A/N: Thanks to those who reviewed. :D Well I dunno what happened to the web
site, because I can't make it bold or italics and stuff. I'm not happy at
all. So if there are any mistakes I apologize. But oh well. Oh yeah this
chapter was part of the understanding chappie, but it was too long so I had
to cut it. This is the rest. Enjoy!!! :D
Ch 12 Harry's Noble Intentions
They arrived at the bottom of the stairs to find Harry sitting on the couch. He looked over at them and Ginny ducked behind Hermione, who rolled her eyes in turn. Harry came over to them.
"Hey." He said brightly. "Hi Harry." Hermione said exasperatedly looking at Ginny. "Hi." Ginny said in a small voice still cowering behind Hermione and avoiding Harry's eyes. "Um Herm could I have a word?" Harry asked. Hermione seemed surprised, and Ginny relieved. "Ok sure." Hermione replied. "We'll be just a minute Gin. Ok." "Oh sure. Take your time." She replied still avoiding Harry's face and walked over to the couch. Hermione followed Harry to the kitchen. "How is she really?" "Well she suffered a blow to her self esteem, but she'll be fine now." Said Hermione confidently. "But whenever you talk to her, please be understanding about how awkward she's feeling right now." "Oh sure. I can sympathize with her. Anyway, how are you?" He asked. Hermione gave a heavy sigh. "Well, I'm ok. I just don't know what's wrong with Ron." "Yeah. He was really out of line. You know Ron." Harry said amused. "Yeah but I don't know the one who would do that to Gin." Hermione said disdainfully. "Well you can't stay mad at him can you?" "Oh I could keep a grudge, but what would that help?" "But how do you really feel about Ron?" Harry asked. Hermione gave Harry a skeptical looked. "What do you mean by that?" "You know what I mean." Hermione looked at him even more strangely. "I'm afraid I don't Harry. Please enlighten me." "You don't have to pretend. Well you two have been pretend for years." "Harry I really don't know what you're talking about, and I would like you to stop beating around the bush." She said indignantly. "Come on Hermione. Ron told me all about it. I just don't know how you feel." Hermione stared at Harry transfixed and turned around.
'How could he have possibly told him. I can't believe this. Could he know how I really feel? Of course not Hermione get a grip! I know what he's trying to do. I will not let him be Ron's stool pigeon and ruin this. I'll deny everything.'
Harry knew she was thinking by how long it took her to turn around. When she eventually did he could tell she was going to deny it just like Ron did. They were both stubborn and are the only ones who could put up with each other's stubbornness for long. Another reason of how they were meant to be.
"Harry I don't know what you are talking about. Whatever he told you was a lie."
"Ah ha!"
"What?!" She said confused and startled.
"I knew you were going to do that. But it's ok."
"Do what?! Harry, what did Ron tell you exactly?" She said irritated.
"Everything. Nothing bad though. But I don't want to say it all. It might bring back...um...bad... memories." He said trailing off. Hermione hated everyone acting like that about that particular experience. That particular person in particular did it constantly, but she was more interested in what Ron told him.
"Forget that." She snapped. Harry hated it more, and that he kept reminding her of it unintentionally. "Harry what did he say?" She said pleadingly.
"Hermione I see it."
"See WHAT?!"
"That you care deeply about Ron, because of what he told me. I see it in your eyes, in the way you look at him, and in your behavior now! I suspected this for some time now, but repressed it until recently. And all this beating around the bush you're doing will not make it happen. That's not the attitude I know you take on things Hermione." She looked up at him wearily with her eyes switching back and forth on the verge of tears. She was wondering how in the world he could detect that. And realized as well as she knew him he knew her but she couldn't back down.
"Ok Harry I don't know what he told you, and I still don't know what you're talking about." She said trying very hard to play it off. "If you're not going to tell me I'm going to get Ginny. Mrs. Weasley did call us for lunch. Excuse me." She said walking past him. Harry turned around to speak.
