Tell Me

If you didn't loathe Ginny before, you will by the end of this chapter. My apologies in advance for some disturbing mental images in this chapter (trust me, they were bad enough to write). I felt it was overdue to give this story a second listing of drama to go along with the romance because of how this story has unfolded and where it seems to be headed. Thanks for your reviews of the last chapter. It's always fun to see what other people think of your work.

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Disclaimer: I'll refer you back to Chapter 1 to save space and simplify things for those whom have already read it.

Tell Me

Chapter 8: Acting in Joy and Fury

Ginny's jaw dropped.

My daft brother and Hermione coming out of a broom closet? Did he finally ask her out and she said yes. YES!!! I've got to go tell Harry. He'll want to know. That way he won't be surprised if he walks in on them snogging.

Ginny started running towards the Gryffindor common room to tell Harry the good news.

Now there's no reason for him to wait to ask me out. This might even be the extra push that he needed to ask. His best friends are together so he'll want to be happy, and the only person he'll be happy with is me.

Ginny quickly gave the Fat Lady the password “Turtledoves!” with a smile and ran into the common room calling Harry's name.

Neville quietly said to Ginny, “he's not here, Ginny. He's in the library.”

Ginny looked at Neville in confusion. “Why would he be in the library when he could be snogging with me?”

It was Neville's turn to look confused. “I don't know…” he mumbled before trailing off.

Ginny turned around and ran back out of the common room and towards the library to tell Harry the news.

I wonder what Neville was starting to say. It couldn't have been anything important. After all, Neville only cares about plants. He couldn't have anything to say to me that I'd need to know.

I wonder how Harry will ask me back out. Maybe he'll just kiss me like he did last year in front of everyone in the common room. Mmm…that'd feel good. Harry's a good kisser. His lips are nice and soft, but firm.

Ginny ran into the library and frantically started looking for Harry.

Almost immediately Ginny ran into the loud “quiet please!” of Madam Pince. She flashed a quick half-apologetic grin at the librarian and escaped to the opposite end of the library to continue her search.

Ginny wrinkled her nose at the bookish smell. There are so many better ways to spend your time than cooped up in a library. Snogging for example. Much better activity than spending time in a library. You wouldn't even want to snog in a library. A bed would be far better for snogging. Especially naked under one Harry Potter. We haven't done that yet, but it won't be long.

Just before the end of break, she finally found him hunched over a book at Hermione's usual table.

Why didn't I think to come here sooner? Of course he'd go to darling Hermione's table, Ginny thought sarcastically.

I really don't understand how they've gotten along so well all these years. They have nothing in common. She's a bookworm and he's an athlete. She's a plain Jane and he's the hottest wizard at Hogwarts. She likes to talk and he doesn't say much. They don't have any basis for a friendship, never mind a relationship.

“Harry!” Ginny called out loudly as she ran over to his table. “I've got something I'm dying to tell you.”

“Can you tell me later, Ginny?” Harry asked. “I'm busy right now.”

Ginny closed the book in front of him and forced herself into his lap. “There's much better things to do than study, Harry,” she said huskily.

“Like what?” he asked with an edge in his voice.

“Snogging the hottest witch at Hogwarts!”

“I didn't know you played for that team, Ginny,” Harry said dryly.

Playing hard to get is he?

“I'm the hottest witch at Hogwarts, you silly goose. You could be snogging me!”

“And why would I want to do that?” Harry asked half-amusedly.

“So you have somebody to be with now that my dumb, blind brother finally saw what was right in front of him and asked Hermione out.”

Harry pushed her off his lap and put the book in his bag. “And what evidence would you have for that?” he asked with a raised eyebrow.

“I just saw them come out of a broom closet together on the fourth floor! Her hair was awfully disheveled, even for normal, and both their faces were red.”

Harry broke out laughing and stood up. “Really Ginny! You've got to come up with a better story than that before throwing yourself at me.”

WHAT?! Throwing myself at him?! What sort of girl does he think I am?

Ginny's face flushed in anger. “I'm not some loose woman, you thick headed prat! You're just as dumb as Ron and twice as blind!”

“Mr. Potter! Miss Weasley! If you're going to quarrel, you need to take it outside. I will not allow you to disturb students trying to study for their exams—as you should be doing Mr. Potter.” Madam Pince's voice cried out as she walked quickly over to them. “Now get out of my library!”

“Gladly, Madam Pince. I was trying to study before this scarlet woman threw herself at me.” Harry said angrily before storming out of the library.

He called me a WHAT?! That jealous little bitch is the scarlet woman. That Skeeter woman was right about her. She's just playing for attention from any man who'll give it to her. I almost feel sorry for my prat brother for getting stuck with her, but no one else will give him a second look either.

Wait a minute…why did Harry laugh when I told him that they'd gotten together? I'm sure he's seen it coming for years because we discussed it while we were together last year. Harry can be so difficult to understand at times.

And honestly. Studying? He really needed to come up with a better excuse than that for being in the library. It was obvious he was up to some sort of mischief. Harry doesn't study. That jealous little bitch and scarlet woman studies. Studies flat on her back with her skirt around her waist for any man who'll pay any attention to her. She better not be carrying Harry's baby. Maybe that's why he's been so attentive to her recently.

This calls for drastic action. I'm going to have to resort to using that love potion to get Harry back from her. I just have to be careful so as to not get caught.

Ginny touched her belly and quickly pulled it away with a shutter. I never want to have children. It'd ruin my figure, and the witch that's on Harry's arm has to look the part, after all. So that jealous little bitch obviously doesn't qualify since she's so plain looking.

Ginny fumed as she stormed back to the Gryffindor common room, so furious that she never even considered going to her Transfiguration class.

“Wait up, Ginny!” another female voice called out as she stormed up the stairs to her room, slamming the door behind her.

Parvati burst in a moment later. “What's the matter, Ginny?” she asked. “Harry get a girlfriend or something?”

Ginny's eyes flashed with anger as she turned on Parvati. “He had the nerve to call me a scarlet woman. To Madam Pince of all people!”

Parvati quickly cast locking and silencing charms on the room. “You're going to use it, aren't you?” she asked quietly.

“I don't have any other choice. He's mine! And that jealous little bitch isn't going to steal him away from me, even if she's carrying his child! She's the scarlet woman!”

“What makes you think that?” Parvati asked in confusion.

“Why else would he be paying more attention to her recently? She'd study on her back with her skirt around her waist for any man who pays attention to her, my prat brother included!”

Parvati contemplatively looked at Ginny for a moment, then asked, “When do you plan to do it?”

“Tomorrow at breakfast,” Ginny snapped fiercely. “I can't afford to wait any longer than that so she doesn't damage him any more than she already has.”

Parvati looked at Ginny for another minute, then turned to take off the charms.

Before she could Ginny shouted, “You'd better not tell that jealous little bitch!”

Parvati softly said, “I won't.”

Ginny pulled her wand. “You're bloody right you won't! I'll make sure of that!” she said angrily.

Suddenly Ginny pointed her wand at Parvati and screamed out “Crucio!”

Parvati cried out in pain as she fell to the floor. Her body writhing in agony as the torture curse did its work on her body.

After a minute, Ginny removed the curse. “Swear you won't tell that jealous little bitch?” she demanded furiously. Parvati could only nod weakly.

Then Ginny undid Parvati's charms and levitated her body out into the hallway and let it drop on the stairs.

Ginny gave a satisfied smirk as she listened to the steady thumping sound of Parvati's body rolling down the stairs to the common room.

There's no way she'll tell anyone now.

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