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Chapter 4: Problems

Harry & Ginny

School had been going on for a week. It was Monday morning of the second week.

Harry and Ginny were sitting at the Gryffindor table and eating breakfast. Ron and Hermione were sitting at the Ravenclaw table with Neville and Luna.

"Harry, they're all looking at us again," Ginny whispered. It was the same every meal. The entire school would watch Harry and Ginny and Ginny hated it. She hated to be the centre of attention.

"Meet me at the front door at lunch and we can go somewhere else," Harry whispered before kissing her quickly. "I have to speak to McGonagall before I go to class. See you later," he said leaving.

Ginny got up to go to class but decided that she didn't want to be standing on her own without any of her friends so she went over to the Ravenclaw table.

Harry found McGonagall in the corridor and asked if he could speak to her in private.

"Professor," he began. "The entire school seems to feel the need to watch everything I do. It makes me so glad that I don't have to go back to the Gryffindor dormitories ever night. At least I can go back to the private Heads dormitory. I've been used to everyone watching everything I do since I found out I was a wizard. I've got used to it. Ron and Hermione have got quite used to at as well and they can handle it. Ginny can't. She hates all the attention and it kills me to see her so upset. I know you probably won't be able to do anything but could you please try something?"

McGonagall didn't look surprised at Harry's request. "Are you okay with Logan McKibbin sharing your dormitory?"

Harry nodded. "Logan's all right. He told me that he used to want to go out with Ginny but he saw the way she looked at me and didn't want to spoil her dreams. He understands how she feels about all this. He's been really good about it all. It's not him that's the problem. It's the rest of the school."

"I will talk to people and I'll see if it does anything. I don't want anyone to feel uncomfortable here," McGonagall said. "You should go to class now."

Harry headed to Defence Against the Dark Arts. It had continued to be his favourite subject. The teacher was now a young with called Professor McAllister. She was very passionate about her subject and Harry was glad that the curse on the job had died with the person who cast it and she would be able to keep her job.

"Take your seat, Harry," she said. "I was just about to start."

Harry took his seat. He didn't sit beside anyone. This wasn't a class that he had with any of his close friends and anyone other than them had wanted to avoid him. There were two people in his class who would have sat beside him if they weren't sitting beside each other already. They were Hufflepuffs that reminded Harry of Parvati and Padma Patil. These girls were different though because they weren't actually twins. They were just very, very close friends. They were called Sabina Shaikh and Sabrina Sheikh. It wasn't enough that they had one letter different in their first names and one letter different in their second names. Their birthdays were also only one day apart. Sabrina's was the ninth of April and Sabina's was the tenth. They had spent the first day in DADA freaking Harry out with things like that.

"Harry? Do you know the answer?" Professor McAllister said. Of course, Harry had no idea what the question was, let alone the answer. Sabina turned round and smiled at him. 'Bogarts' she mouthed.

"Bogarts," Harry said.

"Yes but could you please not tell him the answer next time Miss Shaikh," Professor McAllister scolded, smiling. She wasn't a strict teacher.

Sabina smiled at the teacher and got away without apologising. She could do that. She just looked so innocent.

"Are we going to fight a Bogart miss?" Sabrina asked.

"Yes we will be. You should have had experience with a Bogart before. Due to that and the fact that you are in seventh year, some of you even repeating seventh year, I will not be telling you what to do. I will simply face you with a Bogart and watch."

With that Professor McAllister opened a trunk in front of her desk and went to stand at the back of the class. "Be fair!" she shouted over all the laughter that had started up.

Professor McGonagall opened the door of Ancient Runes. "Could I borrow Hermione Granger, please," she asked. Hermione was the best in the class so the teacher had no problems dismissing her.

McGonagall led Hermione up to her office. "What do you want, Professor?" Hermione asked when McGonagall motioned for her to sit down in front of the desk.

"Mr Potter came to speak to me this morning," she said, sitting down herself. "He brought a matter to my attention that I did not know was such a problem. I was aware of it but not about how he felt about it. He told me that everyone in the school seemed to be watching him and that it was causing problems. How do you feel about it?"

Hermione wasn't surprised that Harry was finding this a problem. "Well I have known since I met Harry that he was well known and people would be interested in his life. Most people don't even realise what they are doing anymore and, even if they do, they assume that Harry is used to it by now. Of course, he is used to it but he doesn't like it."

"Yes, I am aware of how Harry feels about this. I would like to know how you feel," McGonagall said.

"Oh. Well I don't really notice the attention. I mean, I would prefer if they didn't watch everything we do but to be honest I just tune it out," Hermione replied.

McGonagall stood up. "Thank you. You can go back to class now. You would be best to go to your next class as the bell will be going soon. When you get there could you tell Mr Weasley to come and speak to me? Don't tell him what it is about."

Ron entered McGonagall's office and sat in front of her desk looking nervous. "I swear, whatever it was, I didn't do it," he exclaimed.

"You are not here to get into trouble; I would just like to know how you feel about something. You know that the school watches what you do because you are friends with Harry. How do you feel about it?" McGonagall said.

"Well, I don't like it and I know Harry doesn't either. Hermione doesn't seem to notice so much anymore. I try to tune it out like her but I'm not as good. I put up with it though. I'm really glad I sat with Harry on the train on our first day. I'm glad I helped him through our time at school. He has helped me and my family so many times as well. I'm not friends with Harry because he's famous, as many people say I am because of last year, I am friends with him because he's a great person. I regret leaving him last year so much. I hate everyone knowing everything I do because I chose him as a friend but if I could go back in time the only thing I would change would be leaving him last year," Ron explained.

McGonagall nodded. "So you would like people to stop paying attention to everything you and your friends do?"

Ron nodded.

