A/N: Hey there! Have you reviewed yet? Please do, even if you have already.
I like suggestions and helpful criticism. Okay, I know that everyone
(excluding Kerry, cause she's mine) is a little OOC, but that's what makes
this a fic. Oh, almost forgot, can anyone tell me what PWP means. I know
that sounds stupid, but I want to know. Thanx. So, here goes nothing, hope
you like (!
I had been crying by the lake for a while and I was starting to get cold. I didn't want to go in yet; I didn't want to talk to anyone. Why did I have to be so stupid? Why did Ron have to keep pushing me for an answer? And, why did Malfoy have to be so hot and nice and then such a jerk? He was driving me crazy! By now I was up, pacing and stomping. I wasn't watching where I was going, because I figured that no one else was there. I ran right into Malfoy, falling over. He fell too, landing on top of me. "Umph, get off of me." I said after catching my breath. "Well you're the one who ran into me. Anyway, I kind of like this position." "Pig! Now, get off," I said, pushing my way out from under him. "Aw, do I have to?" He whined. I slapped him. "You knew perfectly well that I didn't want to talk to you, but you followed me and watched me for 20 minutes and now you are just being a jerk." "Ok, ok, I'm sorry. I just wanted to see what was wrong and I didn't want to approach you while you were carrying on like you were." "You call that a reason? I wasn't carrying on. You just caused me to break up with my boyfriend!" "I did? I mean, um, I didn't make you do anything you didn't want to do. I was just the reason you were out of his sight." "Yes and that ultimately caused our breakup. In front of the whole school! Everyone saw it! They know what happened!" "I think we got that covered, you don't have to repeat yourself. It was your choice to breakup with him. It was your choice to go outside with me. I just wanted you to know what idiots Weasel and his friends are." "Don't say that. Ron may be an idiotic ass, but the rest of them are ok." "Yeah, I know, I can't insult wonder boy. The 'Boy Who Lived' is so perfect that I'm not allowed to insult him." "No, I didn't mean that, it's just that." "Just that what? Are you falling for Potter? I thought we went over this already. I don't think I could survive without killing him if you had a thing for him, just like Hermione and everyone else in this whole friggin' school." "Calm down. I never said that I had a 'thing' for Harry. You are imagining things." "Oh, really? Now look who's psychoanalyzing." "Shut up. I thought you were going to be somewhat nice, but then you pull out the sarcasm. You remember the first time we walked around this lake together? I told you that you were an insecure person hiding under sarcasm? Well, you have just confirmed my beliefs." "Yeah? Well if you remember that so well then I'm sure you remember the first time I kissed you." "Yeah, but what are you getting at?" I asked suspiciously. "Nothing, except that we are in the exact same spot and I was wondering if you were ready yet." "Oh, you're still mad cause I rejected you. You think that since I just broke up with my boyfriend, I would want to kiss you now." "Something like that, although you make it sound so sad and pathetic." "Well, that's probably cause I think it is kind of pathetic and." I couldn't finish because he kissed me. This time I didn't push him away, I leaned into him and didn't even think about what was happening. I think he was almost a little surprised at my reaction, but you would have thought that by now he would have learned to expect the unexpected from me. *~* I could tell that everyone was stunned by what had just happened. It isn't every day that someone starts shouting in the middle of a slow song at the Yule Ball and then breaks up with her boyfriend. I was equally as stunned, being the poor boyfriend who had gone too far with his questions. I was always an idiot when it came to girls and I had just shown everyone at Hogwart's that. I shouldn't have pestered Kerry with all those questions, she would have told me if it was important and now I lost her. I was sure that she hated me. Harry was one of the very few people who didn't look surprised; in fact, he looked like he knew that was going to happen eventually. Obviously it was going to happen eventually, but he looked like he thought it would happen in the near future. I didn't really have the time to think about it, though, I wanted to talk to Hermione. She was the only person I wanted to confide in at the moment, I couldn't talk to Harry; he was too mixed up in the whole problem to give an objective answer. Ginny was my sister and while I could tell her many things I didn't want to talk to her about this because she would probably take Kerry's side. That settled