/* Disclaimer : all these characters are from and belong to J.K Rowling */
SWEET SIXTEEN
- part 2 -
The morning after, Hermione couldn't help but looking at Ginny and Harry. She was way too curious to forget what she has seen the last evening. It was so obvious that Ginny and Harry avoided each other that there was something between them. Early, she has thought to talk about them to Ron. She quickly gave up this idea because Ron seemed to be upset since his breakfast. Barely listening to the Professor McGonagall, she was doomed to ask to Harry… or Ginny. She glanced over Harry and Ron.
Ron has been very quite during the class and Harry didn't dare to look at him. Hermione, for maybe the first time in her life, didn't pay any attention to the class. She wished it was already finished. And when McGonagall gave the signal, she took quickly her stuffs and headed to the Gryffindor tower. Ginny was already in the common room, still her nose in books.
Ginny was so focused on her transfiguration spells that she didn't notice Hermione coming to her. She was rather surprised when she heard her name being pronounced.
" Ginny ? Can we talk for a moment, please ? " Hermione asked.
Ginny looked at Hermione. Since Ron and her were a couple, Hermione was acting like a sister to her and it really didn't bother Ginny being usually surrounded by six brothers. She indicated a chair to Hermione.
" Er… this kind of… Er.. "
Ginny wondered what Hermione wanted to tell her. She has never seen her so embarrassed. What was so hard to tell ? Hermione finally muttered : " You and Harry… "
Ginny gasped and flushed. That was the answer Hermione waited for.
" How did you figure that ? " Ginny asked.
" Well… " Hermione cleared her throat " We knew that Harry… he wasn't very the boy we used to know. "
" We ? You mean you… and Ron ? "
" Yeah, of course Ron, who else. " Hermione didn't see Ginny winced at her answer. She continued " Ron was convinced that he still got his crush on this Ravenclaw's girl, but I persuaded him to change his mind. He did but I didn't tell him about my suspicions, since you seemed not quite interested to tell him when I saw you last night. "
" Hermione, you don't understand… "
" Ok, Ginny, stop thinking Ron will get mad about you two. Come on ! He's Harry's best friend. And I'm sure he couldn't hope better guy for you. "
Ginny sighed. Hermione couldn't understand. She was from a non-wizard family.
" Ok… You know it wasn't very easy with your brother at first… But after it went better… And this is really great… Plus we don't have to hide. " Hermione was definitly trying to convince Ginny to admit her relationship.
" Hermione, really… " Ginny decided to Hermione all about what was bothering her. After all, she wasn't really sure that Ron has told Hermione about that. " Have you never wondered why Ron take so long before admitting he was in love with you ? "
Hermione smiled to Ginny's question. She often wondered that, but she has never find an answer. She thought Ron was only a boy who didn't show any love feelings. Many times, before they got together, she has tried to make him tell about his feelings. She has never succeeded. But if Ginny got the answer, she would gladly listen to it.
" My father knew my mother since they were in Kindergarten. My father's family or my mother's family have always accepted a relationship between them. And when my father invited my mother to his parents' to tell them about the upcoming wedding, no one was surprised because in my family, the first time we're in a serious relationship with someone… it's meant to be, it's meant to be for life… "
Ginny was so serious that Hermione couldn't take that really seriously.
" Come on, Ginny ! It's certainly… awfully… er… old-fashioned… " Hermione laughed.
But Ginny was dead serious and the smile vanished on Hermione's face. Was it true that Ginny was serious ? That old rule would still be on. For a moment, Hermione thought at Ron and remembered that he never sent a letter saying he was with her now.
" You're right… " Hermione said, more confused than she was before coming. And this time, it wasn't about Ginny and Harry, but she faced for the first time Ron's feelings toward her. " Oh, God… He's gonna hear me… I can tell you… "
Hermione looked at Ginny and thought why Ginny was telling her that. " Oooohh… " Hermione understood.
