Same disclaimers blah blah blah…
***A/N: Hey all! Thanks for the reviews! Please don't get mad at me for all the sad happenings in this story, because I assure you that it will all end happily ever after, okay? ; )
Chapter 12: Cliffhanger
Ginny rubbed her hands together to fight off the cold, for the gloves she wore merely only lessened it. She was out in the school grounds, early in the morning, and the sun had only begun to shine a few moments ago. There were no more classes to be attended, and the students were all finally declared free, even if only for a while until the season ends.
She had no clue as to where she was going. She had only found herself wake up so ere long a while ago, and the energy in her body needed to be used. So here she was, sauntering along the grounds, as the freshness of the day congested the medium of the place. Every breath that she made formed a cloud, because of the cool draft that came with the winter season, as well as the several snowflakes that were descending from above.
It was the 22nd of December. Only one more night and it would be Christmas Eve. Only one more day and it would be the Yule Ball. She had decided to go with Draco. She knew it would surprise a lot of people, but she had learned that what other people thought should cease to matter if you want to live a happy life.
And she was bent on living a happy life.
A few more minutes still found her strolling carelessly about in the grounds, and still with no harbor.
But where she was now surprised even her.
The Lake.
She was a few meters a way from the lake. And fewer meters away from Harry.
He was facing its halcyon waters, with his hands hidden in the pockets of his robes. Just like he always did, Ginny thought. She remained silent, not aspiring to disturb him for he was unaware of her presence. She quietly walked further back, so that when he turns to her direction, he still wouldn't see her.
He seemed to be in the pivot of thought as Ginny watched him, in the same plight as he.
I wonder… what are you thinking about, Harry?
Me?
Us?
A single tear cascaded from her eye as she found herself hoping that he was. But she hastily wiped the sign of her hope, hating herself for even thinking about it. And even more for staring at him like that.
She walked away nimbly, leaving who she thought was only Harry.
But farther away, eclipsed from her sight, were another pair of gray eyes intently watching the whole scene.
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The thin golden chain hung from his right hand, with the small jewel directly falling in front of his eyes. His emerald green orbs were looking at it with the guise of agitation, debating on the choices he had been acquainted with: to give the necklace to Ginny, or not.
Prior to the not so pleasing events that happened recently, Harry had been so eager for Christmas. For the necklace he thought he would never be able to give was finally going to be owned by the only person he veritably loves, Ginny Weasley.
He couldn't resist buying the necklace from a muggle shop, and made an oath to himself that he would only give it to the one person he is truly in love with.
He knows that he is in love with Ginny. But Ginny, he feared, might have already given her love to someone else.
In this case, that someone else was Draco Malfoy.
At first he couldn't believe it. How could Ginny have possibly even talked to Malfoy? What more, decide to go to the Yule Ball with him?
Unimaginable. But then, Ginny always does things for a reason. And all he can do now is respect whatever reason that is.
He put the necklace back in its box, which was just as elegant as what it subsumed. He put the small container inside his trunk and stood up, heading for the door.
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Harry walked along the school's corridors, constantly smiling at those who greeted him with their own. There wasn't much to do, so he decided to go to the library to read, not to learn, but to get his mind off all the problems that were occupying his mind.
Soon, the path to the library became lesser monopolized, for there were no more people walking along there.
He was just starting to relax, when suddenly a pair of hands roughly pulled him out of his way.
***A/N: pls review!!! And if you can guess who 'roughly pulled harry out of his way', you get a prize from me!!! What's the prize you ask? A nice warm hug! ok, whatever…,
but still, please review!!!
Oh, and I couldn't think of a nice title for this chappie, so there.