Disclaimor: I don't own any of these characters. They are property of J. K. Rowling!
A/N: This is likely the most adult of the story so far!
A/N 2: I would like the thank Hillary for her help yet again!! YOU'RE GREAT!!!
Chapter Thirteen
An Unannounced Class
Finally everyone cleared out of the common room allowing Harry and Ginny to interrogate Ron and Hermione about their relationship.
"So, spill it," Ginny demanded.
"Err… what do you want to know," Ron asked obviously trying to avoid telling his sister about his relationship with Hermione.
"You know what I mean Ron, what's going on between the two of you?"
"Well, we are…"
"A couple," Hermione explained finishing Ron's sentence. The turned a brilliant shade of red, which oddly enough matched.
"So, have you told Neville or Padma yet," Ginny asked while Harry was trying to comprehend the news he was just given.
"Err… no, so don't mention it around them okay," Hermione pleaded.
"When are you expecting to tell them," Harry asked overcoming his shock.
"Err… We were just going to tell them at the same time tomorrow morning, after breakfast," Ron answered.
"Well, if you don't mind I'm going to bed, Ginny are you coming?"
"Yeah, Goodnight Ron, Harry."
"Goodnight," The guys chorused as the girls retreated to their dormitories.
Harry and Ron soon did the same saying it was time to go to bed. "So, what exactly did you and Hermione Do," Harry asked as they climbed the stairs.
"Err… Harry, do I really need to tell you?"
"Well, you two are my best friends, I deserve to know exactly how far the two of you have gotten."
Ron turned red as he responded, "WE haven't DONE anything. Okay?"
"Really? I thought you would have at least kissed her."
"I'm not as forward as you are!"
"Sure you're not!"
They soon reached their destinations and went to bed. It wasn't long until Harry was in a deep sleep.
The next morning Harry slept in until ten. This was only the second day this year that he had been able to sleep. He and Ron both rose feeling well rested. They ran into Ginny on their way down the stairs.
"Good morning," She said sleepily.
"Late night," Harry asked noting her fatigue.
"Err… yes, Hermione and I talked for a long time."
Harry didn't have time to press the subject because as they spoke Hermine came down the stairs, grinning sleepily. They all made their way down to the great hall to eat Breakfast. Ron and Hermione avoided holding hands even though it was clear to Harry that Ron wanted to with all his heart. Hermione even looked like she was enjoying the company as they ate breakfast. When they were done Hermione and Ron said they would meet Harry and Ginny back in the common room soon, before turning to find their respective Ball dates.
When Ron and Hermione finally entered the common room Ginny asked, "So, did the two of you tell everyone?"
"Err…" Ron began.
"Yes, we did," Hermione said. "Neville seemed hurt at first but he said he was happy for me. Ron and I set Neville up with Padma. Then they still have dates. Padma didn't look too happy but I really don't care."
All the following week the only thing anyone talked about was the ball. Rumors were getting more numerous as everyone tried to figure out how Dumbledore would top his musical guest's of the previous year. Harry didn't really care about all of these details. He was happy that he was going with Ginny. She seemed equally pleased about going with him.
The day of the ball finally came and the tension was tangible. Parvati wasn't talking with Hermione, Harry, Ron or Ginny but they weren't really upset with it. Hermione entered the common room carrying a notice and posted it on the wall. Everyone gathered around curious as to what it said.
"Hermione what's this about a meeting after lunch," Harry asked having read the notice. The notice said all Fifth year boys were required to attend a meeting in Professor Flitwick's classroom. The Fifth year girls had to meet in Professor McGonagalls room. The meetings would begin after lunch.
"Err… I'm not sure but all prefects had to post it and announce it to every one. I ran into the other fifth years when I was coming up here. You were the last one I needed to tell."
"Fred, our little Ron and Harry are just growing up," George exclaimed after reading the notice.
"What? What do you two know about this meeting," Ron asked.
"Well, it's the Sex talk," Fred said with an all knowing look in his eyes. This caused the entire group to turn Red.
