"I still can't believe it."
"Can't believe what?" Fred and George were lying on the grass outside
Hogwarts.
"Everyone has started to get together; Ron and Hermione, you and Angelina,
even little Ginny has started going out with Harry. "
"Ginny is hardly little."
Ginny laughed as she heard her brother's conversation. It was true she and
Harry had been going out for two weeks now, although it seemed like an
eternity. She had always liked Harry, but it was only recently he had
admitted liking her back.
"You missed out you and Alicia."
"Good point. I remember heroically rescuing her from the clutches of the
evil Oliver."
"George?"
"Yes?"
"That was Lee and Katie."
"Ah, right."
"And he didn't rescue her. She dumped Oliver."
"True, true. GINNY!!!" Her brothers had spotted her and were gesturing for
her to come and join them. She walked calmly over.
"Custard cream, Gin?"
"As if I'd ever trust food from you." Fred gave out a cry of mock hurt.
"We're deeply, deeply insulted. As if we'd ever do anything like that, you
are so untrusting Virginia."
"You turned Neville into a canary last year." The twins broke out into
matching grins.
"She's smart this one. A true Weasley."
"Did you two call me over for any particular reason, or just to annoy me?"
"As a matter of fact we did, young Ginny. We were wondering how it was
going with you and a certain someone."
"You mean Harry?"
"Indeed we do."
"You're starting to sound like Percy." Both twins gave another cry of mock
alarm. Ginny laughed.
"Everything's fine with me and Harry." She smiled thinking of the way his
eyes lit up when he grinned or.
"Aw look Fred, she's daydreaming about him."
"Bless."
"Shut up, you prats. I'll leave you here to dream up more dangerous food
types." Ginny got up, brushed her robes down and walked off in the
direction of the castle. As she left she heard behind her:
"OI ANGELINA!!!! OVER HERE!!!" Again she laughed to herself. The twins
always knew how to amuse themselves. She headed up the stairs back to the
castle. She couldn't wait for tomorrow, it was a Hogsmeade weekend and she
was going to spend the whole day with Harry.
"Ow!"
"Oh, sorry!" Ginny had been daydreaming and had banged into a pretty girl
with dark hair. Cho.
"Oh, it's you." Cho glared at her menacingly. She had been Harry's girlfriend before Ginny. "Yes, it's me." Ginny returned the cold stare. Cho's attitude to her really got on her nerves. "Look where you're going next time," Cho snapped. "Thanks for the advice." Cho brushed past Ginny, head held high. Ginny carried on up the stairs. She went up to the Gryffindor common room. "Chocolate Frog," she muttered and climbed through the portrait hole. Familiar faces were littered everywhere. She spotted Neville sitting alone in the corner and decided to go and join him. "Hello Neville." Neville looked up at her in surprise. "Oh, hi Ginny. I'm doing my potions homework.can't work it out though. Do you add ground unicorn's horn before or after the gillyweed?" Neville asked, half to himself. "Sorry, Neville I can't really help you there. Why don't you take a break from that for a bit? We could play exploding snap." "Yeah alright. I'm not getting anywhere with this anyway." They began to play. Ginny won the first two games but the next she let Neville win. They were halfway through the fifth one when Dean and Seamus came and joined them. "Hi Ginny! Hello Neville." Dean came and sat down next to Ginny, while Seamus sat opposite. "Have you seen Harry anywhere, Gin?" Seamus asked. "No. Wasn't he in Divination with you?" "Well, yeah but he went off afterwards." "Why are you looking for him anyway?" "Don't get a word of Defence against the Dark Arts. I know he used one of the hexes mentioned in the Triwizard Tournament so he might be able to explain it." "Oh right, well maybe he's at dinner. I'm going to go down now, are you coming?" "You're probably right, let's get going." Seamus got up and so did Neville. "Coming, Dean?" Ginny asked. Dean shifted uncomfortably. "Er...no... I've got to wait for Lavender. Organise some stuff about tomorrow," Dean said, blushing. Seamus grinned. "He's going to Hogsmeade with her tomorrow," Seamus told her and Neville as they left the Common Room. "I always thought they were a good couple." "Yeah, let's just hope Dean starts to realise it too." "Lavender's pretty and smart. And they're both muggle-borns." They entered the Great Hall and found Harry, Ron Hermione and a bunch of other Gryffindors sitting at their table. Ginny squeezed in between Harry and Ron and Neville and Seamus went to sit with Parvati. "Hi Ginny!" Harry bent over and kissed her. Fred and George whistled in delight. Angelina reached over and hit Fred on the shoulder. "Grow up, Weasley," she teased. "I assure you I am an entirely mature and sensible person." "You've never spoken a truer word, brother. In fact, you've never spoken a true word in your life!" George joked. "Lies, all lies!" The Gryffindors ate and joked. Some left to do homework but most stayed as the Weasley twins attempted to conceal a Prank Food in Angelina's dinner. As she chased them out of the Great Hall the Gryffindors began to disperse. Harry and Ginny went back to the common room. As she began to climb the stairs to her dormitory Harry called out to her: "Meet me by the Fat Lady at eleven tomorrow." Ginny Weasley smiled to herself, as she got ready for bed. Tomorrow would be a great day.
