Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or any of the characters. They belong to JKRowling etc.
Author Notes: Hello again everyone. Thank you for all the reviews. They are greatly appreciated. I've plotted out the final chapters of this story and indeed they are drawing to a close. Unfortunately. As this seems to be extremely popular! And I always get loads of reviews!
I estimate there will be 2-3 chapters after this one. Depending on how much depth I go into the 2nd one.
Sad but it'll leave me more time and more ability to write more stories!
I think I prefer doing shorter stories. Like one-shots or only a few chapters.
Anyway! So enjoy this chapter because there won't be many more after it!
Sorry this took so long to get out I was away at camp for a while.
Please Note: This story contains some D/G focus even though this is mainly a H/H story.
Chapter 13
Harry watched as Parvati Patil and Lavender Brown came down the stairs to their dorm. He casually walked over to the two and gave them both a casual smile.
"Good morning." he said friendly enough.
"Oh. Hello Harry." Parvati said blushing a bit and giving Lavender a knowing look, "Would you like something?"
Harry smiled again, this time it was more of a sort of grimace, "Yes actually. I was just wondering if either of you knew who wrote this completely untrue letter to Hermione about us saying you and I are a couple." He asked, pulling the parchment out of his pocket.
Parvati stared at it for a moment, "No we don't. Now if you'll excuse us, we were headed down to the Great Hall. Unless, of course, you'd like to escort us?" She said somewhat coldly until the ending sentence where she batted her long eyelashes and flashed him a dazzling smile.
"I don't think so." Harry said matching her coldness, "Just keep in mind that if I hear any more letters or rumours going around I will deal with whoever has started them. This isn't fair on Hermione. Understand?"
Parvati blushed a little angrily, "Goodbye." She said and turned on her heel and stormed out of the common room, Lavender following her quickly.
Harry rolled his eyes and let out a big sigh. He hated confrontation, and that early in the day too...but it needed to be done. And now it was over and Harry could enjoy the day with his girlfriend and his best male friend.
"Hey mate!" Ron said enthusiastically clapping Harry on the back.
"You're chirpy." Harry said dubiously, "What's going on?"
Ron grinned, "Nothing. Can't I be happy?"
"No."
"Would you prefer I was depressed? Because that can be arranged." Rons grin turned upside down and he gave Harry the most pitiful look Harry had ever seen.
Harry laughed, "It's too early for your mood swings."
Ron grinned again.
"Okay. Tell me. What did you do? What do you know?" Harry asked suspiciously.
Ron just kept grinning.
"RON!"
"Yes?"
Harry rolled his eyes, "Fine. Keep your little secrets. HERMIONE! ARE YOU COMING DOWN?" he yelled the last part up the stairs.
"Coming!" She yelled back.
Harry and Ron stood there talking about Qudditch for at least 15 minutes before they heard the girls dorm door open.
"Final-" Harry started but was cut off by the sight in front of him. His mouth dropped open and he just stared at the angel that was making its way down the stairs.
She put closed his mouth, "Close your mouth Harry before you catch flies."
Harris just stared at her silently for what seemed like eternity.
"You look..."Harry started but couldn't think of the right word.
"Nice, pretty, stunning, amazing, brilliant, wonderful, come on spit it out." Ron started listing them off for Harry to pick from
"...Exquisite."
Hermione blushed, "Thank you." she said softly.
Harry held out his arm to her and she, still blushing, took it.
Ron rolled his eyes but took her other arm, "Can we go now? I'm starving!"
"You're always hungry Ron." Hermione laughed, "It's like you have hollow legs."
~0~
Harry whistled as he happily he strode down the corridor. Things were looking up for him, he and Hermione had just arranged to go to a restaurant and have a proper date on their next Hogsmede trip. He didn't think anything could bring his mood down.
"Bastard!"
He knew that voice...
Harry quickly started jogging towards where he could hear the obvious arguement going on. He turned the corner and there he saw an enraged redhead with a well known fiery temper and a just as enraged blonde with a just as well known temper.
"Ginny...Draco. What's wrong?" Harry asked carefully.
There was silence as the two glared at each other.
"Well nobody rush to tell me." Harry said trying to lighten the situation.
Ginny turned to him, "HE is being the biggest PRICK on this earth." She turned back to him, "How can you say that to me? How can you honestly say that? Doesn't what we said mean anything to you?" Her eyes filled with angry tears.
Dracos face softened, "Ginny...you know it does...but-"
"But nothing! I give up! I don't know how I could have ever loved such a selfish bastard! We're through! You understand me! I never want to talk to you again!"
With this she turned on her heel and stormed away. Harry and Draco stared after her. Harry turned towards him.
"Don't." Was all he said as he too turned and walked away.
Harry was left standing in the middle of the Charms corridor, confused, dazed and above all concerned. He blew his hair out of his eyes and continued walking back towards the Gryffindor common room, the bounce in his step gone, the twinkle in his eye dimmed and his heart heavy.
[AN: dun dun dun!!!...sorry. =D]
~0~
Draco waited for hours for her to come on. He'd been warned to stay away by Ron and he didn't need a black eye on top of everything. As if she knew he had been waiting her name popped up on his screen.
