Chapter Six
Concerns and Flirtations
Harry was sitting in Ron's room ever orange room, discussing quidditch with his best friend. Hermione walked in, rolled her eyes, grabbed one of her books she had left earlier, and walked back out again. However, Ron didn't seem to notice her entrance. Ron had once again started on how fake all the quidditch fans seemed to be. According to Ron, last year it had been the Tornadoes, and this year it was some African team called the Monsoons. Harry, however, was distracted by the cherubic laughter floating up from the garden. He looked out of the window and saw Ginny. Tigress was brushing her tail against Ginny's nose and pacing back and forth playfully on Ginny's shoulders, making Ginny laugh. She really looks like an angel when she laughs like that, Harry thought with a smile. He shook his head to try and get the thought out, but it stuck like glue.
Ron began to shake Harry.
"Harry? Snap out of it! Did you hear anything that I just said?"
Harry stared at Ron in confusion.
"No, I didn't catch what you said. I was……distracted. I feel a little dizzy. I'm going to go get some air."
Harry stood up and walked out of the room while Ron just stared, very unsure of what was wrong with his friend.
Harry walked down the stairs and out the door that lead to the garden. He could hear Ginny's laughter much clearer now, and butterflies appeared in his stomach. He walked around a particularly thick patch of biting tiger lilies, who roared at him as he passed, and Ginny came into sight. She was sitting on a table with her legs crossed and still laughing as Tigress jumped from tree to tree, finally landing gracefully on Ginny's shoulder's once more. Tigress looked at Harry and mewed softly. Ginny looked in Harry's direction, saw him, and smiled. Seeing her smile, Harry began to feel dizzy.
Ginny motioned for Harry to come and join her. Harry walked towards her, stopping every now and then when Crookshanks crossed his path chasing a gnome, and with every step his knees grew weaker. Once he had reached Ginny, which seemed to him to have taken an eternity, she smiled warmly at him once again. Tigress mewed once again and jumped from Ginny's shoulders to Harry's, curling around his neck.
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"Stay still… don't move… ooh… you know I'll catch you no matter what I'm very determined you know, …silly moth"
Hermione sat up with a start at the sound of the voice. She had been lying half-asleep half-awake her mind too active to sleep completely. She looked around the room she was sharing with Ginny in a panic. There was only Ginny who was lying on her back snoring lightly as she had been for the last few hours. She continued looking around the room, apart from Ginny there was only Crookshanks who while awake and sitting at the window was a cat and therefore was taken out of the equation.
Hermione snuggled back into the covers laughing at herself for even thinking momentarily that it could have been Crookshanks she had heard talking. She sighed obviously she had been dreaming again. She decided that she wouldn't mention this to anyone…dreaming or not dreaming as she had once told Harry hearing voices was just as bad in the wizarding world as it was in the muggle, and she didn't think she was going mad…or did she?
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Luna sat down at the Weasley's breakfast table and started to butter a piece of toast, however she found herself watching Neville eating his cereal. She was unsure about the strange feelings that she had while around him, like the ones that she was feeling now. Neville looked up and smiled at her his cheeks slightly red. She looked at the table trying to make sense why she was mortified that he had caught her watching him.
"Hey Luna"
She looked up and was surprised to see that one of the twins was grinning at her.
"You want some toast with that butter?" said Fred/George
Luna looked at the toast that she was buttering and realised that her Neville watching had led to her over-buttering her toast. She wasn't that keen on butter either but she felt everyone's eyes on her so she ate the toast even though it was disgustingly buttery. When she had finished she looked up and was amused to find that they were shocked that she had eaten it, Neville however mouthed well done to her and smiled.
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Ginny reached and sat down underneath a tree and pulled out from her bag a book. It was a muggle one that Hermione had lent her a few days ago, however when one lives with Gred and Feorge getting time out to sit and read is impossible.
She laughed to herself as she remembered the prank that Ron had played on the twins earlier that morning. Ron had bombarded the twins with dungbombs while they were in their beds. This had freaked them out for a little bit as they were under the impression that the dungbombs were alive, until it had dawned on them that their youngest brother was an illusamagus.
