Chapter 7.
The next few days went like a blur. Hermione, though still shaken up by her ordeal, had re-settled into life at the Weasley's very well, and had resorted to nattering to Ron and Harry at every possible moment not about how much work they had to do before their return to Hogwarts, but about other things. Like Quidditch, Boys and other girly nit bits. They had no idea how to take this change in her. She was so much more out going and confident. She wore tight and flattering clothing and was obsessed with her image. Harry and Ron were concerned, but welcomed the change, if it were compared to them doing any form of work.
The Weasley family, who were over-joyed to know finally, had cleared Ginny and Harry's relationship. Or at least have it official.
"We'd known for ages, Harry." Fred told him for the tenth time. "So blatantly obvious!"
"Yeah," George replied, throghing the Quaffle back to Ginny for another shot. "The way you guys looked at each other-"
"The quiet whispers-"
"The tantrums like you were a married couple."
"You read their letters didn't you?" Hermione asked. She stood in front of the twins, Harry, Ron and Ginny in a pair of hip hugging jeans and a red, low cut top. Quite unlike the attire she usually wore. Her face sported powder, mascara and lip gloss, also unlike her usual self. She looked very pretty. George, Ron and Fred froze, their chins practically on the floor, tongues lolling out. Ginny and Harry tried to contain their giggles but failed miserably. Ginny was turning almost purple and Harry's lip was bleeding because he was biting it so hard.
"Er.yes we did." George replied after a second. He stared at the floor blushing just like his two brothers. Hermione looked at the 3 of them and smiled.
"Wow Mione! You look really nice!" Ginny said enthusiastically.
"Why thank you Gin."
For the rest of the afternoon Harry, Ginny, Hermione, Ron, Fred and George played Quidditch in the sun until it got to low to play anymore. Harry couldn't help but wonder what had happened to his Hermione. She was far thinner and prettier, and not to mention more flirty. As he thought this he could see her leaning on both the twins as she laughed and giggled and smiled uncontrollably. This wasn't his Hermione. His Hermione would be arguing with gred and forge until the cows came home about work, exams and houselves! She had been acting like a normal teenager the whole day! It was almost as if she had lost her innocence.
"You Okay baby?" Ginny had settled amongst his arms as they'd walked. He rested his head on hers as they embraced.
"Yeah, I'm alright. You?"
She sighed and grinned up at him. "Yes sir!"
He laughed at her little joke and squeezed her tighter. She hugged him back. They kissed ever so softly, then more passionately. He wrapped his jacket around them both. Soon they were hearing wolf whistles and shouts of "Oh stop it! You're embarrassing Ron!" and "Ahhhh.so sweet!" They pulled apart and ran after the offenders who scampered away.
When the reached the burrow they were greeted with Mrs Weasley scowling at them as they entered the drive. "WHAT TIME DO YOU CALL THIS??" she squealed.
Fred looked at his watch. "8:30 mum."
"YOU DIDN'T EVEN SAY YOU WERE GOING!! COULD'VE BEEN HURT OR CAPTURED!"
"Mum-"
"NO, DON'T TALK TO ME LIKE THAT!" She ushered the group into the house and slammed the door shut. "You-Know-Who is still out there! He's still after Harry! And now Sirius has gone it's even harder to keep him safe!" She glared at them all in turn. She knew they'd all be thinking about Harry's godfather, so she discontinued her shouting. "Your Dad's just been sent out on a mission for the order, so I'm going to have to get you all to the station on my own tomorrow, alright?" She knew she'd struck a nerve with them all. They'd all loved Sirius as much as Harry had, and missed him more than anything.
"So, lets get some dinner and then get off to bed, ok?" The others stared to file past into the kitchen but Harry stayed behind. Mrs Weasley looked at him and smiled. He reached out and hugged his closest thing to a mother then followed his friends.
After dinner Harry and Ginny escaped to the garden and lay under the twilight. She lay with her head on his chest as they stared up at Venus and the other planets twinkling down at them. It was all so quiet apart from the irregular shouts coming from the house every few minutes (Hermione, Ron and the twins were playing strip exploding snap).
Once they had lain out there for a while together in silence, Harry broke it.
"Gin, is there something wrong with Hermione?"
Ginny' mind froze solid for a second. She couldn't tell him the truth, not for anything. Hermione would never trust her again. But Harry was also Hermione's friend, he had a right to know as well.
