Disclaimer: The characters in this story were not created by me. They are J.K Rowling's property. (Ok that sounded a little strange, but oh well.)
Chapter 3: First Date
The week slowly passed, and the weekend soon came. Harry was leaning against the wall, waiting for Ginny to finish getting ready so they could go to Hogsmeade. A half hour passed, and now they were on they're way to Hogsmeade.
"So, where do you wanna go first?" Harry asked her as he looked around at all of the shops around him.
"Um..what about Honeydukes?" Ginny grabbed his hand, and practically dragged him there without waiting for an answer.
Ten minutes later, they both walked out of Honeydukes carrying bags full of all sorts of candy ranging from Chocolate Frogs to Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans. They continued walking until they met up with Lavender and Pavarti who were eyeing them suspiciously.
"Ooh, are you two on a date?" Pavarti grinned at them mischeviously.
"What if we are?" Harry looked at them, his face suddenly turning red.
"Sheesh Harry, don't get all stubborn. It was just a question," Lavender cut in before Pavarti could retaliate.
"Well we better go, Harry and I are going to look around a bit more," Ginny looked at him, and waved them off.
"Wanna get a Butterbeer from the Three Broomsticks?" Harry asked as they drew nearer to it.
"Sure" Ginny replied, and they walked into the store, sitting down on a few nearby stools.
Harry, being the gentleman he was, ordered the drinks and brought them back to the table, handing one to Ginny, and kept one to himself.
"So..how are your classes going?" Harry asked her the first question that popped into his mind.
"Great, just a little irritating from all the work. How about you?"
"Fine. Still can't stand bloody Potions though. It seems every class I get about fifty points taken away for doing absolutely nothing" Harry laughed, and took a sip of his Butterbeer.
"From Snape right?"
"Well no other teachers despise me as much as he does" Harry smirked at her.
An hour later Harry and Ginny were still sitting in Honeydukes, talking about almost anything at all. They're conversation lasted another few minutes before Harry checked his watch, and gasped at the time. "We better get going, we have about twenty minutes before we need to be back."
She nodded, and got up, grabbing her bags and they both walked out the door.
On the way back, Harry had the urge to pull Ginny into an empty alley and kiss her. He decided to keep himself from doing so, and instead held her hand in his. They reached the Gryffindor common room, and Harry lay himself down on the couch, grabbing a Chocolate Frog from his bag.
"I'm going to go to bed now, 'nite Harry," Ginny made her way to the stairs, before Harry ran after her and placed his hands on her shoulders turning her around to face him.
"It's only seven o'clock, why are you going to bed now?" Harry checked his watch, once again and smiled at her.
"It's been a really long day for me I need some rest."
Harry nodded at her and before thinking he leaned in towards her and kissed her softly on her lips.
"Harry! What do you think your doing?" Ginny yelled at him, pushing him away from her, and stormed up the stairs to her dormitory.
"Ginny wait! It was just-" Harry followed her to her dorm, and was stopped by the door which she shut in his face.
Harry sighed, and made his way back down to the common room, lying down once again on one of the couches by the fire. He closed his eyes, and quickly fell straight to sleep.
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Hermione awoke early in the morning to see a sobbing Ginny at the end of her four-poster bed. "Ginny.. are you alright?"
Ginny looked up at her, sobbing histerically. "H-he tried to k-k-kiss me," she explained in between sobs.
"Who?"
"H-Harry."
"Just before I came up to bed, he grabbed my arm and kissed me!" Ginny tried to calm herself down.
"What's so bad about that? Don't you like Harry?" Hermione sat upright in her bed, and listened to what she was saying.
"Well yes, but what kind of a fool does he think he is? You don't just kiss a girl on your first date."
"Well Im sure he didn't mean to do it intentionally. He probably wasn't thinking straight."
"Thanks Hermione," Ginny smiled, and got up leaving the room.
"What's so bad about kissing Harry?" Hermione thought to herself, then realized what she had just said, mentally slapping herself. "What am I saying? That's my best friend I'm talking about!" She shook her head, and changed into her hip-hugger jeans, and a light blue tanktop.
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Harry and Ron were sitting in the Great Hall enjoying their breakfast, playing a game of Exploding Snap with Fred and George. Harry couldn't get the picture out of his mind from last night of Ginny's flustered face after he had kissed her goodnight. "That date didn't work out as well as I had planned" He said aloud.
"Your date with Ginny?" Ron turned to him, looking curious.
"Yeah.." Harry answered, not wanting to explain the situation to Ron.
"What happened?"
"It just didn't go as well as I'd planned it to," Harry mouthed, glancing over at Ginny who was chatting to Lavender.
"Alright mate. Hey, where's Hermione?" Ron looked around the Great Hall.
"Right here" Hermione giggled, taking a seat across from him.
