Dreams of a Dragon
'Well, if it's not Hermione's then I wonder how it could have gotten into my bag.'
'It's too late now. You won't be able to go visit my ma's dress shop till after the ball. So you may as well use them. I bet they would look totally cool with your dress.'
'I guess you're probably right Kav.'
'So Ginny. Who are you gonna go with? It's obviously someone worth impressing if you're going to all this trouble.' Said Kavisha 'Don't tell me that u managed to snag a date with Harry!'
'What am I supposed to tell you then?' said Ginny tartly.
'Oh my god! Did he actually ask you?!' she cried. 'When?'
'Well, it was like 1 week ago or something. He got Hermione to ask me for him.'
'Are you serious? No way!'
'Yes way.' Ginny grinned 'and then he asked me himself a few days later, just to make sure.'
'Alright then. You didn't cast any spells on him did you?' she asked suspiciously.
'Of course not! Why on earth would I do that?'
'Well, if you're certain...'
'Of course I'm certain! He asked me because he wanted to.'
'Ok, so show me what you look like in those robes.' directed Kavisha.
'Right. Wait here and I'll be right back.' Ginny jumped off Kavisha's bed and ran behind her bed curtain and began changing quickly into her sapphire robes. She quickly pushed her flaming red hair out of her face and peeped around her curtain.
'Come on out. I won't laugh!' Ginny snorted and stepped out. 'Jeez girl!'
'What! What's wrong! Does it look too tight or something?'
'How am I supposed to compete?!' said Kavisha, who tried to look jealous, but ended up in torrents of laughter.
'Hey! You said you wouldn't laugh! No fair!'
'How do you end up always looking so good?' the giggling girl enquired. 'I can't believe that my ma gave you this gorgeous dress for half price! If she weren't my mum, & I was just a regular customer. I would have insisted on paying double the amount! Not half.'
'It doesn't look that flashy. It looks pretty normal to me.'
'How can you say that! You'll probably win the award for Best Dressed. You probably just can't see it that well cos' you're the one wearing it.'
'Whatever. I'm gonna change back. I got tons of Potions homework still. You know what Professor Snape is like when we don't finish homework. Plus, I got Charms work to do as well.'
'Well, I'll talk to ya at dinner' said Kavisha as Ginny came out from behind her bed curtain dressed in her normal school robes once again.
'Yea. Bye' Ginny called back after her as she started down the stairs with a heap of book in her arms. She located an empty desk in the corner by the fire and sat down so that she could face the rest of the common room. 'Oh man. Way too much work these days. I'm gonna get grey hairs soon.'
'You? With grey hair's? Yea right!' Ginny looked up into Harry's laughing eyes. 'Oh. Hey Harry.'
'Need help?' he asked shyly. 'Look's like you got a lot to do. Especially if my guess is right and you got Potions homework.'
'Yep. Here, pull up a chair.' She patted the spot on her left. Watching him walk around the table and clumsily sit down. She turned back to her books and started to copy down the ingredients of the Shrinking Potion.
'We had to learn this potion last year. The next one's three spines of an Ellwyn. No it's double L. Yea that's it.' Ginny could feel him watching her as she tried to write as neatly as she could with her heart thumping, the reason why the shrinking potion was hardly used. 'So, Ginny.' Ginny looked up sharply. Harry cleared his throat and continued. 'Well, I was wondering if, after the ball. You know, maybe we could go out for a drink another day.'
The flushing girl stopped writing and looked up. There was something in his eyes that Ginny couldn't understand. It's just embarrassment. She told herself, though she knew it wasn't that.
It was Ginny's turn to clear her throat. 'Um... yea sure. That would be nice.' She looked away feeling very uncomfortable. 'Hey, are you hungry? Why don't we go and get something to eat?'
'What? Yea, ok.' He said snapping his eyes away from her face. They both stood up and began walking out of the common room and down to the Great Hall. Along the way, Harry managed to link Ginny's hand in his and they walked into the hall hand in hand. They sat down next to Ron and Hermione who both eyed them trying not to snicker.
'How's your new boyfriend Ginny?' said Hermione jokingly.
'Shutup Mione. It's not that serious yet.'
'Mm hmm. You walk in holding his hand and you say it's not serious. Guys and girls don't just go around holding hands if they're not serious you know.' Hermione laughed.
'Yea, well he was the one that grabbed my hand.'
'Aren't you supposed to be happy?' said Hermione looking puzzled.
'That's what I thought. I don't know why, but I'm not. I just don't get it.'
