Here she was- little Ginny Weasley, back at Hogwarts again. It felt good to be back. Back with her friends, back with Harry... she had missed it. Even though he was at her house, all her brothers and her parents had been around. This was different. She was determined to make him notice her this year. She wouldn't just sit around, waiting for him... she would go out and get him!
She glanced around the tiny Gryffindor dormitory for the fourth year girls. She shared it with three other girls, all of whom left her alone to her own business. No one else was here now, they were all down in the common room, nervously anticipating the first day of classes tomorrow. She went to her trunk and pulled out an old notebook.
It had a faded maroon cover, and the three words scribbled in her first year handwriting: Harry Potter Scrapbook. Flipping through it she saw the old photographs Colin had taken through the past four years. There was Professor Lockhart and Harry, hiding off in the corner. A bunch of Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Harry flying during Quidditch matches. Harry and Hagrid. And one- one picture Colin had taken of Harry and Ginny.
She was standing there, in the moving picture, bright red, and watching Harry intently. Harry was nervously beside her, hands in his pockets, looking in another direction. She watched the Harry in the picture slowly walk away from her, and out of the picture. Her own face stared back at her, crestfallen.
Ginny slammed the book shut and headed down to the common room. It was just a silly picture, it didn't mean anything at all! She tried her best to put a smile on her face and face the Gryffindors.
Colin noticed at once that something was wrong. "Ginny, are you all right?" he asked tentatively.
"Of course, I'm fine," she answered, smiling falsely. "Oh look, there's Ron, my brother, I think I'll go talk to him."
"Okay, Ginny." Colin frowned as she headed over to Ron and his friends. Of course she didn't really need to talk to Ron, but she had to start talking with Harry. Besides, she couldn't stay with Colin. Maybe she could fool everyone else about how she was feeling, but he always knew.
"Hello, Hermione," she said, sitting next to her bushy haired friend. Hermione had been watching Ron and Harry playing chess, but she now smiled up at Ginny.
"Hello, Gin, how are you?"
"Oh, I'm all right," she answered lightly. She glanced over at the chess board, and said to Harry, out of pure habit, "knight to E-5."
"What?" he asked.
Ginny blushed a bright red and bit her lip. "I meant the chess game. You should move your knight to E-5. That way you can capture his bishop, and he won't be able to get your queen on the next turn."
"Oh!" cried Harry, and moved the knight to E-5. "I didn't realize you played chess."
Ginny managed a small smile, and mumbled, "It's in the Weasley blood, I guess."
Harry nodded, and then turned his full attention to the game, asking Ginny for help every now and then. After they finished playing (Ron won, but it was close), Harry turned to Ginny. "Maybe you'd like to play chess with me tomorrow night?"
Ginny felt her ears go on fire, but she managed to squeak out a "Yeah, sure."
Harry Potter had asked her to do something with him! Sure, it wasn't a date or anything, it was just a chess game in the common room, but it was definitely a start!
She could hardly wait for the next day to come. She drifted through her first day of classes, not paying a bit of attention to anything. For all she knew, she could have been in all the wrong classes and never noticed. She was floating on cloud nine.
Nervous anticipation overcame her during supper in the great hall. The food was as delightful as usual, but she could hardly eat a bite. 'I'm being stupid,' she thought to herself. 'It's just a chess game. That's all. Just a game of chess with Harry.' The thought of Harry asking her to play chess brought back a smile to her face, the happy smile she had been wearing all day, thinking of Harry.
"Hey Gin, why aren't you eating?" Colin asked her. "The food is amazing!"
Ginny grinned at him and said, "Yeah, I know. I guess I'm just not hungry."
At this Colin looked concerned. "Really? Are you feeling all right?"
"Yes, I'm fine."
Two hours later, Ginny was sitting in the common room, making idle conversation with Colin. Ron and Harry were over in their usual corner, doing Potions homework. Hermione sat next to them, working on Arithmancy. 'Why isn't he asking me to play chess with him?' Ginny thought. 'He promised! Should I go over there and ask him to play with me? No, that would be stupid. I'll just wait until he's finished his homework.'
But when Harry finished his homework, he made no signs of going over to ask Ginny to play. She finally made up her mind to go over and at least say hi to Ron and Hermione, and see if Harry remembered. She got up and left Colin in mid sentence.
"But you see, muggles can really do amazing things with computers, they..." he trailed off, seeing that Ginny was no longer there and he was talking to himself. He put down the parchment he was working on for Muggle Studies and furiously threw his quill against the opposite wall. After the anger had washed over him, he realized how foolish it was to throw his quill and went to retrieve it.
"Hello, Ginny," Hermione said warmly, as Ginny came over to them.
Ron barely glanced at his little sister, but Harry smiled at her. "Oh, Ginny, I was hoping we could play some chess?"
Ginny smiled her best smile and said, "Oh yes, of course," and then settled down in a chair across from Harry to begin the best chess game of her life.
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A/N: Sorry I was rather slow about the update, but I've been so busy! Thanks to my reviewers: Iloverupert13, mad, Ginny Drama, Lee Weasley, Lemony Potter, and Dana Dancer.
Ginny Drama- I agree, the gum thing is gross. I put it in to show just how obsessed Ginny is with Harry.
mad- Thanks for adding me to your favorite stories list!
