Author's Note: This is my first story *jumps up and down clapping and
shrieking* hope you like it!!
It was the start of 6th year for our friends Harry, Hermione, and Ron. This story finds our heroes on the way to school in a compartment on the Hogwart's express.
Harry Potter was sitting with his friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger in a compartment on the Hogwart's express. Hermione, as usual, had her nose buried in a book, and Ron and Harry were talking Quidditch. Harry was just saying how good it would be to get back to school and play again on the team, what with Ron being the Keeper since many of the older team members had graduated last year. Ginny took this moment to walk in.
"Hello all!" she said in her usual happy, Ginny-like manner. Even though Hermione had seen Ginny just hours ago, she jumped up to greet her with a hug. Over the past school year and summer, the two had become tightly wound.
"Hi Ginny!" Hermione said enthusiastically.
"Hi!" chorused Ron cheerfully, and Harry muttered a quick, "Lo". Ron looked down at him questioningly. Is it just me, Ginny thought, or is Harry turning pink? And indeed it was so. Facing down, only the tips of Harry's light-pink ears were showing. Hermione noticed, too, with a slightly raised eyebrow. Cripes, I sounded like a complete prat, Harry thought remorsefully. He had just noticed the moment she came in, his stomach had started rippling. During 5th year, Harry had begun to see Ginny differently. Not just as Ron's little sister, but as a person, and a good one, at that. Unfortuately for him, it seemed that Ginny had gotten over her crush, and only wanted to be on platonic terms with him. Which was fine, for now, Harry thought.
"I missed the sweets trolley, has it come around to you yet?" Inquired Ginny, breaking Harry out of his musings.
"Not yet, but I hope it comes soon", remarked Ron, his stomach rumbling.
"Goodness, Ron, we ate only a few hours ago!" Hermione commented laughingly.
"I can't help it, you know I'm always hungry." Ron protested.
"It should be here soon," Hermione simpered, looking at him with an adoring gaze. Harry and Ginny groaned, pretending not to notice, and averted their eyes. Ever since the end of fifth year, Ron and Hermione had been going together, and Harry sometimes felt like a third wheel. That was when he and Ginny had become closer. During the summer they had hung out frequently, and soon became very closely knit.
Minutes later, the trolley came. Ginny got two chocolate frogs, and a cauldron cake. Ron go five chocolate frogs, a box of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, two cauldron cakes, and one pumpkin pasty. Harry bought three chocolate frogs, his own box of Ever Flavor Beans, four pumpkin pasties, and two cauldron cakes; while Hermione simply purchased one pumpkin pasty.
The rest of the train ride passed in friendly chatter, the occasional warm glance between Ron and Hermione, and once Hermione caught Harry gazing at Ginny, while no one else noticed.
Once everyone was in the Hall, and the Sorting had ended (Zinky, John: Hufflepuff!), the Feast was started. Hermione was now proudly displaying her Prefect badge on her robes, along with Ginny, who had become a new Prefect that year. McGonagall handed out schedules to everyone, and Ron, Harry, and Hermione were all upset to notice that Potions, with the Slytherins, was their first class tomorrow; though Hermione didn't show it. Later that night, the gang went upstairs to Gryffindor Tower contented, and comfortably full.
The next morning, Harry woke up to find the sun not risen yet, but strangely he could not get back to sleep. He decided to go down to the common room, and grabbed his book on Quidditch, putting on his dressing gown before he left. He went into the common room to find a fire crackling merrily on the hearth, spreading a warm glow across the front if the room. He went to the sofa in front of the fire, only to find he was not alone.
"What are you doing down here?" He asked.
"Well hello to you too." Said Ginny laughingly.
"Oh. Sorry", Harry mumbled, blushing.
"It's alright, and I could ask you the same question", remarked Ginny, smirking.
"Oh, I couldn't sleep." He answered slowly.
"Likewise. Nerves, I suppose", Ginny answered him carefully. What she didn't tell him was that she had woken up, and couldn't get back to sleep, and was thinking of him.
"Hot chocolate?" Ginny asked, gesturing to her own steaming mug.
"Sure, I suppose", Harry answered amiably.
Harry and Ginny talked for a long time about nothing, Quidditch, school, the twins' new joke shop (Weasley's Wizard Wheeze's), and Ron and Hermione pairing off (Ginny did most of the talking then). They only realized the time when the sun started to rise, and the sky was tinged purple, orange, yellow, and pink.
"Wow, I didn't realize the time!" Ginny thought out loud to Harry.
"Same here", said Harry, thinking time flies when you're having fun.
The thought hadn't crossed his mind that Ginny was thinking the same thing. They both then went upstairs and got ready for class and breakfast, too busy to think of each other. When Ron was ready, Harry went downstairs with him, and found Hermione and Ginny downstairs waiting for them.
"What took you so long?" Ginny inquired, while Ron and Hermione said good morning to eachother.
"Sorry, that lazy prat over there decided to sleep late" Harry remarked, smirking.
"The only thing he does beside think of food and Hermione, and Quidditch is sleep!" Commented Ginny wryly. They both burst out laughing as they walked to the Great Hall with Ron and Hermione trailing behind them.
Right after breakfast, Hermione went to the library to get a book before class, and Ron went to his dormitory to get his books. Harry and Ginny both got up from the table and walked in the direction on Gryffindor Tower to get their own books only minutes after Ron. They walked together in the direction of their classes, and didn't notice Draco Malfoy and his cronies soliciting in a corner of the corridor near them. As the pair walked down the hall chatting amiably, they were both suddenly seized and pushed into a broom closet right next to them, Malfoy laughing madly.
A/N: Sorry, I know it took a while to get started, but well, here it is! This story is probably going to be short, maybe one or two more chapters. Hope you liked it!
