They were walking to flying lessons when Carlie ran up.
"Hey guys! Mind if I walk the rest of the way with you?". Carlie panted. She obviously ran to catch up with them.
"Sure you can. I mean, if it's ok with you two?" Ron imediately said.
"Oh, we're fine with it." They stammered. Harry still hadn't figured anything out between Ron and Carlie.
"Harry, can I talk to you, please?" A voice piped up behind the four friends.all four turned around. It was Ginny.
"Sure, Ginny. guys, I'll catch up with you later." Harry said, a little suprised.
"What do you want Ginny?" Harry whispered.
"Well, Harry. Can we go somewhere else, please?" Ginny whipsered back. They walked off towards the forest. Hermione had a feeling what it was about.
"Ron, Carlie, you guys go ahead, I'll be right back."Hermione told them. Ron thought it was to leave them alone. Hermione followed Harry and Ginny quietly through the forest.
"What is it Ginny, and why is it so dark?" Harry was getting a little anoyed.
"Well, Harry. I wanted to tell you something. I like you and wondered..." Ginny trailed off.
"Well Ginny, I like you, too."Harry told her. He heard a small noise come from her, and took his wand out and muttered "lumos!". Looking through the dim light at Ginny, he noticed she was crying.
"Ginny, what's wrong? are you okay?"He was worried for her.
"Oh, I'm fine. It's just, i didn't think that you liked me. I thought you liked Hermione since you two hang out so much." Ginny whispered to Harry. He wiped the tear from her cheek.
"No, Ginny,I don't like Hermione. we are only friends." He lifted her chin and kissed her. Hermione silently gasped and ran off to find Ron and Carlie.
"Where can she be?" Malfoy said very unpatiently."I told her to meet me here before flying lessons!"
"Well, Malfoy, she might be with that Weasley kid." Said Crabbe.
"Oh really? Why would that be?" Malfoy said, he was getting very anoyed now that she wasn't there.
"Because we saw her walking down to flying lessons with him." Goyle added.
"Well, if Carlie isn't here in five minutes, I'll have to have a little talk with Ron." The five minute deadline drew near, Carlie ran into the room dimly lit with a sofa at the back. Malfoy was sitting on the sofa with Crabbe and Goyle standing at each end.
"Well, about time you showed up." Malfoy said to Carlie. He nodded to Crabbe and Goyle. They hunched out of the room, and Carlie sat down very close to malfoy.
"Well, where have you been?" He questioned her.
"I'm sorry malfoy, I got held up." She apoligized.
"It's ok, this time." he leaned over and kissed her. Carlie pulled away from Malfoy.
"What has gotten into you? I thought you liked me?" Malfoy told her.
"Well malfoy, I don't like you. You're rude and unaware of other people's feelings. Sorry, but you're not my type." She told him.
"Fine, you don't like me, I'll just have to eliminate your type. Now is it, that Weasley kid?" Malfoy yeled at Carlie. Her eyes got wide, and she sat back by Malfoy.
"Ron! Ron, where are you?" Hermione panted looking for Ron.
"Hermione? What's wrong?" Ron was behind her.
"You ran so fast pass me I tought you were on a broom already." Ron laughed at her.
"Ron, I'm serious. I think Harry and Ginny are in love! Don't you think it's wonderful?"She told him everything.
"But Hermione, I thought you liked Harry?"Ron told her.
"Well, I don't. I liked someone else." Hermione trailed off.
"Hermione, are you ok?"He suddenly got it. "Oh, did that guy go out with someone else?" He said to her. she looked at him.
"Ron are you kidding with me? Get over yourself it isn't you. Ugh, Lets get to the lessons," she said.
After flying lessons, Ron went to find Carlie.
"Weasley, what are you doing here?" Malfoy sneered at him.
"Cool it, ferret. I'm looking for Calrie." Ron kept walking.
"Why do you need to see her?" Malfoy kept pressing the subject.
"I just need to talk to her." Ron left the hall. As he rounded the corner, he saw Carlie run towards Murtle's bathroom. Ron followed her and listened to the conversation.
"Murtle? Murtle I need to talk to you. It's Carlie."
"Carlie? Is that you?" Murtle floated out off her stall. "Oh it's nice to see you here. What's wrong?"
"Murtle, Malfoy and Ron both like me. But I'm confused..."Carlie trailed off. "I really like both of them, but Ron's so nice. Malfoy is cute, but unaware of others. What should I do?" Carlie sniffed.
"Well, I would say Malfoy." afer the long explanation rolled on. "He hasn't tried to hurt you has he? Ron has a little attitude problem. if you tallk bad about anyone he likes, he'll puch the daylights out of them. I'll leave it to you to decide whose right." Murtle finished. Ron burst in.
"Carlie, we need to talk." Carlie looked suprised.
"Ron? Youre in a girls bathroom." Carlie gasped.
"Oh, Carlie. This isn't his first time in here. More like his fourth..." Murtle informed Carlie.
"Carlie, how could you even possibly be attracted to Malfoy? he a prude, insensitive, no good trash talking rich boy. Anything he doesn't like gets taken care of by his father," Ron ranted. Carlie stared at him, watching as he slowly turned a deep shade of red from pent up anger at Malfoy. "Besides, he's too evil and whiney for a sweet person like you," he finished.
"So you think, that just because i befriended you and your group, doesn't mean i can't be evil? Maybe theres a reason I'm in Slytherin, and that i was just trying to get your homework?" She said. She shoved passed him and out of the bathroom. Ron looked at Murtle.
"What? it's your fight not mine. i'm just here for the shows," Murtle said, sitting on top of the sinks. Ron turned to leave, and just before the door swung shut Murtle shouted,
"And tell harry to visit me anytime!"
"Carlie? You really like me?" Malfoy was shocked. Sitting closely next to him, Carlie shook her head
"Yes, I like you. I hope you feel the same way about me." She said.
"Yes, I do. I like you so much." they sat together, and the Common room filled with people quickly.
"Carlie, it's crowded in here. Can I show you a secret place of mine?"Malfoy told her. He took her to an old statue outside of the potions dungeon. He tapped it's arm three times and it jupmed up and opened a very narrow path. He put his jands over her eyes and lead her down to a dim lit bedroom.
"This is a secret room only I know about. I hope you like it. We could practacly live here, if you wanted to." He told her. He uncovered her eyes. As she looked around, she fell in love with it. She noticed there was someting on the bed. She picked it up and opened the little box. It was a ring. She turned around as Malfoy got on one knee.
"Carlie, what do you think? is it ok?" He asked her.
"Malfoy, your showing weakness..why are you letting your guard down for me?" She said. He got up and walked over to her.
"Oh silly girl, who said any of this was about you?" he said, running a hand down her cheek. "You just a play thing for me." He said. Carlie got up and ran from the small room, Malfoy's laughter following close behind her.