Title: Pranks.

by: LilyP_writer@yahoo.com

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Chapter 6: Sir

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Ginny pulled a bottle of green leaves down from the cabinet and put it in her little back bag. It was midnight and she and Hermione picking protective herbs out of the kitchen by candle light. Hermione put a bag of crushed red powder into the bag as well.

"Why does this thing keep vibrating?" Hermione asked in a quick whisper, keeping Ginny's place with a red ribbon then referring to chapter 2. "Oh no!" Hermione looked out the window to make sure she read it correctly. "Tomorrow is a full moon."

"Its more powerful on a full moon." Ginny said out loud.

"And more dangerous!" Hermione barked.

"Shh! Keep packing!" Ginny tossed another bottle, but this time it had lavender petals.

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Ginny closed the book slowly and looked at her watch, "Its time." Hermione looked up from her book as well and looked at her watch.

"All right, sweetheart," Mrs.Weasley said walking into the room and giving Ginny a kiss on the forehead, "we're leaving."

"Have a good trip mum." Ginny told her.

"Sweetie, do one thing for me while your father and I are gone."

"What's that, Mrs. Weasley?" Hermione asked, joining Ginny on her bed.

"Harry is getting a little upset because he found out that tomorrow is Sirius' birthday."

"What?" They asked.

"He must feel really bad because he wasn't very nice the last time they talked." Hermione told Ginny.

"I know. Harry told me." Ginny sighed and said good-bye to her mother as she left. "We have to do it tonight. We need to find Sirius." Ginny stood up and picked up her little black bag. "I'll be down when I finish."

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Hermione, Ron, and Harry were sitting in the family room, Ron concentrating hard on the chess board, Harry halfheartedly directing pieces into peril, and Hermione staring at the clock, it was 11:30.

"Where is Ginny? I haven't seen her all day," Ron asked Hermione.

"She is doing--" Hermione said, but she was cut off by Ginny.

She was shaking and mumbled, "Its ready."

"What is?" Ron asked.

"Harry?" Ginny walked over and held her hand out, he touched her and stood up. "Follow me." She said it to everyone but looked at Harry.

Ginny lead them up to the dark and cold attic. "Alright," she said pulling out her wand, the ghoul banged on a trunk with a bat.

"Ginny?" Ron looked around scared.

Harry mumbled, "What's going on? What is that ring for?"

Ron began to search around the floor for anything moving, his fear of spiders only skyrocketed while in the attic

Harry pointed to the ring of leaves and petals on the dark wood floor. "The green leaves allow only wizards to pass." Ginny stepped over the line and a whitish blue light seemed to glow around her but as soon as it appeared it disappeared.

Harry went through next, the white light doing the same to him. Ron jumped across the line to join his sister and Hermione, with a hit of a smile, followed, stepping gracefully across the line. "The white petals," Ginny continued, "are to protect the West, the lavender are to do the same to the East. Nothing can really protect the North and South but I did put the orange and blue petals to protect the circle."

"Ginny?" Ron asked.

"Yes?" She turned to look at him.

"What exactly are we doing in the attic at midnight with a bunch of protective leaves around?" Ron asked, happy that Hermione reassure him there were no spiders around.

Ginny looked at Harry, he was upset and his arms were crossed. His cold green eyes looked into Ginny's frightened brown ones. She walked into the darkness lit a match and began lighting candles.

Ron's eyes widen as the enchanted board came into view, "Crazy Aunt Flow's Ouija board?"

Ginny glared at him. "She maybe a little out there but she taught me a lot."

"Ginny, isn't this the board that gave you nightmares a few years ago?" Ron asked with a slight smirk on his face.

"Lets get to it, shall we?" Ginny asked loudly. She pulled out the cursor and it began to shake violently. "Alright, Ron, you sit there." She pointed to a green cushion.

"What if I want to sit there?" Ron pointed to Ginny's seat.

"Ron!" Ginny barked. "You will sit on the West side for Strength." Ron seemed happy about that. "Hermione on the East side for Wisdom." Hermione smiled and picked up her paper tablet and quill then sat down on her pink cushion. "Harry on the South side for Bravery." Harry sat down and looked at the board. "And me on the North side for the Spiritual connection."

Ginny sat down and placed the shaking cursor on the board and held it down. "You'll write everything, Hermione?"

"Yes, I'll try." Hermione whispered.

"We don't have to do this!" Harry shouted.

"Yes, Harry we do." Ginny said, despite her harsh tone her soft, frightened eyes bore into his.

"No, your scared, we're scared." Harry told her.

"Harry," Hermione whispered to him, "she is conquering her fear, for you, but mostly for her." Harry reluctantly nodded and looked back at Ginny.

