Falling out of love
so okay i didn't think i'd write more on this but then a review told me i should and a few friends from school thought so as well. so here's chapter two, please tell me what you think, i'm not sure if it's as deep as the last time but i added some awkward humor, enjoy
disclaimer: the main plot belongs to JK Rowling just this story belongs to me nothing more
Chapter 2
Maybe next year the thought kept playing in Harry's mind that summer, as he remembered the little scenario. What did it mean? It surely didn't mean what he thought it meant, did it? Was he, Harry James Potter in love with Ginny Weasley, Ron's baby sister, the girl he saved his second year, the girl that blushed every time he'd call her name when she was younger? No it just simply wasn't possible, no he'd grown up with her, he knew things about her not even her closest boyfriends or other friends knew, no he could not possibly have a crush on Ginny. Is it so impossible? You said yourself you know her better than almost anyone. Could you have possibly grown to love her as you have grown up with her? The pest of a conscience was back again, asking him confusing questions that he saw no need to answer. No, she's like my…..actually Hermione's more like my sister…
Then is it truly impossible?
No I suppose not, Harry's mind saw what that conscience of his saw long before he had even thought of it. Currently Harry was at the burrow, he had arrived there two days before, he and Ginny were cleaning up the chicken coop. "Harry could you hand me that basket, I'm not tall enough to reach." Ginny asked standing on her tiptoes, pitifully attempting to pull down a basket full of eggs. Harry quickly came over and plucked off the hook for her. "Thank you, I'm sure I would have broken all of them had you not been paying attention. " she said her smile lighting up her face with gratitude, her light chocolaty brown eyes glinting in the pale sliver of light coming through the dirty window. Harry swallowed and blushed slightly and nodded. He walked away hoping Ginny hadn't noticed his odd behavior.
He's gotten taller Ginny noticed watching him walk away. Stronger too, I think. Maybe it's just me, but he looks so good this year. Ginny blushed slightly at the thought. Then she had remembered that he had blushed when she had thanked him for the basket, it wasn't an extremely noticeable blush, just a slight tinge of pink on his currently sun kissed cheeks. It could be just because it's so blooming hot in here! It probably wasn't even a blush at all, What am I thinking he completely turned me down last year, why would he crush on me now? Ginny thought sadly, 'Okay Gin, think we're done in here. Your mum said just to bring the eggs to her an-"
"I know what my own mother said Harry, I don't need you to repeat it!"Ginny snapped, Harry jumped, his eyes wide, not sure how to react to Ginny's sudden outburst. "Oh…..Uh…okay then I'll just see you inside, I guess." Harry stuttered as he brushed past Ginny on the way out of the coop. What did I do? Harry wondered as he walked up to the Burrow's back door. "Oi!" Harry turned to see Ron and the Twins playing quidditch in the patch of yard behind the garden. George had yelled to him, "We need a seeker shrimpy! Wanna play?" Fred finished for his twin. Harry playfully scowled then yelled back "I wouldn't be calling the best seeker of the century 'Shrimpy' if you wanted him to play Quidditch with you. I'll be right back, gotta get my broom!" Harry turned and sprinted for the broom shed near the chicken coop. Ginny had just exited the small building, "Hey Gin, you wanna play Quidditch with me and your brothers? I think the Twins need a seeker that has the ability to outdo me." Harry said with a wink , hoping to make up for whatever he had done earlier to make her angry. Ginny shook her head, "I'm good, I wanna talk to Hermione for a while." And with that Ginny left Harry alone in the yard. Harry shrugged defeated, then grabbed his broom and ran for the field.
Inside Ginny laid the basket of eggs on the counter and went to her room, to find Hermione, She had just royally screwed up, how was she supposed to get Harry now? She just yelled at him for no reason, he was probably hurt by it and wouldn't want to even talk to her. But he did offer me the option to play Quidditch with him and the boys…OH QUIDDITCH! After yelling at him like that I wouldn't be surprised if he decided to have Ron…ugh Ron…help him with the Team instead of me! Ginny eyes welled with tears as she ran the rest of the way up to her room. "'Mione! I've just royally screwed all my chances of ever winning Harry's heart this year!" She sobbed, flopping down on to her best friend's bed. "Gin, I thought we had already discussed this. He's not worth it if he can't see what's in front of him." Hermione replied half-heartedly, her nose buried in a book again. "Then WHY? Oh Hermione put that bloody book down and talk to me!" Ginny screeched at her friend. Hermione put the book down on the floor and enveloped Ginny in a hug, then asked, "Then why what?"
"Then why do you hang out with Harry and Ron so much? Ron doesn't even pay attention as much as Harry does and you still fight for him."Ginny croaked through her tears, Hermione laughed at that and shook her head pulling away from the fifteen year old with a sisterly smile on her face. "Because….well I guess I have no reason other than the fact that he keeps fighting for me as well. He may not realize it but he does. Harry's the same way in that manner, he doesn't know why but he wants to keep you specifically safe. I think Harry's more attached to you than Ron is to me."
