I'm very very sorry this chapter took soooooo long for me to write *begs
for forgiveness* there is a whole list of reasons why I didn't write
sooner, the worst of witch are the GSCE mocks *shudder* they were fess fun
than you'd think! Seriously! Physics is practically Disneyland next to
them! And just when you think its over, the teachers start reminding you
how close the real GCSE's are!
Ok! These are the replies to the people who reviewed chapter 9.......
Lourdes – thank you! You're really kind! Actually, I'm not a Londoner but my dad works there so I visit.
Ghost of Yoda – wow! I'm really glad you enjoyed my fic so much! I really like the idea of NEWT coursework too! I figure, if we have to do it, why shouldn't they?
Varsitycheerleader – I'm glad you liked the fluff!!!!!!
Chicanosurfer – thanks! The assignments do have a purpose; you will see it soon, for now, think of them as training!
Next tangent – ill forgive you for being late with your review if you forgive me for taking so long to update.
GinnyWeasleyfan – he he he thanks!
Froggyy – I'm really glad you enjoyed my fic so far! I love harry/ginny but I have to admit, I lone harry/hermionie too!
These are my chapter 10 reviewers!
Next tangent – thank you! That's so kind! Thanks for pointing out the mistakes they should be changed soon! (I hope!)
Cia – thank you!
Wildmage – I love your name! he he he, I just had to put some Tamora Pierce in there somewhere!
The one above all – thank you!
Brittbrat – I'm honored! I love Harry Potter and vampires too!
Dirbatua – here's your update!
The mystical elf – wow! Thank you!
Varsitycheerleader – aww thanks Jess! I'm really glad you like it! Ginny let Harry bite her because they're meant to be together, they realize that now.
XtremeShorty – thanks!
Dan – thanks! Lol! I'm glad u like it!!!
Sean – here you go! A new chapter!
Um..... I just wanted to ask.......Chicanosurfer? I know the last chapter was a bit different but I didn't think it was bad enough to make you stop reading. Anyway if you haven't stopped reading in disgust, I'd like to hear what you think!
Ok! Thanks for bearing with me! Here's the chapter!
The day after the ball, the other students boarded the Hogwarts express for the journey home to their families. In fact, the only Gryffindors left in the school were Harry, Ron, Hermionie and Ginny. They decided to stay in their common room, the larger common room looked lonely when it was so empty.
On the Monday morning, Ginny still had gold fingernails and gold streaks in her hair.
"You know, I don't think they're going to change back." She sighed
"Well," said Hermionie, "I think it suits you!"
"It could be worse, at least Harry didn't turn my hair green or something."
"True! And it isn't just you, Ron said Harry can still melt into shadows, I think he's trying to see if he can still travel through them."
"I s'pose.......but I would have liked to keep the ability to throw fireballs, there were so many possibilities!" Ginny said with a sadistic smile. Hermionie laughed and they went to find Harry and Ron.
In the end, Hermionie and Ron decided to go back into the forest again. Hermionie still had to find a black fox and Ron had been accepted into the local wolf pack. So Harry and Ginny decided to translate the first chapter of the book rather than sit wishing their forms would settle.
After three hours of work, Harry realized what they were translating.
"This is it gin! It's the theory and instructions on how to perform the charm!"
"Of course! That's why there's a list of potion ingredients!"
"Are you nearly finished?" Harry asked after another hours work. He had just completed his half of the chapter.
"Yes!" Ginny replied, throwing down her quill in triumph. "Do you think we should try it? The spell I mean.
"Yes......... but where could we fi- OF COURSE! The Room of Requirement! We'd have everything we needed!"
"That's perfect! I thought we'd have to steal from Snape! I never knew where we could find 'powdered phoenix tail feathers' or some of these other things"
"Well, its after lunch now gin, Ron and Hermionie wont be back until late tonight, it says the potion takes about half an hour to make, we should go and eat then start to brew it. We'll be back hours before them."
"That's great! Its just.........Harry, are you sure we can do this?"
"No but.........I don't see any harm in us trying." He smiled at her and all of her resolve melted "damn" she thought half heartedly as she followed Harry out of the tower.
