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I'm looking for a beta reader..
This story needs to be beta read also, so If you're interested, let me know :)

It started with a one chaptered story I am currently writing and an old one shot named Awkward. They could be combined so I written out the chapters in between and started writing a couple of weeks ago.

The story is set twenty or so what years after Hogwarts. Harry and Ginny moved into a small wizarding village, getting new neighbours. Harry gets a new career which Ginny doesn't like very much..
Their marriage get ruined and things get a bit messed up and one way or another needed to be fixed. Unexpected people and events will happen.

Rated T just to be sure. SLASH! Swearing. Wandfights and a lot of vials.
Mostly canon couples. Harry/Ginny Harry/Draco Mentioning of Albus/Scorpius, maybe more I don't know of yet. Potion themed.

Awkward: How it all started.

Ginny Weasley walked into the grand backyard, looking around. There was this high hedge around it and everywhere you looked, different colourful flowers were growing in large amounts. She was wearing a simple, green dress and let her hair hung loose, dancing around on the soft waves of summer wind. Walking on bare feet while the grass tingled her toes, some white clouds were shielding the hot sun that was burning the last couple of days. The witch was searching for her husband, Harry Potter, maybe he was behind one of the four sheds, out of sight. Four sheds standing on corners of an invisible square.
Thinking he was playing outside with their dog who they found in a filthy ally, dropped in a box with written free on the side. Since their children went to Hogwarts, they could manage to take this little puppy in naming her Jade.
Having searched through the yard, she found out that they weren't here. Ginny returned to the house, a white one with two floors, overgrown by ivy and near to a river crawling up. They both fell in love with the house years ago which stood on a hill near the edge. Often going there with their dog to watch the river water fall down several metres; clashing down on the rocks below. It stood in a little wizard village, far away from any other town and the houses were spread, so neighbours were at least a ten-minute walk away.
Since neither Harry or their dog were in the house or backyard, she thought for a minute and decided to check the front yard, maybe Harry was walking down the road with Jade.
The redheaded witch almost reached out to open the front door when she heard a bunch of keys clinging. That must be her husband coming home, no doubt.
She smiled and stepped back against the wall. Harry stepped in while Jade stormed past him, bumped into Ginny and licking her hand while sweeping her tail, then rushed away at her drinking bowl. That made Ginny grumble; "Why does she have to be this huge Stafford and not a freaking miniature poodle or something."

The wizard kissed his wife and flashed a smirk but saying with a soft voice; "Honey, she loves you like a child, children give their moms a kiss when they come home, you love it. Admit it."

Ginny shrugged but flashed a smile; "Do not like to have to wash my hands after every sweet licking kiss attack she gives me."

Harry said she should be breaking her mind over that minor things and kissed her cheek; "Why were you standing in the hall anyway?"

Ginny smiled and hugged Harry; "Oh yeah that, I'm glad you're here, I was looking for you."

Asking another why and she replied; "Because I was out doing grocery, I saw a moving truck. We're getting new neighbours and the question is, what should I bake to welcome them on the hill?"

"The house down the sand road?" Harry asked and his wife nodded with sparkles in the eyes; "So? Probably just a happy family wanting to life in a quiet village like the hill. Make some apple-pie with cream.." The wizard smiled mischievously; "I have a better idea, make two.. I would like a piece and some black coffee, sweetheart."

Ginny disappeared to the kitchen after getting a peck on the cheek, while Harry waved his wand to let dinner for Jade appear and moved on to the living room.
The next morning Harry asked Ginny if she had slept well, while he was sitting on a chair in the kitchen dressed and awake while she just walked in wearing her pink nightgown. She smiled but it turned into a yawn, half nodding; "You awake early again?"

"Like always, already took Jade out because I didn't want to wake you up."

The witch waved her wand to prepare some tea while she blew a hand-kiss and a thank-you smile.

Harry acted as if catching the kiss, replying; "You were quite tired after last night"

They had a romantic night, in front of the fireplace with a lot of fire whiskey, talks and laughter. The only problem was that it didn't matter how late he had gone to bed, always awake, bright and shine at seven in the morning. Since it was such good weather outside he took Jade for a long walk, which he was telling of all about with Ginny. Ginny sat down in a chair next to him with a cup of tea, still half asleep. She could sleep for hours, not caring what the clock said or being upset with sleeping the half day away.
Ginny smiled and sipped tea while he was talking but almost splashed it out because her husband said there was a moving truck standing by the house.

