Disclaimer: Must we do this again? OK I don't own the characters they belong to the talented J.K. Rowling.
A/N: (Like anyone reads these anyway) I'm sorry for not updating I just was just out of state and away from my computer, but that's ok because this is going to be the best chapter!!!! An no there won't be a chapter for every single day that would take too long, they first couple days were just important. So anyway on we go!
Chapter 6 The Astronomy Tower
~*~The Common Room~*~
Ginny walked over to Harry.
"Hey! What did you want to talk to me about?" She asked.
"Um, not here." Harry said glancing around at the few Gryffindors that were still awake, "Let's go to the astronomy tower." After finishing and checking to make sure that no one was watching Harry pulled out a strange looking clock. Ginny gasped,
"An invisibility cloak!" she breathed.
"Shhhhh! No one knows about it aside from Ron and Mione." Harry whispered. He threw the cloak over himself and Ginny. They slowly made their way through the deserted hallways, and crept up to the tower. Once they were there Harry took the cloak and threw it aside. A strong breeze was blowing, but it was still warm, but then it was only the beginning of September.
"Ok, so what's up, Harry?" asked Ginny
"Ginny, about last night, I mean, I, um, it's just that I really did mean what I said. Ginny, I do love you. I was just afraid that from the look on your face you didn't feel the same. You don't do you?" Harry said rushed, and looking hopefully at Ginny.
"Harry, I do love you too! I was just so completely shocked last night that I couldn't say anything. I always thought that you just thought of me as Ron's little sister, and you only talked to me because you felt left out when Ron and Hermione started going out." said Ginny, in an amazingly calm voice considering how excited she was.
Harry looked happier than he had since the 3rd task had ended. He was about to kiss her when he heard someone grumbling and coming up the tower steps. Ginny and Harry ran to get the cloak that was now hanging half way over the tower side from the summer breeze that had been going constantly since they had arrived. But they weren't quick enough. Just as they reached it Snape and Lupin came through the tower door.
"Why can't you brew this potion yourself, Lupin?" sneered Snape.
"You know I'm horrible at potions, Severus." replied Lupin, but then gasped in surprise at seeing Harry and Ginny. Snape, however, smirked and said,
"Mr. Potter, Miss Weasley, well, well what's going on here?"
"I was, err, helping Ginny with her astronomy homework, Professors." Harry lied.
"Yeah." Ginny agreed quickly.
"I see, and where is your telescope and homework sheet?" Snape asked.
"Well, err, we were trying to see if we could spot the stars and planets just by using our eyes alone, and um, yeah." said Ginny trying her best to salvage their pathetic story,
"Nice try, Weasley, but I think I know what's going on. Don't you remember a certain note that was confiscated today, or do I need to remind you? The one from Mr. Potter." Snape sneered.
"Oh, um, yes, well." Ginny started.
"That's enough, Miss Weasley, 25 points each from Gryffindor!" Snape spat.
"Now, Severus, don't you think that's a little harsh?" asked Lupin, who had been until then quietly observing the situation, "They just decided to take a midnight stroll. It's something we all did while we were at Hogwarts."
"Be that as it may, but it's still against school rules to be out wandering around the grounds this late at night, and they should be punished, Lupin." said Snape starting to get angry.
"I do agree, but 50 points is rough, even for you. I say 10 each at the most. It's not like they're out committing acts of vandalism, they just came for some privacy." said Lupin.
"Fine ten points each, and detention foe each of you, only because we're wasting the new moon. Lupin we must finish this potion before 1 A.M. and it's already 12:50, thanks to Potter and Weasley. Now both of you go and I'll give you your detentions in the morning." Snape said settling the argument. Lupin nodded in agreement.
"Good night, Harry, Ginny." said Lupin still nodding.
Harry picked up his cloak and he and Ginny walked out the door. As soon as they were out of Snape's sight Harry put the cloak around them again. They made their way silently to the Common Room. When they reached their destination Harry took the cloak, folded it, and put it in his pocket.
"Good night, Ginny." Harry said leaning down and kissing her. Ginny smiled after they parted and said,
"Good night, Harry." With that she turned around and headed up the steps to her dorm in quite a good mood. She closed the door, leaned against it and signed.
"So where have you been, Virginia?" asked Joan with a mischievous glint in her eye. Ginny hadn't realized that the lights were on and her dorm mates were still up.
"With Harry maybe? Hmmm." said Ann laughing. Her other dorm mates, Claire and Ashley, were up too, sitting on the ends of their beds.
"And what if I was with Harry? What's it too ya?" said Ginny walking over to and sitting on her bed.
"We knew where you were, Ginny. We just want to know what happened.," said Joan. So Ginny told them what had happened in the last half hour.
"Merlin, Ginny! Harry Potter loves you! Harry Potter! You must be so happy!" said Claire. Ginny laughed and said,
"What do you think?"
~*~Harry's Flat~*~
"So, that's how everyone found out by the next morning. You knew that Ashley couldn't keep a secret." said Harry teasingly.
"Of course," said Ginny, "But you knew everyone would find out eventually."
