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Chapter 2: Against My Better Judgement.
"Hey Gin," Harry said as he caught up with me the next day, walking down to the Dungeons where we both had Potions.
"Hiya Harry." I said, smiling up at him. He draped an arm around my shoulders in a casual gesture. I raised an eyebrow at him as I'd only ever seen him do it to Hermione when she was upset with Ron, not ever to me.
"I need a favour." Ah of course.
"Of course you do. Why else would you converse with me?" I asked, pretending to ponder the question.
"That hurts Ginny, it really does. I hardly ever ask for favours." He said removing his arm slowly.
"I know! I was only kidding!" I said looking at him sincerely.
"You do too much of that you know."
"Oh I know."
"Good." He slipped his arm back around my shoulders.
***
Harry had pulled me into a deserted classroom and I sat down on a desk and he leant against the one in front of mine.
"So," I said, resting my chin on my hand. "What do you need help with?"
"This is going to sound really weird and everything but."
"Spit it out Potter." I said lazily, grinning.
"I need you to go out with me." He said, looking everywhere but at me.
"You...I...What?" I asked, stuttering out whatever I could manage.
Harry smiled softly at me.
"Told you it would sound weird." He said.
"It's not weird, it's just.weird." I said, not really listening to what I was saying.
"No of course not." Harry said laughing at me.
"What?" I said paying attention to him again.
"You said. Oh nothing. Don't worry."
"Ok. So why exactly do you need me to be your girlfriend?" I asked completely bewildered.
"It was something Sarah said yesterday, about us going out. She seemed upset when she thought that we were going out and kind of keen on me. Then when we told her we weren't, she didn't bother with me. So I was thinking that if she thought that we were a couple and we didn't correct her.then she would be interested in me again. See me as a challenge."
"A challenge sure, but she shouldn't be after other girl's boyfriends! That's just wrong." I said, near hysterical.
"I know but we don't actually like each other so it wouldn't be a big deal." Harry said shrugging.
Insensitive!
"No but even so."
"This isn't just for me Ginny, it can help you too."
"How do you figure that?" I asked, crossing my arms across my chest.
"Well, you could show your not-so-secret-who-is-actually-a-secret-to-me admirer that you are taken and he will leave you alone. Also when he knows it's me well the you know, he'll be even more scared off." Harry said, crossing his own arms across his chest but with a smug look on his face.
"If that head of yours gets any bigger you won't be able to fit through the door." I said frowning.
Harry continued to smirk at me so I just rolled my eyes.
"You've really thought this out haven't you?" I asked him raising an eyebrow at him.
"Yeah, spent a good time of last nights Transfiguration homework time working on it."
I ignored his last comment and said the thing that had been on my mind since he first mentioned it.
"You really think this will work. It's kind of like reverse physcology isn't it?"
"Yes and yes." He said and stood up and came over to my desk and perched on the corner of it.
"It's got to work Gin, and you'll be the perfect person to make it happen. You've got amazing acting skills and it would be believable, we already know that! Sarah thought we were going out once, she'll believe it this time."
"Don't you have a conscience about lying?" I asked him, anything to stall before I had to give him an answer.
"Everyone lies Gin, this is just a little teeny tiny lie."
I couldn't help it. I snorted with laughter.
"What?" Harry asked a hurt look on his face.
"Sorry Harry, it's just that it isn't going to be teeny tiny, as you put it, because the whole school will find out. You have fan clubs out there that will spread the news that "Harry Potter isn't single anymore!" extremely fast. Everyone will know within a matter of minutes." Harry looked thoughtful for a second.
"Having it spread so fast is going to help us a lot. We won't have to spread it ourselves then! The school will do the work for us."
"Goodie." I said rolling my eyes.
"I can see that you aren't too keen on the idea." Harry said and stood up.
"I'll see you later Ginny." He said and grabbed his bag and walked out the door.
"Wait Harry! I'm.I'm sorry I couldn't help you." I said looking at him apologetically.
