Hello!
I'm really sorry about the first chapter, I didn't know it was going to be all piled together that way! So, here is the first chapter again, in a normal and readable state! Sorry y'all!
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Chap 1: A date for Valentine's
Dumbledore looked outside, where a 16-year old boy and a 15-year old girl sat under a tree near the lake, talking to each other.
The boy had black, untidy hair and glasses. The girl had vivid red hair and freckles. They were, of course, Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley.
"It's extraordinary," said Dumbledore to himself, "how those two remind me of James and Lily Potter." For, many years ago, they had sat under the same tree, talking. Lily Potter also had had red hair, but a shade darker than Ginny's. Harry looked just like his father, with the exception of his sparkling green eyes, which he had inherited from his mother.
Their characters were much alike, too. Ginny was upbeat and active, and had a sort of radiating power around her. Harry was brave and bold, like his father, and also proud and a bit of a hero-figure.
"So," asked Harry, reddening slightly, "are you going to Hogsmeade tomorrow?"
Ginny looked him straight in his sparkling green eyes. "I dunno. I've already been so many times, it's sort of becoming boring, and I don't have a date, and it's Valentine's Day! I dumped Dean, by the way." She added.
"Did you really?" Harry asked, but he already knew that, because Dean was one of his roommates.
"Yeah, he wasn't really my type. Oh well.." Her voice trailed off.
"Well, you could always come with us," replied Harry "You know, Hermoine, Ron and me." Suddenly he slapped his forehead. "Oh, yeah! I forgot! Ron is in the hospital wing. Those Slytherins really beat him up after the Quidditch game! Poor Ron. I hope he gets his ears put on the right way again."
"Yeah" Ginny muttered, looking at the castle. Suddenly she spotted a man looking at them from the top tower.
"Why's Dumbledore watching us?" She said, squinting at the tower.
Harry raised his eyebrows. "What do you mean?" he started looking around. "Where is he?"
Ginny pointed at the castle. "There he was, but now he's gone again." They sat in silence for a while. Then Harry said, "Did you know Neville and Luna are going out? They're going together to Hogsmeade tomorrow. I still can't believe it! Neville and Luna!"
Ginny laughed. A tinkling sound filled the air. Harry joined in. Then he said "And Hermoine's meeting Krum there, too!" He looked at his feet. "Then I'll be going alone, too." Another silence. Harry watched Ginny. She was looking at the giant squid in the lake. She certainly was beautiful. Her red hair really stood out in a hall full of people in black robes. When she had looked into his eyes, he had felt a soaring feeling in his stomach. He had thought he was hungry, stupid prat. It had been another feeling.
"What are you thinking about?" asked Ginny. She had seen him staring at the grass.
"Well, I kind of thought, that um maybe we could go to Hogsmeade together?" He blushed.
Ginny blushed, too. "Er..Yeah, I'd love to go with you." Harry suddenly was relieved. She had said yes!
"Well, let's go back to the castle then, it's getting dark and cold." Harry said, shivering slightly. They walked back to the castle. They went into the common room. Neville was looking attentively at the game of chess Colin and Dennis Creevey were playing. Hermoine was writing another letter to Krum. Ron was still in the hospital wing. When Harry and Ginny came in, Hermoine looked up.
"Oh, there you two are! We were wondering where you two had gone!"
"We were outside." replied Ginny and Harry at the same time. Harry grinned.
Just then Ron came into the common room, his ears back at their normal spot.
"Hey mate" he said, "I'm not allowed to go out tomorrow, I have detention." He made a face. "Snape found I deserved it after 'attacking my fellow Quidditch players'" He said sarcastically. "You'll have to go to Hogsmeade alone, or stay here with me. Sorry, Harry." He added.
"No, I won't." Harry replied "A lovely lady is going with me."
"Ahhh?" Ron raised his eyebrows. "And who might this lovely lady be?" He said mockingly.
"Me." Said Ginny defiantly.
