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JUST BECAUSE OF A PRESENT
CHAPTER 2
It was half past one. Harry was in the great hall with Ron and Hermione, finishing his lunch. Along the table, Ginny was sitting very close to Dean, feeding him a chocolate éclair. As he licked her finger, she squealed and giggled. When Harry had finished with his food, he said goodbye to Ron and Hermione, left them chatting, or arguing as they usually were, and walked over to the redhead.
About a metre away from them, dean leaned forward and kissed Ginny. Harry was slightly put off by it but finally made them aware he was standing behind them.
"Oh Harry hi. I'll just be with you." Ginny said. Dean gave her a questioning look. "Harry's going to give me my birthday present. I'll see you later baby." She kissed his cheek and then a bit longer on the mouth. "Bye."
"See you. See ya later Harry." Dean said. He waved at them and Harry nodded. Ginny slipped her hand into his and grinned widely. "So? Where's my present?"
"It's at Hagrid's hut. He's been looking after it for me for a couple of days." Harry replied. "You might wanna grab your cloak. It's pretty cold out there." He said eyeing her thin robes.
"Okay. Wait here, I'll be back in a few minutes." She dashed off up the marble staircase to Gryffindor tower. While Harry was waiting, Ron and Hermione came out of the hall.
"Harry?" Hermione frowned at him. "I thought you were going to give Ginny her birthday present? Why are you standing here?"
"I am. Ginny just went to get her cloak. We have to go to Hagrid's." Harry responded. "What are you guys gonna do?"
"Well, um, since you're asking-" Ron said. He looked at Hermione questioningly. She nodded at him and he continued. "-the thing is, well, me and Hermione-"
"Hermione and I." she corrected quietly. Ron looked a bit annoyed but continued.
"Sorry. Hermione and I are, kinda going out now." Ron finished and looked uncertainly at Harry.
"Where are you go- OH?" Harry's eyes widened. Ron's face changed from fearful to relieved as Harry's face grew into a smile.
"You're-you're okay with it?" Hermione said.
Harry laughed at her. "Why wouldn't I be? It's great. Finally."
"What's great?" Ginny joined the group looking incredibly snug in her soft furry winter cloak (a birthday gift from Fred and George). She tucked her arm through Harry's and looked on curiously.
"Hermione and I are a couple." Ron stated proudly. He smiled at his new girlfriend and she kissed his cheek.
Ginny looked slightly shocked for a moment. Her eyes narrowed. Then she looked quite hurt.
"Is something wrong Ginny?" Hermione asked. She looked and sounded worried about her friend.
"IS SOMETHING WRONG!? IS SOMETHING WRONG!? WHAT DO YOU MEAN IS SOMETHING WRONG?" Ginny had tears forming in her eyes. Everyone in the entrance hall stopped and watched the Gryffindors exchange words, or rather watched Ginny shouting at two of them. "IT'S MY BIRTHDAY! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME ON MY BIRTHDAY? I DON'T HAVE PERCY ALREADY NOW THIS! YOU'VE ONLY GONE AND STOLEN MY BLOODY THUNDER!"
"WHAT? DON'T BE STUPID! NOBODY IS TALKING ABOUT IT!" Harry had only ever heard Hermione angry at Ron. By the look on Ron's face, so had he.
"Nobody is talking about what?" Neville had come out of the great hall.
"SEE? SEE? NOW THEIR TALKING ABOUT IT!" she shook her head at the couple. "I'm outta here." And she stormed out into the snow.
"HELLO? What is nobody talking about?" Neville looked like he was going to get annoyed if nobody established his existence.
Harry stared after Ginny. "Ask Ron and Hermione." And with that he ran out of the door.
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A/N: Chapter 2 finished. This chapter was kind of an extra until I had found the right way to write in Harry giving his present. I also wanted to get somewhere in the story Ron and Hermione getting together and I felt that early on would be better even though I won't use their relationship for other reasons until later in the story.
I got the idea for the 'stolen thunder bit' from Friends, Series 7, Episode 1 (If you have read my profile, you will find out that I am a huge Friends fan.) I know the reaction they got from Ginny wasn't like her character but I needed some way of getting her and Harry outside of the castle and away from the others.
At the end of the chapter Neville is shouting. This also is unlike his character; however I feel that after being in the DA and taking part in the Department of Mysteries adventure, he has grown in confidence. Maybe sometime in my fic he will ask Luna out, although I doubt it because I don't like to shadow the main couple in my writing and I'm already doing that with Ron and Hermione.
Hope you enjoyed this instalment. Don't forget-REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW!
Luv Sexy Seeker.