"You love him don't you?" Hermione stopped dead in her tracks. The tears that she tried to fight broke threw. She did not turn around to reveal the tears. She wanted to say yes and ask if he knew if Ron felt the same. She wanted to say yes to Ron. She couldn't believe Harry knew all of this and Ron didn't and it made her cry even more.
"Love." She said with a sniffle. "Yes I do." She said wiping her tears. "Yes!" Said Harry with a victorious smile. "Then why-"
"I love you too." She interrupted.
"Huh?" Harry said bewildered.
"Like a brother. I love... both of you... like brothers. So I don't see... your point Harry." Harry should have known she wouldn't give in that easily. Unlike Ron, she had incredible resilience or was a great pretender as she displayed in their 5th year. But seeing as she was in tears, he didn't pursue it.
"Yeah. Ok nevermind." He said hopelessly.
"Yeah um...I'm going to get Ginny."
"Uh No. I will. I have to talk to her anyway." He walked into the living room. Hermione made sure he was out of sight before she let more tears flow. He looked back at her remorsefully.
"I'm sorry Hermione, but I had to know. I've got to get those two together and soon." He said determinedly.
He didn't want to make Hermione cry, but he needed to know how she really felt. Badgering her with murky ambiguous facts seemed to him the only way to get his answer. Well he got his answer; the one he was hoping for. He knew that she loved Ron as much as he loved her. But she didn't admit it so he couldn't use it to persuade Ron to talk. He remembered Ginny and got his thoughts together. He saw her siting on the couch staring at the screen. He silently came up behind her. He kneeled down behind the sofa and moved close to her ear.
"Good show eh?" She got up in shock and turned off the TV growing a shade crimson.
"Oh Harry ... you scared me." She said adjusting her jeans and white T-shirt and out of nerves twirling a finger in it. She kept her gaze to the floor. Harry looked at her with compassion.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you."
"Oh it-it-it's ok." She got out finally.
"Good. Can we talk?"
"Talk uh........ Yes let's talk... chat... converse... I'll just be quiet." She said internally thinking she sounded like a total git.
"Yeah Um... Are you ok?"
"Yeah I'm fine; couldn't be better."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes." She said smiling and blushing at how sweet he was acting.
"I'm sorry about what Ron said."
"Yeah well he's always making fun of me. But not to the point where I feel like using his head as a Quaffle." Harry laughed.
"Yeah. What he said was really mean and presumptuous."
"Well that's Ron for ya."
"Personally, I thought you looked great." She looked up at him.
"Really?" She asked quietly.
"Yes; amazing it was a nice look for you."
"Uh...Thank you." She said brightly.
"I...uh heard what he-he said about Cho. I'm sorry about that too." She said monotonously. "But since you were the one who broke it off I-"
"Well actually I was forced into giving her up."
"What?!"
"Yeah I'm going to tell you something that I didn't even tell Ron or Hermione, and you'll know why afterwards."
"Well why would you tell me and not your friends."
"Well you are my friend right?"
"I guess so."
"I always thought you were." She looked up again and smiled. Harry smiled at her too. For some reason when he looked at her beautiful smile he felt a little different from other times he viewed her.
"Yeah ok." He went past her, and she turned so he wouldn't see her face.
Harry shook off the feeling and glanced behind him to see if Hermione was still there. She had moved into the garden; Mrs. Weasley accompanied her. He looked back at Ginny lightly flushed smiling face contemplating whether or not he should tell her. Hermione had told him to be understanding. He could sympathize with her and thought that this was the only way he could.
"Uh let's sit." Harry said kindly
"Yeah sure." They sat down on the couch. Ginny sat stiffly as Harry moved closer.
"Ok I almost don't want to say this how embarrassing it was."
"Well y-you don't have to tell me if you don't want to." She said her voice trailing off.
"No, no. I just think you would understand better than those two." He said rolling his eyes.
"Yeah ok." She said in agreement, but not knowing what he meant.
"Well the reason me and Cho broke it off was because I... caught her with another guy." He said uncomfortably.
"WHAT?!" She gasped. "I don't believe that... don't believe her." Ginny said with anger the fire in her returning.
