Chapter 12: Double Date
Next morning, Ginny and Hermione met in the common room. There was no sight of Ron and Harry, so the girls decided to go and have breakfast.
Meanwhile, Harry and Ron sat at the Gryffindor house table and felt very miserable. "What do they want a date with Wood for?", asked Ron. "Girls! I´m never going to understand them." Harry saw Ginny and Hermione enter the Great Hall and whispered: "Quiet, they´re coming."
"Good morning, boys", said Hermione cheerfully. She hadn´t expected the boys to react like that and it gave her some real satisfaction. But then she decided, that they had to suffer a little more.
At twelve o´clock, Ginny and Hermione met in the Entrance Hall. They signed their names up for Hogsmeade and left the castle. When they had arrived in the grounds, Harry and Ron had caught up with them.
"Hey! Why weren´t you waiting for us? We wanted to go together, remember?" Harry seemed very disappointed and Ginny began to feel sorry for him.
"Oh, Harry. I´m terribly sorry. Hermione and I are already going to meet somebody else. I hope you´re not angry now. Maybe we´ll go together next time", said Ginny and hurried away with Hermione.
So they were serious about having a date with Wood! Harry couldn´t believe it. Did Ginny really not care for him? The two boys were very silent on their way to Hogsmeade.
In Zonko´s, Harry bought some chocolate frogs and other little things, while Ron kept staring out of the window. "You know Harry... I think we should go into ´The Three Broomsticks` and listen to their date. There has to be a reason why they didn´t want to tell us." "I thought of that too. I brought my Invisibility cloak, so they can´t see us."
Outside, they hid behind a small wall and Harry threw the cloak over the two of them. They had both grown so tall, that they had difficulties to hide entirely. With some problems, they finally arrived at the pub. They managed to get a table next to Wood, who seemed to be waiting for the girls.
Harry and Ron hid under their table and hoped, that nobody would take a seat at it. Some minutes later, Hermione and Ginny entered. As Oliver saw them, he waved and they came towards him. The girls gave him a hug and had a look-around. Harry and Ron weren´t there. (A/N: at least the girls thought they were not there)
"Have we kept you waiting? We´re sorry." Ginny smiled at Wood.
"Never mind. You two look georgous today, can I offer you a drink?", asked Oliver, very gentleman-like. Ron clenched his fists and was about to say something, but Harry, who became very suspicious, whispered: "Not yet. Wait a moment. Something´s wrong here."
"Are you excited for your first Quidditch game, next week?" Oliver asked Ginny. "No. I´ve played matches before, but not as chaser. I guess it´ll be alright."
Hermione hadn´t listened to their conversation and sighed. "Where are they? There´s still no sign of Ron and Harry. Damn it! Our plan will be useless if they don´t come soon." "What plan?", hissed Ron to Harry. "Don´t you think it would be better if you talk to them instead of leading them into a trap?", Oliver tried to convince the girls.
A trap? Ron who was already angry, because Hermione was dating another boy, couldn´t control himself anymore. "Ok, enough is enough!" Ron had got up from under the table and so had Harry.
Wood and the girls very looking at them, their eyes opened wide with astonishment. "Hello girls, Oliver! So you´re leading us into a trap, aren´t you?" Ron was fuming. He couldn´t believe what he had just heard.
"Ron – Harry – what? Where you spying on us?", said Hermione.
"Yes. Lucky we were. Otherwise you had trapped us!", spat Harry.
Oliver was beginning to feel very uncomfortable and said: "Well...um, I better leave you alone." And as quickly as he could, he left the building.
"Thanks for everything", said Harry angrily and left the pub too, followed by Ron.
They were both very angry and disappointed. They didn´t talk to each other as they went back to the castle. When they reached the front door, Harry heard Ginny´s voice behind him.
"Harry! I really need to talk to you!"
Ron entered the castle, but Harry sighed and waited for Ginny.
"So what was this all about?", he shouted into her face. "I´m sorry. It was a stupid idea. I didn´t want to hurt your feelings." Ginny looked as if she was about to cry.