She let go of the cursor and it began to move all around the board in violent swishes.

"Do you see them, Gin?" Hermione asked softly.

Ginny opened her eyes and looked out on the edge of the circle, dozens of transparent bluish white figures were moving beyond. Ginny nodded slowly.

"What color are they?" Hermione asked nervously.

"Light blue."

"Can you see anyone clearly?" Hermione asked, while jotting down her questions and Ginny's answers.

"One or two."

"This is crap." Ron said lamely, feeling that Ginny was making it up because he, Hermione, nor Harry could see any 'Light blue figures'.

"Shut it!" Harry whispered, watching Ginny's face.

Ginny looked down at the board. "Is anyone out there? Can anyone hear me?" The cursor moved to the word 'YES.' Ginny repositioned herself. "Who am I speaking to?"

"Yourself," mumbled Ron but he shut up when Hermione glared at him.

"What?" Ginny asked Hermione as she jotted down the lettered.

"Her name is 'Cindy'," Hermione told them.

"Cindy?" The board moved to 'YES.' "It's nice to meet you. Do you know Sirius Black?"

'NO.'

Ginny shifted around. "Oh," Ginny mumbled, "Can you look around for Sirius Black?"

'NO.'

"Why not?" Ginny asked quietly.

"She said, 'Because I am going on.'" Hermione told them.

"Going on?" Harry asked.

"She means she is going on to Heaven, we got one who was trying to leave."

"Oh, bye."

'Good-bye.' A white-blue ghost-like form emerged from the board and floated up, it seemed to be waving at them as it went through the roof.

"Wow." Ron said, starring at the place where it disappeared.

"You saw that?" Ginny asked him. He simply nodded.

"Can anyone hear me?" Ginny asked the board.

'YES.'

"Who is it?"

'S'

"Oh my God." Hermione whispered.

'I'

"Is it him?" Ron whispered.

'R'

Then it stopped.

"Sir?" Harry asked.

'YES'

"Either his mum gave him a weird name or he had a good sense of humor." Ron told Harry.

'YES'

"Yes, to what?" Ginny asked.

'YES'

"Both?"

'YES'

"Alright, I am getting sick of 'YES'" Harry mumbled.

'ME TOO' Sir wrote.

Ginny stared at the board. "I'm ready."

"Ready for what?" Harry mumbled.

"I'm sure." Ginny said.

"Ginny, who are you talking to?" Hermione asked, a little worried.

"Sirius Black." Ginny said, very clearly out loud and this blue light seemed to float off the board and flew into her mouth. Ginny began to shake violently then her eyes began to roll, her head slopped down to the board and she stopped shaking. She sat up slowly and in a horse and raspy voice she said, "Hey, Harry."

"Ginny, are you all right?" Ron asked.

"Nice to see you too Ron, but I'm, uh, not Ginny."

Ron looked at his baby sister's form sitting, staring at Harry.

"Sirius?" Hermione whispered.

"Hello Hermione!" Ginny smiled, "You were always the clever one!"

Harry sat up and leaned over, "Sirius?"

Ginny smiled a cocky grin, then laughed Sirius's bark-like laugh, "That's right! Now listen you guys, once I leave Ginny's body," Ginny said then paused, "And what a nice body it is," Sirius looked around.

"Touch nothing, Black." Ron growled.

Ginny laughed, "Alright, where was I? Oh yeah: once I leave Ginny's body, I'm going on, but I had to tell you or show you, Harry," Ginny's raspy voice went on. "That I love you! I thought of two things when I died. Your safety, Harry, and that I will get to see James and Lily again."

Harry's eyes softened, "Sirius?" Ginny nodded. "I love you," Harry said, looking in Ginny's eyes to Sirius's.

"I love you too, son." Ginny began to shake again and then the blue light exited her mouth and Ginny collapsed on the floor. Harry jumped first and ran over to her and put her head in his lap.

"Ginny," Harry whispered. Hermione began to pat her face softly. Ginny slowly opened her eyes.

"Did it work?" She asked like she had been in a deep sleep, she yawned.

"Yes!" Harry smiled happily. "How did you do it?"

"He asked me if he could." Ginny said. "But," she continued, trying to get up, "I didn't hear anything he told you."

Hermione put Ginny's arm around her shoulder and tried to help her stand up. "Thank you." Ginny smiled.

"Anytime." Hermione looked around, "I'll clean this up and you go get some rest, I'll be in, in a minute, I bring you some chocolate chip cookies to make you feel better.

Ginny nodded and made her way out of the attic. Harry nudged Ron hard in the ribs. 'What?!' He mouthed.

'Help her clean up!' Harry mouthed back.

