Harry Potter and the Elevator of Secrets
Only a few minutes had passed, but it felt like hours to Ginny. She occupied herself with picking at her nail polish, but that only lasted for so long. She was running out of things to talk about with Harry, and was still a little embarrassed about what had happened earlier.
"Harry-" Ginny started, just as Harry said, "Ginny-"
They laughed. "Are you as uncomfortable as I am right now?" Harry asked her.
Ginny nodded. "Uh-huh! At least it's not just me." She giggled.
Harry sighed. "How long do you think we've been up here?"
Ginny snorted. "Bleh, maybe fifteen minutes. Mcgonagall made it sound like we'd be up here all day."
Harry grinned. "Hey, look on the bright side! We'll be excused from our classes! All except for Potion's probably, Snape wont think this is an excuse. The only excuse he'll take is if you die. Then he cant expel you." He laughed.
Ginny smiled. She had forgotten how easy it was to talk to Harry. "So, have you talked to Ron?"
Harry frowned. "What do you mean? We talked to him this morning at breakfast, and we all sat together on the Hogwarts Express…of course I've talked to him!"
Ginny shook her head. "No, I mean really talked to him. I mean, I'm just afraid he's gonna say some things…. that I don't want him to say."
Harry stared intently at her. She looked very uncomfortable. "What kind of things?"
Ginny brushed her bangs back. "About me. And you…."
He still didn't understand what she was trying to say.
She saw his confusion. She was beginning to get good at reading his emotions. "Harry, do you like me? At all?" she sprung on him.
The question caught him off guard. She was good at that. "Well, I…never really thought about it."
Ginny stayed persistent. "Well, we've got all day, think."
Harry looked at Ginny's intent face. "Why are you doing this?" he asked.
She got a sad look on her face. "Because I wanna know from you before you talk to my brother."
He got concerned. "What does Ron have to do with this?"
"I'll explain it later. But first I just have to know how you feel. Ok? I have waited since the day I met you to know if you have even the slightest feelings for me, and I am not waiting any longer. I am sick of being the timid little Weasley girl!"
Harry was blown away by her sudden outburst. He developed a new sort of respect for the girl, for being so open about her own feelings. But he wasn't sure if he shared her feelings. He had always liked Cho Chang, but now he wasn't so sure about anything anymore. He looked up again at Ginny, her eyes searching his own for any sort of answer.
He decided to put his feelings to the test and give it a try. He leaned forward and kissed Ginny yet again, and heard her gasp at his touch. He waited for the fireworks to begin, waited for a rise. He felt the tingly feeling on his lips again. Wrapping his arms around her, he deepened the kiss. It felt surprisingly right, like nothing Harry would have ever suspected. They both leaned back to give them a little more room.
Ginny's heart felt like it was going to explode. She had waited for this moment forever, and now that it had finally happened, she didn't feel prepared. She had only dreamed of being this close to Harry. As they were both practically lying on the ground of the elevator, with Ginny's feet up against the wall, they continued to kiss.
Neither of them really realized how intimate this position they were in really was. After a minute or two, Harry hit his head on the wall in front of them. There really wasn't enough room in the small elevator. Reluctantly, he broke off the kiss. "Ouch." he muttered, rubbing his head.
Ginny was at a loss for words. She touched her finger up to her lips, and thought about what her brother had told her before school started.
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"Now Ginny, I wanna talk to you."
"Yeah? What is it Ron?"
"Ginny, I know you like Harry a lot, but I don't want you bugging him all year. He's older than you and he's MY best friend."
"Excuse me?"
"Ginny, just don't be flirting with Harry all year ok? Just make it easy on all of us, and stick to your own grade!"
"Ron, you have no right to say that. I LIKE Harry!"
"Ginny, I will not allow you to go out with my best friend, even if he did like you back. Just leave us alone! You're such a pest! Besides, Harry likes someone else."
"Ron…"
"Ginny, just back off."
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A tear dropped from Ginny's eye before she could brush it away. How could her brother say something like that to her, couldn't he see how much she liked Harry?
That's just the problem, Ginny thought; He can see that I like Harry. But Ron's so greedy; he wants Harry all to himself.
Harry noticed the tear and felt a tug on his heart. Had he done something wrong? "I'm sorry Ginny, I didn't mean to go so fast...I shouldn't have done.."
Ginny looked up. "No! It's not you, it's…" she trailed off.
Harry put his arm around her shoulder, and he felt her tense up. He left it there, though. "Do you wanna tell me what's wrong?"
"Harry, I like you. I really, really like you." Ginny sobbed.
Harry smiled. "I can see that."
She sniffled and looked at him. There faces were really close together, and she could feel his breath on her nose.
Harry could tell she was waiting for him to say something, but he wasn't sure what to say. "I uh, well, I feel a lot differently about you now then I ever did before. I'm not sure what I feel right about now." He said honestly.
Ginny nodded. That was good enough. "Well, Ron, he," sniff, "he told me some things before school started this year."
Harry bit his lip. "Like what?"
Ginny sniffled some more. "He told me to leave you guys alone, and that you don't like me bothering you all the time. He said I am a pest and that you like someone else. Is that true Harry, do you just think I'm a pest?" she asked, leaving out the part about her not dating Harry.
Harry was shocked. Ron said these things to Ginny? "No Ginny! I don't think you're a pest! I can't believe Ron would say that to you! In fact, I would mad if you DIDN'T hang out with us!"
"Really?"
"Really." Harry assured her, laying another soft peck on Ginny's lips.
But Ginny dodged it. "I thought you like someone else." She spat.
Harry thought of Cho briefly. She seemed like a distant memory now. When had this all happened?
"I thought I did." He said simply, kissing Ginny again. This time she let him.
