Vacation in SoCal : Chapter Three!!!!!
"Oh, great. Mr. Genius zaps us to the airport, but we left my little sister at school. Nice work." Ron scowled.
"Oh, shut-up. At least I thought of it. You wouldn't have thought of jumping time if Hermione's hourglass necklace had hit you in the eye." Harry retorted, taking a step towards Hermione and in the process turning his back to Ron.
"It did." said Ron, a blank look on his face. He rubbed his eye.
"Harry, could you go back to Hogwarts and get Ginny? It would really be helpful." said Hermione sweetly. He was so cute when he got defensive like that. She was acutely aware that her crush for Harry grew twice as big every time he spoke to her. The way that he looked right into her chestnut eyes with his famous sparkling green ones...
"Sure, 'Mione. Thank you for asking so POLITELY." Harry looked at Ron when he said the last word. Ron glared back at him. "How do I use your necklace?" he asked Hermione, raising his eyebrows.
Hermione looked at Ron, the silently motioned Harry to come closer. He did, and she whispered the instructions to him. They both looked at Ron again, and Hermione handed the necklace to Harry. He whispered something in turn to the necklace, and POOF - he was gone.
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The hall was filled with an orange afternoon glow as Ginny skipped to her sixth period class. Ooo, school was almost through for the day, and when it was, she'd be off in a plane with attractive Harry to a tropical paradise. Everything was coming up roses for Ginny Weasley. Of course, there WOULD be competition... that girl who sent Harry the invitation was almost definitely after him. She could easily take her out, though...George's workout machines had come in handy when she had needed to lift those heavy boxes, they certainly would have strengthened her enough to open-up-a-can-of-whoop ass on some ditzy blonde islander, if the need would ever arise. 'Yeah, that would be sweet', she thought evily. Suddenly, a strong hand grabbed her arm just above her elbow and yanked her aside. She looked up, shocked. She was just about to let out a high-pitched scream when the hand covered her mouth. It was Harry, looking worried.
"Sshh!" he took his hand off her mouth and wiped off her spit and lipgloss on his robes. "Really, it's so hard to bring you with us when you keep screaming like that." he said, looking at her. She was shaking.
"Harry?" she asked, still reeling. "What are you DOING?" She noticed the hourglass necklace he had around his neck.
"Me, Ron and Hermione went forward in time to the airport about five minutes ago and, well, we forgot you. I've come back to get you, so...come over here." he said. He walked into a dark corner and whispered something to the necklace. "Hurry, it's going to leave soon!" he said in a hushed voice, looking around the now almost deserted hall. The only person in sight was a seemingly worried and frightened first year, who obviously couldn't find his pet spider. "Spidey! Come here, Spidey! I don't want anyone to step on you!" the poor little child's voice echoed through the almost-empty halls.
While he was saying this the "spider" - or should I say tarantula - had begun to crawl towards Ginny's foot. Not noticing this, Ginny took a step forward, causing the tarantula to crawl up her leg. Ginny screeched in terror at the poor little beast, and kicked her leg wildly in the air. The spider flew about 3 feet and landed on its back. It immediately righted itself and frantically skittered away. This all happened in about 2 seconds, so Ginny, still in terror, threw herself onto Harry just as they began to whirl with the necklace to the airport.
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Meanwhile, not all was right with Ron and Hermione.
"All I'm saying is that if you have to tell secrets, you could at least clue in your other best friend. It's rude." said Ron, nudging the sparkling clean linoleum floors of the London airport with his foot.
"Well you aren't exactly the most trustworthy person." responded Hermione indignantly.
Ron looked like he had a million things to say, but he swallowed them and uttered the most reasonable, intelligent thing he had said all day. "Why is it that whenever we are alone together, we end up arguing?"
"You sounded like Harry when you said that." said Hermione, staring into the air, a dreamy look on her face.
Ron's face turned red and he stomped on the ground. A nearby table shook. "WHAT IS WITH YOU? CAN'T YOU SEE THAT I LIKE YOU?" Ron yelled, exasperated. Hermione gasped. Immediately Ron realized the magnitude of what he had just said and clapped his hand over his mouth.
