Chapter 3: Hermione and Ron
Hey all! Glad you liked my story, and I fully intend to keep writing! Lol! Thanks for all the reviews!! And I'm pretty sure that this is in the right category, but I'll talk about that later! Here goes the chapter!
Hermione woke me up the next morning by apparating into my room and shaking me. She was flushed with excitement as she pushed her hand into my face. Groggy as I was, I couldn't see clearly.
"What am I looking at, 'Mione?"
"Ginny! My ring! Look!"
At the mention of 'my ring' I sat up straight and too her hand.
"It's beautiful, 'Mione!"
"I know, I know, I know!"
She started jumping around the room. I grinned at this most un- characteristic behavior.
"I'm so happy for you!"
"I know! It's so beautiful!"
"How did Harry take the news?" I asked.
"Ron and I are about to go tell him."
She sat down on my bed.
"Ginny, are you okay?"
"What? About the breakup?" She nodded. "Yeah, totally. Harry and I needed to go our separate ways. I mean, I don't feel the same way towards him that I used to. He's more a brother now, I think."
She smiled and squeezed my hand.
"Well, then, I think I'm going to have to set you up on some dates, then, won't I?" I laughed.
"Are you sure they won't all be serious men, completely devoted to work and up to no fun?" I asked jokingly.
She pretended to be hurt.
"Of course not! I do know some fun people. Besides, I've kept in contact with the people from school.
I laughed again. We got up, I showered and dressed, and we went out for breakfast. Over breakfast, I told her about the odd happenings of Malfoy. She was just as confused as I was about his somewhat nice behavior. Then again, Voldemort was gone, and the war was over, but this had all happened in Harry's last year at Hogwarts and he hadn't been exceptionally sweet then....at least, exceptionally sweet in the sense of Malfoy. Maybe Parkinson had her hold on him then and the break up had caused this remarkable turn around. Even though he had been nice, Hermione warned, it could just be for his own purposes, and seeing as how we didn't know what those were, I should be careful. I agreed on the one condition that she wouldn't tell anyone else about the event. After she left to go meet Ron so that they could tell Harry about the engagement, I went to my shop to open up.
The day passed slowly. My thought's kept returning to last night, and I realized soon enough that this was a very bad thing. I didn't want to be thinking about Malfoy. Not at all. Suddenly, while I was lost in my thought's of Malfoy, the bell over my door tinkled and another tall stranger walked in, also blinking to adjust to the light. It was a replica of yesterday morning, and my heart leaped to my throat, thinking that Malfoy had again stepped in my shop. But as the stranger drew closer, I realized that he had dark hair instead of light, and green eyes instead of gray. My heart dropped again.
"Hello Ginny. How are you? It's been so long, I don't think that you recognize me." He smiled winningly.
I narrowed my eyes at him. There was something familiar about him...
"Ginny, it's me, Seamus. Don't you remember me from Hogwarts?"
Ah ha! That was it, the eyes. I did remember him!
"I remember you! Wow, you've definitely grown up! It's been so long!" I went around the counter and hugged him. He hugged me back, drawing me closer when I tried to pull away.
"Hermione told me I would find you here. She owled me this morning."
So, Hermione was behind this surprise visit. Why wouldn't he let me go??
"Uh, wow. She certainly has some tricks to getting old friends together again, doesn't she?"
He let me go, and smiled, his eyes twinkling. I went back around the counter rather than be drawn into another never-ending hug.
"Well, actually Ginny, I was wondering if you'd let me take you out to dinner tonight....?" He said.
"Uh yeah, that would be great." Inside, I was saying, no, I'd prefer not to thanks, you're actually kinda scaring me. But then I thought, what harm could it do?
"Well, then I'll pick you up at 7 and take you to Diagon Alley!" he sounded like I should be completely swept away by this.
"Yeah, that would be fine."
