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I would like to thank my reviewers Gryfyndor Girl, Kelpiemonkey, and marajade3081
"Harry...Harry err get up" Ron was furiously trying to wake up Harry. "Get up would ya."
"Alright alright, I'm up, what do you want" Harry was rubbing his eyes sleepily.
"You my friend have to get up and get cleaned and dressed for we have a mission in ahead of us." Ron was smiling down at Harry.
Harry smiled, sat up, grabbed a towel and ran to the shower. Harry worked for a few moments getting the water just the right temperature but hurried he needed to hurry so that he wouldn't have to seem happy for as long. As soon as they got to Diagon Alley he would have to act normal so Mione didn't think something was up. So he hurried wanting to get through with this morning. He emerged from the restroom only minutes later. *I am getting good at this excited thing* He got dressed and ran downstairs loudly and purposely jumping on the third step. He opened the door to the kitchen with a fixed overly happy smile on his face expecting to see the entire Weasley family, but instead only seeing Ron.
"Where is everyone?" Harry asked
"They are in the den getting ready to leave" Ron was grinning.
This made Harry glad he knew that Ron was expecting to have a great day filled with Hermione. Harry was going to make sure that happened too. No matter how much it hurt he was doing this for his friends. Harry stood there for a minute looking at his friend happily eating toast while getting jam on his nose. He started to picture what his day was going to be like. Great Ron was going to spend the day alone with the most wonderful girl in the world and he was going to be stuck with Ron's little sister. Not that they weren't friends because they were, but still.
"We should probably go now it sounds like they have already left." Ron said while wiping his face on his sleeve.
Harry and Ron went into the den.
"Um Harry, be sure to speak clearly." Ron was looking nervously at Harry.
Harry knew what Ron was thinking, the first time he had ever used floo powder he had ended up in a bad side of town called Knockturn Alley.
"I will, don't worry, I won't ruin your day" he said that a bit more bitterly than he had meant to and could tell by the shocked look on Ron's face that he had noticed it to.
"Um ok sorry, err is something wrong?" Ron was looking rather nervously at Harry.
Harry quickly put on a smile "no not really it's just early". He stepped into the fireplace threw the powder and shouted very clearly "Diagon Alley"
A few moments later he fell to the floor in some diner. He looked up to see Ginny sitting at a table. He stayed on the floor staring at Ginny. She was sitting with her legs crossed and she was clasping a cup with both hands apparently laughing at something Hermione had said. Her hair was down and very shiny.
"Oof, Harry get up, what are you doing?" Ron looked up to see what Harry was looking at. "Ginny eh? You like her don't you?"
Harry sat up quickly what was he doing. "Err of course not Ron she's just my friend"
Ron eyed Harry suspiciously "Ok whatever you say."
Harry stood up and walked over to where the girls sat. "Hi"
Hermione looked up at Harry "well its about time"
"where is everyone else" Harry looked around the almost abandoned room there was only two other people there and they seemed to think they were alone. He was a bit jealous of them they looked so happy alone together. He wished he could have that, a special person that could be happy just being with him. It didn't seem like that would ever happen though. He was working to hold back the sadness that seemed to be creeping up on him.
"They decided to let us shop alone" Ginny said answering his question.
Ron and Harry sat down. They sat in silence for awhile until the girls finished their drinks. Harry caught himself looking at Ginny again and watching her every move. He noticed her hair really wasn't the same color as Ron's her hair seemed to be made of many different shades of red. He found himself wanting to touch it. Before he realized it he was reaching out and softly touched her hair. "err sorry I just wanted to see what it felt like." Harry smiled to cover up his embarrassment.
Ginny smiled, "It's fine as long as I can feel yours too."
Harry looked a bit shocked but said "Well of course."
Ginny reached out she was shocked herself she couldn't believe she had just asked Harry Potter if she could touch his hair. She found herself staring into his eyes.
"Ehem" Ron coughed "I want to go to the bookstore there is this new book that I want let's go"
Ginny broke her stare "Um ok"
Harry stood up "Well I really wanted to get my robes out of the way first, any one care to join me."
Hermione not about to give up the chance to go to the bookstore said "Well I'd love to go with you Harry, but I really must go to the bookstore." "I'll go with you Harry, I hate bookstores." Ginny glanced at Hermione.
"It's ok you and Harry go and buy robes and Ron and I will go to the bookstore." Hermione grabbed Ron's hand and ran out the door before he could change his mind. Ron's face lit up and happily ran out with Hermione.
Harry smiled watching them leave this was going to be easier than he thought. And then there was that pain again. He was just going to have to ignore it, it would go away soon enough.
