A/N:I want to say thank you to a few people. First of all I want to say thanks to
all my readers and reviewers. It's good to know that there is somebody who
likes this story. Then I want to thank my beta-reader.
And last but not least I want to thank a good friend
of mine who has to listen to my ideas.
Just
playing with my heart...
Chapter 3:
Colin's POV:
Why had she
talked to him? She hasn't even talked to him for a whole year. Potter, I have
seen the way you glanced her way, ever since you have made your big mistake. I
have seen how you looked at her, at her brother's wedding. Harry Potter, I know
your secret, but she's mine! I'll not watch while you steal Ginny from me. I
won't give you the chance to discuss your feelings with her. Sure, I know that
she loves you, and I know you love her too, you adore her. But that's not
important. The one and only thing that counts is; Ginny doesn't know about your
feelings. And she'll never hear that as long as I can breathe. I will do
anything that is necessary to bind her to me. It took me too long to convince
her to be my girlfriend; to lose her to you: the hero, the boy who lived, the famous Harry Potter. She'll stay
by me as long as she thinks that I'm the only one who will ever love her. And I
will ask her the most important
question, the one every girl dreams about.
Before you
get your second chance, before you get her with you smooth talk. And Potter, be
sure: I will win. I always win. You will never get her. Ginny is completely
mine. The ceremony is over. I've got to act fast, Harry's coming over again…
End Colin's POV.
"Ladies and
Gentlemen, I proudly present the Graduating class of 1999!" Professor Dumbelore
exclaimed after Professor McGonagall's speech. The Great Hall seemed to explode
with cheers and shouts. Suddenly, Colin Creevey, one of Gryffindor's 7th
years stepped forward and waved the whole Great Hall silent.
"May I have
your attention?" Everybody went silent; interested what Colin had to say. The Weasley's
and Harry, however, stood frozen.
"Please don't ask her what I think he's about
to ask," Harry thought to himself.
Colin went
down on one knee before Ginny, and raised his voice again.
"Ginny
Weasley, we have been together for a whole wonderful year. Now I want to ask
you something I've been wanting to say since day one: Ginny will you marry me?" The Hall was immediately filled with
nervous whispers.
Suddenly a
voice cut through the air "NO. GINNY! YOU CAN`T DO THIS!"
Everybody
turned around to see Ron standing up by himself, red in the face.
"Ron, this
is not your business! I can do whatever I want!" Then Ginny turned back to
Colin and whispered, "Can we talk outside, please?" Colin only nodded and
followed Ginny trough the Great Hall. Soon they were outside.
Harry's POV:
This must
be another one of those horrible nightmares. This is all wrong. I'm supposed to
tell Ginny these very minutes that I am in love with her. Instead Colin asks
her to be his wife. NO! Oh, Ginny, I hope that you tell him to get lost. We are
meant to be; I can make you happy Ginny.
The whole Weasley family looks rather
shocked. They look like I feel. I was so positive that you would understand my
feelings for you, what I am supposed to do? Should I be running after Colin and
Ginny and knock the Creevey boy out? Agh! I'm so furious! Colin, how could you
dare asking her that question? I have simply no chance now! I mean, I am too
young for marriage. Besides I can't ask her, we've barely spoken this last
year. She would think that I was playing a cruel joke on her, perhaps that Ron
asked me, for some sort of favour for him. Nah, Ginny is a sensitive person, so
calm down. She won't marry him… or will she?
What to
hell…?
"Hey Harry,
I don't think that she'll marry him" Hermione said, having crossed to room with
Ron.
" Oh 'Mione
I hope so, but what if…"
"If, if, if! If's aren't important. Don't
speculate about what she might do, wait until you see what happened before you
drive yourself crazy!" Hermione burst out.
"Maybe
you're right." I told her. I guess I will have to wait. I have only hope, and I
will keep hoping until she tells me that there's no hope.
"Hey Ron,
do you think that our baby- sister will say yes?" Fred asked him.
He and the
other Weasleys were coming up to us.
"I don't
know."
"Does
anybody know if she loves him?" Penelope, now Percy's wife asked all of us.
"I don't
think so. She never told me anything about him. Harry, you two were supposed to
be really close. Has she ever talked about her feelings with you?" Mrs. Weasley
asked me.
I winced.
Now I should tell them, that I haven't talked to her for a year. I wonder what
they would say.
"Oh, you
see, Mrs Weasley, I was really busy last year. So I really have no clue. But I
don't think that she looks happy."
Ginny's
brothers all nodded in agreement. I feel relieved. I have escaped that
embarrassing situation.
The
remaining afternoon, we all were pretty quiet, each of us in our own little
world; lost. We waited.
End Harry's POV
When the
clock struck seven the Great Hall was almost empty. There were only the
Weasleys and Harry left. The house elves were preparing the tables for the next
day. Still neither Ginny nor Colin had returned to the Great Hall. There was an
incredible tension in the air.
"Shouldn't
they have returned by now?" Percy asked the question everybody wanted to ask.
