Summary: Ginny's got a secret admirer. Could he be that cute new teacher? Could he be her house team's seeker? Could he be someone whom she knew right from her very first year at Hogwarts? Or could he be one of the most unlikely person to even notice her?
Disclaimer: NOT MINE! Although I wish they were a product of my very own imagination, sad to say I only own the plot & the other characters that might pop up somewhere down the road here.
PhoenixRae's Notes: I know you all know that I update a chapter a day (or sometimes more than one chapter a day), but due to work and other things going on in my life right now, updates will be pretty slow. I'll be lucky if I could finish a chapter and have it loaded up per day, but as it stands I won't be updating on a daily basis. We'll see if it's going to be a weekly update, but so far it looks like it's going to be every other day or after every two days.
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IV. This Is Serious
If Abigail was pessimistic about Ginny's secret admirer before, now she was as drawn into this mystery as Ginny was. They looked over the two letters Ginny received. It was from the same person no doubt about it since it came in the same cream-coloured envelope used the first time with the same elegant scrawl on it. The piece of parchment had its sides burnt once more to make an attractive border. Whoever was fancying Ginny went through so much trouble disclosing his identity; the handwriting on the envelope and letter couldn't be his; it was too good of a penmanship for it to belong to a guy.
"I give up!" Ginny exclaimed and threw the quill she was using on the table she was sharing with Abigail in the Gryffindor common room.
Abigail looked up from her History of Ancient Runes essay she was working on and frowned at her friend. They were quietly studying for their respective classes and as far as she was concerned their Divinations' homework wasn't that hard. What could Ginny possibly be complaining about?
"Come on, Gin, Trelawny's questions weren't that hard!" she cajoled and set down her quill and parchment on the table.
Ginny turned her angry glare from the piece of parchment she was looking at earlier to her friend.
"I'm not complaining about Trelawny's assignment. It's chicken feed compared to what's bothering me," she muttered, kicking the leg of the table. Tilting her chair back on its hind legs, Ginny balanced herself and returned her glaring eyes back on her assignment lying on the table.
Abigail raised an eyebrow, tilting her chair on its hind legs as well, "Let me take a wild stab at what's troubling you, shall I?"
"By all means, do so," Ginny urged.
"Your secret admirer," Abigail didn't have to think hard for the answer.
"Argh! Can't we give him a different name? Calling him 'secret admirer' is too clichéd," she complained.
"And what do you suggest we call him then—Prince Charming?" her friend asked wryly.
"I don't know if he's a prince, but he's definitely not charming me!" complained Ginny.
"Hmm…Annoying Prince Charming perhaps?" Abigail suggested.
Ginny thought about the nickname her friend came up with and scrunched her forehead, "He is starting to annoy me alright, but that name's a mouthful for me."
"Then let's settle on giving it an acronym. He's APC—that's less of a mouthful if you ask me, Gin," Abigail beamed.
"APC," Ginny muttered the acronym under her breath, "Hmm…yeah, that's much easier to say and more original," she nodded.
"Great," Abigail clapped her hands and set her chair in an upright position once again, "So APC's bugging you still, huh?" she asked on a more serious tone.
"Yeah. I know it's been a week now since I got his second letter and I haven't heard from him since, but even you think that whoever my APC is, he's serious about me based on his last letter."
"Well I was persuaded to believe that it wasn't just a joke anymore when you received his first letter. I mean, why would any guy waste their time going through all the trouble your APC obviously went through just to get you those two letters?"
Ginny pouted and put her chair back in an upright position. Resting her elbows on the table, she rested her cheeks on her fisted hands and let out a long, exasperated sigh. Why indeed would anyone go through all the trouble her APC went through if he wasn't serious about her?
Abigail returned back to finishing up her History of Ancient Runes' essay. She wanted to have it done and out of the way so she would be able to concentrate on tomorrow's Quidditch match. As always Gryffindor and Slytherin matches were something to look forward to since both houses had been rivals for ages (and Harry often kicks Malfoy's arse), it was a big event for all Gryffindor students to cheer their team on.
Ginny tried to concentrate back on her Divinations' assignment, but she couldn't seem to get her brain to function properly. She was thinking of her APC way too much to understand what she was reading for Professor Trelawny's class.