'Well, if it's not Hermione's then I wonder how it could have gotten into my bag.'
'It's too late now. You won't be able to go visit my ma's dress shop till after the ball. So you may as well use them. I bet they would look totally cool with your dress.'
'I guess you're probably right Kav.'
'So Ginny. Who are you gonna go with? It's obviously someone worth impressing if you're going to all this trouble.' Said Kavisha 'Don't tell me that u managed to snag a date with Harry!'
'What am I supposed to tell you then?' said Ginny tartly.
'Oh my god! Did he actually ask you?!' she cried. 'When?'
'Well, it was like 1 week ago or something. He got Hermione to ask me for him.'
'Are you serious? No way!'
'Yes way.' Ginny grinned 'and then he asked me himself a few days later, just to make sure.'
'Alright then. You didn't cast any spells on him did you?' she asked suspiciously.
'Of course not! Why on earth would I do that?'
'Well, if you're certain...'
'Of course I'm certain! He asked me because he wanted to.'
'Ok, so show me what you look like in those robes.' directed Kavisha.
'Right. Wait here and I'll be right back.' Ginny jumped off Kavisha's bed and ran behind her bed curtain and began changing quickly into her sapphire robes. She quickly pushed her flaming red hair out of her face and peeped around her curtain.
'Come on out. I won't laugh!' Ginny snorted and stepped out. 'Jeez girl!'
'What! What's wrong! Does it look too tight or something?'
'How am I supposed to compete?!' said Kavisha, who tried to look jealous, but ended up in torrents of laughter.
'Hey! You said you wouldn't laugh! No fair!'
'How do you end up always looking so good?' the giggling girl enquired. 'I can't believe that my ma gave you this gorgeous dress for half price! If she weren't my mum, & I was just a regular customer. I would have insisted on paying double the amount! Not half.'
'It doesn't look that flashy. It looks pretty normal to me.'
'How can you say that! You'll probably win the award for Best Dressed. You probably just can't see it that well cos' you're the one wearing it.'
'Whatever. I'm gonna change back. I got tons of Potions homework still. You know what Professor Snape is like when we don't finish homework. Plus, I got Charms work to do as well.'
'Well, I'll talk to ya at dinner' said Kavisha as Ginny came out from behind her bed curtain dressed in her normal school robes once again.
'Yea. Bye' Ginny called back after her as she started down the stairs with a heap of book in her arms. She located an empty desk in the corner by the fire and sat down so that she could face the rest of the common room. 'Oh man. Way too much work these days. I'm gonna get grey hairs soon.'
'You? With grey hair's? Yea right!' Ginny looked up into Harry's laughing eyes. 'Oh. Hey Harry.'
'Need help?' he asked shyly. 'Look's like you got a lot to do. Especially if my guess is right and you got Potions homework.'
'Yep. Here, pull up a chair.' She patted the spot on her left. Watching him walk around the table and clumsily sit down. She turned back to her books and started to copy down the ingredients of the Shrinking Potion.
'We had to learn this potion last year. The next one's three spines of an Ellwyn. No it's double L. Yea that's it.' Ginny could feel him watching her as she tried to write as neatly as she could with her heart thumping, the reason why the shrinking potion was hardly used. 'So, Ginny.' Ginny looked up sharply. Harry cleared his throat and continued. 'Well, I was wondering if, after the ball. You know, maybe we could go out for a drink another day.'
The flushing girl stopped writing and looked up. There was something in his eyes that Ginny couldn't understand. It's just embarrassment. She told herself, though she knew it wasn't that.
It was Ginny's turn to clear her throat. 'Um... yea sure. That would be nice.' She looked away feeling very uncomfortable. 'Hey, are you hungry? Why don't we go and get something to eat?'
'What? Yea, ok.' He said snapping his eyes away from her face. They both stood up and began walking out of the common room and down to the Great Hall. Along the way, Harry managed to link Ginny's hand in his and they walked into the hall hand in hand. They sat down next to Ron and Hermione who both eyed them trying not to snicker.
'How's your new boyfriend Ginny?' said Hermione jokingly.
'Shutup Mione. It's not that serious yet.'
'Mm hmm. You walk in holding his hand and you say it's not serious. Guys and girls don't just go around holding hands if they're not serious you know.' Hermione laughed.
'Yea, well he was the one that grabbed my hand.'
'Aren't you supposed to be happy?' said Hermione looking puzzled.
'That's what I thought. I don't know why, but I'm not. I just don't get it.'