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1. Thinking about Padfoot

I was sitting at the window of my room at the Burrow and thinking about Harry, Yes, I mean Harry 'the-boy-who-lived' Potter. Why was I thinking about him? Well, it's because he was coming today and I am unbelievably in love with him!

Wait, I did not just say that! Bad Ginny!

Must remember, I have a boyfriend…what's his name again? Uuhhh…..DEAN! That's it! Must 'member, Dean… Dean… Dean… Dean… Dean… Dean… Dean… Dean… Dean… Dean… Dean… Dean… Dean… Dean… uuuh? Oops!

Ok, so I do have a boyfriend, I don't think he really likes me though, I can swear I saw him ogling at Parvati Patil, stupid woman. She got to go with Harry to the Yule Ball, and now my boyfriend can't keep his eyes of her, well he never could in the first place. Yes, even after he asked me out! First it was that Chang woman and now Patil. Chang broke Harry's heart, and then she stole my boyfriend, Michael Corner. Well, she never really stole him. He couldn't handle loosing to his girlfriend, so I told him to buzz off and he went crying to Chang. Git!

Why did I even go out with him? Oh, now I remember, I was soooo furious at Harry for not asking me to the ball before Neville, I decided to start talking to the dark, tall, handsome Ravenclaw who asked me for a dance. He seemed nice at first, and then during the summer, his letters became a little clingy. I didn't dump him then because Sirius and Remus believed that even though my little crush on Harry was over, I had fallen for him. They were right of course. I was actually just trying to get my mind of him, but I couldn't admit that to them, especially since they were like so close to Harry! So, to prove them wrong I stayed with Michael and after him I agreed to go out with Dean. Well, now that Sirius is dead, it was mostly to prove Remus wrong and get him of my back.

Sirius had started spending time with me last summer when my brother and Mione started flirting with each other and had forgotten that I existed (as usual). He didn't know who to talk to since Harry wasn't there yet, so he started telling me stuff about his years at Hogwarts and all the pranks he had pulled. He was a great guy, like an overgrown brother, or a childish uncle. In fact he got me to call him Uncle Padfoot. Since his own godson called him Sirius, I thought it would be awkward, so I only called him that when no one else was around. He used to call me his 'little red flower'. I really miss him.

The twins had told him about my crush on Harry, since that day on his teasing never stopped. He was positive that I would be 'all that Harry could ask for and more'. Those were his words not mine. He said that I always reminded him of Lily Potter- the way I love to read, my amazing cooking, my favourite perfume (which apparently was hers too), they way I love dancing in the rain, how I love to play in fresh snow, especially the red hair and temper. There were other things he mentioned too, but I don't remember them. He also mentioned the fact that all the black haired men in the Potter family went for red haired women, he had proof too. I always thought he was just pulling my leg, until one day when Remus graced us with his presence while we were chatting and agreed with everything Sirius said. I really freaked out then, but then it hit me like a lightning bolt (not the broom that I must say I wouldn't mind having…), THEY WERE THE FORMER MARAUDERS! OF COURSE THEY WEREN'T SIRIUS (ha ha, stupid joke I know, I spent waaay to much time with them). They had been playing me the entire time, I presented them both with the worst bat-bogey (or best, depending on how you looked at it) hexes I could muster up at that time. I hexed my former professor AND an escaped convict (hush!), take that Patil and Chang! They assured me that they weren't joking, but I never really trusted them about that.

I love Remus, don't get me wrong, but Sirius was my favourite out of the two. I'm not surprised he was known as a lady's man. He always knew what to say and make me feel better when I was depressed; he did a lot to get me over the whole chamber thing. He brought the old Ginny Weasley back. What I loved most about him was that even though he was a little overprotective, he didn't treat me like a little child like my 6 brothers or my parents, he always treated me like an equal, he may have teased me and may have tried to tell me ways to try and get Harry, I always put him off. But at the same time he comforted me when I cried or had nightmares and made me feel safe. He really helped me last summer when Dumbledore told me something that changed my life completely (maybe it wasn't that great, maybe it was, dunno…)

Flashback

I was sitting in the kitchen at 12 Grimmald place eating a peanut butter-jelly sandwich with Gred and Forge, Ron and Hermione were outside and Harry was still at the Dursleys'. The order meeting had just ended and most of the members had gone home when Dumbledore, Uncle Moony (I had started calling him that in private too), mum, dad, Bill and Sirius walked into the kitchen.

