Chapter 8

Ginny sat alone on the love seat on Friday night, her thoughts occupied by Harry and how his date was going with Katie. Ginny rolled her eyes and snorted at the thought of Katie. She was absolutely horrid and Ginny absolutely loathed her.

"Gin?" Her mothers voice softly called to her from the bottom landing of the stairs. Ginny looked up at her sleepy eyed mother. "Don't you think you should go to bed?" Ginny smiled warmly at her mother for being a mother, even though she was a grown woman now, Molly Weasley would never stop treating her children as if they were still ten.

"I will mum don't worry. I'm sorry that I woke you." Ginny apologized. Molly smiled and shook her head.

"It's a mum thing, we all know when are children aren't safely in bed asleep," Molly turned around an started back up the stairs, "but most daughters aren't still awake at midnight waiting for an ex-boyfriend to return from a date." Ginny snapped her head up at her mothers retreating back. She guffawed and sat up, crossing her arms over her chest like a sullen child. Just then the back door opened and in walked a laughing Harry and giggling Katie.

"Shh, shh! Lets try not to wake anybody up," Harry whispered, tuning down his laughing for holding a finger to his lips. Katie snickered and held a finger to her lips too, mocking Harry. Ginny got up and powered walked into the kitchen, her hands on her hips.

"Well, well, well! Look who decided to come home!" She hissed, glaring at the two laughing so called grown ups. Katie visibly jumped from Ginny's sudden appearance and Harry stared at her as if she were crazy.

"Gin.. Hi.. Um, we didn't wake you did we?" Harry asked, taking Katie's hand in his and walking over to Ginny. Ginny's eyes widened at Harry gesture towards Katie, but she remained cool.

"Oh yes Harry, your laughter woke me from my bed, two floors above us!" Ginny said sarcastically, rolling her eyes. Harry raised an eyebrow at her cheekiness and rudeness.

"Right, well, then what were you doing up so late?" He questioned, Katie placing that stupid smirk on her face and looking at Ginny like she just got caught with her hand in the cookie jar.

"I was getting a glass of water," Ginny said, pointing towards the sink. Harry clicked his tongue and shook his head. She was a bad liar. Ginny sighed, fed up.

"Fine I fell asleep on the couch! Happy?" She hissed, sending a glare at Katie who merely blinked.

"I would be if you would just tell the truth. You were always a bad liar Gin." Harry confessed, causing another wave of giggles to overcome Katie. Ginny now glared at Harry. Before Ginny could retort Harry quickly looked at Katie and spoke.

"I think this is the ending to our night Kate," Harry started, ignoring the raised eyebrow from Ginny.

'Kate? So he's calling her by the name close friends call her and even... Dare I even think such a thing... Boyfriend?' Ginny thought furiously in her head.

"Oh Harry I had such a great time tonight, thank you," And that's when Ginny, in all her lifetime, literally wanted hex someone into oblivion. Katie Bell cupped Harry's face and kissed him with as much passion as she could, right there in front of Ginny. Harry seemed a little taken aback, but that didn't stop him from intensifying the kiss. Ginny thought she was going to explode with anger.

"Well why don't I just leave you two love birds alone to make the first child of you twos happy family!" Ginny growled and stomped out of the kitchen and up to her bedroom, slamming her door behind her, only realizing afterwards, that she probably had woken her mother up for the second time that night. And probably her father too.

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Ginny awoke to the sun shine pouring into her bedroom and blinding her with it's bright rays. She turned away from the brightness and opened her eyes, blinking a few times she saw what time it was.

"Eleven o'clock!" She shouted, wondering why no one had woke her up yet. She hardly ever slept in and she didn't really like to either. She always thought if you slept in then half the day was wasted. She did believe in sleeping in however if you were hung over or just really, really tired.

