Sing to her, no matter how awful it sounds.
It's Friday and I have a special date planned tonight for Ginny. She's meeting me in the common room after her class and we're heading to where I have everything set up. Should be any minute now.
I asked her to be my girlfriend during dessert at the start-of-year feast. I couldn't wait anymore. I noticed various other boys looking her way all through out dinner while she laughed with her friends. I had made a rash decision to ask her right then.
Flashback
"That's it!" I exclaim, throwing my fork down on the table.
"What's it?" asks a startled Seamus, he'd been talking about Quidditch trials.
"I'm sick of all the blokes staring at Gin like she's up on display," I fume.
"She's free game right now mate…unless you do something about it," Seamus says as realisation dawns on him. It was no secret amongst my friends that I fancied her.
"I plan to do just that." I get up and stalk down the table towards her.
Once I'm standing behind her all her friends fall silent, causing her to turn and look at me. She looks startled at the anger I thought was hidden in my face.
"Dean, hello," she greets me nervously. "Would you care to join us?" she asks while scooting over to make room for me.
"Not right now Gin," I shake my head. "Do you think I could talk to you over by the doors for a minute?" I ask before I lose my Gryffindor courage.
She nods with the same adorably confused look I remember from when I first helped her study in the library. I turn and walk towards the doors silently, not wanting anyone to pry into our business.
"What's this about then?" she asks once I turn to face her.
"Be my girlfriend," I blurt out, making it seem more of a command then I meant to. She looks shocked.
"Really?"
"Well, only if you want to be."
"Of course I do Dean. That'd be wonderful, it's just, you looked so angry when you came over. I certainly wasn't expecting this. I thought I'd done something."
"Oh I was angry, just not with you."
"Care to elaborate on that one?" she asks after a moment of silently staring at me.
"Well, it's going to sound stupid, but I noticed a lot of different blokes staring at you. And I couldn't take it. It was driving me mad. I didn't want them to get to you before I could, which brings us to where we are now."
"Oh, other boys were interested? Maybe I'll have to rethink this girlfriend thing," she teases. Oh yes, what a lovely sense of humor.
"You're not amusing," I say.
"I'm rather amused," she replies, reaching up to give me chaste kiss on the lips.
End Flashback
"I'll be right back Dean, let me just drop my things and change," Ginny hollers over her shoulder on the way to the girl's dorm, effectively bringing me out of thought.
The whole time we walk the halls she questions me about what we're doing. It's been a month and a half now and our "dates" haven't been anything special yet. I decided to change that.
I had recruited the help of Dobby and with his help turned an unused classroom with a wonderful view of the grounds into a date room. When dinner is served in the Great Hall he'll supply us with our own mini-feast. After we eat I there's a wireless in there so we can sit and talk or dance.
Once we finally reach the room I make her cover her eyes and open the door, gently steering her inside.
"You can look now."
She gasps when she looks around. In front of the window a blanket is set up so we can have a picnic. All the unused desks and chairs have been moved to line the walls and each are holding it's own candle or vase of different flowers. The center of the room is cleared out, that's where we'll dance.
"Oh Merlin Dean," she says breathlessly. "How'd you do all this?"
"Well I'll give credit where it's due, I did ask Dobby for help. Him and I spend my free period today cleaning and rearranging so this could be set up."
We enjoy the meal and dance a few times. Spending most of the time just talking and cuddling. Then she asked a question I never wanted to here.
"Will you sing to me?"
"You wouldn't want to hear that. I'll be the first to tell you it's awful. And I'm sure Seamus would be the second."
"Nothing from you could be awful. I'm sure I'll love it regardless of how it sounds." I think she's gone insane, but who am I to refuse her something so simple?
With that thought in mind I take a deep breath and proceed to sing to my girlfriend.