Chapter 200: Powerful People (2/2)
”No,” said Ginny angrily. ”He just got lines, Montague was laughing about it at dinner. I can't believe she — she —”
Chris was staring out of the dark window. Snow was falling. The Snitch Harry had caught earlier and had forgotten to give back, was now zooming around and around the common room; people were watching its progress as though hypnotized and Crookshanks was leaping from chair to chair, trying to catch it.
Chris didn't hear Angelina or Fred and George leaving but when she tuned back to her surroundings she found only Ginny, Colin, Harry and Hermione sitting around her.
”Where is Ron?” Colin asked.
”I think he's avoiding us,” said Hermione.
Colin's face fell.
”The song was terrible, I tried to silence the Slytherins but I guess it was too late.” He sighed.
”You were the one who put that silencing charm on Pansy Parkinson?” Hermione said looking utterly surprised. ”You did that really great, Colin. You put the charm on eight or nine people, didn't you?”
”Twelve actually,” Colin smiled a little. ”It was Luna's idea though.”
”Chris, are you okay?” Harry said suddenly.
”Huh?” Chris looked back at them.
”Chris, look I'm sorry, I know you're mad,” Ginny said looking very guilty. ”I mean I also would have been if you did the same thing. You tried to stop me but I just didn't care and —”
”Gin, Gin, Gin! What on earth made you think that I'm mad at you?” Chris said feeling startled.
”But you weren't talking like forever,” Colin said. ”So we just thought you don't want to talk.”
”I'm not mad. I didn't want to talk because I'm just. . .” Chris trailed off.
”You are just?” Ginny repeated.
”Confused, I guess.”
”Confused about what?” Hermione asked.
But at that precise moment, there was a creaking sound behind them as the Fat Lady swung forward and Ron came clambering through the portrait hole. He was very pale indeed and there was snow in his hair. When he saw Chris, Colin, Ginny, Harry and Hermione he stopped dead in his tracks.
”Where have you been?” said Ginny.
”Walking,” Ron mumbled. He was still wearing his Quidditch things.
”You look frozen,” said Hermione. ”Come and sit down!”
Ron walked to the fireside and sank into a chair.
”I'm sorry,” he mumbled, looking at his feet.
”What for?” said Harry.
”For thinking, I can play Quidditch,” said Ron. ”I'm going to resign first thing tomorrow.”
”If you resign,” said Harry testily, ”there'll only be two players left on the team.” And when Ron looked puzzled, he said, ”I've been given a lifetime ban. So've Ginny, Fred and George.”
”What?” Ron yelped.
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To be continued...