Harry Potter One-Shots (Feat. Wattpad)

Caught Red-Cheeked (maccad)

Alexander McDonald was a nice and normal fellow, he was a bit too protective sometimes, he knew that, but that was only when someone tried to harm his friends.

Although his heart was in the right place everyone at Hogwarts could not help but be intimidated by him, with his height, around 6 foot 1, and with his dark blue eyes riddled with sea green specks that seemed to stare directly into your soul who wouldn't be?

Alexander found it increasingly hard to make friends after he shot up in the summer of fifth year, people seemed to only like him because he could protect them, they knew he was nice and they liked him, but they were not true friends.

Luckily, however, Alexander already had those from when he first laid eyes on them as a third year, still with his bushy eyebrows, dark blue eyes and curly reddish-brown hair, but without the highly intimidating height he now possessed.

These people were none other than Harry Potter, Ronald Weasley, Hermione Granger and Neville Longbottom.

Of course, there was his steady girlfriend, Ginny Weasley, something Ron was not so pleased about, but he got over it eventually after Ginny threatened to curse him so badly he'd never be able to go out  in public ever again. Ron knew she wasn't joking, so he backed off quite considerably, however, Alexander noticed that Harry was getting increasingly awkward around him and Ginny, but only when they were together.

Alexander also noticed Ron giving Harry suspicious looks when he made up strange and nonsensical reasons to leave whenever Alexander and Ginny started doing anything that people in relationships usually do.

However, it was on one particular spring morning, about a week before NEWTS were set to start, that Alexander started to mull over Harry's strange behaviour with more effort and thought.

"... Ginny?" Alexander asked his girlfriend, who was lying half-asleep in his lap, abruptly.

"Yes, Alex?" she mumbled, eyes still closed.

"Do... do you think Harry... likes you?"

Ginny's eyes snapped open and she sat up stiffly, staring incredulously at Alexander.

"Well, he's always acting strange when he sees us together, I dunno, it was just a thought," Alexander sighed, leaning back onto the grass to look up at the clouds, hands behind his head.

"No, Harry's like that whenever he see's a couple, he's socially awkward like that," Ginny replied, shaking her head before she stood up, leaning over him.

"Oh..."

"Yeah... Want to get going now?" Ginny asked, indicating the opening gates that lead to Hogsmeade.

"Sure... race you!" Alexander jumped up, mood quickly taking a new course, and was already about a quarter way towards the gates when Ginny finally reacted.

"Hey! I wasn't ready!" she yelled after him, trying to sound angry but failing as her laughter soon made an appearance in her voice.

Alexander grinned and chanced a look back, Ginny was quickly catching up to him, she may be small but she was fast, and smart.

Ginny saw this and batted her eyes flirtatiously, causing Alexander to trip over his own feet in shock. She smirked, just the reaction she was hoping for.

As Ginny ran passed him, however, she was grabbed firmly by the ankle and dragged to the ground by her boyfriend who was laughing heartily, all thoughts of the previous conversation banished from his mind.

They wrestled on the ground for a few minutes, Alexander coming out the winner as he landed on top of her, breathless.

She looked so gorgeous, her ginger hair pulled back into its normal ponytail, her long fringe falling into her amazingly blue eyes.

"Alex..." she breathed, breathless as well, though Alexander suspected it was from the lack of room between their bodies causing the breathlessness, not the running or wrestling.

Alexander didn't reply and instead pressed his lips fiercely against hers, Ginny responded almost immediately.

"Weasley! McDonald!"

"Professor!" Alexander rolled off of Ginny and they both quickly jumped up, highly embarassed at being caught snogging by McGonagall.

"Detention!" McGonagall said with her usual tigh lips.

"What- Now?" Ginny asked incredulously.

"Yes, Weasley, in seperate rooms," Minerva said sternly.

"Yes, Professor," they mumbled, cheeks still ablaze.

"McDonald, you come with me, Weasley, you head to Professor Flitwick's office, I believe his classroom needs tidying," McGonagall said sharply before she turned on her heel, expecting them both to follow.

Behind her back Ginny and Alexander were silently laughing, and struggling to stay silent as McGonagall lead them away.