Falling For You-Chapter 3

Author's Note: Now that Ginny has all her brothers and Harry protecting her, and is more cautious on the guys she likes, which now gives Harry a harder time to get with her. But it isn't completely hopeless since they're both getting a bit a love advice.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of these harry Potter characters, just this story. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*

Fred and George had found about Malfoy sooner than Ginny had really wanted them to, and of course, they took matters into their own hands, losing 50 points from Gryffindor for putting explosives under Malfoy's chair and threatening him with Howlers. Harry and Ron thought that it was worth losing the 50 points even though Hermione thought it was immature of them.

"He deserved everything that Fred and George did to him and you know it!" Ron announced one day as they went on their way to Herbology.

"You may think so, but it was a little too much to practically kill him." Said Hermione. But Harry was on Ron and the twins' sides, and if he weren't in so much danger of being expelled, he probably would have done something worst. Later on as the trio sat around and studied for their upcoming exams, Ginny entered and plopped down next to Harry.

"Hey Ginny, how are you doing today?" Harry asked her cheerfully.

"GREAT! You won't believe what happened on my way here!" said Ginny happily and they all sat and listened to how Fred and George had caught Malfoy messing with Ginny and were about to beat his face in when Professor McGonagall arrived and the twins explained everything that happened.

"So Malfoy's getting expelled!" asked Ron excited.

"Not exactly, but he lost Slytherin 100 points and has two weeks detention with Filch." Ginny answered Happily. "The twins have detention too, but its only for tonight and the didn't lose us any points."

"That's too bad. I'd do anything to see Malfoy expelled." Said Ron then a grin crossed his face at the thought of Hogwarts with out Draco and his minions, Crabbe and Goyle.

"He must be awful mad now." Said Hermione with a grin and Ginny nodded.

"C'mon, I need to talk to you in private about something." Said Ginny and the girls gathered their things. Ron jumped up.

"Hold on! You're suppose to be helping me and Harry with our studies!" he called, but Hermione and Ginny ignored them and ran up to the girls' dorm.

"So, what do you think was so important?" Harry asked, but Ron shrugged.

"Knowing girls, it has to be something about guys." *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

"So, you think you're falling for Harry again, is that it?" Hermione asked Ginny curiously, and she nodded, her face turning pink, unlike when Ron was embarrassed about something and his ears turned pink.

"Hermione, the other day when I had told you and the others about Malfoy. well, I saw you and my brother in the chair. I was wondering, what made you fall for him?" she asked curiously and Hermione's face went red.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, the Ron I remember use to always annoy you and tease you about reading all the time. and the next thing I know, you two are practically making out in the common room. I mean, there has to have been something that made you fall in love with him." Hermione smiled and a sparkle seemed to shine in her eyes in the thought of Ron.

"To be honest, it's just him." She answered. Ginny stared at her in complete confusion. Hermione noticed this. "You see, everything your brother does makes me fall for him, ever since first year. When I first met him and Harry on the train, he had that dirt on his nose, which reminded me so much of an adorable little boy, but then, when we had to go across that giant chess board, I noticed he wasn't a little boy." Ginny stared at her in curiosity. "All the way up to how he defends me when Malfoy insults me makes me feel even deeper feelings for him. All through second year, he annoyed me about liking Lockhart, which was obvious jealously. and then, there was Krum." Hermione gave a sigh, but not a dreamy one. "I guess I just figured since Ron didn't show any affection, I might as well go for a guy that liked me. Maybe I just love him a little too much since I actually gave up on Krum to be with him, even though I wasn't really sure he'd react the way I wanted to my feelings. Guess I was wrong, huh?"

"So, you just fell for him once you saw him. but it was just like puppy love until your second year?" Ginny and Hermione nodded, slightly blushing. "Great, so all I've gotta do is tell Harry how I feel and hope he feels the same way I do." Ginny thought to herself triumphantly.