"Yeah." He sighed.
"I mean you guys have been together since 5th year. It was off and on but still together."
"I know, I know, but the worst part was she was in bed with the guy when I caught her." Ginny gasped brining her hand to her mouth.
"That explains why you said she wasn't what you thought she was."
"Yeah. The guy was much taller, muscular, and, more handsome than I was. Made me feel really small ... insecure. He even called me her littler brother when he saw me at the door." He said growing indignant.
"Oh! That must have been why you said I would understand more." She said her sympathy turning to sadness.
Harry's attention at the moment was not on her or what he was saying and didn't have time to think before he said anything. As soon as she said that he brought his thoughts to the present.
"What?! No what I meant by that-"
"No It's ok Harry I-I understand what you meant. You decided to tell me because Ron called me...a little girl." She said distressed and turning her face away from him.
'Great job Harry. You've managed to make two girls cry in one day. You were supposed to help not hurt.'
"No I told you because I can sympathize with you. I didn't mean to upset you. I'm sorry." He said apologetically. She turned to see his genuinely sorry face.
"Oh ok. I understand." She said grinning a bit.
"You do?"
"Yeah but in your case it's much worse isn't it?" She said laughing. She was feeling more comfortable.
"Ouch." He said smiling.
"I'm sorry just a joke. But I can't believe her. She seemed a bit easy to me anyway." She said in disgust.
"Ginny! Thanks." He said slightly insulted.
"Oh I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that I-"
"You know what it's ok. I suppose you're right." He said smiling at her with the smile that made her weak in the knees. "I guess you are ok now." He said getting up.
"Yeah thanks Harry." She said smiling again.
"You're welcome." He walked away to leave. As He walked she was compelled to ask.
"Harry?" She called to him. "What were you and Hermione talking about?" He stopped and turned.
"Oh nothing just about Ron."
"Yes my least favorite subject." She said. Harry laughed. "I have one more thing to ask."
"What is it?"
"I understand why you told me about you know, but why won't you tell them?"
Harry paused for a minute. He didn't know how to say this then thought she must've known about the thing with Ron and Hermione...everyone did. And Ron told him not to say anything to Hermione, but he never said he couldn't tell anyone else. He also thought of this as a good way to be accurate with his findings. A mischievous grin smeared across Harry's face. Ginny looked at him inquisitively yet very intrigued. He walked back over to her and sat sideways on the couch; one leg hanging over and the other bent into the chair. Still with the evil grin on his face he bent his head closer to Ginny's. She, however was still frantic ever time he came within 5 ft of her. He then spoke.
"Well Gin you know that was kind of embarrassing for me and painful to. I just think they wouldn't understand. I mean I don't know if you've noticed the thing between them."
"You kidding! Who hasn't?!" She exclaimed. Harry was screaming yes inwardly.
"Yeah I know-"
"That doesn't answer my other question though."
"Ok, I was getting to that. Well you know they have eyes only for each other no matter what they say. They wouldn't know how it feels when someone you love hurts you like that or makes you feel absolutely mortified. You get my meaning?" He asked trying to make her understand. She nodded in agreement.
"Yes. Hermione claims she understands, but she never had that experience."
"Yeah and Ron's never had a girlfriend. Sure he flirts with girls, but never pursued anything. You know why?" He said grinning. She was caught up in the conversation.
"Yeah. Because he loves Hermione..."
"And..."Harry said encouragingly.
"She loves him too." Harry shot up. And Ginny put her hand to her mouth swearing at her absent-mindedness.
"Yes! Yes! I knew it!"
"Well what are you so happy about? Nearly gave me a heart attack." She said getting up angrily.
"What are you so unhappy about?" He teased.
"Harry I told Hermione I wouldn't tell anyone. Oh she'll never trust me again." She said dispirited and sitting back down. Harry stopped his celebrating.
"Well Ginny think back. Did she actually say not to tell anyone or Ron." Ginny sat confused in thought then a smile eased its way to her face. Harry smiled with her.
"Yes, She did say just Ron. Hey how would you know?"
