Ginny woke up laughing as Max licked her face, "Max stop" she said in between her laughter as she tried to move him.
Max sat down and wagged his tail happily, Ginny sat up in the bed and stroked him as he nuzzled against her.
She heard chuckling and looked up to see Harry leaning against the door frame as he watched her.
Ginny blushed slightly as she smiled at him, "good morning to you too" she said and stuck her tongue out at him.
Harry chuckled again as he walked into the room, he sat next to her and kissed the end of her nose "sorry, good morning, better?" he asked.
Ginny giggled when he kissed her nose and nodded "much" she said cheerfully and stood up from the bed.
Max barked and jumped into Harry's lap trying to jump up and lick his face again, Harry quickly held the puppy and shook his head.
"Oh no you don't, I had enough of that last night" he said grinning at the puppy who just wagged his tail.
"Well someone seems in a good mood today" Ginny said looking through the stuff Hermione managed to save.
She was very thankful that her favourite brush was in there as she took it out and began to brush her hair.
"Well I had a nice night yesterday" he said and leaned down to kiss her cheek causing her to blush again but smile.
He was glad that she smiled and let him kiss her, maybe there was hope yet, his thoughts were broken when Max managed to lick his chin.
"Oh yuck, you little pest" Harry said as he wipped his chin, Ginny turned around and laughed slightly.
"It's not his fault he likes kissing you Harry" Ginny said teasingly, Harry grinned as he put Max down and growled at her before picking her up and spinning around.
Ginny burst out laughing "no, I am getting dizzy, stop!" she giggled as she closed her eyes, Harry chuckled as he set her down.
He brushed a stray strand out of her hair, Ginny smiled up at him and Harry grinned crookedly, they both broke apart when the door opened.
"Harry, breakfast is ready, I hope your not being mean to that sweet puppy again.... oh" Remus said as he entered the room and saw Ginny and Harry jump apart.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt" he said quickly as he left and closed the door, Harry cringed, he could picture Remus telling Sirius right now.
"Well we better go then" Ginny said, Harry nodded and they both walked out and to the dinning room.
When they opened the doors they saw Remus quickly stop talking and look innocently up at them.
Sirius was grinning at them, Hermione was beaming at them and Ron was rolling his eyes but smiling.
Max ran in between their legs and into the room barking cheerfully to Remus and Sirius who began petting him and giving him bacon.
Harry watched the puppy with a raised eyebrow, "that can't be good for it" he said pulling out a chair for Ginny.
Ginny rolled her eyes "Max is a he not an it" she said sitting down, Harry went to the other side and sat down.
"Says you, I think Max is an it" he said grinning, Ginny kicked his leg softly under the table and went to eating.
Harry chuckled as he began to eat, Remus and Sirius shared a knowing look before looking back at the teenagers.
Max ran around the table and happily chewed on scraps that people gave him, he sat next to Harry and looked up at him with pleading eyes.
Harry looked down at him and sighed before throwing him half a sausage, "aw, you warming up to him Harry?" ginny asked smirking.
Harry looked up and saw all the grins and smirks, he shrugged, "I guess he is cute in an annoying way" he said before going back to eating his breakfast.
Smiling, Ginny watched him for a moment, he wasn't anything like the stories she had heard, he was really nice and fun to be around.
"We will be going into a village today for the venom" Sirius said as he picked up the dish filled with toast.
"Me and Hermione will be able to look around right?" Ginny said, Sirius nodded causing her to smile.
"There will be enough time, it will take a while to get the venom" he said, Harry felt Max lie down next to him and rest his head on his feet.
Ginny noticed Ron looking up every few minutes and look at Hermione, she smiled, her brother was so hopeless.
She looked over the table and saw Harry looking at her, he quickly looked down at his plate, she began to think of how he acted when she was first on the ship.
He had changed so much, at first he seemed veil and cruel but now he seemed kind and nice, he was really funny even when he didn't mean to be.
*
After breakfast Ginny and Hermione ran into the room Ginny was staying in and went through the stuff until they found a bag of gold pieces.
"This is great, there must be at least 350 galleons in here, we can take about a hand full and get some things from the village we are visiting, Ron is sure to notice you more" Ginny said.
Hermione hesitated "are you sure he likes me?" she asked in a weak tone, Ginny smiled, Hermione has had a crush on Ron for a while which made the fact Ron was crazy about her worse.
"Yes he does and when we come back from the village he is going to be speechless" she told her, Hermione still looked unsure but nodded.
Ginny and Hermione planned what they would do until they heard a knock on the door, they both looked up and saw Sirius.
"Sorry to interrupt ladies but we heard from Ron that it was a certain someone's birthday tomorrow" he said grinning.
Ginny turned red and looked down, Hermione smiled at her "we need to do something, maybe the ball room could be used, we really haven't really used that since James and Lily's anniversary" he said thinking out loud.
