Disclaimer: I own none of these characters. They all belong to the great
J.K. Rowling. Don't sue! I have no money anyway. : )
My first fic. Not terrific, I'm sure, but I hope it's enjoyable. Well, read away!
~*~My Angel, My Only~*~
*~ Don't Mess With My Friends~*
The bright sun illuminated the Hogwarts grounds that early spring day. Harry Potter and his two best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, sat outside as they attempted to complete their Potions essay.
"I give up!", Ron said as he threw his hands into the air. "What in bloody Hell is a Belladonna?", he asked. Hermione, who had already completed two rolls of parchment, sighed as she gave Ron an exasperated look.
"Don't you ever pay attention in Potions class, Ron?", she asked.
" 'Mione, Do you really expect me to listen to Snape's endless rambles on the importance of potions in the Wizarding world?", was his response.
"Well, if you'd like to pass, then I suppose you should." With reluctance, however, she went over to assist him.
Harry, who, unlike Hermione, had stopped writing at the required one roll of parchment, moved to sit under the shade of a nearby tree. Almost every Hogwarts student was out on the grounds on this beautiful Saturday. But somebody was missing. Where was Ginny?
He frowned as he looked around. She was nowhere to be found. He turned to ask Ron where she was. Before he got the chance, however, Ginny came hurriedly out of the castle, looking distraught. Harry told his friends that he would be right back and he walked quickly over to her.
"Ginny, what's the matter?", he said as he reached her.
"It's nothing.", was her response.
"Don't even try it, Gin. Tell me."
"It's...it's Draco.", she said.
"What did the bloody prat do now?", asked Harry.
"He...he tried to...", she trailed off. But Harry didn't need her to finish to understand. He told her to stay there and rushed past her into the castle.
"Don't do anything stupid, Harry!", she yelled to him as he disappeared from sight, though she already knew he would.
Harry wandered around the castle. Where was Draco? The fact that he was nearly blind with rage did not help in his search. How dare he do that to Ginny! After nearly 15 minutes of searching he spotted him down the hall. He was having a good laugh with Crabbe and Goyle. The fact that it was most likely about the situation that had occurred just minutes before enraged Harry further, and he charged at Draco.
Draco didn't realize this until Harry was merely a few feet away, and before he could even yell, he was knocked roughly into a suit of armor. Crabbe and Goyle rolled up their sleeves, both ready to take a swing at Harry, but Draco stopped them before they could.
"What's your problem, Potter?', he said, wincing as he got to his feet.
"My problem!? My problem, Malfoy!?", Harry nearly screamed. "What's your problem!? Harassing Ginny like that?" Draco merely chuckled.
"All this over that? She was practically begging for it, what with that tight shirt and short skirt!" Harry immediately took a swing at Draco, hitting him right between the eyes. Crabbe and Goyle, who had been bystanders during the verbal spar, moved in. Draco once again stopped them.
"This is my fight. Stay out of it." They immediately backed up. Draco then ran at Harry, intending to teach him a lesson he'd never forget. Never mess with a Malfoy. Harry was too quick for him, however, and caught his fist before it came into contact with his jaw. He then proceeded to push Draco up against the wall, where he pounded him until he knew that he couldn't take anymore. He let Draco go, and watched him slump down against the wall.
"Don't mess with my friends, Malfoy.", he said, and walked away. He knew he wouldn't be punished for fighting, because Draco was too proud to let anyone know that he was beaten in a fight, so it was with a grave smile that he walked back out onto the grounds.
Ginny had decided to go and sit with Hermione and Ron after she had calmed down a bit. Ron had taken a break from his essay for a few minutes, and they had been talking about the new acid pop that Honeydukes was about to come out with when Harry returned.
"Hey, mate. Where've you been?", asked Ron. Ginny looked up at him worriedly.
"Oh, just had to go check on something in the dormitory.", said Harry. Ron looked skeptical at this, as did Hermione, but they ignored it. Ron decided that he should continue with his essay, and Hermione began to write in her journal. Ginny, seeing her chance, walked over to Harry.
"What did you do, Harry?", she asked worriedly.
"Only gave him what he deserved.", replied Harry.
"You shouldn't have, Harry. It's not that big of a deal." Harry looked at her worriedly.
"Yes, Ginny, it is. You can't just let things like that go." Ginny looked at him with an unreadable expression. Suddenly, her eyes looked slightly glazed.
"Thanks for caring so much, Harry.", she said almost mechanically. She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek and turned to leave before he could say anything. As she walked away, Harry pondered over what was bothering her so much. He went back to sit with his friends, but couldn't seem to tear his mind off of her for the rest of the day.
*Gasp* Whatever could be wrong with Ginny? *Laughs evilly* You must wait for the next chapter! If my spelling/grammar are horrendous, it's partially because of my impatience. I have a beta-reader but I wouldn't wait for her to get on so she could check it. Oh well. Please review! I appreciate it!
Beta-reader speaking: Don't worry folks I prevented you from committing reader suicide! *Gives salute* Proud to be of service, someone's got to keep this mad person in line! And I apologize for the funky spacing but If It's not like that it'll get smushed all together, so sorry!
