"Right In Front Of You" Chapter 2: Meeting Up Again

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The last few days had sped up, a good thing for Ginny Weasly. She couldn't wait to see everyone again, for she had changed dramatically in that short period of time. Her bright red hair turned softer, & her green eyes lightened to a pale green color. Also, she had grown, for she was at least as tall as Hermione now. "Ginny dear! It's almost time to go!" her mother yelled up to her, a hint of sadness in it. She felt bad that she was leaving her mum behind, but this was also important; she wanted to learn about her power. "In a minute mum!" She quickly got her trunk & lunged it down the stairs. 'Ugh, Floo Powder again,' she thought as she grabbed a pinch of it from the flower pot. "Aww, my baby girl is all grown up!" Mrs. Weasly exclaimed, giving Ginny one of her bone-crushing hugs. "Don't worry Mum, I'll owl you everyday," she struggled out, relieved when her mum let go of her. She gave her a kiss on the cheek, & threw the powder in the fireplace. She stepped in & yelled, "Dumbledore's Office!" Soon, she & her trunk were flying by fireplaces until she landed in his office, falling onto someone. When she saw who it was, she gasped.

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Seamus was happy that the day to start training came. 'Maybe I can ask Lavender what her problem was this short break,' he thought as he jammed the last of his stuff in his trunk. He quickly lunged his trunk down the stairs. He met his mum, who was standing in front of their fireplace, a bottle of Floo Powder waiting for him. "I'm going to miss you Seamus," she sighed, a tear threatening to fall. "Awww, don't worry Mum; I'll owl you everyday, telling you what we do." He hugged her, then took the powder & threw it into the fireplace. With a final glance at his mum, he stepped in & yelled, "Dumbledore's Office!" He soon whipped past many fireplaces before landing on the floor of his destination. As he was going to get up, someone landed on him. He turned around to see who it was, & saw who it was: Ginny.

'She has grown up,' he thought as he glanced at her. Her long red hair, with a soft glow, was falling in curls to her mid-back, her pale green eyes with surprise in them, & her wearing a silver tank top & black pants. "Well, I didn't think you wanted to see me this bad," he smirked playfully, helping Ginny up. She just laughed, & hugged him. He felt a weird sensation going through him, but ignored it. "So, how have you been?" Ginny asked, letting go & going to take a seat in front of Dumbledore's desk. "Good, not counting that Lavender hasn't owled me in two weeks." He felt gloomy again; he really did love Lavender, but if she didn't start talking to him again, their relationship & friendship might never be the same again. "I know what you mean," she sighed. He patted her arm & reassuringly said, "Don't worry, things with you & Harry'll turn around. You'll see." He smiled, & she smiled back. 'Damn she's really pretty when she smiles...ah what am I saying?! We're just friends!' Just then, he heard someone getting up from the fireplace. He turned around & quickly wiped the smile off his face, since Ginny wasn't that happy. It was......................

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Ginny noticed she landed on Seamus. 'Whoa, he's changed,' she thought. His brown hair had Irish red shining through, & his brown eyes looked shocked, but happy, with him in a dark green T-shirt & jeans. "Well, I didn't think you wanted to see me this bad," he smirked playfully, helping her up. She had to laugh, & hugged him. 'That's Seamus for you,' she thought as she asked, "So, how have you been?" She let go & went to take a seat in front of Dumbledore's desk. He followed her & replied, "Good, not counting that Lavender hasn't owled me in two weeks." She could tell that hurt him; she felt the same way. "I know what you mean," she sighed. She loved Harry, but she was afraid if this kept going on, they wouldn't even be friends anymore. She felt him pat her arm & say, "Don't worry, things with you & Harry'll turn around. You'll see." He smiled, & she smiled back. She hoped he was right, but that wasn't what she was thinking of at the moment. 'Bloody hell, he's handsome when he smiles...what am I saying?! Harry's my boyfriend, not Seamus! He's one of my best friends, & nothing more!' For some reason, she didn't fully believe herself, but something shook it out of her thoughts for the moment, for someone had landed on the floor at the fireplace. She turned around & her smile disappeared. It was.....................................

"Hey Harry," she said quietly. 'He just had to get hotter over the break, didn't he?' His black hair was messy as ever, his emerald eyes glowing with shock of seeing her, & he adorned with a gray T-shirt *the color of a thunder cloud* & jeans a couple sizes too big for him. He just stood there, a blank look in his eyes. She got up & hugged him, & he slightly hugged back. "Are you alright Harry?" she asked, worriedly, "You hardly owled me this month." He pulled her back, a blank look still in his eyes, & she thought she saw him flash a dangerous look at Seamus. Ginny dismissed it, just happy to see Harry again. Seamus came over & said, "Hey Harry. How have you been mate?" Ginny caught that dangerous look flash in Harry's eyes, but it disappeared just as quickly as it came while he replied, "Been better." Interrupting the silence threatening to fall was a plop. The three turned around to see.......

