CHAPTER 3
SAFE OR SORRY??
Harry and Ginny sat up, in the room that Harry now called his own, even though it was smaller than the room that he had at the Dursleys, he preffered it ten times more, because it was given to him willingly, rather than begrudgingly. They had spent alot of time alone together in Harry's small room kissing and talking, then kissing again, clearly pleased at being together again. However something that Ron had said after Harry's interogation was constantly on Harry's mind, 'it's kind of a tradition.' But surely that must mean that they did itto all Ginny's boyfriends, which started Harry thinking, 'How many boyfriends has she actually had?' He couldn't get it out of his head, what if he was just another boyfriend to her, what if he meant nothing to her, when she meant the world to him.
''Gin?'' Harry said softly as Ginny sat in between his legs with her head resting on his chest. the scent of her hair drifting up to his nose, it smelt lemony today. ''Do your brother's give all of your boyfriends the talk?''
''Oh, yeah, there's really no need, I can take care of myself.'' Ginny said, making Harry smile, he knew full well that she could take care of herself, he thought back to his fifth year and remembered that Ginny used the bat bogey curse on Malfoy and stole their wands back. ''Why do you ask?''
''Well, I was just wondering, how many boyfriends have you actually had?'' Harry asked, knowing that as he said it he sounded jealous and stupid, but he had to know.
''Well I went out with Micheal for less than a year, but I finished that because he started moaning when we beat Ravenclaw at Quidditch, then he got with Cho, then I went out with Dean, but that wasn't really serious I guess I just did it because I'd gotten used to having a boyfriend, and I didn't want to be lonely.'' Ginny admitted, feeling terrible becasue she used Dean.
''Is that why your with me?'' Harry asked feeling hurt, and hoping that he was wrong.
''No.'' Ginny answered indignantly, ''I'm with you because I love you, I always have loved you Harry.'' Ginny explained softly to Harry as she turned towards him and placed her hand on his cheek. ''I give up on you at the end of the fourth year though, when I found out that you had asked Cho to the Yule Ball, I thought that you'd never like me the way that I liked you.'' Ginny said sadly, as Harry moved her hadn and kissed it softly.
''I was a fool, I never really loved Cho, I don't know what it was, a stupid crush. I never saw that my perfect girl was right under my nose all along, I guess I was looking so hard I missed the obvious, but now I have you angel, I'm never letting you go.'' Harry whispered as he kissed Ginny gently on the lips.
''Good, because I'm never letting go of you either.'' Ginny said happily as she lay back onto Harry's chest and felt his arms wrap around her waist, she placed her hands on top of his and sighed happily. ''I'm glad I'm with you.''
''I'm glad your with me too.'' Harry said smiling. ''I just can't believe that your mother would let you stay with me, she must really trust you, letting you sleep in with me and not worrying what you were up to.''
''No your the lucky one, Sirius knows that we are sleeping in the same bed and doesn't care, but my mother thinks that I'm sleeping in your bed and that you are on the sofa in the living room.'' Ginny admitted ruefully. ''She'd have a fit if she found out.''
''I bet she would.'' Harry said, imagining the temper Mrs Weasley would be in, and the curses she would fling at him for seducing her little girl. ''But I don't care, I'm not letting you sleep anywhere else.'' Harry said as he wrapped his arms tighter around her. ''I'm never letting go of you.''
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It had been two days since Ron had first came to stay at Hermione's and everytime he thought they were alone together Hermione's father would pop up out of nowhere, almost like magic and do a variety of karate moves that would cause Ron to immedeately stop touching Hermione and to look to the ground blushing, it was starting to get very frustrating for Ron who had been with Hermione for three whole days and as much as he wanted to couldn't touch or kiss her without having life threats made by her extremely over protective father, it was a relief to him when the day finally came when both Mr and Mrs Granger had to go to work, leaving him and Hermione totally alone together in the Grangers large family home.
