Disclaimer: See ch.1

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Chapter Two, Birthday Surprises

Harry walked down the stairs to the kitchen and sat down at the table, where Mrs. Weasley served him, Ginny, and Ron breakfast. This was Harry's third day staying at the Weasley's. So far, his two days at the Weasley's had been much better than his month and a half at the Dursley's. Harry couldn't wait until his birthday, which was in four days, even though Hermione couldn't make it to the Weasley's until a few days after his birthday.

Soon after breakfast, Ginny asked Harry to talk and they went for a walk in the woods.

"I know you think we can't be together because of some stupid noble reason, but I don't care. I love you and I always want us to be together," Ginny said.

"I love you, too, but I don't want you to get hurt. Voldemort would come after you and use you to get to me, if he knew we were together," Harry responded.

"If you don't want me to get hurt, then why are you breaking my heart?" Ginny sobbed, tears in her eyes. Harry couldn't take seeing Ginny cry like that and went over to her and hugged her. Ginny leaned into Harry's embrace and cried into his chest, while Harry gently ran his hand through her hair.

"I'm sorry, Ginny, I don't want to break your heart anymore. But before we can be together, there's something I need to tell you," he started as Ginny lifted her head up and wiped the tears from her eyes, "You see, Ginny, there is a prophecy...about me and Voldemort. The prophecy states that:

The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches...Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies...And the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not...And either must die at the hand of the other for niether can live while the other survives...The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies..."

"Oh Harry," Ginny said and began crying into Harry's chest, again.

"Now that you know, it's ok if you don't want to be with me," Harry said.

Ginny picked her head up and kissed Harry deeply, before saying, "I still want to be with you, to face V-Voldemort with you."

Harry pulled the letter from his parents and the ring of courage from his pocket, and began reading the letter aloud to Ginny. She interrupted him in the middle of the letter to ask, "Who's handwriting is that?"

"You can read it?" he asked, astonished.

"Yes, why wouldn't I be able to?" she asked.

Unable to speak, Harry handed Ginny the letter to her to read for herself. She blinked the tears from her eyes and read the letter to herself. Once finished, Ginny said, "I...It's from your...parents?"

Still unable to find his voice, Harry only nodded his head yes.

Ginny looked down at the letter and finished reading, her eyes bulged in surprise as she read that only Harry's soulmate could read the letter. She looked at Harry in the eyes and knew it was the truth. Harry held the ring out to Ginny, and proposed, "Seeing as we're soulmates and all...will you marry me?"

"Yes!" Ginny exclaimed, letting Harry put the ring on her ring finger. As soon as the ring slipped onto her finger, a second ring appeared on Harry's finger.

Harry and Ginny walked back to the burrow with messed up hair and rumpled clothes. They did their best to straighten out their appearances before entering the house. Mrs. Weasley eyed them curiously as they walked in.

"What have you two been up to?" she asked, suspiciously.

"We just...," Harry started.

"Went for a walk," Ginny finished his sentance for him.

The two had decided to keep their engagement a secret, until Harry's birthday. Mrs. Weasley didn't say anything, but she didn't look reassured by their answers and her suspicions remained.

On the day before his birthday, Ginny told Harry that she had a special present for that night. Harry couldn't stand waiting for his present, knowing well what it would probably be. The rest of the day seemed to go by agonizingly slow, especially with Ginny flirting with him throughout the day. Aside from Ginny's teasing and Mrs. Weasley's suspicious looks, the day was pretty much uneventful. By the time the day was over, the tension had become increasingly horrible and Harry was a nervous wreck. He pretended to go to bed, until Ron fell asleep (he knew Ron was asleep from the heavy snores), and then snuck into Ginny's room as planned.

"So, where's my gift?" Harry asked, pretending to be none the wiser of his gift.

Ginny dropped her nightgown to the floor, revealing her perfectly naked body.

"Right here."

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The next morning, Harry and Ginny woke up to Hermione walking into the room, saying, "Hey, Ginny have you seen...what the bloody hell are you two doing sleeping in the same bed?"

Harry was so shocked by her that he jumped out of bed, still naked, and quickly covered himself with his shirt from the floor. Hermione's eyes bulged as she realized both Harry and Ginny were naked.

"W...what were y...you doing?" Hermione stuttered, obviously flabbergasted.

Harry and Ginny blushed crimson and Ginny stuck her head under the covers, in an attempt to hide.

"Uhh...well...happy birthday, Harry," Hermione said awkwardly and left the room.

Harry hurredly put his clothes on and rushed out of the room, practically jumping down the stairs.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, Fred, George, Hermione, Ron, Bill, and Charlie exclaimed as he got to the living room. Ginny came down a few minutes later, fully dressed and joined the party. Harry got homemade chocolates from Mrs. Weasley and Mr. Weasley, Fred and George gave him a bunch of merchandise from their joke shop, Hermione gave him a book on Advanced Spells and a card that said:

Happy Birthday, Harry.

P.S. I won't tell anyone about this morning.

Ron gave him a cracked foe glass that he suspected at one point had been owned by the imposter moody that had taught them in their fourth year, Bill gave him a book on Ancient Runes, and Charlie gave him a very thick book on Dragons.

"What did you get for Harry, dear?" Mrs. Weasley asked Ginny, noticing she hadn't given him a gift.

"Well...," Ginny started.