" You understand ? " Ginny asked " You understand, now, why I don't want to tell Ron about Harry and me ? "
Hermione tried to be relaxed. She wasn't really comfortable with that old rule. " I think I do… You fear that if he learned he will tell your family ? "
" That's why I don't want him to know, yes… "
" But you're sure about your feelings, you can tell everybody… Well, everybody already knows about your feelings for Harry… " But Hermione understood another thing. " Oh, Harry doesn't know about this rule either. "
Ginny winced " No, he doesn't. "
" And you're not sure about * his * feelings… "
" I made my mind about that, I think he is very… attached to me… "
" But ? "
" I think I will know more this summer. "
" What about this summer ? "
" He's going to come, like every other summers before. If he spent more time with Ron than with me, then I will know. "
" Ginny ! You can't reason like that, it's unfair. "
Ginny buried her head in her arms. She knew it was unfair. She was so scared that he would leave her, she'd rather prefered she would break up with him before. Ginny knew she just acting ridiculous, Harry has told her many times, he really liked her and he really proved it by wonderful kisses she always remembered with joy.
Lost in her thoughts, she didn't see Hermione leaving, maybe it was better that she stayed alone for a moment. Suddenly, she raised her head and decided it was better for her to work her OWL than thinking to her boyfriend.
It was barely five minutes she immersed in her book again that she felt someone behind her. She didn't have to turn to look at this person, she already knew it was the very man she was trying to forget for an hour.
" Ginny ? You have a moment ? " Harry asked.
" Always for you… "
Harry noticed Ginny's neutral tone. It wasn't in her habit to talk like to him without any passion in her voice. He felt he was unwelcomed but there were things to clear up. He had to know about the last evening, why she has ignored their relationship.
" Is it about Ron ? "
" What ? " Ginny finally looked at him.
" Last night… " Harry took the same chair Hermion was sit on. " You don't want him to know. "
Ginny wished she was millions miles away. It wasn't possible she could ever tell Harry what she has just told Hermione. It was true that Harry had to know, but he was also from a non-wizard family, at least, he was * raised * into one. She quickly found something.
" Ok… I promise I'll tell him this summer… "
" Why not here… now… "
Harry was impatient. Many students were with a girlfriend or a boyfriend but him… He was always considered as lonesome guy. Not that he cared about rumors or appearances but he wished he could see, touch and kiss his girl, whenever he fancied.
" I need to talk to mother first. "
Ginny felt she was snapped up by whirlwind. She has lied once again. There was no way she could ever tell her mother about Harry. She knew her mother was found of him, but again that old rule came in her mind. However she was very close to her mother and she hoped not to keep that relationship a secret much longer. It depended on Harry. Harry was watching her so lovingly. She sighed… She couldn't lie to Harry til the summer. She wouldn't lie another month.
But actually, she did.
At the end of June, the 5th and 7th years got their OWL and NEWT results. In front of the results blackboard, among many students, Ginny was checking hers. She found herself quite well placed into the list. She suddenly felt her arm pulled outside the crowd. Harry was pulling her.
Ginny laughed : " Harry ! Stop ! ! Please ! ! ! "
Excited about her results, she forgot to care about the fact if she could be seen with Harry or not. As they reached an empty place in the hall, Ginny jumped in his arms. " I'm so happy, Harry ! ! ! " Her legs were crossed in Harry's back. He was making her hang around. Harry could smell her hair, it was intoxicated him. There she was, the girl he loved, the passionate one, the one who wasn't scared to show how she didn't care about what others. He thought she was the only girl who only be perfect for him. At that thought, Harry stopped laughing and went near a wall, where he rested her back onto it. She stopped laughing as well. They looked into each other eyes. Harry leaned over her and kissed her softly on her lips.
She smiled " You know how happy I am with you ? "
He gently pulled her down. " I find you wonderful, Ginny. "
He took her hand, bent over to kiss it and in a move, he pulled Ginny by the hand, both running in the corridors.
/*** I really can't get enough about writing about these characters, I think I'm in love with all of them !
Ok, I take off of this little room this weekend ( Sunday is my 21th birthday ) So I won't write until next week, but , oh, God, I also want to know the next part ) Ok, I'll write in the train tomorrow… I just can't get enough. ***/