Chapter three
"I can't do this-I can't. What are they going to say? What am I going to
say? What if they don't believe me and they think it's a joke. Why would
anyone joke about that? Well the twins-but no, even they wouldn't joke
about something this serious," Ginny sighted and stopped pacing.
All the confidence seemed to have vanished the moment she had reached up to knock on the wooden door. After standing there frozen for quite a while, she had started to pace back and forth in front of the house muttering quietly to herself.
"This is silly. Just knock on the door, Ginny. That's all you have to do. Just knock."
She took a deep breath and knocked three times on the rough wooden door. A great clanging was heard from the kitchen and several pounding footsteps pounded nearer. The doorknob rattled impatiently and Ginny heard cries of annoyance. At last the creaked open and Ginny froze. The small girl who she had seen playing with the puppies earlier now looked up at her through large blue eyes. They stood there for a moment, lost for words; and jumped when a voice suddenly sounded from behind the door.
"Well aren't you going to let them in?" The door opened wider and Ron appeared laden down with several plates. He continued to talk looking down at the girl who was still staring wide-eyed at Ginny. He glanced up quickly at Ginny and back down, but not before looking back up swiftly. "I'm so sorry-Bloody hell."
The plates fell out of his arms and shattered at his feet. Ron however, didn't even flinch as he gaped it her, his mouth hanging open slightly. Ginny half smiled nervously and jumped again when Hermione's furious voice broke the silence.
"Honestly, Ron. You ask if you can help, and what do you do? You drop your great-grandmothers plates- What? What is it?" Hermione asked waving a hand in front of his pale face. When she didn't get a response she looked over his shoulder to see what had captured his attention. She gasped and stepped back, paling slightly; and backed up into Harry who curiously looked at his friends.
By then Ginny was extremely tired of being stared at, but ignored it and reminded herself that she had known it was coming. Harry looked at her for a moment, his green eyes wide with shock, and spoke hoarsely.
"Gin?"
"Hey, Harry. Long time, no see huh?" She said nervously rolling back and forth on the balls of her feet. Harry gulped and reached instinctively to his necklace, that Ginny could see glowing red through his sweater.
Ron, noticing this, came out of his trance and looked at Harry who nodded incredulously back. Ron turned back to Ginny and slowly stepped forward decisively. He took a deep breath, as though resolving a battle in his head, and took another step. Ginny bit her lip and waited for the verbal blow to come. Instead he did something that shocked them all. He hugged her. Ginny tensed at first and relaxed, tears sprung quickly into her eyes as she hugged him back. She could feel the amber pendant glow warmly on her bare skin beneath the cotton of her shirt.
After several minutes Ron let go reluctantly and pulled a lock of her curly hair. He gave her a watery smile and turned back to the doorway. Harry stood there grinning, still taking it all in; and Hermione had tears streaming down her face as she smiled at the two siblings. She rushed forward to hug Ginny and both girls laughed as they cried harder. They pulled away and Hermione stepped away next to Ron, who smiled down at her happily. Harry continued to stare at her as though she had grown four heads.
"Harry-" Ginny began, but was silenced immediately as she was swept up into his arms. She relaxed and sniffled as he buried his head in her neck, his hot wet tears mixing with hers. They stood like that for a while; each lost in their own emotions of pain, relief and happiness. His arms were wrapped firmly around her, as if she would disappear if he let go; and only did so when several hushed whispers reached their ears, bringing them back to reality with a start.
All the Weaslys' were now standing outside. Bill and Charlie looked down on her, hardly trusting the scene brought to their eyes; the two small boys Ginny had seen earlier swung unnoticeably on Charlie's hands. The twins however were bouncing up and down excitedly, grinning from ear to ear. Ginny thought she saw George wipe his eyes hurriedly before smiling again.
The woman with the dark long hair had picked up the small girl that had answered the door and had placed her on her hip, eyeing Ginny with interest. The blonde hovered near the doorway, her blue eyes curiously sweeping the scene before her.
Before Ginny had a chance to do well, anything for that matter, she was pulled into another extremely tight hug.
"Percy!" She squealed as her older brother threatened to crack her ribs. "I'm fine! Honestly!" He pulled away and looked down at her sternly through his horned-rimmed glasses disbelievingly. "I'm fine." Said Ginny, only softer. He nodded as though reassuring himself and squeezed her hand.
Ginny's dad stepped forward next and hugged her softly. Tears swelled up in her eyes again as her father embraced her. She heard soft sobs and pulled away to look at his tear stained face.
"Daddy, don't cry. I'm home." She said laughing softly. Her father nodded, though continued to sob quietly.
"There, there Arthur." A voice said soothingly. Molly appeared and surprisingly, she was calm. "Oh Ginny, I've been so worried about you. I'm so glad you've come back."
"You mean-you knew? I mean, about me. You knew about me?" Asked Ginny, shocked.
"A mother always knows dear." She said hugging Ginny softly. "I knew that when the time would come, you would find your way back home. Come inside, you look starved." Her mother said, sounding a lot like her old self, muttering to herself as she walked back inside.
Ginny smiled. She was finally home. * A/N: IM SOO SORRY! It took FOREVER for me to write this. Its a bit corny, but oh well. Hehe, the next chapter will be much better, less sapy, and more Harry! Please tell me what you think! Lyl! TO ALL MY REVIEWERS!!! YOUR AWESOME! THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH, AND IM SOOO SORRY!
