Nope still don't own HP but what I do own is the plot
Chapter 14:
The party was a grand affair. Dinner was spectacular as always since it was prepared by Mrs. Weasley and Delly. Then the cake was brought out and it was almost identical to Harry's from his birthday. Once the cake was all eaten then Ginny began opening her presents. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley had given her an owl that was white with blue tipped wing feathers named Persephone so she would have a way to write them, seeing as Harry bought Ron Pigwidgeon to replace the traitor Pettigrew when he was in Diagon Alley with Sirius. Bill gave his sister a scarab ring he picked up in Egypt before coming home, in which he would be closer to home since he proved himself so well on the job at the Burrow. Charlie gave her a plushy of a dragon that when you tapped it with your wand it flew around about three feet off the ground and growled. Percy gave her a leather diary, which at first reminded Harry of the Riddle diary but saw it was monogramed with her name on the back in gold. The twins gave her a big bag of sweets from the sweet shop in Diagon Alley with all her favorites. Sirius gave her an autographed picture of Gwenog Jones who he knew from when he was at Hogwarts, the signature had a personal message from the Harpies beater addressed directly to Ginny. Ron gave her a book on all the best chaser moves and tips on the game for them. She left Harry's gift for last and gasped when she opened the box containing the ring and pendant. Harry took it from her and lifted the necklace from the box and affixed it around her neck. He then took the ring from the box and slipped it on his right hand ring finger. Then explaining to her about the enchantments on the two pieces of jewelry he instructed her on how to apply the enchantment. Taking his wand and tapping the phoenix on the chain around her neck he said "My love for you is eternal as the phoenix can never die neither will my love for you" and then he tapped it again, the phoenix glowed a bright white then returned to its normal state. Ginny did the same with the ring and it had the same reaction. The look on her face was pure joy and she kissed him fully on the lips which got a shocked expression from everyone in the room.
After the reactions from Harry's gift they all went to different parts of the Manor enjoying the night. Some went to the library to peruse the vast collection of magical tomes, while others found the telly in the sitting room intriguing. The main constant the whole night was the glow coming from the ring on Harry's hand and the necklace around Ginny's neck. The night went very well and only concluded in everyone making their way to their respective rooms. Harry wished Ginny a goodnight kissing her cheek and getting a peck on the lips from her as he made his way to his father's old bedroom next door to Ginny's.
The room was Gryffindor red and gold with a large four poster bed with the same coloring, off the room there was a large walk-in closet that contained some of James' old clothes from Harry's age and all the way up to when James was seventeen. Harry had placed the framed picture of his parents that Sirius had found on his bedside table. The room also had a large writing desk that was by a window in the room that over looked the pitch and back of the grounds. Harry changed into his night clothes and crawled into his bed. Before falling asleep he looked down at his phoenix ring and noticed it was glowing. He telepathically told Ginny he loved her and she giggled in his head and said she loved him too and thanked him again for her gift. The two fell asleep talking the only way the two could in each other's minds.
The next morning found everyone conversing around the table in the kitchen of the Manor enjoying the food provided by Mrs. Weasley and Delrina. They were served platters of scrambled eggs, sausages of every kind, and many strips of bacon. There was also pumpkin and orange juice to choose from in large pitchers. Most of the conversations were of the reaction of Ginny to Harry's present many were still shocked as to how she acted. The rest was of how nice the Potter Manor and grounds were.
By the end of their breakfast a game had been arranged between the Weasley children and Harry that they were going to play immediately following breakfast. Once everyone was finished they all made their way out back into the very nice August morning. I was a clear day and very mild for this time of the year. The teams were set with the six Weasley children and Harry Mr. Weasley agreed to play to make the teams even. The teams settled out as such Ron, Bill, Ginny and Harry on one team with Mr. Weasley, Charlie and the twins on the other. Ron and Mr. Weasley would be playing keeper for their respective teams and the twins, Ginny and Bill playing chaser. Harry and Charlie were going to be the seekers which all were looking forward to the two facing off against each other.
The captains were determined to be Harry and Charlie they all lined up across from each other to begin the game. Sirius was to be their referee with the trunk containing the Quidditch balls he was standing between the two teams. He opened the trunk and released the snitch since this was a friendly game with no beaters the bludgers were not going to be in play. Sirius blew the whistle that was in the trunk and signaled the game to begin then he threw the quaffle into play which was deftly caught by Ginny who tore off for the goal posts protected by Mr. Weasley.
The game was very fun for everyone even the spectators. Ginny was proving her skill at flying and how well she could play, her and Bill was a very formidable pair of chasers. They flew in sync throughout the game and scored many times. The twins on the other hand were better suited at being beaters and were not as good as their counterparts for the other team. Harry and Charlie spent most of the game hovering high above the rest commenting on how well the others were doing. Charlie was most impressed with how well Ginny was doing which she giggled telepathically at what she heard through Harry.