Making up for lost time, Ron practically jumped on top of Hermione as soon as he heard her parents car pull out of the driveway after having an extremely long lecture from Hermione's father not to even think about doing anything with his only daughter, but Ron was a sixteen year old teenage boy, and although his brain was telling him to listen to Mr Granger's warnings, his hormones told him to ignore them completely and satisfy the urges that he had been having for three whole days, not to mention the nights, where he was visited by Hermione wearing nothing but a dressing gown, calling him to her all the time in her sweet, soft voice. In the end his hormones won the battle and he happily spent over an hour just kissing and caressing Hermione, listening to her soft moans of pleasure as he caressed her breasts and feeling himself start to lose control when she moaned his name.
Once Ron was satisfied completely, he and Hermione just lay in each other's arms on the sofa in Hermione's living room, watching the Terminator, much to Hermione's annoyance, but Ron had insisted he said he hadn't seen it for ages, and that it was his favourite film, so Hermione relented and spent a comfortable afternoon in his arms, relishing being close to him without her father popping up and causing Ron to become so terrified that he would move away from her as fast as if she had just given him an electric shock.
''This is nice, isn't it?'' Hermione said, managing to drag Ron's attention from the television. ''Just being together like this.''
''Yeah.'' Ron agreed wholeheartedly. ''I can't wait til we are older, we can always be like this.''
''That's assuming I stay with you.'' Hermione joked playfully, laughing at the look on Ron's face, his brows were knitted together in confusion and his mouth was hanging open. ''I'm only joking of course I'll stay with you I love you.''
''Good, because I was thinking that we should get married.''
''What?!'' Hermione screeched, she wanted to do alot with her life before thinking about settling down, who else was going to campaign for elf rights, she had started to feel guilty about that after spending the whole of her sixth year to involved in her own problems to continue to help the house elves.
''Not now or anytime soon, but when we are both alot older and have got good jobs.'' Ron explained thoughtfully, he had obviously been thinking about this quite a lot.
''That'll be nice and we can start a family together.'' Hermione said, it was one greatest wish to be happily married to Ron and to have a loving family.
''Yeah, a Weasley size family, with loads and loads of red haired children.'' Ron said excitedly. ''Then when we are old and grey we can sit together on the front porch of our house, in our rocking chairs watching all our grandchildren playing in the garden.''
''Sounds great Ron, I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you.'' Hermione whispered as she settled back down into his open arms and felt the familiar tingling sensation as he wrapped his arms around her, only to be pushed away roughly when the key in the front door clicked, and to be given an apologetic look by Ron before he quickly averted his attention from her back to the television screen, as Mr Granger wlked into the house.
That evening after an awkward dinner in the Granger household Ron and Hermione once again retreated to the living room and switched on the television, to watch a film that was just starting. Mr and Mrs Granger were in the other room, but Ron daren't get any closer to Hermione than he already was for fear of angering 'The Slicer'.
As they film had just started Ron distinctly heard a sharp tapping on the window, he put it down to his imagination and continued to watch the film, but the tapping continued only this time louder and more urgent than before, this time Hermione seemed to have heard it to and crossed the room to the window and flung it open to be met with a brown barn owl, that flew in through the open window and soared around the living room once, his movements followed closely by Crookshanks, before landing on top of the television, Hermione rushed forward and untied the letter from the owls leg, before the owl took off and flew out through the open window into the evening sky.
Ron walked over to Hermione's side and looked down at the envelope, it was adressed to the both of them. The writing looked strangely familiar to Ron, it was his mothers.
''I wonder what she wants.'' Rn thought out loud as he took the letter from Hermione and opened it, before holding it out so that Hermione would be able to read it with him.
*Ron, Hermione,
Stay exactly where you are, don't go anywhere, your father will be along to collect you both in about an hour, I'm terribly sorry, but there has been a problem, I can't risk you being out of my sight, I'll explain properly later. Give my apologies to Hermione's parents.
Love Mum*
Ron re-read the letter once again checking that he had understood everything correctly, what was the problem? Was it one of his brothers? Were they hurt? Was it Ginny, Harry? Why can't she risk me being out of her sight? Ron thought to himself as he started to pace the living room, as Hermione rushed out to tell her parents that they had to go, luckily her parents understood completely and helped Ron and Hermione pack their truinks so that they would be ready when Mr Weasley arrived. The hour waiting for his father, must've been the longest hour that Ron had experienced in his entire life, he was helpless, he didn't know what had happened, why they were suddenly being called home or what he could do about it. Even Hermione who was usually calm and collected, even in situations like this seemed to be in a state, she too was woorying about the Weasleys, or Harry, why else would they be called away in the night.
