All You Wanted
Chapter 1: Girls Will Be Girls
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, any of the characters, or the Michelle Branch song. I do however own the plot.
Author's Note: This was orginally written under a different name of mine, but I just wanted to move all my fanfiction into one place :)
"If you want to
I can save you
I can take you away from here
So lonely inside
So busy out there
And all you wanted was somebody who cares" - All You Wanted, Michelle
Ginny Weasley sat on the couch in the Gryffindor Common Room, reading "Standard Book of Spells, Grade 5". She wasn't interested in the book, as she was a certain boy. Every few minutes she would peer up from her book to see him losing horribly again Ron in Wizard's Chess. She was staring so intently she didn't even realize Hermione Granger come up from behind her and say, "Why don't you just go over and talk to him?"
She jumped up and asked, "Huh? I don't need to talk to anyone."
"I know you don't have many close girlfriends, Ginny. So, if you ever do need someone to talk to, then you always have me."
Over the past year, Hermione and Ginny had become very close. With Ron and Harry growing older, Hermione liked spending time with Ginny.
"Well, actually I do have this killer essay I need to do for Snape-"
"Harry," Hermione cut her off, "I can see it in your eyes that you still like him. The way you look at him."
Ginny finally gave in and replied, "What's the point? I'm never gonna have him so I don't see why I bother."
"You never know."
"That look I have...I can see it in Harry's eyes. He gets it when he looks at Cho Chang. You know that girl in Ravenclaw. She's so pretty."
"But she's no Ginny Weasley," Hermione added, "You're so pretty. You have such beautiful red hair and a cute smile. What guy could possibly pass up a chance with you?"
Ginny sighed and close her book, "Harry." And with that she retreated back to the 5th year girls' dormitory.
Hermione shook her head, and watched as she walked off. This was going to be more difficult than she thought.
Going up to her room, she heard Parvati and Lavendar laughing. 'Great,' thought Hermione, 'A gossip fest.' When they saw her Parvati said, "Hermione, who do you think is the cutest guy in Gryffindor?"
Hermione rolled her eyes. "I don't know. Neville Longbottom," she said, sarcastically.
Lavendar giggled, "I think Dean has such a nice body. Do you think he'll ask me to the 'Welcome Back' ball?"
Hermione looked up, "The what?"
Lavendar smiled knowingly, "Well, not many students know about this. But Parvati and I overheard Professor McGonagall talking about it with Professor Sprout. It's another ball. Like the Yule Ball."
"I absolutely cannot wait! After having to go with Harry Potter last year. He is famous and he was in the TriWizard Tornament, but he's so boring. Really, The only reason I even bothered was so we could lead the first dance," Parvati said.
Hermione snorted, "I thought you just couldn't get another date."
Parvati shot her a dirty look, "For your information, I was asked by tons of guys."
"And you went with Harry, who you had never bothered to give the time of day before," Hermione pointed out.
"Well anyway," Lavander said loudly changing the subject, "Who are you going with? Too bad Viktor Krum isn't here. Maybe Neville? You did say he was cute before."
Hermione smiled, "Or maybe, I'll go to sleep."
Parvati laughed, "You know she's avoiding the question."
"Don't worry, sweetie. From what I hear Ron is free. It's not like Padma had the time of her life at the ball with him," Lavendar said.
Hermione rolled her eyes once more, before getting into bed. After sharing a dormitory with Lavander and Parvati for 6 years, she was used to their gossip. She then thought about what they had said. If there was going to be another ball, maybe she could convince Harry to go with Ginny. She knew she would have no problem getting Ginny to say yes. Maybe Harry did like Ginny. Maybe he was hiding his feelings, just as Ginny was trying to.
The next morning Hermione met Ginny in the common room, "I have great news. I heard from Lavander and Parvati-"
"Don't tell me you actually believe a thing those two say!" Ginny replied.
"No, no, listen I really think this is true. It seems to be there is some truth to at least. They claim there's going to be a 'Welcome Back' ball. To welcome the students back to Hogwarts," Hermione explained.
Ginny shrugged, "So?"
"Maybe a night to win over you-know-who," Hermione said.
"You-Know-Who!??" Ginny asked bewildered.
"I mean Harry. I'm sure we can get him to ask you. Imagine his face when he sees you all done up, makeup and hair. In your best dress robes. He'd fall head over heels in an instant."
Ginny, forgetting her attempts to keep her crush secret gasped, "You think so?"
"It won't be hard at all. You're a natural beauty, afterall. You just have to stop being so shy!"
"What if he does? You never know until you try. Promise me you'll try, Gin."
"Okay, I'll try," she finally said, reluctantly.
"Who knows, you two could be snogging under his invisibility cloak by the end of the night."
