Chapter 1

Realizing

"Harry!" Ginny moaned softly. "I don't want you to stop. I want more, I need more!"

Ginny could feel his arms tense around her as he started to pull away from her.

"That is exactly why I have to stop now. Gin I love you so much but you're so young. I just can't do this now. I have to wait."

"It's not just you here ya know." Ginny countered indignantly as she heard him refer to only himself. "I love you too Harry. And by the way I am only a few months younger than you are. Which I thought you'd have known by now."

The tone of her voice took Harry by surprise.

"Harry! Harry! Harry!" came a raucous voice.

Harry's eyes snapped open as he struggled to find himself in between dreams and reality. He fumbled around for his glasses and shoved them on his face, looking around for who ever had awoken him from his wonderful dream that he now could only remember bits and pieces of. He sat up and saw the long flowing fire red locks of Miss Ginny Weasley. He suddenly realized that he was in only his boxer-briefs, and feeling a bit modest reached for the blankets. Ginny giggled at the sight of him.

"Harry you have been living with us for nearly a year now. I've seen you in your knickers before, and in a towel coming from the shower. Not to mention I was raised as the only girl in a large family of men. Six count them six older brothers. What, you really think I care about seeing you like that. Really Harry, you are going to have to get over some of that modesty soon if you think you're going to last around here much longer. Have you seen my Transfiguration book anywhere? I thought maybe it got mixed up with your stuff when the trucks came open in the car on the way home."

All Harry could do was shake his head as his mouth had gone completely dry. Ginny smiled and told him that breakfast was ready.

As she was leaving the room she turned and said, "Besides, I heard you, you know. You talk in your sleep." with a very mischievous grin on her face, she twirled and was gone.

At this Harry, feeling quite embarrassed, threw his pillow at her. He couldn't help but have a very cheeky grin on his face. As he showered and dressed for breakfast Harry tried to remember his dream and who the girl was. He knew he knew her but just couldn't place her.

After breakfast he had decided to go back to his room and rest for a while. Harry had graduated from Hogwarts nearly two weeks ago now and still had a hard time accepting that he would not be going back at the end of the holidays. He had done very well on his N.E.W.T.'s and was really looking forward to his Auror training. He would be starting it in a few more weeks. He was nervous about it but was confident considering what he had just gone through in the final battle to defeat Voldemort.

He could hear the family downstairs going through their daily routines and just being a family. Even though he had lived with the Weasleys for more than a year he was still not quite sure about interrupting them as of yet. He couldn't help but feel sometimes he was in the way. They had been more than generous to him letting him live there after leaving the Dursleys last year. They always tried to make him feel welcome but he guessed it was just in his nature to keep a little on the sidelines of a real family. He had decided to go down and see what was going on and went out into the hall when he heard something else. He quietly tiptoed down the hall and peered into Ginny's room.

She was sitting there on her bed. Harry's heart started pounding and he could feel his entire body flush and quiver with excitement. It had suddenly hit him. He remembered his dream. It had been Ginny.

'Wait! It couldn't have been her. She's Ron's baby sister.' Harry looked at her again and thought, 'Wow! I can't believe how beautiful she has gotten over the past year. How in the hell did I not notice that.'

She really had gotten much more mature over the last couple of years. Harry noticed how the light lavender button down blouse she was wearing was very flattering to her figure. Then he realized that Ginny was sitting there sobbing and his heart sank. He ran in to her and grabbed her by the arms.

"Ginny! What's happened? Are you ok? Why are you crying?" Ginny looked at him with horror and shock in her eyes.

"DON'T YOU EVER KNOCK?"

Harry immediately let her go.

"Wha-What?" he stammered in confusion. "Gin you're crying and I was just concerned so I thought that I…"

Harry didn't get the chance to finish his sentence. Ginny let go all her anger and frustrations on him. She through every hex at him she knew, but then realized she didn't have her wand. When she turned to grab it off her night table,

Harry had already gotten his out and said "Patrificus Totalus" and Ginny froze with her arms to her sides.

He caught her as she fell forward and leaned her against the wall so she wouldn't fall to the ground. Harry spoke softly to her at first.

"Ginny, I don't know what the hell is going on here but, WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE? I just came in here because I heard you crying and I was concerned. As far as knocking on the door goes, I certainly didn't here you knock on mine this morning. Not to mention, you were riffling through my things when I woke up. Do you know how lucky you are? Do you realize that could have really hurt you?"

Harry looked into those big beautiful brown eyes and saw they were starting to well up again and had a pang of guilt.

"I am going to let you go now Gin but I swear if you scream or try to hex me I'll do it again."

Harry said the counter jinx and Ginny fell into his arms weeping. He slowly lifted her face to his and wiped her tears away with his thumbs. He had an all to real urge to kiss her right then and there and let her go to turn his back on her. Ginny sank onto the bed and continued to cry. Harry turned slowly and sat beside her.

"You don't have to tell me what's going on Gin if you don't want to but just know that I'm here for you if you need me."

Ginny glared at him and said "Since when do call me Gin? And who said you could?" Harry started to rise felling dejected again, but felt a hand gently grasp his wrist.

"Harry I'm sorry. I don't know what's gotten into me. I-I-I…could you just sit here with me?"

"I'm sorry I called you Gin I don't know why I did. I know I've heard it somewhere before, I guess I was just…"

"No. Harry I shouldn't have said that. Actually I kind of like it. 'Gin'" she thought aloud.

Ginny leaned into him and Harry put his arms around her, his heart felt like it could explode at any second with happiness. He suddenly felt like he shouldn't be doing this, and had another pang of guilt in his heart.

