Nia

His palms are sweaty

Knees weak

Arms are heavy

Harry was dying inside...he couldn't believe he was doing this. He tripped several times on the way downstairs to the garden, and he was almost positive Nia thought he was some sort of freak.

He's nervous,

but on the surface he looks calm and ready

Nia was about to throw up from the pressure. Here she was walking with a guy that obviously had girls all over him, and he chose to walk with her. Oh! The IRONY...back home, guys couldn't appreciate her. It was always, "How about some head?" or, "You been with anyone before?" Nia wasn't proud of what she used to do to pay tuition, but it only happened a few times, and if nobody knew then it wouldn't hurt her. The way Harry was looking at her right now made her want to faint. I bet this is some sort of perverted prank...Fred and George must have had something to do with this.

He opens his mouth,

but the words won't come out

Harry's hands were so sweaty he guessed he could fill a bowl with his perspiration. He was trying to tell Nia he liked her...a lot...but he didn't know how to. She looked extremely pained about something. She probably feels like she is wasting her time. I shouldn't have done this. Harry silenced his mind by smacking himself.

"What was that for?" Nia asked.

"Nothing...I'm having an internal struggle."

"What's going on? Maybe I can help!"

"That's just it. You are the problem!"

"What did I do?"

"It's not what you did, it's what you make me do."

"Like my shower and dinner?"

"Exactly."

"Why did you do that anyway? You still have yet to tell me!"

"Oh...um...that's why I asked you to come outside with me. You see, now that Voldemort isn't here anymore, I can pay more attention to things that should occupy the mind of an average teenager...you happen to be one of those things."

"I'm lost and confused. So you mean on your list there is...lets see...clothes, food, sex, and Nia?"

"Well there is other stuff but you pretty much got it."

"So what you're saying is..."

Harry cut her off by sealing her lips with a kiss. She was blown away. He was a good kisser...and the fact that his mouth tasted like lentils didn't bother her. She was about to fall and break something if he didn't stop kissing her soon. He sensed it and held her. All good things must come to an end though. "HARRY! ARE YOU OUT HERE? I THOUGHT I HEARD SOMEONE COME OUT HERE" Ron's voice vibrated through the garden.

The clock's run out,

time's up over,
Snap back to reality,

Oh there goes gravity

Oh crap. They both shared the same thought. They quickly ran back to the house. "Ron, Nia and I decided to take a walk, sorry if we bothered you." Obviously, they had. Ron's face fell through the floor when he caught sight of Harry and Nia walking up the path hand in hand. Harry KNEW he liked Nia, and he also knew that both his little sister AND Hermione were practically in love with him. Woe is me, Ron thought to himself. He had to talk to Harry later. He wasn't about to stand by and watch his sister and Hermione get hurt while Harry was having the time of his life. Ron's heart sank as he saw Harry and Nia kiss once more before running up to him. He was definitely going to discuss it with Harry before they left on the train the next day.

Hermione saw all of it. She had heard Harry come in and had the fleeting hope that he had come to see her. But just as he came in, she heard Nia mumble something to herself...

"What's wrong with me?" Nia said

"Nothing," replied Harry.

Then they shared a little more conversation and left the room. Hermione was too occupied in thought after that, so she sat up and gazed out her window. Soon she saw two figures leave through the back door: Harry and Nia. They stopped in a small clearing and just looked at each other for a while...then they kissed. Hermione died inside when she saw that. She wouldn't have invited Nia if she knew Harry would fall for her like that. Woes betide me, she thought to herself.

Ginny sat in her bed, writing in her diary.

August 12

Well today was different I guess. In the middle of breakfast, Hermione fell out of our fireplace followed by a girl I didn't know. Probably that new girl Ron had been talking about. Well, whoever she was, I couldn't help but notice that Harry had been making goggle eyes at her the whole time, and she DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE! How do you not notice when the sex god himself can't take his eyes off you? I bet Harry would notice any girl who had a body as nice as hers! (Note to self: ask new girl how she got her body) Oh I feel so inadequate. But it has got me wondering...After she excused herself from the table to go take a shower Harry promptly got up and ran after her. After about half an hour I heard a scream and Harry bolted down the stairs and out the back door. Then at dinner, he kept on tripping over his words whenever he looked at her. Maybe a certain person I love has a crush? It's just speculation, but I know the signs. RON HAS THEM TOO! Now I am seriously bothered...Ron and Harry liking the same girl at the same time? Not a good idea.

A little later

Sorry, I heard someone outside my room, and I couldn't help my curiosity. You won't believe what I saw! Harry and that girl (I hear her name is Nia) walking down the stairs. That is such a slap in the face...I was so close to telling him how I feel. Well, all for naught. I'm too deep in thought to write now. I'll tell more later.

Much love,

Virginia Weasley

Nobody except Harry and Nia knew the full story of what happened.