"I didn't notice anything wrong."
"But she's been acting very strange recently. Wearing makeup and revealing clothes. That's not how she's always been. She wasn't like that last term at all."
Ginny thought for a moment. "Maybe she just wants a change."
"But she didn't arrive here like that."
"Well.."
Harry looked down at her face. "Well what?"
Ginny fell silent and sat up. "She's just been through something that's all. She doesn't want to talk about it."
"But I'm her friend as well. How come she doesn't want to talk about it with me? Has she told Ron?"
"Not to my knowledge, Harry."
"Then why you?"
"Because, because I'm her friend. It's a girly problem Harry, and since last I checked you weren't a girl!" She smiled at this
Harry realised what he'd been doing. He'd been interrogating his girlfriend! Something weird was going on here. But he put that to the back of his mind.
"I'm sorry Gin, I was just asking that's all. I'm worried about her."
"Well don't be!" She kissed him and he kissed her back. "She'll be fine soon." She got up to go. "Oh my god, it's freezing out here!" She was just in a little thin summer dress and was shivering. "Last one back to the house-" but she didn't finish her sentence. Harry was already running back up to the house, leaving her well behind.
That night in bed Harry lay thinking. Everything that had happened this summer.it was so weird. Ginny's nightmares, his nightmares, Hermione's changing.It didn't make any sense. He and Ron hadn't spent a lot of time together to properly talk. He could tell that Ron wanted to help him through his trouble with Sirius, but Harry had never made the time. And Him interrogating Ginny? Something was definitely wrong here, and he wanted to remedy it as soon as he could.
Heya beauties!!!!! Here I am again, updating and all! I've handed in my coursework, so I have a tad more time, but not much. The school net work doesn't like Fanfiction.net or any sites anybody wants to go on, just in case there are any slight inklings towards the occult, drugs, sex and the like. So we are all very restricted, so I only write this when I'm at home. Hence the not writing very often.
Hope you like this chapter. It was written in just under and hour, so be grateful. Please guys, I need inspiration!!!! Email me at either wondergoose@hotmail.com or be good little readers and review! I'll give you a gold star if you do!! Love ya all, Frey xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
The next few days went like a blur. Hermione, though still shaken up by her ordeal, had re-settled into life at the Weasley's very well, and had resorted to nattering to Ron and Harry at every possible moment not about how much work they had to do before their return to Hogwarts, but about other things. Like Quidditch, Boys and other girly nit bits. They had no idea how to take this change in her. She was so much more out going and confident. She wore tight and flattering clothing and was obsessed with her image. Harry and Ron were concerned, but welcomed the change, if it were compared to them doing any form of work.
The Weasley family, who were over-joyed to know finally, had cleared Ginny and Harry's relationship. Or at least have it official.
"We'd known for ages, Harry." Fred told him for the tenth time. "So blatantly obvious!"
"Yeah," George replied, throghing the Quaffle back to Ginny for another shot. "The way you guys looked at each other-"
"The quiet whispers-"
"The tantrums like you were a married couple."
"You read their letters didn't you?" Hermione asked. She stood in front of the twins, Harry, Ron and Ginny in a pair of hip hugging jeans and a red, low cut top. Quite unlike the attire she usually wore. Her face sported powder, mascara and lip gloss, also unlike her usual self. She looked very pretty. George, Ron and Fred froze, their chins practically on the floor, tongues lolling out. Ginny and Harry tried to contain their giggles but failed miserably. Ginny was turning almost purple and Harry's lip was bleeding because he was biting it so hard.
"Er.yes we did." George replied after a second. He stared at the floor blushing just like his two brothers. Hermione looked at the 3 of them and smiled.
"Wow Mione! You look really nice!" Ginny said enthusiastically.
"Why thank you Gin."
For the rest of the afternoon Harry, Ginny, Hermione, Ron, Fred and George played Quidditch in the sun until it got to low to play anymore. Harry couldn't help but wonder what had happened to his Hermione. She was far thinner and prettier, and not to mention more flirty. As he thought this he could see her leaning on both the twins as she laughed and giggled and smiled uncontrollably. This wasn't his Hermione. His Hermione would be arguing with gred and forge until the cows came home about work, exams and houselves! She had been acting like a normal teenager the whole day! It was almost as if she had lost her innocence.
