Yet another chapter written late. It's 10:15 pm... Dunno if this chapter will be good or not...
I hope it will. XD
My friend Hunter helped me figure out what the surprise for Ginny should be :) And my friend Jen helped me figure out Ginny's gifts ;)
That night came quicker than Ginny had hoped. She paced around the girl's dormitories, thinking about what the surprise was. Hermione had sent all of the other Gryffindors to the Room of Requirement, which she had transformed into a room with many beds and many little games, books, and things to do.
Ginny looked up at the clock on the wall above the big window that over-looked the west side of the grounds, where Hagrid's hut was. It was eleven fifty; ten minutes until midnight. Ginny's heart skipped a few beats. She thought about Harry; wonderful Harry. She liked him a lot. Her stomach would make odd noises even when she thought about him.
~~~ A/N: Who Owns My Heart? Is It Love Or Is It Art? 'Cause The Way You Got Your Body Moving' Got Me Confusin', I Can't Tell If It's The Beat Or Sparks. Who Owns My Heart? Is It Love Or Is It Art? You Know I Wanna Believe That We're A Masterpiece, But Sometimes It's Hard To Tell In The Dark, Who Owns My Heart. Do not ask. :) I had a major lyric moment.. I'm so sorry. Miley Cyrus – Who Owns My Heart! Go listen! - End of Author's Note. :) ~~~
The stairs squeaked slightly and Hermione appeared in the doorway, holding the bag she had been holding earlier in Hogsmeade. She held it out to Ginny until she took it and looked inside. Ginny's face turned slightly pink and she smiled at Hermione. "I can't pull off this color, Hermione," she said, sitting the bag down onto her bed and pulling out a long silky pink dress. She held it up and showed Hermione. "See?"
"Quit being a tit," Hermione said, laughing and walking over to Ginny, taking the dress from her and laying it on the bed. "You're going to look fantastic in it."
"I have to wear it?" Ginny asked, her eyes going wide. "Now?"
"Of course, silly," Hermione said, folding her arms and raising her eyebrows. "You will put it on, let me do your hair, then you will walk downstairs and get your surprise."
"Why do I have a bad feeling about this?" Ginny said, raising one eyebrow at Hermione and squinting her eyes. Hermione didn't say anything; instead she walked out, smiling to herself. Ginny took that as a sign to get dressed. She let her shorts fall to her feet, stepped out of them, then took off her tank top. She picked up the dress. It felt like water on her hands; so soft and thin. Ginny noticed she didn't need a bra with it, so she took hers off and tossed it with the rest of her clothes, then pulled the dress over her head and let it fall down her slim, curvy body. It was just below knee level, with an extra two inches of wavy lace at the bottom. It had spaghetti straps and small light green fabric rose on the left-top part of the dress.
Ginny sighed, looking at herself in the mirror. "Okay, Hermione," she called, sitting down in a chair. Hermione walked in and grinned. "That color suits you!" Hermione said, grinning. "You thought it wouldn't. You look fantastic." She brushed through Ginny's hair until it was soft, then pulled it up in small pieces at a time, putting little bobby-pins in her hair. Once Hermione was finished Ginny looked amazing. "Oh!" Hermione said, looking around. "I almost forgot!" She picked up some long earrings and a small flower. Ginny put the earrings on and Hermione put the flower in the front of her hair. "There. Now you're perfect." Hermione said, smiling brightly. "Your heels are at the door. Put them on and get down there." She shoved Ginny towards the door. "I'll be up here if you need anything." Ginny put her heels on and turned around to receive a wink from Hermione. Shaking her head, Ginny walked down the stairs, wondering what to expect.
The light in the Common Room flickered slightly as Ginny stepped into the room. She felt her mouth open in shock and surprise. There were at least a hundred candles sat in different places around the room; all were lit. Everything had been cleared out of the center of the room and was replaced by a small glass table, which also had at least three candles on it. Two chairs sat on either side of the table, there were two pairs of shiny silverware beside two plates and two glass cups. Ginny closed her mouth and bit her lip, smiling. Someone standing in the corner of the room cleared his throat and said "Hi, Ginny," in a slightly embarrassed and shy voice.
