Disclaimer: If I owned the characters, I would be rich, which I am not. I
may decide to throw in an OC, but I doubt it.
Please Read and Review! I love Reviews! I am not quite sure how this will end, so please bear with me! This is my second fan-fiction. My first is still being written so I am guessing I will have at least one new chapter a week, maybe more, maybe less. Please tell me what you think, and if you have any ideas, I would love to hear them. Thanks! Also, most of this takes place in Harry, Ron, and Hermione's sixth year, and Ginny's fifth. I am not giving any more of the story line away so just read it and you will see! Thanks again! I UPDATED THIS CHAPTER! IT USED TO HAVE HERMIONE AND GINNY MAKING UP REALLY FAST, BUT NOW IT IS MORE REALISTIC! THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT TO MY ATTENTION!
Pain of a Portkey
Ginny Weasley looked around. She was so glad to be back at Hogwarts! She had enjoyed her summer, but she had missed school, and now she was back! She wondered what Harry and Hermione had done during the summer.
The sorting and the feast were over so Ginny decided to head up to the Griffyndor common room. She collapsed into a red armchair as the rest of her house filed into their dorms.
Ron saw his sister and went over to her.
"How can you be tired? It is the first night of school!" Ron knew she was tired because she had been up all night worrying about Harry. She still had a crush on him, but he was still oblivious to it.
Ginny shot him a look
"I just wanted to relax for a moment before HE comes in." She knew Ron cared about her, and was just kidding, but sometimes he didn't realize when she didn't want to talk about Harry. The fact was, Harry didn't like her, and she was having to face it.
As if the door had heard her speak, it opened. Hermione and Harry walked in, holding hands and smiling.
Ron looked just as confused as Ginny, but Ginny looked a little hurt as well. She put on a fake smile, and got up to say hello.
Ron spoke first
"Hey Harry! Hey Hermione! Where have you two been? I didn't see you guys on the train."
Hermione blushed, but Harry just smiled.
"We were sitting together, because we couldn't find you, and I asked Hermione to be my girlfriend, and she said YES!" Harry grinned at Hermione, not seeing Ginny's face, or Ron's.
Ron wanted to be supportive, but He saw that Ginny was hurt, so he simply said "Congratulations." and tried his best to look happy, but Harry noticed something was wrong and made a mental note to talk to Ron later about it.
Hermione, however, saw Ginny's expression and remembered, "She likes him, I can't believe I forgot! She is going to hate me!"
Hermione and Ginny had become very close and Hermione considered Ginny as a sister since she had no siblings of her own. The last thing in the world she wanted was to hurt Ginny, and here she had gone and said yes to Harry before even thinking of Ginny. The least she could have done would have been to talk to Ginny about it first. That was what she would have wanted Ginny to do if their roles had been switched.
She looked at Ron, smiled, and then looked at Ginny. Ginny was avoiding eye contact. Hermione sighed inwardly, She would talk to Ginny later.
Harry smiled also, he still hadn't noticed that Ginny looked hurt, and said
"Thanks Ron!" Truthfully Harry had thought Ron would be upset. He had suspected that Ron had Feelings for Hermione, but he hadn't been sure. That was probably why Ron looked like his happiness was forced. "Another thing to ask him about." Thought Harry.
They were all getting tired so they headed for their dorms, Harry and Ron one way and Hermione and Ginny in the other.
Ron and Harry ( in their dorm.
Harry looked at Ron as they sat on their beds.
"What was wrong when I announced that me and Hermione are going out?"
Ron looked surprised that Harry had noticed but quickly covered it up by saying
"Nothing, It was just really sudden that's all."
Harry sighed; Ron had always been a really bad liar.
"Ron, was it because you like Hermione?" He had to know.
Ron looked absolutely horrified that Harry could even think that was possible. He liked Hermione, but definitely not THAT way.
"NO! Harry, where did you get that idea?"
Harry looked down,
"Well, it is just that you always act strange around her, and Why else would you have looked like you were not genuinely happy?"
Ron looked defiant
"I do NOT act strange around Hermione, and the reason I was upset was because..." Ron stopped.
"What Ron? You can tell me. I don't understand why you're not happy for me and Hermione." Harry prodded. He knew Ron would tell him if he bugged him enough.
"I WAS UPSET BECAUSE GINNY LIKES YOU AND HAS SINCE HER FIRST YEAR! AND YOU ARE STILL OBLIVIOUS TO IT WHEN IT IS SO OBVIOUS! THE LEAST YOU COULD HAVE DONE WAS NOTICE HER EXPRESSION INSTEAD OF MINE!" Ron yelled.