Chapter 1: Girls Will Be Girls
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, any of the characters, or the Michelle Branch song. I do however own the plot.
Author's Note: This was orginally written under a different name of mine, but I just wanted to move all my fanfiction into one place :)
"If you want to
I can save you
I can take you away from here
So lonely inside
So busy out there
And all you wanted was somebody who cares" - All You Wanted, Michelle
Ginny Weasley sat on the couch in the Gryffindor Common Room, reading "Standard Book of Spells, Grade 5". She wasn't interested in the book, as she was a certain boy. Every few minutes she would peer up from her book to see him losing horribly again Ron in Wizard's Chess. She was staring so intently she didn't even realize Hermione Granger come up from behind her and say, "Why don't you just go over and talk to him?"
She jumped up and asked, "Huh? I don't need to talk to anyone."
"I know you don't have many close girlfriends, Ginny. So, if you ever do need someone to talk to, then you always have me."
Over the past year, Hermione and Ginny had become very close. With Ron and Harry growing older, Hermione liked spending time with Ginny.
"Well, actually I do have this killer essay I need to do for Snape-"
"Harry," Hermione cut her off, "I can see it in your eyes that you still like him. The way you look at him."
Ginny finally gave in and replied, "What's the point? I'm never gonna have him so I don't see why I bother."
"You never know."
"That look I have...I can see it in Harry's eyes. He gets it when he looks at Cho Chang. You know that girl in Ravenclaw. She's so pretty."
"But she's no Ginny Weasley," Hermione added, "You're so pretty. You have such beautiful red hair and a cute smile. What guy could possibly pass up a chance with you?"
Ginny sighed and close her book, "Harry." And with that she retreated back to the 5th year girls' dormitory.
Hermione shook her head, and watched as she walked off. This was going to be more difficult than she thought.
Going up to her room, she heard Parvati and Lavendar laughing. 'Great,' thought Hermione, 'A gossip fest.' When they saw her Parvati said, "Hermione, who do you think is the cutest guy in Gryffindor?"
Hermione rolled her eyes. "I don't know. Neville Longbottom," she said, sarcastically.
Lavendar giggled, "I think Dean has such a nice body. Do you think he'll ask me to the 'Welcome Back' ball?"
Hermione looked up, "The what?"
Lavendar smiled knowingly, "Well, not many students know about this. But Parvati and I overheard Professor McGonagall talking about it with Professor Sprout. It's another ball. Like the Yule Ball."
"I absolutely cannot wait! After having to go with Harry Potter last year. He is famous and he was in the TriWizard Tornament, but he's so boring. Really, The only reason I even bothered was so we could lead the first dance," Parvati said.
Hermione snorted, "I thought you just couldn't get another date."
Parvati shot her a dirty look, "For your information, I was asked by tons of guys."
"And you went with Harry, who you had never bothered to give the time of day before," Hermione pointed out.
"Well anyway," Lavander said loudly changing the subject, "Who are you going with? Too bad Viktor Krum isn't here. Maybe Neville? You did say he was cute before."
Hermione smiled, "Or maybe, I'll go to sleep."
Parvati laughed, "You know she's avoiding the question."
"Don't worry, sweetie. From what I hear Ron is free. It's not like Padma had the time of her life at the ball with him," Lavendar said.
Hermione rolled her eyes once more, before getting into bed. After sharing a dormitory with Lavander and Parvati for 6 years, she was used to their gossip. She then thought about what they had said. If there was going to be another ball, maybe she could convince Harry to go with Ginny. She knew she would have no problem getting Ginny to say yes. Maybe Harry did like Ginny. Maybe he was hiding his feelings, just as Ginny was trying to.
The next morning Hermione met Ginny in the common room, "I have great news. I heard from Lavander and Parvati-"
"Don't tell me you actually believe a thing those two say!" Ginny replied.
"No, no, listen I really think this is true. It seems to be there is some truth to at least. They claim there's going to be a 'Welcome Back' ball. To welcome the students back to Hogwarts," Hermione explained.
Ginny shrugged, "So?"
"Maybe a night to win over you-know-who," Hermione said.
"You-Know-Who!??" Ginny asked bewildered.
"I mean Harry. I'm sure we can get him to ask you. Imagine his face when he sees you all done up, makeup and hair. In your best dress robes. He'd fall head over heels in an instant."
Ginny, forgetting her attempts to keep her crush secret gasped, "You think so?"
"It won't be hard at all. You're a natural beauty, afterall. You just have to stop being so shy!"
"What if he does? You never know until you try. Promise me you'll try, Gin."
"Okay, I'll try," she finally said, reluctantly.
"Who knows, you two could be snogging under his invisibility cloak by the end of the night."