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Surprising myself, I grabbed hold of his hand. He looked at me for a minute, and then broke out into a wide grin. We walked back to castle in comfortable silence, all the while still holding hands. It was perfect. He's perfect.
Chapter Ten: Island In The Sun
September 14th 2004, 12:33 am
This has been the best day in what feels like forever. Everything's well with Harry and I, and it feels wonderful. But I'm still pondering over whether that kiss on the cheek was platonic or love involved. I'd guess platonic. Even though when I grabbed his hand, he didn't drop it. But he was probably just being polite. I would have liked a lot more than a kiss on the cheek, but what are you gonna do? I must have been as red as a lobster when Harry kissed my cheek. What if he saw? What if he thought I looked frightening, and the sight of my face repulsed him but he didn't say anything because he didn't want to hurt my feelings? Christ! I really am good at overanalyzing things. But he hasn't shown any indications of liking me romantically since yesterday. So that was probably a friendly, Oh let me comfort you kind of thing. But earlier Harry came running up to me.
"Ginny!" he yelled loudly
I spun around so fast my head was spinning. Of course I had recognized his voice.
"Yeah?" I replied oh so intelligently.
"Where are you going?"
"Probably just out to the grounds to sit by the lake."
"Can I come with you?" he asked, and he sounded so cute of course I couldn't resist.
"Sure Harry. But on one condition." I said mischievously
"And what would that be?" He asked, obviously curious
"You have to skip out to the grounds with me." I said, barely suppressing my laughter.
"Are you kidding me? I'm not going to skip. No way in hell." He said with a smirk on his face
"Oh yes you are!" I replied, grabbing his hand.
I started to skip, and he had no choice but to follow. So we skipped out to the grounds together. Yes I am a loser. I'm already aware of this. We must have looked like quite a pair. We definitely got some weird looks. But I don't care, because it was extremely fun. And even more fun to hold Harry's hand. It was cool against my warm skin, and I was so happy to have it in mine. When we got to a nice spot on the grass, we sat down fast. I guess we were tired from all that strenuous skipping. But as I was gazing out across the lake, I spotted my island. Yes, The Island. The one I fell off of so gracefully. So I decided to get Harry to venture over there with me.
"Harry?"
"Yeah Gin?"
"You see that island over there?"
"Yeah, what about it?"
"Do you want to join me on an adventure over there?"
"I'd love to."
"Well first off, we need a broom."
"Alright. Accio Firebolt!" He shouted
Harry's Firebolt came zooming towards us, and he caught it skillfully in his hand.
"Alright now we have to walk through the outskirts of the forest over there." I said while pointing to the strip of land on the edge of the lake.
"Okay let's go!" He was sounding excited.
So we started walking, talking all the way.
"So Ginny, am I really that ugly?" Harry asked with a grin on his face.
"What are you talking about?" I asked like a complete prat, not even remembering what I had said to him.
"What was it you said? Oh yeah. I think it was, there you go Harry. Wow what an improvement. You look so much better now. You stated that after you had rubbed food in my face." He answered, barely able to control his laughter
"Oh yeah. Sorry about that." I said, blushing a lovely shade of crimson.
"And I don't think you're ugly Harry. On the contrary, I think you're quite attractive." I said. Holy Hell! I can't believe I said that. Stupid Stupid Stupid.
"Thanks." Harry said with a laugh
We walked in silence for a few moments, and finally arrived at the edge of the path.
"Alright Harry. It's time to fly to the island. Let's go."
Without a word, Harry picked me up by my waist, seated my on the broom, and seated himself. He touched my waist. He picked me up. I just about passed out. We took off from the bank, and flew in the air towards the island. After landing, we both settled down into the sand and grass. The island is pretty small, so Harry and I were lying pretty close. I kept sneaking glances at him when he wasn't watching. And I could have sworn I caught him sneaking glances back. But I'm probably completely nutters. After a while, we looked at each other. I stared into his eyes for what felt like forever. They're so green it's almost blinding. But I suddenly realized that I'd been staring for far too long. So I looked away and then proceeded to stand up. I walked to the edge of the island and peered over the side. Well while I wasn't looking the sneaky bastard, formerly known as Harry, came up behind me and pushed me right in.
"Harry! I'm going to kill you!" I screamed
"What are you going to do Gin? I'm up here, and you're down there." Harry said in the midst of laughter.
I suddenly pulled an innocent look, and looked up towards him.