"Because of what happened my first year?" Ginny asked, Hermione nodded, "He saved you long before he really knew how much you meant to him…" Hermione trailed off and looked around, "You can't tell anyone I said this but, Harry got kinda mad at the Yule ball that you were with Neville and not him, he told me that after the second match." Hermione whispered with an evil smirk, "But you can't act you know that okay? Harry can not under any circumstances know that you know." Hermione said sternly sobering up instantly.
"What can't the scarred munchkin know?" Fred asked as the twins barreled though Ginny's door without knocking. Ginny growled and rolled her eyes, laying down on the bed again, "Do you two ever mind your own business….EVER?" She asked rather loudly towards the end. "Nope, Sorry sister dear we stopped that at about five-"
"Yeah our own business got boring-"
"After a while, 'cause-"
"We share-"
"The same-"
"BUISNESS!" they finished in unison, their crooked smiles identical like almost everything else about them. It was Hermione's turn to flop on the bed in annoyance as the Twins sat down on Ginny's. "So…Ladies, Dish!" George ordered a glint in both boys' eyes. "Or what?" Hermione snapped at the Twins' antics. They looked at one another, nodded, and smiled manically standing up and each boy pouncing on a girl tickling them until they couldn't breathe let alone talk. "Hahahah, okay, okay, just don't tell Harry we told you."Ginny said. Fred nodded closing the door with a flick of his wrist, George in turn sound proofed the room, cautious of any prying ears. "Okay, now talk, because we need to check on something at the shop, so hurry!" Fred said looking very sternly at the girls, Hermione giggled at his poor attempt at being serious. "Harry has a subconscious crush on Ginny but he doesn't know it or won't acknowledge it for whatever reason he deems fit." Hermione explained after calming down somewhat. George frowned and looked at Fred, "Well that was now where near as exciting as we thought it would be." He said, Fred nodded but his mind was already ahead thinking on the same track as Hermione, "We could, make that thought conscious, couldn't we George?" Fred said in a dream-like manner reminisce to that of Luna Lovegood. George smirked at the thought, "Ginny we'll get your man for you, he'll be all yours by noon tomorrow." And with that the Twins disapperated out of the room with a loud pop. Ginny smirked as well enjoying the thought of having Harry as hers tomorrow. Hermione just laughed and left the room to find Harry and Ron.
"…Yeah and then she just yelled at me. I have no idea why." Harry said to Ron, recounting what happened in the coop as Ron chucked gnomes out of the yard. "Well did you say anything to piss her off, Mate?" Ron asked looking over his shoulder at Harry. "No, I don't think I did, I was just reminding her of what we had to do with the eggs." Harry explained patiently, kicking at an unconscious gnome at his feet. Ron chuckled understanding now what he thought was going on, "She's at that time, it'll be a while until she's normal again." Ron replied, Harry shuddered not wanting to know how Ron happened to know that. "I reckon at dinner she's gonna be all sweet to you and act like a little angel, but she's a ticking time bomb right now, Mate." Harry again shuddered but this time at the idea of Ginny exploding on him again. He really didn't like when girls were mad at him, especially ones I might have a crush on he froze at that thought, shook his head and went back to kicking the gnome. "Harry, Ron! I've been looking all over for you two, have you just been hiding out here all day?" Hermione asked running up to the sixteen and not quite sixteen year olds. Ron turned and blushed then went back to throwing gnomes. "Yeah, sorry 'Mione, we needed some guy time, you know." Harry explained looking at his shoes with great interest. "Harry, it's okay, I just had some girl time with Ginny." Hermione said with a smile, Harry's head snapped up at Ginny's name, "Is she okay? She seemed kinda mad at me. Is she mad at me? I should go apologize, Merlin I feel horrible now." The words just spilled out of him, his large green eyes filled with worry, and sadness. Hermione smiled at his bigheartedness, "No, Harry she's not mad at you, you didn't do anything wrong, she's just having a bad day, and you don't need to apologize to her. It wasn't your fault." Hermione said trying very hard not to laugh at him. Harry breathed a sigh of relief, he'd hate to think Ginny was mad at him. Hermione noticed the slight tinge in his cheeks as she spoke and did a little internal jig.
It was September 1st, the Weasleys plus Harry and Hermione made their way to the Hogwarts express with just enough time to spare.
