Title: How To Get The Girl You Lost, But Didn't Know You Lost Her, Back

by: LilyP_writer@yahoo.com

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Chapter 2: Realizing It

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School had started a few weeks ago. Harry went back to ignoring Ginny unless she decided to sit by him instead of her friends which was usually every other day for lunch and dinner. But their conversations were usually cut short by Eros' mouth attaching itself onto her's. Which he was doing now.

Harry turned his face away, it was Saturday and he didn't feel like getting sick halfway through the weekend. Ginny pushed Eros off with a little giggle.

"Charm Club," Eros said, "You coming?"

"No," Ginny said turning toward Harry and staring at him, "I have a lot of homework."

Harry looked up at her, "What?"

"Well," Ginny said turning back to Eros, "I was hoping that Harry, here, would help me."

Eros and Ginny turned to face Harry in unison, like they choreographed it. They waited for a while and after a very long silence, Harry said quickly, "Sure. I-I'll help."

Ginny smiled then turned back to give Eros a peck on the cheek, "I'll see you later." Ginny got up and motioned for Harry to follow her.

Harry walked down through the tables looking across to Ginny on the opposite side, her long hair was flowing behind her and a small smile played on her lips. Harry could see the pink on her cheeks, it made her look fresh and spirited. When they walked away from the table Ginny immediately met up with him and slipped her arm through his.

"Homework, huh?" Harry asked with an eyebrow raised.

"Yes," she said, hold out the 's' a little longer than necessary, she sounded like a snake trying to uphold her honor. "Astrology!"

Harry let out a loud merriful laugh that echoed through the empty Entrance Hall. "Astrology? You mean Astronomy?" Harry continued to laugh.

"Whatever," Ginny rolled her eyes and dragged him up the stairs.

"What is the real reason?" Harry asked her, with a piercing glare.

"Well," Ginny smiled mischievously. "Dawn has a crush on you!" Ginny giggled and nudged him playfully in the ribs.

"So," Harry nudged back.

"Well, she wanted you to 'help'," she added with quotation mark fingers. 'Seems like a popular concept,' Harry thought. "'help' us with our homework."

"Alright," Harry held out the word then added, with quotation mark fingers, "What would her definition of 'help' be?" Ginny began to giggle, that infectious laugh seemed to ring throughout his body, his face grew red as her head was tossed back. "What?"

"Well," Ginny said, recovering for her outburst, "Her version of 'help'," once again with the fingers, "is, maybe: help with the first few problems, then maybe she will need a walk, you two roam the corridors then find a nice broom closet and you can be the first one to make out with her!"

"There is a line?" Harry asked, confused.

"No, she has never been kissed before and she wants to so bad that she is even considering," and she added in a low whisper, "Neville."

It was Harry's turn to laugh he turned to her then stopped all of a sudden, in the middle of a "ha". "Wait a minute, I am flattered that I am above Neville, but you make it sound as though she is so desperate that she would take me."

"She is." Ginny said, with a sly grin on her face.

"Ouch!" Harry yelled to her, "That hurt." He put his right hand over his heart, "Right here is where you stabbed me!" Harry turned to her and stopped her from walking on.

"What?" Ginny groaned, "Did you get a booboo from my insult?" Harry nodded. "Well, lets see who cares," she turned around as if half expecting twenty people to jump out from all corners, statues, and portraits to raise their arms and proclaim, 'I care', but no one showed. "Um, nope, no one, not one person..."

"You know what, Ginny?" Harry grabbed her hand and put it on his heart. "I think you should kiss it and make it feel better."

Ginny lowered her head and inched closer to his beating heart which seemed to start going faster and faster but she pulled away and rolled her eyes, "You didn't think I really was going to do it, do you?"

Harry, trying to hide the hurt in his voice said, "Good thing you didn't or I would have to take a shower to get the Ginny Germs off." 'Ginny Germs? What the hell?' He thought.

"Hey!" She slapped him, a little harder than playful.

"Alright," Harry mumbled, "the truth please, does your friend Dawn really have a--have a--have a-a-a."

"Crush on you?" Ginny finished for him, nearing the portrait. Harry nodded and the portrait swung open. "No." Harry sighed.

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"All right everyone! Same time tomorrow!" Harry announced to his new and improved Quidditch team. Katie Bell, this being her last year, was still on Chaser along with Ginny and Kyan. Beaters this year were Marcus and Sean, both seventh years along with Katie. Ron was Keeper and, of course, Harry was the Captain and Seeker. The reserves were: third year Mandy, fifth year Tracy, forth year Penny, and seventh year Amy.

The dressing rooms were quite for a good, oh, 5 minutes until the double doors that separated the boys changing room and showers from the girls changing room's and showers were thrusted open by an angry Katie.

"Marcus!" Katie bellowed, still in her sweaty quidditch clothes. "Sean!" Her face was bright red and it was like steam was coming out of her ears. "Where did you two dunderheads take my clothes? GIVE THEM BACK NOW!!!" She ran into the guy's locker room chasing after two fast beaters.

As Katie chased her two now 'x' friends, the others were in a state of chaos. Most of the girls hid in the showers or the ones that had already changed were helping hide their friends. One girl was standing dead still, a towel wrapped around her body. It was Ginny. She had just finished her shower and was standing dead still watching Harry Potter through the door way, he was in nothing but a towel, like her.

'Oh My God,' Harry thought as he looked at his best friend's baby sister in a small fluffy towel. Harry wasn't aware that he was, as well, in only a towel. Everything and everyone else was a blur. Gryffindors running around like chickens with their heads cut off, towels and robes flying, and screams from the girls while yelling was coming from the guys filled the locker rooms.

The doors closed a while later but the buzz of disorder still hung in the air, Harry slowly changed at the stream of steady thoughts were still flowing in his head. He had been thinking of the same thing since the beginning of practice: Ginny. 'I like her,' he told himself, 'a lot.'

Harry sighed and left the locker room. Katie was was storming out of the girl's with Amy, Tracy, Penny, and Mandy. She looked so upset that none of the girls wanted to touch her and her eyebrows were frowned so low that it looked like she had a unibrow. Harry felt the angry wave hit him so he backed up into the wall and let her pass freely.

The door to the girl's locker room opened again and Ginny walked out in bluejeans and a Puddlemere United T-shirt. Ginny snaked her arm through Harry's and rolled her eyes at the thought of awkwardness between them. Harry held back a chuckle and said, "You know, you don't look half-bad in a towel."

Ginny giggled and replied, "Thank you. You know, you wouldn't looked bad in half a towel."

Harry let out his loud hearty laugh and congratulated her on a funny joke. "I'll have to remember that for next time."

"Excuse me, I don't believe there will ever be a next time." Ginny smiled, not looking at him, "I don't think you will ever see me in a towel or half of one ever again."

'God, I hope not.' Harry said to himself while smiling with her.

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Next Chapter: It hurts to see the person you like with someone else, doesn't it? Can Harry get his mind off Ginny with someone else's help? *rolls eyes* Yeah Right!!!

Thank you to:

Jaquelyne : Eros, God of Love, you did your research, as I did! Props to Jaquelyne! You just figured out clue 1!!! Thank you, I love Kyan, he is one of my favorites!

voxenking : Don't worry, I will be Harry/Ginny. I just have to make them suffer a bit!!!

Lexy : Thank you!

Butler : Thanks for reviewing...*smiles* I don't know if Harry and Eros will end up fighting *smiles*

sexy seeker : Colin will pop up sooner or later. Kyan is my fave too!

Ami-gryffindor89 : LOL, thank you sooooo much! I hope you enjoy the rest...