it; I had to talk to Hermione. "Herm? Could I talk to you for a little while?" "Sure, Ron. What is it?" "Let's go up to the common room, ok? You can take your dress off and then we can talk. It might take a little while." "Alright. I'll see the rest of you later." "Yeah, me too," I said. "Goodnight," Harry said to both of us. *~* I had noticed that Ginny was acting kind of strange all night. She had seemed fine when we left the common room, but when we got to the hall she had clammed up and made an effort to look happy. She had danced with a lot of people, and had appeared to be having a good time, but it just didn't seem real. Everyone else was too wrapped up in each other to notice. "Ok Gin, what has been bothering you all night?" "Nothing, I'm fine." "No you're not. You have been faking it all night, don't say you haven't, I noticed." "Fine, I just haven't been having the best night. I have a headache." "I don't think so. I think you're mad about something." "No, I'm not." "Ginny, you can tell me. You know that. I really want to help you." "If you want to help me then leave me alone!" "Gin, don't be angry at me, just tell me what's wrong." "Fine. You want to know what's wrong? Then I'll tell you, but when you find out and wish I hadn't then don't be mad at me!" "Ginny, I won't. Just tell me." "I'm jealous of Kerry." "Why?" "She has the affection of almost every guy in school, and yet she chooses to tease my brother and make my boyfriend break up with me and let you think that you still have a chance. I wish she could just make up her mind so that I could try to get my life put back together and be normal." "Oh, do you still want Malfoy back?" "Yes. And no. I don't know." "Are you mad because Kerry is trying to play your brother, at least that's the way it seems." "I think so, but there's more to it, I don't know why I'm so mad, I just can't deal with all of it. She steals my boyfriend, breaks my brother's heart and captures one of my friends in her web. Sometimes she seems like a spider, just waiting to strike on any guy that shows attraction. I thought that Ron was scared of spiders, yet, now he's scrambling to be a part of her web. He wants her back, Malfoy wants her for his own, and you want her so bad you can taste it, but you're such a gentleman that you wouldn't ever tell anyone that because it would hurt Ron. I think Kerry would go for you if she knew just what you feel for her now that she isn't with my brother, that is, if Malfoy hasn't gotten to her first. I never saw him come in so I have to assume he's still outside with her." Ginny's words had made what I knew in my heart but had been trying to deny true. I was so startled that Ginny had known exactly what I had thought about Kerry. I realized that she was still in love with Malfoy, if he could love her back and she liked him, then I thought she should have him. If I didn't approve of him, it didn't really matter, as long as she was happy. I knew that if she got Malfoy, it would not only make her happy, but it would cut down on my competition. "How did you know all that?" "I just listened and watched. I think that Malfoy knows it all too, except that I still like him. If he ever got that through his thick skull, my life would be so much easier." "What have you heard about last night in the common room?" "Everything from Kerry beating you up because you were too intense to you and Kerry having hot, passionate, sex on the common room floor." "That bad, huh?" "Yup, too bad for you. What really did happen?" "Somewhere in the middle of the two. It was a mistake and completely unlike me. I don't know why I did it, but it's in the past. I don't really want to talk about it." "Ok, you know what Harry? I am really glad that I can talk to you like this." "I am too Gin. I am too." *~* "So, why did you have to whisk me away from the ball so fast? What's wrong?" She was so beautiful and she cared about me and everyone else, even Kerry, although they barely knew each other. I loved the way she chewed her lip when she was worried. She seemed to have been doing that a lot lately. "Ron? Are you alright?" "No, I'm not alright. My girlfriend just broke up with me in front of the whole school." "I'm sorry, I didn't mean that. You weren't answering me and you looked odd." "I was just thinking. I really needed to talk to you, that's why I asked you to come with me." She had changed out of her dress and was in jeans and a t-shirt. I thought she looked just as beautiful like that as she did in her fancy dress. What am I thinking? Could I actually be thinking that about Hermione? Could I actually be attracted to Hermione? Hermione Granger? "What do you need to talk about? I'm here and you obviously need someone, so spill." "Ok, I just wanted to talk about what was going on. You know, Kerry