Later, they walked up and down the corridor both thinking 'we need a place to perform the iunctura anima charm, a place they can't find us, a place they can't stop us.' The door appeared.
Ginny looked up and caught Harry's gaze. "Do you think it worked?"
He shrugged and opened the door.
They walked into a chamber and were stunned when the door slammed shut behind them and disappeared. The north wall of the chamber was solid earth, the east wall was air and they could see clouds float across it, the south wall was made of fire, Ginny stared into the hypnotic dance of colour and the west wall was a wall of pure water.
They crossed the room until they reached the table in the center. On the wooden table was everything they needed to perform the spell, apart from the translation that had disappeared as they came into the room. Harry's eyes darted around the room they flicked back to Ginny's.
"Oh no! The translation, its gone!" Ginny said, panicking
"Gin, I .........I don't know why but.........I remember the chapter.........word for word!" Harry looked at her and saw Ginny's eyes widen in shock.
"Maybe its part of the spell?"
"Yea, I'm sure that's it." Harry said, trying to convince himself of the same thing.
"W-what do we do?"
"I don't know Gin, hang on........." he thought for a moment they said, in a voice filled with power,
"Voco Terra! Aeris! Ignis! Aqua! IUNCTUS!" The elements that formed the walls began to change, the air began to swirl, as did the water, the earth began to shake and the fire burned with a new intensity.
"Harry?"
"Don't worry! We have to make the potion!"
Ginny mentally shook herself. This was their spell! She was in control of it! It would not scare her! She stood with Harry and together they began to mix together the ingredients, as soon as the potion began to boil, (the potion was boiled for twenty minutes then drunk,) the earth, air, fire and water began to swirl together. They moved so fast, the room blurred.
"Gin, are you ok?"
"I'm fine!" but she felt, as Harry did, the strange sensation of her magic being pulled from her and thrust into the potion. Ginny gritted her teeth against the pain of having her magic taken from her and poured the potion into two cups, there was barely a swallow in each. Then, the pain increased, it was unbearable! She let out a scream and Harry was at her side instantly.
"I know! I know it hurts Gin, but it'll be over soon! I promise!" Harry said through gritted teeth
"H-Hurry please!"
Harry nodded, he didn't trust himself to speak without screaming, he felt as if he was being torn apart, he reached for the first cup of potion and swallowed it. He grimaced as the pain increased even more. Ginny began to slip into unconsciousness and Harry wasn't holding himself awake by much.
"Gin! Gin can you hear me?"
"...........H-Harry?"
"Yes! Its me"
"Is it nearly over?" she whispered as tears ran silently down her cheeks. Harry looked down at the potion in his hands; he knew what he had to do.
"Ginny? Do you trust me?"
"Of course!"
He tipped the potion into his mouth and kissed Ginny. The kiss was filled with passion and a want to ease each other's pain and, as soon as Ginny tasted the potion, the pain disappeared, after a minute or so, they broke apart though he still held her. As their eyes locked, they herd a sound like thunder only hundreds of times louder. Harry's eyes snapped back to Ginny's and he saw the same fear he felt mirrored in her eyes. Then, the room exploded in gold light. Harry and Ginny were thrown apart and suspended in mid air, unconscious, surrounded by the elements and hidden from the world.
When the gold light exploded in the room, it sent a shockwave through Hogwarts. The whole school shuddered and in the headmaster's office, Dumbledore looked up sharply from his work and Fawks began to sing.
"They can't have! Its impossible!" he whispered, and then he glanced at the singing bird and added, "Though, It appears they have! I must congratulate them after their bodies adapt." He smiled to himself and went back to work.
When Ron and Hermionie returned, that evening, from the forest, they were shocked to see that neither Harry nor Ginny was in their common room.
"I can't believe this! Where the bloody hell are they? You finally might be tracking a Black Fox and they cant be bothered to be here so you can tell them!" Ron ranted as her paced around the room.
"Oh Ron" sighed Hermionie "I'm sure that they'll turn up soon enough.........but for now........." she said as she made her way over to her boyfriend "I do believe that we have the entire tower to ourselves!" a devilish grin spread across her face as she spoke.
Ron stopped pacing and looked at Hermionie as she approached him.
