Chapter 5

In the Gryffindor changing rooms Ginny was starting to pace. The match was meant to have started five minutes ago, and she would already hear the Slytherins calling out with glee.

"Right guys," She heard a voice say. Ginny looked up smiling, but stopped as soon as she saw it was McLaggen. "Clearly Potters not coming…"

"Sorry to disappoint you McLaggen, but I'm still the captain." Harry said walking in.

"Where have you been?" Ginny demanded turning to him angrily.

"I met Malfoy," Harry told her quietly.

"… And now Harry Potter's having an argument with his keeper," Luna said dreamily within minutes of the Quidditch match. "I don't think it will help him find the snitch, but maybe it's a clever ruse…"

Ginny frowned. Ever since McLaggen walked into the changing rooms Ginny had wanted to hit him. Suddenly the Quaffle came near her, steering towards it she reached out and grabbed it. Dodging several Hyfflepuffs she flung it at the hoop picturing Cormac McLaggens face there and scored. Suddenly she laughed, Harry turned to her sharply and Ginny gestured towards Luna.

"…But that cloud over there looks far more like boot than anything-" Luna was saying.

"Miss Lovegood, don't you think you should be talking about the game? Clouds aren't to do with Quidditch!" McGonagall snapped.

"Or that one looks like a wizard hat…"

"Seventy-forty to Hufflepuff!" Barked McGonagall taking the megaphone from Luna.

"Is it really?" Luna said vaguely. "Oh look! The Gryffindor Keeper's got hold of one of the beaters bats."

Ginny saw Harry spin around and yell at McLaggen but she couldn't make it out. She saw him hit the bludger at him.

"No!" She shouted. Flying over she could feel her eyes welling up with tears. Harry was falling. She wouldn't be able to get to him. Suddenly he stopped. Dumbledore was standing looking gravely around the pitch.

In the hospital wing again Ginny felt slightly happier. She had hung back and once the teachers had gone she found McLaggen looking pleased with himself. Silently she muttered the incantation for the bat-bogey hex. McLaggen jumped, looking down at himself he was covered in green slime, slowly he moved his hand and tried to remove it, but suddenly he froze.

"Petrificus Totalus." Ginny shouted at him. Standing over him she laughed, "Alright handsome? I'm sure our team mates can find you here." With that she sprinted to the hospital wing.

"Ron, is Harry going to be okay?" She asked as she took the seat by Harrys bed.

"He'll be up in a few hours…" Ron said happily, Ginny turned around and saw Hermione sitting next to him.

"What took him so long Ginny?" Hermione asked quietly.

"Something to do with Malfoy."

"What do you mean?" Ron asked curiously. Ginny was about to say more when Dean walked in laughing, Ginny looked at him and walked out, after a moment Dean followed. Within minutes Hermione heard shouting.

"ITS NOT FUNNY DEAN! HE COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY HURT!" Ginny screamed at Dean.

"LOOK, HE WASN'T HURT! IF IT WAS DEMELZA OR SOMEONE YOU WOULD LAUGH!" Dean was shouting back. "WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE SO DIFFICULT ALL THE TIME!"

Hermione sighed, "silenceo" she muttered pointing at the door. Smiling at Ron she couldn't think of anything to say, Ginny and Deans shouting match could still be heard.

"Ron don't." She said.

"How can he? That's my sister…" Ron spat, his fists clenching. Abruptly Hermione heard the sound of someone running. Getting up she walked into the corridor.

"What!" A red faced Dean asked her, but she just walked past. Walking the Gryffindor common room she found Ginny head in hands on her bed.

"Ginny?" She asked quietly. "Are you and Dean still…?"

"Yes. I don't know. I've always liked Harry, but I like Dean as well. I don't know what to do anymore!"

Hermione sighed, "You remember the Yule ball? I went with Krum, but I kept on wishing Ron would ask me. Even when I was asked by Krum I wasn't sure. It was only when Ron looked at me and said 'you're a girl right?' did I say yes."

"What's that got to do with anything?"

"Well, you like Harry and you like Dean. But you never really went out with Harry so in your head there is this big what if scenario with Harry since he has never hurt you. So it's easy to compare him to Dean and favour Harry. But then you might give it a go and see that compared to Harry, Dean was much better suited."

"Maybe you're right." Ginny said silently. "If I date Harry, Ron likely to kill him."