By the end of September, the Defence Against the Dark Arts classes
became much more well-liked. Nobody else got into trouble, and Professor
Morgan was becoming very popular among the males in the school.
Everything became normal again between Harry and Elora. She had apologized right after Professor Morgan had talked to Harry. Although Elora was still bugging Harry to do something about his crush on Ginny, he never did. The news that the famous Harry Potter liked Ginny Weasley got around school pretty quickly within days, and soon not only Elora was pestering him now. And although she never let on that she had heard the rumours, Ginny blushed every time Harry even said "hello" to her.
Everywhere Harry went he couldn't ignore the giggling and taunting that followed, especially from Fred and George. They would turn up in crowded hallways and begin to yell to Harry all sorts of embarrassing things, like "If you hurt our sister, we'll have to unleash the canary creams again". Although their protective attitudes were refreshing from their usual every-thing-is-a-joke one, Harry didn't like it a bit.
One evening, while sitting in the common room trying to do his Divination homework, Harry was again being mocked by the twins.
"Oh Harry! I'm so thrilled that you finally return my love," said Fred, imitating Ginny.
"Oh Ginny! Let's get married. Oh, wait...we can't because I'm a stupid git who won't do anything about my love for you," said George, pretending to be Harry.
This had been going on for the last ten minutes. Harry was trying to ignore them but this last comment had pushed him over the edge. Harry pushed his books onto a nearby table and strolled over to where Ginny was talking with her friend Hailey.
"Hey Gin," he said. "Can I talk to you for a minute?"
Harry could see Fred and George staring at him in surprise across the common room.
Hailey got up from her chair and answered for Ginny, "Oh, I was just leaving Harry. I'm exhausted." She pretended to yawn and added, "Good night!" Then she walked to the girl's staircase and turned to join a few other fourth-years, giggling.
"Well," Ginny started. "What did you want to talk to me about, Harry?"
When Harry began to talk, he couldn't find the words. He really didn't know what he was going to say, actually. He searched his mind for anything to say but was beginning to draw a complete blank.
"Er...well, I was just wondering, you know...well, it's the first Hogsmeade weekend and..er.I was wondering whether you, and I, could, you know, go together?" Harry quickly blurted out the last part, and swiftly looked at the floor. His heart was pounding, and his palms were sweaty. He had never felt this nervous, even when he had asked Cho Chang to the Yule Ball last year.
"Sure Harry," Ginny replied softly. "I'd love to!"
"You would?! I mean, that's great, very good," Harry stuttered, suddenly beaming.
"Well, meet me here at 9 then?" Ginny asked smiling.
Harry nodded. "No problem, I'll see you then."
Spontaneously, Ginny gave him a kiss on the cheek. She grinned and then walked up the staircase to the girl's dormitories.
Harry, grinning to himself, rejoined Fred and George just as Adelaide burst through the portrait door.
She marched across the room and sat down in front of the fire and huffed loudly. The room went silent as everyone stared at her. Hermione and Elora glanced at each other, then both got up and made their way over to their obviously upset friend.
"Addie?" Elora asked cautiously, as she and Hermione sat on either side of Adelaide.
"What's wrong?" Hermione inquired quietly.
"Men!" Adelaide replied vociferously.
"What about them?" Elora asked, still as cautious as before.
"They are.just so..STUPID!" she yelled.
"Oh, Addie, um..did you and Oliver have a row?" Hermione asked.
"Oh no, everything's fine and dandy with Oliver. He has quidditch," Adelaide snapped.
"Well..he has you too," Elora sighed.
Adelaide looked at her and shook her head. "Not for long, if he keeps acting like this." Adelaide got up from the couch they were sitting on and left the common room once again.
"I wonder what's happened now," Hermione moaned.
"Who knows.," Elora responded.
Everything became normal again between Harry and Elora. She had apologized right after Professor Morgan had talked to Harry. Although Elora was still bugging Harry to do something about his crush on Ginny, he never did. The news that the famous Harry Potter liked Ginny Weasley got around school pretty quickly within days, and soon not only Elora was pestering him now. And although she never let on that she had heard the rumours, Ginny blushed every time Harry even said "hello" to her.
Everywhere Harry went he couldn't ignore the giggling and taunting that followed, especially from Fred and George. They would turn up in crowded hallways and begin to yell to Harry all sorts of embarrassing things, like "If you hurt our sister, we'll have to unleash the canary creams again". Although their protective attitudes were refreshing from their usual every-thing-is-a-joke one, Harry didn't like it a bit.
One evening, while sitting in the common room trying to do his Divination homework, Harry was again being mocked by the twins.
"Oh Harry! I'm so thrilled that you finally return my love," said Fred, imitating Ginny.
"Oh Ginny! Let's get married. Oh, wait...we can't because I'm a stupid git who won't do anything about my love for you," said George, pretending to be Harry.
This had been going on for the last ten minutes. Harry was trying to ignore them but this last comment had pushed him over the edge. Harry pushed his books onto a nearby table and strolled over to where Ginny was talking with her friend Hailey.
"Hey Gin," he said. "Can I talk to you for a minute?"
Harry could see Fred and George staring at him in surprise across the common room.
Hailey got up from her chair and answered for Ginny, "Oh, I was just leaving Harry. I'm exhausted." She pretended to yawn and added, "Good night!" Then she walked to the girl's staircase and turned to join a few other fourth-years, giggling.
"Well," Ginny started. "What did you want to talk to me about, Harry?"
When Harry began to talk, he couldn't find the words. He really didn't know what he was going to say, actually. He searched his mind for anything to say but was beginning to draw a complete blank.
"Er...well, I was just wondering, you know...well, it's the first Hogsmeade weekend and..er.I was wondering whether you, and I, could, you know, go together?" Harry quickly blurted out the last part, and swiftly looked at the floor. His heart was pounding, and his palms were sweaty. He had never felt this nervous, even when he had asked Cho Chang to the Yule Ball last year.
"Sure Harry," Ginny replied softly. "I'd love to!"
"You would?! I mean, that's great, very good," Harry stuttered, suddenly beaming.
"Well, meet me here at 9 then?" Ginny asked smiling.
Harry nodded. "No problem, I'll see you then."
Spontaneously, Ginny gave him a kiss on the cheek. She grinned and then walked up the staircase to the girl's dormitories.
Harry, grinning to himself, rejoined Fred and George just as Adelaide burst through the portrait door.
She marched across the room and sat down in front of the fire and huffed loudly. The room went silent as everyone stared at her. Hermione and Elora glanced at each other, then both got up and made their way over to their obviously upset friend.
"Addie?" Elora asked cautiously, as she and Hermione sat on either side of Adelaide.
"What's wrong?" Hermione inquired quietly.
"Men!" Adelaide replied vociferously.
"What about them?" Elora asked, still as cautious as before.
"They are.just so..STUPID!" she yelled.
"Oh, Addie, um..did you and Oliver have a row?" Hermione asked.
"Oh no, everything's fine and dandy with Oliver. He has quidditch," Adelaide snapped.
"Well..he has you too," Elora sighed.
Adelaide looked at her and shook her head. "Not for long, if he keeps acting like this." Adelaide got up from the couch they were sitting on and left the common room once again.
"I wonder what's happened now," Hermione moaned.
"Who knows.," Elora responded.