*Chapter 10*
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Harry stared at Ginny for a while. He could see from Ginny's face, that she was not expecting it. He too wasn't expecting the kiss, especially not from himself. I kissed Ginny? Harry thought as his denial came flooding into him again. Harry was nervous and panicked. I kissed Ginny? Harry thought again. He didn't know what to do.
"I have to go." Harry muttered quickly and walked towards the exit without thinking. As Harry walked toward the exit, he saw Hermione standing by the door, in utter disbelief.
"Did you just kiss Ginny?" Hermione asked as Harry got out of the three broomsticks.
Harry shrugged and continued walking.
"Harry, you just kissed Ginny." Hermione said, as she walked in front of Harry to stop him from walking.
"I know." Harry said as he tried to walk, but Hermione kept blocking him.
"You kissed her, and then left her there alone?" Hermione questioned as Harry tried to go around her.
"Fine. I kissed her and I left her there alone. I panicked. What was there to do? I couldn't face her, so I left. Happy now?" Harry said, giving up on trying to go around Hermione.
"You could face a Troll, a basilisk, an Acromantula, a dragon, and you-know- who, but you can't face Ginny?"
"No." Harry said softly. "But that's different! This is. This is-"
"Finally admitting your feelings for Ginny?"
"NO!" Harry exclaimed. "It just different."
"Yeah, and the difference is that when you face the basilisk, it's a matter of life and death, but when you face Ginny, you don't even get a bruise."
"It will be a matter of life and death when Ron finds out."
"Harry, seriously, you can't leave her like that." Hermione said, but got frustrated when Harry didn't answer. "Have it your way then! But I'm not leaving her alone." Hermione said, as she walked into the pub, very frustrated with Harry.
Harry walked slowly. How could he do something so stupid? Ron is going to be mad. Why did he even kiss Ginny? He doesn't even have any special feelings for Ginny, or did he? He didn't know. But what he did know, he didn't want to face either Ron or Ginny.
"And I call myself a gryffindor." Harry muttered to himself.
"Harry!" Harry heard a familiar voice call him and turned around and saw Ron. Harry had somehow ended up in front of Fred and George's shop, the last place he wanted to be.
"Where's Hermione?" Ron asked as Harry entered the shop.
"I don't know if she's coming." Harry said, trying to act normal.
"You don't know?"
"No. But I met her just now, but she had to go off somewhere. I didn't get to tell her that we were here."
"Where did she go?" Ron asked, he didn't sound as happy as before.
"I don't know." Harry lied.
"Why are you suddenly so concerned about Hermione?" Fred, who had been listening, asked. He sounded as if he was teasing.
"Nothing." Ron said and busied himself with one of the twin's new invention.
Harry kept thinking about what had happened. He was clueless on why he had kissed her. He kept thinking what Ron's reaction would be. Harry was too caught up in his own thoughts that he dint realize Hermione and Ginny entering the shop.
"Hi Hermione, Hi Ginny." Harry heard Fred greet the two girls. "Oi Ron! Hermione's here!" Fred shouted as Harry moved further away from Hermione and Ginny.
Fred had shouted teasingly, there was definitely something going on between the Weasley brothers. Harry would have figured out what it was if he wasn't thinking about Ginny. Harry kept glancing at Ron, Fred, George, Hermione, and Ginny. Ron and Hermione were beginning to have a row. Ginny was laughing at Fred and George, as they were doing something Harry couldn't see because Ron blocked his view. How could Ginny be so casual, as if nothing ever happened? Harry thought. Did he even mean anything to her?
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The great hall was full of eager students waiting for the dueling club to begin. The tables were at the sides of the room, against the wall. It was after the Christmas holidays and classes had already begun. Harry spent the holidays thinking of Ginny and also in denial, trying to convince himself he doesn't have any special feelings for Ginny. Ron and Hermione spent the holidays quarreling with each other; their little fights had grown more frequent.
"Good afternoon everyone." Sirius greeted as he entered with James walking alongside him.
"We didn't expect this much students to be here." James said, when they got to the middle.
