The Path to be Together

By: Dueler 312

Note: J. K. Rowling owns these characters, not me.

Chapter 3

Day off for Date

Those four have been kept busy over he next few weeks. Whether it was job training, wedding plans, or in Ron and Hermione's case, house hunting. Harry and Ginny even helped to look for a place for them. So far, they haven't been successful.

They've been doing well with the wedding plans. Both couples decided to have it at the Burrow, since they've been there a lot. Molly was glad when they asked if they could use the yard for their wedding ceremonies. Harry and Ginny also settled on a date. They were going to hold it on May 12. The reason why was that was the night Harry and Ginny shared their first kiss. And they thought it would be nice to celebrate coming husband and wife on the day they started going out.

But they weren't able to do that in a while, with all the stuff that's been happening. That's why Harry decided that they needed a day off from all the other stuff. He decided to tell Ron by telling him to meet in his and Ginny's room. On Wednesday, all four of them were going to have a day off from all of their training.

"So, I was thinking," explained Harry. "Maybe we should take the girls out for a little fun, only we do it as the couples."

"So you saying we should hang out with our own girl, outside of the house, for the whole day," Ron stated, trying to get everything Harry said. Harry just nodded, ad then Ron said, "I'm good with that. It's been a while since Hermione and I had some time alone.

"Same thing with me and Ginny," Harry stated.

"Well, let's do it. Only, one thing," said Ron.

"What's that?" Harry wondered.

"Let's try to avoid each other as much as we can," Ron pointed out.

"Unless its a family emergency, I'm good with that," said Harry.

That morning, Ginny was cleaning; while Hermione was in the drawing room, studying.

Harry quietly sneaked in to the kitchen, and wrapped his arms around Ginny. She froze a little, but then warmed up and smiled a little as she let her fiancée cuddled her.

"I hate it when you do that," said Ginny, kissing him.

Harry just smiled, and said, "Well, that gives me more reason to do it." Ginny lightly slapped him on the arm.

"Hey, guess what," said Harry.

"What?" asked Ginny, her back still facing him. But she started to giggle a little.

"I'm going to kidnap you for the whole day," said Harry. \

"What do you mean by that?" Ginny asked.

"Well, Ron and I had noticed that we all have been busy with one thing or another, that we haven't had time alone with our girls, so were going to be spending the day together," Harry explained.

"You sure?" Ginny asked.

"Hey, come on. We haven't had anytime to ourselves outside of this house," Harry pointed out.

Ginny just turned around and said as she put her arms around him, "You have a point there. Just let me get ready, all right." She then kissed Harry as she went upstairs to their room.

She then stopped real quickly because she almost would of bumped into Hermione, who was about to head down the stairs with her purse on her. .

"Let me guess, Ron wants you just for himself for the entire day, huh?" asked Ginny.

"I'm guessing the boys had this day off planned," said Hermione as she walked past Ginny and down to the main floor, meeting Ron at the door. Ginny just shook her head and went to her and Harry's room to get ready.

Hermione met Ron at the door with her hair up in a ponytail. Ron just pulled her closer to him and said, "You ready?"

"Yeah, let's go," said Hermione. And they went out the door.

Ginny then came down the steps, where Harry was waiting for her. She saw this as an opportunity to jump the last few steps and right onto him. Luckily for both of them, Harry didn't fall.

"What was that for?" asked Harry.

"I just felt like doing it," said Ginny. She wrapped her legs around him as Harry smiled and spun her around. "Come on," he said. Ginny got off of him and headed out into the sunlight.

They just decided to take a walk around, while enjoying things around there. They had to hide their wands, as they were in muggle territory. They actually had fun. Harry though stopped Ginny for a minute, as they turned onto the street where the Leaky Cauldron was.

"Why you stopped me, Harry?" asked Ginny.

"Ron and Hermione were headed in there, and I promised him that I'd leave him and Hermione alone for the entire day unless it was an emergency," explained Harry.

"You guys definitely planned out the whole thing, didn't you?" Ginny asked, being a little curious.

"Hey, you never know what we got up our sleeves," said Harry, while putting his forehead on top of Ginny's. She just smiled and pulled him down for a little kiss.

"Hey, why don't we go down to Hogsmeade for a while," she suggested. Harry thought about it, and said, "Why not. Let's just find somewhere to hide so we can Apparate there." And they both started to look for a hiding spot so they could Disapparate.

Meanwhile, in the Leaky Cauldron, it was a little busy, as Ron sat Hermione down at a table.

"You know Ron, just having this day to ourselves was a good idea," said Hermione.

"Hey, you should actually thank Harry. He's the one who thought of it," Ron revealed as he started to look at the menu.

"Really," Hermione said, a little shocked.

"Well, he kind of noticed of how we've all been strained from the job training, wedding plans, and of course, us trying to find our own place to live, so he came up with the idea to have a goof free day, and spend some time with you, or in his case, my sister," explained Ron.

"He's definitely likes to think about other people's needs before his own," said Hermione. Ron just nodded as Tom, the barkeeper, went over to them so they could place their order.

