"How bad?" Harry asked as he and Ron descended the stairs to meet with Sirius in
the hallway. They cast their gaze over the opened paper in Sirius's hands where a large
moving picture of Hermione and Draco was plastered on the front page.
The two appeared sitting outside Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour. Neither
looked overly pleased in the photo, though as the picture moved, Draco pushed his half-
eaten sundae across the table to Hermione. It had been only a few days ago when Sirius
suggested the two get out of the house; Harry and Ron had been at the Ministry undergoing
Auror training, while Sirius had made plans with Remus for the day. Hermione had spent
the night dealing with a particularly bad nightmare, and when Draco showed up bored,
Sirius had asked his young cousin to distract her.
It was not the picture that caught his attention but the ridiculous headline and
attached article surrounding it.
HARRY POTTER HEARTBROKEN BY GOLDEN GIRL
by Rita Skeeter
"Ugh," Sirius groaned and began reading it aloud:
"It seems The Boy Who Defeated You-Know-Who Twice has more on his plate than fighting
Dark wizards in the weeks following his great triumph. As this reporter stated in her latest award-winning
biography, Golden Trio: Young Love in War, said Golden Trio (consisting of war heroes Harry
Potter, Ronald Weasley, and their shared love interest, Muggle-born Hermione Granger) spent the better
part of this past year on the run from the forces of darkness. Under the pressures of war, they found love in
the arms of one another. Details of the love triangle can be found in the pages of Golden Trio: Young
Love in War, available at your local bookshops now.
It's no secret that the Gryffindor Golden Girl spent the majority of her time at Hogwarts School
of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the arms of many famous young heartthrobs. She first appeared on the scene
during the Triwizard Tournament which had been brought back to Hogwarts in order to establish unity
between Wizarding schools. Unfortunately, Miss Granger brought dissension to the tournament in the form
of her first love triangle between herself, Harry Potter, and famed Bulgarian Seeker and Triwizard
champion, Viktor Krum.
Despite our world still healing from the aftermath of war, it appears that Miss Granger has no
qualms about inflicting new wounds on her famed lovers, Potter and Weasley. The Princess of Gryffindor