Disclaimer: It all belongs to J.K. Rowling
Summary: These are basically a few missing moments from Half-Blood Prince. The reason I am doing this is because I am incredibly dissatisfied with most of the ones milling about there, featuring a completely obsessed Ginny. If anyone read the now famous interview J.K. shared with Mugglenet creator Emerson and Leaky Cauldron founder Melissa, they would have realized that she basically said that Ginny had to get over Harry for him to notice her. I have decided to keep up that notion in my own ficlet. Will probably not be longer than 4 chapters
This is Ginny Weasley's journal, but I am not dating it, because no one reads the dates anyways. The entry numbers are random, because I am not going to even try and pretend that I entered all of them, I just wanted to insert the ones that I felt showed a change in her relationship with Harry or events that are particularly important to each other.
Now, on with the story
Entry #82
Well we're back at Hogwarts! It seems like so much has happened since we were here last. Well actually only one thing happened, but it was huge, the minister of magic came to our house! Actually, from what Hermione tells me, he was a bit of a git to Harry. I asked Harry and he told me that this was putting him in a favorable light.
Mum was all ecstatic on Christmas because Percy didn't send his jumper back like he did last year. Then who should show up but the royal git himself! He came inside and Scrimgeour followed. Percy being the royal git that he is said hello to mum but no one else. Then Scrimgeour asked Harry to show him around the garden. Well then everyone, except for mum who was practically blind with glee realized the real reason that Percy and the minister had come; Harry. Harry told everyone it was OK though and followed him outside. After what felt like ages but could've been no longer than 2 minutes, dad motioned for Percy to sit down. He did, but rather stiffly at that. There was another awkward silence which would have been stifling were it not for mum's sobs. All Percy had to do was sort of half mumble "Merry Christmas," to find a gravy tureen exploding all over him. Fred, George, and I all say that we felt our emotions were boiling when we saw him, so it could have been any one of us. I am pretty damn sure it was me though. In any case it certainly put an end to the silence.
"I'm glad to see that the manners of my siblings are still as immature and juvenile as the always sere," is what he said… rather arrogantly too if you ask me.
I honestly don't know what would have happened because at that moment Harry and Scrimgeour walked back in, both of them looking angrier than Percy. Percy wished mum a Happy Christmas and then walked back out with the minister.
While all that was going on in the burrow, apparently outside the minister was trying to convince Harry to be their poster child and pop in occasionally to say hi. He even wanted Harry to give quotes to The Daily Prophet now and then saying what a good job the ministry is doing. This made us all, if possible, even angrier. I mean not only was Umbridge particularly horrible to Harry last year, I mean yeah she was bad to everyone but she really wanted to stick it to Harry, he still has the scars on the back of his hand. Personally, I think those scars are a much stronger reminder of what Harry really is than the one on his forehead. The one on the forehead, the most famous scar that ever existed, is left over from something that, not only he cannot remember, but had no choice over either. The one on the back of his hand shows that he stuck to his beliefs through all the persecution and turmoil. He was loyal to the cause even if it meant hurting himself. That's the Harry I know.
Also, after all of the day's events I went and asked Hermione what she though about what had happened with Percy. To my surprise she thinks it would have been better if Harry hadn't come back in when he did. Apparently, Hermione thinks that a long, hard shouting fest would have been good for us. It's something weird like at least we all could have said what we wanted to say, and though this could have meant alienating Percy further, it would have more likely resulted in us forgiving each other.
I guess it works like this… If everything was out in the open we could have at least faced it head on, and what the outcome would have been is impossible to predict. I think that it would have given us closure or opened the door to forgiveness, at least a little. I think, for example, if I had told Percy that he had been an idiotic pompous jerk who'd let his ambition override what he felt I would feel better because at least I had told him this. Also, if he made even the slightest hint that he already knew this, or felt this way, or realized this I could have started to forgive him. If he acted like that was ridiculous and he had done nothing of the sort, then I could at least know I was right. Somehow I can't picture all of us standing in the kitchen sharing a group hug though. Also, I think that Hermione is too smart for her own good. I'll have to ask her where she gets this stuff from.
Entry #83
In answer to my last question, Hermione says that she got some of that stuff from growing up muggle. Apparently, muggles love to watch other families solve problems like that on television. I can't decide if this makes muggles nutters or geniuses. I'll have to think about that one.
I forgot to tell you; I saw Tonks over holiday and she didn't look so hot. I asked her what was wrong but she didn't say anything. Hmmm. I guess it's something big.
Term has started again and I have finally managed to get to spend some time with Dean. The first thing I did when I saw him was give him a huge hug to welcome him back and, unbeknownst to him, see if his body was in as good a shape as Harry's. Well, I'd told you before that Dean had a great body but that was before I saw a potentially better one a couple weeks ago. I must say that I am not as lucky as I had hoped. Dean does not seem to have abs like that, or arms, and just over all his muscles are not up to the same caliber of other people… such as Harry. Oh well, I like the feel of his arms around me just the same.
I think muggles must be nutters.
Entry #86
The sixth years are taking apparition lessons now, which is fine for them, but it gives even fewer evenings to sit around and talk to Hermione than normal. Also, I really don't like the idea of Ron apparating. It's just, well, he's a bit careless. The thing that makes Ron different from every other Weasley is the fact that he is a strategist. This is what makes him so good at chess. If there is something laid out before him, like a puzzle, and he has to plan about fifty moves ahead, he's bloody brilliant. He's got a sixth sense about the whole damn thing. But apparating isn't planning or strategizing. It's more, "poof you're there, poof you're not there." Well actually it's a crack and not a poof but that's not important.
Actually, that does bring up something I was wondering about a little while ago; do you apparate with a smaller crack if you are a more powerful wizard? The reason I ask is because I doubt you-know-who makes any noise when he apparates, thus making him more effective at murdering people. I've heard that Dumbledore doesn't make any noise either. Hmmmm… If that really is the case then I bet Hermione won't make any noise. She'll go flitting about like a great noiseless fly. I bet Ron makes a huge crack. Clumsy oaf that one is.
It wouldn't be so bad that Hermione, Ron, and Harry are downstairs learning to apparate if this meant I got to spend more time with Dean. But no, he is also down there learning how to apparate. Otherwise we would take advantage of the less than full common room. Despite what my brother says, I am not a fan of displays of public affection. I certainly don't mind a quick kiss in the corridors or the great hall or anything, but a full on snogging session in front of everyone is not my idea of fun. I do not want to have an audience while playing tonsil hockey. Eurgh.
Dean noticed me wearing the necklace he got me for Christmas the other day and was so happy, it was adorable. He really is a perfect boyfriend. Well, no one is perfect, but Dean comes about as close as you can get. And his name is such a great name. Dean. It's not long, common, but not so much that it could get lost in a crowd. And have I ever mentioned that Harry… wait, no Dean… DEAN… WHY DID I WRITE HARRY? AAAAA I GOT MY BOYFRIEND'S NAME CONFUSED WITH SOMEONE ELSE! OK Ginerva, breathe, nice and slow, deep breaths OK, I can handle this. I am so glad Dean can't read this because it would probably be the end of our relationship. OK, I don't know why I wrote "Harry" but that is not important. What is important is what I was going to say. Dean is really tall. Nice and tall… he's tall, dark, and handsome. Hooray, hooray! Mmmm Dean….
Well I went to ask Hermione about apparating before I realized that she isn't here. She is downstairs learning to apparate. Brilliant.
I have also decided that muggles must be geniuses.