Ginny's New Life
Chapter Seven
For My Fans
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Hermione managed to successfully avoid Ron over that last few days of the Holiday break. The air was thick with distain the entire time as she refused to speak to him. Ron didn't seem to mind and thought she was being, as he put it "Girly" over the whole situation. He just couldn't understand why she got so upset; most people loved getting Christmas presents.
Ginny had attempted to explain to Ron that she was expecting more but he just didn't seem to understand. He would ask her what she meant by more and when Ginny wouldn't elaborate he would get frustrated and walk away. Ginny thought the only way Ron will learn is the hard way, and this was one situation he should figure out on his own.
Hermione and Ron said a frosty goodbye as Hermione stepped onto the train heading back to Hogwarts. Harry and Ginny on the other hand was far from frosty when they said goodbye. The whole platform stopped to stare as their kiss steamed up Harry's glasses. Ginny laughed at seeing his glasses, cleaned them off with her wand then gave him one last parting peck.
Once seated in a compartment on the train Ginny sat and watched as Harry slowly slipped away into the distance. As the train was speeding along happily and Kings Cross was a distant thought Ginny turned in her seat to see Hermione crying beside her. This was the first time that Ginny had actually seen Hermione sense Christmas Day, as she kept to her room most of the time.
Ginny put an arm around Hermione's shoulders and moved closer to her. "Hermione, are you still upset at Ron?"
Hermione shook her head and wiped her tears on her sleeve. "No, not really."
"Well then, what's wrong?" Ginny asked.
"I'm mad at myself for getting so upset at him. It's not like me to act this way; I don't know what's wrong with me." Hermione said as a fresh wave of tears overcame her.
Ginny tried hard not to laugh at Hermione, "Your acting like any sane woman would, Ron let you down. It hurts I know, but he will come around he's just a little slow."
"You don't think I'm overacting?" Hermione asked.
"Well, a little maybe but I think your just being too hard on yourself. You need to learn to just let things happen…or like I said before you need to make them happen for yourself." Ginny replied.
Hermione turned to look at Ginny with an odd expression on her face. "I can do that? I can make things happen myself?"
"Of course you can, you're a strong woman there is no reason that you can't take charge of your relationship." Ginny said with a womanly pride.
Hermione perked up, wiped her tears once more and smiled for the first time in days. "Ginny, I think you may be right."
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If Ginny thought the winter break would ease things up at school, she was wrong. The girls were more tormenting than ever over her and Harry's relationship. News of his and Ginny's steamy kiss on the platform had spread over the school. Students she didn't even know would point and laugh as she walked down the halls. She couldn't tell however if it was jealously or resentment, most of them seemed to actually hate her over it.
She tried as hard as she could to ignore it but sometimes that proved to be trying. Girls would try to trip her or knock her books out of her hands. One girl even pulled her hair as they walked behind her in the great hall. And it wasn't just girls; some of the guys would call her rude names and declare "What does he see in her?" Yet other guys seemed to be jealous of Harry and insisted that she leave him immediately.
Hermione did everything she could to help defend Ginny but Hermione had her own issues to deal with. On top of a clueless Ron, she was still getting flack over helping to defeat Voldemort. Many admired her for it but some (mostly Slytherin's) thought she was loving the fame and using it to her advantage. Hermione's grades were as good as ever and many believed that she had hoodwinked the teachers into thinking she was a saint of some kind.
Almost a month had gone by since their return from winter break and both girls were at breaking points over the situations. Hermione and Ginny could currently be found playing a game of wizard chess in the Great Hall during break. It was snowing like mad outside and most of the school seemed to be gathered indoors. Just as Hermione's knight made a spectacular move a familiar voice came drifting in their direction.
"Well, look at this it's the queen and princess of Hogwarts!"
Hermione and Ginny turned to see Amanda standing with a large group of green clad students, each of them laughing stupidly. Amanda was standing with one hand on her hip and the other was holding a newspaper. Amanda slammed the paper onto the chess board causing all the pieces to run away screaming. Hermione picked up the paper to discover a photograph of herself along with Harry and Ron. The same tired old photo the prophet has used countless times from the night Voldemort fell. The headline of the photo read: The Dynamic Trio: Where are they now?
Hermione laughed and pushed the paper back to Amanda, "So what, they run the same story all the time. Where are they now, how are they doing? Who cares really, even I'm bored of myself."
"Ahh, but see you didn't read the article…it appears that little miss Weasley over here is engaged to Harry." Amanda said as if this was stunning news.
"Yeah, and what is your point?" Ginny asked.
Amanda looked disgusted, "You mean that you actually tricked him into proposing to you?"
"No he hasn't actually asked me yet but he is going to." Ginny replied.
"HA! I doubt that, once he realizes he's wasting his time with you he'll drop you like a bad habit." Amanda said cruelly.