"I was surprised you didn't get it last year before the ball, but I guess you weren't mature enough to participate in it."
"You're not joking," Ginny said after examining her brothers.
"Now Ginny, why do you think we would be joking about something like this?"
"We don't joke ALL of the time," George added. "Hermione, be sure to share all of the details with Ginny because we don't want Harry doing anything to our baby sister."
"Well, it is always the quiet ones you need to watch out for. We've seen some of the muggle magazines and know the kind of things they watch! They are a horny bunch, muggle boys are," Fred explained.
Ginny and Hermione were a brilliant shade of red.
"Not that we are saying Harry is but you never know. We don't know what that Dudley has been showing him," George added.
"Harry be sure to take notes during the meeting so that you DON'T touch our baby sister!! You're one of the best guys we know but don't even think about touching our baby sister," George said.
"George, Leave Harry alone," Ginny said hitting her brother in the arm.
The group passed the next few hours by playing games and talking. Alicia called Harry over to where she was sitting to go over some new Quidditch diagrams that Wood had sent her. In typical Oliver Wood fashion they were complicated and hard to decipher. Soon they were making their way down to lunch everyone dreading the 'meeting' they would soon be attending.
"Do you guys know what this meeting is about," Neville asked when they were sitting down at the Gryffindor table.
"Err… yeah, according to the twins it is a sex education class. They claim it is because of the ball tonight." Ron said trying not to turn red. As red as he was turning despite himself Neville was turning white. He looked like a ghost.
"Yo-yo-you're serious? We have a SEX education class. Can they really force us to attend?"
"Err… yeah I think they can."
All of the Fifth years seemed to take as long as possible to eat but it didn't help. Time seemed to speed up as they were soon forced to leave for the Charms classroom, saying good bye to Hermione on the first floor landing. When they got to the room Harry and Ron found seats in the middle. Professor Flitwick was standing on his usual stack of books in the front of the room. A large cauldron was positioned over a fire next to him.
"Why is a cauldron in here," Dean asked taking the seat next to Harry.
"I don't know,"
"Do you think Snape will be here," Seamus asked.
As if an answer to his question Snape strode in with his black robes billowing behind him. He looked as if he resented being there more than the students. Malfoy and the other Slytherin boys came in behind him forced to sit near the front.
Once they were seated Professor Flitwick began, "Now that everyone is here we can begin. As some of you have heard from siblings this 'meeting' is about Sexual Education. Now we trust Hogwarts students are respectable enough not to do anything inappropriate, but we need to teach you the rules of this school. Since we have the ball this evening we decided to hold this class to prepare you for it. Professor Snape is here as my assistant. He will also be demonstrating a potion that is used for birth control. I expect none of you to use it until you are married and MUCH older but we have to teach you for when that day comes.
"Let's begin with the rules. As I'm sure you have realized all of you are maturing and are likely interested in Girls. That being said we expect you to behave like proper young men. You are allowed to 'date' young women but I don't want to find any of you 'necking' in empty classrooms. Now if any professor or prefect find you doing this they will begin deducting points from both your houses. Some may even give you detention."
"No girl is worth that," Dean whispered. Harry looked at Ron who wasn't going to comment. He seemed very interested in the rules of 'dating' at Hogwarts.
"Now, I hope all of you know how a young lady would become pregnant." With that, there was a distinct snicker from Seamus as he quietly pointed to Neville who looked thoroughly confused.
"If not you can speak with Professor Snape, or me after this meeting and we will be glad to explain it to you. For today's purpose we will assume you know what it is. I expect all of my fifth year students to not be participating in any of these actions. It is strictly against the rules of our school. You are liable to be expelled if any young lady's become pregnant. Now are there any questions?"
Justin Finch-Fletchly raised his hand looking nervous. "Yes, Mr. Finch-Fletchly,"
"Err… My Dad said that you could loose your powers if you, you know…"
"Ah, Mr. Finch-Fletchly you are referring to one of the oldest urban legends. Most parents are still telling their children this lie. We are required to tell you the truth. No, you can not loose your powers in any capacity from engaging in sexual intercourse but don't go getting any ideas," Professor Fitwick said with a stern look. "Any more questions?"
