Chapter 1
"Ginny!
Ginny! Are you listening!" my best friend Lizzie asked me. I
blushed as I caught myself staring at Harry, again.
"Oh, yeah,"
I lied.
"Then what do you think?" Lizzie asked eyeing
me.
"Uh¼Good idea," I tried.
"Ginny!" Lizzie
cried. "You weren't listening!"
"How do you know?" I
asked testily.
"I asked if I should ask Harry out," Lizzie
smiled.
"No! You know I like him!" Ginny said.
"I know! I
know!" Lizzie laughed. "want me to hook you two up?"
"Think
you can?" I asked, my attention now completely on her.
"Please!
It's me!" Lizzie laughed.
"Well, work your magic," I
replied.
"OK," Lizzie got up and walked to Harry.
I looked
around desperately, trying to find someone to talk to so I didn't
look like a geek.
"Hi, uh, what's your name again?" I asked
a blonde, sixth year next to me.
He smiled, obviously amused a 4th
year was asking him this. "I'm Daniel."
"I'm Ginny," I
replied, looking over at Harry and Lizzie.
They were both
watching me and Lizzie was smiling and talking.
"Oh! I get it!"
Daniel said loudly. "Hey! Harry!" To my horror, Daniel pointed to
me and laughed with his friends.
"She's liked you for a
long time," Lizzie said calmly.
Ron snickered and Hermione was
looking from Ginny to me every other word Lizzie said to me.
"So?!"
Lizzie asked me.
"So¼?" I asked.
"Do you like
her?" Lizzie asked hopefully.
"NO!" Ron bellowed.
"Shut
up Ron! She was asking Harry. Go on Harry," Hermione said.
I sat
there, suddenly aware of all the eyes turning to look at me.
"He
wouldn't like her. He's Harry Potter."
"She's only a 4th
year."
"Please! She's a Weasley."
I listened to all the
whispers.
"Harry?" Hermione asked looking over at Ginny.
"No.
No, I don't like her," I answered truthfully.
I could feel
Lizzie hit my shoulder as she walked back to Ginny. I looked over and
saw how mortified, embarrassed, how hurt Ginny looked. I immediately
felt guilty. I looked over at Hermione and Ron and Ron shrugged and
walked over to comfort her. Hermione was watching Ginny with pity. I
slumped down in my seat.