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Every Day is A Winding Road By Angelina Chapter 5, Startling Appearances
Remus had a free class period.
Leaning back in his plush red desk chair, he sipped at his perfectly warm tea, completely enjoying the serenity of the moment. Unfortunately for him, he missed the small pop from the fireplace.
"REMUS!!!"
"AH!" Remus toppled out of his chair, his tea spilling all over him.
Lying on the floor, wet, with his hair all over the place he turned to the fireplace to see Sirius' cheerful face.
"What. Do. You. Want?"
"Ohh.Sorry about that one mate."
Remus got up. "Don't you have.Minister things you should be doing?" He flopped back into his chair. "I thought when you became Minister of Magic, and I'm still at a loss to how that happened, you would have less time to bother me. I see I was sorely mistaken."
Sirius grinned. I don't bother you and you know it.
Remus grunted.
"Well, I came to discuss something with you."
"Oh gracious sakes, you actually HAVE a point? Please, do tell. I'm waiting with bated breath."
Sirius continued as if he hadn't heard Remus, "We need to give Harry the ring."
Now Remus was serious. "The ring?"
Sirius rolled his eyes. "What other massive ring do you know of that we would give Harry?"
Remus leaned forward in his chair. "Why would we be giving Harry the ring?"
Sirius rolled his eyes again, making his friend feel very dim. "For Ginny of course!"
"You're a stupid bloke, you know that right?"
Sirius frowned. "Why is that stupid?"
"Should I remind you of what happened the last time we meddled in Harry's love life?"
"Eh, a little lecture from my godson."
Remus groaned, "Little? It was massive. He was very angry, and he certainly didn't trust us for awhile after that little stunt."
"This is different."
"Please, enlighten me."
"I don't have time."
"Ironic, now that I actually want to talk to you, you have to work."
Sirius smiled, "My Ministry calls! Let's talk about it at lunch tomorrow."
"No. Harry will kill us both, no need discussing that."
"This is James' son Remus."
At the mention of James, Remus looked down at his shoes. Unfortunately for him, Sirius knew that he cared as much as he did about what their dead best friend would want for his son.
"Alright. Lunch."
"Excellent! I'll meet you in the office!" With another small pop, he was gone.
Remus again leaned back in his chair trying to regain the serenity he had felt before. Unfortunately, thanks to Sirius, the serenity was gone.
*
"Harry!"
Harry smiled when he saw Ginny running towards him from the bookstore. She threw herself in his arms making him stumble, and not from the force of her. Whenever he was around her he became very uncoordinated.
She pulled away and smiled her bright smile up at him. "You're here! I thought we were meeting at my house later?"
"I had to see you earlier."
She smiled even wider and hugged him again, and then tilted her face towards his. He leaned down and kissed her deeply. When they pulled away, he felt short of breath. This woman was going to be the end of him.
"I was also a little nervous."
Ginny cocked her head at him. "Nervous? But you know my parents and my family! It's not as if you've never met them!"
"I know.but it's different now."
"Because.?"
"Well, we're together for one thing."
"And this is reason to be nervous because.?"
Harry threw up his hands. "You're their daughter! And sister! I told you how Ron went ballistic at first. I don't want them to hate me Ginny. Your family means the world to me."
She squeezed his hands. "Harry, you are so wonderful I don't think my parents would be happier with me with anyone else. They adore you. And besides, they've known about us ever since we've been together, which is."
"Five months.in a few days."
She tossed her head back and laughed. "Aren't I the one that should know that?"
"You're sure it won't be weird for them seeing us together?"
"Actually.did I tell you about 'Beat the Boy'?"
"About what?!"
"Beat the Boy! The game my brothers play with my boyfriends."
Harry paled a few shades.
Ginny laughed loudly, "I'm joking Harry! Lighten up a little! It's going to be fine. I promise."
Harry recovered quickly, "I knew you were kidding."
"You did not!"
"I defeated the Dark Lord, you think I'd be afraid of five scrawny boys? Well, six if you count Ron.but then there's Percy who's more than scrawny, so five scrawny boys?"
"I wouldn't call my brothers scrawny, Harry."
He sighed and got a bit pale again. "I know."
