Chapter 5. The Ball
"You look beautiful Ginny." Dean said with a grin . "Ready to go?"
"Ready as ever." She replied and walked over to him
So the big group left, Ron and Parvati arm in arm (as ron shot dean warning glances).
Hermoine glanced over at them twice with a disgusted look thinking 'I hope they don't do that the whole night' not really knowing why she even cared.
They walked into the Great Hall and gasped , who ever had decorated it had done a great job! A huge Christmas tree sat in the center of the Great Hall and all of the tables were pushed against the walls with piles of food on them, leaving plenty of room for every one to dance. There was also a thin layer of glitter spread across the floor that made the room come alive.
Ron and Parvati went out amongst many other couples and began to dance,while Ginny and Dean sat down and talked. Ginny noticed the glances Dean kept giving Lavender and began to get annoyed.
Harry and Hermoine were distracted by a very disturbing site of Cho and Krum walking into the ball hand in hand.
"She sure does have a thing for quidditch players, doesn't she?" Harry said noticeably hurt. Hermoine couldn't stand standing there watching those two and ran off crying.
"Hermoine I didn't mean.." Harry began
"Its ok harry she just needs time to cool off." Ginny interuppted
Harry really wanted to get his mind off of Cho he knew he liked her and she had been playing with his and many other boys hearts since 5th year.
"um.Ginny?..is there any chance that er..do you want to."
"Dance I'd love to" she finished for him. Although it wasn't right to just leave her date sitting there.she didn't think she'd have to worry about him. And she was right when she looked back at Dean he was beginning to dance with Lavender.
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When Ron saw Hermoine run off crying he wondered what had happened hermoine wasn't the type of girl who cryed easily , but didn't have to wonder long because when he looked to his right he saw krum and cho dancing. Ron left Parvati standing there and walked over to Krum.
" What the bloody hell do you think you are doing!" ron said before pushing krum up against the wall.
Hermoine turned back once more before running outside to see Ron yelling at Krum (we all know how protective ron is even is he "doesn't" quote quote like Hermoine) Hermoine smiled; he had always been there for her.
Ron's face was red in fury and he kept talking "Are you trying to break her heart or what? Tell me."
Krum finding this amusing asked interuppting him "May I ask who you are referring to?"
"Hermoine." Ron choked out of breath from yelling.
"Oh her."
"Yes, her!" Ron said now yelling with more than 200 eyes on him and Krum. "Don't hurt her or go near her again"
"Why do you care, have a little crush do we Wendsly? That's your name isn't it?"
"b/c er..b/c I lo..love her" he studdered not thinking twice before he said it. His face burned red to the tips of his ears. And for a few minutes , that seemed like ages, he stood there not believing what he had just said. Then he ran.
Almost every one in the large room stood in either shock or amusement and you could hear a certain slytherin laughing and muttering something about 'weasley liking a mudblood.'
"Its about time" Ginny yelled. A few people laughed and every one went back to their dancing.
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Ron ran outside to see Hermoine sitting with her back against a oak tree (not the one he and harry had crashed into in 2nd year) and her legs were tucked up to her chest .she was crying.
'I hope she didn't hear what I said to Krum' ron thought before walking over to her.
"H-Hermoine?"
"Yes?" she replied in a shaky voice while wiping the tears from her eyes.
"You ok?"
"What do you think Ron?!" long pause "Krum is at the ball with another girl..and he is the only guy who as ever cared about me."
"He's not the only one." Ron mumbled quietly
"what?"
"Never mind." He said relieved she hadn't heard him. He sat down next to her and , very unlike himself, hesitantly put his arm around hermoines shoulder and pulled her in close to himself and stroked her long brown hair.
"Forget about Krum, he's not worth it."
"I know." She said as the last tear she ever cried for Krum rolled down her cheek.
She laid her head on his shoulder and they sat there watching the stars twinkle in the brisk winter sky.
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Back in the common room sat Ginny lay on the couch with her feet spread across harry's lap as he sat there. Ginny broke the peaceful silence by asking."Do you think Ron really loves her?" It took Harry a second to realize what she was talking about .
"Of course he does, I think he has since second year and was to much of a git to admit it."
"Harry , can I tell you something?"
"shoot."
"Ok er.this seems so weird to say but I have liked you since I met you, which I am sure you knew, and I guess I am just glad Dean didn't really stay with me at the ball because I had a better time with you." She said as her face turned slightly pink.
"I had a good time too, but I don't know how I feel towards you at the time being."
"I understand but." she was interrupted by Harry kissing her gently on her cheek.
"G'night Ginny, see you tomorrow" and with that he headed towards the boys dorms with a smug grin on his face.
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The next morning in the Great Hall Ginny sat next to Harry. Each grinning at each other when ever they were lucky enough to catch each others eye. Ron and Hermoine ate breakfast in silence until...
