Chapter ten

When the band, Hector, Hermione and Ron left the pub, Neville left to go get Ginny.

'Why don't we learn a few easier songs for this ball if it's going to have important people there?' Mark asked.

'We can do some of those, but I still want to play our rock music and there will be a lot of people our age there as well. Most of the people that fought in the Battle of Hogwarts were our age.'

'That's true, so they will like you're music and since the ministry want to thank us, all of us, we should have a say in the music,' Hermione said.

'Good one Hermione,' Ron kissed her, 'We should. You can throw in the odd slow stuff.'

'Okay, let's learn a few and mix it up a bit,' Liam said. 'What do you think of bringing in a couple of girls to do some backup with a few songs? Maybe we can have Harry do a duet with one if we can find a girl with a good enough voice.'

'I don't mind, what about you lot?' Harry asked.

'Yeah, anything to make it sound better and I know a few girls that do backup for other bands, their not with those bands, just get paid for recording and when they occasionally do concerts. So I'll ask and see what they say,' Martin said.

'Okay, why don't we do a few of these,' Harry pulled out a stack of music sheets and handed them around. Harry played one first, then the band start to work out their music when Harry spotted Neville and Ginny walked in. 'Um, give me a minute guys,' Harry put his guitar down, 'Gin, merlin you look terrible. what have you been doing to yourself?'

'Nothing, nightmares, you know what there like.'

'Yeah, I do,' Harry walked towards her and took her hand, 'Neville said he explained how I don't want to get serious, so if you accept that, we can see each other again.'

'I had a lot of time to think after that night and I realised you were right. We are still young and you never did have a normal childhood. Let's just take it one day at a time, go from there, but where are you're glasses Harry?'

'Contact lenses, it's a muggle thing. You put these small plastic things right on the eye and they work like glasses, our record producer suggested them. But one more thing, I said casual Ginny, which means I could see others, I'm not saying I will, I just don't want anything serious right now. I'm out to have fun, that could mean dating, a lot,' Harry stared at Ginny and saw she didn't like that but she also looked resigned.

'I don't like it, but I'll have to accept it, I'm just hoping that later, you might decide on me.'

'Maybe I will, I can't say anything right now. So if you see me with another girl, you can't do anything or I'll stop this right now. You can think about it if you want, work out if you can go with that, so if you want to hang around and watch us rehearse even if it's not you're type of music, you can and think at the same time.'

'I'll think about it and I'd like to stay, if you don't mind. As for the music, I'm just one for the slower stuff, but I want to stay.'

'Okay,' Harry stared into Ginny's eyes, then ran his finger along the dark circles under her eyes, 'You look like you haven't slept in ages,' Harry gently kissed her, but Ginny instantly deepened the kiss until they were full on snogging.

'I saw you're tongue Gin, I don't need to see my sister doing that,' Ron called out.

Harry and Ginny pulled apart but they both chuckled, 'He couldn't resist, could he?' Harry said and faced his friend.

'Well, you should be used to me by now Harry. I thought you were going to rehearse.'

Harry, Hermione, Neville and Ginny laughed, 'We are, but I might do a song I wrote that Ginny might like. Just remember Ginny, it's just a song, I never wrote it for anyone. It just might put that smile back on her face,' Harry kissed her again then let her sit with Neville before Harry picked up his guitar and sung a long song, but noticed Neville, Hermione and Ron look at Ginny then Harry, 'What, I said I like about Ginny but I don't want anything serious.'

'That was a lovers song Harry, I think that's why their looking at you like that. I've been playing for years and usually when someone writes a song like that, means there's someone they have in their life or want in there life,' John said grinning at Harry.'

'I wasn't thinking of anyone when I wrote that, it just came to me, but I don't want anything serious for a while, probably a long while. If you knew what my life had been like over the last, well all my life actually, you'd understand.'

'I understand Harry and I am planning on going back to Hogwarts, but why we have the chance, why not take it.'

'Yeah, alright, but I hope you're mum and dad know you'll have to come here though. We're busy, from next week we might be recording, then photo's. We have to go buy the clothes for that tomorrow. You know though, since all of you know about magic, I could get Kreacher here to cook and I wouldn't have to go out all the time. I could tell him to stay in his space when others that don't know about us are here.'

'If you make him understand Harry, then it will help. He's still at Hogwarts at the moment,' Neville said.

'Alright, Kreacher,' Harry called and the old elf appeared in front of him.

'Master Harry called and Kreacher came.'

'Yeah, I live here now, so I wanted to know if you want to as well?'

'Kreacher lives to serve the House of Potter. Kreacher will stay master Harry.'

'Okay, one thing though, these blokes over there are muggles, they know about us. But there will be some that come here that don't. On those times, you will need to stay hidden, alright?'

'Kreacher can make himself invisible master Harry.'

'Okay, well why don't you go look around and work out something for dinner. Oh who's staying for dinner?' Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Neville, Hector and the band all said they will, 'Well, enough for all of us then.'