When Mr Weasley finally pulled up to the Grangers house Hermione and her mother rushed forward to the car with Hermione's trunk being carried in between them, Ron was to worried to notice that he had been left alone with Mr Granger, that is until he cleared his throat to speak.
''Take care of her for me.'' he said gruffly, not directly looking Ron in the eyes.
''I will sir, I promise, I won't let nothing hurt her.''
''Good, now go quickly.'' He said clapping Ron on the shoulder in a gesture of friendliness, as Ron heaved his trunk off the floor and walked out to his fathers car quickly.
He sat in the back seat of the car with Hermione after placing his trunk into the boot of the car, waving goodbye to Mr and Mrs Granger who were stood together on the doorstep, Mrs Granger crying as she waved goodbye to Hermione, and Mr Granger was holding his wife tightly against him, and nodding his head once to Ron. For two muggles, Ron thought that they were very understanding about the urgency of Ron's mothers letter, Hermione must've told them all about the upcoming war and of the prophecy that Harry informed them about in their sixth year, they seemed to know that they were all under threat, perhaps that was why Mrs Granger was crying, perhaps she thought that she'd never see Hermione alive again, perhaps she thought she'd lose her only daughter, yet she still let her go, let her go to do whatever she had to do. That's love Ron thought as the car drove away from the Grangers, loving someone so much that you'd let them go even though you knew it would hurt you so much you would feel like you were bleeding to death from the pain. 'Well' Ron thought to himself, 'I'm not going to let anything happen to her, I'll do whatever it takes to keep her safe.' And it was with that last thought that he pulled his arm around Hermione's shoulder and waited for his father to explain exactly what was wrong.
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''Why were you with him?'' Sirius said, mocking Lupin. ''God, try and make it a bit more obvious Moony.'' Sirius said laughing at the apalled look on his old friends face.
''I don't know what you're talking about.'' Lupin answered loftily.
''Really, pity I do know what I'm talking about then isn't it Moony old pal. Having trouble control your jealous streak?'' Sirius teased as he sat down on the patterned sofa next to Lupin, nudging him and winking.
''What are you talking about Padfoot.'' Lupin said sighing, and placing down the book he had been trying to read, and hoping that he hadn't started to blush under Sirius's intense gaze.
''You know what I'm talking about. You and your feelings for a certain young auror we all know and love.'' Sirius said, laughing at the shade of red that Lupin had just turned.
''Oh honestly, she is just a friend, I'm just looking out for her.'' Lupin argued, hoping that he sounded convincing. ''I don't have romantic feelings for her.''
''Ok then, whatever you say Moony.'' Sirius said as he tried very hard to surpress a smile.
''I can't wait until Destiny comes back.'' Lupin said thoughtfully. ''That way she'll keep you off my back.''
''Yeah, she should be back soon, she's gone to find Dumbledore to see about joining the order, she'll probably be at the meeting later.'' Sirius said as Lupin smiled, his plan had worked well, just as it always had done back in his school days, if Sirius was bothering you all you had to do was mention Destiny and he would completely forget whatever he was talking about before.
That afternoon, Sirius called Harry and Ginny downstairs, to join him and Lupin in the living room, to inform them that they would all be going back to number 12 Grimmauld Place, to attend a very important order meeting. And that they would most likely be staying there for a while.
''Will I be able to attend the meeting?'' Harry asked hopefully. ''I'm almost of age, only a few more days, and I'll be seventeen.''
''Sorry Harry, you're not yet of age, and your not in the order, I'm really sorry, if I had my way I'd let you come, but it's not up to me.'' Sirius answered consolingly.
''Why is there a meeting anyway?'' Harry asked, determined to get some information, on why he was having to leave Lupin's comfortable house and go back to Grimmauld Place, a place that was highly contaminated and extremely grim.
''Sorry Harry order business, but I can tell you that there has been an attack on an order member.'' Sirius said, he knew Harry was an intelligent boy, and would be sure to figure out that they thought the order was at risk, and if he didn't he knew that he would certainly tell Hermione, who would definately be able to figure it out.
''Who?'' Harry asked immedeately, thinking of Tonks, Moody and Kingsley.