She was busy fingering through her book when an owl quickly swooped in to the quiet common room and dropped yet another cream-coloured envelope before flying out of the open window on the second floor. Ginny quickly snapped out of her trance and even Abigail looked up from the essay she was writing when she heard the soft scraping of paper on wooden table. Everyone in the common room (there wasn't that many of them, just some of the boys in the team talking about tomorrow's game, a couple of seventh years and some first years toiling with their assignments or projects) looked at Ginny and Abigail's direction; it wasn't a common occurrence for an owl to swoop right in the middle of the common at this time of the night and deliver a letter for any one of the students. They were all curious as to who the letter recipient was, and when they saw the owl drop the letter at Ginny's table they all raised an eyebrow.
"Oi, Ginny! Who's the letter from?" asked a surprised Ron.
"It's none of your business, Ron," Ginny answered back, snatching the letter and holding on to it for dear life just in case Ron decided to act childish and snatch the letter from her.
"Is it from your boyfriend we don't know about, Gin?" Dean Thomas, one of the chasers in their team, asked teasingly.
Ginny glared at dark haired, dark eyed seventh year boy. "I said it's none of your business whoever sent me this letter," she repeated more sternly. She got up from her seat and gathered all her stuff. If she wanted to read the letter and not have her brothers or any one of her teammates to stick their nose in to her business, she had to leave the common room and seek out the sanctity of her room.
Abigail followed suit and gathered all her stuff off the table as well. She followed Ginny up the stairs and closed the door after her once they reached their bedroom.
"Is it from him?" she asked excitedly after depositing all her stuff on her bed.
Ginny dropped her book, quill, inkbottle, and parchments on the floor by her bed and jumped on her comfy four-poster bed. She turned the envelope and saw Ginny Weasley of Gryffindor House written on it with the same scrawl as the other two. She looked up at her excited friend and nodded.
"Well? What are you waiting for? Open it!"
Ginny didn't need to be told twice what to do. She opened the envelope and took out the usual burnt-bordered parchment, but unlike the other two, another small parchment (the borders were burnt as well) fell from it and landed on Ginny's crossed legs.
"What's this?" she asked out loud and picked up the parchment. Her brown eyes widened as she read what was written on it:
I wish you good luck and a safe match tomorrow.
It was left unsigned as well, which only made Ginny wonder who her APC could be. The handwriting on the smaller piece of parchment was a bit different from the one on the previous letters she received, but when she glanced at the other letter, she noticed that the handwriting on that parchment was the same as the other two. She handed the note to Abigail then went on to read the other letter.
I haven't slept at all in days
It's been so long since we've talked
And I have been here many times
I just don't know what I'm doing wrong
What can I do to make you love me
What can I do to make you care
What can I say to make you feel this
What can I do to get you there
There's only so much I can take
And I just got to let it go
And who knows I might feel better, yeah
If I don't try and I don't hope
What can I do to make you love me
What can I do to make you care
What can I say to make you feel this
What can I do to get you there
No more waiting, no more, aching...
No more fighting, no more, trying...
Maybe there's nothing more to say
And in a funny way I'm calm
Because the power is not mine
I'm just going to let it fly
What can I do to make you love me
What can I do to make you care
What can I say to make you feel this
And love me... love me...
Abigail, who was reading over Ginny's shoulder, couldn't help her jaw from dropping as she read the love poem (this had got to be a love poem—as well as the other two Ginny received from her APC).
"Oh dear, Gin, I think you have an obsessed, serious admirer here!" she exclaimed and looked at her friend's stunned face. "Do you have any idea other than Oliver as to whom he might be?"
"I—I suspected the person to be Harry as well, but it can't be him," she replied, her eyes glued on the letter still.
Abigail frowned, "Harry?" she questioned.
Ginny looked at her friend then and matched her frown, "Well, I have to set some varied options, don't I?"
"I know, but what made you think it was Harry?" she wanted to know.
"I don't know," Ginny shrugged, "Maybe it was because of the way he acted around me when we flagged me down on my way back to our dorm last week. Besides, it was just a fleeting thought—it doesn't mean much obviously."
"Uh-huh. Yeah, sure," Abigail nodded, but she didn't sound convinced at all.
Ginny's brow knotted into a deep frown, watching her friend's face closely before a light bulb suddenly lit up inside her head. Of course! How could I be so clueless as to not figure it out? she smiled triumphantly then and held Abigail's gaze a while longer, making the other girl all fidgety and nervous as hell.