"Harry told me about how Ginny feels about this. I don't want to talk to Ginny because she seems pretty cut up about it from what Harry told me. I don't want to make it worse. Ginny is your sister. What do you think?"

"Ginny has always hated any kind of attention. Even when she was younger. She loves Harry so much and doesn't like to upset him with her being upset. She is my baby sister and I hate her to be upset as well. Can you really do anything about this Professor?" Ron asked.

"I'm going to try. I'll say something at breakfast tomorrow. You can go back to class now." McGonagall said.

Ron went back to potions and told Harry, Hermione and Ginny about what McGonagall was going to do.

At lunchtime Ginny was standing at the door trying to ignore the looks she was getting. Pretty much every other girl in the school was jealous of her. Sabrina and Sabina walked past and saw her standing at the door looking upset.

"Hey Ginny," Sabrina said while Sabina gave her a comforting hug. "Are you waiting for Harry?"

Ginny nodded.

"We'll wait with you," Sabina said.

A couple of minutes later Harry turned up with a full bag on his back. "Thank you for waiting with her," Harry said to Sabina and Sabrina. They smiled, not realizing how thankful he really was, and went to have lunch.

"What's in the bag?" Ginny asked as the walked along the grounds.

"A blanket and some food. That's what took me so long. I had to get the food from the Great Hall. I did it as fast as I could," Harry said.

"It's okay," Ginny replied.

"No it's not," Harry said. "You don't like people watching you."

Ginny couldn't keep it in any longer. "I just hate to be without you Harry. I can handle people looking at me when I can concentrate on you but when you aren't there all I can think of is them. Ron and Hermione help but no one can keep it out of my head. I can't take it," Ginny said and she started to cry.

Harry lifted her up and carried her to where they were going to be having lunch. He placed her on the grass and spread the blanket out. He sat down on it and pulled Ginny into his lap and rocked her like a baby.

"It's okay. You remember what Ron said in potions. McGonagall's going to say something at breakfast," Harry said.

"But what about this afternoon?" Ginny asked, wiping her eyes.

"Shall I ask McGonagall if we can get the afternoon out of class?" Harry asked.

"No!" Ginny exclaimed. "Don't leave me. Send a patronus."

Harry sent a patronus and McGonagall agreed to give them the afternoon off but they had to go back to class the next day.

This cheered Ginny up and they started to eat. When they were finished they sat and talked for an hour. They could sit together for ages and not get bored of each other's company.

When they ran out of things to talk about Ginny leaned against Harry and he started to twirl her hair round his finger. They sat like this for a few minutes until Ginny turned and said "Harry?"

"Yes," he replied.

Ginny stood up and hit Harry's shoulder. "Tig! You're it!" she laughed, running away.

Harry laughed too and got up to start chasing her. She was fast. But not as fast as Harry. He let her run for a while to lull her into a false sense of security and then picked up speed. He caught up to her in no time and grabbed her round the waist and lifted her up. Ginny squealed in surprise and started to wriggle in Harry's grip.

He put her down but didn't let go of her. He looked into her eyes and said "Don't run away."

Ginny couldn't resist those eyes so she nodded.

Harry let go of her and stepped back. He bowed and asked her, "May I have this dance?"

Ginny folded her arms and said "No. You caught me."

"Fine then," Harry said turning and walking away.

"No!" Ginny screamed and ran after him and jumped on his back.

"We can't dance with you there can we?" Harry said sliding her off his back. Then he stepped back, bowed and asked to dance again. This time Ginny said "Of course, kind sir."

Ginny was all for dancing properly but Harry couldn't be bothered with that. They galloped around for a few minutes until it started to rain. They continued to half dance in the rain for a while longer until Ginny fell into a fit of giggles.

This made Harry laugh as well and they both spun around with their arms wide until they collapsed in a heap on the ground, laughing fit to burst but also dripping wet.

"We should go upstairs and warm up," Harry said looking at his watch. "We missed dinner. Are you hungry?"

Ginny shook her head and started to pack up the picnic blanket. They walked back into the school holding hands and laughing. Even more people were watching them than usual because they were soaking wet but, for the first time, Ginny didn't notice. Harry did and, although there were a lot of people watching them, he could tell that some people were missing. He assumed they were still eating and didn't say anything about it.

"New beginnings," Harry said when they got to the portrait.

The portrait swung open to reveal a lot more people than should have been in the room.

"I invited some people over," Logan said. "Ron and Hermione said it was okay. Logan had simply invited some friends over but after what Ginny had told him earlier, Harry took it the complete wrong way.

"This is meant to be where we can be alone!" Harry yelled and throwing the bag on the floor and running out.

"He's just sensitive about people," Ginny explained. "You can stay here just now but Harry would probably rather if you all hung out in the Ravenclaw common room next time. He doesn't like people watching everything he does and this is meant to be where he can get away from all that. I'll go and see if I can calm him down."

Ginny left the Head's common room and went to find Harry. She knew where he would be. McGonagall's office. She stood outside the door, not wanting to burst in on their conversation but able to hear what they were saying.

"I can't take it, miss. Neither can Ginny. She started crying earlier. I have to get away from it," Harry said.

That made Ginny open the door. "I'm going with you," she said.

Harry didn't argue with this. He stood up and turned to McGonagall. "Can you send us our NEWTs?"

She nodded.

"We're not going to the Burrow," Harry said. Ginny was surprised at this but she didn't say anything. "We'll tell you where we are when we get there. We'd appreciate it if you didn't tell anyone, not even Ron and Hermione, where we are."

With that Harry took Ginny's hand and they walked to the edge of the grounds where they could apparate from. Ginny knew from the last thing Harry had said to McGonagall that they weren't just leaving Hogwarts and their family. They were leaving the wizarding world.

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