"Where have you been?" Harry asked her, grabbing a croissant from one of the plates.
"Talking to Ginny."
Harry shot a nervous glance at her, and looked over at Ginny again who was now making her way over to them.
"Hi Harry. Listen..we need to talk," Ginny nodded at Hermione, and led him out of the Great Hall to an empty corridor.
"So..um..what do you need to talk to me about?"
"Yesterday."
"Right, I'm really sorry and-" Harry started to explain before Ginny cut him off.
"No, there's no need for you to be sorry. It was my fault, I guess I was overreacting. Im really sorry," Ginny smiled at him, and hugged him.
He hugged her back, and looked down at her. "So, do you still want to go out with me?"
"Of course!"
Harry smiled at her and kissed her on her forehead. "Great! Let's go back to the Great Hall, im still a little hungry."
They walked back to the Great Hall and sat down together, watching Ron finish the game of Exploding Snap with Fred and George. Hermione had her face buried in the Hogwarts; A History book, which wasn't unusual to Harry.
"God Hermione, will you ever read another book?" Harry snickered, and snatched the book away from her.
"Give that back right now Harry!" Hermione tried to grab it from him, as he stood up raising it higher in the air.
"Give me the answers to the Potions homework and I will" Harry quickly thought up.
"No Harry, you won't learn anything that way!" She snarled at him. "Ginny, grab the book from him!"
"No deal, no book. That's a fair deal right Ginny?" Harry turned to her, grinning.
She smiled and nodded her head. "Of course it is."
"Fine! I'll give you the answers, but there up in my dormitory I'll give you them tonight," Hermione pouted, crossing her arms over her chest, sitting back down.
Harry smiled and handed the book back to her, "Now that wasn't so bad was it?"
She glared at him, ready to give him a good punch in the nose. "'If you weren't my best friend I would have had to murder you, I hope you realize that."
Harry just smirked at her, and got up leaving the table. "I'm going to go get ready for the Quidditch match, it starts in a half hour. See you all then," He waved and set off to grab his Firebolt and Quidditch gear.
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The Quidditch stadium was filled with ecstatic students, waiting for the first game of the Quidditch season to begin. Gryffindor's opponent was Slytherin, whom had seemed to grow into an even stronger team over the past year.
"Here comes your Gryffindor lineup! Fred and George Weasley, two best beaters in the world I'll say! Angelina Johnson, Katie Bell, and Alicia Spinnet the teams chasers, Oliver Wood best keeper around, and finally Harry Potter, mighty fine seeker he is!" Lee Jordan announced, as the players flew out onto the pitch, followed by the Slytherin team.
Lee Jordan introduced the Slytherin lineup, and Madam Hooch stepped out onto the pitch. She opened the box filled with the four balls, and released the bludgers and threw the quaffle into the air. The snitch soon followed, and the game had begun. Within fifteen minutes Gryffindor was in the lead with sixty points to twenty.
"Angelina Johnson carries the quaffle down into the Slytherin end, Terry Boot tries to steal it from her, Johnson passes to Bell. Score! The score is now seventy to twenty!" Lee boomed into the microphone, punching his fist in the air.
Harry searched frantically for the snitch. The game had started over half an hour ago, and he still hadn't caught sight of the snitch yet. "Bloody hell, where is it?" He asked himself, biting his lip.
"Having trouble scarhead?" Malfoy sneered at him, flying high above him.
Harry tried to ignore him, and then it came to him. The Fronskie Fient! He would use it to trick Malfoy into thinking he had seen the snitch. He grabbed hold of his broomstick and pretended he saw the snitch, getting closer and closer to the ground. Malfoy had taken the bait, and was now right behind him.
"Forget it Potter, it's mine!" Draco yelled at him, as they drew closer to the ground.
Harry smirked, and just as they were about five feet from the ground he pulled himself up away from the ground, and watched Malfoy dive into it, cursing at him.
"You bloody moron!" He yelled at him, wiping his nose which was now covered with blood.
Harry steered his broom towards the Gryffindor end of the pitch, still looking for any sign of the snitch. Then he saw it, flying just above one of the Gryffindor goal posts. He drew closer to it, and followed it as it flew every which way. A couple minutes later Harry had caught the snitch, and was holding it high in the air, snickering at Malfoy who was still suffering from a bloody nose.
"That was brilliant Harry!" Fred slapped him on the back.
Oliver Wood landed on the ground and almost knocked Harry over. "Best game you've ever played Harry! And you used the Fronskie Fient, well done!"
"Great game Harry!" Ron and Ginny each congratulated him.
Harry looked at Hermione who had a disgusted look on her face. "You could have killed him!"
Ron's jaw dropped and he turned to Hermione. "Are you daft? That's Malfoy your talking about!"
Hermione looked down at the ground and blushed slightly. "I know, but you still could have really injured him. Great game anyways Harry."
