At 4:45 Ginny apparated to the Burrow for dinner, and nearly walked into Harry when she turned around to go inside. He smiled and asked,
"Are we telling them before or after dinner?"
"Well we will let Mum know before dinner," she said.
Just before 5:00 Harry and Ginny entered the back door. Mrs. Weasley saw them and greeted them. At first she thought nothing of their appearance until she looked down and saw their hands. At that sight she squealed in delight and congratulated the two. She looked at Harry and said,
"I know you'll make my daughter very happy."
"Mum, where's Dad," she asked.
"In the living room," she asked.
Ginny looked at Harry and nodded her head towards the door. Harry looked at her and nodded his head. He left Ginny in the kitchen with her mother and went to go talk to her father, alone. A few minutes later Harry came back out with Arthur right behind him. He went over to Ginny and whispered in her ear,
"He's happy for us, and he approves."
Ginny smiled and leaned back into Harry. He wrapped his arms around her and whispered in her ear,
"Let's skip dinner."
She turned around and smiled at him before saying,
"Are you trying to avoid my brothers?"
He sheepishly nodded his head and asked,
"And what if I am?"
"I think we could try to get out of dinner," she said.
Ginny looked at her mum and saw that she was standing there with a funny look in her eye. She looked at her mum and said,
"Are you okay?"
"Yes, I'm just so happy for you two," she said.
"Yes, we both are," Mr. Weasley said.
Harry looked down at Ginny and mouthed 'ask her.' She nodded her head and said,
"Mum, we were wondering if maybe we could skip dinner."
"Oh sure, I'm sure you two need time for yourselves," she said.
Harry and Ginny turned a twinge of pink when she said that. But it soon faded and they left. On their way out they heard Mr. Weasley murmur,
"They remind me so much of Lily and James."
When Ginny heard that she immediately looked up at Harry. But he either hadn't heard the comment or was unfazed by it. She caught his arm and slid her arm thorough his. He looked down and said,
"I didn't think they would let us miss the dinner."
"Neither did I. Ron is going to have a field day with this," she said.
"Where do you want to go now," he asked.
She looked up at the sky for a moment and noticed how the sun was brightly shining in the evening sky. She smiled and leaned against Harry's arm for a moment and said,
"Let's go back to your flat."
He looked at her and said,
"And I'm guessing that I'm cooking dinner."
"Why thank you for offering," she said.
He just shook his head and kept walking. When they reached a hill overlooking a small field Ginny smiled and said,
"You know we could have apparated back a few miles ago."
"I know, but I wanted to take a walk," Harry replied.
"Ah…I see," she said.
She let go of his arm and he took that as a hint to apparate back to his flat. As soon as he disappeared Ginny apparated not very long after he did. When she reached his flat she heard the banging of pots and pans from the kitchen. She looked around for a moment and saw the couch. She realized that she was a little tired and decided to lie down on the couch and take a nap. As soon as she laid down she fell asleep. Harry walked in to say something to her, but saw that she was asleep. He went back into the kitchen and kept re-playing in his mind Mr. Weasley's comment about him and his parents. He shook his head and softly said,
"We may look like my parents, but I'll be damned if I let history repeat