"Ms. Weasley, may we see you in the study please?" I looked at him wide-eyed. Had I done something I wasn't supposed to?

Sirius answered the question running through my brain "Don't worry, you haven't done anything wrong Gin, we just have something to tell you." I was relieved, but I knew, it couldn't be something good because of the look on their faces.

"Oye! How come we don't get to know?" was the question one of the twins asked

"Frederick Anson Weasley! How dare you talk like that? You don't get to know, because you aren't supposed to! Apologize to the headmaster at once!" Mum shrieked.

I heard him mutter apologies as I was ushered up to the study. Only the headmaster of our beloved hogy-worty Hogwarts, Remus, Sirius and mum were there.

When we entered I asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen to Harry?" I knew if nothing had happened to him, Remus and Sirius were not going to pass up the opportunity to tease me. I could see the edges of Sirius's mouth curl up slightly and he was doing all that he could to keep the grin from bursting on his face, and I could swear I saw Remus turn away to hide his smile. But at that point I couldn't care less, I was much too worried.

"No dear, this has nothing to do with Harry. The headmaster has something to tell you." Mum gave me a small smile. I really got worried then.

Dumbledore took a deep breath and started off "Ginevra, it has come to our notice that you have some very special powers. You are a rare witch; you are a 'Natural'. Not just a natural, you are a natural healer and also contain some very powerful magic that will let you do spells that a normal witch or wizard can not do, like seeing snips of the future in dreams, maybe prophesizing, these are only some of them. As a natural healer, with practice you will be able to heal people just by coming in contact with them, but this will only happen when you come in contact with people who have good intentions. You will be able to hurt people who want to harm you or the ones you love, just by touching them. This does not mean that you are not vulnerable to curses or hexes. There has not been a natural healer in quite some time. It is a very good thing, but if Voldemort came to know, you would be in more danger than you already are being on our side. I know this is going to be hard, but we will do the best to help and support you. You will have to study and practice spells, you have been excused from the underage magic decree. That is why you were able to hex Sirius and Remus here, they told me that you did, but not the reason." The ever-present twinkle in his eye had dimmed while he told me about my condition, if that's what I can call it, was back full blast. Mum gave m a disapproving look, and Remus and Sirius just looked at the ground. "Do you have any questions Ms. Weasley?"

"Yes, who knows about this and am I allowed to tell any one else?"

"So far, other than the people in this room, apart from your father of course, no one knows that you are a natural healer, the order however knows that you may be in more danger, but that is all. As for your other question, I would advice keeping this a secret for as long as needed. I understand if you wish to tell one of your brothers, but no more than that. I would suggest that the brother you inform is not the youngest Mr. Weasley. Is that all?"

"Yes." I replied.

"Before I forget, Sirius and Remus will be helping you with your studies." I grinned. "Mind you, this is going to be very hard on you physically, but they will be here to help you."

I just nodded not knowing how to respond to that.

"Alright then, if there are any questions, you can ask me after the order meetings, I don't think owl post is a good idea. If it is anything urgent, let Remus, Sirius or Molly know, they will contact me. Now, I think it is time for me o go home." With that he went strait to the fireplace and flooed back to wherever."

End Flashback

Uncle Moony and Uncle Padfoot were great teachers, even though they kept on pushing the Harry crush thing a couple of times. When I got to know Sirius had fallen through the veil, I didn't let any emotion show, but when we got home, I cried everyday, I still do. I hope Harry is being treated all right. Even though Uncle Padfoot was never my godfather, I was close to him. He was one of the only people who ever understood me. So I can sort of understand how much Harry probably misses him, but I'll never know just how much pain Uncle Moony is going through…

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After a while I got ready and went downstairs for breakfast, I was to go and see Dumbledore with Remus today. Harry was arriving late in the evening.

Ron and Hermione were already in the kitchen and talking about Harry.

"Ron, I think we should try and get Harry to talk about Sirius, he refused to say anything in his letters, the sooner he gets over it the better." (a/n: I know this is a little out of character for Hermione, but hey, isn't that the point of fanfics?) I rolled my eyes, she may be clever, but that witch can be sooo thick sometimes! Ron being the idiot he is just nodded, like he does every time she says something. It's so obvious they're in love, but somehow they are the only ones who haven't noticed.