and me, well, more like Kerry and everyone. You wouldn't know what's really going on and how bad it is, but you're the only one who I can talk about this to." "Sure, I kind of know what's happening from what I've seen and heard from Ginny and Harry. What is the problem, really?" "Well, um, I guess that Kerry got everyone's attention when she came here, all the guys thought they were in love with her, and some still do. Most everyone found someone else, with less competition, until it was basically Harry, Malfoy, and me still after her. I don't really know what has been happening since then, because most of it is behind my back, but I know that Kerry has, unintentionally I think, been flirting and teasing all three of us. I think that I was probably the only one of them that got much further than that, but I'm not sure, the way she's been acting lately." "Yeah, I can see why that might form a problem, for all three of you. What do you think Kerry has been doing behind your back?" "I don't know that she has been doing anything, but." I paused; I had to choose my words carefully. Hermione was silent and waited, "I think she's been fooling around with Harry and I think that Malfoy has been really working on her to do the same to him. I don't know what she's done with him." "Do you want me to be the supporting friend who just lets you talk and doesn't tell you the truth or do you want me to be honest?" "As much as I know I'll regret this, be honest." "Ok, I know that she hasn't willfully done anything with Malfoy. With Harry, she really fought him but he persuaded her. They didn't do anything too intense so don't worry. Right now, she is off with Malfoy and I have no idea what is going on, but since you two are no longer together, it doesn't make her a bitch any more than she may already be. Personally, I think that she is very nice, but needs to make up her mind." "I knew I would regret that. I was imagining this as if Kerry had been seducing them, but when you look at it, she hasn't done anything except be her flirtatious self. I didn't want to have to think about Harry doing something like that, I knew they did something last night, but I didn't want to face the facts I guess. Thanks Herm, I really needed to hear that, right now I would like to get drunk, but since I can't do that I think I'll go to bed. See you in the morning." "Goodnight Ron. Glad I could help, if you ever want anything else from me, make sure you ask." "Yeah, I'll do that," oh, I wish I could ask you for what I want right now. I just know you wouldn't want to, though, anyway, I don't think I could get that much chocolate syrup from the house elves. I can always dream. *~* I broke off our kiss after she had leaned into it for a moment. "I see you are ready. I think that's hilarious, you break up with your boyfriend and then you start fooling around with me." "There is absolutely nothing funny about that. In fact, it is stupid and I'm acting like a bitch." "Well, I always had a soft spot for Gryffindor bitches, so you're in luck I guess," I said, kissing her again, thinking that she would let me like before. She struggled at first, but leaned into the kiss again. Oh, god did I want her. I knew that I would never get very far with her, but maybe. "You better not be trying to seduce me so that I will just let you screw me. Harry tried that last night and it didn't work; it won't work for you either." Well, I guess that puts a damper on my plans. Maybe I could just keep her here long enough and then she would give up her saint like stance. "Of course not. I would never do something like that to you. That's what Blaise is for." Idiot, you shouldn't have said that. She slapped me. "I deserve that. I'm sorry," I said while putting a hand up to my cheek. "No, I'm sorry. I really don't feel like putting up with any crap from a guy at the moment. If I were at home, I would have called Lea already and be listening to muggle music eating chocolate. Here I just get to go fool around with the sarcastic jerk." "You left out charming and breathtakingly handsome." "I also left out conceited and annoying, but hey, I love you anyway." "You love me? Strong choice of words there." "I didn't mean that." "I know you didn't. Just teasing." I looked at her while she was thinking for a moment. I pulled her ever so much closer to me because she was shivering. I could feel her pressing up against me and I almost had to let go, she was so beautiful and she was almost nice to me a large part of the time. I knew that she would probably choose Potter over me just like everyone else had been doing. I thought that I would just pretend anyway. It was nice, being able to have her here and not have the dream team around to get in the way. She leaned her head on my shoulder and I thought that