Ginny couldn't mistake that voice. She turned around to see Harry standing there, wearing a black pair of pants and a light blue button-up shirt, which had the top two buttons undone. His hair was as messy as ever, but it all fit him perfectly. Ginny could feel her face turning pink, so she tried to hide it by looking down and smiling. Once she knew the pink had faded, she looked at Harry. "You look great, Harry." Ginny said in a whisper. Harry smiled brightly and nodded. "Well, Hermione picked the clothes out." he said, laughing and walking towards Ginny. He stood at least six or seven inches taller than her, so she had to look up slightly to see him.
Harry scanned Ginny's face, then her body, then her face again. He took hold of her hand and held it lightly in his. "You look really beautiful," Harry said, biting his lip and then smiling. "I'm guessing Hermione picked out the dress?"
"Harry..." Ginny whispered, more to herself than to him. She was pink in the face again. "I'm not that beautiful. And yes, Hermione did pick out the dress."
Harry laughed and shook his head, leaning in close to Ginny's face, a glint in his eyes. "You are beautiful. You're the most beautiful person I've ever met."
"Thank you, Harry.." Ginny bit her lip, but then remembered that she wanted to ask him something. "Oh.. by the way, did you plan this? Or was this all Hermione, too?" she asked, motioning her hand around the room.
"Well," Harry scratched the back of his neck and made an odd facial expression. "I told Hermione how I felt about you and she planned this whole thing. She dragged me to Hogsmeade this morning to get stuff. She was doing most of the shopping for me... but I went into a small shop and got something for you. Hermione doesn't know about it. But yeah, to answer your question, it was mostly Hermione."
Ginny laughed and shook her head. "That girl can get so...ergh! Into everything when she really wants to." she said, grinning. "But this is a good thing."
Harry and Ginny stood there for a moment, awkwardly looking around the room. Suddenly the plates on the glass table filled with food. Harry and Ginny looked at the food, then back at each other, saying "Hermione," in an obvious tone, at the same time. Ginny laughed, then sat down. Harry sat, too. Their glasses filled half-way with champagne, then stopped and bubbled for a few seconds.
"She really put some thought into this," Ginny grinned, picking up her glass and holding it up to Harry. "Here's to Hermione." Harry picked up his glass and clinked it with Ginny's; they both laughed and then sipped their champagne.
They both ate, all the while talking about the oddest things. They started on the subject of Quidditch, then the subject of how much they both hated Potions class, which led onto something else, and so on. After a while, they had finished their food and their champagne. Ginny found it to be one of the best after-midnight meals. She and Harry both stood up; the table disappeared and was replaced by the couch. Most of the candles in the room had gone out by now, so Harry started a fire in the fireplace with his wand, then sat on the couch. Ginny sat on the other end of the couch, watching the fire.
"Want to play a game?" Harry asked, breaking the new silence. "Luna was playing it with Neville and Ron today. It looked pretty fun."
"Sure." Ginny said, turning to face Harry. "What's this game called?"
"It's called 'Have You Ever...'." He said, grinning. "When Luna was playing it, she would ask the oddest 'Have You Ever...' questions."
"Sounds like a lot of fun!" Ginny smirked and raised her eyebrows, bringing her legs up onto the couch and folding them. "You go first."
Harry nodded, turning to face Ginny. He thought for a moment, then smirked. "Have you ever wanted to be friends with a Slytherin?"
"Hmmm," Ginny said, thinking. "To be honest: No."
"Me, neither," Harry laughed and nodded to Ginny. "Your turn."
"You can ask anything in this game, right?" she asked, biting her lip. "As long as it starts with 'Have you ever...'?"
"Yup," Harry nodded.
"Okay," Ginny smiled and thought for a second. "Here's one; Have you ever slept in Hagrid's hut? I'm sure his soup pot would be a big enough bed for you; seeing as everything he owns is huge."
Harry busted up laughing and shook his head. "Never ever slept in Hagrid's hut." he said and laughed again. "And I never plan to. I'd wake up with drool on my face! You know how Fang is."
"True, true," Ginny said, laughing. "Your turn."
The game carried on for a while, slowing turning into some serious 'Have you ever...' questions. Harry asked the first serious question about thirty minutes into the game: "Have you ever kissed someone and regretted it?"
