Chapter XIII
The Slytherin players had reserved the quidditch field for all afternoon, that's why the gryffindors had to practice so early. In fact, at 7am they were all changing robes and leaving to the field. For four hours they trained all kinds of strategies of attack and defense. Feeling really tired, they got down to the dressing rooms only thinking what they would have for lunch. Dean was the first to leave. He left without saying a word, even to Ginny. Harry, as the captain, was responsible for closing everything and for returning the keys to Madam Hooch. Everybody had left, but Ginny.
"Harry, I'm really hungry" Ron said, passing his hand over his belly.
"You can go, Ron. I'll wait for Ginny. Anyway, I have to, haven't I?"
"See you later, mate" He left.
Harry's stomach was starting to ache. "Ginny!"
She came from the girls' side. "Sorry, Harry. It's just that I can't find my earring"
"Earring?"
"Yeah. I don't know where I lost it. I'm sure it was with me when I entered here. I don't. I think I have might lost when I was changing clothes"
"You can look for it later"
"No, I. look, you can leave the keys with me. I'll close everything to you and take it to Madam Hooch"
"Is that earring so important?"
Ginny got red. "Yeah"
"Ok, I'll help you"
"No! Er."
He was staring at her.
"I. I can look for it alone, Harry"
"But I'm starving and I can not let the keys with you. Let's look for it together"
Ginny nodded. They kneeled and started to look for the earring. Harry found it, a quarter of hour later, near the stairs that take to the dressing rooms. He was really surprised. The earring was a Harry's birthday gift to Ginny. "Ginny! I found it!"
She came to him, pink cheeks. "Thanks, Harry"
"It's. I gave it to you, didn't I?"
"Yes" She was really close, but was not looking at him.
"Ok, then, now we can. WOW!" Harry stepped on his robes while he was getting up. He lost balance and threw himself to the front, falling over Ginny. Ginny almost hit her head on the ground. She fell on her arms, so she managed to keep her head up. Harry's arms were beside Ginny, hand's palms on the ground. His face was inches from hers. He could feel her warm breath. "Ginny." He looked at her mouth. It was a little opened. Without knowing what he was doing, Harry touched her lips with his. It was like somebody had put fire in his chest. Ginny froze. Seconds later, they were mouth to mouth.
Ginny waited for that since she saw Harry for the first time. It was like she never had kissed anyone or that the world outside never existed.
Harry's brain was on fire. He had never felt that warmth and coldness at the same time. Kissing Cho was nice, but kissing Ginny was heaven.
They were looking at each other. Both were blushing.
"Ginny, I." He got off over her. Both were sat on the ground. "I'm sorry, I. "
"Why did you kiss me?" She was almost breathless.
"I. I don't know" He lied.
"You don't know" Ginny could feel tears filling her eyes.
"No, I mean."
"Thought it would be funny"
"No, Ginny, look."
"It was instinct, wasn't it? It's a normal male thing, I guess"
"Ginny, listen, let me explain."
She got on her feet. "You have nothing to explain. I understood"
Harry rose too. "You don't."
"Can we go? I'm starving" She passed by him. "See you at the great hall"
"Ginny!" He only heard her footsteps at the stairs. "Damn! How could I be so dumb?" As soon as he got to the common room, Harry tried to talk to Ginny, but she was always surrounded by her friends. "Hermione"
"What?" She asked harshly, without looking at him.
"So you already know"
She said nothing.
"Hermione, I need to talk to her"
"I agree with you"
"But you have to help me"
Hermione looked at him. "Sorry, Harry, but I won't. You have to fix it by yourself. Besides, Ginny don't trust in me like she used to"
"Why not?"
"She thinks I told you. some things"
"Things? What things?"
"Things you shouldn't know about her. I told her I didn't tell anything, but it seems I didn't convince her" Hermione grabbed her books. "You were really stupid, Harry". She left him at the table.
"Thanks, Hermione. You really helped" He went to the boys' room, after giving a look at Ginny, who was pretending he was not there.
