Disclaimer: I hate writing these things, but if I don't, I'll get sued. So
here
it goes. I own nothing except for the plot. Everything else
belongs to J.K. Rowling.
Chapter 4 ~ The Yule Ball
After had had found Ginny kissing Draco, he wasn't able to talk to her. He didn't know what to say. To avoid a confrontation with her, Harry always made sure that he was never left alone with Ginny.
The days before the ball went by very quickly. While everyone was looking forward to it (now even Ron was), he was dreading it. He did not want to go because it didn't seem like he was going to have much fun.
Eventually, the day of the ball came upon them. When there was only half an hour left until the ball began, Harry decided that he should get ready. When he walked into his room, he noticed that Ron was already ready.
"These are much better than the last ones I had," Ron said referring to his dress robes.
"Yeah! Much better!" agreed Harry.
After about fifteen minutes, Harry was ready for the ball. They both went downstairs to meet their dates.
Hermione arrived right on time. When Ron saw her, his mouth dropped open. Harry didn't blame him. Hermione really did look good. She was wearing baby blue robes that shimmered slightly and had her hair very smooth and straight with blue sparkles in it. The color fit her perfectly.
"We'll see you later, Harry," Ron called back to him as he walked off with Hermione.
"Ok. I hope you guys have fun!" Harry yelled back. He then turned around to look for Cho again. When he turned around, the first person he noticed was Ginny.
'Wow! She looks great!' Harry thought. He stared at her to take in everything. She was wearing light pink robes that fit perfectly to show off her more mature figure. Her hair was up with just two strands framing her face. To match her dress, she was wearing pink open toe shoes and pink makeup. His eyes followed her as she walked. He only stopped staring when someone tapped him on the shoulder.
"Huh?" he said as he took his gaze away from Ginny.
"Hi, Harry," Cho said in a soft voice.
"Oh, hi! You look really nice, Cho," he said. Harry wasn't lying. Cho looked beautiful with her silver robes and matching silver shoes. She had curled her hair and the ringlets neatly fell just past her shoulder.
"Thanks!" she said smiling.
Harry then held out his arm for her to take, which she did, and led her into the Great Hall. When they walked in, Harry was amazed by how nice the Great Hall looked. There were gold and silver decorations all around. The ceiling, which was enchanted to look like the sky, showed a clear sky, which allowed all of the stars to be seen. Each house had a Christmas tree with ornaments on them displaying their symbol. Up against the walls were the house tables so that in the center there would be room for dancing.
"What would you rather do first, eat or dance?" Harry asked Cho.
"Dance," she replied.
He led her out onto the dance floor and began to dance with her. He noticed also on the dance floor was Hermione and Ron. He smiled when he saw that they seemed to be having a good time.
Then his eyes couldn't help falling on Ginny and Draco. They were standing off to the side talking to each other. By the look on Ginny's face, Harry could tell that they weren't having a pleasant conversation. All of a sudden, Ginny ran out of the Great Hall crying.
"I'll kill the bastard!" Harry said as he pushed Cho away from him.
"Harry? Where are you going?" Cho called after him, but he didn't hear her.
"Grabbing Draco by the front of his robes he yelled, "What the hell did you do to make her cry?!?"
"None of your business, Potter," Draco replied.
"Not the answer I was looking for!" Harry then swung his arm back and punched Draco in the face as hard as he could. Draco fell to the ground with blood pouring from his nose.
"You'll pay for this, Potter!!" he screamed after Harry.
Harry ran into the hallway right outside the Great Hall to look for Ginny, but she wasn't there.
"Ginny?!" he screamed frantically, "Ginny, it's Harry. Answer me!"
There was no response. He went back into the Great Hall to ask Ron and Hermione to help him find her, but seeing how much fun they were having, he decided he would look for Ginny on his own. He walked out of the Great Hall and decided to look outside to see if she was there. He searched the grounds surrounding Hogwarts and almost gave up hope until he heard someone crying. He followed the sound until he saw in the distance a girl with bright red hair crying. They sight of Ginny crying made his heart break. Not realizing what he was doing, he began to run to her. Ginny heard him coming and began to walk away from him.
