Recap from Chapter 2:

Happy Birthday To You Harry,

From Hermione.

P.S. I miss all of you (especially Harry and Ron and Ginny)

P.S.S See You Soon

In Hermione's elegant script.

Author's note: The letter's not over yet. Keep reading... Twists are on the way… This has lots of Ron's stupidity. It's one of the other things I like.

P.S.S.S. This letter smells intoxicating because the ink was conjured from a bottle of Ogden's by my F-I-L.

P.S.S.S.S. I hope you realise it's really really me.

"F-I-L! What is that?" Harry asked still half in shock from the letter.

"Maybe Fish-In-Love"

"Or Fool-Itch-Leg"

"Suppose its Funny-Imp-Lost"

"Instead how about Fat-I-Lose" George and Charlie started a game trying to think of absurd full forms.

"How in the name of Merlin's underpants is any of that related?" Ron asked saving everyone from more laughter (actually causing everyone to crack up more) thinking of the wonderfully made-up extensions.

Everyone except Harry and Ron were laughing who had morose expressions on their faces.

Ginny had a smile but her face was scrunched up in intense concentration until she whispered in an awestruck voice.

" What if she meant Father-In-Law?"

"What the bloody hell?" Ron shouted before everyone was in a stunned silence until Harry quietly said,

"I want to try the Broom stick."

Everyone just nodded as the women except Ginny started cleaning everything up and the men started to move back in to give Harry, Ron and Ginny privacy.

As Harry flew up everyone stopped and saw him try stunts he was famous for. It looked effortless (like the broom knew what he wanted, like the broom was made for him).

When he flew back down, he looked thoroughly wind swept. Looking at everyone, he announced still in complete surprise—

"Someone who knew my style earlier got this done. It's custom and unbearably costly. I couldn't get it even after offering a lot of money, even with my name… I wonder who knows my strengths so well. "

"Is it Hermione?" asked Molly in a concerned tone.

In a rare moment of Ron-maturity, Ron said, "No, it can't be her. You need to know Quidditch to get this done and no one has seen Harry play professionally after Hogwarts and Hermione barely knew about Quidditch. Even if she learnt about it later, she wouldn't be able to remember Harry's style of playing so well. I don't know his style well myself. So it has to be someone from Hogwarts who helped Hermione get it. She wouldn't get it herself. Someone with intense connections, very wealthy and with a very good memory of Harry…"

"Ron's right. Maybe it's that Father-In-Law she mentioned…" Ginny said looking at Harry.

With a sigh, Harry twirled the broom carefully and resignedly said,

"Maybe Ginny's right. Her husband might be from Hogwarts. But who would remember so much and do such an intense study on MY Quidditch skills while whoever-he-is was at Hogwarts?"

"HUSBAND?" Ron shouted as George replied trying very hard to lighten the conversation

"Ickle Ronnikins…Don't you realise you have a Father-In-Law only if you have a husband? We know your mind's intelligence is not why Lavender married you, still you should have borrowed some, at least…"he said snickering all the while as everyone burst into laughter. Even Harry cracked a smile as Lavender muttered that it was true he didn't have any (brains).

Ignoring Ron and George, Ginny said,"Maybe he was from a rival team."

"Maybe Ginny is right again."Harry said. With a tense smile, he added, "We can't try and guess though. Maybe 'Mione was in England and we didn't know. Maybe she was somewhere else. I just hope it's not McLaggen. Then I will really not now, not ever forgive her. It can't get any worse than that. Can it?"

Everybody chuckled and moved into the house.

Ron, Ginny and Harry were left outside with Harry having a hand around Ginny and Ron on Harry's other side.

"It can't get worse than that slimy git." Ron snarled with so much faith that Ginny giggled.

"She mentioned she'd see us soon. I can't wait. I can't take so much excitement. I want to see her husband and her ids and her In-Laws. Looks like your birthday wish came true Harry."

"If she has kids..."Harry replied as Ron shouted "KIDS?" behind him.

The three of them sat there each lost in their thoughts wondering, imagining and hoping like Hermione was that they would see each other soon.

Finally, with a yawn, Ginny echoed her husband and brother's sentiments earlier and whispered to the wind, settling comfortably against Harry, "Maybe it can't get worse than that..."

How wrong they were!