"Ron, please stop hanging over yourself. Maybe you don't have a thing for Hermione. Maybe it's..." Ginny stopped to think.
"Maybe he's a stalker." Harry joked from behind the Daily Prophet.
"Haha." Ron added, "I'm glad you two tried to help, but Harry, please lay off. As for you Ginny, make me some of that carrot cake. It was really good. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go on my date." Ron put on his coat and hat and headed for the door.
"More like your torture hour!" Harry called after him, followed by an, "Ow!" Ginny had snatched the paper from Harry and hit him with it.
"Well, you shouldn't be like that to him! He's going through something!"
"What's he going through?" Harry asked.
"That's just it,I don't know."
"Oh, well, I'm off. I'm going to take a shower and then I'm meeting George at the Three Broomsticks."
"Why?"
"Well,you know how you said you didn't know what was wrong with Ron?"
"Yeah."
"We're going to find out. Be right back."
Ginny shook her head as Harry went upstairs. Soon, she heard water turn off and he came back down, smelling of soap and aftershave.
"Hey, Ginny, George wanted to look at that bracelet I gave you."
"The expensive one?"
"Well, if you want to call it that."
"Why?"
"He thinks there might be some rare diamond in it or-or something. I don't know."
"Sure. It's upstairs."
"Okay." She could hear him race upstairs, rummage through something, and come back down.
"Bye." He pecked her on the cheek.
"Bye."
"Zo, what are 'oo doing now?"
"With what?" Ron asked. He hadn't exactly been paying attention.
"In your spare time, zilly."
"Oh, um, well, I don't exactly have a lot of spare time, being president of the department of Overly Used Wands And Cauldrons."
Fleur nodded, "I zee."
"You would." Rom mumbled and then added, "Do you want to walk around or do you want to stay here?"
" 'Ere is fine for now. Let me finish zis coffoe."
Ron nodded. He was looking around as Fleur finished her drink. He saw George and Harry in a booth. He muttered unspeakables under his breath and said, "Fleur, why don't we go sit with George and Harry?"
" 'Ine wiz me." She said and hopped up.
"George! Harry! What are you two doing here?" Ron said flatly, glaring at Harry.
" 'Ze zame zing we are, I suppose!" Fleur added.
"Oh, Fleur, this is George, one of my many brothers."
"Hi." George said.
" 'Ello." Fleur said, sitting down beside him. Ron took a seat next to Harry.
"We were just looking at this lovely bracelet. Want to see? It may contain a rare diamond." George said, handing Fleur the bracelet.
" 'Zank 'oo." She said, grinning at him mischeiviously. George grinned back and started small talk with her.
"What are you doing here?" Ron said.
"Eating and drinking." Harry replied.
Ron rolled his eyes, "Yeah, sure."
"Okay, you caught me!" Harry said, "I'm in a public building!"
"Harry, please, don't start."
"Sorry, Ron. George seems to be having a good time." George and Fleur were flirting heavily.
"He can have her." Ron said.
Harry laughed, "Don't worry, you'll see her again."
"What! Harry if you made another date."
"Don't worry, it's not a date. It's dinner. Everyone's going to be there, including you."
"Who is everyone?"
"Well, you, Fleur, George, Fred, Katie, his wife and Jay, his son."
"I know Harry!"
"Let's see, Hermione, Cho,"
"Cho?" Ron grinnied.
"Shutup, Ron. You know I got over her in our sixth year."
"I know, but still."
"And Neville, his daughter, Marie, Percy, Charlie, Bill, your mom and dad, and that's all."
"Big crowd."
"Yeah, but our house is big enough."
"I guess."
"Where's your watch, Ron? I thought you wore it all the time."
"I don't know. It disappeared yesterday. I can't find it anywhere, nor my wallet."
"Really? Weird."
"Oh, well. Fleur, we have to go."
"What? Oh, I must go. I will zee 'oo again, no?"
"Of course." George said, smiling.
When Ron and Fleur reached her house, she hesitated to get out.
" 'On? I must tell 'oo somezing."
"What?" Ron was quite tired by now.
"I zink I am in 'ove wiz your brothzer."
"Oh, well, that's too bad. See you tomorrow night."
"Oh, at 'Arry's?"
"Yes."
"You are not upset?"
"I'll live."
"Oh. Goodnight."
"Goodnight, Fleur." Before he could stop her, she kissed him quickly on the lips.
"Zank you. Goodnight."
Ron didn't reply. He just felt his lips. Lipstick was on them now. Great, just great, Ron thought. But still, he used to dream about that. Funny, how it wasn't that great.