"No problem. I'll figure something else out although this was all I had come up with. See you at lunch." He held his hand up in a wave and walked out.
I sighed and stayed seated where I was seeing as Harry had actually pulled me into my classroom. I really was sorry that I couldn't help him but it was a little weird. Besides, I'd had a crush on Harry since I could talk. I had grown up hearing of his story, how he had defeated the greatest wizard of all time. Then when I actually met Harry, I fell in live with him in a totally different way to previously. I fell in love with Harry Potter the person, not Harry Potter the legend. The boy who lived. I didn't see him that way.
Then in my fourth year, I gave up on Harry; it was obvious that he would never like me in the way that I liked him. He liked Cho then. Funny how Michael, my first boyfriend had ended up with Cho at the end of the year. Just the way things work I suppose.
I just can't help but think what happens if I fall in love with him again. Right now I feel nothing more but brotherly things for him but who's to say that in a few weeks I won't feel much much more than that? Sometimes I don't trust my heart. I really don't want to fall hard for him again but there is no guarantee that I won't.
I'm just trying to save myself some pain. That's all. I don't want a repeat of the last few years of my life. Welcome to Harry Potter lovers anonymous. My name is Ginny and I have been Harry Potter free for a year and counting.
***
I walked into the Great Hall and sat down in my usual spot, across from Ron and next to Hermione. I was just helping myself to a plate of mashed potatoes when Harry sat down. I looked at him sympathetically. I felt really bad now.
"Hey Gin, no hard feelings! It's o.k." he said grinning genuinely at me.
"If you're sure." I said.
"I am."
I was about to take a bite of my mashed potatoes when a tawny owl knocked the fork out of my hand. Normally I wouldn't have minded but I recognised the owl, considering I saw it just about every flipping day.
I don't know why but I took the letter from its beak and petted it on the head and gave it some of my pumpkin juice.
I tore open the envelope annoyed.
Roses are red, Violets are blue, Ginny, I truly do love you.
"Honestly!" I cried frustrated.
"What's wrong Ginny?" Hermione asked, looking up from the book that she had been reading. 101 ways to hex a buffalo.
"How. Many. Times. Can. A. Person. Use. The. Roses. Are. Red. Poem?" I said as I used all my strength not to scream out obscenities.
"Can I see?" she asked curiously.
I thrust the letter and envelope towards her and watched as her eyes widened.
"But Ginny, this is from-"
"Shh! Don't say his name!" I pleaded with her.
"Why not?" I rolled my eyes at Hermione's obliviousness.
"Ron will pulverise him if he knows who's doing this! I don't particularly like the guy, but no one who is lovesick deserves to be subjected to Ron's temper." I said to her.
"Point taken. What are you going to do?"
"I don't know." I said honestly as I looked up the table and saw Harry.
"Actually, I do know. Harry, I've changed my mind."
Harry raised an eyebrow and looked at me with a strange look on his face.
"Really?" he asked, I could already feel myself regret my decision as I looked into his face. I still wasn't sure whether I should be doing this.
I looked around for a few seconds and locked eyes with Mr. Admirer himself.
"Definitely." I said as I narrowed my eyes at my admirer.
*** .+*^*+.
Authors note again: What exactly am I supposed to put here? I have nothing to say. 'Cept that I hope people are enjoying my story. Know how to tell me that? Review! Lol. Subtle.very subtle.you should know that sarcasm is one of my strong points.
Thank you to those people who reviewed the first chapter. It made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside to think that people like my stories lol.
For those who said to update and hoped that I continued the story, don't worry I will, it really bugs me when I read a story and it is really good and it's just getting to a good part and then there's an author note saying that the person writing the story has decided to stop writing it! That really bugs me. Either that or you come across someone who doesn't update frequently! I update fairly often depends on the reviews. Hint hint.lol
Just thought you might like to know that there are 14 more chapters to come to this story. =)
~Nesserz.
