My disclaimer is at the first chapter-no more from now on.
Last chapter was bad spacing-I'll try to fix that this chapter.
ALSO: This one should be longer.
Enjoy!
As they made their way back to the Gryffindor common room, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Fred, and George were having an animated chat about the day's events.
"So who do you think actually hung Malfoy from a tree?" asked Harry.
"I dunno, but he's now officially my hero," grinned Ron, as Harry, Fred, and George laughed together. They had reached the common room, only to find some bad news.
"WHAT?"
"What do you mean the password changed?" said Ron incredulously.
"I mean it's changed you baboon! I thought I'd made that quite clear," replied the Fat Lady.
"Well how –"
"Oi! You lot! The password's been changed to Quidditch! I thought you of all people could guess that, Ron."
"Ginny," he muttered without a smile.
Ginny was making her way up the stairs carrying a load of books. As the Fat Lady swung her portrait forward, Ginny fell through the portrait hole, right on top of Harry.
"Oh-"
"Er..."
"Sorry-"
"Are you two done?" asked George, who was smirking.
They jumped up, cheeks redder than the common room walls. Harry murmered something about a bathroom, and sprinted out of the common room, leaving Ginny to stand there awkwardly.
"Someone's blushing," grinned Fred.
"Oh shut up Fred it's just rather hot in here," replied Ginny with a fierce look in her eyes.
"Well now it is-Ouch!" said Fred as Ginny slapped him."Was that necessary?" asked Fred, his left cheek as red as Ginny's face.
"Absolutely," she smirked. "So how's the Quidditch team going to do in this tournament?" she asked George and Ron, carefully avoiding Fred. Ron mumbled something about going to find Harry, and left the room.
"He's awful, isn't he?" asked Ginny.
"I wouldn't say awful…" replied George.
"Just not good," said Fred.
"Typical Ron. Well, he better shape up because you lot play Slytherin in two days!" she said.
"Thanks for the reminder, but atleast this game doesn't completely ruin our chances in this tournament," said Fred.
"How come?" questioned Hermione.
"Me and George are easily the schools best beaters, so we're sure to make the all-star team that plays Durmstrang," said Fred.
"Don't you just love his modesty?" Ginny asked Hermione in mock-serious tones.
"Ha-Ha Ginny you are too funny. Oh by the way we need to talk to Loony Lovegood," he said.
"Her name is Luna, Fred and why do you need to see her anyway?" Ginny asked.
"We want to ask her if she knows someone we met today," said George.
"What's her name?" asked Ginny.
"Good Question," replied Hermione. "She has long black hair, and something against Draco Malfoy. That's all I know so far."
"Oh. Well, I'm off to bed. I'll ask Luna tomorrow. G'night all."
At lunch the next day, Ginny came up to Harry, Ron, and Hermione with some news.
"Okay, I asked Luna about this girl during Charms today and she can't remember her name. Luna says she's on the Slytherin Quidditch team though, and that she thinks the girl's a fifth year."
"A Slytherin who hates Malfoy and defends Harry?" asked Ron incredulously. "Something's wrong with this picture."
"Well, if she's on the Slytherin team then we'll know her name at tomorrow's game," said Harry, who hadn't spoken to Ginny all morning, and blushed as he spoke to her now.
"Well, I'm off to Potions. Can't wait to see Professor Snape today," said Ginny with a grimace.
That night, Fred and George met up with Harry and Ron in the common room, as Hermione was in the library at the time.
"We heard what Loony told Ginny today," said Fred.
"Just call her Luna, Fred," said George exasperatedly. Harry, Ron, and Fred all stared at him. George had never told off Fred before.
"It's just getting old," said George, his cheeks tinted pink. "So some Slytherin fifth year who plays Quidditch has a thing for Harry. Sounds odd to me."
"It sounds odd to all of us, but we have to get our sleep so we can crush this girl at tomorrow's game."