"But, they'll be here in an hour! The turkey won't be done yet! Harry!"
"It's fine. Anyway, Hermione just arrived. She can help you and your mom cook."
"Hello, everyone." Hermione cheerfully came in.
"Great, you can help. Come along!" Ginny added. She and Hermione went in the kitchen.
Harry went back into the living room. Soon, everyone was there.
HARRY: So, how are the dragons, Charlie?
CHARLIE: Fine. Last month, one got loose, though.
BILL: Terrible. I was visiting at the time.
PERCY: Well, as you all know, it was very hard to fit this into my schedule. What with me being the Minister of Magic's assitant-
FRED: We know, we know.
GEORGE: I don't think I do. Are you sure you told me, Percy?
MRS. WEASLEY: Please, George, don't taunt, I'd like to see you accomplish something once in a while.
FLEUR: Actually, 'e 'as. Me. We are, as 'oo say, "dating".
KATIE: Really? Fred, did you know?
FRED: Nope. Looks like we don't share everything anymore.
GEORGE: Well, she and Ron, were together. I guess you could say I stole her away.
RON: No worries, George, no worries.
GINNY: Of course.
HERMIONE: Ron would never hold a grudge. Hopefully.
RON: (glares at her) So, Harry, how long have you and Ginny been going out now?
HARRY: I'm not sure.
GINNY: We aren't exactly keeping a chart.
JAY: Maybe you should. It would be an interesting display.
MARIE: (giggles)
NEVILLE: Marie doesn't say much.
CHO: Sort of like you.
NEVILLE: Well...
CHO: I like the silent type.
NEVILLE: (claps hand over mouth)
By now the dinner is over.
Everyone retreated back to Harry and Ginny's den for tea.
"Harry, what ever happened to my bracelet?"
"Oh, I" Harry's eyes opened big, "Oops."
"Oops?" Ginny said.
"Um, I don't exactly know, Gin."
"You don't know!"
"Um, yes."
"HARRY! That was expensive!"
"Well, I-I didn't mean to loose it."
"Don't tell me you lost it!"
"Hey, where's my wallet?" Neville said.
"When did you last have it?" Cho countered.
"Before dinner, I'm sure." He replied.
All through the evening, almost everyone lost something. That is, except for Harry........
"Hold on, I may have left my ring in the kitchen." Hermione said.
"Maybe he's a stalker." Harry joked from behind the Daily Prophet.
"Haha." Ron added, "I'm glad you two tried to help, but Harry, please lay off. As for you Ginny, make me some of that carrot cake. It was really good. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go on my date." Ron put on his coat and hat and headed for the door.
"More like your torture hour!" Harry called after him, followed by an, "Ow!" Ginny had snatched the paper from Harry and hit him with it.
"Well, you shouldn't be like that to him! He's going through something!"
"What's he going through?" Harry asked.
"That's just it,I don't know."
"Oh, well, I'm off. I'm going to take a shower and then I'm meeting George at the Three Broomsticks."
"Why?"
"Well,you know how you said you didn't know what was wrong with Ron?"
"Yeah."
"We're going to find out. Be right back."
Ginny shook her head as Harry went upstairs. Soon, she heard water turn off and he came back down, smelling of soap and aftershave.
"Hey, Ginny, George wanted to look at that bracelet I gave you."
"The expensive one?"
"Well, if you want to call it that."
"Why?"
"He thinks there might be some rare diamond in it or-or something. I don't know."
"Sure. It's upstairs."
"Okay." She could hear him race upstairs, rummage through something, and come back down.
"Bye." He pecked her on the cheek.
"Bye."
"Zo, what are 'oo doing now?"
"With what?" Ron asked. He hadn't exactly been paying attention.
"In your spare time, zilly."
"Oh, um, well, I don't exactly have a lot of spare time, being president of the department of Overly Used Wands And Cauldrons."
Fleur nodded, "I zee."
"You would." Rom mumbled and then added, "Do you want to walk around or do you want to stay here?"
" 'Ere is fine for now. Let me finish zis coffoe."
Ron nodded. He was looking around as Fleur finished her drink. He saw George and Harry in a booth. He muttered unspeakables under his breath and said, "Fleur, why don't we go sit with George and Harry?"
" 'Ine wiz me." She said and hopped up.
"George! Harry! What are you two doing here?" Ron said flatly, glaring at Harry.
" 'Ze zame zing we are, I suppose!" Fleur added.
"Oh, Fleur, this is George, one of my many brothers."
"Hi." George said.
