Chapter 2: Ignore It
Harry decided to let Ginny sleep (*or be unconscious*) until they arrived at Hogsmeade. He didn't know what made him say or do it. He just did. As the train rolled to a stop he woke up Ron ad Hermione first. When they saw their position, they jumped away from each other, resulting in Ron kicking Ginny and waking her up. The four of them felt the tension immediately and headed straight for the carriages. Ginny saw Colin and Jane in the one she entered and sat down with them.
"So how was your summer?" She asked them.
"Uneventful as usual." Jane answered.
"Mine was great!" Colin exclaimed. "I went scuba diving with my grandparents and got this wicked underwater camera! Want to see the photos?"
"Save them." Jane said first. "It'll give us something to do later. So how about your holidays then Ginny?"
"Oh well you know the Burrow. Always busy." She responded absentmindedly. Her brain was absolutely reeling. Harry Potter had kissed her! She didn't fancy Harry that way anymore, but still the guy she liked until her third year, liked her back! Maybe. They were gonna date! Possibly. Jane noticed her spicy friends lack of vibranceand pointed it out.
"Ginny?" Jane started. "Is everything okay?"
"Yes but," she cast an openly furtive glance at Colin. "I'll tell you later." She whispered. Jane looked at him and nodded.
AT THE FEAST.
The sorting finished with twenty-five Gryffindors, eighteen Slytherin's, twenty-three Ravenclaws, and fourteen Hufflepuffs. Dumbledore stood to make his yearly announcements. "Welcome back, and to, Hogwarts. I must inform our first year students, that the Dark Forest is strictly forbidden to all students. There is to be no lurking on the school grounds after dark, for it will give our dear Mr. Filch a hassle. For further rules and regulations, consult your head of house, head boy and girl or house prefects. Now, on a more happy and useful note, this year there will be a Pajama dance in order to lighten the mood on what seems to be a dark period of time for some. Remember, only P.J.'s or no DJ's!" And with that he sat down letting a little more than half of the great hall wondering what on earth a DJ was.
Ron and Hermione were sitting on one side of the table with Harry in the middle. On the opposite side was Colin and Jane with Ginny in the middle. Ginny and Harry were sitting directly across from each other. "Pass the pumpkin juice please Ginny." Harry asked casually. Ginny tried to be unperturbed by the sound of his voice and passed it to him without looking at him, for fear of permanently staining her cheeks red. Harry noticed this and spoke up.
"Ginny, about the kiss. it just- it- it- it didn't mean anything." Ginny felt embarrassed for ever getting her hopes up, but brushed that feeling quickly aside. She would not let this slide. She would not make this situation easy for him.
"It's okay Harry." She said casually. "I didn't expect it to." Harry looked confused but didn't say anything. When they were escorted to their dorms and told the password (*shrinking shrew*) Ginny headed straight for her dormitory. Jane was waiting for her on her bed. "So?" "Sew buttons." Ginny retorted "Sod off! What did you need to wait till dinner to tell me?" "Well," Ginny hesitated. But she had no reason to lie. It was Harry "the prat" Potter's turn to feel embarrassed. "Harry said I was pretty and kissed me on the cheek." Jane's mouth was open so wide Ginny swore she was half fish. "So are you two dating now or what?" Jane asked finally. "No." Ginny answered casually. "He said it didn't mean a thing." "So-s-so-so." "It was over before it even began."
Harry decided to let Ginny sleep (*or be unconscious*) until they arrived at Hogsmeade. He didn't know what made him say or do it. He just did. As the train rolled to a stop he woke up Ron ad Hermione first. When they saw their position, they jumped away from each other, resulting in Ron kicking Ginny and waking her up. The four of them felt the tension immediately and headed straight for the carriages. Ginny saw Colin and Jane in the one she entered and sat down with them.
"So how was your summer?" She asked them.
"Uneventful as usual." Jane answered.
"Mine was great!" Colin exclaimed. "I went scuba diving with my grandparents and got this wicked underwater camera! Want to see the photos?"
"Save them." Jane said first. "It'll give us something to do later. So how about your holidays then Ginny?"
"Oh well you know the Burrow. Always busy." She responded absentmindedly. Her brain was absolutely reeling. Harry Potter had kissed her! She didn't fancy Harry that way anymore, but still the guy she liked until her third year, liked her back! Maybe. They were gonna date! Possibly. Jane noticed her spicy friends lack of vibranceand pointed it out.
"Ginny?" Jane started. "Is everything okay?"
"Yes but," she cast an openly furtive glance at Colin. "I'll tell you later." She whispered. Jane looked at him and nodded.
AT THE FEAST.
The sorting finished with twenty-five Gryffindors, eighteen Slytherin's, twenty-three Ravenclaws, and fourteen Hufflepuffs. Dumbledore stood to make his yearly announcements. "Welcome back, and to, Hogwarts. I must inform our first year students, that the Dark Forest is strictly forbidden to all students. There is to be no lurking on the school grounds after dark, for it will give our dear Mr. Filch a hassle. For further rules and regulations, consult your head of house, head boy and girl or house prefects. Now, on a more happy and useful note, this year there will be a Pajama dance in order to lighten the mood on what seems to be a dark period of time for some. Remember, only P.J.'s or no DJ's!" And with that he sat down letting a little more than half of the great hall wondering what on earth a DJ was.
Ron and Hermione were sitting on one side of the table with Harry in the middle. On the opposite side was Colin and Jane with Ginny in the middle. Ginny and Harry were sitting directly across from each other. "Pass the pumpkin juice please Ginny." Harry asked casually. Ginny tried to be unperturbed by the sound of his voice and passed it to him without looking at him, for fear of permanently staining her cheeks red. Harry noticed this and spoke up.
"Ginny, about the kiss. it just- it- it- it didn't mean anything." Ginny felt embarrassed for ever getting her hopes up, but brushed that feeling quickly aside. She would not let this slide. She would not make this situation easy for him.
"It's okay Harry." She said casually. "I didn't expect it to." Harry looked confused but didn't say anything. When they were escorted to their dorms and told the password (*shrinking shrew*) Ginny headed straight for her dormitory. Jane was waiting for her on her bed. "So?" "Sew buttons." Ginny retorted "Sod off! What did you need to wait till dinner to tell me?" "Well," Ginny hesitated. But she had no reason to lie. It was Harry "the prat" Potter's turn to feel embarrassed. "Harry said I was pretty and kissed me on the cheek." Jane's mouth was open so wide Ginny swore she was half fish. "So are you two dating now or what?" Jane asked finally. "No." Ginny answered casually. "He said it didn't mean a thing." "So-s-so-so." "It was over before it even began."