Ginny had been on the verge of exploding for days and this last comment pushed her over the edge. Ginny stood up, pulled her wand out her pocket and pointed directly at Amanda's head. Rage was seeping through Ginny causing a fire in her eyes that couldkill. Hermione suddenly became afraid and she stood up across the table and backed away.
Ginny was so angry she was shaking, "Look, I am sick of all of these tormenting comments about me not being good enough for Harry. Let me tell you that it was he who asked me to be with him. It was he who said I love you first. It was he who gave me a promise ring, and it was he who bought me a house. I am going to live to be old and grey and I'm going to do it in the arms of the man I love. Harry Potter is the best thing that has ever happened to me and I will NOT let anyone take that away from me. If you or any of your friends say one more thing to me…so help me…"
"So help you what? You'll tell your daddy on me?" Amanda replied in a mock baby voice.
Ginny smiled maliciously at Amanda. Ginny's hair and face seemed so red that she would burst into flames at any moment. Just as it seemed that she was going to lower her wand her whole entire body jerked as she silently shot a spell from her wand. The force of her jinx was so powerful that not only did it hit Amanda right on the nose but it bounced of her and hit every single Slytherin standing behind her. For a moment it seemed as if nothing was happening and then all of a sudden as if in some strange synchronized dance, bogies shot out each of their nostrils and grew wings. Great big giant Bat-Bogys started to flap around, attacking each of the owners faces causing all of them to shriek and cry.
Hermione, along with the rest of the students in the Great Hall started to laugh hysterically at the sight. The bogie covered Slytherins stood for a moment, fighting their attackers and then one by one they each ran from the room. Laughter continued to ring through the hall as Ginny joined the chorus.
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Ginny's attack quickly became the stuff of legends around Hogwarts. It started in Gryffindor house; large drawings that recreated the moment were seen hanging around the common room. But soon almost everyone but the Slytherins were patting her on the back and commenting on her wonderful spell work. All the praise she was earning even helped relived the fact that Professor Sprout had been witness to it all and gave Ginny a weeks worth of detention. Though Professor Sprout seemed to be on Ginny's side and only made Ginny stay for an hour a night and use magic to re-pot plants.
Not a single negative comment had been made to her about Harry sense "The Attack", as it was now being called. In fact people seemed to understand that Harry and Ginny were more than just an item and they started to congratulate her current situation. Many even asked if they could come to the wedding. On more than once occasion girls were coming up to her and asking questions about Harry and seemed to be thoroughly jealous of her now and what she had with him.
Word of what had happened had gotten back to Harry somehow and he made a point to send her a large box of Chocolate Frogs and Everlasting Roses, to be delivered in style in front of the whole school at breakfast one morning. This event caused quite a commotion around the hall as everyone fawned over how sweet he was.
Even Hermione was grateful towards Ginny. All of this new attention was taking the focus of her for awhile. However the sickening display of love in the form of Chocolate Frogs and Roses bothered her, seeing as Ron hardly ever sent her anything. In fact things had only gotten worse for Hermione when she found out that Ron had been the one to tell Harry to send those things to Ginny. Hermione had started to refer to him as Ronald, which was never a good sign.
"I'm sorry Hermione; I don't know what you want me to do?" Ginny said one afternoon in late February as they sat in their dorm room.
"I don't want you to do anything, I'm just tried of hearing about how happy you two are, it's like you guys never fight." Hermione said as she paced around the room.
"We fight…" Ginny said.
"Oh yeah, tell me what your last fight was about?" Hermione demanded.
Ginny had to stop and think, trying to recall all of the meetings they had had with their mirrors and all the letters they sent each other. "Um…oh, I know! Just the other night Harry said that he was going to start working on the house I got mad because I want to be there to help too."
"Oh poor you, you get to fight over the big shiny house you have. You don't get credit for that one Gin." Hermione said angrily.
Just then the sound of pounding feet came up the stairs and the door suddenly swung open. Padma was standing in the doorway with a smile on her face. "I was wondering where you where. They just posted that next weekend is a Hogsmead weekend."
"Great! Hermione, you can have a chance to chat with Ron in person." Ginny said.
"Ginny you're forgetting that I'm allowed to go to Hogsmead when I want to, if I really wanted to see him I could." Hermione said.
"Yes well you never do go into Hogsmead even though you can, and I think you need to talk to Ron because he is never going to figure it out on his own."
"No Ginny, if he is that thick then maybe we shouldn't be together." Hermione said as she picked up a stack of books and walked out of the room.
Ginny turned to Padma who was still standing in the door way, "Well, if she isn't going to talk to him…then I am."
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A/N: The title of the Chapter has a double meaning. One of my reviews requested that I showed more of Amanda…so I did. So not only was this chapter talking about Ginny's fans…but mine as well. Thanks for the great Idea!
Also, me and a friend of mine had a bit of a debate over the correct spelling of "Bogys / Bogies" seeing as we are Americans and not British we were not sure because we call them Boogers. (So to us it would be Bat-Booger Jinx) So if someone could tell me the correct spelling of the plural form of Bogy / Bogie that would be great!
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