Chapter 5 - Don't understand
Ginny Weasley was sitting inside The Leaky Cauldron, looking at the two people sitting on either side of her. She rolled her eyes as they both sighed.
"Oh for goodness sake!" she snapped, slamming her glass of pumpkin juice on the table and sending Harry and Ron jumping. "Would you two mind being depressed somewhere else? As far as I can remember, I never agreed to be your agony witch."
"But it's so lonely without Hermione..." Ron moaned, pouting childishly as he took a swig of butterbeer. Ginny gave him a glare which resembled very much that of Mrs. Weasley's and Ron stopped pouting at once.
Harry rested his head in his arms and sighed again, ignoring Ginny's glare. He didn't propose to Hermione. He missed his chance. Now Hermione was living, as a couple with the world's greatest git and his arch enemy, Draco Malfoy. Why, oh why was this world so cruel?
"Okay. This is really getting stupid. Since Hermione's left, all you two've been doing is going to work, coming home and sitting there and moaning like a pair of old women!" Ginny hissed. She was annoyed at repeating the same things to them over and over again for the past few weeks.
"What do you suggest we do?" Ron asked hopefully.
"Well you mister, you can stop being such a pathetic excuse for a boyfriend and go and take Lavender out on a date! If you don't see her soon, she's gonna dump you and with good reason."
Ron nodded obediantly and with a crack, apparated away.
"Ginny..."
"What?" she replied impatiently.
"Get me another butterbeer..."
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A few minutes later in Harry's apartment, Ginny was looking a lot happier as Harry massaged the lump on his head.
"You didn't have to hit that hard you know.." he moaned. Ginny smiled in satisfaction as she drank her tea.
"But honestly Harry, you need to pull yourself together. It's not like she's never coming back."
Harry sighed again.
"It's not that." he gazed at the ceiling. "I'm just disappointed of my stupidness."
"Aren't we all." Ginny nodded solemly, earning a glare. "Sorry, sorry. Continue?" she giggled.
"I was going to propose to Hermione."
Ginny's smile instantly vanished. "Oh."
"I've loved her for a while now, but never got to tell her. Now she's gone off and living with Malfoy of all people. I can't help but think that I've lost the chance." he sighed again.
Ginny stayed quiet. Her heart felt pained, listening to Harry speak of someone else in that way. She had known that Harry felt attracted to Hermione, but never knew this much.
After a good 5 minutes of silence, she finally spoke. "Maybe...you should...start looking at what's in front of you rather then what's behind."
Harry looked up at her and smiled. She was right. Just because he missed a chance in the past, doesn't mean it's all over. He can ask later. "Thanks Gin, I can always count on you."
Ginny smiled. Did he finally understand now? "I'm glad."
"Do you want to come with me? When I go to meet Hermione."
"Meet her?" she asked slowly.
"Well, yeah. I don't want to miss the chance to propose again, like you said. There's another opportunity infront of me right? I'll go call Ron and ask him to come to."
With that, he apparated, leaving Ginny whose eyes were slowly filling with tears. "You still don't understand Harry..."
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Okay I know I took a while to update and this chapter is really short, but I decided from now, my chapters will be shortish cuz I'll get bored writing long ones and it'll take too long. This way I'll post quicker. Sorry!
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