A Break
By Flittery H
"Fine!" snapped Ginny as she slamed the door behind her. Her and Harry's fights had become rather frequent since the Yule Ball.
Liza and Ron, who had been about to enter the dormitor, started at her flushed cheeks and clenched fists. "Another fight?" asked Liza. Ginny just huffed and stormed away towards the girls' rooms. Liza sighed and followed her, throwing an apologetic glance back at Ron, who pouted.
Ron entered the dormitory. "Harry…?" he began, "What just happened?"
Harry was sitting on his bed, his head in his hands.
"He what?" exclaimed Liza incredulously.
"Exactly," said Ginny. "Now you see why I didn't want to start this in the hall."
"With Cho? Why? When? How? I just don't get it! You two are like the most perfect couple ever!"
"I know! It's insane, right? He said she told him she liked him when they danced at the Yule Ball. He wants to 'see where it goes' he doesn't want 'what-ifs hanging over our relationship'. I think I'm going to be sick." Ginny slumped onto her bed, looking pale.
Liza sat next to her. "Oh, Ginny, you know Harry loves you… he's just going through something… you know…"
"But after all that we've been through… After all that we've done…" Her eyes went wide. "I think I'm going to be sick."
Liza put her arm around her and Ginny leaned into her, sobbing gently into Liza's shoulder.
"It's just a break, Gin," she said, "You'll get back together, I know you will…you love each other…" Ginny kept crying as Liza rubbed her shoulder, murmuring "shh" and "it'll be ok…"
After a while, Ginny's tears had subsided a bit and she looked up at Liza.
"How am I gonna get through it?" she asked desperately.
"Well, let's think of it this way: if you could kiss any guy at Hogwarts besides Harry, who would it be?"
Ginny blinked, then grinned. "Seamus…" she answered.
Liza giggled. "You've thought about this, haven't you?"
Ginny blushed through her tears, "Well, maybe just a little…"
Liza grinned. "Well, now you can," she said.
"You did what?!" cried Ron.
Harry hid behind his hand. He knew Ron wouldn't understand.
"How could you? You know how much she cares about you! And after you--you--with her--this summer!" Ron glared down at him. "You know it's really not smart to do something like this to a girl with six brothers," he continued, "you know, all it would take is a few owls to get Fred and George up here." He gave Harry a threatening look.
Harry sighed. "Are you done yet?"
Ron sat down next to him. "Maybe. What've you got to say for yourself?"
"Ron, you know I would never do anything to hurt Ginny."
Ron nodded begrudgingly but said, "she seemed pretty hurt when she stormed out of here--oh yeah, and thanks for ruining the afternoon for me and Liza."
Harry rolled his eyes. "It's not like you two aren't at it enough."
"It's never enough," said Ron with a bit of a grin. "Wait. Back to you dumping Ginny--"
"I didn't dump her!"
"Oh right, you're just 'taking a break'. Great Harry."
"It's not like that--I need to see what happens with Cho. I don't want 'what-ifs' hanging over me and Ginny's relationship."
"Whatever Harry. If you're not back together in a month I'm owling Fred and George--or if you ruin another session for me and Liza."
"Oh. Seamus," said Ginny as she passed him going through the common room the next morning. "I was thinking, do you want to go for a walk later?"
"Um, sure," he said.
She smiled. "Great, see you outside at four then?"
He nodded and she proceeded to her first class.
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