Ginny was wide awake; "Did you saw the people?"

Harry nodded; "No, just a blonde man walking in, but Jade was pulling home, so I didn't stop to say hello."

Ginny blinked for more but Harry said; "That's all I know."

She touched his arm gently and quickly finished her tea; she told Harry she was getting dressed and ready to duck into the kitchen.

The wizard didn't mind because that meant pie with tea in the afternoon which was always good. The daily prophet got delivered when the wizard was on his walk. Looking around and finding it, Harry made himself another cup of coffee and sat down in the chair again. Jade came in and lied down next to him, quickly fallen asleep of exhaustion. Harry smiled at the sight and started reading.

That afternoon Harry sat down in short pants in the backyard with a glass of pumpkin juice and the dog. The dog, an American Stafford he had learned to love so much long ago, this was his companion. He had summoned his book that still lay on the table and started reading while enjoying the weather until Ginny accompanied him. Harry noticed she had changed her kitchen clothes for something more appropriate.
Telling that there were two apple-pie's standing ready in the kitchen she sat down and told Harry he only could get a piece if he joined her to welcome the neighbours.
Harry smiled at her; "If you get me a T-shirt, then I will put Jade in her room."Because for pie he did anything; he thought and saw how Ginny summoned a white of he knew for sure it was being put down there recently, ready on the table next to the door for this opportunity and Ginny gave it to her loved one with a kiss. Like none of that wasn't so.

Wrapping the cake up, putting it in a picnic basket, she handed it over to Harry and grasped his other hand. Together they picked some wild flowers along the road. Before they reached the fence Ginny used a spell cleaning spell on her hands and the bunch of flowers, then a quick spell to bound them together with a red ribbon. Harry used his wand and changed the colour to creamy yellow instead; "We're going for a neutral colour."

They saw the moving truck was gone, but quite some boxes still standing on the porch. The redhead squeezed Harry's hand nervously before they walked at the home. The front door stood open but Ginny pressed the bell anyway.
A woman with black hair, wearing a fancy dress and holding a wand, carefully she said; "Hello.." Checking out the two people standing in front of her; smiling friendly.

Ginny held out her hand and introduced herself and Harry, welcoming them in the neighbourhood and shook her hand eventually.
The woman smiled; "A pleasure to meet you. My name is Astoria Malfoy. Moving here since our oldest went to Hogwarts and a little twin of five running around, it is better here than in the city."

Two faces went from friendly to a fake, polite smile and Harry asked with a pretended nice voice; "Any chance you husband's name is Draco Malfoy?"

She nodded; "Yes do you know him?"

"Something like that." Harry coughed and nudged his wife softly; "Honey?"

But Ginny was still a bit shaken, following Harry's eyes to the basked she let a small laugh out and turned her attention to the nice lady as she thought it was standing in front of Ginny. It was Astoria's husband that she didn't like so she composed herself and said; "This is for you and your family." The redhead held out the basket which was received in great pleasure; "Oh my, thank you." Said Astoria, looking inside, smelling and a bit blushing; "Must be delicious and the flowers are beautiful."

Ginny gave a half-hearted smile and thanked the black-haired witch; "We've picked them along the road, just to give you a little expression of what kind of environment you've ended up."
They had a bit of a talk and then separated; the couple went home, having a discussion with each other.
Harry just went for a bit with the rage of Ginny and then said; "At least you know with who you're dealing."

"It's not fun Harry, I want to move, no way that I'm going to live next to ferret en the furred one's." Ginny said raising her eyebrows and sounding upset.

Harry just hugged her and didn't let fully go walking further; "Just that Malfoy is living next door doesn't mean your life is going to change sweetheart. It's like I said. Just a happy family moving here for quietness and space.'

Ginny smiled when Harry continued; "Besides that, I'm here, nothing will happen I'm sure otherwise I shall save your pretty ass."

They were almost home; nothing would ruin their luck, not even Malfoy, their new neighbour. They would see what happened instead of creating the chaos by being suspicious.

I dare you to read chapter two... You'll be surprised.
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