~*~
Harry was already waiting by the Fat Lady as Ginny arrived there at five minutes to eleven. He held out his arm for her. "Ready to go?" "Ready as I'll ever be." She put her arm in his and they set off towards Hogsmeade. In the entrance hall they met Ron and Hermione. "Hi Harry, Ginny!" Hermione grinned and waved at them. Ron waved back half heartedly, looking a little annoyed at having being interrupted. "Let's go down together, and we'll split up when we get there," Hermione said, shooting Ron a dark look. "Yeah that sounds great. Is it ok with you, Ginny?" Harry asked. "Sure." The four set off towards Hogsmeade. Ron had his arm around Hermione and Harry had his arm around Ginny. "We're off to the Three Broomsticks now, mate. We'll meet you back here at around seven." Ron waved goodbye as he steered Hermione off. She turned and waved herself, beaming. "Right.well...were do you want to go?" "Anywhere Fred and George aren't. There's this little café by the Shrieking Shack, do you want to go there?" "That sounds great." Harry took Ginny's hand in his, and whispered in her ear: "I'm glad it's you with me Ginny and nobody else." Ginny felt herself blush. "I'm glad it's you with me too." Hand in hand they walked through Hogsmeade, stopping now and then to talk to people they knew. "Well, well, well. Potty and the Weasel. Except it's a different Weasel this year Potter. Get bored of the mudblood, did you?" "What like Ginny got bored of you?" Ginny couldn't believe what Harry had just said. She had made a mistake by going out with Draco, a secret mistake and now Harry had told the whole of Hogsmeade. Fighting the tears from her eyes, Ginny ran back towards the castle.
~*~ Ginny sat crying in the armchair by the fire. Harry had betrayed her secret, she didn't know if she could trust him again. It seemed like an age before someone came and found her. Dean Thomas crouched down by the side of the armchair. "I'd get out of here if I were you." Ginny looked up surprised, "Huh?" "Your brothers are on their way up to interrogate you, and they're furious." "Crap, Dean. What should I do?" "Follow me." He led her out of the common room and into the grounds. There was a secluded bench and he gestured for her to sit down, then sat beside her. "I don't think they'll look here." "Thanks Dean. You're a star." Ginny smiled at him half-heartedly. "Is it true then? You the innocent Weasley girl, going out with the infamous Draco Malfoy?" Ginny nodded her head sadly, fresh tears starting in her eyes. "Ssshh, Gin. I don't care; I'm not going to judge you. He's in the past, right?" Again Ginny nodded. "That's what matters then." "Thank you again Dean. Hey, why aren't you with Lavender?" Dean's face flinched. "I'd rather not discuss it." "That bad, was it?" "Worse." Ginny laughed. Suddenly, an overwhelming surge of emotion gripped her. She leaned in towards Dean and kissed him. Dean blinked in surprise, but slowly began to kiss her back. "Ginny, are you there? I'm so sorry, I didn't mean.." Harry Potter stopped dead. He gasped at what he saw before him. Ginny and Dean pulled apart from each other quickly, but it was too late. Tears in his eyes, Harry sprinted back towards the castle. "Harry!!! Harry wait." Ginny called after his retreating body, but it was too late. Her heart sunk into her stomach as she realised what she had done.
