21. A/N : I actually had a lot of fun writing this chapter. I hope you like it. Enjoy. and please review ? That would really make my day. I dedicate the next chapter, to the first reviewer !! LOL

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Dearest Diary,

Today was one of the most humiliating days of my life. I just can't believe it! Aaaaaaaaaarghhhh.

flashback.

I was sitting at the table, eating breakfast with the rest of my family. Percy was reading the Daily Prophet and Fred and George were playing some kind of card game. I was just about to take another egg when I noticed mum eying me weirdly. As if she suddenly saw me in a new light. I frowned, but continued eating none the less.

"Arthur, our little Ginevra is growing up." Mum suddenly exclaimed, a little teary eyed. Dad looked up at me and then back at mum. "She certainly is Molly, our little princess isn't so little anymore."

My ears turned red and I heard Ron cough suspiciously. I shot him a glare, what had gotten into mum ?

"Arthur, I think I'm going to take Ginevra on a shopping trip." That did it. Something was definitely up. "But Molly, I thought you bought new clothes last month,..." I was looking left and right and left and right,... you know, like in a tennis match.

"Yes, I know. But I'm taking her on a mother-daughter shopping trip." Mum said, pausing after each word.

The boys were eying each other weirdly. When father didn't say anything, only frowned at mum, she sighed. "Arthur darling, I think Ginevra needs a bra."

I choked, spluttered and spit out my drink, it landed all over Percy, but I didn't care at the moment. "Mum !" I cried, highly embarrassed.

Fred and George burst out laughing, as did Ronald, he even fell of his chair. My face turned as red as a tomato and I wanted the floor to swallow me whole. "Isn't it wonderful, we are going bra-shopping, just the two of us ! Mother and daughter !" Mum sniffled, pulling a handkerchief out of her pocket and wiping her tears away, all the while smiling.

This couldn't get any worse.

"And maybe we should get you some tampons, too, you know, when you get back to Hogwarts,..."

Okay maybe it could. Humiliation complete.

End flashback.

I can't believe she said that. Every time I come downstairs, my brothers start laughing again. And then Percy came to talk to me. I thought maybe it was about his stupid cauldrons again or something. How wrong I was.

Flashback

There was a knock on my door and I quickly closed my diary. Opening the door, I saw Percy standing there. "Can I talk to you for a minute, sis ?" he asked, his tone serious. I stepped aside, letting him enter my room, wondering what it was he needed to talk to me about. Maybe it was about his melting cauldrons again, or something? Whatever it was, it did seem to be quite serious. Percy was pacing around my room, stopping a few times to observe an object on my desk.

I cleared my throat. "Yes ?" I asked, "What do you want to talk to me about ?"

He passed a hand through his hair and seated himself on my bed, patting the spot next to him, motioning for me to do the same.

Curiously, I did just that. This wasn't about the cauldrons after all.

"Ginevra, you're growing into a beautiful young woman, sis." he started in his lecturing tone. "Not you too !" I moaned. I noticed the changes about myself quite well but did they have to rub it in my face every time ?

"When teenagers grow up,... sometimes things happen." he started, looking at me pointedly. I frowned, just where was this going ? "What do you mean, Perce ?" I asked, though I had a pretty good idea.

"Teenagers sometimes get these,..." he trailed of, rubbing his chin. "Sometimes get these strong feelings." he finished.

What had I done to deserve this ?.Oh god, don't tell me I was actually having THE TALK with my brother.

Standing, Percy continued. "Hormones make people act on their feelings."

I raised an eyebrow. It was actually kind of funny how he was explaining this. "And if the man and the woman have these feelings for each other,..." he stopped talking, and I could see he was struggling to continue.

"..Things happen ?" I offered, hiding a grin behind my hand. This was going to be fun.

He nodded. "Things happen." he confirmed. He started pacing again. "And if these things happen, if you're not taking precautions, other things can happen."

Now, both of my eyebrows where raised.

"What things are we talking about ?" I asked innocently. This whole thing might be kind of embarrassing, but hearing Percy explain it was just too funny.

His face turned a few shades redder. "We're talking about things that happen when a man and a woman like each other."

"Yes Percy, I got that part. But what actually happens ?"

He cleared his throat. "They,...They...They."

"Kiss ?" I offered helpfully.

Percy nodded. "Yes, and they touch and then they..." He broke of.

"Then they do things." I said casually. "Yes Percy we established that. But what are these THINGS ?"

He took a deep breath. "They have s...SS...SS..SSSSSSS...SSS"

"They start stuttering ?" I asked, trying my best not to laugh. He really seemed lost this time.

Percy shoved his glasses up his nose. "They have S-E-X." he finished in a whisper.

"Sex." I said bluntly. "Yes, I got that."

He cringed, but continued none the less. "They have, you know, and sometimes thing- ..."

"Yes I know, sometimes other things happen after that. I understood you the first time you know." I said seriously, my voice cracking a bit from the effort of holding my laughter at bay.

"Well yes." Percy said quickly. "But to prevent those things from happening, you have to be prepared."

I blinked a couple of times, did he really think I would,...you know,...do it. I've just turned thirteen for god's sake.

"Be prepared." I nodded.

"You have to take precautions."

I nodded again.

"To prevent It from happening."

"To prevent what from happening ? The first thing, or the second thing ?" I asked, yes, I was getting a bit confused. "To prevent it from happening or to prevent IT from happening ?"

It seemed for the first time in this conversation, that Percy was prepared. UGH, not in that way, You Perverts, you know what I meant. Prepared for the conversation we had.

"You best avoid both things from happening. If the first thing doesn't happen, the second wont either.

"Ah, I think I get it."

Percy nodded. "Good." He began pacing again.

"But if you want the first thing to happen but not the second, you have to use something to prevent it from happening."

I couldn't hold my laughter any more and started cracking up. If Percy noticed, he didn't show it.

"You can use a sort of rubber balloon to..."

That was it. I fell from the bed laughing. A sort of rubber balloon ? Percy certainly had a way to explain things. What a description, couldn't he just say condom ?

"It's not funny Ginevra." he scolded.

"I'm sorry Percy." I said, wiping the tears from my eyes and looking up at him. "What were you saying ? rubber balloon ?"

Percy glared at me for a sec, before continuing, "Anyway, it's called a condom."

Finally, we're getting somewhere.

"And what is the use of it ?" I asked, grinning again.

"Well." he said, getting all flustered again. "You put it, put it, put it on." he finished lamely.

"You put it on." I repeated, enjoying every minute of this talk. "On what exactly ?"

"YOU don't put it on." Percy continued. "The man puts it on."

"You still haven't told me where." I stated, hiding my grin again. Did he honestly think I didn't know this already ?

"He puts it on his, his thingy."

I burst out laughing again, tears streaming down my cheeks.

"Why are you laughing ? This is serious." Percy snapped at me.

"I...can't ...breathe." I hiccupped.

End flashback.

After that, he just stormed out of my room. I tried diary, oh gods I tried. But I just couldn't stop. I couldn't stop laughing and the tears kept coming. Hey, you can't blame me for laughing, can you ?

Anyway, tomorrow is the big day. I'll actually have to go bra-shopping with mum. Another embarrassing event, I'm sure. But that's for tomorrow. I'm going to sleep now, I'm dead tired.

Hugs and kisses,

Ginevra Weasley.