Some Weasleys nodded; some shrugged their shoulders. But they were still
worried.
Suddenly
the door burst open. In the doorframe stood …Colin. He walked through the Hall
when George stopped him. "Where is Ginny? What happened?" he asked.
Colin
smiled for a few seconds but the smile faded faster then it began.
"Ginny is
outside. She's by the lake. We had a little talk. Ginny'll come in soon. I
think she'll explain everything, but now if you would excuse me, I have to pack
my things." With these words, he left the Weasleys.
"I think,"
Hermione started "That's a good sign."
"Yeah, me
too," Ron said "Harry, you should go
outside and talk to Ginny, okay?"
Hermione
and Harry nodded in agreement, while the other Weasleys looked a bit puzzled
but agreed also. So Harry turned on his heels and made his way outside to the
lake.
Ginny's
POV:
The lake is
so beautiful, the moon glowing in such a special way. But I still wonder if I
made the right choice. After all, Colin is a special guy. Damn it Ginny. Why can't I stop tears from running down my
cheek? I have no reason to be upset. I
mean, I told Colin that I can't marry him. I feel so lost… so frightened.
Ginny, you are alone now. Colin has told you more then once that he's the only
one who loves you. What if he was my only change to be happy? What if I'll be
alone till I die? Maybe I should go inside. Oh my God, Harry is coming up to me. What is he doing here? Oh yeah, I
promised him I would talk with him.
Okay stay
cool. It can't be that bad.
End Ginny's POV.
Harry went
down to the lake. When he saw Ginny, he thought how beautiful Ginny looked. When
Harry reached her, he sat down next to her. Neither Ginny nor Harry spoke for
several minutes. They watch the moon
together, and then Harry broke the silence.
"Ginny, is
everything ok, now? I mean… will you become Mrs. Colin Creevey?"
"Yeah
everything is all right now…Harry?"
"Mmm?"
"I want to
apologise to you"
"Why Ginny?
I mean, I should be apologising to you. I've told you things that weren't
true!"
"No, it's
okay, Harry. I mean now I know why you told me those things. When I talked to
Colin, I told him the same thing… I
told him, that I love him like a brother. It wouldn't be right to marry him. We
wouldn't be happy. I think nobody can control their feelings. And nobody can be
made responsible for them. I was childish to refuse talking to you. Harry I
am-"
"Wait a
minute Ginny! I agree with you. You can't be made responsible for your
feelings, but nobody should betray somebody."
Ginny
looked puzzled. Then she spoke again" I don't understand. What do you mean
Harry?"
"Ginny, the
problem is.. Look I don't love you like a sister. My feelings for you are more
complex then you could have ever guessed." Harry took Ginny's hand in his own,
then continued. "Ginny I am in love with you. I hope you understand. I was an
idiot to deny my feelings for so long. Was it too long?" There was a long
pause. Harry started to worry.
Ginny's POV:
What did he
say? This can't be real. Harry Potter, are you real? Even if it is my heart `s
desire, you don't love me in this way… or do you? Nah, you just wanted to protect
me from Colin. But even if it's hard to believe there is a "glimmer of hope"
now.
"Ginny, I
love you. I really do. This last year without you was making me crazy."
Please,
stop telling me that you are in love with me or I can't hold back. I swear, I
will fall for you again. Okay maybe I will believe you, even if you could break
my heart again. But it will take time for me to trust you completely. This is
not easy. Stupid tears…
Meanwhile Harry's POV:
She looks
so shocked. I hope that she is okay. Oh my God: She cries. I didn't want to
scare her. But at least now she knows. Now it's her choice. Sure I know that
she will need some time after Colin and so on, but we have a whole lifetime,
Ginny. Please, just trust me. She looks into my eyes as if they are the
entrance to my heart, my soul. Maybe they are, I mean you never know. I just
realized that I am still holding her little hand in mine. It feels so good, so
absolutely perfect. I bring her closer to me. She doesn't seem to mind. I hug
her close to me. I inhale her beautiful fragrance. Oh how I've missed her. I
tell her that.
Please,
Ginny, stop crying. This is breaking my heart. I will be there for her, when
she needs me. I don't want to lose her again…never. Ginny, I swear. I will hold
on you for the rest of my life.
"Ginny I'm
here. Everything will gonna be all right, I swear."
"Harry it's
just… I have waited for these words for so long… I love you too."
I feel so
happy. And for the first time in my life everything is all right.
The world around
them seemed more beautiful then it ever was. The moon glows down on them, in a
special way. The stars seem to twinkle. They never were aware of their
audience.
But Ron and
Hermione feel so happy for them when they look over to the lake.
"Finally…"
both sighed.
The End
A/N: Okay,
so I'm here again. I think it 's a good place to end the whole story. But I
have had the idea of an epilogue. What do you think? Please, let me know. Read
and review!
I just
realized something: This is probably the last chapter/story that I have written
for a long time, since nobody has reviewed this chapter.
Disclaimer: Every character belongs to J.K.
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