1 Chapter 3
"Ron! Go outside and get the paper!" Harry yelled from his room. An answering call came in reply.
"Why do I have to do it?! I do have important stuff to do you know!"
"Hermione isn't going anywhere Ron, she'll be there when you get back!" Harry yelled. A loud grumbling as Ron walked by his door told Harry he'd won the little argument.
"I suppose I'd best get up now." Harry groaned, then got out of bed and went downstairs. Hermione rushed quickly past, embarrassed. Harry chuckled, then sat at the table, and stole the paper off Ron.
"Hey! I got it, I deserve to read it first!" Ron protested. Harry paid him no mind, then saw the date up top.
"Hey, we're meant to pick up Ginny today!" Harry cried in alarm.
"Ho crap!" Ron jumped to his feet, grabbed some toast, and dashed to Ginny's room to clean it up, as it had gotten fairly messy over the time since her last visit. Hermione dashed outside, so as to go to Diagon alley and get Ginny a present. ("She can't come here without some new clothes!"), and Harry was left alone in the kitchen.
"I better go check to see what time the train arrives." Harry said, and went outside to the, and drove it to the station. He checked the time, and saw that he had plenty of time. So he decided not to go directly back home to where he, Ron and Hermione lived together, and instead drove around the town. He saw the old house, where the Dursleys still presumably lived. He saw the Leaky Cauldron, which lead into Diagon Alley from Muggle London.
"So Ginny is coming to our place for the holidays. This'll be interesting. I wonder how she's been. She will have grown since, she's due for a growth spurt. I'm talking to myself again, should I be worried?" Harry asked himself, as he parked the car back at his place. Inside was a scene of pure pandemonium, with Ron rushing around the place like a hyperactive monkey. He actually seemed to be causing mess as he dashed through the house.
"Eh, Ron, we still have half an hour. You can probably calm down." Harry said.
"Have you seen her ROOM!??!!" Ron screamed. Harry violently grabbed Ron's shoulders and shook him.
"IT'S NOT THAT BAD! AND IT'S NOT THAT IMPORTANT! CALM! DOWN!!" Harry ordered in a yell. Ron took a few deep breaths.
"Thanks Harry. I've been worried about her though! She's the only Weasley left at the school! Nobody to look out for her!" Ron was almost wringing his hands.
"We've beaten Voldemort about 15 times now, I doubt he will be a problem for Ginny anymore. What else could be a problem for her? Other than if another Malfoy went there. He really was annoying." Harry shuddered at the thought of Draco Malfoy. He'd been having bad dreams lately, and the mention of Malfoy had brought them back to mind.
"Yeah, Malfoy was an idiot. Lets stop talking about him though, I don't want to ruin an otherwise happy day." Ron yawned. At that moment, Hermione came bursting through the door, carrying a bag of clothing.
"I bought Ginny some clothes. Do you think she'll like them?!" Hermione asked, showing some denim jeans (That looked as though they'd be a tight fit, possibly a size too small) a couple of tank tops, a pair of nice shoes, and some patterned underwear, which Hermione immediately put back in the bag once she accidentally brought them out.
"I think she'll love them." Harry reassured her, pretending he hadn't seen the underwear. "We may as well go to the station and meet her now. We don't have very long to get there, only half an hour."
"Yeah, we should." Ron said, having finally calmed down. Then, all three of them piled into the car, and drove down to the station. The train was just pulling in as they went through the barrier. Within a few minutes, Ginny came off the train, and collected her things. Among them was the small owl that Harry had bought her as a birthday present, named Barnabas. She pushed the trolley towards the trio and nearly tripped over in her excitement.
"Hi Ron!" Ginny leaped and gave Ron a hug, sending both of them tumbling to the ground.
"Watch it Ginny! I'm not indestructible like you, y'know!" Ron grunted, but hugged back anyway. Ginny proceeded to hug the rest of them, and said.
"So, are we going to your place now?" Ginny asked.
"Yeah. Hermione bought you some stuff, it's on your bed at our place, which was recently cleaned. Ron did the cleaning of your room, and I wandered around aimlessly after I checked when you'd get here." Harry laughed at Ginny's face. "Lets go."