All the confidence seemed to have vanished the moment she had reached up to knock on the wooden door. After standing there frozen for quite a while, she had started to pace back and forth in front of the house muttering quietly to herself.
"This is silly. Just knock on the door, Ginny. That's all you have to do. Just knock."
She took a deep breath and knocked three times on the rough wooden door. A great clanging was heard from the kitchen and several pounding footsteps pounded nearer. The doorknob rattled impatiently and Ginny heard cries of annoyance. At last the creaked open and Ginny froze. The small girl who she had seen playing with the puppies earlier now looked up at her through large blue eyes. They stood there for a moment, lost for words; and jumped when a voice suddenly sounded from behind the door.
"Well aren't you going to let them in?" The door opened wider and Ron appeared laden down with several plates. He continued to talk looking down at the girl who was still staring wide-eyed at Ginny. He glanced up quickly at Ginny and back down, but not before looking back up swiftly. "I'm so sorry-Bloody hell."
The plates fell out of his arms and shattered at his feet. Ron however, didn't even flinch as he gaped it her, his mouth hanging open slightly. Ginny half smiled nervously and jumped again when Hermione's furious voice broke the silence.
"Honestly, Ron. You ask if you can help, and what do you do? You drop your great-grandmothers plates- What? What is it?" Hermione asked waving a hand in front of his pale face. When she didn't get a response she looked over his shoulder to see what had captured his attention. She gasped and stepped back, paling slightly; and backed up into Harry who curiously looked at his friends.
By then Ginny was extremely tired of being stared at, but ignored it and reminded herself that she had known it was coming. Harry looked at her for a moment, his green eyes wide with shock, and spoke hoarsely.
"Gin?"
"Hey, Harry. Long time, no see huh?" She said nervously rolling back and forth on the balls of her feet. Harry gulped and reached instinctively to his necklace, that Ginny could see glowing red through his sweater.
Ron, noticing this, came out of his trance and looked at Harry who nodded incredulously back. Ron turned back to Ginny and slowly stepped forward decisively. He took a deep breath, as though resolving a battle in his head, and took another step. Ginny bit her lip and waited for the verbal blow to come. Instead he did something that shocked them all. He hugged her. Ginny tensed at first and relaxed, tears sprung quickly into her eyes as she hugged him back. She could feel the amber pendant glow warmly on her bare skin beneath the cotton of her shirt.
After several minutes Ron let go reluctantly and pulled a lock of her curly hair. He gave her a watery smile and turned back to the doorway. Harry stood there grinning, still taking it all in; and Hermione had tears streaming down her face as she smiled at the two siblings. She rushed forward to hug Ginny and both girls laughed as they cried harder. They pulled away and Hermione stepped away next to Ron, who smiled down at her happily. Harry continued to stare at her as though she had grown four heads.
"Harry-" Ginny began, but was silenced immediately as she was swept up into his arms. She relaxed and sniffled as he buried his head in her neck, his hot wet tears mixing with hers. They stood like that for a while; each lost in their own emotions of pain, relief and happiness. His arms were wrapped firmly around her, as if she would disappear if he let go; and only did so when several hushed whispers reached their ears, bringing them back to reality with a start.
All the Weaslys' were now standing outside. Bill and Charlie looked down on her, hardly trusting the scene brought to their eyes; the two small boys Ginny had seen earlier swung unnoticeably on Charlie's hands. The twins however were bouncing up and down excitedly, grinning from ear to ear. Ginny thought she saw George wipe his eyes hurriedly before smiling again.
The woman with the dark long hair had picked up the small girl that had answered the door and had placed her on her hip, eyeing Ginny with interest. The blonde hovered near the doorway, her blue eyes curiously sweeping the scene before her.
Before Ginny had a chance to do well, anything for that matter, she was pulled into another extremely tight hug.
"Percy!" She squealed as her older brother threatened to crack her ribs. "I'm fine! Honestly!" He pulled away and looked down at her sternly through his horned-rimmed glasses disbelievingly. "I'm fine." Said Ginny, only softer. He nodded as though reassuring himself and squeezed her hand.
Ginny's dad stepped forward next and hugged her softly. Tears swelled up in her eyes again as her father embraced her. She heard soft sobs and pulled away to look at his tear stained face.
"Daddy, don't cry. I'm home." She said laughing softly. Her father nodded, though continued to sob quietly.
"There, there Arthur." A voice said soothingly. Molly appeared and surprisingly, she was calm. "Oh Ginny, I've been so worried about you. I'm so glad you've come back."
"You mean-you knew? I mean, about me. You knew about me?" Asked Ginny, shocked.
"A mother always knows dear." She said hugging Ginny softly. "I knew that when the time would come, you would find your way back home. Come inside, you look starved." Her mother said, sounding a lot like her old self, muttering to herself as she walked back inside.
Ginny smiled. She was finally home. * A/N: IM SOO SORRY! It took FOREVER for me to write this. Its a bit corny, but oh well. Hehe, the next chapter will be much better, less sapy, and more Harry! Please tell me what you think! Lyl! TO ALL MY REVIEWERS!!! YOUR AWESOME! THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH, AND IM SOOO SORRY!