she was crying, almost silently. I pulled her up and looked down into her tear filled eyes. She sniffed and smiled weakly. I kissed her again and then broke away. She turned to go back to the castle, but I caught her by the arm. "Goodnight." "What? You're not going to walk me up to the Gryffindor tower? And I thought you were a gentleman," she said teasingly. "Well, you know, I'm not very popular in Gryffindor country. They might come after me with torches and sharp pointy sticks." "Don't worry, I left the dream team in shambles. They wouldn't be able to think fast enough, anyway, I'll protect you from wandering lions." "Oh, my hero. How can I refuse an offer like that? Let's go." We walked in silence to the tower. I was surprised at how warm it was up there compared to the Slytherin dungeons. Once we got to a portrait of a fat lady in a pink dress, she stopped. "Thank you." "For what?" "For walking me up here. I think that I'm as scared of wandering lions as you are. I don't think I'll be very popular in 'Gryffindor country' as you call it, any more either." "You? Unpopular? Never. The guys like looking at you to much to chase you with sharp pointy sticks, they might leave ugly scars," she blushed at my words. I pulled her up to kiss again. Gosh I had been doing a lot of that lately. I didn't notice Ginny and Harry coming up to the tower until I heard Ginny gasp and run through the portrait hole. I heard Harry gasp, but he stayed where he was. I broke away from Kerry too quickly for my liking, but I didn't want to get slugged by Potter while I was still licking her lip-gloss off my lips. "Aw, are you surprised Potter? Or are you jealous? I bet you would like to taste that. Tastes like cherries and vanilla." I knew that I had gone too far; he looked like he was going to explode. Kerry had moved away from me and a little closer to Harry. I could see her looking back and forth between us, waiting for us to fight. To my surprise, Potter walked right past both of us. Kerry ran towards him, stopping just long enough to slap me again. She had done that a lot, too. I knew that no matter what she said, she did have a thing for Potter. That made me intensely sad, but what was even more depressing, was the way Ginny had run away. I didn't know that I had hurt her that bad.
A/N: Ok, you just read it, now review. Just hit the little go button in the corner! I have gotten a lot of crap from my betas to tell you all who Jonathan is. I'm not going to tell you now, but I'll try and put it in the next chapter. Sorry it takes so long to post, but I have to go to school.
I had been crying by the lake for a while and I was starting to get cold. I didn't want to go in yet; I didn't want to talk to anyone. Why did I have to be so stupid? Why did Ron have to keep pushing me for an answer? And, why did Malfoy have to be so hot and nice and then such a jerk? He was driving me crazy! By now I was up, pacing and stomping. I wasn't watching where I was going, because I figured that no one else was there. I ran right into Malfoy, falling over. He fell too, landing on top of me. "Umph, get off of me." I said after catching my breath. "Well you're the one who ran into me. Anyway, I kind of like this position." "Pig! Now, get off," I said, pushing my way out from under him. "Aw, do I have to?" He whined. I slapped him. "You knew perfectly well that I didn't want to talk to you, but you followed me and watched me for 20 minutes and now you are just being a jerk." "Ok, ok, I'm sorry. I just wanted to see what was wrong and I didn't want to approach you while you were carrying on like you were." "You call that a reason? I wasn't carrying on. You just caused me to break up with my boyfriend!" "I did? I mean, um, I didn't make you do anything you didn't want to do. I was just the reason you were out of his sight." "Yes and that ultimately caused our breakup. In front of the whole school! Everyone saw it! They know what happened!" "I think we got that covered, you don't have to repeat yourself. It was your choice to breakup with him. It was your choice to go outside with me. I just wanted you to know what idiots Weasel and his friends are." "Don't say that. Ron may be an idiotic ass, but the rest of them are ok." "Yeah, I know, I can't insult wonder boy. The 'Boy Who Lived' is so perfect that I'm not allowed to insult him." "No, I didn't mean that, it's just that." "Just that what? Are you falling for Potter? I thought we went over this already. I don't think I could survive without killing him if you had a thing for him, just like Hermione and everyone else in this whole friggin' school." "Calm down. I never said that I had a 'thing' for Harry. You are imagining things." "Oh, really? Now look who's psychoanalyzing." "Shut up. I thought you were going to be somewhat