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Chapter Two: Control Freak Ginny
"Attention", Ginny said as she held up a thick wad of parchment. "This is the plan for Harry's birthday party".
Hermione looked up from her bacon and eggs that she was eating in surprise, "you've planned it already?", she asked, "I thought that you only came up with the idea yesterday?"
"Yeah well I didn't have much else to do" Ginny replied, "and I actually came up with the idea about five months ago but that is totally beside the point right and I can't tell you that because you will tell Ron and Ron will want to kill me for wanting to get into the pants of his best friend" thought Ginny as she smiled wickedly to herself.
"So Gin, what's the plan?" asked Fred
"Well" said Ginny brightly "You and George are to arrange for Mum and Dad to be out of town for the entire night".
"Oh that's easy done isn't it Gred", George exclaimed, "We'll send Dad to a muggle house"
"Yeah good idea Feorge, So Hermione what are your parents doing….. Hey Gin when is the party?" asked the puzzled twin.
"This weekend coming, the night of the day that Harry arrives", Ginny explained, "That way he will have no idea unless one of you owl him".
"Cool" said Ron, "So what's my job?"
"Ah" said Ginny sweetly knowing that for her plan to work she'd have to be in Ron's good books, "I gave you the very important job of invitations."
Ron looked at her doubtfully.
"Ron this is going to be the party that everyone will be talking about when we get back on the Hogwarts express" Ginny explained trying to keep her patience, "I thought since you were Harry's best friend, no offence Hermione, that you would know who Harry would want at his surprise party".
"Oh" Ron replied happily, "okay then how many people did you have in mind?"
"As many good looking girls as possible" the twins said speaking simultaneously.
The twins then escorted Ron out of the room giving him suggestions about who to invite. Ginny smiled happily, three down, looked across the table and thought to herself and only one to go. "So Hermione" Ginny babbled happily, "Since you are all sooo incredible at charms I thought you might want to do the decorations." Hermione looked at Ginny carefully "Sure" she replied "I'd like that" Ginny smiled nervously at her brother's girlfriend; "You wouldn't want to help me with the food to what you?" Ginny asked looking down into her cereal. Hermione just looked at her
"Oh come on Hermione", Ginny pleaded looking up, "Don't make me beg"
"Oh alright", Hermione sighed, giving in, "But on one condition"
"Yeah, what?" asked Ginny.
Hermione laughed, "Just don't let Ron be in charge of the music"
"No way" Ginny exclaimed smiling, "that's Gred and Feorge's other job".
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Many miles away from the happy relaxed atmosphere of The Burrow, the boy who lived sat in complete and utter boredom on his bed. Although it was eight thirty in the morning, Harry had been awake for three hours working in the garden and doing other jobs for his Aunt Petunia as part of his 'summer holiday chores'. Harry sighed and got up and walked over to his closet from which he removed his Firebolt and broom servicing kit. 'Well' he thought to himself, 'if I'm going to be bored I may as well do it properly' as he started to polish his broom for the twenty-seventh time for the holidays. Grr Harry growled in frustration a few minutes later when he heard Aunt Petunia yell at him to do the breakfast dishes. 'I can't wait to get to The Burrow or even better Hogwarts'. 'Ah Hogwarts' Harry thought dreamily to himself as he descended down the stairs. 'Freedom, the one place where I can be myself, even if those moments are during the middle of the night' he thought to himself bitterly a few minutes later as he sunk his arms elbow deep into dishwashing suds.
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