Chapter XII
Ron and Harry managed to finish Professor Trelawney homework and their extra Potions lessons. The week passed without any disturbance, except by one.
Ginny didn't show up for dinner, as she wasn't been seen since lunch. Ron looked for her, but found nothing, so he decided it was better to wait for her at the common room. Harry was not feeling that comfortable, so he left Hermione and Ron telling he was going to borrow a book from the library, and started to look for her again. Harry found Ginny weeping near the green houses. She was sat, crossed legs and hands over her face. He got closer. "What was it, Ginny?"
She dried her face as faster as she could. "Nothing, Harry"
He kneeled. "If it's nothing, so why you're crying?"
"I guess. I guess I'm stressed cause of the next match"
"But you're doing really well"
She smiled. "Thanks, Harry"
She looked at him. The vision of her wet eyes almost made him lose balance and fall. "We. we'd better go inside"
"Ok"
They got up.
"Harry"
"What?"
"What were you doing here? I mean. why you came here?"
He didn't know what to answer. In fact, he was looking for her, but now it seemed to be a wrong answer to give. "I. don't know. I just decided to take a walk and my legs brought me here"
"Ah." She said, sounding a little bit disappointed.
As soon as they entered the common room, Ginny said "bye" to Harry and went to the girls' room. Harry saw Hermione and Ron at the table near the fireplace and stepped towards them. "Hello"
"Where were you, mate?"
"Walking"
Hermione smirked.
"What?" Harry asked.
"Alright, Harry, walking. I thought you said you were going to the library" She turned her face to him. "And you found Ginny just like that?"
"Yeah" He answered, blushing.
"Hermione's right. Ginny hid herself all day. You know I looked for her for hours"
"Where was she?"
"Behind. behind the green houses. I found her crying"
"Crying?"
"Hum." Hermione mumbled.
Ron looked at her. "'Hum' what?"
"I don't know. She had a fight with Dean. Maybe they broke up"
Harry couldn't disguise a smile.
"Broke up? But Ginny fancies him that much?" Ron asked.
"I think. forget it"
"What, Hermione?"
"I can't tell you, Ron. Ginny made me promise I wouldn't tell to anyone"
"Hermione, we're talking about my sister. She can not have secrets to me"
"Sorry, Ron" Hermione said, grabbing her books. "Good night" And she went to the girl's room also.
"I bet she's going to ask Ginny what's wrong and she'll not tell me"
"Forget it, Ron"
"Now, mate." Ron said, getting closer to Harry and passing an arm over his shoulders ". if it's true that Dean and Ginny broke up, you could, you know." He blinked. Harry felt his cheeks getting hot. "Wha. you must be kidding"
"C'mon, Harry, I saw you smiling when Hermione said Ginny might have broken up with Dean"
Harry's face got hotter than he ever felt. "I. I don't. you're imagining things" He took off Ron's arm over him. "I'm going to bed. Don't forget, we have quidditch practice really early tomorrow"
"Yeah, I know, I know" Ron said in a bored voice.
Harry entered at the boys' dormitory.
"She didn't forget him" It was Dean's voice.
"Are you sure? I mean, maybe you." He was talking to Seamus.
"No, I'm sure. I asked her and she didn't answer. She couldn't even face me"
"Well, Dean." Seamus raised his head and saw Harry at the door. "Ah. hi. hello, Harry"
Dean turned to him. "How long have you been here?"
"I just got in"
Dean turned to Seamus again. "Don't want to talk about that anymore. It's over" He said, almost whispering, but Harry could hear it.
Harry walked towards his bed and saw Dean leaving the room. He was burning inside to ask about whom they were talking about, but managed to act as nothing was happening. He changed clothes, and went to bed. Ron got in a few minutes later but Harry didn't see if Dean came back to the dormitory.
Ron and Harry managed to finish Professor Trelawney homework and their extra Potions lessons. The week passed without any disturbance, except by one.
Ginny didn't show up for dinner, as she wasn't been seen since lunch. Ron looked for her, but found nothing, so he decided it was better to wait for her at the common room. Harry was not feeling that comfortable, so he left Hermione and Ron telling he was going to borrow a book from the library, and started to look for her again. Harry found Ginny weeping near the green houses. She was sat, crossed legs and hands over her face. He got closer. "What was it, Ginny?"
She dried her face as faster as she could. "Nothing, Harry"
He kneeled. "If it's nothing, so why you're crying?"
"I guess. I guess I'm stressed cause of the next match"
"But you're doing really well"
She smiled. "Thanks, Harry"
She looked at him. The vision of her wet eyes almost made him lose balance and fall. "We. we'd better go inside"
"Ok"
They got up.
"Harry"
"What?"
"What were you doing here? I mean. why you came here?"
He didn't know what to answer. In fact, he was looking for her, but now it seemed to be a wrong answer to give. "I. don't know. I just decided to take a walk and my legs brought me here"
"Ah." She said, sounding a little bit disappointed.
As soon as they entered the common room, Ginny said "bye" to Harry and went to the girls' room. Harry saw Hermione and Ron at the table near the fireplace and stepped towards them. "Hello"
"Where were you, mate?"
"Walking"
Hermione smirked.
"What?" Harry asked.
"Alright, Harry, walking. I thought you said you were going to the library" She turned her face to him. "And you found Ginny just like that?"
"Yeah" He answered, blushing.
"Hermione's right. Ginny hid herself all day. You know I looked for her for hours"
"Where was she?"
"Behind. behind the green houses. I found her crying"
"Crying?"
"Hum." Hermione mumbled.
Ron looked at her. "'Hum' what?"
"I don't know. She had a fight with Dean. Maybe they broke up"
Harry couldn't disguise a smile.
"Broke up? But Ginny fancies him that much?" Ron asked.
"I think. forget it"
"What, Hermione?"
"I can't tell you, Ron. Ginny made me promise I wouldn't tell to anyone"
"Hermione, we're talking about my sister. She can not have secrets to me"
"Sorry, Ron" Hermione said, grabbing her books. "Good night" And she went to the girl's room also.
"I bet she's going to ask Ginny what's wrong and she'll not tell me"
"Forget it, Ron"
"Now, mate." Ron said, getting closer to Harry and passing an arm over his shoulders ". if it's true that Dean and Ginny broke up, you could, you know." He blinked. Harry felt his cheeks getting hot. "Wha. you must be kidding"
"C'mon, Harry, I saw you smiling when Hermione said Ginny might have broken up with Dean"
Harry's face got hotter than he ever felt. "I. I don't. you're imagining things" He took off Ron's arm over him. "I'm going to bed. Don't forget, we have quidditch practice really early tomorrow"
"Yeah, I know, I know" Ron said in a bored voice.
Harry entered at the boys' dormitory.
"She didn't forget him" It was Dean's voice.
"Are you sure? I mean, maybe you." He was talking to Seamus.
"No, I'm sure. I asked her and she didn't answer. She couldn't even face me"
"Well, Dean." Seamus raised his head and saw Harry at the door. "Ah. hi. hello, Harry"
Dean turned to him. "How long have you been here?"
"I just got in"
Dean turned to Seamus again. "Don't want to talk about that anymore. It's over" He said, almost whispering, but Harry could hear it.
Harry walked towards his bed and saw Dean leaving the room. He was burning inside to ask about whom they were talking about, but managed to act as nothing was happening. He changed clothes, and went to bed. Ron got in a few minutes later but Harry didn't see if Dean came back to the dormitory.