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This is from Ginny Weasley to Harry Potter, after Harry's second year (the summer of 1993).
Dear Harry Potter,
Thank you for saving me in the Chamber of Secrets a couple weeks ago. It was very brave of you to go down there with Ron to rescue me.
I'm so sorry that I caused all that trouble for you. I hope you aren't angry at me for all the foolish things I did by listening to my diary.
Sincerely,
Ginny Weasley
"Whatcha' writing, Ginny?" asked Ron, one of the girl's older brothers.
"Nothing," mumbled Ginny. Her face turned a deep red and she hid the note under the bowl of soup she was eating for lunch.
Ron did not miss the distinct change in her posture and facial expression, and groaned. "You're not writing to Harry again, are you? You've written him about one hundred letters!"
"I didn't send him any!" snapped Ginny. Luckily, Ron was the only one who knew she had written numerous letters to Harry. She suspected Percy found a few of hers, but he wouldn't make fun of Ginny for it. He would consider it "trivial and rude."
"Doesn't matter," replied Ron. "Honestly, you'll embarrass him if you write him all those love letters."
Ginny felt her anger soar through the roof. They were not love letters! "Besides," continued the gangly boy, "he might get in trouble if he gets lots of owls, what with his aunt and uncle not liking owls and stuff. Would you really want him to get into more trouble?" He stared at her. Ginny deflated, just a bit.
"Plus," Ron chuckled, "you already wrote him that lovely poem. 'Eyes like a fresh pickled toad,'" he laughed a bit more now, "That was funny…"
"ARGH!"
Ron stood in the middle of his kitchen, his face bright red, with chicken soup in his hair and on his clothes. Ginny had dumped her soup on Ron.
"GINNY!" Ron gazed at her with his mouth open. She defiantly stared back at him. Suddenly, Fred and George, Ginny's older twin brothers, entered the room. Upon seeing Ron, they began to roar with laughter.
"Aw, did little Ginny get the better of Ron, again?" asked Fred.
"Shut it," muttered Ron, who was attempting to get a cold cloth and wipe off the burning liquid.
"You better watch it when she learns some real spells, Ron," said George. "She'll really be able to embarrass us all."
Ginny felt her chest swell in pride, but tried not to show it. She picked her note up off the table and then stomped up the steps to her room. She decided not to send the note to Harry. The last thing she wanted was to get Harry into more trouble, or to have him think she was even more of a little girl with a crush.
Ron didn't understand, though. He had absolutely no idea how Ginny felt towards the black-haired boy that had saved her life. None at all.
Ta-da! Chapter 11: Complete!
I tried to capture Ginny's school girl crush and her wanting to impress Harry, and her temper. Also, Ron and his lack of tact.
Pass or fail?
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