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(AN) Sunday, as promised. Enjoy!

Harry Potter and Some Really Bad Luck

Harry wiped his sweaty palms on his jeans nervously as he walked over to Ginny, hoping he was Gryffindor enough to ask her.

'Why am I freaking out so much?' he thought to himself, 'Ron's probably right and she'll say yes."

"Erm, Gin?" Harry asked, anxiety rolling off of him in waves.

"Yeah, Harry?" said Ginny, looking up from a book she was reading.

"Uh... so what are you reading?" said Harry. He looked up to the top of the boys' dormitory steps and saw Ron giving him dirty looks.

"Oh, its a muggle book. It's called It," she explained.

"Oh, well what's it about?"

Ron gave him a rude hand gesture.

"It's about all theses kids and they are being killed by something. Some kids start trying to figure out what it is. They find out that its a kind of monster that becomes what you most fear, kinda like a boggart, and then murders you. It lives in the sewers. The kids eventually think that they have killed It, but It comes back years later. I'm at the part now where they are in the sewers as adults trying to kill It once and for all," she explained.

"Oh," said Harry, " That sounds pleasant."

They were both silent for a moment when Ron's voice floated down in a hiss, "ASK HER!"

Ginny raised her eyebrow.

"Um, Ginny?" Harry asked

"Finally!" Ron exclaimed loudly.

"Ron, shut it!" Ginny snapped. "Why don't you go steal some first year's cauldron cakes or something."

"Well maybe I could grab a fanged frisbee..."

"Then do it!"

"Wait... you could here me?" Ron said, scandalized.

"Ron, I think all of Scottland heard you," Harry replied.

Ron sulked and walked out of the common room. A few seconds later Harry and Ginny heard little first years being bribed for their fanged frisbees.

"So, uh, Harry. There was something you wanted to ask me?"

"Erm, yeah." Harry spat it out as fast as he could. "Would you like to go to the ball with me?"

"No thank you," she answered.

"What!" Harry exclaimed.

"Well, you waited to long. Just like Ron waited to long. Hermoine's going with Krum-"

"Krum!"

"Yes, Harry, Krum. And anyways who would want to go to the ball with Ron anyways-"

"Ron is my best mate!" Harry yelled, getting quite upset. "Who are you going with then? Am I as unappealing as Ron? Or am I worse!"

"For your information, I'm going with Cedric-"

"Cedric? Diggory! That pompous git! Why are you going with HIM!"

"Ginny looked at Harry, her eyes so fiery they made Harry falter for a second, but his own defences were back up almost immediately. "I'm going with CEDRIC because he was actually brave enough to ask me. I didn't think you were going to ask me because you took so long, so he and I decided to go as friends. But want to know what I think now? I think I was right to accept his invitation! At least I'm not going to the ball with YOU!" she ranted.

By this time Ginny and Harry had quite an audience. The whole common room was staring at the couple in shock.

Collin Creevey decided that he would snap a picture of the heated argument.

As soon as the flash went of Harry reached his breaking point. He stood up quickly and flipped over the coffee table, sending books flying everywhere.

"FINE! If Cedric is so great, why don't you just go be his girlfriend or something and just leave me out of this." screamed Harry, making the whole room jump and go completely silent.

"You know what Harry?" Ginny whispered, her eyes filling up with tears. " I think you need to just leave me alone. I don't want to be around you anymore."

Harry's fury peaked. He stomped up the stairs to the boys' dormitory and slammed the door behind him. Once inside he kicked his suitcase, causing all the pictures of Ginny and him to fly out of it.

'Who needs her?' he thought.

That night after everyone had gone to bed Harry crept into the common room and burned all of the pictures.

Snuffles lay in the corner, whimpering as he saw Harry with angry tears spilling down his face.

(AN) Okaaay, have no idea where this chapter came from. It kind of took on a life of it's own. Hoped you liked it! Read and review!