Ginny yawned. She opened her eyes and saw the black of James's robes. She sat up, waking the sleeping James up as she did so. She rubbed her eyes.
"Ahhh," he said, "You're finally awake."
"How long was I sleeping?" she asked.
"I'm not sure you just kind of rolled on me. I didn't want to wake you and so I just eventually fell asleep also," James explained.
"So, nothing happened right?" James shook his head. "Ok good. So how do we get out of here?"
"I don't really know," James confessed. "I think we came from over there," James said pointing in one direction.
"Ok, let's go that way," Ginny said agreeing. They made their way in the direction James had pointed them. Ginny looked up at the sky through the trees. It was dark. "How long have we been here? It's dark." James looked up. They walked through the forest for a while.
"Argh!" James yelled. His voice echoed through the forest. "We've been here before!" He kicked a tree. Ginny pulled her cloak around her tighter. She was getting cold.
They walked around some more. "Whinny," James began, "did you really ki—"
Just then a dog barked. "Hello!" came a booming voice. "Is anyone out 'ere?"
"We're over here," Ginny called. The person who called had a lantern.
"Where are ye?" the voice said.
"Hagrid?" James called. "Hagrid? It's me James. We're over here." Hagrid? Ginny thought. She had completely forgotten about him as well.
"James whatre ye doin' out 'ere?" Ginny noticed his accent was a lot thicker.
"We got lost," James called. "I can see your lantern! Stay there! We'll come to you. Come on Whinny. This way." She followed James obediently. He walked straight to Hagrid's light. They were there in no time.
"Well, well, well," Hagrid said raising his lantern. "Who do we have 'ere?"
"She's the new transfer student," James explained, "Whinny Geasley." Ginny couldn't see Hagrid that well, but she could tell that he was still the same size.
"And may I ask ye what in Merlin's beard you two are doin' out in the Ferbidden Forest?"
"Well, Bill was--" She stopped herself. "There was a first year chasing us so we ran in here to try and lose him. But he didn't come in here."
"I see," Hagrid said. "Claw 'ere has to get back to her puppies." He patted the dog that was sniffing out their trail. Claw had gotten them out of the forest safely. "I 'eard someone yell in there so me and Claw came to investergate. Bess' not mention this ter Dumbledore. Now get back up ter the school. Hurry." He nudged them forward.
Sirius was pacing in front of the fireplace. "Where is she?"
"If you walk anymore, you are going to make a hole in the ground," Remus joked.
"It's not funny Remus. She has been gone for hours," Sirius said in his serious tone of voice.
"I think you are a little to overprotective of her," Remus suggested.
"Am not," Sirius argued. Remus rolled his eyes. "Where is James?"
"I dunno. I haven't seen him," Remus said.
"I bet that back-stabber is out with Whinny, my girlfriend."
"Oh Sirius, maybe she doesn't really like you that way."
"Of course she does. Why else would she kiss me back?"
"Maybe she didn't. Maybe you just imagined it." Sirius sat down in a chair and threw a pillow across the room at Remus.
"Hey—" But just then the door opened. James and Ginny walked in.
"Where have you two been?" Sirius asked, putting his hands on his hips.
"What are you my mother?" James mocked sarcastically. Sirius rolled his eyes and looked at Ginny.
"Whinny are you ok, my love?" Sirius asked her going over to her and wiping a lock of hair from her face.
"My love?" James asked falling back in a chair.
"Shut up," Sirius said, hugging Ginny.
"Sirius," she said, "I am okay. You don't have to fret."
"I am sorry it is just that you are my girlfriend," he said in James's direction, "and I really care about you."
"I'm your what?" Ginny asked.
"Girlfriend," Sirius replied simply.
"Oh, right," Ginny said. She didn't want to break Sirius's heart by breaking it off with him so soon, but she had no idea she had already broken James's, twice. "Yeah."
James couldn't believe what he was hearing. He looked up at Whinny in horror. How could she do that to him? Again? He thought she—well he had never really actually made a move and didn't really expose his true feelings. As much as he didn't want to accept it, he had to. Sirius had asked her first. He bit his lip. He was holding her in his arms. "Well, I am tired," he announced suddenly. "I am going to bed." He walked up to his dormitory slowly.
What am I doing? Ginny asked herself. This isn't right. I should be in James's arms, she thought smiling. She wanted to push Sirius away but she was much to tired to do so. Sirius finally loosened his grip on her. She felt free as he did so. She stood up. "I should go to sleep. Good night Remus. Good night Sirius."
Whew, Sirius thought. Whinny was still his girl. He wanted to ask Ginny what she had been doing with James, but decided that he would wait a few days. Maybe he should take Remus's advice and cool off a bit. But he couldn't, because he had to be lovey-dovey with her. It was his test. To se if she really cared about him. But Sirius also wondered why he was doing so much work for a girl. Especially one like Whinny. She was really quite boring. He didn't know why he had told himself she was the one for him. Lily is really my kind of girl. His eyes widened. He could use Whinny to make Lily jealous. Yeah, he could do that. Yeah, he would do that. He noticed Remus was staring at him. "What?" he asked before getting up to retreat to his Dormitory.
Remus wondered what Sirius was thinking when he saw his face light up. Remus knew Sirius to well. He knew he was up to no good, and it wasn't about pranks. He also knew that Whinny had wanted James. He saw that in her eyes. And he knew James wanted Whinny. He knew people just to well.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. J.K. Rowling owns the characters, and I did not make up the plot. It's been done like a thousand times before.
A/N: Haha. Ack I need to put some Slytherins in BADLY. Also to Kyra Invictus Black: yeah you're right about the Dumbledore part. It was kind of weird writing it. In most of the other time stories I have seen they ALWAYS tell Dumbledore and I didn't want to do that in this story. Yeah maybe I have dome a bit to many "embarrassing moments." Also, she won't fall in love with Snape but she will fall for a Slytherin… eventually. Also, Snape DOES have a part to play I am just not sure when to put it in. Thanks a bunch!