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Chapter 12:
When Harry and Ginny walked into Professor Padfoot's office, Harry still had a dumbfounded expression on his face.
"What did I miss?" Sirius asked when the two walked in and he saw Harry's expression.
"She knows??" Harry asked back. Ginny just rolled her eyes and started asking Sirius about the essay.
When she was through with her questions, Sirius made them some tea, and they sat around to talk.
"So," Sirius said, "How did tryouts go today, Harry?" "Great!" he replied, "I think the team will be unbeatable this year. Ron's the new Keeper, and Ginny and Hermione are the Chasers."
"Hermione!?" Sirius asked, almost choking on his tea.
"Yeah," Ginny said, giggling at Sirius, "we were all a little surprised to see her there. I was amazed that she was going to sacrifice so much study time, but who knows what she's thinking."
They continued with light conversation until it was time to go up to dinner. When Harry and Ginny climbed the last few stairs to the Great Hall's entrance, they saw something that made Harry stop dead in him tracks. Ron was standing there talking to Harry's old crush, Cho Chang. What surprised Harry the most was the way Cho was laughing and touching his arm, and the way Ron was blushing nonstop. Ginny, sensing Harry's discomfort and anger, grabbed his hand and pulled him into the Great Hall, but not before Ron looked over at Harry and saw his look of betrayal.
"Come on, Harry," Ginny said, taking him to a place away from the others that they normally sat with. Hermione gave them a questioning glance when they passed she and George, but Ginny just nodded toward Ron, who was trying to catch them up. Hermione intercepted him, though, getting the hint from Ginny to leave them alone.
"Harry," Ginny said, finally breaking the silence, "I'm sure he can explain. Besides, I thought you were over Cho."
"I guess I am," Harry said, shrugging, "He just shouldn't be interested in her. It's not right to like someone that your best friend liked. I feel so betrayed."
"You should talk to him after dinner. Maybe you can work things out."
"Thanks, Ginny, but I don't really feel like talking to him."
"Do you want me to talk to him" I'm sure nothing is going on between them."
"There is, I can tell. If there wasn't, he wouldn't have looked so guilty," he said, sending a glare down the table at Ron.
The rest of the meal passed in silence, and they headed up to the dorms. Ron tried to get Harry's attention, but Ginny just shook her head at him, and followed Harry to the common room where the said goodnight. He then headed up to his dorm room, got into bed, and closed the drapes.
When Ron got to the common room, Ginny stopped him from going to talk to Harry.
"He doesn't really want to see you right now, Ron," she told him.
"Why not?" Ron asked, "I thought he didn't like her like that anymore. Besides, she approached me."
"Ron, would you just shut up?" Ginny said, angrily, "He feels really betrayed. He doesn't really like her anymore, but it's still odd to have his best friend seeing his old crush, especially after what happened last year with Cedric. He may not want to talk to you for a few days, so don't push him."
Ron nodded reluctantly, and sat on the couch.
"So why did she approach you?" Ginny asked, her curiosity getting the better of her.
"She said she's seen me around this year, and had thought I was kind of cute, and then said she'd seen me play this afternoon. Then she asked me out. I said 'yes' because I thought Harry was over her. We talked for awhile, then I saw you and Harry, and he looked so hurt. Then you pulled him away before I had a chance to say anything."
They sat in silence for awhile, then excused themselves to their rooms. Ron finding Harry's drapes closed. They hadn't noticed Hermione listening to their conversation with George in the corner of the common room.
"Well, if Harry's feeling lonely, we'll just have to find someone for him," Hermione said, smiling, "and I know just the person."
Chapter 12:
When Harry and Ginny walked into Professor Padfoot's office, Harry still had a dumbfounded expression on his face.
"What did I miss?" Sirius asked when the two walked in and he saw Harry's expression.
"She knows??" Harry asked back. Ginny just rolled her eyes and started asking Sirius about the essay.
When she was through with her questions, Sirius made them some tea, and they sat around to talk.
"So," Sirius said, "How did tryouts go today, Harry?" "Great!" he replied, "I think the team will be unbeatable this year. Ron's the new Keeper, and Ginny and Hermione are the Chasers."
"Hermione!?" Sirius asked, almost choking on his tea.
"Yeah," Ginny said, giggling at Sirius, "we were all a little surprised to see her there. I was amazed that she was going to sacrifice so much study time, but who knows what she's thinking."
They continued with light conversation until it was time to go up to dinner. When Harry and Ginny climbed the last few stairs to the Great Hall's entrance, they saw something that made Harry stop dead in him tracks. Ron was standing there talking to Harry's old crush, Cho Chang. What surprised Harry the most was the way Cho was laughing and touching his arm, and the way Ron was blushing nonstop. Ginny, sensing Harry's discomfort and anger, grabbed his hand and pulled him into the Great Hall, but not before Ron looked over at Harry and saw his look of betrayal.
"Come on, Harry," Ginny said, taking him to a place away from the others that they normally sat with. Hermione gave them a questioning glance when they passed she and George, but Ginny just nodded toward Ron, who was trying to catch them up. Hermione intercepted him, though, getting the hint from Ginny to leave them alone.
"Harry," Ginny said, finally breaking the silence, "I'm sure he can explain. Besides, I thought you were over Cho."
"I guess I am," Harry said, shrugging, "He just shouldn't be interested in her. It's not right to like someone that your best friend liked. I feel so betrayed."
"You should talk to him after dinner. Maybe you can work things out."
"Thanks, Ginny, but I don't really feel like talking to him."
"Do you want me to talk to him" I'm sure nothing is going on between them."
"There is, I can tell. If there wasn't, he wouldn't have looked so guilty," he said, sending a glare down the table at Ron.
The rest of the meal passed in silence, and they headed up to the dorms. Ron tried to get Harry's attention, but Ginny just shook her head at him, and followed Harry to the common room where the said goodnight. He then headed up to his dorm room, got into bed, and closed the drapes.
When Ron got to the common room, Ginny stopped him from going to talk to Harry.
"He doesn't really want to see you right now, Ron," she told him.
"Why not?" Ron asked, "I thought he didn't like her like that anymore. Besides, she approached me."
"Ron, would you just shut up?" Ginny said, angrily, "He feels really betrayed. He doesn't really like her anymore, but it's still odd to have his best friend seeing his old crush, especially after what happened last year with Cedric. He may not want to talk to you for a few days, so don't push him."
Ron nodded reluctantly, and sat on the couch.
"So why did she approach you?" Ginny asked, her curiosity getting the better of her.
"She said she's seen me around this year, and had thought I was kind of cute, and then said she'd seen me play this afternoon. Then she asked me out. I said 'yes' because I thought Harry was over her. We talked for awhile, then I saw you and Harry, and he looked so hurt. Then you pulled him away before I had a chance to say anything."
They sat in silence for awhile, then excused themselves to their rooms. Ron finding Harry's drapes closed. They hadn't noticed Hermione listening to their conversation with George in the corner of the common room.
"Well, if Harry's feeling lonely, we'll just have to find someone for him," Hermione said, smiling, "and I know just the person."