The class seemed content with the answers they were given and didn't dare ask another question. "Well, since you don't have any more questions I will turn the lecture over to Professor Snape." With a flick of his wand the desks were moved to the sides of the room and each student had a small cauldron siting over a fire in front of them.
"Now, as Professor Flitwick mention I'm going to teach you how to brew a birth control draught. Female birth control methods are not as reliable as their male counterparts, the females will be learning methods of birth control as well but you are required to learn the most preventative method recommended by mediwitches. The male is required to brew his own potion in order for it to work. You can not take anyone else's potion unless you want to be disfigured permanently. We have already prepared the ingrediants needed so pleas come and retrieve them from Professor Flitwicks desk and return to your cauldron's prepared to follow my instructions."
Over the course of the next hour the boys, following Snape's instructions, preparing the prevention potion. The only person who seemed to have problems was Neville whose potion was an orange instead of the putrid pink that it was supposed to be.
"I should have expected this much from you Longbottom. Fool! You should just stay away from girls all together, it will save you from any misfortunes," Snape snapped as he walked around the room examining everyone's potions.
"Ooh, Mr. Weasley seems to have done a perfect job," Professor Flitwick said looking at Harry and Ron's potions.
"Obviously he doesn't want to wind up like his parents with more children than money," Draco snarled from the back corner.
"Good point Draco," Snape added to his favorite student.
"Weasel, planing on shagging that filthy mudblood any time soon? Tell me if it's true that Mudbloods are great in bed. Not that I would ever sleep with a mudblood but it would be nice to keep in mind. There might be a reason to keep them around for a while instead of killing them all off at once," Draco said quietly after walking over to where Ron and Harry were. It was all Harry could do to keep Ron and himself from decking Draco in front of Snape.
"Not here Ron, Snape is in the room, we would have detention for the rest of our lives if you do anything."
"Yeah, but he has to pay for saying those things about Hermione. The slimy prat! He will pay for everything he has ever said," Ron growled.
"Mr. Weasley," Professor Flitwick began standing right in front of the agitated fifth years. "Would you please help Mr. Longbottom with his potion, he seems to be in a bit of trouble."
"Err… okay," Ron said. Ron spent the remainder of the class helping Neville with his potion. Neville was the last to finally have his potion corrected.
"Now everyone please put your potions in these vials, they have a chain attached so that you will be able to wear them at all times," Flitwick explained handing out the vials. "When everyone is through you can leave and begin preparing for the ball."
Harry and Ron couldn't move quickly enough to get out of the room, glad that it was done. "So, weasel, planning on trying out that potion of yours tonight. If the Gryffindor prefect dormitory is half as nice as the Slytherin one you should die of shock. It will likely be the nicest room you have ever been in. I have heard that muggle's and muggle borns shag better than anyone. They supposedly know how to give a wizard true pleasure, but I don't know, Potter, your little girlfriend likely knows a thing or two about pleasure. She will likely do what ever you want to get near the 'famous Harry Potter,' likely shag your brains out if you even mention it."
Draco had some how been able to find Harry in Ron in the huge crowd and had continued his insults as they walled to the stairs that would lead to Gryffindor tower. Something just snapped inside Harry's head, he didn't reach for his wand, he didn't need it. He would be able to render Draco unconscious if not dead with pure physical force. Harry and Ron turned on Draco.
The vial containing birth control potion around Draco's neck burst, spraying Draco with disgusting liquid. Harry moved to punch Draco as hard as he could while Ron reached for his wand screaming a curse that Harry was not familiar with.
Before Harry was able to accomplish his goal he felt someone reaching around him. "Harry, Ron, calm down."
The voice was familiar. This distracted Harry from his target long enough to realize who had stopped him. It was Remus Lupin. Ron seemed to have realized who it was too and had stopped clearly proud of the minimum damage he had caused Draco. Draco had huge boils bursting all over his body. As the boils grew they would burst spraying his clothing with green puss.
