"How'd she get it though, it's not like, wait could that be how she cut her hand?" Harry asked Ron as they sat against a tree during their off period, working on their charms essay.
"I don't know, talk to McGonnagal, she must know something, right?" Ron tried to help.
"She had no clue either. Andie's been acting really weird lately." Harry said.
"Well, I guess if you think that." Ron said absentmindedly. It was a sunny day and students were in the castle, afraid to venture from the safety of the walls. Andie on the edge of the water, she started to skip stones, noticing the pattern that was made when they hit the water.
"Look, there she is, is she following me?" Harry asked as he saw Andie.
"No, shut up. Are you blind? She likes you and you basically said to her face that you could care less." Ron explained.
Andie looked up and saw Ron and Harry, and she got up. With a quick stride in her step, she walked over there. When she reached the other side of the lake, she remembered what had happened earlier. With that, she turned away.
"Andie!" Ron called out, "Now, apoligize," Ron told Harry. Andie started to walk towards them, forcing a smile upon her face.
"Hey Ron, what do you want?" Andie asked, trying to avoid looking at Harry at all costs.
"Actually, I didn't want anything, it was Harry." Ron said as he grabbed his books and walked towards the castle to find Hermione.
"So, what did you want to talk to me about," Andie spoke, forcing her feelings down her throat.
"Look, Andie, what I said in the library…" Harry trailed off; trying to avoid the awkwardness that he saw was approaching.
"Harry, it was nothing, I don't expect anything, and I realize that you are upset over Ginny breaking up with you, and if you want my advice…" Andie trailed off, wanting Harry to ask her for advice.
"Yes?" Harry urged her on.
"You want her back, right?" Andie asked.
"Um," Harry gave it a moment. He knew Ginny; he loved her, but was it what he wanted? Was he in love with her?
"So?"
"Yea," Harry said halfheartedly.
"Okay," Andie started, with a hint of disappointment in her voice. "You have to show her that she's the only one you care about." Andie continued. Giving Harry all the advice that she could. "So, to start with, make it a point to sit with her at dinner. And one more thing that couldn't hurt, don't hang out with me unless it's with a big group, and even then, try to avoid me."
"Why?" Harry asked confused, because Andie had become one of his best friends.
"Please, Harry, I'm the reason she broke up with you in the first place." Andie said, pushing Harry on the arm. "Sorry," Andie apologized realizing she was flirting with him. Andie walked back into to the castle.
Harry sat against the tree. He realized that Andie was right, so at dinner that night, he sat next to Ginny, and Andie sat at the opposite end of the table. Harry glanced down towards that end, and saw Andie staring at her food nothing else and she wasn't talking. It wasn't like Andie, she was normally a very outgoing person. Today had changed her, he knew that it was his fault. He chose Ginny over Andie, it wasn't what she wanted, but she still helped him get the girl that he said he wanted.
"Attention students!" The headmistress called to the students and her voice rang through the hall. "The Halloween Feast has been permanently cancelled." At this point several objections broke out. "Silence, it has been cancelled and in its place will be the Halloween Masquerade Ball. That is all." There was a large burst of noise as everyone started discussing what they were going to wear, who they were going to ask, and everything else teenagers discuss when there is a dance involved.
"Hey, Ginny" Harry asked, but he paused, Andie walked past him on her way out of the Great Hall.
"Yes?" Ginny asked, Harry was snapped back into the realization that he was asking Ginny out.
"Do you want to go to the ball with me?" Harry asked.
"Are you sure?" Ginny asked, making sure that he wanted her, not Andie.
"I've never been more sure of anything in my life," Harry lied. The truth was he wasn't sure. He wasn't sure if he wanted to be with Ginny, or Andie, or no one. He was putting whomever at risk.
"Well then of course," Ginny said and she ran off to go find someone to tell.
"What did you just do?" Ron asked as he and Harry got up and walked out of the Great Hall.
"What?" Harry responded.
"You asked my sister out, and you said yourself that you like Andie."
"I did not!"
"Well you almost did, my sister won't be able to handle it if you guys cut it off again." Ron said. The rest of the way to the common room they walked in silence. "Candle Rosina." Ron said to the fat lady. They stepped through the portrait hole and Harry grabbed a seat on the couch.
"Ow!" Harry exclaimed. He felt a sharp pain in his side as he sat. He reached in his pocket and pulled out the sapphire. "Damn, I forgot to ask Andie about this. Now what am I supposed to do?"
"Well, I don't know, maybe go find her and ask her now?" Ron suggested.
"No, Andie told me to stay away from her, because, well, never mind." Harry didn't want to tell Ron, that this is all a ploy to get his sister back.
"Well, if she wants you to stay away from her, I'll ask her to meet me here at midnight, and you can talk to her." Ron decided, and he got up to go talk to Andie, who was sitting at a table covered with books two feet high, that it was hard to tell Andie was even there. "Andie, hey, I've…"
"Can we talk later? I'm kind of busy right now," Andie said, not lifting her head from the books she was staring so intensely at.
"Sure, I'll come back here at midnight okay?" Ron asked.
"Yea, sure midnight," Andie agreed.
Ron walked back over to Harry and told him the good news. "Just be here at midnight, the room will be cleared, and you can talk to her then. I however am going to go get some sleep." Ron walked back down to his dorm room, and Harry followed shortly afterwards.
Harry sat in his bed and read the second installment in the Hogwart's Founders series. Ron let out a loud snore, and Harry glanced at his watch and realized that it was already thirty past midnight. Harry set his book on his nightstand and walked up the stairs to the Common Room. Harry heard Andie talking, and slowly crept around the corner. He finally saw the person's face, and Harry stepped into the light, and asked, "Who the hell are you?"
A/N: So there it is, I finally gave you guys what you asked for, a long chapter. Hope you like it!
