I know I know, I'm really very ^ infinite sorry. I should've uploaded it a whole year ago. But believe me when I say, school was really hard. Now, before reading this chapter, I would like to tell you that the previous chapter was a dream. That's right, a DREAM. This is set before the Quidditch final and also before Harry got his detention. Enjoy! And I'm again very sorry. I'll try and update faster next time. PROMISE! Please review. It gives me motivation to write faster! R & R
Disclaimer: Again I'm thankful to J.K. Rowling for creating this world and to Taylor Swift whose words are written in Bold and Italic. They both are just AWESOME!
Begin Again
A sound came from the adjoining room. The sound was quite familiar. It happens a lot, when the room is filled with Gryffindor team members. But now it was empty. There was no one around, except perhaps her. Everybody had left their common room after the hard practice. It was their final match of the season.
Ginny Weasley was sitting on a bench in the girl's dressing room tending to her broom. She was lost in her own thoughts as she absent mindedly fixed the grip. It had been two weeks since she had broken up with Dean. It was not that Dean wasn't a good man, but it was like, they were not meant for each other. And then there was Harry. She had tried to convince herself numerous times that he would never notice her. She had even taken Hermione's advice and gone out with other boys. But none was like Harry. In her fourth year, she had even got herself a real boyfriend and had convinced herself that she had got over Harry. But NO! Hope was rising up again. It was all over like she was a ten year old girl again having a major celebrity crush on Harry Potter. When she told Hermione about this, she had answered that maybe it was different this time. Maybe it was totally love and not just a mere crush. She had also hinted that Harry was falling for her, that he had been stealing glances towards her now and then. But Ginny never took it seriously. Whenever the issue arrived she just shook it off with laughter until today. Today Ginny herself has seen Harry looking at her during lunch. He was sitting five seats away from her. When she turned towards his direction, she saw him look away. So is what Hermione is hinting true? Had Harry really fallen for her this time? She had never really got over him, no matter how much she tried. But still….
Moreover, that dream from last week. It felt so real. She and Harry had shared their first kiss in the Three Broomsticks. Even though it was just a dream, Harry's lips felt so soft and so real against hers. It all felt so real. Like it was really happening. She was astonished to find it all a dream the next morning. But what if it is was to be true? Proverbs say that a morning's dream is always true. So was it really going to happen? Was she really….. Nah, can't happen…..
Her thoughts were interrupted by a sound from the Boy's dressing room. A sound of broomsticks falling like a stack of Dominos one after the other. Ginny sat upright, cautious. No one should be here at this point of time. She had seen everyone retreating back to the castle. She should be alone here. She was waiting for everyone to be off before tending to her broom. She loved it when the changing room was empty and she was alone just with her own thoughts. But what was that noise? It was really as they say "highly suspicious". She grabbed her wand and made her way to where the sound had come from.
She entered and her grip on her wand tightened. Well, you HAVE to be aware. Nowhere was safe during theses dark times. She was ready to use any spell that she knew of and was quietly muttering them in her head.
As she rounded the corner, she felt her heart stop. A certain raven haired bespectacled boy was standing there bare chest facing away from her. He was bending to pick up the fallen brooms.
Ginny scoffed. What the heck was happening to her and her luck? Just the boy she was thinking of. And that too after that dream of both of them kissing in the Three Broomsticks. Oh Merlin! Was it really…? She was blushing like mad. But she wasn't going to let that happen, she can't let Harry see her in this way. No she can't. Gaining her confidence she called, "Harry"
Harry was startled "What? Who's there?" He turned His face toward the door and saw Ginny standing there. "Oh! It's you Ginny. I thought….. Never mind. What are you doing here at this hour? Shouldn't you be back to the common room?"
"Well… err…. I was just tending to my broom. But what are you doing here?"
"Oh me, well, I thought of having a late shower. I just got out when these brooms… oh sorry… I didn't realize…" He just realized that he was wearing only a towel. His cheeks turned red like Ginny's hair. Ginny suppressed a laugh.
"Harry….. It's okay! I was just going back to the castle. You change…" she turned back to leave.
"Ginny," Harry called. "Would you mind if I accompany you back to the castle?" he said as she faced him. "Obviously, I'll understand if you don't want to, but…"
"Harry stop," Ginny said in a quite loud voice. "Did I ever say I won't like to go back with you? Be quick. I'll just go and lock my locker" saying this she left the changing room and a boy with a grin that was showing his all 32 teeth.
