The sentences in between ^those^ are Ginny's thoughts.
Chapter 3: Shocking News
A month has passed; it took them a whole month just to get to the point in which they are in now. Ginny smiled proudly at her accomplishment. It wasn't easy. And her grades were a big price to pay, but it was worth it! Harry is now vulnerable and available, and Ginny would be waiting to comfort him with open arms.
Ginny, Maline and with simple, but strong help from Parvati, had used absolutely every trick in the book they could come up with to pair-up Draco and Hermione together. It had all started with the body-linking charm, that didn't allow the confused couple to be more than 2 feet apart for two months so that they had to co-operate and associate with each other. Ginny had sent secret notes from one to another, ditto gifts, aroused the infatuation between them; the list was endless. (A/N: There will be a whole story dedicated to this from Hermione and Drano's point of view once I've finished with this one).
And with the rivalry that stood between the odd couple; it took them 24/7 of non-stop plotting, causing Ginny's attention and focus to aim away from everything, especially her grades and attention at classes. Since she had spent all her time thinking of her next moves then taking action, with the help of Maline of course. The best part was: no one suspected them.
Today, at the Great Hall on breakfast, Ginny made her final move when she was confident that their relationship was solid: Exposing them. Without anyone noticing her, she had cleverly slipped Truth Potion and performed a Volume-Increase Charm on Hermione's voice so that she confessed to the entire school what was happening between Draco and her. Ditto Draco, Maline *ahem* borrowed Harry's invisibility cloak and did the same thing to him.
Everyone was shocked; they hadn't expected this couple to end up together. They were now gossiping about it. Ginny sat at the Gryffindor Common Room satisfied, while Maline sat finishing her Potions essay.
She caught tads of what people around her were saying, "How long do you think this has been going on?" "They do make a cute love/hate relationship, don't they?" "I'm going to kill Hermione if she doesn't tell me all the detailes!"
She sat and waited for Harry to arrive, but neither he nor Ron showed up. Hermione, with no surprise, had been made prefect this year so she slept at the Prefect Dormitories.
"Ginny," Maline said with a yawn when she finished her homework, "Are you going to stay up all night waiting for him?"
"Yes, that was part of the plan, remember?" Ginny smiled, "I'll give you the details tomorrow, promise. Good night."
"Good luck then!" And Maline went up to sleep.
Before going off to sleep, Parvati had encouraged Ginny to be herself around Harry and bid her a goodnight as well.
It was now getting late and the Common Room became empty, everyone but Ginny had gone off to bed. She was starting to get worried.
^Why isn't he here yet?^
The Portrait all of a sudden swung open, and in came a distraught looking Harry. He had a weird expression Ginny couldn't quite make out.
"Harry, come sit down!"
Harry sat at the couch next to her.
"Shocking, isn't it?" Ginny put on her best sympathy act, but failed to suppress a smile.
^Thank God Harry didn't notice it.^
"Of all the people. " Harry began but was cut off by Ginny's sloppy speech.
"Harry, listen, I saw it coming from the start. Opposites attract, and it wasn't likely for someone like Hermione to fall in love with her best- friend anyway ."
"But Ginny, she knows Draco hates us and that we despise him back, he hated her since the first year too. Eventually, I think he'll hurt her. So what's she doing now with the enemy?"
Ginny was staring at his eyes the whole time he talked; they were so brown they made her melt.
"Harry," Ginny began, "You know you're really talented, smart and popular. There are other girls out there for you, you know. And-"
"What?" Harry was taken aback, "Ginny, do you know why Ron isn't here yet?"
Ginny, surprised at this strange comeback, shook her head.
"He's at the hospital wing!" Harry watched Ginny's jaw drop, and quickly said. "Don't worry, he'll be fine, physically. It's just that he got into a fight with Draco; right after Hermione confessed to the whole school that she and Draco have something going. He was jealous! He was going to ask her out on a date on our next Hogsmeade trip."
^Wait a minute! Wait a minute! What's he on about?! Wasn't HARRY the one who was suppose to be jealous?!^
Ginny's face twisted in confusion, "Weren't YOU and HERMIONE an item? And Ron wasn't dating Lavender after all?"
Harry gave a laugh of indication, "Of course not! Ron and Lavender were just partnered up for a Herbology course work this term, so they became exceptionally close friends while working together. Hermione and I are, as we always were, just best friends. Everyone knows that Cho-"
He never even had he chance to complete his sentence. Ginny didn't want him to see how shocked and upset she was, so she gave him a quick muffled "Goodnight" and ran up to her dorm before she burst into sobs.
After all she worked on this month just to get Harry to like her, in the end it wasn't her! It wasn't Hermione in the beginning, it was Cho! The God Damn Ravenclaw seeker everyone worshipped!
^Why can't you see all I've been through just for you, Harry? Don't you think you owe me a bit of credit? God, just this once atleast!^
Ginny, tossing angrily in her bed, wiped her tears away, and said aloud "If you think for one moment that I'm going to give up on you, Harry, then you get another think coming!"
^Cho, this means war!^ Was Ginny's last thought as she drifted off to sleep.
Hope you liked it. I didn't though. The upcoming chapter will definitely be more interesting.
