Reality Bites Harry Potter

Blaise and Pansy can shut up now!

The first night of being back at Hogwarts was a little more crazier than I had liked. Poor Ginny was making herself anxious after being sorted into Slytherin. So naturally I sat with her at dinner along with Blaise, Theo, Pansy, and Draco. Pansy, Theo, and I took turns trying to console Ginny. Blaise was too busy stuffing his face and staring at Susan from across the room like a creeper. I mean, I know they hadn't seen each other all summer and probably hasn't talked any, but come on! A fellow Slytherin is in need of help! He's really not a bad person, he's just not aware of his surroundings. "But Mum isn't going to like it." She said frowning. I sighed.

"Ginny." She looked at me. "Do you remember how your mom treated me when she first learned about me being in Slytherin this summer?" She nodded.

"Yeah, she acted like she didn't have the time of day for you." She said scowling.

"Yes," I said sighing. "But she apologized for it after getting to know me better. My point is she knows you better than anyone Ginny. You are her beloved daughter and she's going to love you no matter what house you're in. Yes, it's a shock that you were sorted in our house, but it's not bad. Trust me, I dealt with this all last year."

"It's true." Pansy said nodding. "If not for us three, this girl wouldn't have had any friends in Slytherin."

"Oh gee, thanks Pansy. That makes me feel so much better." I said rolling my eyes at her. She grinned.

"You know I love you." She said before taking a bite of her food.

"Anyways," I said turning away from Pansy and looking back at Ginny. "Just don't worry about it okay? We won't let anyone hurt you. If you have problems with your roommates let us know. Snape doesn't stand for bullying despite how everyone says he is."

"That's because he cares about us Slytherins more than the other houses." Draco said shrugging.

"Yeah, but I'm a Weasley." Ginny muttered.

"So what? You're in his house and he's going to care about you just as much as he does the rest of us. You're going to be okay Ginny. Yeah there are going to be some people who will be mean to you just because you're in Slytherin. But they're just jealous because our house is more awesome than theirs." I said the last part teasingly.

"Plus the older students always look out for the younger students." Theo added, smiling. This seemed to have cheered Ginny up some because she giggled.

"Thanks guys." She said smiling.

"It's what friends and housemates are for." Pansy said grinning. I spotted my own roommates down the table and they were whispering and giggling to themselves. Oh hell. I actually forgot about them and  their tendency to stay up as late as possible. Those jerks.

"Speaking of roommates." Pansy said looking over at them too.

"Yeah." I said grimacing. "I actually forgot about them until just now."

"Nothing like starting the year off with that." Blaise said grinning.

"Screw you." I said scowling at him.

"If they continue what they did last year, you need to talk to Snape about it." Theo said frowning. I guess he caught me the few times I slept in the common room because of them. Oops. No one was supposed to know about that. I sighed.

"I will, but only because you told me to." I said rolling my eyes.

"Aw, you two are so cute!" Pansy AND Ginny squealed. Oh my God. I forgot how Ginny was. Damn it! Now Theo and I are going to have to deal with Blaise, Pansy, AND Ginny about us just getting together. I don't even know if Theo feels the same way! A lot can change in one summer! I looked over at Theo and he didn't seem phased by it. So maybe that means he's gotten over it? I sure hope not. That would definitely suck if he did. I hope I'm just being stupid. Ginny knows about my roommates because Shay told her about them one time. I forgot about them afterwards because they weren't brought up again. It wasn't long before we were heading to the common room. I got the chance to chat with Shay a little bit before we had to split up. Ginny pretty much stuck by Pansy's and my side the whole way to the commons room. I could see and hear students talking about Ginny being in Slytherin and I wanted to smack them all upside the head. This was going to fuel all the emotions that she's going to put into that diary. The more she writes in that diary, the more stuff Riddle can manipulate her with.

The next morning, we got our schedules and luckily for me, I didn't have Herbology first thing. Instead I have Care of Magical Creatures with Kettleburn. This should be fun. Also luckily for me I don't have to deal with Professor Blockhead. And I get to do new classes today. Ginny seemed a little down this morning, but I think between me, Pansy, and Shay we managed to cheer her up some before classes start up. I got a letter from Mrs. Weasley too. Basically she asked me to look out for Ginny and honestly, it's like I just got another little sister. I'll write Mrs. Weasley when I have a free period. During lunch time, Theo asked me if he could talk to me in private. I was confused but agreed to it. We ended up going out to the Black Lake and not many people were around it. "What did you want to talk about?" I asked him curiously.

"Well, I was thinking about my feelings for you over the summer a lot." He admitted blushing. I'll admit that made me nervous. "I wasn't really sure before coming to Hogwarts this year, but after seeing you on the train has made me sure of my feelings." He smiled. "My feelings for you, Pyper, hasn't changed at all over the summer." It took me a second for my brain to actually work.

"I'm relieved." I said smiling. "Because my feelings towards you didn't change either."

"Great. I was getting tired of Blaise telling me to just kiss you already." He said rolling his eyes.  I grinned.

"Really? Because I feel the same way about Pansy." I said before the two of us just laughed. The bell rang and he frowned. I smirked and kissed his cheek before running off towards the castle. I looked behind and saw him just standing there looking stunned.