"Why, Miss Granger I do believe that you are trying to seduce me." He said in a silky voice
"Always!" she replied as she kissed him.
The next morning, Ron and Hermionie woke late and found that Harry and Ginny still weren't back. Hermionie was worried now; she knew if Harry and Ginny had spent the night together, they would have made certain that they were back before morning. By nine am, Ron was half convinced they had been kidnapped and half convinced Harry was holding Ginny hostage.
They therefore spent all of Tuesday searching the entire castle for their friends; they decided that if they hadn't returned by Wednesday, Hermionie would go to Dumbledore and Ron would tell his mother that Ginny had gone missing.
Exactly 24 hours after they began to float in the gold light, the elements returned to their original places and Harry and Ginny drifted back to the ground.
Harry finally made it through the fog in his mind and he heard a voce saying
*Ouch! That really hurt! I wonder if Harry knew it was going to hurt so – ow! Ok, note to self: don't stand up! Standing up is BAD! *
He recognized that voice!
*Gin? *
*Oh! Harry you're awake! And you ok? You're-*
*-Not speaking out loud! Gin? Can you hear me?*
*Y-yes......... and you can hear me?*
*Yes! The spell worked!* Harry ignored the ache in his muscles and stood up. He walked over to where she sat and pulled her into a kiss. As soon as they were together, the pain disappeared. They smiled into the kiss but had no intention of breaking it.
This kiss was unlike any of the others they had shared, it filled them with a need for each other, it filled them with so much want and passion that they thought they would never break the kiss. Finally, the need fro oxygen forced them apart.
They stared at each other, eyes filled with lust that they knew they shouldn't give in to. It took Ginny a minute to remember she possessed the ability to speak.
"I –wow- that was.........incredible Harry!"
"I know, but as much as I hate to say this, we- we cant-"
"I know, don't worry, I know we cant" it was taking all of their resolve to maintain the distance between them. Harry glanced at his watch and stared in shock at the date.
*Oh shit!!!*
*What is it?*
*Its Tuesday evening!*
"WHAT?!?" Ginny said out loud
*Sorry* she said in a sheepish voice in his mind.
*Look, it'll be ok gin. We can go and find Ron and Hermionie and tell them that we-*
*-We were called in to Dumbledore and he......let us use his library then we lost track of the time! *
*Well, Ron'll believe it, but Hermionie wont, not for a second*
*That's true, we have to tell her something else*
*Well, she knows we're together gin!*
*How does that – ooooooooooh of course! We can tell her we spent the night together! Then she wont ask and questions in front of Ron, she'll want the details from me though......... you have to get rid of Ron.*
*Get rid of him?*
*Yes, Hermionie and I will need to have a girlie night*
Harry laughed out loud, her mind voice had taken on a tone of mock depression and she looked so serious!
They made their was to the common room and Ron and Hermionie practically pounced on them when they entered. Hermionie pulled Ginny into a hug.
"Mionie, its ok, I spent the night with Harry" she whispered in her friends ear
Hermionie pulled away from Ginny and stared at her, eyes full or questions.
Then, Harry spoke,
"Ron, Mionie, you'll never believe what happened, we were in Dumbledore's library! We found a translation on the first chapter of the book and we wrote our essay!" it wasn't entirely a lie, they had written their essay as they translated the book. "Anyway, we are so sorry! We completely lost track of the time and only saw the clock when we finished writing."
Ron nodded, he wasn't entirely convinced, but he decided to accept the story.
"Ron? Fancy going flying?" Harry asked.
*Subtle Harry!* laughed Ginny in his mind
Harry grinned at her for, seemingly, no reason and Ron shot Hermionie a confused look as he followed Harry from the room.
Half an hour later, at 9 pm, Ginny and Hermionie were sitting on one of the lilac sofas in their common room drinking hot chocolate.
"So," Hermionie began, "you spent the night with Harry?"
"Yes." Ginny said 'good Gin! Keep your answers short and simple, they you wont get mixed up.' Hermionie looked shocked.
"B-But Ginny, you've only been together a few days isn't that a bit soon for-"
"Oh! Mionie no! I didn't mean it like that! we only kissed! We didn't sleep together, don't worry."
