A/N: Guess whose back with a brand spanking new chapter? Me! I am in quite a lot of pain at the moment, having just been to the dentists for two root fillings (numb mouth + sore teeth cranky Lizzy)
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Omigod, that was a really long reviewer reply fest! Sorry to all the people who are impatiently waiting for the pathetic ramblings of the author's note to stop! Here is the story, hope you like it!
(IMPORTANT NOTE! IT IS STILL FROM GINNY'S POV!)
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As soon as I stepped through the doors to the Room of Requirement, the noise hit me like a sledgehammer blow. I gaped as I looked around the room. Red and gold banners were draped everywhere and the largest banner had moving pictures of the team on. The pictures were cheering, waving and occasionally singing "We are the champions", a well-known muggle song by a muggle group called 'Queen'.
In the middle of the room was a large dance floor and various buffet tables lined the walls, heaving with Butterbeer and sweets. Lots of people were dancing to the Weird Sisters and I spotted Neville talking to Luna, looking very flustered, as he offered to get her a drink.
Hermione and I walked into the room, only to be spotted almost immediately by Seamus.
"There she is everyone! The last star Chaser to arrive!" he shouted, and rushed over to us, handing Hermione a glass of Firewhisky. Hermione looked disapproving and pointedly handed the glass back to Seamus.
"Suit yourself," said Seamus cheerfully, "Enjoy yourselves ladies!" He headed off to help Dean refill the pumpkin juice jug.
Some fifth year Hufflepuffs came up to Hermione and I and congratulated me on the match. I answered politely, but all the time I was craning my neck to catch a glimpse of Harry. When they had finally gone, Hermione nudged me and pointed to a corner of the room where Harry, Ron, Luna and Neville were standing.
"Good luck Gin," she said smiling, "Just act natural, you never know what might happen!"
I nodded, feeling my throat becoming dry and my butterflies becoming stronger and stronger. How could just one 17-year old boy make me, the brave and no-nonsense Ginevra Weasley into a quivering wreck?
I ran my fingers through my hair, turning to Hermione who answered my question before I'd even asked it.
"You look fine Gin. Now come on, let's go!"
We walked through the crowds of excitable hormonal teenagers, until we reached Harry and Ron, who were sipping Butterbeers and looking apprehensively at the dance floor.
"Bored already?" said Hermione, when we reached them. Harry and Ron both looked up.
Ron gagged on his Butterbeer and Harry looked amazed. The expressions on both of their faces would have been extremely funny if I hadn't been feeling like I was going to be violently sick.
"Hermione…" breathed Ron. "You look….fantastic!" Hermione blushed and muttered something inaudible about 'only a bit of blusher'. Ron continued to gaze at her in awe.
I turned to Harry, smiling nervously. Harry cleared his throat several times before eventually stuttering, "You…you look really nice Ginny!"
I felt myself turning pink with pleasure but our little romantic moment was interrupted by Luna, who said to me very sincerely,
"Ginny, you did very well in the match but be careful of Zoogledrops. They managed to stop you getting a goal in the first half." She patted my shoulder and walked off to the buffet table, her giant novelty lemon earrings swinging merrily. I noticed Neville looking longingly after her. Stifling a giggle, I sat down next to Harry and raised my eyebrows at him.
"Do you know what a Zoogledrop is?" I asked, grinning. Harry laughed and shook his head. "Do you want a drink?" he asked, still smiling.
"Just a Butterbeer thanks." I said feeling very happy. He was getting me a drink! Ok, so it was only a small sign, but it was a start! Hermione winked knowingly at me, while Ron continued to talk to her about the Chudley Cannons.
I sat on my own for a bit, feeling too happy to feel awkward for the moment. I watched Harry's raven-haired head disappear into the crowd. He glanced at Neville, who was gingerly tasting his very first Firewhisky, egged on by Seamus and Dean. I grinned to myself.
Suddenly two scantily clad Gryffindor girls sat down on either side of me.
"Hi Ginny," said Lavender, breathing heavily and applying a fresh layer of cherry lipgloss. "Come and dance, Colin wants to dance with you!" Parvati giggled and quickly borrowed the lipgloss off Lavender.
"Why are you sitting all on your own Gin?" she said, adjusting her minuscule skirt so it was even MORE shorter.
Just then, Harry came back carrying two Butterbeers and trying to shake off a large group of girls who wanted him to dance with them.
He stopped short at the sight of Parvati and Lavender sitting either side of me.
"Here's your drink," he said, turning red as he handed the brimming glass to me.
"We'll just be going now…we'll leave you two ALONE…" said Parvati, her eyes wide as she repeatedly and obviously elbowed Lavender in the ribs. Lavender giggled and stood up with Parvati, the two of them linked arms and strutted back to the dancefloor, looking over their shoulders at us and giggling.
