Over the next few weeks Harry spent as much time as Mrs. Weasly would let him alone with Ginny. Their favorite past time quickly became swimming in the stream. Of Ginny's seven brothers, Ron seemed to be the most apt at knowing when the young couple wanted to be alone. Or rather needed to be interrupted. It was for this reason Ginny was currently standing in front of her mother blushing.
"WHY IN THE WORLD?" Molly was yelling at Ginny. Ron had just came in through the back door with bogeys the size of bats circling his head. A result of catching Harry and Ginny behind the shed engaged in a nice round of snogging. "WHY DID YOU CURSE YOUR BROTHER THIS TIME?" Mrs. Weasly asked again of her cowering daughter.
"Mom he won't leave us alone." Pleaded Ginny. "Can't I at least get a few minuets to spend with Harry without one of my brothers pulling him off to play some stupid game?" Ginny didn't want to explain the real reason for the hex. Ron had threatened Harry after catching his best friend's hand up the front of his little sister's shirt. Of course Ginny had to defend her boyfriend family or not.
"Well I guess some alone time doesn't hurt." Mrs. Weasly looked first at her daughter, then her future son-in-law. "Just don't do anything your father or godfather would have done." She added in an undertone to Harry before rounding on Ron. "As for you Ronald, leave these two alone or I won't undo her jinx the next time." With these words she flicked her wand and released Ron from the bogeys.
"Thanks mom" Ron whispered crestfallen. "now I have to allow you two time to snog. Just don't let me catch you groping her anytime soon Potter." Ron warned his best friend with a slight smile on his face.
"Don't worry I wont grope her.' Harry smiled laughing as Ron headed upstairs to change. "well I won't let him catch me groping you." Harry added in a whisper as Ginny wrapped her arms around him. "how about we go for a swim?"
"Ok, let me go change, I'll meet you down at the stream." She gave him a quick kiss before heading up the stairs to her room.
Harry took the steps two at time to the room he now shared with Ron. Ron was inside reading a quiddicth book. "You know I think you and Hermione have more in common than you let on." Harry had to laugh seeing Ron reading, even a quidditch book was a shock. "Hey me and Ginny are going to go swimming you want to join us?" He asked pulling off his shirt.
"No thanks. I don't want to impose on your 'quality time'" Laughed Ron sarcastically. "besides I'm going to flu over to Hogwarts and spend a little time with Hermione."
"Have fun snogging her then your filthy hypocrite." Harry laughed pushing his pants and boxers to the floor.
"I hope your going to cover that up." Mused Ron. I wouldn't want my baby sister to die laughing at the age of 16. Not at least because of that." He started to laugh but quickly ran for the door as Harry reached for his wand apparently set on hexing Ron for making fun on him.
Harry was already enjoying the cool water when Ginny appeared over the top of the small hill that hid them in their favorite swimming place. She walked over to his towel and dropped the one she had tied around her body making Harry's jaw drop open in amazement. Ginny had apparently been shopping in town and bought a new muggle bikini. This was a far cry from the normal shorts and t-shirt she usually swam in. Two small green triangles covered her small breasts from Harry's wondering eyes. The color of the bikini made her hair and fair skin look ever sexier in his eyes. "Am I going to have to give you another black eye for staring Potter?" Ginny Teased. All Harry could do was nod and mumble. "I'll take it that you like my new swimsuit?" again Harry nodded. Ginny joined him in the water and their lips and bodies quickly entwined.
A few hours and some heavy snogging later, Harry and Ginny walked hand in hand back to the Burrow. It was getting late in the afternoon and Molly had sent her patronus down to the stream to tell them she needed help to get ready for dinner that night. As soon as the couple changed she sent them to the garden to remove the gnomes. Harry had decided that this chore wasn't the worst thing in the world. He had actually had fun watching Fred and George see who could chunk the little harry beasts the farthest the first time he had seen this. Currently him and Ginny were having fun tossing one gnome into the air and see who could hit with another gnome first. Much to the displeasure of the gnomes.
Dinner that night turned out to be a small gathering Harry wasn't expecting. He had been at the Burrow for 5 days abut hadn't thought about anything going on anywhere but Ottery St. Catchpole. To his great surprise Kingsly Schacklbolt, newly appointed Minister of Magic, joined them along with Minevera McGonagall, Headmistress of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Both of these two distinguished guests wished to pass information to, and subsequently gain information from Harry.
The dinner itself was a normal feast prepared by Molly Weasly with a little help from Ginny and even a surprise shock when Ron showed up with Hermione who was very eager to help with household chores; much to Ron's displeasure she insisted he help his mother. Needles to say the feast was, as usual, fit for a king.
After the feast Molly shooed the Weaslys off to the living room so Harry could speak with his guests. Both were very interested in hearing where Harry had been for the past month. He quickly filled them in on his thoughts and reasons for seclusion. As expected they both tried to convince Harry that he must not blame himself for the deaths that occurred at the hands of Voldermort and his Death Eaters.
The minister was the first to bring up his offer to Harry. "Harry," started Kingsly, "the Ministry has known of your desire to become an Aura for a very long time now. I have come tonight to offer you a position in our next Aura training group which will be starting on September the second." Kingsly paused to search Harry's face for a reaction. "The training will be quite vigorous and include some over seas training with Aura counterparts in other countries." He slid Harry a rather thick envelope. "Everything you will need to know before starting as well as all appropriate paperwork is in this."
Professor McGonagall was next to present her offer. "Harry as you well know Hogwarts has had problems keeping a defense against the dark arts professor since Voldermort applied for the job many years ago." She smiled at the nod of understanding from Harry and the minister. "I come to you tonight to ask a favor. Come back to Hogwarts, and assume the position. In return I will have the other professors help catch you up on the more important lessons you missed during the last term." McGonagall watched Harry closely wondering silently what the boy was thinking as he eyes were fixed on a spot somewhere behind her.
Harry had barely heard the last part of the Headmistresses' request. At the mention of Harry returning to Hogwarts, Ginny, who had entered the kitchen to retrieve the tea pot for her family in the living room, let out an ear drum shattering scream of joy and was currently smiling from ear to ear her eyes locked on her boyfriend and her mind filled with thoughts of a quiet year at school with him. Something that hadn't happened for the pair well ever.