Hermionie let out a relieved sigh.
"I'm glad. I mean, id understand if you had slept together. When i'm with Ron, its like we're the only people on earth and, I want it to stay that way for as long as possible."
"I know! And when Harry and I kiss, I get this.........need for him and I, God, I want to give in to it!"
"Yes but you know that you cant! As much as you're dying to, you cant!"
They looked at each other and smiled, and then laughed at how similar their feelings were.
About an hour later, the boys returned, hair still wet from the showers.
"Are you ready Mionie?" Ron asked
"Yep!"
"Where are you going?" asked Harry
"Back to the forest, I want to see if I can find the black fox, I think I saw some of its tracks. And-" she tried her best to suppress giggles " and Ron has to go howl at the full moon with the pack!"
"Don't laugh Mionie! Its perfectly normal for wolves." but even as he spoke, he started to laugh as well. They waved to Harry and Ginny then left.
*Alone again*
*Not that i'm complaining! This has been one hell of a day!*
*You can say that again!*
"Mmmhmm" he said as he walked over to her. She smiled at him and pulled Harry to her.
"God!" he said in the second before the need overwhelmed him and her crushed his lips to hers. The now ever-present need for each other was now even stronger than before.
*How long do we have?* he broke away to answer,
"I.......um-"
*Don't stop Harry* he grinned and kissed her
*I think we have about an hour*
*Ok- we can't stay here though, if they come back and see us, Ron will probably kill you.* he broke the kiss.
"We can go into my room. That way, when they come back, if you need to, you can put on the invisibility cloak and sneak back out of the room." They walked over to the room and closed the door.
In the end, they didn't need the cloak, when they noticed an hour had passed, they went back into the common room and started playing exploding snap. Less than five minutes later, Ron and Hermionie came back.
*We must have good timing Gin!*
*It's a good thing too! I really don't want to be caught kissing by my big brother!*
Ginny heard his mind voice laugh and she turned to Ron and Hermionie,
"Hi guys! Sorry but i'm really tired. I was up reading all last night I have to sleep!"
"Sure! That's fine I think the rest of us are turning in anyway," said Ron
Over the next week, Harry and Ginny changed dramatically, Harry was taller and had added some muscle, he was much stronger than he looked. His eyes were an even more vivid green and his hair was still untamed. In short, he was gorgeous!
Ginny was also taller, she had a toned body and a new grace about her movements and her hair grew almost to her waist. She grew into her beauty and now she and Harry looked to be about 23 years old.
Harry and Ginny knew their change was because of the spell but the strange thing was, Ron and Hermionie had also begun to mature, though, nowhere near as fast as Harry and Ginny had.
By Christmas day, Harry and Ginny had accepted that the change was permanent and that they were going to stay 23.
For Christmas, Ron received a BLUEBOLT (it was the equivalent of the firebolt only it was designed for keepers.) and a broomstick servicing kit bought by the others. Ginny and Harry bought Hermionie a bracelet, it was gold and studded with sapphires. Ron bought her a heart shaped necklace with a sapphire at its center. Ron and Hermionie bought Ginny a pair of emerald earrings and Harry bought her a necklace with a silver pentacle on it. The pentacle has an emerald at each point. Harry received a clock like the one at the Weasleys, which could be fixed onto the inside of his trunks lid. It had hands for the four of them along with the rest of the Weasleys, Lupin and Hagrid. They all loved their presents and enjoyed this Christmas more than any other. They spent almost all of Boxing Day in a furious snowball fight, they returned to the castle cold, wet and happy.
On the last day of the holiday before the other pupils returned, Ron and Hermionie left Harry and Ginny to go back into the forest. Seconds after Ron closed the door leading into Gryffindor tower Harry and Ginny were kissing. They had made it into Harry's room before they kissed but only just. As soon as Ginny passed through the door, Harry closed it and pushed her up against it. His kiss was full of emotion, she could tell how much he wanted her and at that moment, Ginny wanted him just as much, her brain wasn't focusing on anything other than the kiss and she didn't care, she knew Harry was in a similar sate. Harry slid his hand under her shirt and she moaned at the feel of his hands against her skin, they crossed the room and sat on the bed, Ginny straddling Harry without once breaking the smoldering kiss. Then, there was a loud bang and they jumped apart, filled with dread, they turned to see Ron standing in the doorway.
