That's why I like you. Do you realize how rare it is to come across a hot girl who creates an adjectival version of the word pedophile? You are so busy being you that you have no idea how utterly unprecedented you are.
-The Fault in Our Stars
It's a bit weird, actually.
He's never seen her as much of an actual person before, which is ironic considering all of those years he just wished she'd see him that way—as a real person.
But now…
She's a friend. Just the same as Ron and Hermione. Well, maybe not. There are certainly a few of his thoughts pertaining to Ginny he had never really had about either of them.
But… She's not Ron's little sister, or a friend of Hermione's.
She's Ginny Weasley, and she's extraordinary.
She's funny and clever and a fantastic Quidditch player. And her looks don't exactly hurt…
(Though admittedly, there's something of a pain brought on by seeing her with her fellow Chaser, which makes him even more anxious for Katie's return.)
And she doesn't at all seem to notice the way he finds himself searching the corridors for her far more than searching the field for the Snitch. She's so busy being Ginny that she simply doesn't notice any of that.
And while he certainly doesn't miss her days of being so very self conscious and so very concerned about what he thought about her, he would not exactly mind it if her fondness for him returned.
AN: Ughhh long wait and short update. I'm sorry. (Now, if I'd done that rather memorable quote from Kaitlyn in this same book, I do wonder how long it would have taken me to write this.) Also this is not my best, so I'm sorry for that as well. Hopefully the next one will be better. I'm thinking that'll either be "keeping the promise anyway" or "a shout into the void" and likely Ron/Hermione or even Neville/Hannah but no one actually likes that as much as I do, so... Thank you for reading, and hopefully you haven't given up on me.