It was the start of 6th year for our friends Harry, Hermione, and Ron. This story finds our heroes on the way to school in a compartment on the Hogwart's express.
Harry Potter was sitting with his friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger in a compartment on the Hogwart's express. Hermione, as usual, had her nose buried in a book, and Ron and Harry were talking Quidditch. Harry was just saying how good it would be to get back to school and play again on the team, what with Ron being the Keeper since many of the older team members had graduated last year. Ginny took this moment to walk in.
"Hello all!" she said in her usual happy, Ginny-like manner. Even though Hermione had seen Ginny just hours ago, she jumped up to greet her with a hug. Over the past school year and summer, the two had become tightly wound.
"Hi Ginny!" Hermione said enthusiastically.
"Hi!" chorused Ron cheerfully, and Harry muttered a quick, "Lo". Ron looked down at him questioningly. Is it just me, Ginny thought, or is Harry turning pink? And indeed it was so. Facing down, only the tips of Harry's light-pink ears were showing. Hermione noticed, too, with a slightly raised eyebrow. Cripes, I sounded like a complete prat, Harry thought remorsefully. He had just noticed the moment she came in, his stomach had started rippling. During 5th year, Harry had begun to see Ginny differently. Not just as Ron's little sister, but as a person, and a good one, at that. Unfortuately for him, it seemed that Ginny had gotten over her crush, and only wanted to be on platonic terms with him. Which was fine, for now, Harry thought.
"I missed the sweets trolley, has it come around to you yet?" Inquired Ginny, breaking Harry out of his musings.
"Not yet, but I hope it comes soon", remarked Ron, his stomach rumbling.
"Goodness, Ron, we ate only a few hours ago!" Hermione commented laughingly.
"I can't help it, you know I'm always hungry." Ron protested.
"It should be here soon," Hermione simpered, looking at him with an adoring gaze. Harry and Ginny groaned, pretending not to notice, and averted their eyes. Ever since the end of fifth year, Ron and Hermione had been going together, and Harry sometimes felt like a third wheel. That was when he and Ginny had become closer. During the summer they had hung out frequently, and soon became very closely knit.
Minutes later, the trolley came. Ginny got two chocolate frogs, and a cauldron cake. Ron go five chocolate frogs, a box of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans, two cauldron cakes, and one pumpkin pasty. Harry bought three chocolate frogs, his own box of Ever Flavor Beans, four pumpkin pasties, and two cauldron cakes; while Hermione simply purchased one pumpkin pasty.
The rest of the train ride passed in friendly chatter, the occasional warm glance between Ron and Hermione, and once Hermione caught Harry gazing at Ginny, while no one else noticed.
Once everyone was in the Hall, and the Sorting had ended (Zinky, John: Hufflepuff!), the Feast was started. Hermione was now proudly displaying her Prefect badge on her robes, along with Ginny, who had become a new Prefect that year. McGonagall handed out schedules to everyone, and Ron, Harry, and Hermione were all upset to notice that Potions, with the Slytherins, was their first class tomorrow; though Hermione didn't show it. Later that night, the gang went upstairs to Gryffindor Tower contented, and comfortably full.
The next morning, Harry woke up to find the sun not risen yet, but strangely he could not get back to sleep. He decided to go down to the common room, and grabbed his book on Quidditch, putting on his dressing gown before he left. He went into the common room to find a fire crackling merrily on the hearth, spreading a warm glow across the front if the room. He went to the sofa in front of the fire, only to find he was not alone.
"What are you doing down here?" He asked.
"Well hello to you too." Said Ginny laughingly.
"Oh. Sorry", Harry mumbled, blushing.
"It's alright, and I could ask you the same question", remarked Ginny, smirking.
"Oh, I couldn't sleep." He answered slowly.
"Likewise. Nerves, I suppose", Ginny answered him carefully. What she didn't tell him was that she had woken up, and couldn't get back to sleep, and was thinking of him.
"Hot chocolate?" Ginny asked, gesturing to her own steaming mug.
"Sure, I suppose", Harry answered amiably.
Harry and Ginny talked for a long time about nothing, Quidditch, school, the twins' new joke shop (Weasley's Wizard Wheeze's), and Ron and Hermione pairing off (Ginny did most of the talking then). They only realized the time when the sun started to rise, and the sky was tinged purple, orange, yellow, and pink.
"Wow, I didn't realize the time!" Ginny thought out loud to Harry.
"Same here", said Harry, thinking time flies when you're having fun.
The thought hadn't crossed his mind that Ginny was thinking the same thing. They both then went upstairs and got ready for class and breakfast, too busy to think of each other. When Ron was ready, Harry went downstairs with him, and found Hermione and Ginny downstairs waiting for them.
"What took you so long?" Ginny inquired, while Ron and Hermione said good morning to eachother.
"Sorry, that lazy prat over there decided to sleep late" Harry remarked, smirking.
"The only thing he does beside think of food and Hermione, and Quidditch is sleep!" Commented Ginny wryly. They both burst out laughing as they walked to the Great Hall with Ron and Hermione trailing behind them.
Right after breakfast, Hermione went to the library to get a book before class, and Ron went to his dormitory to get his books. Harry and Ginny both got up from the table and walked in the direction on Gryffindor Tower to get their own books only minutes after Ron. They walked together in the direction of their classes, and didn't notice Draco Malfoy and his cronies soliciting in a corner of the corridor near them. As the pair walked down the hall chatting amiably, they were both suddenly seized and pushed into a broom closet right next to them, Malfoy laughing madly.
A/N: Sorry, I know it took a while to get started, but well, here it is! This story is probably going to be short, maybe one or two more chapters. Hope you liked it!