Ginny's birthday did not go unnoticed. Mrs. Weasley made sure to make her a cake and prepared a fantastic dinner. Everyone Ginny knew was invited, including Percy who had been making sure to stop by after work whenever he had the chance. He was currently seeing another ministry employee. She was muggle-born, making the Weasleys very happy. She was also invited to dinner.

Ginny's celebration began right after dawn when she woke up to find Harry sitting on the edge of her bed. "Hey there, did you know you snore softly when you sleep?" He teased her softly. She sat up on her bed and began looking for her wand.

"Harry Potter, have you forgotten that I am now allowed to use magic?" She pretended to be offended. "Did you already forget how good I am with hexes?" She threatened him.

Harry arose from the chair and began to make his way slowly toward one of the walls. Ginny followed and cornered him. She then pressed herself against him and in a barely audible whisper said, "How about my first kiss now that I'm of age?" He complied with her and kissed her softly. "You have to use magic." He reminded her against her lips.

She made Harry's glasses fly off his face and twirl around the room. It was her first magic act of age. Harry had to run and catch them before she let them fall to the ground. Finally, Ginny realized that Harry was in her room. The last time he had been in there was the day of his seventeenth birthday. She also remembered very clearly why she had asked him to come inside, but today, he had snuck in of his own accord. "Why are you here?"

As if that reminded him why he came in, he began to look for a box he had set down when he came in. He had been so enchanted with her as she slept that he had simply forgotten the real reason he came here. He was only going to leave the present for her on the bed and step out quietly. Instead it had turned into this.

He held out the box. "I should go before Ron notices I'm gone or your mum wakes up to find me in here. Bad impressions and all." He made his way out the door. He was not really sure why, but he did not want to see her reaction when she opened the box.

The morning went by rather quickly. Everyone had told Ginny they would give her their gift at dinner, so that she had plenty to open. Mrs. Weasley then began to rush them out of the kitchen saying, "I have lots to do before our guests arrive so make yourselves useful and disappear."

That was what they did. They went out to the front yard and just lazed around most of the afternoon. They discussed those that would be coming tonight and current news. A few more death eaters had been caught in the few weeks since the end of the war. Hermione and Ron excused themselves around three in the afternoon; they said they would be going to get ready for dinner.

"They just want to snog each other." Ginny stated as Ron and Hermione had begun to walk away. "Not that I mind, I had been wondering how long it would take them to notice their attraction to each other. Thank you."

Harry acted stupid and said, "For what?"

"The dress, silly. It is gorgeous. How did you know I had wanted it?" She said. Harry and her had been to Diagon Alley a few times since break began. It was during their second trip, when Harry had seen Ginny starring at the very dress he had bought her. It was a long red silk dress, but being a Weasley she never would have been able to afford it. So it was in that split second that he knew he would end up buying it for her.

"I just guessed." He half-lied. "I thought you would look gorgeous in it. Since your mum was going all out for your birthday, I thought you should have it to wear."

"She's only going all out because of the war. She's happy we are all living to see another birthday. That we're not in hiding." Ginny said a bit sadly.

"Fred's probably watching you right now. He's even celebrating as well." Harry winked.

"You're right. I should go get ready as well. Guest will be arriving in a few hours." Ginny made to get up, but Harry grabbed her hand. "It's going to be amazing tonight." He kissed her and let her go.

Guest started pouring in. Hermione was downstairs helping greet the guest. Harry had not seen Ginny, but he began to navigate through the house. In the kitchen Mrs. Weasley had gathered a few women to help her finish the cooking. They included Mrs. Tonks, Fleur and Mrs. Granger. He then walked into the living room. Many of the guests had come with their entire families. Neville and his grandmother, Luna and her father, a few other classmates were there.

Mr. Weasley was in deep conversation with Mr. Granger over his trip to Australia. "So you say they had hotel rooms, where they give you soap?" Mr. Weasley was amazed at the efficiency of the muggle hotels.

"Yes, they also give you anything else you might need. They even let you use their telephone service." Mr. Granger responded. He had been very patient with Mr. Weasley. He also had asked questions in return about magic and wizard objects. Mr. Granger's favorite subject to ask about was quidditch.

Mr. Diggory and his wife were also there. He had not seen them since he had brought Cedric's body back the night of the final of the Triwizard Tournament. They both greeted him. Mrs. Diggory even pulled Harry into a tight embraced and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"Look." Someone said pointing to the staircase. Everyone's attention was directed to the general area. Then Harry saw why. Ginny was coming down the staircase, in the red silk dress. Her hair was up away from her face, and it was the first time Harry really saw that she was no longer 11 years old.

Mrs. Weasley started to cry. She was saying something like, "She's all grown up. They're all going to leave me." Except everything coming out was gibberish. Mr. Weasley made his way into the kitchen to help calm her down. Harry made his way to Ginny. He held out his hand and she took it. "So?" she asked him.

"You look incredible. You're no longer Ron's little sister." Harry told her.

She went into the living room to talk to her friends and guests. Everyone was wishing her a happy birthday. A few minutes later, Mr. Weasley announced dinner was ready. They had somehow magically made the small dinning table accommodate more than fifty people. Conversations were flying everywhere between food bites. Mrs. Weasley kept receiving compliments on dinner.

Mrs. Tonks was asking Mrs. Weasley what she used to feed her kids. Teddy was currently sleeping in one of the rooms upstairs. Since he was only a few months old, most of what he did was sleep. Dinner was disappearing quickly. Soon it was time for presents.

Ginny received many gifts. They included clothes, books and she received a new set of dress robes from George. Hermione gave her a bottle of perfume. Ron had bought her chocolates. By the time she had finished opening them and everyone had left, Ginny looked exhausted.

"What a night." She sighed as she sat down in her chair. Her eyelids began to droop. Harry was talking to her about Neville returning as well to Hogwarts next year. He noticed that she had fallen asleep. He reached over and picked her up. He carried her then up a flight of stairs and put her in her bed.

He kissed her forehead. Then as he was exiting the room he said, "Happy Birthday, Ginny."

A/n:

Hey sorry it took me so long to update. I ended up rewriting this chapter because chapters four and five contradict my tenth chapter. But here it is! Also i corrected some of the grammer stuff on the previous chapters.

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