I decided that I should do something at that point to save Harry from the two of them and said, "You know, maybe he just needs some time. He'll talk to someone when he's ready, we shouldn't push him so much."

Ron is such a git, he just said, "Ginny don't talk about things you don't know."

"And you know…what?"

"We know a lot more than you, that's for sure. You didn't even know Sirius that well, besides, we're Harry's friends, we know what's best for him. Don't butt in, go play with your dolls or something."

That did it, I know he didn't know how close I was to Sirius, but that really hurt.

"Excuse me, RONALD, but what do you know about how much I knew Sirius. What do you know about him? Do you know about his past…his first crush…his girlfriends…what happened that he left his family…anything? Do any of you know what his favourite colour was? What his favourite food or book was? I bet you don't. But I do. No, don't look so surprised, I did know Sirius well and I'll miss him more than the two of you will. So, if there's anyone out of the three of us who knows how Harry feels it's me! And let me tell you one more thing Ronald, Harry is my friend too. And don't talk to me about not knowing things, I know things that could make your head spin."

I was so mad at that point. Ron had gone red by the time I had ended. He hates his name, like me. We only use each other's full name when we are angry.

"Right, what could YOU know Ginevra? You're just a little girl. Don't fool yourself, Harry doesn't think of you as anything but a stupid little girl with a silly little crush on him. Just because you keep whispering in a little corner with Remus, doesn't mean you know anything. You don't fool us, you're just an attention seeking brat!"

Tears stun the back of my eyes, but I refused to let them fall. He knew nothing about my worries, nothing about the times I had been hurt during my training or the times I had almost collapsed out of exhaustion. He had no idea that I still had nightmare and that I cried in my pillow at night because I missed Sirius and because I felt bad for Remus and Harry and their loss. Anger coursed through my body and SLAP. I gave him a tight one across the face. He just stared at me, as did Hermione, her eyes wide open. "Take your own advice Ron, don't talk about things you don't know," I whispered and as I turned to go towards the stairs I heard Remus from the doorway, "Ginny are you done with your breakfast?"

"Can we leave now?" I asked quietly. He just nodded and we went to the fireplace and flooed to Dumbledore's office.

Dumbledore looked up from his paperwork. "Ah, good to see you again Remus, Ms. Weasley."

We wished Dumbledore a good morning and he asked Remus to wait outside.

"Now Ms. Weasley, I know I haven't spoken to you since Sirius's death, how are you doing?"

"I really miss him, but Remus and I have agreed to help each other and Harry and Tonks cope with this."

"That's good. No one can take Sirius' place in our hearts. I know this is particularly hard on you, but we are going to have to find a new trainer for you. For now Remus will be the only one training you. Are you making any progress?"

"Yes Professor. Remus said I've improved greatly."

"That's good to hear. The reason I have asked for you here today is that I wanted to explain what you are and your powers in a little more detail."

I nodded.

"As I told you before Naturals are very rare. There are three types, Healers, Psychics, and Elementals. Natural Psychics are the most common out of the three. Seers are classified under group but they do not have as much power as true Natural Psychics. Natural Elementals can create stones and metals. They are not as common as the Natural Psychics. Natural Healers are the rarest of the three. As the name suggests they have the ability to heal without using any spells.

Ginny, the amount of power you possess for this ability is great. It can be dangerous because of the magnitude and that is why you are going through all this training. So that you can control all that magic. You also have the ability to do advanced magic, such as wandless magic. Each Natural acquires new powers; these powers may not actually be under the category you are. For example, as a Natural Healer you may be able to See. As you continue your training and you get more focused, you will slowly recognize these powers.

The training you have been doing till now has been fairly simple, but after this you will truly start concentrating on your powers and it will take a lot of energy out of you, so I suggest you are rested before each session. The sessions with Remus will be continued, but alas, due to the loss of Sirius you will be getting a new trainer. Ginny, the person replacing him will be Severus Snape."

"WHAT!" I screamed. " You mean Sirius' mortal enemy, my potions professor, the one that hates me and my family!"

"The very one. I am aware of the fact that you do not get along with him, I also know that Sirius was not only a trainer, but also a close friend of yours. It seems cruel at this point that I am putting Severus in his place, but I cannot think of anyone more qualified. Severus is not a bad man Ginny. He may seem cold and unfriendly, but he really is good and trustworthy. Take this opportunity to get to know him, you may be surprised with what you find.

