Chapter one: a piece of parchment.

One snowy evening in mid December Ginny Weasly was sat at home in the burrow, with all the remaining Weasly family members, who had all come back to the burrow for a few weeks for a family gathering because Ginny and Ron were the only ones still living at home, when an owl arrived. Said owl wasn't one she recognised, but as soon as it landed on the windowsill right next to where she was sat, she knew it must be for her. One look at the front of the envelope that had

Ginny x

Written on it was all the motivation she needed to get out of watching the battered old muggle TV, that Auther had once bought to see how it worked, with the family

"Back in a bit" she said receiving confused looks from most of the family, to which she responded to by waving to envelope at them.

She almost ran out of the room, up the stairs and did a belly flop onto her bed that probably wasn't the best idea. She'd just eaten. That problem when out the window as soon as she remembered why she was in such a rush in the first place. Harry. She pulled open the letter it read,

My Ginny,

I've got a new owl if you hadn't noticed, she's called Bernadette she's another snowy owl, because I find I've always connected with them, though she won't ever replace Hedwig. Anyway the main reason, after testing the reliability of Berny, was to ask if you would like to join me in Hogsmede on Sunday morning at 10am for a butterbeer in the three broomsticks. We haven't been there for so long now I thought it might be a nice place to go. I need to talk to you, alone. Wear something nice.

Sorry we haven't seen each other all week with my new job and all, but I need to see you. I miss you.

Love you

Harry xxx

Her stomach felt like there were a million butterflies in it, as it always did when Harry told her he loved her, when she knew it was just pies and sandwiches. What did Harry want to talk to her about that couldn't be in front of the family? She couldn't think right now all she wanted was for the next two days to hurry up how she will be able to wait that whole time just wondering ….

It was true Harry had been caught up with his new job at the auror office ever since he'd started only a month after the end of the war, so the last 4 years really. But he'd just been promoted to head of the department and was trying to find his feet in this new position. He had however been making a lot of time for Ginny most of his time off was spent with them two together. Ginny had finished her education officially and wasn't yet employed she was just taking some time off it's been a hard time for the whole wizarding world, but especially the Weasly family.

Ginny thought it was nice that Harry had finally bought a new owl. Communicating was so much more complicated without one, well they were using Errol, but that doesn't really count considering she has to share him with the whole family and it doesn't exactly come with a speedy delivery guarantee or a delivery guarantee whatsoever. He'd been so upset when he lost Hedwig, he didn't want to betray her memory by buying a new one, but eventually it seems he's come round, life must go on and it's just not practical not to be able to communicate.

Just when she thought her absence had been forgotten and that she could dream about Harry, alone, and in peace. Ron came into the room with a plate full of leftovers. Some things never change. "That off Harry?" he asked walking in the room without an invitation.

"Might be" she said pushing it under her pillow

"What's he want? S'pose he's telling you all about his new job is he!" Ron said walking over and sitting on the bed offering Ginny some food Ginny shook her head patting her stomach

"No, not exactly" she replied blushing

"Look, I know you and Harry are like a thing, but you need to know that strangely enough I don't mind my only little sister dating my all-time best friend. So you don't need to blush every time I mention him okay! It's already obvious, but you could at least try to hide the fact that you're in love with him." Ron confessed with a slight cheeky smile.

"But…"she started to reply

"But what, you know I love you and you know I wouldn't lie to you about things like this. You need to know that I know you're safe with him and so I don't mind. Plus I owe him that much anyway, he's showing a blind eye to me and Hermione and we're his two best friends. We've all grown up a lot lately, things change when you grow up. Okay, before you start complaining you should know that everybody loves you two together so there's really no need to worry."

"But…" Ron raised his eyebrows "okay thanks Ron, love you too." Ginny said with a smile on her face a fresh blush appearing.

"So, you going to tell me what that letter say's then?" Ron pushed

"Don't be ridiculous Ronald" Ginny said shooing her brother out of her room, but before she slammed the door she said " just to let you now I'm out on Sunday morning so I won't be able to help with the dinner. Something's come up." And with a slight giggle her door was shut.

Guess some things do change then, Ron talking about feelings? What's the world come to?

And with that she went to bed.