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Chapter 3
The Dinner Guest
Harry entered Ron's room smiling brightly.
"She'll be coming down to dinner."
Ron looked over at Harry and smiled.
"Really Harry? She's really finally going to come out
of her room?" Ron asked hopefully.
Harry nodded and looked around Ron's
room, still bright orange in honor of the Cannons.
The Cannons were a top quidditch team. Quidditch,
now there was something Harry missed. He couldn't
wait to start playing again. Maybe he would get to
be captain this year since Wood left. Harry smiled
at that thought and gave Hedwig some treats.
"Hermione said she'd meet us at Diagon
Alley. That way we can all go shopping for this year's
supplies together. Have you looked at this year's list
yet?" Ron asked Harry.
Harry shook his head replying, "No not
yet." Harry gaze turned almost wistful as he asked,
"Do you think maybe Sirius will be there? I miss him
a lot."
"That would be really cool. I hope he does
come to see us there. Write him telling him what
day and when we're going," Ron said.
Harry nodded in affirmation. Just then Mrs.
Weasley's voice rang out, "Dinner's ready. Come and
get it!"
Harry and Ron rushed down the stairs
towards the kitchen and practically fell into their
chairs. Once everyone was seated Mrs. Weasley
began putting all the food on the table.
"Will Ginny be joining us today?" Mrs.
Weasley asked hopefully.
"Yes….I will," Ginny replied as she slowly
entered the kitchen. The kitchen went silent as
everyone's eyes turned to Ginny. George and Fred's
jaws seemed to extend to the table, Percy eyes
widened slightly, Bill whistled, Charlie just kind of
stared, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley smiled, and Ron was
the first to say, "Wow Ginny. You look great."
That was followed by a chorus of
agreements and compliments during which Ginny
sat quietly down next to Harry blushing becomingly.
"Harry convinced me that I shouldn't have
stayed up in my room fearing what other people will
think of my new looks. So I decided to finally come
down. I'm sorry if I've worried you all," said Ginny
looking down at her empty plate.
Charlie smiled at his sister and said
teasingly, "You should be, we all thought you were
dead up there."
George and Fred burst into laughter at
that. Percy glared at them, but that elicited no
response from the twins. Percy looked at Ginny and
said agitatedly, "You locked yourself in your room all
summer without so much as a word to us because
you turned beautiful? That was really inconsiderate
of you Ginny, just plain stupid actually. I really can't
believe-" Percy was then cut off by Bill who slammed
his hand down on the table.
"Shut up Percy! Or did you forget how you
locked yourself in your room last summer doing all
sorts of crazy experiments. Ginny just didn't realize
that her change had been a good one so stop being
such an ass!" Bill yelled.
Mr. Weasley sighed, "Come now boys.
Just calm down and lets eat."
Mrs. Weasley nodded towards her husband
and began to serve everyone an assortment of delicious
foods. While she was busy doing that George looked
over to Harry and asked, "So who do you think will get
captain for quidditch now that Wood is gone?"
Harry shrugged, "I have no clue…..I might
go out for captain."
Fred, George, Ron, and Ginny stared at
Harry for a moment before Fred broke out into a huge
smile. "That's great Harry! I'll definitely be voting for
you."
"Yea me too!" piped in George.
Harry smiled brightly. He had been so
nervous they wouldn't like the idea of him going for
captain. Harry looked over at Ron and whispered,
"You know with Wood gone we're going to need a new
keeper…you interested?"
Ron's eyes became nearly the size of
saucers as he exclaimed, "Of course! Oh Harry you
mean it?!"
Harry nodded. "I'll sing your praises to
Professor McGonagall. I'm sure she'll let you try out."
Ron hugged Harry tightly. "You're the best
Harry. The absolute best!"
Everyone exchanged stories over the course
of the meal. Relating all their summer mishaps and
good times. After dinner was finished everyone was
sent off to bed. At Ginny's door, both Harry and Ginny
stopped.
Ginny looked up at Harry smiling softly.
"Thank you Harry. I'm so glad you made me come out
of my room. I've missed my family terribly, and thanks
for showing me that change isn't always a bad thing."
Harry smiled and slowly brought his lips to
Ginny's. Ginny's arms entwined around Harry's neck,
as he leaned closer still to deepen the kiss. Harry
broke the kiss while he still could and said
breathlessly, "I want you so badly Ginny it hurts. I
better go before I end up making a big mistake."
Harry kissed Ginny lightly on the forehead
and walked quickly to Ron's room and collapsed on
the bed next to Ron.
"What am I going to do?" Harry asked to
himself.
"About what?" answered Ron.
Harry looked over at Ron realizing he'd said
what he'd been thinking out loud. Harry's mind raced
as he thought of a plausible excuse to cover up his
folly. "I'm really tired and I still have a lot of
homework to do"
"Don't worry about it Harry. We've got
three more days before we head off to Diagon Alley
and one after that before school starts. We can work
on it all day tomorrow if you like so just get some
rest," said Ron as he turned the lights off.
Harry nodded but he doubted very seriously
that he would be getting much sleep tonight.