" 'Ello." Fleur said, sitting down beside him. Ron took a seat next to Harry.
"We were just looking at this lovely bracelet. Want to see? It may contain a rare diamond." George said, handing Fleur the bracelet.
" 'Zank 'oo." She said, grinning at him mischeiviously. George grinned back and started small talk with her.
"What are you doing here?" Ron said.
"Eating and drinking." Harry replied.
Ron rolled his eyes, "Yeah, sure."
"Okay, you caught me!" Harry said, "I'm in a public building!"
"Harry, please, don't start."
"Sorry, Ron. George seems to be having a good time." George and Fleur were flirting heavily.
"He can have her." Ron said.
Harry laughed, "Don't worry, you'll see her again."
"What! Harry if you made another date."
"Don't worry, it's not a date. It's dinner. Everyone's going to be there, including you."
"Who is everyone?"
"Well, you, Fleur, George, Fred, Katie, his wife and Jay, his son."
"I know Harry!"
"Let's see, Hermione, Cho,"
"Cho?" Ron grinnied.
"Shutup, Ron. You know I got over her in our sixth year."
"I know, but still."
"And Neville, his daughter, Marie, Percy, Charlie, Bill, your mom and dad, and that's all."
"Big crowd."
"Yeah, but our house is big enough."
"I guess."
"Where's your watch, Ron? I thought you wore it all the time."
"I don't know. It disappeared yesterday. I can't find it anywhere, nor my wallet."
"Really? Weird."
"Oh, well. Fleur, we have to go."
"What? Oh, I must go. I will zee 'oo again, no?"
"Of course." George said, smiling.
When Ron and Fleur reached her house, she hesitated to get out.
" 'On? I must tell 'oo somezing."
"What?" Ron was quite tired by now.
"I zink I am in 'ove wiz your brothzer."
"Oh, well, that's too bad. See you tomorrow night."
"Oh, at 'Arry's?"
"Yes."
"You are not upset?"
"I'll live."
"Oh. Goodnight."
"Goodnight, Fleur." Before he could stop her, she kissed him quickly on the lips.
"Zank you. Goodnight."
Ron didn't reply. He just felt his lips. Lipstick was on them now. Great, just great, Ron thought. But still, he used to dream about that. Funny, how it wasn't that great.
"But, they'll be here in an hour! The turkey won't be done yet! Harry!"
"It's fine. Anyway, Hermione just arrived. She can help you and your mom cook."
"Hello, everyone." Hermione cheerfully came in.
"Great, you can help. Come along!" Ginny added. She and Hermione went in the kitchen.
Harry went back into the living room. Soon, everyone was there.
HARRY: So, how are the dragons, Charlie?
CHARLIE: Fine. Last month, one got loose, though.
BILL: Terrible. I was visiting at the time.
PERCY: Well, as you all know, it was very hard to fit this into my schedule. What with me being the Minister of Magic's assitant-
FRED: We know, we know.
GEORGE: I don't think I do. Are you sure you told me, Percy?
MRS. WEASLEY: Please, George, don't taunt, I'd like to see you accomplish something once in a while.
FLEUR: Actually, 'e 'as. Me. We are, as 'oo say, "dating".
KATIE: Really? Fred, did you know?
FRED: Nope. Looks like we don't share everything anymore.
GEORGE: Well, she and Ron, were together. I guess you could say I stole her away.
RON: No worries, George, no worries.
GINNY: Of course.
HERMIONE: Ron would never hold a grudge. Hopefully.
RON: (glares at her) So, Harry, how long have you and Ginny been going out now?
HARRY: I'm not sure.
GINNY: We aren't exactly keeping a chart.
JAY: Maybe you should. It would be an interesting display.
MARIE: (giggles)
NEVILLE: Marie doesn't say much.
CHO: Sort of like you.
NEVILLE: Well...
CHO: I like the silent type.
NEVILLE: (claps hand over mouth)
By now the dinner is over.
Everyone retreated back to Harry and Ginny's den for tea.
"Harry, what ever happened to my bracelet?"
"Oh, I" Harry's eyes opened big, "Oops."
"Oops?" Ginny said.
"Um, I don't exactly know, Gin."
"You don't know!"
"Um, yes."
"HARRY! That was expensive!"
"Well, I-I didn't mean to loose it."
"Don't tell me you lost it!"
"Hey, where's my wallet?" Neville said.
"When did you last have it?" Cho countered.
"Before dinner, I'm sure." He replied.
All through the evening, almost everyone lost something. That is, except for Harry........
"Hold on, I may have left my ring in the kitchen." Hermione said.