"Well Ron told me the same thing earlier this morning. That he's in love with Hermione and not to tell her."
"Well Hermione told me the same thing upstairs and not to tell Ron. But-"
"There you have it! They told us not to tell Ron and Hermione, but they didn't say anything about anyone else." He said implyingly hoping she would catch on.
"Yes and technically we didn't tell them." She said with a big smile. "Oh what a relief. Why were you so happy before?"
"Because I didn't know if Hermione felt that strongly about him as he did. In fact, in the conversation we had I was kind of dropping hints. When that didn't work I let her have the truth without telling her that Ron loves her. Unfortunately it kind of made her cry. But I established a hypothesis, but you turned it into a proven fact."
"Ok." She said blandly.
"Ok." He said with disbelief. "This is great now we can get them together." He said on a happy note.
"Oh ok. How?"
"Well I now know how they feel. Right I mean Hermione did say that?" He asked her.
"Oh yes without a doubt she loves him. But she's not convinced that Ron feels the same way."
"Hmm...same with Ron. What else did she say?"
"Well she told me not to tell him because, she wanted to be sure herself, find out herself, and tell him herself."
"Well that's Hermione for you." said Harry in a sour tone. He seemed to Ginny to be cogitating very hard, because he was pacing and had his hand on his chin. She watched his determination with anxiety.
"Harry." She called to him softly. He turned to her.
"Yes."
"Hermione seemed kind of final... no completely final that she wanted to do this on her own. Are you sure we should interfere?" With that said he stopped and gave her a look that made her almost want to take back the question.
"Ginny I can't believe you said that."
"Well it's like we're messing with fate here. I don't want to be responsible if anything goes wrong between them."
"Ginny we must. I know they won't do it on their own. You know how stubborn and blinded they are when it comes to one or the other. And judging by that big argument, they will never round up the courage to tell each other the truth. I want them to be together and be happy. I watched them all day. You can tell that they really want nothing more than to be together. Instead of being upset after they argue like before, they're hurt. It's just all the things we've been through together, and all the pain they've endured because of me especially last year I feel this is the least I could do for them to compensate. Even if it's just a little bit. They have been true friends by sticking by me. Looking past the famous image that I really didn't want, and being my friends for the right reasons that first year. Sure we've fought and disagreed; them more than me." he said with a little smile. "But I really don't know what I would've done without them." He finished with his head bowed.
Ginny looked at his sorrowful face with compassion. She was so touched by his open-heartedness that she realized she could never give him up. She also realized that for him this must also be about his guilt at what happened to them over the years. He then looked up at her and grabbed her hand. She was totally taken aback by it but enjoyed it all the same.
"Do you understand why I need to do this Ginny? W-Will you help me?" Ginny couldn't resist that puppy-dog face of his.
"Yes I understand. And I will help."
He curved his lips into this contagious smile that Ginny caught and he hugged her. She melted in his embrace. He pulled away and got up.
"Great. Thanks Gin." She was still in awe of the hug. "Gin?"
"Uh yeah...Ok what do we do?"
"I'll have to work on the details." Ginny rolled her eyes. He saw this. "Give me some time. I'm not Hermione." He said in his defense. Then they heard a voice in the distance.
"I did call you lot for lunch. Come and eat before the gnomes get it." It was Mrs. Weasley.
"Umm coming Mrs. Weasley." Harry called to her. "We'd better go." They got up. Harry saw Hermione approaching and quickly blurted out. "Remember don't tell anyone." He smiled at her and winked. She returned the smile. As he was leaving he paused as Hermione walked past him before leaving, and she smiled to assure him that she was ok. Then she went to Ginny.
"So you guys chatted for a while. How was he?" Hermione asked smiling.
"Yeah. He was very... understanding."
"Hmm." Hermione offered as an afterthought. Ginny smiled and rolled her eyes playfully and with that they walked to the dining room.
