Chapter 5 (Opps.)
Ginny got up super early the next morning. Her potions homework was due and all she had done was her name on the paper, Snape would not be amused. She snuck down the stairs; her homework was right where she left it. She gratefully snatched it up, as well as her quill. Sitting down she began frantically writing, Snape hadn't given them very specific guidelines for the report other than, "Get it in on time, or be ready to suffer sever consequences." Ginny didn't exactly want to find out what Snape's definition of sever consequences was. "Done", she grinned happily.
She heard a creak behind her. Just in case she slowly pulled out her wand. She whipped around, "Neville", she rolled her eyes, "You scared me half to death, what are you doing down here so early in the morning?" "Well, as my Granny say the early bird catches the worm…" "Please tell me that you aren't going WORM hunting." "Oh no, I just meant that….", Neville blushed. "I know", Gin rolled her eyes then jumped as she heard another creak, it was Hermione. Hermione nearly jumped out of her socks as she saw Neville, "I umm, forgot my… glasses…." She ran back up the stairs. "I didn't know Hermione wore glasses", said Neville totally confused. "She doesn't," said Ginny confusing him even more.
Gin heard another creak; Harry crept down the stairs, and "Somebody should really fix these stairs." Gin nodded; giving Harry a half smile. She looked at Neville who had sat down on a chair waiting for Hermione to come down the stairs. All she wanted was to spend a little alone time with Harry, but she couldn't if Neville was going to continue to sit there like a little sad puppy, waiting for it's owner to return. She rolled her eyes again, "Harry I have to talk to Neville; I'll be right back." She pulled Neville through the painting passage; the fat lady was snoring loudly.
"Neville, I know you like Hermione. But you have to give her some space; if you keep stalking her you're going to freak her out, more… Besides don't you think, that you should like somebody who likes you back, someone who really cares about you, not that Hermione doesn't but… I just don't want you to get your feelings hurt…" Ginny held her breath and waited for Neville's reply. To her surprise her didn't seem too sad about it, "You know Ginny you're right. You're really smart. Besides I think Hermione likes somebody else." "She does-erm-What gave you that idea?" Ginny asked. "Well as you said I was "stalking" her", Neville replied. "True." Agreed Gin, "Thanks for listening." As she left, she didn't notice that Neville's eyes watched her very closely as she returned to the room behind the portrait.