"You should have thought of that before you did all this crap!", said Harry angrily. Then he suddenly realised WHY Ginny had done all this crap. So she DID care for him, she tried to make him jealous. She had definitely got what she wanted. But Harry was too disappointed to forgive her (yet). He couldn´t forget what just had happened at Hogsmeade.
"Harry... please. Look at me", said Ginny softly and took his hand.
"Don´t touch me!", snapped Harry. "I never want to see you again. Go away and leave me alone!"
Ginny thought that time had stopped. She felt like everything had gone cold. Now she really cried and ran away into the grounds. She needed to talk to someone, she couldn´t bare this. And while she was running away, she still heard Harry´s words: "I never want to see you again..."
Hermione arrived at the castle ten minutes after Ginny. She met Harry at the doorway. "Have you seen Ron?" "He´s upstairs", he said very coldly.
Hermione hurried up the stairs and arrived out of breath in the Gryffindor common room. She saw Ron sitting on a chair in front of the fireplace.
"Hi", she said shyly. Ron looked in front of him and didn´t say anything. "Ron, don´t be stubborn now." He still ignored her. "Ok, then listen to me. Everything was supposed to be fun."
Ron could no longer pretend that he hadn´t noticed her. "FUN?!? I didn´t think this was funny. I don´t even understand why you did this!!"
"Are you really that blind, Ron? Don´t you understand? Don´t you see?", asked Hermione in a choked voice.
"See what? All I see is a silly little girl who can´t make up her mind about what she wants", screamed Ron back.
FLAP! Hermione had slapped him hard in the face. "Then I can´t help you anymore", she cried hysterically.
"You know, maybe your ´Vicky´ will find this sorta thing funny! Good luck with him. I don´t care anymore!"
With these words, Ron headed for the boys´ dormitories and shut the door. Hermione stood in the room and was unable to move. Everything had gone wrong. How could she ever fix this again?
Harry came into their common room and saw her sitting at a table. "If you wanted to make him jealous, you did a great job. Congratulations!", he added sarcastically and he went to the dormitories too.
A/N: Hope you like the story and I´d be pleased to get some more advices from you, how I can write the story better. Bye
Next morning, Ginny and Hermione met in the common room. There was no sight of Ron and Harry, so the girls decided to go and have breakfast.
Meanwhile, Harry and Ron sat at the Gryffindor house table and felt very miserable. "What do they want a date with Wood for?", asked Ron. "Girls! I´m never going to understand them." Harry saw Ginny and Hermione enter the Great Hall and whispered: "Quiet, they´re coming."
"Good morning, boys", said Hermione cheerfully. She hadn´t expected the boys to react like that and it gave her some real satisfaction. But then she decided, that they had to suffer a little more.
At twelve o´clock, Ginny and Hermione met in the Entrance Hall. They signed their names up for Hogsmeade and left the castle. When they had arrived in the grounds, Harry and Ron had caught up with them.
"Hey! Why weren´t you waiting for us? We wanted to go together, remember?" Harry seemed very disappointed and Ginny began to feel sorry for him.
"Oh, Harry. I´m terribly sorry. Hermione and I are already going to meet somebody else. I hope you´re not angry now. Maybe we´ll go together next time", said Ginny and hurried away with Hermione.
So they were serious about having a date with Wood! Harry couldn´t believe it. Did Ginny really not care for him? The two boys were very silent on their way to Hogsmeade.
In Zonko´s, Harry bought some chocolate frogs and other little things, while Ron kept staring out of the window. "You know Harry... I think we should go into ´The Three Broomsticks` and listen to their date. There has to be a reason why they didn´t want to tell us." "I thought of that too. I brought my Invisibility cloak, so they can´t see us."
Outside, they hid behind a small wall and Harry threw the cloak over the two of them. They had both grown so tall, that they had difficulties to hide entirely. With some problems, they finally arrived at the pub. They managed to get a table next to Wood, who seemed to be waiting for the girls.
Harry and Ron hid under their table and hoped, that nobody would take a seat at it. Some minutes later, Hermione and Ginny entered. As Oliver saw them, he waved and they came towards him. The girls gave him a hug and had a look-around. Harry and Ron weren´t there. (A/N: at least the girls thought they were not there)
"Have we kept you waiting? We´re sorry." Ginny smiled at Wood.
