Author's Note:

Artee: Yes, we're finally going to get this one finished!

Sporky: Booyah! raises fist in the air

Artee: Yeah…she wrote it…I only gave ideas and edited…and typed…

Sporky: Let's just get on with it.

Change is Everything

By: Sporkchild

Chapter 6

The next morning at breakfast, Audrey was at the Gryffindor table, bawling her eyes out. Jayden kept trying to get her to tell the girls what was wrong, but after spending a good majority of breakfast doing so, gave up and quickly at a piece of toast.

"She's just dramatic," Jayden whispered to Hermione and Ginny. Demi was still convinced something really was wrong. She was sitting next to the sobbing Audrey, whispering consoling words. Finally, she came over to where the other three girls were sitting. They were positioned across from Seamus, Dean, Neville, Harry, and Ron. The boys were talking about the first Hogsmeade visit that weekend.

"Well, I figured out what's wrong with Audrey," she whispered, trying to keep her voice down.

"And?" Ginny looked at Demi with questioning eyes. She really wanted to know what could make Audrey cry all of her make-up onto the breakfast table.

"Neville just broke up with her."

"They just started going together last breakfast," Hermione said, shaking her head. "Did she say why?"

"Yeah, that's why she's crying."

"Well, it couldn't be all that bad, Neville's a nice guy," Ginny stated matter-of-factly.

"Actually, it's down right harsh for Neville. It's probably the worst thing he's ever said," Demi confided, eyebrows knitted together in confusion.

"Why? What could Neville say?"

"He said…he said…he said that she said too much and never knew when to shut-up. He also said that he'd be better off talking to a brick wall than Audrey," Demi whispered, shaking her head.

"He didn't, not our Neville," Ginny whispered back, obviously shocked. She turned and looked at Neville, who was still talking to the other boys about who he could take to Hogsmeade.

"He did!" Demi nodded her head vigorously.

"Well, it's better than him leading her on, you knew it wasn't going to work out," Hermione admitted. She shrugged and turned back to her breakfast.

"I guess," Jayden sighed and took a swig of her pumpkin juice.

"He's really a nice guy, he just needs someone who's going to let him get a word in edge wise," Ginny looked directly at Jayden when she said this. Maybe Neville and Audrey weren't meant to be, but she knew that if given a chance, Jayden and Neville could bloom into a beautiful relationship. Why hold on to something so insignificant when you could have something so great?

At this point in the conversation, Luna walked up, airy as ever, with a boy Ginny recognized from Care of Magical Creatures, Charms, and Herbology. He was a sixth year Ravenclaw. Luna and he were joined by hands, so Ginny assumed they were together.

Hermione moved over and let Luna and her boyfriend sit down next to her. She looked inquisitively at the boy, as did Ginny, waiting for some sort of explanation. Finally, taking the hint of all four girls staring at her, Luna swept back her pale blonde hair and began her introductions.

"This is Ryan Livando. We are, how do you say, together." Luna left it at that, allowing her friends to introduce themselves. Knowing Luna's ways, Ginny immediately began introducing people when Luna stopped talking.

"I'm Ginny, this is Hermione, these are the Bell sisters, Demi and Jayden, you probably know their oldest sister, Katie, a great quidditch player. That crying girl down there is Audrey Wells." Ginny then lowered her voice to a hushed whisper. "Wouldn't get involved with her mate." She then took her voice back up to its normal cheery tone. "These are the boys, Harry, Ron, Seamus, Dean, and Neville."

Ryan nodded. Ginny took a long look at the boy Luna had chosen to be her boyfriend. He had blonde hair with reddish streaks. He had small brown eyes and high tops almost identical to Luna's except black, with R.L. in big pint paint marker on each side.

"It's wonderfully nice to see a good group of people getting along," Ryan finally said.

"Who's taking you to Hogsmeade this coming weekend?" Luna asked wistfully, fluffing Ryan's hair.

"I didn't know someone was supposed to take us to Hogsmeade," Jayden piped up. Luna shifted her gaze to the first year.

"Someone doesn't have to. Most attractive girls just have someone ask them," she said. Ginny shook her head at this comment. Sarcasm wasn't usually Luna's strong point.

"Oh." Jayden's gaze fell to the floor. 'Such a nice girl' Ginny thought. She knew that if someone had spoken to her like that, she would've had more of a comeback.

"Hey, Jayden!" The young girl's gaze was pulled from the floor, and to Neville, who had called to her from across the table. She responded with a crisp smile, and then listened intently as Neville proposed his offer to take her to Hogsmeade. Ginny smiled when Jayden nodded her head. Ginny knew they'd work out.

"I'd roll up your sleeves, Weasley," Draco grumbled as he placed the cauldron over the fire. 'Just as I though, only being nice because none of his little Slytherin pals are around,' Ginny though bitterly as she rolled the sleeves of her robes up. He'd been nothing but rude to her the whole time they'd been trying to create this so called "easy" sleeping draught.

"I'd roll up your sleeves, Weasley," Draco grumbled as he placed the cauldron over the fire. ',' Ginny though bitterly as she rolled the sleeves of her robes up. He'd been nothing but rude to her the whole time they'd been trying to create this so called "easy" sleeping draught.

'Things must be going well for Hermione,' Ginny laughed inwardly as she watched her friend across the room. Hermione was intently watching Connor as he measured out dried newt eyes. They were taking and both of them were smiling, so that had to be a good sign. When Hermione finally tore her gazed from him, she gave Ginny a thumbs up and a huge smile.

Ginnysighed and returned to crushing some sort of plant root Draco had just handed her.

"You could hurry," Draco sneered nastily. He waited impatiently for her to finish crushing the root.

"And you could be the boy I talked to last night in the library," Ginny shot back, throwing the roots into the cauldron.

That made Draco blush a crimson red. He sat there for a few minutes and then he turned to Ginny.

"Join me at Hogsmeade this weekend, three o'clock at the Hog's Head."

Author's Note:

Artee: Ahaha! It's almost 1 in the morning and I finally finished typing….though….it really wasn't that much…

Sporky: Umm…yeah…well…at least I didn't have to do it! Anyways! Don't forget to review and tell me how you like it! Next chapter should be out shortly!