"W-why are you looking at me like that?" she started to look a bit shifty, breaking eye contact from Ginny and she moved away from her.
"You fancy Harry, don't you Abby? I mean, he's that person whom you have unrequited feelings for, right?"
"What?" Abigail looked scandalized and her face suddenly looked all blotchy red, "You've gone completely bonkers, you know that? I mean me fancying Harry Potter?" she chuckled nervously, "Yeah, me and how many hundreds of adoring female students at Hogwarts fancies the pants off him! Please Ginny, give me a break!"
But Ginny wasn't convinced. Abigail Wilson likes Harry Potter. It was that obvious really.
"If you say so, Abby," Ginny decided to drop the subject for now. Abigail looked like she would burst any second now if she continued to prod her about the boy she fancied.
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A predominantly white-coated owl with a bit of light brown colour splashed unevenly on its head and neck landed on the waiting arm of its master after it made its delivery. He pulled out a small piece of cracker from the inside pocket of his robes and let his pet nibble on it.
"Good job, Canice," he patted the owl's head as he looked up at the tower his owl just came from. He knew it was where the Gryffindor students were housed and one of the lit rooms was her bedroom, but which one he could not tell.
"Sleep well, my fair Ginny," he bid the young woman who has haunted his dreams for so long and took one last longing look at the tower where she resided before turning his back to walk back into the castle to get some rest himself. Canice would have to stay with him tonight; his owl could go back to the owlery tomorrow.
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A/N: okay, a lot of people are pointing that it's Draco who is the admirer and some are speculating on Harry as well. Obviously Oliver Wood is out for the running as Ginny's secret admirer, but you're still left with quite a few guys to choose from: Harry, Draco (the two obvious ones), Colin, Seamus, Dean, Neville, Crabbe, Goyle, Blaise…hehehehe so happy guessing :::grins:::
A/N2: btw, this time our APC's (courtesy of Ginny & Abigail, hehehehe :::winks:::) love letter is the Corrs' What Can I Do
Alexa: I used to be an N'Sync fan, but not anymore (I grew up and out of my boy-band phase *lol*) and I remembered loving that song of theirs, thanks for suggesting it!
Cassandra Sisenta or Krey-Zey: moi, killing you? :::looks innocent::: whatever the heck are you talking about, my dear? hehehehe :::evil grin::: and yay! you updated! I'll be checking it out soon
Krissy: thanks for liking the fact that the whole secret admirer is...well, a secret! *lol*
Faltering Hues: thanks, and keep on thinking who Ginny's APC is (gawd, I like that code name of theirs for this guy *lol*). and yeah, I enjoyed reading all about Oliver's escapades in the third book. loved it when one of the twins told Harry Oliver was probably drowning himself in the shower after they lost to Hufflepuff & when Oliver yelled at Harry to stop ogling at Cho Chang during their match against Ravenclaw *lol*
dreamofTF: everybody's hopeful it's Draco...let's just hope it is Draco :::grins:::
Miss Marauder: I told you I'll be using as much of the songs you guys suggest as best as I can--and so far I'm getting so many suggestions for really good songs, I don't think I'll be running out of 'em *lol*
MelissaAdams: so you liked those two songs, eh? hehehe, good for ya! I love 'em too! oh yeah, and keep on guessing :p but if you're really sure it's Draco then stick wi what you believe, hehehe
Crystal: *lol* of course I ain't offended...I'm sure if I'm the guy who's sending the girl I like love letters I'd be very careful not to get caught...especially if I'm really a very shy person, hehehe
MiSs-BeHaVe: *lol* that's alright...actually it was through my listening to Simple Plan songs that gave me an idea for this next fic. And based on the title, yes, it was I'd Do Anything that inspired me to write this story
avapouhi: you don't think I'll make it easy for you guys to guess who Ginny's secret admirer is, do you know? hehehe
Lia: thanks for liking Abigail...I'm trying to make her as spunky as I possibly can coz...well, to make her a complete opposite of Ginny and maybe--just maybe--she might rub off some of her spunkiness to our always timid and shy Ginny Weasley, hehehe :::winks::: as for her crush...wanna guess who he could be too?
