Well, I'm going to try and update both my stories as often as I can now
it's the hols but can't guarantee anything!
They still belong to the great JKR except plot and Alfred of course.
Chapter 8
The next few weeks were a lonely and desolate time for both Harry and Ginny. Ginny often spent a lot of time locked in the girl's toilets whereas Harry had taken to wandering the corridors aimlessly. As for Ron, well, he wasn't talking to Harry at all and wouldn't stay in the same room except when he had no choice. Even then he would glare from afar. He tried to talk to Ginny, to offer reassurance that she'd done the right thing but she wasn't having any of it. Any conversations they had usually resulted in arguments. It was all too much for Hermione. To be honest, she was fed up with all the arguments and downcast faces. She wanted to concentrate on all her work to make sure her grades didn't start slipping but she seemed to be spending most of her time running around after her friends. Trying to dry Ginny's eyes in the toilets, trying to calm Ron down and attempting to distract Harry from his thoughts. Nothing was working though, her friends were still miserable and there was nothing she could do about it.
"It's terrible!" she moaned to Mia "Ginny's permanently crying while Harry just looks suicidal. How am I meant to deal with all this, Ron's going mental just because Ginny won't talk to him."
"You can hardly blame her Hermione. He forced her to choose between them. Look, maybe we can distract them from each other, you know, introduce them to new people." Mia suggested cautiously.
"You mean, convincing them to go out with other people?"
"Well, not so much convince, more persuade, manipulate them."
"Mia, I really don't think that's the right way to go about it. It's just going to drag more people into the equation, cause more hurt and believe me, I don't want that on my conscience. Honestly, I thought you would have realised the consequences!" Hermione snapped.
Mia's eyes started to well up " I.. It was just a..a thought, maybe, oh I don't know what to do!" she burst.
"I'm sorry Mia, I didn't mean to snap, it's just so awkward at the moment. I guess we'll just have to put up with it and hope things sort themselves out."
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"Ten points from Gryffindor for Potter's sheer stupidity" Professor Snape's cold voice rang around the dungeon during the 6th year's potions lesson. This was no different from any other lesson, Harry had yet again caused chaos when yet another one of his potions had exploded, leaving the Slytherins gunning for his blood again. Harry shook his head as he attempted to wipe the green slime from his glasses. He could hear Malfoy and his cronies sniggering across the room as they watched Hermione help him clean up another mutated cauldron. All the Gryffindors all sighed in relief as Snape finally released them from the dungeons, allowing them to escape to the relative safety of Charms. Harry wondered why he was doing Potions as a NEWT, he desperately wanted to be an Auror but surely he could survive without Potions. He started to gather up his books but was distracted by a movement behind him. He turned to see a new student gathering her things. Harry had never seen her before but could see that she was a Hufflepuff, her straight blonde hair in a long plait that hung down her back. She turned round to face him and he noticed her hazel eyes looking back at his piercing green ones. She smiled at him as she headed for the door to ascend the stairs. Harry shook his head, catching up with Hermione as they headed for Transfiguration.
"Hey! Who's that new girl in Hufflepuff?" He asked her.
"Well, her name's Shannon O'Brian, her family have just moved to Hogsmeade from Dublin to start a new business. She's the youngest of six, her oldest brother is Fin O'Brian, the Auror...."
"Wow, I've heard so much about him, he's amazing!"
"Not only that but another one of her brothers is Pete O'Brian, a bright spark playing Quidditch for Ireland."
"WOW!!!!!!"
"Her sister Niamh has started studying to be a nurse and her other brother, Michael, is helping his parents, it seems he's a keen business man." Hermione finished.
"Well...thanks! How do you know all this?" Harry gasped.
Hermione shook her head and sighed, "Harry, girls like to talk and find out about one another, you know, try and make friends with new students. Anyway, I thought you were madly in love with Ginny."
"I...I am but..I don't know, so much has happened..anyway, I just saw Shannon and wondered who she was..."
"You boys are all the same, no matter what you say, head turned by a pretty face, regardless of where your heart is." Harry glared at her a opened his mouth to speak "Don't bother Harry, if you want Ginny, you'll have to fight for her. If you want Shannon then you're obviously over Ginny."
Harry wanted to protest but had no choice but to follow Hermione into the Transfiguration room, unsure of what on earth he as going to do.
