.:Diagon Alley:.
Harry and Ginny stepped into Diagon Alley, seeing Ron and Hermione sharing a sundae at Fortescue's, and they would kiss eachother every once in a while, which was quite disgusting.
"Where in the bloody hell where you two?" Ron said, seeing them.
"We ended up in Knockturn Alley" said Ginny.
"We need to get to Flourish and Blotts." said Hermione. They started walking, and stopped at the sign that read "Weasly's Wizarding Wheezes".
"Mum won't let us in!" said Ron, opening the door. Fred was standing behind the counter talking to Angelina, who Harry supposed worked there. George walked out from a door in the back.
"Look who it is George"
"Ickle Ronnie. Hello Harry!" said George. Harry and Ginny had to stop themselves from laughing, and Hermione gave them a look that told them it wasn't funny. Ron didn't seem phased-in fact, he had the look of a child tugging on his mother's dress in a toy store to go play.
"Look around, Ickle Prefect" said Fred, and Ron ran over to the Skiving Snackboxes display, staring up wildly.
"I'd better go make sure he doesn't faint." said Hermione, running over to him. Harry and Ginny looked around the store. Harry marveled at how perfectly she fit next to him. Her hand slided into his, and he felt a great bliss.
"Knew you two would come round" said George, walking up behind them. They spun around, hands still intertwined.
"Don't worry, I'm not mad. I knew after what happened between Harry and Cho, you two would be realizing your undying love for eachother. Made a bet on it, actually. Fred owes me six galleons. Not like it matters, we share our profits." They relaxed, then heard yelling from behind them.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN I CAN'T BUY SKIVING SNACKBOXES?!" Ron yelled.
"Oh, damn, they're fighting again." Ginny said, running over to them. But George stayed behing, talking to Ginny.
"So, you're not mad? About me and Ginny, I mean."
"Not at all. Have you kissed her?" Harry was a bit taken aback by this question but answered truthfully.
"Three times"
"You're getting along alot better than Ron."
"Could, you, um, not tell him? He would kill us..."
"We won't. Oh, by the way, I have something for you." He pulled out four small boxes. "Newest Skiving Snackboxes. So new, in fact, that we don't have a name for them yet. Give you a terrible cough."
"Thanks!" Ginny walked up beside him.
"We're leaving before Ron goes ballistic again. Bye George."
"Bye, you two crazy lovebirds." he made his way over to Fred as they walked out the door after Ron and Hermione. Ron looked very red in the face and Hermione seemed on the verge of tears. They blinked at the sun. Ron was casting a look at Hermione that plainly told Harry that he wanted to be alone with her.
"I'm going for ice cream." he said.
"So will I" said Ginny. They waved at Ron and Hermione. When they were out of their sight, Ginny took Harry's hand. They passed Fortescue's.
"What..."
"Did you really think we were going to get ice cream?" Harry grinned mischeviously.
"I know just the place" she said, running, Harry a few steps in her wake. They reached a dark spot between two shops in Knockturn Alley.
"You clever..." Harry began. She held a finger up to his lip, then kissed him, first lightly, but then harder. Just as Harry cought his breath and Ginny was about to kiss him again, they heard voiced coming out from the shop on the left. He pulled Ginny against the wall.
"C'mon, Brigitte, this alley is perfect!"
"Oh, Draco, it's filthy! Couldn't we find somewhere better?"A white-blond head appeared at the opening of the alley.
"Malfoy" Harry and Ginny whispered together. Though Harry couldn't see her face, he was sure it wore the same look of hate and disgust as him. A girl who looked exactly like Fleur Delacour was holding his hand. For some reason, Harry thought of the Yule Ball. He should've asked Ginny...
"This is perfect Briggite" Malfoy repeated "No way will Mum find us here." he led her deeper into the alley until he was only a few feet away from the shadows that cloaked Harry and Ginny.
"DRACO! BRIGITTE! Oh there you are, what in Merlins' name are you doing there?" Narcissa Malfoy appeared at the end of the alley.
"Uh, lost my wand Mum." he pulled it out of his pocket as he bent down "Here it is!" they ran off to Draco's mother. As soon as their footsteps died, they emerged from the shadows.
"That was weird" said Ginny said, but Harry only kissed her. Then they realized that they were in Knockturn Alley.
"We need to get back"
"C'mon" she said, taking his hand and they half-way ran to Flourish and Blotts, only to find Ron and Hermione snogging outside of it.
"Could you two quit that?" asked Ginny. They unlocked lips, looking embarrased, and the four of them went into the store.
"What took you two?" asked Ron.
"We went to Fortescue's and then to Quality Quidditch Supplies" said Harry.
"Well rehearsed" Harry heard Hermione tell Ginny, who only giggled.
"Get your books quickly, Mum is at home cooking dinner, they're having something called a, pot, pot, pot..."
"Potluck?" asked Harry.
"Yeah, one of those, with a bunch of people from the Order." Hermione went over to were Ginny was getting her books.
"Where did you go?" she said in an undertone.
"I'll tell you later" said Ginny with a very mischevious look.
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A/N: How do you think it was? Bit short, I know, but the next chapter is longer, and really romantic, and I'm doing them both in the same day, to keep you all busy while I finish the next chapter.