Chapter 3
The Dinner Guest
Harry entered Ron's room smiling brightly.
"She'll be coming down to dinner."
Ron looked over at Harry and smiled.
"Really Harry? She's really finally going to come out
of her room?" Ron asked hopefully.
Harry nodded and looked around Ron's
room, still bright orange in honor of the Cannons.
The Cannons were a top quidditch team. Quidditch,
now there was something Harry missed. He couldn't
wait to start playing again. Maybe he would get to
be captain this year since Wood left. Harry smiled
at that thought and gave Hedwig some treats.
"Hermione said she'd meet us at Diagon
Alley. That way we can all go shopping for this year's
supplies together. Have you looked at this year's list
yet?" Ron asked Harry.
Harry shook his head replying, "No not
yet." Harry gaze turned almost wistful as he asked,
"Do you think maybe Sirius will be there? I miss him
a lot."
"That would be really cool. I hope he does
come to see us there. Write him telling him what
day and when we're going," Ron said.
Harry nodded in affirmation. Just then Mrs.
Weasley's voice rang out, "Dinner's ready. Come and
get it!"
Harry and Ron rushed down the stairs
towards the kitchen and practically fell into their
chairs. Once everyone was seated Mrs. Weasley
began putting all the food on the table.
"Will Ginny be joining us today?" Mrs.
Weasley asked hopefully.
"Yes….I will," Ginny replied as she slowly
entered the kitchen. The kitchen went silent as
everyone's eyes turned to Ginny. George and Fred's
jaws seemed to extend to the table, Percy eyes
widened slightly, Bill whistled, Charlie just kind of
stared, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley smiled, and Ron was
the first to say, "Wow Ginny. You look great."
That was followed by a chorus of
agreements and compliments during which Ginny
sat quietly down next to Harry blushing becomingly.
"Harry convinced me that I shouldn't have
stayed up in my room fearing what other people will
think of my new looks. So I decided to finally come
down. I'm sorry if I've worried you all," said Ginny
looking down at her empty plate.
Charlie smiled at his sister and said
teasingly, "You should be, we all thought you were
dead up there."
George and Fred burst into laughter at
that. Percy glared at them, but that elicited no
response from the twins. Percy looked at Ginny and
said agitatedly, "You locked yourself in your room all
summer without so much as a word to us because
you turned beautiful? That was really inconsiderate
of you Ginny, just plain stupid actually. I really can't
believe-" Percy was then cut off by Bill who slammed
his hand down on the table.
"Shut up Percy! Or did you forget how you
locked yourself in your room last summer doing all
sorts of crazy experiments. Ginny just didn't realize
that her change had been a good one so stop being
such an ass!" Bill yelled.
Mr. Weasley sighed, "Come now boys.
Just calm down and lets eat."
Mrs. Weasley nodded towards her husband
and began to serve everyone an assortment of delicious
foods. While she was busy doing that George looked
over to Harry and asked, "So who do you think will get
captain for quidditch now that Wood is gone?"
Harry shrugged, "I have no clue…..I might
go out for captain."
Fred, George, Ron, and Ginny stared at
Harry for a moment before Fred broke out into a huge
smile. "That's great Harry! I'll definitely be voting for
you."
"Yea me too!" piped in George.
Harry smiled brightly. He had been so
nervous they wouldn't like the idea of him going for
captain. Harry looked over at Ron and whispered,
"You know with Wood gone we're going to need a new
keeper…you interested?"
Ron's eyes became nearly the size of
saucers as he exclaimed, "Of course! Oh Harry you
mean it?!"
Harry nodded. "I'll sing your praises to
Professor McGonagall. I'm sure she'll let you try out."
Ron hugged Harry tightly. "You're the best
Harry. The absolute best!"
Everyone exchanged stories over the course
of the meal. Relating all their summer mishaps and
good times. After dinner was finished everyone was
sent off to bed. At Ginny's door, both Harry and Ginny
stopped.
Ginny looked up at Harry smiling softly.
"Thank you Harry. I'm so glad you made me come out
of my room. I've missed my family terribly, and thanks
for showing me that change isn't always a bad thing."
Harry smiled and slowly brought his lips to
Ginny's. Ginny's arms entwined around Harry's neck,
as he leaned closer still to deepen the kiss. Harry
broke the kiss while he still could and said
breathlessly, "I want you so badly Ginny it hurts. I
better go before I end up making a big mistake."
Harry kissed Ginny lightly on the forehead
and walked quickly to Ron's room and collapsed on
the bed next to Ron.
"What am I going to do?" Harry asked to
himself.
"About what?" answered Ron.
Harry looked over at Ron realizing he'd said
what he'd been thinking out loud. Harry's mind raced
as he thought of a plausible excuse to cover up his
folly. "I'm really tired and I still have a lot of
homework to do"
"Don't worry about it Harry. We've got
three more days before we head off to Diagon Alley
and one after that before school starts. We can work
on it all day tomorrow if you like so just get some
rest," said Ron as he turned the lights off.
Harry nodded but he doubted very seriously
that he would be getting much sleep tonight.
