"Oh I'm so sorry", Ginny exclaimed. She reached out her hand towards the girl and the girl took it. Ginny hoisted her back up and bent down to help her retrieve her books. "i'm so sorry", Ginny repeated, "I just don't know what i was doing, do you ever have those days where you aren't really paying attention to things? I really am sorry I've got a lot of things on my mind." Ginny handed the girl a book and she snatched it out of her hands.

"Thanks", the girl muttered and she rushed off leaving a confused Ginny in her wake.

"oh look she left a book", Ginny thought as she reached down to pick up a red and gold book. It was not very large and had the gryffindor crest on it. "At least I know what house shes in so I can return this to her", she thought. She stuffed the book into her bag not giving it much thought.

later she was sitting in muggle studies trying to stay awake through a Boring lecture on how Muggles wash their clothes, when for some reason that she herself did not understand, she pulled out the book.

She flipped open the cover and imediatley realized this was a diary, she scanned further to realize that there was no name. She was about to turn the page when she thought better of it. Would I want my personal thoughts read by a complete stranger? No, no i wouldn't. At that point she slipped the Diary back into her bag and lazily took notes for the rest of the period.

Later that evening while Ron, Hermione, Ginny , and Harry were in the great hall eating there supper, Ginny had finally decided to tell Ron and Hermione about the events the night before. "Well Ron, Hermione I thought I should tell you what happened in my room last night".

Ron Pulled a disgusted face and spluttered out " Noooooo, Ginny I do not want to have any inkling about what went on in your room last night".

"Don't be silly Ron I wasn't talking about that I mean that somebody, a girl broke into my room last night and trashed all my things".

"What!", Hermione exclaimed, "is this about the way you were acting the other day?"

Ginny looked at Harry accusingly and said, "You told them!"

"Yes well I didn't know they were going to blab!", Harry countered.

"Hey mate I didn't say a word so don't you go blaming me", Ron said defensively

Ginny looked angrily at all three of them until Hermione piped up, "Ginny don't be angry, Harry was just worried about you, so do you know who trashed your room?"

"yes and no", she replied still looking murderously at Harry, "all we know is that it's a girl who's in Gryffindor, crazy in love with Harry, and she owns a broom."

" How do you know she owns a broom", Ron asked curiously.

Ginny fidgeted uncomfortably in her chair when Harry took the liberty to continue for her. "We know because she left another note, saying she say Ginny and I-err-on the quidditch pitch so to say, and the only way she could have seen us was from a broom" . Harry finished looking embarrassed and not meting Ron's eyes.

Ron looked as though he were going to be sick but Hermione on the other hand looked thoughtful. "So there were two notes from this girl? Can we see them?"

Ginny pulled the pink and white notes out of her pocket and layed them gingerly on the table. Ron and Hermione's eyes scanned the note very fast. Ron opened and closed his mouth stupidly several times while Hermione looked at Ginny and Harry. "Why didn't you tell us?"she said pitifully, "we're your friends we would have helped you?"

"I-I-I don't know Hermione, I was so confused, I only told Harry because it affected him. I'm really sorry". Ginny said quietly.

"There's no reason to be sorry, It's alright. Now the main objective is to find out who this girl is. Like you said we know a few things about her but we could probably guess at a few others" Hermione said.

"Like what", Harry and Ginny said in unison. They then laughed and Harry kissed Ginny's forehead.

"Well, we could probably say that she's not in our year, and that she probably younger than us. Not older." Hermione continued.

"Why do you say that?" Ginny asked, "I mean we have no way to really tell".

"Well for one", Hermione went on, "most everyone in 7th year knew that Harry and You were going out before Ron did," She looked at Ron, "Sorry it was kinda obvious. But even so when you two were in the common room snogging, yes I knew about that to. Anyway when you two were in there, there wasn't any 7th years or 6th years I don't know about 5th years but I think its safe to say that no one in your own room would trash it, am I right?"

"Yes I suppose", Ginny said amazed, "How do you know all these things? I mean I wouldn't have been able to figure all those things out on my own."

"I don't know these things just come to me", she said, "plus you didn't receive any notes until you two went public, right?"

"You are amazing Hermione", Harry said perplexed, "How did the 7th years already know?"

"Well they've been betting on how long it would take for you two to get together since your second year, and I suppose they just watch you extra careful", Hermione grinned.

"They put bets on us!", Ginny exclaimed.

"Oh not just them some 6th years did too, and a couple 5th years also", Hermione was smiling hugely now, "I made a bet as well, I won 6 galleons actually."

