Those 19 years
AN- I own none of the chararcters
this is my first fanfic, so please read and review
Dumbledore smiled at this, while Ron said "Here Here" and Hermione just thought to herself. Harry seemed to be doing the same. He had faced Voldemort seven times, and he had ended up alive. He thought back to all of the trouble he had gone through. Sure he was happy now that Voldemort was gone, but he was still sad for all of the lives that were lost on the way. His parents, Sirius, Fred, Tonks, Lupin, Mad Eye Moody, Dobby, Hedwig, Dumbledore, and Snape were just a few of the many.
He was pulled out of his reverie when Hermione tapped him on the shoulder. He was needed downstairs. Kingsley had wanted to talk to him. Harry didn't want to go downstairs though. He didn't want to see the bodies piled in the corner. He wanted to get away from all of the people calling his name. He wanted to be alone. His life felt empty to him now. He had spent the last seven years trying to avenge his parents, and now that he finally had he didn't know what to do. Normalcy had never been part of his lifestyle.
Slowly he followed Hermione and Ron down to the great hall. He ignored the cheering as he walked in and went to talk to Kingsley, who was sitting near the front of the hall talking to Professor McGonagall. He walked up and tapped Kingsley on the shoulder.
Kingsley turned around and gave out a great smile. And he said, "Harry, I'd like to thank you. I don't know what you have been doing this past year, but I know whatever it was worked. I know you must be excited to know that he is gone, and you probably want to go home now, but there is some business that needs to be taken care of. The Dursleys need to get back home. I think it would be best if you were the one to get them situated back at their home. They will need to be informed of what happened."
"Uhh, Kingsley, I don't think that they are going to want to know what happened, I mean, they have never wanted to know anything about my life. They probably will be ashamed that I am not dead."
Kingsley grimaced bus said, "Even so, Dedalus and Hestia want you to be the one to tell them what happened. They probably haven't even heard the news yet. They have been well hidden. You need to at least spend a few weeks with them. I know it is not my place to tell you this, but they really need to be informed about why they had to go into hiding. And, you probably want to get away from all of the publicity."
Harry smiled at this, Kingsley had one thing right. He hated being the center of everyone's attention. He knew that he had to deal with the Dursleys. As unfortunate as that made him feel. At least he didn't have to stay there for a full summer; a couple of weeks at most. Maybe Ron and Hermione could come with him. They needed a break just as much as he did. They were sure to be questioned just like him. He decided to ask Kingsley if that was a possibility.
"Umm Kingsley, would it be possible if Ron and Hermione came with me to the Dursleys', we all need to get away after our journey, and plus I really don't want to stay alone with them? Also, since they know that I am a wizard, am I allowed to use magic around them?"
Kingsley laughed at this, but he told Harry that using magic around the Dursleys was fine as long as he didn't use it against them, but he would have to ask Ron and Hermione if they wanted to come. Harry smiled back at Kingsley and made his way over to the Weasleys. He sat down between Ron and Mrs. Weasley who gave him a big tear filled hug.
He immediately felt horrible. The memory of Fred was stuck in his mind, and he couldn't bear to think about it. He felt guilty for Fred's death. Mrs. Weasley seemed to understand what he was feeling, and she quietly said, "We don't blame you, you know. He was brave, and he wanted to fight. He wanted You-Know-Who gone. We all did. And now he is, all thanks to you."
Harry saw the tears falling out of her eyes, and soon noticed that he had matching tears. He quickly cleaned up his face and said, "It wasn't all me. Everyone here helped. Lots of people helped bring him down. I was just the one who finally did."
Mrs. Weasley smiled at this and said, "thank you Harry."
Harry sat there for a while, but soon he began to notice the amount of eyes on him. He always felt uneasy with all of the people looking at him, and he knew that Kingsley was right. He had to get out of there. He had to get out of the wizarding world for a few weeks. He needed to calm down and think.
He slowly got up, and walked out the doors of the great hall and onto the Hogwarts grounds. He walked over to the lake and sat down under the trees. About ten minutes later he heard the anticipated footsteps. Ron and Hermione were joining him. He smiled to himself. Even after all they had been through, they were still there for each other. He knew that they would come to number 4 Privet Drive with him, but he still had to ask.
