CHAP7: Some Good News.

"So that's when Ginny came, casted Wingardium Leviosa on Malfoy, and then just completely gave him hell!" Ron said to Hermione animatedly while Ginny who was walking behind Ron and Hermione went red and rolled her eyes. "So it was Malfoy? And please don't curse,luv." Hermione asked. "Obviously! But honestly, Hermione! He was WHITE once Ginny let him down! Yes, yes, yes, I'm sorry." Ron said. Hermione, getting annoyed, rolled her eyes. "Yes, Ron. That's nice, and awesome job, Ginny, he definitely deserved it, but what really matters now is that Malfoy DID petrify Harry. Aren't you the LEAST bit concerned?" Hermione asked. Ron stopped. "Of course I'm concerned! Oh, and then..Malfoy-." "AAARGH!" Hermione walked off to the Great Hall for lunch. "What?" Ron asked behind her. Hermione couldn't help but smile at that. That's just typical Ron! She thought as Ron and Ginny came to sit next to her. During lunch, the three sat talking about the quidditch season, while all of a sudden, Ginny stopped dead in the middle of her conversation, and stared at the entrance to the Great Hall. She smiled. Ron and Hermione looked up, and saw why Ginny was so happy. Harry was back. Ginny, Ron, and Hermione both ran up to him, and hugged him. "I'm SO glad you're back!" Ginny said to him. "So am I!" Harry said, a huge smile on his face. "It WAS Malfoy!" Ron said. "And you have GOT to hear what Ginny did to him!" Ginny shrugged and hugged Harry again. "I've been miserable without you. I haven't slept, I haven't eaten. I missed you so much!" Ginny said, tears of joy flowing down her cheeks. Harry smiled, and let a tear roll down his cheek. He kissed Ginny. "I've missed you too. I felt it in me. I'm not even sure how, but it was the most powerful thing." He said. Hermione let out a tear too. "Welcome back, Harry." She said, hugging him. "Welcome back, mate." Ron said, shaking Harry's hand. "It's great to be back." Harry said. ____________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________

"So it was Malfoy, eh? Well why d'you suppose he chose me? And what about what Ginny did to Malfoy?" Harry asked as they went to the common room after dinner. "To answer the first question, yes. To answer the second question, I have no idea, and the third? Well, we'll just let Ron tell you since he loves to tell it so much!" Hermione said playfully as they all went to sit, and Ron explained the whole thing very animatedly. "I love it when you talk so animatedly." She said to him, as he kissed her and looked her in the eyes. Harry rolled his eyes. " Well maybe I should do it more often.BUT.only for you!" Ron said playfully as they kissed fast, and Ron finished his story, Hermione goggling at him. "Woah! Good job, Ginny!" Harry said amazed, but he was also very annoyed because his two best friends were snogging right infront of him. Although, he had to admit, it WAS funny. He couldn't help but laugh. "Oh, sod off Harry!" Ron said, though still not taking his eyes off of Hermione as she began to giggle, which is something she had been doing lately since she and Ron had gotten together. "And I love it when you-." Ron began, but Ginny interrupted, and Hermione and Ron got right back to it. " ANYWAY. He was NOT going to touch you again! Besides.seing a 'ferret' flying in the air down the hallway is pretty funny!" Ginny said. As Harry and Ginny started laughing (Ron and Hermione still snogging away.), all of a sudden, Hermione stopped. "Ron! Ron.I just remembered something! Come here!" Hermione whispered. Ron shrugged and gave her a confused look, but still accepted. "Er.um..we'll be right back." Ron said. "Ugh..just don't do anything I wouldn't do!" Harry teased, laughing ("Shove it, Harry!") as Hermione grabbed Ron's wrist and pulled him into the hall. "Ron! What if it wasn't Malfoy.what if it WAS you-know-who, but Malfoy is covering for him? What if." ".Malfoy is now helping him?" Ron knew exactly what Hermione was going to say. They both looked at each other, with worried expressions. "HARRY!" They ran in and told Harry and Ginny about their hypothesis. "But-but that's impossible! How could that happen?" Ginny asked. "Because I really don't want to lose Harry again. If it was Vol- I mean..you-know-who..then why didn't he just finish him off?" she said again. "Well, maybe it WAS Malfoy after all, but he did it only because Voldemort (-Ron gulped at the mention of his name-) -Sorry luv- because you-know-who ("Thank You" Ron added) told him to. You're welcome, Ron." "Maybe.but how could he have gotten in? And do we know for sure?" Harry asked. "I'm not sure myself." Hermione answered. They sat for another hour or so, and Harry and Ginny went to