nice, but then you pull out the sarcasm. You remember the first time we walked around this lake together? I told you that you were an insecure person hiding under sarcasm? Well, you have just confirmed my beliefs." "Yeah? Well if you remember that so well then I'm sure you remember the first time I kissed you." "Yeah, but what are you getting at?" I asked suspiciously. "Nothing, except that we are in the exact same spot and I was wondering if you were ready yet." "Oh, you're still mad cause I rejected you. You think that since I just broke up with my boyfriend, I would want to kiss you now." "Something like that, although you make it sound so sad and pathetic." "Well, that's probably cause I think it is kind of pathetic and." I couldn't finish because he kissed me. This time I didn't push him away, I leaned into him and didn't even think about what was happening. I think he was almost a little surprised at my reaction, but you would have thought that by now he would have learned to expect the unexpected from me. *~* I could tell that everyone was stunned by what had just happened. It isn't every day that someone starts shouting in the middle of a slow song at the Yule Ball and then breaks up with her boyfriend. I was equally as stunned, being the poor boyfriend who had gone too far with his questions. I was always an idiot when it came to girls and I had just shown everyone at Hogwart's that. I shouldn't have pestered Kerry with all those questions, she would have told me if it was important and now I lost her. I was sure that she hated me. Harry was one of the very few people who didn't look surprised; in fact, he looked like he knew that was going to happen eventually. Obviously it was going to happen eventually, but he looked like he thought it would happen in the near future. I didn't really have the time to think about it, though, I wanted to talk to Hermione. She was the only person I wanted to confide in at the moment, I couldn't talk to Harry; he was too mixed up in the whole problem to give an objective answer. Ginny was my sister and while I could tell her many things I didn't want to talk to her about this because she would probably take Kerry's side. That settled it; I had to talk to Hermione. "Herm? Could I talk to you for a little while?" "Sure, Ron. What is it?" "Let's go up to the common room, ok? You can take your dress off and then we can talk. It might take a little while." "Alright. I'll see the rest of you later." "Yeah, me too," I said. "Goodnight," Harry said to both of us. *~* I had noticed that Ginny was acting kind of strange all night. She had seemed fine when we left the common room, but when we got to the hall she had clammed up and made an effort to look happy. She had danced with a lot of people, and had appeared to be having a good time, but it just didn't seem real. Everyone else was too wrapped up in each other to notice. "Ok Gin, what has been bothering you all night?" "Nothing, I'm fine." "No you're not. You have been faking it all night, don't say you haven't, I noticed." "Fine, I just haven't been having the best night. I have a headache." "I don't think so. I think you're mad about something." "No, I'm not." "Ginny, you can tell me. You know that. I really want to help you." "If you want to help me then leave me alone!" "Gin, don't be angry at me, just tell me what's wrong." "Fine. You want to know what's wrong? Then I'll tell you, but when you find out and wish I hadn't then don't be mad at me!" "Ginny, I won't. Just tell me." "I'm jealous of Kerry." "Why?" "She has the affection of almost every guy in school, and yet she chooses to tease my brother and make my boyfriend break up with me and let you think that you still have a chance. I wish she could just make up her mind so that I could try to get my life put back together and be normal." "Oh, do you still want Malfoy back?" "Yes. And no. I don't know." "Are you mad because Kerry is trying to play your brother, at least that's the way it seems." "I think so, but there's more to it, I don't know why I'm so mad, I just can't deal with all of it. She steals my boyfriend, breaks my brother's heart and captures one of my friends in her web. Sometimes she seems like a spider, just waiting to strike on any guy that shows attraction. I thought that Ron was scared of spiders, yet, now he's scrambling to be a part of her web. He wants her back, Malfoy wants her for his own, and you want her so bad you can taste it, but you're such a gentleman that you wouldn't ever tell anyone that because it would hurt Ron. I think Kerry would go for you if she knew just what you feel for her now that she isn't with my brother, that is, if Malfoy hasn't gotten to her first. I never saw him come in so I have to assume he's still outside with her." Ginny's words