Hermione was the first to speak, "How-"but Harry cut her off. "I'll tell you all everything, but first there is something that I have to do, and I was wondering if you guys would come with me. I need to get the Dursleys. As much as I hate to do it, I do need to spend a couple of weeks there, and explain to them the past few years of my life. It really would be better for everyone if we left them in hiding for the next twenty years, but I don't think that I could give Dedalus and Hestia that much trouble. Plus, Kingsley said that since they already know about magic we are allowed to use it around them. "
Ron started to crack up at this. The plans for scaring the Dursleys out of their minds were visible in his mind. Harry smiled at his expression, but continued to look at them expectantly. Finally Ron stopped laughing and said, "I don't know about Hermione, but I would love to come put those muggles in their place, they've gotten away with abusing you all their lives. Now it's your turn."
Hermione glared at Ron and replied, "I would love to come Harry, but I don't think torturing your Family is a good idea. That wouldn't make us much different than Voldemort, and we just risked the past few years defeating him. What would people say Harry Potter was crowned the next muggle torturer?
Harry couldn't help but laugh at this. Then he began walking back to the castle with Ron and Hermione. They quickly told the Weasleys that they had to leave for a couple of weeks. Mrs. Weasley was not very excited about this. Harry could tell that she wanted to make up for her lost time with them by force feeding the threesome until they blew. They all looked considerably thinner. After all they hadn't exactly had many full meals lately.
Harry could tell what was going on through her mind and quickly said, "Don't worry Mrs. Weasley, trust me, we won't have any problems at the Dursleys' house." This caused George to laugh for the first time since his twin's death. The laugh reminded Harry of Fred, and he along with the others became very quiet.
Harry knew that he had to leave soon, but he also knew that there was one thing he had to do before he left. Firstly, he had to talk to Ginny. He motioned for her to follow him, and he walked back out to the lake; Ginny right next to him. When they arrived at the lake, Ginny had that look on her face. It was her determined look. Harry was immediately blown away. She always looked beautiful like that. Before he could even get a word out of his mouth, she was in his arms. And they were kissing like they had on Harry's 17th birthday. It was so passionate, and wonderful. Harry felt like it was worth defeating Voldemort 100 times for this feeling. He felt complete. He loved every minute.
He put his hand through her long red hair. It was so silky and smooth to him, and he loved the feel and smell of it. She smelled so flowery and wonderful. His other hand was around her waist, and he was lost in the moment. It was wonderful to him. Then he felt her hands rush into her hair, and it felt amazing. It was better than it had been that one time, because now it could be like this forever, and he didn't have to leave. Well, he only had to leave for a little while.
Too soon for Harry they had to break apart to breath. He was gasping for breath as he smiled down at Ginny. She was gazing right back up at him. Love in her eyes. She looked beautiful to Harry.
"I love you" he whispered.
"I always have" she replied.
Harry smiled to himself. He knew that in two weeks he would be back to Ginny. He would be able to kiss her whenever he wanted. They continued their embrace, just standing there, holding each other. They were comforting and calming each other with just their presence.
Harry smiled to himself. This was what he had been waiting for. This was what he wanted.
"Harry, come on, are we going or not?" Ron yelled.
Harry and Ginny groaned. Ron had always been a little tactless. With one final peck, Harry walked back to Ron and Hermione. Ron was glaring at him, but Hermione had a smug look on her face. Harry couldn't help but smile to himself. All he could think about was Ginny's lips, her hair, and her body, on his body…
"Oi mate, are we going or not?" asked an irritated Ron.
"We're going come on, the sooner we get to them, the sooner we get to get on with our lives." Harry replied. Harry knew the location of the Dursleys. They were hiding out with Dedalus and Hestia at the same house that Harry had escaped to with the Dursleys when he was running from the mysterious letters. Harry chuckled to himself remembering the horrible conditions of the shack. It was hard to picture Aunt Petunia living there for over a night. Unfortunately, the conditions were probably a lot better than they had been that night because of the ability to use magic. It was even funnier to try to picture Dudley living without a TV. This thought made Harry burst out laughing. Ron and Hermione turned to look at him quizzically, but Harry just shook his head.