Just as Ron was about to stammer an explanation, a sudden gust of air swept the airport. A colorful, swirling cloud appeared just next to them. The cloud melted away, revealing Harry and Ginny. Ron gasped. Ginny had arrived just as she had left - in Harry's arms. Of course it was just because a spider had crawled up her leg and she jumped on Harry in terror, but...how would Ron know that?
Ron's voice came back, of course. "IF YOU EVER LAY A FINGER ON MY SISTER, I WILL MAKE SURE YOU NEVER BREATHE AIR AGAIN!" Screamed Ron, pent-up jealously on Harry and exasperation for Hermione finally coming out.
WHACK! Ginny slapped Ron's face as hard as she could. "For your information, Harry did not lay a finger on me, I laid a finger on HIM!" she spat out to Ron. Ginny looked at Hermione, who in turn gave Ron an I-can't-believe-what-you-just-said look.
"Why?' asked Harry to Ron. "Why would you say that?" asked Harry, giving Ron a meaningful look with his sad green eyes. His eyes had been sad ever since what happened at the TriWizard tournament.
Even Ginny's slap, Hermione's look, and Harry's growing case of depression did not phase Ron.
"Stupid orphan." snapped Ron. Ginny and Hermione gasped. Harry's face paled and he swallowed. Harry slowly turned around and he walked away. Hermione slapped Ron twice as hard as Ginny had slapped him. She looked horrified at what he had just said. "How could you say that to your very best friend?! You know he's depressed! What, do you think that would help him? He loves you like a brother! First you tell him that you will kill him for something he DIDN'T DO, then you call him an orphan?! I mean, I know he is, but...COME ON! You know that's his weak spot!" Hermione growled, then continued. "I thought I knew you, Ronald M. Weasley. But I guess I don't." Hermione turned her heel and walked briskly in the direction that Harry, and later Ginny, had went.
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Harry rested his forehead on his knees, which he pulled closer to himself. A tear silently slid down his cheek. He kept his mouth tightly closed. He knew if he opened it he would start sobbing, and probably could never stop. This wasn't all because of what Ron said, but what he had said had pushed everything over the top. Things definitely weren't going right for Harry. Every little thing that went wrong seemed to impact him really hard these days, although he tried his best to remain keep a smile on his face. I am a stupid orphan, he thought. Everybody only likes me because I'm supposed to be some kind of superhero. They don't like me because I'm ME, they like me because I'm Harry Potter. The boy who lived. Well, not for long. Didn't you notice how the entire school turned on you so quickly during the TriWizard tournament? They obviously aren't your real friends. Why do you think Hermione and Ron hang around you so much? You know they aren't your real friends, idiot. You're so stupid. Why do you even have Hermione and Ron in the first place? Why are you even ALIVE? You don't deserve to be alive. You killed Cedric. He didn't do anything! You just HAD to drag him into that mess with Voldemort. I hate you! Suddenly a warm hand placed itself on his back. Harry looked up.
Ginny's pale blue eyes shone down on his face with pity. She smiled, although she saw the tears on his face. Embarrassed, Harry stood up and hastily wiped off his tears with his sleeve. Ginny stepped towards him and enveloped him in a motherly hug. They were standing on an incline so Harry was made short enough to rest his chin on Ginny's shoulder. "It's okay if you cry." said Ginny. She knew he hadn't cried in years, despite the rumors that circulated last year. She felt her shoulder get wet with salty tears. She rubbed his back. She really did love him, no matter how much she protested. She hugged him tighter, and sighed. She loved this position, even if Harry was only there because he was sad. "I know this isn't all because of what Ron said. No matter what you think, you're an amazing person and we really do love you. Not just because you're Harry Potter, but because you're YOU." That was probably the best thing that anyone could ever say to him, and he kissed her on the cheek. "Thank you." he whispered, then broke off. He once again wiped the tears off his face. "Let's go find Ron and Hermione." he said, returning completely back to normal, and took a step forward expectantly, waiting for Ginny to follow. She did, and they both walked towards their prior location. She was surprised at how normal he was acting. 'Why, just a minute ago he was the image of sadness. And now, once again, he's got that quirky little smile on his face.' thought Ginny. She touched a hand to her cheek. 'He kissed me…but only on the cheek. That doesn't mean anything, does it?' They didn't have to walk for long before they found Ron and Hermione.
