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Every Day Is A Winding Road Chapter 3, Forgive.
Ginny blinked. Harry was gone. He just.disappeared.
Was it something I did?
Did he realize I wanted to kiss him and get upset?
She very calmly walked back into her house, thoughts flying through her mind. She sat down on her couch, put her face in her hands, and finally let the tears flow down her face.
Why is it that all men that I date run from me?
What is it about me?
With a million questions running through her brain, Ginny walked into her bedroom, shut the door and fell onto the bed.
*
Harry stood outside the door of the same office he had been inside that very same morning. He continually took deep breaths trying to calm down so he wouldn't destroy the door and scream every hex he knew at Sirius, and he supposed Remus who was probably also in the room. Harry listened carefully and heard voices mumbling inside the room.
"Where would he have GONE?"
"How rude of him to just take off like that.good job teaching him manners Sirius!"
"EXCUSE ME? I believe I was not the only one TEACHING him thank you."
"Hmph."
Harry cleared his throat to make his presence known.
"Did you hear that?"
"Do you think."
"OH bloody hell, we're going to be killed! Put the Selenter away!"
Harry sighed realizing his suspicions were correct. He heard clamoring inside the room. Sirius' closet was very cluttered, he was sure.
Harry opened the door to see Sirius slamming the closet door shut and Remus scrambling back to his chair.
"Harry! How smashing to see you!"
Harry fell down into the second chair in front of Sirius' desk. "Yes, considering you just saw me this morning, I'm sure you've been going through withdrawal."
Sirius let out a nervous chuckle letting himself down into his chair behind the desk.
"Harry, what brings you here?"
Harry glared at his former professor and person he considered his second godfather. "Oh.just coming for a little CHAT."
"Oh.chat.chat.good."
"Having problems completing sentences Remus?"
"Oh.no.no."
"Because from the last I knew, you only mumbled when you were nervous, and WHAT would there be to be nervous of WITH ME?!"
"Harry."
"Maybe.I did something and you're afraid to reprimand me? No.that cannot be it; I've done nothing wrong. Sirius! DEAR godfather! Why so quiet? You're NEVER quiet!"
"I."
"Are YOU nervous too? Now, WHATEVER is there to be NERVOUS about?! Are you two Marauders hiding something from me? Your DEAR godson?"
"We."
"You what?" Harry was having a great time torturing the two of them; this was an opportunity that was to be taken advantage of.
"We."
"You..you.WERE SPYING ON ME?!?!?" Harry yelped, leaning forward in his chair.
"YES!" Sirius screamed.
"NO!" Remus yelled at the same moment.
Harry leaned back grinning. "Well? Which is it?"
"YES!"
"NO!"
Harry crossed his arms.
"Yes." the two mumbled, hanging their heads like sad children. Harry couldn't help but smile. This must be how Dumbledore must've felt when the two boys were in schools. Except instead of two there were four.
"I am very angry."
Silence.
"I cannot believe that you two would INVADE on my privacy like that! Don't I have enough people doing that WITHOUT the two of you?"
More silence.
"I understand you're looking out for my best interests, but really, is that the way to do it?"
Still silence.
"I've got to think of SOME punishment.I KNOW, let's find YOU TWO girlfriends! Sirius, Mrs. Lowdes out front seems to have quite an eye for you! I could go give her a hint or."
"DON'T YOU DARE!!"
"We get it, we get it." Remus groaned. "Harry, you sure had us going."
"I was serious."
"Finding US women?"
"OH, no, I would never try THAT. WAY too difficult."
"This coming from the boy who defeated the Dark one." Sirius grinned.
Harry glared at him. "I MEANT I was serious about the other part."
"Ah, the don't interfere in my life part."
"Glad you were listening."
"Look, Harry, we really were looking out for you." Remus said.
"Yes, we DO love you." Sirius said, pretending as if he was crying.
"Our Minister of Magic ladies and gentlemen."
"Are we done now? I should be getting back to school. This is my day off but."
"Yes Remus, you and Harry may leave."
Suddenly, something hit Harry.
"YOU PRATS MADE ME TAKE OFF ON GINNY!!!!"
Remus fell back down into the chair. "We've got awhile still."
*
"HERMIONE!!!!"
"Must you SCREAM?!" Hermione bustled out of the kitchen of she and Ron's small apartment home.
"In this situation, yes."
Hermione sighed. She and Ron had been living together for over a year, and while she loved him very much, she would always think he was a bit dramatic. "What's the problem?"
"I just walked in the door and I have not kissed you."
"You took me away from my cooking for that?"
Ron gave her a sly smile. "No.for this." He grabbed her hand and pulled her towards him and into a long, passionate kiss. When he pulled away Hermione smoothed her hair slightly breathlessly.
"Oh.alright. You can pull me away for that."
Ron grinned. "How was your day?" He asked.
"Fine", she called while running back into the kitchen. She smiled as she stirred one of her pots. She and Ron had finally admitted their care for each other about the end of 7th year, when things were beginning to get bad with Voldemort and they needed to come together, to support Harry.and each other. Hermione still could not believe they had survived each other's company for almost 3 years now.