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"Hey Lavender," Seamus said, his turn to be quietly. She looked wonderful as ever, her black hair now shoulder length, her beautiful amber eyes *I don't know her eye color* shining with happiness, but shock of seeing Seamus, adorned with a light blue tank top & lavender shorts. She walked over to Seamus, & hugged him lightly. "Hi sweetie," she cooed, breaking her hug. Seamus didn't expect Lavender to act like she did, but he didn't mind. He did notice that she gave Ginny a quick death glare before anyone could notice what happened. Before he could say anything else, he heard another blast of the fireplace, & the four smiled as they saw Dean brushing soot off of himself.

"Hey Dean!" they exclaimed happily, walking over to him."Hey you guys," Dean said, giving Ginny & Lavender hugs & Seamus & Harry guy hugs. "How have you guys been?" "Good," "Okay," "Been better," & "Just peachy," 's escaped their mouths. The five laughed, then Dean exclaimed, "Hermione should be here in a minute-." An "Oof!" interrupted Dean; it was Hermione. "Hermione!" Ginny exclaimed, running over to her & giving her a hug. "Ahhh!" Hermione yelped as they fell over. Seamus, Dean, Harry, & Lavender couldn't stop laughing. Seamus noticed that Dean had also changed in a short period of time, & so did Hermione. Dean's dark hair was even messier than usual, his dark eyes filled with laughter, adorned in a dark red T- shirt & bronze-colored shorts. Hermione had grown into a beauty, perfect for his best friend, who's curly hair was even straighter-looking then before, her chocolate eyes also filled with laughter, adorned in a bright white tank top & deep sky blue shorts. "Ginny, you can get off me now!" Hermione exclaimed, but it was muffled. Ginny got off Hermione, or more like, rolled off of her, laughing too hard to get up. "Alright Starry, you can stop laughing now," Hermione said, trying not to laugh & putting on a serious face that threatened to break. "Al-alright," Ginny gasped, holding onto the wall for support. "Aw, don't worry Angel, it's a welcome-back joke," Dean said, wrapping his arms around Hermione's waist. She leaned back into him, & that's when she noticed Harry & Lavender, laughing also. "Harry! Lav!" she exclaimed, leaving Dean's embrace & giving Harry a hug. "So that's how it is," Dean pouted mockingly. Hermione walked back over to Dean after giving Lavender a hug. "Aww Dean, you know I love you," she exclaimed, pecking him on the lips. He returned with a full-force kiss. They broke to breath, a playful smirk on Dean's face. "I feel better now," he exclaimed, pulling Hermione to him. She laughed, smiling up at him. All the sudden, there was a loud, "Bang!" from behind them. The six turned around, wondering what the noise was from, & fell on the ground laughing as they saw what happened.

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'This is even funnier than what I did to Hermione!' Ginny thought to herself, unable to speak. On the floor was a tangle of Ron, Padma, Neville, & Parvati, mixed in with all of their trunks. "What happened, get caught in an 'accident'?" Seamus laughed, lucky enough to get that out. The four just glared, then laughed too. After ten minutes of straight laughing, Ron mumbled, "Now, can you guys get us out of this?" Ginny, Seamus, Hermione, Dean, Harry, & Lavender, recovering from their laughter, got up to pull each of their friends out of the pile. Yanking hard, they managed to get them all out. Ginny couldn't stop laughing now, because when they all pulled, the soot poofed out into the room, covering it all in soot. Now everyone was laughing, unable to speak. Ginny observed what the rest of their gang was wearing. Her brother finally stopped growing, having 6' 4" being tall enough, his blue eyes showing laughter, & adorned in an orange T- shirt & jean shorts. Neville had also grown, standing at 5' 11", his brown hair spiked up & light brown eyes looking around him, adorned in a dark blue T-shirt & jeans. Parvati, who was pulled to Neville, had her black hair down past her shoulders, her rosy-looking brown eyes showing happiness, being adorned in a light pink tank top & white jean shorts. Lastly, Padma, who was holding Ron's hand, had her hair lying to shoulder length, her light brown eyes smiling, being adorned in a soft blue tank top & white jean shorts. Finally, they heard someone say something from the door. "Wonderful; you're all here. Let's get started, shall we?" It was Dumbledore, the usual twinkle in his eyes shining extremely brightly today. Everyone took a seat & waited for him to begin.