I Think I Love You

Ginny awoke to Elizabeth's yelling. "Wake up! I know you don't want to miss breakfast, even though there aren't classes today."

Ginny rubbed her eyes and looked at the clock on her bedside table. It read eight o'clock.

"Oh yeah. So how was the date, Gin?" asked Elizabeth. She was fully dressed. She was wearing a tank top that read 'DIVA' and a plaid mini skirt. She also had on some dress boots and her hair was curly.

"Good," replied Ginny. "What did you guys do while I was out?"

"Oh nothing. The usual. You know. We snuck to the kitchens, painted our nails, and talked about boys all night," she replied. Ginny noticed she was avoiding her eyes.

"Oh," said Ginny, looking thoughtful.

"Oh. Hey Ginny, just got a new one done," said Elizabeth, holding up her tank top just over her belly button. Ginny looked and saw that Elizabeth had gotten her belly button pierced. There was a cute, clear smiley face circle hanging from a silver loop. "It glows in the dark too," she exclaimed, enthusiastically.

"Cool. Where'd you learn about body piercings anyway? Most witches don't know about it and I only know about it from Hermione," said Ginny.

"Actually, I learned about it from Harry. He gave me a Muggle magazine that his cousin had lying around the house, and then I went and looked in the library and found the perfect piercing charm. Of course it was in the restricted section, and I had to tell Professor Binns it was for the 'Ancient Studies of Curses discovered by Famous Witches and Wizards'. He gave me a signed note for it and when Madam Pince wasn't looking, I switched the books off. It took me a while to find the book because it was at the back of the library. I had already mentioned to Pince that Peeves had bought at least twenty books up to the astronomy tower and was attempting to tear them apart, which wasn't entirely true. Peeves can be very useful at times," said Elizabeth, grinning. Elizabeth had her tongue, nose, and the top of her left ear pierced too. Ginny thought she probably didn't need to know the others.

"Oh yeah. You won't believe what we've used him for at times," said Ginny.

"Yeah, I'm thinking about tattoos now. Well, hurry! Get showered and dressed for breakfast," said Elizabeth, suddenly.

"All right, all right, I'm going!" said Ginny as she jumped out of bed and rushed to the bathroom.

She turned on the water and then she stepped into the hot shower, the water beating on her back. She loved steam. The water felt so magical, especially at Hogwarts. 'They must use magic for this because we don't have eklectricity like Muggles do,' thought Ginny. She then pulled out her Sweet Temptations shower gel that Hermione had given to her. Soon the bathroom was filled with the fragrance. After she was done she stepped out, took her wand, and muttered 'Dryusus.' She did the same with her hair. She was now fully dry. She looked in the mirror and decided she was going to give this makeup thing a try from now on. She hurried back into the dormitory and saw no one there. Elizabeth must have gone down to the common room to wait for her. She opened her trunk and took out the pouch of cosmetics that Jasmine had bought her for her birthday, which she hardly used.

She hurried back into the bathroom. She took out some mascara and applied it. Then she used some beige eye shadow. Last but not least she applied some clear lip-gloss, which smelled like vanilla. She liked it. She knew she would start wearing it a lot more. Then she put her hair up in a clear clip, which was something she'd borrowed from Hermione and 'accidentally' forgotten to give back, until Hermione just told her to keep it.

After she was done she put on some dark blue jeans, and a Pepe jeans shirt-hoodie, both of which Hermione had bought her for her birthday. The Pepe jeans shirt-hoodie was more like a shirt. It had big blue letters across the front, which read Pepe Jeans in fancy letters. It also had light blue and dark blue ties going down the front and said Seventy-Three in big, fancy letters in the back. It was very cute, appealing and expensive. She knew expensive because Hermione had accidentally left the price tag on there and it read sixty-eight pounds. But she needn't know that, did she? Ginny hoped she hadn't given it away when she hugged her to death the day after her birthday and proceeded to tell her that she loved her present. Ginny then put on her dark blue boots. She then picked up the bag with Neville's chocolate from Honeydukes, which was beside her bed.

She then skipped down to the Common Room where she saw Elizabeth reading Hogwarts A History. Everyone else was probably at breakfast.

"About time," said Elizabeth, looking up from the book.

