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"How do you think we should approach her, Carbuncle?" Harry asked the cute creature as he paced Ron's room. Carbuncle sat on Ron's bed looking at Harry Potter with inquiring eyes. It was a good thing no one was in the living room when he and Ron arrived. It would be hard to explain a three- foot small light green cat/fox like creature to the Weasleys. At least, after Ginny has her.
Carbuncle, oddly enough, was thinking. Of a solution to Harry's dilemma or another thing Harry was not sure. But she was actually.. .. .. thinking.
"I need to get her alone," Harry said. "WE need to get her alone. The only one who knows about you is Ron." Carbuncle nodded, agreeing to Harry's logic.
'What am I going to do?' Harry asked himself as he sat on Ron's bed. He rested his head on his knuckles in an attempt to think. It wasn't working. He suddenly felt a tap on his thigh. Looking down he saw the box that contained Harry's present. Carbuncle was now beside him pushing the box using her nose.
"I know I have to give it to her but how?" Harry sighed. He wasn't this nervous when confronting Voldemort's minions. Carbuncle was looking expectantly at him but she saw he was about to give up. She pushed Ginny's gift again and Harry took it before it fell from his leg.
"Just give it to her huh?" he smiled. It was so simple he wanted to smack himself. But it was also complicated at the same time. "I'll wait for the perfect time. I can't rush things you know." Carbuncle looked disappointed but nodded.
"But I can give YOU to her now," Harry smiled. Carbuncle was wagging her tail happily and bounded for the door. Harry pocketed the box and opened the door.
"Carbuncle?" he called and the creature looked at him questioningly. "Do you think she'll like me?" Carbuncle's eyes smiled and that was answer enough for the young wizard.
"I hope you're right," with a final sigh, Harry opened the door.
Ginny was lying on hey bed relishing the feeling of Harry in her arms. True it was days ago but she never wanted to forget. Like a good dream and relishing the memories so that she will not forget it in the hours to come.
But if word got out they might think she was crazy.
If only he would give ANY hint that he liked her then she will be assured that she was not crazy. But now, she was crazy for him.
She would have to thank the shopkeeper for giving her the watch. It was worth whatever the shopkeeper asked just to see Harry happy. Which reminded her that she should see the shopkeeper as soon as possible.
A shy knock interrupted her thoughts. She got up from her bed and walked to open the door. She heard mumbling through the door as if someone was arguing. At first she thought it was her brother and Hermoine but she wasn't here yet and they could wake the dead with their fights. 'Why can't they just admit that they care?' Ginny thought to herself. As she reached for the door when. . .
"Ginny!" a childlike voice called her. She withdrew her hand from the doorknob as she heard her name. Was there a child in the house? Curiosity taking over, Ginny opened the door.
Harry was standing in front of Ginny's bedroom door for fifteen minutes now. He held Carbuncle in his arms and one of his hand posed to knock. Harry could sense the little one's discomfort, not at the way he was holding her but at his indecision.
"I can't do it," Harry sighed. Carbuncle looked expectantly at him.
"Come on, it's not like the end of the world," Harry tried to convince himself. Cringing, he gave the door two silent taps. Harry listened for an answer but it never came.
"I guess she's not here," Carbuncle gave him a look of disappointment and as soon as he turned to leave. . .
"Ginny!" Carbuncle called out. Reflexively, Harry covered her snout.
"What are you doing?" he whispered nervously. "You're going to get us caught!" Suddenly the door opened and Carbuncle eyes smiled.
"Ginny!" she called again and jumped into the girl's arms.
"What the?" she was surprised by her sudden action and caught the cute creature in her arms. "Carbuncle?" she looked at her and Carbuncle gave Ginny a lick on the nose. "It is you!" Ginny hugged her happily. She never expected to see the green creature again. Well, not in her own home anyway.
Harry felt jealousy by his side. He really wish that HE was the one in Ginny's. . . Now WHERE did THAT thought came from? In any case he felt left out since the one who was getting all the attention was Carbuncle.
"Harry, how did you get her?" Ginny asked making all doubts in his head vanish. But the young witch's smile vanished as a thought came to her.
"You went to the Lion's Heart?" she cried incredulously. Harry nodded once and sighed. "Why?"
"I only wanted to know where he came across the watch, that's all," he said shyly. He didn't want to lie to her but it WAS one of the reasons he was there.
"Did you ask how much it was worth?" Ginny asked suspiciously as she sat on her bed and stroked Carbuncle's fur. The little creature purred in delight and lay herself on Ginny's lap.