The Slytherin players had reserved the quidditch field for all afternoon, that's why the gryffindors had to practice so early. In fact, at 7am they were all changing robes and leaving to the field. For four hours they trained all kinds of strategies of attack and defense. Feeling really tired, they got down to the dressing rooms only thinking what they would have for lunch. Dean was the first to leave. He left without saying a word, even to Ginny. Harry, as the captain, was responsible for closing everything and for returning the keys to Madam Hooch. Everybody had left, but Ginny.
"Harry, I'm really hungry" Ron said, passing his hand over his belly.
"You can go, Ron. I'll wait for Ginny. Anyway, I have to, haven't I?"
"See you later, mate" He left.
Harry's stomach was starting to ache. "Ginny!"
She came from the girls' side. "Sorry, Harry. It's just that I can't find my earring"
"Earring?"
"Yeah. I don't know where I lost it. I'm sure it was with me when I entered here. I don't. I think I have might lost when I was changing clothes"
"You can look for it later"
"No, I. look, you can leave the keys with me. I'll close everything to you and take it to Madam Hooch"
"Is that earring so important?"
Ginny got red. "Yeah"
"Ok, I'll help you"
"No! Er."
He was staring at her.
"I. I can look for it alone, Harry"
"But I'm starving and I can not let the keys with you. Let's look for it together"
Ginny nodded. They kneeled and started to look for the earring. Harry found it, a quarter of hour later, near the stairs that take to the dressing rooms. He was really surprised. The earring was a Harry's birthday gift to Ginny. "Ginny! I found it!"
She came to him, pink cheeks. "Thanks, Harry"
"It's. I gave it to you, didn't I?"
"Yes" She was really close, but was not looking at him.
"Ok, then, now we can. WOW!" Harry stepped on his robes while he was getting up. He lost balance and threw himself to the front, falling over Ginny. Ginny almost hit her head on the ground. She fell on her arms, so she managed to keep her head up. Harry's arms were beside Ginny, hand's palms on the ground. His face was inches from hers. He could feel her warm breath. "Ginny." He looked at her mouth. It was a little opened. Without knowing what he was doing, Harry touched her lips with his. It was like somebody had put fire in his chest. Ginny froze. Seconds later, they were mouth to mouth.
Ginny waited for that since she saw Harry for the first time. It was like she never had kissed anyone or that the world outside never existed.
Harry's brain was on fire. He had never felt that warmth and coldness at the same time. Kissing Cho was nice, but kissing Ginny was heaven.
They were looking at each other. Both were blushing.
"Ginny, I." He got off over her. Both were sat on the ground. "I'm sorry, I. "
"Why did you kiss me?" She was almost breathless.
"I. I don't know" He lied.
"You don't know" Ginny could feel tears filling her eyes.
"No, I mean."
"Thought it would be funny"
"No, Ginny, look."
"It was instinct, wasn't it? It's a normal male thing, I guess"
"Ginny, listen, let me explain."
She got on her feet. "You have nothing to explain. I understood"
Harry rose too. "You don't."
"Can we go? I'm starving" She passed by him. "See you at the great hall"
"Ginny!" He only heard her footsteps at the stairs. "Damn! How could I be so dumb?" As soon as he got to the common room, Harry tried to talk to Ginny, but she was always surrounded by her friends. "Hermione"
"What?" She asked harshly, without looking at him.
"So you already know"
She said nothing.
"Hermione, I need to talk to her"
"I agree with you"
"But you have to help me"
Hermione looked at him. "Sorry, Harry, but I won't. You have to fix it by yourself. Besides, Ginny don't trust in me like she used to"
"Why not?"
"She thinks I told you. some things"
"Things? What things?"
"Things you shouldn't know about her. I told her I didn't tell anything, but it seems I didn't convince her" Hermione grabbed her books. "You were really stupid, Harry". She left him at the table.
"Thanks, Hermione. You really helped" He went to the boys' room, after giving a look at Ginny, who was pretending he was not there.