A/N: This chapter is probably crap since I've had writer's block and had no idea what to do with it. Hopefully it's not and you'll all still like it. I'm so excited because I think this will be finsihed in...one or two chapters now! yay yay yay! Sorry this took awhile to be updated, but I actually had some school this week and actually had some places to go as well so I didn't have as much freetime. Happy reading to everyone! Please review if you have the time. :)

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Harry smiled brightly as the members of the D.A. shuffled into the room of requirement. Ginny gave him a hug in greeting and Cho watched suspiciously from the corner.

"Hey Harry! I was hoping you wouldn't mind if Bonnie and her brother came along, and also Gordon from the quidditch team. They somehow missed everything last year, but they promise not to tell a soul!" Ginny said as Bonnie, Gordon, and Gaven came in behind her.

"Yeah, sure! I guess a few new faces wouldn't hurt, but they'll have to get caught up. I'd suggest they pair up with someone who's already been to the meetings," Harry responded and shrugged. Cho frowned from where she was standing and an idea was brewing in the back of her mind. Bonnie quickly caught on to what was happening as Cho slowly walked toward Ginny. She quickly grabbed Ginny and whispered in her ear.

"Ginny, Cho's completely jealous. She's gonna ask to be your partner so you can't team up with Harry. I'll take care of it," she said and smiled shyly at Cho, walking up to her before she could reach Ginny.

"Hi Cho! I'm new here and Harry said I had to partner up with someone who'd already gone to the D.A. meetings. Ginny says you're really good so I was hoping you'd be my partner!" Bonnie said excitedly (faking of course) and rocked back and forth on her heels. Cho bit her lip and looked over Bonnie's shoulder where Harry was standing.

"Uh...she shouldn't have said that..I'm not so great. I should really partner up with someone who's better as well.." Cho answered. Bonnie frowned.

"Please? I'm sure you're just as good as everyone else!" Bonnie pleaded. Cho was too polite to say no. She slowly nodded her head 'sure' and pulled out her wand. Ginny dodged all possible people who could partner with her. ' This is stupid Gin.you're too obvious...Harry doesn't like you anyway!' she thought. Harry watched as people slowly got into groups of two. He watched intently as Ginny sighed and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. 'Don't pair up...don't pair up...' he thought and glanced over at Hermione who had entered the room. Hermione immediately linked her arm in Ron's.

"We're going to be a great team." she said and kissed his cheek. Ron blushed a little and shook his head nervously.

"I don't think so Hermione. You're more than I can handle. You'll hex me from here to oblivion!" Ron exclaimed and hesistantly pulled his wand from his robes. Eventually the entire room was partnered up, save Ginny that is.

"Uh, Ron...maybe I should join you and Hermione or something...."Ginny said to her brother, thinking she had made a mistake. She felt a hand tap her on the shoulder and she turned around.

"If it's ok with you, I'll partner up with you....but you might not get as much practice, since I have to check on everyone and all..." Harry said sheepishly. Ginny's heart skipped a beat and she looked down at her feet.

"Sure, that's no problem," she said quietly and Harry cleared his throat to get everyone's attention.

"Thanks everyone for coming. Since we haven't been here in awhile.. since her majesty left...and also because we have a few new members, we'll start off the session with a review. BUT, first...is there anything anyone would like to share?" Harry asked the group. Ron nudged Hermione and she leaned in to listen to what he had to say.

"I told you he'd make a good professor..." he whispered. Hermione just smirked and kept her eyes on Harry in the center of the room. Luna's head bobbed up and down in the back as she slowly made her way to where Harry was standing. She was dressed in her normal Hogwarts robes, but had her hair pinned up in an odd sort of way and had only one dangling earring in her left ear. She blew a kiss to Neville as she finally made it to the center of the room. Harry eyed her curiously and stepped aside while she stood up straight and tall. She folded her hands together before she spoke and looked as if she were carefully putting together sentences in her mind.

" As some of you know, my father is the editor of a very popular wizarding newspaper. The Quibbler tells things like they are...just like when Harry gave a very important interview last year. Well obviously with such a honest and well-written newspaper, my father was considered as a somewhat famous figure. This led to some jealousy among some wizards I suppose. Last month my father was attacked outside his work by some death eaters....but it's ok though. He said he's just thankful they didn't have any hangler- skib-doos with him. Then things could have been a lot worse than they were.." Luna explained giving different hand gestures for each phrase. A large collective gasp rang through the air when she mentioned her father had been attacked by death eaters. Harry put his head in his hands. ' It's all my fault with that stupid interview' he thought to himself. He felt a bit of relief when Ginny patted his arm and stood beside him.

