Chapter XXXVIII
"Harry, it's all wrong!" Ginny said, really surprised.
"No, it's not. Everything fits, Ginny. Ron is right".
They were waiting for Hermione and Ron at the Three Broomsticks, drinking some butterbeer. Hagrid saw them and went to their table. "I hope I'm not bothering you", he said, smiling.
"Of course no, Hagrid". Harry said.
He took a look around. "Where are Ron and Hermione? I didn't see them at any part of Hogsmeade".
"I think they're still in the castle"
"You must be kidding, Harry. Well, for me it's not so strange to not have Hermione here if she had lessons to do, but Ron? It's really weird. Is he sick?"
"No, Hagrid. He's ok".
"He's love sick". Ginny said.
Hagrid was staring at her. "What? Love sick? Why?"
"Ginny... Ginny is talking too much, Hagrid. Besides, we don't really know what's happening".
"Love sick. I can already imagine with whom". He smiled. "Well, kids, I'd better be going. Lots of things to do... and you have some too, don't you?" he blinked. Harry and Ginny went red. "See you later. And behave yourselves, huh?" Hagrid rose and left them.
"You shouldn't have told to Hagrid, Ginny"
"Didn't you see? He already knows. Everybody knows".
"But Hermione don't, and Ron doesn't want her to".
"Harry, listen, Hermione is NOT in love with Malfoy cause she loves Ron, and desperately"
"You're imagining things and Ron saw Malfoy and Hermione together, Ginny"
"Malfoy forced her, I'm telling you. Harry, she told me that day, after that little chat with Malfoy, she told me, and she was crying, crying really hard, that she loves Ron. She loves him more than anyone in the world. She doesn't even think about Malfoy. She's suffering cause of Ron, cause she thinks Ron loves another girl. And now you tell me that the girl is Hermione. Oh, my God! What confusion!"
"Ginny, are you sure?"
"I'm telling you, she loves him, she loves him with all her heart".
Harry held his chin with a hand and was really thoughtful.
"What are you thinking?"
"Just that we can try to fix this thing. If it's really like you say, we can sort it all out in a few minutes".
"You're thinking we should interfere directly" Ginny's eyes were shining.
"They must be at Hogwarts yet" Harry left some coins on the table and rose. "Let's go, Ginny. We have to utilize this moment to talk to them, while the majority of the school is already at Hogsmeade". Harry grabbed her hand and they were leaving the pub. They met Malfoy and his vassals at the entrance.
"Well, well, Potter, so you still are with that, yeah, girl". Malfoy said, looking at Ginny with disdain.
"Get out of the way, Malfoy" Harry said.
"And if I won't, will you take me off by force?"
"Unlike you, Malfoy, we don't use force to make anyone to do something that it REALLY don't want to do, if you're know what I'm saying" Ginny said, mocking.
Malfoy's face went a little pale than its normal. "No, Weasley, I don't".
"So you want me to be clearer in front of your friends?" she said, smirking.
Pink spots started to appear at Malfoy's face.
"Get out of the way, Malfoy" Harry said, again.
Malfoy knew he had to step off, but was too proud for it, so he kept his position. His friends were encouraging him.
"So, the great Malfoy wants us to tell to all his friends how he declared himself to a mud..."
"Stop it, Weasley!" Malfoy's eyes were flashing.
Ginny got near him. "Yes, Malfoy, we know. Hermione told us. And, for your information, you should give up cause, for as long as I know, she'll be a Weasley too".
"She won't" Draco mumbled to Ginny.
"You lost her. Well, I mean, you could not have lost her, cause she never was yours" Harry said.
"She belongs to Ron, and you know that. You might be useless, evil, a crap indeed, but I have to say, you're not stupid. Hermione and Ron are meant to be together".
Draco stepped towards Ginny. Harry put himself between them. Draco faced him. "Great Saint Potter! Now he protects his girlfriend too. Listen, both, the war is not over. By the way, I never saw them together as a couple, they're only friends. Weasley said to me he will not stay in my way, so I think there's more than you know in that".
"Draco..." Ginny was looking into his eyes "... where are they? Did you see them at Hogsmeade today? The idea that they might be together didn't cross your mind?" Ginny smirked.
Draco went pale again.
"What's happening, Malfoy?" Crabbe asked.
"Why are we losing our time with those... nothing?" Milla said, giving a very disgusting look at Harry and Ginny.
"Let's get inside! I'm thirsty!" It was Goyle.
Draco got closer to Ginny and Harry. "She's mine" he said then passed by them without looking back. His vassals followed him.
"Do you really think he likes Hermione?"
"I don't know, Harry, but it seems he is telling the truth".
"C'mon, hurry. Let's go back to Hogwarts. We need to find them".
