Chapter 4:
The
First Birthday
He looked up and saw Ginny smiling down on
him. She rolled off him and
helped him up with a chuckle.
"Sorry Harry I
was just so glad to see you. They wouldn't let me go see you
or
anything so didn't know what was going on." She told him
"Well next time
don't run me over ok and I will talk to them about not
letting
you come." He replied. She raised an eyebrow at him.
"But I did hear
about you and Parvati." She remarked grinning. "Mom was
talking about it when she came home. She seemed upset by it for
some
reason." She recalled. He laughed at remembering that
day.
"Oh that was
because she found out that me and Parvati were making out
while
they were outside waiting to see me." He explained.
"Really."
She asked him through her laughter. He nodded. "That is the best
thing I have seen since I met up with Dean in Diagon Alley and
Ron saw us."
Now it was Harry's turn to laugh. He could just
imagine the look on Ron's
face when he caught them. "Hey
lets go tot he kitchen you must be hungry
with all that hospital
food you had to eat." She implied. He nodded and they
made
their way to the kitchen talking about how their summers have been
going and plans for the school year. They were laughing the whole
time
especially when he told her his plan. She volunteered at
once to be apart of
it. When they entered the kitchen an outsider
to this group would believe
that Harry and Ginny were going out,
but this was untrue as they both acted
as siblings that could
rival the twins in mischief making if they felt the
need rise.
When they both sat down still talking adamantly they didn't take
notice of Petunia helping Mrs. Weasley with the dishes and Remus
watching
her every move.
"Remus put your
eyes back in your head." Hermione told him. This made Remus
shake himself and Petunia giggle while still cooking. Harry just
laughed at
them both.
"So are you and
my aunt going to get together or what" Harry asked him.
Remus
went red at this. This was no ordinary shade of red it was a Weasley
shade that seemed to come when a person was really embarrassed.
"Well...umm...you
see...ah" he started to stammer on.
"Go on and tell him
Remus I am sure he won't care." Petunia interjected in
a
sweet voice that Harry had never heard her use. Remus nodded and took
a
deep breath.
"Well you see
its not when were going to, when we did get to." He told him
looking down at the floor. A grin swept Harry's face.
"You guys got
together while I was at St. Mongos didn't you" he asked but
already knowing the answer. Remus nodded. "Bloody hell."
Once he said this
everyone turned shocked at Harry, they all
thought he would be happy. He
laughed a little by their reaction.
"What is it with hospitals that make
people want to get
together." He groaned, but still smiling. Everyone
started
laughing finally getting what he was saying. Everyone except for
Mrs. Weasley.
"Speaking of
that Harry." But before she could get anymore out he started
to
make a beeline for the door only to be find that it had snapped shut
and
he ran smack into the door, falling down on his back. He
looked up to see
Mrs. Weasley standing over him. "You
thought that you could get away from
me that easily" she
asked him.
"Of course I
did, I did survive Voldemort several times." Everyone
shuddered
at the name. He just laughed.
"Well I had to deal with six children, including the twins." she chuckled.
"Now someone is
going to have a talk with you." Harry just shook his head he
knew what this talk was going to be about. "Yes someone is."
she told him
sternly. He turned and looked at his aunt for pity
and help, but she just laughed.
"We had a
Weasley in our school, so I know about their temper. So I don't
want
to have to face the Weasley temper either. I also don't think I would
be that good of help seeing the way Dudley turned out." She
told him then
turned to Remus "Remus I think you should do
it." He shook his head also.
"Not a chance.
I was corrupted by James and Sirius, so I am no good
in that
category." He told her grinning.
"Ah yes James
and Sirius were not so good on that category either." She
said
laughing remembering the good old days. "Remember when Sirius
and
James tried to give you pointers and..." but Mrs.
Weasley interjected.
"Enough,
someone still has to talk to Harry, because I can't do it I still
go
to talk to Ginny." This made Ginny blush a deep red and groan a
"Mom".
Then the door swung open as no one saw Harry
leave. When he finally reached
the top of the stairs he leaned up
against a wall and sighed heavily.
"Man I dodged
one their." He thought to himself. "It was embarrassing
enough for them to know what happened, but wanting to talk about
it is to
much." He got off the wall and made his way to
Buckbeacks room. But before
he got their he felt himself being
lifted off the ground. He turned to see
Mrs. Weasley with her
wand out.