"I'm really sorry Luna. I guess things are getting worse out there. that only means that D.A. meetings are important as ever. We really need to be able to protect ourselves out there. So I want everyone to take a position around the room and get ready to start with 'stupefy'. I'll be around to check on your progress, but don't panic. There's no pressure here." Harry gave as a quick speech and the members began to spread out.

The meeting went successfully, or so Harry thought. Gordon had accidentally burnt off one of Bonnie's eyebrows and was apologizing for half of the class, but other than that there had been no mishaps. Gaven couldn't stop talking about his tiger patronus and Bonnie kept challenging him, saying her bear was much more impressive. Ginny just shook her head as she and Harry walked side by side. It had been an eventful night to say the least. 'Pansy won't stand a chance' Ginny thought. Her eyes twinkled as she glanced up at Harry....

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" We shoved those Slytherins into the dirt!" Ron yelled exctiedly after the quidditch match.

" Ginny, you were amazing! You scored 80 points! I couldn't even get past their keeper! How the heck did you do it!?" Bonnie asked loudly. Ginny just shook her head and shrugged. She was unsually quiet for someone who loved quidditch so much.

" That was an amazing dive Harry. We couldn't have won without you. How did you see the snitch when it was hovering in front of one of our banners? It blended right into the gold!" Gordon questioned. He intertwined his fingers with Bonnie's and smiled at her lovingly. She blushed a bit and put her head on his shoulder. They had started dating a month earlier, after the first D.A. meeting they had attended.

"Huh? Oh...I don't know," Harry answered obviously distracted.

"Yeah, well their team has done nothing but lose since Malfoy left. Who knew he was such an asset...especially since Harry always beats him to the snitch!" Dean voiced to the rest of the Gryffindors in the common room. Hermione whispered in Ron's ear quickly and slid over next to Harry.

"Harry, I have a message for you from Hagrid," she said as quietly as possible. He stared at her blankly for a moment, blinking and eventually shaking his head.

"Right...ok....uh...what is it?" Harry asked with a sigh.

"He wants you to meet him at his hut in 15 minutes. Something about a belated birthday gift. Kind of late for getting a present isn't it? I mean, it's already April!" Hermione responded and rolled her eyes. Harry smiled and got up off the couch. He shuffled over to where Ginny was standing with some girls from her year.

"Hey Gin, I'm gonna slip out to Hagrid's for a bit. You were the star of the game, think you can entertain? I don't feel like sticking around here anyway," he said to her, pulling her aside.

"Um...sure Harry. Take all the time you need..." she replied. Harry gave her a quick wink and headed out the portrait hole. It didn't take him long to reach where Hagrid was waiting, a big goofy grin plastered onto his face.

"Heya 'Arry! What took ya so long? I was getting too bloody anxious down 'eer. I was guna cum up an get ya myself," he said in greeting. Harry just grinned and gave Hagrid a small hug.

"What's this I hear about a birthday present?" Harry asked automatically. Hagrid chuckled and put his arm around Harry's shoulders.

" Thas why yer 'eer, isn it? Well then lemme give it to ya proper. Now, I better be doin some explainin before I just hand this to ya. I was gonna give it to ya earlier see... aroun yer birthday, but it was too risky. An well..you wer still recoverin from the shock of it all....an i wasn' sure if I should really tell ya an all. I'm sorry to tell ya that you still can't actually have it now, but at leas' you'll know it's yers," Hagrid rambled on as he headed behind his hut and into the Dark Forest. Harry followed behind, a little weary.

"That's great and all Hagrid and I don't want to hurt your feelings, but I really don't want a giant or anything....or any enormous spiders. Besides, you all ready gave me that great book for taking care of snowy owls and that great cake. I don't need anything more," Harry said as politely as possible. Hagrid smiled brightly.

"Well I'm glad ya like my gift 'arry, but this one isn' from me," Hagrid replied and kept on his path.

"Well then, not to be nosey or anything, but who is this from?" Harry asked as he trudged along.

" Sirius of course. He had the whole thing planned out before.....well ya know. It'd be a shame to see you not get his gift after all..." Hagrid said quietly, a hint of sadness to his voice. Harry frowned and tagged along, unwilling to let Sirius's death ruin his surprise. ' I can't believe Sirius.....well I guess he would have thought to get me a gift.but had it planned out already? I mean..just..wow' Harry thought to himself. He hadn't noticed that Hagrid had stopped. He was too preoccupied in staring at his feet. When he ntoiced Hagrid wasn't talking anymore, he looked up. There in front of him was the best birthday gift he had ever recieved, aside from his firebolt of course. He felt his muscles stiffen up and his jaw drop as his eyes skimmed over the gift in front of him.

"I don't...he loved....I can't....I don't know.....I mean...wow....how?...oh my gosh." Harry mumbled to himself. Hagrid put his hand on Harry's shoulder and smiled.

