Ginny heard the door open and a loud "HELLO FOLKS" that defiantly belonged
to her brother, George. It could be Fred though.
She saw Fred and George enter the living room, from her spot on the couch, and to her parents delight, they had brought their wives Laura and Lynn. Sisters, of course.
"Whassup Ginny, sister dear" Fred said, plumping down beside her, "and hello to you to Hermione…" he said, humming a little before he finally realized what he had just said, "Hermione! Hey, George, Hermione's here"
"Ron's Hermione?" George asked, as he looked at the girl next to Ginny. Ginny rolled her eyes. "Indeed it is. It's party time!!" one of the twins yelled. And both ran to Hermione, and overwhelmed her with disgustingly wet kisses on her cheeks. Hermione looked a bit overwhelmed.
"Hello, Fred, George" she said, looking down at the floor.
When the twins stormed up-stairs, to get something, Hermione turned to Ginny,
"Ginny, I really don't like that everybody makes such a fuss over me. I don't want to be trouble"
"Don't worry about it, Hermione. Fred and George would have started this crazy party-thing anyway. And mum will probably stop them anyway…"
Hermione nodded and started to say something, when the door again opened and closed, and in stepped Percy Weasley and boyfriend Oliver Wood, followed seconds after by Bill and his family, and then Charlie's family. And then the Burrow was yet again full of people and talking. It didn't take long before Hermione had loosened up a bit, and started mingle. When Ginny saw her in a conversation about the right ingredients for a soup with Charlotte, Bill's wife, she thought that it was safe to leave just for ten minutes.
Ginny went up the stairs to her old room, which still stood as if she had never even left it. She took out a piece of parchment and a pen, and started writing a short note.
Dear Harry, I was just wondering why you didn't show up tonight. You said last weekend that you would come again this weekend. What are you doing? Love, Ginny.
She tied the letter to her owl Willy, and sent it of. She then went to the bathroom, and then back to the living room, where everybody was still busy with their things. Her mum had put out some snacks to eat, and so Ginny did. 10 minutes later she went up to her old bedroom again just as Willy flew in with a note.
Dear Ginny, I'm sorry that I didn't come, and even more sorry that I didn't tell you that I couldn't make it. I completely forgot. Oops… The thing is, the team had decided to do some extra training this weekend, and since I am the seeker I have to be here. I hope you have a nice weekend. Love, Harry.
"Damn" Ginny muttered to herself. Harry should be here to celebrate Hermione's returning. They were best friends after all. 'Maybe if I tell him why I think he should be here, he can talk the coach out of his extra-training ideas. Yeah I should do that' So Ginny took out another piece of parchment and quickly wrote:
Harry, I know that Quidditch and the team is very important to you, and I know that the next game is like a matter of life and death to you, but the thing is that Hermione is here. I met her this morning and talked her in to coming here. I think, no I know, that she would love for you to be here. So please, please, try and see if you can quit the training this weekend. Ginny.
Ginny sat patiently on her bed, listening to the voices downstairs, waiting for a reply from Harry. And as she knew he would, Willy flew in her window a little later, with a note that said:
Ginny, if that's the case, you can expect me to be there in 10 minutes… Harry.
Ginny smiled and hid the parchment in the old drawer, and went downstairs again. Now Hermione was playing with some of the kids. When Ginny looked closer she could see that Hermione was playing with dolls with Bill's girls Katie, Hope and Mackenzie, and Charlie's Shirley.
Hermione loved children, Ginny knew. 'She really should have some of her own. And she has the right age for it too…' she thought. 'Poor Hermione'
As for herself, Ginny was defiantly not ready for children. She did want some one day, but not yet. And she needed to find her true love first. And that was defiantly not that easy.
"Uncle Harry's here!" 5-year old Katie yelled, when she saw Harry's figure from the window. "Yes he is" Harry said when he entered the house, and Katie jumped up in his arms. Harry smiled and clapped her lightly on the long red hair, and then sat her down on the floor again. "You're getting to big" he said to Katie, "you have got to stop growing now!" Harry didn't have kids either, so he have grown a strong bond, God fatherly, bond with the Weasley kids. Especially Katie.
"Hi Hermione" Harry said when he saw her standing in the corner. "Hi Harry" she said, and nodded her head slightly.
There was an awkward silence, until Percy saved the moment and started talking about his job to his parents, and soon everybody was talking again.
"Hermione, it's good to see you again," Harry said, "It's good to see you too Harry. I hear that you're a very successful Quidditch player now" Hermione replied, desperately trying to start a conversation. "True" Harry said. Silence again.
Ginny figured that this weren't going how it should be, when two best friends meet again after 5 years. 'Maybe we should just tell Harry that we're about to travel around the world, looking for Ron, whom we have no idea where is, and not to forget the fact that he's most likely dead. It's not like it could get any worse'
"Hey Harry, Hermione, can I talk to you upstairs?" "Sure" Harry said, and Hermione nodded again, which she seemed to be doing a lot now. Ginny walked up to her old room again, this time with Harry and Hermione behind her. After she had closed the door, Ginny sat on the bed, so did Hermione, and Harry sat on the chair by the desk. Ginny looked at Hermione, then at Harry, "see Harry, the thing is, me and Hermione…."
Hermione coughed.
