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*Edited the word Dumbledore*

Chapter 3: From a distance

Ginny sat and stared around at the great hall of Hogwarts. To her, this was just going to be a blah type of year. A lot of her close friends had graduated. But, she still had Luna, London, and Colin. But, not only was Luna in another house, but her and Colin had been getting kinda cozy. They tried to deny it to her, but she knew there was more to it. I mean, how come when Colin came to get Luna in the their train cart, they all looked neat and tidy, but when they finally caught up to them in the great hall they looked like they played Quidditch in a wind storm. She just laughed at their "attempt" at hiding it though, she figured they would tell her about it, when the time was right. Then London, well, she and Ginny shared some fun times, but she was one to be where all the guys were, and Ginny, was not one to flirt, she only had her heart on one guy.

Between here and there Ginny would hear clapping from the people around her when Gryffindor would get a new first year. The table would then shout and praise those that would join them at their table.

'Harry never saw me become a Gryffindor,' Ginny thought to herself, 'to busy making trouble with Ron.'

She started to laugh at the thought of them driving a half-muggle/half wizard car, but quickly ended it when she heard the great voice of Professor Dumbledore.

He went on about the usual, nothing really new for Ginny to hear, or that she hadn't heard the previous years.

"Hey Ginny, are you gonna let me fix you up for the Yule Ball this year?" London said from across the table. Sort of pointing her eyes to the teacher's table, but London's pointing went unnoticed to Ginny.

"Funny London, but I don't think so, I think I'll find a guy of my fancy by that time." Ginny replied back quickly.

"Really, well, then, you wouldn't mind if I ask that rather handsome teacher up there, since you won't let me fix you up with him." London said with a smile.

Ginny didn't quite comprehend what she was saying, what teacher? Flitwick? Hagrid? Or Snape?

"London, what are.." But before Ginny could finish, London pointed to the direction of the staff table again.

Ginny turned her head, and there, right before her eyes, was the one person she so hoped she wouldn't see, or so hoped she would see, she couldn't tell which one yet. For, it was Harry.

Her heart caught in her chest, and she just couldn't breath right at that time. She didn't want to make a scene, but she almost felt like fainting.

"Ginny, what's wrong?" London asked Ginny, worried about her friend's sudden sickly look.

"You look like you saw a ghost, and I'm not talking about Nearly Headless Nick."

Ginny shot a look back to London, she didn't know if she were seeing things or what.

"What…what is Harry doing here?" Ginny asked stuttering on her words a bit.

"Ginny, didn't you hear, he's the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher? Dumbledore was just introducing him." London replied back.

Ginny wanted to leave, wanted to get away from him. She just wanted to fly out of there, somehow, and get as far away from Harry as she could. If he didn't runaway from her, she would run away from him.

'No, don't let him see you like this, just keep your cool, then after dinner is over, get out of there, make sure he doesn't see you, that would be the best.' Ginny thought to herself.

Ginny tried to eat her meal, but it wasn't working. She just picked here and there, she would occasionally look up at Harry, but he was seemed to be in a deep conversation with one of the teachers.

"Ginny, you haven't eaten a bit, are you okay?" Colin asked her, the first time he really talked to her since they got there.

'Probably to busy making kissey faces at Luna.' Ginny thought

"Yeah, I'm fine, just a long day." She said, thinking of something she could make up at the top of her head.

London shot her a, 'yeah, sure you are, you just don't know how to tell Colin you have the hotts for their new professor look.'

Ginny, just smiled to both of them, and looked up at the table one last time, but this time, she caught Harry looking back at her. His gaze was piercing, and she didn't want to let go, she just wanted to hold on.

'No, no stop this.' she mentally stopped her herself, and turned away. At the same time, Harry thought, and did, the same thing.

Dumbledore then stood up and announced a 'Good Night!' and everyone headed up to the dormitories. Harry watched as Ginny got up and left with Colin, and her other friend. He just wanted to go up to her and talk, but he was just going to avoid her, at least for now.

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"You can't avoid him forever, Ginny." London said to her friend, as she lay in the bed next to Ginny. Making sure she was quiet, so the other girls didn't hear their conversation.

"I know London, but let me think I can." Ginny whispered back to her friend.

"Yeah, sure, live in that world where you can just shut things out Ginny. You can't run from him, just face the music, maybe it won't be that bad." London said in a reassuring tone.

Ginny didn't want to go on and on about it, so just simply replied,

"Okay London, you are right. I will move on, and face the music." Giving her friend the thumbs up.

"Good! Now, let's sleep. Oh, by the way, can I still ask him to the Yule Ball?" London said in a laughing tone.

Ginny laughed back, and threw a pillow over at her friend, which in turn London threw back.

"Night Gin."

"Night London." She replied back .

And with that, Ginny turned herself over, and finally, turned out her lamp. She then closed her eyes, and knew what she would be dreaming of. She would be dreaming of Harry, and what it would be like to be in his arms.

Needless to say, there was a certain teacher, that would be having the same dreams as her, and how he could hold her in his arms.

'This is going to be one long year.' They both thought together, before drifting off into sleep, and into their dreams of each other.

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I just want you to know Chapter four is on its way! Hope you all look forward to it