About an hour or so into reading the book, she felt that she was being watched. She ignored the feeling for a little bit but however curiosity overwhelmed her. She glanced up and was shocked to see that it was..…Harry!
"Harry?"
"Hey Ginny…Hermione and Ron are having another argument, so I decided to leave before I got dragged into it. I was wondering if you wanted to practise Quidditch moves since your going to be on the team this year."
"I still have to try out, I might not get on the team."
Harry smiled and shook his head
"You'll be on the team this year, you were part of the reason that we won the cup last year."
Ginny raised her left eyebrow at him in amusement. Calm down she told herself, it was a simple comment he didn't mean anything other than what he said, however her heart told her different and she had to fight to control the warm feeling creeping up her face, which thankfully she was getting better and better at doing.
Harry held his hand out to help her up and they walked back to the house to get their brooms. Harry didn't let go of her hand until they were walking into the house. Ginny was finding it harder and harder to keep the cheesy grin of her face, but concentrated on teasing and joking with him instead. She was looking forward to the two of them practising Quidditch. However Ron, Bill and the twins spotted them with their brooms and it turned into a game. While she was disappointed she was surprised to see a similar look pass over Harry's face, however she didn't have time to digest this thought as the twins claimed her as their seeker.
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Hermione was sitting outside half reading and half Ron watching. He was de-gnoming – his punishment for dive-bombing his brothers with dungbombs the other morning and frightening them by doing so invisible. Personally she had thought that was hilarious but only Ginny and Harry knew she thought so.
Hmmm surely he wasn't that toned before he started playing Quidditch. She smiled as she thought that she was actually beginning to like Quidditch since Ron had started. She had only started to read up on it to try and cut down on the arguments that her and Ron had. If only it was that easy to find out if he felt the same about her. He had been giving of signs that he was interested in her but she didn't want to jump to conclusions in case she was wrong.
She was disturbed from her thoughts as Ron came over and threw himself down on the grass beside her. He looked at her and smiled at her and she smiled back. Just as he was about to say something to her Crookshanks walked in between them with something in his mouth. He dropped a biggish spider on Ron's leg and looked at him in the pleased manner he uses when he has done something good and is expecting praise for.
Ron jumped up shrieking get it off me get it off me and started running around flapping his arms at his legs.
Hermione was finding it extremely difficult not to laugh at Ron's reaction and at Crookshanks' mournful expression so put her book over her face. However it didn't work and she burst into helpless laughter. Ginny and Harry came over to see what was happening looking rather amused at the dancing Ron and joined in laughing, while Ron went red and scowled at them.
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The journey back to Hogwarts was unexciting. Malfoy hadn't even bothered to annoy them, which seemed a bit out of character but as Ginny pointed out perhaps he had learned to stay clear after what had happened on the way home a few weeks previous. Harry and Ron had laughed hysterically for a good half an hour at the thought of how Malfoy and his goons had been left at the end of the previous year.
Hagrid was there at Hogsmede station waiting for the first years and waved to them as they headed for the carriages. As they entered the front doors of the school Professor Flitwick scurried over and informed them that Professor Dumbledore wished to see Harry and Ron and Ginny straight away. Hermione and Neville said they would save them some food should they be too long.
As they entered Professor Dumbledore's office they noticed that also present was Professor McGonagall.
"Ahh Mr. Weasley, Mr. Potter Miss Weasley I see you got the message ok, well take a seat.
Now I have heard from Alistor and Remus that we have a Pyromagus, an Ilusamagus and a Telekentimagus amongst us. Interesting."
Harry, Ginny and Ron looked at each other confused as he said this.
"I'm sure you wonder why I have asked you to come and see me. Harry I see you are already aquatinted with Rose, you can use the room of requirement to learn and practice control as we cant have you setting our Professors on fire now can we?" he smiled.
"Miss Weasley, Professor McGonagall will be helping you to control your wandless magic."
"And Mr. Weasley" he smiled "I will be teaching you as I am also an Ilusamagus. I will send word for our first class once you have received your timetable."