''On Emmeline Vance and her husband Geoffory.'' Lupin replied sadly, he was very close to Geoffory, who provided him with his Wolfsbane potion every month.
''She came to get me from the Dursly's didn't she?'' Harry asked recalling a stately looking witch. ''But why her?''
''The Daily Prophet thinks it's because she works for the Ministry.'' Lupin answered before ushering Harry and Ginny back upstairs to pack their trunks, to get ready to Floo to Grimmauld place, avoiding any more of their questions.
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At Grimmauld Place, Harry and Ginny met up with Ron and Hermione, who had been told about the attack on the Vances during the car ride with Mr Weasley as he took them straight to Grimmauld Place to meet up with the rest of the Weasley's and almost all of the order.
The meeting had started almost as soon as Harry and Ginny had arrived with Lupin and Sirius, who were the last order members to arrive at number 12 Grimmauld Place, Destiny was waiting there ready to welcome them all, it seems that she had been accepted warmly into the order that very day and had been informed of all the important information by Dumbledore himself, Fred and George were also new members of the order, having officially left school and being of age, they were extremely pleased to finally be able to join one of the elusive meetings that they had tried so hard to be included in before, they would've joined last year only they wanted to successfully establish their joke shop first, so that they were able to leave a member of staff in charge while they carried out order duties.
So as the meeting commenced Harry, Ginny, Ron and Hermione were left upstairs in Harry and Ron's old room, that they shared with a now empty portrait of Phineas Nigellus. Harry complaining loudly that there were only a few days left until he was legally of age, and Hermione arguing that he still wouldn't be allowed to join as he was still in school.
''I know a way we could listen.'' Ginny said, with a mischeivous sparkle in her vivid green eyes.
''What? How?'' Harry spluttered, stoping mid-rant and turning around to face her.
''With these.'' she replied simply holding up four extendable ears, curtesy of Fred and George Weasley.
''Oh.'' Harry said his disappointment clearly showing in his voice. ''But your mum's probably placed that charm around the room again.''
''Not if Fred and George removed it, when I so sweetly asked them.'' Ginny said smiling, thankful that her brothers had their uses sometimes.
''Ginny, I could kiss you.'' Harry said as he grabbed an extendable ear from her outstreched hand. ''In fact I think I will.'' and he pulled her towards him, and kissed her hard on the lips before rushing out to the landing and letting the extendable ear snake towards the door to the basement where the meetings were held, watching as Ron, Hermione and Ginny did the same. All of a sudden they could hear a low, dangerous voice that could only be described as Snapes.
''It may just be a coincidence, I think we are jumping to conclusions, we have been looking so hard for some sign of Death Eater activity that we are certain there is a motive, maybe it's just a random attack.''
''Oh come on Severus, you can't possibly think that, it's just to conveinient, think of all the people who work at the ministry, why attack Emmeline, it's not even as if her job is particularly useful to Voldemort, she works in the Department of Magical Transport.'' a loud womans voice shouted passionately, this must be Tonks, Ginny thought to herself as she smiled, she really admired Tonks, admired her guts, her passion for her work and most of all her fun loving attitude.
''I agree.'' A mans voice said, although in a calmer tone. This must be Lupin, he sounded tired. ''I think Voldemort knows who is in the order, and he is attacking to try and get information on Dumbledore's plans.''
''I've already told you that he doesn't know who is in the order, the only Death Eater who knew was Pettigrew and I modified his memory before he could tell Voldemort anything. Anyway we don't know for certain he's attacking order members, there's only been one attack, which could have been for any number of reasons.'' Snapes oily voice said in a low whisper.
''Well I'd rather not make the mistake of waiting to find out if he attacks again.'' Sirius barked roughly. ''I think we should all be alert, he could strike at anyone of us next. It's no secret that most of us are extremely close to Dumbledore is it.'' Harry marvelled at his godfathers comanding tones and imagined how the other's must feel being shouted at by a man, whom only an hour they had all thought dead, well apart from Tonks who knew almost immedeately, after Lupin had accidentally let it slip to her soon after Sirius had turned up on his doorstep.
''I agree.'' Fred shouted. ''Look at our family, we are all in the order, all close to Dumbledore and even closer to Harry.''