A/N: Well that's that; might've been a little sappy but I likes it. Hope you loved it. OK. What does Harry have in store for Ron and Hermione? What will Ginny do? Will she ever get over Harry? Is Harry having feeling for Ginny? AND... Will Ron and Hermione EVERY get together? Find out on the next chapter. PLZ R/R : )
Ch 12 Harry's Noble Intentions
They arrived at the bottom of the stairs to find Harry sitting on the couch. He looked over at them and Ginny ducked behind Hermione, who rolled her eyes in turn. Harry came over to them.
"Hey." He said brightly. "Hi Harry." Hermione said exasperatedly looking at Ginny. "Hi." Ginny said in a small voice still cowering behind Hermione and avoiding Harry's eyes. "Um Herm could I have a word?" Harry asked. Hermione seemed surprised, and Ginny relieved. "Ok sure." Hermione replied. "We'll be just a minute Gin. Ok." "Oh sure. Take your time." She replied still avoiding Harry's face and walked over to the couch. Hermione followed Harry to the kitchen. "How is she really?" "Well she suffered a blow to her self esteem, but she'll be fine now." Said Hermione confidently. "But whenever you talk to her, please be understanding about how awkward she's feeling right now." "Oh sure. I can sympathize with her. Anyway, how are you?" He asked. Hermione gave a heavy sigh. "Well, I'm ok. I just don't know what's wrong with Ron." "Yeah. He was really out of line. You know Ron." Harry said amused. "Yeah but I don't know the one who would do that to Gin." Hermione said disdainfully. "Well you can't stay mad at him can you?" "Oh I could keep a grudge, but what would that help?" "But how do you really feel about Ron?" Harry asked. Hermione gave Harry a skeptical looked. "What do you mean by that?" "You know what I mean." Hermione looked at him even more strangely. "I'm afraid I don't Harry. Please enlighten me." "You don't have to pretend. Well you two have been pretend for years." "Harry I really don't know what you're talking about, and I would like you to stop beating around the bush." She said indignantly. "Come on Hermione. Ron told me all about it. I just don't know how you feel." Hermione stared at Harry transfixed and turned around.
'How could he have possibly told him. I can't believe this. Could he know how I really feel? Of course not Hermione get a grip! I know what he's trying to do. I will not let him be Ron's stool pigeon and ruin this. I'll deny everything.'
Harry knew she was thinking by how long it took her to turn around. When she eventually did he could tell she was going to deny it just like Ron did. They were both stubborn and are the only ones who could put up with each other's stubbornness for long. Another reason of how they were meant to be.
"Harry I don't know what you are talking about. Whatever he told you was a lie."
"Ah ha!"
"What?!" She said confused and startled.
"I knew you were going to do that. But it's ok."
"Do what?! Harry, what did Ron tell you exactly?" She said irritated.
"Everything. Nothing bad though. But I don't want to say it all. It might bring back...um...bad... memories." He said trailing off. Hermione hated everyone acting like that about that particular experience. That particular person in particular did it constantly, but she was more interested in what Ron told him.
"Forget that." She snapped. Harry hated it more, and that he kept reminding her of it unintentionally. "Harry what did he say?" She said pleadingly.
"Hermione I see it."
"See WHAT?!"
"That you care deeply about Ron, because of what he told me. I see it in your eyes, in the way you look at him, and in your behavior now! I suspected this for some time now, but repressed it until recently. And all this beating around the bush you're doing will not make it happen. That's not the attitude I know you take on things Hermione." She looked up at him wearily with her eyes switching back and forth on the verge of tears. She was wondering how in the world he could detect that. And realized as well as she knew him he knew her but she couldn't back down.
"Ok Harry I don't know what he told you, and I still don't know what you're talking about." She said trying very hard to play it off. "If you're not going to tell me I'm going to get Ginny. Mrs. Weasley did call us for lunch. Excuse me." She said walking past him. Harry turned around to speak.
"You love him don't you?" Hermione stopped dead in her tracks. The tears that she tried to fight broke threw. She did not turn around to reveal the tears. She wanted to say yes and ask if he knew if Ron felt the same. She wanted to say yes to Ron. She couldn't believe Harry knew all of this and Ron didn't and it made her cry even more.
