Chapter 4 (This chapter is for my two best friends, Lana and Gin (Jen).)
By the next day the whole school knew that little Ginny was going out with Harry Potter. Heads turned to stare at her as she walked by; she blushed, but smiled secretly to herself. At least she knew they weren't staring at her because she looked stupid. In fact Madam Pomphery had cured her leg instantly. She could run again, not that she wanted to. It was just nice to know that she could.
Gin sat in a chair in the lower tower, doing homework. Harry sat next to her, quietly working on his own homework. She smiled, it was nice to not worry so much about looking dumb, or making a fool of herself in front of him. "Focus on your potions homework!", she reminded herself. "You should do your report on love potions," Ginny grinned, Gin rolled her eyes, "Please you have a boyfriend, be grateful for what you have." "I'm grateful, I just think that…" "Gin I need to have a talk with you.", Ron interrupted her.
"Ok", Gin answered getting out of her chair. Harry looked up for a second, but then went back to his homework. She smiled again. Ron studied her face and pulled her out of the tower, through the passageway, and onto the moving stairs. He sat down, so Gin sat too. The stair immediately started moving (they never did like Gin) but Ron didn't seem to notice.
"Ron what it is?" Ginny asked timidly. "Well, it's just that….Nothing." "No it's something, but if it IS nothing I'm FLOODED in potions homework so-" "Ok, it's you and Harry". Ron said turning red again. Ginny had expected this, "Yes?" "Well, Gin he really likes you…" it was Ginny's turn to go red, "But what would mum think? I mean he is a bit older than you…" "Since when do you care?", asked Gin, "You're just afraid that he'll spend all he time with me, and you'll have to find a new best friend." "No… It's…just…never mind", he sighed. Gin studied his face, "Ok… If you need to talk, I'll be in the tower drowning in potion homework."
Gin returned to her chair next to the fire, and Harry. She had just picked up her potion's homework, when Hermione came flying down the girl dormitory stairs, "Gin I need to talk to you!" Gin sighed, put down her homework, and followed Hermione. "Are you going to lecture me too?" "No, it's just that…. I was wondering…If you knew what Ron wants for Christmas" "Anything that he can eat", replied Gin with a roll of her eyes. All of a sudden something registered, she looked into Hermione's eyes, "You like him don't you?" "What? No, I…", she could lie all she wanted, but you could tell the answer by looking in her eyes. "Don't worry I won't tell him… I understand", Gin shook her head, "I don't understand why a smart girl like you would like such a twit." "Wait Gin, I also have a stalker…." "Ok." "Well, he rather scares me…." Ginny looked in her eyes, "Neville. Neville is stalking you; yes I would be scared too. Be afraid, be very afraid. Especially with as clumsy as he is but… OH!" "You understand then?" "Yes… If he knows you like Ron…Issues, serious conflicts." Hermione nodded, "You're so lucky, you have a boyfriend. I wish…" Gin looked at her shaking her head, "Be careful what you wish for. Me, I wish for less homework." Hermione laughed, " Yes well, good luck with that. Thanks for listening… If you have any idea how to…you know… tell me." "I will."
Gin sat back down and eagerly grabbing her homework again, "Design a potion, hmm…." "Ginny?" Gin jumped; turning around, there stood Neville. Gins stood up with a sigh and dragged him to the staircase, "What do you want?" "Well you were talking to Hermione, and I was wondering if she said anything about me?" "Yes, stop stalking her", Gin growled losing her patience. "Well, do know if she has a boyfriend?" "No, not yet." "What do you mean yet?" Gin looked him straight in the eyes, "SHE does not have a boyfriend, but I do, and if you do not stop asking me stupid questions very soon I will knock you off these stairs, do I make myself clear?" "Ok, one more question…" "I JUST WANT TO DO MY HOMEWORK AND SPEND A LITTLE TIME WITH Y BOYFRIEND! IS THAT SO MUCH TO ASK!" Neville's eyes widened, and he nodded, acting like a little scared mouse. "Ok. I'm going now", Gin stood up and walked back through the fat lady's picture.
Harry looked up as she sat down, "Are you ok you look kind of mad." "I'm fine", Gin said quietly. "Ok", Harry went back to work. Gin calmly picked up her homework, and quill and wrote her name on the paper. Then Madam McGonagall popped her head in the doorway, "Lights out", she announced. "AGH!", Gin turned around glaring at Ron Hermione, and Neville, "ARE YOU HAPPY? YOU HAVE OFFICALLY KILLED MY FREE TIME!" Everybody's eyes widened, Gin stormed up the girl's stairs. Then Harry looked up, "Where did Gin go?" "Harry you need to get some hearing aids", Ron suggested.