"Well if you don't like it, that's alright. I mean, Sirius wouldn't mind...but I'm sure he was hoping...." Hagrid rambled. Harry shook his head.

"No!" he shouted as he messed with his hair. Hagrid nodded and started to walk away.

"C'mon 'arry! I'll make sure you get to keep it rightfully soon. For now I think it's bes' to keep it here with me." he called over his shoulder. Harry took one last look at Sirius's old motorcycle and ran off after Hagrid. It truely was the best surprise of his life. So far.....

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Harry was happy to see Ginny waiting for him at the bottom of the staircases.

"What are you doing down here? I told you to host the party..." Harry said, his grin as goofy as ever. Ginny eyed him curiously and smiled as he sat down beside her.

"I got bored with it. The Slytherins weren't that hard to beat, so I don't feel like a party was deserved. Besides, Bonnie and Gordon ran off somewhere, Hermione and Ron went to the library, and the only person left that was even willing to talk to me was Dean, and he's still not so happy with that whole...pretend I was dating him thing he found out about. So, naturally, I came looking for you." Ginny explained as she tucked her hair behind her ears. Harry nodded still smiling.

"Well, of course I'm willing to talk to you Ginny. But maybe not on the staircases. Lets go back to the common room at least." Harry said brushing himself off and standing up. Ginny did the same and smiled at him brightly.

"So what did Hagrid want?" Ginny asked before either of them moved. Harry laughed and shook his head.

"I'm still not sure it was real....." he said rubbing his face and sighing. Ginny became excited and tugged on his robes.

"What do you mean!? Oooo... Harry! What happened?" she asked anxiously. Harry laughed at her and shrugged.

"Well Hagrid decided he should show me what Sirius's 16th brithday present was for me...and well.....it wasn't quite what I expected.." he said as he wiped off his glasses, blushing and being so close to Ginny. Ginny's eyes widened and she thought the worst. Knowing Sirius, it could be anything. She gasped and grabbed Harry's arm tightly.

"He didn't get you a Veela did he!?" she screeched and gripped tighter. Harry eyed her strangely and laughed loudly. It was one of the first times he had felt so happy since....a long time.

"What? Ginny....you can't own a Veela. Besides I wouldn't want one..I've got my eye on..I mean.....just..no," harry said trying to cover up his mishap. Ginny's heart beat a little faster. ' he's got his eye on what? Oh no! Does he like someone now! I just don't have any luck' she thought to herself and frowned. She calmed down a bit and blushed a shade of pink.

"Oh...well, then what was it?" she asked, a bit less excited than before.

"Well actually, he gave me his motorcycle...the one that flies..." Harry answered. Ginny released her grip on his arm and covered her mouth with her hands.

"Oh my gosh! OH MY GOSH! Oh Harry! Promise me you'll take me for a ride on it sometime! Oh please!" Ginny asked eagerly. Harry smiled at her, the twinkle in his eyes present again. Oh to be lost in those green eyes....

"Of course. You'll be the first one." Harry replied. Ginny walked along side him up the staircase as it began to shake once more.

"Oh not again!" Ginny said rolling her eyes. Harry held onto her again as the staircases repositioned themselves. 'Maybe this isn't so bad...' Ginny thought feeling Harry's arms around her. She blushed at the thought, but was shocked back into reality by the voice of Alfred Boggle.

"Hello!" he said brightly. Harry sighed and fixed his glasses.

"Hullo Alfred. How are you?" he asked as politely as he could. ' I hope he doesn't think he can do this everytime Ginny and I come by. I mean..I'm hoping to be with her more often....but this is....crazy' Harry thought to himself. Ginny looked nervously at Harry and bit her lip. She was obviously thinking the same thing.

"I'm jolly good thank you. Sorry for disturbing you two again, but I remembered something the other day and couldn't wait to tell you about it." he said eagerly and got up from the chair he was sitting in (in the portrait). Ginny smiled meekly and turned red, realizing Harry hadn't let go yet.

"Um...ok. What is it?" she asked, stepping away from Harry. Harry looked down at his feet embarassed.

"Well, a while back, James and Lily asked me to keep something for them. I never remembered to give them back what they gave me to keep, so I figured Harry might want them. Lily was quite the witch, Mr. Potter. She even knew how to transfer these into my portrait. well I figure now is a good a time as ever to give these back." he said, grabbing what looked like envelopes off the table next to his chair. Harry eyes widened as they appeared in his hand, normal size.

"What are these?" he asked as he handed a few to Ginny.

"Letters your mum and dad wrote to each other. You might find them interesting. Well, I best be leaving you alone now. Goodbye you two." he said happily as the staircases whipped back around. Harry was still staring at the envelopes in front of him. He grabbed Ginny's hand and led her up the stairs and into the common room. A few people stared as they entered, but Harry payed no attention to them whatsoever. Ginny followed without question as he led her up into the boys' dormitories and locked the door.

