Chapter 2: Parvati's Plan
"So," began Ginny as she took her seat at the Gryffindor table, "how come YOU of all people were late for class today, Hermione?"
"Need you even ask?" asked Hermione with a sigh as she spread butter on her jam toast, "Your twin brothers - the famous Prankster Twins..."
"What have they been up to now?" asked Harry curiously; Ginny thought her heart gave a leap of joy at the sound of his voice.
"They made my watch point at 'Charms' instead of Potions. I went all the way up to the South East Wing of the castle, I got such a shock to see Professor Flitwick teaching the 3rd year Slytherins."
Ron gave a snort of laughter, which bought Ginny's attention to him.
"Ron, Professor Snape declared I'm to serve detention with you in the Dark Forrest. When is it we're suppose to go?"
"In five hours exactly." Ron frowned. "The git! All I did was, ahem, accidentally drop a bit of my Punk-Hair-Potion on Malfoy's hair as I passed by his desk."
Ginny grinned and turned her head towards the Slytherin table. Sure enough, Draco was sitting with a large hat covering his hair. He was being teased by his fellow Slytherins and wore a deep scowl.
Maline laughed, "His hair is Pink. Look, a bit of his fringes are starting to stick out."
"No wonder. His hat is getting much too small for his huge head." Ron implied.
Hermione tutted. Ginny saw that Harry had leaned over and began whispering in her ear. She felt so jelouse she wanted to through her apple onto them.
Not standing the sight of Hermione beginning to giggle at Harry's comment, Ginny nudged Maline and said, "Come on, we've got to start on our extra Potions homework. See you guys."
"What's up?" Maline asked as soon as they reached their fourth year Gryffindor girls dorms, sensing Ginny was troubled.
"It's Harry. I think he and Hermione are going out. I want him for me! It's time to make some dramatic action. I can't stand this any longer!"
"What?! Ginny, it's really obvious he's got eyes for this Cho Chang Ravenclaw sixth year. And isn't Hermione supposed to be going out with your brother? I mean, with Victor Krum now out of the picture."
Victor Krum, Hermione's boyfriend, had died over the summer at a Quidditch match, Hermione was devastated at first but then with the help of her friends and family she got over the grief.
"That's what I thought at first too." Ginny sighed, "But Ron now seems to like 'Lavy' and Harry and Hermione keep acting chummy around each other! Isn't it obvious? Plus Cho is so popular that I'm sure there are loads of other guys out there that are after her."
Maline looked confused, "Who's Lavy?"
Ginny rolled her eyes, "It's the nickname he gave Lavender Brown! I heard him use it when he was talking to Harry about her. So you see, you have to help me plot break up Harry and Hermione so that I'd have him for myself!"
"What? And how exactly are we suppose to do that?" Maline demanded. Every time they followed Ginny's 'plots' or 'plans' something always went wrong.
Ginny smiled. "Parvati Patil." She dashed down to the common room.
Maline followed her and looked at Ginny as though she was demented, "Are you crazy? Dragging HER into the problem? She's Misses Gossip 2003 of Hogwarts! It'll be all over the school about your scheme to get Harry if you."
"Parvati! Hey Parvati!" Ginny called-Maline's eyes grew wide with fear- Parvati, at the other end of the common room, acted as though she didn't hear Ginny and remained applying lip-liner in front of a mirror.
Ginny put on her cooey voice, "We have a match-making problem we want to ask your advice on."
Parvati turned her head towards them, eyes wide with interest, "What? Who? When?"
"First, promise you won't breathe a word about it to anyone." Ginny demanded.
"And what will you do for me in return?" Parvati asked.
"Umm, I'll give you that sexy jumper of mine." Ginny suggested.
Ginny had sewed, worked, and cast spells on Mrs. Weasley's annual Christmas jumper to make it revealing and really sexy. The boys-unfortunately not Harry who was endlessly practicing for his upcoming Quidditch match- couldn't keep their eyes off her.
Parvati shrieked with excitement, "Deal!"
"OK, so Harry and Hermione are-seeing each other-and" Ginny began.