"Ginny, stop! Let me talk to you!" Harry pleaded.
Ginny called back to him not bothering to even turn around and look at him, "Leave me alone, Harry. I don't need to hear you tell me that I should've listened to you!"
"I'm not going to say that Ginny! I promise!"
"Yeah, well, I don't believe you!"
At this time, Harry had caught up to her and grabbed her by the arm. "Since when don't you trust me?"
Ginny finally turned to face him. Harry could tell by the look on her face that Draco had really hurt her. Her eyes were bloodshot and her mascara had run down her face, but to Harry, she still looked beautiful.
"Let go of me, Harry!!" she cried to him.
"Only if you promise not to run away from me."
"Fine, I promise," she said. Harry let go of her arm and looked at her. He noticed that her bottom lip was trembling. Harry knew from past experience that this meant she was about to cry again.
"Gin, what happened?"
Ginny was no longer able to keep in her tears and collapsed into Harry's arms crying. "Just yesterday, he told me that he loved me! Now, he said he doesn't think it's going to work out," she said, sobbing even more than she had been previously.
Harry wrapped his arms around her even tighter. "I'm so sorry, Ginny. I really am!"
"I really liked him, Harry. Why did he do this to me?!?"
"I don't know. I know that I would never do anything to hurt you. Just please stop crying, Ginny. It breaks my heart to see you like this!"
When Harry said this, Ginny looked up into his eyes. She could see his concern for her in them. Harry gently began to wipe the tears off her face.
"That's better," he said when he noticed that she had stopped crying.
They stood there looking into each other's eyes. Then, Harry slowly lowered his face to Ginny's until their lips finally met. Their kiss was soft and passionate. Harry felt as if everything would be ok. However, Ginny broke away from the kiss.
"I'm sorry, Harry, but I just can't do this," she cried and then ran away from Harry.
Harry just stood there not knowing what to do. After about ten minutes, he walked back into Hogwarts and went to his room to go to sleep.
A/N - This chapter is much longer than my last one's, but I think that it's the best one yet. I hope you all like it. Please review. The last time I checked, I had only one review and that was kind of depressing. So PLEASE review!
it goes. I own nothing except for the plot. Everything else
belongs to J.K. Rowling.
Chapter 4 ~ The Yule Ball
After had had found Ginny kissing Draco, he wasn't able to talk to her. He didn't know what to say. To avoid a confrontation with her, Harry always made sure that he was never left alone with Ginny.
The days before the ball went by very quickly. While everyone was looking forward to it (now even Ron was), he was dreading it. He did not want to go because it didn't seem like he was going to have much fun.
Eventually, the day of the ball came upon them. When there was only half an hour left until the ball began, Harry decided that he should get ready. When he walked into his room, he noticed that Ron was already ready.
"These are much better than the last ones I had," Ron said referring to his dress robes.
"Yeah! Much better!" agreed Harry.
After about fifteen minutes, Harry was ready for the ball. They both went downstairs to meet their dates.
Hermione arrived right on time. When Ron saw her, his mouth dropped open. Harry didn't blame him. Hermione really did look good. She was wearing baby blue robes that shimmered slightly and had her hair very smooth and straight with blue sparkles in it. The color fit her perfectly.
"We'll see you later, Harry," Ron called back to him as he walked off with Hermione.
"Ok. I hope you guys have fun!" Harry yelled back. He then turned around to look for Cho again. When he turned around, the first person he noticed was Ginny.
'Wow! She looks great!' Harry thought. He stared at her to take in everything. She was wearing light pink robes that fit perfectly to show off her more mature figure. Her hair was up with just two strands framing her face. To match her dress, she was wearing pink open toe shoes and pink makeup. His eyes followed her as she walked. He only stopped staring when someone tapped him on the shoulder.
"Huh?" he said as he took his gaze away from Ginny.
"Hi, Harry," Cho said in a soft voice.
"Oh, hi! You look really nice, Cho," he said. Harry wasn't lying. Cho looked beautiful with her silver robes and matching silver shoes. She had curled her hair and the ringlets neatly fell just past her shoulder.
"Thanks!" she said smiling.