"Thought you
could get away from me that easily did you" she asked him. He
simply nodded not knowing what to say. He couldn't believe he got
caught
again. She levitated him back into the kitchen where
everyone started
laughing the moment he came through the door.
"So who wants to do it." She
asked them. Immediately
Fred and George stood up.
"Mum I think we
will." said Fred
"Do it for you guys." interjected
George
"Since we." but Fred didn't finish either as both
of them were hit with a
full body-bind.
"Not a chance
am I letting you to of all people talk to him about that. You
two
are hardly adults." she yelled at them for even the suggestion.
"Honestly I
don't want to have a talk." he tried to tell them. They all
started to bicker, especially when Harry took the jinx off the
twins. Then a
voice from the door made them all jump
"I will talk to
him." they all turned to see Mr. Weasley standing in the
doorway. Harry's eyes widened. Molly just beamed.
"Arthur good of
you to volunteer. I hope you have better luck then you did
with
Fred and George." and with that Harry felt a hand start to pull
him out
the door. With one last pleading look back, everyone,
except for Mrs.
Weasley, about to burst out laughing he was
gone.
Harry was still visibly disturbed by the 'talk' that
Mr. Weasley had given
him. He now understood why Ron was so
distraught after his 'talk'. He had
figured that he had gone this
long with out on that it would be unnecessary,
but no leave it to
Mrs. Weasley to spoil it. Mr. Weasley spent a better part
of a
hour telling him how he should treat women and the worse was when he
got to the subject of sex. This made him the most embarrassed
that he turned
most of it out. When it was finally over they left
and went to the kitchen
only to find it locked. They knocked on
it only to have Mrs. Weasley voice
call out.
"What do you
want"
"I would like to come into the kitchen I am kind
of hungry." Harry said
through the door.
"Ok one
second." said Mrs. Weasley. The next second some food appeared
outside the door. "There you go. Just go up stairs were
doing important
Order business in here." she told them. He
just left after hearing the word
order knowing as long as Mrs.
Weasley was around he wouldn't get anywhere
near a meeting. He
trudged up the stairs into his room where he found his
trio of
best friends waiting for him with identical smirks on their faces.
They looked like they were going to explode with laughter when
they saw
Harry's face. Harry just rolled his eyes.
"Ok go ahead
and get it over with, because this will be your only chance."
he told them while he started to twirl his wand in his fingers.
They looked
at each other not knowing what to expect. "No
takers" he asked. Then the
door burst open.
"Oh we will
take." said Fred coming through the door and George following
him grinning.
"So Harry what part of the talk was your
favorite" asked George
"Was it when he talked about
proper conduct or." asked Fred
"When he told you of the
precautions." but that was enough out of both of
them when
Harry said "Sactatious" and both of their noses started to
get longer, but they didn't notice the other effect it had. Harry
started
laughing at them along with the others.
"Harry what did
you do to us." George asked with a squeaky voice.
"Oh I
just tried a engorgement plus shrinking charm on you guys, but
designated them for certain parts." he winked at them over
this part. The
twins both looked at him confused.
"I don't notice
any shrinking." George said chuckling
"So I think it
didn't work." Fred finished. Harry laughed at them
both.
"Really" they both nodded. "Well the reason
you think it didn't work cause
what I shrunk is something you
don't umm show in public." Harry told them
looking down for
a second. Their eyes widened in horror.
"No you didn't"
asked Fred. Harry didn't answer
"Did you" inquired
George. Harry just shrugged.
"Go look for your self.' he told
them. They both ran out the door to separate
rooms. Harry started
counting down from five on his fingers. Right when he
put down
the last finger, they all heard identical shouts of "POTTER"
and
he just started laughing uncontrollably.
"What did you
do to them Harry" Ron asked him. He signaled for Ron to come
closer. He then whispered it in his ear right when the twins came
through
the door. Both red with anger or embarrassment it was a
close call.
"You change
them back." they told him together. He shook his head.
"I
just hope you don't have anything planed for tonight, well matter a
fact
for the next week. Cause that's how long the shrinking charm
lasts." he told
them both chuckling. "the noses you can
change back now if you don't like
them." still shaking they
pointed their wands at their noses and changed
them back. "If
you try to fix the other thing" he heard Ron snort. "Then
the charm will last twice as long."
