This snowstorm is not just one chapter it's the whole story, actually like one whole day/night for a whole story.
Full Summary:
A terrible snowstorm traps Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione at Grimmauld Place for the night. What will happen? Six months after "Deathly Hallows".
Ch 1: 'Trapped'
It was December twenty-first. And with just four days till Christmas, the excitement of the wizarding world seemed to rise. It would be the first Christmas Witches and Wizards would get to celebrate without the threat of Voldemort. Just six-months ago, Voldemort met his demise, and the world rejoiced. In-fact they took the current, terrible snowstorm with happiness.
One-by-one, Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione popped into Grimmauld Place, there bodies shaking off the cold.
"I almost forgot that Mum put apparation wards up." Said Ron. "I never want too do that again."
One thing that most wizards and witches did in preparedness for a snowstorm was automatic apparation wards. Snowstorms could get so bad, that it could affect getting to a needed destination, so the wards made it easier for people not venture off into the storm. Of course Ron, Hermione, Harry, and Ginny were in Hogsmeade when it began to snow, and when it got really bad, they tried to apparate to the burrow, but ended up in a big heap of snow. Luckily, Harry remembered that he had Grimmauld Place.
"Never put up automatic apparation ward Harry." Ron began to undress his coat and scarf.
"Ron, apparation wards are actually a good, thing they keep idiots from risking their lives and venturing into the storm." Hermione counter argumented, but also followed suit and took of her coat.
"Yeah, but what about people who have no where to go Hermione… Harry do you mind if I start a fire?"
"No."
"Ron now people…"
Harry listened as Ron and Hermione's argument faded away, as the pair made their way too the fireplace. Then looked over to Ginny, who face was red, her coat still on, and her arms were wrapped tightly around her small frame, as her body slowly shaked.
"Ginny, you ok?"
"Noooo… n…ot really, I la…nded face first into the snow." Ginny stuttered.
"Well taking of that cold jacket might help a bit."
Harry made his way too Ginny, and placed both his hands on her shoulder, and Ginny stopped shaking. It was weird for something like that too happen, but it was like when fire touched ice. Harry's simple touch made Ginny just want to go numb, but of course it would not be the first time. Harry and Ginny had dated her fifth year (his sixth year) at Hogwarts, and it did not take long for the pair to even connect, it was immediate. Ginny was crazy about Harry, some people use to think it was love. Well more like Ron and Hermione, but back then Ginny just enjoyed being Harry's girlfriend and Harry felt the same way. They both knew they were too young for love, but Ginny's current feelings for Harry are turning into love.
Harry undid Ginny's jacket and took it off, but Ginny was oblivious to it as she adjusted to her sudden warmth.
"Better?" Harry asked.
"You have no idea? DAMN Potter you are good, how do you do that?"
Harry could not help but smirking, he loved he that could affect Ginny like that. He was very grateful for his power to love, and was very glad that Ginny was the object of that desire. He was so ready to scream it to the world that he was in love with Ginny Weasley, but had yet to tell her. Harry and Ginny had only been back together for about a month. After Voldemort's demise, the pair could barley get any time to just be alone and talk. Ginny's family grieved hard over Fred's death, Harry had a hard time with Tonks and Lupin's death. Then they all were getting prepared to go back to back to school, and then found out that Hogwarts would not be re-opening till next summer, which screwed everyone's plans up, but they took it as a good thing. Harry spent some time with Andromeda and baby Teddy; Mrs. Weasley concentrated all her work to throwing a baby shower for Fleur; Fleur and Bill would be expecting a daughter in March. Then Mr. Weasley got a promotion at work. It was just endless craziness. He did want to prolong it any longer.
"Ginny, we really need to talk."
Ginny went out of her daze
"I hate those words, it always ends up with a breakup."
"You watch too many muggle soap operas... I have no reason too break up with you, in fact I want too talk too you about our future."
Ginny was relieved, but the mention of the word 'future' actually scared her a bit. She never saw herself, with a future with Harry.
"Thinking ahead, well…"
"Ok the fire is started what now?" Ron interrupted coming back to Harry and Ginny with Hermione following.
"Were trapped her for probably the rest of the night, and knowing Ron, we really need to keep busy."
"What do you mean 'knowing... Ron!" Ron mimicked Hermione.
"Well Ron, you are not the type to just sit and relax." Said Hermione.
"TRUE!" Ginny and Harry said in unison.
