Now that things between Theo and I were "official" we spent a lot more time together publicly. It was weird the way people reacted. I could tell that his friends didn't like it much. I was a Gryffindor and he was a Slytherin. To some people, that just wasn't right... Not that I cared. His friends also must have hated the way we spent the majority of our time together, neither of us had much time for anything except each other.
My friends were supportive. Vic and Mary let out squeals of delight when I first told them we were dating. Luna was happy for me and was supportive of most of my decisions... But I still feel like I'm neglecting her. We'd barely talked since our trip to the library the other day. I felt so bad.
It was the weekend, I had woken up too early but I made my way down to the great hall anyway.
"Gin!" Called Theo, his eyes lighting up and a smile stretching across his face.
"Hey baby" I answered him.
"Are we eating together?"
"Well... I was going to spend some time with Luna today... Is that okay?"
His face fell for a moment and his eyes no longer sparkled.
Then he said, "Of course it is! I'm not going to stop you seeing your friends" and he forced a smile, but the sparkle did not return to his eyes.
I gave him a swift kiss on the lips and wandered off toward the Ravenclaws.
I felt bad for ditching him because I did say we'd spend the weekend together, but friends are important too. Plus, after a whole week of spending all of my time with Theo (not that I was complaining, there's nothing I like more than spending time with him), I needed some girl time.
"Hey Luna!" I smiled at her and felt the familiar relief of her prescence wash over me. She was such a calming person.
"Ginny! How are you?"
"I'm great, what about you? What are you up to today?"
"I'm fine. Not doing anything really."
"Brilliant, do you want to go flying later or something?"
"What about Theo?" she asked,
"I decided I'd let him hang out with some of his friends today because you and I haven't hung out properly in ages!"
"Aw, Ginny. I miss you when you're not around, you know?"
"I miss you too Luna. Sorry if i've been neglecting you a bit lately, I've just had a lot on my plate"
"It's okay, how about we go for a walk after breakfast and then get our brooms?"
"Best thing I've heard all day".
We finished our breakfast without much more talk. We walked the grouds for about half an hour and spent the rest of the day talking, eating and flying. Being with Luna was the best thing. Everything about her is wonderful. She's such a pure person, not at all fake like so many other girls I know. Even Vic and Mary, up to a point.
I saw Theo in the Great Hall at dinner and promised him that I would spend Sunday with him. It had been a long day and I was pretty tired so I ate hurriedly and walked back up to the common room with Harry, Ron and Hermione.
"So, I've seen you with that Theodore Nott kid a lot lately" Said Hermione, almost accusingly.
"Nott? That Slytherin bloke on your year?" Ron asked me
"Yeah, that's the one" I replied.
"You're not..?"
"Not what, Ronald?"
"I mean... You two aren't... Together or anything?"
"Why would it be any of your busy if we were?"
"Uh, because I'm your brother! He's in SLYTHERIN Ginny! Don't you think that says enough about his personality?"
"God, Ron you're so stereotypical! You don't know ANYTHING about him!" I snapped.
"Ginny does have a bit of a point... You've never even spoken to the kid..." said Harry unexpectedly
"Thank you Harry" I replied, though I did feel my stomach drop a little but I dismissed it as force of habit because I'd liked Harry for so long before Theo.
"A Point? You don't think that maybe I should have spoken to him before he just decided that he'd date MY sister?" shouted Ron.
"He didn't "just decide", it was a mutual decision thank you very much!" I snapped back
"Calm down, everybody!" Hermione came to the rescue, as she often did when Ron and I fought. "You're sounding a little sexist, Ron... Besides, you don't choose who Ginny dates. And Ginny, how about you just introduce Theo to Ron? And Fed, George and Percy too?"
"I'm not introducing my boyfriend to those gits, can you imagine Fred and George?" Ron flinched when I said the word "boyfriend".
Ron walked off up to the boys dormitory, Hermione went up after him. There was something between those two... I knew there was. The way they looked at each other sometimes.
Anyway, I was left alone in the common room with Harry as know one else had come up from dinner yet.
"You know, Ron's only being protective" he said, reasonably.
I was beyond reason by this point so I responded, "You mean he's being a sexist git?"
"I know where he's coming from, I feel the same way..."
"You do...?" He had surprised me with that comment could this mean that he's... Jealous? I thought.
"You're like a sister to me Gin. I hate seeing you dating guys, especially Slytherins."
Like a sister. I felt my stomach drop. A sister? That's not cool. But... Why did I care? I was Theo now... I didn't like Harry anymore... Did I?
I sighed and replied, "Thanks Harry, I think I'm just going to go to bed" and I left for my dormitory to think.
I lay in bed, wide awake because it was still so early. It was true that I loved Theo. He was everything to me. But... It was also true that I still thought about Harry a lot. I didn't think it was in the same way though when he said I was like his sister... I just felt horrible. I don't know why. I was awake for a long time after that, worrying.
I couldn't possibly still like Harry Potter... Could I? I mean... Theo's perfect for me. Everything about him is perfect. But after tonight how am I supposed to know what to think? I was so confused.