Chapter 4
He was getting back on track with his classes. He felt better.
He couldn't believe how he never saw how amazing Ginny is until now. Yes, they weren't really hanging out before. And she was always shy around him. But, still... She is one of the best people ever. She loves quidditch. She's got a great sense of humor. She is smart. She will always stood up for herself. And she is so beautiful. He loves the way she moves her fiery, long, straight hair.
„Mind if I sit?" he heard a dreamy voice that got him back to reality. He looked up and saw Luna. She was wearing her big lion hat. Luna actually became dear to him. She is weird, but in the best way possible.
„No, sit down." He said and made a room for her to sit on a bench.
„You were thinking about something important, weren't you?" she asked.
„It is no big deal." He said.
„You were thinking about a girl, right?" she asked. That is something he really admired about Luna. Her curiousity. She was the ipidemy of a Ravenclaw.
„How do you know?" he asked.
„You are smiling. And there is something different in your eyes. That is a look that my dad used to watch my mom with." She explained. She lost her mom when she was nine. That is something that they had in common. „If you don't mind me asking, who were you thinking about?" For some reason, he knew he could trust Luna. Luna is a good person. She wouldn't hurt a fly.
„Ginny." He said. It was good to say that out loud.
„Oh. I guess I understand that. You are spending a lot of time together lately. She is funny and talented. She is a good friend. And she is really pretty." She said.
„She is beautiful." He corrected her. „She is like fire and gold in form of a girl." He couldn't believe he was saying this out loud.
„That is sweet." She said. „I remember this one girl from Beauxbatons. I really liked her." He was little stunned with those words. He looked at her. She had that dreamy face expression she always had.
"Are you trying to tell me that you like girls?" he asked.
"It wasn't in my plan to tell you, but conversation led us to this." She said, completely normally.
"You are not interested in boys?" he asked, just to check.
"No, I am. But I also like girls. I like both. It was very confusing. When I finally realized that I like both, it was a relief. Like all wracks butrs left my body." She admitted. He smiled. Even while opening to him, she was mentioning some creatures only she knew about.
"Thank for having trust to tell me." He said.
"I mean, it is not really a secret, but I am still not ready to tell everybody." She explained. "One day I will wake up and be ready. And of course I trust you. With you I feel like I have a friend."
"I am your friend." He said. He wanted of her to know.
"You are really nice." She said. "Game is starting soon. We should find our seats."
They found seats. Angelina and Flint shaked hands. All players were on the brooms. Madam Hooch gave the sign and all players were in the air. All balls were out.
He was kind of sad. He wanted to be out there, playing with them. If he could just hold his anger, he would still be on the team. But then, he wouldn't be seeing Ginny's hair running through the air. Everything happens with a reason, obviously.
Gryffindors were in the lead. Ron was keeping like never before. Harry almost lost his voice cheering for him. Slytherins were cheering for their team, without making fun of Gryffindors. Ginny was right. They saw how good Ron actually is. Now, they don't have what to make fun of.
"I think that Weaslette saw the snitch!" Jordan said. And he was right. Ginny was flying through the air with the speed of light. Malfoy saw it too. They were on a height of the audience seats. It was in millimeters. They were so close. Their hands were as stretched as they could be. But then Malfoy did the worst thing that Harry ever saw someone doing on a game since he has been playing. He pulled her hair. She fell of her broom, to the ground. She screamed out of pain.
"Son of a bitch!" she screamed so loud that probably the whole Great Britain heard her.
Most of them stood up to their feet. Slytherins were cheering. Quidditch is a brutal sport, but this was the dirtiest thing he ever saw someone doing.
Madam Hooch whistled.
"Everyone quit playing." Jordan said. McGonagal and Hooch ran toward Ginny. Hermione, Luna, Neville and Harry went to the pitch. They ran toward them. Along with Fred, George and Ron.
"Someone of you, please find madam Pomfrey." McGonagal said.
"I will." He automatically said. He ran into a castle. Quidditch pitch is not far away from the hospital wing for obvious reasons. He came into the wing, without breath.
"Quidditch accident?" madam Pomfrey immediately asked when he burst in. He nodded. She took her kit and followed him. Everybody were still on the pitch. Ginny was moaning out of pain. He had a huge urge to break Malfoy's jaw again. Once wasn't enough. And he knew that he wasn't only one thinking that.
As soon as madam Pomfrey have took Ginny to the hospital wing, McGonagal turned to Malfoy. He had a good feeling about this.
"Malfoy!" she screamed. Malfoy looked scared as shit.
"Prepare for something that will be written in history." Jordan said to a microphone. Harry agreed.
"I've been into Quidditch for forty years now, and I never saw such shallow, rude and dangerous move! Be lucky that madam Pomfrey knows her job, because miss Weasley would probably never recover from this contusion! You will be having detention at my office every weekend for the rest of the year!" He never saw McGonagal this furious.
"Rest of the year?" Malfoy said in disbelief.
"Khm, khm." He hated that sound more than anything. Umbridge steped forward. "Excuse me Minerva, but you first need a permission from…"
"Don't get me wrong," professor interrupted her. "But I am definitely not in a mood for you bullshit, Dolores." Everybody was stunned. "This is the dirtiest move that I've and probably anyone ever seen."
"Aren't we taking this a little bit too seriously?" Umbridge continued. But you could see how red her face was when McGonagal called her rules bullshit.
"Too seriously?" McGonagal screamed. "Dolores, she fell on a ground from ten meters! I've seen her shoulder and arm! If there was no madam Pomfrey, she would probably never recover! Just because he is a Slytherin and his dad is that little bitch Lucius does not make him less guilty! Now move over!"
All students and professors were just standing there. Umbridge looked like her face is boiling. She started to kick the ground with her feet and squeal. She was acting like a four year old kid that did not get what they wanted. When professors left, everybody started cheering.
"That was bloody brilliant." Ron said.
"It was." Harry confirmed.
"But, don't think that I am not going to kill him." He added. As much as Harry also wanted to beat him up, Malfoy just got himself three older brothers. And two of them are pranksters. Malfoy just got himself into a living torture.
They all left to the hospital wing. Ginny was in big pain. And he knew that she will be in even bigger one when she drinks skelegrow. He felt it in his second year.
"I am going to kill him!" Ron said.
"Don't kill anybody. Because I will. Actually I have a better idea. Fred, George, prank the crap out him. He will kill himself after a week." She said. That Ginny logic, coming in again. They all laughed.
"Think of that as done, sis." Said one of the twins.
"Please leave now, miss Weasley needs some rest." Madam said as she was passing by. All of them started to leave.
"Harry…" she said. He turned around. "Will you stay with me?"
"Of course I will." He said and sat down beside her.
They were talking. Hour passed like a second.
"Do you have any more of those chocolate bars?" she asked.
"I do. I will be back in a second." He said and went out of the wing. He started to run to the common room. He was never this fast. He just ran in, took the backpack, filled it with some things and went back.
On his way back, he saw Malfoy walking in one hallway. He couldn't control himself. He went behind him, took his shoulder and pushed him against the wall with his hand on Malfoy's neck.
"What do you want?"
"Of you to stop being a cheating, little bitch." He said.
"Why are all of you making a big thing out of this?" Harry was even more furious.
"Because it is. What you did was dirty and you really hurt her."
"And why do you care so much about her, Potter?" He always hated sound of his name coming through his mouth. He pushed his neck so hard that he couldn't talk anymore.
"If you touch my girl again, don't think I won't kill you. And remember. I have nothing to lose. That makes me dangerous." He said and left him to run away. He didn't care if he got in trouble. He needed to make that jerk know that he hurt the wrong girl.