"Hmm," said Harry, "Keep going this is getting good."
A/N: (Like anyone reads these anyway) I'm sorry for not updating I just was just out of state and away from my computer, but that's ok because this is going to be the best chapter!!!! An no there won't be a chapter for every single day that would take too long, they first couple days were just important. So anyway on we go!
Chapter 6 The Astronomy Tower
~*~The Common Room~*~
Ginny walked over to Harry.
"Hey! What did you want to talk to me about?" She asked.
"Um, not here." Harry said glancing around at the few Gryffindors that were still awake, "Let's go to the astronomy tower." After finishing and checking to make sure that no one was watching Harry pulled out a strange looking clock. Ginny gasped,
"An invisibility cloak!" she breathed.
"Shhhhh! No one knows about it aside from Ron and Mione." Harry whispered. He threw the cloak over himself and Ginny. They slowly made their way through the deserted hallways, and crept up to the tower. Once they were there Harry took the cloak and threw it aside. A strong breeze was blowing, but it was still warm, but then it was only the beginning of September.
"Ok, so what's up, Harry?" asked Ginny
"Ginny, about last night, I mean, I, um, it's just that I really did mean what I said. Ginny, I do love you. I was just afraid that from the look on your face you didn't feel the same. You don't do you?" Harry said rushed, and looking hopefully at Ginny.
"Harry, I do love you too! I was just so completely shocked last night that I couldn't say anything. I always thought that you just thought of me as Ron's little sister, and you only talked to me because you felt left out when Ron and Hermione started going out." said Ginny, in an amazingly calm voice considering how excited she was.
Harry looked happier than he had since the 3rd task had ended. He was about to kiss her when he heard someone grumbling and coming up the tower steps. Ginny and Harry ran to get the cloak that was now hanging half way over the tower side from the summer breeze that had been going constantly since they had arrived. But they weren't quick enough. Just as they reached it Snape and Lupin came through the tower door.
"Why can't you brew this potion yourself, Lupin?" sneered Snape.
"You know I'm horrible at potions, Severus." replied Lupin, but then gasped in surprise at seeing Harry and Ginny. Snape, however, smirked and said,
"Mr. Potter, Miss Weasley, well, well what's going on here?"
"I was, err, helping Ginny with her astronomy homework, Professors." Harry lied.
"Yeah." Ginny agreed quickly.
"I see, and where is your telescope and homework sheet?" Snape asked.
"Well, err, we were trying to see if we could spot the stars and planets just by using our eyes alone, and um, yeah." said Ginny trying her best to salvage their pathetic story,
"Nice try, Weasley, but I think I know what's going on. Don't you remember a certain note that was confiscated today, or do I need to remind you? The one from Mr. Potter." Snape sneered.
"Oh, um, yes, well." Ginny started.
"That's enough, Miss Weasley, 25 points each from Gryffindor!" Snape spat.
"Now, Severus, don't you think that's a little harsh?" asked Lupin, who had been until then quietly observing the situation, "They just decided to take a midnight stroll. It's something we all did while we were at Hogwarts."
"Be that as it may, but it's still against school rules to be out wandering around the grounds this late at night, and they should be punished, Lupin." said Snape starting to get angry.
"I do agree, but 50 points is rough, even for you. I say 10 each at the most. It's not like they're out committing acts of vandalism, they just came for some privacy." said Lupin.
"Fine ten points each, and detention foe each of you, only because we're wasting the new moon. Lupin we must finish this potion before 1 A.M. and it's already 12:50, thanks to Potter and Weasley. Now both of you go and I'll give you your detentions in the morning." Snape said settling the argument. Lupin nodded in agreement.
"Good night, Harry, Ginny." said Lupin still nodding.
Harry picked up his cloak and he and Ginny walked out the door. As soon as they were out of Snape's sight Harry put the cloak around them again. They made their way silently to the Common Room. When they reached their destination Harry took the cloak, folded it, and put it in his pocket.
"Good night, Ginny." Harry said leaning down and kissing her. Ginny smiled after they parted and said,
"Good night, Harry." With that she turned around and headed up the steps to her dorm in quite a good mood. She closed the door, leaned against it and signed.
"So where have you been, Virginia?" asked Joan with a mischievous glint in her eye. Ginny hadn't realized that the lights were on and her dorm mates were still up.
"With Harry maybe? Hmmm." said Ann laughing. Her other dorm mates, Claire and Ashley, were up too, sitting on the ends of their beds.
"And what if I was with Harry? What's it too ya?" said Ginny walking over to and sitting on her bed.
"We knew where you were, Ginny. We just want to know what happened.," said Joan. So Ginny told them what had happened in the last half hour.
"Merlin, Ginny! Harry Potter loves you! Harry Potter! You must be so happy!" said Claire. Ginny laughed and said,
"What do you think?"
~*~Harry's Flat~*~
"So, that's how everyone found out by the next morning. You knew that Ashley couldn't keep a secret." said Harry teasingly.
"Of course," said Ginny, "But you knew everyone would find out eventually."
"Hmm," said Harry, "Keep going this is getting good."