Regrets & Realizations

Waking Up

I was never a huge fan of spending the night in the common room because everyone could be right in your face as you wake up. However, I am a huge fan of sleeping when tired, and since I just happened to be tired in the common room, it only makes sense I fell asleep here. 

What didn't make sense was that everyone was staring at me, including Ginny, who seemed like she was ready to rip my face off if given the chance. And then I realized that everyone wasn't staring at me, they were staring at me and Harry, who I had practically fallen asleep on. 

His arms wrapped around my waist while I used his chest as a pillow. Allowing me to feel every  time he breathed as his chest would rise then fall again. 

I went to move, at the least giving him space to breathe, but at my slightest movement, his arms pulled me in even tighter. 

"It's best not to get up right now." he whispered into my hair. 

* * *

Harry and I arrived to the Great Hall late, which only ensured that all eyes would be on us, but we had both agreed that we didn't want to skip breakfast, so we went anyways. 

For the most part, people only looked at us and whispered. However, Ginny on the other hand, was not afraid to approach us. 

"So what happened last night?"  she asked, and I could tell that she was doing her best to hide any anger and/or resentment in her voice, but she wasn't doing a good job. 

"The ceiling of the common room is bewitched to look like the night sky, so I figured I'd ask Hermione to lay on the couch with me to look at the stars. I guess we just fell asleep there." Harry said, and the way he wasn't fazed to tell her the truth of what happened, really meant a lot to me. 

Ginny, however, was furious with what he had to say and stormed out, which in turn, only drew more attention to Harry and I. Though, I wasn't as bothered because I've faced a lot worse than stupid rumors and what people think of me.