DISCLAIMER: JKR wons HP, and i'm just borrowing her characters for a while. No biggie.
Journey to NZ.
Blurb …
Mrs Weasley decides that everyone needs a break. So when things reach breaking point, they decide to go on holiday-to the land of the long white cloud, New Zealand.
But after an incident on the local mountain, Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny find themselves landed in a local muggle school, in an attempt to blend in until their holidays over.
Will the Weasley's blend in? Will Ron ever work a cell phone? And how will Ron and Ginny react when Harry and Hermione have to kiss for drama class?
AU: Just pretend that the whole H/G thing didn't happen in HBP. Harry never fell for her, and Ginny still broke up with Dean as usual. Apart from that, everything's the same.
CHAPTER EIGHT: Just a moment.
The next day however, Ron took Harry aside at school during Lunch.
"Can I tell you something?" Ron asked nervously. Harry saw he was picking at his nails and was avoiding his eye.
"Sure." Harry said, quite curious as to what Ron might have to say.
"Cool, over here-" Ron motioned to their usual spot by the tree in front to the astroturf and sat down. Hermione and Ginny had gone to get some food from the canteen. Ginny was just going to go, but she didn't exactly know how to work muggle money.
"What is it?" Harry asked.
"Well … it's just …"
"What?" Harry had never seen Ron so nervous, not even before his first Quidditch match all those years ago.
"It's-well, don't get mad, but I think I fancy Hermione."
Ron looked desperate, but Harry just laughed. He was expecting something a lot more serious than this-or at least something he didn't know.
"What?" Ron asked, looking annoyed at Harry's reaction.
"S-sorry Ron!" Harry gasped, controlling his laughter "It's just-I already know Ron! In fact-scrap that, the whole of Hogwarts knows!"
"What?!" Ron yelped. Harry had heard that word a lot recently.
"Yeah …" Harry sniggered at Ron's face. "Look, we've all known for ages. I didn't really know what to think at first, but know it's jusy annoying waiting for you two to come to your senses and get together allready."
Ron said nothing, and just sat there looking stunned.
"Look-what do you want? Advice? Support? An absolutely wonderful and great friend to confine in-"
"No!" Ron said "Look, I need to know what to do. I'm afraid she likes that matt guy." Harry laughed again.
"Look, she defiantly doesn't like Matt." Harry told him "You didn't see her face when she realised she had to kiss him-it was like to had forced her to eat slugs."
Ron looked somewhat happier.
"But she's always smiling around him, and being nice-"
"Ron, she's allowed to have friends." Harry said "Even if you don't see it, she only likes him as a friend. Just like she likes me and Krum-as a friend."
"What about me?" Ron asked, looking hurt.
"Trust me, she definitely likes you more than a friend." Harry said, watching the plastics that Ginny always complained about, whispering and pointing. When spotting Ron's face, he added "Oh come on-don't tell me that you didn't know that she fancies you?"
"Since when?" Ron asked, completely dumbstruck.
"Since 4th year probably." Harry put in, getting annoyed at how slow Ron was being. "Look, she fancies you back-why don't ask her out?"
"It's not that simple!" Ron said in outrage, just as hermione and Ginny came round the corner, carrying bags of hot chips and lollies. "You try asking out your best friend for over 6 years and see how easy it is-"
"Er-Ron?" Hermione asked, standing right behind him. Ron gave a start, then said rather quickly "Y-Yeah, Hermione?"
"I … I've got your food …" Hermione said, looking at him in a puzzled way.
"I-thanks." Ron said somewhat awkwardly.
"You know what, on second thoughts, I think I'll go get a drink-coming Ginny?" Harry said loudly. Ginny caught on and agreed, and then they hurried away, watching Hermione and Ron talk awkwardly.
"Think they'll confess?" Ginny asked as they slowed down round the corner.
"To each other? Nah." Harry said truthfully, "But Ron confessed to me just now-I think that's an improvement."
"Yeah, Hermione told me that she had it for ickle Ronnikins a few years ago. She begged me not to say anything." Ginny said.
"A few years ago?!" Harry exclaimed. "When exactly?"
"Night after the Yule Ball." Ginny said as they walked past the plastics, who glared at her. Ginny glared back, then sighed. "They've been torturing me lately."
"What?" Harry asked. He was rather distracted that Ginny had known all along that he was getting good at saying that word.
"Well, not literary." Ginny put in "But they've been somewhat teasing me, and stuff, you know?"
"Who-wait, what? How come?" Harry asked, glaring at them himself.
"I think it's because I'm friends with you actually." Ginny said and Harry's heart swealed I'm friends with her! Well, it's not much, but it's a start. "I heard them talking, and apparently, you're on their "Top Ten Hot guys list"
Harry went red immediately and avoided her eyes.