"Today we'll start off with wizard dueling based on what all of you have learnt in your defense against the dark arts class. You all will not be learning anything today, since this is your first day, and we just want to see how well you duel." Sirius said loudly for everyone to hear. "Pick a partner, and you can begin dueling."
Everyone began looking for their friends, or for some people, enemies, and began choosing their dueling partner. Ron and Harry were partners, and Hermione's partner was Ginny. Hermione and Ginny had grown much closer.
"You can do any spell to attack your opponent, or defend yourself. But I don't want anyone to get injured. The dueling ends, when you successfully disarm your opponent." James said. "Professor Black and me, will be going around the hall, watching everyone duel. Now, begin."
With James's, last words, everyone went to find a spot in the great hall to duel. The great hall was soon filled with colourful lights as the students dueled with each other. Harry was glad that professor Snape was not there to partner him up with Draco Malfoy.
"Malfoy, I would undo the jinx you did on Seamus if I were you." James said as the students were going out of the great hall. Dueling had ended, and Draco had put a jinxed Seamus right before he went out.
Draco sulked at what James said and unwillingly undid the jinx.
Harry, Ron and Hermione were amongst the excited, but exhausted crowd that was going out of the great hall. The trio walked to the Gryffindor common room in silence. Their exhaustion took over them. As Harry was walking to the common room, he noticed two cloaked figures in the hallway on hi left. Just as he noticed the figures, Professor Lutter came next to him, and stared at the figures, before following the two people, who were now, walking away quickly.
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Harry (Future) stood with Sirius, as he watched the students go out of the great hall. He had enjoyed telling Draco to undo the jinx, without Draco challenging him. The last of the students were out of the great hall, and he and Sirius began to return to their room, when Harry had a flash of two cloaked figures standing by the hallway. Harry began walking quickly towards the hallway that he had seen. He pushed himself through the tired students who were returning to their common room, and finally reached the hallway. The two, cloaked figures that were standing by the hallway were the same ones that he had seen. The two people began walking away quickly and he followed them. The two, cloaked people turned to their left and out of sight. Harry followed them so fast that he was almost running. But, when Harry turned to the left hallway, there was no one there.
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Harry stared at Ginny for a while. He could see from Ginny's face, that she was not expecting it. He too wasn't expecting the kiss, especially not from himself. I kissed Ginny? Harry thought as his denial came flooding into him again. Harry was nervous and panicked. I kissed Ginny? Harry thought again. He didn't know what to do.
"I have to go." Harry muttered quickly and walked towards the exit without thinking. As Harry walked toward the exit, he saw Hermione standing by the door, in utter disbelief.
"Did you just kiss Ginny?" Hermione asked as Harry got out of the three broomsticks.
Harry shrugged and continued walking.
"Harry, you just kissed Ginny." Hermione said, as she walked in front of Harry to stop him from walking.
"I know." Harry said as he tried to walk, but Hermione kept blocking him.
"You kissed her, and then left her there alone?" Hermione questioned as Harry tried to go around her.
"Fine. I kissed her and I left her there alone. I panicked. What was there to do? I couldn't face her, so I left. Happy now?" Harry said, giving up on trying to go around Hermione.
"You could face a Troll, a basilisk, an Acromantula, a dragon, and you-know- who, but you can't face Ginny?"
"No." Harry said softly. "But that's different! This is. This is-"
"Finally admitting your feelings for Ginny?"
"NO!" Harry exclaimed. "It just different."
"Yeah, and the difference is that when you face the basilisk, it's a matter of life and death, but when you face Ginny, you don't even get a bruise."
"It will be a matter of life and death when Ron finds out."
"Harry, seriously, you can't leave her like that." Hermione said, but got frustrated when Harry didn't answer. "Have it your way then! But I'm not leaving her alone." Hermione said, as she walked into the pub, very frustrated with Harry.
Harry walked slowly. How could he do something so stupid? Ron is going to be mad. Why did he even kiss Ginny? He doesn't even have any special feelings for Ginny, or did he? He didn't know. But what he did know, he didn't want to face either Ron or Ginny.
"And I call myself a gryffindor." Harry muttered to himself.
