Chapter Fourteen*~~ (which is ACTUALLY a chapter)
Tears*~~
Bill and Charlie had their own room now so they were jacked out of Fred and George's. There was also a room for Sirius and a room for Remus. Dudley would stay in Ron 'and Harry's' room.
"Okay, so anyways, none of you can REALLY play poker," Ginny said.
"Have to agree with Gin," Hermione said. "You are all truly pathetic."
"H-" but Percy cut Sirius off.
"Do you REALLY want to say that?" he asked.
"Oh, right, well then. How about you play with us?" he asked "casually".
"You are sooooooo dead," Hermione said. Ginny laughed as the two swung off of the counter and took seats at the larger table.
Ten minutes later Hermione showed off her stunning straight, in diamonds. "I hate to so this Mione... but royal flush, in spades," Ginny said, laying her hand down. Every male jaw fell to the floor.
"Damn, she good," Dudley said.
"We'll let you* MEN* get back to play," Ginny said. She said men VERY sarcastically. The girls laughed and took everything Ginny had won from them up to her room. Then the 'graceful' ladies went back downstairs to finish their ice cream.
Around 4 they went outside to eat at the top of the hill. There they set up their meal. "See, we're having lunner," Harry said proudly.
"What, my little Marauder, are you talking about?" asked Sirius.
"Munch+dinner=luner," Harry said, rolling his eyes. "DUH! And don't call me little."
"Whatever, Prongs Jr.," Remus said, ruffling his hair. Harry growled.
"It is messy enough WITHOUT your help."
"Aw, not only does he have the Potter hair but he has the Potter temper," Sirius cooed.
"Sorry, Padfoot, I believe this is the Evans temper. Now we must find out if he has the Potter *charm*!"
"Oh shut up," Harry said. Ginny laughed softly as she turned the page in her notebook and kept writing. Charlie grabbed it from her. She shrieked and tried to tackle him but was stopped by Bill.
"Give it back!" Ginny yelled.
"Not until we see what our little sissy is writing about," Charlie said evilly.
"Ron, grab Hermione!" Percy said as Mione made for the notebook. Ron grinned and grabbed her around the waist.
"Now, where we you?" asked George.
"About to read something?" asked Fred.
"Yes, now," Charlie cleared his throat. Ginny was bright red already. " 'So Derek and I kissed. Well we kissed a little bit longer than 2 minutes.' Ew! Ginny you kissed Derek Boomer? That is SO gross!"
"I did not!"
"Than why on earth is it your diary on the page Charlie randomly selected?" asked Percy.
"That is NOT A DIARY!" Ginny yelled.
"Oh really?" asked George.
"Than why is this dated September 16?" asked Fred.
"This is what I like to call a story. A story about Sakura Evans and her older brothers who happen to be prats," Ginny said. "If you're gong ot read some of it, please read all of it!"
So for about five minutes everyone was reading the notebook and Ginny was bright red. "That's really good, Gin," Hermione said. (she'd read it too)
"And embarrassing," Sirius added.
"Definitely," Remus said.
"Now please leave me alone," Ginny said. She grabbed her notebook and walked down by the big lake a ways past the bottom of the hill. It was about an hour and thirteen 'entries' later that Harry came down the hill. He sat down next to her and started playing with the grass.
"What's up?" he asked.
"A clear, blue sky!" Ginny said, rolling over and gazing into it. Harry lay down next to her.
"So..." Harry trailed off nervously.
"You seem oddly nervous, Mr. Potter. Break any rules?" Ginny asked, imitating McGonagall.
Harry laughed his light and airy laugh. They shared a very nice conversation and Ginny didn't get nervous once. And then, the two were sitting against a large rock on the shore of the lake when Harry leaned over and kissed her. He pulled back and looked at Ginny carefully.
Ginny jumped up and ran off sobbing.
She ran past Hermione who sprang up from Ron's arm. Harry slammed his head against the rock and didn't care about the pain in his head and small trail of blood. He grained and jumped into the icy lake.
Ron didn't come down to pry but Sirius and Remus did. They tossed Harry a towel as he got out of the water.
"What's up?" asked Remus, sitting down. He and Sirius were acting like normal humans for once. Then again who defines normal? I mean the fact the Dursleys are perfectly normal is... well, weird!