He smiled winningly at me once more, and left the store, to my immense relief. Now I could contact Hermione about the meaning of this, although I already knew.
As soon as I closed up, I apparated to Hermione's house to talk to her about the set up with Seamus. I stepped into the kitchen, and searched the house to find her. I finally located her in her room, getting ready for something. I sat down next to her.
"Hermione?"
She looked at me. "Hmmm?"
"Why did you send Seamus to ask me out?"
"Well, Ginny, you did say this morning that I could hook you up, and I just want to see you settled and in love like I am with Ron, and I'm so happy, I just wanted you to give him a try. I mean, Seamus is a great guy, and he's really nice, so I just thought, Why not?"
I nodded at her.
"'Mione, he would not let go of me when I tried to pull away when I gave him a hug. He just held on. It was kinda creepy. I mean, he just wouldn't let go. And now I'm going out to dinner with the man tonight at 7."
"Well, just give him a try. I know that right now your comparing everyone to Harry, but Seamus is a great guy."
"I'm not comparing everyone to Harry!"
"Alright, so your not. But at least give one dinner a try!"
"Fine. I will. Where are you going?"
"Oh, Ron's taking me out again tonight." She blushed.
I smiled. I then left to go get ready for my own night out.
Well, that's all for right now! I know it's not as long as the last one, but the next one will be! I promise! Actually, my mom is telling me to go "join the party" seeing as how it's father's day and all, so I'm gonna leave you with this! Get ready for Ginny's big night out with Seamus. I'd also like to thank all of my reviewers. You guys are awesome!
Rayna Black Darcy 16: you reviewed twice! Thanx! Love your story, btw, please keep writing the 13th job! Ra and Isis Benji Girl: I think my story is in the right section. I even checked. It's in Draco, Ginny and that's where it's headed. Sorry! EliteKattyFreak may-ann Slytherin Queen0 sum1strange Jessica BeachyBear0 mctrozzo0 Julia
Thanks so much to everyone who reviewed! It makes me feel inspired to write more! :}
Hey all! Glad you liked my story, and I fully intend to keep writing! Lol! Thanks for all the reviews!! And I'm pretty sure that this is in the right category, but I'll talk about that later! Here goes the chapter!
Hermione woke me up the next morning by apparating into my room and shaking me. She was flushed with excitement as she pushed her hand into my face. Groggy as I was, I couldn't see clearly.
"What am I looking at, 'Mione?"
"Ginny! My ring! Look!"
At the mention of 'my ring' I sat up straight and too her hand.
"It's beautiful, 'Mione!"
"I know, I know, I know!"
She started jumping around the room. I grinned at this most un- characteristic behavior.
"I'm so happy for you!"
"I know! It's so beautiful!"
"How did Harry take the news?" I asked.
"Ron and I are about to go tell him."
She sat down on my bed.
"Ginny, are you okay?"
"What? About the breakup?" She nodded. "Yeah, totally. Harry and I needed to go our separate ways. I mean, I don't feel the same way towards him that I used to. He's more a brother now, I think."
She smiled and squeezed my hand.
"Well, then, I think I'm going to have to set you up on some dates, then, won't I?" I laughed.
"Are you sure they won't all be serious men, completely devoted to work and up to no fun?" I asked jokingly.
She pretended to be hurt.
"Of course not! I do know some fun people. Besides, I've kept in contact with the people from school.
I laughed again. We got up, I showered and dressed, and we went out for breakfast. Over breakfast, I told her about the odd happenings of Malfoy. She was just as confused as I was about his somewhat nice behavior. Then again, Voldemort was gone, and the war was over, but this had all happened in Harry's last year at Hogwarts and he hadn't been exceptionally sweet then....at least, exceptionally sweet in the sense of Malfoy. Maybe Parkinson had her hold on him then and the break up had caused this remarkable turn around. Even though he had been nice, Hermione warned, it could just be for his own purposes, and seeing as how we didn't know what those were, I should be careful. I agreed on the one condition that she wouldn't tell anyone else about the event. After she left to go meet Ron so that they could tell Harry about the engagement, I went to my shop to open up.
