Title: Getting Past the Pain
Author: jltat
Disclaimer: This story if based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books, and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
A/N: So here's the deal; today is the last day of spring break (yea I know, it sucks) so I decided to post a chapter before I get a shit load of homework and won't have time to write. I've laid out a whole outline of how I want this story to go, and there will be 1 chapter posted per week, probably every Friday or Saturday… should be proud of me, I am so unorganized… and with that said, here's the story hope you like it
Chapter 1: A Heart In Agony
I try to think about the last time, I had a good time
Everyone's got somewhere to go
And they're gonna leave me here on my own, so here it goes
- Simple Plan
It was the first week back to Hogwart's for Harry who would complete his 7th and final year there. He was appointed quidditch captain for the Gryffindor House last year after Professor McGonagall lifted his life-long ban. Girls from all houses and years were interested in him. He was popular and respected throughout the school. Harry's life should have been perfect, right? If only things were that easy.
During the middle of the summer, Harry and Hermione went to the Burrow to spend the rest of their vacation. It was then that Harry first began to see his feelings for his best friend Miss Granger. It was also then that Ron decided it was an ideal time to ask her out. Hermione accepted. Ron was delighted. Suffice to say, Harry was not.
However, he feigned happiness for the sake of his friends, who were convinced they had his blessing. They were happy, so he should be happy for them, Harry concluded. His heart was not as easy to convince; neither was Ginny. She saw right through his façade of cheerfulness and confronted him.
The new couple promised Harry that the trio would still be the same; the new relationship wouldn't change anything. They were sorely mistaken. As the weeks passed, Hermione and Ron became more and more wrapped up in each other and Harry slipped further away from them. His relationship with Ginny, however, became closer. She was like the little sister he never had. Harry found himself confiding all his problems in Ginny, who, like a good sister, listened, gave advice, and was sympathetic. In turn, Harry was a lot more understanding towards Ginny.
So when she told her family that she was going out with Draco Malfoy, Harry was by far the most accepting. The fact that he was one of the few who knew Malfoy was a spy for the Light side helped too. Unluckily for Draco, the Weasley brothers were not as accepting. It became painfully obvious that they disapproved of a Malfoy dating their only sister. They finally became used to the Slytherin towards the end of the summer. Well, at least they could stay in the same room without knocking him unconscious. This was definitely an improvement.
Malfoy turned on the Dark side when he witnessed his father's friends murder his mother. He still lived with Lucius, but no longer was a follower of Voldemort. Dumbledore, Snape, Harry, and a few trusted members of the Order were the only people that knew this piece of information.
When the start of the term came around, Hermione received an owl informing her she was Head Girl. Ron was happy for her and assumed he would be Head Boy. His letter never came. It seemed Dumbledore thought Draco Malfoy was a worthier candidate for the position.
Harry was sitting in the common room alone, no surprise there. He looked up and saw Ron and Hermione come in laughing at something. He felt a pang in his chest when he saw Hermione holding hands with Ron. The pang turned into a fist punching him in the gut when Ron kissed Hermione on the lips. Harry had to turn away. He was supposed to be happy for them. So why was it that the only thing he felt was pain when he saw the two together?
A/N: kinda boring huh? The chapter doesn't have any dialogue or any real action, but I needed it to set up a background. Feel free to review and make suggestions, I can't promise I'll do what you say, but I'll take it into consideration. So until next week.