Acceptance
"He's cute, strong and versatile…maybe I am having my first crush" Ashley mused over her newfound discovery.
Ashley never had a crush. She thought boys were inferior to her and there was that fact that she intimidated every boy she met. She was intrigued by the fact that at seventh year, she never had a single date. True, she used to have an advice column 2 issues ago in Teen Witch and she gave boy advice. Those advices were just made up and overheard from her dorm mates. It won't be long till her batch mates noticed she's never been asked out before. Soon, she would lose respect and pride. She needed a boyfriend fast and the Argon guy was every bit perfect for her.
Just then, the door burst open and in entered Lavender and Parvati, doing their usual, giggling stuff. They threw their bags down and sat on their beds, talking
"Guys…I have a confession to make" Ashley said
"Oooh…this has to be good" Lavender looked at Parvati with gleaming eyes
"Before that, I have to say you were right" Ashley breathed out
"Come on!" Parvati urged
"Your right…I am having my first crush…On Argon" Ashley sighed
The next minute was filled with girly screams, gushes, giggles and pillow throwing. They laughed and laughed
"I know…you could totally ask him to the Thanksgiving ball Dumbledore's throwing!" Parvati suggested
"Me…ask a guy?" Ashley looked taken aback
"What are you talking about…your pretty and famous…any guy would kill for you" Lavender told her
"This isn't just any guy…this guy is experienced in missions, has probably met a million baddies and is very talented" Ashley pointed out
"So…you saved the world" Lavender said
"He probably doesn't like me…he's never shown any interest…come to think of it…he hasn't been showing anything" Ashley shrugged
"Maybe he's playing hard-to-get…come on, they don't actually seem like the mushy gushy type who opens up" Parvati pointed out
"Ask him, Ask him, Ask him" Parvati chanted all over and over again
Ashley covered her ears and grinned
"All right…all right…I'll ask him…but just so you know, I'm doing this just to prove to you that this is just some school girl crush" Ashley pouted
"Yeah yeah" Lavender waved her hand
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"Guys you wont believe what I just heard…you can be shocked at how fast gossip travels here" Green said, her breath panting
"What?" Brian asked
"Dumbledore's throwing a Thanksgiving ball" Green said as Helena and Lachine squealed. He boys blew raspberries at them
"That's all?" Neil disbelievingly asked
"Harry…you won't be happy when you hear this..." Green reluctantly said
"Come on…I can take whatever you have to say" Harry said
"Um…well…Ashley plans on asking someone to the ball…It's a guy I heard she likes" Green started
"Every guy must be hiding right now" Helena snorted
"Who's the poor doof?" Harry asked
"You" Green finished
"WHAT???" Harry stood up, shaking the table
"You may think of this disgusting but yeah…it's you" Green said
"Perfect…this is just the perfect way to humiliate her" Neil said
"By how? Saying you're my sister?" Brian asked
"Harry…this is a tough decision…I mean…she is your sister and all but…it would seem
Rude to her part if you didn't go" Lachine said
"Oh come on…this has to be illegal" Harry nervously laughed
"The world now knows you under a new name…its legal…biologically illegal…but…won't it hurt? You could just dance a song and go out of the room" Green said
"What…you're telling me to go to the ball with her? She's a moron!" Harry sputtered out
"It's up to you" Everyone muttered
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The next day after training, Ashley timidly walked over to Argon. The rest of them left ahead while laughing. Harry scratched his head
"Hey" Ashley nervously said "Umm…yeah…hey" Argon uneasily said
"There's a ball coming up" Ashley started
"So I've heard" Harry muttered
"No one asked me yet" Ashley continued
"That's hard to believe" Harry sarcastically thought
"Has anyone asked you yet?" Ashley was beating around the bush
"None that I have known" Harry said
"Well…since no one has asked you and no one has asked me then…" Ashley paused
"Then what...?" Harry coolly said
"I was thinking maybe you would like to…you know…go with me" Ashley's face was tomato-red. Harry looked at her sincerely and suddenly felt something that he wouldn't like to embarrass her
"Fine" Harry rumpled up his hair, looking up at the sky
"Thanks. Bye" Ashley quickly said and ran off
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News traveled around Hogwarts that Ashley was going to the ball with one of those "new kids". They weren't that surprised though. Few people could actually fit into the Ashley Potter's standards. However, the count and Luciana thought of it very…amusing
"By God Harry whatever happened to you?" Luciana said as she watched Countess Marcia laugh up.
"Oh come on…I'm not going to try some romantic relationship with her…she is my sister…I just felt sorry for her" Harry admitted
"Wait, so it's just a pity date?" Helena was very surprised
"Duh, you knew that" Brian rolled his eyes
"Well, I thought you went with her because you wanted to bridge up some gaps or something" Lachine said, keeping her eyes on the floor
"What is wrong with you girls…so it's a pity date…so what?" Neil asked
"She maybe obnoxious but she's still a girl…girls have feelings too…If I were her and I knew, I would beat you up to a pulp" Green told them
"Get this…SHE IS MY SISTER….WE ARE RELATED BY BLOOD" Harry shouted
"But still…" Helena started
"Still what? I went with her because I had a brotherly feeling not to embarrass her…seriously, even though I think she's dumb, she is my sister and well…" Harry didn't know how to finish his sentence
"You want to look out for her…better you to embarrass her than any other boy" The count softly said
"What…I…what?" Harry asked
"It's okay to feel that way Harry…" Marcia said
"I know…it's just weird" Harry said
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"I can't believe I'm going to the ball with one of the best guys ever" Ashley squealed
"I can…your one of the best girls ever so you two match" Lavender said while painting her nails
"Oh shut up…" Ashley giggled and threw her a pillow, but missed
"Miss me…now you want to kiss me" Lavender teased
"So not" Ashley rolled her eyes
"Yeah…she wants to kiss Argon…not you" Parvati joked
"Uhh…Kiss?" Ashley sounded confused
"Don't tell me you're not going to try anything at the ball?" Parvati asked
"What do you mean try?" Ashley asked
"You know…" Lavender blew an air kiss.
"What?!" Ashley shouted
"You're not going to kiss him?" Parvati asked
"Kiss him, I barely know him!" Ashley cried
"Oh…we thought since you train with him that you…" Lavender sounded disappointed
"That we flirted all the time?! How you…guys, what we train for is serious business, defeating the dark lord, of course we don't pal around" Ashley angrily said
"Sorry" They muttered
"I'm going to bed" Ashley mumbled as she drew the curtains, covering her bed from the rest
Ashley heard her friends turn off the candles and the rustling of their curtains. She guessed they must have slept too. She felt really hurt. They thought Ashley just played around the training, that she couldn't be serious
"I'll show them…I'll kill Voldemort…I'll prove I'm not worthless"
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Okay. So Harry opens up that he (the least bit) cares. Ashley thinks about getting serious about the training. Do you think I should continue? Do you like it?
Next update on JANUARY 17 2007
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