Hermione brought the food to their small table, and the two sat down.
"So, how was work today?"
Hermione smiled. She loved her job working as the Arithmancy professor at Hogwarts, but she loved Ron too. Fortunately, Dumbledore did not request she live on school grounds, and because she only taught in the mornings, she was not there terribly often. "It was fine. OH, I heard from your sister today."
"Did you? How's Ginny?"
"Ron, please don't eat that fast, it's not proper. She's alright."
Ron rolled his eyes. "What did she have to say?"
"Well, she owled me because Harry took her out."
Ron's fork hit his plate with a loud clatter as his face jolted up towards her. "Harry did WHAT?"
Hermione calmly continued eating. "He took Ginny out to lunch. But there's nothing to worry about, he left very promptly after they came back to Ginny's cottage. Ginny was actually quite upset about it."
Ron was breathing very heavily. "My.best friend.took OUT my.little sister.and then.went back to her..HOUSE.and then..LEFT HER?!"
"Yes, I believe that's what I was told."
"HOW CAN YOU BE SO CALM?"
"Because I'm the rational one of the two of us. The way I see it, this is a good thing. Ginny has been pining after Harry for YEARS, and Harry's been in love with Ginny since 6th year, whether or not he knew that is a different story.it's about time the two of them got together!"
Ron's face was a very bright shade of red.
Hermione sighed and put down her fork. Apparently she was not going to get away with just calmly explaining this. "Ron, wouldn't you like them to have even a little bit of what we have? Harry was so good about the two of us."
"But this is different!"
"Only because she's your sister."
"Exactly"
"And you're her brother"
"Yes. Her older, WISER brother."
"And you want her to be happy?"
"Yes."
"Then accept this."
Ron groaned and began hitting his head against the table.
"Ron PLEASE, not at the table!"
* Harry inhaled deeply. He knocked. No answer. He knocked again. Still, no answer. He took a deep breath and Apparated into Ginny's small cottage. All the lights were out and there was no sound coming from anywhere.
He walked to the sliding glass door and peeked outside. No one. He walked over to a closed door and silently opened it. There lying on a heap on a large bed was Ginny. She was fast asleep and small snores were coming from her. Harry couldn't help but feel guilty. She'd obviously been crying from the tear stains on her peacefully sleeping face. Harry silently closed the door and exited the house. Forgiveness was going to have to be earned..
Every Day Is A Winding Road Chapter 3, Forgive.
Ginny blinked. Harry was gone. He just.disappeared.
Was it something I did?
Did he realize I wanted to kiss him and get upset?
She very calmly walked back into her house, thoughts flying through her mind. She sat down on her couch, put her face in her hands, and finally let the tears flow down her face.
Why is it that all men that I date run from me?
What is it about me?
With a million questions running through her brain, Ginny walked into her bedroom, shut the door and fell onto the bed.
*
Harry stood outside the door of the same office he had been inside that very same morning. He continually took deep breaths trying to calm down so he wouldn't destroy the door and scream every hex he knew at Sirius, and he supposed Remus who was probably also in the room. Harry listened carefully and heard voices mumbling inside the room.
"Where would he have GONE?"
"How rude of him to just take off like that.good job teaching him manners Sirius!"
"EXCUSE ME? I believe I was not the only one TEACHING him thank you."
"Hmph."
Harry cleared his throat to make his presence known.
"Did you hear that?"
"Do you think."
"OH bloody hell, we're going to be killed! Put the Selenter away!"
Harry sighed realizing his suspicions were correct. He heard clamoring inside the room. Sirius' closet was very cluttered, he was sure.
Harry opened the door to see Sirius slamming the closet door shut and Remus scrambling back to his chair.
"Harry! How smashing to see you!"
Harry fell down into the second chair in front of Sirius' desk. "Yes, considering you just saw me this morning, I'm sure you've been going through withdrawal."
Sirius let out a nervous chuckle letting himself down into his chair behind the desk.
"Harry, what brings you here?"
Harry glared at his former professor and person he considered his second godfather. "Oh.just coming for a little CHAT."
"Oh.chat.chat.good."
"Having problems completing sentences Remus?"
"Oh.no.no."
"Because from the last I knew, you only mumbled when you were nervous, and WHAT would there be to be nervous of WITH ME?!"
"Harry."
"Maybe.I did something and you're afraid to reprimand me? No.that cannot be it; I've done nothing wrong. Sirius! DEAR godfather! Why so quiet? You're NEVER quiet!"
"I."
"Are YOU nervous too? Now, WHATEVER is there to be NERVOUS about?! Are you two Marauders hiding something from me? Your DEAR godson?"
"We."
"You what?" Harry was having a great time torturing the two of them; this was an opportunity that was to be taken advantage of.
"We."
"You..you.WERE SPYING ON ME?!?!?" Harry yelped, leaning forward in his chair.
