Chapter 8
Disclaimer-
if your reading this JK Rowling you know which characters are yours and which
are mine, for who ever else is reading, you'll figure it out.
Neville waited nervously in the
Gryffindor common room while Ginny got ready. He'd decided to take her out for
lunch and then maybe go shopping. Ginny stood in front of her full-length
mirror, staring at her hair, wondering what in the heck she could do with it.
She'd skipped breakfast so she could find the perfect out fit. She'd finally
decided on a yellow mini skirt and a dark blue thin strapped tank topped, and
had pulled a see though yellow blouse over the shirt (A/N-its still warm out,
she wont freeze to death I promise). She now fingered her waist length red hair
and wondered what to do. Luna sat on Ginny's bed reading her father's magazine
but she looked up at Ginny every so often with a smirk on her face. Finally
after half an hour Luna let out an exasperated tut and stood up, pointed her
wand at Ginny's hair and muttered a spell under her breath. Ginny's hair braided
itself into a long plait down her back.
"Thanks Luna, you're a
life saver." Ginny hugged her friend.
"Well jeez Gin, if I
didn't do something you'd of stood here all day and poor Neville would of spent
all day waiting for you." Luna smirked and smacked her friend playfully on
the arm. Ginny laughed.
"Oh Luna I'm just so
nervous. It's the first time that anyone from their grade ask me out sense
Dean, I'm really nervous. I mean what if he thinks I'm not good enough or some
thing I mean gosh, he could realize that I really am a year younger then he is
and think I'm just not his type or something."
Luna laughed, "Gin your
such a flibberde jibbit. You're going to be fine. And you're going to have fun
and everything will turn out for the best." Ginny nodded, smoothed her
skirt and turned to go down to meet her date.
Meanwhile
Neville paced by the fire; every so
often he ran a hand though his hair. When the portrait hole opened he didn't
really notice. Ron walked in a very tired Hermione leaning on him. Madame
Pomfrey had let her leave but only because Ron had promised she'd not leave her
bed for a while and that he figured she'd feel a lot better in her own room
then in the hospital wing. He'd spent the night in the chair next to her bed,
they'd written to their parents and Ron had spent much of the night and morning
assuring her that no matter what he'd always love her and it wasn't her fault.
When he saw Neville his eyes narrowed slightly. He set Hermione down in a
chair, and walked over to Neville. Ginny had been so excited after Neville had
asked her out she went straight to Hermione to tell her. And Hermione in her
slightly drugged stupor, (Madame Pomfrey had given her some powerful pain
potions but they made her slightly incoherent) had told Ron, who now needed to
have a talk with his friend about his baby sister.
"Neville my boy we need to
talk." Neville stopped his pacing and looked up at his friend.
"What's up man?"
Neville replied as Ron walked over to him and put an arm around his shoulders.
"Neville, I hear that
you're taking my little sister out. Now I'm all cool with that you know, Ginny
needs to be around guys other than her brothers. But Neville if I hear or am
told by Ginny herself that you've broken her heart, I will break every single
bone in your body. If she cry's at least one tear, you will be crying for
months, and if god forbid, you've done some thing really awful, you will lose
your ability to have children, and trust me Neville, I have 5 other brothers,
we all will kill you together if you hurt Ginny. It's nothing-personal man,
you're a cool guy, and we will always be friends but I love Ginny very much and
will do anything to protect her. Thanks for your time man."
Ron left Neville by the fire,
went and helped Hermione up, just as Ginny came down the stairs. Neville whose
mind had just been reeling from the speech Ron had just given lost all thought
when he saw Ginny.
"Hey Neville, you
ready?" Ginny walked over to him and hocked her arm though his.
"Yeah, you hungry, I know
the perfect place to go." Neville cast one last look at Ron and then lead
Ginny out the door.
In Hogsmeade
Draco watched Loshea sort
though so many different types of climbing equipment until she finally decided
and got Draco all the equipment he needed and a new bungee cord for herself.
"So you want to grab a
butterbeer or something?" Draco asked as they walked out of the store.
"What and miss this great
weather, I want to get you started, and teach you, I like to jump in bad
weather, much more extreme, but way to dangerous for a first timer, I mean I've
been doing this for years, sense I was 9, and I started out at an indoor rock
wall. So we'll start on the little cliff and work our way up."
"Sounds like fun. So you
don't want anything to eat or anything like that."
"No, I never eat or drink
before a climb. I've seen people throw up while their jumping if they eat
before they climb, it's really gross."
"Ok. lets go then!"
"Great, you'll have so
much fun." Draco had never heard or seen Loshea this happy before, it
seemed extreme sports where really her thing.
Later on
Draco checked over his stuff once
more just to be sure. Loshea stood next to him at the edge of the cliff, a
small crowd was gathering behind them to see what was going to happen. Loshea
had spent some time instructing Draco on how to get the bungee moved from his
feet to the clip on his waist in the fastest time and how to grab the cliff
safely. After some scouting she'd found the perfect spot for his first jump, a
small cliff edged by deep water that looked clear of rocks perfect incase he
fell, she also had her wand just incase.
"You ready?" Loshea
asked looking over at him, a smile playing over her lips.
"Oh yeah, lets jump."
Draco stepped closer to the edge, "on the count of three, one⦠two...
three!" Loshea jumped spreading her arms as if she where flying, Draco did
the same, but with much less grace and skill, he tried hard not to scream but
as the water got closer, the temptation grew, he almost touched the water with
his nose, when the bungee sprung back, and they went up again, and then back
down, Loshea had told him that on the third time down to bring his feet to his
chest, grab a hold of the cord and rehook it, she'd shown him how many times,
so he felt like an expert, and rehooked with out any problems, and on the
fourth time as the cord was losing its elasticity he grabbed the cliff. Loshea
had already begun to climb she looked down at him.
"Come on Spiderman, get a
move on." Loshea laughed and climbed with practiced ease. Draco scrambled
up after her, the climbing shoes gripping the rock perfectly. And as he neared
the top he could hear cheers. And he saw many a people standing there cheering.
"Well?" Loshea looked
at him, her hair tousled looking as if she'd had the time of her life.
"That was so cool. but I
think I'll wait tell I do it again." Draco stood up and began to take off
the safety gear.
"That's what I thought,
but I'm glad you enjoyed your self." Loshea smiled and helped him with his
gear.
A/N- Very Important you must read. I want you to know, I have no idea if the
stunt I just wrote is safe or if possible, DO NOT TRY IT!!!! It was an idea
that planted it self in my mind, but I would never do it. I have rock climbed
before and I know how, I've never bungee jumped but I have seen and spoken to
some one who has, I doubt you can do the two together in really life, but
remember this is fiction. Do not try at home,
please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok I'm glad I did that. To all my faith full reviewers thanks guys, you make me
want to put these chapters out as fast as I can and I promise, more
Ginny/Neville and Harry/Sophie later. I just had to get the jump out before I
lost the idea, thanks for the support and remember do not try the stunt that
Draco and Loshea did, I'm positive its NOT POSSIBLE. Lots of Love.. Loshea!!!