"Ron! Go outside and get the paper!" Harry yelled from his room. An answering call came in reply.
"Why do I have to do it?! I do have important stuff to do you know!"
"Hermione isn't going anywhere Ron, she'll be there when you get back!" Harry yelled. A loud grumbling as Ron walked by his door told Harry he'd won the little argument.
"I suppose I'd best get up now." Harry groaned, then got out of bed and went downstairs. Hermione rushed quickly past, embarrassed. Harry chuckled, then sat at the table, and stole the paper off Ron.
"Hey! I got it, I deserve to read it first!" Ron protested. Harry paid him no mind, then saw the date up top.
"Hey, we're meant to pick up Ginny today!" Harry cried in alarm.
"Ho crap!" Ron jumped to his feet, grabbed some toast, and dashed to Ginny's room to clean it up, as it had gotten fairly messy over the time since her last visit. Hermione dashed outside, so as to go to Diagon alley and get Ginny a present. ("She can't come here without some new clothes!"), and Harry was left alone in the kitchen.
"I better go check to see what time the train arrives." Harry said, and went outside to the, and drove it to the station. He checked the time, and saw that he had plenty of time. So he decided not to go directly back home to where he, Ron and Hermione lived together, and instead drove around the town. He saw the old house, where the Dursleys still presumably lived. He saw the Leaky Cauldron, which lead into Diagon Alley from Muggle London.
"So Ginny is coming to our place for the holidays. This'll be interesting. I wonder how she's been. She will have grown since, she's due for a growth spurt. I'm talking to myself again, should I be worried?" Harry asked himself, as he parked the car back at his place. Inside was a scene of pure pandemonium, with Ron rushing around the place like a hyperactive monkey. He actually seemed to be causing mess as he dashed through the house.
"Eh, Ron, we still have half an hour. You can probably calm down." Harry said.
"Have you seen her ROOM!??!!" Ron screamed. Harry violently grabbed Ron's shoulders and shook him.
"IT'S NOT THAT BAD! AND IT'S NOT THAT IMPORTANT! CALM! DOWN!!" Harry ordered in a yell. Ron took a few deep breaths.
"Thanks Harry. I've been worried about her though! She's the only Weasley left at the school! Nobody to look out for her!" Ron was almost wringing his hands.
"We've beaten Voldemort about 15 times now, I doubt he will be a problem for Ginny anymore. What else could be a problem for her? Other than if another Malfoy went there. He really was annoying." Harry shuddered at the thought of Draco Malfoy. He'd been having bad dreams lately, and the mention of Malfoy had brought them back to mind.
"Yeah, Malfoy was an idiot. Lets stop talking about him though, I don't want to ruin an otherwise happy day." Ron yawned. At that moment, Hermione came bursting through the door, carrying a bag of clothing.
"I bought Ginny some clothes. Do you think she'll like them?!" Hermione asked, showing some denim jeans (That looked as though they'd be a tight fit, possibly a size too small) a couple of tank tops, a pair of nice shoes, and some patterned underwear, which Hermione immediately put back in the bag once she accidentally brought them out.
"I think she'll love them." Harry reassured her, pretending he hadn't seen the underwear. "We may as well go to the station and meet her now. We don't have very long to get there, only half an hour."
"Yeah, we should." Ron said, having finally calmed down. Then, all three of them piled into the car, and drove down to the station. The train was just pulling in as they went through the barrier. Within a few minutes, Ginny came off the train, and collected her things. Among them was the small owl that Harry had bought her as a birthday present, named Barnabas. She pushed the trolley towards the trio and nearly tripped over in her excitement.
"Hi Ron!" Ginny leaped and gave Ron a hug, sending both of them tumbling to the ground.
"Watch it Ginny! I'm not indestructible like you, y'know!" Ron grunted, but hugged back anyway. Ginny proceeded to hug the rest of them, and said.
"So, are we going to your place now?" Ginny asked.
"Yeah. Hermione bought you some stuff, it's on your bed at our place, which was recently cleaned. Ron did the cleaning of your room, and I wandered around aimlessly after I checked when you'd get here." Harry laughed at Ginny's face. "Lets go."
