Chapter 11: I don't quite know
Previously:
Ginny turned around, facing him, still wrapped in his arms, eyes dark and wide as she reached up to kiss him on the cheek. But she missed, and ended up getting the left hand corner of his lips instead.
When Ginny realised that she had not, in fact made a connection between her lips and Draco's left cheek, but with part of Draco's left lips Ginny found herself slightly frozen with fear.
But a few things were going on in her mind before than happened. Namely one was the completely euphoric feeling she had felt being in arms, and how they just fitted perfectly around her, at that moment she had hoped it would last forever, and what it would be like if she just happened to turn around, to press her body against him, and pull his lips down to meet hers; but she thought that was a bit far-fetched, a bit to much of an out-of-this-world fantasy, so she plucked up the courage to simply kiss him –in a completely platonic way, namely on the cheek.
She decided to blame her missing on the fact that her eyes were locked with his, and she'd been so entranced by them that she didn't notice exactly where she was going, Luna, however, who was standing near by congratulating Blaise, would have said that her lips were instinctively drawn towards his because that's where she really wanted them to be.
Which left her in her current position, she had since pulled herself back from him, and apologised hastily and laughing to him 'gosh, I'm so sorry! I was aiming for the cheek, don't worry… not the lips, I didn't mean to violate you or anything' and he had chuckled and laughing agreed with her –they had effectively talked out any of the tension such an action might have procured. But that didn't, and wasn't going to stop their friends from giving them suggestive winks and smirks, well, Ron was just grinning, he wasn't much of a smirking kind of guy, but he, for one, liked to see his sister so happy and carefree.
Luna smirked as she noticed the green ribbon in Ginny's hair shine, in fact, one might even wonder if it was glittering.
That evening there was going to be a party down in one of the abandoned class rooms near the dungeons, in celebration of winning the match, -however it had been decided as a general rule that, due to the fact that some alcohol was probably going to be smuggled it, it was going to be a 6th year and above event, and this suited the older year's well –after all, from many a girls perspective they didn't want a bunch of 4th years drooling, or getting it on with any of their guys, and the older guys, well, some of them wouldn't have minded, but most of them just wanted to stick to their own age group, and all the 5th years had an extra astronomy class that night, so they wouldn't be able to go any away.
Luna sighed deeply, she didn't really feel like going to the party tonight, she just wanted to have a cup of peppermint tea up in the astronomy tower, and be able to think, to create, to enjoy the sweet serenity. Perhaps she might be able to convince Blaise to leave early with her, then she smirked blissfully –she wouldn't need to convince, only suggest.
But such measures weren't really needed, as Blaise was rather tired–he hoped Luna would want to leave early and just peacefully hangout somewhere, pity the damn 5th years were taking over the astronomy tower. He sighed inwardly, he really didn't want to spring what he had to on her –despite Pansy and Draco's comforting that it really what he had to tell he really wasn't as bad as he thought it was, he still felt a small sense of foreboding; what if she didn't take it well?
Meanwhile, Parvarti was quite confused, which is why she was currently sitting in one of the abandoned rooms she and Lavender had found in their 4th year, and had turned it into their 'girly hangout zone' –no boys allowed, which was currently one of the reasons why Parvarti was curled up on her arm chair and Lavender was passing around the butterbeers, whilst Sinead was cracking open a packet of salt-and-vinegar potato chips, and Pansy sorted out the assortment of Honeydukes sweets –clearly these girls knew how to deal with a crisis of the heart.
They all settled down into their prospective chairs, and couches, all facing on another as they talked, but the issue of the day was, relationships, in particular the 'thing' that was going on between Harry and Parvarti. Which, at this point in time, didn't seem like anything, which was obviously the problem.
She just didn't know what she was supposed to be doing, or what she was supposed to have done; it confused her, he confused her, everything confused her. Deep down, she knew it wasn't that kind of thing at all –but sometimes everyone needs a little reminder, or sometimes one just needs to vent.
'So girls, my fellow member's of the female species, which, by the way, happens to be the more completely and utterly awesome one, I call to order the somethingth meeting of our group,' Lavender started as she began to speak to us all, 'now, done to business… it would seem that Harry doesn't really know what he's supposed to be doing-'she was suddenly cut off by Sinead.
'Lav! Come on, I think it's more that he's a bit clueless… you've got to admit he's not the most on-the-ball when it comes to figuring out relationship stuff…'
'yeah, she has a point' Pansy nodded as she spoke her agreement, 'I mean, I hate to break it to you, but not all of us can have someone like my guy…'
All three girls looked at her, before Lavender set her straight.
'Pans, I hate to break it to you, but Neville isn't that bad, but he was kinda clueless about you liking him, if I remember correctly… however, you maybe getting confused with the fact that he is rather good when it comes to DNM's…'
[A/N: yes, I'm going to use the abbreviation/text speak, because it works better in the context, rather than saying "deep and meaningful/s" sorry for the interruption]
'That he is, that he is…' Pavarti assented.
