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Rowling. Most situations are based on those created by J.K. Rowling.
Chapter Nineteen: An Afternoon with Ginny
That night, back in the common room, Hermione was up late doing some homework when she heard footsteps coming down the stairs. Hoping it was Ron, she looked over and saw Harry appear. At first she was disappointed, but then she remembered Ginny's task of the day and wanted to know how it turned out.
"Hi Harry," she said, making him jump.
"Oh, Hermione," said Harry. "I didn't see you there."
"Sorry," she said, and laughed.
"So, how was your day?" Harry asked.
"Great," said Hermione, though she didn't want to tell Harry where they had gone, afraid it would upset him. "And yours?"
Harry noticed the sly tone in her voice. "Wait a minute. She told you didn't she?"
"Who?" Hermione asked, just to annoy him.
"Ginny," said Harry. "She told you were have a date tomorrow?"
Hermione smiled, "Actually, she told me she was going to asked you out. She didn't tell me you said yes."
"Do you girls ALWAYS tell each other everything?" Harry asked.
"Pretty much," said Hermione.
"In that case, would you mind not telling Ron?" Harry asked. "Ginny thinks he'll flip out."
Hermione laughed. "Yes, you're probably right. I won't say anything, for now. But if you and Ginny get serious, I expect you to tell him."
Harry cringed at the thought of telling Ron that he fancied Ginny, but he knew that he would have to face Ron - not to mention five other Weasley brothers. However, for now he had to get through his date with Ginny.
"What do you have planned?" Hermione asked.
"Why don't you wait until Ginny tell you tomorrow night?" Harry mused.
Hermione laughed. "Maybe I will," she said. "But it's been a long and wonderful day and I'm tired. Night Harry."
"Night."
Hermione gathered her books and headed upstairs, but not before saying to Harry, "How does it feel to be asked out by a girl?"
* * *
The next afternoon was nerve racking for Harry. The plan he thought of didn't require much effort on his part, and when he and Ginny got there, he wasn't even sure what they would find. Because they had to stay in the castle, their options for privacy were limited so Harry had come up with the Room of Requirement as the best place. He knew everything would be ready when they got there, so now all he had to do was surprise Ginny to get her up there.
On that same afternoon, Ron and Hermione were taking a break from romance and doing homework. Hermione found herself slightly behind, even though she was still at the top of her class. She attributed the change to Ron, who even now was trying to distract her.
As they were sitting side by side, it wasn't hard for Ron to lean over and whisper, "Come on, Hermione, why don't we go do our homework in a more private place?"
"You know as well as I do Ron that if we don't do our homework with tons of other people around, it won't get done." With that she kissed him and turned back to the paper she was writing for Defense Against the Dark Arts. Ron sighed, but knew he had to do the same.
"Hey!" he exclaimed after a few moments. "Where's Harry?"
"I don't know," said Hermione. "I haven't seen him all day."
"He's been acting strange lately," said Ron. "We hardly see him."
"That's because WE'VE been a little too into ourselves lately, Ron," said Hermione. "I'm sure Harry has found other ways to entertain himself."
"I guess," said Ron.
"Ron, I won't be offended if you spend more time with Harry," Hermione said. "We may be a couple but we still have to be individuals."
"But," said Ron. "How can I stand to be away from you?"
Hermione giggled, "You're so dramatic! Ron, we see each other all the time!"
"I know, but I just can't get enough of you!" Ron exclaimed and he pulled her to him. "I want you to be all mine!"
"And I always will be," Hermione said, settling into him. "I love you."
"Love you too," said Ron, and he kissed the top of her head.
"I know you do," said Hermione. "But you still need Harry. We both do. He's our friend. And he needs us."
"You're right," Ron admitted. "I know you're right. You always are. Maybe we have been kind of into each other. Starting tomorrow we should make sure we hang out with Harry more."
"Just what I thought," said Hermione. "Now, back to this essay."
"Do I have to?" Ron asked.
"If you do, we can see about going somewhere more private when you finish it," Hermione tempted in a low voice.
"Sounds good to me!" Ron exclaimed, and he got to work on his essay.
* * *
Ginny was sitting in the library reading when she felt someone behind her. Before she could turn around she saw a red rose dangle itself in front of her face. She too it and pulled a white note card off of it. "Come to the seventh floor," it said. Ginny turned around, expecting Harry to be there but she saw no one. She smiled, gathered her books, and made her way upstairs.
