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Chapter 37: To be a bystander in this beauty

Hermione's POV

"So don't ask him about the date, I think it was horrible, oh Ron, stop smirking!"

"I'm not." He had the audacity to state, with a clear smirk on his face. I knew he didn't like Cho. I think it had more to do with the fact that she was a Tornadoes supporter than he will let on, but Ron is always suspicious of new people. Having Cho around these few weeks had been…different to say the least. I have nothing against the girl, she seemed perfectly sweet, I just don't see Harry with her. He's just been so different, just doing whatever she says he should, that isn't Harry.

"You think Ky will join us for dinner tonight." Ron and I sat down at the Gryffindor table, and he looked hopefully at the door. I forget that it must be hard for him. I get to see Ky pretty much all the time, even when she is holed up in her lab, but Ron goes where Harry goes and Ky stays clear of wherever that place may be.

"I don't know. I didn't see her in Hogsmeade, but I saw Ginny and she said that she had left their date with Jack Corner ages ago, so maybe she came back to the castle."

Ron spat out his cottage pie, "Their what?"

I rolled my eyes at him. Honestly he was so slow sometimes, didn't he see Ginny and Michael Corner exchanging flirty looks all through the meeting.

"Ky!" Ron said loudly and waved her over, as if she wasn't going to come and sit over here anyway. Enthused by his excitement Ky turned her normal walk into a skip and bounced over to us. Her face was flushed, must be all that bouncing. She hopped over the bench into the seat opposite Ron and smiled at both of us. There was something about that smile…

"So, what's this I hear about a date?"

She laughed at the stern look on his face and it was so foreign; I haven't heard that carefree giggle in ages it made my smile widen.

"Oh, same old, same old. There were four fourth year Ravens, took me to the Three Broomsticks, had 2 butterbeers, got invited over to their dorm for a firewhisky. Oh, by the way, your sister is dating Michael Corner."

"What!"

We both laughed at his red-faced shock. I cut in before he started his tirade, "What's the deal with Jack Corner then?

Just then Harry walked in with Cho. My smile faded, maybe I should suggest we go upstairs, but before I could say anything Cho started towards the Ravenclaw table, her face slightly red. Harry made his way over to us, his face stern.

He levelled with us and I gave him what I hoped looked like an apologetic look. I'm sure they had ended it. He didn't see a thing however as at that exact moment he brushed his lips very discreetly against Ky's left cheek as he hopped over and onto the seat next to her.

Did I see that correctly?

Ron finally shut his mouth. Ky, as if nothing had happened turned back to me, her face radiant.

"What about Jack Corner?"

Harry dropped his fork into his plate, "That's it! That's his name! He's on the Hufflepuff quidditch team, chaser!"

"Big fan of his mate?" Ron laughed and gobbled down his food. He was on his third helping, honestly the boy was like a vacuum when it came to food.

"No, but apparently Kyrianna is."

I put my pumpkin juice down, did he just say Kyrianna…he called her by her full name! Why is he poking the dragon, does he not know our school motto!

Ky laughed at his cross expression, "I have no idea what you are talking about Harry."

Oh my Godric, these two kissed again! I can smell the pheromones.

"Well, you seemed pretty interested in him, considering you went on a date with him a few hours ago."

"No mate, she went on a date with four Ravenclaws and then to their dorm for firewhisky."

Harry sputtered out his juice, how Ronald managed to make that sentence sound a hundred times worse is beyond me.

"Ronald, she didn't go to their dorm, she was invited, she didn't go." I turned back to look at her, a hopeful look on my face, "You didn't go?"

She chuckled at me, "No Mi, I didn't. Anyway I didn't go on a date with Jack Corner. The only reason I went to that VomitFest of a cafe was because he was spying on Alison Fleeceheart, who has turned into a Davies dating slag who wanted to do him behind the dustbin in the alleyway opposite aforementioned VomitFest but didn't get to because Corner, Jack, not the one your sister is dating, strangled him and whisked Alison away. She was not amused."