'Kreacher will make master Harry's favourites, Kreacher has missed his master,' the elf bowed then walked out of the room.

'Um what is that Harry?' Mark asked.

'They're house elves and are usually owned. My godfather left him to me, but normally I leave him at Hogwarts with the other house elves.'

'They must do whatever their owner tells them and obey them without questions. Harry will never make Kreacher do anything, he always asks and politely,' Ron chuckled.

'Well it's still barbaric, but I understand with Kreacher, he is old.' Hermione said.

'Yeah, not like Dobby, that's why I set him free. He was only young and was being treated like shit by the Malfoy's. Still if I didn't set him free he might be alive.'

'Don't start Harry, I know he shouldn't have died, but he did save all our lives,' Hermione said.

'Hermione and Ron took me to see the grave you made for him Harry, it was nice,' Ginny smiled up at Harry.

'Yeah, but he shouldn't have died, bloody Bellatrix. She got hers though, thanks to your mum. When I saw you're mum kill her, you know what I thought about?'

'What?' Ginny asked.

'You, imagining what you're tempers like. I thought when I told you I didn't want serious, I'd be hexed so badly I wouldn't be walking,' Harry chuckled.

'I thought about it that night, took a lot to calm me down. So if you don't want serious and might date, that means I could as well.' Ginny raised her eyebrows at Harry.

'If you want, you're choice,' Harry shrugged.

Ginny stared at Harry then stood up and slipped her arms around him, 'I want to talk to you privately and sorry, you're auror will have to wait outside the door.'

'Um Harry, I'm supposed to stay with you at all times.' Hector said.

'I'll be safe with Ginny, the most she will do is snog me or bat bogey hex me, so I'll be fine. Be back soon guys,' Harry and Ginny hurried from the room.

'I know you're sister is trustworthy, but that's going against my orders.'

'If you didn't let Ginny have some time with Harry, she would have hexed you. Six of us older brothers and she never backed down once. Think of this Hector, she takes on Harry who can be stubborn, overprotective and can't be talked into anything he doesn't want to do. When he broke up with her it was for Ginny's safety, Harry's lucky she didn't hex him then, but she realised Harry was right. If Voldemort found out about Ginny, he would have taken her to make Harry go to him. Now though, with Harry saying he want's casual and I know my sister, she's going to get Harry as much as she can, so give them a bit of privacy even if I wish she wouldn't do that.'

'Alright and I know Ginny was in the DA, so she was on our side. It's just my orders, I'm supposed to stay with Harry.'

'You know it was her that destroyed the hall of prophecy, don't you?' Neville asked.

'You're kidding, that small wisp of a girl destroyed that room, how?'

'A simple reductor curse, Harry taught her good. I think he gave her extra lessons to make sure she was safe,' Neville chuckled.

'I hope you mean magic lessons Neville and not anything else. She wasn't even of age then., Now's different, she is an adult.' Ron said looking worried.

'Prat Ron, of course I mean with magic, Harry would never do anything like that. I can tell you for a fact that Ginny said Harry will be her first and she's never been with anyone. We talked a lot when you three were gone,' Neville said.

'I don't need to hear that about my sister. Hey, what was that noise?' Ron asked looking towards the roof.

'Maybe Harry's giving Ginny exactly what she wants,' Hermione said softly.

'Oh they can't be, with all of us here.'

'Sounds like it,' Mark said, then went back to reading the music, 'we can work on these other songs until Harry makes it back down.'

'Do you really think they are?' Ron said quietly as he looked at Hermione.

'Yes I do, Ginny did tell me if she was going to talk Harry into it, sounds like she did. You know Harry would never talk Ginny into anything, that's not him, this is all Ginny's idea.'

'Yeah, I know Harry would never take advantage of Ginny, well of anyone. Okay, we might as well listen to Lightnings Kiss, well without their singer.'

Hermione, Ron, Neville and Hector listened to the band rehearse some of Harry's slower songs and thought even without Harry singing, the music sounded great. They kept listening for the next couple of hours before Harry and Ginny walked back into the room and everyone only had to look at Ginny to see she was looking better.

'Sorry, we'll get back to rehearsals now,' Harry shrugged, 'Ginny had a lot to talk about.'

'I bet she did, we could hear you two Harry, so we know you weren't talking up there,' Ron said shaking his head.

'Well, we did talk, just not a lot, used our mouths for other things,' Harry laughed loudly at Ron's red ears.

'Harry, don't tell my brother that.'

'Sorry Gin, couldn't help it. I like seeing Ron's ears go red.'

'Master Harry, dinner is ready so please clean up and come inside?'

'Alright, thanks Kreacher, well we'll get back to rehearsing tomorrow, let's eat. I'm starving with what Ginny's been doing to me,' Harry chuckled as he put his arm around her and led everyone into the kitchen where he conjured more chairs and enlarged the table so they could all fit. The ten of them had a great time while they ate Kreacher's wonderful cooking, they laughed, teased someone, usually Harry and Ron, but the magical people realised they all had a good life now.