When she arrived, she saw Harry standing outside the area where the door to the room would appear. All of a sudden she was nervous, remembering that this was an official date. Harry, upon seeing her, brushed her hair out of his face and smiled. He noted with pride that she was holding the rose he had dropped in front of her. Ginny noticed the invisibility cloak at Harry's feet.
"Hi," she said when she was next to him.
"Hi," he repeated.
"This was a great idea," Ginny said.
"I don't know what we'll find in there," said Harry. "Hope it's nice."
Ginny laughed nervously. "Well, I suppose if it's not we'll always have a good story to tell."
"Yeah," said Harry, considering. "Should we go in?"
"Of course," said Ginny. Harry made the door appear, and then held it open for Ginny. She stepped inside, and gasped. "Oh, Harry, it's wonderful."
Harry stepped into the room behind Ginny and saw that she was right. The room was dimly lit with candles, and there was a table set for two in the center. Soft music was playing from somewhere. All in all, it was very romantic. "Sorry I can't take credit for any of it," Harry said.
"You thought of the room," Ginny suggested.
"Still," said Harry.
"And the rose," Ginny said.
"Well, I suppose," Harry mused. "Anyway, would you like to sit?"
"Please," said Ginny, and she sat in the chair Harry pulled out for her. He pushed her chair in and took a seat across from her. They looked at each other, but neither spoke.
"Uhh..." Harry began. "What are we supposed to talk about?"
Ginny smiled. "Anything," she said. "Just treat it like we're talking in the common room."
This advice agreed with Harry, and as he and Ginny ate their meal they talked about Quidditch, Ron, Hermione and the problems that had been plaguing Harry. They stayed in the Room of Requirement for the rest of the afternoon, but they both agreed that it felt like minutes.
"Ginny," Harry said as they left the room. "I'd really like to do this again."
"Me too," said Ginny. "Anytime."
"Are you going back?" Harry asked.
"Maybe we should separate, so we don't look so suspicious."
"Good idea," said Harry. "Well I'm going to see if Ron and Hermione have finished their homework."
"And I'll head to the owlery. I have a letter for mum and dad anyway. See you soon," said Ginny, and she turned to leave.
"Oh! Ginny!" Harry called out. "One more thing." Ginny turned and Harry took a few steps until they stood in front of each other. Harry hesitated a moment, then leaned down and kissed her.
Chapter Nineteen: An Afternoon with Ginny
That night, back in the common room, Hermione was up late doing some homework when she heard footsteps coming down the stairs. Hoping it was Ron, she looked over and saw Harry appear. At first she was disappointed, but then she remembered Ginny's task of the day and wanted to know how it turned out.
"Hi Harry," she said, making him jump.
"Oh, Hermione," said Harry. "I didn't see you there."
"Sorry," she said, and laughed.
"So, how was your day?" Harry asked.
"Great," said Hermione, though she didn't want to tell Harry where they had gone, afraid it would upset him. "And yours?"
Harry noticed the sly tone in her voice. "Wait a minute. She told you didn't she?"
"Who?" Hermione asked, just to annoy him.
"Ginny," said Harry. "She told you were have a date tomorrow?"
Hermione smiled, "Actually, she told me she was going to asked you out. She didn't tell me you said yes."
"Do you girls ALWAYS tell each other everything?" Harry asked.
"Pretty much," said Hermione.
"In that case, would you mind not telling Ron?" Harry asked. "Ginny thinks he'll flip out."
Hermione laughed. "Yes, you're probably right. I won't say anything, for now. But if you and Ginny get serious, I expect you to tell him."
Harry cringed at the thought of telling Ron that he fancied Ginny, but he knew that he would have to face Ron - not to mention five other Weasley brothers. However, for now he had to get through his date with Ginny.
"What do you have planned?" Hermione asked.
"Why don't you wait until Ginny tell you tomorrow night?" Harry mused.
Hermione laughed. "Maybe I will," she said. "But it's been a long and wonderful day and I'm tired. Night Harry."
"Night."
Hermione gathered her books and headed upstairs, but not before saying to Harry, "How does it feel to be asked out by a girl?"
* * *
The next afternoon was nerve racking for Harry. The plan he thought of didn't require much effort on his part, and when he and Ginny got there, he wasn't even sure what they would find. Because they had to stay in the castle, their options for privacy were limited so Harry had come up with the Room of Requirement as the best place. He knew everything would be ready when they got there, so now all he had to do was surprise Ginny to get her up there.