Only a few minutes had passed, but it felt like hours to Ginny. She occupied herself with picking at her nail polish, but that only lasted for so long. She was running out of things to talk about with Harry, and was still a little embarrassed about what had happened earlier.
"Harry-" Ginny started, just as Harry said, "Ginny-"
They laughed. "Are you as uncomfortable as I am right now?" Harry asked her.
Ginny nodded. "Uh-huh! At least it's not just me." She giggled.
Harry sighed. "How long do you think we've been up here?"
Ginny snorted. "Bleh, maybe fifteen minutes. Mcgonagall made it sound like we'd be up here all day."
Harry grinned. "Hey, look on the bright side! We'll be excused from our classes! All except for Potion's probably, Snape wont think this is an excuse. The only excuse he'll take is if you die. Then he cant expel you." He laughed.
Ginny smiled. She had forgotten how easy it was to talk to Harry. "So, have you talked to Ron?"
Harry frowned. "What do you mean? We talked to him this morning at breakfast, and we all sat together on the Hogwarts Express…of course I've talked to him!"
Ginny shook her head. "No, I mean really talked to him. I mean, I'm just afraid he's gonna say some things…. that I don't want him to say."
Harry stared intently at her. She looked very uncomfortable. "What kind of things?"
Ginny brushed her bangs back. "About me. And you…."
He still didn't understand what she was trying to say.
She saw his confusion. She was beginning to get good at reading his emotions. "Harry, do you like me? At all?" she sprung on him.
The question caught him off guard. She was good at that. "Well, I…never really thought about it."
Ginny stayed persistent. "Well, we've got all day, think."
Harry looked at Ginny's intent face. "Why are you doing this?" he asked.
She got a sad look on her face. "Because I wanna know from you before you talk to my brother."
He got concerned. "What does Ron have to do with this?"
"I'll explain it later. But first I just have to know how you feel. Ok? I have waited since the day I met you to know if you have even the slightest feelings for me, and I am not waiting any longer. I am sick of being the timid little Weasley girl!"
Harry was blown away by her sudden outburst. He developed a new sort of respect for the girl, for being so open about her own feelings. But he wasn't sure if he shared her feelings. He had always liked Cho Chang, but now he wasn't so sure about anything anymore. He looked up again at Ginny, her eyes searching his own for any sort of answer.
He decided to put his feelings to the test and give it a try. He leaned forward and kissed Ginny yet again, and heard her gasp at his touch. He waited for the fireworks to begin, waited for a rise. He felt the tingly feeling on his lips again. Wrapping his arms around her, he deepened the kiss. It felt surprisingly right, like nothing Harry would have ever suspected. They both leaned back to give them a little more room.
Ginny's heart felt like it was going to explode. She had waited for this moment forever, and now that it had finally happened, she didn't feel prepared. She had only dreamed of being this close to Harry. As they were both practically lying on the ground of the elevator, with Ginny's feet up against the wall, they continued to kiss.
Neither of them really realized how intimate this position they were in really was. After a minute or two, Harry hit his head on the wall in front of them. There really wasn't enough room in the small elevator. Reluctantly, he broke off the kiss. "Ouch." he muttered, rubbing his head.
Ginny was at a loss for words. She touched her finger up to her lips, and thought about what her brother had told her before school started.
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"Now Ginny, I wanna talk to you."
"Yeah? What is it Ron?"
"Ginny, I know you like Harry a lot, but I don't want you bugging him all year. He's older than you and he's MY best friend."
"Excuse me?"
"Ginny, just don't be flirting with Harry all year ok? Just make it easy on all of us, and stick to your own grade!"
"Ron, you have no right to say that. I LIKE Harry!"
"Ginny, I will not allow you to go out with my best friend, even if he did like you back. Just leave us alone! You're such a pest! Besides, Harry likes someone else."
"Ron…"
"Ginny, just back off."
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A tear dropped from Ginny's eye before she could brush it away. How could her brother say something like that to her, couldn't he see how much she liked Harry?
That's just the problem, Ginny thought; He can see that I like Harry. But Ron's so greedy; he wants Harry all to himself.
Harry noticed the tear and felt a tug on his heart. Had he done something wrong? "I'm sorry Ginny, I didn't mean to go so fast...I shouldn't have done.."
Ginny looked up. "No! It's not you, it's…" she trailed off.
Harry put his arm around her shoulder, and he felt her tense up. He left it there, though. "Do you wanna tell me what's wrong?"
"Harry, I like you. I really, really like you." Ginny sobbed.
Harry smiled. "I can see that."
She sniffled and looked at him. There faces were really close together, and she could feel his breath on her nose.
Harry could tell she was waiting for him to say something, but he wasn't sure what to say. "I uh, well, I feel a lot differently about you now then I ever did before. I'm not sure what I feel right about now." He said honestly.
Ginny nodded. That was good enough. "Well, Ron, he," sniff, "he told me some things before school started this year."
Harry bit his lip. "Like what?"
Ginny sniffled some more. "He told me to leave you guys alone, and that you don't like me bothering you all the time. He said I am a pest and that you like someone else. Is that true Harry, do you just think I'm a pest?" she asked, leaving out the part about her not dating Harry.
Harry was shocked. Ron said these things to Ginny? "No Ginny! I don't think you're a pest! I can't believe Ron would say that to you! In fact, I would mad if you DIDN'T hang out with us!"
"Really?"
"Really." Harry assured her, laying another soft peck on Ginny's lips.
But Ginny dodged it. "I thought you like someone else." She spat.
Harry thought of Cho briefly. She seemed like a distant memory now. When had this all happened?
"I thought I did." He said simply, kissing Ginny again. This time she let him.