Chapter 2: Against My Better Judgement.
"Hey Gin," Harry said as he caught up with me the next day, walking down to the Dungeons where we both had Potions.
"Hiya Harry." I said, smiling up at him. He draped an arm around my shoulders in a casual gesture. I raised an eyebrow at him as I'd only ever seen him do it to Hermione when she was upset with Ron, not ever to me.
"I need a favour." Ah of course.
"Of course you do. Why else would you converse with me?" I asked, pretending to ponder the question.
"That hurts Ginny, it really does. I hardly ever ask for favours." He said removing his arm slowly.
"I know! I was only kidding!" I said looking at him sincerely.
"You do too much of that you know."
"Oh I know."
"Good." He slipped his arm back around my shoulders.
***
Harry had pulled me into a deserted classroom and I sat down on a desk and he leant against the one in front of mine.
"So," I said, resting my chin on my hand. "What do you need help with?"
"This is going to sound really weird and everything but."
"Spit it out Potter." I said lazily, grinning.
"I need you to go out with me." He said, looking everywhere but at me.
"You...I...What?" I asked, stuttering out whatever I could manage.
Harry smiled softly at me.
"Told you it would sound weird." He said.
"It's not weird, it's just.weird." I said, not really listening to what I was saying.
"No of course not." Harry said laughing at me.
"What?" I said paying attention to him again.
"You said. Oh nothing. Don't worry."
"Ok. So why exactly do you need me to be your girlfriend?" I asked completely bewildered.
"It was something Sarah said yesterday, about us going out. She seemed upset when she thought that we were going out and kind of keen on me. Then when we told her we weren't, she didn't bother with me. So I was thinking that if she thought that we were a couple and we didn't correct her.then she would be interested in me again. See me as a challenge."
"A challenge sure, but she shouldn't be after other girl's boyfriends! That's just wrong." I said, near hysterical.
"I know but we don't actually like each other so it wouldn't be a big deal." Harry said shrugging.
Insensitive!
"No but even so."
"This isn't just for me Ginny, it can help you too."
"How do you figure that?" I asked, crossing my arms across my chest.
"Well, you could show your not-so-secret-who-is-actually-a-secret-to-me admirer that you are taken and he will leave you alone. Also when he knows it's me well the you know, he'll be even more scared off." Harry said, crossing his own arms across his chest but with a smug look on his face.
"If that head of yours gets any bigger you won't be able to fit through the door." I said frowning.
Harry continued to smirk at me so I just rolled my eyes.
"You've really thought this out haven't you?" I asked him raising an eyebrow at him.
"Yeah, spent a good time of last nights Transfiguration homework time working on it."
I ignored his last comment and said the thing that had been on my mind since he first mentioned it.
"You really think this will work. It's kind of like reverse physcology isn't it?"
"Yes and yes." He said and stood up and came over to my desk and perched on the corner of it.
"It's got to work Gin, and you'll be the perfect person to make it happen. You've got amazing acting skills and it would be believable, we already know that! Sarah thought we were going out once, she'll believe it this time."
"Don't you have a conscience about lying?" I asked him, anything to stall before I had to give him an answer.
"Everyone lies Gin, this is just a little teeny tiny lie."
I couldn't help it. I snorted with laughter.
"What?" Harry asked a hurt look on his face.
"Sorry Harry, it's just that it isn't going to be teeny tiny, as you put it, because the whole school will find out. You have fan clubs out there that will spread the news that "Harry Potter isn't single anymore!" extremely fast. Everyone will know within a matter of minutes." Harry looked thoughtful for a second.
"Having it spread so fast is going to help us a lot. We won't have to spread it ourselves then! The school will do the work for us."
"Goodie." I said rolling my eyes.
"I can see that you aren't too keen on the idea." Harry said and stood up.
"I'll see you later Ginny." He said and grabbed his bag and walked out the door.
"Wait Harry! I'm.I'm sorry I couldn't help you." I said looking at him apologetically.
