Of Shredders and Maps
By Xx.siriusly.lily.xX
Disclaimer- You really think so? Wow, I'm flattered! But, sadly, no. Oh, and yes the Messrs. part is J.K. Rowling's.
Harry woke up one morning to hear a loud, slicing, mechanical sound coming from the office one room over. He looked over to his right and saw the covers had no small lump that would be Ginny.
What in the world?, he thought, as he dragged himself out of the warm, soft bed and walked out the door and into the office.
He saw Ginny with a furious look on her face, her gorgeous red hair all tangled, while shredding paper and parchment through the paper shredder.
Harry took in the scene.
Mad Ginny.
Parchment.
Paper Shredder.
Marauders Map.
He slowly recognized that Ginny was looking up at him. And that she had the marauders map in her hand; an innocent looking piece of parchment, hovering over the slicing blades of doom.
No, Ginny, stop!" Harry yelled.
But she was on a rampage. She didn't.
Harry rushed to the shredder just as the paper hit the blades, turning to button to the off position.
"Whew", said Harry, wiping his forehead across his scar with the back of his hand.
What did you do that for?" Ginny screamed, stamping her foot.
"Uh, you almost shredded something important", Harry stuttered, looking down at his feet.
"This piece of paper? Its old!", exasperated Ginny.
"Its, special to me...it was my Dads...and Fred and Georges", Harry muttered, trying to get out of the mess he was in.
Ginny took a deep breath, seeming much more calm, before saying, "Oh, well that makes more sense...but a paper really isn't significant."
"Its not just a paper!", Harry exclaimed.
"But you just said it was your dads and Fred and Geor-"
"Yes, I did, but it's a map, not a piece of paper" Harry stated.
"A map? Of what?", questioned Ginny, sounding curious.
"Hogwarts", Harry whispered.
"So that you know where you are? To not get lost?", Ginny asked.
"No, so that you see where others are." Harry murmured.
"How?", Ginny pried.
"Its shows their names and where in Hogwarts they are", Harry answered.
"Well, that could be useful for lots of things...pranking, sneaking around...especially with an invisibility cloak." Ginny said, suddenly realized what Hermione, Ron and harry had been up to at night.
"Yeah...its works pretty well..." , Harry admitted.
"Where did you get it from?"
"George and Fred gave it to me, my dad, Remus, Peter and Sirius created it-"Harry was cut off.
"Figures", muttered Ginny.
"Show me how it works!", Ginny proclaimed.
"Ok..."Harry unwillingly agreed to do so.
Harry opened the map by saying, "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good"
Messrs. Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs
Purveyors of Aids to Magical Mischief-Makers
Are proud to present
The Marauders Map
Ginny exclaimed, "Wow!", as the dot of Neville Longbottom moved in the Great Hall.
"Yeah, when me Hermione, Ron and me had been searching for horcruxes, I used to open it up at night and watch your dot", Harry confessed.
"Aw, that's really sweet harry", gushed Ginny.
They gave each other a big, long hug and a kiss and then harry asked,
"Now, what was with the shredding paper?"
"Pregnancy thing, really..."
Author's note- The only way I got through this story was because of Listerine pocket mist...review, please!