Harry Potter :Diamond Heart

Harry was certain that if any of there other Gryffindors had been his position there would be an unexplained body on the grounds, probably in silver and green bordered robes, and one less anchor for Tom Riddle's spirit to cling to. Lunch was pumpkin pastries. It was Harry's least favourite meal at Hogwarts, though still far preferable to anything Petunia or Vernon had ever voluntarily given him. Having pumpkin pastries meant that, between the food and the drink, over half the meal tasted of the oddly flavoured, orange-fleshed fruit and Harry was none to fond of pumpkins. He'd disliked them ever since almost cutting off his thumb in an attempt to make three ghost-like lanterns at Halloween when he was seven. Only the smallest of the three had even survived the night. The other two had caught fire from the inside and burned until they were twisted, unrecognisable masses of stinking, charred mess. Dudley and the other Dursleys had immediately claimed that the survivor was his work and Harry hadn't cared enough to argue.

Lunch was also when he was most likely to be visited by former friends, new enemies, or even the few people that fell into both categories. He managed at least half an hour, longer than usual, before a distinctly feminine presence took the place beside him.

Don't let it be Katie.

Cowardly as it might be Harry still couldn't bring himself to face her. He knew he might give in and take her back just to feel the warmth, to feel like he was somebody again, but a little later he would remember what she had done, or worse, she might do it again, and everything would spiral back to the empty hell he'd only just escaped from.

'Harry,' a strident tone announced from just outside the frame of his glasses.

Ah, the only person I might want to talk to less than Katie, of course. He wouldn't be able to ignore her. Harry knew perfectly well that any attempt to ignore Hermione Granger would simply exacerbate things.

'Hermione,' Harry responded, then blinked. He had not meant for his voice to sound so cold. A little icy, yes, to demonstrate that they were no longer on speaking terms, but his tone could have given dementors hypothermia.

'Where have you been?' she demanded. Harry blinked again. He'd been expecting an apology for the breaking of his wand before she tried to squeeze information out of him like he was a particularly difficult book. He voiced as much in a tone that grew only marginally warmer.

'I already said I was sorry, Harry,' she insisted. 'I didn't mean to break it. I had been practicing the charm after Professor Flitwick said you could do it so well and it was the first thing in my head when I cast.'

'If you didn't come to apologise then why did you come?' Harry asked. There was a slow, cold chill of ice beginning to spread through his veins at the girl he was sitting next to.

I left them alone, he wanted to scream. Why can they not do the same.

'We're worried about you,' she said gently, or at least as gently as she could. 'You've been so different after the World Cup.'

'I've heard your theories,' Harry told her. 'You might be interested to know that Dumbledore believes me when I tell him I didn't put my name in for this tournament. Pass that along to Ron, he can tell his new friend Malfoy when visits him in the hospital wing.'

'How did you know about Malfoy, Ron said not to tell anyone,' Hermione whispered.

'What else did he say?'

'That Malfoy was bitten by a snake and Dean's collarbone and arm got broken in a fight between them on the seventh floor. He was really angry about it. I only found anything out because I pressed him when he and Malfoy were being even more antagonistic towards each other than normal.'

A temporary alliance that has since ended. That was good. Harry did not want his enemies joining forces again. He'd been lucky to get out so easily. 'That was it,' Harry said incredulously. 'He didn't mention the two of them trying to ambush me with the assistance of Malfoy and his two goons?'

'No,' Hermione shook her head. 'You broke Dean's arm, Harry,' she gasped, 'and Malfoy was almost paralysed by that snake.'

'He summoned it,' Harry defended casually. He certainly didn't feel he had done anything wrong. They had attacked him, not the other way around.

'Oh,' she seemed a bit too relieved. 'So it wasn't you.'

'It was me,' Harry took great satisfaction in her horror. 'I commanded it to bite him. He should know better than to summon snakes against me.' She was silent for a very long time and Harry wondered if she was going to get up and leave him be.

'I heard about Katie,' she said softly. He had absolutely no idea how she had come up with the idea that he might want to speak about that with her.

'That's good,' he replied as sarcastically as possible, 'you're probably the only person who has and I really wanted to discuss it with you.'

Hermione flinched.

'We are not friends anymore, Granger,' he reminded her coldly, using her surname to make sure she understood. 'You broke my wand, one of the most precious things I had. I won't ever forget that and I certainly won't forget that your justification behind doing so it that you were so unable to accept I was just as talented as you that you had to attempt a spell you weren't ready for.'

'I was ready for it,' Hermione replied loudly, shaking her hair in indignation.

'I'm glad that that is the only part of my statement you wanted to contest,' Harry snapped. 'Because I'm not sure I could have suppressed my temper if you'd tried to convince me we could still be friends.'

'I don't know what has happened to you, Harry,' she responded with vehemence and the beginnings of tears.

'I'll tell you,' Harry replied, his speech distorting slightly as his emotions fluctuated beyond his control. 'My friends betrayed my trust and abandoned me over petty things, you broke my wand, I was lied to and used. Now I've decided to become strong enough that it can't happen again.'

Hermione got up and left without another word.

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