CHAPTER SEVEN: VALENTINE'S DAY

After what happened that night, Harry had been able to sleep well. Even though Ginny didn't talk to him much, at least she kinda noticed him in a way. He still dreamt about her, but just for a short while.

When Harry woke up the next day, he could smell the cooking of Mrs. Weasley which made him really hungry. Quickly, he got out of bed and headed straight towards the kitchen. When he got there, everyone was already in their seats.

Mr. Weasley took the day-off to spend the day with his family, especially with his wife. Mrs. Weasley cooked a simple breakfast for them, heart-shaped pancakes with strawberry syrup and Apple juice.

"Good morning Harry, Happy Valentine's Day." Mrs. Weasley said, giving him a hug.

"Good morning Mrs. Weasley, Happy Valentine's Day!"

When Harry took his seat, he greeted everyone and they greeted him back, except for Ginny who still had trouble looking at him. After breakfast, all of them took their baths and Apparated themselves to Hogsmeade.

"Okay everyone, let's all meet back here at exactly 6pm. Okay?" Mrs. Weasley announced.

"Yes Mrs. Weasley." They all said. George separated from them, since he was now on a date with Angelina Johnson.

Harry, with Ron, Hermione and Ginny set off together. They first went to Hogs Head to buy some Butter Beer, and then headed to Honey Dukes. After spending some time with Harry and Ginny, Ron and Hermione decided to spend some time alone.

Harry left for a while and went to a store to buy a picture frame. He was planning to give Ginny a special Valentine's gift. After that, he was all alone with Ginny, but neither one of them was talking.

Ginny on the other hand was keeping a slight distance between her and Harry, but still sees to it that she's a little close to him. While walking, Harry and Ginny kept on passing a lot of couples which made them really uneasy inside.

Every once in a while, they would look into each other's eyes then would look away. Ginny saw a beautiful store which was only open for Valentine's Day. Ginny went inside and Harry followed her. The store was full of teddy bears, flowers, cards and other girly stuffs ideal for a Valentine gift.

Ginny saw a really cute teddy bear and decided to buy it. When she was about to pay for it, she saw Harry standing beside her and paid for the teddy bear himself. The lady on the counter placed the teddy bear on a beautiful paper bag and handed it to Harry.

"Thanks." Harry told the lady and then he turned to Ginny and gave her the paper bag. "I'll wait for you outside."

"You know, you're really lucky to have that man by your side. He's a really nice and caring young man. I think you should already make up with him before it's too late.

Ginny looked at the lady on the counter, "He said that he'll wait for you no matter what, but eventually, he will get tired of waiting and before you know it, it's already too late."

"How did you know that?" Ginny asked.

"I'm a witch my dear. I can also see it with the way you two act. Don't make the same mistakes I once did when I was a child. You're still young, you can still fix this. Go, talk to him, you don't want to live the rest of your life alone like me do you?"

"Okay, I'll talk to him. Thanks for tip." Ginny smiled at the lady and went outside. As promised, Harry was right outside the store waiting for her.

They left the store and didn't bother to go to the next one. At exactly 6 pm, Harry and Ginny returned to their meeting place and then, all of them Apparated back to the Burrow. It had been a long day for everyone, so they set off to bed earlier than usual.

At Ron's Room…

George was already asleep and Ron was at Harry's bed.

"This was the worst Valentine's Day ever." Harry said.

"How come, I thought you had fun spending the day with Ginny? Ron said.

"Yeah I did. But neither one of us was talking. Everytime I tried to talk to her, she always walked a little further away from me.

"And do you know how it feels like to see lots of couples passing by when you know you don't have anyone to hold on to even though she's right beside you?"

"Yes, I do Harry. But for now, don't worry about it. I promise, I'll talk to her tomorrow."

"Thanks Ron."

At Ginny's Room…

"This was the worst Valentine's day ever!" Ginny exploded. "Really? It seems to me that you had a lot of fun today." Hermione stated. "Fine, I did have fun. He also bought me this cute teddy bear," Ginny said hugging the teddy bear.

"Also, the lady in the store told me that I should really make up with him or else it'll be too late."

"See Ginny, even other people notice the thing happening between you and Harry." Hermione said.

"Yeah, I guess it's really that bad, huh?"

"Uh-huh." Both of them giggled, and then Ginny said, "Okay then 'Mione, Goodnight."

"Night Ginny."