Ch 4 - A Change
Ginny was curled up on the common room sofa. She would have been going to Hogsmeade today but Louise felt ill so they had stayed at school. Ron, Harry and Hermione had also stayed at school because they were holding the first round of tryouts for the new Chaser. Most of the school was either at Hogsmeade or the trials.
She was reading one of Louise's fashion magazines when all of the Gryffindor 6th year boys came in, including Ron and Harry. Hermione was with them as well.
They were talking about some of the people who had tried out for Quidditch. Ginny went back to her magazine as they sat down around her.
"That 4th year was absolutely hilarious! Did you see him when he got the Quaffle passed to him? Dropped it right out of his hands and tried to dive after it, forgetting he was in midair of course and fell all the way down," Ron was saying. They all laughed at this.
"I dunno Ron, you could have given him a run for his money. Everyone was laughing when you flew straight into the goalpost in excitement after catching the Quaffle," Seamus Finnigan said. Everyone laughed uproariously at this. Ron went red to the tips of his ears, which only made everyone laugh harder.
Ron noticed Ginny smiling at this comment and rounded on her in an attempt to save him self from being ridiculed further he said
"Well anything is better than Ginny," Ginny looked up, listening, "Last summer me and the twins were playing Quidditch in the garden with her and when we got bored we decided to bewitch the balls to chase her round the garden, spinning around her trying to knock her off. She was screaming her head off and crying like a baby. She fell of the broom and crashed into the ground.
We took the hex off and walked over to her, and she was crying her head off, not only had she broken her arm, but wait for it, wait for it, she had wet herself all over!" Ron laughed.
Ginny froze. People were on their knees laughing, pointing at her and smirking. Even Harry was grinning. She raised her eyes to look at Ron.
"You, you promised you would never tell!" she yelled, tears coming to her eyes. People were lying down on the floor cacking themselves now.
"Aw, is ickle Gin-gin gonna cry?" asked Ron, smirking superiorly. Ginny looked at him and he shut his mouth. Maybe he shouldn't have told that story. He HAD promised he wouldn't.
"How could you do this to me Ron?" she asked in a soft voice, eyes filled with tears. She ran out of the common room door, trying not to scream. Tears were running freely down her face.
"Ron," said Hermione very seriously, "You just went too far."
~*~*~*~*
How could he? How could he? Ginny kept asking herself. She was running and crying down the staircases. She couldn't see properly but she didn't care, nothing mattered anymore.
She ran straight into someone and they both fell over.
"Ginny? What's the matter?" the person asked. It was Louise. Ginny raised her head to look at her. Louise gathered her in a hug and asked again.
Ginny sobbed out the story, shoulders heaving. Louise's eyes widened when she explained and told her the story that Ron had told everyone.
"Ginny ma chere (my dear), I was looking for you to tell you I felt better, and that if you wanted to go to Hogsmeade still that we have plenty of time. Ginny nodded, thinking she just needed to be away from Ron.
All of a sudden she stopped crying. That was it she thought. Gone were the days where she let people step all over her. Gone were the days she cried every time someone ignored her. Gone were the days she hid her true self from everyone. Gone were the days of being Ron's little sister.
"I'll show him. I'll show everyone. Its time for me to be heard," Ginny said through gritted teeth.
Louise smiled she had been expecting this, "Come on," she said, "I know where to go for you to be able to show everyone your true colours.
~~Okay its time for Ginny to shine!~~
***Please R&R***
Ginny was curled up on the common room sofa. She would have been going to Hogsmeade today but Louise felt ill so they had stayed at school. Ron, Harry and Hermione had also stayed at school because they were holding the first round of tryouts for the new Chaser. Most of the school was either at Hogsmeade or the trials.
She was reading one of Louise's fashion magazines when all of the Gryffindor 6th year boys came in, including Ron and Harry. Hermione was with them as well.
They were talking about some of the people who had tried out for Quidditch. Ginny went back to her magazine as they sat down around her.
"That 4th year was absolutely hilarious! Did you see him when he got the Quaffle passed to him? Dropped it right out of his hands and tried to dive after it, forgetting he was in midair of course and fell all the way down," Ron was saying. They all laughed at this.
"I dunno Ron, you could have given him a run for his money. Everyone was laughing when you flew straight into the goalpost in excitement after catching the Quaffle," Seamus Finnigan said. Everyone laughed uproariously at this. Ron went red to the tips of his ears, which only made everyone laugh harder.
Ron noticed Ginny smiling at this comment and rounded on her in an attempt to save him self from being ridiculed further he said
"Well anything is better than Ginny," Ginny looked up, listening, "Last summer me and the twins were playing Quidditch in the garden with her and when we got bored we decided to bewitch the balls to chase her round the garden, spinning around her trying to knock her off. She was screaming her head off and crying like a baby. She fell of the broom and crashed into the ground.
We took the hex off and walked over to her, and she was crying her head off, not only had she broken her arm, but wait for it, wait for it, she had wet herself all over!" Ron laughed.
Ginny froze. People were on their knees laughing, pointing at her and smirking. Even Harry was grinning. She raised her eyes to look at Ron.
"You, you promised you would never tell!" she yelled, tears coming to her eyes. People were lying down on the floor cacking themselves now.
"Aw, is ickle Gin-gin gonna cry?" asked Ron, smirking superiorly. Ginny looked at him and he shut his mouth. Maybe he shouldn't have told that story. He HAD promised he wouldn't.
"How could you do this to me Ron?" she asked in a soft voice, eyes filled with tears. She ran out of the common room door, trying not to scream. Tears were running freely down her face.
"Ron," said Hermione very seriously, "You just went too far."
~*~*~*~*
How could he? How could he? Ginny kept asking herself. She was running and crying down the staircases. She couldn't see properly but she didn't care, nothing mattered anymore.
She ran straight into someone and they both fell over.
"Ginny? What's the matter?" the person asked. It was Louise. Ginny raised her head to look at her. Louise gathered her in a hug and asked again.
Ginny sobbed out the story, shoulders heaving. Louise's eyes widened when she explained and told her the story that Ron had told everyone.
"Ginny ma chere (my dear), I was looking for you to tell you I felt better, and that if you wanted to go to Hogsmeade still that we have plenty of time. Ginny nodded, thinking she just needed to be away from Ron.
All of a sudden she stopped crying. That was it she thought. Gone were the days where she let people step all over her. Gone were the days she cried every time someone ignored her. Gone were the days she hid her true self from everyone. Gone were the days of being Ron's little sister.
"I'll show him. I'll show everyone. Its time for me to be heard," Ginny said through gritted teeth.
Louise smiled she had been expecting this, "Come on," she said, "I know where to go for you to be able to show everyone your true colours.
~~Okay its time for Ginny to shine!~~
***Please R&R***