"You want them to break up, so you could have Harry to yourself, right?"
"Too correct." Maline muttered, "So what else is new?"
Everyone ignored her.
"What you need to do," Parvati began thinking, as she rolled her perfect curls with her fingers, " Is to set Hermione up with someone else, so that Harry could become so upset. leaving you to comfort him with open arms."
"That's great! Just one problem, who am I to set Hermione up with? With the exception of Crabbe and Goyle, everyone one of the boys from fifth and sixth year are taken!" Ginny moaned.
"My dear haven't you heard?" Parvati was shocked that Ginny hadn't a clue about this popular peace of gossip, "Draco Malfoy ditched Pansy, he was starting to get sick of her! She then got over him and went for this guy, what was his name? Oh yeah, Mark Denly-a seventh year."
Maline snorted into laughter.
"Uh, Parvati, don't you know that Hermione and Draco are like Tom and Jerry!" Ginny began, "I mean, just this morning they ran into an encounter together! It's so clear that they totally despise each other!"
"Ginny-haven't you heard that seine. 'Animosity is a cover-up for infatuation?'"
"No way! You are so wrong!" Maline protested, "Malfoy's always calling her 'mudblood' and he's Slytherin and she's Gryffindor! There are so many complications! It can't happen for them! "
"Oh yes it can! First, Draco's like, the hottest guy in fifth year with the second toppest marks in school, while Hermione is valedictorian! And if you sort out that hair of hers- Hermione is the most gorgeous girl in fifth year too! I really am jelouse of her, you saw how she looked like at the Yule Ball last year!"
"They won't go for looks, Parvati, I assure you!" Ginny said, "And the fact that they're both highest in class only makes things worse you know!"
"I think." Parvati said with a mischievous grin that gave Ginny interest and Maline creeps, "that we should use the Body-Linking charm!"
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Weeeeeeeelllllllll, I know I said 3 reviews but I can't help it! Thank-you so much to Emmieee who was my first (and only, so far) reviewer and encourager! Sorry for the lack of action, it will start soon though, promise!
"So," began Ginny as she took her seat at the Gryffindor table, "how come YOU of all people were late for class today, Hermione?"
"Need you even ask?" asked Hermione with a sigh as she spread butter on her jam toast, "Your twin brothers - the famous Prankster Twins..."
"What have they been up to now?" asked Harry curiously; Ginny thought her heart gave a leap of joy at the sound of his voice.
"They made my watch point at 'Charms' instead of Potions. I went all the way up to the South East Wing of the castle, I got such a shock to see Professor Flitwick teaching the 3rd year Slytherins."
Ron gave a snort of laughter, which bought Ginny's attention to him.
"Ron, Professor Snape declared I'm to serve detention with you in the Dark Forrest. When is it we're suppose to go?"
"In five hours exactly." Ron frowned. "The git! All I did was, ahem, accidentally drop a bit of my Punk-Hair-Potion on Malfoy's hair as I passed by his desk."
Ginny grinned and turned her head towards the Slytherin table. Sure enough, Draco was sitting with a large hat covering his hair. He was being teased by his fellow Slytherins and wore a deep scowl.
Maline laughed, "His hair is Pink. Look, a bit of his fringes are starting to stick out."
"No wonder. His hat is getting much too small for his huge head." Ron implied.
Hermione tutted. Ginny saw that Harry had leaned over and began whispering in her ear. She felt so jelouse she wanted to through her apple onto them.
Not standing the sight of Hermione beginning to giggle at Harry's comment, Ginny nudged Maline and said, "Come on, we've got to start on our extra Potions homework. See you guys."
"What's up?" Maline asked as soon as they reached their fourth year Gryffindor girls dorms, sensing Ginny was troubled.
"It's Harry. I think he and Hermione are going out. I want him for me! It's time to make some dramatic action. I can't stand this any longer!"
"What?! Ginny, it's really obvious he's got eyes for this Cho Chang Ravenclaw sixth year. And isn't Hermione supposed to be going out with your brother? I mean, with Victor Krum now out of the picture."
