Title: Getting Past the Pain
Author: jltat
Disclaimer: This story is 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.
Chapter 3: Decisions Made
I wanna feel the way you make me feel when I'm with you
I wanna be the only hand you need to hold on to
But every time I call you don't have time
I guess I'll never get to call you mine
- Simple Plan
"So Dumbledore asked you to leave tonight?!" Ginny asked after Harry informed her of what Professor
Dumbledore wanted him to do.
"And you accepted?" Harry nodded. Thwack.
"Ow! Hey! What was that for?" Harry exclaimed rubbing the side of his head from where the pillow hit him.
"Are you out of your bloody mind!? You could get hurt, you could die, you could -"
"He could finally get away from all this like he wanted to."
Harry and Ginny turned around to find Malfoy there leaning against the wall. How did he manage to show up all the time out of nowhere?
"Exactly what I was going to say," Harry said.
"But Harry, its dangerous, you don't even know who else is going to be there, or how many others there will be." Ginny replied, trying to reason with him.
"Is that all you're worried about, Gin? Let me make it easier then, I'll be there, I've heard there'll be two 7th years coming from Beauxbaton, one coming from Durmstrang, and three Aurors including Tonks and Shacklebolt." Draco said to the two Gryffindors, who were momentarily stunned.
"You're going too?" Ginny said, not sounding pleased.
"Yep, so looks like you have nothing left to worry about," Draco replied, smiling cheekily. Ginny didn't look happy; redheads did not like to lose.
Later that afternoon Harry had Double Potions with Slytherin as the last class of the day before dinner. He had yet to tell Ron and Hermione, or anyone else for that matter, that he was leaving in a few hours, but as he looked at the two now, he didn't seem particularly keen on telling them anymore.
Snape had not come into the Dungeons yet to begin class, and for once Harry was wishing for him to start class early. Beside him were his two best friends who could have been glued together at the lips and you could never tell the difference. How did they breathe?
Harry looked around the room, trying to focus on anything but the pair sitting next to him. He looked down the row of desks and saw Lavender and Parvati. Lavender looked at him with sad eyes. Time to look in another direction.
He looked past Parvati and Lavender and saw Blaise Zabini and Pansy Parkinson who wore the same expression on their faces as Lavender's. So maybe staring at the floor would be smarter for Harry to do until Snape came.
Potions dragged on. And on. And on. Professor Snape took a total of 40 points from Gryffindor, mostly because Neville melted his cauldron, but also because Snape was not fond of students kissing in the middle of his class. Especially Gryffindors that were friends with Harry Potter. Who would have thought.
"Hey, Hermione, can I talk to you for a minute?" Harry said after Potions had ended. He didn't think it seemed right to withhold the fact that he was leaving that night from his friends.
"Sure Harry, what's up?" Hermione asked him.
"Well, I just thought I would tell you that -"
"Hey, Hermione! Let's go, we were supposed to go to that place... remember?" Ron called after them, with a mischievous glint in his eye. Harry didn't even want to think about where they were going.
Hermione looked apologetically at Harry. "I'm sorry Harry, I have to go, you cant tell me some other time though right?"
"Yea... sure," Harry said, but they were already walking away. "Some other time..." Harry walked dejectedly towards the Great Hall.
That night, Harry, Draco, and Ginny walked towards Dumbledore's office. Ginny only came to say good-bye to the two.
"We'll be back soon, Gin, don't worry about it ok?." Draco reassured his girlfriend as he kissed her on the cheek.
Ginny looked skeptical, but nodded all the same. She then turned to Harry.
"Did you tell Ron and Hermione you were leaving?"
"No, but they were, um... busy, so I just let them go do what ever it was they had to do. Do me a favor though, don't tell them where I'm going unless they ask. I don't want them to be worried, they have enough to think about with their school work and Hermione being Head Girl." Harry said.
Ginny wanted to retort that if they were being good friends they would have taken time out of their 'busy' schedules just to here him out, but she agreed for Harry's sake.
They reached the gargoyle in front of Professor Dumbledore's office.
"This is where you leave us Ginny." Draco said. He kissed her and pulled her into a hug.
"We'll see you soon," Harry reassured and hugged her after Malfoy.
The two entered the Headmaster's office and Ginny walked back to the common room. Somehow, she thought, this seems to be a really bad decision made on Harry's part.
A/N: im sorry for the delay, but my cat got run over yesterday and we had to take it to the vet, and then wen i tried
to get on portkey and ff.net my internet went kinda hay wire, so sorry. i didnt have time to proof read this chapter so
it's not gonna be that good, but i hope u bear with me, it'll get better, im just reeli stressed rite now.
school sucks by the way.