"Something to do with love, I presume?" asked Sirius, sitting on the other side of Harry. He fixed up Harry' cut.
"Ginny... I kissed her. And... she ran away sobbing. God dammit! Why the HELL DID I DO THAT?! One she's Ron's sister and two she HATES MY FUCKING GUTS!" Harry yelled. He put his head in his hands and a moment later his shoulders were shaking. Sirius hugged him and Remus moved his hands away from his face.
They had never seen Harry Potter cry, not ever. "Harry it doesn't mean she hates you," Remus said.
"And just because she's Ron's little sister doesn't mean you can't love her," Sirius said. "You obviously do." Harry wiped the tears off of his face and looked at his two father figures.
Never had he seen them look at him with so much love. Maybe this is what it felt like. Maybe this was love.
"But... why did she run away?" he asked softly. They laughed lightly.
"Harry, she's a woman!" Remus said.
"It's just something they do. She's confused," Sirius said gently.
"Go talk to her," Remus said. Harry nodded and sprang up. Then he sat back down.
"What?" asked Sirius.
"I should wait. I just know I should," Harry stated firmly. The three boys (Remus and Sirius are boys at heart) trooped back up the hill.
Ginny and Hermione were no where in sight.
******
Ginny was crying on her bed, rocking back and forth, holding the bear Harry had given her to make up for not sending her Christmas presents. It was emerald green with chocolate colored marble eyes. There was a little turtle over the heart.
"Ginny?" Hermione asked softly. "What happened?"
"H-Harry k-kissed me!!!" she sobbed. She hugged Hermione tightly.
"Ginny, I thought you liked him."
"I do, but why did he kiss me? He doesn't like me. It was probably a dare!" Ginny sobbed. Hermione sighed and whipped Ginny's tears gently.
"Ginny, maybe you are blind. He likes you. A lot. He's been acting weird since he got here. He meant what was in that kiss, Gin, he meant it," Hermione said softly. With that she walked out.
She cuddled deep into Ron's arms. "I love you, Ron."
"Love you too, babe."
A single tear ran down Harry and Ginny's cheek at the same time. They fell quickly to the ground.
Bill and Charlie had their own room now so they were jacked out of Fred and George's. There was also a room for Sirius and a room for Remus. Dudley would stay in Ron 'and Harry's' room.
"Okay, so anyways, none of you can REALLY play poker," Ginny said.
"Have to agree with Gin," Hermione said. "You are all truly pathetic."
"H-" but Percy cut Sirius off.
"Do you REALLY want to say that?" he asked.
"Oh, right, well then. How about you play with us?" he asked "casually".
"You are sooooooo dead," Hermione said. Ginny laughed as the two swung off of the counter and took seats at the larger table.
Ten minutes later Hermione showed off her stunning straight, in diamonds. "I hate to so this Mione... but royal flush, in spades," Ginny said, laying her hand down. Every male jaw fell to the floor.
"Damn, she good," Dudley said.
"We'll let you* MEN* get back to play," Ginny said. She said men VERY sarcastically. The girls laughed and took everything Ginny had won from them up to her room. Then the 'graceful' ladies went back downstairs to finish their ice cream.
Around 4 they went outside to eat at the top of the hill. There they set up their meal. "See, we're having lunner," Harry said proudly.
"What, my little Marauder, are you talking about?" asked Sirius.
"Munch+dinner=luner," Harry said, rolling his eyes. "DUH! And don't call me little."
"Whatever, Prongs Jr.," Remus said, ruffling his hair. Harry growled.
"It is messy enough WITHOUT your help."
"Aw, not only does he have the Potter hair but he has the Potter temper," Sirius cooed.
"Sorry, Padfoot, I believe this is the Evans temper. Now we must find out if he has the Potter *charm*!"
"Oh shut up," Harry said. Ginny laughed softly as she turned the page in her notebook and kept writing. Charlie grabbed it from her. She shrieked and tried to tackle him but was stopped by Bill.
"Give it back!" Ginny yelled.
"Not until we see what our little sissy is writing about," Charlie said evilly.
"Ron, grab Hermione!" Percy said as Mione made for the notebook. Ron grinned and grabbed her around the waist.
"Now, where we you?" asked George.
