Chapter 7
Ginny opened her eyes. She turned over on her right side and looked at the clock. It said 8:03. She yawned and stretched. Last night was so hectic. At least her and Hermione weren't in a fight anymore. They had talked after they got back to their room.
She thought about what had happened.
" Um.. Hermione are you still mad at me?" Ginny asked as innocently as possible.
" Of course not. Yes we had an argument and I'm so sorry for what I said about you and Harry. You're my friend and I don't want anything to come between us. It's just .. okay whatever you do you can't repeat anything I say. Okay?"
Ginny nodded.
" I like Ron. I don't have the slightest idea why but I do. I sort of wish I didn't. If we were to get involved and then it doesn't work out, things might turn out awkward, well more awkward than they already are. But I can't help it. Well anyway, I told you how I feel. And I'm sorry for the way I acted."
There she had said it. She had told Ginny how she felt and felt better now.
" I'm glad you told me Hermione. So what did you and Ron talk about, did anything happen???" Ginny said excitedly now that she could ask and was dying to know.
" Well nothing really happened, I mean I think he was about to ask me something right before the stupid Quar interrupted. We talked casually about school and things like that. And then he got all nervous so I decided to reach over and hold his hand. And then.. that's where the Quar came in..." Hermione sighed.
Ginny looked back at her clock. It read 8:11. She rose out of bed and picked out a jean skirt and a sleeveless black shirt that read, " Quidditch" in big bold letters. She took that into the bathroom and took her shower. While she was washing her hair she thought about Harry and how they had almost kissed. Then she started to think about Malfoy of all people. She remembered the first time he had kissed her. Ugh stop thinking about him! she told herself. She stepped out of the shower and got dressed. Hermione knocked on the door.
" Hey are you done I have to pee really bad!?!?!" Hermione laughed.
" Yep." Ginny answered.
She opened the door and stepped out of the bathroom.
" Hey Hermione, I'll be downstairs eating breakfast okay?"
" Okay I'll be down in a bit."
" You almost kissed her? I thought you guys were just, you know, friends." Ron said.
" Well that's what I thought to, but I guess not..." Harry trailed off.
" Oh here comes our breakfast."
The waitress came over and handed Ron his bacon and eggs and Harry his pancakes. Ginny came down the stairs and joined them.
" G'morning."
" Hi, can I take your order or do you need a few minutes?", the waitress asked.
" No, umm I'd just like a big glass of orange juice and some hash browns. Thanks."
" So Gin, is Hermione up?" Harry asked.
" Yep, when I left her she was peeing", Ginny giggled as she said this.
Ron started to blush at the thought of Hermione.
" What about me peeing??", Hermione said from behind them.
Everyone laughed and she sat down and ordered her food the next time the waitress came over. When everyone was done, the agreed to meet back down there in 10 minutes.
Everyone went up to their rooms. Hermione and Ginny got their purses with what money they had in it. Ron and Harry got their wallets. And they all ran back down stairs.
" Is everyone ready to go?" Hermione asked. Ron and Hermione had been avoiding eye contact all morning. Well Ron had atleast. Everytime Hermione would even glance at him he'd turn his head. When they started walking she walked beside him.
" What's wrong?" Hermione asked.
" Nothing." Ron replied.
" Well fine then don't talk to me." Hermione said and walked up to where Ginny and Harry were.
First they went to Gringotts and everyone went to their vaults and got some money out. Harry got a little more than usual. Once everyone was done getting their money they set off to shop.
" OOO look, a new book shop," Hermione excitedly said. She read the sign infront of the store, " Twiggin's Shop, get all your book needs here."
Ron said quickly, "C'mon let's go in."
Hermione was surprised that he wanted to do something she wanted to do. She thought he was mad at him.
They entered the shop and were greeted by two cheerful people, a woman and a man.
"Hi I'm Sam Twiggin."
" And I'm Samantha Twiggin."
" And this is the Twiggin Shop, get all your book needs here!", they said in unison.
" If there's anything you need," Sam said. "Anything at all!" Samantha said. " Feel free to ask us!" They both said.
Sam and Samantha were very cheerful, it was almost scary.
Harry said they were just looking and that they'd ask if they needed help and to everyone's relief Sam and Samantha went back to the cashier desk looking a little disappointed.
Ginny saw a section of books with a sign over it that said "Quidditch/ Flying" and she almost sprinted over to it. Hermione decided to browse through the entire shop and Ron followed her. Harry, on the other hand, wanted to find something for Hagrid but what to get him, he didn't know. So he started browsing the shop too.
" Hermione, I'm sorry I snapped earlier. There is something wrong..."