She flung the covers back and quickly grabbed her attire for the day and headed out of her bedroom to the bathroom down the hall. In her mad attempt to get the bathroom she dropped shirt in front of the bathroom door which she didn't notice was shut. She quickly bent over to retrieve her blouse, only then hearing the bathroom door clicking open. She quickly looked up to see Harry clad only in a bath towel, smirking down at her flushed face. Ginny swallowed and quickly stood back up.

"Morning Gin. Sleep well?" Harry asked in a mock sweet tone. Ginny would have glared at him and said something back but cat got her tongue. Or should she say Harry got her tongue. He had defiantly worked out more from the way his arms were nicely shaped, his chest was rock solid and smooth, all the way down to his firm stomach. Ginny thought she would faint. He had never looked this good when ever they were dating those long years ago. She was impressed and taken a back.

"Gin?" Harry's amused voice brought her out of her gawking state. Her eyes snapped up to his, a small smile playing her lips.

"Yes Harry?" She asked softly. Harry's smirk developed into a full blown sexy grin at the way Ginny was looking and speaking to him. Oh Merlin he could even see the lust in her eyes.

"Are you okay?" He decided not to make a joke about her lust filled state.

"Oh yes Harry, im wonderful." She said, chancing a glance at the top of the towel that covered that certain part of his body.

"Me too. Glad to hear we're on the same emotional level." And with that he brushed past her, and sauntered off towards his room. Ginny's eyes followed him all the way. She bit her lower lip as she watched his bum move underneath the towel as he walked, causing her to lean against the bathroom doorframe.

"Ginny dear are you alright?" Her fathers voice cleared her head of the dirty thoughts she was starting to think of and she whirled around to where her father stood, eyeing her curiously.

"Yeah dad im fine, just taking going to take a shower." She squeaked and quickly walked inside the bathroom, slamming the door behind her. Arthur stared at the door for a moment and then shook his head, chuckling at his daughters behavior.

"She was always a little loony." He said to himself, walking down the stairs to where his wife was making lunch.

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Later on that afternoon the Weasley household became quite crowded. Hermione, Ron, Melanie and Matthew arrived for lunch shortly after Ginny took her shower and got ready. Then Fred and George arrived to show a joke product. But the worse part was that Katie should up, claiming to have been invited by Harry before she left the night before. Ginny was ticked.

"Daddy stop it!" Melanie's shriek rang out through the kitchen as Ron chased her around the table again and again. Hermione and Molly sat the table watching their daughter and grand-daughter run around, trying to escape the clutches of her father, both laughing and exchanging words about how cute they were. Ginny sat in the living room with her twin brothers, ignoring their comments about how she was jealous of Harry and Katie who were standing in the hallway away from everyone, taking in hushed voice and soft laughter.

"Will you guys just shut the bloody hell up!" Ginny fumed at her brothers who started laughing, accomplishing getting on Ginny's nerves. She shook her head angrily and got up from the couch, leaving the now laughter filled living room and walking into the kitchen, nearly getting plummeted by her niece.

"Aunt Gin-Gin save me!" Melanie screeched, her breathing ragged. She grabbed Ginny's legs and held on tight, Ron stopping in front of Ginny, him to out of breath. He leaned over, resting his hands on his knees and looked at his daughter who was peering back at him from behind Ginny.

"I'll shall capture you one of these days princess!" He threatened in a deep voice, playing the bad man who always wanted to capture a princess. Melanie laughed and stuck her tongue out at him. Ron smiled and winked at her. Ginny turned around and picked up her niece, balancing her on her right hip.

"Don't worry dear princess, I'll shall keep you safe from harm!" Ginny vowed dramatically, playing along, which earned her a giggle from Melanie.

"Who wants a cookie?" Molly asked, smiling warmly at her grand-daughter. Melanie immediatly forgot about playing and eagerly rose her hands in the air.

"I do, I do, I do!" She yelped, grinning from ear to ear. Everyone chuckled and Ginny sat her down to follow her grandmother to the cookie jar. Ginny sat done next to Hermione, her bad mood vanished upon interacting with her niece. But Hermione could sense something was still wrong.

"Something wrong Gin?" She asked softly.