had made what I knew in my heart but had been trying to deny true. I was so startled that Ginny had known exactly what I had thought about Kerry. I realized that she was still in love with Malfoy, if he could love her back and she liked him, then I thought she should have him. If I didn't approve of him, it didn't really matter, as long as she was happy. I knew that if she got Malfoy, it would not only make her happy, but it would cut down on my competition. "How did you know all that?" "I just listened and watched. I think that Malfoy knows it all too, except that I still like him. If he ever got that through his thick skull, my life would be so much easier." "What have you heard about last night in the common room?" "Everything from Kerry beating you up because you were too intense to you and Kerry having hot, passionate, sex on the common room floor." "That bad, huh?" "Yup, too bad for you. What really did happen?" "Somewhere in the middle of the two. It was a mistake and completely unlike me. I don't know why I did it, but it's in the past. I don't really want to talk about it." "Ok, you know what Harry? I am really glad that I can talk to you like this." "I am too Gin. I am too." *~* "So, why did you have to whisk me away from the ball so fast? What's wrong?" She was so beautiful and she cared about me and everyone else, even Kerry, although they barely knew each other. I loved the way she chewed her lip when she was worried. She seemed to have been doing that a lot lately. "Ron? Are you alright?" "No, I'm not alright. My girlfriend just broke up with me in front of the whole school." "I'm sorry, I didn't mean that. You weren't answering me and you looked odd." "I was just thinking. I really needed to talk to you, that's why I asked you to come with me." She had changed out of her dress and was in jeans and a t-shirt. I thought she looked just as beautiful like that as she did in her fancy dress. What am I thinking? Could I actually be thinking that about Hermione? Could I actually be attracted to Hermione? Hermione Granger? "What do you need to talk about? I'm here and you obviously need someone, so spill." "Ok, I just wanted to talk about what was going on. You know, Kerry and me, well, more like Kerry and everyone. You wouldn't know what's really going on and how bad it is, but you're the only one who I can talk about this to." "Sure, I kind of know what's happening from what I've seen and heard from Ginny and Harry. What is the problem, really?" "Well, um, I guess that Kerry got everyone's attention when she came here, all the guys thought they were in love with her, and some still do. Most everyone found someone else, with less competition, until it was basically Harry, Malfoy, and me still after her. I don't really know what has been happening since then, because most of it is behind my back, but I know that Kerry has, unintentionally I think, been flirting and teasing all three of us. I think that I was probably the only one of them that got much further than that, but I'm not sure, the way she's been acting lately." "Yeah, I can see why that might form a problem, for all three of you. What do you think Kerry has been doing behind your back?" "I don't know that she has been doing anything, but." I paused; I had to choose my words carefully. Hermione was silent and waited, "I think she's been fooling around with Harry and I think that Malfoy has been really working on her to do the same to him. I don't know what she's done with him." "Do you want me to be the supporting friend who just lets you talk and doesn't tell you the truth or do you want me to be honest?" "As much as I know I'll regret this, be honest." "Ok, I know that she hasn't willfully done anything with Malfoy. With Harry, she really fought him but he persuaded her. They didn't do anything too intense so don't worry. Right now, she is off with Malfoy and I have no idea what is going on, but since you two are no longer together, it doesn't make her a bitch any more than she may already be. Personally, I think that she is very nice, but needs to make up her mind." "I knew I would regret that. I was imagining this as if Kerry had been seducing them, but when you look at it, she hasn't done anything except be her flirtatious self. I didn't want to have to think about Harry doing something like that, I knew they did something last night, but I didn't want to face the facts I guess. Thanks Herm, I really needed to hear that, right now I would like to get drunk, but since I can't do that I think I'll go to bed. See you in the morning." "Goodnight Ron. Glad I could help, if you ever want anything else from me, make sure you ask." "Yeah, I'll do that," oh, I wish I could ask you for what I want right now. I just know you wouldn't want to, though, anyway, I