The day passed slowly. My thought's kept returning to last night, and I realized soon enough that this was a very bad thing. I didn't want to be thinking about Malfoy. Not at all. Suddenly, while I was lost in my thought's of Malfoy, the bell over my door tinkled and another tall stranger walked in, also blinking to adjust to the light. It was a replica of yesterday morning, and my heart leaped to my throat, thinking that Malfoy had again stepped in my shop. But as the stranger drew closer, I realized that he had dark hair instead of light, and green eyes instead of gray. My heart dropped again.
"Hello Ginny. How are you? It's been so long, I don't think that you recognize me." He smiled winningly.
I narrowed my eyes at him. There was something familiar about him...
"Ginny, it's me, Seamus. Don't you remember me from Hogwarts?"
Ah ha! That was it, the eyes. I did remember him!
"I remember you! Wow, you've definitely grown up! It's been so long!" I went around the counter and hugged him. He hugged me back, drawing me closer when I tried to pull away.
"Hermione told me I would find you here. She owled me this morning."
So, Hermione was behind this surprise visit. Why wouldn't he let me go??
"Uh, wow. She certainly has some tricks to getting old friends together again, doesn't she?"
He let me go, and smiled, his eyes twinkling. I went back around the counter rather than be drawn into another never-ending hug.
"Well, actually Ginny, I was wondering if you'd let me take you out to dinner tonight....?" He said.
"Uh yeah, that would be great." Inside, I was saying, no, I'd prefer not to thanks, you're actually kinda scaring me. But then I thought, what harm could it do?
"Well, then I'll pick you up at 7 and take you to Diagon Alley!" he sounded like I should be completely swept away by this.
"Yeah, that would be fine."
He smiled winningly at me once more, and left the store, to my immense relief. Now I could contact Hermione about the meaning of this, although I already knew.
As soon as I closed up, I apparated to Hermione's house to talk to her about the set up with Seamus. I stepped into the kitchen, and searched the house to find her. I finally located her in her room, getting ready for something. I sat down next to her.
"Hermione?"
She looked at me. "Hmmm?"
"Why did you send Seamus to ask me out?"
"Well, Ginny, you did say this morning that I could hook you up, and I just want to see you settled and in love like I am with Ron, and I'm so happy, I just wanted you to give him a try. I mean, Seamus is a great guy, and he's really nice, so I just thought, Why not?"
I nodded at her.
"'Mione, he would not let go of me when I tried to pull away when I gave him a hug. He just held on. It was kinda creepy. I mean, he just wouldn't let go. And now I'm going out to dinner with the man tonight at 7."
"Well, just give him a try. I know that right now your comparing everyone to Harry, but Seamus is a great guy."
"I'm not comparing everyone to Harry!"
"Alright, so your not. But at least give one dinner a try!"
"Fine. I will. Where are you going?"
"Oh, Ron's taking me out again tonight." She blushed.
I smiled. I then left to go get ready for my own night out.
Well, that's all for right now! I know it's not as long as the last one, but the next one will be! I promise! Actually, my mom is telling me to go "join the party" seeing as how it's father's day and all, so I'm gonna leave you with this! Get ready for Ginny's big night out with Seamus. I'd also like to thank all of my reviewers. You guys are awesome!
Rayna Black Darcy 16: you reviewed twice! Thanx! Love your story, btw, please keep writing the 13th job! Ra and Isis Benji Girl: I think my story is in the right section. I even checked. It's in Draco, Ginny and that's where it's headed. Sorry! EliteKattyFreak may-ann Slytherin Queen0 sum1strange Jessica BeachyBear0 mctrozzo0 Julia
Thanks so much to everyone who reviewed! It makes me feel inspired to write more! :}