When the threesome left the Hogwarts' grounds they apparated to the house on the shore.
Harry once again felt as if he was being stuffed into a tube. His ears popped, and he saw only black. He could feel the hands of Ron and Hermione in both of his. They had held onto Harry, because they had no clue as to where this place was.
They arrived with a loud CRACK, and they heard the shrill screams of the Dursleys. Harry smiled at the idea of scaring them. It made him feel good to know that he was now a threat to them. Harry looked around the room, and noticed significant remodels since his previous stay. It looked like the Dursleys had not been living a tough life for the past year after all. This only slightly brought down Harry's mood. As he turned around, he saw the Dursleys cowering in the corner. Harry guessed that they had never seen a witch or wizard apparated before. Harry laughed to himself; these two weeks were going to be filled with things the Dursleys had never seen.
Dedalus and Harry quickly ran into the room, faces contorted in fear. When they saw Harry, they immediately relaxed their features. In fact, their faces broke into large grins. Dedalus looked like he was about to speak, but Harry seemed to notice it and just nodded.
Sooner than it seemed possible he was being embraced by the tiny man. Hestia soon joined him sobbing into Harry's chest with tears of joy.
"We were listening on Potterwatch, but the last thing that we heard was that you broke out of Gringotts on a dragon. Is that true? We were amazed. But where did you go from there, and why did you have to go there? What have you been doing all this time, hidden away from everyone? Surely it was something important? How did you kill him? How did you know where he was going to be? What happened?" babbled Dedalus
"Wait just one minute; you killed this Voldymots guy, the one that's been killing for years, the one that killed your parents? " Uncle Vernon asked.
Harry just nodded. He was amazed that Uncle Vernon had even talked to him. He along with the rest of his family still looked like pigs hiding from the butcher. It was quite a funny sight.
Harry looked back over to Dedalus and Hestia. They were sitting in the corner trying to give the family some recuperation time. Harry smiled over at them and said, "Thank you for all that you have done. I can't thank you enough for putting up with these three. It must have been a tough year for you. But now it is my turn. Kingsley told me that I have to be the one to explain, plus I need to get away from the wizarding world for a while."
Dedalus and Hestia thanked him once again, then they disapparated. Apparently they wanted to be as far away from the Dursleys as wizardly possible. Harry smiled to himself; he couldn't wait for his two weeks to be up. He wanted to get away also. He wanted to get back to Ginny.
But now he had to get the Dursleys back home. He couldn't wait to see their faces when they found out that they would be apparating.
"Um Harry," his cousin Dudley voiced, "Who are these people?"
"Oh right, um, this is Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. You have probably heard of them on Potterwatch, they have spent the past year helping me defeat Voldemort."
"Wait, you're the one who called a while back. The one with the screaming voice, and it was your family who ruined our fireplace." Uncle Vernon stated while pointing a shaky finger at Ron.
Ron just laughed and said, "Um yeah, that was me."
Harry interrupted the possible Dursley freak-out, by saying, "We are here to take you guys home, would you like to go or not?"
The Dursleys just nodded. Apparently the conditions of the house were not up to Dursley standards. Even after the repairs that Dedalus and Hestia had made.
That's when Aunt Petunia asked the all important question, "How exactly will we be traveling?"
It was Hermione who answered this question, "We will be apparating of course. Um, who would like to come with me? One of you can come with each of us. You will need to hold onto our arms very tight for the entire time. It will only take a few seconds, but I recommend that you take a breath before you go."
The Dursleys just stared at her like she was speaking gibberish. But finally, Dudley walked up to Harry and bravely held onto his arm. Seeing their son's bravery, Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon got up and walked up to Ron and Hermione. Aunt Petunia seemed to feel safer with Hermione since she was the other girl. Uncle Vernon grumbled to himself as he walked over to Ron. But he stopped halfway there, and said, "How will our stuff make it back home, it's not like we can carry all of that stuff?"
