The Normal Boy

Chapter the Tenth

Luna was right about the after party which was happening in the Gryffindor Common Room.  Neville had no idea how a party could be planned so fast and all the food could come so...fast, but then again Gryffindor did have Fred and George and they could make anything happen. 

Neville was in conversation with Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas, fellow Gryffindors in his year, when Ginny sat next to them. 

"Hi." She said to the two. "Hi." Dean said coughing, clearly he didn't want Ginny joining into the conversation. Seamus rolled his eyes and grinned at Ginny. 

"Hey." He said. "Aren't you suppose to be with Harry?" Dean asked. 

"No, she's suppose to be with me." Demelza said, walking towards them, her hands on her hips. Ginny grinned. "How dare you leave me alone with Colin of all people!" She exclaimed. 

"Goodbye boys." Ginny said,  "I think I have to go."

Ginny walked away with Demelza towards the other end of the Gryffindor common room and sat on a large red sofa, with Colin snoozing quietly. 

"Should we wake him up?" Ginny asked as a glass of butterbeer came floating towards her. 

"Nah," Demelza said. Ginny shrugged. "You should drink that by the way." She added, pointing at the butterbeer near Ginny's hair. 

"Right." Ginny said and took the glass and began to drink. 

"I thought we were friends so how could you leave me alone." Demelza said sarcastically . Ginny chuckled. "Yeah, I just came and I was looking for you so I went to Neville and somehow found myself in conversation with those, "Ginny chewed on her lip. 

"Prats?", Demelza suggested and Ginny chuckled, "Yeah, that's the word." 

"You came late today, you won the match after all." Demelza said, taking a flying butterbeer glass. 

"Neville and Luna wanted to talk with me about something. ", Ginny said. 

"They did, "Demelza said, something in her voice which Ginny did not like. Ginny ignored it. 

"Then I went to change and then Potter came. " Ginny frowned. "You came together you know. " Demelza said. Ginny chuckled. "Yes, I know but I hate he is an annoying arrogant toe rag," 

"On a broom.." Demelza said, looking behind Ginny. 

"Yes, an annoying arrogant toe rag on a broom. " Ginny said. "No I mean your arrogant toe rag is on a broom." Demelza said. 

"He's not my arrogant toe rag and he's on a broom sometimes yes." Ginny said. Demelza pointed her finger and Ginny turned to see where she was pointing and nearly dropped her butter bear.

"Bloody Hell!" Fred and George Weasley's voice echoed in the silent common room.  Bloody Hell indeed, Ginny thought. 

Harry James Potter was on his Nimbus 2000, he was standing up on his broom and balancing on one leg and holding a bright pink poster which said and I quote, 'Weasley Weasley! Go out with me! Weasley!', next to a bright smiling ugly drawing of Ginny's head. 

"Weasley! Weasley!" Harry shouted, "Go out with me! Weasley!"

Ginny swore and went scarlet. "NO!" Ginny screamed as eyes turned to look at her. Ginny got up and ran to the girls dormitory and slammed the door shut. Ginny swore again. The door slowly creaked open and Demelza and, to Ginny's astonishment, Hermione Granger came inside. 

"I told Harry not to do it." Hermione said, "But he wouldn't listen." Ginny smiled at Hermione. 

"You probably did but let me guess Ron agreed." Demelza said. Hermione rolled her eyes. "Those two are so annoying." She said but both Demelza and Ginny knew that she didn't mean it.