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Should be able to get more written now I'm back at uni!
Chapter 5
Ginny sighed to herself as she glanced across the common room at her brother who was deep in conversation with Harry. They'd decided that it would be best for her to tell Ron after all, she had a way with words. She glanced down at her roll of parchment and grimaced as she looked at the title of her Muggle Studies essay, "Minis, how mini, why mini and on Minnie Mouse." What was going on there? Why couldn't professors come up with normal, understandable essay titles? This was just wrong.
"Wow, that's quite an essay title you've got there!" Ginny turned to see Hermione sitting next to her.
"Hmm, the joys of Muggle Studies! I'm only doing it because of dad and his fascination with them. I don't know where to start, it just doesn't make sense. Anyway, I've got more important things to worry about at the minute."
"Why? What's wrong?"
"Nothing"
"Hey, Ginny what's wrong?" Ginny's best friend Mia put her arm round her shoulders "This isn't like you at all, what's got into you?"
"Look, can't you just leave me alone!!!!!!" Ginny yelled as she pushed back her chair and ran up to her dorm.
"Don't worry Mia, I'll go and speak to her" said Hermione as she saw the downcast look on Mia's face.
****
Hermione pushed open the door to Ginny's dorm and found her sitting at the window, gazing out at the starlit grounds. She could see tears shining on Ginny's flushed cheeks. She joined her at the window and looked out onto the grounds spread out below. It was a full moon and its soft light bathed the grass in a pool of silver. In the distance, the lake shone like a mirror.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Ginny commented "I love it when it's like this. Everything is so calm and peaceful, without troubles. Why can't life be like that? Simple, uncomplicated."
The tears started to well up in her eyes and she began to sob uncontrollably.
"Ginny, what's wrong? What's happening?" Hermione asked gently.
"I've met someone who I care for so much and he cares about me too. We want to be together but I'm worried about what Ron will think. I have to tell him but I'm scared."
"It's Harry, isn't it?"
Ginny nodded, the tears still streaming down her cheeks.
"Oh Ginny, I thought this might happen, I've seen it in your eyes, his too. I know what Harry's like, I've been there. I know how Ron tends to get like too though. I know it's hard, we had to tell Ron too. You remember what happened then don't you?"
"Yeah, it wasn't pretty."
"But it got better. Ron accepted it and we stayed friends in the end and he was there when we split up and was fantastic."
"This is different though. Ron's my brother, he'll hate it. The thing is, we have to tell him soon.
"Why?"
"Because Malfoy knows and if we don't tell Ron, he will."
"Oh dear, that's not good. I think you know what you have to do. Just remember, no matter what happens, I'll always be there, okay?"
"Okay. Thanks Hermione, you're the first person I've been able to talk about it."
Hermione wrapped her arms around her young friend and hugged her.
"You're a strong young woman now, not a little girl, you'll come though this."
****
Hermione returned to the common room to find that many of her fellow Gryffindors, including Ron had made their way up to their dorms. Lavender and Parvati sat in a corner, giggling over this weeks issue of Witch Weekly. Hermione sighed, if those two grew brains, they'd be dangerous! She glanced over to where Harry sat doing his Transfiguration homework. He looked up and she caught his eye, raising an inquisitive eyebrow. He blushed and quickly returned to his work as she approached the table.
"Hermione?"
"Harry. I think we need to chat."
"How is she?"
"How do you think? She's scared about how Ron will react. She needs you, I can see that. She needs to know that you're their, standing by her, that you won't abandon her."
"Of course I won't!"
"I know that but she doesn't, does she? You need to talk to her and reassure her. Do it Harry or you'll lose her."
With that, Hermione left Harry in the common room and returned to her dorm. She hoped that it would all work out for the young couple, after all, she knew what Ron was like.
There you go guys! Soz took so long but that's chap 5 4 u!! please review and I'll get going on next chappie!
Should be able to get more written now I'm back at uni!
Chapter 5
Ginny sighed to herself as she glanced across the common room at her brother who was deep in conversation with Harry. They'd decided that it would be best for her to tell Ron after all, she had a way with words. She glanced down at her roll of parchment and grimaced as she looked at the title of her Muggle Studies essay, "Minis, how mini, why mini and on Minnie Mouse." What was going on there? Why couldn't professors come up with normal, understandable essay titles? This was just wrong.
"Wow, that's quite an essay title you've got there!" Ginny turned to see Hermione sitting next to her.
"Hmm, the joys of Muggle Studies! I'm only doing it because of dad and his fascination with them. I don't know where to start, it just doesn't make sense. Anyway, I've got more important things to worry about at the minute."
"Why? What's wrong?"
"Nothing"
"Hey, Ginny what's wrong?" Ginny's best friend Mia put her arm round her shoulders "This isn't like you at all, what's got into you?"
"Look, can't you just leave me alone!!!!!!" Ginny yelled as she pushed back her chair and ran up to her dorm.
"Don't worry Mia, I'll go and speak to her" said Hermione as she saw the downcast look on Mia's face.
****
Hermione pushed open the door to Ginny's dorm and found her sitting at the window, gazing out at the starlit grounds. She could see tears shining on Ginny's flushed cheeks. She joined her at the window and looked out onto the grounds spread out below. It was a full moon and its soft light bathed the grass in a pool of silver. In the distance, the lake shone like a mirror.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Ginny commented "I love it when it's like this. Everything is so calm and peaceful, without troubles. Why can't life be like that? Simple, uncomplicated."
The tears started to well up in her eyes and she began to sob uncontrollably.
"Ginny, what's wrong? What's happening?" Hermione asked gently.
"I've met someone who I care for so much and he cares about me too. We want to be together but I'm worried about what Ron will think. I have to tell him but I'm scared."
"It's Harry, isn't it?"
Ginny nodded, the tears still streaming down her cheeks.
"Oh Ginny, I thought this might happen, I've seen it in your eyes, his too. I know what Harry's like, I've been there. I know how Ron tends to get like too though. I know it's hard, we had to tell Ron too. You remember what happened then don't you?"
"Yeah, it wasn't pretty."
"But it got better. Ron accepted it and we stayed friends in the end and he was there when we split up and was fantastic."
"This is different though. Ron's my brother, he'll hate it. The thing is, we have to tell him soon.
"Why?"
"Because Malfoy knows and if we don't tell Ron, he will."
"Oh dear, that's not good. I think you know what you have to do. Just remember, no matter what happens, I'll always be there, okay?"
"Okay. Thanks Hermione, you're the first person I've been able to talk about it."
Hermione wrapped her arms around her young friend and hugged her.
"You're a strong young woman now, not a little girl, you'll come though this."
****
Hermione returned to the common room to find that many of her fellow Gryffindors, including Ron had made their way up to their dorms. Lavender and Parvati sat in a corner, giggling over this weeks issue of Witch Weekly. Hermione sighed, if those two grew brains, they'd be dangerous! She glanced over to where Harry sat doing his Transfiguration homework. He looked up and she caught his eye, raising an inquisitive eyebrow. He blushed and quickly returned to his work as she approached the table.
"Hermione?"
"Harry. I think we need to chat."
"How is she?"
"How do you think? She's scared about how Ron will react. She needs you, I can see that. She needs to know that you're their, standing by her, that you won't abandon her."
"Of course I won't!"
"I know that but she doesn't, does she? You need to talk to her and reassure her. Do it Harry or you'll lose her."
With that, Hermione left Harry in the common room and returned to her dorm. She hoped that it would all work out for the young couple, after all, she knew what Ron was like.
There you go guys! Soz took so long but that's chap 5 4 u!! please review and I'll get going on next chappie!