"Hey! I didn't make this mess!" Ron whispered.

Hermione turned around, "I didn't say you did," she snapped.

Harry gave Ron a stern look and he moped over to Hermione, "I was going to say: 'Hey! I didn't make this mess...but I would love to help you'," he made up on the spot.

"Oh, thank you Ron," Hermione smiled at him while sweeping the petals into a bag with her fingers. Harry gave Ron a thumbs up before running out to Ron's room.

Ron sat down on the floor next to Hermione and helped her with the leaves. Ron put his hand next to a clump and swept it into the bag, he started a new sweep but he stopped when his and Hermione's hand made contact. He heat from this one touch made his face burn and a tingling sensation where the shadow of her touch still remained. Hermione and Ron's head shot up and she mumbled, "Sorry."

Ron, taking a chance, reached out and took her hand in his and said, "It's alright."

It was as if those two words were the most romantic, precious words anyone could ever say to anyone. Hermione's eyes welt up. 'Its alright,' was, to her, telling her that it was alright to be smitten with him, it was alright to like him more than a friend, it was alright to be what she wanted to be and, most importantly, it was alright to be herself. 'Its alright,' was like saying 'I love you,' just in shorter form.

"What's wrong?" Ron asked as a single tear rolled down Hermione's cheek. He lifted his free hand and whipped it away with is thumb, "Do I smell or something?" He asked serious.

"No, no, its nothing like that." Hermione whispered, looking down at her knees.

"Hermione?" Ron whispered.

She looked up and the soft look in his eyes, the caring that she only saw when she really needed it, the look he gave her and no one else, the look that only she saw, Hermione leaned forward and kissed Ron for a second time. Her hand snaked up to his cheek and wrapped around his neck, playing with his ear.

Ron, a little stunned at first, tried not to smile so much but he soon relaxed and wrapped her in a huge embrace. The kiss, slightly earth shattering and almost completely breathtaking, scared Hermione for a second, she was too young! But who she was with changed her mind at once, the passion she felt at that moment could not be denied with age.

Ron's tongue began to lick her lips and she allowed the wet object entry to her mouth. The velvety heat that wandered her mouth suddenly made her push him away.

"What?" Ron asked, flustered and his lips looking rather rosy. "Going to fast?"

"I forgot!" Hermione hit her forehead, "I have to bring cookies and milk to Ginny." Hermione jumped up, "Can you finish cleaning up? Thank you," Hermione kissed Ron on the cheek and ran for dear life to the kitchen.

Ron, not remembering himself agreeing to finish cleaning up put the rest of the leaves and petals into the bag with a big grin on his face.

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"Oh my God!" Harry and Ginny yelled to Ron and Hermione from separate rooms, "You've been snogging!"

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Next Chapter: Hogwarts Express rolls into town...they get locked up again...something 'interesting' happens...Ron/Hermione? more than friends or friends with perks?...

A/N: Alright, took me a while because I needed to work on my Ouija board concept. I hope you like Ron/Hermione this time. I actually TRIED to do fluff this time. Hope it worked!

Thanks to:

SiremBlack : What do ya think of this kiss?

Rita3 : ((lol)) Um, *looks between Rita with cutlery and little old ladies with walking sticks* AHHH!!! Well, I think, so far, this is my favorite chapter in this story, but the next one is probably my favorite...((E-mail me so I can run it past you!!))

Ashlyn , dolphingirl79 : thank you.

Butler : Alright, I don't think I could write anything hot and heavy. I hope this one isn't! I thought it was just fluffy! I think in 'interesting' situations it is still going to have that underlining humor in is and couldn't be hot and heavy, although... I don't know what hot and heavy your talking about *innocent look*

REALbluelightsaber : I dunno, I guess I didn't think it was important on WHY he was upset, just how to make him NOT be upset. So I just put the first thing that came to mind. Hope its ok. ((Note to all: If I don't put something down, then it is most likely on purpose because I don't thing it is as important as something else...))

mark : Well, Mark, glad to keep you occupied! I mean its great to think that I am keeping someone from doing their job, wow...I just rethought that...COOL!!!

LaManiac : Don't worry, it will come! I promise! First a little push in the right direction and a few subtle hints and we will have h/g *action*

SjabRox : I agree! Sirius ROX!!! I cried for a week after I read the chapters where he dies!!! I keep telling my parents that I loved him, now they think that we are dysfunctional family because my mum watched football and is always out of the house, my dad cooks and cleans, and I am in love with fictional characters!

kitten530 : Thank you, I'm glad you like my writing. I hope you enjoy this chapter!

marauders4eva : Thank you, I will try ((as so as I have time)) to go over and read your fic, it sounds interesting! I love the Marauders!!!!