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!!!