"Never mind. You two look georgous today, can I offer you a drink?", asked Oliver, very gentleman-like. Ron clenched his fists and was about to say something, but Harry, who became very suspicious, whispered: "Not yet. Wait a moment. Something´s wrong here."
"Are you excited for your first Quidditch game, next week?" Oliver asked Ginny. "No. I´ve played matches before, but not as chaser. I guess it´ll be alright."
Hermione hadn´t listened to their conversation and sighed. "Where are they? There´s still no sign of Ron and Harry. Damn it! Our plan will be useless if they don´t come soon." "What plan?", hissed Ron to Harry. "Don´t you think it would be better if you talk to them instead of leading them into a trap?", Oliver tried to convince the girls.
A trap? Ron who was already angry, because Hermione was dating another boy, couldn´t control himself anymore. "Ok, enough is enough!" Ron had got up from under the table and so had Harry.
Wood and the girls very looking at them, their eyes opened wide with astonishment. "Hello girls, Oliver! So you´re leading us into a trap, aren´t you?" Ron was fuming. He couldn´t believe what he had just heard.
"Ron – Harry – what? Where you spying on us?", said Hermione.
"Yes. Lucky we were. Otherwise you had trapped us!", spat Harry.
Oliver was beginning to feel very uncomfortable and said: "Well...um, I better leave you alone." And as quickly as he could, he left the building.
"Thanks for everything", said Harry angrily and left the pub too, followed by Ron.
They were both very angry and disappointed. They didn´t talk to each other as they went back to the castle. When they reached the front door, Harry heard Ginny´s voice behind him.
"Harry! I really need to talk to you!"
Ron entered the castle, but Harry sighed and waited for Ginny.
"So what was this all about?", he shouted into her face. "I´m sorry. It was a stupid idea. I didn´t want to hurt your feelings." Ginny looked as if she was about to cry.
"You should have thought of that before you did all this crap!", said Harry angrily. Then he suddenly realised WHY Ginny had done all this crap. So she DID care for him, she tried to make him jealous. She had definitely got what she wanted. But Harry was too disappointed to forgive her (yet). He couldn´t forget what just had happened at Hogsmeade.
"Harry... please. Look at me", said Ginny softly and took his hand.
"Don´t touch me!", snapped Harry. "I never want to see you again. Go away and leave me alone!"
Ginny thought that time had stopped. She felt like everything had gone cold. Now she really cried and ran away into the grounds. She needed to talk to someone, she couldn´t bare this. And while she was running away, she still heard Harry´s words: "I never want to see you again..."
Hermione arrived at the castle ten minutes after Ginny. She met Harry at the doorway. "Have you seen Ron?" "He´s upstairs", he said very coldly.
Hermione hurried up the stairs and arrived out of breath in the Gryffindor common room. She saw Ron sitting on a chair in front of the fireplace.
"Hi", she said shyly. Ron looked in front of him and didn´t say anything. "Ron, don´t be stubborn now." He still ignored her. "Ok, then listen to me. Everything was supposed to be fun."
Ron could no longer pretend that he hadn´t noticed her. "FUN?!? I didn´t think this was funny. I don´t even understand why you did this!!"
"Are you really that blind, Ron? Don´t you understand? Don´t you see?", asked Hermione in a choked voice.
"See what? All I see is a silly little girl who can´t make up her mind about what she wants", screamed Ron back.
FLAP! Hermione had slapped him hard in the face. "Then I can´t help you anymore", she cried hysterically.
"You know, maybe your ´Vicky´ will find this sorta thing funny! Good luck with him. I don´t care anymore!"
With these words, Ron headed for the boys´ dormitories and shut the door. Hermione stood in the room and was unable to move. Everything had gone wrong. How could she ever fix this again?
Harry came into their common room and saw her sitting at a table. "If you wanted to make him jealous, you did a great job. Congratulations!", he added sarcastically and he went to the dormitories too.
A/N: Hope you like the story and I´d be pleased to get some more advices from you, how I can write the story better. Bye