Thank you Queen of Hearts and Blue Eyes for reviewing both my chapters!!! This one's for you!! I think you'll be seeing more of Alfred in the future!

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Chapter 3

"There you are" exclaimed Ron "I've been really worried about you but I don't think I needed to did I?" he remarked, glancing at Harry.

"I thought it would be safer out here, away from the chaos" Harry replied, grinning at his friend "Anyway, Ginny wasn't feeling so well."

"I'm not surprised!" Ron grinned back "It was quite a horrific sight, no wonder Hermione left! It's safe now, Hagrid managed to wrestle him out of the tinsel and take him up to Madam Pomfrey. How are you feeling Ginny?"

Ginny blushed furiously as she glanced at Harry, "I'm fine now, Harry thought I should have some fresh air but I think I'll go back in now." She gave Harry a brief smile before she followed Ron back inside.

That night, Harry's dreams were haunted by a beautiful vision in green and the kiss that had changed his world (A/N cheesy, I know!)

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For the next few days, Harry wondered around the castle in a daze, lessons didn't start for a couple more days but he still had plenty of homework to do.

"Harry, Harry...HARRY!!!"

"Huh?"

"We've got to finish this essay for Professor Binns, we haven't even started our potions essay and you've still to do that prediction chart for Trelawny"

Harry stretched lazily

"No sweat I'll just put down a couple of castrophes involving certain death for me with involvement from Snape and Voldemort and she'll be fine"

"Harry you shouldn't lie, even if it is Divination"

"Hey it's worked for the past three years and I've come out with A's everytime" he shrugged.

"Well, your prediction will come true if Snape doesn't get your essay. You've been on a different planet ever since the ball. What's got into you?"

"Nothing" he said defensively.

Hermione shook her head in disbelief

"This is useless, we're not going to get anywhere like this. I'm off to the library to finish my Arithmancy."

Harry watched as Hermione left the Gryffindor common room and he settled down to do his prediction chart. Normally, he and Ron would do this together but nowadays, Ron was quite the womaniser and had taken to doing his homework with whoever happened to be his most recent conquest. He'd been working steadily for an hour, creating painful predictions of his own death when he was disturbed by someone entering the common room.

"Harry?"

Harry looked up to see Ginny standing beside him. He stood up quickly, almost knocking his chair over in the process.

"Ginny, how are you? I.."

"Look, I'm sorry we haven't had a chance to talk. It's.."

Before she could finish her sentence, Harry had swept her into his arms and claimed her mouth. He felt one of her hands creep round his neck, pulling him closer. His heart soared as their lips parted from each other. He held her close, not wanting to let go.

"I've been wanting to do that for a long time" he almost growled

"Me too" she whispered back

"Meet me in the Arithmancy classroom at 8 tomorrow night, it should be empty then."

She nodded as they pulled apart and headed up to her dorm.





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