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Ron hurriedly opened the door for Hermione.
"Thanks." Hermione was surprised Ron had never opened the door for her. "OH MY!" she looked around at the books. The store had obviously expanded, though it looked no larger from the outside. Wow she was absolutely mesmerized by all the books. She ran to her favorite section. Ron just followed her.
He was happy just to be with her. He looked around how could anyone be that happy to be here. It was dark, and smelled horrible. He really wanted to leave until he looked at Hermione very happily sitting cross-legged on the floor with a rather large pile of books beside her. She was leafing through a thick one. Ron sat down next to her.
Hermione looked at Ron "You can go find that book you wanted I am going to be a while."
Ron just leaned back against a bookshelf "I am ok I am happy here next to you." Oh crap now what had he said.
Hermione seemed a bit shocked at that "Um ok."
Ron sat there watching Hermione as she went through book after book. She leaned forward and looked more closely at it when she really like it and put it in a pile which seemed to be the buy pile. He loved sitting there just being there with her. He loved the way it felt to feel her near, and to hear he breathe. She was so beautiful, she was wearing muggle jeans and a light blue shirt. He wondered why Harry seemed so upset this morning but figured that he really was just tired. Ron looked at his muggle watch and realized they had been there for two hours. It didn't feel like it. Then he realized he hadn't talked to Hermione at all this was there time to be alone and he wasn't taking advantage of it. He had to start a conversation. *Think Ron think.*
"So uh Mione." He ventured.
She looked up. "Oh Ron I am so sorry, I didn't mean to take so long." She stood up quickly and hit her stack of books and they all fell into a pile on the floor.
Ron quickly got up and helped her pick up the books. "It's fine we haven't be here too long, I have had a great time." He looked and smiled.
Hermione looked at Ron. "How have you had a great time you have been sitting there staring at nothing for the past two hours."
Ron took a step towards Hermione "I wasn't staring at nothing." He pushed her hair out of her face. "I was staring at the most beautiful girl I have ever seen."
Hermione stepped back blushing "Oh."
"I am sorry I shouldn't have said that, I am sorry."
"Ron its ok, don't worry about it, it was sweet. But we should probably go find Harry and Ginny."
"Yeah your right. are you getting these." Ron pointed at a stack of books.
"Yeah" she bent down to get them.
"Here let me help" Ron grabbed over half of the stack.
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"Harry, what's wrong?" Ginny asked They were still in the robe shop they had been in there for two hours and the only thing they had accomplished was getting picking out their school robes. Harry said he wanted some more for when they weren't wearing they're school robes like when they were at the Burrow or when they went to Hogsmead. But they searched the store over for robes and Harry couldn't find any he liked. He was worse than most girls.
"Nothing is wrong." He said. He picked a robe that was really light and was the color of the sky was right before midnight a bluish almost black color it was really pretty.
"I think you should get that one Harry" Ginny was looking at the robe in awe it was really pretty.
"You think it would look good on me" he joked. "Whatever I am ready to leave this store so if you like it this shall be the one I get." with that he went to the counter and paid for all his things.
"We should probably go get the rest of our supplies and then head to The Leaky Cauldron, because I bet that is where Ron and Mione will be looking for us." Ginny walked out of the store with Harry holding the door for her. As they were walking Ginny started thinking of how nice Harry was being, like when she knocked over a rack of robes he bent down quickly to help her. But then she realized she would have done the same thing for Neville. They walked in and out of stores buying what they needed for school and an hour later they were finished and headed toward The Leaky Cauldron. When they reached The Leaky Cauldron they saw Ron and Hermione talking happily outside. Harry felt like utter crap as they kept getting closer and closer to the happy pair. He watched them smiling at each other not even noticing that Harry and Ginny were approaching. "Hey you guys" Ginny wove happily.
"Did you have a good time" Hermione asked knowing the answer by Ginny's happy face.
"Yeah, it was fun, and you." Ginny too knew the answer because she had noticed the way Ron and Mione were talking earlier.
"Yeah, it was great, I found like twelve books!" Hermione was grinning happily.
"I am hungry." Ron piped "let's go home and eat."
Everyone agreed. They all walked toward the diner they had arrived in. Harry was walking alone watching his three happy friends walking in front of him. Ginny and Hermione were talking rapidly together about everything they had bought. Ron was just listening adding a few comments. They never even noticed Harry wasn't talking. But that was good for him he didn't much feel like talking. They reached the diner and left by floo to get back to the burrow.
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Yeah I know it was a sucky chapter but I didn't reall know how to make it good. The next one will be better I promise! Well at least I hope it will. Anyway please review.