"Now I think it is time for you three to rejoin the feast"
Concerns and Flirtations
Harry was sitting in Ron's room ever orange room, discussing quidditch with his best friend. Hermione walked in, rolled her eyes, grabbed one of her books she had left earlier, and walked back out again. However, Ron didn't seem to notice her entrance. Ron had once again started on how fake all the quidditch fans seemed to be. According to Ron, last year it had been the Tornadoes, and this year it was some African team called the Monsoons. Harry, however, was distracted by the cherubic laughter floating up from the garden. He looked out of the window and saw Ginny. Tigress was brushing her tail against Ginny's nose and pacing back and forth playfully on Ginny's shoulders, making Ginny laugh. She really looks like an angel when she laughs like that, Harry thought with a smile. He shook his head to try and get the thought out, but it stuck like glue.
Ron began to shake Harry.
"Harry? Snap out of it! Did you hear anything that I just said?"
Harry stared at Ron in confusion.
"No, I didn't catch what you said. I was……distracted. I feel a little dizzy. I'm going to go get some air."
Harry stood up and walked out of the room while Ron just stared, very unsure of what was wrong with his friend.
Harry walked down the stairs and out the door that lead to the garden. He could hear Ginny's laughter much clearer now, and butterflies appeared in his stomach. He walked around a particularly thick patch of biting tiger lilies, who roared at him as he passed, and Ginny came into sight. She was sitting on a table with her legs crossed and still laughing as Tigress jumped from tree to tree, finally landing gracefully on Ginny's shoulder's once more. Tigress looked at Harry and mewed softly. Ginny looked in Harry's direction, saw him, and smiled. Seeing her smile, Harry began to feel dizzy.
Ginny motioned for Harry to come and join her. Harry walked towards her, stopping every now and then when Crookshanks crossed his path chasing a gnome, and with every step his knees grew weaker. Once he had reached Ginny, which seemed to him to have taken an eternity, she smiled warmly at him once again. Tigress mewed once again and jumped from Ginny's shoulders to Harry's, curling around his neck.
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"Stay still… don't move… ooh… you know I'll catch you no matter what I'm very determined you know, …silly moth"
Hermione sat up with a start at the sound of the voice. She had been lying half-asleep half-awake her mind too active to sleep completely. She looked around the room she was sharing with Ginny in a panic. There was only Ginny who was lying on her back snoring lightly as she had been for the last few hours. She continued looking around the room, apart from Ginny there was only Crookshanks who while awake and sitting at the window was a cat and therefore was taken out of the equation.
Hermione snuggled back into the covers laughing at herself for even thinking momentarily that it could have been Crookshanks she had heard talking. She sighed obviously she had been dreaming again. She decided that she wouldn't mention this to anyone…dreaming or not dreaming as she had once told Harry hearing voices was just as bad in the wizarding world as it was in the muggle, and she didn't think she was going mad…or did she?
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Luna sat down at the Weasley's breakfast table and started to butter a piece of toast, however she found herself watching Neville eating his cereal. She was unsure about the strange feelings that she had while around him, like the ones that she was feeling now. Neville looked up and smiled at her his cheeks slightly red. She looked at the table trying to make sense why she was mortified that he had caught her watching him.
"Hey Luna"
She looked up and was surprised to see that one of the twins was grinning at her.
"You want some toast with that butter?" said Fred/George
Luna looked at the toast that she was buttering and realised that her Neville watching had led to her over-buttering her toast. She wasn't that keen on butter either but she felt everyone's eyes on her so she ate the toast even though it was disgustingly buttery. When she had finished she looked up and was amused to find that they were shocked that she had eaten it, Neville however mouthed well done to her and smiled.
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Ginny reached and sat down underneath a tree and pulled out from her bag a book. It was a muggle one that Hermione had lent her a few days ago, however when one lives with Gred and Feorge getting time out to sit and read is impossible.
She laughed to herself as she remembered the prank that Ron had played on the twins earlier that morning. Ron had bombarded the twins with dungbombs while they were in their beds. This had freaked them out for a little bit as they were under the impression that the dungbombs were alive, until it had dawned on them that their youngest brother was an illusamagus.