*
"BILL!!!"
"Mum, yelling is not necessary." Bill Weasley walked down the stairs into the kitchen, ducking so his head would not hit the doorframe.
"Sorry dear, did not realize you were right there. Where are your brothers?! Ginny and Harry will be here very soon and then need to be here when the arrive!"
Bill sighed and flopped down at the kitchen table. "Fred and George just got home from their joke shop. They're upstairs cleaning up. Charlie and Ron are in the living room with Charlotte and Hermione talking with dad, and Percy is still in his office claiming he may not make it home to dinner because of work."
"Percy and his job! I don't know what we're going to do with him! It's almost as if he doesn't want to come home and spend time with his family." Molly Weasley vigorously poked a chicken with her wand. !
Bill laughed and opted not to say anything.
"Bill darling, how is that young lady you were telling us about the last time you were here? What was her name."
Bill flushed, "Um.Dianna?"
Molly frowned. "I suppose that was her name! How is that going?"
Bill shifted in his chair. "Uh.didn't work out."
"Oh, that's too bad."
"So, Mum, tell me about Ginny and Harry. I haven't heard the details yet."
His mother visibly brightened and began chattering away. Bill sighed grateful that his distraction worked. His love life was definitely something he did not want to discuss with his mum. She wanted all of her children to marry and live happily ever after. Just like Percy did with Penelope, Just like Fred did with Angelina, just like George did with Alicia, and just like now Charlie did with Charlotte. Bill didn't want that. He just wanted to be on his own and doing his own thing. Life was better that way.
Besides, not all the stories had a happy ending. Alicia had been killed during the war, leaving George a widower with no children and no reason to live. Then, he and Fred opened the joke shop and he became George again.well, as much as he could.
Bill had enough to deal with without a woman. With one? He couldn't even imagine.
He tuned back into his mother's monologue to hear, ".and he had roses all over the house! What a charmer he is! They've been together ever since. I haven't seen them together, but they way Ginny talks.they are very much in love. I cannot wait to see the two of them! I wonder where they are.."
*
Snogging is a wonderful thing, Ginny decided as Harry kissed her passionately on the couch in her small living room.
He'd come over to pick her up to go to the Burrow together. The sight of him dressed to kill, and smelling amazing was too much for her senses.
What she didn't know was that she had the same effect on him.
He pulled away briefly to stare into her eyes and she almost gasped. His green eyes were staring at her with such passion and love that it was almost too much to take. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. The two of them jumped apart and Ginny rushed to answer the door, not giving her disheveled appearance a thought.
She flung open the door..to find Remus Lupin and Sirius Black standing on her doorstep.
"Professor Lupin.Mr. Black!! What.why.how.?"
Harry was next to her in seconds. "What do you two want? And how on earth did you get Ginny's address? Wait, never mind, I don't want to know. Why are you here?"
"Ginny! You're here." Sirius blurted, fairly surprised.
"Yes.you know since this is her house. I wonder sometimes how they made you Minister," Harry replied.
"All right, well, we'll be going then! Good bye you two, smashing to see you, really!" Remus said, pulling Sirius down and off the porch.
"STOP!"
The two men stopped.
"Turn."
They turned to face Harry.
"Explain."
"Well, you see, there was this thing we wanted to discuss with you."
"In private, no offense Ginny."
"None taken, sir."
"And we assumed you were living here now."
"And thought we'd.drop by."
"Yes! Drop by to say a little hello."
Harry glared suspiciously at the two Marauders that he called his godfathers. A clock inside Ginny's house began to chime.
"Oh no! Harry! My parents! The dinner! We're late! We've got to leave NOW!!!" Ginny cried pulling his arm.
"This is NOT over you two!!" He yelled as he and Ginny disappeared with a pop.
"You are a truly stupid bloke, Sirius."
"Excuse me? I believe you came here with me."
"Do not start with me now. How is it again you have time for this?"
"Well.."
*
Ginny and Harry appeared with a pop outside the Burrow and quickly ran towards the house. Harry's heart was beating wildly with fear as the approached the door. They ran inside and into the kitchen to greet everyone.
Unfortunately, they had forgotten to fix their disheveled appearances before leaving.