"Ginny....did you hear what he said these were?" he asked her quietly. She looked around at where she was a bit nervously and nodded slowly. Harry motioned for her to sit down on the bed.

"Sorry if I made you uncomfortable. This was the only place I could think of where we could be alone for a little bit. I mean..I don't want anyone else to see these." Harry explained, sitting down on the bed himself. Ginny sighed with relief and scratched her head.

"Well..do you want to look at them then?" Ginny asked. Harry thought a moment before responding.

"Yeah. Well... I'll read you one and you read me one after, ok?" Harry asked. Ginny smiled and nodded in agreement. Harry shakily opened the first envelope and read what was inside.

' Dear Lily,

Sirius said I should write a formal apology for giving you acne. I didn't mean it and I truely regret what I have done. I hope you buy that because I don't want you mad at me anymore. I'll be extremely depressed if you don't come to the quidditch match on Tuesday.

Yours truely,

James Potter '

Harry shook his head and laughed at what was written. His dad truely was an odd guy. He wondered if his mother even went to that game...or if she ignored him for the rest of the week. Ginny opened the letter in her hands and smiled at Harry as she read.

' To : Potter

Don't think I don't know about you kissing Gena Barlow in the common room last night. And you still have the nerve to ask me out? How many times do I have to tell you that I'll only be your FRIEND? You're lucky you get that much, but I will admitt you can make me laugh sometimes. That still doesn't excuse you from that bird incident the other day in McGonagall's class. I MIGHT go to Hogsmeade with you and the Mauraders on Saturday. MAYBE.

From: Lily '

"Well, that's interesting," Ginny said and crinkled up her nose. Harry opened the next letter and cleared his throat as he looked at Ginny.

' My dearest Lily,

Remus told me that you were looking for me yesterday. I guess I forgot to mention when I was UNCONCIOUS that I would be in the hospital wing. You can't get mad at me this time. I have no control over bludgers in a quiddich match. Which reminds me, why weren't you at the game? You can't STILL be mad at me for pulling down Snivellus's pants! It was FUNNY. I will say that I'm sorry for embarassing you in front of your friends though. I also have realized that you will NEVER go out with me no matter how many times I ask, so I herby pledge that no matter how much I like you I will no longer ask you to be my girlfriend and will cry myself to sleep every night. I hope this makes you happy. It's what I always aim to do.

Love, James Potter '

Ginny raised her eyebrows at this and opened the next one in the pile.

' Potter,

If you always aim to make me happy than you wouldn't have put a frog in my soup. If you really liked me, you wouldn't have asked Kayla Foster out Monday either. Yes, I know about THAT one too. But Sirius admitted to suggesting that you do it.... BUT you still did it anyway which makes you just as much to blame! I really miss hanging out with you, Sirius, and Remus. Want to sit with me at dinner tonight?

Sincerely,

Lily Evans '

' Dear Lily,

Sorry about stepping on your foot before potions class. That time I swear it was an accident. Did you see Professor Flitwick's face when I actually did a spell correctly, without attempting anything extra afterwards in Charms class? He told Remus that he thought I may be sick and he should keep an eye on me. Remus actually offered to take me to the Hospital Wing! Sirius couldn't resist charming Malfoy's quill to dance on the table though. What can I say? Sirius is just..like that.

Signed, Potter '

' James,

How come you haven't pulled any pranks lately? You look kind of upset. I'm really worried. Anything I can do?

Lily '

' Lily,

I'm not feeling too well lately I guess. I just feel..different this year. I'll talk to you about it some other time.

James '

' Dear James,

I miss you. The old you and I want you back. You haven't asked me out in ages so I'll do it for you. * Lily, will you go out with me? * Yes James, I would be delighted. I like you as much as I like watching you play quidditch, and that's saying something.

Love,

Lily'

'Lily,

I love you soooooo much! See you in Hogsmeade on Saturday.

Love, James'

"That's where they stop," Harry said, noticing the pile was now empty. Ginny sighed and laid back on the bed.

"That's so romantic, don't you think?" Ginny asked him. Harry smiled at her and put the letters in his trunk.

"Yeah. I'm glad I got to see those. This has just been....well.... a good day." he said, curling his feet underneath him. Ginny said nothing, just got up and fixed her hair.

"Well, I'm glad. It's good to see you happy. I think I'm gonna go now...." she said sheepishly and headed for the door.

"Wait! Gin?" he called to her. She turned around to face him, her hand on the door.

"Yeah?" she asked nervously. He shrugged and unlocked the door with his wand.

"Thanks for hanging out with me," he said as she turned the knob.

"It was my pleasure..."