Harry stepped by Ginny's side, and said, "Me and Ginny are engaged. That's all the present I need."

Everyone's reaction was immediate; Mrs. Weasley merely gasped, Mr. Weasley gulped and put an arm around Mrs. Weasley, Fred, George, Ron, Bill, and Charlie looked absolutely horrified and ready to beat Harry to within an inch of his life, and Hermione just wore a knowing smile on her face.

Hermione was the first to break the silence, by saying, "That's great. Congragulations."

That seemed to bring everyone back to reality. Ron's face turned scarlet red and he stomped up to his room, followed by Hermione.

"That's-," Fred started.

"-Sudden." finished George, "Well, we have to-"

"-Get back to the joke shop." Fred finished, before the two apparated.

Bill and Charlie exchanged glances and excused themselves, after a brief congragulation.

"No," Mrs. Weasley said, "No way. You two are way too young."

"We were in our seventh year when we got married, Molly," reminded Mr. Weasley.

"But we were in love," she said.

"But we are in love,and if you can't see that you're just blind mum." Ginny said, moving closer to Harry who put a protective arm around ginny's shoulders.
"No. My baby is not getting married, not until you're older," Molly said.

"I'm not a baby! And we're getting married no matter what you say so just drop it!" Ginny exploded.

"We're calling Sirius on this," Mrs. Weasley rasped through clenched teeth and walked off, dragging an amused-looking Mr. Weasley with her into the kitchen.

"Sirius?" said Ginny.

"I wonder why they want Sirius to come. He'll probably just congragulate us and wink at me," Harry said.

"Probably," Ginny said.

"Don't count on it," Mrs. Weasley yelled from the kitchen.

Harry and Ginny burst out laughing apon hearing that. Once they recouped from their laughter, they started making out.

Sirius appeared with a pop as they were kissing.

"Is that you, Sirius?" Mrs. Weasley called from the kitchen.

"Yes, it's me, Molly." Sirius replied smiling at Harry and Ginny, "I see you two have become close." he added.

Instead of replying, Harry and Ginny continued to explore each other's mouths. Molly walked into the living room without Harry or Ginny noticing. Sirius couldn't help but laugh at the look on Molly's face. Molly cleared her throat, waiting for the two to break apart. Harry fell on the floor, and Sirius helped him up still wearing a sly grin.

"You see, Sirius, they're engaged without telling any of us. And Ginny's only 16. can you believe it?" Molly said, outraged.

"Oh, I believe it," said Sirius, still grinning at Harry and Ginny.

Appalled, Molly said, "Sirius, they're engaged! Don't you have anything to say about it?"

"You're right," Sirius turned to Harry and patted him on the back, "Congragulations, you two."

Molly's face turned almost purple and she began yelling at Sirius, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN CONGRAGULATIONS? THEY'RE TOO YOUNG TO BE ENGAGED!"

"If memory serves me correctly, you and Arthur were married at 17," Sirius pointed out.

Mrs. Weasley, recognizing defeat, slumped down on the couch and went silent. Ginny went to her mother's side and said, "It's ok, mum. I love Harry and he loves me. I think there's a letter you should read." Harry handed Mrs. Weasley the letter from the Ministry and left her to read it. Once she was finished, Mrs. Weasley looked up. Harry handed her the letter from his parents.

"There's nothing written on this," Mrs. Weasley said.

"Exactly. Only me and my soulmate can read it. Ginny is the one who can read it," Harry explained.

Ginny took the letter from her mother and began reading it aloud, "Dear Harry, The ring of courage will appear in the envelope only after you have finished this letter. Having learned the levicorpus spell, you are now entitled to use the ring. The ring of courage is a powerfully magical object that when worn on the ring finger of your right hand, can issue much power to the wearer. To wear the ring, your courage, honesty, noblety, and will to act must be unwavered and unmatched. To fully activate the ring's potential, you must give it to your one true love or soulmate. As for what powers it issues, we'll leave that for you to find out.

Love, Your Parents, Lily and James Potter.
P.S. Don't worry about getting in trouble for using underaged magic at home; as long as you possess the ring, the Ministry won't be able to find out.
P.S.S. Only and your soulmate can read this letter."

"B...but I thought the rings of courage were a myth," Molly said.

Sirius took Harry's hand and examined the ring on his finger. "That's the ring of courage. It used to belong to James, and Ginny has Lily's," he said.

"So that means you two are...soulmates?" asked Mrs. Weasley, no more than a whisper.

Harry put an arm around Ginny and looked her in the eyes, before turning back to Mrs. Weasley, and saying, "Yes, and I wouldnt want it any other way."

Ginny propped her head between Harry's shoulder and neck in agreement.

"So...when's the wedding?" Sirius asked suddenly, broadly grinning.

Harry and Ginny had discussed this and they figured around Christmas time, that way they could have the wedding during the holidays.

"We were thinking around Christmas," said Ginny.

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A/N: Well, theres chapter 2!! i hope yall like it; if you dont just tell me and ill do what i can to fix it.

panther73110: Thank you for the compliment. No Lily and James are not coming back sorry. I just dont know how they would act. Harry might have a few dreams about them but nothing more than that, sorry.

Ok people just r&r and ill write. Keep in mind that i most likely will accept new ideas since im just making this up as i go along so hell help me out; ill love it iff you do!! Well ill see you in chapter 3.