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Chapter 9: bad day

Ginny awoke to the loud noises that came ringing through her ears.

Ron and Hermione's voices, screaming at each other.

"Damn it…" she groaned, slowly opening her eyes

She tried to sit up, throwing aside the covers that entangled on her body. When she finally got on her feet, pain shot through her head like a bunch of needles were being inserted to it. She fell back weakly on the bed, massaging her temples.

"What in bloody hell?" she said, frustrated. She had gotten up to a very bad start today. She tried remembering why her head was in so much pain.

And the events of last night came like a tidal wave.

Harry kissing Cho… She herself slapping Harry with all the anger she had… and walking away… to find…

Draco?

Yes, it was Draco. It was Draco who comforted her last night. It was he who had somehow lessened the pain she felt. But not entirely. He had stayed with her, and asked if she wanted to talk. But she said that she would have rather not. And he respected her decision. And so they just sat there. With Draco doing most of the talking. She learned a lot about him last night. And found that he was not what he seems to be, that behind the cold demeanor, there was an admirable person. A side of him that was rarely seen by others. A side of him that Ginny got to know, and eventually like.

He stayed with her, until her head fell on his shoulder, when the clutches of sleep finally won her over. He woke her up of course, being that he didn't know the way to the way to her room in the Gryffindor Tower. But if he had, he would have carried her there.

And that only reminded her of Harry. When he carried her to her room after detention. When they were still…

Ginny shook away the thought. It only made her mind hurt more. And not to mention her heart hurt as well.

She jumped at the voice of a fellow 5th year Gryffindor, literally tearing open the door.

"Good morning!!!" her friend exclaimed as she went inside "We need to go down now, Ginny! There's an assembly at the Great Hall!" she then left with her high-pitched happy voice that did nothing but make Ginny more irritated.

She stared at the door left open and frowned. What else was there to do?

She slowly stood up, and struggled to ignore the pain that invaded her head.

I have a feeling this is going to be a bad, bad day…

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Harry wasn't feeling any better. You could even say he was feeling worse. Last night was certainly still in his mind. Pain refused to leave him, or even just go easy on him. And it was what was keeping him from getting up this morning.

How was he to face Ginny? After what he had done? He hadn't meant it on purpose, of course, but Ginny was the stubborn type. She was a hard person to convince. And it was going to be much, much harder to regain her love.

But was her love really gone? No… it can't be, can it? Love can't come and go like that. It takes time… days, weeks, months, years… maybe eternity to erase love that strong.

But he couldn't be too sure. He was only basing these theories on what he felt.

And he definitely still loves Ginny. More than anything the world has to offer.

That he was sure of.

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The Great Hall sprang to life as the Headmaster declared that their examinations were to be cancelled due to some problems. Ginny was slightly glad. She even gave off a faint smile. Harry reacted the same way.

And while everyone was jumping up and down, they just stayed on their seat. In the midst of all the joyous cheers and applauds from students, they caught each others eyes. It was only for a brief moment, since Ginny quickly looked away. Pretending that nothing had happened. Harry, on the other hand, kept his eyes on her. But when Ron clapped his back, he snapped out of his trance and looked away as well. And when he did, Ginny looked over to him again.

And thus this was the way the day went; side glances from either Ginny or Harry when everyone was around, Harry trying to talk to Ginny when no one else noticed, Ginny avoiding him, Harry growing desperate and trying to write her letters, but couldn't quite come up with the right words, and Ginny pretending that this was just one ordinary day.

When it definitely wasn't.

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