Ok! These are the replies to the people who reviewed chapter 9.......
Lourdes – thank you! You're really kind! Actually, I'm not a Londoner but my dad works there so I visit.
Ghost of Yoda – wow! I'm really glad you enjoyed my fic so much! I really like the idea of NEWT coursework too! I figure, if we have to do it, why shouldn't they?
Varsitycheerleader – I'm glad you liked the fluff!!!!!!
Chicanosurfer – thanks! The assignments do have a purpose; you will see it soon, for now, think of them as training!
Next tangent – ill forgive you for being late with your review if you forgive me for taking so long to update.
GinnyWeasleyfan – he he he thanks!
Froggyy – I'm really glad you enjoyed my fic so far! I love harry/ginny but I have to admit, I lone harry/hermionie too!
These are my chapter 10 reviewers!
Next tangent – thank you! That's so kind! Thanks for pointing out the mistakes they should be changed soon! (I hope!)
Cia – thank you!
Wildmage – I love your name! he he he, I just had to put some Tamora Pierce in there somewhere!
The one above all – thank you!
Brittbrat – I'm honored! I love Harry Potter and vampires too!
Dirbatua – here's your update!
The mystical elf – wow! Thank you!
Varsitycheerleader – aww thanks Jess! I'm really glad you like it! Ginny let Harry bite her because they're meant to be together, they realize that now.
XtremeShorty – thanks!
Dan – thanks! Lol! I'm glad u like it!!!
Sean – here you go! A new chapter!
Um..... I just wanted to ask.......Chicanosurfer? I know the last chapter was a bit different but I didn't think it was bad enough to make you stop reading. Anyway if you haven't stopped reading in disgust, I'd like to hear what you think!
Ok! Thanks for bearing with me! Here's the chapter!
The day after the ball, the other students boarded the Hogwarts express for the journey home to their families. In fact, the only Gryffindors left in the school were Harry, Ron, Hermionie and Ginny. They decided to stay in their common room, the larger common room looked lonely when it was so empty.
On the Monday morning, Ginny still had gold fingernails and gold streaks in her hair.
"You know, I don't think they're going to change back." She sighed
"Well," said Hermionie, "I think it suits you!"
"It could be worse, at least Harry didn't turn my hair green or something."
"True! And it isn't just you, Ron said Harry can still melt into shadows, I think he's trying to see if he can still travel through them."
"I s'pose.......but I would have liked to keep the ability to throw fireballs, there were so many possibilities!" Ginny said with a sadistic smile. Hermionie laughed and they went to find Harry and Ron.
In the end, Hermionie and Ron decided to go back into the forest again. Hermionie still had to find a black fox and Ron had been accepted into the local wolf pack. So Harry and Ginny decided to translate the first chapter of the book rather than sit wishing their forms would settle.
After three hours of work, Harry realized what they were translating.
"This is it gin! It's the theory and instructions on how to perform the charm!"
"Of course! That's why there's a list of potion ingredients!"
"Are you nearly finished?" Harry asked after another hours work. He had just completed his half of the chapter.
"Yes!" Ginny replied, throwing down her quill in triumph. "Do you think we should try it? The spell I mean.
"Yes......... but where could we fi- OF COURSE! The Room of Requirement! We'd have everything we needed!"
"That's perfect! I thought we'd have to steal from Snape! I never knew where we could find 'powdered phoenix tail feathers' or some of these other things"
"Well, its after lunch now gin, Ron and Hermionie wont be back until late tonight, it says the potion takes about half an hour to make, we should go and eat then start to brew it. We'll be back hours before them."
"That's great! Its just.........Harry, are you sure we can do this?"
"No but.........I don't see any harm in us trying." He smiled at her and all of her resolve melted "damn" she thought half heartedly as she followed Harry out of the tower.
Later, they walked up and down the corridor both thinking 'we need a place to perform the iunctura anima charm, a place they can't find us, a place they can't stop us.' The door appeared.
Ginny looked up and caught Harry's gaze. "Do you think it worked?"