Harry then held out his arm for her to take, which she did, and led her into the Great Hall. When they walked in, Harry was amazed by how nice the Great Hall looked. There were gold and silver decorations all around. The ceiling, which was enchanted to look like the sky, showed a clear sky, which allowed all of the stars to be seen. Each house had a Christmas tree with ornaments on them displaying their symbol. Up against the walls were the house tables so that in the center there would be room for dancing.
"What would you rather do first, eat or dance?" Harry asked Cho.
"Dance," she replied.
He led her out onto the dance floor and began to dance with her. He noticed also on the dance floor was Hermione and Ron. He smiled when he saw that they seemed to be having a good time.
Then his eyes couldn't help falling on Ginny and Draco. They were standing off to the side talking to each other. By the look on Ginny's face, Harry could tell that they weren't having a pleasant conversation. All of a sudden, Ginny ran out of the Great Hall crying.
"I'll kill the bastard!" Harry said as he pushed Cho away from him.
"Harry? Where are you going?" Cho called after him, but he didn't hear her.
"Grabbing Draco by the front of his robes he yelled, "What the hell did you do to make her cry?!?"
"None of your business, Potter," Draco replied.
"Not the answer I was looking for!" Harry then swung his arm back and punched Draco in the face as hard as he could. Draco fell to the ground with blood pouring from his nose.
"You'll pay for this, Potter!!" he screamed after Harry.
Harry ran into the hallway right outside the Great Hall to look for Ginny, but she wasn't there.
"Ginny?!" he screamed frantically, "Ginny, it's Harry. Answer me!"
There was no response. He went back into the Great Hall to ask Ron and Hermione to help him find her, but seeing how much fun they were having, he decided he would look for Ginny on his own. He walked out of the Great Hall and decided to look outside to see if she was there. He searched the grounds surrounding Hogwarts and almost gave up hope until he heard someone crying. He followed the sound until he saw in the distance a girl with bright red hair crying. They sight of Ginny crying made his heart break. Not realizing what he was doing, he began to run to her. Ginny heard him coming and began to walk away from him.
"Ginny, stop! Let me talk to you!" Harry pleaded.
Ginny called back to him not bothering to even turn around and look at him, "Leave me alone, Harry. I don't need to hear you tell me that I should've listened to you!"
"I'm not going to say that Ginny! I promise!"
"Yeah, well, I don't believe you!"
At this time, Harry had caught up to her and grabbed her by the arm. "Since when don't you trust me?"
Ginny finally turned to face him. Harry could tell by the look on her face that Draco had really hurt her. Her eyes were bloodshot and her mascara had run down her face, but to Harry, she still looked beautiful.
"Let go of me, Harry!!" she cried to him.
"Only if you promise not to run away from me."
"Fine, I promise," she said. Harry let go of her arm and looked at her. He noticed that her bottom lip was trembling. Harry knew from past experience that this meant she was about to cry again.
"Gin, what happened?"
Ginny was no longer able to keep in her tears and collapsed into Harry's arms crying. "Just yesterday, he told me that he loved me! Now, he said he doesn't think it's going to work out," she said, sobbing even more than she had been previously.
Harry wrapped his arms around her even tighter. "I'm so sorry, Ginny. I really am!"
"I really liked him, Harry. Why did he do this to me?!?"
"I don't know. I know that I would never do anything to hurt you. Just please stop crying, Ginny. It breaks my heart to see you like this!"
When Harry said this, Ginny looked up into his eyes. She could see his concern for her in them. Harry gently began to wipe the tears off her face.
"That's better," he said when he noticed that she had stopped crying.
They stood there looking into each other's eyes. Then, Harry slowly lowered his face to Ginny's until their lips finally met. Their kiss was soft and passionate. Harry felt as if everything would be ok. However, Ginny broke away from the kiss.
"I'm sorry, Harry, but I just can't do this," she cried and then ran away from Harry.
Harry just stood there not knowing what to do. After about ten minutes, he walked back into Hogwarts and went to his room to go to sleep.
A/N - This chapter is much longer than my last one's, but I think that it's the best one yet. I hope you all like it. Please review. The last time I checked, I had only one review and that was kind of depressing. So PLEASE review!