"Thanks," Harry beamed at them, and headed towards the showers.
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Chapter 3: First Date
The week slowly passed, and the weekend soon came. Harry was leaning against the wall, waiting for Ginny to finish getting ready so they could go to Hogsmeade. A half hour passed, and now they were on they're way to Hogsmeade.
"So, where do you wanna go first?" Harry asked her as he looked around at all of the shops around him.
"Um..what about Honeydukes?" Ginny grabbed his hand, and practically dragged him there without waiting for an answer.
Ten minutes later, they both walked out of Honeydukes carrying bags full of all sorts of candy ranging from Chocolate Frogs to Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans. They continued walking until they met up with Lavender and Pavarti who were eyeing them suspiciously.
"Ooh, are you two on a date?" Pavarti grinned at them mischeviously.
"What if we are?" Harry looked at them, his face suddenly turning red.
"Sheesh Harry, don't get all stubborn. It was just a question," Lavender cut in before Pavarti could retaliate.
"Well we better go, Harry and I are going to look around a bit more," Ginny looked at him, and waved them off.
"Wanna get a Butterbeer from the Three Broomsticks?" Harry asked as they drew nearer to it.
"Sure" Ginny replied, and they walked into the store, sitting down on a few nearby stools.
Harry, being the gentleman he was, ordered the drinks and brought them back to the table, handing one to Ginny, and kept one to himself.
"So..how are your classes going?" Harry asked her the first question that popped into his mind.
"Great, just a little irritating from all the work. How about you?"
"Fine. Still can't stand bloody Potions though. It seems every class I get about fifty points taken away for doing absolutely nothing" Harry laughed, and took a sip of his Butterbeer.
"From Snape right?"
"Well no other teachers despise me as much as he does" Harry smirked at her.
An hour later Harry and Ginny were still sitting in Honeydukes, talking about almost anything at all. They're conversation lasted another few minutes before Harry checked his watch, and gasped at the time. "We better get going, we have about twenty minutes before we need to be back."
She nodded, and got up, grabbing her bags and they both walked out the door.
On the way back, Harry had the urge to pull Ginny into an empty alley and kiss her. He decided to keep himself from doing so, and instead held her hand in his. They reached the Gryffindor common room, and Harry lay himself down on the couch, grabbing a Chocolate Frog from his bag.
"I'm going to go to bed now, 'nite Harry," Ginny made her way to the stairs, before Harry ran after her and placed his hands on her shoulders turning her around to face him.
"It's only seven o'clock, why are you going to bed now?" Harry checked his watch, once again and smiled at her.
"It's been a really long day for me I need some rest."
Harry nodded at her and before thinking he leaned in towards her and kissed her softly on her lips.
"Harry! What do you think your doing?" Ginny yelled at him, pushing him away from her, and stormed up the stairs to her dormitory.
"Ginny wait! It was just-" Harry followed her to her dorm, and was stopped by the door which she shut in his face.
Harry sighed, and made his way back down to the common room, lying down once again on one of the couches by the fire. He closed his eyes, and quickly fell straight to sleep.
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Hermione awoke early in the morning to see a sobbing Ginny at the end of her four-poster bed. "Ginny.. are you alright?"
Ginny looked up at her, sobbing histerically. "H-he tried to k-k-kiss me," she explained in between sobs.
"Who?"
"H-Harry."
"Just before I came up to bed, he grabbed my arm and kissed me!" Ginny tried to calm herself down.
"What's so bad about that? Don't you like Harry?" Hermione sat upright in her bed, and listened to what she was saying.
"Well yes, but what kind of a fool does he think he is? You don't just kiss a girl on your first date."
"Well Im sure he didn't mean to do it intentionally. He probably wasn't thinking straight."
"Thanks Hermione," Ginny smiled, and got up leaving the room.
"What's so bad about kissing Harry?" Hermione thought to herself, then realized what she had just said, mentally slapping herself. "What am I saying? That's my best friend I'm talking about!" She shook her head, and changed into her hip-hugger jeans, and a light blue tanktop.
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Harry and Ron were sitting in the Great Hall enjoying their breakfast, playing a game of Exploding Snap with Fred and George. Harry couldn't get the picture out of his mind from last night of Ginny's flustered face after he had kissed her goodnight. "That date didn't work out as well as I had planned" He said aloud.
"Your date with Ginny?" Ron turned to him, looking curious.
"Yeah.." Harry answered, not wanting to explain the situation to Ron.
"What happened?"
"It just didn't go as well as I'd planned it to," Harry mouthed, glancing over at Ginny who was chatting to Lavender.
"Alright mate. Hey, where's Hermione?" Ron looked around the Great Hall.
"Right here" Hermione giggled, taking a seat across from him.
"Where have you been?" Harry asked her, grabbing a croissant from one of the plates.
"Talking to Ginny."