We are in the middle of a war; it is imperative that we put our differences aside and work together. He is a busy man, and yet he has agreed to help you, please try and be more accepting. Even Sirius co-operated with him when it was needed." Professor Dumbledore looked older than I had ever seen him before, the lines on his face seem to stand out more and the bags under his eyes became more prominent.

I agreed to be more understanding with Snape and work as hard as I did with Sirius, somehow I didn't think I would be very successful.

"Ginevra, I am going to have to tell some of the order members about your condition. The people included will be Alastor Moody, Minevra McGonagall, Severus Snape has been told, Kingsley Shaklebolt, Nymphadora Tonks, Emmeline Vance and your brother Charles. You have already informed your oldest brother, Billius of this, none of the other brothers are to know. Frederick and George will only know that you are in danger, nothing more. Although Professor Flitwick and Madame Pomfrey are not part of the Order, they have also been informed. That is all I needed to talk to you about. Ginevra, when you start to realize what powers you have, I want you to let me know. Never hesitate to come to me if you need to talk and please try to work with Severus."

I nodded and gave him a reassuring smile before he told Remus to come in and informed him about my new trainer. Remus wasn't happy at first, but then agreed that Snape was the best for the job.

While walking home Remus asked me, "Ginny is something wrong?"

I shook my head, but he persisted, "Is this about Snape?"

"No, that doesn't really bother me, I'm glad he's trying to help me. I'm fine. Don't worry about it."

We walked in silence for a while, and then he asked, "What happened at breakfast today?"

I didn't want to talk about it, so I shook my head and he stopped trying to get me to talk.

We reached home and I wet to my room where I spent most of my day looking at a picture of Uncle Moony, Uncle Padfoot and me taken by Mum last summer.

It was 6 in the evening, the fact that Harry would be coming soon made me happy and I stopped brooding. I put on the muggle CD Player that Hermione had got for me and started twirling to the song, L-O-V-E by Nat King Cole. Sirius had caught me twirling to last year and told me that Lily had loved the song and used to dance to it the way I did too. He told Remus later and they both teased me endlessly about it, saying that it was all for a certain dark haired, green eyed boy.

L is for the way you look at me
O is for the only one I see
V is very, very extraordinary
E is even more than anyone that you can adore

Love is all that I can give to you
Love is more than just a game for two
Two in love can make it
Take my heart and please don't break it
Love was made for me and you

I twirled and danced around my room singing along with the song, till I heard someone snigger at my door. In my time spent dancing and singing I didn't notice Fred and George open my door, or see Ron, Remus and Harry standing behind them. The twins were now laughing openly, Ron was smirking at me, Remus' shoulders were shaking in silent laughter and Harry was just standing there with an amused expression on his face and one raised eyebrow.

I was soooo embarrassed. But I stopped in the middle of a graceful spin, coolly went and switched of my CD player, put my hands on my waist and asked, "Haven't you lot heard of knocking?"

Fred was still grinning. "Sorry Gin-Gin, but we wanted to let you know that Harry had come."

"But." Continued George, "it seems you already knew, since you put together such a lovely number for him. What do you think Harry? Huh, mate?"

Harry gave me the infamous lop sided grin and said, "Hi Ginny."

I blushed like when I was 11. Then my brain started chanting 'Don't forget about Dean!' The blush went down as fast as it came.

"Hello Harry, it's nice to see you again." Then I turned to the others, "You two better not enter my room without knocking again, or you'll regret it. And what's all this nonsense? You know that I have a boyfriend. Ronald, wipe that smirk of your face or I'll let few little secrets out. And you Remus Lupin." Lupin stared at me wide-eyed, pointed at himself and said, "Me? What did I do?"

"You haven't done anything, but if I hear one comment like the last time, I can do much worse damage now, and you know it. And since Bill knows everything, I can get him to put one of the Egyptian curses on you. Now that you've got that into those thick skulls of yours, EVERYBODY OUT, OUT! GET OUT OF MY ROOM!" I was amazed at how much I had sounded like my mother.

They practically ran out. I shut the door, went to my bed, put my face in my pillow and muffled my scream of frustration. Why in the world did he have to look so good? With that out of the way, I collected myself and calmly walked out of my room like nothing had happened.

Later during inner Ron kept asking me where I had gone during the day. When I told him I had gone to see Dumbledore, Harry looked at me curiously, but I ignored him and excused myself not wanting to have to answer anymore questions.