"Harry please. I'm cold. Pull me up." I said while trying not to giggle
"Oh I'm sorry Gin. Here let me help you." And the next thing he knew, I reached up and yanked him into the lake with me. He was sputtering and flailing his arms around like a fish out of water. I couldn't help but laugh.
"Shut up Ginny." He said trying to be serious even though he was smiling widely
"That's what you get Mr. Potter. It was payback time."
"Yeah Yeah Yeah." He said with a chuckle.
I stuck my tongue out at him, and turned around. I heard water moving, and all of a sudden Harry was right behind me. I could feel his body pressing up against my back. He spun me around, and looked at me for a minute. And then before I could do anything, he dunked me under water. I came up gasping, and decided he deserved the same. So we splashed and played around in the water for a while, and then decided to get out and dry off. Harry and I clambered back up onto the island, and lay down next to each other with our sides touching. It was so nice just to be sitting that close to him. I had the strong urge to jump on him or something. But of course I resisted. But I did take a risk by resting my head on his shoulder. And he didn't shove me away. Which is a bloody miracle. And then, here's the clincher, he looked at me for a moment and leaned over and kissed my forehead. I really almost fainted. Notice I did a lot of almost fainting today. After that we went back to a comfortable silence. And like once before, I fell asleep, as did Harry. And when we woke up, it was already after dark. The moonlight was shining on the lake, and making the shadows in the forest stir. I shook Harry awake.
"Harry. Harry. Wake up."
"Do I have to?" he asked with a slight grin spreading across his sleepy face.
"It's after dark. We fell asleep."
"Well obviously." He said jokingly
"Watch it." I said, smirking
Harry sat up, and stretched. He looked around for a minute and then laid back down.
"Harry. What in the hell are you doing?" I asked
"Let's stay out here for a while. It's beautiful." He said, while pulling me back down
"Well alright." I replied, because I simply can't resist him.
We lay there for a while, and I put my head on his shoulder again. The stars were bright in the night sky, and were twinkling brilliantly. I kept thinking how lucky I was to be out here with Harry, with him lying right next to me. All of a sudden he stood up.
"I have an idea!" he cried
"Good job Harry. That's a new one for you." I said teasingly
He smiled at me, and then laughed softly.
"Let's go for a moonlight swim." He replied softly
As soon as he said that, the hopeless romantic in me melted. I grinned from ear to ear, and replied.
"That sounds like a great idea Harry."
As soon as the words came out of my mouth, he took off his shirt. That is not normal Harry behavior, and I was surprised to say the least. I gaped. I couldn't help myself. What can I say? He has an amazing body. Holy Hell. That's all I'm gonna say. I took off my sweater, and had on my tank top underneath. We slipped into the water quietly, so that no one would hear our splashes. We floated in silence for a while, just taking in the beautiful night. Then after a while Harry murmured something quietly.
"What Harry?"
"I said, you look beautiful in the moonlight." He said almost inaudibly
"Thank you Harry." I said, feeling shy all of a sudden
We floated in silence for a while. I have never felt so calm and content. We finally decided to go inside after swimming a while longer. Harry and I walked back up to Gryffindor tower without being seen. Which was incredibly lucky. I thought for sure that Filch was going to catch us. But we made it into the common room without any trouble. We stood there for a moment taking each other in. At least, I was taking Harry in. I don't know what in the bloody hell he was doing or thinking about.
"Goodnight Harry." I said with a smile. I leaned in and gave him a hug. I pulled away, and we were left looking at each other again.
"Goodnight Ginny." He replied softly
And with that, he walked upstairs to his dormitory. I was left standing there all alone. I love Harry, but come on. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A PERFECT OPPURTUNITY TO KISS ME, DAMMIT! Why oh why does Harry have to be so adorably shy about those things? I mean maybe he doesn't like me romantically, but any guy with half a brain would have realized that to be a good moment. Even if he just wanted some action. I mean come on Harry! Am I really that unappealing? I guess so. Which sucks. Maybe I can somehow make myself more appealing. No, I doubt that.
I am a stupid git. Why didn't I just kiss her? I had the perfect opportunity, several times. Now she probably thinks I don't like her. I wanted to kiss her. She looked so amazing in the lake. And then standing by the fire in the common room. I meant it when I told her she was beautiful. And I'm such a bloody prat that I couldn't even kiss the girl I like. Well it's more than like actually. I think...I think I might love her. Love her. What the hell am I supposed to do if I can't even bloody kiss her?
A/N: Hope you liked this chapter! The last part in italics is Harry thoughts again. He loves her! Happy isn't it? But don't expect shy Harry to act on that just yet. Yes, I am evil. :) Read and Review! Thanks.