About an hour into the game the snitch finally made its appearance. It was hovering near the middle of the pitch and Harry just caught a glint of gold before he tore off after it. He was streaming off in the direction he saw it when out of the corner of his eye he saw Charlie headed in the same direction. The two were neck and neck since they were both on the same model broom since Sirius and Harry had purchased new Nimbus 2000s for the Manor guests to use. Charlie was very skilled as a seeker from his years at Hogwarts but so was Harry.
The two were streaking toward the ground at an immense speed. Harry was pushing his broom to its limit as was Charlie. The two were narrowing the gap between them and the snitch with every second. They were within feet of it and the ground was quickly coming towards them and they both had to make a choice go for the snitch and quite possible plow in to the pitch below, or admit defeat and pull out of their dive. To Harry the later was never an option. He could tell Charlie was debating on taking the later and at the last second he did. Harry took this opening and with one last push stretched his hand out and clasped his fingers around the little golden ball.
He then immediately hauled his broom upward brushing its tail on the grass of the pitch and shooting into the sky to the cheers of the observers and the rest of his team. They all landed and congratulated Harry on his capture of the snitch along with Charlie who said he was a complete nutter for not pulling up sooner. Mrs. Weasley came and inspected Harry for injuries and admonished him for taking such a risk then hugged him. Sirius came up to Harry with a look of immense pride in Harry for his capture. Once they all got a chance to congratulate Harry's team they all decided to go back into the Manor.
The younger kids decided that a dip in the swimming pool was what was needed after the match and all five changed into their swimming clothes and after grabbing some towels and having the sunscreen charm placed on them by Mrs. Weasley dove in to the clear blue pool. They had many pool toys to choose from to pass the time in the water. Harry spent most of his time lounging on a raft with Ginny until the twins or Ron would knock them off of it and into the water in which a round of revenge would be had until they would again settle back onto the raft.
After a few hours of having fun in the pool they all decided to go inside for some lunch. Mrs. Weasley had prepared some sandwiches for everyone for lunch and after changing into clothes the kids sat down and ate some lunch then went to their own enjoyment. Harry and Ginny sat in the sitting room and watched the telly with Ron and the twins with Mr. Weasley who was very intrigued with the muggle contraption. After a couple of programs Harry went to find Sirius to discuss some things he had been mulling over for a while.
He found his godfather in the library looking over a book about animagi. When Harry entered the library he closed the book and smiled at him.
"Hey Harry what can I do for ya mate?" Sirius asked
"Can we go speak in private Sirius I have some things I need to talk to you about."
"Sure mate lets go into the study that your grandfather kept we should have some privacy there" Sirius said leading Harry to the study at the other end of the hall from the library.
Once the two entered Harry set privacy charms on the room and shut down the bond with Ginny to be sure of their not being overheard.
"Okay Harry what do you want to talk about" asked Sirius settling into an armchair Harry took the one across from him.
"Well I want to discuss my plans for getting rid of Voldemort's Horcruxes"
"Well what do you have planned may I ask? And don't you want to let your love know?" He said with a grin.
"Ha Ha Padfoot, no I don't want her involved it could get dangerous at some point. And you are more able to help and Gin would just worry about me if she knew the truth" said Harry
"I know it is not right to keep this from her and I will tell her after we destroy them, all the truth. But till then I think it is best she not know the whole truth"
"That's your choice mate I just think you may regret not telling her everything"
"I will deal with that issue if and when it comes up. Okay now I know where all the current Horcruxes are. The diadem of Ravenclaw is at Hogwarts, the Slytherin locket is at Grimauld Place, the cup is in the Lestrange vault and the diary is at Malfoy Manor" Harry finished
"So the locket is at my parents old house and the cup is in Bella's vault, great" Sirius exclaimed in horror.