"Oh no Hermione im fine." Ginny replied, grinning at her. Hermione smiled back and turned to look at Ron who placed his hand on her knee, squeezing it lovingly. Ginny sat and stared at her brother and sister-in-law and how much they loved each other. Five years ago she thought that would be and Harry, smiling at each other with such love and respect. Ginny sighed inwardly and leaned back against the table.

"Mommy look what I drew!" Matthew exclaimed as he ran into the kitchen, holding up a piece of parchment with all different kinds of colors marking it.

"What, what let me see?" Hermione asked eagerly, propping her son on her lap and gazing at the colored paper.

"It's Crookshanks and his bald tail!" Matthew exclaimed happily, earning a snort of laughter from Ron and a weary glance from Hermione. Ginny hid her smile as she saw all the different emotions cross Hermione's face. She didn't know what to say to her sons drawing.

"Oh, um.. It's lovely dear. I'm sure Crookshanks would like it..." She trailed off, looking near to tears again, and Ron placed a comforting arm about her shoulder, a smirk still on his face. Luckily for him Hermione didn't notice. Ginny did and cursed her brother under her breath for being such a prat to his wife, even if she was overly emotionally about her cat and his new hair style.

"Who's up for a game of Quidditch?" George exclaimed as he and Fred entered the kitchen with Harry and Katie tailing closely behind him. Ron instantly perked up.

"Well you know im in!" He said grinning. "Come son! Come cheer your old man on!" Ron said to his son who eagerly took his hand and they ran outside, Fred and George following behind. Harry turned to face Katie and whispered something in her ear. She smiled and nodded, and he to left out the back door, leaving all the women inside. Ginny knew her mother and Hermione could feel the tension between her and Katie.

"Oh Katie dear im so glad you came over!" Molly said, giving Katie another hug for the fourteenth time that day. Katie smiled sweetly and allowed Molly to hug her again.

"I would never pass up a chance to come and visit you Mrs. Weasley!" Katie chimed, her fake sweetness oozing off every word. Was it only Ginny who could see through her act?

"So are you and Harry.. You know.. A couple now?" Hermione asked tentatively, giving Ginny a guilty look as Ginny visibly tensed at her question, but she had to ask. Katie put on the biggest smile Ginny had ever seen. She wanted to rip her lips right off her bloody face!

"Yes, we are. I'm so happy! Harry is such a great man!" Katie gushed, Ginny shuddered earning a snort of laughter from Hermione. Katie looked at Hermione curiously. "Oh I had something," she coughed, "In my throat. I'm fine now." Hermione lied. Now Ginny had to keep from laughing. Ginny noticed her mother didn't say anything, she only merely nodded, clearly not liking Katie right now for doing such a thing to her daughter. Ginny allowed herself a smug smirk.

"Well I think im going to get a fresh of breath air and make sure my husband doesn't have our son on a broom.;anyone want to join me?" Hermione countered standing up. Katie nodded and walked with her to the back door. "Gin? How about you?"

"Oh, yeah, I'll be right there." Ginny said. Hermione smile and nodded and her and Katie walked out the back door to go watch the Quidditch match. Ginny instantly rounded on her mother.

"Can you believe her! She's so fake and cheesy I hate her!" Ginny yelled, running her hands through her hair in frustration. Molly gave her a reassuring hug all the while nodding her head in agreement.

"Oh Gin I know! But we have to be nice to her," Molly stated, and then saw the look on Ginny's face, "Okay maybe just me and the others." Ginny nodded her head. She sighed and looked out the kitchen window at the bodies that littered the back yard. Fred was getting ready to wack a bludger at Ron while George laughed at them. Harry and Ron zoomed around each other trying to catch the snitch and Katie and Hermione sat on the grass, Matthew in his mothers lap, clapping and cheering for his father, and Katie waving at Harry while cheering. Ginny rolled her eyes and looked back at her mother.

"I guess I'll go out there." She mumbled.

"Oh dear, while you're out there would you mind watering my flowers for me please?" Molly asked.