''Yeah.'' George said, backing up his twin brother. ''I don't care if we are over reacting, I'd rather be safe than sorry.'' It was one of the rare occasions when the twins were actually being serious.
''Well said Mr Weasley.'' Mcgonagall said from her seat by the fire in the crowded basement kitchen. ''I think that everyone should remain alert and not to travel anywhere alone, or at night. I also think that the children should remain here, to be safe.'' Mcgonagall who had remained silent throughout the entire meeting now made her point clearly and it was met by nods of approval by all of the adults present, Sirius even offered up all the rooms in the house for the order members to stay in.
''Just remember everyone, we are all at risk.'' Moody growled, over his hipflask that he was swigging from, his magical eye staring through the top of his head to the landing above where he saw Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny all listening. ''CONSTANT VIGILANCE!''
Harry and the others heard the meeting coming to a close through the extendable ears and hastily rolled them back up and ran quickly and silently into Harry and Ron's dingy bedroom where they threw themselves upon the beds and started a fake conversation about school as they heard Mrs weasley shuffle up the stair case, tip toeing past the hidden portrait of Mrs Black, Sirius's mother.
When Mrs Weasley finally left them alone after bringing them a plate of sandwiches to share and a large pitcher of Pumkin juice, Fred and George apparated into the middle of the room, with one loud crack. Their expressions were grave and they looked the most serious that Harry had ever seen them.
''Did you hear it?'' George asked as he took a sandwich from the large plate and sat down on the dusty floor.
''Yeah.'' Ron answered thickly, through a mouthful of sandwich. ''We are all at risk.''
''It's started.'' Fred said sadly. ''The war has started and we are in the thick of it, we are under threat from a power crazed lunatic, wherever we go we have to constantly look over our shoulders, no-one knows who to trust and who to doubt.''
''I know.'' said Hermione. ''It's awful, everything we took for granted is about to be snatched away from us, our freedom, our trust, our lives.'' she finished ominously. ''But we have to fight for what is right, we can't let that maniac destroy our lives we must fight against him.'' Everyone nodded in agreement to Hermiones speech and sat thoughtfully in silence for a few minutes, before Harry broke everyone out of their reveries.
''Was Dumbledore there?'' he asked curiously, not recalling hearing his voice.
''No, but Proffessor Golding was though, and she seemed very attached to Sirius I think she has a crush on him.'' George said, regaining the mischievous twinkle in his eyes, that he shared with his twin brother.
''She's my godmother.'' Harry explained to the twins. ''And she and Sirius were together when they were at school with my parents, and they have decided to get back together.''
''Oh.'' The twins said in unison. ''That's news to us.''
''Yeah I didn't know until a few days ago.'' Harry admitted.
''And it's mad about Sirius isn't it? Who would've thought that he would come back? I almost had a heart attack when I saw him shoot out of the fireplace.'' Fred said dramatically. ''Great news though. I always liked him.''
''Yeah, me too.'' Harry said happily as he placed his arm around Ginnys waist.
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(A.N Thanks for all of your reviews everybody and to the person who asked if Harry would be mad finding out that he had had a godmother who could've taken care of him for all the years he was stuck with the Dursleys, I guess he was too excited at finally finding out that he had more family to even think about it. That and I honestly didn't think about it like that. Sorry, I'll try harder next time. Hope you all enjoyed this chapetr, I think it was a good mix of fluff and action, oh well I would say that I wrote it. Let me know what you all think, which is what really counts. Thanx in advance ice princess12 x x x x x x)
I know that this plot seems similar to the last story with the attack, but I can assure you that it is a totally different plot, the attack is more of a side plot. Don't worry I know what is going to happen and I don't think you'll be disappointed, well I hope not.
NEXT CHAPTER: I'm not telling you!!!! Wait and see!!!! (oh I feel evil mwahahahah)
IGNORE ME I'M DELERIOUS!!! LACK OF SLEEP AND TOO MANY CHOCOLATE FROGS.
SAFE OR SORRY??