"YES!" Sirius screamed.
"NO!" Remus yelled at the same moment.
Harry leaned back grinning. "Well? Which is it?"
"YES!"
"NO!"
Harry crossed his arms.
"Yes." the two mumbled, hanging their heads like sad children. Harry couldn't help but smile. This must be how Dumbledore must've felt when the two boys were in schools. Except instead of two there were four.
"I am very angry."
Silence.
"I cannot believe that you two would INVADE on my privacy like that! Don't I have enough people doing that WITHOUT the two of you?"
More silence.
"I understand you're looking out for my best interests, but really, is that the way to do it?"
Still silence.
"I've got to think of SOME punishment.I KNOW, let's find YOU TWO girlfriends! Sirius, Mrs. Lowdes out front seems to have quite an eye for you! I could go give her a hint or."
"DON'T YOU DARE!!"
"We get it, we get it." Remus groaned. "Harry, you sure had us going."
"I was serious."
"Finding US women?"
"OH, no, I would never try THAT. WAY too difficult."
"This coming from the boy who defeated the Dark one." Sirius grinned.
Harry glared at him. "I MEANT I was serious about the other part."
"Ah, the don't interfere in my life part."
"Glad you were listening."
"Look, Harry, we really were looking out for you." Remus said.
"Yes, we DO love you." Sirius said, pretending as if he was crying.
"Our Minister of Magic ladies and gentlemen."
"Are we done now? I should be getting back to school. This is my day off but."
"Yes Remus, you and Harry may leave."
Suddenly, something hit Harry.
"YOU PRATS MADE ME TAKE OFF ON GINNY!!!!"
Remus fell back down into the chair. "We've got awhile still."
*
"HERMIONE!!!!"
"Must you SCREAM?!" Hermione bustled out of the kitchen of she and Ron's small apartment home.
"In this situation, yes."
Hermione sighed. She and Ron had been living together for over a year, and while she loved him very much, she would always think he was a bit dramatic. "What's the problem?"
"I just walked in the door and I have not kissed you."
"You took me away from my cooking for that?"
Ron gave her a sly smile. "No.for this." He grabbed her hand and pulled her towards him and into a long, passionate kiss. When he pulled away Hermione smoothed her hair slightly breathlessly.
"Oh.alright. You can pull me away for that."
Ron grinned. "How was your day?" He asked.
"Fine", she called while running back into the kitchen. She smiled as she stirred one of her pots. She and Ron had finally admitted their care for each other about the end of 7th year, when things were beginning to get bad with Voldemort and they needed to come together, to support Harry.and each other. Hermione still could not believe they had survived each other's company for almost 3 years now.
Hermione brought the food to their small table, and the two sat down.
"So, how was work today?"
Hermione smiled. She loved her job working as the Arithmancy professor at Hogwarts, but she loved Ron too. Fortunately, Dumbledore did not request she live on school grounds, and because she only taught in the mornings, she was not there terribly often. "It was fine. OH, I heard from your sister today."
"Did you? How's Ginny?"
"Ron, please don't eat that fast, it's not proper. She's alright."
Ron rolled his eyes. "What did she have to say?"
"Well, she owled me because Harry took her out."
Ron's fork hit his plate with a loud clatter as his face jolted up towards her. "Harry did WHAT?"
Hermione calmly continued eating. "He took Ginny out to lunch. But there's nothing to worry about, he left very promptly after they came back to Ginny's cottage. Ginny was actually quite upset about it."
Ron was breathing very heavily. "My.best friend.took OUT my.little sister.and then.went back to her..HOUSE.and then..LEFT HER?!"
"Yes, I believe that's what I was told."
"HOW CAN YOU BE SO CALM?"
"Because I'm the rational one of the two of us. The way I see it, this is a good thing. Ginny has been pining after Harry for YEARS, and Harry's been in love with Ginny since 6th year, whether or not he knew that is a different story.it's about time the two of them got together!"
Ron's face was a very bright shade of red.
Hermione sighed and put down her fork. Apparently she was not going to get away with just calmly explaining this. "Ron, wouldn't you like them to have even a little bit of what we have? Harry was so good about the two of us."
"But this is different!"
"Only because she's your sister."
"Exactly"
"And you're her brother"
"Yes. Her older, WISER brother."
"And you want her to be happy?"
"Yes."
"Then accept this."
Ron groaned and began hitting his head against the table.
"Ron PLEASE, not at the table!"
* Harry inhaled deeply. He knocked. No answer. He knocked again. Still, no answer. He took a deep breath and Apparated into Ginny's small cottage. All the lights were out and there was no sound coming from anywhere.
He walked to the sliding glass door and peeked outside. No one. He walked over to a closed door and silently opened it. There lying on a heap on a large bed was Ginny. She was fast asleep and small snores were coming from her. Harry couldn't help but feel guilty. She'd obviously been crying from the tear stains on her peacefully sleeping face. Harry silently closed the door and exited the house. Forgiveness was going to have to be earned..