I would like to thank my reviewers Gryfyndor Girl, Kelpiemonkey, and marajade3081
"Harry...Harry err get up" Ron was furiously trying to wake up Harry. "Get up would ya."
"Alright alright, I'm up, what do you want" Harry was rubbing his eyes sleepily.
"You my friend have to get up and get cleaned and dressed for we have a mission in ahead of us." Ron was smiling down at Harry.
Harry smiled, sat up, grabbed a towel and ran to the shower. Harry worked for a few moments getting the water just the right temperature but hurried he needed to hurry so that he wouldn't have to seem happy for as long. As soon as they got to Diagon Alley he would have to act normal so Mione didn't think something was up. So he hurried wanting to get through with this morning. He emerged from the restroom only minutes later. *I am getting good at this excited thing* He got dressed and ran downstairs loudly and purposely jumping on the third step. He opened the door to the kitchen with a fixed overly happy smile on his face expecting to see the entire Weasley family, but instead only seeing Ron.
"Where is everyone?" Harry asked
"They are in the den getting ready to leave" Ron was grinning.
This made Harry glad he knew that Ron was expecting to have a great day filled with Hermione. Harry was going to make sure that happened too. No matter how much it hurt he was doing this for his friends. Harry stood there for a minute looking at his friend happily eating toast while getting jam on his nose. He started to picture what his day was going to be like. Great Ron was going to spend the day alone with the most wonderful girl in the world and he was going to be stuck with Ron's little sister. Not that they weren't friends because they were, but still.
"We should probably go now it sounds like they have already left." Ron said while wiping his face on his sleeve.
Harry and Ron went into the den.
"Um Harry, be sure to speak clearly." Ron was looking nervously at Harry.
Harry knew what Ron was thinking, the first time he had ever used floo powder he had ended up in a bad side of town called Knockturn Alley.
"I will, don't worry, I won't ruin your day" he said that a bit more bitterly than he had meant to and could tell by the shocked look on Ron's face that he had noticed it to.
"Um ok sorry, err is something wrong?" Ron was looking rather nervously at Harry.
Harry quickly put on a smile "no not really it's just early". He stepped into the fireplace threw the powder and shouted very clearly "Diagon Alley"
A few moments later he fell to the floor in some diner. He looked up to see Ginny sitting at a table. He stayed on the floor staring at Ginny. She was sitting with her legs crossed and she was clasping a cup with both hands apparently laughing at something Hermione had said. Her hair was down and very shiny.
"Oof, Harry get up, what are you doing?" Ron looked up to see what Harry was looking at. "Ginny eh? You like her don't you?"
Harry sat up quickly what was he doing. "Err of course not Ron she's just my friend"
Ron eyed Harry suspiciously "Ok whatever you say."
Harry stood up and walked over to where the girls sat. "Hi"
Hermione looked up at Harry "well its about time"
"where is everyone else" Harry looked around the almost abandoned room there was only two other people there and they seemed to think they were alone. He was a bit jealous of them they looked so happy alone together. He wished he could have that, a special person that could be happy just being with him. It didn't seem like that would ever happen though. He was working to hold back the sadness that seemed to be creeping up on him.
"They decided to let us shop alone" Ginny said answering his question.
Ron and Harry sat down. They sat in silence for awhile until the girls finished their drinks. Harry caught himself looking at Ginny again and watching her every move. He noticed her hair really wasn't the same color as Ron's her hair seemed to be made of many different shades of red. He found himself wanting to touch it. Before he realized it he was reaching out and softly touched her hair. "err sorry I just wanted to see what it felt like." Harry smiled to cover up his embarrassment.
Ginny smiled, "It's fine as long as I can feel yours too."
Harry looked a bit shocked but said "Well of course."
Ginny reached out she was shocked herself she couldn't believe she had just asked Harry Potter if she could touch his hair. She found herself staring into his eyes.
"Ehem" Ron coughed "I want to go to the bookstore there is this new book that I want let's go"
Ginny broke her stare "Um ok"
Harry stood up "Well I really wanted to get my robes out of the way first, any one care to join me."
Hermione not about to give up the chance to go to the bookstore said "Well I'd love to go with you Harry, but I really must go to the bookstore." "I'll go with you Harry, I hate bookstores." Ginny glanced at Hermione.
"It's ok you and Harry go and buy robes and Ron and I will go to the bookstore." Hermione grabbed Ron's hand and ran out the door before he could change his mind. Ron's face lit up and happily ran out with Hermione.
Harry smiled watching them leave this was going to be easier than he thought. And then there was that pain again. He was just going to have to ignore it, it would go away soon enough.