"Ron I heard what you said yesterday." She chirped in a tiny voice
"You look beautiful Ginny." Dean said with a grin . "Ready to go?"
"Ready as ever." She replied and walked over to him
So the big group left, Ron and Parvati arm in arm (as ron shot dean warning glances).
Hermoine glanced over at them twice with a disgusted look thinking 'I hope they don't do that the whole night' not really knowing why she even cared.
They walked into the Great Hall and gasped , who ever had decorated it had done a great job! A huge Christmas tree sat in the center of the Great Hall and all of the tables were pushed against the walls with piles of food on them, leaving plenty of room for every one to dance. There was also a thin layer of glitter spread across the floor that made the room come alive.
Ron and Parvati went out amongst many other couples and began to dance,while Ginny and Dean sat down and talked. Ginny noticed the glances Dean kept giving Lavender and began to get annoyed.
Harry and Hermoine were distracted by a very disturbing site of Cho and Krum walking into the ball hand in hand.
"She sure does have a thing for quidditch players, doesn't she?" Harry said noticeably hurt. Hermoine couldn't stand standing there watching those two and ran off crying.
"Hermoine I didn't mean.." Harry began
"Its ok harry she just needs time to cool off." Ginny interuppted
Harry really wanted to get his mind off of Cho he knew he liked her and she had been playing with his and many other boys hearts since 5th year.
"um.Ginny?..is there any chance that er..do you want to."
"Dance I'd love to" she finished for him. Although it wasn't right to just leave her date sitting there.she didn't think she'd have to worry about him. And she was right when she looked back at Dean he was beginning to dance with Lavender.
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When Ron saw Hermoine run off crying he wondered what had happened hermoine wasn't the type of girl who cryed easily , but didn't have to wonder long because when he looked to his right he saw krum and cho dancing. Ron left Parvati standing there and walked over to Krum.
" What the bloody hell do you think you are doing!" ron said before pushing krum up against the wall.
Hermoine turned back once more before running outside to see Ron yelling at Krum (we all know how protective ron is even is he "doesn't" quote quote like Hermoine) Hermoine smiled; he had always been there for her.
Ron's face was red in fury and he kept talking "Are you trying to break her heart or what? Tell me."
Krum finding this amusing asked interuppting him "May I ask who you are referring to?"
"Hermoine." Ron choked out of breath from yelling.
"Oh her."
"Yes, her!" Ron said now yelling with more than 200 eyes on him and Krum. "Don't hurt her or go near her again"
"Why do you care, have a little crush do we Wendsly? That's your name isn't it?"
"b/c er..b/c I lo..love her" he studdered not thinking twice before he said it. His face burned red to the tips of his ears. And for a few minutes , that seemed like ages, he stood there not believing what he had just said. Then he ran.
Almost every one in the large room stood in either shock or amusement and you could hear a certain slytherin laughing and muttering something about 'weasley liking a mudblood.'
"Its about time" Ginny yelled. A few people laughed and every one went back to their dancing.
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Ron ran outside to see Hermoine sitting with her back against a oak tree (not the one he and harry had crashed into in 2nd year) and her legs were tucked up to her chest .she was crying.
'I hope she didn't hear what I said to Krum' ron thought before walking over to her.
"H-Hermoine?"
"Yes?" she replied in a shaky voice while wiping the tears from her eyes.
"You ok?"
"What do you think Ron?!" long pause "Krum is at the ball with another girl..and he is the only guy who as ever cared about me."
"He's not the only one." Ron mumbled quietly
"what?"
"Never mind." He said relieved she hadn't heard him. He sat down next to her and , very unlike himself, hesitantly put his arm around hermoines shoulder and pulled her in close to himself and stroked her long brown hair.
"Forget about Krum, he's not worth it."
"I know." She said as the last tear she ever cried for Krum rolled down her cheek.
She laid her head on his shoulder and they sat there watching the stars twinkle in the brisk winter sky.
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Back in the common room sat Ginny lay on the couch with her feet spread across harry's lap as he sat there. Ginny broke the peaceful silence by asking."Do you think Ron really loves her?" It took Harry a second to realize what she was talking about .
"Of course he does, I think he has since second year and was to much of a git to admit it."
"Harry , can I tell you something?"
"shoot."
"Ok er.this seems so weird to say but I have liked you since I met you, which I am sure you knew, and I guess I am just glad Dean didn't really stay with me at the ball because I had a better time with you." She said as her face turned slightly pink.
"I had a good time too, but I don't know how I feel towards you at the time being."
"I understand but." she was interrupted by Harry kissing her gently on her cheek.
"G'night Ginny, see you tomorrow" and with that he headed towards the boys dorms with a smug grin on his face.
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The next morning in the Great Hall Ginny sat next to Harry. Each grinning at each other when ever they were lucky enough to catch each others eye. Ron and Hermoine ate breakfast in silence until...
"Ron I heard what you said yesterday." She chirped in a tiny voice