"Love." She said with a sniffle. "Yes I do." She said wiping her tears. "Yes!" Said Harry with a victorious smile. "Then why-"
"I love you too." She interrupted.
"Huh?" Harry said bewildered.
"Like a brother. I love... both of you... like brothers. So I don't see... your point Harry." Harry should have known she wouldn't give in that easily. Unlike Ron, she had incredible resilience or was a great pretender as she displayed in their 5th year. But seeing as she was in tears, he didn't pursue it.
"Yeah. Ok nevermind." He said hopelessly.
"Yeah um...I'm going to get Ginny."
"Uh No. I will. I have to talk to her anyway." He walked into the living room. Hermione made sure he was out of sight before she let more tears flow. He looked back at her remorsefully.
"I'm sorry Hermione, but I had to know. I've got to get those two together and soon." He said determinedly.
He didn't want to make Hermione cry, but he needed to know how she really felt. Badgering her with murky ambiguous facts seemed to him the only way to get his answer. Well he got his answer; the one he was hoping for. He knew that she loved Ron as much as he loved her. But she didn't admit it so he couldn't use it to persuade Ron to talk. He remembered Ginny and got his thoughts together. He saw her siting on the couch staring at the screen. He silently came up behind her. He kneeled down behind the sofa and moved close to her ear.
"Good show eh?" She got up in shock and turned off the TV growing a shade crimson.
"Oh Harry ... you scared me." She said adjusting her jeans and white T-shirt and out of nerves twirling a finger in it. She kept her gaze to the floor. Harry looked at her with compassion.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you."
"Oh it-it-it's ok." She got out finally.
"Good. Can we talk?"
"Talk uh........ Yes let's talk... chat... converse... I'll just be quiet." She said internally thinking she sounded like a total git.
"Yeah Um... Are you ok?"
"Yeah I'm fine; couldn't be better."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes." She said smiling and blushing at how sweet he was acting.
"I'm sorry about what Ron said."
"Yeah well he's always making fun of me. But not to the point where I feel like using his head as a Quaffle." Harry laughed.
"Yeah. What he said was really mean and presumptuous."
"Well that's Ron for ya."
"Personally, I thought you looked great." She looked up at him.
"Really?" She asked quietly.
"Yes; amazing it was a nice look for you."
"Uh...Thank you." She said brightly.
"I...uh heard what he-he said about Cho. I'm sorry about that too." She said monotonously. "But since you were the one who broke it off I-"
"Well actually I was forced into giving her up."
"What?!"
"Yeah I'm going to tell you something that I didn't even tell Ron or Hermione, and you'll know why afterwards."
"Well why would you tell me and not your friends."
"Well you are my friend right?"
"I guess so."
"I always thought you were." She looked up again and smiled. Harry smiled at her too. For some reason when he looked at her beautiful smile he felt a little different from other times he viewed her.
"Yeah ok." He went past her, and she turned so he wouldn't see her face.
Harry shook off the feeling and glanced behind him to see if Hermione was still there. She had moved into the garden; Mrs. Weasley accompanied her. He looked back at Ginny lightly flushed smiling face contemplating whether or not he should tell her. Hermione had told him to be understanding. He could sympathize with her and thought that this was the only way he could.
"Uh let's sit." Harry said kindly
"Yeah sure." They sat down on the couch. Ginny sat stiffly as Harry moved closer.
"Ok I almost don't want to say this how embarrassing it was."
"Well y-you don't have to tell me if you don't want to." She said her voice trailing off.
"No, no. I just think you would understand better than those two." He said rolling his eyes.
"Yeah ok." She said in agreement, but not knowing what he meant.
"Well the reason me and Cho broke it off was because I... caught her with another guy." He said uncomfortably.
"WHAT?!" She gasped. "I don't believe that... don't believe her." Ginny said with anger the fire in her returning.
"Yeah." He sighed.
"I mean you guys have been together since 5th year. It was off and on but still together."
"I know, I know, but the worst part was she was in bed with the guy when I caught her." Ginny gasped brining her hand to her mouth.