"MUM"
they both shouted and ran out the room. Both Ron and Harry broke down
completing. The girls looked at each other confused.
"Um mind
filling us in" asked Ginny. He walked over to them and went
between
them and told them. Both there eyes widened in surprise
that showed that
they were clearly not expecting what he said.
Then they started laughing.
After a while they calmed down and
Ron spoke up.
" So Harry did you like the talk you had"
he asked him thinking Harry had
gotten over it. Harry raised his
eyebrows and pointed his wand at him. Ron
backed away.
"Please
don't I was just joking with you." he told him. Harry slowly
lowered his wand, grinning.
At around eight they heard
the door to the front of the house open and slam
shut several
times that they thought that their was a meeting going on till
they
Heard Mrs. Weasley yell for them for dinner. When they reached the
door
and opened it to find it all dark.
"Wands out."
Harry ordered them. He pulled his out and extended it forward
and
said "Lumos." the room lit up then there was a shout of
"HAPPY
BIRTHDAY" He looked and saw the room filled
with a lot of people he knew
including some of his teachers and
friends from Hogwarts. Then he saw her
standing near the table
with presents. She was standing looking radiant. He
didn't
realize anyone else except her. He started walking towards her but
was cut off by Remus embracing him in a tight hug.
"Happy Birthday
Harry. I know it is a couple days late, but I hope you enjoy
it.
As you should." he told him patting him on the back. He looked
back and
saw that she was gone.
"Damn it."
he thought. He started searching all over the party while being
wished well by everyone their. He finally got taken to his
presents by Mrs.
Weasley, he was forced to stop looking. He sat
down and started opening all
of his presents. He got several
stuff that was useful including a lot of
defense books from a lot
of people and a pensive from Dumbledore and Remus. He
got to his
final gift that was laying under all of the joke products that he
had received from Fred and George. It was just a note. He opened
the note and read it.
Sorry Harry that I
couldn't stay longer but I was needed at home my mom is
ill right
now, but I will see you back at Hogwarts.
Bye,
Parvati
He
smiled at it. She still liked him, but he felt sad that her mom was
sick. He had been thinking badly about her when it had been her mom
was sick he felt ashamed of himself.
He slid his note into his
ropes. He returned to the party that only last a
few more hours.
The party got a little out of hand when Tonks shifted her
form to
resemble Fred Weasley and announced to everyone that he had a small
'member' and it was all Harry's doing.
"Hey you
guys would of done the same thing." he told them all, but was
smacked in the head twice by two angry girls. He turned around
and saw that
it was Alica Spinnet and Katie Bell.
"How
dare you do that to are boyfriends." shrieked Alica.
"Turn
them back to normal or we will hurt you." Katie told him. He
laughed
at them.
"Like I told
them. I cant it will turn back in a week." he chuckled at
them.
Everyone started laughing and Tonks turned back into her self. He
shrugged and took a drink of his butterbeer. He took off his
glasses
involuntarily to wipe the sweat from his eyes and he
expected all of his guests to cringe at his scars, but none came. He
felt around his eyes and found that they weren't their. He started to
panicked and went to find Remus.
"Remus their
something wrong my scars are gone." He told him.
"Isn't
that a good thing Harry" Remus asked him jokingly.
"They
were their before I took off my glasses." he told him, but at
that
point Tonks came over.
"What is this I
just heard you say Harry you changed your apperance." he
nodded. "Ok stop thinking about what you changed and it will
turn back."
"Umm it might not look to good." he
told her but she just brushed it off. He
stopped thinking about
his scars. He felt them appear again.
"Well that's
interesting Harry it looks like you have the same ability as
me."
she told him. "Well I guess I will start helping you to develop
it with
you." she started looking excited. "This is
going to be great. I haven't got
to help any one like me before.
We are going to have so much fun." she said
while walking
off still sputtering things out. He shook his head laughing. He
started to think of the cool things that he could with this new
found
ability. The party slowly started to die down and he
finally got up to his
room with all of his new things with the
help of his friends. His friends
and him stayed up for a couple
more hours messing around with the new joke
products he got and
playing all sorts of games till one by one they started
to drop
like a flies. Harry was the last one awake when Ron finally dropped.
He slid into his bed and fell into a deep sleep thinking about
Parvati.
"Only fifteen days." he muttered "Only
fifteen days."