"What are you worried about those will be the easiest to get you own both Grimauld Place and you can take possession of the Lestrange Vault" Harry said to Sirius' shock
"Yes Sirius you can take possession of the vault I discussed the issue with Goldak after my hearing and he said you have every right as the head of the Black family to take possession of the vault. And since you will soon be returning to active duty as an Auror you can get the diary from Malfoy Manor" said Harry. Sirius looked at him puzzled
"You can raid the Manor under the pretext of an anonymous tip that there are dark artifacts within the home"
"And who is the anonymous tip from?" asked Sirius
"Me" stated Harry with a grin
"There is a hidden room under the sitting room floor of the Manor, under the rug there is a trapdoor and within the room Lucius has a large amount of dark artifacts some of which belonged to one Tom Riddle or better known as Lord Voldemort"
"Well that sounds good when do you want to go get the locket and the cup?" Sirius asked
"Anytime you have free next week will be fine but I almost forgot about the Gaunt ring. It is in Haggleton in the Gaunt house"
"Gaunt?" questioned Sirius
"Yeah Riddle's grandfather. He was an heir of Salazar and his daughter was Voldemort's mother" Harry informed his godfather
"The ring is also a Horcrux and has a curse that had killed Dumbledore's hand in the other time. So we have to figure out how to counter it" Harry said and Sirius had a huge grin on his face
"No worries Harry after growing up in my family I can recognize pretty much every dark curse there is and know well how to counter them" Sirius said with pride on his face
"Good so first ones we will go for are the cup by going to Gringotts and then the locket at Grimauld Place"
"Okay" said Sirius with an apprehensive look on his face
"What's up Padfoot, you will be alright going back to Grimauld Place won't you"
"Yeah I think I will Harry it's just that I have not set foot in that house since I was sixteen years old" said Sirius with an apprehensive look
"I understand and if you don't want to go in I can get the locket and you can stay outside. If I would need you I can always shout for you" Harry said trying to reassure his godfather
"Okay that sounds like a plan well I have next Wednesday off so we will go to get the first two then and then what are we going to do with them. How do you destroy a Horcrux anyway?"
Harry looked at him with a worried look "Well you can either use Basilisk venom or Fiendfyre. I am not going to go with the later because I have seen firsthand how uncontrollable it is. When I was looking for the diadem in Hogwarts Crabbe used it against me, Ron and Hermione and it resulted in him losing his life and us about falling to the same fate since he could not control it. If we used it I am worried I would burn down the Manor killing anyone unfortunate enough to be here so that way is a no-go" Sirius nodded that he agreed
"So what are we going to use Basilisk venom?" asked Sirius
"That is exactly what we are going to use" said Harry smiling at a gob smacked Sirius
"How are you going to get your hands on that?" he asked
"Well I am going to go into the Chamber of Secrets while I am at school and kill the giant snake with a rooster. Then I am going to sever some fangs from it and use those and if I can use it impregnate the sword of Gryffindor with its venom" said Harry as though he was commenting on the weather.
Sirius just looked at him as though Harry had two heads. He shook his head to clear it then asked his next question "You said there were seven last time we have been discussing five of them what were the other two?"
"Well his pet snake Nagini will be one but I will deal with her in the graveyard in my fourth year and I was the other though I believe that since he destroyed that Horcrux in the other time-line and I was sent back to my younger self and did not merge with that self it is still been vanquished by Tom himself" explained Harry
"That makes since but we should try to find out for sure so you won't have to worry about that in the future" Harry just nodded agreeing with Sirius.
The two were discussing more plans of how they were going to deal with the Horcruxes when a force suddenly began making itself known in Harrys head. Harry opened the bond with Ginny who was shouting at him with a semi-worried tone.
Harry!
Harry Potter where are you?
I am with Sirius in my granddad's old study Gin why what's wrong?
I have been looking for you. I couldn't hear you and you left me in the sitting room hours ago and I began worrying about you.
I am talking with Sirius love if you want you can come here.
K I am on my way it is at the other end of the hall from the library right?
Yup
K will be there shortly
See you soon love
Soon!
"What's up mate?" Sirius asked seeing the worry in Harry's face
"Ginny is getting upset and worried since I left her in the sitting room and shut her out a few hours ago. Part of our bond has a longing between us and it seems to affect Ginny stronger than it does me. If we are apart for too long at a good distance she begins to worry immensely. Like when we came back from Diagon Alley the other day. If it is too long she gets very emotional" Harry explained to Sirius who said he understood. Just as they finished Ginny rushed into the room throwing herself into Harry's arms and hugging him. Harry smiled at her and mouthed over her shoulder to Sirius "See what I mean" and he nodded at him.
Harry held Ginny for a while so she could calm down and after a few minutes she did just that. He kissed her on the top of the head and escorted her to the back patio where they settled into a lounger near the pool and just sat there in each other's company. This really helped Ginny calm down. She just lay in Harry's arms and rested her head on his chest. Harry just sat there with her in his arms stroking her hair and saying consoling words to her through their bond.
After a few hours Mrs. Weasley came out to the patio to find the two asleep on the lounger. She smiled at the pair and thought twice about waking them they just looked so peaceful and happy there together. She finally decided that it was best to wake them so she went over to them and gently nudged them awake. The two smiled at her and apologized for falling asleep. She told them it was fine and suggested they go in for some dinner since they would be leaving for the Burrow after it was finished.
The three walked back inside and into the dining room to join the others. The dinner was a very large spread with many things to choose from. Once everyone had their fill the Weasley's and Harry collected their belongings and after wishing Sirius, Remus and Delly a goodnight flooed back to the Burrow where they all adjourned to their respective beds for a goodnight sleep. Harry fell asleep staring at his brightly glowing phoenix ring knowing just like himself Ginny was thinking about him and he was sure her necklace was glowing just as brightly.