'This is Ron's little sister. I can't…' his thoughts trailed away as he felt her place a hand on his chest and sigh deeply trying to catch her breath.

Harry didn't know how long they sat like that together. The next thing either of them heard was Ron's voice sharp and loud.

"What in the Bloody Hell is going on here?"

Harry and Ginny's eyes snapped open. "Oh no we must have fallen asleep" they tried to defend themselves together.

As they jumped apart Ron came barreling into the room, and took a swing at Harry connecting with his jaw. Harry who was taken by surprise fell back against the wall. All he saw was a white flash and everything went black.

Harry's eyes flashed open and he tried to jump up. Four red headed men were holding him down. He remembered what had happened and immediately started jabbering about how everything had been a big mistake and everyone had misunderstood.

He looked to his right and there was Ginny smiling at him. He couldn't figure out why in the world she would be smiling at a time like this. Then he looked around and saw that everyone was smiling. Mrs. Weasley came in just then with Hermione. She was carrying a bag of ice for his jaw. As she walked ever to Harry and gingerly placed the ice on his face, Harry winced in pain.

He noticed she too was smiling as she said, "It's alright now dear, Ginny has explained everything to us and we are so happy for you dear."

Harry was ever more confused. He again tried to sit up, but was still being held by the men. He looked again at Ginny with a pleading look on his face, hoping she would call off her brothers.

He managed to mutter, "What is going on Gin?"

She went crimson to the roots of her fiery red hair. She looked at everyone and asked them to please leave them alone. As everyone went out of the room Ginny sat next to Harry and started to explain what had happened.

"Everyone just jumped to this silly conclusion that you and I…Well that you and I are… You know…dating or something. Mum was so ecstatic that I just didn't have it in my heart to tell them the truth. You know how long it's been since she felt some happiness ever since Percy…" she trailed off at this thought as tears started to once again fill her eyes.

"Harry I'm sorry. I'll go down right now and tell them the truth."

Harry sat there in complete shock for a second listening to her talk. He knew what she was talking about. It had been a long time since Mrs. Weasley was happy because of Percy betraying the family then just as he had come to his senses he had been captured by Voldemorts Death Eaters and killed for information on Harry. Just one more thing for Harry to feel guilty about.

He hadn't noticed the tears in her eyes, as she started to walk out the door. With his heart racing, he jumped up and in two long strides had her in his arms kissing her clumsily yet with much passion behind it. As Ginny leaned into the kiss and pressed her body against his, it became much more graceful and comfortable for the both of them. She put her arms around him and hugged him tightly not wanting this to stop or be one of her dreams. She had tried and failed several times to get over him in the past. Now just as she thought it had worked, he wanted her too.

As they came apart Harry finally noticed Ginny had tears in her eyes again and started to apologize for kissing her but she brought her finger to his lips and shook her head.

"Harry do you know how long I've waited for you to do that. What took so long?" She smiled wide through her tears and gave a small quiet giggle.

Harry's face lit up with happiness and he embraced her again in another long kiss.

"Ron!" Harry pulled away suddenly.

"What? You mean you're thinking of my brother at time like this?" Ginny's eyes were wide with shock.

"No. I mean yeah, because he wasn't here when I came to."

"Oh yeah. Well he took off Harry. I don't think my older brother is all that happy with this."

"Where did go? I have to find him Gin. I have to. I won't lose him again. He's my best friend."

Ginny shrugged and said, "I don't know! Maybe Hermione knows."

Harry took the stairs at full sprint and practically jumped to the first floor from the third. He found her sitting at the table with Mrs. Weasley both of them chatting animatedly.

"Um…Sorry to interrupt, but have either of you seen Ron?"

"No dear we haven't. Not since…."

Mrs. Weasley wasn't able to finish her sentence as Harry ran out the door. He had remembered something Ron and told him awhile back when he had tried out for the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Harry summoned his broom and flew to the small practice area the Weasleys have.

He found Ron sitting on the ground near the small lake throwing stones. Harry hesitated slightly before landing. He thought carefully how to handle this situation and came up with too different scenarios; the first being to basically beg his best friend to forgive him and try to accept he and his little sister being together; or just go strait up and punch him the jaw and say get over your self and grow the bloody hell up. Then go into a very detailed explanation of what he had witnessed including his sisters little deception. He finally chose to start with the first and only use the second if absolutely necessary.

"Ron" Harry called quietly.

When Ron did not respond he called again a little louder. After the third try it was obvious to Harry that he was being ignored on purpose. He went over and sat next to his best friend with his arms draped over his knees.

"Nothing happened you know."

He waited for some kind of a response and got nothing so he barged on.

"She was crying and I was just trying to find out what was wrong, she just grabbed hold of me and buried her face in my chest and cried. We must have fallen asleep Ron. And that's the truth."

After a few more minutes of complete silence, Harry started to get angry and was finding it harder and harder to hold back his temper.

Finally he jumped up and drug Ron off the ground and said, "Ok look you stupid prat. I really love your sister and if you can't except that then I guess I'll just have to………"

Harry ducked as another punch came towards him and on instinct threw one of his own. It connected with Ron's face and the two of them started to wrestle around on the ground.

Ginny was starting to worry about her brother and Harry after they didn't come back for nearly 2 hours. She decided to go look for them when she heard a lot of ruckus coming from the front garden. When she looked outside she couldn't believe her eyes.

A/N: I've done a little revising of this chapter and have decided to take the story as a whole in a little different direction. I hope you all enjoy it. Thanks for reading and please review. I really appreciate any and all constructive criticisms and or ideas for the story. Thanks again.

Jo.