Chapter 3: Shocking News
A month has passed; it took them a whole month just to get to the point in which they are in now. Ginny smiled proudly at her accomplishment. It wasn't easy. And her grades were a big price to pay, but it was worth it! Harry is now vulnerable and available, and Ginny would be waiting to comfort him with open arms.
Ginny, Maline and with simple, but strong help from Parvati, had used absolutely every trick in the book they could come up with to pair-up Draco and Hermione together. It had all started with the body-linking charm, that didn't allow the confused couple to be more than 2 feet apart for two months so that they had to co-operate and associate with each other. Ginny had sent secret notes from one to another, ditto gifts, aroused the infatuation between them; the list was endless. (A/N: There will be a whole story dedicated to this from Hermione and Drano's point of view once I've finished with this one).
And with the rivalry that stood between the odd couple; it took them 24/7 of non-stop plotting, causing Ginny's attention and focus to aim away from everything, especially her grades and attention at classes. Since she had spent all her time thinking of her next moves then taking action, with the help of Maline of course. The best part was: no one suspected them.
Today, at the Great Hall on breakfast, Ginny made her final move when she was confident that their relationship was solid: Exposing them. Without anyone noticing her, she had cleverly slipped Truth Potion and performed a Volume-Increase Charm on Hermione's voice so that she confessed to the entire school what was happening between Draco and her. Ditto Draco, Maline *ahem* borrowed Harry's invisibility cloak and did the same thing to him.
Everyone was shocked; they hadn't expected this couple to end up together. They were now gossiping about it. Ginny sat at the Gryffindor Common Room satisfied, while Maline sat finishing her Potions essay.
She caught tads of what people around her were saying, "How long do you think this has been going on?" "They do make a cute love/hate relationship, don't they?" "I'm going to kill Hermione if she doesn't tell me all the detailes!"
She sat and waited for Harry to arrive, but neither he nor Ron showed up. Hermione, with no surprise, had been made prefect this year so she slept at the Prefect Dormitories.
"Ginny," Maline said with a yawn when she finished her homework, "Are you going to stay up all night waiting for him?"
"Yes, that was part of the plan, remember?" Ginny smiled, "I'll give you the details tomorrow, promise. Good night."
"Good luck then!" And Maline went up to sleep.
Before going off to sleep, Parvati had encouraged Ginny to be herself around Harry and bid her a goodnight as well.
It was now getting late and the Common Room became empty, everyone but Ginny had gone off to bed. She was starting to get worried.
^Why isn't he here yet?^
The Portrait all of a sudden swung open, and in came a distraught looking Harry. He had a weird expression Ginny couldn't quite make out.
"Harry, come sit down!"
Harry sat at the couch next to her.
"Shocking, isn't it?" Ginny put on her best sympathy act, but failed to suppress a smile.
^Thank God Harry didn't notice it.^
"Of all the people. " Harry began but was cut off by Ginny's sloppy speech.
"Harry, listen, I saw it coming from the start. Opposites attract, and it wasn't likely for someone like Hermione to fall in love with her best- friend anyway ."
"But Ginny, she knows Draco hates us and that we despise him back, he hated her since the first year too. Eventually, I think he'll hurt her. So what's she doing now with the enemy?"
Ginny was staring at his eyes the whole time he talked; they were so brown they made her melt.
"Harry," Ginny began, "You know you're really talented, smart and popular. There are other girls out there for you, you know. And-"
"What?" Harry was taken aback, "Ginny, do you know why Ron isn't here yet?"
Ginny, surprised at this strange comeback, shook her head.
"He's at the hospital wing!" Harry watched Ginny's jaw drop, and quickly said. "Don't worry, he'll be fine, physically. It's just that he got into a fight with Draco; right after Hermione confessed to the whole school that she and Draco have something going. He was jealous! He was going to ask her out on a date on our next Hogsmeade trip."
^Wait a minute! Wait a minute! What's he on about?! Wasn't HARRY the one who was suppose to be jealous?!^
Ginny's face twisted in confusion, "Weren't YOU and HERMIONE an item? And Ron wasn't dating Lavender after all?"
Harry gave a laugh of indication, "Of course not! Ron and Lavender were just partnered up for a Herbology course work this term, so they became exceptionally close friends while working together. Hermione and I are, as we always were, just best friends. Everyone knows that Cho-"
He never even had he chance to complete his sentence. Ginny didn't want him to see how shocked and upset she was, so she gave him a quick muffled "Goodnight" and ran up to her dorm before she burst into sobs.
After all she worked on this month just to get Harry to like her, in the end it wasn't her! It wasn't Hermione in the beginning, it was Cho! The God Damn Ravenclaw seeker everyone worshipped!
^Why can't you see all I've been through just for you, Harry? Don't you think you owe me a bit of credit? God, just this once atleast!^
Ginny, tossing angrily in her bed, wiped her tears away, and said aloud "If you think for one moment that I'm going to give up on you, Harry, then you get another think coming!"
^Cho, this means war!^ Was Ginny's last thought as she drifted off to sleep.
Hope you liked it. I didn't though. The upcoming chapter will definitely be more interesting.