Ginny's head shot up "oh please don't" she said but Sirius paid no mind as he went over some ideas.
"We will think of something while out at the village, we are almost there by the way" he said before leaving.
"Oh I am going to kill Ron" Ginny said going more red causing Hermione to laugh.
"It wont be all that bad" she said before they went back to planning what to do in the village.
*
Once the ship hit shore Ginny and Hermione hurried to the deck, Harry followed close behind.
Max ran past them and barked happily as he ran around, Harry picked him up and walked back onto the ship.
"No Max, we don't want little puppies to get lost" he said before closing the door leading under the deck.
He began to follow Ginny and Hermione through the village as Remus, Sirius and Ron went to find the venom seller.
As they talked Harry followed behind them and watched out for any signs of danger, he heard Hermione gasp and quickly looked at them.
Ginny laughed and walked over to what made Hermione gasp, she picked it up and stroked it, she turned to face Harry and he chuckled as he saw it was a frog.
"Isn't it the cutest" she cooed as she put it on the floor and watched it hop along the path and into the bushes.
"Cuter than me?" he asked grinning, Ginny laughed as they continued walking, she looked over her shoulder at him.
"Definitely" she said grinning impishly at him, he pretended to be outraged which made her grin more.
Ginny and Hermione quickly went into one of the shops while Harry waited outside, after a few minutes they came out with a few bags.
Harry took the bags from them and gestured for them to continue, both girls shrugged and looked at the other shops.
They went into another shop and looked at the jewellery, there was a simple silver chain necklace with a blue pendant on it.
"Hermione it is perfect" Ginny said showing it to the older girl, Hermione wasn't really sure, she never wore jewellery.
"Oh come on, it will look great" Ginny urged her, after a moment Hermione bit her lip and agreed.
They brought the necklace followed by a few earrings and pendants, when they came out of the shop Harry took their bags again and ignored their protests.
Ginny had found a few lovely pairs of dark blue and black jeans and a few rose pink, lavender purple and baby blue t shirts that was perfect for the summer days and a lot better than dresses.
When they came out of the third shop Harry ignored their protests again and took the extra bag.
Remus walked over to them, "we have vile of the venom" he said and they went back to the ship.
All the way Ginny and Hermione kept trying to at least hold one of the bags but Harry refused to let them carry any.
*
When they were back on the ship Ginny opened the door and Max rushed out barking everywhere.
Ginny looked up to Harry who smiled cheekily at her before rushing under the deck and away from the very annoyed puppy.
Ginny rolled her eyes "was he being mean to you Max" she cooed as she picked him up and carried him under the deck.
Before dinner Ginny and Hermione put some of the new clothes on while the others went to the dinning room.
Ginny changed into a pair of deep blue jeans and a baby blue shirtless t shirt and blue stud earrings.
She chose a sparkle bobble and put her hair up in a loose pony tail and twirled in front of the mirror completely satisfied.
Hermione changed into black denim jeans and a striped shirt, her hair was slightly curly but less wild than usual, she had the necklace on and smiled at her reflection.
Ginny and Hermione giggled as they turned to see Max with his nose covered in blusher, he looked up at them wide eyes and wagged his tail like he always did.
"You silly little thing Max" Ginny said wiping the poor pup's nose, he barked and panted with his tongue hanging out of his mouth.
Hermione shook her head at the silly puppy before they left the room and headed up the stairs to the dinning room.
When they entered the room the almost laughed when both Ron's and Harry's jaws hit the table at the same time.
Smiling, they both sat at the table and began to eat, Ginny blushed at the smile on Harry's face as he took her in.
Ron was practically drooling over Hermione, Ginny's birthday came up and she turned red as she told them not to do anything.
"Nonsense, we will" Remus said, Harry and Sirius nodded before they began planning, Ginny felt herself turn redder as they planed.
*
The rest of dinner had passed quickly as Harry continued to watch Ginny who was laughing with Remus about something.
When it was time for her to go to bed Harry took her to her room, he waited outside while she got changed until she called him.
"Goodnight Ginny" Harry said grinning slightly as he watched her take the bobble out of her hair and he saw it flow across her back.
"Goodnight Harry" she said before yawning which made Harry chuckle, he leaned down and kissed her softly on her lips.
He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer, her arms circled his neck and one of her hands found it's way into his hair.
Harry brushed his lip across her top lip and she parted them slightly as he explored her mouth.
Max ran into the room happily ready to bark but stopped in his tracks when he saw Harry and Ginny, he wagged his tail before quietly jumping on the bed and resting on the pillow.
When they parted they were both panting slightly,"night" Harry said breathlessly as he grinned down at her.
"Night" Ginny said equally as breathlessly before he turned to leave, when the door closed Ginny jumped on her bed and sat by Max.
She went to sleep smiling as she thought about Harry.