"You three need to come with me," Professor Lupin said, "Everyone go on back to your respective common rooms, there is nothing to see here," lowering his voice he added in Harry and Ron's ears, "except some repulsive green puss."
"Mr. Malfoy would you please go to the hospital wing," Lupin finally said when the group of bystanders had left them by themselves. "I hope you do not need assistance finding your way."
Malfoy's skin was green from puss but the boyles didn't stop coming. They continued to puff up and then burst. He quickly made his way down the corridor that led to the hospital wing. Harry distinctly heard Malfoy muttering about werewolves.
"Now if you two would follow me into this empty room."
"What are you doing here," Harry asked once they were in the room. "It's so great to see you, how is Sirius? Is he safe? Is he here?"
"It's good to see you too, Professor Dumbledore invited me to the ball, yes, Sirius is here, as Snuffles of course I was actually coming to get the two of you to go see him when I stopped you two from killing Draco. Not that I would have minded too much to see him get some payback for the comments that he was making but it wasn't the right time or place for you two to get into so much trouble for an ass like Malfoy."
This was the first time Harry had heard his former professor speak ill of a student, but Harry had to remind himself that Lupin was no longer a professor, he was just Harry's God-fathers best friend and a close friend of his fathers.
"Err… Professor, you're not going to punish us are you," Ron asked speaking what was finally going through Harry's mind.
"Call me Remus please, I am no longer your professor. And since I am no longer your professor I am not going to punish you. Now, would the two of you like to go see my favorite dog?"
"Yeah," was all Harry had to say. He soon found himself following Remus up the familiar gargoyle stairs leading to the headmaster's office. As soon as they stepped into the room Sirius transformed out of his dog form and into the form of Harry's godfather.
"It's nice to see you," He said with a grin.
"How have you been," Harry asked giving his godfather a tight hug.
"I've been good, Dumbledore has the two of us quite busy. Ron, it's nice to see you two."
"Hi Sirius," Ron said taking a seat indicated by Professor Dumbledore.
"Where is Hermione? And Harry, I want you to introduce me to Ginny. Especially after how close you two seemed back at the Burrow."
"Err… do you want us to go get them?"
"No, not now I can see them after the ball. We will be here for the next few days. I was hoping to get to watch the two of you play quidditch at least at practice. How was your special class?"
"Err… okay I guess," Harry said the memories of his fight with Malfoy rushing back into his brain. He wanted to tell Sirius everything but not in front of Dumbldore, running the risk of being punished.
"Why don't Remus and I go check on the decorations for the ball and leave the three of you alone to catch up," Dumbledore suggested. This was not the first time Harry thought the headmaster could read minds but he was relieved. Once Remus and Dumbledore had left the room Harry and Ron launched into an explanation of Malfoy's comments and their reactions.
Sirius laughed, "Harry, as your godfather your mum would have wanted me to be upset but your dad would agree with me in saying good job mate. Did you hurt him?"
"No, not really because Remus stopped us."
"But he's in the hospital wing right now because he sprouted huge boils that popped squirting him with green puss," Ron added with a wicked grin. The group sat talking for a while until Sirius looked at his wristwatch, "Oy, you two better go and get dressed, it's almost time for the ball and we don't want you two to be late for your big dates!"
"Alright Sirius, are you coming as snuffles," Harry inquired wanting to at least point out Sirius as Snuffles to Ginny. When he began thinking about Ginny, Harry felt his heartbeat speed up.
"I think so, Remus is going to be there so I might go as his pet whom he can't stand to leave anywhere."
"It's great to see you," Ron said standing to leave. Harry and Sirius exchanged a tight hug before the two made their way out of Dumbledore's office and into the familiar corridor's hurrying to get up to their dormitories and get dressed for the ball. All of the younger students were in the common room playing games or doing homework.
When they reached Dean, Seamus and an overly nervous Neville greeted them in the dormitory. "Ron, err… I really want to thank you for arranging my date with Padma. Err… I never thought I had a chance with some one as beautiful as her. I mean, at least Hermione is you know Hermione and I've known her for years but I'm really excited about tonight. I'm really glad the two of you are finally together," Neville stammered.