Every Day is A Winding Road By Angelina Chapter 5, Startling Appearances
Remus had a free class period.
Leaning back in his plush red desk chair, he sipped at his perfectly warm tea, completely enjoying the serenity of the moment. Unfortunately for him, he missed the small pop from the fireplace.
"REMUS!!!"
"AH!" Remus toppled out of his chair, his tea spilling all over him.
Lying on the floor, wet, with his hair all over the place he turned to the fireplace to see Sirius' cheerful face.
"What. Do. You. Want?"
"Ohh.Sorry about that one mate."
Remus got up. "Don't you have.Minister things you should be doing?" He flopped back into his chair. "I thought when you became Minister of Magic, and I'm still at a loss to how that happened, you would have less time to bother me. I see I was sorely mistaken."
Sirius grinned. I don't bother you and you know it.
Remus grunted.
"Well, I came to discuss something with you."
"Oh gracious sakes, you actually HAVE a point? Please, do tell. I'm waiting with bated breath."
Sirius continued as if he hadn't heard Remus, "We need to give Harry the ring."
Now Remus was serious. "The ring?"
Sirius rolled his eyes. "What other massive ring do you know of that we would give Harry?"
Remus leaned forward in his chair. "Why would we be giving Harry the ring?"
Sirius rolled his eyes again, making his friend feel very dim. "For Ginny of course!"
"You're a stupid bloke, you know that right?"
Sirius frowned. "Why is that stupid?"
"Should I remind you of what happened the last time we meddled in Harry's love life?"
"Eh, a little lecture from my godson."
Remus groaned, "Little? It was massive. He was very angry, and he certainly didn't trust us for awhile after that little stunt."
"This is different."
"Please, enlighten me."
"I don't have time."
"Ironic, now that I actually want to talk to you, you have to work."
Sirius smiled, "My Ministry calls! Let's talk about it at lunch tomorrow."
"No. Harry will kill us both, no need discussing that."
"This is James' son Remus."
At the mention of James, Remus looked down at his shoes. Unfortunately for him, Sirius knew that he cared as much as he did about what their dead best friend would want for his son.
"Alright. Lunch."
"Excellent! I'll meet you in the office!" With another small pop, he was gone.
Remus again leaned back in his chair trying to regain the serenity he had felt before. Unfortunately, thanks to Sirius, the serenity was gone.
*
"Harry!"
Harry smiled when he saw Ginny running towards him from the bookstore. She threw herself in his arms making him stumble, and not from the force of her. Whenever he was around her he became very uncoordinated.
She pulled away and smiled her bright smile up at him. "You're here! I thought we were meeting at my house later?"
"I had to see you earlier."
She smiled even wider and hugged him again, and then tilted her face towards his. He leaned down and kissed her deeply. When they pulled away, he felt short of breath. This woman was going to be the end of him.
"I was also a little nervous."
Ginny cocked her head at him. "Nervous? But you know my parents and my family! It's not as if you've never met them!"
"I know.but it's different now."
"Because.?"
"Well, we're together for one thing."
"And this is reason to be nervous because.?"
Harry threw up his hands. "You're their daughter! And sister! I told you how Ron went ballistic at first. I don't want them to hate me Ginny. Your family means the world to me."
She squeezed his hands. "Harry, you are so wonderful I don't think my parents would be happier with me with anyone else. They adore you. And besides, they've known about us ever since we've been together, which is."
"Five months.in a few days."
She tossed her head back and laughed. "Aren't I the one that should know that?"
"You're sure it won't be weird for them seeing us together?"
"Actually.did I tell you about 'Beat the Boy'?"
"About what?!"
"Beat the Boy! The game my brothers play with my boyfriends."
Harry paled a few shades.
Ginny laughed loudly, "I'm joking Harry! Lighten up a little! It's going to be fine. I promise."
Harry recovered quickly, "I knew you were kidding."
"You did not!"
"I defeated the Dark Lord, you think I'd be afraid of five scrawny boys? Well, six if you count Ron.but then there's Percy who's more than scrawny, so five scrawny boys?"
"I wouldn't call my brothers scrawny, Harry."
He sighed and got a bit pale again. "I know."