"…Hermione and I, we need your help with something…"
To Be Continued…. In the next chapter, you will find out what happened to Ron. And Hermione tells Harry and Ginny what she really has been doing the past 5 years…
She saw Fred and George enter the living room, from her spot on the couch, and to her parents delight, they had brought their wives Laura and Lynn. Sisters, of course.
"Whassup Ginny, sister dear" Fred said, plumping down beside her, "and hello to you to Hermione…" he said, humming a little before he finally realized what he had just said, "Hermione! Hey, George, Hermione's here"
"Ron's Hermione?" George asked, as he looked at the girl next to Ginny. Ginny rolled her eyes. "Indeed it is. It's party time!!" one of the twins yelled. And both ran to Hermione, and overwhelmed her with disgustingly wet kisses on her cheeks. Hermione looked a bit overwhelmed.
"Hello, Fred, George" she said, looking down at the floor.
When the twins stormed up-stairs, to get something, Hermione turned to Ginny,
"Ginny, I really don't like that everybody makes such a fuss over me. I don't want to be trouble"
"Don't worry about it, Hermione. Fred and George would have started this crazy party-thing anyway. And mum will probably stop them anyway…"
Hermione nodded and started to say something, when the door again opened and closed, and in stepped Percy Weasley and boyfriend Oliver Wood, followed seconds after by Bill and his family, and then Charlie's family. And then the Burrow was yet again full of people and talking. It didn't take long before Hermione had loosened up a bit, and started mingle. When Ginny saw her in a conversation about the right ingredients for a soup with Charlotte, Bill's wife, she thought that it was safe to leave just for ten minutes.
Ginny went up the stairs to her old room, which still stood as if she had never even left it. She took out a piece of parchment and a pen, and started writing a short note.
Dear Harry, I was just wondering why you didn't show up tonight. You said last weekend that you would come again this weekend. What are you doing? Love, Ginny.
She tied the letter to her owl Willy, and sent it of. She then went to the bathroom, and then back to the living room, where everybody was still busy with their things. Her mum had put out some snacks to eat, and so Ginny did. 10 minutes later she went up to her old bedroom again just as Willy flew in with a note.
Dear Ginny, I'm sorry that I didn't come, and even more sorry that I didn't tell you that I couldn't make it. I completely forgot. Oops… The thing is, the team had decided to do some extra training this weekend, and since I am the seeker I have to be here. I hope you have a nice weekend. Love, Harry.
"Damn" Ginny muttered to herself. Harry should be here to celebrate Hermione's returning. They were best friends after all. 'Maybe if I tell him why I think he should be here, he can talk the coach out of his extra-training ideas. Yeah I should do that' So Ginny took out another piece of parchment and quickly wrote:
Harry, I know that Quidditch and the team is very important to you, and I know that the next game is like a matter of life and death to you, but the thing is that Hermione is here. I met her this morning and talked her in to coming here. I think, no I know, that she would love for you to be here. So please, please, try and see if you can quit the training this weekend. Ginny.
Ginny sat patiently on her bed, listening to the voices downstairs, waiting for a reply from Harry. And as she knew he would, Willy flew in her window a little later, with a note that said:
Ginny, if that's the case, you can expect me to be there in 10 minutes… Harry.
Ginny smiled and hid the parchment in the old drawer, and went downstairs again. Now Hermione was playing with some of the kids. When Ginny looked closer she could see that Hermione was playing with dolls with Bill's girls Katie, Hope and Mackenzie, and Charlie's Shirley.
Hermione loved children, Ginny knew. 'She really should have some of her own. And she has the right age for it too…' she thought. 'Poor Hermione'
As for herself, Ginny was defiantly not ready for children. She did want some one day, but not yet. And she needed to find her true love first. And that was defiantly not that easy.
"Uncle Harry's here!" 5-year old Katie yelled, when she saw Harry's figure from the window. "Yes he is" Harry said when he entered the house, and Katie jumped up in his arms. Harry smiled and clapped her lightly on the long red hair, and then sat her down on the floor again. "You're getting to big" he said to Katie, "you have got to stop growing now!" Harry didn't have kids either, so he have grown a strong bond, God fatherly, bond with the Weasley kids. Especially Katie.
"Hi Hermione" Harry said when he saw her standing in the corner. "Hi Harry" she said, and nodded her head slightly.
There was an awkward silence, until Percy saved the moment and started talking about his job to his parents, and soon everybody was talking again.
"Hermione, it's good to see you again," Harry said, "It's good to see you too Harry. I hear that you're a very successful Quidditch player now" Hermione replied, desperately trying to start a conversation. "True" Harry said. Silence again.
Ginny figured that this weren't going how it should be, when two best friends meet again after 5 years. 'Maybe we should just tell Harry that we're about to travel around the world, looking for Ron, whom we have no idea where is, and not to forget the fact that he's most likely dead. It's not like it could get any worse'
"Hey Harry, Hermione, can I talk to you upstairs?" "Sure" Harry said, and Hermione nodded again, which she seemed to be doing a lot now. Ginny walked up to her old room again, this time with Harry and Hermione behind her. After she had closed the door, Ginny sat on the bed, so did Hermione, and Harry sat on the chair by the desk. Ginny looked at Hermione, then at Harry, "see Harry, the thing is, me and Hermione…."
Hermione coughed.
"…Hermione and I, we need your help with something…"
To Be Continued…. In the next chapter, you will find out what happened to Ron. And Hermione tells Harry and Ginny what she really has been doing the past 5 years…