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Ron hurriedly opened the door for Hermione.
"Thanks." Hermione was surprised Ron had never opened the door for her. "OH MY!" she looked around at the books. The store had obviously expanded, though it looked no larger from the outside. Wow she was absolutely mesmerized by all the books. She ran to her favorite section. Ron just followed her.
He was happy just to be with her. He looked around how could anyone be that happy to be here. It was dark, and smelled horrible. He really wanted to leave until he looked at Hermione very happily sitting cross-legged on the floor with a rather large pile of books beside her. She was leafing through a thick one. Ron sat down next to her.
Hermione looked at Ron "You can go find that book you wanted I am going to be a while."
Ron just leaned back against a bookshelf "I am ok I am happy here next to you." Oh crap now what had he said.
Hermione seemed a bit shocked at that "Um ok."
Ron sat there watching Hermione as she went through book after book. She leaned forward and looked more closely at it when she really like it and put it in a pile which seemed to be the buy pile. He loved sitting there just being there with her. He loved the way it felt to feel her near, and to hear he breathe. She was so beautiful, she was wearing muggle jeans and a light blue shirt. He wondered why Harry seemed so upset this morning but figured that he really was just tired. Ron looked at his muggle watch and realized they had been there for two hours. It didn't feel like it. Then he realized he hadn't talked to Hermione at all this was there time to be alone and he wasn't taking advantage of it. He had to start a conversation. *Think Ron think.*
"So uh Mione." He ventured.
She looked up. "Oh Ron I am so sorry, I didn't mean to take so long." She stood up quickly and hit her stack of books and they all fell into a pile on the floor.
Ron quickly got up and helped her pick up the books. "It's fine we haven't be here too long, I have had a great time." He looked and smiled.
Hermione looked at Ron. "How have you had a great time you have been sitting there staring at nothing for the past two hours."
Ron took a step towards Hermione "I wasn't staring at nothing." He pushed her hair out of her face. "I was staring at the most beautiful girl I have ever seen."
Hermione stepped back blushing "Oh."
"I am sorry I shouldn't have said that, I am sorry."
"Ron its ok, don't worry about it, it was sweet. But we should probably go find Harry and Ginny."
"Yeah your right. are you getting these." Ron pointed at a stack of books.
"Yeah" she bent down to get them.
"Here let me help" Ron grabbed over half of the stack.
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"Harry, what's wrong?" Ginny asked They were still in the robe shop they had been in there for two hours and the only thing they had accomplished was getting picking out their school robes. Harry said he wanted some more for when they weren't wearing they're school robes like when they were at the Burrow or when they went to Hogsmead. But they searched the store over for robes and Harry couldn't find any he liked. He was worse than most girls.
"Nothing is wrong." He said. He picked a robe that was really light and was the color of the sky was right before midnight a bluish almost black color it was really pretty.
"I think you should get that one Harry" Ginny was looking at the robe in awe it was really pretty.
"You think it would look good on me" he joked. "Whatever I am ready to leave this store so if you like it this shall be the one I get." with that he went to the counter and paid for all his things.
"We should probably go get the rest of our supplies and then head to The Leaky Cauldron, because I bet that is where Ron and Mione will be looking for us." Ginny walked out of the store with Harry holding the door for her. As they were walking Ginny started thinking of how nice Harry was being, like when she knocked over a rack of robes he bent down quickly to help her. But then she realized she would have done the same thing for Neville. They walked in and out of stores buying what they needed for school and an hour later they were finished and headed toward The Leaky Cauldron. When they reached The Leaky Cauldron they saw Ron and Hermione talking happily outside. Harry felt like utter crap as they kept getting closer and closer to the happy pair. He watched them smiling at each other not even noticing that Harry and Ginny were approaching. "Hey you guys" Ginny wove happily.
"Did you have a good time" Hermione asked knowing the answer by Ginny's happy face.
"Yeah, it was fun, and you." Ginny too knew the answer because she had noticed the way Ron and Mione were talking earlier.
"Yeah, it was great, I found like twelve books!" Hermione was grinning happily.
"I am hungry." Ron piped "let's go home and eat."
Everyone agreed. They all walked toward the diner they had arrived in. Harry was walking alone watching his three happy friends walking in front of him. Ginny and Hermione were talking rapidly together about everything they had bought. Ron was just listening adding a few comments. They never even noticed Harry wasn't talking. But that was good for him he didn't much feel like talking. They reached the diner and left by floo to get back to the burrow.
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Yeah I know it was a sucky chapter but I didn't reall know how to make it good. The next one will be better I promise! Well at least I hope it will. Anyway please review.