SilverSerpent: Ginny. I'm so sorry.
He waited for a response and reluctantly one came.
RedTemptress: I'm not in the mood for your games. Bugger off.
He bit his lip.
SilverSerpent: Ginny. Please. You know I wasn't trying to hurt you. It's for the best what I said.
RedTemptress: You really believe that?! After everything?!
SilverSerpent: I do. I don't want it to be like this but it has to be.
RedTemptress: I'm SICK of this shit.
Draco winced, he knew the sign of her cussing at him. It was her not so subtle signal that her storm was brewing and to dive for cover.
RedTemptress: I hate how you do this to me! I hate how you make me feel like I hate you but I love you at the same time! I can't do this without you. I won't...
SilverSerpent: Ginny...
RedTemptress: Go on! Just go on! Go hide behind your cold shell. I know what's behind there! You can't fool me anymore. I know that your heart beats like mine does. That you care like I do. That you have emotions and you don't like seeing someone you care for in pain... So why are you making me go through this much pain? Don't you even care?
SilverSerpent: I love you of course I care.
RedTemptress: BULLSHIT! JUST BULLSHIT! You know what?!?!!? I tried! I give up! Leave me alone Malfoy I'm sick to death of you and your mind games.
And she was gone just like that. Draco buried his head in his hands.
"What have I done?" he sighed aloud.
~0~
Ginny drew her knees up and wrapped her arms around them, letting her head rest on her knees as she finally let the tears fall. She sat there, sometimes yelling, sometimes whispering, but mostly just crying for what seemed like hours. She didn't hear the footsteps crunching through the snow towards her. She didn't see the worried looks on their faces. All she saw was his face in her mind telling her over and over again.
"Ginny?" A soft voice asked.
She jumped and looked up at two faces not so far away from her own.
"Ron. Harry." She croaked, quickly wiping away her tears.
"Ginny what's wrong?" Harry asked again.
Ginny straightened herself up and stood up, "Nothing." she said, her chin tilting upwards defiantly.
Harry and Ron exchanged a look.
"What has that bastard done to you?" Ron spat out.
"I don't know who you're talking about." Ginny said, but her voice quavered a little.
Ron grabbed her by the shoulders, "Ginny. Tell me."
Ginny looked down at the ground, "I can't..." she whispered.
"Why? Why not?" Ron asked almost panicked.
"It's not-" She took a deep breath and said clearly, "It's nothing to do with you Ron. Just leave it."
"No." Ron said firmly, holding her in place.
"Ron please." Ginny begged, she could feel her walls breaking down around her.
"Tell us what happened." Harry said as kindly as he could while still sounding firm.
Ginny started to cry again, much to Rons disbelief and horror. He pulled her into a hug.
"Ginny you're starting to scare me now," He said holding her, "Please tell me your not pregnant or anything."
Ginny let out a little sniffly laugh, "No I'm not pregnant." she said wiping her eyes.
Harry sat down on the bench and patted the spot beside him, "Sit."
The next hour was filled with crying, hugging, loud exclamations, understanding and....of course cussing on Rons part.
"He did WHAT?!" Ron roared.
"Ron." Harry said warningly.
Ginny sniffed, "And then he said that he couldn't do it anymore and that...I'd be in too much danger..."
Harry had never quite seen this side of Ron. He was being serious, or as serious as it was possible for him to be, caring, brotherly and above all he was being really sweet and nice to Ginny. Needless to say, Harry was a bit stunned.
"Well I agree with him." Ron said finally, "I'm glad he broke it off with you because he's right you would be in too much danger! And I'm not letting you be put at that much or a risk."
"Hermiones in danger being with Harry." Ginny snapped.
Harry frowned and sighed as Ron tried to argue this statement.
"Ron she's right," He said interrupting him, "Hermione is in danger being with me. Just like Ginny's in danger being with Draco...I can understand why he said what he did Ginny. If I hadn't been through everything I've been through with Hermione I'd probably say the same thing to her. But I know that no matter what I say to her, she's not going to give up on me...she's far too stubborn for that."
Ron frowned, "But that's not the same Harry. This is Ginny...she's....I can't just...." he sighed loudly.
Ginny cuddled up to him, "Ron I love Draco. I do."
Ron sighed again at this.
"I don't want to break up with him. I'd face anything for him. Including Voldemort."
Ron twitched at the name.
"I think..I'll have a talk to Draco. On my own." Harry said pointedly to Ron, "It'll be alright Ginny. I know what he's going through. Everything will be fine."
Ginny smiled, "Group hug!" she said holding her arms out to them and the three embraced as it started to snow once again.
AN: Yup that's it for the moment folks!
I've been thinking of lowering the R rating because the part that was going to be included in this story that would have made the R rating is kind of....destroyed. At least in my mind it is. I'm not sure if I want that anymore in the story. Soooo I think I'm going to lower the rating to Pg-13 so it'll still have make-out sessions etc...but the R rated scene won't be there.
Perhaps another time aye?