"That explains why you said she wasn't what you thought she was."
"Yeah. The guy was much taller, muscular, and, more handsome than I was. Made me feel really small ... insecure. He even called me her littler brother when he saw me at the door." He said growing indignant.
"Oh! That must have been why you said I would understand more." She said her sympathy turning to sadness.
Harry's attention at the moment was not on her or what he was saying and didn't have time to think before he said anything. As soon as she said that he brought his thoughts to the present.
"What?! No what I meant by that-"
"No It's ok Harry I-I understand what you meant. You decided to tell me because Ron called me...a little girl." She said distressed and turning her face away from him.
'Great job Harry. You've managed to make two girls cry in one day. You were supposed to help not hurt.'
"No I told you because I can sympathize with you. I didn't mean to upset you. I'm sorry." He said apologetically. She turned to see his genuinely sorry face.
"Oh ok. I understand." She said grinning a bit.
"You do?"
"Yeah but in your case it's much worse isn't it?" She said laughing. She was feeling more comfortable.
"Ouch." He said smiling.
"I'm sorry just a joke. But I can't believe her. She seemed a bit easy to me anyway." She said in disgust.
"Ginny! Thanks." He said slightly insulted.
"Oh I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that I-"
"You know what it's ok. I suppose you're right." He said smiling at her with the smile that made her weak in the knees. "I guess you are ok now." He said getting up.
"Yeah thanks Harry." She said smiling again.
"You're welcome." He walked away to leave. As He walked she was compelled to ask.
"Harry?" She called to him. "What were you and Hermione talking about?" He stopped and turned.
"Oh nothing just about Ron."
"Yes my least favorite subject." She said. Harry laughed. "I have one more thing to ask."
"What is it?"
"I understand why you told me about you know, but why won't you tell them?"
Harry paused for a minute. He didn't know how to say this then thought she must've known about the thing with Ron and Hermione...everyone did. And Ron told him not to say anything to Hermione, but he never said he couldn't tell anyone else. He also thought of this as a good way to be accurate with his findings. A mischievous grin smeared across Harry's face. Ginny looked at him inquisitively yet very intrigued. He walked back over to her and sat sideways on the couch; one leg hanging over and the other bent into the chair. Still with the evil grin on his face he bent his head closer to Ginny's. She, however was still frantic ever time he came within 5 ft of her. He then spoke.
"Well Gin you know that was kind of embarrassing for me and painful to. I just think they wouldn't understand. I mean I don't know if you've noticed the thing between them."
"You kidding! Who hasn't?!" She exclaimed. Harry was screaming yes inwardly.
"Yeah I know-"
"That doesn't answer my other question though."
"Ok, I was getting to that. Well you know they have eyes only for each other no matter what they say. They wouldn't know how it feels when someone you love hurts you like that or makes you feel absolutely mortified. You get my meaning?" He asked trying to make her understand. She nodded in agreement.
"Yes. Hermione claims she understands, but she never had that experience."
"Yeah and Ron's never had a girlfriend. Sure he flirts with girls, but never pursued anything. You know why?" He said grinning. She was caught up in the conversation.
"Yeah. Because he loves Hermione..."
"And..."Harry said encouragingly.
"She loves him too." Harry shot up. And Ginny put her hand to her mouth swearing at her absent-mindedness.
"Yes! Yes! I knew it!"
"Well what are you so happy about? Nearly gave me a heart attack." She said getting up angrily.
"What are you so unhappy about?" He teased.
"Harry I told Hermione I wouldn't tell anyone. Oh she'll never trust me again." She said dispirited and sitting back down. Harry stopped his celebrating.
"Well Ginny think back. Did she actually say not to tell anyone or Ron." Ginny sat confused in thought then a smile eased its way to her face. Harry smiled with her.
"Yes, She did say just Ron. Hey how would you know?"
"Well Ron told me the same thing earlier this morning. That he's in love with Hermione and not to tell her."
