It's been a week since then, and it's the longest week for Harry. Maybe because he hardly saw ginny or ginny tend to spend all of her time with Theo and no one else. Harry didn't complain, as much he wanted to shout it to her face that he miss her or punch Theo and drag Ginny away from him, he didn't do that. Instead, he spent his time with ron and Hermione. There are his friends too after all but they're not ginny. The last time they all hung out was when they played Monopoly. Harry wished they shouldn't have--'cause every time they play that game, Harry and ginny would be cuddled up and helping each other plotting against ron and Hermione. This time ginny teamed up with you-know-who(Not Voldemort, Theo) and gave him an apologetic look. Harry shrugged it off---just in front of her so that she wouldn't see his pain. Harry hardly slept that night.

Every time he asked her if she wanna hang out, she sounded all excited and says yes but by the next minute she goes 'sorry harry, gotta show Theo around the city or Theo's taking me out--Theo this--Theo that' and harry's done asking for her company. It's like his worst fear coming true-- that ginny leaving him for someone. He's been anxious about it since he was a kid, and there were times when he beat up guys just because they showed interest in ginny. Now that ginny's interested in Theo, he can't do anything about it.

It's Saturday, so harry didn't wake up yet until...
Sirius happened.

"Where's my favourite godson? You're still sleeping? Didn't you know that I'm coming today? You were supposed to get up and wait for me on the porch. You truly hurt my feelings, Harry." Sirius climbed on harry's bed as a child and pulled off his blanket only to hear a loud grumble from harry.

"Harry, I know you are pretending. If you don't wake up this instant--"

"I'm up, I'm up--Jesus" He immediately hugged sirius. "Missed you" he mumbled softly.

"Get off, you smell" sirius snickered but didn't push him away, instead held him tight. Harry smiled to himself.

"Fresh up! downstairs in 10 min"

*****
"Where's ginny? Didn't you tell her that I'm coming today?" Sirius added jam to the bread and handed it to harry.
He did, he did tell her that sirius was coming. Though he's not sure if she heard him. Maybe she didn't.

"I did"

"Wow, Where's the sparkle?" Sirius asked.

"The what?"

"What? Don't you know? Whenever I mention ginny, your eyes sparkle like thousands of stars put together, just this one time, I didn't see that."

"Shut up, Sirius. You sound so weird."

"You guys okay?" Sirius reads harry like an open book, not even his parents can do that. Accordingly, he can say something's up.

"Fine" harry answered looking down at his untouched bread. He sounds like the opposite of 'fine'.

"Hey! What are you guys talking about?" Came in lily and James? 

"Gin--"

"Nothing!" Harry cried out.

---

"I'll call her" sirius declared.

Whatever. Harry muttered under his breath, didn't go unnoticed by sirius.

"Hey, ginny!"

"Sirius! Hi! How are you?"

"The question is 'where are you? ' ,Ginevra. I'm in harry's house. Will you be coming or not?"

"Oh! Yea--shit!--I--I totally-- No, wait. I'll come, just give me some time, yea?"

"Is she stuttering?" Sirius mouthed harry in shock. Harry shrugged.

"Wait, what are--"

"She hung up on me!"

"Congrats" Harry rolled his eyes.

"What the hell is going on here?"

"I'll call ron" Harry stated.

"Hey ron, Sirius is here. Would you like to come?"

"Sure, mate. Be there in a minute"

Sirius snatched harry's phone
"Ron, what's your sister doing?"

"Uh, hi to you too, sirius. She's in her room, tutoring Theo. Why?"

"Theo, who?"

Harry yanked his phone back.
"Ok, ron. See ya"

"Theo, what!?" Sirius yelled. "Wait, so the problem is that guy? Oh, my poor Harry, why didn't you tell me?"

"What do you want me to say? Ginny likes Theo and if she wants to spend her time with him, I have zero right to complain. Leave it be" Harry suddenly felt tears in his eyes. He felt like crying for a week, he didn't want to. Now, with sirius looking at him with those pitiful eyes, he couldn't stop.

"Har--"

The door swung open, revealing ron. Harry instantly wiped off those tears.

After some time,

"So, I told mione that I'd introduce you to her," declared harry.

"That's great! How come I never got to meet her anyway? Hermione? Wait, is that Ron's girlfriend?" Sirius smirked at ron.

Ron instantly reddened. "We're not!" He denied.

"Oh! You guys are not? My bad, ron" sirius mocked him.
Harry didn't much listen to the conversation.

"Sirius! Omg! Hey, I missed you" ginny's voice brought all of their attention. She clasped him.

"Missed you too, gin-gin. Where's this Theo guy? Didn't bring him here?" Sirius tried to sound teasing, but it came out more serious.

Ginny glared at ron.

Seeing this, Harry raised from his bed walking towards ginny "why? Is he a secret now?"

"I didn't mean it like that," Ginny muttered. "C'mon, why are we even talking about him now? Today's Saturday, we can go out. Right, Sirius?"

Sirius and Ron agreed. Harry eyed ginny, confused why she desperately trying to change the topic. "I don't feel like going out" harry retorted.

Before sirius could say something,
"Sirius, ron, can you wait downstairs. I need to talk to harry"

They nodded and left.

"Harry, what's wrong?" Ginny stepped near him, taking his hands into hers.
The touch that harry missed for some time. He missed her and that's evident in his eyes. Anyone with eyes can see it.

"Nothing" he brushed her off.

"It's about Theo" ginny sighed. "I do know we're not spending as much time we used--but--things change, right?" Harry gave her a 'are you for real?' look. He didn't expect them to change just because of a guy. "I thought you'd understand me better than anyone, I miss you...so much. But when he asks for my time I couldn't bring myself to say no. I'm still here, Harry. I will always be here for you."

Harry didn't know what to say. He's still sad, that didn't change. However, ginny saying those sounds gives him hope like he's a priority too and she didn't forget him. He might not be the first priority but he is--somewhere.

"Harry, please say something" she pleaded.

"So, you are boyfriend and girlfriend now?" He gulped. If she says yes, please be happy for her, his mind chanted.

"No"

Thank God.

"I like him, though. I really do"

That hurts more, Harry decided.

"Th--that's great, ginny. I'm sorry for being a terrible friend. We--"

"Harry! Ginny!" They heard sirius yell.

"You should tell me all about it, okay?" Harry winked.

"Of course!" Ginny grinned and hugged him.

When they reached downstairs,
They heard
"Lily! Who locked the bathroom door!? Open up!" James banging on the door.

Also, sirius and ron are laughing loudly in the hall.

Typical Sirius. Harry thought.

"Sirius! Why did you lock James in the bathroom?" Lily shrieked, opening up the door.

"It was ron!" Sirius protested.

"What!? It was your idea" ron cried out.

In between this chaos, Harry saw ginny smiling heartedly which he didn't see for a week and his stomach did multiple flips. He has so many questions acquiring in his head, why can't he be happy for her?
He likes ginny...he always has--but as a friend.

What if I like her more than a friend?