Hermione smiled, and then she replied, "That will be simple Mr. Dursley." Then she took out her wand, causing some wary glares her way. She waved her wand once, and all of the belongings in the house disappeared. The Dursleys glared at the empty spaces with surprise. But it was Dudley who finally asked the question, "Where did my stuff go?"
Hermione just laughed and said,"Well back to your house of course, where do you think I would put it, the Leaky Cauldron?"
This seemed to confuse the Dursleys even more, but they decided that they would rather not know, so instead, they bravely gripped the threesome's forearms.
Hermione was the first to go. She quickly turned into space, taking Aunt Petunia with her. Ron quickly followed her, but Dudley stopped Harry from going. He said, "Harry, I want to thank you for thinking of us. I know that we haven't always been nice to you, and we don't deserve this."
Harry didn't really know how to reply, so he just said, "Thanks Dud." Then he turned into space and felt the crushing feeling in his lungs, but before he really needed to breathe he was back in the living room of the house that he never wanted to see again. Ron, Hermione, Aunt Petunia, and Uncle Vernon were all there as well. The Dursleys seemed to be in shock. But they soon snapped out of it when they noticed that they were back in their own home.
Dudley immediately rushed to the TV and turned it on. Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon both crashed on the couch next to him trying to forget the past minute. Harry decided that he would rather not be in the room with the three of them for the time being, so he decided to take Ron and Hermione up to his old room.
When he opened the door, he was not surprised to see that it hadn't changed one bit. There was still the one bed with the blue blanket. He still had his old alarm clock he had repaired himself awhile back, and the stand for Hedwig's cage still stood there empty. The sight made Harry cry. His one friend who had endured the Dursleys was gone. He quickly wiped off the tears, and noticed how dirty his room was. There were books and old school stuff all over the place from the day he had cleaned out his old trunk. The trunk was sitting open in the corner of the room. The closet was open displaying some of his old clothes, which happened to be Dudley's old clothes.
Hermione scowled at the room. She quickly took out her wand and placed all of Harry's old school stuff in to his open trunk, and she closed the trunk. She quickly made the bed, and she tidied up the rest of the room.
Ron stared around the room. This made Harry a little nervous. Just like Ron had been when he showed Harry his room for the first time. But Ron just smiled and said, "A house, we are finally staying in a house!" and he collapsed onto Harry's old bed.
Ron fell asleep almost instantly. He hadn't slept since the last night at Shell Cottage. It seemed like forever ago. In reality it had only been about two and a half days, but that was a lot of time to go without sleep.
Harry and Hermione decided that a quick nap was a good idea, even though it was only one in the afternoon. They quickly conjured up cots for themselves, and the fell into a deep slumber.
As Harry slept, he dreamt about the previous night. He saw all the bodies, and the red eyes of Voldemort. Then Nagini began to climb up his leg, and she bit him on the shoulder. Harry woke up panting to find Ron and Hermione sitting on the sides of his bed. They were looking at him worriedly, but not surprised.
Harry got up and put his glasses on. He felt a little ashamed. He knew that these dreams would haunt him. But he didn't want the whole house to know that he had been afraid. Ron seemed to recognize what was going through his mind, so he just opened the door and began to walk downstairs. Harry was thankful for that. He quickly looked over at his clock, and realized that it was six in the morning. He had slept for seventeen hours straight. Now he was hungry. Harry and Hermione followed Ron down the stairs. They all went to the kitchen. Ron was looking warily at all the appliances. He had never seen many of them.
Hermione quickly walked over to the fridge and looked inside of it. It looked as if the Dursleys had not wasted any time going to the grocery store. There were fresh eggs and bacon sitting on one of the shelves. Hermione, being the best cook out of the three quickly took them out and began to cook. All three of them were very hungry. They hadn't eaten since the morning before, in the great hall. As the eggs were frying and the bacon sizzling. Dudley walked down with a hungry look in his eyes. He nervously asked if there was enough for him. Hermione immediately pointed her wand at the cooking food and doubled it.
