Authors Note: K first off Aphrodite, the italics part are usually thoughts...In this case it Ginny's...she's thinking that she blabbered too much in front of Harry...you know how girls get paranoid that they're talkin too much in front of guys and stuff like that? thats wats happening. yukikiralacus I'm surprised myself at their reunion =) Enjoy this chapter, I really had no troubles writing this chapter, everythin came to my head as I went along...

Avoiding secrets

By lunch, everyone was aware of Harry's return to Hogwarts. Random people waved or smiled at him, when he walked down to the Great Hall. Obviously most of them just stare and whisper his name as if they couldn't believe it was actually him.

What surprised him more was the unusual attention he was getting from girls. He passed by a group of probably fifth year girls who gave the once-over and then giggled. Harry's eyes widened and sidled up closer to his friends.

"Better get used to it", whispered Hermione. Harry meekly nodded. Thankfully Ginny wasn't with them or this would have become uncomfortable than it already was.

Upon entering the Great Hall, Harry's eyes found Ginny, who was inhaling her sandwich.

How had she gotten here so fast? Harry smiled to himself, Weasley and food went together hand in hand.

Hermione and Ron made a beeline for her, so he was forced to sit with them. He sat with Ron opposite her and Hermione.

No need to push it, he reminded himself.

As soon he settled himself, a small group formed around asking him for autographs this time.

Ginny watched Harry as he responded calmly to the group around them.

Giving them what they wanted. As they were leaving, he shot them a dazzling smile, one that she was seeing after a long time and it made her heart speed up.

Feeling her face heat up she looked away only to see Ron enthralled by a first year boy who was leaning on the table right next to Ron, staring at Harry, his eyes unblinking and mouth agape.

Ron looked at his friends with a can-you-believe-this-kid look. Ginny grinned as Hermione snapped her fingers in front of the kid.

"Hey!! Show's over! Run along now and let Harry eat!"

The kid, who finally snapped out of it, squealed and ran to join his friends on the other end of the table.

"You didn't have to be so rude to him", Harry said addressing Hermione, which made Ron snicker.

"Comes with being a Head girl", Hermione brushed it off.

Ginny couldn't help but say, "You're being awfully nice about this."

Harry fixed her with an intent look that made her wish for a second that no one else was around.

"I guess I missed it a little…" He decided to eat his untouched sandwich.

Ron and Hermione were soon arguing about S.P.E.W. but Ginny just continued to stare at an aware Harry. He ate his sandwich, unlike her, slowly as though savouring each bite. She watched his Adam's apple bob each time he swallowed.

How could he be so oblivious? Realizing that she was being ridiculous, she looked away to distract herself and her eyes caught the Hufflepuff table.

Ernie.

She had forgotten all about him. Upon seeing her, he got up purposefully looking like he was soon going to make his way to the Gryffindor table.

Uh-oh. This was not the time, she realized.

She grabbed her books and whispered in Hermione's ear, his name, so that the older girl would know.

Hermione stopped talking just for a second and briskly nodded at her.

Before Harry could realize what was happening, he saw Ginny grab her books, whisper something in Hermione's ear and then make a mad-rush out of the Great Hall. That probably spanned out to 5 seconds max.

As he watched her go, his eyes caught Ernie also staring behind her.

Ernie! Harry had forgotten about him. His mind flashed back to the night he had followed Ginny and Ernie.

What was going on that day? What was going on now?

He realized that the other boy was staring back at him, this time. Harry decided to be civil and raised his hand for a wave, but stopped halfway when Ernie's eyes narrowed and glared. Soon he turned and stomped off to the Hufflepuff table.

"Why did she leave?" Ron asked Hermione. He thankfully hadn't noticed the debacle between Harry and Ernie.

"Said something about finishing homework", Hermione answered quickly.

Too quickly, Harry thought.

He had no choice to ask Hermione about this when Ron wasn't around.

At the end of the day Harry realized he had Potions, Care of Magical Creatures and Herbology with Ron, History of Magic, Potions and Herbology with Hermione and Ginny. He had Defence against the Dark arts and a free period next semester after the Christmas Holidays.

Three classes with Ginny wouldn't bode well with him. Also since they had N.E.W.T.S this year, he couldn't afford to get distracted much. He needed at least three Exceeds Expectations or Outstanding from seven of his classes to pass the N.E.W.T.S level. He had to think of what he wanted to do after Hogwarts ended.

As soon as Herbology ended and he had so much as taken a step out of the green house, he was welcomed by yet another crowd.

Hermione immediately snapped into Head girl mode, "Don't you have anywhere else to be? I'm going to start deducting house points" which got the kids into scurrying away.

Harry chortled and said, "Didn't you guys get this kind of attention? After all I'm not the only one who fought in the war, you know?"

"Oh, we did" Ginny replied "but only for a week or so, people realized it quick enough that they actually wanted to see the real deal, the real…package."

If Harry wasn't mistaken, he saw her give him an once-over when she said that, and he blushed at her appraisal.

Yes, it was definitely not a good idea to have too many classes with her.

As Hermione shooed some more kids away, he realized something.

"Say 'Mione, if you're Head-Girl, who's Head Boy?"

Ron's eyes widened at the question and said, "You don't wanna know mate."

"Yes I do…c'mon tell me."

Ginny put her hand on his shoulder from behind and whispered "Speak of the devil", looking straight ahead.

End notes: K here's a sort of poll i guess...who do you think it is?? Head Boy i mean...I mean I already have in mind who I want to make Head boy...just wanna know who you guys are thinking...soo review ofcourse and add the name...;)