Chapter 14
Disclaimer: I own nothing in the Harry Potter universe.. especially anything that I can be sued for
Two weeks passed before Ginny was fully recovered and released from the infirmary. Hermione had brought her all of the work that she needed to make up. Ron and Harry had visited her everyday, but Caroline did not speak of or acknowledge Ginny any further after the incident that had occurred two weeks earlier.
Caroline continued on with her life as though she did not know Ginny. The rest of Gryffindor house, however, was concerned for Ginny and rumors soon began to spread concerning the circumstances of Ginny's collapse.
Caroline awoke that morning and sat up quickly. The sun still had not risen and the school grounds looked dark and forbidding. Caroline felt compelled to get out of her bed despite the fact that it was not time to wake up.
Caroline climbed out of the bed and pulled on her robe. She walked out of the girls' dormitories and down the stairs into the common room. There she found Seamus, Ron, and Harry sitting on chairs and talking.
As Caroline entered the room, Harry, Ron, and Seamus quickly rose to their feet to greet Caroline.
"Good morning" said Caroline slowly. She was not expecting any one to be awake at this time. Neither was Harry, apparently.
"What are you doing awake?" said Harry in panic.
"I couldn't sleep" said Caroline giving Harry an inquisitive look.
Ron and Seamus burst out into a horrid fit of laughter.
"What?" said Caroline and Harry in unison.
This just made the boys laugh even harder. After about five minutes they composed themselves and said good morning to Caroline with smirks on their faces.
"We were just talking about you" said Ron with a smirk on his face.
"Really.?" said Caroline almost happily. "What about me?" said Caroline hopefully, looking at Harry.
"Concerning Ginny" said Ron seriously this time.
"What does she have to do with me?" said Caroline completely not understanding.
"Well, actually, I couldn't sleep, so I woke Ron up and then Seamus woke up and we sort of got into a conversation about Ginny, then about why she collapsed the other day" said Harry.
"I still don't see what that has to do with me" said Caroline turning pink with anger.
"Caroline, she knows that I told you that I don't like her" said Harry.
"So." said Caroline
"She really liked him, Caroline. When she heard what he said she started crying. She is incredibly sensitive and I guess the tears just overtook her. She couldn't breathe and she collapsed" finished Ron.
"So I am partially at fault?" said Caroline in disbelief.
"So am I" said Harry.
Caroline wasn't sure if Ron was accusing her of anything, so she kept her mouth shut.
"We were just talking about Ginny. Considering it is her first day back, we wanted everyone to be extra nice to her" said Ron to Caroline in particular.
"I just won't get in her way" said Caroline. "I will be nice when she talks to me, unless she makes me mad. I do not appreciate the way she looked at me the other day" finished Caroline in a definitive tone.
"Fine with me" said Ron.
Caroline was still mad at the way Ginny had disrespected her, although she did understand why Ginny was mad.
Caroline was not about to be nice to anyone who was not nice to her. Ron and Harry understood that. So it was decided that Caroline would not be around Ginny, and if she had to be around Ginny, she would not speak to her unless it was absolutely necessary.
Caroline had no intentions of complying with this. Ginny was in Caroline's way because Ginny made Harry feel guilty. Caroline had to find a way to get rid of Harry's guilt, or at least find a way to make Ginny much less predominant in Harry's life.
Disclaimer: I own nothing in the Harry Potter universe.. especially anything that I can be sued for
Two weeks passed before Ginny was fully recovered and released from the infirmary. Hermione had brought her all of the work that she needed to make up. Ron and Harry had visited her everyday, but Caroline did not speak of or acknowledge Ginny any further after the incident that had occurred two weeks earlier.
Caroline continued on with her life as though she did not know Ginny. The rest of Gryffindor house, however, was concerned for Ginny and rumors soon began to spread concerning the circumstances of Ginny's collapse.
Caroline awoke that morning and sat up quickly. The sun still had not risen and the school grounds looked dark and forbidding. Caroline felt compelled to get out of her bed despite the fact that it was not time to wake up.
Caroline climbed out of the bed and pulled on her robe. She walked out of the girls' dormitories and down the stairs into the common room. There she found Seamus, Ron, and Harry sitting on chairs and talking.
As Caroline entered the room, Harry, Ron, and Seamus quickly rose to their feet to greet Caroline.
"Good morning" said Caroline slowly. She was not expecting any one to be awake at this time. Neither was Harry, apparently.
"What are you doing awake?" said Harry in panic.
"I couldn't sleep" said Caroline giving Harry an inquisitive look.
Ron and Seamus burst out into a horrid fit of laughter.
"What?" said Caroline and Harry in unison.
This just made the boys laugh even harder. After about five minutes they composed themselves and said good morning to Caroline with smirks on their faces.
"We were just talking about you" said Ron with a smirk on his face.
"Really.?" said Caroline almost happily. "What about me?" said Caroline hopefully, looking at Harry.
"Concerning Ginny" said Ron seriously this time.
"What does she have to do with me?" said Caroline completely not understanding.
"Well, actually, I couldn't sleep, so I woke Ron up and then Seamus woke up and we sort of got into a conversation about Ginny, then about why she collapsed the other day" said Harry.
"I still don't see what that has to do with me" said Caroline turning pink with anger.
"Caroline, she knows that I told you that I don't like her" said Harry.
"So." said Caroline
"She really liked him, Caroline. When she heard what he said she started crying. She is incredibly sensitive and I guess the tears just overtook her. She couldn't breathe and she collapsed" finished Ron.
"So I am partially at fault?" said Caroline in disbelief.
"So am I" said Harry.
Caroline wasn't sure if Ron was accusing her of anything, so she kept her mouth shut.
"We were just talking about Ginny. Considering it is her first day back, we wanted everyone to be extra nice to her" said Ron to Caroline in particular.
"I just won't get in her way" said Caroline. "I will be nice when she talks to me, unless she makes me mad. I do not appreciate the way she looked at me the other day" finished Caroline in a definitive tone.
"Fine with me" said Ron.
Caroline was still mad at the way Ginny had disrespected her, although she did understand why Ginny was mad.
Caroline was not about to be nice to anyone who was not nice to her. Ron and Harry understood that. So it was decided that Caroline would not be around Ginny, and if she had to be around Ginny, she would not speak to her unless it was absolutely necessary.
Caroline had no intentions of complying with this. Ginny was in Caroline's way because Ginny made Harry feel guilty. Caroline had to find a way to get rid of Harry's guilt, or at least find a way to make Ginny much less predominant in Harry's life.