When the food was ready, Dudley seemed a little nervous, but he sat down with the threesome, and he ate his food.
Ron seemed to think that now was the best time to bring up the topic of Ginny. Apparently he had seen their little moment by the lake, and by the looks of it he was not extremely happy.
Ron said, "I know this war is over, but I saw what you did with my sister yesterday Harry, You better not be leading her on. She loves you ya know. She has for the past seven years mate. You'll break her heart if you just leave her now. She won't be able to take it. She thinks that you're gonna get back together because he's gone.-"
He was going to continue, but Harry interrupted, "Ron, I love her too mate, how could you think that I would lead her on like that. I was willing to fight Bellatrix instead of Voldemort to save her. Had your mom not gotten to her first I would have yanked off the cloak and killed her myself. She is the most important thing to me Ron. I'm in love with her, so you're just going to have to get used to it."
"As long as you don't snog her like that in front of me mate. There is only so much I can watch you do to my sister." He said with a slight smile.
"Hey that goes for you too." Harry said pointing at Ron and Hermione.
They blushed a little bit, and Hermione quickly tried to change the subject by talking to Dudley. But, Dudley's jaw had dropped after the previous conversation. He didn't seem capable of talking, so the rest of breakfast went by in silence.
It was funny to see Dudley being nice. Harry quickly remembered his last summer he had spent there. Dudley seemed to respect, maybe even like, Harry after he had saved him from the dementors. He even seemed slightly interested in all of the magic that the threesome were doing. They used magic to clean up the mess that they made.
Harry knew that he had to explain his past few years at Hogwarts to the Dursleys, but they didn't want to hear it that day. Mr. Dursley said that he really had to get back to work. He didn't know how he was going to explain his year of absence. Aunt Petunia thought of a great story. They had spent the last year in Italy, so that Dudley could have a year abroad before his senior year of high school. It seemed really foolproof to them. Everyone knew that they would give Dudley anything, and they also knew that they wouldn't want Dudley in a foreign country all alone.
Aunt Petunia stated that she had to go to London to get some things for the house. She wanted Dudley to come with her, because she didn't want him alone in the house with three wizards. But Harry decided that he wanted to come as well. He wanted to go to Diagon Alley. He wanted to get a new owl so that he could write to Ginny. No owl could ever replace Hedwig, but he still needed one.
Aunt Petunia was slightly annoyed that the threesome wanted to come with her, but she was not going to be the one to deny three wizards anything that they wanted.
When they got to London, Aunt Petunia decided that she was going to go buy some new things for the house first.
Harry walked up to his aunt and said, "We are going to go to our part of town."
Aunt Petunia looked shocked to find out that there was a wizarding part of London, but Dudley, who had overheard the conversation, was in awe. It was funny the change of heart he had towards magic. He begged his aunt to let him come with Harry. Harry found it quite odd, but was willing to take him.
Aunt Petunia, unwilling to deny anything to her Duddykins consented, as long as they were back to the car in seven hours. Dudley looked happy. He had never really had freedom from his parents, unless he counted the times where he snuck out.
Hermione and Ron stared nervously at Dudley, but they continued on their way to the Leaky Cauldron. When they arrived there Dudley looked really nervous. He of course could not see this building, and he was a little freaked. Harry just pulled him through the entrance. Immediately after he entered the doors, a burst of applause erupted. He had forgotten that this would be the reaction. Apparently everyone had heard of the defeat of Voldemort.
Harry tried to get through the room, but was attacked by hugs and people trying to shake his hand. The bar tender Tom came up to him, black teeth and all. He especially seemed to make Dudley nervous, but all he did was give them butterbeers on the house.
Ron, Hermione, and Harry immediately drank theirs, but Dudley was a little hesitant. He still seemed to remember his last introduction to wizarding food. It had swollen his tongue to be about five feet long. But when he saw that the other three had eagerly taken sips of their drinks, he complied. Harry noticed that he had a happy look covering his face.
After about thirty minutes of congratulations, the foursome was able to get out the back door. Dudley looked confused at first, but then Harry tapped the appropriate bricks, and the look on his face changed to awe.