Harry and Ginny sat up, in the room that Harry now called his own, even though it was smaller than the room that he had at the Dursleys, he preffered it ten times more, because it was given to him willingly, rather than begrudgingly. They had spent alot of time alone together in Harry's small room kissing and talking, then kissing again, clearly pleased at being together again. However something that Ron had said after Harry's interogation was constantly on Harry's mind, 'it's kind of a tradition.' But surely that must mean that they did itto all Ginny's boyfriends, which started Harry thinking, 'How many boyfriends has she actually had?' He couldn't get it out of his head, what if he was just another boyfriend to her, what if he meant nothing to her, when she meant the world to him.
''Gin?'' Harry said softly as Ginny sat in between his legs with her head resting on his chest. the scent of her hair drifting up to his nose, it smelt lemony today. ''Do your brother's give all of your boyfriends the talk?''
''Oh, yeah, there's really no need, I can take care of myself.'' Ginny said, making Harry smile, he knew full well that she could take care of herself, he thought back to his fifth year and remembered that Ginny used the bat bogey curse on Malfoy and stole their wands back. ''Why do you ask?''
''Well, I was just wondering, how many boyfriends have you actually had?'' Harry asked, knowing that as he said it he sounded jealous and stupid, but he had to know.
''Well I went out with Micheal for less than a year, but I finished that because he started moaning when we beat Ravenclaw at Quidditch, then he got with Cho, then I went out with Dean, but that wasn't really serious I guess I just did it because I'd gotten used to having a boyfriend, and I didn't want to be lonely.'' Ginny admitted, feeling terrible becasue she used Dean.
''Is that why your with me?'' Harry asked feeling hurt, and hoping that he was wrong.
''No.'' Ginny answered indignantly, ''I'm with you because I love you, I always have loved you Harry.'' Ginny explained softly to Harry as she turned towards him and placed her hand on his cheek. ''I give up on you at the end of the fourth year though, when I found out that you had asked Cho to the Yule Ball, I thought that you'd never like me the way that I liked you.'' Ginny said sadly, as Harry moved her hadn and kissed it softly.
''I was a fool, I never really loved Cho, I don't know what it was, a stupid crush. I never saw that my perfect girl was right under my nose all along, I guess I was looking so hard I missed the obvious, but now I have you angel, I'm never letting you go.'' Harry whispered as he kissed Ginny gently on the lips.
''Good, because I'm never letting go of you either.'' Ginny said happily as she lay back onto Harry's chest and felt his arms wrap around her waist, she placed her hands on top of his and sighed happily. ''I'm glad I'm with you.''
''I'm glad your with me too.'' Harry said smiling. ''I just can't believe that your mother would let you stay with me, she must really trust you, letting you sleep in with me and not worrying what you were up to.''
''No your the lucky one, Sirius knows that we are sleeping in the same bed and doesn't care, but my mother thinks that I'm sleeping in your bed and that you are on the sofa in the living room.'' Ginny admitted ruefully. ''She'd have a fit if she found out.''
''I bet she would.'' Harry said, imagining the temper Mrs Weasley would be in, and the curses she would fling at him for seducing her little girl. ''But I don't care, I'm not letting you sleep anywhere else.'' Harry said as he wrapped his arms tighter around her. ''I'm never letting go of you.''
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It had been two days since Ron had first came to stay at Hermione's and everytime he thought they were alone together Hermione's father would pop up out of nowhere, almost like magic and do a variety of karate moves that would cause Ron to immedeately stop touching Hermione and to look to the ground blushing, it was starting to get very frustrating for Ron who had been with Hermione for three whole days and as much as he wanted to couldn't touch or kiss her without having life threats made by her extremely over protective father, it was a relief to him when the day finally came when both Mr and Mrs Granger had to go to work, leaving him and Hermione totally alone together in the Grangers large family home.
Making up for lost time, Ron practically jumped on top of Hermione as soon as he heard her parents car pull out of the driveway after having an extremely long lecture from Hermione's father not to even think about doing anything with his only daughter, but Ron was a sixteen year old teenage boy, and although his brain was telling him to listen to Mr Granger's warnings, his hormones told him to ignore them completely and satisfy the urges that he had been having for three whole days, not to mention the nights, where he was visited by Hermione wearing nothing but a dressing gown, calling him to her all the time in her sweet, soft voice. In the end his hormones won the battle and he happily spent over an hour just kissing and caressing Hermione, listening to her soft moans of pleasure as he caressed her breasts and feeling himself start to lose control when she moaned his name.
