It was Christmas morning and Ginny Weasley wasn't too excited to get up.
She lay in bed looking at the scarlet hangings surrounding her and
contemplating three facts. One, she was very tired. Two, She had gotten
Harry Potter a Christmas present and three, She didn't know if he had
gotten her one. All she had gotten him was a book; very Hermione of her yes
but the book was about beating the unbeatable chess player. A knock on her
door broke her out of her thoughts, but she didn't want to get up so she
yelled, "Come in?"
"Are you sure?" yelled a male voice from outside her door. It was Harry.
"I'm dressed if that's what you mean." She was- she'd worn flannel PJ's to bed and they were about as indecent as full body armor. About as sexy as full body armor as well. She heard the door opened and she pulled apart her bed hangings. "Morning Harry. Happy Christmas."
"Happy Christmas Gin." Harry said smiling, wearing a navy blue Weasley sweater. "You said you were dressed." He teased with a smile.
"I am. What do you want anyway?" He'd never been in her dormitory before.
"Well Ron and Hermione are busy- I excused myself by saying I was going to see if you were awake."
"Ron didn't insinuate you were coming to turn his sister into a scarlet woman? Visiting her in her dormitory and all?" Ginny said barely containing her laughter.
"I believe he was too busy making a 'scarlet woman', as he says, of Hermione." Harry said not bothering to contain his laughter. After he stopped laughing he noticed her presents. "You haven't even touched your presents yet!"
"I was still debating a lie in when you knocked on my door actually. Pass them here will you?" Harry complied passing the package recognizable as from Molly Weasley.
"Thank you for my book, maybe I'll manage to finally beat Ron." Harry said while watching her open her new Weasley sweater - emerald green.
"I can only hope," Ginny said pulling her sweater on over her head "you will. His ego when it comes to his undefeated record is becoming unbearable!"
"I think you'll beat him before I will Ginny." He said handing her a small present. Ginny smiled when she realized it was from Harry.
"I wonder what's in here?" Ginny pondered with a smile.
Harry blushed and urged, "Well open it!" Ginny ripped the paper off as quickly as she possibly could- it was a velvet box. Her mind reeled- it was the kind of box jewelry came in. The box creaked as it opened, like all jewelry boxes do and Ginny was floored. In the box laid a simple silver bracelet. It wasn't fancy, expensive, or even remarkable but Harry had given it too her so it was all of the above in her eyes.
"I saw it one weekend in Hogsmede and thought you'd like it. I've never noticed you wearing jewelry but it kind of reminded me of you. I-I mean it's elegant, and sophisticated and smart looking and- and ." Harry stammered and then stopped.
"It's brilliant Harry. Help me put it on?" She asked taking it out of the box. Harry took it from her hands and circled it around her wrist. He fumbled with the clasp, brushing his fingers and the back of his hand against her wrist. Ginny desperately tried to remind herself this was Harry, her best friend, she didn't have a crush on him anymore- did she? He finally got the clasp and she couldn't help but giggle. She watched his face expecting him to cringe but he smiled widely at her. Then Ginny did something that shocked both of them- she leaned over and wrapped her arms around his neck and whispered "Thank you" in his ear. They broke apart and Harry, slightly dazed passed her another present. Nothing else that Christmas made her happier then the bracelet Harry had given her, and it's permanent residence on her wrist spoke for that.
"Are you sure?" yelled a male voice from outside her door. It was Harry.
"I'm dressed if that's what you mean." She was- she'd worn flannel PJ's to bed and they were about as indecent as full body armor. About as sexy as full body armor as well. She heard the door opened and she pulled apart her bed hangings. "Morning Harry. Happy Christmas."
"Happy Christmas Gin." Harry said smiling, wearing a navy blue Weasley sweater. "You said you were dressed." He teased with a smile.
"I am. What do you want anyway?" He'd never been in her dormitory before.
"Well Ron and Hermione are busy- I excused myself by saying I was going to see if you were awake."
"Ron didn't insinuate you were coming to turn his sister into a scarlet woman? Visiting her in her dormitory and all?" Ginny said barely containing her laughter.
"I believe he was too busy making a 'scarlet woman', as he says, of Hermione." Harry said not bothering to contain his laughter. After he stopped laughing he noticed her presents. "You haven't even touched your presents yet!"
"I was still debating a lie in when you knocked on my door actually. Pass them here will you?" Harry complied passing the package recognizable as from Molly Weasley.
"Thank you for my book, maybe I'll manage to finally beat Ron." Harry said while watching her open her new Weasley sweater - emerald green.
"I can only hope," Ginny said pulling her sweater on over her head "you will. His ego when it comes to his undefeated record is becoming unbearable!"
"I think you'll beat him before I will Ginny." He said handing her a small present. Ginny smiled when she realized it was from Harry.
"I wonder what's in here?" Ginny pondered with a smile.
Harry blushed and urged, "Well open it!" Ginny ripped the paper off as quickly as she possibly could- it was a velvet box. Her mind reeled- it was the kind of box jewelry came in. The box creaked as it opened, like all jewelry boxes do and Ginny was floored. In the box laid a simple silver bracelet. It wasn't fancy, expensive, or even remarkable but Harry had given it too her so it was all of the above in her eyes.
"I saw it one weekend in Hogsmede and thought you'd like it. I've never noticed you wearing jewelry but it kind of reminded me of you. I-I mean it's elegant, and sophisticated and smart looking and- and ." Harry stammered and then stopped.
"It's brilliant Harry. Help me put it on?" She asked taking it out of the box. Harry took it from her hands and circled it around her wrist. He fumbled with the clasp, brushing his fingers and the back of his hand against her wrist. Ginny desperately tried to remind herself this was Harry, her best friend, she didn't have a crush on him anymore- did she? He finally got the clasp and she couldn't help but giggle. She watched his face expecting him to cringe but he smiled widely at her. Then Ginny did something that shocked both of them- she leaned over and wrapped her arms around his neck and whispered "Thank you" in his ear. They broke apart and Harry, slightly dazed passed her another present. Nothing else that Christmas made her happier then the bracelet Harry had given her, and it's permanent residence on her wrist spoke for that.