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They still belong to the great JKR except plot and Alfred of course.
Chapter 8
The next few weeks were a lonely and desolate time for both Harry and Ginny. Ginny often spent a lot of time locked in the girl's toilets whereas Harry had taken to wandering the corridors aimlessly. As for Ron, well, he wasn't talking to Harry at all and wouldn't stay in the same room except when he had no choice. Even then he would glare from afar. He tried to talk to Ginny, to offer reassurance that she'd done the right thing but she wasn't having any of it. Any conversations they had usually resulted in arguments. It was all too much for Hermione. To be honest, she was fed up with all the arguments and downcast faces. She wanted to concentrate on all her work to make sure her grades didn't start slipping but she seemed to be spending most of her time running around after her friends. Trying to dry Ginny's eyes in the toilets, trying to calm Ron down and attempting to distract Harry from his thoughts. Nothing was working though, her friends were still miserable and there was nothing she could do about it.
"It's terrible!" she moaned to Mia "Ginny's permanently crying while Harry just looks suicidal. How am I meant to deal with all this, Ron's going mental just because Ginny won't talk to him."
"You can hardly blame her Hermione. He forced her to choose between them. Look, maybe we can distract them from each other, you know, introduce them to new people." Mia suggested cautiously.
"You mean, convincing them to go out with other people?"
"Well, not so much convince, more persuade, manipulate them."
"Mia, I really don't think that's the right way to go about it. It's just going to drag more people into the equation, cause more hurt and believe me, I don't want that on my conscience. Honestly, I thought you would have realised the consequences!" Hermione snapped.
Mia's eyes started to well up " I.. It was just a..a thought, maybe, oh I don't know what to do!" she burst.
"I'm sorry Mia, I didn't mean to snap, it's just so awkward at the moment. I guess we'll just have to put up with it and hope things sort themselves out."
***
"Ten points from Gryffindor for Potter's sheer stupidity" Professor Snape's cold voice rang around the dungeon during the 6th year's potions lesson. This was no different from any other lesson, Harry had yet again caused chaos when yet another one of his potions had exploded, leaving the Slytherins gunning for his blood again. Harry shook his head as he attempted to wipe the green slime from his glasses. He could hear Malfoy and his cronies sniggering across the room as they watched Hermione help him clean up another mutated cauldron. All the Gryffindors all sighed in relief as Snape finally released them from the dungeons, allowing them to escape to the relative safety of Charms. Harry wondered why he was doing Potions as a NEWT, he desperately wanted to be an Auror but surely he could survive without Potions. He started to gather up his books but was distracted by a movement behind him. He turned to see a new student gathering her things. Harry had never seen her before but could see that she was a Hufflepuff, her straight blonde hair in a long plait that hung down her back. She turned round to face him and he noticed her hazel eyes looking back at his piercing green ones. She smiled at him as she headed for the door to ascend the stairs. Harry shook his head, catching up with Hermione as they headed for Transfiguration.
"Hey! Who's that new girl in Hufflepuff?" He asked her.
"Well, her name's Shannon O'Brian, her family have just moved to Hogsmeade from Dublin to start a new business. She's the youngest of six, her oldest brother is Fin O'Brian, the Auror...."
"Wow, I've heard so much about him, he's amazing!"
"Not only that but another one of her brothers is Pete O'Brian, a bright spark playing Quidditch for Ireland."
"WOW!!!!!!"
"Her sister Niamh has started studying to be a nurse and her other brother, Michael, is helping his parents, it seems he's a keen business man." Hermione finished.
"Well...thanks! How do you know all this?" Harry gasped.
Hermione shook her head and sighed, "Harry, girls like to talk and find out about one another, you know, try and make friends with new students. Anyway, I thought you were madly in love with Ginny."
"I...I am but..I don't know, so much has happened..anyway, I just saw Shannon and wondered who she was..."
"You boys are all the same, no matter what you say, head turned by a pretty face, regardless of where your heart is." Harry glared at her a opened his mouth to speak "Don't bother Harry, if you want Ginny, you'll have to fight for her. If you want Shannon then you're obviously over Ginny."
Harry wanted to protest but had no choice but to follow Hermione into the Transfiguration room, unsure of what on earth he as going to do.
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