"Well Hermione told me the same thing upstairs and not to tell Ron. But-"
"There you have it! They told us not to tell Ron and Hermione, but they didn't say anything about anyone else." He said implyingly hoping she would catch on.
"Yes and technically we didn't tell them." She said with a big smile. "Oh what a relief. Why were you so happy before?"
"Because I didn't know if Hermione felt that strongly about him as he did. In fact, in the conversation we had I was kind of dropping hints. When that didn't work I let her have the truth without telling her that Ron loves her. Unfortunately it kind of made her cry. But I established a hypothesis, but you turned it into a proven fact."
"Ok." She said blandly.
"Ok." He said with disbelief. "This is great now we can get them together." He said on a happy note.
"Oh ok. How?"
"Well I now know how they feel. Right I mean Hermione did say that?" He asked her.
"Oh yes without a doubt she loves him. But she's not convinced that Ron feels the same way."
"Hmm...same with Ron. What else did she say?"
"Well she told me not to tell him because, she wanted to be sure herself, find out herself, and tell him herself."
"Well that's Hermione for you." said Harry in a sour tone. He seemed to Ginny to be cogitating very hard, because he was pacing and had his hand on his chin. She watched his determination with anxiety.
"Harry." She called to him softly. He turned to her.
"Yes."
"Hermione seemed kind of final... no completely final that she wanted to do this on her own. Are you sure we should interfere?" With that said he stopped and gave her a look that made her almost want to take back the question.
"Ginny I can't believe you said that."
"Well it's like we're messing with fate here. I don't want to be responsible if anything goes wrong between them."
"Ginny we must. I know they won't do it on their own. You know how stubborn and blinded they are when it comes to one or the other. And judging by that big argument, they will never round up the courage to tell each other the truth. I want them to be together and be happy. I watched them all day. You can tell that they really want nothing more than to be together. Instead of being upset after they argue like before, they're hurt. It's just all the things we've been through together, and all the pain they've endured because of me especially last year I feel this is the least I could do for them to compensate. Even if it's just a little bit. They have been true friends by sticking by me. Looking past the famous image that I really didn't want, and being my friends for the right reasons that first year. Sure we've fought and disagreed; them more than me." he said with a little smile. "But I really don't know what I would've done without them." He finished with his head bowed.
Ginny looked at his sorrowful face with compassion. She was so touched by his open-heartedness that she realized she could never give him up. She also realized that for him this must also be about his guilt at what happened to them over the years. He then looked up at her and grabbed her hand. She was totally taken aback by it but enjoyed it all the same.
"Do you understand why I need to do this Ginny? W-Will you help me?" Ginny couldn't resist that puppy-dog face of his.
"Yes I understand. And I will help."
He curved his lips into this contagious smile that Ginny caught and he hugged her. She melted in his embrace. He pulled away and got up.
"Great. Thanks Gin." She was still in awe of the hug. "Gin?"
"Uh yeah...Ok what do we do?"
"I'll have to work on the details." Ginny rolled her eyes. He saw this. "Give me some time. I'm not Hermione." He said in his defense. Then they heard a voice in the distance.
"I did call you lot for lunch. Come and eat before the gnomes get it." It was Mrs. Weasley.
"Umm coming Mrs. Weasley." Harry called to her. "We'd better go." They got up. Harry saw Hermione approaching and quickly blurted out. "Remember don't tell anyone." He smiled at her and winked. She returned the smile. As he was leaving he paused as Hermione walked past him before leaving, and she smiled to assure him that she was ok. Then she went to Ginny.
"So you guys chatted for a while. How was he?" Hermione asked smiling.
"Yeah. He was very... understanding."
"Hmm." Hermione offered as an afterthought. Ginny smiled and rolled her eyes playfully and with that they walked to the dining room.
A/N: Well that's that; might've been a little sappy but I likes it. Hope you loved it. OK. What does Harry have in store for Ron and Hermione? What will Ginny do? Will she ever get over Harry? Is Harry having feeling for Ginny? AND... Will Ron and Hermione EVERY get together? Find out on the next chapter. PLZ R/R : )