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JUST BECAUSE OF A PRESENT
CHAPTER 2
It was half past one. Harry was in the great hall with Ron and Hermione, finishing his lunch. Along the table, Ginny was sitting very close to Dean, feeding him a chocolate éclair. As he licked her finger, she squealed and giggled. When Harry had finished with his food, he said goodbye to Ron and Hermione, left them chatting, or arguing as they usually were, and walked over to the redhead.
About a metre away from them, dean leaned forward and kissed Ginny. Harry was slightly put off by it but finally made them aware he was standing behind them.
"Oh Harry hi. I'll just be with you." Ginny said. Dean gave her a questioning look. "Harry's going to give me my birthday present. I'll see you later baby." She kissed his cheek and then a bit longer on the mouth. "Bye."
"See you. See ya later Harry." Dean said. He waved at them and Harry nodded. Ginny slipped her hand into his and grinned widely. "So? Where's my present?"
"It's at Hagrid's hut. He's been looking after it for me for a couple of days." Harry replied. "You might wanna grab your cloak. It's pretty cold out there." He said eyeing her thin robes.
"Okay. Wait here, I'll be back in a few minutes." She dashed off up the marble staircase to Gryffindor tower. While Harry was waiting, Ron and Hermione came out of the hall.
"Harry?" Hermione frowned at him. "I thought you were going to give Ginny her birthday present? Why are you standing here?"
"I am. Ginny just went to get her cloak. We have to go to Hagrid's." Harry responded. "What are you guys gonna do?"
"Well, um, since you're asking-" Ron said. He looked at Hermione questioningly. She nodded at him and he continued. "-the thing is, well, me and Hermione-"
"Hermione and I." she corrected quietly. Ron looked a bit annoyed but continued.
"Sorry. Hermione and I are, kinda going out now." Ron finished and looked uncertainly at Harry.
"Where are you go- OH?" Harry's eyes widened. Ron's face changed from fearful to relieved as Harry's face grew into a smile.
"You're-you're okay with it?" Hermione said.
Harry laughed at her. "Why wouldn't I be? It's great. Finally."
"What's great?" Ginny joined the group looking incredibly snug in her soft furry winter cloak (a birthday gift from Fred and George). She tucked her arm through Harry's and looked on curiously.
"Hermione and I are a couple." Ron stated proudly. He smiled at his new girlfriend and she kissed his cheek.
Ginny looked slightly shocked for a moment. Her eyes narrowed. Then she looked quite hurt.
"Is something wrong Ginny?" Hermione asked. She looked and sounded worried about her friend.
"IS SOMETHING WRONG!? IS SOMETHING WRONG!? WHAT DO YOU MEAN IS SOMETHING WRONG?" Ginny had tears forming in her eyes. Everyone in the entrance hall stopped and watched the Gryffindors exchange words, or rather watched Ginny shouting at two of them. "IT'S MY BIRTHDAY! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME ON MY BIRTHDAY? I DON'T HAVE PERCY ALREADY NOW THIS! YOU'VE ONLY GONE AND STOLEN MY BLOODY THUNDER!"
"WHAT? DON'T BE STUPID! NOBODY IS TALKING ABOUT IT!" Harry had only ever heard Hermione angry at Ron. By the look on Ron's face, so had he.
"Nobody is talking about what?" Neville had come out of the great hall.
"SEE? SEE? NOW THEIR TALKING ABOUT IT!" she shook her head at the couple. "I'm outta here." And she stormed out into the snow.
"HELLO? What is nobody talking about?" Neville looked like he was going to get annoyed if nobody established his existence.
Harry stared after Ginny. "Ask Ron and Hermione." And with that he ran out of the door.
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A/N: Chapter 2 finished. This chapter was kind of an extra until I had found the right way to write in Harry giving his present. I also wanted to get somewhere in the story Ron and Hermione getting together and I felt that early on would be better even though I won't use their relationship for other reasons until later in the story.
I got the idea for the 'stolen thunder bit' from Friends, Series 7, Episode 1 (If you have read my profile, you will find out that I am a huge Friends fan.) I know the reaction they got from Ginny wasn't like her character but I needed some way of getting her and Harry outside of the castle and away from the others.
At the end of the chapter Neville is shouting. This also is unlike his character; however I feel that after being in the DA and taking part in the Department of Mysteries adventure, he has grown in confidence. Maybe sometime in my fic he will ask Luna out, although I doubt it because I don't like to shadow the main couple in my writing and I'm already doing that with Ron and Hermione.
Hope you enjoyed this instalment. Don't forget-REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW!
Luv Sexy Seeker.