"Oh, great. Mr. Genius zaps us to the airport, but we left my little sister at school. Nice work." Ron scowled.
"Oh, shut-up. At least I thought of it. You wouldn't have thought of jumping time if Hermione's hourglass necklace had hit you in the eye." Harry retorted, taking a step towards Hermione and in the process turning his back to Ron.
"It did." said Ron, a blank look on his face. He rubbed his eye.
"Harry, could you go back to Hogwarts and get Ginny? It would really be helpful." said Hermione sweetly. He was so cute when he got defensive like that. She was acutely aware that her crush for Harry grew twice as big every time he spoke to her. The way that he looked right into her chestnut eyes with his famous sparkling green ones...
"Sure, 'Mione. Thank you for asking so POLITELY." Harry looked at Ron when he said the last word. Ron glared back at him. "How do I use your necklace?" he asked Hermione, raising his eyebrows.
Hermione looked at Ron, the silently motioned Harry to come closer. He did, and she whispered the instructions to him. They both looked at Ron again, and Hermione handed the necklace to Harry. He whispered something in turn to the necklace, and POOF - he was gone.
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The hall was filled with an orange afternoon glow as Ginny skipped to her sixth period class. Ooo, school was almost through for the day, and when it was, she'd be off in a plane with attractive Harry to a tropical paradise. Everything was coming up roses for Ginny Weasley. Of course, there WOULD be competition... that girl who sent Harry the invitation was almost definitely after him. She could easily take her out, though...George's workout machines had come in handy when she had needed to lift those heavy boxes, they certainly would have strengthened her enough to open-up-a-can-of-whoop ass on some ditzy blonde islander, if the need would ever arise. 'Yeah, that would be sweet', she thought evily. Suddenly, a strong hand grabbed her arm just above her elbow and yanked her aside. She looked up, shocked. She was just about to let out a high-pitched scream when the hand covered her mouth. It was Harry, looking worried.
"Sshh!" he took his hand off her mouth and wiped off her spit and lipgloss on his robes. "Really, it's so hard to bring you with us when you keep screaming like that." he said, looking at her. She was shaking.
"Harry?" she asked, still reeling. "What are you DOING?" She noticed the hourglass necklace he had around his neck.
"Me, Ron and Hermione went forward in time to the airport about five minutes ago and, well, we forgot you. I've come back to get you, so...come over here." he said. He walked into a dark corner and whispered something to the necklace. "Hurry, it's going to leave soon!" he said in a hushed voice, looking around the now almost deserted hall. The only person in sight was a seemingly worried and frightened first year, who obviously couldn't find his pet spider. "Spidey! Come here, Spidey! I don't want anyone to step on you!" the poor little child's voice echoed through the almost-empty halls.
While he was saying this the "spider" - or should I say tarantula - had begun to crawl towards Ginny's foot. Not noticing this, Ginny took a step forward, causing the tarantula to crawl up her leg. Ginny screeched in terror at the poor little beast, and kicked her leg wildly in the air. The spider flew about 3 feet and landed on its back. It immediately righted itself and frantically skittered away. This all happened in about 2 seconds, so Ginny, still in terror, threw herself onto Harry just as they began to whirl with the necklace to the airport.
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Meanwhile, not all was right with Ron and Hermione.
"All I'm saying is that if you have to tell secrets, you could at least clue in your other best friend. It's rude." said Ron, nudging the sparkling clean linoleum floors of the London airport with his foot.
"Well you aren't exactly the most trustworthy person." responded Hermione indignantly.
Ron looked like he had a million things to say, but he swallowed them and uttered the most reasonable, intelligent thing he had said all day. "Why is it that whenever we are alone together, we end up arguing?"
"You sounded like Harry when you said that." said Hermione, staring into the air, a dreamy look on her face.
Ron's face turned red and he stomped on the ground. A nearby table shook. "WHAT IS WITH YOU? CAN'T YOU SEE THAT I LIKE YOU?" Ron yelled, exasperated. Hermione gasped. Immediately Ron realized the magnitude of what he had just said and clapped his hand over his mouth.