"No!" Harry said a little too quickly, making Ginny laugh. His face became serious as he said, "I really wanted to know more about my parents. The shopkeeper seemed to know them."
"And how did you end up taking Carbuncle home?" she asked her suspicion turned into curiosity.
Harry told her what the shopkeeper had told him. Ginny sat there, stroking Carbuncle's fur while she digested the information. Harry blushed as he saw her like that. It reminded him for the time he saw her with the unicorns. A fairy of the woods.
But now she seemed like a goddess even in her common clothes. If Harry had lost all inhibitions he might go down on his knees and worship her. He might actually do that if his heart does not slow down.
"Thank you, Harry," Ginny took Carbuncle in her arms and walked towards him. She was smiling all the time that made him petrified like the victim of an indirect look from a basilisk. Suddenly, Ginny kissed his cheek and rested her head on his shoulder for a while.
"I'll be downstairs," she said as she exited her room. Harry nodded but did not look back. He waited for her footfalls to disappear before he sighed. He wondered if the Weasleys had any potions made from mandrake to cure him of his petrification.
The last thought before he fainted was the kind of reaction he would get from her if he gave her his gift.
Ginny was in the garden reading Hermoine's letter. She smiled when she read it. She never expected her to get that kind of reaction. Maybe a little subtler. She looked at the letter and noticed that there was a p.s.
p.s. I needed to tell you something about a strange occurrence. My parents have to go to a conference and I can go to the Burrow earlier. Tell your mom I'll be there on Thursday. See you!
Thursday huh? That was tomorrow. She couldn't wait to tell her everything.
Strange occurrence? What could be stranger than what she went through the past few days?
"Carbuncle," she called. The little green creature zoomed past the bushes and stopped in front of her. Carrying her in her arms, Ginny went back to the house.
On the counter top of a closed curiosity shop lay a parchment with the seal of Hogwarts. Its contents were sprawled and could easily be read.
There was only one line in the letter.
Excitate vos e somno
And it was signed: Albus Dumbledore.
End of 4
A/n sorry if it was short. School day. Thank you for your kind reviews. To keep the suspense I'll tell you what that phrase means in the next chapters.
"How do you think we should approach her, Carbuncle?" Harry asked the cute creature as he paced Ron's room. Carbuncle sat on Ron's bed looking at Harry Potter with inquiring eyes. It was a good thing no one was in the living room when he and Ron arrived. It would be hard to explain a three- foot small light green cat/fox like creature to the Weasleys. At least, after Ginny has her.
Carbuncle, oddly enough, was thinking. Of a solution to Harry's dilemma or another thing Harry was not sure. But she was actually.. .. .. thinking.
"I need to get her alone," Harry said. "WE need to get her alone. The only one who knows about you is Ron." Carbuncle nodded, agreeing to Harry's logic.
'What am I going to do?' Harry asked himself as he sat on Ron's bed. He rested his head on his knuckles in an attempt to think. It wasn't working. He suddenly felt a tap on his thigh. Looking down he saw the box that contained Harry's present. Carbuncle was now beside him pushing the box using her nose.
"I know I have to give it to her but how?" Harry sighed. He wasn't this nervous when confronting Voldemort's minions. Carbuncle was looking expectantly at him but she saw he was about to give up. She pushed Ginny's gift again and Harry took it before it fell from his leg.
"Just give it to her huh?" he smiled. It was so simple he wanted to smack himself. But it was also complicated at the same time. "I'll wait for the perfect time. I can't rush things you know." Carbuncle looked disappointed but nodded.
"But I can give YOU to her now," Harry smiled. Carbuncle was wagging her tail happily and bounded for the door. Harry pocketed the box and opened the door.
"Carbuncle?" he called and the creature looked at him questioningly. "Do you think she'll like me?" Carbuncle's eyes smiled and that was answer enough for the young wizard.
"I hope you're right," with a final sigh, Harry opened the door.
Ginny was lying on hey bed relishing the feeling of Harry in her arms. True it was days ago but she never wanted to forget. Like a good dream and relishing the memories so that she will not forget it in the hours to come.
But if word got out they might think she was crazy.
If only he would give ANY hint that he liked her then she will be assured that she was not crazy. But now, she was crazy for him.
She would have to thank the shopkeeper for giving her the watch. It was worth whatever the shopkeeper asked just to see Harry happy. Which reminded her that she should see the shopkeeper as soon as possible.
