As he walked into the Great Hall, Harry pondered what had happened in the
carriage. "Ok. . . . stumbles over words. . . . repeats what I say. . .
.falls getting out of carriage. . . . glares at me when I call her
Strawberry."
"Congratulations! She likes you! Who's the lucky girl?" Ron snuck up behind Harry and flashed his 'game show host' smile.
"Ron, you really need to brush your teeth."
"Well, who is she?" Ron got in Harry's face.
"Ugh! And you need a breath mint, too!"
"Shut up, will you, Harry?"
"Ok." He walked into the Great Hall and sat next to Hermione. Ginny liked him?
". . . So to 'burn off' the extra fund, we will be having a Welcoming!"
You could hear crickets chirping in the Great Hall.
"You know? A Welcoming? A Welcoming Dance?" As soon as Albus Dumbledore said 'dance,' the students roared in applause and the sense of natural confidence returned to his face. "It will be held two weeks from Friday," he roared above the applause, smiling. "It will not be an event to wear your robes to." Everyone in the Great Hall turned to look at their head master, and once again, you could hear crickets chirping. "It is also to help you get a feel of what it's like to be a normal muggle." Everyone laughed at the oxymoron. "You will wear muggle dress clothes, which will be provided. Muggles will be the theme of the dance, although no one is allowed to use the word there." He looked at the surprised faces in his audience. "Do muggles call themselves muggles? I think not! Let the feast begin!"
Ginny couldn't believe she missed the whole sorting in the bathroom, but she could tell the new faces in Gryffindor easily. 'Let's see. . . . Seamus has a little sister, Shawna. . that's her right there. . . . . . Colin and Dennis have another little brother!?!. . . . . . Oh, that's right, he's Connor. . . . .' Ginny spotted a familiar face in the crowd, but couldn't place her. The face glanced at her and smiled. She walked over.
"Hi. I'm Patricia."
Ginny stared at her.
"Penelope's little sister?"
'Penelope. . . Penelope . .. Penelope . . ' Ginny thought. "Oh that's right! Penelope was Percy's girlfriend!"
Patricia nodded like Ginny was a little dense in the head. "Percy's your older brother, right? Right," Patricia answered her own question, apparently to benefit Ginny. "I'll see you soon, cause you're a Gryffindor, huh? That's right."
Patricia walked away and left Ginny staring after her, thinking, 'Boy is she gonna make an annoying shrink one day!'
Harry watched as Connor Creevey walked up to Ginny sheepishly. She rolled her eyes before turning to him. Harry was too far away to hear what he asked her, but Ginny certainly looked surprised. Then she leaned her head quite a ways down before it was level with Connor's, and shook her head as she replied, then shrugged. He watched as Connor went back to where his brothers were sitting and tugged on Colin's shirt, which was unnecessary, since he and Dennis were already staring at him. Connor mumbled something to Colin, who then stood up, straigntening his shirt like a girl would a skirt, walked over to Ginny. She was talking to Felicity & Co., who then, along with Ginny, looked Colin up and down dubiously. Colin said something fast; Harry could tell because his mouth moved up and down quite quickly. Ginny stared at him and shrugged at the same time, then turned back towards the table with an 'I can't believe he just dared to do that!' look on her face, and a loud clamor was heard from Felicity & Co.'s table.
"Hulloooooooo? Hello?" Ron was waving his hand in front of Harry's face. "Look a little more dazed, would you?"
"Ok." Harry stared at C., C., & D. inc. while they all clamored around Colin. He looked excited, and he was gesturing largely with his hands, beaming. What did he say?
"Congratulations! She likes you! Who's the lucky girl?" Ron snuck up behind Harry and flashed his 'game show host' smile.
"Ron, you really need to brush your teeth."
"Well, who is she?" Ron got in Harry's face.
"Ugh! And you need a breath mint, too!"
"Shut up, will you, Harry?"
"Ok." He walked into the Great Hall and sat next to Hermione. Ginny liked him?
". . . So to 'burn off' the extra fund, we will be having a Welcoming!"
You could hear crickets chirping in the Great Hall.
"You know? A Welcoming? A Welcoming Dance?" As soon as Albus Dumbledore said 'dance,' the students roared in applause and the sense of natural confidence returned to his face. "It will be held two weeks from Friday," he roared above the applause, smiling. "It will not be an event to wear your robes to." Everyone in the Great Hall turned to look at their head master, and once again, you could hear crickets chirping. "It is also to help you get a feel of what it's like to be a normal muggle." Everyone laughed at the oxymoron. "You will wear muggle dress clothes, which will be provided. Muggles will be the theme of the dance, although no one is allowed to use the word there." He looked at the surprised faces in his audience. "Do muggles call themselves muggles? I think not! Let the feast begin!"
Ginny couldn't believe she missed the whole sorting in the bathroom, but she could tell the new faces in Gryffindor easily. 'Let's see. . . . Seamus has a little sister, Shawna. . that's her right there. . . . . . Colin and Dennis have another little brother!?!. . . . . . Oh, that's right, he's Connor. . . . .' Ginny spotted a familiar face in the crowd, but couldn't place her. The face glanced at her and smiled. She walked over.
"Hi. I'm Patricia."
Ginny stared at her.
"Penelope's little sister?"
'Penelope. . . Penelope . .. Penelope . . ' Ginny thought. "Oh that's right! Penelope was Percy's girlfriend!"
Patricia nodded like Ginny was a little dense in the head. "Percy's your older brother, right? Right," Patricia answered her own question, apparently to benefit Ginny. "I'll see you soon, cause you're a Gryffindor, huh? That's right."
Patricia walked away and left Ginny staring after her, thinking, 'Boy is she gonna make an annoying shrink one day!'
Harry watched as Connor Creevey walked up to Ginny sheepishly. She rolled her eyes before turning to him. Harry was too far away to hear what he asked her, but Ginny certainly looked surprised. Then she leaned her head quite a ways down before it was level with Connor's, and shook her head as she replied, then shrugged. He watched as Connor went back to where his brothers were sitting and tugged on Colin's shirt, which was unnecessary, since he and Dennis were already staring at him. Connor mumbled something to Colin, who then stood up, straigntening his shirt like a girl would a skirt, walked over to Ginny. She was talking to Felicity & Co., who then, along with Ginny, looked Colin up and down dubiously. Colin said something fast; Harry could tell because his mouth moved up and down quite quickly. Ginny stared at him and shrugged at the same time, then turned back towards the table with an 'I can't believe he just dared to do that!' look on her face, and a loud clamor was heard from Felicity & Co.'s table.
"Hulloooooooo? Hello?" Ron was waving his hand in front of Harry's face. "Look a little more dazed, would you?"
"Ok." Harry stared at C., C., & D. inc. while they all clamored around Colin. He looked excited, and he was gesturing largely with his hands, beaming. What did he say?