My first fic. Not terrific, I'm sure, but I hope it's enjoyable. Well, read away!
~*~My Angel, My Only~*~
*~ Don't Mess With My Friends~*
The bright sun illuminated the Hogwarts grounds that early spring day. Harry Potter and his two best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, sat outside as they attempted to complete their Potions essay.
"I give up!", Ron said as he threw his hands into the air. "What in bloody Hell is a Belladonna?", he asked. Hermione, who had already completed two rolls of parchment, sighed as she gave Ron an exasperated look.
"Don't you ever pay attention in Potions class, Ron?", she asked.
" 'Mione, Do you really expect me to listen to Snape's endless rambles on the importance of potions in the Wizarding world?", was his response.
"Well, if you'd like to pass, then I suppose you should." With reluctance, however, she went over to assist him.
Harry, who, unlike Hermione, had stopped writing at the required one roll of parchment, moved to sit under the shade of a nearby tree. Almost every Hogwarts student was out on the grounds on this beautiful Saturday. But somebody was missing. Where was Ginny?
He frowned as he looked around. She was nowhere to be found. He turned to ask Ron where she was. Before he got the chance, however, Ginny came hurriedly out of the castle, looking distraught. Harry told his friends that he would be right back and he walked quickly over to her.
"Ginny, what's the matter?", he said as he reached her.
"It's nothing.", was her response.
"Don't even try it, Gin. Tell me."
"It's...it's Draco.", she said.
"What did the bloody prat do now?", asked Harry.
"He...he tried to...", she trailed off. But Harry didn't need her to finish to understand. He told her to stay there and rushed past her into the castle.
"Don't do anything stupid, Harry!", she yelled to him as he disappeared from sight, though she already knew he would.
Harry wandered around the castle. Where was Draco? The fact that he was nearly blind with rage did not help in his search. How dare he do that to Ginny! After nearly 15 minutes of searching he spotted him down the hall. He was having a good laugh with Crabbe and Goyle. The fact that it was most likely about the situation that had occurred just minutes before enraged Harry further, and he charged at Draco.
Draco didn't realize this until Harry was merely a few feet away, and before he could even yell, he was knocked roughly into a suit of armor. Crabbe and Goyle rolled up their sleeves, both ready to take a swing at Harry, but Draco stopped them before they could.
"What's your problem, Potter?', he said, wincing as he got to his feet.
"My problem!? My problem, Malfoy!?", Harry nearly screamed. "What's your problem!? Harassing Ginny like that?" Draco merely chuckled.
"All this over that? She was practically begging for it, what with that tight shirt and short skirt!" Harry immediately took a swing at Draco, hitting him right between the eyes. Crabbe and Goyle, who had been bystanders during the verbal spar, moved in. Draco once again stopped them.
"This is my fight. Stay out of it." They immediately backed up. Draco then ran at Harry, intending to teach him a lesson he'd never forget. Never mess with a Malfoy. Harry was too quick for him, however, and caught his fist before it came into contact with his jaw. He then proceeded to push Draco up against the wall, where he pounded him until he knew that he couldn't take anymore. He let Draco go, and watched him slump down against the wall.
"Don't mess with my friends, Malfoy.", he said, and walked away. He knew he wouldn't be punished for fighting, because Draco was too proud to let anyone know that he was beaten in a fight, so it was with a grave smile that he walked back out onto the grounds.
Ginny had decided to go and sit with Hermione and Ron after she had calmed down a bit. Ron had taken a break from his essay for a few minutes, and they had been talking about the new acid pop that Honeydukes was about to come out with when Harry returned.
"Hey, mate. Where've you been?", asked Ron. Ginny looked up at him worriedly.
"Oh, just had to go check on something in the dormitory.", said Harry. Ron looked skeptical at this, as did Hermione, but they ignored it. Ron decided that he should continue with his essay, and Hermione began to write in her journal. Ginny, seeing her chance, walked over to Harry.
"What did you do, Harry?", she asked worriedly.
"Only gave him what he deserved.", replied Harry.
"You shouldn't have, Harry. It's not that big of a deal." Harry looked at her worriedly.
"Yes, Ginny, it is. You can't just let things like that go." Ginny looked at him with an unreadable expression. Suddenly, her eyes looked slightly glazed.
"Thanks for caring so much, Harry.", she said almost mechanically. She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek and turned to leave before he could say anything. As she walked away, Harry pondered over what was bothering her so much. He went back to sit with his friends, but couldn't seem to tear his mind off of her for the rest of the day.
*Gasp* Whatever could be wrong with Ginny? *Laughs evilly* You must wait for the next chapter! If my spelling/grammar are horrendous, it's partially because of my impatience. I have a beta-reader but I wouldn't wait for her to get on so she could check it. Oh well. Please review! I appreciate it!
Beta-reader speaking: Don't worry folks I prevented you from committing reader suicide! *Gives salute* Proud to be of service, someone's got to keep this mad person in line! And I apologize for the funky spacing but If It's not like that it'll get smushed all together, so sorry!