Just as Ron was about to stammer an explanation, a sudden gust of air swept the airport. A colorful, swirling cloud appeared just next to them. The cloud melted away, revealing Harry and Ginny. Ron gasped. Ginny had arrived just as she had left - in Harry's arms. Of course it was just because a spider had crawled up her leg and she jumped on Harry in terror, but...how would Ron know that?
Ron's voice came back, of course. "IF YOU EVER LAY A FINGER ON MY SISTER, I WILL MAKE SURE YOU NEVER BREATHE AIR AGAIN!" Screamed Ron, pent-up jealously on Harry and exasperation for Hermione finally coming out.
WHACK! Ginny slapped Ron's face as hard as she could. "For your information, Harry did not lay a finger on me, I laid a finger on HIM!" she spat out to Ron. Ginny looked at Hermione, who in turn gave Ron an I-can't-believe-what-you-just-said look.
"Why?' asked Harry to Ron. "Why would you say that?" asked Harry, giving Ron a meaningful look with his sad green eyes. His eyes had been sad ever since what happened at the TriWizard tournament.
Even Ginny's slap, Hermione's look, and Harry's growing case of depression did not phase Ron.
"Stupid orphan." snapped Ron. Ginny and Hermione gasped. Harry's face paled and he swallowed. Harry slowly turned around and he walked away. Hermione slapped Ron twice as hard as Ginny had slapped him. She looked horrified at what he had just said. "How could you say that to your very best friend?! You know he's depressed! What, do you think that would help him? He loves you like a brother! First you tell him that you will kill him for something he DIDN'T DO, then you call him an orphan?! I mean, I know he is, but...COME ON! You know that's his weak spot!" Hermione growled, then continued. "I thought I knew you, Ronald M. Weasley. But I guess I don't." Hermione turned her heel and walked briskly in the direction that Harry, and later Ginny, had went.
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Harry rested his forehead on his knees, which he pulled closer to himself. A tear silently slid down his cheek. He kept his mouth tightly closed. He knew if he opened it he would start sobbing, and probably could never stop. This wasn't all because of what Ron said, but what he had said had pushed everything over the top. Things definitely weren't going right for Harry. Every little thing that went wrong seemed to impact him really hard these days, although he tried his best to remain keep a smile on his face. I am a stupid orphan, he thought. Everybody only likes me because I'm supposed to be some kind of superhero. They don't like me because I'm ME, they like me because I'm Harry Potter. The boy who lived. Well, not for long. Didn't you notice how the entire school turned on you so quickly during the TriWizard tournament? They obviously aren't your real friends. Why do you think Hermione and Ron hang around you so much? You know they aren't your real friends, idiot. You're so stupid. Why do you even have Hermione and Ron in the first place? Why are you even ALIVE? You don't deserve to be alive. You killed Cedric. He didn't do anything! You just HAD to drag him into that mess with Voldemort. I hate you! Suddenly a warm hand placed itself on his back. Harry looked up.
Ginny's pale blue eyes shone down on his face with pity. She smiled, although she saw the tears on his face. Embarrassed, Harry stood up and hastily wiped off his tears with his sleeve. Ginny stepped towards him and enveloped him in a motherly hug. They were standing on an incline so Harry was made short enough to rest his chin on Ginny's shoulder. "It's okay if you cry." said Ginny. She knew he hadn't cried in years, despite the rumors that circulated last year. She felt her shoulder get wet with salty tears. She rubbed his back. She really did love him, no matter how much she protested. She hugged him tighter, and sighed. She loved this position, even if Harry was only there because he was sad. "I know this isn't all because of what Ron said. No matter what you think, you're an amazing person and we really do love you. Not just because you're Harry Potter, but because you're YOU." That was probably the best thing that anyone could ever say to him, and he kissed her on the cheek. "Thank you." he whispered, then broke off. He once again wiped the tears off his face. "Let's go find Ron and Hermione." he said, returning completely back to normal, and took a step forward expectantly, waiting for Ginny to follow. She did, and they both walked towards their prior location. She was surprised at how normal he was acting. 'Why, just a minute ago he was the image of sadness. And now, once again, he's got that quirky little smile on his face.' thought Ginny. She touched a hand to her cheek. 'He kissed me…but only on the cheek. That doesn't mean anything, does it?' They didn't have to walk for long before they found Ron and Hermione.