On that same afternoon, Ron and Hermione were taking a break from romance and doing homework. Hermione found herself slightly behind, even though she was still at the top of her class. She attributed the change to Ron, who even now was trying to distract her.
As they were sitting side by side, it wasn't hard for Ron to lean over and whisper, "Come on, Hermione, why don't we go do our homework in a more private place?"
"You know as well as I do Ron that if we don't do our homework with tons of other people around, it won't get done." With that she kissed him and turned back to the paper she was writing for Defense Against the Dark Arts. Ron sighed, but knew he had to do the same.
"Hey!" he exclaimed after a few moments. "Where's Harry?"
"I don't know," said Hermione. "I haven't seen him all day."
"He's been acting strange lately," said Ron. "We hardly see him."
"That's because WE'VE been a little too into ourselves lately, Ron," said Hermione. "I'm sure Harry has found other ways to entertain himself."
"I guess," said Ron.
"Ron, I won't be offended if you spend more time with Harry," Hermione said. "We may be a couple but we still have to be individuals."
"But," said Ron. "How can I stand to be away from you?"
Hermione giggled, "You're so dramatic! Ron, we see each other all the time!"
"I know, but I just can't get enough of you!" Ron exclaimed and he pulled her to him. "I want you to be all mine!"
"And I always will be," Hermione said, settling into him. "I love you."
"Love you too," said Ron, and he kissed the top of her head.
"I know you do," said Hermione. "But you still need Harry. We both do. He's our friend. And he needs us."
"You're right," Ron admitted. "I know you're right. You always are. Maybe we have been kind of into each other. Starting tomorrow we should make sure we hang out with Harry more."
"Just what I thought," said Hermione. "Now, back to this essay."
"Do I have to?" Ron asked.
"If you do, we can see about going somewhere more private when you finish it," Hermione tempted in a low voice.
"Sounds good to me!" Ron exclaimed, and he got to work on his essay.
* * *
Ginny was sitting in the library reading when she felt someone behind her. Before she could turn around she saw a red rose dangle itself in front of her face. She too it and pulled a white note card off of it. "Come to the seventh floor," it said. Ginny turned around, expecting Harry to be there but she saw no one. She smiled, gathered her books, and made her way upstairs.
When she arrived, she saw Harry standing outside the area where the door to the room would appear. All of a sudden she was nervous, remembering that this was an official date. Harry, upon seeing her, brushed her hair out of his face and smiled. He noted with pride that she was holding the rose he had dropped in front of her. Ginny noticed the invisibility cloak at Harry's feet.
"Hi," she said when she was next to him.
"Hi," he repeated.
"This was a great idea," Ginny said.
"I don't know what we'll find in there," said Harry. "Hope it's nice."
Ginny laughed nervously. "Well, I suppose if it's not we'll always have a good story to tell."
"Yeah," said Harry, considering. "Should we go in?"
"Of course," said Ginny. Harry made the door appear, and then held it open for Ginny. She stepped inside, and gasped. "Oh, Harry, it's wonderful."
Harry stepped into the room behind Ginny and saw that she was right. The room was dimly lit with candles, and there was a table set for two in the center. Soft music was playing from somewhere. All in all, it was very romantic. "Sorry I can't take credit for any of it," Harry said.
"You thought of the room," Ginny suggested.
"Still," said Harry.
"And the rose," Ginny said.
"Well, I suppose," Harry mused. "Anyway, would you like to sit?"
"Please," said Ginny, and she sat in the chair Harry pulled out for her. He pushed her chair in and took a seat across from her. They looked at each other, but neither spoke.
"Uhh..." Harry began. "What are we supposed to talk about?"
Ginny smiled. "Anything," she said. "Just treat it like we're talking in the common room."
This advice agreed with Harry, and as he and Ginny ate their meal they talked about Quidditch, Ron, Hermione and the problems that had been plaguing Harry. They stayed in the Room of Requirement for the rest of the afternoon, but they both agreed that it felt like minutes.
"Ginny," Harry said as they left the room. "I'd really like to do this again."
"Me too," said Ginny. "Anytime."
"Are you going back?" Harry asked.
"Maybe we should separate, so we don't look so suspicious."
"Good idea," said Harry. "Well I'm going to see if Ron and Hermione have finished their homework."
"And I'll head to the owlery. I have a letter for mum and dad anyway. See you soon," said Ginny, and she turned to leave.
"Oh! Ginny!" Harry called out. "One more thing." Ginny turned and Harry took a few steps until they stood in front of each other. Harry hesitated a moment, then leaned down and kissed her.