Harry jumped, he hadn't expected Ron to get so angry, or that Ginny still liked him. He didn't know what to say, so he just sat there with his mouth open.
Ron had calmed down and realized how loud he had just been.
"I'm sorry Harry, it is just that you really hurt Ginny, and she is my sister, and that is why I was not that enthusiastic for you and Hermione. I really am happy for you guys, but Ginny was upset and I didn't want her to be mad at me, because she knows I know that she likes you, and she expects me to be supportive of her."
Harry lay down, still too shocked to say anything.
"Goodnight Harry" Ron understood that Harry needed to think about what he had just been told.
"Goodnight Ron" and with that, they both fell asleep.
Hermione and Ginny ( in their dorm.
Ginny looked at Hermione, and then lay down on her bed. "HOW could she do this?" asked Ginny inwardly. "She knows I like Harry so HOW could she do this?"
Hermione sat down on her bed and glanced at Ginny. If she didn't say something she was going to burst.
"Ginny, I am so sorry."
"Don't talk to me" Ginny's voice was like ice.
"I know you like Harry, but I have too, for while now. Since about the end of my fourth year. When he asked me, I just wasn't thinking about anything else at the time. I'm sorry." She looked sadly and hopefully at Ginny.
Ginny just glared at Hermione.
"You knew. You knew and still you didn't let me know first. I have liked Harry longer than you have, and you never even told me you liked him. Maybe if you had, this would be easier. But you didn't, you kept it a secret after we promised never to keep secrets from each other." Ginny was close to crying now.
Hermione heard Ginny's voice crack. "How could I have been so stupid?" she asked herself.
"Ginny, I never wanted to hurt you. It is just that I, I don't know. I was stupid and wasn't thinking. I am sorry. If you want me to, I will break up with Harry." As Hermione said the last part, she wondered whether or not she would be able to actually do so if Ginny chose to make her.
Ginny stared at Hermione. "You will not. Don't lie to me, you're only making this worse. Just leave me alone." Ginny lay down and fell asleep immediately.
Hermione lay down too, but it took her a long time to fall asleep. She was worried about Ginny. She knew she had hurt her, but she didn't know how to set things right. She finally fell asleep; thinking about what she would say to Ginny in the morning.
Please Read and Review! I love Reviews! I am not quite sure how this will end, so please bear with me! This is my second fan-fiction. My first is still being written so I am guessing I will have at least one new chapter a week, maybe more, maybe less. Please tell me what you think, and if you have any ideas, I would love to hear them. Thanks! Also, most of this takes place in Harry, Ron, and Hermione's sixth year, and Ginny's fifth. I am not giving any more of the story line away so just read it and you will see! Thanks again! I UPDATED THIS CHAPTER! IT USED TO HAVE HERMIONE AND GINNY MAKING UP REALLY FAST, BUT NOW IT IS MORE REALISTIC! THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT TO MY ATTENTION!
Pain of a Portkey
Ginny Weasley looked around. She was so glad to be back at Hogwarts! She had enjoyed her summer, but she had missed school, and now she was back! She wondered what Harry and Hermione had done during the summer.
The sorting and the feast were over so Ginny decided to head up to the Griffyndor common room. She collapsed into a red armchair as the rest of her house filed into their dorms.
Ron saw his sister and went over to her.
"How can you be tired? It is the first night of school!" Ron knew she was tired because she had been up all night worrying about Harry. She still had a crush on him, but he was still oblivious to it.
Ginny shot him a look
"I just wanted to relax for a moment before HE comes in." She knew Ron cared about her, and was just kidding, but sometimes he didn't realize when she didn't want to talk about Harry. The fact was, Harry didn't like her, and she was having to face it.
As if the door had heard her speak, it opened. Hermione and Harry walked in, holding hands and smiling.
Ron looked just as confused as Ginny, but Ginny looked a little hurt as well. She put on a fake smile, and got up to say hello.
Ron spoke first
"Hey Harry! Hey Hermione! Where have you two been? I didn't see you guys on the train."
Hermione blushed, but Harry just smiled.
"We were sitting together, because we couldn't find you, and I asked Hermione to be my girlfriend, and she said YES!" Harry grinned at Hermione, not seeing Ginny's face, or Ron's.
Ron wanted to be supportive, but He saw that Ginny was hurt, so he simply said "Congratulations." and tried his best to look happy, but Harry noticed something was wrong and made a mental note to talk to Ron later about it.