A shy knock interrupted her thoughts. She got up from her bed and walked to open the door. She heard mumbling through the door as if someone was arguing. At first she thought it was her brother and Hermoine but she wasn't here yet and they could wake the dead with their fights. 'Why can't they just admit that they care?' Ginny thought to herself. As she reached for the door when. . .
"Ginny!" a childlike voice called her. She withdrew her hand from the doorknob as she heard her name. Was there a child in the house? Curiosity taking over, Ginny opened the door.
Harry was standing in front of Ginny's bedroom door for fifteen minutes now. He held Carbuncle in his arms and one of his hand posed to knock. Harry could sense the little one's discomfort, not at the way he was holding her but at his indecision.
"I can't do it," Harry sighed. Carbuncle looked expectantly at him.
"Come on, it's not like the end of the world," Harry tried to convince himself. Cringing, he gave the door two silent taps. Harry listened for an answer but it never came.
"I guess she's not here," Carbuncle gave him a look of disappointment and as soon as he turned to leave. . .
"Ginny!" Carbuncle called out. Reflexively, Harry covered her snout.
"What are you doing?" he whispered nervously. "You're going to get us caught!" Suddenly the door opened and Carbuncle eyes smiled.
"Ginny!" she called again and jumped into the girl's arms.
"What the?" she was surprised by her sudden action and caught the cute creature in her arms. "Carbuncle?" she looked at her and Carbuncle gave Ginny a lick on the nose. "It is you!" Ginny hugged her happily. She never expected to see the green creature again. Well, not in her own home anyway.
Harry felt jealousy by his side. He really wish that HE was the one in Ginny's. . . Now WHERE did THAT thought came from? In any case he felt left out since the one who was getting all the attention was Carbuncle.
"Harry, how did you get her?" Ginny asked making all doubts in his head vanish. But the young witch's smile vanished as a thought came to her.
"You went to the Lion's Heart?" she cried incredulously. Harry nodded once and sighed. "Why?"
"I only wanted to know where he came across the watch, that's all," he said shyly. He didn't want to lie to her but it WAS one of the reasons he was there.
"Did you ask how much it was worth?" Ginny asked suspiciously as she sat on her bed and stroked Carbuncle's fur. The little creature purred in delight and lay herself on Ginny's lap.
"No!" Harry said a little too quickly, making Ginny laugh. His face became serious as he said, "I really wanted to know more about my parents. The shopkeeper seemed to know them."
"And how did you end up taking Carbuncle home?" she asked her suspicion turned into curiosity.
Harry told her what the shopkeeper had told him. Ginny sat there, stroking Carbuncle's fur while she digested the information. Harry blushed as he saw her like that. It reminded him for the time he saw her with the unicorns. A fairy of the woods.
But now she seemed like a goddess even in her common clothes. If Harry had lost all inhibitions he might go down on his knees and worship her. He might actually do that if his heart does not slow down.
"Thank you, Harry," Ginny took Carbuncle in her arms and walked towards him. She was smiling all the time that made him petrified like the victim of an indirect look from a basilisk. Suddenly, Ginny kissed his cheek and rested her head on his shoulder for a while.
"I'll be downstairs," she said as she exited her room. Harry nodded but did not look back. He waited for her footfalls to disappear before he sighed. He wondered if the Weasleys had any potions made from mandrake to cure him of his petrification.
The last thought before he fainted was the kind of reaction he would get from her if he gave her his gift.
Ginny was in the garden reading Hermoine's letter. She smiled when she read it. She never expected her to get that kind of reaction. Maybe a little subtler. She looked at the letter and noticed that there was a p.s.
p.s. I needed to tell you something about a strange occurrence. My parents have to go to a conference and I can go to the Burrow earlier. Tell your mom I'll be there on Thursday. See you!
Thursday huh? That was tomorrow. She couldn't wait to tell her everything.
Strange occurrence? What could be stranger than what she went through the past few days?
"Carbuncle," she called. The little green creature zoomed past the bushes and stopped in front of her. Carrying her in her arms, Ginny went back to the house.
On the counter top of a closed curiosity shop lay a parchment with the seal of Hogwarts. Its contents were sprawled and could easily be read.
There was only one line in the letter.
Excitate vos e somno
And it was signed: Albus Dumbledore.
End of 4
A/n sorry if it was short. School day. Thank you for your kind reviews. To keep the suspense I'll tell you what that phrase means in the next chapters.