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Chapter 6
As I walked in Hermione's house is my little black dress, I was shocked at the place. It was as if Hermione has temporarily transformed her little apartment into a formal restaurant. It was lit with candles, with some muggle music playing in the background, all dimly lit, and furniture moved out of the room. In the middle stood a table with four chairs around it, clearly for her, Harry, Ron and Hermione. I looked around and found Hermione in her room putting her earrings on, and Ron sitting on her bed reading a magazine.
"Hello?" I asked as I knocked on her bedroom door.
"Ginny! Hi!" Hermione said and came to give me a hug. Ron looked up from his magazine and winked.
"Did Harry get here yet?" I asked. Hermione looked at me and smiled.
"No not yet, should be here any second though."
"Come on, can we start eating? Im starving!" Ron complained. He looked at Hermione as if wishing her to make it all better.
"Well let's go and sit down, and wait for him." Hermione said. Ron smiled and took her hand as she lifted him to his feet, her diamond ring sparkling. Just as we all sat around the table Harry came through the door, looking flustered, and just at the sight of him my palms got sweat and my heart sped up. He didnt look at me as he ran to give Hermione a hug and slap Ron on the back.
"Sorry I'm late guys," he said, as my heart broke. Why was he not paying me any attention? "Turns out breaking up with a long time girlfriend is harder than it seems." Hermione smiled at his lame joke, but Ron looked confused. Harry looked at me and acted as if someone had slapped him in the head.
"Oh my god, Gin I barely recognized you," he said as he took my face in his hands and softly kissed me. Happiness.
"Hold on a minute," Ron demanded. "REWIND! What's going on here?"
"Ron, your sister is the reason why I pulled the plug on Cho. How can I possibly be with anyone else?" Harry explained. I looked nervously over at Ron, who seemed shocked but not angry, and then at Hermione, who looked close to tears.
Ron looked at both of us seriously, and after a moment, he just smiled and shook his head. Then he laughed and patted Harry on the head.
"Good luck, man and take care of her," he said and Harry laughed and I smiled. Then out of nowhere he turned to me and said, "Good luck, Gin, take care of him, and if you hurt him I'll find you." We all cracked up.
We were all sitting around the table, enjoying the delicious food when Ron cleared his throat. "So, um, I'm sure you're wondering why this is so fancy when you know I prefer going out to McDonalds." Hermione slapped him, and Harry and I laughed.
"Buuuuuuuuuuut its because we wanna ask you guys a special favor. Harry, man, I'd like you to be my best man." He smiled nervously.
"And Ginny," Hermione said to me, "You're the only true girlfriend I have, and I love you to death, be my maid of honor?" Now I can't say I didn't see this coming, but I was overjoyed all the same.
"Of course!" I cried, and went to give her a hug as Harry said, "Of course, mate."
Unfortunately out happiness didn't last very long. Just as Hermione and I were talking about wedding plans and Ron and Harry were talking about Quidditch, we heard a 'pop'. We all turned around, only to find Cho standing in the doorway, livid.
"Cho!" Harry yelped, and sprang to his feet. "What are you doing here?"
"Well I AM your girlfriend, I thought I had the right to be here!" she yelled. Harry was looking quite angry now, and glanced at me apologetically.
"What are you talking about? I broke up with you two hours ago! And you were not invited here, so even if we were still dating, you still don't have the right to be here!" Harry exclaimed. It was just then that Cho looked around and saw me sitting there, along with only Ron and Hermione.
"You!" she snarled at me. " You look like your on a date with MY MAN! How dare you?"
I glared at her. "Cho- what makes you think Harry's your property?" What nerve!
"You bitch!" she screamed. "You were always after him, even though I knew he can have any interest in you. I mean you're his best friend's little sister, such a child. And look at you now, thinking maybe you can get him by trying to look all pretty. Don't even try."
"Look, Cho-Hoe, mind if I call you that?" I asked smartly. " I'm more mature than you will ever be. Now, stop trying to act tougher than you are or your hair will curl. As for Harry, apparently he broke up with you for someone better."
Cho laughed, "Yea, right. Who?" Harry walked over to me, pulled me out of my chair, and put his arm around me.
"So tell me again, Cho how he would NEVER like me?" I asked, and smirked. This was apparently too much for Cho and she lunged at me and Harry. I jumped back in time, but Harry didn't. She slapped Harry across the face, and I pulled out my wand on her.
"Get out, Cho," I said calmly.
"Psh, your not dumb enough to mess with me, little Ginny." she glared.
"Maybe not," came two voices behind me. Ron and Hermione both had their wands pointed at Cho. "But we are. Get out." Cho didn't mess with theex-head girl and her very angry fiancé, and disapparated out in a second.
Ron and Hermione put their wands away, I collapsed on the couch, and Harry plopped down next to me. I looked at his face where Cho slapped him, and kissed it. Harry looked me into the eyes for a second, then looked to Ron and Hermione.
"I'm so sorry guys, I'm so sorry."
After things settled down, we all just sat down, not knowing what to do.
"So I-um- I guess ill be going, now guys." Harry sighed. I looked at him, not wanting to leave him like this.
"I'll go with you," I said. He smiled sadly at me, and nodded. We said our good-byes and apparated back to his house.
"I'm sorry about tonight," he said after a minute. "I think she always knew there was something different about you and me. Ever since that day at my graduation from Hogwarts." I smiled in rememberance.
"What is it about you?" I asked, smiling. "I want to know how I can be so much older and mature, and you're still the only guy thats ever made me feel like this."
"Like what?" he said, inching towards me.
"Like I cant breathe. Make my heart beat. Put my stomach in knots."
"And how do you feel now?" By now he was near me, with his arms wrapped around my waist.
"I feel amazing. You'll never know." He looked at me oddly.
"I'm sure I know. Because there hasn't been a moment since I met you that my stomach didn't do a summersault when it sees you. Even when I didn't realize the way I felt about you, it was there." He kissed me softly, perfectly. It was like I wasnt even there. The whole room was spinning, and even though this wasn't as passionate as our morning with the whipped cream, it was much more personal and much more us.
"I have to go," I found myself saying, though I didn't know why.
"What?" Harry seemed momentarilly confused. "Why?"
"Because, it's been a long night. And it's gotta end. Just like this. Perfect." He smiled and lightly kissed me. Then he stood back and gave me room to apparate.
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