Lee Weasley- Thanks for reviewing! I really love your story, I hope you continue with it!
Please review!
She glanced around the tiny Gryffindor dormitory for the fourth year girls. She shared it with three other girls, all of whom left her alone to her own business. No one else was here now, they were all down in the common room, nervously anticipating the first day of classes tomorrow. She went to her trunk and pulled out an old notebook.
It had a faded maroon cover, and the three words scribbled in her first year handwriting: Harry Potter Scrapbook. Flipping through it she saw the old photographs Colin had taken through the past four years. There was Professor Lockhart and Harry, hiding off in the corner. A bunch of Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Harry flying during Quidditch matches. Harry and Hagrid. And one- one picture Colin had taken of Harry and Ginny.
She was standing there, in the moving picture, bright red, and watching Harry intently. Harry was nervously beside her, hands in his pockets, looking in another direction. She watched the Harry in the picture slowly walk away from her, and out of the picture. Her own face stared back at her, crestfallen.
Ginny slammed the book shut and headed down to the common room. It was just a silly picture, it didn't mean anything at all! She tried her best to put a smile on her face and face the Gryffindors.
Colin noticed at once that something was wrong. "Ginny, are you all right?" he asked tentatively.
"Of course, I'm fine," she answered, smiling falsely. "Oh look, there's Ron, my brother, I think I'll go talk to him."
"Okay, Ginny." Colin frowned as she headed over to Ron and his friends. Of course she didn't really need to talk to Ron, but she had to start talking with Harry. Besides, she couldn't stay with Colin. Maybe she could fool everyone else about how she was feeling, but he always knew.
"Hello, Hermione," she said, sitting next to her bushy haired friend. Hermione had been watching Ron and Harry playing chess, but she now smiled up at Ginny.
"Hello, Gin, how are you?"
"Oh, I'm all right," she answered lightly. She glanced over at the chess board, and said to Harry, out of pure habit, "knight to E-5."
"What?" he asked.
Ginny blushed a bright red and bit her lip. "I meant the chess game. You should move your knight to E-5. That way you can capture his bishop, and he won't be able to get your queen on the next turn."
"Oh!" cried Harry, and moved the knight to E-5. "I didn't realize you played chess."
Ginny managed a small smile, and mumbled, "It's in the Weasley blood, I guess."
Harry nodded, and then turned his full attention to the game, asking Ginny for help every now and then. After they finished playing (Ron won, but it was close), Harry turned to Ginny. "Maybe you'd like to play chess with me tomorrow night?"
Ginny felt her ears go on fire, but she managed to squeak out a "Yeah, sure."
Harry Potter had asked her to do something with him! Sure, it wasn't a date or anything, it was just a chess game in the common room, but it was definitely a start!
She could hardly wait for the next day to come. She drifted through her first day of classes, not paying a bit of attention to anything. For all she knew, she could have been in all the wrong classes and never noticed. She was floating on cloud nine.
Nervous anticipation overcame her during supper in the great hall. The food was as delightful as usual, but she could hardly eat a bite. 'I'm being stupid,' she thought to herself. 'It's just a chess game. That's all. Just a game of chess with Harry.' The thought of Harry asking her to play chess brought back a smile to her face, the happy smile she had been wearing all day, thinking of Harry.
"Hey Gin, why aren't you eating?" Colin asked her. "The food is amazing!"
Ginny grinned at him and said, "Yeah, I know. I guess I'm just not hungry."
At this Colin looked concerned. "Really? Are you feeling all right?"
"Yes, I'm fine."
Two hours later, Ginny was sitting in the common room, making idle conversation with Colin. Ron and Harry were over in their usual corner, doing Potions homework. Hermione sat next to them, working on Arithmancy. 'Why isn't he asking me to play chess with him?' Ginny thought. 'He promised! Should I go over there and ask him to play with me? No, that would be stupid. I'll just wait until he's finished his homework.'
But when Harry finished his homework, he made no signs of going over to ask Ginny to play. She finally made up her mind to go over and at least say hi to Ron and Hermione, and see if Harry remembered. She got up and left Colin in mid sentence.
"But you see, muggles can really do amazing things with computers, they..." he trailed off, seeing that Ginny was no longer there and he was talking to himself. He put down the parchment he was working on for Muggle Studies and furiously threw his quill against the opposite wall. After the anger had washed over him, he realized how foolish it was to throw his quill and went to retrieve it.
"Hello, Ginny," Hermione said warmly, as Ginny came over to them.
Ron barely glanced at his little sister, but Harry smiled at her. "Oh, Ginny, I was hoping we could play some chess?"
Ginny smiled her best smile and said, "Oh yes, of course," and then settled down in a chair across from Harry to begin the best chess game of her life.
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A/N: Sorry I was rather slow about the update, but I've been so busy! Thanks to my reviewers: Iloverupert13, mad, Ginny Drama, Lee Weasley, Lemony Potter, and Dana Dancer.
Ginny Drama- I agree, the gum thing is gross. I put it in to show just how obsessed Ginny is with Harry.
mad- Thanks for adding me to your favorite stories list!
Lee Weasley- Thanks for reviewing! I really love your story, I hope you continue with it!
Please review!