Ky chuckled into her pie, oblivious to the three shocked faces staring at her.

She jerked her head up as if remembering the statement that would tie it all together, "Oh, Harry and I are dating by the way."

Ron's mouth was hanging open. I sighed, "I don't get it. I thought Alison Fleeceheart was in love with Cedric. Why did Jack Corner…you don't think!"

"It's so obvious Mi, you should have been there!"

"Well…I think they would-"

"Did you not hear what she just said?" Ron burst at me.

I looked at Ron. Why was he so shocked? Honestly the only surprising thing is that it happened so quickly. I'm pretty sure Harry just broke up with Cho…unless…oh gosh these two are at their old tricks again.

"What happened to sitting down and discussing all of this amongst us four, like adults?" Harry looked at Ky quizzically and she laughed at what he said.

She pinched his left cheek, "Awww that's so cute how you thought that that was going to happen."

Ron gestured profusely, "Wait…wait, wait, start from the beginning."

"Oh my gosh Ron isn't it obvious. Ky and Harry liked each other for a long time, but Harry thought Ky didn't like him, and Ky thought that Harry liked Cho. Ky went on a group date with Ginny where her boyfriend's brother Jack Corner pitched up and rescued Ky from the four Ravenclaw boys that were trying to convince her to go back to their dorms. Ky and Jack decided to go to Madam Pudifoots, I do believe that is the VomitFest, because they wanted to spy on Alison Fleeceheart who was on a date with Roger Davies but Cho and Harry were also on a date there and Harry saw Ky with Jack Corner and got jealous which urged him to find Ky and make out, I hope that's all that happened, and confess their feelings to each other and now they're dating but they spent more time with their tongues down each other's throats than using it to discuss important matters like, have you made sure that Cho knows? You don't want her finding out from someone else. And speaking of which, when are you going public with this cause you just broke up with-"

"Woah Mione' back up." Ron held his hand up in my face and I glared at him. He looked at Ky, "First things first, who is this Michael Corner and secondly, whose these four Ravenclaws that tried to get you into their dorm? I'll kick their nerdy little arses right off the astronomy tower."

Ky laughed but Harry didn't seem to find it funny, "I believe the man asked for names?"

She looked at me exasperated, "Don't look at me. You want to date Harry Potter; you deal with it." I smiled though, finally something was going right.

"WHAT!"

We all turned around to stare at Lavender, who was staring back at us, her juice all over Seamus who slowly mopped it up, "KY AND HARRY ARE DATING!"

"No, no…that's not what I said." Oh no, I really put my foot in it.

"No Mi, it's OK. People will soon find out." Ky said reassuringly and turned to look at Lavender, eyes shining with sincerity, "Harry and I are not dating Bobby. I'm pregnant with his love child. I don't want to have a bastard…so we're tying the knot. Please, it's a sensitive topic; try to keep it amongst us."

Ky said all this softly and with such sincerity Ron had to pass me a quick glance of reassurance that it was untrue. I shook my head at him exasperation.

Lavender nodded with a crazy gleam in her eye. It's like she didn't care how farfetched the idea was as long as it was good gossip. She walked away; surely to notify the people on Mars.

"Was that really necessary?" Harry looked at Ky, a hint of amusement in his eyes. Wow, this was so much better than the Harry that we had to deal with these past few months.

"Well I figured Minnie and Sev will take the news that we're dating better when they find out that I'm not pregnant. It's all about perspective Harry."

Harry turned and looked at me, exasperated, "Don't look at me, you wanted to date Ky Thornton, you deal with it!" I laughed at his look, my heart feeling lighter than it did in a long time.

A/N: So I kind of enjoyed writing in Hermione's POV. I know she is slightly OOC but like I said for Harry, adding a new character to the mix changes things. But her core personality is still there. I hope you enjoyed that, please review.

Merry Christmas,

Kalina