"You?!"
I'm really sorry about the first chapter, I didn't know it was going to be all piled together that way! So, here is the first chapter again, in a normal and readable state! Sorry y'all!
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Chap 1: A date for Valentine's
Dumbledore looked outside, where a 16-year old boy and a 15-year old girl sat under a tree near the lake, talking to each other.
The boy had black, untidy hair and glasses. The girl had vivid red hair and freckles. They were, of course, Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley.
"It's extraordinary," said Dumbledore to himself, "how those two remind me of James and Lily Potter." For, many years ago, they had sat under the same tree, talking. Lily Potter also had had red hair, but a shade darker than Ginny's. Harry looked just like his father, with the exception of his sparkling green eyes, which he had inherited from his mother.
Their characters were much alike, too. Ginny was upbeat and active, and had a sort of radiating power around her. Harry was brave and bold, like his father, and also proud and a bit of a hero-figure.
"So," asked Harry, reddening slightly, "are you going to Hogsmeade tomorrow?"
Ginny looked him straight in his sparkling green eyes. "I dunno. I've already been so many times, it's sort of becoming boring, and I don't have a date, and it's Valentine's Day! I dumped Dean, by the way." She added.
"Did you really?" Harry asked, but he already knew that, because Dean was one of his roommates.
"Yeah, he wasn't really my type. Oh well.." Her voice trailed off.
"Well, you could always come with us," replied Harry "You know, Hermoine, Ron and me." Suddenly he slapped his forehead. "Oh, yeah! I forgot! Ron is in the hospital wing. Those Slytherins really beat him up after the Quidditch game! Poor Ron. I hope he gets his ears put on the right way again."
"Yeah" Ginny muttered, looking at the castle. Suddenly she spotted a man looking at them from the top tower.
"Why's Dumbledore watching us?" She said, squinting at the tower.
Harry raised his eyebrows. "What do you mean?" he started looking around. "Where is he?"
Ginny pointed at the castle. "There he was, but now he's gone again." They sat in silence for a while. Then Harry said, "Did you know Neville and Luna are going out? They're going together to Hogsmeade tomorrow. I still can't believe it! Neville and Luna!"
Ginny laughed. A tinkling sound filled the air. Harry joined in. Then he said "And Hermoine's meeting Krum there, too!" He looked at his feet. "Then I'll be going alone, too." Another silence. Harry watched Ginny. She was looking at the giant squid in the lake. She certainly was beautiful. Her red hair really stood out in a hall full of people in black robes. When she had looked into his eyes, he had felt a soaring feeling in his stomach. He had thought he was hungry, stupid prat. It had been another feeling.
"What are you thinking about?" asked Ginny. She had seen him staring at the grass.
"Well, I kind of thought, that um maybe we could go to Hogsmeade together?" He blushed.
Ginny blushed, too. "Er..Yeah, I'd love to go with you." Harry suddenly was relieved. She had said yes!
"Well, let's go back to the castle then, it's getting dark and cold." Harry said, shivering slightly. They walked back to the castle. They went into the common room. Neville was looking attentively at the game of chess Colin and Dennis Creevey were playing. Hermoine was writing another letter to Krum. Ron was still in the hospital wing. When Harry and Ginny came in, Hermoine looked up.
"Oh, there you two are! We were wondering where you two had gone!"
"We were outside." replied Ginny and Harry at the same time. Harry grinned.
Just then Ron came into the common room, his ears back at their normal spot.
"Hey mate" he said, "I'm not allowed to go out tomorrow, I have detention." He made a face. "Snape found I deserved it after 'attacking my fellow Quidditch players'" He said sarcastically. "You'll have to go to Hogsmeade alone, or stay here with me. Sorry, Harry." He added.
"No, I won't." Harry replied "A lovely lady is going with me."
"Ahhh?" Ron raised his eyebrows. "And who might this lovely lady be?" He said mockingly.
"Me." Said Ginny defiantly.
"You?!"