don't think I could get that much chocolate syrup from the house elves. I can always dream. *~* I broke off our kiss after she had leaned into it for a moment. "I see you are ready. I think that's hilarious, you break up with your boyfriend and then you start fooling around with me." "There is absolutely nothing funny about that. In fact, it is stupid and I'm acting like a bitch." "Well, I always had a soft spot for Gryffindor bitches, so you're in luck I guess," I said, kissing her again, thinking that she would let me like before. She struggled at first, but leaned into the kiss again. Oh, god did I want her. I knew that I would never get very far with her, but maybe. "You better not be trying to seduce me so that I will just let you screw me. Harry tried that last night and it didn't work; it won't work for you either." Well, I guess that puts a damper on my plans. Maybe I could just keep her here long enough and then she would give up her saint like stance. "Of course not. I would never do something like that to you. That's what Blaise is for." Idiot, you shouldn't have said that. She slapped me. "I deserve that. I'm sorry," I said while putting a hand up to my cheek. "No, I'm sorry. I really don't feel like putting up with any crap from a guy at the moment. If I were at home, I would have called Lea already and be listening to muggle music eating chocolate. Here I just get to go fool around with the sarcastic jerk." "You left out charming and breathtakingly handsome." "I also left out conceited and annoying, but hey, I love you anyway." "You love me? Strong choice of words there." "I didn't mean that." "I know you didn't. Just teasing." I looked at her while she was thinking for a moment. I pulled her ever so much closer to me because she was shivering. I could feel her pressing up against me and I almost had to let go, she was so beautiful and she was almost nice to me a large part of the time. I knew that she would probably choose Potter over me just like everyone else had been doing. I thought that I would just pretend anyway. It was nice, being able to have her here and not have the dream team around to get in the way. She leaned her head on my shoulder and I thought that she was crying, almost silently. I pulled her up and looked down into her tear filled eyes. She sniffed and smiled weakly. I kissed her again and then broke away. She turned to go back to the castle, but I caught her by the arm. "Goodnight." "What? You're not going to walk me up to the Gryffindor tower? And I thought you were a gentleman," she said teasingly. "Well, you know, I'm not very popular in Gryffindor country. They might come after me with torches and sharp pointy sticks." "Don't worry, I left the dream team in shambles. They wouldn't be able to think fast enough, anyway, I'll protect you from wandering lions." "Oh, my hero. How can I refuse an offer like that? Let's go." We walked in silence to the tower. I was surprised at how warm it was up there compared to the Slytherin dungeons. Once we got to a portrait of a fat lady in a pink dress, she stopped. "Thank you." "For what?" "For walking me up here. I think that I'm as scared of wandering lions as you are. I don't think I'll be very popular in 'Gryffindor country' as you call it, any more either." "You? Unpopular? Never. The guys like looking at you to much to chase you with sharp pointy sticks, they might leave ugly scars," she blushed at my words. I pulled her up to kiss again. Gosh I had been doing a lot of that lately. I didn't notice Ginny and Harry coming up to the tower until I heard Ginny gasp and run through the portrait hole. I heard Harry gasp, but he stayed where he was. I broke away from Kerry too quickly for my liking, but I didn't want to get slugged by Potter while I was still licking her lip-gloss off my lips. "Aw, are you surprised Potter? Or are you jealous? I bet you would like to taste that. Tastes like cherries and vanilla." I knew that I had gone too far; he looked like he was going to explode. Kerry had moved away from me and a little closer to Harry. I could see her looking back and forth between us, waiting for us to fight. To my surprise, Potter walked right past both of us. Kerry ran towards him, stopping just long enough to slap me again. She had done that a lot, too. I knew that no matter what she said, she did have a thing for Potter. That made me intensely sad, but what was even more depressing, was the way Ginny had run away. I didn't know that I had hurt her that bad.
A/N: Ok, you just read it, now review. Just hit the little go button in the corner! I have gotten a lot of crap from my betas to tell you all who Jonathan is. I'm not going to tell you now, but I'll try and put it in the next chapter. Sorry it takes so long to post, but I have to go to school.