"Well, obviously, it's ridiculous, but they've had it in for me ever since we got stuck here a month ago." Ginny sighed and they turned around so they could walk back to where Ron and Hermione's loud voices could be hard round the corner, shouting at each other.
It was then Harry spotted it-a water balloon from way above them, being held out of the two storey window of B Block. And it was a plastic holding it.
"Ginny! Look out!" Harry shoved her out of the way as the water balloon dropped. The main plastic (who were watching in a group) ran forwards shouting "No! Not yet!" when she screamed loudly as the balloon dropped right onto her.
Many people laughed around her, and most ran forward to get a better look. Ginny stood up on a bench to see better, when a person accidentally knocked into her.
Harry saw her fall, and caught her just before she hit the ground. She looked surprised and looked up, straight into Harry's eyes.
It was then Harry felt it-a powerful sensation inside him that seemed to grow, staring in his arms where he was holding Ginny, to every part of his body. It was a strange feeling, yet a wonderful feeling, the same feeling he had when their hands touch when packing up their books.
They didn't move for ages, just looking at each other and savouring the powerful feeling inside him, that Harry felt, until there was a voice and a boy broke the connection.
"Uh, excuse me-Harry?"
Harry gave a start and pulled Ginny upright, somewhat disappointed that he couldn't just stay there forever, with Ginny in his arms to see Matt standing there, looking awkward.
"Oh-hey, want do you want?" Harry thought he sounded rude, but was kind of annoyed that Matt had interrupted them.
"Hey-I was just wondering if you had an understudy for your part of Lysander in the play?" he asked and Harry felt his head swim. A what?
"A what?" Harry asked.
"Understudy." Matt said "A person to take over your part if you can't make it."
"Oh … um, no I don't think so." Harry said
"Good!" Matt said enthusiastically "Well, if you don't mind, I'm going to be your understudy?"
"Uh-"
"Excellent!" Matt said and walked off.
"What was that about?" Ginny asked. Harry didn't know whether she was talking about Matt, or the connection they had just had. Deciding to go with the safer topic, Harry said "Oh, he fancies Hermione also, and he's doing whatever it takes to be Lysander."
"Oh, get it." Ginny said, ignoring the shrieks of the plastics. "Hey-isn't that Ron?"
Harry turned to see Ron and Hermione having a huge row. They were standing almost nose to nose, bellowing at each other and several people were moving away from the balloon-soaked plastic to their fight, which seemed to be more appealing.
Harry hurried forward in case they started using wands, as they were both bright red in the face. Harry had only ever seen them like this once-the row they had after the Yule Ball back in 4th year.
"You're a complete idiot, you know that right?" Hermione was screaming at him.
"Me?" Ron shouted in outrage "You're the ones who's over-reacting!"
"Over-reacting?!" Hermione shrieked "It's you who seems that I'm going to snog any guy I meet!"
Ron didn't answer, but goggled at her as she stormed away, dragging Ginny off as she went.
"What was that about?" Harry asked as people began to move away.
Ron shook his head and didn't answer.
"She's impossible!" Ron burst out and stormed off in the other direction, leaving a smirking Harry. But Harry's smirk was wiped off as he remember the moment he had shared with Ginny.
It didn't mean anything! Harry told himself Anything! Nothings going to happen! I won't let it … Harry shook his head as a voice piped up in his head But you fancy her, right? You saw how she looked at you-she fancies you back.
No she doesn't! Harry thought, arguing with his own mind.
She does, said the voice, you just don't see it.
Harry looked back and remembered the look on her face. It was full of something he couldn't recognise. Something that looked like … could it have possibly been love?
No. he told himself firmly. It was just a moment. Nothing to obsess about. Nothing … maybe …
Harry shook his head again and went to follow Ron, smiling in spite of himself. Maybe there's hope for us after all …
A/N: Hmmm ... maybe ... lol, here's a peice of HG-ness for ya. Yeah, me again. It feels like i haven't updated in forever. Maybe it's true. Oh well, sorry.
-Snigger- You don't know how much i laughed after writing "Top Ten Hot guys list". Ok, me and my friends don't exactly have one, but at one point back in year 9, J-ra thought that this senior was hot. We didn't know his name, so we called him "Dreds" because he had Dredlocks. We figured out his name was Sam and by that time, J-ra had moved on. So we suggested she should have a "Top Ten Hot Guys List" to keep track of them all.. Not a funny story or interesting, but i had to tell you the back story. Lol.
You know, i can't believe that some people actualy like this story. And some are quite interested in the cultral lesson behind it. Lol, nothing like learning about another country!
Anywho, see you next time and i'll love you forever if you review. : D