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A/N: I know, it's over used, but this is MY theory on what the next book will be like. I hope you enjoy reading this, please review!

Order of the Phoenix

Chapter Nine

The next morning Ron woke up Harry, "Harry wake up, Harry I need to talk to you, wake up"

"What is it Ron?"

"Harry I think I'm going to tell Hermione I love her tonight."

"That's good Ron, I'm going back to bed now."

"No Harry you can't, I need advice on how to tell her."

"Ron just tell her."

"How'd you tell Ginny?"

"I haven't told Ginny yet."

"Are you sure? Cause she sent mum an owl saying that you two were in love and that you weren't rushing into anything too fast. My mum wrote me telling me all about it, and to watch out for her. She knows you're a nice boy but Ginny can be well, weird at times."

"Yes Ron I'm sure, I was planning on telling her tonight when I give her that mirror. Sirius helped me with something a little bit better for her for Christmas."

"Oh, so will you help me decide when to tell Hermione at least?"

Harry gave up and sat up in bed quickly, "Tell her after the last dance, take her out by the lake and tell her then. Girls like that romantic crap."

"Is that how you were planning on telling Ginny? Cause I don't want to do the same thing you are."

"No, I'm taking Ginny up here to the dormitory, running up to get the mirror, going back down to the common room and telling her in front of everyone."

"So you're skipping the romantic crap?"

"Yeah, basically. I'm going with the public announcement way instead."

"Yeah but Ginny will probably like that. Hermione would just get embarrassed."

"Probably. Let's get going though I'm sure they're waiting for us for breakfast Ron."

They got ready and ran down to the common room where they found Ginny and Hermione waiting patiently giggling away talking about plans for the night. They all went down to breakfast together, laughing and flirting their way down to the great hall. About half way there they saw Cho walking towards them. Harry remembering the way that Ginny had reacted to Malfoy quickly grabbed Ginny's hands and held on tightly. Ginny smiled up, "Don't worry Harry, I won't punch her. I know I'd get a detention this time."

Cho walked over to them and smiled at Harry, "Hi Harry".

Harry stared at her, and said nothing. Ginny didn't move from his side, squeezed his hand and said, "Cho why are you over here bothering us?"

"Can't I say hi to him now?"

"Why would you want to Cho, you never wanted to before," Ginny was starting to get downright disgusted with Cho and her little act, how dare she do this, Harry doesn't even like her anymore.

Harry thought about it quickly and decided not to wait for tonight. He wrapped his arms around Ginny, kissed her passionately and looked into her eyes. " I love you Ginny."

"I love you too Harry," Ginny was smiling from ear to ear and blushing a bit.

Cho stood there in shock, not knowing whether to run away crying or stay there and say something. Hermione and Ron were holding hands watching, smiling happy that the two finally said it out loud instead of talking to them about it. Ginny smiled and said, "Let's get going, we'll miss breakfast at this rate."

Harry slipped his arm around her waist and they went off down to the great hall, laughing about the expression on Cho's face. Ginny pulled Harry aside before they went in, "Did you mean what you said Harry, or where you just saying it to spite Cho?"

"I meant every word of it Ginny, I was going to wait for tonight but I'm sick of her trying to tear us apart, I wanted to make sure she knew that I love you, and not her. I'm hoping she gets the hint and backs off, because she's just wasting her time."

Ginny smiled and kissed Harry, "I love you too, Harry."

Harry got up and started to pace, waiting for Ginny. He was nervous, he hadn't gone to a Ball with someone he loved before and didn't know how it would go. Sirius had sneaked down to see if Harry was still there, since no one else was, and when Harry told him it was just him and Ginny left in the dormitory he transformed to his normal self and waited with Harry. Harry told him about earlier that day with Ginny and Cho and how much he meant it when he said he loved her.

Sirius smiled and told him all about how Harry's parents had gotten together-almost the same way he and Ginny had. They were friends the first few years, but Lily was a year behind them. Lily followed James and the Marauders around, and when the first ball came around James asked another girl first, and by the time he realized he wanted to go with Lily she was already with someone else.

So James made his date miserable through the entire dance because he was too busy being jealous of the guy that was dancing with Lily. The next year James wised up enough to ask Lily on the train on the way to Hogwarts. And slowly over the next few years they became much more than friends. When Sirius finished they realized Ginny had been standing listening to the whole story.

Harry couldn't believe his eyes when he saw her; she looked beautiful with her hair teased to perfection and a long emerald green robe on that matched Harry's perfectly in color. Sirius insisted on taking a picture of the two of them together, which he did after maneuvering them so that their arms were perfectly placed and they had the perfect lighting.

Harry and Ginny didn't mind though, they were too busy looking in each other's eyes. Sirius hugged Harry before transforming and going back up to the dormitory rooms. Harry and Ginny slowly walked arm in arm to the Yule Ball. Harry couldn't take his eyes off of Ginny, he kept thinking to himself, "Nothing could ruin this night for us, nothing."