Hermione, however, saw Ginny's expression and remembered, "She likes him, I can't believe I forgot! She is going to hate me!"
Hermione and Ginny had become very close and Hermione considered Ginny as a sister since she had no siblings of her own. The last thing in the world she wanted was to hurt Ginny, and here she had gone and said yes to Harry before even thinking of Ginny. The least she could have done would have been to talk to Ginny about it first. That was what she would have wanted Ginny to do if their roles had been switched.
She looked at Ron, smiled, and then looked at Ginny. Ginny was avoiding eye contact. Hermione sighed inwardly, She would talk to Ginny later.
Harry smiled also, he still hadn't noticed that Ginny looked hurt, and said
"Thanks Ron!" Truthfully Harry had thought Ron would be upset. He had suspected that Ron had Feelings for Hermione, but he hadn't been sure. That was probably why Ron looked like his happiness was forced. "Another thing to ask him about." Thought Harry.
They were all getting tired so they headed for their dorms, Harry and Ron one way and Hermione and Ginny in the other.
Ron and Harry ( in their dorm.
Harry looked at Ron as they sat on their beds.
"What was wrong when I announced that me and Hermione are going out?"
Ron looked surprised that Harry had noticed but quickly covered it up by saying
"Nothing, It was just really sudden that's all."
Harry sighed; Ron had always been a really bad liar.
"Ron, was it because you like Hermione?" He had to know.
Ron looked absolutely horrified that Harry could even think that was possible. He liked Hermione, but definitely not THAT way.
"NO! Harry, where did you get that idea?"
Harry looked down,
"Well, it is just that you always act strange around her, and Why else would you have looked like you were not genuinely happy?"
Ron looked defiant
"I do NOT act strange around Hermione, and the reason I was upset was because..." Ron stopped.
"What Ron? You can tell me. I don't understand why you're not happy for me and Hermione." Harry prodded. He knew Ron would tell him if he bugged him enough.
"I WAS UPSET BECAUSE GINNY LIKES YOU AND HAS SINCE HER FIRST YEAR! AND YOU ARE STILL OBLIVIOUS TO IT WHEN IT IS SO OBVIOUS! THE LEAST YOU COULD HAVE DONE WAS NOTICE HER EXPRESSION INSTEAD OF MINE!" Ron yelled.
Harry jumped, he hadn't expected Ron to get so angry, or that Ginny still liked him. He didn't know what to say, so he just sat there with his mouth open.
Ron had calmed down and realized how loud he had just been.
"I'm sorry Harry, it is just that you really hurt Ginny, and she is my sister, and that is why I was not that enthusiastic for you and Hermione. I really am happy for you guys, but Ginny was upset and I didn't want her to be mad at me, because she knows I know that she likes you, and she expects me to be supportive of her."
Harry lay down, still too shocked to say anything.
"Goodnight Harry" Ron understood that Harry needed to think about what he had just been told.
"Goodnight Ron" and with that, they both fell asleep.
Hermione and Ginny ( in their dorm.
Ginny looked at Hermione, and then lay down on her bed. "HOW could she do this?" asked Ginny inwardly. "She knows I like Harry so HOW could she do this?"
Hermione sat down on her bed and glanced at Ginny. If she didn't say something she was going to burst.
"Ginny, I am so sorry."
"Don't talk to me" Ginny's voice was like ice.
"I know you like Harry, but I have too, for while now. Since about the end of my fourth year. When he asked me, I just wasn't thinking about anything else at the time. I'm sorry." She looked sadly and hopefully at Ginny.
Ginny just glared at Hermione.
"You knew. You knew and still you didn't let me know first. I have liked Harry longer than you have, and you never even told me you liked him. Maybe if you had, this would be easier. But you didn't, you kept it a secret after we promised never to keep secrets from each other." Ginny was close to crying now.
Hermione heard Ginny's voice crack. "How could I have been so stupid?" she asked herself.
"Ginny, I never wanted to hurt you. It is just that I, I don't know. I was stupid and wasn't thinking. I am sorry. If you want me to, I will break up with Harry." As Hermione said the last part, she wondered whether or not she would be able to actually do so if Ginny chose to make her.
Ginny stared at Hermione. "You will not. Don't lie to me, you're only making this worse. Just leave me alone." Ginny lay down and fell asleep immediately.
Hermione lay down too, but it took her a long time to fall asleep. She was worried about Ginny. She knew she had hurt her, but she didn't know how to set things right. She finally fell asleep; thinking about what she would say to Ginny in the morning.