He shrugged and opened the door.
They walked into a chamber and were stunned when the door slammed shut behind them and disappeared. The north wall of the chamber was solid earth, the east wall was air and they could see clouds float across it, the south wall was made of fire, Ginny stared into the hypnotic dance of colour and the west wall was a wall of pure water.
They crossed the room until they reached the table in the center. On the wooden table was everything they needed to perform the spell, apart from the translation that had disappeared as they came into the room. Harry's eyes darted around the room they flicked back to Ginny's.
"Oh no! The translation, its gone!" Ginny said, panicking
"Gin, I .........I don't know why but.........I remember the chapter.........word for word!" Harry looked at her and saw Ginny's eyes widen in shock.
"Maybe its part of the spell?"
"Yea, I'm sure that's it." Harry said, trying to convince himself of the same thing.
"W-what do we do?"
"I don't know Gin, hang on........." he thought for a moment they said, in a voice filled with power,
"Voco Terra! Aeris! Ignis! Aqua! IUNCTUS!" The elements that formed the walls began to change, the air began to swirl, as did the water, the earth began to shake and the fire burned with a new intensity.
"Harry?"
"Don't worry! We have to make the potion!"
Ginny mentally shook herself. This was their spell! She was in control of it! It would not scare her! She stood with Harry and together they began to mix together the ingredients, as soon as the potion began to boil, (the potion was boiled for twenty minutes then drunk,) the earth, air, fire and water began to swirl together. They moved so fast, the room blurred.
"Gin, are you ok?"
"I'm fine!" but she felt, as Harry did, the strange sensation of her magic being pulled from her and thrust into the potion. Ginny gritted her teeth against the pain of having her magic taken from her and poured the potion into two cups, there was barely a swallow in each. Then, the pain increased, it was unbearable! She let out a scream and Harry was at her side instantly.
"I know! I know it hurts Gin, but it'll be over soon! I promise!" Harry said through gritted teeth
"H-Hurry please!"
Harry nodded, he didn't trust himself to speak without screaming, he felt as if he was being torn apart, he reached for the first cup of potion and swallowed it. He grimaced as the pain increased even more. Ginny began to slip into unconsciousness and Harry wasn't holding himself awake by much.
"Gin! Gin can you hear me?"
"...........H-Harry?"
"Yes! Its me"
"Is it nearly over?" she whispered as tears ran silently down her cheeks. Harry looked down at the potion in his hands; he knew what he had to do.
"Ginny? Do you trust me?"
"Of course!"
He tipped the potion into his mouth and kissed Ginny. The kiss was filled with passion and a want to ease each other's pain and, as soon as Ginny tasted the potion, the pain disappeared, after a minute or so, they broke apart though he still held her. As their eyes locked, they herd a sound like thunder only hundreds of times louder. Harry's eyes snapped back to Ginny's and he saw the same fear he felt mirrored in her eyes. Then, the room exploded in gold light. Harry and Ginny were thrown apart and suspended in mid air, unconscious, surrounded by the elements and hidden from the world.
When the gold light exploded in the room, it sent a shockwave through Hogwarts. The whole school shuddered and in the headmaster's office, Dumbledore looked up sharply from his work and Fawks began to sing.
"They can't have! Its impossible!" he whispered, and then he glanced at the singing bird and added, "Though, It appears they have! I must congratulate them after their bodies adapt." He smiled to himself and went back to work.
When Ron and Hermionie returned, that evening, from the forest, they were shocked to see that neither Harry nor Ginny was in their common room.
"I can't believe this! Where the bloody hell are they? You finally might be tracking a Black Fox and they cant be bothered to be here so you can tell them!" Ron ranted as her paced around the room.
"Oh Ron" sighed Hermionie "I'm sure that they'll turn up soon enough.........but for now........." she said as she made her way over to her boyfriend "I do believe that we have the entire tower to ourselves!" a devilish grin spread across her face as she spoke.
Ron stopped pacing and looked at Hermionie as she approached him.
"Why, Miss Granger I do believe that you are trying to seduce me." He said in a silky voice
"Always!" she replied as she kissed him.
