In the Closet

One toe

She could almost hear the Howler already her mother was going to send her when she found out.

"GINEVRA MOLLY WEASLEY, IF YOU PUT ONE MORE TOE OUT OF LINE WE'LL BRING YOU STRAIGHT HOME!"

What on earth possessed her to do this anyway? Here she was on her way to the closet with Neville Longbottom for Merlin's sake!

THE closet. The closet where it was rumoured that her true love, Harry Potter had lost his virginity. She could do something like that, just the same.

The Yule Ball hadn't even finished... she could always come back later. There wasn't even a line for the closet...

"Alohomora!" she muttered and the closet opened.

Neville might be blundering, and she might not be his first choice -he certainly wasn't hers- but he was available!

Blundering Neville. She knew he had a heart of gold, this was his chance to show it...

She practically had to drag Neville to the closet. Neville sure wanted her, but it was the place that he originally wanted to make love to her, that made her hairs rise. He had suggested his bedroom. No way! There was absolutely no way she was going to do that. With Harry and Ron able to come in at any given moment? Ron would immediately send a letter to their mother! Not to mention how ashamed he would feel seeing his little sister with Neville. How embarrassed she would feel, because of Harry... she still loved Harry, but there was nothing that she could change to the fact that he didn't see her a woman, just as Ron's little sister.

She wasn't that little anymore, she'd show him.

"Alohamora!" Ginny had unlocked the closet.

Once inside Neville couldn't keep his hands of her. But why did he have to be this clumsy. At one particular moment she even felt Neville's standing on her feet. But this was something she could deal with. She only had to try and wrap her legs around Neville... it was hard because Neville was quite large. But Ginny managed and Neville came into her.

It wasn't at all how Ginny had expected it to be. First there was the pain she never expected to feel, then there was his failure into bringing her to unprecedented heights. He brought himself there, but he didn't take her!

She cried on Neville's shoulder. He was a bad lover... at least to her. Maybe Hermione wouldn't mind, and Hermione was Neville's first choice. He should be able to bring her there, so why couldn't he bring her, Ginny Weasley there?

Finally her temperament won it of her tears.

"NEVILLE! IF YOU EVER LAY A HAND ON ME LIKE THIS AGAIN, I'LL KILL YOU!" she shouted.

Neville was cowering into a corner. He wasn't that brave. He had underestimated Ginny's temperament, which was as flaming red as her hair!

They dressed in silence and went back to the Ball. Hopefully no one would have noticed their absence.

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It was in the wake of these circumstances that Ginny hooked up with a certain Michael Corner. He's good in comforting girls... but that is another story!