All You Wanted
Chapter 2: The Difference Between Flirting and Teasing
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: While not my first fanfic, it is my first Harry Potter based fanfic, so please review.
"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 Branch
That morning at breakfast Harry had his nose in a book.
"Harry Potter reading? Oh what a site!" Hermione laughed, as she sat down at the Gryffindor table.
"He's looking up Quidditch plays we can do for the game against Ravenclaw," Ron said with a mouth full of toast.
"Ick, Ron don't talk with your mouth full," Ginny reminded him, coming up from behind Hermione.
"Mione doesn't mind, do ya Mione?" He asked his mouth stuffed with food.
"Ron don't talk with your mouth full," Hermione agreed, and Harry laughed.
"Oh, Harry, Mione is just so interested in the book your reading. Its the topic of our conversation," Ron told him.
"Shut up Ron!" Hermione said, playfully hitting him on the shoulder.
As Ginny sat down next to Harry, he whispered to her, "Could they be anymore obvious?"
Ginny giggled. She didn't care so much that Hermione and Ron were flirting. She was used to that. What she found amazing was that Harry was whispering into her ear. She had left his breath on her. She wanted to stay in that moment forever.
"Ron, why do you insist on making fun of me at every chance you get?" Hermione asked, almost yelling.
"Calm down, Mione! I'm not making fun of you. I was just.."
"Making fun of me!"
Ginny sighed, and decided to take a risk. She whispered to Harry, "I think they argue for the sake of arguing." He looked at her, smiling and nodded. She was practically floating when he smiled at her. Maybe Hermione was right.
Hermione stopped arguing with Ron to notice the private conversation between Harry and Ginny. She looked and Ginny and smiled slightly.
Ron, however was more obvious, "Ginny, stop trying to seduce my best friend!"
Ginny blushed, but recovered by saying, "Stop flirting with MY best friend."
Ron ignored her comment, "Ah-ha! You were trying to seduce Harry, otherwise you would have denied it."
"Ron you-"
But Ginny was interuppted by a voice from the front of the room, "If I may have everyone's attention."
They looked up at the front of the Great Hall to see Professor Dumbledore speaking to them, "Next Friday, a 'Welcome Back' Ball will be held from 7 o'clock to midnight in the Great Hall. This Ball, like the Yule Ball will be open to Fourth Year's and above. Any younger students may go if they are accompanying an old student. Please, arrive in dress robes. Any questions, please ask the head of your house. You may continue with breakfast."
None of the students, however wanted to continue eating. They all began to talk excitedly about the ball.
Harry and Ron, along with many other boys began to groan.
"We have to go through the trouble of finding dates- again!" Ron complained.
"Look on the bright side, nothing could be worse than going with Parvati and Padma," Harry pointed out.
"Who are you going to ask, Harry?" Hermione asked, nonchalantly and Ginny kicked her under the table.
"Gonna try and ask Cho again?" Ron asked.
Harry shrugged and blushed, "Er- I dunno."
"Who are YOU going to ask to go with you, Ron?" Ginny asked.
It was Ron's turn to blush, "Haven't had much time to think about it. So many ladies, so little time."
"I am so sure!" Hermione said, and her and Ginny began to laugh.
"Well, who are you planning on going with? Vicky's not here."
"For your information Ron, Viktor is no longer an issue with me. I broke things off with him last year. Or is your mind so fogged with jealousy that you've forgotten?"
"I am not jealous," Ron said.
"Well you could've fooled me," Ginny put in.
"Help me out here," Ron looked at Harry, his eyes pleading.
Harry just smiled, "It's your battle."
"Some friend you are," Ron said.
"You set yourself up for a fight with them," Harry pointed out.
Ron just shook his head, muttering "Girls" and went back to stuffing his face.
After breakfast, as Hermione was walking to Transfiguration, and Ginny to Potions, the girls spoke about the ball.
"Harry blushed when I asked him who he's going to ask. I don't remember the last time Harry blushed. It was because you were there," Hermione pointed out.
"So?" Ginny asked.
"So, Ginny, he wants to ask you. I saw the two of you whispering to each other."
Ginny smiled knowingly, "Actually we were whispering about how you were flirting with my brother."
"I don't flirt. I would never flirt with Ron. Ron? Of all people," Hermione shook her head.
"Deny it all you want," Ginny said, "I have to turn here. I have Double Potions with Snape, wish me luck."
"Good luck, see you later."
"Honestly, Harry you could have least stood up for me," Ron complained.
"Are you still on that? I already told you- you set yourself up for that. You knew damn well Hermione broke things off with Krum a year ago," Harry reminded him.
"I was teasing, just like I always do."
"You were flirting!"
"I was flirting? I saw you and Ginny whispering and laughing," Ron said.
"We were talking about how obvious it was that you like Hermione," Harry told him.
"Drop it. I do not like Hermione," he said.
"Okay, then drop it with me and Ginny. We're just friends."