Ginny just sat there and looked from Hermione to the other 7th years dining happily a ways down the table. "So what your telling me is that a bunch of seventh year Gryffindors bet on Harry and I!" Ginny said

"Oh No they were from other houses too, with the exception of Slytherin. Cho even made a bet she won six galleons as well", Hemione related smiling all the while.

"Cho!", Harry almost yelled, "Cho bet on when me and Ginny were going to get together! But we dated, kind of, why would she bet on when another girl and I would get together?"

"Because Harry", Hermione explained, "She realized who you really liked after your horid datetogether,and I suppose it was fun for her"

"If you guys are about done I suggest heading up to the common room for homework, I dunno about you but I have a ton", Ginny said, "I have a muggle studdies essay I need your help with, Harry".

"That's fine, I'll help you, Ron Hermione, are you coming?" Harry asked.

"Im not done yet I want some more pie". Rom said hungrily.

"I'm not done yet either, I've got things I would still like to eat, like that lemon tart it looks absolutely lovely!" Hemione added.

Harry and Ginny went up to the common room and settled into some cozy chairs next to the window to begin their homework. Ginny pulled out a brown book and began wrinting on some parchment."So", Ginny began, "what do muggles use to keep their clothes soft, give two answers".

"Fabric softner and dryer sheets", harry answered without missing a beat.

"How do muggles seperate their clothing, give three answers", Ginny voiced, watching Harry closely.

"Permanant press, whites, and denim", Harry said not looking away from his essay for astronomy.

"Ok, how about, What are the negative effects of bleach", she said.

"Bleach can burn holes through clothes, dry clothes out, and cause discoloration", harry answered.

"How do you know all these things?" Ginny asked him admiringly.

"Well when you grow up as a modern day slave you tend to get these things embeded into your brain."Harry said with slight resentment.

"Oh, yeah", Ginny said. She didn't ask him any morequestions about laundry. She felt badbecause she had reminded him of the life which he hated so dearly.After about an two hours of sitting in silence Ginny spoke up. "I'm sorry", she said.

"Why" Harry asked surprised.

"Because I asked you all that stuf about clothes washing and I reminded you of your Aunt and Uncle." Ginny related.

"Oh don't be sorry", he said, "That doesnt bother me at all."

Ginny put away her books and crawled over to Harry's lap and placed her arms aroung his strong neck. She kissed him passionately and he returned the kiss gratefully.They moved to the unoccupied couch by the fire and Ginny whispered in his ear, "Hermione told me that she and Ron can connect by kissing for a long time. Why don't we try?" Harry didn't answer with words but she knew he heard because he pulled her closer to him so she was lying next to him on the couch. She kept her eyes closed and kissed Harry. She could feel the heat of the fire on her back and Harrys hands running through her hair and along her spine. She didn't know how long they were there just snogging on the couch but Ginny didn't care, she never wanted Harry to stop. She felt like a live wire with so much emotion running through her body.She grudgingly pulled apart from Harry and asked, "what time is it?".

"Does it matter?", was all harry said as he pulled Ginny back into the kiss. He pulled Ginny so she was on top of him and they stayed like this for several more hours.

Ginny finally pulled herself off Harry and said "That, was, amazing." She then thook hold of Harry's hand and pulled him up next to her. "I would love to stay like this forever but I need to go to bed, as do you. Ron will worry if your not in your bed soon."

"Your right", he agreed, "But I don't want to". Harry pulled a face similair to a toddler when he is told to do something he would rather not.

"Well i don't care what you want, I need my beauty sleep", Ginny replied in a motherly way.

"I don't know what would happen if you got anymore beautiful", Harry said.

"Oh you flatter me", ginny giggled, "but really off to bed with you."

He kissed herfor a good while before breaking apart and saying, "I said off to bed with you", she smacked him playfully and put her hand on her hips.

"I know I just couldn't resist" He concluded, " I love you, good night". With that he turned from her and went up the spiral staircase to find a wide awake Ron sitting upon his bed waiting to interogate him on why it took him so long to get to bed.

Ginny stood at the foot of her staircase for a moment before going up to her dormitory. Hermione was right that was amazing, We should do that all the time! Ginny thought as she laid on her bed.

It wasn't that late only midnight and Lindsey was sitting on her bed reading while Lina was quietly sipping a firewhiskey. How she had gotten it Ginny didn't know, but she always drank one before going to bed. She claimed it helped her sleep, but she would promise to hex anyone in the dorm who snitched on her. Ginny laid on her bed for a while thinking about the events of the past few days. Things had started out so right, and then gone so wrong.

She lay there until Lina had finally passed out when she , for the second time that day, pulled out the diary.