"Well, there is plenty of food, rooms with warm blankets, and well I'm sure we'll survive, in-fact I know that Sirius had a poker set around here, that could keep us entertained." Harry said.
"Well then, why don't you go find the poker stuff and Hermione and I will get some food."
"Should have known." Hermione whispered to Harry and Ginny as Ron started to walk away, then Hermione followed yet again.
Harry and Ginny found the poker set, and set up on a dusty table. Then Ron and Hermione added snacks and drinks to the table. Ron began snacking and Harry and Ginny decided that Hermione could learn Texas Hold em' better, and explained to her the rules. Ron was already halfway through a bowl of chips before the game began.
"I'll raise you two blues." Ginny threw two blue poker chips with a value of ten bucks into the colorful pile pf chips.
"Feeling confident aren't we Gin."
"You have know Idea."
"Now where have I heard that before?"
Sure they were playing for fun, but Ginny had a serous poker face, he needed a way to break her, or least get her to fold.
Hermione and Harry followed suit, and each added two poker chips to the pile, meanwhile Ron stared at the cards.
"Um… uh….well… ok." Ron started to reach for his pile of chips but Harry stopped him.
"Ron, remember what we talked about, don't keep betting if you don't have anything good."
If this was a professional game of Texas Holdem' Harry would not be helping Ron, but felt ok to let some rules slide on the privacy of his own home. Plus, Ron had never been really good at any kind of poker game.
"Well, then… Hey, wait a minite, how would you know that I have a bad cards, I could have good cards."
"It's well, you're stuttering for one." Harry responded.
"And hesitation." Said Ginny
"Yes hesitation, Ron we all know you've never been good at poker, but you do try to get better every time we play. "
"Then, if that's true, how do you know that I don't have good cards, what about Hermione, this is her first time playing, why don't you help her."
"Leave me out of this one Ron." Hermione joined in the conversation.
"I'm just trying to help Ron." Harry said.
"Well I guess this is where I say thank-you, because I fold." Ron put his cards down, and started to slide them to the discard pile, but Ginny snatched them away and looked at his cards.
"Hey, she can't do that." Ron was getting annoyed.
"Oh Ron good choice, but you're getting better, ok final bet's done, now show you cards."
"Well I've got nothing, Hermione?" Harry asked.
"A pair of eights."
"Ginny?"
"Two-pair, aces and nines, and what do you know, and I win." Ginny said proudly and started grouping her won pile of chips."
"Now I wish Sirius had a chess set, that would be more fun right…"
Hermione was not about too let Ron finish his current sentence.
"Are you kidding, the three of us would not even have a chance too play, you're a chess maniac."
"Well that's true." Ron said with a smirk.
"But if this is all we got to play, let's make it interesting."
All's it took was Ron's last four words to interest Ginny, an evil grin spread across her face. Ginny was definitely a fun girl.
"Does the word strip come too mind?"
"Hell yeah, I'm in!" Ginny said happily.
"Well then me too, it's been awhile since I've seen you shirtless Gin." Harry said, and then grinned mischievously at Ginny.
"Excuse me!" Ron stood up, and was ready to kill. Ron had played the over-protective brother on Ginny with Michael Corner and Dean Thomas, but up until now never with Harry. It was easy for Ron to not be over-protective when it came to Harry. When Harry and Ginny first got together it was a shock, but he accepted it.
"Don't look so shocked Ron. You cannot play the over-protective brother card forever." Ginny was getting angry, she hated when Ron acted like this.
"Yes I can, especially if you and Harry are…"
"RON!" This time it was Harry's turn to speak.
"One Ginny and I are not doing what you even think, sure me and Ginny have snogged, and yes our shirts have come off in the process, but I'd think you not want to know what me and Ginny do and concentrate on your own relationship."
Ron's look to kill, turned too confused
"What relationship?" Ron asked
"With Hermione?"
"Hermione and I are friends, what does that have too do with anything?"
"FRIENDS!" Hermione said. She had been quiet throughout most this conversation, was just like Ron, confused.
"Friends, you… I'm… you'll never change Ron."
All with her final words, Hermione stood up from her seat and left the room before Ron could see the tears that threatened too fall down her face.
I was so excited when Ron and Hermione finally kissed in "Deathly Hallows", but don't worry they won't be at odds throughout the whole story. So, please leave a review, and I'll update soon. Thanks, Kaylee.