Author Note: This is my first Harry Potter fic, and I hope that you like it! So read and review, and please give me ideas for future chapters! ON WITH THE SHOW!
Changes…
Ginny Weasley sat at the kitchen table in the Burrow; she was spinning a spoon around in small circles. Her thoughts had strayed to her father who had become Minister of Magic recently. The family was now better off then they had ever been, but they were still the same simple family.
Ginny was soon going to be in her sixth year at Hogwarts. She had grown into a very beautiful woman through the years. Her long blood red hair was different from her families, it was darker, and when in the sunlight, you could see the natural highlights of blonde in her hair, it also reached her waist. She had chocolate brown that would make any man stop and stare. She had one of those smiles that would light up a room, and she had a figure that any girl would long to have. Boys of all ages at school would stop and stare at her, they really couldn't help it. But Ginny was oblivious to it; in fact she acted like she was normal, when she really was not.
Another thing had changed; Hermione was now one of Ginny's best friends. They were inseparable. Even though Ginny was popular, and a friend with everyone, Hermione was still one of her best friends.
Ginny was stirred out of her musings when the back door slammed and in walked none other than the Boy-Who-Lived, and her annoying prat of a brother. They had just been riding on their brooms when they entered the kitchen. Ginny rolled her eyes at her brother, he really was thick.
Ginny suddenly started to laugh. Something in her pocket was vibrating. She received two very confused looks; she gave the boys a reassuring smile. She took out a piece of parchment and was receiving a message.
I hate Charms homework! I would rather eat a snitch! Was scrawled out on the piece of paper. Ginny's other best friend Abby was writing to her. Ginny dipped her quill into ink and started to write her massage:
I know what you mean! But I think a broom should do it! She continued to write to her friend for a few more minutes and when she had said bye, Ron finally spoke.
"Hey, who are you talking to?" He asked.
"Oh! I was just talking to Abby!" Ginny exclaimed.
"That Slitherin' girl? I thought I told you to stop hanging out with her!" Ron yelled, his ears going red.
"Well, Ronald, when have you ever told me what to do?" She asked her eyes flashing in anger.
"You shouldn't trust those pureblood Slitherin's!" Ron shouted.
"Just to let you know Ronald Weasley, Abby is a half blood!" She spat at him, her voice held pure venom. Just then there was a knock at the door. "And if you excuse me, I have a guest to entertain." Ginny said as she walked past him, making sure to hit him with her shoulder on her way out.
Ginny opened the door to find a pretty blonde girl smiling at her. She had blonde hair that went to her shoulders, and bright blue eyes that danced with laughter. "Gin, I have missed you so much! Oh and Martin says hi. He told me that he is sorry that he couldn't make it and that he wishes that he could give you a big hug and kiss!" Abby squealed.
"I have missed him so much, and you too. I have not seen you since you made me go into that piercing shop with you." Ginny said with a smile.
"Oh! I almost forgot, how is your stomach? Because mine still hurts a bit." She said pulling her shirt up a bit to reveal a belly button with a small ring in the center. Ginny pulled up her shirt a bit also to reveal her bellybutton; in it were a sterling silver bar, and two emeralds hanging off the end.
Ron chocked on his food, making Harry pound him on the back. "Ginny! You are like some scarlet woman! How could you do this?" Ron yelled.
Ginny turned her attention to Ron, her eyes flashing with anger once again. She walked up to Ron and said in an almost silent, deadly whisper, "You have no control over me, Ronald Bilious Weasley. And next time you wish to butt into my life, you have then given me the right to butt into yours, and you should know that I could make your life a living hell. I was taught by the best, our very own brothers." Ginny spat at him.
Abby pulled Ginny away. "Gin, don't do something that you might regret. Remember what happened last time when you got mad at Martin?" Abby asked with just a hint of a smile on her face.
"I orbed his family jewels to Mexico." Ginny said smiling at the memory, "He got kind of mad at me for that, and good thing I was able to fix that." After she said 'family jewels' both boys started to blush.
"Well Abs, lets go, I need to talk to you about things…Hermione should be coming over tomorrow, so we can hang out tomorrow!" Ginny said as she started to head upstairs, Abby close behind.
