Let her fall asleep in your arms.
We're sharing a compartment on the train the whole ride this time. I heard her tell her friends I asked her to. I didn't of course, but I don't say anything. If she wants to sit with me enough to tell a little white lie to her friends who am I to deny her?
We all start discussing our summers. Seamus talks about his failed attempts to woo the girls in his neighborhood. Neville tells us about various plants he learned about, ever the Herbology nut that one. Lavender and Parvati gush over the vacation they went on together and all the gorgeous guys they met, cause that's just what I want to hear. I explain my dull summer, the only highlights being visiting Ginny and the numerous letters, but I've no desire to share that with everyone. Then it's Ginny's turn.
"Ya know, it started off wonderfully until the "Golden Trio" infested my house," she says bitterly. "When they're not around Ron and me hang out, as soon as they show up I'm like the annoying 5 year old sister no one wants around."
"Oh come now, we all want you around love," Seamus tries to reassure her. "Don't find you the slightest bit annoying."
"Yes, and that's all well and good, but was not so helpful over the summer. They can sure ruin my spirits."
"How about this," Lavender begins to propose, "you stick around with us this year, forget about your brother and his friends. When holidays come around, if they still act like that, you come stay with one of us." Everyone except Gin nods in agreement.
"I couldn't ask you to put up with me just because my brother's a prat."
"You're not asking us, we're asking you," Parvati corrects her. "We already hung out a bit last year after Dean and you started talking, and we quite enjoyed it."
She examines everyone's face before nodding her head in consent. Perfect, now it'll be even easy to spend time with her. Now I've just got to ask her to be my girlfriend. From her actions I'm sure she'll except, but it's still a bit nerve wrecking to ask.
The conversation dies down shortly afterwards and Ginny begins to doze off with her head on the window, looking exceptionally uncomfortable. I pull her gently towards me and wrap an arm around her shoulder. She smiles up at me sleepily before allowing her head and a hand to rest on my upper chest and wait for sleep to overtake her. I could get used to this.