'But getting back to the task at hand' Pansy steered the digressing conversation 'so what's up with you and Mr Potter?'
'That's just it, I don't know! I don't know what I'm supposed to think…I keep wondering, over and over to my self what it is, what is happening that is making me feel this way, this confused, this sharp stabbing pain that can only come from liking some silly guy… and that's all I really know. All I know is that it's because, of that feeling, that stupid little part of my brain that likes the warm smiles he gives me in the mornings over breakfast, the hugs he gives be before bed, and the ones he makes me give him when I beat him in chess, not to mention the concern he shows when I've just seen something, or am upset.'
All the girls looked at her, they knew what she meant, they had all been there, they all knew what it was to have this strong, uncontrollable feelings for someone, and not know if they were right, or if they even meant anything. They knew that state of complete and utter confusion.
Pavarti continued to speak, pouring out her confusion, and anxiety, all the build up of emotions to her friends; they all knew it wasn't that much of a drama, that it wasn't too much of a big deal, that sometimes one just needed to talk, to get everything out. Then they could get started on the real business: making an action plan for tonight's party.
'Ok' Lavender said with a gleeful look on her face, 'is it just me, or do guys think we need to… make a plan of action, or as Seamus would put it, a swoon plan.. and Pavarti!, No hiding your face in your hands like that! You know I'm right!' the girls giggled.
'Er, but Lav, we're not concocting a swoon plan here… that's the guys job, all we need to do is to try and… encourage.. him to create one' Pansy said.
'Or, something to get him to make a move…' Sinead added.
Pavarti sighed, whilst Lavender's eyes lit up, 'so,' she announced 'what should are dearest Pavarti wear? I'm thinking something with green and gold…'
'Well, I wasn't speaking to Ginny earlier and she said she'd lend me her gold singlet top, you know, the one with the little green beads and detail? So I figured I'd just team it with the dark wash jeans and small black heels… that is of course if you guys approve' she rolled her eyes ever so slightly as she said the last bit.
'Of course we do!' Lavender gushed, unfazed by Pavarti's less than ecstatic demeanour Ooh, and speaking of Ginny, did you see her and Draco on the pitch! Ooh-la-la!'
'Well they did seem to be quite the couple…' Sinead mused.
'I guess, but hmm… I don't think so' Pavarti thought out loud, 'I mean, if they were going out, why didn't he just sweep her up into his arms? Clearly he wanted to,' she nodded towards Pansy, 'as you would have noticed, did you see the pink tinge on his cheeks and the way his hands almost reached for the back of her neck?'
Pansy smiled, 'that I did notice, that I did, and the way he had to control himself and not touch her!' she put a hand, half mockingly to her heart 'it was really quite tragic. Although it would nice if they could just get it on with… it's so obvious they are both into each other'
'Which naturally means they are both going to act like nothings there, I'm guessing…' Pavarti said sighing, 'it really is such a shame, they look so… right together, you can just tell, it's like their perfectly in sync, they move together, each is so in tune to the other.'
Lavender sighed dramatically before saying 'and to think I don't know two other people acting like that…' before giving Pavarti a suggestive look, 'it really is such a shame…' which prompted the other girl to playfully glare at her and flick her long dark her in Lavender's face.
'Well, we better start getting ready! It starts in an hour or two…' Pansy announced cheerfully, 'and seeing as Neville and I have now being going out, as of today for 5 months, I want to be looking particularly good…'
'Oh god,' Sinead sighed 'does this mean we don't get to tease you for the massive amounts of PDA tonight?'
'Uhuh' Pansy said with her characteristic smirk 'and, let me tell you, you haven't seen nothing yet' and all three girls cringed exaggeratedly as she chuckled at them.
A/N: I AM SO SORRY! This chapter has been like, almost four weeks coming, but I haven't had access to fanfiction for the past two, so please forgive me! (if your still reading this, thanks)
Secondly, sorry for the late replies to some reviews, (see above) and thirdly, due to the large amounts of work I currently have to do in the next 3-4 or even 2 months, this sorry is probably going to have to take a bit of a back seat, in that I'll try to write a chapter every week, but it'll probably be 1,000 words or under, but I figure this will be better than nothing, so I'm incredibly sorry for this, I hadn't really imagine that I'd still be writing it by this time of the year, so do forgive me for my lack of ill planning.
Also, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, even thought its not all Ginny and Draco.
And last, but never the least, thanks to all the people who read the last chapter/the whole thing and those who reviewed : purplegabby123, I'll be missing you., oxymoron8, Rora-Willow, Danyeell, The Elegant Egotist and Rosepraul :)
