"This is so awesome!" Ron was absolutely surprised when he saw that his name was under "Head Stage Mananger".
"Congratulations, buddy," Harry replied, and he couldn't help grinning as everyone around him checked the cast list on the bulletin board--some left in tears, and some whooping in delight.
All of a sudden, Hermione let out a single scream of agony, and she fell to the ground, looking absolutely miserable.
"What?" Harry asked, as Ron helped Hermione back to her feet.
"Look who's playing Sean."
Harry glanced up to the bulletin board, and to his horror, read the name "Draco Malfoy".
Ron gaped. He stared. He made a noise like a dying cow. "What?" he finally choked out. "What kind of person would cast Malfoy as the leading role? He'll ruin the whole show."
"I'm devastated," Hermione replied simply, and slinked off to her dorm, while Harry recieved glances with Ron.
Ginny came bursting into the Common Room just as Hermione's foot vanished into the Girl's Dormitory. She looked excited and frisky. "Oh, my god! Did you see the cast lists?" She jumped up and down. "I got a role! With lines!"
"Yeah!" Ron said, forcing a fake smile. Harry was glad he didn't try out for an actor; Ginny noticed right away that something was wrong.
"What's going on?" she demanded.
Ron pointed at the cast list in response. Ginny squinted in confusion, and read down the list. Her eyes stopped when she read Malfoy's name. "No."
"Yes," Harry said, as Ron could no longer say anything--he seemed to be choking on his own saliva.
Ginny took one look at Ron and grinned. "Oh, I know why you're taking this so hard."
Harry looked from a grinning Ginny to a beet-red Ron, clueless. "What?"
Ginny grinned some more. "So you finally admit that you like Hermione, do you?"
Harry let his mouth drop open. He stared at Ron, who was turning more red in seconds. "What?" Harry repeated.
"No," Ron simply replied.
Ginny rolled her brown eyes, and waved away Ron's pathetic answer. "Oh, c'mon, you know you like her. I know it."
"How?" Harry asked, amazed by Ginny's skills.
"Oh, I read it from your diary," Ginny said, giggling, eyes on Ron, who glared.
"You READ my DIARY!"
"You have to admit--under your pillow isn't the most fantastic hiding place," Ginny said in reply.
Harry started laughing in gasps. "You keep a diary?"
Ron blubbered. Harry and Ginny were grinning at him. "Okay, fine. But, if any of you tell Hermione, your dead meat." He stormed off to the dorms, leaving Ginny and Harry beaming.