"Sorry... You're reading?" asked Ginny, as if fascinated.

"Shut up, Gin. Well I can see it was worth it. You look nice," said Elizabeth, standing up and stretching.

"Just kidding. Thanks Elizabeth. Let's go," said Ginny, as she and Elizabeth climbed out of the portrait hole.

When they got down to the Great Hall, they went to the Gryffindor table. Elizabeth ran off to sit with Jasmine and Mary-Sue on the other end of the table. Ginny didn't want to be down there by Dean at the moment. She'd rather be with old friends. Then she spotted Ron and Hermione. Hermione and Ron were sitting side-by-side holding hands under the table. 'Hmm... I guess Ron and Hermione have finally cured their case of obliviousness. It was all getting too obvious. I wonder if they've finally told anyone,' thought Ginny.

Right across from Ron and Hermione were Harry and Neville. There was an empty space between them, which she hurriedly occupied.

"So how long, you two?" asked Ginny with a grin.

"What are you talking about?" asked Ron, avoiding her stare.

"You know what I'm talking about. Don't you, Hermione?" asked Ginny slyly.

"Ok, ok. Since a few weeks ago," said Hermione.

"I always knew you'd two would finally snap out of it and see what was right in front of you!" said Ginny, a little too loudly.

"So did I, Gin," said Harry, making Ginny nearly drop her goblet of pumpkin juice, and causing Hermione and Ron to blush crimson. Ron's ears were especially red, as they always were when he was under pressure. Ginny grinned. She knew they had been secretly going out for longer than that but she didn't expect that Harry knew.

"You knew?" asked Ron and Hermione at the same time.

"Well, I didn't know you guys were officially together but I always knew someday you'd come to your senses," said Harry, grinning broadly.

"Hey Ginny," said a voice to the right of her.

"Oh, hey Neville. Oh that reminds me. I have something for you," she said while handing him the bag with the Honeydukes chocolate.

"Oh, thanks, Ginny. You really didn't have to," said Neville, taking it from her.

"Well, I wanted to repay you for the flowers," said Ginny.

He looked into the bag and took out the golden box. "Thanks, Ginny. They're my favorite. How did you know?" asked Neville, curiously.

"Actually I just figured you'd like it and I heard you mentioning how much you love Honeydukes chocolate to someone," said Ginny, happily. 'He liked them!' thought Ginny, happily.

"Thanks again," said Neville, while hugging her.

"No problem," said Ginny, surprised but happy. She couldn't help but notice how her stomach fluttered and her hand shook while she was hugging Neville.

NEVILLE'S POV

"Oh, hey Neville. Oh that reminds me. I have something for you," she said, while handing him the bag with the Honeydukes chocolate. 'She's speaking to me! Say something you idiot. Huh, she got something for me?' thought Neville.

"Oh, thanks, Ginny. You really didn't have to," said Neville, taking it from her.

"Well, I wanted to repay you for the flowers," said Ginny.

He looked into the bag and took out the golden box. It was Honeydukes chocolate-covered strawberries! His favorite! "Thanks Ginny. They're my favorite. How did you know?" asked Neville, curiously.

"Actually I just figured you'd like it and I heard you mentioning how much you love Honeydukes chocolate to someone," said Ginny.

"Thanks again," said Neville, while hugging her. 'She smells so good. She looks really nice! Tell her you idiot!' thought Neville.

"No problem," said Ginny, grinning.

Neville then saw Dean approaching where Ginny sat. 'Oh no,' thought Neville. He hurriedly engaged in conversation with Seamus.

GINNY'S POV

"Hey Ginny," said Dean sitting beside Ginny and kissing her square on the lips. Harry, Ron and Hermione had obviously gone off somewhere.

Ginny was beginning to feel a bit uncomfortable and she didn't even know why. She noticed Neville had looked kind of awkward and began engaging in conversation with Seamus. She was just about to think of an excuse to leave the table when she was saved. Elizabeth, Jasmine and Mary-Sue approached her.

"Are you done Gin?" asked Jasmine.

"Oh yeah. Let's go," said Ginny quickly, leaving behind her plate still filled with bacon, eggs, sausage and biscuits.

She hurried up to the common room with the other three before Dean could object.