"No problem. I'll figure something else out although this was all I had come up with. See you at lunch." He held his hand up in a wave and walked out.
I sighed and stayed seated where I was seeing as Harry had actually pulled me into my classroom. I really was sorry that I couldn't help him but it was a little weird. Besides, I'd had a crush on Harry since I could talk. I had grown up hearing of his story, how he had defeated the greatest wizard of all time. Then when I actually met Harry, I fell in live with him in a totally different way to previously. I fell in love with Harry Potter the person, not Harry Potter the legend. The boy who lived. I didn't see him that way.
Then in my fourth year, I gave up on Harry; it was obvious that he would never like me in the way that I liked him. He liked Cho then. Funny how Michael, my first boyfriend had ended up with Cho at the end of the year. Just the way things work I suppose.
I just can't help but think what happens if I fall in love with him again. Right now I feel nothing more but brotherly things for him but who's to say that in a few weeks I won't feel much much more than that? Sometimes I don't trust my heart. I really don't want to fall hard for him again but there is no guarantee that I won't.
I'm just trying to save myself some pain. That's all. I don't want a repeat of the last few years of my life. Welcome to Harry Potter lovers anonymous. My name is Ginny and I have been Harry Potter free for a year and counting.
***
I walked into the Great Hall and sat down in my usual spot, across from Ron and next to Hermione. I was just helping myself to a plate of mashed potatoes when Harry sat down. I looked at him sympathetically. I felt really bad now.
"Hey Gin, no hard feelings! It's o.k." he said grinning genuinely at me.
"If you're sure." I said.
"I am."
I was about to take a bite of my mashed potatoes when a tawny owl knocked the fork out of my hand. Normally I wouldn't have minded but I recognised the owl, considering I saw it just about every flipping day.
I don't know why but I took the letter from its beak and petted it on the head and gave it some of my pumpkin juice.
I tore open the envelope annoyed.
Roses are red, Violets are blue, Ginny, I truly do love you.
"Honestly!" I cried frustrated.
"What's wrong Ginny?" Hermione asked, looking up from the book that she had been reading. 101 ways to hex a buffalo.
"How. Many. Times. Can. A. Person. Use. The. Roses. Are. Red. Poem?" I said as I used all my strength not to scream out obscenities.
"Can I see?" she asked curiously.
I thrust the letter and envelope towards her and watched as her eyes widened.
"But Ginny, this is from-"
"Shh! Don't say his name!" I pleaded with her.
"Why not?" I rolled my eyes at Hermione's obliviousness.
"Ron will pulverise him if he knows who's doing this! I don't particularly like the guy, but no one who is lovesick deserves to be subjected to Ron's temper." I said to her.
"Point taken. What are you going to do?"
"I don't know." I said honestly as I looked up the table and saw Harry.
"Actually, I do know. Harry, I've changed my mind."
Harry raised an eyebrow and looked at me with a strange look on his face.
"Really?" he asked, I could already feel myself regret my decision as I looked into his face. I still wasn't sure whether I should be doing this.
I looked around for a few seconds and locked eyes with Mr. Admirer himself.
"Definitely." I said as I narrowed my eyes at my admirer.
*** .+*^*+.
Authors note again: What exactly am I supposed to put here? I have nothing to say. 'Cept that I hope people are enjoying my story. Know how to tell me that? Review! Lol. Subtle.very subtle.you should know that sarcasm is one of my strong points.
Thank you to those people who reviewed the first chapter. It made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside to think that people like my stories lol.
For those who said to update and hoped that I continued the story, don't worry I will, it really bugs me when I read a story and it is really good and it's just getting to a good part and then there's an author note saying that the person writing the story has decided to stop writing it! That really bugs me. Either that or you come across someone who doesn't update frequently! I update fairly often depends on the reviews. Hint hint.lol
Just thought you might like to know that there are 14 more chapters to come to this story. =)
~Nesserz.