Harry and Ginny had gotten down to Hogsmeade and decided to walk around and do a little window-shopping.

"Wow, I never knew this store was here," said Ginny, looking at jewelry store. Harry took a look at it, and it jolted a memory loose.

"Well it's been here since we were at Hogwarts for our last year," said Harry. "In fact, its the store where I bought you this," he said, while handling the phoenix necklace that she wore nearly every day.

"Wow, this sore must be great," exclaimed Ginny. Harry just cuddled her up more as they moved on.

"Hey, Harry," someone called from behind them. He and Ginny turned around and saw that it was Seamus and Dean.

"Hey, you two lovebirds. What's up?" asked Dean.

"Nothing much. Just having a good stress-free day," said Ginny.

"That's good. We actually heard that you two are being hooked to each other," said Seamus.

"Who said it in those terms?" Harry asked a little forcefully.

Seamus and Dean looked at each other, and then Dean said, "We'll give you five guesses, but your only going to be needing two of them."

"Those twin brothers of mine are going to be sorry they messed with me," growled Ginny.

"You aren't doing it alone," said Harry.

Dean and Seamus just shook their heads and said, "Well, we got to get moving. We'll see you guys later." They both waved and headed off another path.

"It's was nice to see those two," said Ginny.

"Yeah, it was. I'm surprised the way Dean acted," said Harry

"Why?" asked Ginny. Harry looked at her with an eyebrow raised, and then Ginny understood. "Oh, because I had a relationship with him that didn't work."

"Hey, its okay," said Harry. "Besides, who said you couldn't be friends with your ex." Ginny just smiled as they headed in the Three Broomsticks.

Ron and Hermione were having a really good time, even though Ron still had a little trouble with his eating habits.

"Well, at least clean up after yourself," she said, while chuckling a little.

"Hey, did I just hear you laugh at my eating habits?" Ron asked, teasing a little.

"Maybe," said Hermione.

Ron just smiled at her as he used his wand to clean up his mess.

"Come on," he said. And he took Hermione out into Diagon Alley, after he paid Tom for their meal. Hermione was just loving this day, hanging out with no one but the man she was in love with. They did a little window-shopping around Diagon Alley, although Ron had asked Hermione to pull him away from Quality Quidditch Supplies. Hermione knew he asked that because he wouldn't be just window-shopping there. Hermione knew it would be the same with her if they went by Flourish and Botts.

They were just about to turn into another path when they heard a familiar voice calling them.

"Hermione! Ron!" They both turned around and saw that it was Parvati. This surprised both of them because they hadn't seen her in a while.

"Hey, you two. What's up?" asked Parvati as she hugged Hermione.

"Nothing much. Right now we're just having a good day," said Ron.

Parvati just looked at them and asked, "Still good best friends, aren't you?"

"Actually, its two more steps ahead of that," Hermione corrected her as she showed Parvati her engagement ring.

"Oh my," she squealed as she took Hermione's hand to look at the ring. "When did you ask her?" she asked Ron.

"On the night of the Graduation Ball last year," Ron answered her.

"Oh my. This is something I wasn't expecting," said Parvati.

"Well, we're not the only ones who are engaged," Hermione said to her as those three sat down onto a bench.

"Really, who else is planning to get married," Parvati wondered.

"My sister and Harry," answered Ron.

"Wow, those two are still together, and they're going to make it permanent, that's sounds lovely," said Parvati. "Well, I get to get going, but let's catch up another time."

"Sure, I'm cool with that. Are you Ron?" Hermione asked him.

"Yeah, I'm cool with that," he said.

"All right, I'll see you later, and congratulations," yelled Parvati as she went back down the path they came.

"It's was nice seeing her again," said Hermione.

"Yeah, it was," said Ron. "I wonder if Harry and Ginny ran into anyone?"

"It's possible," Hermione said as they linked hands and traveled on through Diagon Alley.

It was nearly eight o'clock before Grimauld Place became occupied again, when Harry and Ginny Apparated right in, next to the front door.

"We definitely deserved that day of vacation," said Ginny.

"Oh, yeah, " agreed Harry. They came right in for a kiss, when Ron and Hermione Apparated right next to them, causing Harry and Ginny to fall on the floor.

"Oops, you two all right?" Hermione asked as she and Ron helped both of them up.

"Yeah, we're okay. Just be careful where you Apparate next time," said Ginny.

"Will do, sis," said Ron.

They had lots of fun telling about their day at dinner, of how Ron and Hermione had lunch at the leaky cauldron, and how they met up with Parvati. Harry and Ginny were surprised at that, and told them about meeting Seamus and Dean at Hogsmeade. They had so much fun talking that they got tired out so quick and decided to get to bed.

As they were lying there asleep, Harry and Ginny were dreaming about them having a lot of good days, spending them with each other. The same was with Ron and Hermione. They were so happy in the dream that they were holding on to each other in the beds, hoping that it would be real soon.

(A\N: How did you like the couples taking a day off for themselves? Hey, every couple should have a day where they should have a little fun. Am I right? Well, in the meantime, you know what to do.)