The next morning, Ron and Hermionie woke late and found that Harry and Ginny still weren't back. Hermionie was worried now; she knew if Harry and Ginny had spent the night together, they would have made certain that they were back before morning. By nine am, Ron was half convinced they had been kidnapped and half convinced Harry was holding Ginny hostage.
They therefore spent all of Tuesday searching the entire castle for their friends; they decided that if they hadn't returned by Wednesday, Hermionie would go to Dumbledore and Ron would tell his mother that Ginny had gone missing.
Exactly 24 hours after they began to float in the gold light, the elements returned to their original places and Harry and Ginny drifted back to the ground.
Harry finally made it through the fog in his mind and he heard a voce saying
*Ouch! That really hurt! I wonder if Harry knew it was going to hurt so – ow! Ok, note to self: don't stand up! Standing up is BAD! *
He recognized that voice!
*Gin? *
*Oh! Harry you're awake! And you ok? You're-*
*-Not speaking out loud! Gin? Can you hear me?*
*Y-yes......... and you can hear me?*
*Yes! The spell worked!* Harry ignored the ache in his muscles and stood up. He walked over to where she sat and pulled her into a kiss. As soon as they were together, the pain disappeared. They smiled into the kiss but had no intention of breaking it.
This kiss was unlike any of the others they had shared, it filled them with a need for each other, it filled them with so much want and passion that they thought they would never break the kiss. Finally, the need fro oxygen forced them apart.
They stared at each other, eyes filled with lust that they knew they shouldn't give in to. It took Ginny a minute to remember she possessed the ability to speak.
"I –wow- that was.........incredible Harry!"
"I know, but as much as I hate to say this, we- we cant-"
"I know, don't worry, I know we cant" it was taking all of their resolve to maintain the distance between them. Harry glanced at his watch and stared in shock at the date.
*Oh shit!!!*
*What is it?*
*Its Tuesday evening!*
"WHAT?!?" Ginny said out loud
*Sorry* she said in a sheepish voice in his mind.
*Look, it'll be ok gin. We can go and find Ron and Hermionie and tell them that we-*
*-We were called in to Dumbledore and he......let us use his library then we lost track of the time! *
*Well, Ron'll believe it, but Hermionie wont, not for a second*
*That's true, we have to tell her something else*
*Well, she knows we're together gin!*
*How does that – ooooooooooh of course! We can tell her we spent the night together! Then she wont ask and questions in front of Ron, she'll want the details from me though......... you have to get rid of Ron.*
*Get rid of him?*
*Yes, Hermionie and I will need to have a girlie night*
Harry laughed out loud, her mind voice had taken on a tone of mock depression and she looked so serious!
They made their was to the common room and Ron and Hermionie practically pounced on them when they entered. Hermionie pulled Ginny into a hug.
"Mionie, its ok, I spent the night with Harry" she whispered in her friends ear
Hermionie pulled away from Ginny and stared at her, eyes full or questions.
Then, Harry spoke,
"Ron, Mionie, you'll never believe what happened, we were in Dumbledore's library! We found a translation on the first chapter of the book and we wrote our essay!" it wasn't entirely a lie, they had written their essay as they translated the book. "Anyway, we are so sorry! We completely lost track of the time and only saw the clock when we finished writing."
Ron nodded, he wasn't entirely convinced, but he decided to accept the story.
"Ron? Fancy going flying?" Harry asked.
*Subtle Harry!* laughed Ginny in his mind
Harry grinned at her for, seemingly, no reason and Ron shot Hermionie a confused look as he followed Harry from the room.
Half an hour later, at 9 pm, Ginny and Hermionie were sitting on one of the lilac sofas in their common room drinking hot chocolate.
"So," Hermionie began, "you spent the night with Harry?"
"Yes." Ginny said 'good Gin! Keep your answers short and simple, they you wont get mixed up.' Hermionie looked shocked.
"B-But Ginny, you've only been together a few days isn't that a bit soon for-"
"Oh! Mionie no! I didn't mean it like that! we only kissed! We didn't sleep together, don't worry."
Hermionie let out a relieved sigh.
"I'm glad. I mean, id understand if you had slept together. When i'm with Ron, its like we're the only people on earth and, I want it to stay that way for as long as possible."
