CHAPTER FIVE: Making Love to the Giant Squid
By the time Ginny got back to her dormitory, her friends were asleep in bed, their curtains drawn, so she pulled some clean pyjamas out of her trunk and went in to have a shower before she went to bed. When she walked out of the bathroom she went over to her bed and pulled the curtain, trying to be as quietly as possible. She sat down on the end of her bed, and felt something sticking into her, she looked towards her bed and screamed, her blood chilled…
"Ginny! Shut up!" Hazel hissed, putting her hand over Ginny's mouth. Ginny pushed her away.
"What the hell are you doing Hazel? You cared the shit out of me."
"I was worried about you and it was getting late." Hazel replied defensively.
"It doesn't mean you have to wait for me in my bed!" Ginny snapped pushing Hazel to the other side of the bed and getting under the covers.
"So, why are you so late Ginny?" Hazel asked, Ginny rolled her eyes.
"I told you, I'm cleaning stuff!" Ginny lied.
"Why are you back so late? What's going on- I am worried about you!" Hazel said.
"Look, you don't need to be worried- nothing is going on." Ginny reassured her.
"Ginny, I you have another boyfriend there is no use hiding it from me- I'll find out eventually."
"If I had a boyfriend I would tell you Hazel."
"Well, why are you so late then."
"I was making love to the giant squid, okay?" Ginny said calmly. "Goodnight" she whispered and pushed Hazel off her bed.
"You know Ginny, at about seven o'clock Harry asked me where you were." Hazel whispered to her before she hopped back in bed. Ginny looked over at her, it was too dark to make out her expression. "He wanted to know of you wanted to go for a walk. He likes you Ginny." Hazel said before getting into her bed and closing the curtains.
"I know," Ginny whispered to herself "But just a little too late"
"GINNY! GET UP!" Hazel whacked Ginny across the face with her tie.
"Alright Hazel- you can go now!" Ginny growled and sat up, she really had to work on her waking up skills. Hazel had woken her up almost every single morning since her second year. It was part of their daily routine. As was going to breakfast. Ginny got up and got dressed in her uniform.
"You ready?" Hazel asked her, Ginny nodded and they begun to walk to the door.
"So, where were you last night?" Hazel asked innocently.
"I told you," Ginny said flatly "making love to the giant squid."
"All right then Ginny, lets just pretend I believe you. Have you got 'detention' again tonight?"
"Yes I do." She replied as she stepped into the common room, Harry and Hermione were sitting by the fire looking at an old piece of parchment.
"Hello there!" Ginny said walking over to them, they looked at her and shoved the parchment in-between two books.
"Hey Ginny. How are you?' Harry asked standing up.
"Good, you?"
"Alright thanks… Are you going down to breakfast now?" He said he looked a Hermione and she walked over to Hazel and started talking about astronomy.
"Uh, yeah." Ginny replied.
"Great, do you want to walk with me?" Harry asked, his voice faltering for a second. Ginny looked over at Hazel and Hazel winked at her. Ginny did now want Harry to like her, not now- he couldn't.
"Yeah. Sure."
They walked most of the way without talking, Ginny tried her hardest not to make eye contact with him. She could tell that he wanted to say something to her, but didn't know what. She wasn't sure whether he knew either.
"So Harry… what's been going on?" She asked, hoping to break the awkward silence.
"Not much, I've had a lot of work but that is about it." He said. After he spoke the deadly silence returned. Ginny sighed. "Uh, Ginny. Do you wan to come for a walk with me tonight?" Ginny cursed under her breath.
"I cant- I have detention." She replied.
"Oh. What about tomorrow night?" He asked hopefully, Ginny felt terrible.
"I have detention for two more days… but after that…"
"Great." Harry said, a little disheartened. Ginny's heart dropped. She did not have feelings for Harry anymore, she liked Snape now- she knew it. They walked into the Great Hall and sat down at the Gryffindor table next to each other. She looked up at the teacher's table at Snape, she gave him a small smile and his eyes twinkled with knowledge.
"Hi Ginny." Ron said as he walked towards the table, eyeing Harry suspiciously and wedging himself between her and him.
"Did you have detention again last night?" He asked, Ginny nodded and shoved some toast in her mouth.
"Maybe we should have a talk to Snape." Ron said looking between Ginny and Harry.
"Severus, do you mind if I meet with you on Sunday evening?" Professor Dumbledore asked, looking at him through his half-moon glasses.
"Yes Headmaster, may I ask you what it is about?" He said quietly, Dumbledore's eyes twinkled.
"Nothing new, Severus. Nothing new…" He said as he dribbled maple syrup on his pancakes. Snape knew what it was about, he didn't want to meet with the headmaster. He just wanted to forget about all of the events of the past two years- except for what had happened with Ginny. He excused himself from the table and made his way down to the dungeon where he could prepare the next lesson. He did not have the sixth years today, so he did not have the opportunity of teaching Ginny, but he had her for detention later that evening. He liked her, he knew it. He liked a student. But she as more than just one of his students. She was a young woman who revitalised him.
"Sorry I am late Professor, I was helping Hazel with her transfiguration homework." Ginny said as she walked into the dungeon, Snape looked up from his desk and nodded.
"Very well then." He replied.
"So, what are we doing this lesson, remedial?" Ginny asked, standing in front of the desk.
"You didn't bring your books." He observed looking at her seriously.
"Oops! I guess I will have to scrub out some potion vials." She shrugged, he sat up straight.
"What you will…". Ginny sat down at the front desk, just opposite him and stared at him for a minute or to before walking over to him and leaning over the desk grinning cheekily. She reached over and pulled his face closer to hers and brushed his lips with hers.
""I'd prefer it if I did not have to do any work…" She whispered and kissed him passionately.
Snape tried not to seem taken back by Ginny's confidence around him. She was a very straightforward girl, he was drawn to her. He let her kiss him, thoroughly enjoying it
Ginny laughed as she pulled away from Snape, her eyes twinkled. She slid up onto the desk and kissed him some again, this time more passionately. She wrapped her arms around his shoulders and pulled him closer. The warmth of his body penetrated her skin and sent shivers up her spine.
After an hour of detention Ginny stood up and looked at the clock on the wall and realised that she should be getting back. She slid off the desk and kissed Severus' cheek swiftly.
"If you don't mind, I have to go." She replied, he looked at her. "Hazel is always asking why I am getting back so late.
"Have you told her that you are doing remedial potions?"
"Am I?' Ginny asked, shocked.
"No, but you can tell her that you are. Your classes begin next week." He said, smiling at her. Ginny had only ever seen him smile when Slytherin defeated Gryffindor in Quidditch. She laughed and leant over putting her lips and inch from his ear.
"You know," She whispered, "I think I like you…" She smiled and walked out of the classroom…
A/N: Sorry for the long delay in the update, we hope this meets your standards. Thankyou ever so much for your reviews, they are extremely refreshing and encouraging. The next chapter (hopefully) wont take so long, because we have a bit of spare time and inspiration to burn. This chapter actually took a twist as we were writing it, we decided on something that we had never thought about before, and it will reveal itself in a few chapters, we hope you like it!
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