"You Okay baby?" Ginny had settled amongst his arms as they'd walked. He rested his head on hers as they embraced.
"Yeah, I'm alright. You?"
She sighed and grinned up at him. "Yes sir!"
He laughed at her little joke and squeezed her tighter. She hugged him back. They kissed ever so softly, then more passionately. He wrapped his jacket around them both. Soon they were hearing wolf whistles and shouts of "Oh stop it! You're embarrassing Ron!" and "Ahhhh.so sweet!" They pulled apart and ran after the offenders who scampered away.
When the reached the burrow they were greeted with Mrs Weasley scowling at them as they entered the drive. "WHAT TIME DO YOU CALL THIS??" she squealed.
Fred looked at his watch. "8:30 mum."
"YOU DIDN'T EVEN SAY YOU WERE GOING!! COULD'VE BEEN HURT OR CAPTURED!"
"Mum-"
"NO, DON'T TALK TO ME LIKE THAT!" She ushered the group into the house and slammed the door shut. "You-Know-Who is still out there! He's still after Harry! And now Sirius has gone it's even harder to keep him safe!" She glared at them all in turn. She knew they'd all be thinking about Harry's godfather, so she discontinued her shouting. "Your Dad's just been sent out on a mission for the order, so I'm going to have to get you all to the station on my own tomorrow, alright?" She knew she'd struck a nerve with them all. They'd all loved Sirius as much as Harry had, and missed him more than anything.
"So, lets get some dinner and then get off to bed, ok?" The others stared to file past into the kitchen but Harry stayed behind. Mrs Weasley looked at him and smiled. He reached out and hugged his closest thing to a mother then followed his friends.
After dinner Harry and Ginny escaped to the garden and lay under the twilight. She lay with her head on his chest as they stared up at Venus and the other planets twinkling down at them. It was all so quiet apart from the irregular shouts coming from the house every few minutes (Hermione, Ron and the twins were playing strip exploding snap).
Once they had lain out there for a while together in silence, Harry broke it.
"Gin, is there something wrong with Hermione?"
Ginny' mind froze solid for a second. She couldn't tell him the truth, not for anything. Hermione would never trust her again. But Harry was also Hermione's friend, he had a right to know as well.
"I didn't notice anything wrong."
"But she's been acting very strange recently. Wearing makeup and revealing clothes. That's not how she's always been. She wasn't like that last term at all."
Ginny thought for a moment. "Maybe she just wants a change."
"But she didn't arrive here like that."
"Well.."
Harry looked down at her face. "Well what?"
Ginny fell silent and sat up. "She's just been through something that's all. She doesn't want to talk about it."
"But I'm her friend as well. How come she doesn't want to talk about it with me? Has she told Ron?"
"Not to my knowledge, Harry."
"Then why you?"
"Because, because I'm her friend. It's a girly problem Harry, and since last I checked you weren't a girl!" She smiled at this
Harry realised what he'd been doing. He'd been interrogating his girlfriend! Something weird was going on here. But he put that to the back of his mind.
"I'm sorry Gin, I was just asking that's all. I'm worried about her."
"Well don't be!" She kissed him and he kissed her back. "She'll be fine soon." She got up to go. "Oh my god, it's freezing out here!" She was just in a little thin summer dress and was shivering. "Last one back to the house-" but she didn't finish her sentence. Harry was already running back up to the house, leaving her well behind.
That night in bed Harry lay thinking. Everything that had happened this summer.it was so weird. Ginny's nightmares, his nightmares, Hermione's changing.It didn't make any sense. He and Ron hadn't spent a lot of time together to properly talk. He could tell that Ron wanted to help him through his trouble with Sirius, but Harry had never made the time. And Him interrogating Ginny? Something was definitely wrong here, and he wanted to remedy it as soon as he could.
Heya beauties!!!!! Here I am again, updating and all! I've handed in my coursework, so I have a tad more time, but not much. The school net work doesn't like Fanfiction.net or any sites anybody wants to go on, just in case there are any slight inklings towards the occult, drugs, sex and the like. So we are all very restricted, so I only write this when I'm at home. Hence the not writing very often.
Hope you like this chapter. It was written in just under and hour, so be grateful. Please guys, I need inspiration!!!! Email me at either wondergoose@hotmail.com or be good little readers and review! I'll give you a gold star if you do!! Love ya all, Frey xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx