Ginny raised her eyebrows reproachingly at Seamus. He sighed, "What is it Neville?"
Oh those dreaded footsteps. "Wait! Don't come in--I…I'm not dressed…" Seamus stammered.
"Oh. Sorry," said Neville.
They heard him sit on his bed. "It's about Ginny," he said. Ginny's eyes went wide.
"What about her?"
"Well, do you think it'd go against Harry if I asked her out?"
Seamus gulped. "Um. I don't think so… Uh, are you sure you want to though?"
"Yeah, I mean, I've always kindof liked her…" Ginny looked miserable.
"Oh, yeah. Well…" he looked to Ginny for guidance. She held out her hands, signaling she didn't know what to do. "Uh…" he searched for words. "Uh, why don't you ask Liza about it? That way you'll find out if Ginny would say yes before you ask her."
"Yeah!" he exclaimed, "That's a great idea! Thanks mate!" This time the steps were too quick for them to even realize they were happening before the curtain opened and a quickly horrified Neville stared at them.
Ginny struggled with the covers to get them around her exposed torso.
Seamus gulped. "Uh, Neville, I…"
Neville turned, dazed, and closed the curtains again. "Uh, see you at dinner," he said, leaving the room.
Ginny scrambled around for her shirt and disentangled herself from the bed hurriedly.
"I can't believe this!" she said. "You have to talk to him, Seamus! Make sure he wont tell anyone!"
"Ginny, were we really planning to hide this…?"
"Well, no, I hadn't really thought about it, but when Harry and Ron came in I could just see the looks on their faces if they found out! I don't think I can do this…"
"Yeah, I know what you mean."
"I'm so sorry Seamus--"
"No, don't be sorry, I was about to say the same thing."
"I mean… You and Harry are such good friends, it's just…"
"Yeah."
Suddenly she seemed angry. "You know, I shouldn't feel bad about this! He goes off and does god-knows what with Cho Chang, but I'm not allowed to kiss you?" She slumped down. "But I do. I do feel bad. Awful."
He put his arm around her. "Gin, it's ok, you're hurt…this is, this was, just a really bad idea in general--but it's not your fault!" he added hastily. "I mean, I wasn't exactly hesitant."
She nodded. "It's nobody's fault… It just… can't happen again I guess."
He sighed. "Yeah."
She frowned. "I mean, don't get me wrong, it was… it was wonderful, but… it wasn't Harry."
He nodded. "I know."
"Did you feel like this after Lavender…?"
He nodded again. "Yeah, it's natural, don't worry."
"How long did it last?"
"Not too long. It'll be over soon."
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