Chapter 14 : Quidditch and Ink
I was back in my dorm just before breakfast. No one was awake. I sighed in relief.
What happened tonight seemed so unreal. I had so much fun and I was completely...me. It was like nothing counted anymore.
"Ginny? You're awake already?"
I turned around to see Melissa looking at me.
"Oh. Yeah."
"Did you sleep in Jeans?" She laughed.
I blushed. Why did I blush?! Don't. Blush.
"Eh well I just went for a little walk. " I lied.
"Oh. Okay."
I went to shower and put on my robes. I brushed my hair and when I came back everyone was awake.
"Okay people!!" Melissa shouted. "Let's head downstairs to see who is on the team!!"
Oh!! I had forgotten about that. I felt a sudden rush of excitement. Was I in the team??
Betty, Melissa and Lalia rushed downstairs. Hermione and I quickly followed behind.
Betty came back to me to seconds later.
"So????" I asked.
"See for yourself." She said, her face stern, hiding her emotions. I walked through everyone. I spotted Harry near the couch, there was a huge crowd around him.
I tried to read the list. Ron was the keeper. I smiled. Cory Austin and Rachel Duncan were the beaters. And Dean and Sara Freeman were the chasers. Only two? Where was the third one?
"Ginny! Look!!!" Hermione said, pointing to the top of the list.
"GRYFFINDOR QUIDDITCH TEAM
CAPTAIN: Harry Potter
CO CAPTAIN: Ginny Weasley (and chaser.)"
Oh shit. Was it real? Oh gosh. Oh gosh!!!
"HARRY!!!!!" I yelled, beaming. I ran to him, everyone stepped aside to let me pass, seeing that I was running, and without thinking, I threw myself in his arms. "THANK YOU!!!!!!!"
He laughed. "You deserve it. You are the best."
"I can't believe it!!" I said, laughing. I suddenly realized that I was still in his strong arms. I blushed furiously. He laughed at me.
***
"Hello everyone."
"Hello professor" We all said.
Professor Perrin motioned for us to sit down.
"So today, we will work on practise again. You will be with the co-worker you chose at the first lesson. As
"Miss Patil/ Mr Zabini;
Miss Granger/Mr Weasley;
Mr Longbottom/Miss Lovegood;
Miss Steven/Mr Finigan;
Miss Austin/Mr Thomas;
Miss Abbott/ Mr McMillan;
Mr Potter/ Miss Weasley;
Miss Duncan/ Mr Lynch;
Miss Harper/Mr Rider;
Miss Vane/Mr Corner.
Those groups will be the same all year."
I turned to Harry. He seemed quite happy.
"Sorry you will have to bear my presence all year." I said while shoting a silent spell at him, which he blocked easily.
"Oh this is so awful!" He said dramatically, making me burst out laughing.
"We have another test in History of magic this afternoon, and a potion essay, a transfiguration essay, and so much more!" I complained.
"We will never have the time to do all that work." I heard Hermione squealed next to us. Perrin, who just passed behind us, laughed.
"Don't worry. Some people have the time to do some things at night." He said, shoting a quick glance at Harry and I.
Shit.
I blushed furiously. Ron didn't get it, but Hermione seemed to suspect something when she saw that I was blushing and Harry had stiffened a laugh.
Thank you professor. I said mentally.
***
"I think Perrin saw us." Harry said to me as we walked to the Great Hall for lunch.
"No kidding?" I said half laughing.
He laughed.
"What are you laughing about?" Hermione asked, turning around to face us.
"Oh. Nothing." I quickly said.
She didn't respond but smirked.
"Okay."
***
The days passed and it was now the first Quidditch training. Harry was a very good captain. I didn't quite underdtood why he chosed me as the co-captain.
We were flying, Dean, Sarah and I trying to score against Ron, while Cory and Rachel were protecting us from the bludgers. Harry was supposed to catch the snitch but he was mostly watching us.
For some reason it made me quite uneasy. I scored again.
"GO GINNY!!" I heard Dean scream.
I laughed. "Hey I'm such a wonderful player! "
"That you are." He said. I saw Harry smiling at me. I couldn't help but smile too.
"Shouldn't you be catching the snitch??" I asked jokingly.
"Well if you want me too." He looked around him, spotted the snitch, flew in that direction, and caught it effortlessly. Wow. I gasped.
"Of course it's less easy when there's another seeker." He said.
"You are really good!!" I heard myself say. I blushed.
"You're not so bad yourself." He said.
"Hey Ginny!!" Sarah called out. When I turned around she threw the quaffle at me.
I passed to Dean, who shot, but Ron blocked it.
***
"How was training?" Hermione asked as we came back to the common room that evening.
"It was great." Ron said, kissing her.
"Yeah, Ron did well and the team as well. We have all our chances to win this year." Harry added.
"The team is nice!" I said.
"I'm happy for you then. I hope we win." Hermione said, before kissing Ron on the couch.
Harry and I looked at each other. It was kinda awkward.
"Do you wanna... do our homework?" I proposed. Okay. Even more awkward. Well done Ginny.
"Yeah why not. Did you do Mcgonagall's essay?"
"No. Lets do it?"
He nodded. We sat on the couch next to Hermione and Ron's.
We began to write about "How to turn someone in something that's not alive without killing them." Quite useless. But well. Okay. I was writing when the tower books that we had put on the table fall down. I jumped in surprise and my quill jumped from my hand. It spilled ink on my essay.
"Oh shit!!"
I bent down to pick the quill up. Harry looked at me and smiled.
"You've got ink on your face." He laughed.
"Oh noooo! " I sighed.
He laughed even more. I tried to rub it off.
"Cheek..." Harry told me.
"What?"
"Its on your cheek."
"Oh" I rubbed it.
"No..." Harry said. He approached his hand near my cheek and tried to clean my face. I shuddered. Damn. Every single time we touch, I cannot help it. My all body shudders.
My eyes were stuck on his face. He was so ... perfect. My eyes met his. He stopped moving. His eyes fell on my lips, and it made me feel the urge to kiss him. I suddenly realised I was staring at his lips too. I was about to lean in but-
"Shhh!!" We heard someone whisper. We turned around to see Hermione, her hand in Ron's mouth, staring at us.
I blushed deeply.
"So you finally stopped snogging?" Harry asked, making them blush too. I thanked him internally for turning the intention on them.
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