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like this chapter. I know I gave Draco a small part in the last chapter but
I'll try to give him another part in this chapter.
Its two days before the Hogsmeade visit.
Chapter 4:
"Hello, Ginny. Want to go to Hogsmeade with me? No, that won't work. I sound too cocky," muttered Harry as he walked to the library. Hermione had said that Ginny would be there.
I'd better hurry. Lunch is going to end in a few minutes.
"Hey, Ginny. Are you busy this weekend? If you aren't, then, would you mind going to Hogsmeade with me? Okay. Maybe that'll work," said Harry.
He entered the library but stopped walking when he saw Ginny talking to Terry Boot. He heard Ginny say, "Saturday, right? Be at the Great Hall at ten o'clock. Don't be late."
Harry swore under his breath as he walked out of the room he had just entered. I should have asked her earlier. Might as well go with Ron and Hermione. No, wait. They have a date. Maybe I shouldn't go, thought Harry.
***
Harry, Hermione and Ron walked into the Charms classroom just as the bell rang. They said hello to a few Gryffindors and Ravenclaws before sitting down.
"Today, class, we will be practicing the Protean Charm. Now, who can tell me what a Protean Charm is?" asked Professor Flitwick.
To nobody's surprise, Hermione raised her hand.
"Yes, Ms. Granger?"
"A Protean Charm can make something changeable. Say, if someone were to change the numbers on a Galleon, another Galleon would follow the changes," said Hermione. The D.A. members in the room smiled.
"Very good. Ten points to Gryffindor. We'll do this in pairs. Mr. Weasley, you're with Ms. Patil. No, the other one. Ms. Granger with Mr. Boot. Mr. Longbottom with Ms. Brown. Mr. Potter with Ms. Turpin..."
"Hey, Lisa," Harry said as he moved to Lisa Turpin's table.
"Hey, Harry," said Lisa.
"You may start now," Professor Flitwick said once everyone was with their partners.
***
Ron looked at Harry and Lisa as they laughed again. They seemed to be having fun. He, on the other hand, was having trouble. Padma refused to accept his help.
Geez. It's been three years. I would have thought that she'd forget what happened, thought Ron.
***
Harry chuckled as he kept his things at the end of the class. He had a great time with Lisa. They had successfully done the Protean Charm earlier giving them a bit of time to talk.
"C'mon, Harry," said Hermione.
"Just a minute, Hermione."
Harry turned to Lisa.
"Are you busy this weekend?" he asked her.
Lisa shook her head.
"Would you like to go to Hogsmeade with me, then?"
"Sure," said Lisa.
"Great. Well, I'll see you around," said Harry.
"Harry, hurry up," Ron said, impatiently.
"Bye, Harry," said Lisa.
"Bye."
***
"Harry, I thought you liked Ginny," said Ron as they walked to the greenhouses for Herbology.
"I do," replied Harry.
"Then, why'd you ask Lisa out?" asked Hermione.
"She's already going to Hogsmeade with Terry Boot," said Harry.
"What?!"
"Yeah. I saw them together in the library and I'm pretty sure Terry was asking Ginny out,"
"Oh,"
***
"Hi, Hermione," Ginny said as she saw her friend with Ron in the library.
"Hi, Ginny," said Hermione, writing down a few things.
"Where's Harry?" asked Ginny. She had hoped that Harry would ask her out today.
Hermione looked up.
"In his room. He seemed a bit upset," she said.
"Oh. So.. do you know if he's going to Hogsmeade with anyone?" Ginny asked slowly.
Ron looked up from his notes to answer Ginny.
"Yeah. He's going with Lisa Turpin since y.ouch," Hermione had just stepped on his foot.
"Since the girl he fancied was going with someone else," said Ron, wincing.
Ginny looked at Ron and Hermione with a raised eyebrow.
"Okay. Well.I'll see you two around," she said before walking away.
***
"So, is he going with anyone?" asked Dana as Ginny trudged into their dormitory.
"Yeah. Lisa Turpin, that Ravenclaw girl," replied Ginny as she sat down on her bed.
"I bet they're only going as friends. Nothing serious," said Kristin.
Ginny managed a small smile.
***
Damn it. I should have gone with the others, thought Ginny as she walked to the Great Hall alone.
"Hello there, Weasley," came Malfoy's drawl from behind her.
Ginny groaned as she stopped walking and turned around to face Malfoy with her wand out.
"Why do you always bother me, Mal-ferret?" she asked him.
He had his trademark smirk on.
"Because you're a weakling," he said.
"You forget who cast that Bat-Bogey Hex on you two years ago," said Ginny.
Malfoy's smirk disappeared.
"You wouldn't."
"What makes you think I would pass up an opportunity to hex you? Now, I suggest you leave before I say the curse," asked Ginny.
"I'd watch my back if I were you, Weasley," Malfoy said as he passed her.
"Whatever, Malfoy," muttered Ginny.
Malfoy walked away to the Slytherin Common Room.
Ginny smiled to herself as she resumed walking to the Great Hall.
"I liked the way you handled Malfoy back there," came a voice from behind her.
Ginny recognized the voice immediately. She turned around and saw Harry leaning against a wall wearing a somewhat nervous smile.
"Hi, Harry," she said.
How she managed to sound calm would forever remain a mystery to her.
Harry approached her.
"I wish I could have seen Malfoy after you hexed him," he said.
"The git deserved to be hexed," said Ginny as she and Harry started walking to the Great Hall.
Harry chuckled and Ginny smiled.
Damn. I wish I could have asked her out, thought Harry as he cast a sideways glance at her.
Damn. I wish he could have asked me out, thought Ginny.
***
Yeah!!!! Another chapter done. Hope you like it. I'm still thinking of problems for Harry. Any suggestions? Oh, yeah and please review!
