In the shadow of Hermione Granger.

What just happened?

Tuesday November 19th

A week after my last date with Sebastian and I'm still thinking about what happened at the three broomsticks. Why did I imagine Ginny when I kissed Sebastian, I shouldn't do that, I need to tell someone about it, but who? I can't tell Hermione, not yet. Sophie? No she's a tattletale, so she will tell the whole school, maybe Xavier, no he's Sebastian's roommate, but Xavier is my friend too, or at least I think he is, maybe I should tell himabout it? Or not, maybe its best if I just write it down, so no one has to know.I sit down at my desk, and find my paper and quill, and then start writing: "Why is love so confusing, why can you think you are in love but then maybe realise you never were, not with that person. No matter how hard I try to think about something else, my thoughts always go back to you. Even just the sight of you, makes my heart flutter. But am I in love? Or do I love you? That the question, and I need to figure that out myself. I stare outside the window, and I get lost in thoughts. After what feels like forever, Ginny barges into the room, and I panic so I just shove my paper into the drawer, knocking over the ink. I quickly get up. And Ginny looks at me surprised, and says: "Where you hiding something?"

"No what, why should I, was just surprised by your arriving"
Ginny: "Yeah, sure, but what are you wearing for the ball?"

"The ball?"

Ginny: "The yule ball, its next month"

"Is it already next month?"

Ginny: "That's what I said, I'm freaking out, I have nothing to wear."

"I'm sure you'll find something, no matter what you will look beautiful."

Why did I say that? Its not wrong, but what will she think.

Ginny: "Thanks, but what are you wearing?"
"I have no idea, maybe Hermione have something I can borrow"

Ginny: "It must be nice having a sister"

"Yeah, sometimes, but mostly I just feel like I'm in the way or that I'm wrong."

Ginny: "You are not wrong" She lays her hand on my shoulder: "You are perfect as you are"

"Thanks"

I blush a little and look down.

Ginny: "I have two choices" She grabs my hand and says: "Come with me I'll show my options"

I follow her to her room, she opens her closet and pulls out two dresses, a floor length, baby pink dress, with a mint green tulle skirt. And a hot pink ribbon around the waist. The second dress she shows me is a black lace dress, medium length, with no sleeves. But I know it doesn't matter which dress she chooses, because she would be looking absolutely stunning in both.

Ginny: "So what do you think? Which one should I wear?"

"I don't know, you would look beautiful in both."

Ginny: "Thanks, but seeing the dress on a hanger gives one perspective, but seeing the dress on me gives another perspective"

I have no idea what she is talking about but suddenly she takes off her shoes, then her rope, her tie, her vest, skirt, and her shirt, and before I know it she's standing almost naked in front of me, I don't want to look at her, but I can't keep my eyes from her, she has her back turned to me, so I don't see everything. She steps into the baby pink and mint green dress first, and says: "Will you zip it up?"

I nod and zip up her dress, this is how she had her first kiss with Harry, I want to do the same, but I know I can't, I just want to kiss her so bad, but she's with Harry, and if I kiss her, it will hurt Harry and by hurting Harry, I will be hurting Hermione too, that's too many people getting hurt, and I hate hurting people, so I just look at Ginny and says: "You look beautiful"

Ginny: "Thanks, but let me put the other dress on"

I zip her down and she changes from the baby pink and mint green dress to the black lace dress. She looks gorgeous, but she always does so I say: "I think you should wear the first one, I like this one too, but haven't you been wearing it before?"

Ginny: "You remember that?"

"Of course, it was a memorable evening."

Ginny: "But you are right, I have been wearing it before, I'll wear the green, maybe you could borrow the black one?"

"Can I? Really, that would be awesome, thanks."

Ginny: "No problem, it's the least I can do"

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"Ginny"

Ginny: "Hmm"

"I was wondering, when should we continue our adventure"

Ginny: "I don't know, I think we should start by giving the three pages to the ghost, you still have them right?"

"Yeah, I do"

Ginny: "Then I think we should hand them over to the ghost after the yule ball?"

"Yeah, lets do that, but if a clue pops up, I think we should follow it."

Ginny: "A clue? Like how?"

"If I have a dream again, and it's something we can use."

Ginny: "Yeah of course, I think we should do that too"

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