Ginny nodded.
"Harry, it's all wrong!" Ginny said, really surprised.
"No, it's not. Everything fits, Ginny. Ron is right".
They were waiting for Hermione and Ron at the Three Broomsticks, drinking some butterbeer. Hagrid saw them and went to their table. "I hope I'm not bothering you", he said, smiling.
"Of course no, Hagrid". Harry said.
He took a look around. "Where are Ron and Hermione? I didn't see them at any part of Hogsmeade".
"I think they're still in the castle"
"You must be kidding, Harry. Well, for me it's not so strange to not have Hermione here if she had lessons to do, but Ron? It's really weird. Is he sick?"
"No, Hagrid. He's ok".
"He's love sick". Ginny said.
Hagrid was staring at her. "What? Love sick? Why?"
"Ginny... Ginny is talking too much, Hagrid. Besides, we don't really know what's happening".
"Love sick. I can already imagine with whom". He smiled. "Well, kids, I'd better be going. Lots of things to do... and you have some too, don't you?" he blinked. Harry and Ginny went red. "See you later. And behave yourselves, huh?" Hagrid rose and left them.
"You shouldn't have told to Hagrid, Ginny"
"Didn't you see? He already knows. Everybody knows".
"But Hermione don't, and Ron doesn't want her to".
"Harry, listen, Hermione is NOT in love with Malfoy cause she loves Ron, and desperately"
"You're imagining things and Ron saw Malfoy and Hermione together, Ginny"
"Malfoy forced her, I'm telling you. Harry, she told me that day, after that little chat with Malfoy, she told me, and she was crying, crying really hard, that she loves Ron. She loves him more than anyone in the world. She doesn't even think about Malfoy. She's suffering cause of Ron, cause she thinks Ron loves another girl. And now you tell me that the girl is Hermione. Oh, my God! What confusion!"
"Ginny, are you sure?"
"I'm telling you, she loves him, she loves him with all her heart".
Harry held his chin with a hand and was really thoughtful.
"What are you thinking?"
"Just that we can try to fix this thing. If it's really like you say, we can sort it all out in a few minutes".
"You're thinking we should interfere directly" Ginny's eyes were shining.
"They must be at Hogwarts yet" Harry left some coins on the table and rose. "Let's go, Ginny. We have to utilize this moment to talk to them, while the majority of the school is already at Hogsmeade". Harry grabbed her hand and they were leaving the pub. They met Malfoy and his vassals at the entrance.
"Well, well, Potter, so you still are with that, yeah, girl". Malfoy said, looking at Ginny with disdain.
"Get out of the way, Malfoy" Harry said.
"And if I won't, will you take me off by force?"
"Unlike you, Malfoy, we don't use force to make anyone to do something that it REALLY don't want to do, if you're know what I'm saying" Ginny said, mocking.
Malfoy's face went a little pale than its normal. "No, Weasley, I don't".
"So you want me to be clearer in front of your friends?" she said, smirking.
Pink spots started to appear at Malfoy's face.
"Get out of the way, Malfoy" Harry said, again.
Malfoy knew he had to step off, but was too proud for it, so he kept his position. His friends were encouraging him.
"So, the great Malfoy wants us to tell to all his friends how he declared himself to a mud..."
"Stop it, Weasley!" Malfoy's eyes were flashing.
Ginny got near him. "Yes, Malfoy, we know. Hermione told us. And, for your information, you should give up cause, for as long as I know, she'll be a Weasley too".
"She won't" Draco mumbled to Ginny.
"You lost her. Well, I mean, you could not have lost her, cause she never was yours" Harry said.
"She belongs to Ron, and you know that. You might be useless, evil, a crap indeed, but I have to say, you're not stupid. Hermione and Ron are meant to be together".
Draco stepped towards Ginny. Harry put himself between them. Draco faced him. "Great Saint Potter! Now he protects his girlfriend too. Listen, both, the war is not over. By the way, I never saw them together as a couple, they're only friends. Weasley said to me he will not stay in my way, so I think there's more than you know in that".
"Draco..." Ginny was looking into his eyes "... where are they? Did you see them at Hogsmeade today? The idea that they might be together didn't cross your mind?" Ginny smirked.
Draco went pale again.
"What's happening, Malfoy?" Crabbe asked.
"Why are we losing our time with those... nothing?" Milla said, giving a very disgusting look at Harry and Ginny.
"Let's get inside! I'm thirsty!" It was Goyle.
Draco got closer to Ginny and Harry. "She's mine" he said then passed by them without looking back. His vassals followed him.
"Do you really think he likes Hermione?"
"I don't know, Harry, but it seems he is telling the truth".
"C'mon, hurry. Let's go back to Hogwarts. We need to find them".
Ginny nodded.