Ginny bit her lip, then nodded. "Yes." was her answer. "Yes, I have. I actually regret kissing all of my exes."
Harry nodded, then smiled. "Okay, your turn."
Ginny didn't have to think longer than three seconds to ask her question. "Have you ever loved someone so much that when you saw them your heart would skip a beat and your stomach would flip?"
Harry grinned madly, resting his arm on the back of the couch. "Yes."
"Who?" Ginny asked quickly, without thinking. You're stupid, Ginny. She told herself, looking away from Harry.
"I'll have to show you," Harry said, taking her hand in his. Ginny looked back at him and tilted her head slightly. "Show me?" she asked, bewildered. "How?" Harry chuckled and grinned. "Like this," he said, then pulled her close to him, kissing her lips softly, but very intensely, then pulled away, smiling. Ginny had gone pink again, but she was grinning now.
"Wow, Harry," she said, biting her lip. "Me?"
"I'm sure it's been pretty obvious that I like you," Harry held her hand and smiled, "that I like you a lot."
"I like you too, Harry," Ginny said, putting her hand on the side of his face and looking into his eyes. "So much."
"Did you regret it?" Harry asked. When Ginny looked confused, he said: "That kiss. Did you regret it like you regretted the other kisses you've gotten?"
"No," Ginny said, shaking her head and laughing. "I'd never regret it. Ever."
Harry smiled brightly and hugged Ginny, looking over at the fire. Ginny thought about how much she had always wanted to have Harry this close to her; and here they were now. Harry broke the hug and reached around the couch, picking up a nicely wrapped gift. "I almost forgot," he said, handing Ginny the gift. "That's the thing I bought for you."
Ginny looked at the gift, then opened one end of it, pulling a small, white, rectangle box out. She opened the box; inside it was a white necklace with a small letter 'G' hanging from the chain. She grinned and looked at Harry. "'G' for Ginny?" She asked, laughing and handing the necklace to Harry. She turned around and faced the opposite direction, moving some loose hair out of the way. "Exactly." Harry said, putting the necklace around her neck and clipping the ends together. Ginny turned back around and grabbed Harry's hand. "I love it," she said, looking into his eyes. "Thank you so much." She leaned forward and kissed Harry on the lips, running her hand along the side of his cheek. She pulled away and said: "And I don't regret that, either." Harry grinned, then looked into Ginny's eyes. "Ginny.. I know you just got out of a relationship, sorta, and I know it's a bit early, but would you like to be my girlfriend?" he asked, biting his lip. Ginny felt her stomach do another one of those flips and then she nodded. "Yes! Nothing's too early, Harry. I love you..."
Harry couldn't have been happier, he hugged Ginny tightly, then whispered in her ear: "I love you, too. So much."
Eventually Ginny and Harry finished talking. They kissed each other one last time, then both went up to their own dormitories. When Ginny walked over to her bed, she took the pins out of her hair and sat them on a small table near her bedpost. Hermione got out of her bed and walked over to Ginny, grinning. "So?" Hermione said, poking Ginny in the shoulder. "Did you like it?"
Ginny turned around to face Hermione, pretending to look very upset. Hermione's face fell slightly, but then Ginny laughed and grinned, hugging her. "It was amazing, Hermione!" Ginny exclaimed, putting her hands on Hermione's shoulders. "Harry and I made out like... twice, then he asked me out and I said yes, and yeah, it was fantastic!"
Hermione covered her mouth with her hand and her eyes shone brightly. "I'm so happy for you guys!" she hugged Ginny, then grinned. "If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't be as happy as you are right now."
"So true," Ginny said, turning back around and pulling the rest of the pins out of her hair. She pulled the flower out and sat it on the small table. She took her earrings off and put them on the table, too. The last thing to come off was the necklace Harry had gotten her. She sat that in a small shell, which was shaped like a heart, that she had found out by the Black Lake. She took the dress off and got into some pajamas, ruffling her hair up and crawling into her bed. Hermione had put the dress in a safe place, then got into her bed, too.
Ginny sighed happily to herself, then smiled, closing her eyes. She soon fell asleep, thinking about Harry and how much she loved him.
Hope it's long enough for your liking..
I finished this chapter at 1:00 am! LOL
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