I know, I know. Two months. I have had major writers block for this chapter. I tried to write a Christmas chapter but I don't feel Christmassy at all because it's summer. To be honest with you all, I really haven't been bothered to come up with any ideas until now anyway. I just want to thank everyone for their reviews. The last couple I received really encouraged me to write this chapter. I was going to write about Christmas day but then decided against it when the attempt turned out crap. I also really wanted to get to some Harry/Ginny action and I knew that this chapter was coming but I didn't think that it would be so soon.

Another reason for the delay is that I have been writing a James/Lily fanfic. It's called 'The Untold Story' and is currently at three chapters under my profile. I would love if you could read it and tell me what you think.

Thanks again to all of you that are reading this and haven't given up on me or this story.

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CHAPTER 10

Ginny walked down the staircase into the common room. Today was the day that the students arrived fresh from their Christmas break at home. Dean Thomas in particular. Ginny was one of the select four that had stayed in Gryffindor tower.

On the sofa, in front of a blazing fireplace, Harry sat doing a last minute potions essay. Snape had, as usual, set an outrageous amount of homework for their holiday. Ginny sat down in a nearby chair silently and Harry looked up from his textbook at her.

"Hi."

Ginny only smiled.

"Are you alright?"

"Been better."

"Are you nervous about Dean coming back?"

He was answered with a small nod. "I don't want it to seem like I've been totally destroyed by him dumping me. Which I am, of course."

"Hmm. This may seem like a stupid idea and tell me if I'm being way out of order, but why don't you pretend that you're already seeing someone else. That would beat him up to think that you'd gotten over him so quickly." Harry suggested.

"D'you think?"

"It would probably kill me if that happened to me."

"I suppose I could try it. Thanks Harry." She sat back smiling. Smudge jumped on her lap, climbed up her torso and started to lick her chin. Ginny move the kitten back down to her lap and started to play with him. "Who do I use though? Most people were at home for the holiday."

"Yeah, I didn't think of that." Harry said sheepishly.

"So who do I use? Everyone's going to be back in a few hours."

"Yeah." Harry thought for a few moments. "Okay, we need to go around the castle looking for guys that are either in your year or mine and find a bloke that's willing to be your pretend boyfriend. It'll be easy."

"Okay let's go."

They both jumped up from there seats and ran towards the portrait hole.
Harry and Ginny visited the library, where they found Ron trying to persuade Hermione to find a broom closet with him, the Great Hall, in case anyone was still eating lunch, and the Room of Requirement, where Ron and Hermione had ended up.
"It's hopeless Harry. There is no one in this bloody school at the moment that is free and willing to pretend to be my boyfriend." Ginny started to cry. "W-what am I g-going to d-do? I'm going to l-look so s-stupid. L- like I've been c-crying the w-whole h-holidaayyyyyyy." she wailed.

Harry rubbed her shoulders, thinking. After five minutes of silence, barring Ginny's sobs, Harry spoke up. "I could do it."

Ginny stopped howling and looked at Harry in astonishment. "You?"

"Well – why not? Dean already thinks that there is something going on between us -"

"Yeaaahhhhh."

"- And we're good friends so it'll be easy to pretend that we're, you know, together."

"That's true."

"It'll just be like we're acting at the moment, we won't need to change much at all. Just holding hands and, I'll walk you to class and carry your books and things." Harry's voice was eager.

Ginny looked at Harry for quite a while. Then she said: "It would be quiet easy." Slowly a mischievous grin crept onto her face. "Okay." An evil giggle. "We'll need to tell Ron though, so he doesn't kill you."

"Good idea."

Ginny's smile softened. "Thank you Harry." She said delicately.

Harry smile back awkwardly. "No problem."

Half an hour later the sound of a hundred teenagers clambering through the portrait hole disturbed Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny. Two of the four looked up from their position on the sofa while the other two looked at each other. Harry nodded and Ginny got up, moved over to Harry and sat gracefully in his lap. Ron glared at the couple. He wasn't too happy about it but at least it was to get back at Dean Thomas for hurting his little sister.

"Good luck." she whispered.

"Good luck." he whispered back.
Dean Thomas entered the common room nervously. He had come back to Hogwarts in hopes to talk to Ginny. After he had found her asleep on top of Potter, he hadn't really given her much of a chance to explain he position. He had been home for Christmas, not participating in his families activities. His mother and step-father both enquired him as to his lack of usual enthusiasm for the holiday. He had thought about how he had ended his relationship with the red-haired girl and deeply regretted it. He wasn't looking forward to talking to her and desperately hoped that she could find it in her heart to forgive him.

He looked around for signs of the girl in the common room and found her sitting with her brother, his girlfriend and Harry Potter. Not only was she sitting with him, she was sitting ON him. She hadn't seen him yet thankfully but as Ron looked up her whispered to Ginny. She turned her head and stared at him. Dean stared back for thirty seconds prior to deciding to head to his dorm to unpack his trunk before dinner.
"Are you alright Gin?" Harry asked carefully.

Ginny nodded quickly and turned back to the group. Half an hour later they ventured down to the great hall for dinner where Ginny was ripped from Harry by her room mates demanding to know what was going on.

"Well me and Harry are goi -" She paused looking at the three fervent faces of her friends. "- You guys won't tell will you?" Each girl shook her head. "We're pretending."

"What?" said a perplexed Hannah.

"Harry's only pretending to be my boyfriend."

"Why?" Cheryl exclaimed.

"So that Dean doesn't know what a mess I've been for the whole of Christmas. I just don't want it to seem like I'm hung up on him. Which I am of course." Ginny looked sadly at the girls.

"Oh Gin. You poor sweetheart. Don't worry. We'll help you get over him. You don't need to pretend anything." Patricia said with a lot of emotion.

"'Course we will. By the end of this week, you're not going to even know who Dean is." Ginny smiled sadly again.
A/N: In the next chapter there will be a confrontation from Dean, some proper Harry/Ginny action and anything else I can come up with.

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