Its two days before the Hogsmeade visit.
Chapter 4:
"Hello, Ginny. Want to go to Hogsmeade with me? No, that won't work. I sound too cocky," muttered Harry as he walked to the library. Hermione had said that Ginny would be there.
I'd better hurry. Lunch is going to end in a few minutes.
"Hey, Ginny. Are you busy this weekend? If you aren't, then, would you mind going to Hogsmeade with me? Okay. Maybe that'll work," said Harry.
He entered the library but stopped walking when he saw Ginny talking to Terry Boot. He heard Ginny say, "Saturday, right? Be at the Great Hall at ten o'clock. Don't be late."
Harry swore under his breath as he walked out of the room he had just entered. I should have asked her earlier. Might as well go with Ron and Hermione. No, wait. They have a date. Maybe I shouldn't go, thought Harry.
***
Harry, Hermione and Ron walked into the Charms classroom just as the bell rang. They said hello to a few Gryffindors and Ravenclaws before sitting down.
"Today, class, we will be practicing the Protean Charm. Now, who can tell me what a Protean Charm is?" asked Professor Flitwick.
To nobody's surprise, Hermione raised her hand.
"Yes, Ms. Granger?"
"A Protean Charm can make something changeable. Say, if someone were to change the numbers on a Galleon, another Galleon would follow the changes," said Hermione. The D.A. members in the room smiled.
"Very good. Ten points to Gryffindor. We'll do this in pairs. Mr. Weasley, you're with Ms. Patil. No, the other one. Ms. Granger with Mr. Boot. Mr. Longbottom with Ms. Brown. Mr. Potter with Ms. Turpin..."
"Hey, Lisa," Harry said as he moved to Lisa Turpin's table.
"Hey, Harry," said Lisa.
"You may start now," Professor Flitwick said once everyone was with their partners.
***
Ron looked at Harry and Lisa as they laughed again. They seemed to be having fun. He, on the other hand, was having trouble. Padma refused to accept his help.
Geez. It's been three years. I would have thought that she'd forget what happened, thought Ron.
***
Harry chuckled as he kept his things at the end of the class. He had a great time with Lisa. They had successfully done the Protean Charm earlier giving them a bit of time to talk.
"C'mon, Harry," said Hermione.
"Just a minute, Hermione."
Harry turned to Lisa.
"Are you busy this weekend?" he asked her.
Lisa shook her head.
"Would you like to go to Hogsmeade with me, then?"
"Sure," said Lisa.
"Great. Well, I'll see you around," said Harry.
"Harry, hurry up," Ron said, impatiently.
"Bye, Harry," said Lisa.
"Bye."
***
"Harry, I thought you liked Ginny," said Ron as they walked to the greenhouses for Herbology.
"I do," replied Harry.
"Then, why'd you ask Lisa out?" asked Hermione.
"She's already going to Hogsmeade with Terry Boot," said Harry.
"What?!"
"Yeah. I saw them together in the library and I'm pretty sure Terry was asking Ginny out,"
"Oh,"
***
"Hi, Hermione," Ginny said as she saw her friend with Ron in the library.
"Hi, Ginny," said Hermione, writing down a few things.
"Where's Harry?" asked Ginny. She had hoped that Harry would ask her out today.
Hermione looked up.
"In his room. He seemed a bit upset," she said.
"Oh. So.. do you know if he's going to Hogsmeade with anyone?" Ginny asked slowly.
Ron looked up from his notes to answer Ginny.
"Yeah. He's going with Lisa Turpin since y.ouch," Hermione had just stepped on his foot.
"Since the girl he fancied was going with someone else," said Ron, wincing.
Ginny looked at Ron and Hermione with a raised eyebrow.
"Okay. Well.I'll see you two around," she said before walking away.
***
"So, is he going with anyone?" asked Dana as Ginny trudged into their dormitory.
"Yeah. Lisa Turpin, that Ravenclaw girl," replied Ginny as she sat down on her bed.
"I bet they're only going as friends. Nothing serious," said Kristin.
Ginny managed a small smile.
***
Damn it. I should have gone with the others, thought Ginny as she walked to the Great Hall alone.
"Hello there, Weasley," came Malfoy's drawl from behind her.
Ginny groaned as she stopped walking and turned around to face Malfoy with her wand out.
"Why do you always bother me, Mal-ferret?" she asked him.
He had his trademark smirk on.
"Because you're a weakling," he said.
"You forget who cast that Bat-Bogey Hex on you two years ago," said Ginny.
Malfoy's smirk disappeared.
"You wouldn't."
"What makes you think I would pass up an opportunity to hex you? Now, I suggest you leave before I say the curse," asked Ginny.
"I'd watch my back if I were you, Weasley," Malfoy said as he passed her.
"Whatever, Malfoy," muttered Ginny.
Malfoy walked away to the Slytherin Common Room.
Ginny smiled to herself as she resumed walking to the Great Hall.
"I liked the way you handled Malfoy back there," came a voice from behind her.
Ginny recognized the voice immediately. She turned around and saw Harry leaning against a wall wearing a somewhat nervous smile.
"Hi, Harry," she said.
How she managed to sound calm would forever remain a mystery to her.
Harry approached her.
"I wish I could have seen Malfoy after you hexed him," he said.
"The git deserved to be hexed," said Ginny as she and Harry started walking to the Great Hall.
Harry chuckled and Ginny smiled.
Damn. I wish I could have asked her out, thought Harry as he cast a sideways glance at her.
Damn. I wish he could have asked me out, thought Ginny.
***
Yeah!!!! Another chapter done. Hope you like it. I'm still thinking of problems for Harry. Any suggestions? Oh, yeah and please review!