"Harry!" Harry heard a familiar voice call him and turned around and saw Ron. Harry had somehow ended up in front of Fred and George's shop, the last place he wanted to be.
"Where's Hermione?" Ron asked as Harry entered the shop.
"I don't know if she's coming." Harry said, trying to act normal.
"You don't know?"
"No. But I met her just now, but she had to go off somewhere. I didn't get to tell her that we were here."
"Where did she go?" Ron asked, he didn't sound as happy as before.
"I don't know." Harry lied.
"Why are you suddenly so concerned about Hermione?" Fred, who had been listening, asked. He sounded as if he was teasing.
"Nothing." Ron said and busied himself with one of the twin's new invention.
Harry kept thinking about what had happened. He was clueless on why he had kissed her. He kept thinking what Ron's reaction would be. Harry was too caught up in his own thoughts that he dint realize Hermione and Ginny entering the shop.
"Hi Hermione, Hi Ginny." Harry heard Fred greet the two girls. "Oi Ron! Hermione's here!" Fred shouted as Harry moved further away from Hermione and Ginny.
Fred had shouted teasingly, there was definitely something going on between the Weasley brothers. Harry would have figured out what it was if he wasn't thinking about Ginny. Harry kept glancing at Ron, Fred, George, Hermione, and Ginny. Ron and Hermione were beginning to have a row. Ginny was laughing at Fred and George, as they were doing something Harry couldn't see because Ron blocked his view. How could Ginny be so casual, as if nothing ever happened? Harry thought. Did he even mean anything to her?
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The great hall was full of eager students waiting for the dueling club to begin. The tables were at the sides of the room, against the wall. It was after the Christmas holidays and classes had already begun. Harry spent the holidays thinking of Ginny and also in denial, trying to convince himself he doesn't have any special feelings for Ginny. Ron and Hermione spent the holidays quarreling with each other; their little fights had grown more frequent.
"Good afternoon everyone." Sirius greeted as he entered with James walking alongside him.
"We didn't expect this much students to be here." James said, when they got to the middle.
"Today we'll start off with wizard dueling based on what all of you have learnt in your defense against the dark arts class. You all will not be learning anything today, since this is your first day, and we just want to see how well you duel." Sirius said loudly for everyone to hear. "Pick a partner, and you can begin dueling."
Everyone began looking for their friends, or for some people, enemies, and began choosing their dueling partner. Ron and Harry were partners, and Hermione's partner was Ginny. Hermione and Ginny had grown much closer.
"You can do any spell to attack your opponent, or defend yourself. But I don't want anyone to get injured. The dueling ends, when you successfully disarm your opponent." James said. "Professor Black and me, will be going around the hall, watching everyone duel. Now, begin."
With James's, last words, everyone went to find a spot in the great hall to duel. The great hall was soon filled with colourful lights as the students dueled with each other. Harry was glad that professor Snape was not there to partner him up with Draco Malfoy.
"Malfoy, I would undo the jinx you did on Seamus if I were you." James said as the students were going out of the great hall. Dueling had ended, and Draco had put a jinxed Seamus right before he went out.
Draco sulked at what James said and unwillingly undid the jinx.
Harry, Ron and Hermione were amongst the excited, but exhausted crowd that was going out of the great hall. The trio walked to the Gryffindor common room in silence. Their exhaustion took over them. As Harry was walking to the common room, he noticed two cloaked figures in the hallway on hi left. Just as he noticed the figures, Professor Lutter came next to him, and stared at the figures, before following the two people, who were now, walking away quickly.
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Harry (Future) stood with Sirius, as he watched the students go out of the great hall. He had enjoyed telling Draco to undo the jinx, without Draco challenging him. The last of the students were out of the great hall, and he and Sirius began to return to their room, when Harry had a flash of two cloaked figures standing by the hallway. Harry began walking quickly towards the hallway that he had seen. He pushed himself through the tired students who were returning to their common room, and finally reached the hallway. The two, cloaked figures that were standing by the hallway were the same ones that he had seen. The two people began walking away quickly and he followed them. The two, cloaked people turned to their left and out of sight. Harry followed them so fast that he was almost running. But, when Harry turned to the left hallway, there was no one there.
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