Victor Krum, Hermione's boyfriend, had died over the summer at a Quidditch match, Hermione was devastated at first but then with the help of her friends and family she got over the grief.
"That's what I thought at first too." Ginny sighed, "But Ron now seems to like 'Lavy' and Harry and Hermione keep acting chummy around each other! Isn't it obvious? Plus Cho is so popular that I'm sure there are loads of other guys out there that are after her."
Maline looked confused, "Who's Lavy?"
Ginny rolled her eyes, "It's the nickname he gave Lavender Brown! I heard him use it when he was talking to Harry about her. So you see, you have to help me plot break up Harry and Hermione so that I'd have him for myself!"
"What? And how exactly are we suppose to do that?" Maline demanded. Every time they followed Ginny's 'plots' or 'plans' something always went wrong.
Ginny smiled. "Parvati Patil." She dashed down to the common room.
Maline followed her and looked at Ginny as though she was demented, "Are you crazy? Dragging HER into the problem? She's Misses Gossip 2003 of Hogwarts! It'll be all over the school about your scheme to get Harry if you."
"Parvati! Hey Parvati!" Ginny called-Maline's eyes grew wide with fear- Parvati, at the other end of the common room, acted as though she didn't hear Ginny and remained applying lip-liner in front of a mirror.
Ginny put on her cooey voice, "We have a match-making problem we want to ask your advice on."
Parvati turned her head towards them, eyes wide with interest, "What? Who? When?"
"First, promise you won't breathe a word about it to anyone." Ginny demanded.
"And what will you do for me in return?" Parvati asked.
"Umm, I'll give you that sexy jumper of mine." Ginny suggested.
Ginny had sewed, worked, and cast spells on Mrs. Weasley's annual Christmas jumper to make it revealing and really sexy. The boys-unfortunately not Harry who was endlessly practicing for his upcoming Quidditch match- couldn't keep their eyes off her.
Parvati shrieked with excitement, "Deal!"
"OK, so Harry and Hermione are-seeing each other-and" Ginny began.
"You want them to break up, so you could have Harry to yourself, right?"
"Too correct." Maline muttered, "So what else is new?"
Everyone ignored her.
"What you need to do," Parvati began thinking, as she rolled her perfect curls with her fingers, " Is to set Hermione up with someone else, so that Harry could become so upset. leaving you to comfort him with open arms."
"That's great! Just one problem, who am I to set Hermione up with? With the exception of Crabbe and Goyle, everyone one of the boys from fifth and sixth year are taken!" Ginny moaned.
"My dear haven't you heard?" Parvati was shocked that Ginny hadn't a clue about this popular peace of gossip, "Draco Malfoy ditched Pansy, he was starting to get sick of her! She then got over him and went for this guy, what was his name? Oh yeah, Mark Denly-a seventh year."
Maline snorted into laughter.
"Uh, Parvati, don't you know that Hermione and Draco are like Tom and Jerry!" Ginny began, "I mean, just this morning they ran into an encounter together! It's so clear that they totally despise each other!"
"Ginny-haven't you heard that seine. 'Animosity is a cover-up for infatuation?'"
"No way! You are so wrong!" Maline protested, "Malfoy's always calling her 'mudblood' and he's Slytherin and she's Gryffindor! There are so many complications! It can't happen for them! "
"Oh yes it can! First, Draco's like, the hottest guy in fifth year with the second toppest marks in school, while Hermione is valedictorian! And if you sort out that hair of hers- Hermione is the most gorgeous girl in fifth year too! I really am jelouse of her, you saw how she looked like at the Yule Ball last year!"
"They won't go for looks, Parvati, I assure you!" Ginny said, "And the fact that they're both highest in class only makes things worse you know!"
"I think." Parvati said with a mischievous grin that gave Ginny interest and Maline creeps, "that we should use the Body-Linking charm!"
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Weeeeeeeelllllllll, I know I said 3 reviews but I can't help it! Thank-you so much to Emmieee who was my first (and only, so far) reviewer and encourager! Sorry for the lack of action, it will start soon though, promise!