"What happened to my sweet sister?" Ron asked to no one in person. There was a crack and the twins appeared.
"What happened to sweet Ginny you ask, she grew up Ron and she learned all she knows from us." Fred said…or maybe it was George.
"I never knew that Ginny could be that violent." Harry stated. The twins looked at him and gave him a smile.
"She is not technically violent. She has just learned to take care of herself, and that temper of hers can go out of control, but that only happens…" George started.
"Everyday." Fred finished.
"But I blame it on Charlie… taught her martial arts! What an idiot." George added. There was a stomping on the stairs and you could hear the giggles of two teenage girls.
"We have to…"
"…Go to work!"
"BYE!" The twins finished together. With that, they disappeared.
Ginny came down the stairs in a bikini and walked over to Ron. Ron was gaping at her.
"I am sorry that I snapped." Ginny said, not giving her apology any feeling.
"That is ok." Ron said, finding his voice. He heard a noise from upstairs.
"That was very nice Ginny, now lets swim! And if you boys want to join, come on down to the lake!" Said the over enthusiastic blonde. With that the girls walked out.
"Wannna swim?" Harry asked.
"Sure." Ron replied.
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The boys soon followed the girls out to the lake, Ginny wore a black bikini and Abby wore a baby blue bikini, Harry never thought of Ginny as more than just a sister, but now, that was starting to change.
"Remember when Martin pushed you in Gin?" Abby asked her friend who was brushing out her long red hair. Ginny smiled.
"Well he learned his lesson after that, I remember pulling him in so hard that he landed on top of me! And when we got out you were laughing at us, so we pushed you in!" Ginny said with a large smile spreading across her features. Abby flicked her wrist and her and Ginny's favorite song came on Lady Marmalade. The two started to dance and sing to the parts that they had learned. Abby took the part of Lil' Kim and Pink, while Ginny took the part of Mya and Christina.
Harry was watching Ginny sway to the music, entranced by her movements. He had to admit, she was pretty, but wait! He could not think this about Ron's little sister. That would be just completely wrong. Harry shook his head to clear his mind. Even though she was his best mates sister, she was very pretty. And he got a little jealous when he saw her kissing another boy in the hallway.
He was pretty sure that he was just being protective of her, but a part of him wanted her in his arms, not in the arms of another man. He would have to talk to Moony about this. Harry just could not understand woman, even if his life had depended on it.
They spent the rest of the day swimming and when they went to dinner, they went in laughing at stories that they had told. It had been a fun day. Ginny admitted to herself, even if her prat of a brother had joined in on her fun. She had enjoyed herself, although she would never admit that to Ron, or even to Abby for that matter. That night, Ginny dreamed that she was once again in the Chamber of Secrets. She only had the nightmare once a month at the most, but it frightened her nonetheless.
It was the one where Tom had her in the Chamber, and no one was going to save her. She usually woke up screaming, or she woke up breathing like she had just ran a marathon. She walked down the old stairs and past the fire, over to the window. She placed her head on the cool glass and took a deep breath.
"Ginny?" Harry asked.
Ginny looked up startled out of her thoughts. Harry sat on a couch near the fire. Ginny took a deep breath and sat down on the couch with him. "Bad dream?" Ginny quietly asked.
"Ya, but what's new with that?" Harry asked with a bitter laugh. "What about you?" He asked her, trying to direct the attention away from him.
"I always have a dream about the Chamber of Secretes, it makes me so mad. Tom did this to me, and I did this to myself as well. I knew that I should not have trusted that diary, but I did. And now my actions are haunting me." Ginny said bitterly.
"You do know that it wasn't your fault. He controlled you." Harry reasoned.
"That is what I kept telling myself, but the fact is that I could have stopped it if I had not trusted him. But there is no time like the present to swell on the past." Ginny took a deep breath and continued to look at the fire.
It's now or never! Harry's mind shouted at him. He put his thumb under Ginny's chin and made her look into his eyes. "It is not your fault, you are the nicest person that I have ever met. Don't doubt yourself." He told her, he then pulled her into a heart-stopping kiss.