"Wow! What was that?", asked Ginny impishly.
"A kiss?!", grinned Harry.
They beamed at each other and enjoyed their company. "So how does it go on with us?". Ginny looked expectingly at Harry. She wasn´t sure whether they were together or not. "Well", said Harry, "I´ll be glad to be your boyfriend if you want me to. I like you very much." "I like you too. But I think we had better not to tell anyone about our relationship at first. Ron will not understand. And it´s much more romantic to keep it secret."
Ginny was so happy. She didn´t want to leave, but she felt like she had to. "I think be should return to the castle. They others will be worrying about us." She took Harry´s hand and together they made their way up to the castle. Hand in hand they walked through the grounds. In the Entrance Hall they let go off each other and went to sit down at the Gryffindor Table.
"What has kept you so long? I´ve been worrying." Ron looked suspiciously at Harry. "Ehm... I had to discuss some things with Ginny and we agreed to forget about this whole thing in Hogsmeade." Ron was scowling at Ginny who was in deep conversation with Hermione.
After dinner, Harry and Ron climbed upstairs to their dormitory. Harry was in an excellent mood and kept thinking about his kiss with Ginny. "Why are you so happy? At first you didn´t wanna join our party and now you´re so cheerful." Ron looked anxiously at Harry. "What?" Harry hadn´t noticed Ron talking to him and he was astonished that they were already in their dormitory. "Well, you keep grinning stupidly all the time and you are humming. What´s the matter with you?" Harry didn´t know what to say. At last he stumbled: "Ehm... I´m glad we won at Quidditch." He went into his bed and was glad that Ron couldn´t see the memory of him and Ginny kissing. Full of happiness, Harry fell asleep.
Next morning... Ginny and Hermione came down the steps of the girls dormitories. Ginny was cheerful and excited. "What is it with you? Did you win the lottery or why are you so disgustingly happy?" Hermione looked at her closely. "It´s just the weather. It´s so beautiful outsides, isn´t it?" Hermione looked out of the window. It was raining and the wind was blowing madly. "Ok", said Hermione confused. "Shall we go down and have breakfast?" "Go on. I´ll follow you. I´m waiting for somebody." Ginny wanted to get rid of Hermione because she had been looking forward to meet Harry on her own this morning.
"No way. I´ll wait with you. Who´re you waiting for anyway??" "Just Ron and Harry", sighed Ginny. She had been planning to skip breakfast and spend the morning with Harry, but that was just impossible now. "Hey girls!" Harry and Ron came down the stairs. Harry grinned at Ginny. Ron looked shyly at Hermione. They both seemed to have agreed silently, to forget the whole story about Wood and their date.
Together, the four of them went down to have breakfast. During the morning, Harry noticed that the sky was clearing and the sun was rising and shining through the last clouds. He really wanted to spend some time alone with Ginny. "I´d fancy a walk. Does anyone want to accompany me?", he asked into Ginny´s direction. She nodded, but before she could answer, Ron said: "I think I´ll come with you Harry." Harry couldn´t believe it. It was so hard to get away from his friends. He sighed and then left the Great Hall with Ron.
They walked through the grounds and talked about some things. "Why did you want to have a walk? The grass is all wet and the ground is muddy." "I fancied a talk with somebody. So why did you come with me, if you didn´t like to?" Harry was beginning to be furious at Ron. Sure, his mate couldn´t know about him and Ginny, but he still thought Ron might have understood his gaze. "Ok. Let´s talk then. What happened last night? I mean after the Quidditch match?" "Nothing. I was just thinking and then I forgot about the time. It was only when Ginny had come to get me, that I realized I was still sitting there on my own. And then we came back into the Great Hall. Why are you asking?" Harry´s hands began to sweat. "One could think you and Ginny were up to something. It´s just strange that you seem to have forgotten everything she did to you with this stupid date." Ron was having a harder time than Harry. He didn´t feel like forgiving Hermione so soon about what she did to him. "Ginny just explained why she did this whole thing and then she apologized to me. And I didn´t see any use in being mad at her anymore. So we´re good friends, that's all."