As Diagon Alley came into view Harry felt relief to be back in the wizarding world. As much as he wanted to escape the attention, he missed the feeling of being home. The wizarding world was truly his home.
That's when Harry saw the white tower of Gringotts. Harry knew that he had to get money, but he was not sure that he would be allowed in. After all he had only robbed it about three days ago. He looked over towards Ron and Hermione, and they seemed to have the same thing on their mind. They were also looking up at Gringotts in horror. The patch in the roof was still visible.
"We have to go in there you know" Harry said.
"I know mate, I'm just not looking forward to the wrath of the goblins." Replied Ron.
"G-G-Goblins, why w-w-would you be afraid of the goblins?" asked Dudley. "I mean, what exactly did you do to get on the bad side of the goblins?"
"We robbed Gringotts, the wizarding bank, run by goblins." Hermione replied simplistically.
"You finally get tired of being poor, huh Harry?" Dudley countered, fear still in his voice.
Ron just laughed at this, he was cracking up, Dudley didn't seem to notice why, but Harry was about to have his own laugh, when Dudley saw the contents of his vault; if he ever got there. He was a little nervous as the foursome made their way up to the entrance of Gringotts. Harry noticed that the people with the probes were gone. The bank must have been put back in command of goblins. When they entered through the silver and gold doors Dudley just looked around in awe. That is until he saw the goblins. Their wrinkly faces were scowling over at Harry. They had a very unpleasant look on their faces.
Luckily they let the foursome walk up to the counter. When they sheepishly looked up at the goblin sitting behind the counter they noticed that it was Griphook. He smiled at them.
"Um, hello Griphook, how is that sword treating you?" Harry asked sheepishly.
"Quite well thank you" replied Griphook. "How may I help you today Harry Potter? I am quite surprised that you decided to come back here so soon. You have caused us a lot of misfortune here."
"If I am not mistaken, you helped to cause that misfortune, as you put it" countered Hermione.
Griphook just kept on smiling, and Harry replied, "I need to get to my vault; I need a little bit of money."
"Follow me then Mr. Potter, Ms. Granger, Mr. Weasley, and you" said Griphook.
They followed him to a trolley, and they began to descend through the many tunnels underneath Gringotts. It was a rather quick ride, and by the end of it Dudley looked like he would soon barf. That was until they got to Harry's vault.
"Key please, Mr. Potter" commanded Griphook. Harry handed over his small brass key. Dudley looked a little suspicious. He never believed that Harry had any money. But when the vault was opened, Dudley was not the only one who was surprised. Harry's money seemed to have tripled. He knew Sirius had given him money, but he never knew that it had been this much. It was unbelievable. He quickly put some into a pouch, and the foursome returned to the main floor.
When they left all Dudley could say was, "Wow Harry that was some bank job you guys pulled."
"You idiot, we didn't steal ay money, we stole a piece of Voldemort's soul to destroy it. The money came from my parents and my godfather." Harry retorted.
"His soul?" Dudley asked frightened.
"We shall explain it later, Kingsley made me promise to explain everything to you later. Today I just want to relax. I haven't been out in the world for over a year." Harry replied.
As the foursome walked through Diagon Alley, applause and stares followed him wherever he went. People constantly walked up to shake his hand and personally congratulate him. Some of them even shook Ron or Hermione's hands. A few of them even praised Dudley for just being with Harry. It was almost comical. Harry thought that he had gotten enough stares before, but this was over the top. He was surprised that so many people were out shopping. After all, Voldemort had only been gone for about three days. But he figured that everyone wanted to get out of their houses after being cooped up in them for the past year.
When they finally made it to the Magical Menagerie, Harry began to look for a new owl. There were quite a few choices. He saw a pretty brown one, but it didn't look like it was just right. After about fifteen minutes of searching, Harry found a large black owl towards the back of the shop. It was jet black, just like his hair. It seemed very sweet, and it liked to be petted. Harry bought her for 16 galleons, and he named her Sirius, even though that was a boy's name.
