Sirius and Remus watched in amusment as Harry pulled Ginny to his chest, whilst Ginny's cheeks were flaming red with embarrassment. They looked at each other and shared a knowing smile.
When Harry had finally released her, he turned to his Godfather. "Sirius!" He shouted and flung himself at the older man. Sirius jumped back in surprise but soon patted Harry on the back whilst laughing at his enthusiasm. After Harry had greeted Remus, the four walked into the house.
Harry turned to them and pressed a finger to his lips. Then he slowly walked into the living room where his Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia were eating their dinner. Neither of them noticed him enter as they were focussing all of their attention on a muggle film.
"Er, Uncle Vernon?" He asked, knowing that his Uncle wouldn't be happy that he had disturbed him.
"What is it boy?" He snapped. Harry turned to the door to see Sirius', Remus's and Ginny's disgusted expressions. He winked at them before replying.
"Oh, I just wanted to let you know that Ginny, Remus and Sirius are here. You know, my Godfather." He said. Almost immediatley his Aunt's and Uncle's heads whipped towards the door and their faces contorted in horror. Sirius flashed them a smile and gave them a small wave. Aunt Petunia let out a shriek and hurried away from the 'murderer'.
It was silent for a second before Harry said, "Well, we'll just be in my room."
With that he headed for the stairs, the other three right behind him. Once they were in the privacy of his bedroom they erupted in laughter.
"What was that all about?" Sirius asked.
Harry chuckled. "Well when they found out you were my Godfather, I kind of forgot to mention that you were innocent. Also, I may have said that you wanted to see me happy and that you would be extremely disappointed if they weren't treating me right." This only made them laugh harder.
"They are treating you okay aren't they?" Sirius asked with concern.
"Well, they've been alot better since you escaped from Azkaban. I think they're scared you're going to curse them."
After they had all calmed down, Harry sat on his bed next to Ginny, while Remus and Sirius sat on the floor opposite them. Harry remembered that they needed to explain something to him and asked in a serious voice. "So, why is Ginny in danger?"
On instinct he grabbed Ginny's hand, as if to make sure she was still there with him. This action didn't go unoticed by Sirius who raised an eyebrow and smirked. Harry looked down at their interlocked hands and flushed with embarrassment. Dropping her hand, he turned to listen to what Remus was saying.
"Well Harry, before we tell you what has happened, you musn't blame yourself. In no way is it your fault. Do you understand that?" He said in a fatherly tone. Harry nodded and Remus let out a sigh whilst rubbing his hand on the back of his neck.
"Ginny is in danger because Voldemort wants to get to you. He thinks that by capturing Ginny as a hostage, you would go running off to save her, and we all know that you would. He believes that because you saved her from the chamber, that she is very special to you and that you would be willing to die for her."
Harry and Ginny both blushed and tried not to look at the other's face. The two Marauders ignored this and continued.
"So Dumbledore told us that she needs to stay here." Sirius added.
"But why?"
"Harry, when your mother died for you, you were protected by ancient blood magic. For that protection to still work, you needed to live with a blood relative until you are seventeen years old. As long as you call this place home, you can't be touched here."
Harry didn't say anything, he needed to let Sirius' words sink in. When no one spoke for more than five minutes, Remus said.
"Why don't we just forget about it for a while? We all know the story now. Let's just relax." The other three nodded their agreement to his words. Sirius got a gleam in his eye and smiled.
"Well Harry, Ginny here was just talking about her boyfriend. Dean was it?" He said, his grin widening when Ginny muttered, "I hate you." Under her breath.
Harry turned to her and stared. "Dean? As in Dean Thomas?" He asked at her in astonishment.
Sirius clapped his hands together. "Ah, so you already know this Dean!" He said, clearly enjoying their discomfort.
Harry replied, "Yeah, we share a dorm at Hogwarts." Sirius only laughed harder and even Remus let out a small chuckle.
Ginny sighed and put her head in her hands. "Yes. Dean Thomas." She mumbled.
"And Harry? Would you say this Dean fellow is good enough for our Ginny?"
Harry glared at his Godfather. He could see exactly what he was doing. At the end of his fifth year, Harry had told Sirius that he had started to develop feelings for Ginny. Clearly, he was now trying to get him admit his feelings infront of her.
He couldn't help but feel jealous as he thought of Dean. He was in no way worthy of Ginny. He sighed to himself, if only he hadn't been so slow in realising how he felt. He could have had years with her.
"Well, he's alright I suppose." He muttered.
Remus decided to help out the two young wizards and said, "Well Sirius, we best get going. If you ever need anything, write to us and we'll be straight here." He gave Harry and then Ginny a brief hug before disapparating away.
Sirius then turned to them, "Well, goodbye Pronglet." Harry laughed at his nickname and gave him a hug.
When Sirius gave Ginny a hug, he whispered to her. "Remember what I told you." And with a wink he had gone, leaving Harry and Ginny alone.
"So, where am I going to sleep?" Ginny asked, bringing Harry out of his thoughts. He stared at her blankly for a second.
"Oh right! You can sleep in my bed, I'll sleep on the floor." As he turned towards the door she grabbed his arm. He shivered at her touch.
"Harry, I can't let-"
"Gin, you don't have a choice. You're the guest so you get the bed." He gave her a smile before saying. "Come on, you can meet my charming family. If you're lucky Dudley will be home."
She laughed when he grabbed her hand and pulled her out the door. As they were going down the stairs she thought. 'Maybe this summer won't be so bad after all.'