" It's okay Ron. Do you want to talk about it?"
" Um.. yeah .. I guess. Well it's just, see it's like this. Whenever I see you or even hear your name, I get butterflies in my stomach and I don't know what to do or say. I'm so afraid of what you'll think of me," Ron took a deep breath and continued, " I like you Hermione. And I'm just afraid if I do something that you don't approve of or you might think is stupid that there would be no chance of....."
"No chance of what Ron?"
" No chance that you would like me."
There he had said it. He had told Hermione how he felt and now it was up to her as to what she would do with it.
" I'm glad you said that." Hermione said and she reached over grabbed his hands, smiled and kissed him lightly on the lips. Ron was ecstatic! His heart was racing and he couldn't believe what had just happened. But he tried his best to "keep his cool".
Hermione giggled and they returned to looking at books.
Ginny was the first one done shopping in the Twiggins' Shop. Harry walked up to her.
"What did you find?"
" I found Flying by Rosie Rumph, it sounded pretty good and it has some flying tips in it too," Ginny said pleased with herself.
" Well since you're done will you come help me find something for Hagrid, I can't really think of anything specific for him...", Harry said pathetically.
" Okay well," Ginny just stood there thinking for a few moments, " well he likes magical creatures doesn't he?", Ginny asked.
" Yes."
" Alright hold on."
She walked over to Samantha and Sam and asked what kind of books they had on magical creatures. Sam led her to a section of the store dedicated to magical creatures. Harry followed and when Sam left, he and Ginny started going through some of the books. To Harry's surprise, they found two books perfect for Hagrid, Magical Creatures and The New Adventures of Dragon's World. Harry and Ginny walked up to the desk.
" Will that be all for ya?" Samantha asked.
" Yes ma'am." Harry replied.
He paid for the books and he and Ginny walked outside where Hermione and Ron were waiting.
" We didn't realize you two were done or we wouldn't have taken so long." Harry said.
" Oh that's okay, Ron and I were just talking anyway."
Harry and Ginny both seemed to notice they were holding hands. Ginny smiled and Harry nodded. Their plan had worked.
" Okay so where to now?" Ron asked looking at Harry.
" Umm... what about some ice cream, I'll pay?", Harry offered.
They all liked the idea of ice cream so they made their way to Ice Cream 101. It was called Ice Cream 101 because they had 101 didn't types of ice cream, but not all very good.
" You guys I have to go to the restroom. I'll meet you at Ice Cream 101."
And with that Ginny was gone.
As Ginny looked for a restroom she couldn't help but think of Ron and Hermione and how happy she was for them. Hermione was one of her closest friends and Ron was her closest brother. It all had worked out so perfectly.
" What are you doing here Weasley!" A familiar voice yelled from behind her. She dreaded turning around.
" Are you deaf Weasley?", the voice snickered again.
Ginny turned around and there was Draco Malfoy right infront of her.
" Leave me alone Malfoy." Ginny said as nicely as possible.
She felt her stomach tighten and she thought she was going to throw up. He could clearly see she wasn't feeling good.
" Ginny are you okay??" Draco asked suddenly concerned.
" Draco just leave me alone, I was fine before you got here."
" Fine, if that's really what you want." Draco said.
She didn't know what to say. She dated Draco almost all last year then they'd broken it off . She thought she was finally over him. But then she saw him and all of her feelings just came rushing back and it was far too much for her.
" Is this really what you want? Don't you remember all the fun we used to have?" Draco asked looking her from top to bottom.
Damn she's gotten a fine body since we went out. Draco thought. Yeah she'd been cute when they went out but she had really matured.
Ginny looked around and saw all the people surrounding them. She grabbed Draco's wrist and pulled him into the nearest alley. At that he grabbed her by her love handles and pushed her up against the wall. He went in for a kiss. Ginny couldn't stop him. She wanted to lift her hand to block his mouth, but she didn't. She stood there caught up in the moment missing everything that her and Draco used to have. The kiss lasted about three seconds before she pulled away. She stared into his eyes. He stared back. They missed each other so much, but neither wanted to admit it. Then Ginny, not knowing what caused her to do it, put her hands on his face and kissed him quickly, left off and ran out of the alley.
She ran all the way to Ice Cream 101. She stopped at the door, caught her breath, and walked in. What had she done? Why did you let him kiss you! Why in the hell did you kiss him!! Damnit Ginny you're so stupid!
"Ginny did you hear me?", Hermione asked.
"W-What Hermione?"
" I said did you find the bathroom okay?"
" Oh yes, the bathroom, I found it."
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