a rift between us.

Q: You worked with Lord Greengrass and Lord Davis, why?

Lord Potter: We are in what is known as a triple alliance. We share the same or very similar viewpoints and working together can achieve what we are all working towards.

Q: Very well Lord Potter, that you for being welling to complete this interview with us.

Lord Potter: Anytime, it was my pleasure.

Interviewer: Alright folks, you heard it here, information on recent developments straight from Lord Potter himself.

Looking up, Harry turned to Luna. "This is perfect Luna, exactly what we needed." He said as he looked around, practically everyone in the Great Hall was reading a copy.

"I agree, if you want to get the public on your side, this would be the way to do it." Hermione cut in from his left.

"Thanks, well. I believe we all must be getting to class." He replied, while finishing up his cup of coffee before standing and making his way out of the Great Hall.

"What's got him in such a rush?" Neville questioned after seeing Harry leave.

"While he either wants to go see Daphne before class, or he doesn't want to have to deal with Dumbledore. Realistically it's probably the latter because Daphne's still here." Hermione remarked.

"Oh and now she's not." Luna replied causing them to turn there heads and look to where Daphne was sitting only to see her seat empty. Then looking towards the door, they spotted her just before she vanished out the doors.

"Guess it was the first one." Neville chuckled.

After they all finished breakfast, Hermione and Neville nodded Luna goodbye before making their way to the first class of the day, Charms with the Hufflepuffs. Walking into the class, they looked around for Harry, spotting him, they made their way over to him and sat down on either side, with Harry in between them. He was resting his forehead on his palm, while looking down at his charms book.

"So how'd your early morning snog session with Daphne go?" Neville teased.

"It didn't." Harry muttered clearly not in a good mood, not bothering to look at either of them. Shocked, they shared a look over Harry's head.

"Did something happen?" Hermione inquired gently.

Clenching his jaw, Harry answered, "No."

"Now we know something did, what was it mate?" Neville continued.

"Come on Harry we just want to help." Hermione jumped in once he didn't reply.

"We fought okay?!" Harry snapped annoyed.

"Harry just talk to us. Please." Hermione tried, putting a hand on his arm causing Harry to look up from his book.

"We were talking and I almost told her I loved her." Harry admitted.

"Mate that's brilliant." Neville congratulated.

"I said almost. I said the first two words but I stopped. She was looking at me and I realized I-I do. So I stopped and told her I couldn't say it. She asked why and I told her because I'd be lying. She was like that's okay, it's still early. But I told her, I couldn't- I couldn't love her. She was upset, accused me of leading her on, pretending. So we had words, none of which were good. We broke up." Harry finished.

"Why'd you lie?" Hermione asked confused.

"Yeah, I don't get it. If you love her, why did you tell her you didn't?" Neville questioned.

"You're right, you don't get it. Neither of you do. What we're doing, the game that we're playing? It's a dangerous one and we are playing with fire. And having her around only fuels that fire. If word about us got out, it would be hell for her. So right now, it's not the right move. If you love something, set it free. And if it comes back to you, it was meant to be." Harry finished, clearing his throat he looked back down at his book.

"But what made you think to lie in the first place? What brought this one?" Hermione persisted.

"What brought this on? Last night brought this on. I was doing homework and I zoned out, I just started thinking… about the future. And I realized I love her and I realized how I would feel if she got taken away from me, if I lost her. I decided I couldn't let that happen. If I push her away than maybe one day when all of this is said and done, maybe I won't have to worry about losing her every goddamn minute. Maybe one day we can work but today's not that day." Harry stressed, as more people began filling in.

"Harry, you deserve to be happy. And this isn't making you happy." Neville told him.

"Yeah well, for once in my life I had a choice. To risk losing someone else I love or to play it safe and let her be happy and alive. I normally don't play it safe, but that's when it's my actions that could only hurt me. I'm not the safe guy. And she deserves to be with a guy that doesn't put her in danger without even trying." Harry finished.

"Harry it should be her choice, you can't make it for her. She should be able to dec-." Neville tried only to be cut off.

"Harry, you know what your doing?" Hermione interjected, cutting off Neville.

Harry turned his head to face her, "Hope so." He answered before looking to the front of the class.

"Then I'll support you." Hermione assured him to Neville's dismay. Harry look back at her, and he didn't have to say it, she already knew.

Shaking his head in disbelief, "I can't believe I'm doing this but, if it's what you think. It's your choice, and I'll support you." Neville sighed. Harry turned to him and nodded before smirking at him.

"Alright class, we will begin this lesson with a short review of last classes spel-." Professor Flitwick called the classes attention to the front.

After Charms, Harry and Hermione had Arithmancy. They made it all of two feet into the classroom before Harry's eyes widened and he spun around and walked right back out. Hermione completely confused looked around the classroom before spotting what caused his reaction, Daphne was sitting in the second row. Hermione turned and followed after Harry hoping he hadn't gone far.

Exiting the classroom, she saw she was in luck, he sitting on the floor down the hall. Walking over to him, she plopped down next to him.

"Hey." She greeted quietly.

"Hey." He responded in turn, shifting so that he had one leg out and one leg bent up with his elbow resting on his knee.

"I don't blame you." She stated randomly. Surprised he turned his head to face her. "You've lost so many people you've loved. I only makes sense that you want to protect her. And if that's how you wanna do it, then it's your choice. You have the right to just be over losing people. You're strong Harry." She turned her head to face him.

"Sure." He scoffed turning his head back to facing the wall opposite them.

"I'm serious, you've been through so much and have done so much. I wouldn't blame you for just wanting one thing, one person you love to be out of harms way. Honestly that was probably the only way you could've gotten her out of it. So I don't blame you for doing it. I would do the same thing." Hermione assured turning her head to face the wall opposite as well.

"Thank you for being here, for not blaming me. For understanding, Hermione. For being my best friend."

"Always." She moved her hand, and grabbed his from his side lacing it with hers.

A/N: Hey everyone, so this weeks chapter wasn't very progress heavy and it was short. There was no real plan for this chapter and it kinda just went a direction that I wound up liking. The majority of this was written last night, all last week I just couldn't think of anything to write. That's something I experienced this week, sometimes you can't just do something, sometimes you have to take a step back and let it happen all the while hoping everything turns out okay. Hope you enjoyed, because the storm is brewing and there is trouble in paradise. Let me know whatcha thought. Happy Reading! -DS