I've Waited Long Enough
CHAPTER 2:
DISCLAIMER: All the characters are JKR's. Plot is mine.
Ginny's heart was beating ten times its normal rate. She tried to calm herself. She hoped she didn't look like a madwoman.
"Sorry. Didn't mean to startle you." Harry said. He was sweaty and red in the face. Clearly they had a tough practice, she should probably wait for a more appropriate time. NO. She had to stop trying to talk herself out of it.
Harry gave her a searching look. OOPS, she must have looked pretty stupid just standing there blocking his way and gaping.
"I uh, need to get past." Harry told her.
"Oh. Right. Sorry." Ginny said stepping aside. She thought better of it and added, "Actually I've been meaning to talk to you." Oh god. Her hands were shaking. This wasn't going good.
"You have?" Harry looked surprised.
"Yeah. But...not here." She glanced around the common room. Hermione and Ron were playing chess and Hermione kept glancing over at them and raising her eyebrows. Lavender and Parvati were giggling loudly over some magazine. And lots of boys were gathered abound Seamus and Dean, who were playing exploding snap. This wasn't exactly a romantic place.
After this comment Harry looked nervous. "Then where?"
"Ummm. Uhhh." Her mind had gone blank in a time of need. She gave Harry a weak smile that he didn't return.
"I think here would probably be OK." Harry said. Ginny looked at the common room again. Nobody was paying them any attention (not even Hermione). So it was safe enough.
"All right. We can talk here." Ginny replied casually.
"Well, uh. What is it?" Harry shifted uncomfortably as he asked this. He didn't want to know. And Ginny didn't want to tell
him. She took a deep breath.
"I...well you see, me and Hermione were talking...and we- I
thought.." Ginny stammered. She blushed bright red.
"Yes?" Harry prodded though he was looking uncomfortable.
"I was thinking that..." There was an extended pause.
"Youshouldseethenurseaboutthatcut." She finished quickly eyeing the cut above his eye.
"This?" Harry said touching it. "It's no big deal."
Ginny almost cried. HOW could she have said that? Hermione hadn't even seen the cut yet and it was barely bigger than a paper cut.
Harry gave her a very skeptical look. "Was that all?"
"Er. Yes." Ginny told him quickly.
"Ok, well. See you." Harry said.
"Yeah. See you." She said gloomily to his retreating back.
Ginny hurried off to the girl's dorms. She saw Hermione follow her. So she went to the sixth year's dorms. She ran into Hermione's room and threw herself onto Hermione's bed. Tears dripped down her cheeks and her body shook. Crookshanks curled up next to her head.
"I guess it didn't go so well?" Hermione said sadly appearing by Ginny's side.
"That's an understatement!" Ginny exclaimed.
Hermione shook her head. "It couldn't have been that bad!"
This made Ginny cry harder. It was worse than Hermione could imagine.
"Ginny...? It's ok. What did he say?" Hermione asked.
"What did he say?" Ginny repeated and sobbed.
"Yeah." Hermione prodded with a frown.
"I-I-I DIDN'T TELL HARRY I LIKE HIM!!!!!!!" Ginny shouted so loudly she thought the whole girl's dorm heard.
Hermione didn't say anything and Ginny didn't want to take her face out of the pillow to see what her face looked like. But she heard a loud gasp and a shriek that did not come from Hermione.
Ginny whipped around and Hermione ripped open the curtains. Parvati and Lavender stood within 3 inches of Hermione's bed squealing and giggling profusely.
"We knew it!" Lavender shouted. She turned towards Parvati. "Remember? We were talking about how obvious she was last week?"
Oh great. So they had been discussing her?
"Oh yeah!" Parvati replied. The gasped like she had a good idea."Teen Witch Weekly has the perfect advice for this situation in this week's edition." Parvati told them excitedly. Lavender perked up and grabbed the magazine off her bed.
Hermione and Ginny were uncertain of their advice. But they were the experts in this area so why not trust them. They all curled up on Parvati's bed.
Ginny heard Lavender sign happily. She and Pavati shared a look. Parvati whispered, "A new assignment!" They both grinned.
"Let's get to work!" Lavender exclaimed.
*****
There. The end of chapter 2. I hope you liked it. Poor Ginny, chickened out. Well, thanks to everyone who reviewed. Chapter 3 will be up soon. And this chapter had a lot of typos in it I had to fix. So if you see any in the next chapter let me know. Review if you haven't already! Please!?!
