A/N: I apologize for the lack of update. Lately, I've been caught up with a lot of stuff, although I know that's no excuse. I've recently reread chapter six, and I must say, Meant to Be sounded a lot better in my head. If anyone caught my grammatical errors, and my mix-up of third person and first person point of views, I apologize and I'll make sure to triple check my work before I post it online. I have quite a few ideas written down, but I'm not sure if I'm rushing into things or not. I'll start easing one of my ideas into this chapter.
Chapter Seven
There was a soft knock on my door.
"Ginny?" called Mum.
I didn't respond. I pushed myself into a sitting position and used the back of my hands to wipe the wetness off my cheeks.
Another knock, more hurriedly this time.
"Ginny, dear?"
I glared at the door, watched as the doorknob turned and my mum's face filled the crack between the door and the wall.
"Why aren't you down for dinner?"
"I'm not hungry."
"Oh, stop being defiant, dear, come down."
"Yeah, Ginny, there's a surprise for you!" came Ron's voice, muffled as if his mouth was already full of food, which, knowing him, it probably was.
I couldn't help but glance questioningly at Mum.
"He's right. I've invited one of your friends."
"He looks right awkward being here, you might as well come down, Gin." Ron's mouth seemed as if it was clear now.
"How would anyone of you lot know who my friends are? We weren't even in the same year, Ron!" I said, and I wasn't pleased to realize that Mum was right, I sounded like a defiant baby.
"Trust me, we all know him." Ron said, looking at me sheepishly.
I stiffened as the stranger Mum invited was given a gender. "Him? What've you gone and done? Don't tell me you've invited Michael Corner?"
"I wouldn't let that Ravenclaw git through the door. He's almost as bad as Zacharias Smith." Ron said grumpily.
Reluctantly, I stood up and shoved my door open, almost making Mum topple over as I peered over the stair banister and saw the top of a dark head.
"Dean Thomas? This was your great idea, Mum?" I whirled around to face Ron and Mum, "Honestly, you'd think one would know me better after living with me my whole life!"
Ron and Mum blushed crimson at the same time.
"I dumped him for your best mate down there!" I glared at Ron, and then faced Mum again, "And you think it'd be a splendid idea, did you, to invite my past boyfriend into our house?"
Ron mumbled something that sounded like "hungry" and nearly ran down the stairs.
"Ginny, dear… we're all worried about you, and we're willing to do whatever it takes to help –" Mum began.
"Remember you've born a daughter have you?" It was suddenly quiet downstairs, and I could tell I was being too loud. I tried to control my voice, which gave me a strangled sound. "I know you're only trying to help, Mum. But it'd just be in everyone's best interests to stay away. I can't deal with anything anymore, alright? I have a lot going on at the moment, even if no one's noticed."
I could barely understand myself. I felt as if I didn't belong in my own skin. My flashes of anger scared me. I stared at my mum, and suddenly, she didn't seem so evil for being nice to Cho. Cho. I just said her name. Well, thought would be the right term, but still… Could this be an improvement? I glanced at Mum and she looked confused. Muttering an excuse I wasn't quite focusing on, I turned around and headed back inside my cramped room. I knew I was considered pretty lucky, even if my family wasn't the wealthiest. I knew I was acting like a whiny, self-centered witch, but I wasn't going to give myself a guilt trip now. Tomorrow, I would give dinner another try. Friday seemed eons away, but as it was, I would just have to wait five days, and then it would be Friday.
Five days.
A/N: This chapter was definitely longer in my head. I'm really sorry if it didn't make sense. I presume no one reads Author's Notes anyways, but if you do, then I'm forever grateful, and I hope I'll be able to organize my thoughts better in the future. Feedback is much appreciated, as is constructive criticism. I want Ginny's feelings for Draco to be a real surprise, even to herself, but still believable. I definitely don't see her as a love at first sight type of woman. As JK Rowling described Ginny through Harry's thoughts, she isn't the type to weep, and it takes a lot for her to break down. Lately, I've been rereading the sixth Harry Potter book, and I'm going to try to get an insight on Ginny's character. Alright, I'll stop rambling now. Please review :)
