Moonlight Shinning
By Amanda H
The next morning Harry arrived at breakfast with his eye nearly cleared,
but the reminisce of a black eye still showed through. The story of last night had spread and many
people pointed at him and whispered as he walked into the Great Hall
alone. He glanced at Ron, Hermione and
Ginny sitting at one end of the table. Ron glared back at him and Harry decided it might be best not to sit
with them. He took a seat next to
Seamus.
"Hey Harry." He greeted him. "I heard you were makin' out with Ginny last
night and Ron whooped you! True? I guess. I can still see the black eye."
"Can you just not talk about it?" He asked, scooping some scrambled eggs onto his plate.
"Sure. Whatever Harry." He answered and returned to conversing with
Dean. Harry eyes wandered from his
plate to Ginny. She was staring at her
plate, a lonely expression on her face. Suddenly she looked up, straight into his eyes. They smiled. Harry glanced at Hermione. She was speaking in a low, intense voice to Ron who kept shaking his
head. He watched for a minute more
until Ron finally consented. He stood.
Harry quickly returned his eyes to his food. Someone tapped him on the shoulder and he turned around.
"Harry, we need to talk." Ron
said, in a low voice. Harry nodded and
stood. He walked out of the Hall with
Ron into the hallway. They turned into
a deserted classroom.
"Harry, what were you doing?" Ron
asked, more concerned than angry.
"Ron, I know. I'm sorry. But I really like Ginny. No, I love Ginny. She is a very special person and I don't know why I didn't see it
sooner." He sighed.
"Well, I've been talking to Hermione and most of what she said
made sense. So I guess it's okay with
me if you want to date," He winced at the word, "Ginny." He finished.
"Thanks Ron. It means a lot to
me." Harry replied. It felt like a
great weight had been lifted off his chest. He never realized how upset it made him to not have Ron.
"Alright. Let's go." Ron nodded, leading the way out of the room
and back to the Great Hall.
