Chapter 2: Ginny
"What's wrong Harry?" Ron asked at dinner that night. "oh.er.nothing." Harry lied. Harry had been staring at the same mark on the burrow wall for the past 20 minutes, messing with the dinner that had been set in front of him. Ron raised an eyebrow, then continued shovelling food in along with the rest of the Weasley's. But one Weasley was not here. "Where's Ginny" Asked Harry suddenly. Mrs Weasley let out a small whimper and Ron attempted at bending his fork. This was obviously a touchy subject. "Well you see Harry" Mr Weasley began, looking around the table, seeking allowance to continue. Molly nodded slightly. "Well, that boyfriend of hers, well, he 'ditched' (Mr Weasley air quoted when he said this) her a few days ago" "Through an OWL" Mrs Weasley interrupted. "Yes. A bit of a cowardly thing to do" Mr Weasley continued. "and she's been in her room since, she sometimes comes down for meals, but not much more than that". After dinner, Harry was unpacking his things in Ron's room. He could hear Ginny's slow sobbing from next door. She really was upset. "Ginny?" Harry said, knocking on her door softly. The crying was stifled suddenly. "H.Harry?" she called "g. go away, I don't want to see anyone" she said unconvincingly. "but Ginny.." Harry started, opening the door slightly. He was cut off as the red headed girl ran and embraced him crying softly into his chest. Harry, after the initial shock, put his arms round Ginny, But he didn't know what to do to console Ginny, so he settled with simply patting her back. "Oh Harry." Ginny wailed "I'm sorry." "what, Ginny you didn't do anything wrong" Harry replied, laughing a little. "Harry.. I lo..." but Ginny was cut off. At that moment, Ron burst through the door, looking red in the face, well, more red than normal. He stared at them for a while, open mouthed. "Ron!" Harry said, surprised. He released Ginny from his arms, and just at that moment THWACK. Ron had punched him in the nose. Ginny ran up to him and kicked Ron in the shin, screaming at him, Ron swore loudly, and Harry was still on the floor clutching what felt like a broken nose.
"Ron I never want to see an exhibition like this from you ever again" Molly shouted at Ron. "How dare you attack our guests, And your best friend I might add" she continued. "Harry's nose had been repaired - "an old trick I learnt from my stay at saint Mungo's" Mr Weasley had said - and now he was sitting on the sofa next to Ginny, watching the battle going on in front of them. "but mum. They were kissing!" At that moment quite a few things happened. Fred and George both burst out laughing, Harry raised an eyebrow, Molly let out a little gasp and Ginny went as red as her hair and started protesting. "No Ginny, I've heard enough. Everyone go to bed" Everyone traipsed off, muttering incoherently. When Harry passed Mrs Weasley, She grabbed his arm and turned him around to face her. All she could do was let out a little squeak, smile broadly and then push him up the stairs. She looked like she was crying.
"What's wrong Harry?" Ron asked at dinner that night. "oh.er.nothing." Harry lied. Harry had been staring at the same mark on the burrow wall for the past 20 minutes, messing with the dinner that had been set in front of him. Ron raised an eyebrow, then continued shovelling food in along with the rest of the Weasley's. But one Weasley was not here. "Where's Ginny" Asked Harry suddenly. Mrs Weasley let out a small whimper and Ron attempted at bending his fork. This was obviously a touchy subject. "Well you see Harry" Mr Weasley began, looking around the table, seeking allowance to continue. Molly nodded slightly. "Well, that boyfriend of hers, well, he 'ditched' (Mr Weasley air quoted when he said this) her a few days ago" "Through an OWL" Mrs Weasley interrupted. "Yes. A bit of a cowardly thing to do" Mr Weasley continued. "and she's been in her room since, she sometimes comes down for meals, but not much more than that". After dinner, Harry was unpacking his things in Ron's room. He could hear Ginny's slow sobbing from next door. She really was upset. "Ginny?" Harry said, knocking on her door softly. The crying was stifled suddenly. "H.Harry?" she called "g. go away, I don't want to see anyone" she said unconvincingly. "but Ginny.." Harry started, opening the door slightly. He was cut off as the red headed girl ran and embraced him crying softly into his chest. Harry, after the initial shock, put his arms round Ginny, But he didn't know what to do to console Ginny, so he settled with simply patting her back. "Oh Harry." Ginny wailed "I'm sorry." "what, Ginny you didn't do anything wrong" Harry replied, laughing a little. "Harry.. I lo..." but Ginny was cut off. At that moment, Ron burst through the door, looking red in the face, well, more red than normal. He stared at them for a while, open mouthed. "Ron!" Harry said, surprised. He released Ginny from his arms, and just at that moment THWACK. Ron had punched him in the nose. Ginny ran up to him and kicked Ron in the shin, screaming at him, Ron swore loudly, and Harry was still on the floor clutching what felt like a broken nose.
"Ron I never want to see an exhibition like this from you ever again" Molly shouted at Ron. "How dare you attack our guests, And your best friend I might add" she continued. "Harry's nose had been repaired - "an old trick I learnt from my stay at saint Mungo's" Mr Weasley had said - and now he was sitting on the sofa next to Ginny, watching the battle going on in front of them. "but mum. They were kissing!" At that moment quite a few things happened. Fred and George both burst out laughing, Harry raised an eyebrow, Molly let out a little gasp and Ginny went as red as her hair and started protesting. "No Ginny, I've heard enough. Everyone go to bed" Everyone traipsed off, muttering incoherently. When Harry passed Mrs Weasley, She grabbed his arm and turned him around to face her. All she could do was let out a little squeak, smile broadly and then push him up the stairs. She looked like she was crying.