She sees him at the Yule Ball, causing a ruckus with his House friends. As McGonagall swoops down on the group with flared nostrils, he catches her eye, and winks, a flushed smile on his face. Later, after receiving detention for behaving inappropriately in front of a horde of Beauxbaton girls, he approaches her when Neville is away talking with his Herbology partner.

She sees his occasional bitterness on their first date in Hogsmeade, but likes him for it. It'd be unnatural to be with a boy who remained well-tempered all of the time.

But this bitterness becomes stronger when he is displeased at the results of the Gryffindor vs. Ravenclaw Quidditch match. She shows support for her House just as much as anyone else, but in actuality, it's just a bloody game.

That bloody Ravenclaw. From then on, she claims that she hates bitterness in boys, unaware that she'd later be with quite a negative lad…

(Ginny/Michael)


A/N: Not my favorite piece, but fun to write. After this, there is only one more chapter, one that I'm struggling a bit with...please review!