About an hour or so into reading the book, she felt that she was being watched. She ignored the feeling for a little bit but however curiosity overwhelmed her. She glanced up and was shocked to see that it was..…Harry!
"Harry?"
"Hey Ginny…Hermione and Ron are having another argument, so I decided to leave before I got dragged into it. I was wondering if you wanted to practise Quidditch moves since your going to be on the team this year."
"I still have to try out, I might not get on the team."
Harry smiled and shook his head
"You'll be on the team this year, you were part of the reason that we won the cup last year."
Ginny raised her left eyebrow at him in amusement. Calm down she told herself, it was a simple comment he didn't mean anything other than what he said, however her heart told her different and she had to fight to control the warm feeling creeping up her face, which thankfully she was getting better and better at doing.
Harry held his hand out to help her up and they walked back to the house to get their brooms. Harry didn't let go of her hand until they were walking into the house. Ginny was finding it harder and harder to keep the cheesy grin of her face, but concentrated on teasing and joking with him instead. She was looking forward to the two of them practising Quidditch. However Ron, Bill and the twins spotted them with their brooms and it turned into a game. While she was disappointed she was surprised to see a similar look pass over Harry's face, however she didn't have time to digest this thought as the twins claimed her as their seeker.
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Hermione was sitting outside half reading and half Ron watching. He was de-gnoming – his punishment for dive-bombing his brothers with dungbombs the other morning and frightening them by doing so invisible. Personally she had thought that was hilarious but only Ginny and Harry knew she thought so.
Hmmm surely he wasn't that toned before he started playing Quidditch. She smiled as she thought that she was actually beginning to like Quidditch since Ron had started. She had only started to read up on it to try and cut down on the arguments that her and Ron had. If only it was that easy to find out if he felt the same about her. He had been giving of signs that he was interested in her but she didn't want to jump to conclusions in case she was wrong.
She was disturbed from her thoughts as Ron came over and threw himself down on the grass beside her. He looked at her and smiled at her and she smiled back. Just as he was about to say something to her Crookshanks walked in between them with something in his mouth. He dropped a biggish spider on Ron's leg and looked at him in the pleased manner he uses when he has done something good and is expecting praise for.
Ron jumped up shrieking get it off me get it off me and started running around flapping his arms at his legs.
Hermione was finding it extremely difficult not to laugh at Ron's reaction and at Crookshanks' mournful expression so put her book over her face. However it didn't work and she burst into helpless laughter. Ginny and Harry came over to see what was happening looking rather amused at the dancing Ron and joined in laughing, while Ron went red and scowled at them.
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The journey back to Hogwarts was unexciting. Malfoy hadn't even bothered to annoy them, which seemed a bit out of character but as Ginny pointed out perhaps he had learned to stay clear after what had happened on the way home a few weeks previous. Harry and Ron had laughed hysterically for a good half an hour at the thought of how Malfoy and his goons had been left at the end of the previous year.
Hagrid was there at Hogsmede station waiting for the first years and waved to them as they headed for the carriages. As they entered the front doors of the school Professor Flitwick scurried over and informed them that Professor Dumbledore wished to see Harry and Ron and Ginny straight away. Hermione and Neville said they would save them some food should they be too long.
As they entered Professor Dumbledore's office they noticed that also present was Professor McGonagall.
"Ahh Mr. Weasley, Mr. Potter Miss Weasley I see you got the message ok, well take a seat.
Now I have heard from Alistor and Remus that we have a Pyromagus, an Ilusamagus and a Telekentimagus amongst us. Interesting."
Harry, Ginny and Ron looked at each other confused as he said this.
"I'm sure you wonder why I have asked you to come and see me. Harry I see you are already aquatinted with Rose, you can use the room of requirement to learn and practice control as we cant have you setting our Professors on fire now can we?" he smiled.
"Miss Weasley, Professor McGonagall will be helping you to control your wandless magic."
"And Mr. Weasley" he smiled "I will be teaching you as I am also an Ilusamagus. I will send word for our first class once you have received your timetable."
"Now I think it is time for you three to rejoin the feast"