Chapter Two: Letters

"Mum?" said Ron as he burst into the Weasley's home. "Can Harry, Ginny, Hermione, and me go to the Chudley Cannon's Quidditch match next Thursday?"

"Why not us?" said Mrs. Weasley who was in the kitchen preparing dinner.

"Who?"

"Your father and I too."

"MUM! We're seventeen! We can handle it!" Ron let out a heavy sigh.

"You and the girls can sit as far away from us as possible if you'd like, but I'd like to see the Cannons play again." Mrs. Weasley began to peel potatoes.

"Ok," Ron said brightly, and set off up to his room, Harry behind him.

"Great!" cried Ron once they were settled in his room. "So, Harry, why don't you write a little invitation to Ginny?"

"Okay," said Harry, pulled a piece of parchment, a quill, and ink out of his trunk, and started to write a hasty letter to Ginny.

Dear Ginny,

Hey! How are you? I just wanted to know if you would like to come with me to the Chudley Cannon's Quidditch match against the Wimbourne Wasps on Thursday. As my date. Ron and Hermione will be there, too. You could bring your friend along if you'd like, it doesn't matter to me. Please write back as soon as you can to let me know. If you can come, why don't you come back home, around 4:00 pm, with your friend for dinner, and then we can all go to the game together. If you can't, I guess I'll see you on the Hogwarts Express on September First.

Harry

"How's that sound?" Harry said pushing the letter over to Ron.

Ron read it, and then smiled. "I reckon she'll go with you Harry, I really do."

"Yeah right. Done with Hermione's letter yet?"

"Almost," Ron said, grinning.

Ron scribbled for a few more moments, then slid the parchment over to Harry. "How's it sound?"

Harry seized the parchment, and read:

Dear Hemione,

Hi! This is Ron. I was wondering if you wanted to come with me to the Cannon's Quidditch match on Thursday. Well, as my date.

"I knew you liked her!" Harry cried. Ron just blushed, waiting for Harry to read on. Harry continued:

You could come over for dinner, say around 4:00, then after we'd go to the game. After the game you can stay at our house for the rest of the holidays. If not, I'll see you at Hogwarts.

Ron

Harry was amazed that they had written almost the same things. Harry looked at Ron and said, "We said almost the same things in our letters! That's cool. Your letter sounds great, Ron."

Mrs. Weasley called them down for dinner just as the two owls flew out the window to deliver the letters.