As she reached the locker room, she was reminded of one of the song she had once heard in Hermione's stereo. It was matching her situation.
Took a deep breath in the mirror
He didn't like it when I wore high heels
But I do
She looked at herself and took a deep breathe. May be if possible, she'll be able to spend this evening with Harry.
Turn the lock and put my headphones on
He always said he didn't get this song
But I do, I do
And it was true. Dean never got the meaning of this song. He thought that it was pointless. Well, that's not important right now. Dean was the past. Currently she had to think of her present and her near future. And in that right now, there was Harry. It was all so confusing. That dream, seeing Harry wearing a towel and her blushing madly formed a jigsaw puzzle in her mind. Was it really happening?
She picked her broom and made her way to the door. She saw Harry was already there waiting for her.
Walked in expecting you'd be late
But you got here early and you stand and wave
I walk to you
They made their way to the castle. As they reached a landing, Harry stopped.
"Fancy a drink?" he asked.
"Yeah of course, but where do you think you will be getting a bottle of butter beer right now?"
"Well, being me has its privileges", he answered with a goofy smile and pushed something beside a portrait to reveal the Hogwarts kitchen. Ginny, having never been to the kitchen before was standing there with the most astonished face Harry had ever seen.
"Come along", he said and led her to one of the four dining tables. He pulled the bench and let her in following.
You pull my chair out and help me in
And you don't know how nice that is
But I do
Two bottles of butterbeer appeared before them and seeing Ginny's confused face Harry was laughing frantically.
"And I have to believe that you're Gred and Forge's sister."
At the mention of her brothers' wrong name even she started laughing. They were laughing so hard that all the house elves stopped to see what was going on.
And you throw your head back laughing like a little kid
I think it's strange that you think I'm funny 'cause he never did
I've been spending the last eight months
Thinking all love ever does is break and burn and end
But on a Wednesday in a cafe I watched it begin again
And it's true. She really felt that it was starting all over again. This time, it was the other way round too.
"So Ginny, heard you were a massive fan of James Taylor?"
"Wow, you know about that?" she replied. "I'm mad about him. His voice is like, well, there's no word to describe it. I kind of have all his records, all total 29. And you know…. What?" she stopped seeing Harry's admiring expression.
"Nothing, it's just that I never thought a person can have these many records of just a single person and that too of an American muggle"
You said you never met one girl
Who had as many James Taylor records as you
But I do
"Hey, Ginny tell me something, are you sick?"
"No, but why do you ask?"
"Well, I notice that you're not talking as much as you did last summer. Is there any problem?"
We tell stories and you don't know why
I'm coming off a little shy
But I do
And seriously, she did. Her wish was coming true, she really spending the whole evening with him and a few butterbeers.
At Harry's comment she took off and threw her jacket on his face and they were laughing again. So far it was the best evening of her life.
But you throw your head back laughing like a little kid
I think it's strange that you think I'm funny 'cause he never did
I've been spending the last eight months
Thinking all love ever does is break and burn and end
But on a Wednesday in a cafe I watched it begin again
"Umm… Ginny, there's something I need to tell you."
Was it going to happen? Was Hermione's prediction going to come true? Was Ginny going to hear it at last? Has he really fallen for her? She couldn't think of anything more.
"I…"
His words were interrupted from a loud bang from the kitchen door.
"So there you are," said Ron as he entered followed by Hermione "You don't know how much time we'd spent looking for you. Thank god, your father created the map."
Hermione saw Ginny and grinned knowingly towards her. Ginny shook her head in despair with a slight smile in her face. Hermione nodded towards her as if to say "Don't worry it'll happen soon."
Harry stole a glance towards her once before asking the house elf to bring two more butterbeers. Ginny kept watching him as he laughed and joked with his friends. At that moment she was sure of one thing. She was in love. Again. She was in love.
'Cause you throw your head back laughing like a little kid
I think it's strange that you think I'm funny 'cause he never did
I've been spending the last eight months
Thinking all love ever does is break and burn and end
But on a Wednesday in a cafe I watched it begin again
But on a Wednesday in a cafe I watched it begin again
So there you go, this the end. Can you guys please suggest another song? It will be after their real first kiss. Try to make it a Taylor Swift one.