"Did you two enjoy our little class today," Seamus asked.
"Err… that was uncomfortable. What about you," Harry asked as he began to change into his new dress robes.
"Yeah, uncomfortable is the right word for it. So Harry, you going with Ginny," Dean asked adjusting his clothes in the mirror.
"Yeah," Harry said blushing. "Err… yeah. Just as Friends."
"I hope it's just as friends! I don't want you testing you birth control potion on my sister," Ron said his face completely serious.
"Ron, don't worry I don't plan on shagging your sister, no matter what Malfoy said!"
"Speaking of Malfoy, did either of you get into any trouble from the fight?"
"No, it's a secret between us and Remus."
"Remus?"
"Professor Lupin."
"Oh, so he didn't even yell at you or anything?"
"No, he actually seemed amused with Ron's curse."
"Yeah," Ron said grinning from ear to ear. He was brushing his hair and was wearing his new robes.
Dean, Seamus and Neville were ready before Harry and Ron, but they sat around talking. Harry looked in the mirror trying to get his hair to behave. It didn't want to. No matter what Harry did, he couldn't get it to lay flat. Giving up he took out his wand and quickly shaved his face. Harry turned to Ron who was digging around in his bag for something.
"What are you getting," Harry asked.
"Err… I was going to transfigure a rock into a rose to give to Hermione. If any of you want one I have about 15 of them," Ron suggested offering Harry and the other guys his bag of rocks. All of the boys in the dorm took the offered rocks and all retrieved their wands. With in seconds Harry was holding a silver rose that sparkled in the candlelight. He looked around and noticed that Ron was holding a deep red one, while Dean had a pale pink and Seamus had a white one. Neville was having trouble, like always.
"Err… do you think you could help me Ron, I can't seem to get this to work. I want everything to go perfect tonight so I would like to keep my eyebrows in tact."
"Sure, what colour do you want?"
"Err… Padma's robes are teal, so could you make it teal?"
With a wave of his wand the rock soon turned into a brilliant teal rose, which Ron handed Neville quickly. The boys having changed into their dress robes were soon downstairs waiting for their dates. Soon the girls joined them in the common room. Neville had quickly left to meet Padma in the entranced hall; Collin had gone with him to meet Cho.
When the girls came down the stairs Harry didn't notice anything else in the room. All he saw was Ginny smiling sheepishly as she made her way over to him. She was dressed in her emerald green dress robes; her red hair was pulled up and curled, gently cascading down behind her, with a few spare curls framing her face. Ginny slowly made her way over to where Harry was standing. It took him a long moment to realize she was standing right in front of him.
"Err… Here, this is for you," He stammered, blushing slightly, as he shoved the rose forwards.
"Oh, wow Harry, thank you," Ginny said stammering as she took the rose and gently placed it into her hair.
"You look amazing, those robes really look good on you."
"Thank you Harry, you look quite nice yourself," Nice? Was that all she thought he looked like was nice, Harry asked himself, self-consciously. He extended his arm to her, which she took quickly.
"Are you ready to go down to the ball," He asked.
"Yes," She said pausing, "Harry, you really do look nice. Thank you for asking me. All Collin could talk about this afternoon was Cho and how glad he was about getting the chance to take her to the dance. It means a lot to him. I'm glad we aren't stuck going with each other. He would have bored me to death."
"I must admit I think I have a better date than him," He said blushing even deeper. It was good that Ron and Hermione interrupted the embarrassing situation.
"So are you two ready to go down to the great hall," Ron asked holding Hermione's hand. The two did make a nice couple Harry decided looking at his two best friends. Hermione had obviously spent hours on her hair again this year because it was uncharacteristically controlled and pulled up into a bun on the back of her head. She had two gentle curls coming down, one on either side of her face; she two had placed her rose in her hair.