Nissy: yep, it's a choice between Harry & Draco and a lot are favouring Draco being the secret admirer, but I still say keep on guessing *lol*
Slytherin Child: uh-oh! please don't go bald by the end of this story! uhm...that won't be a pretty sight, I tell ya that now :::grins::: the D/G interaction will happen again soon...remember, the next day's match is against Slytherin and Ginny's playing Quidditch this year so she'll be interacting with Malfoy at the pitch *lol*
wowsergirl: *lol* good theory...but don't you think by putting "of Gryffindor House" is just a ploy to steer her off thinking her admirer could be someone she knows?
Bluecolouredroses: so you're torn between guessing which one of the two hotties (yes, Draco & Harry are both hotties in my book! *lol*), huh? I'll try and give out some more hints as to who Ginny's APC is
CiNdY: hehehe, so you're hell bent it's Draco behind the letters, eh? hmm...
ChaoticSlytherin: and you think it's a toss-up between Draco & Harry behind the letters, eh? and you don't like Abigail's know-it-all attitude? I thought I'd make her sound and act like a biatch coz...well, coz she needed to be in contrast with Ginny *lol*
tigereyes320: I'm not sure just what lengths her admirer would go through, but hey, if I get stuck I'll be bouncing off ideas with you (like in Defense when I got stuck writing the final chapter, hehehe, btw, thanks again for your help there!)
junebug: oh, you're not the only one who got freaked out concerning a secret admirer. I remember when I was in the 6th grade I received this letter from someone and it was handed to me by then now ex-best friend (she turned out to be a first class biatch and I soooooo hate her up to this day!), I didn't realize it then but after 6th grade I kinda figured she decided to play a cruel joke on me back then
December's Girl: who says he was watching her from the other side of the room? ::evil grin:: he could be watching her right across from her at the Gryffindor table or he was seated way down or way up the Gryffindor table...I really don't recall mentioning he was watching her from across the room; he was just watching her
Faxton: did you remember that good song that slipped your mind when you reviewed? hehehe and a Ginny/Blaise pairing just to throw people off, eh? *lol* that would be a big surprise if the admirer turned out to be him...well, not really, but we'll see
Neni Potter: yeah, Oliver likes Ginny, but we're not sure if he likes her as a sister or if he fancies her. a blushing Harry & a missing Draco...hmm....guess you'll just have to find out :::grins:::
Cally: *lol* he'll probably be close to boiling point by then and would probably march up to her, haul her off her seat, and started shaking her all the while that he was screaming at her that he (whomever he is, hehehe) is the one who has been sending her those love letters
Sperm Pantied: if you have a few in mind that would go with the story, by all means I'm open to suggestions and I might be able to find the time to squeeze it in to this story somehow :::smiles:::
*karly*: *lol* thanks for the optimistic review! *lol* talk to you later, although I'm rarely on MSN nowadays :-/
Ravyn Nyte: I won't argue with you on that. Draco is indeed yummy :::giggles::: and our secret admirer's identity will be revealed...in later chapters, hehehehe :::winks:::
SAKURAnTOKYO: thanks! *lol*
Loves-Kiss: thanks, and all I can say is...uh...well, this is starting to sound too redundant but CONTINUE ON GUESSING *lol*
Curly-Q: but we mustn't really not count Oliver out as not fancying Ginny even if he ain't her secret admirer...who knows, maybe he's asked someone to send those letters to her...there's a whole lotta possiblities! *lol*
Talisa: yeah, chic-a-cherry-cola is a very cute, catchy nickname! *lol* use it some other time, and as soon as this is posted, I promise you I'll be reading your story (along with the other stories I have to update myself on) *lol*
Blu Misterie: yeah, it's been a while since I came across your pen name on here...well, rest assured that...nah, just keep on guessing *lol* Ginny's admirer could be Draco or Harry or anybody else who knows her
Kitty: whoa! some major deep-insights there, girlie! *lol* take it easy and you're reading way into this story plot...which is really amazing and cute and fun and...well, impressive? hehehe
GirlAngel: thanks for falling in love with my story, hehehe
Eva: :::blush::: awww, shucks, thanks! and this will eventually become a D/G fic since...well, since currently I am obsessed with writing Draco/Ginny stories *lol* now how it will become a D/G story I still do not know...or maybe I do know but I'm just not sharing... :::evil cackle:::