After that, they silently went back to the castle. It was time for lunch and they met the girls at the House table. After finishing his Yorkshire pudding, Harry thought he could risk one more dare. "I´m going to Hagrid´s now. Ginny, would you like to come with me?" She grinned at him and nodded. They left the Hall together. Ron and Hermione were staring after them. "What´s up with them? They are behaving so strangely..." muttered Hermione.
Meanwhile, Harry and Ginny were glad to have escaped from their friends´ company. Finally they could spend some time together without having to pay attention to what they were saying or doing.
They arrived at Hagrid´s hut and knocked at the door. Hagrid opened the door, beaming down at them. "Good day! Wanted ter visit me? Come on in then." Harry and Ginny got in and sat down on Harry´s large couch. "I´m sorry, but I have ter go away for fifteen minutes or so. Could yer wait fer me? I´ll be right back."
Harry and Ginny nodded. That was just too much good for them. They were totally alone in Hagrid´s house. Harry felt his heart racing as he looked into Ginny´s eyes. He took a deep breath and softly said: "I love you." They kissed gently and had a good time, being there together on Hagrid´s couch. They sat there, hugging each other. Suddenly the door opened and Hagrid found them both, kissing and cuddling.
Harry and Ginny let go off each other when they noticed Hagrid´s presence. They blushed, but Hagrid had a big grin on his face. "I see yer have made it up. So yer friends again now, or as I see more than jus´ friends. I am so glad fer yer!!" After a moment of peace, he pourred tea and then sat down to listen how Ginny and Harry had become a couple. He promised them not to tell anybody about their relationship when they sad Goodbye to him.
Ginny and Harry went back to the castle to have dinner together. They could hardly keep their eyes of each other, but they had to. They didn´t want anyone to notice about their pairing. It seemed just perfect the way it was now.
They beamed at each other and enjoyed their company. "So how does it go on with us?". Ginny looked expectingly at Harry. She wasn´t sure whether they were together or not. "Well", said Harry, "I´ll be glad to be your boyfriend if you want me to. I like you very much." "I like you too. But I think we had better not to tell anyone about our relationship at first. Ron will not understand. And it´s much more romantic to keep it secret."
Ginny was so happy. She didn´t want to leave, but she felt like she had to. "I think be should return to the castle. They others will be worrying about us." She took Harry´s hand and together they made their way up to the castle. Hand in hand they walked through the grounds. In the Entrance Hall they let go off each other and went to sit down at the Gryffindor Table.
"What has kept you so long? I´ve been worrying." Ron looked suspiciously at Harry. "Ehm... I had to discuss some things with Ginny and we agreed to forget about this whole thing in Hogsmeade." Ron was scowling at Ginny who was in deep conversation with Hermione.
After dinner, Harry and Ron climbed upstairs to their dormitory. Harry was in an excellent mood and kept thinking about his kiss with Ginny. "Why are you so happy? At first you didn´t wanna join our party and now you´re so cheerful." Ron looked anxiously at Harry. "What?" Harry hadn´t noticed Ron talking to him and he was astonished that they were already in their dormitory. "Well, you keep grinning stupidly all the time and you are humming. What´s the matter with you?" Harry didn´t know what to say. At last he stumbled: "Ehm... I´m glad we won at Quidditch." He went into his bed and was glad that Ron couldn´t see the memory of him and Ginny kissing. Full of happiness, Harry fell asleep.
Next morning... Ginny and Hermione came down the steps of the girls dormitories. Ginny was cheerful and excited. "What is it with you? Did you win the lottery or why are you so disgustingly happy?" Hermione looked at her closely. "It´s just the weather. It´s so beautiful outsides, isn´t it?" Hermione looked out of the window. It was raining and the wind was blowing madly. "Ok", said Hermione confused. "Shall we go down and have breakfast?" "Go on. I´ll follow you. I´m waiting for somebody." Ginny wanted to get rid of Hermione because she had been looking forward to meet Harry on her own this morning.
