"Um, Yes"
Theme # 15: Hurling Hex


"Blaise Zabini is the new Slytherin chaser?" Ronald Weasley asked loudly.

Ginny blushed. Even though she knew she was supposed to act angry and dignified and furious, she could not help it. So she blushed, beetroot red.

"Um, yes."

Ron swore loudly. When she flinched, before blushing all over again, he had to ask:

"Is that a flush of fury?"

"Um, yes."

Ron rolled his eyes, though she was sure he believed her. "Harry and I've never really liked him," he confided in her. "He's too - - -"

"- Handsome?" Ginnny suggested.

"WHAT?" Ron jumped half a feet in the air. "Is that your idea of a joke?"

"Um, yes."

Cursing under his breath, Ron moved over to the fireplace, sinking into the sofa. After all, he had just returned from the Quidditch pitch after a long, hard day of practice - only to be told the most lethal of news from his redheaded sister.

"So.... Any ideas?" he asked finally, looking up.

"Um, yes."

Ron looked purely delighted. "A hurling hex on his broom, maybe?"

At once, Ginny shook her head.

"No?" Ron asked. "You're not going along with your 'um, yes-es' anymore, then?"

Ginny nodded brightly. "Um, yes."