"About to read something?" asked Fred.
"Yes, now," Charlie cleared his throat. Ginny was bright red already. " 'So Derek and I kissed. Well we kissed a little bit longer than 2 minutes.' Ew! Ginny you kissed Derek Boomer? That is SO gross!"
"I did not!"
"Than why on earth is it your diary on the page Charlie randomly selected?" asked Percy.
"That is NOT A DIARY!" Ginny yelled.
"Oh really?" asked George.
"Than why is this dated September 16?" asked Fred.
"This is what I like to call a story. A story about Sakura Evans and her older brothers who happen to be prats," Ginny said. "If you're gong ot read some of it, please read all of it!"
So for about five minutes everyone was reading the notebook and Ginny was bright red. "That's really good, Gin," Hermione said. (she'd read it too)
"And embarrassing," Sirius added.
"Definitely," Remus said.
"Now please leave me alone," Ginny said. She grabbed her notebook and walked down by the big lake a ways past the bottom of the hill. It was about an hour and thirteen 'entries' later that Harry came down the hill. He sat down next to her and started playing with the grass.
"What's up?" he asked.
"A clear, blue sky!" Ginny said, rolling over and gazing into it. Harry lay down next to her.
"So..." Harry trailed off nervously.
"You seem oddly nervous, Mr. Potter. Break any rules?" Ginny asked, imitating McGonagall.
Harry laughed his light and airy laugh. They shared a very nice conversation and Ginny didn't get nervous once. And then, the two were sitting against a large rock on the shore of the lake when Harry leaned over and kissed her. He pulled back and looked at Ginny carefully.
Ginny jumped up and ran off sobbing.
She ran past Hermione who sprang up from Ron's arm. Harry slammed his head against the rock and didn't care about the pain in his head and small trail of blood. He grained and jumped into the icy lake.
Ron didn't come down to pry but Sirius and Remus did. They tossed Harry a towel as he got out of the water.
"What's up?" asked Remus, sitting down. He and Sirius were acting like normal humans for once. Then again who defines normal? I mean the fact the Dursleys are perfectly normal is... well, weird!
"Something to do with love, I presume?" asked Sirius, sitting on the other side of Harry. He fixed up Harry' cut.
"Ginny... I kissed her. And... she ran away sobbing. God dammit! Why the HELL DID I DO THAT?! One she's Ron's sister and two she HATES MY FUCKING GUTS!" Harry yelled. He put his head in his hands and a moment later his shoulders were shaking. Sirius hugged him and Remus moved his hands away from his face.
They had never seen Harry Potter cry, not ever. "Harry it doesn't mean she hates you," Remus said.
"And just because she's Ron's little sister doesn't mean you can't love her," Sirius said. "You obviously do." Harry wiped the tears off of his face and looked at his two father figures.
Never had he seen them look at him with so much love. Maybe this is what it felt like. Maybe this was love.
"But... why did she run away?" he asked softly. They laughed lightly.
"Harry, she's a woman!" Remus said.
"It's just something they do. She's confused," Sirius said gently.
"Go talk to her," Remus said. Harry nodded and sprang up. Then he sat back down.
"What?" asked Sirius.
"I should wait. I just know I should," Harry stated firmly. The three boys (Remus and Sirius are boys at heart) trooped back up the hill.
Ginny and Hermione were no where in sight.
******
Ginny was crying on her bed, rocking back and forth, holding the bear Harry had given her to make up for not sending her Christmas presents. It was emerald green with chocolate colored marble eyes. There was a little turtle over the heart.
"Ginny?" Hermione asked softly. "What happened?"
"H-Harry k-kissed me!!!" she sobbed. She hugged Hermione tightly.
"Ginny, I thought you liked him."
"I do, but why did he kiss me? He doesn't like me. It was probably a dare!" Ginny sobbed. Hermione sighed and whipped Ginny's tears gently.
"Ginny, maybe you are blind. He likes you. A lot. He's been acting weird since he got here. He meant what was in that kiss, Gin, he meant it," Hermione said softly. With that she walked out.
She cuddled deep into Ron's arms. "I love you, Ron."
"Love you too, babe."
A single tear ran down Harry and Ginny's cheek at the same time. They fell quickly to the ground.