"Goodbye you four, enjoy this year, be good. Write to me Ronald, Ginny! No detentions Harry!" Mrs. Weasley yelled to the children as they boarded the train. "Yes, Mrs. Weasley!" Harry yelled back for all of them. "Thank Merlin, that is always the hardest part, getting Mum to let us go." Ron said as they found a place to sit, "We'll be right back you two, Prefect stuff." Hermione said grabbing Ron's arm and practically running to the Prefect Cart. "That was strange." Ginny said watching the two as they ran. Harry nodded and looked out the window, Great thanks 'Mione, He thought sighing as he watched the trees go by, in all actuality he was watching Ginny's reflection, but he wasn't about to admit that to anyone, including himself. "Do you think…Hermione and Ron….?" Ginny asked blushing slightly at the thought, Harry laughed loudly and shook his head, "Not now, maybe later in the year or next year." He said with a chuckle. Ginny giggled at Harry's sudden laugh, she hadn't heard him truly laugh in a long time, it was nice to hear again. No no NO! You can't think that way, ugh why do I even try to stop myself anymore? Ginny scolded herself but giving up quickly in frustration. "Harry? Um, do you mind if I go find Neville and Luna?" Ginny asked tentatively, he was in a mood today Ginny could tell, and she didn't want to disturb whatever his mastermind brain was thinking by making him angry. "Yeah, whatever." Harry said not even looking at her. He's being weird Ginny thought as she got up and walked around to find her friends.
"Oh, thank Godric, she's gone. I was going to die if she didn't leave." Harry sighed as he turned into a more comfortable position. "That would have made my life so much better, Potter." A drawling voice said as Draco Malfoy appeared at his door, "Why should you care?" Harry asked glaring at him. "Because you make my life a living Hell!" he yelled with a sneer and stormed away. Harry laughed at his pettiness and went back to enjoying the solitude for a while.
"Luna, Hermione thinks I should just let him fall, she swore he's crushing on me. Do you think I should?" Ginny asked Luna Lovegood as the two girls and Neville strolled back to the Cart Harry was sitting in. Luna smiled "I think Harry takes time with everything, he's very timid about serious things you know. Let him think on it and approach you as he sees fit." She said confusing Ginny more, "Huh, Neville what do you think?" Neville had always been a good insight for Ginny when it came to Harry seeing as they shared a dorm, "I think that, uh, Harry will catch on eventually. If he does fancy you Gin, he'll approach you when he feels confident enough to do so." Neville said smiling down at her. Ginny smiled back grateful for advice she could understand. Just then Malfoy stormed by knocking Ginny and Luna to the floor, "Sorry, I- Oh never mind!" he said attempting to be nice. Neville helped the girls up, "What was that about?" He asked, Luna turned to watch the Blonde Slytherin practically run down the corridor. "I don't know but he came from where Harry is, and I'd bet all my saved money he did something to Harry, Come on!" Ginny said grabbing their arms and running down to the cart. "Hey Gin! What's wrong?" Harry asked his voice quickly going from delighted to worried at Ginny's expression. "Did he hurt you?" Ginny asked coming over to Harry holding his face, checking his arms and legs for and bruises or injuries. "What? No Gin I'm fine, what what's wrong?" Harry asked again greatly confused and little flustered by Ginny's sudden interest in him. "Malfoy, he just ran by us and I saw him come from your direction, are you sure you're not hurt?" Ginny explained as she checked his arm again, his really strong, muscular arm Ginny thought looking over his bicep. "Yeah Gin, I'm fine, he just yelled at me and stuff it's nothing." Harry said fighting the very obvious blush that was creeping over his cheeks and neck. Neville snickered at Harry's reaction to Ginny; Luna merely looked away as if nothing was going on.
"Hey! Guys we're back!" Ron said walking into a very strange situation, Harry was attempting to get away from Ginny's motherly grasp and failing, Ginny, well, grasping Harry's arm, and Luna and Neville merely sitting enjoying themselves. "Ginny! Seriously you just couldn't wait to get in his pants could you?" Ron snarled jokingly, Ginny's eyes grew wide and she let go of Harry who promptly fell out of his seat. Harry's cheeks were quite red, his glasses slightly askew from the fall, he stood and excused himself from the room. "Well that was strange, Harry looked very unc-Ronald! What did you say!" Hermione said quickly adding up what she just saw and the looks on everyone else's face in the room. "I was merely teasing Ginny, but I guess that pissed off Harry somehow. Normally he just acts like nothing happened. Neville what happened in here?" Ron asked turning to his dorm mate. "Um, well, we saw Malfoy coming from this way so Ginny ran in here to check on Harry and make sure he was okay and that's when you walked in." Neville said quickly. Hermione smacked Ron hard on the shoulder, "WHAT. DID. I. TELL. YOU. ABOUT. MAKING. RUDE. JOKES. THAT INCLUDE YOUR SISTER AND HARRY?" Hermione screeched emphasizing each word with a slap. Ron winced then said, "Not to." His voice came out in a whisper. "GOOD! Now go find him and apologize." Hermione commanded, Ron reluctantly left the compartment in search of his friend. "Gin, he didn't mean it you know that." Hermione said turning to the ginger girl. "I know, it's just this time it was really bad, I nearly kissed him, I could sense that he wanted to kiss me too." Ginny's voice was barely audible. Hermione gave a knowing smile and took her to the bathroom to change for school.