Chapter 2: The Difference Between Flirting and Teasing
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: While not my first fanfic, it is my first Harry Potter based fanfic, so please review.
"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 Branch
That morning at breakfast Harry had his nose in a book.
"Harry Potter reading? Oh what a site!" Hermione laughed, as she sat down at the Gryffindor table.
"He's looking up Quidditch plays we can do for the game against Ravenclaw," Ron said with a mouth full of toast.
"Ick, Ron don't talk with your mouth full," Ginny reminded him, coming up from behind Hermione.
"Mione doesn't mind, do ya Mione?" He asked his mouth stuffed with food.
"Ron don't talk with your mouth full," Hermione agreed, and Harry laughed.
"Oh, Harry, Mione is just so interested in the book your reading. Its the topic of our conversation," Ron told him.
"Shut up Ron!" Hermione said, playfully hitting him on the shoulder.
As Ginny sat down next to Harry, he whispered to her, "Could they be anymore obvious?"
Ginny giggled. She didn't care so much that Hermione and Ron were flirting. She was used to that. What she found amazing was that Harry was whispering into her ear. She had left his breath on her. She wanted to stay in that moment forever.
"Ron, why do you insist on making fun of me at every chance you get?" Hermione asked, almost yelling.
"Calm down, Mione! I'm not making fun of you. I was just.."
"Making fun of me!"
Ginny sighed, and decided to take a risk. She whispered to Harry, "I think they argue for the sake of arguing." He looked at her, smiling and nodded. She was practically floating when he smiled at her. Maybe Hermione was right.
Hermione stopped arguing with Ron to notice the private conversation between Harry and Ginny. She looked and Ginny and smiled slightly.
Ron, however was more obvious, "Ginny, stop trying to seduce my best friend!"
Ginny blushed, but recovered by saying, "Stop flirting with MY best friend."
Ron ignored her comment, "Ah-ha! You were trying to seduce Harry, otherwise you would have denied it."
"Ron you-"
But Ginny was interuppted by a voice from the front of the room, "If I may have everyone's attention."
They looked up at the front of the Great Hall to see Professor Dumbledore speaking to them, "Next Friday, a 'Welcome Back' Ball will be held from 7 o'clock to midnight in the Great Hall. This Ball, like the Yule Ball will be open to Fourth Year's and above. Any younger students may go if they are accompanying an old student. Please, arrive in dress robes. Any questions, please ask the head of your house. You may continue with breakfast."
None of the students, however wanted to continue eating. They all began to talk excitedly about the ball.
Harry and Ron, along with many other boys began to groan.
"We have to go through the trouble of finding dates- again!" Ron complained.
"Look on the bright side, nothing could be worse than going with Parvati and Padma," Harry pointed out.
"Who are you going to ask, Harry?" Hermione asked, nonchalantly and Ginny kicked her under the table.
"Gonna try and ask Cho again?" Ron asked.
Harry shrugged and blushed, "Er- I dunno."
"Who are YOU going to ask to go with you, Ron?" Ginny asked.
It was Ron's turn to blush, "Haven't had much time to think about it. So many ladies, so little time."
"I am so sure!" Hermione said, and her and Ginny began to laugh.
"Well, who are you planning on going with? Vicky's not here."
"For your information Ron, Viktor is no longer an issue with me. I broke things off with him last year. Or is your mind so fogged with jealousy that you've forgotten?"
"I am not jealous," Ron said.
"Well you could've fooled me," Ginny put in.
"Help me out here," Ron looked at Harry, his eyes pleading.
Harry just smiled, "It's your battle."
"Some friend you are," Ron said.
"You set yourself up for a fight with them," Harry pointed out.
Ron just shook his head, muttering "Girls" and went back to stuffing his face.
After breakfast, as Hermione was walking to Transfiguration, and Ginny to Potions, the girls spoke about the ball.
"Harry blushed when I asked him who he's going to ask. I don't remember the last time Harry blushed. It was because you were there," Hermione pointed out.
"So?" Ginny asked.
"So, Ginny, he wants to ask you. I saw the two of you whispering to each other."
Ginny smiled knowingly, "Actually we were whispering about how you were flirting with my brother."
"I don't flirt. I would never flirt with Ron. Ron? Of all people," Hermione shook her head.
"Deny it all you want," Ginny said, "I have to turn here. I have Double Potions with Snape, wish me luck."
"Good luck, see you later."
"Honestly, Harry you could have least stood up for me," Ron complained.
"Are you still on that? I already told you- you set yourself up for that. You knew damn well Hermione broke things off with Krum a year ago," Harry reminded him.
"I was teasing, just like I always do."
"You were flirting!"
"I was flirting? I saw you and Ginny whispering and laughing," Ron said.
"We were talking about how obvious it was that you like Hermione," Harry told him.
"Drop it. I do not like Hermione," he said.
"Okay, then drop it with me and Ginny. We're just friends."