The next Monday, Ginny, Ramona, and Melody made their way reluctantly to
Charms. Monday mornings were awful for all of them. The three girls talked
and laughed and boys stopped to stare as Ramona smiled and tossed her
silky, black curls. Ginny began to giggle, and Melody sighed jealously. Her
thin, straight, a blonde hair and square glasses made her look rather
plain. Especially next to what Ginny liked to call "Little Miss Exotic".
"Ginny," Said Melody in an irritated way, "did you finish your Charms essay?" Ginny stopped giggling.
"Yes," She said happily, "I've been keeping it in my bag for today, but-" She let out an over-dramatic gasp of surprise.
"What?" Her two friends said in unison, Ramona sounding excited, while Melody was exasperated. Ginny smiled broadly.
"Last Friday, when I was late for Potions I bumped into...well, you know," Melody rolled her eyes but said nothing, so Ginny continued. "And I dropped all my things and I think..." she paused to intensify the moment; Little Miss Exotic was jumping up and down, "I think he's still got my essay!" She finished with a squeal of excitement.
"Well, you know what that means don't you?" Said Ramona with a smugness etched all over her olive face.
"You're going to go get it for me? Oh, and you'll say something really witty and tell them I said it!" Ginny said hopefully. She looked at her dark friend pleadingly.
"Uh, NO!" She said as though Ginny had claimed that one plus one equals seven. Ginny's face fell, and Melody shot her a look that quite clearly said 'Well you finally got what you wanted, didn't you?' Ramona raised her perfectly manicured eyebrows n surprise and continued.
"Well, now you have a reason to talk to him! How bad can that be?" Ginny rolled big blue eyes toward the sealing.
"Easy for you to say!" She retorted, "You're beautiful, and confident! I'll just choke and sputter like the great git that I am!" Ramona was shaking her head and smiling.
"I, personally, don't think you will," She was still smiling, "but here's your chance to prove me wrong!" And before Ginny could get a word out edgewise, she was being prodded toward Harry who was passing with Ron and Hermione on his way to Transfiguration. Ginny narrowly avoided crashing right into Hermione who had a friendly smile on her face.
"Oh, hello, Ginny." She said cheerfully, "Can we help-"
"Whaddyou want!" Said Ron rudely. "Ginny, we've got to get to class!" Ron was very tall and was glaring down at his little sister, Hermione was smiling a little too broadly, and Harry had a look of polite concern on his perfect face. She stared into his beautifully bright green eyes and literally felt her legs turn to mush. "WHAT IS IT!?" Yelled Ron impatiently.
"Well-um-it's-um. Harry?"
"Yes?" He responded kindly.
"I think that-um-well, you've got m-my Charms essay." She stammered. He smiled.
"Oh yes, I've got it just here," he was rummaging in his shoulder bag. He found it and held it out to her. Ginny's heart was pounding as Harry's hand brushed against hers.
"Th-thanks!" She breathed.
"Sure thing!" He said happily and continued down the corridor as if nothing had happened. Ginny could hear Ron interrogating Harry about why he had her essay as she watched them retreat down the corridor.
In class, Ginny had a hard time giving up her assignment to their tiny, squeaky Professor Flitwick.
"Ginny," Said Melody in an irritated way, "did you finish your Charms essay?" Ginny stopped giggling.
"Yes," She said happily, "I've been keeping it in my bag for today, but-" She let out an over-dramatic gasp of surprise.
"What?" Her two friends said in unison, Ramona sounding excited, while Melody was exasperated. Ginny smiled broadly.
"Last Friday, when I was late for Potions I bumped into...well, you know," Melody rolled her eyes but said nothing, so Ginny continued. "And I dropped all my things and I think..." she paused to intensify the moment; Little Miss Exotic was jumping up and down, "I think he's still got my essay!" She finished with a squeal of excitement.
"Well, you know what that means don't you?" Said Ramona with a smugness etched all over her olive face.
"You're going to go get it for me? Oh, and you'll say something really witty and tell them I said it!" Ginny said hopefully. She looked at her dark friend pleadingly.
"Uh, NO!" She said as though Ginny had claimed that one plus one equals seven. Ginny's face fell, and Melody shot her a look that quite clearly said 'Well you finally got what you wanted, didn't you?' Ramona raised her perfectly manicured eyebrows n surprise and continued.
"Well, now you have a reason to talk to him! How bad can that be?" Ginny rolled big blue eyes toward the sealing.
"Easy for you to say!" She retorted, "You're beautiful, and confident! I'll just choke and sputter like the great git that I am!" Ramona was shaking her head and smiling.
"I, personally, don't think you will," She was still smiling, "but here's your chance to prove me wrong!" And before Ginny could get a word out edgewise, she was being prodded toward Harry who was passing with Ron and Hermione on his way to Transfiguration. Ginny narrowly avoided crashing right into Hermione who had a friendly smile on her face.
"Oh, hello, Ginny." She said cheerfully, "Can we help-"
"Whaddyou want!" Said Ron rudely. "Ginny, we've got to get to class!" Ron was very tall and was glaring down at his little sister, Hermione was smiling a little too broadly, and Harry had a look of polite concern on his perfect face. She stared into his beautifully bright green eyes and literally felt her legs turn to mush. "WHAT IS IT!?" Yelled Ron impatiently.
"Well-um-it's-um. Harry?"
"Yes?" He responded kindly.
"I think that-um-well, you've got m-my Charms essay." She stammered. He smiled.
"Oh yes, I've got it just here," he was rummaging in his shoulder bag. He found it and held it out to her. Ginny's heart was pounding as Harry's hand brushed against hers.
"Th-thanks!" She breathed.
"Sure thing!" He said happily and continued down the corridor as if nothing had happened. Ginny could hear Ron interrogating Harry about why he had her essay as she watched them retreat down the corridor.
In class, Ginny had a hard time giving up her assignment to their tiny, squeaky Professor Flitwick.