Chapter 11:
The next three days of detention passed with nothing happening to Ginny or to anyone else. Ginny got better, but Harry still hadn't gotten over what Malfoy did. And Ginny could tell, every time they would kiss, it was a different. It wasn't as sweet as it used to be. November passed and Christmas was steadily creeping up on everyone in the castle and the weather certainly showed it. The grounds were covered in a white blanket and it looked like a winter wonderland. There was an upcoming Hogsmeade visit and most of the students were going into the village to get some early Christmas shopping done.
"Harry," Ginny began scooting closer to his warm body. She was getting a little cold and they were outside and it started to snow a little bit on this Friday afternoon. All their classes were finished so they had the rest of the day to do whatever they wanted. Hermione and Ron were in the library supposedly studying because exams were coming up with Christmas.
"Yea Ginny?" Harry said kissing her on the forehead. "What's up?"
"Can you just let the whole Malfoy thing go?"
"What are you talking about? I let it go a long time a go."
"No you didn't. Don't lie Harry, you're so bad at it. I can tell you haven't let it go."
"Oh alright, fine, I haven't let it go. And it's because you wouldn't let me do anything about it. He got away with sexually harassing you."
"Harry, I know. But he said he'd make it worse, and that's the last thing I wanted."
"Well how can you tell I'm not over it?"
"By the way you kiss me."
"Oh." He said looking down at his feet in the snow. "I'm sorry."
"You kiss me like, like I don't know but it's not the way you used to. It's like you're doing it because you have to and because you want to. It's sweet and warm anymore."
"I'm sorry. It's just, what Malfoy said to you that has me all bothered. I do want to kiss you, more than anything. Not because I have to, but because I want to. I'm sorry. How's this?" And he wrapped his arm around, pulled her close and kissed her sweetly on the lips.
"Better, but I can't tell from just one kiss." Ginny said smiling. And he kissed her again this time more passionately and she felt the sweet kiss she missed so much and was glad it was back.
"So you're over it now?"
"Yea. I am." And he kissed her again. Malfoy happened to walk up with Crabbe and Goyle and this point, but Ginny and Harry didn't notice until Malfoy spoke.
"Well, look who it is, Potty and Weasle Junior. You better watch where you put your tongue Potter. She gets a little feisty when you lick her face." That was it. That did it, Harry stood up and SMACK! He punched Malfoy in the face knocking him backwards. Crabbe and Goyle grabbed Harry and pinned his arms behind his back tighter than before.
"HARRY NO!" Ginny squealed.
"Oh, you'll pay for that Potter." Malfoy sneered as he wiped blood from his lip. And he punched Harry in the stomach.
"MALFOY! Leave him alone!!" Ginny was screaming and she ran to Harry's side but Goyle pushed her back and knocked her down into the snow. And Malfoy took several more punches at Harry causing his lip to bleed and his knees to give and Crabbe and Goyle just dropped Harry on his knees in the snow.
"That'll teach you to mess with me Potter. And as for you Weasly, you better watch it." And he, Crabbe and Goyle turned and walked back up to the castle. Ginny crawled over to where Harry was swaying stiffly on his knees in the snow.
"Harry, Harry, please don't pass out. Stay with me, please Harry don't go." And she wrapped her arms around him and Ron and Hermione came running over to them.
"What happened to him?!" Ron said staring at Harry on the ground as Hermione got to her knees checked Harry's pulse.
"Malfoy, he shot his mouth off again and Harry lost it and punched him in the face knocking him over but Crabbe and Goyle grabbed him and Malfoy hit him while they held. It was completely unfair and Goyle shoved me down into the snow." Ginny finished and turned to look at Hermione to see if Harry was ok.
"He's got a pulse, which means he's not dead, but I've never seen anyone like this before. Harry, are you ok? Can you hear me?"
"What?" Harry gasped collapsing into Ginny. "Yea, yea I'm fine."
"Harry, I don't think you should try to stand up. You're in worse shape than you were on the train." Ron said still staring.
"Stay with him, I'm going to go get Madam Pomfrey. If we try to move him it would make him hurt worse." Hermione said getting up and running toward the castle.
"Harry I'm so glad you're ok." Ginny said hugging him.
"Ow, that really hurts, Gin." He said as her arms wrapped around him.
"Oh, sorry." She said pulling her arms off him quickly.
"What did Malfoy say to piss you off so bad?" Ron asked looking to see if anyone else was around. And there wasn't. They were in a secluded spot hidden by trees and bushes with a little bench in the opening where they were.
"Ginny will tell you." Harry said slowly and he laid his head against Ginny and closed his eyes. Ginny told Ron what Malfoy had said and answered his puzzled face by telling him about their first night of detention.