Oh god, I could feel my face turning beetroot red by the second. Lavender and Paravti's meaning couldn't have been any more obvious if they'd strode up to Harry and yelled in his face, 'GINNY FANCIES THE PANTS OFF YOU! SHE WANTS TO SNOG YOU!'
Judging from Harry's face, he was equally embarrassed. There was an awkward silence in which we both just sipped our drinks and tried to avoid eye contact.
Finally, after I had watched Neville try (and fail spectacularly) to do break dancing (someone had been at the Firewhisky!) Hermione and Ron came over, much to my relief.
Ron's mouth was stuffed full with Cauldron Cakes and he seemed to be trying to communicate with us. Hermione looked mildly disgusted and said exasperatedly,
"Ron, it would be a lot easier for us to understand you, if you swallowed your food first!"
Ron took a big gulp and tried again.
"It's boiling in here, let's go outside and get some air."
I stared at Ron like he was completely mad. There was a cool magical breeze blowing about our shoulders (undoubtedly the work of the mystical Room of Requirement) and there wasn't a hint of sweat on his face.
Then I figured out his ulterior motive. Ron wanted to have some 'alone time' with Hermione and the peace and quiet of the corridors or the common room would be perfect for him to tell how he felt about her.
Hermione was also looking at Ron like he was mad but Harry stood up quickly agreed with him.
We meandered our way through the crowd, to loud protests from everyone.
"Leaving so soon?" said Seamus, whilst standing on a table and conducting a chorus of 'Weasley is our King'.
"We'll come back!" yelled Harry over the din as he went out of the door behind Ron. I noticed however, that his fingers were crossed behind his back. I grinned and went through the door after Harry.
As soon as we shut the door, it went so quiet I thought I'd gone deaf at first. Hermione leaned against the wall and breathed, "That's better! Parties aren't really my thing, too much noise and too many people crammed into one space."
"Me too," said Harry as we started to make our way back to the common room. Luckily it was only 8:45, so we still had fifteen minutes to get back before we had to use the invisibility cloak.
The other people still at the party would have to be very careful getting back to their dorms; Filch was very harsh on people caught out of bed after hours, and I didn't want to be scraping Drooble's Best Blowing Bubble Gum from underneath chairs in detention!
We walked along for a while, chatting and joking in the mostly deserted corridors until suddenly Hermione stopped dead in the middle of the corridor.
We all looked at her, puzzled.
"Oh no…I've..um…left my jumper back in the Room of Requirement!" said Hermione grabbing Ron, "Ron, will you come with me to get it?" she gabbled. I rolled my eyes. Hermione had never been one of the world's greatest liars. I knew she just wanted Harry and I to be alone together.
"But 'Mione, you didn't HAVE a jumpe-" Ron's words were cut short by Hermione grabbing his arm and dragging him in the opposite direction.
I smiled shyly at Harry who grinned bashfully back, and we carried on walking. We chatted softly and joked about Neville's break-dancing. Several times our hands accidentally brushed together but I was beyond embarrassment now, I was just enjoying the moment and I felt beautifully warm and happy inside.
Suddenly Harry stopped and turned to face me. He seemed extremely embarrassed and was struggling to get his words into the right order.
"Ginny….I…um…well…you see…the thing is…"
I smiled gently at him.
"I think I know what you're trying to say Harry." I said softly, looking into his gorgeous green eyes.
"You do?" he said, looking delighted but fearful at the same time. "How?"
"Hermione told me. And Harry…I feel the same way…"
But I never got the chance to finish my sentence because Harry had just given me a long kiss, undoubtedly the best I'd ever had. I returned his kiss, my head whirling, all my hopes, dreams, frustrations, anger and thoughts disappearing as I felt giddy and clutched Harry's shoulder for support.
Together, almost simultaneously, we slowly broke away from each other. Harry put his arm around my waist and we walked slowly back to the common room.
"So how long have you liked me?" I said smiling up at him.
"Ever since fifth year." Harry said, giving me another mind-blowing kiss.
I was astounded. "Fifth year!" I said. "But I thought you didn't like me then! If I'd known, I wouldn't have gone out with Dean! I'd never really gotten over you, no matter how hard I tried to convince myself."
Harry paused and turned to face me. "We've wasted a lot of time haven't we?" he said quietly.
"I don't care," I said, smiling back at him. "Now is all that matters."
We rounded the corner holding hands and came to the Fat Lady.
"You're late!" she said irritably. "Although you're back rather early from that little party…oh!" she caught sight of our entwined hands, "You two are finally together now are you?"
Harry and I looked at each other and grinned.
"Yes, we are!"
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A/N: I'm sorry about all the fluff and schmaltz in this chapter, but I typed it up under the influence of the new GoF soundtrack sound 'Magic Works'. Beautiful song…. Also, when everyone was dancing at the party I pictured them dancing to 'Do the Hippogriff'. Aaah….happy days!
Please please review, and tell me what you thought of Harry and Ginny FINALLY getting together!