"I know! And when Harry and I kiss, I get this.........need for him and I, God, I want to give in to it!"
"Yes but you know that you cant! As much as you're dying to, you cant!"
They looked at each other and smiled, and then laughed at how similar their feelings were.
About an hour later, the boys returned, hair still wet from the showers.
"Are you ready Mionie?" Ron asked
"Yep!"
"Where are you going?" asked Harry
"Back to the forest, I want to see if I can find the black fox, I think I saw some of its tracks. And-" she tried her best to suppress giggles " and Ron has to go howl at the full moon with the pack!"
"Don't laugh Mionie! Its perfectly normal for wolves." but even as he spoke, he started to laugh as well. They waved to Harry and Ginny then left.
*Alone again*
*Not that i'm complaining! This has been one hell of a day!*
*You can say that again!*
"Mmmhmm" he said as he walked over to her. She smiled at him and pulled Harry to her.
"God!" he said in the second before the need overwhelmed him and her crushed his lips to hers. The now ever-present need for each other was now even stronger than before.
*How long do we have?* he broke away to answer,
"I.......um-"
*Don't stop Harry* he grinned and kissed her
*I think we have about an hour*
*Ok- we can't stay here though, if they come back and see us, Ron will probably kill you.* he broke the kiss.
"We can go into my room. That way, when they come back, if you need to, you can put on the invisibility cloak and sneak back out of the room." They walked over to the room and closed the door.
In the end, they didn't need the cloak, when they noticed an hour had passed, they went back into the common room and started playing exploding snap. Less than five minutes later, Ron and Hermionie came back.
*We must have good timing Gin!*
*It's a good thing too! I really don't want to be caught kissing by my big brother!*
Ginny heard his mind voice laugh and she turned to Ron and Hermionie,
"Hi guys! Sorry but i'm really tired. I was up reading all last night I have to sleep!"
"Sure! That's fine I think the rest of us are turning in anyway," said Ron
Over the next week, Harry and Ginny changed dramatically, Harry was taller and had added some muscle, he was much stronger than he looked. His eyes were an even more vivid green and his hair was still untamed. In short, he was gorgeous!
Ginny was also taller, she had a toned body and a new grace about her movements and her hair grew almost to her waist. She grew into her beauty and now she and Harry looked to be about 23 years old.
Harry and Ginny knew their change was because of the spell but the strange thing was, Ron and Hermionie had also begun to mature, though, nowhere near as fast as Harry and Ginny had.
By Christmas day, Harry and Ginny had accepted that the change was permanent and that they were going to stay 23.
For Christmas, Ron received a BLUEBOLT (it was the equivalent of the firebolt only it was designed for keepers.) and a broomstick servicing kit bought by the others. Ginny and Harry bought Hermionie a bracelet, it was gold and studded with sapphires. Ron bought her a heart shaped necklace with a sapphire at its center. Ron and Hermionie bought Ginny a pair of emerald earrings and Harry bought her a necklace with a silver pentacle on it. The pentacle has an emerald at each point. Harry received a clock like the one at the Weasleys, which could be fixed onto the inside of his trunks lid. It had hands for the four of them along with the rest of the Weasleys, Lupin and Hagrid. They all loved their presents and enjoyed this Christmas more than any other. They spent almost all of Boxing Day in a furious snowball fight, they returned to the castle cold, wet and happy.
On the last day of the holiday before the other pupils returned, Ron and Hermionie left Harry and Ginny to go back into the forest. Seconds after Ron closed the door leading into Gryffindor tower Harry and Ginny were kissing. They had made it into Harry's room before they kissed but only just. As soon as Ginny passed through the door, Harry closed it and pushed her up against it. His kiss was full of emotion, she could tell how much he wanted her and at that moment, Ginny wanted him just as much, her brain wasn't focusing on anything other than the kiss and she didn't care, she knew Harry was in a similar sate. Harry slid his hand under her shirt and she moaned at the feel of his hands against her skin, they crossed the room and sat on the bed, Ginny straddling Harry without once breaking the smoldering kiss. Then, there was a loud bang and they jumped apart, filled with dread, they turned to see Ron standing in the doorway.