"Sure mum, " and she walked outside, grabbed the muggle watering hose her father had brought home from the Ministry, and turned on the water.

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Ginny wasn't paying much attention as she watered the flowers as her attention was on Harry and Katie. She was trying her best though, to ignore a pesky garden gnome who kept throwing pebbles at her every time she would stare at Harry and Katie.

"Harry are you okay?" Ginny heard Katie shouting in worry. She snapped her head back in their direction and saw everyone crowded around Harry who lay flat on his back. Ginny sat down the hose and rushed over to see what had happened.

"What happened?" She asked, squeezing past Hermione and Ron.

"He fell off his broom," Fred explained, kneeling down next to Harry, "What hurts mate?" He asked, staring at Harry.

"My knee." Harry said threw gritted teeth. He pulled up his jean leg and everyone gasped at the gash that now covered Harry's knee.

"Oh Merlin!" Katie gasped, a little to dramatically, causing both Ginny and Hermione to roll their eyes. Ginny stepped forward and grabbed Harry's hand, helping him to his feet.

"Come on, I'll fix you up." She said, earning an odd look from Katie.

"You'll fix him up?" Katie sputtered. Ginny had to keep herself from yelling, 'are you daft or deaf? I said I was going to fix him up!'

"Yes, me, I will fix him up. They did teach us a first-aid class my last year at Hogwarts. I know what to do." Ginny sated, putting Harry's arm around her neck to steady him.

"How come we never had that class?" Ron asked stupidly, staring blankly at his littler sister.

"It was just a one day thing Ronald." Ginny said, rolling her eyes at her brother. "Oh and can someone take care of the garden gnome?" Ginny added as an afterthought. She then grinned evilly. "Oh Katie I bet you could do it! You did get rid of Professor Sprouts garden gnomes every year you were at Hogwarts!" She heard Katie give a groan, giving her satisfaction.

Ginny led Harry to the bathroom, letting him sit on the toilet while she retrieved her wand from her room.

"Is this going to hurt?" Harry asked, looking hopefully up at her. Ginny laughed softly.

"You're such a baby," she breathed, but shook her head no. "Of course it won't hurt Harry. Just sit still." Harry swallowed and nodded. Ginny pointed her wand at Harry's gashed knee, muttered a healing charm and Harry's gash disappeared. Silence.

"Thanks Gin." Harry said softly, rolling down his jeans leg. Ginny shrugged.

"Don't mention it." She smiled. Harry smiled back and made a move to get up, but instead hit Ginny's hand, making her drop her wand.

"Oh shit im sorry," Harry apologized, and stooped down to get her wand just as Ginny was bending down to get it. They bumped heads, both groaning in pain, but then soon irrupted into laughter. Harry plopped back down on the toilet, Ginny still kneeling on the floor. Ginny was easing her laughter down when she noticed Harry wasn't laughing anymore. She looked up to meet his intense stare. They were eye level, both of them staring at each other in silence.

"Harry..." Ginny said quietly but Harry shook his head to stop her from speaking further. He leaned forward, cupped her cheek, and kissed her. Ginny was stunned beyond belief, but she couldn't stop herself. She threaded her hand through his raven hair, her hand coming to rest on the back of his neck. She felt his tongue trace her lower lip, and before she could open her mouth to give him access, a loud knock sounded on the bathroom door. They jumped apart, Ginny standing up with Harry.

"What's going on in there? Harry are you alright?" It was Katie. Ginny sighed and ran a hand through her hair, glancing up at Harry who wouldn't meet her eyes.

"That was a mistake." He muttered, touching his lips quickly and then running his own hand through his own hair nervously. Ginny's heart sunk to the bottom of her stomach at his words. He quickly opened the door, put on a fake, reassuring smile, and grabbed Katie's awaiting hand, leaving a very confused, hurt, and angry Ginny behind.

A/N: Well I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter! It's a little longer which I know everyone LOVES longer chapters so here you go! Please review! They make me oh so happy! smiles