They left the Magical Menagerie, and they soon entered Quality Quidditch Supplies. Harry really missed his old firebolt. After he had dropped it on the night where he left Privet Drive, he had been waiting to buy a new one.
After buying his broom, they decided to go see if George had returned to his shop yet. As they neared the entrance they saw a large sign that said, "Defeat of Dark Lord Sale!! Everything half off"
"Apparently he has been back to his store, probably eager to get business back up." Ron stated.
"Oh Dudley, it's a good idea not to eat anything here. You'll recognize George when you see him." Harry said.
As they walked into the store Harry was immediately bombarded with a red head. Before he could even say anything she had kissed him full on the lips. Harry recognized it was Ginny immediately. They finally broke apart when Ron yelled, "Oi, what did I tell you about snogging her in front of me?" Harry looked a little bit sheepish, but George was cracking up. Hermione was trying to stifle her giggles, and Dudley was just standing there with his mouth wide open. Harry couldn't tell if he was staring at him and Ginny, or if he was staring at the shop full of gadgets and whirling objects. There were a couple of wolf whistles heard throughout the store, but they were quieted when Ron glared at them.
That's when George noticed Dudley standing there. "Oh, hello there Big D, how's the tongue. Could I interest you in some of these tarts over here? They are lemon flavored, and oh so good."
Dudley just closed his mouth and shook his head in fear.
Harry decided to follow Ginny back to the back room.
"What are you doing here anyway? I thought you would be cooped up with your mum." Harry said.
"I told her I wanted to help George" she stated. "After all, this is the first day of work without Fred." This quieted both of them down for a few minutes. It was Ginny who finally broke the ice, "How did you manage to get to Diagon Alley anyway, and why is your muggle cousin with you? Isn't he afraid of magic?"
Harry just laughed then replied, "My aunt had to come to London, and we didn't want to stay in her house alone, plus I wanted to see how the wizarding world was doing. I haven't actually been out in the wizarding world for about two years. And Dudley wanted to come with us. Living with Dedalus and Hestia must have given him a new feel on magic."
Ginny just laughed. She looked beautiful to Harry when she was laughing. He couldn't help himself, and soon she was in his arms, and they were snogging like crazy. His hands were in her hair, and around her waist. She felt so good to him. Her body pressed against his body. When they broke apart to breathe, he began to kiss down her jaw and neck. That is until the light came on and George walked in.
"Oh, wait till everyone hears about this. Famous Harry Potter made out in my back room. Maybe I should make it an exhibit and charge people a galleon to see Harry snog my little sister." George joked.
They hurried out of the back room quickly in order to get out of the line of fire from more George jokes.
They soon decided to go get some lunch. Ginny decided to accompany the foursome to the Leaky Cauldron for some lunch. They sat in a private room to avoid all of the people. Harry seemed to be even more popular now that he had actually fulfilled the prophecy.
When they sat down Ginny immediately turned to Ginny and said, "So you're the girl my cousin was dreaming about last night?"
The butterbeer that Harry had been about to swallow was suddenly all over the table. "How did you know I was dreaming about Ginny last night?" The whole table began to laugh, except for Ron, who was glaring suspiciously at Harry.
"We don't all fall asleep at one in the afternoon. When I came to ask you if you wanted any dinner all I heard was 'Ginny, I miss you Ginny, two weeks Ginny', and some other stuff that I probably shouldn't mention around her and her brother," Dudley smirked.
Harry immediately dropped his gaze and began to look at his trainers. He didn't have to look at Ron to know that he was thinking of killing him. Both of the girls and Dudley were cracking up.
When it was time to get back to the car Harry quickly kissed Ginny when he thought no one was looking. He knew he was wrong by the glares from Ron, but he didn't care. They made their way back to Aunt Petunia's car. She was standing there looking extremely nervous. It was obvious that she didn't want Dudley to be in a place full of wizards.
The drive back was very quiet. Aunt Petunia had made it very clear that she didn't want to hear about their day, and she didn't feel like talking about hers, so they sat in silence.
When they arrived back at the house they went inside, and Harry began to think about how he would tell the Dursleys what had been happening in the wizarding world.