Harry set up a meeting for the leaders of the D.A. for three days
from the day of the first battle with "The Army of the Snake". The twelve
of them prepared the lessons, and decided what should happen if there were
anymore attacks.
The only other things that were going well for Harry was Quidditch, and Defense Against the Dark Arts. The Quidditch trials had been on Friday, and he was pleased that Ginny, Seamus, and Parvati had qualified as Chasers. The two Beaters, Jack Sloper, and Andrew Kirke were both fifth years, and had stayed on the team, as had Ron as Keeper. Harry was pleased to see that Ron's Keeping abilities were much better than last year.
Professor Rasbutinoff was teaching the sixth years many things in Defense Against the Dark Arts this year. They had learned to successfully throw off the Conjunctivus Curse, the Impediment Curse, and were now learning how to fight off the Imperius Curse. Harry had already been able to throw off the Imperius Curse, so he had been dragged up in front to be used as an example.
As Halloween approached, Harry felt that the D.A. meetings had been going a lot better. After the fiasco during the first meeting, Zacharias had settled down, and wasn't nearly as smug. The leadership council, which had taken to calling itself the D.A. generals, or the D.A.G., was running together like a well oiled machine. Harry was pleased that he and Cho were not arguing about things. In fact, he hardly noticed her. He spent his time during the meetings being so busy with planning that he couldn't take time to talk to her.
However, he was starting to spend a lot more time with Ginny. The two of them had gotten a lot closer, but they were still only friends. However, that all changed after one particular meeting of the D.A.G.
The teachers had planned a Halloween ball for this year. They wanted the students to live as normally as possible with the threat of Voldemort hanging in the air. So, the ball had been planned, and the time was soon approaching. Upon taking her advice, Ron had asked Hermione to the ball. He told her that they were only going as friends, yet he had confided in Harry that he had feelings for Hermione. Harry had been hoping that at the ball he and Ron could sit around and laugh at all of the couples. Now, he had to find a date.
He approached Ginny after the meeting. "Say Ginny, you know how the Halloween ball is coming up? I was wondering if you wanted to go with me?" Harry felt a small quiver in his stomach.
However, he had nothing to worry about. "Sure Harry, I'd love to go to the ball with you. I was hoping that you would ask me. It would like kinda awkward if you and I didn't go together, seeing as how we're a 'couple'". Harry laughed, and then walked her back up to the common room. Upstairs, he told Ron what had happened.
"Well, it's about time, you know. I've seen you watching her the past few weeks. You know she likes you. Didn't you see her face when she saw you at the Shrieking Shack this summer. She always has liked you. I think that by asking her to the ball, you're asking her to become a bigger part of your life."
Harry was worried now. Should he just be honest, and tell Ron that he liked Ginny? He decided he would. "I really like Ginny. Do you think she would be my, you know, girlfriend?"
"Of course. I just told you that. Why don't you go ask her right now? She's probably up studying late for her O.W.L.S. anyway."
Harry rushed downstairs, and sure enough, Ginny was curled up in one of the big chairs in front of the fireplace. He watched her over the edge of the chair, and finally took a seat next to her. "So, what are you studying right now?" "Oh, Defense Against the Dark Arts. I don't really need to, but I feel like I should, so as to not arouse suspicion." "Good thinking. Look Ginny, about earlier. When I asked you to the ball, I messed up." He started to say the rest, but she interrupted him. "You mean you don't want to go the ball with me?" She looked like she was about to cry. "No, I mean that I want more than to just go to the ball with you. I want you to. I want you to be my girlfriend. Will you?"
Ginny gave Harry one of her biggest smiles, and she threw her arms around him. "Of course I will!" Harry sat there for a few seconds, then gave her a kiss. At that moment, he felt that he could have produced his most powerful Patronus.
The only other things that were going well for Harry was Quidditch, and Defense Against the Dark Arts. The Quidditch trials had been on Friday, and he was pleased that Ginny, Seamus, and Parvati had qualified as Chasers. The two Beaters, Jack Sloper, and Andrew Kirke were both fifth years, and had stayed on the team, as had Ron as Keeper. Harry was pleased to see that Ron's Keeping abilities were much better than last year.
Professor Rasbutinoff was teaching the sixth years many things in Defense Against the Dark Arts this year. They had learned to successfully throw off the Conjunctivus Curse, the Impediment Curse, and were now learning how to fight off the Imperius Curse. Harry had already been able to throw off the Imperius Curse, so he had been dragged up in front to be used as an example.
As Halloween approached, Harry felt that the D.A. meetings had been going a lot better. After the fiasco during the first meeting, Zacharias had settled down, and wasn't nearly as smug. The leadership council, which had taken to calling itself the D.A. generals, or the D.A.G., was running together like a well oiled machine. Harry was pleased that he and Cho were not arguing about things. In fact, he hardly noticed her. He spent his time during the meetings being so busy with planning that he couldn't take time to talk to her.
However, he was starting to spend a lot more time with Ginny. The two of them had gotten a lot closer, but they were still only friends. However, that all changed after one particular meeting of the D.A.G.
The teachers had planned a Halloween ball for this year. They wanted the students to live as normally as possible with the threat of Voldemort hanging in the air. So, the ball had been planned, and the time was soon approaching. Upon taking her advice, Ron had asked Hermione to the ball. He told her that they were only going as friends, yet he had confided in Harry that he had feelings for Hermione. Harry had been hoping that at the ball he and Ron could sit around and laugh at all of the couples. Now, he had to find a date.
He approached Ginny after the meeting. "Say Ginny, you know how the Halloween ball is coming up? I was wondering if you wanted to go with me?" Harry felt a small quiver in his stomach.
However, he had nothing to worry about. "Sure Harry, I'd love to go to the ball with you. I was hoping that you would ask me. It would like kinda awkward if you and I didn't go together, seeing as how we're a 'couple'". Harry laughed, and then walked her back up to the common room. Upstairs, he told Ron what had happened.
"Well, it's about time, you know. I've seen you watching her the past few weeks. You know she likes you. Didn't you see her face when she saw you at the Shrieking Shack this summer. She always has liked you. I think that by asking her to the ball, you're asking her to become a bigger part of your life."
Harry was worried now. Should he just be honest, and tell Ron that he liked Ginny? He decided he would. "I really like Ginny. Do you think she would be my, you know, girlfriend?"
"Of course. I just told you that. Why don't you go ask her right now? She's probably up studying late for her O.W.L.S. anyway."
Harry rushed downstairs, and sure enough, Ginny was curled up in one of the big chairs in front of the fireplace. He watched her over the edge of the chair, and finally took a seat next to her. "So, what are you studying right now?" "Oh, Defense Against the Dark Arts. I don't really need to, but I feel like I should, so as to not arouse suspicion." "Good thinking. Look Ginny, about earlier. When I asked you to the ball, I messed up." He started to say the rest, but she interrupted him. "You mean you don't want to go the ball with me?" She looked like she was about to cry. "No, I mean that I want more than to just go to the ball with you. I want you to. I want you to be my girlfriend. Will you?"
Ginny gave Harry one of her biggest smiles, and she threw her arms around him. "Of course I will!" Harry sat there for a few seconds, then gave her a kiss. At that moment, he felt that he could have produced his most powerful Patronus.