*
"BILL!!!"
"Mum, yelling is not necessary." Bill Weasley walked down the stairs into the kitchen, ducking so his head would not hit the doorframe.
"Sorry dear, did not realize you were right there. Where are your brothers?! Ginny and Harry will be here very soon and then need to be here when the arrive!"
Bill sighed and flopped down at the kitchen table. "Fred and George just got home from their joke shop. They're upstairs cleaning up. Charlie and Ron are in the living room with Charlotte and Hermione talking with dad, and Percy is still in his office claiming he may not make it home to dinner because of work."
"Percy and his job! I don't know what we're going to do with him! It's almost as if he doesn't want to come home and spend time with his family." Molly Weasley vigorously poked a chicken with her wand. !
Bill laughed and opted not to say anything.
"Bill darling, how is that young lady you were telling us about the last time you were here? What was her name."
Bill flushed, "Um.Dianna?"
Molly frowned. "I suppose that was her name! How is that going?"
Bill shifted in his chair. "Uh.didn't work out."
"Oh, that's too bad."
"So, Mum, tell me about Ginny and Harry. I haven't heard the details yet."
His mother visibly brightened and began chattering away. Bill sighed grateful that his distraction worked. His love life was definitely something he did not want to discuss with his mum. She wanted all of her children to marry and live happily ever after. Just like Percy did with Penelope, Just like Fred did with Angelina, just like George did with Alicia, and just like now Charlie did with Charlotte. Bill didn't want that. He just wanted to be on his own and doing his own thing. Life was better that way.
Besides, not all the stories had a happy ending. Alicia had been killed during the war, leaving George a widower with no children and no reason to live. Then, he and Fred opened the joke shop and he became George again.well, as much as he could.
Bill had enough to deal with without a woman. With one? He couldn't even imagine.
He tuned back into his mother's monologue to hear, ".and he had roses all over the house! What a charmer he is! They've been together ever since. I haven't seen them together, but they way Ginny talks.they are very much in love. I cannot wait to see the two of them! I wonder where they are.."
*
Snogging is a wonderful thing, Ginny decided as Harry kissed her passionately on the couch in her small living room.
He'd come over to pick her up to go to the Burrow together. The sight of him dressed to kill, and smelling amazing was too much for her senses.
What she didn't know was that she had the same effect on him.
He pulled away briefly to stare into her eyes and she almost gasped. His green eyes were staring at her with such passion and love that it was almost too much to take. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door. The two of them jumped apart and Ginny rushed to answer the door, not giving her disheveled appearance a thought.
She flung open the door..to find Remus Lupin and Sirius Black standing on her doorstep.
"Professor Lupin.Mr. Black!! What.why.how.?"
Harry was next to her in seconds. "What do you two want? And how on earth did you get Ginny's address? Wait, never mind, I don't want to know. Why are you here?"
"Ginny! You're here." Sirius blurted, fairly surprised.
"Yes.you know since this is her house. I wonder sometimes how they made you Minister," Harry replied.
"All right, well, we'll be going then! Good bye you two, smashing to see you, really!" Remus said, pulling Sirius down and off the porch.
"STOP!"
The two men stopped.
"Turn."
They turned to face Harry.
"Explain."
"Well, you see, there was this thing we wanted to discuss with you."
"In private, no offense Ginny."
"None taken, sir."
"And we assumed you were living here now."
"And thought we'd.drop by."
"Yes! Drop by to say a little hello."
Harry glared suspiciously at the two Marauders that he called his godfathers. A clock inside Ginny's house began to chime.
"Oh no! Harry! My parents! The dinner! We're late! We've got to leave NOW!!!" Ginny cried pulling his arm.
"This is NOT over you two!!" He yelled as he and Ginny disappeared with a pop.
"You are a truly stupid bloke, Sirius."
"Excuse me? I believe you came here with me."
"Do not start with me now. How is it again you have time for this?"
"Well.."
*
Ginny and Harry appeared with a pop outside the Burrow and quickly ran towards the house. Harry's heart was beating wildly with fear as the approached the door. They ran inside and into the kitchen to greet everyone.
Unfortunately, they had forgotten to fix their disheveled appearances before leaving.