The girls were soon talking and complementing each other on their hair while the guys were quietly walking beside them. It wasn't long before they reached the entrance hall and met up with their other classmates. When the door's to the Great Hall opened everyone swarmed in and found a table towards the front. The Great Hall, like always looked wonderful. Their were about five-hundred bats flying around in the 'sky' while there were another five-hundred or more pumpkins floating above the tables with candles flickering inside them. The sky was clear except the areas blocked by the bats. Harry could never get tired of seeing the majestic room that was the Great Hall.
Professor Lupin was seated at a table with Dumbledore and his trusty dog Snuffles.
"Oh! Professor Lupin is here," Ginny and Hermione breathed in unison, upon seeing their former professor.
"Yeah, that's where we were all afternoon," Ron explained.
"Harry, he brought snuffles, does that mean you got to visit with him with out me," Hermione inquired.
"Err… we wanted to get the two of you but he said we would all be able to talk later. He promised."
"Wait, he has Snuffles with him," Ginny asked having been following the conversation between the friends.
"Yes, he brought Snuffles. I want you to meet him after we eat." Harry explained waving to his former professor and his Godfather in animagus form. Soon Collin and Cho joined the quartet. The other two seats at their table remained empty. As the students seated themselves Harry watched as Malfoy entered with his date Pansy Parkinson. Malfoy's face had several scabs on it from the boils that were left by Ron's spell. He also appeared to have a black eye. Madam Pomfry was wonderful at repairing wounds and Harry wouldn't doubt that the black eye had been darker than it now appeared when Malfoy entered the hospital wing.
Seamus with Lavander Brown were seated at the closest table along with Parvati and Terry Boot, a Ravenclaw, and Neville and Padma. Another couple Harry soon identified as Justin Finch-Fletchly and Hanna Abbot joined them.
When everyone was finally seated Professor Dumbledore demonstrated how to order, lifting his menu and clearly saying what he wanted. The food magically appeared on his plate. He was seated at a table with Professor McGonagall, Professor Figg, Professor Flitwick, Professor Snape, Professor Sinastra, Professor Sprout, Remus, Snuffles and shockingly Professor Trelawney. This was only the second time Harry had ever seen her out side of her tower classroom.
Ginny gasped watching Hermione and Ron placing their orders. "I forget how talented the house elves are."
"Yeah, they are wonderful," Harry agreed and was keen to point out, "don't let Hermione hear you, she will take up the S.P.E.W. thing again."
They both began to laugh as Ginny replaced her menu and said, "Lamb chops."
Her plate was filled with succulent lamb, with in seconds of her order. Harry couldn't stop starring at his date. She looked wonderful. He finally made himself place an order not really hungry for anything in particular. "Grilled Salmon," he finally said, setting his menu back on the table. The group ate as they talked to one another about everything avoiding the 'meetings' that they were forced to attend that afternoon.
Harry noticed that Ron was keen to avoid the topic all together. Hermione seemed to have told Ginny all of the details about her meeting and they seemed comfortable speaking about it.
After everyone had finished dinner his or her plates were cleared. Professor Dumbledore addressed everyone, "Now that everyone has finished dinner I would like all of the prefects and the head boy and girl to join me on the dance floor to begin the dancing."
He then flicked his wand and the tables were all moved off the dance floor. As everyone stood his or her chairs soon moved and joined the corresponding tables around the room. Hermione and Ron moved onto the dance floor. Soon the floor was covered with prefects and their dates. Professors Dumbledore and McGonagall began to dance to music magically projected into the room.
"This is the first time I think I've ever seen Ron dance," Ginny noted watching her brother and Hermione dance around the floor. Ron didn't appear nervous or anxious about dancing. He actually seemed to be enjoying himself.
"Yeah, is he actually enjoying himself?"
"I think so! This is SO strange!"
Not long after the prefects had begun to dance other couples took to the dance floor. Harry turned to Ginny, "So, Err… should we go dance?"
"I would love to, just promise me you won't step on my toes as much as Neville did last year."
"I can't make any guarantees but I'll try not to," Harry said laughing as they made their way onto the dance floor taking an open space near Hermione and Ron.