Harry shot a nervous glance at her, and looked over at Ginny again who was now making her way over to them.
"Hi Harry. Listen..we need to talk," Ginny nodded at Hermione, and led him out of the Great Hall to an empty corridor.
"So..um..what do you need to talk to me about?"
"Yesterday."
"Right, I'm really sorry and-" Harry started to explain before Ginny cut him off.
"No, there's no need for you to be sorry. It was my fault, I guess I was overreacting. Im really sorry," Ginny smiled at him, and hugged him.
He hugged her back, and looked down at her. "So, do you still want to go out with me?"
"Of course!"
Harry smiled at her and kissed her on her forehead. "Great! Let's go back to the Great Hall, im still a little hungry."
They walked back to the Great Hall and sat down together, watching Ron finish the game of Exploding Snap with Fred and George. Hermione had her face buried in the Hogwarts; A History book, which wasn't unusual to Harry.
"God Hermione, will you ever read another book?" Harry snickered, and snatched the book away from her.
"Give that back right now Harry!" Hermione tried to grab it from him, as he stood up raising it higher in the air.
"Give me the answers to the Potions homework and I will" Harry quickly thought up.
"No Harry, you won't learn anything that way!" She snarled at him. "Ginny, grab the book from him!"
"No deal, no book. That's a fair deal right Ginny?" Harry turned to her, grinning.
She smiled and nodded her head. "Of course it is."
"Fine! I'll give you the answers, but there up in my dormitory I'll give you them tonight," Hermione pouted, crossing her arms over her chest, sitting back down.
Harry smiled and handed the book back to her, "Now that wasn't so bad was it?"
She glared at him, ready to give him a good punch in the nose. "'If you weren't my best friend I would have had to murder you, I hope you realize that."
Harry just smirked at her, and got up leaving the table. "I'm going to go get ready for the Quidditch match, it starts in a half hour. See you all then," He waved and set off to grab his Firebolt and Quidditch gear.
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The Quidditch stadium was filled with ecstatic students, waiting for the first game of the Quidditch season to begin. Gryffindor's opponent was Slytherin, whom had seemed to grow into an even stronger team over the past year.
"Here comes your Gryffindor lineup! Fred and George Weasley, two best beaters in the world I'll say! Angelina Johnson, Katie Bell, and Alicia Spinnet the teams chasers, Oliver Wood best keeper around, and finally Harry Potter, mighty fine seeker he is!" Lee Jordan announced, as the players flew out onto the pitch, followed by the Slytherin team.
Lee Jordan introduced the Slytherin lineup, and Madam Hooch stepped out onto the pitch. She opened the box filled with the four balls, and released the bludgers and threw the quaffle into the air. The snitch soon followed, and the game had begun. Within fifteen minutes Gryffindor was in the lead with sixty points to twenty.
"Angelina Johnson carries the quaffle down into the Slytherin end, Terry Boot tries to steal it from her, Johnson passes to Bell. Score! The score is now seventy to twenty!" Lee boomed into the microphone, punching his fist in the air.
Harry searched frantically for the snitch. The game had started over half an hour ago, and he still hadn't caught sight of the snitch yet. "Bloody hell, where is it?" He asked himself, biting his lip.
"Having trouble scarhead?" Malfoy sneered at him, flying high above him.
Harry tried to ignore him, and then it came to him. The Fronskie Fient! He would use it to trick Malfoy into thinking he had seen the snitch. He grabbed hold of his broomstick and pretended he saw the snitch, getting closer and closer to the ground. Malfoy had taken the bait, and was now right behind him.
"Forget it Potter, it's mine!" Draco yelled at him, as they drew closer to the ground.
Harry smirked, and just as they were about five feet from the ground he pulled himself up away from the ground, and watched Malfoy dive into it, cursing at him.
"You bloody moron!" He yelled at him, wiping his nose which was now covered with blood.
Harry steered his broom towards the Gryffindor end of the pitch, still looking for any sign of the snitch. Then he saw it, flying just above one of the Gryffindor goal posts. He drew closer to it, and followed it as it flew every which way. A couple minutes later Harry had caught the snitch, and was holding it high in the air, snickering at Malfoy who was still suffering from a bloody nose.
"That was brilliant Harry!" Fred slapped him on the back.
Oliver Wood landed on the ground and almost knocked Harry over. "Best game you've ever played Harry! And you used the Fronskie Fient, well done!"
"Great game Harry!" Ron and Ginny each congratulated him.
Harry looked at Hermione who had a disgusted look on her face. "You could have killed him!"
Ron's jaw dropped and he turned to Hermione. "Are you daft? That's Malfoy your talking about!"
Hermione looked down at the ground and blushed slightly. "I know, but you still could have really injured him. Great game anyways Harry."
"Thanks," Harry beamed at them, and headed towards the showers.
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