"Oh, it's you." Cho glared at her menacingly. She had been Harry's girlfriend before Ginny. "Yes, it's me." Ginny returned the cold stare. Cho's attitude to her really got on her nerves. "Look where you're going next time," Cho snapped. "Thanks for the advice." Cho brushed past Ginny, head held high. Ginny carried on up the stairs. She went up to the Gryffindor common room. "Chocolate Frog," she muttered and climbed through the portrait hole. Familiar faces were littered everywhere. She spotted Neville sitting alone in the corner and decided to go and join him. "Hello Neville." Neville looked up at her in surprise. "Oh, hi Ginny. I'm doing my potions homework.can't work it out though. Do you add ground unicorn's horn before or after the gillyweed?" Neville asked, half to himself. "Sorry, Neville I can't really help you there. Why don't you take a break from that for a bit? We could play exploding snap." "Yeah alright. I'm not getting anywhere with this anyway." They began to play. Ginny won the first two games but the next she let Neville win. They were halfway through the fifth one when Dean and Seamus came and joined them. "Hi Ginny! Hello Neville." Dean came and sat down next to Ginny, while Seamus sat opposite. "Have you seen Harry anywhere, Gin?" Seamus asked. "No. Wasn't he in Divination with you?" "Well, yeah but he went off afterwards." "Why are you looking for him anyway?" "Don't get a word of Defence against the Dark Arts. I know he used one of the hexes mentioned in the Triwizard Tournament so he might be able to explain it." "Oh right, well maybe he's at dinner. I'm going to go down now, are you coming?" "You're probably right, let's get going." Seamus got up and so did Neville. "Coming, Dean?" Ginny asked. Dean shifted uncomfortably. "Er...no... I've got to wait for Lavender. Organise some stuff about tomorrow," Dean said, blushing. Seamus grinned. "He's going to Hogsmeade with her tomorrow," Seamus told her and Neville as they left the Common Room. "I always thought they were a good couple." "Yeah, let's just hope Dean starts to realise it too." "Lavender's pretty and smart. And they're both muggle-borns." They entered the Great Hall and found Harry, Ron Hermione and a bunch of other Gryffindors sitting at their table. Ginny squeezed in between Harry and Ron and Neville and Seamus went to sit with Parvati. "Hi Ginny!" Harry bent over and kissed her. Fred and George whistled in delight. Angelina reached over and hit Fred on the shoulder. "Grow up, Weasley," she teased. "I assure you I am an entirely mature and sensible person." "You've never spoken a truer word, brother. In fact, you've never spoken a true word in your life!" George joked. "Lies, all lies!" The Gryffindors ate and joked. Some left to do homework but most stayed as the Weasley twins attempted to conceal a Prank Food in Angelina's dinner. As she chased them out of the Great Hall the Gryffindors began to disperse. Harry and Ginny went back to the common room. As she began to climb the stairs to her dormitory Harry called out to her: "Meet me by the Fat Lady at eleven tomorrow." Ginny Weasley smiled to herself, as she got ready for bed. Tomorrow would be a great day.
~*~
Harry was already waiting by the Fat Lady as Ginny arrived there at five minutes to eleven. He held out his arm for her. "Ready to go?" "Ready as I'll ever be." She put her arm in his and they set off towards Hogsmeade. In the entrance hall they met Ron and Hermione. "Hi Harry, Ginny!" Hermione grinned and waved at them. Ron waved back half heartedly, looking a little annoyed at having being interrupted. "Let's go down together, and we'll split up when we get there," Hermione said, shooting Ron a dark look. "Yeah that sounds great. Is it ok with you, Ginny?" Harry asked. "Sure." The four set off towards Hogsmeade. Ron had his arm around Hermione and Harry had his arm around Ginny. "We're off to the Three Broomsticks now, mate. We'll meet you back here at around seven." Ron waved goodbye as he steered Hermione off. She turned and waved herself, beaming. "Right.well...were do you want to go?" "Anywhere Fred and George aren't. There's this little café by the Shrieking Shack, do you want to go there?" "That sounds great." Harry took Ginny's hand in his, and whispered in her ear: "I'm glad it's you with me Ginny and nobody else." Ginny felt herself blush. "I'm glad it's you with me too." Hand in hand they walked through Hogsmeade, stopping now and then to talk to people they knew. "Well, well, well. Potty and the Weasel. Except it's a different Weasel this year Potter. Get bored of the mudblood, did you?" "What like Ginny got bored of you?" Ginny couldn't believe what Harry had just said. She had made a mistake by going out with Draco, a secret mistake and now Harry had told the whole of Hogsmeade. Fighting the tears from her eyes, Ginny ran back towards the castle.
~*~ Ginny sat crying in the armchair by the fire. Harry had betrayed her secret, she didn't know if she could trust him again. It seemed like an age before someone came and found her. Dean Thomas crouched down by the side of the armchair. "I'd get out of here if I were you." Ginny looked up surprised, "Huh?" "Your brothers are on their way up to interrogate you, and they're furious." "Crap, Dean. What should I do?" "Follow me." He led her out of the common room and into the grounds. There was a secluded bench and he gestured for her to sit down, then sat beside her. "I don't think they'll look here." "Thanks Dean. You're a star." Ginny smiled at him half-heartedly. "Is it true then? You the innocent Weasley girl, going out with the infamous Draco Malfoy?" Ginny nodded her head sadly, fresh tears starting in her eyes. "Ssshh, Gin. I don't care; I'm not going to judge you. He's in the past, right?" Again Ginny nodded. "That's what matters then." "Thank you again Dean. Hey, why aren't you with Lavender?" Dean's face flinched. "I'd rather not discuss it." "That bad, was it?" "Worse." Ginny laughed. Suddenly, an overwhelming surge of emotion gripped her. She leaned in towards Dean and kissed him. Dean blinked in surprise, but slowly began to kiss her back. "Ginny, are you there? I'm so sorry, I didn't mean.." Harry Potter stopped dead. He gasped at what he saw before him. Ginny and Dean pulled apart from each other quickly, but it was too late. Tears in his eyes, Harry sprinted back towards the castle. "Harry!!! Harry wait." Ginny called after his retreating body, but it was too late. Her heart sunk into her stomach as she realised what she had done.