Hermione and Ron's eyes didn't leave each other as Harry and Ginny began to dance near them. Harry was able to keep to his word and didn't step on Ginnys feet at all during that song, or even the ones that followed. They felt like they were floating on air as they danced around the dance floor.
Harry had to admit that last year was NOTHING compared to this year. He was actually enjoying himself on the dance floor, likely because no one was watching him but it was nice to be able to dance and talk with Ginny, to even stand so close to her. It was the closest they had been since that night at the burrow.
"What are you thinking about," Ginny asked as they slow danced around the room. "You look like you are in deep thought."
"Oh, I was actually thinking about how enjoyable tonight is. Especially compared to last year. Tonight is amazing. You really look beautiful, Ginny."
Ginny blushed at the complement. "Harry you also look really wonderful."
"Hey, do you two want to get something to drink, I don't know about you but we are getting thirsty," Ron said interrupting again.
"Sure," Ginny and Harry chorused. The group grabbed some butterbears from the table and made their way outside for a walk. The rose gardens where back complete with farie lights and fountains. The couples found a bench and sat down.
"The two of you seemed to enjoy your dance," Ginny said.
Hermione blushed, "Yes, you can say that. It really is a beautiful night," She commented looking at the sky, clearly trying to change the subject.
"Yeah, it is," Ron said starring at Hermione. "Let's take a walk," He suggested.
"Sure, do you two mind?" She asked looking at Ginny and Harry.
"No, you two go ahead. Just don't forget our 'meeting' today," Harry answered with a grin. Ron either didn't hear him or chose to ignore this comment because he and Hermione quickly disappeared around a corner leaving Harry and Ginny alone under the stars to talk.
As Hermione and Ron disappeared Collin Crevy and Cho Chang appeared. Collin holding his camera, "Harry, Harry! Can I take a picture of you and Ginny?"
"Err… Okay," Harry answered relieved that it wasn't a picture with Collin.
"Okay, you two, stand up. Harry; put your arm around her waist, yeah, like that. Ginny, you look up into Harry's eyes. Harry look down at her. Take each other's out side hand. Good, that looks really good, this is going to be a great picture," He squealed in between directing the two's movements.
Harry and Ginny smiled as they looked into each other's eyes. They stood there even a few seconds after Collin had taken the picture.
"Thanks, I'll give you a copy after I develop them," Collin squealed before he and Cho moved off to go and take other pictures.
"You two have fun," Cho added over her shoulder as they rounded a corner. Ginny and Harry took their seats, both with cheeks that were redder than before.
"So, Err… Snuffles is here, am I going to get to meet him," Ginny began.
"Of course! I wanted to introduce you today but he wanted us to visit first and said he will be here for a few days so you will have plenty of time to meet him."
"I'm glad, I really want to meet your godfather, especially after hearing all of those stories about him from you, Ron and Hermione," Ginny began. "Harry, what are you starring at, do I have something in my teeth?"
"Err… no, you just look great. Sorry, I didn't mean to stare. I just was blown away by how striking you look," He tried to recover.
They were both quite for a moment before Ginny began, "look, is that Hagrid and Madam Maxime over at that fountain?"
Harry turned and looked where she was pointing. Sure enough it was the two half giants. They seemed to be enjoying the night in a similar way that Ron and Hermione were.
"Yeah, that's them. They seem to be enjoying themselves. I wouldn't be surprised if Ron and Hermione were in a similar position," He pointed out watching Hagrid and Madam Maxime cuddle. It was one of those moments he didn't want to witness so Harry turned his attention back to his date. Ginny had a slight blush on her cheeks as she returned Harry's gaze. They sat for a long moment just looking into each other's eyes. The thought of kissing Ginny crossed Harry's mind more than once in that long moment. It actually seemed to be a permanent fixture in his brain. He was about to lean in for the kiss having given up his internal fight when it happened.
He doubled over with pain, which seamed to be radiating from his forehead, and before Harry knew what happened he was on the ground. Ginny let out a horrified scream as Harry shuddered in agony.