CHAPTER 2:
DISCLAIMER: All the characters are JKR's. Plot is mine.
Ginny's heart was beating ten times its normal rate. She tried to calm herself. She hoped she didn't look like a madwoman.
"Sorry. Didn't mean to startle you." Harry said. He was sweaty and red in the face. Clearly they had a tough practice, she should probably wait for a more appropriate time. NO. She had to stop trying to talk herself out of it.
Harry gave her a searching look. OOPS, she must have looked pretty stupid just standing there blocking his way and gaping.
"I uh, need to get past." Harry told her.
"Oh. Right. Sorry." Ginny said stepping aside. She thought better of it and added, "Actually I've been meaning to talk to you." Oh god. Her hands were shaking. This wasn't going good.
"You have?" Harry looked surprised.
"Yeah. But...not here." She glanced around the common room. Hermione and Ron were playing chess and Hermione kept glancing over at them and raising her eyebrows. Lavender and Parvati were giggling loudly over some magazine. And lots of boys were gathered abound Seamus and Dean, who were playing exploding snap. This wasn't exactly a romantic place.
After this comment Harry looked nervous. "Then where?"
"Ummm. Uhhh." Her mind had gone blank in a time of need. She gave Harry a weak smile that he didn't return.
"I think here would probably be OK." Harry said. Ginny looked at the common room again. Nobody was paying them any attention (not even Hermione). So it was safe enough.
"All right. We can talk here." Ginny replied casually.
"Well, uh. What is it?" Harry shifted uncomfortably as he asked this. He didn't want to know. And Ginny didn't want to tell
him. She took a deep breath.
"I...well you see, me and Hermione were talking...and we- I
thought.." Ginny stammered. She blushed bright red.
"Yes?" Harry prodded though he was looking uncomfortable.
"I was thinking that..." There was an extended pause.
"Youshouldseethenurseaboutthatcut." She finished quickly eyeing the cut above his eye.
"This?" Harry said touching it. "It's no big deal."
Ginny almost cried. HOW could she have said that? Hermione hadn't even seen the cut yet and it was barely bigger than a paper cut.
Harry gave her a very skeptical look. "Was that all?"
"Er. Yes." Ginny told him quickly.
"Ok, well. See you." Harry said.
"Yeah. See you." She said gloomily to his retreating back.
Ginny hurried off to the girl's dorms. She saw Hermione follow her. So she went to the sixth year's dorms. She ran into Hermione's room and threw herself onto Hermione's bed. Tears dripped down her cheeks and her body shook. Crookshanks curled up next to her head.
"I guess it didn't go so well?" Hermione said sadly appearing by Ginny's side.
"That's an understatement!" Ginny exclaimed.
Hermione shook her head. "It couldn't have been that bad!"
This made Ginny cry harder. It was worse than Hermione could imagine.
"Ginny...? It's ok. What did he say?" Hermione asked.
"What did he say?" Ginny repeated and sobbed.
"Yeah." Hermione prodded with a frown.
"I-I-I DIDN'T TELL HARRY I LIKE HIM!!!!!!!" Ginny shouted so loudly she thought the whole girl's dorm heard.
Hermione didn't say anything and Ginny didn't want to take her face out of the pillow to see what her face looked like. But she heard a loud gasp and a shriek that did not come from Hermione.
Ginny whipped around and Hermione ripped open the curtains. Parvati and Lavender stood within 3 inches of Hermione's bed squealing and giggling profusely.
"We knew it!" Lavender shouted. She turned towards Parvati. "Remember? We were talking about how obvious she was last week?"
Oh great. So they had been discussing her?
"Oh yeah!" Parvati replied. The gasped like she had a good idea."Teen Witch Weekly has the perfect advice for this situation in this week's edition." Parvati told them excitedly. Lavender perked up and grabbed the magazine off her bed.
Hermione and Ginny were uncertain of their advice. But they were the experts in this area so why not trust them. They all curled up on Parvati's bed.
Ginny heard Lavender sign happily. She and Pavati shared a look. Parvati whispered, "A new assignment!" They both grinned.
"Let's get to work!" Lavender exclaimed.
*****
There. The end of chapter 2. I hope you liked it. Poor Ginny, chickened out. Well, thanks to everyone who reviewed. Chapter 3 will be up soon. And this chapter had a lot of typos in it I had to fix. So if you see any in the next chapter let me know. Review if you haven't already! Please!?!