The next three days of detention passed with nothing happening to Ginny or to anyone else. Ginny got better, but Harry still hadn't gotten over what Malfoy did. And Ginny could tell, every time they would kiss, it was a different. It wasn't as sweet as it used to be. November passed and Christmas was steadily creeping up on everyone in the castle and the weather certainly showed it. The grounds were covered in a white blanket and it looked like a winter wonderland. There was an upcoming Hogsmeade visit and most of the students were going into the village to get some early Christmas shopping done.
"Harry," Ginny began scooting closer to his warm body. She was getting a little cold and they were outside and it started to snow a little bit on this Friday afternoon. All their classes were finished so they had the rest of the day to do whatever they wanted. Hermione and Ron were in the library supposedly studying because exams were coming up with Christmas.
"Yea Ginny?" Harry said kissing her on the forehead. "What's up?"
"Can you just let the whole Malfoy thing go?"
"What are you talking about? I let it go a long time a go."
"No you didn't. Don't lie Harry, you're so bad at it. I can tell you haven't let it go."
"Oh alright, fine, I haven't let it go. And it's because you wouldn't let me do anything about it. He got away with sexually harassing you."
"Harry, I know. But he said he'd make it worse, and that's the last thing I wanted."
"Well how can you tell I'm not over it?"
"By the way you kiss me."
"Oh." He said looking down at his feet in the snow. "I'm sorry."
"You kiss me like, like I don't know but it's not the way you used to. It's like you're doing it because you have to and because you want to. It's sweet and warm anymore."
"I'm sorry. It's just, what Malfoy said to you that has me all bothered. I do want to kiss you, more than anything. Not because I have to, but because I want to. I'm sorry. How's this?" And he wrapped his arm around, pulled her close and kissed her sweetly on the lips.
"Better, but I can't tell from just one kiss." Ginny said smiling. And he kissed her again this time more passionately and she felt the sweet kiss she missed so much and was glad it was back.
"So you're over it now?"
"Yea. I am." And he kissed her again. Malfoy happened to walk up with Crabbe and Goyle and this point, but Ginny and Harry didn't notice until Malfoy spoke.
"Well, look who it is, Potty and Weasle Junior. You better watch where you put your tongue Potter. She gets a little feisty when you lick her face." That was it. That did it, Harry stood up and SMACK! He punched Malfoy in the face knocking him backwards. Crabbe and Goyle grabbed Harry and pinned his arms behind his back tighter than before.
"HARRY NO!" Ginny squealed.
"Oh, you'll pay for that Potter." Malfoy sneered as he wiped blood from his lip. And he punched Harry in the stomach.
"MALFOY! Leave him alone!!" Ginny was screaming and she ran to Harry's side but Goyle pushed her back and knocked her down into the snow. And Malfoy took several more punches at Harry causing his lip to bleed and his knees to give and Crabbe and Goyle just dropped Harry on his knees in the snow.
"That'll teach you to mess with me Potter. And as for you Weasly, you better watch it." And he, Crabbe and Goyle turned and walked back up to the castle. Ginny crawled over to where Harry was swaying stiffly on his knees in the snow.
"Harry, Harry, please don't pass out. Stay with me, please Harry don't go." And she wrapped her arms around him and Ron and Hermione came running over to them.
"What happened to him?!" Ron said staring at Harry on the ground as Hermione got to her knees checked Harry's pulse.
"Malfoy, he shot his mouth off again and Harry lost it and punched him in the face knocking him over but Crabbe and Goyle grabbed him and Malfoy hit him while they held. It was completely unfair and Goyle shoved me down into the snow." Ginny finished and turned to look at Hermione to see if Harry was ok.
"He's got a pulse, which means he's not dead, but I've never seen anyone like this before. Harry, are you ok? Can you hear me?"
"What?" Harry gasped collapsing into Ginny. "Yea, yea I'm fine."
"Harry, I don't think you should try to stand up. You're in worse shape than you were on the train." Ron said still staring.
"Stay with him, I'm going to go get Madam Pomfrey. If we try to move him it would make him hurt worse." Hermione said getting up and running toward the castle.
"Harry I'm so glad you're ok." Ginny said hugging him.
"Ow, that really hurts, Gin." He said as her arms wrapped around him.
"Oh, sorry." She said pulling her arms off him quickly.
"What did Malfoy say to piss you off so bad?" Ron asked looking to see if anyone else was around. And there wasn't. They were in a secluded spot hidden by trees and bushes with a little bench in the opening where they were.
"Ginny will tell you." Harry said slowly and he laid his head against Ginny and closed his eyes. Ginny told Ron what Malfoy had said and answered his puzzled face by telling him about their first night of detention.