"No way. I´ll wait with you. Who´re you waiting for anyway??" "Just Ron and Harry", sighed Ginny. She had been planning to skip breakfast and spend the morning with Harry, but that was just impossible now. "Hey girls!" Harry and Ron came down the stairs. Harry grinned at Ginny. Ron looked shyly at Hermione. They both seemed to have agreed silently, to forget the whole story about Wood and their date.
Together, the four of them went down to have breakfast. During the morning, Harry noticed that the sky was clearing and the sun was rising and shining through the last clouds. He really wanted to spend some time alone with Ginny. "I´d fancy a walk. Does anyone want to accompany me?", he asked into Ginny´s direction. She nodded, but before she could answer, Ron said: "I think I´ll come with you Harry." Harry couldn´t believe it. It was so hard to get away from his friends. He sighed and then left the Great Hall with Ron.
They walked through the grounds and talked about some things. "Why did you want to have a walk? The grass is all wet and the ground is muddy." "I fancied a talk with somebody. So why did you come with me, if you didn´t like to?" Harry was beginning to be furious at Ron. Sure, his mate couldn´t know about him and Ginny, but he still thought Ron might have understood his gaze. "Ok. Let´s talk then. What happened last night? I mean after the Quidditch match?" "Nothing. I was just thinking and then I forgot about the time. It was only when Ginny had come to get me, that I realized I was still sitting there on my own. And then we came back into the Great Hall. Why are you asking?" Harry´s hands began to sweat. "One could think you and Ginny were up to something. It´s just strange that you seem to have forgotten everything she did to you with this stupid date." Ron was having a harder time than Harry. He didn´t feel like forgiving Hermione so soon about what she did to him. "Ginny just explained why she did this whole thing and then she apologized to me. And I didn´t see any use in being mad at her anymore. So we´re good friends, that's all."
After that, they silently went back to the castle. It was time for lunch and they met the girls at the House table. After finishing his Yorkshire pudding, Harry thought he could risk one more dare. "I´m going to Hagrid´s now. Ginny, would you like to come with me?" She grinned at him and nodded. They left the Hall together. Ron and Hermione were staring after them. "What´s up with them? They are behaving so strangely..." muttered Hermione.
Meanwhile, Harry and Ginny were glad to have escaped from their friends´ company. Finally they could spend some time together without having to pay attention to what they were saying or doing.
They arrived at Hagrid´s hut and knocked at the door. Hagrid opened the door, beaming down at them. "Good day! Wanted ter visit me? Come on in then." Harry and Ginny got in and sat down on Harry´s large couch. "I´m sorry, but I have ter go away for fifteen minutes or so. Could yer wait fer me? I´ll be right back."
Harry and Ginny nodded. That was just too much good for them. They were totally alone in Hagrid´s house. Harry felt his heart racing as he looked into Ginny´s eyes. He took a deep breath and softly said: "I love you." They kissed gently and had a good time, being there together on Hagrid´s couch. They sat there, hugging each other. Suddenly the door opened and Hagrid found them both, kissing and cuddling.
Harry and Ginny let go off each other when they noticed Hagrid´s presence. They blushed, but Hagrid had a big grin on his face. "I see yer have made it up. So yer friends again now, or as I see more than jus´ friends. I am so glad fer yer!!" After a moment of peace, he pourred tea and then sat down to listen how Ginny and Harry had become a couple. He promised them not to tell anybody about their relationship when they sad Goodbye to him.
Ginny and Harry went back to the castle to have dinner together. They could hardly keep their eyes of each other, but they had to. They didn´t want anyone to notice about their pairing. It seemed just perfect the way it was now.