Chapter Four; Keeping The Faith

Hermione paid the pizza man at the door with her muggle money before she brought the stack of boxes back inside. "Nice and hot pepperoni and cheese pizza right out of the oven, come and get it!" she called as Harry, Ron, and Ginny ran downstairs.

"I thought you said that it wouldn't be here for another half an hour." Ginny said.

"I know, it was quicker than I thought it would be." Hermione told her placing the boxes on top of the counter and got the plates out of the cupboard.

"Well I just thought you should know that I decided to move in after all." Ron said as he started the line for pizza and Harry got in right behind him. "First thing tomorrow morning we'll start packing our things. Of course we'll still have to go to our jobs at Hogwarts to do after summer's over with." He finished while grabbing a couple slices of pizza and putting them on his plate.

"Luckily for me both of my jobs are right around here." Harry said.

"Mine is too, just in case you guys ever need another babysitter." Ginny said before all four of them finished getting their pizza and napkins. They each held up their glasses as pumpkin juice magically poured inside them. Harry took a drink before setting it down next to his plate.

"Alright, let's say grace." He said.

"Harry, this is pizza. What are we supposed to say? Thank you for the many calories that I'm about to receive?" he questioned as Harry lowered his head trying to hide the wide grin that stretched a crossed his face.

"Ron, you might as well give it a rest. Trust me you don't want to waste your breath." Ginny began with a shake of her head. "The sooner we let him say grace the sooner we get to eat." She told him as Ron rolled his eyes and reluctantly grabbed ahold of Harry's and Hermione's hand.

"Fine, let's just get this over with." He said as everyone else grabbed ahold of each other's eyes and they bowed their heads and began to pray.

"Heavenly Father we just want to thank you for all of us being able to get together and share this wonderful meal. Thank you for this chance of coming together as a family. For I know that through you there isn't anything we can't accomplish. Please bless us and watch over us and the rest of my family as we go through this difficult time, and help us to become stronger and grow closer as a family. In Jesus' name we pray, amen." He said.

"Amen, let's eat." Ron said opening his eyes again as they all dropped hands. "You know, I have to admit, that was pretty good." He told him as he took a bite of his pizza. "I mean at first I thought you were completely mental about wanting to pray over pizza, but now I see why." He said as Ginny made a disgusted face and rolled her eyes while shaking her head at him. "What!?" he protested.

"Nineteen years old and you still haven't learned not to talk with your mouth full." She told him before she leaned over towards Harry. "You might want to rethink this whole entire thing. I mean do you really want your brothers and sisters looking up to him as a role model?" she questioned him pointing her thumb back at Ron as Harry just simply grinned at her.

"I think he can handle it." He told her as she just simply shook her head with disbelief.

"If you say so. You have stronger faith in him than me that's for sure." She told him taking a bite of her pizza as Harry stifled a laugh and did the same.

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The next morning Harry still had to wake up pretty early to go to work. As he got up and used the bathroom, and took off his pajamas, he turned on the shower and let the hot water hit his face while thinking of a way of how he would tell the rest of his friends and family his plan. After breakfast he got back in his car and drove to Dragon's Delight. After he got out of the car and hurried inside Aaron was there to greet him at the door.

"Hey Harry, how's it going?" he asked him.

"I'm doing pretty good but I'm getting off early today. My father wants me to move back home to help him take care of my other brothers and sisters." He explained.

"Really? Wow that's pretty big of you." Aaron told him as Harry nodded.

"Yeah I know, I just keep praying that God will give me enough strength to tell him that Ron and Hermione are moving in too." He said Aaron chuckled and a wide grin stretched a crossed his face.

"Let me get this straight, you asked Ron and Hermione to move in with you and your father doesn't know about it yet?" he questioned.

"No, not exactly." Harry admitted as Aaron's grin grew wider and wider. "But what else was I supposed to do Aaron!? I'm only one person! I can't look after four other people all by myself! Even though technically I'm an adult and I've finished school I'm not even out of my teenage years yet!" he cried.

"Well then why didn't you just tell him that?" Aaron asked him.

"I dunno, I guess it's just because I didn't want to disappoint him. Everyone always thinks of me as a great wizard, and I didn't want to feel like a failure." He told him.

"Harry listen to me, you are a great wizard. But nobody's good at everything, we both know that there was ever only one person who was perfect." Aaron said.

"I know. But still. I'm scared, that's all. I mean I'm not afraid of taking care of dragons that's a piece of cake, but I love my brothers and sisters. I mean I really love them, much more than they'll probably even ever realize. I just want what's best for them. And I'm really not sure if I'm it." He said.

"Don't be ridiculous of course you are. Why else would have your father asked you to help raise them if he didn't have faith in you?" Aaron asked him as Harry shrugged.

"I'm not sure, I guess I never thought of it that way." He admitted.

"Harry what your brothers and sisters need most of all right now is love. And if you really love them as much as you say you do, then you're exactly what they need." Aaron told him.

"Thanks Aaron, I needed that." Harry said.

"Good, now that you feel better why don't you say we go for a ride?" Aaron questioned him as Harry simply just grinned at him.

"If I said no I would be a liar. And you know that's against the Ten Commandments." He told him.

"Right, c'mon then let's go." Aaron told him grinning back at him before they both disapparated.