Once Ron was satisfied completely, he and Hermione just lay in each other's arms on the sofa in Hermione's living room, watching the Terminator, much to Hermione's annoyance, but Ron had insisted he said he hadn't seen it for ages, and that it was his favourite film, so Hermione relented and spent a comfortable afternoon in his arms, relishing being close to him without her father popping up and causing Ron to become so terrified that he would move away from her as fast as if she had just given him an electric shock.
''This is nice, isn't it?'' Hermione said, managing to drag Ron's attention from the television. ''Just being together like this.''
''Yeah.'' Ron agreed wholeheartedly. ''I can't wait til we are older, we can always be like this.''
''That's assuming I stay with you.'' Hermione joked playfully, laughing at the look on Ron's face, his brows were knitted together in confusion and his mouth was hanging open. ''I'm only joking of course I'll stay with you I love you.''
''Good, because I was thinking that we should get married.''
''What?!'' Hermione screeched, she wanted to do alot with her life before thinking about settling down, who else was going to campaign for elf rights, she had started to feel guilty about that after spending the whole of her sixth year to involved in her own problems to continue to help the house elves.
''Not now or anytime soon, but when we are both alot older and have got good jobs.'' Ron explained thoughtfully, he had obviously been thinking about this quite a lot.
''That'll be nice and we can start a family together.'' Hermione said, it was one greatest wish to be happily married to Ron and to have a loving family.
''Yeah, a Weasley size family, with loads and loads of red haired children.'' Ron said excitedly. ''Then when we are old and grey we can sit together on the front porch of our house, in our rocking chairs watching all our grandchildren playing in the garden.''
''Sounds great Ron, I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you.'' Hermione whispered as she settled back down into his open arms and felt the familiar tingling sensation as he wrapped his arms around her, only to be pushed away roughly when the key in the front door clicked, and to be given an apologetic look by Ron before he quickly averted his attention from her back to the television screen, as Mr Granger wlked into the house.
That evening after an awkward dinner in the Granger household Ron and Hermione once again retreated to the living room and switched on the television, to watch a film that was just starting. Mr and Mrs Granger were in the other room, but Ron daren't get any closer to Hermione than he already was for fear of angering 'The Slicer'.
As they film had just started Ron distinctly heard a sharp tapping on the window, he put it down to his imagination and continued to watch the film, but the tapping continued only this time louder and more urgent than before, this time Hermione seemed to have heard it to and crossed the room to the window and flung it open to be met with a brown barn owl, that flew in through the open window and soared around the living room once, his movements followed closely by Crookshanks, before landing on top of the television, Hermione rushed forward and untied the letter from the owls leg, before the owl took off and flew out through the open window into the evening sky.
Ron walked over to Hermione's side and looked down at the envelope, it was adressed to the both of them. The writing looked strangely familiar to Ron, it was his mothers.
''I wonder what she wants.'' Rn thought out loud as he took the letter from Hermione and opened it, before holding it out so that Hermione would be able to read it with him.
*Ron, Hermione,
Stay exactly where you are, don't go anywhere, your father will be along to collect you both in about an hour, I'm terribly sorry, but there has been a problem, I can't risk you being out of my sight, I'll explain properly later. Give my apologies to Hermione's parents.
Love Mum*
Ron re-read the letter once again checking that he had understood everything correctly, what was the problem? Was it one of his brothers? Were they hurt? Was it Ginny, Harry? Why can't she risk me being out of her sight? Ron thought to himself as he started to pace the living room, as Hermione rushed out to tell her parents that they had to go, luckily her parents understood completely and helped Ron and Hermione pack their truinks so that they would be ready when Mr Weasley arrived. The hour waiting for his father, must've been the longest hour that Ron had experienced in his entire life, he was helpless, he didn't know what had happened, why they were suddenly being called home or what he could do about it. Even Hermione who was usually calm and collected, even in situations like this seemed to be in a state, she too was woorying about the Weasleys, or Harry, why else would they be called away in the night.
When Mr Weasley finally pulled up to the Grangers house Hermione and her mother rushed forward to the car with Hermione's trunk being carried in between them, Ron was to worried to notice that he had been left alone with Mr Granger, that is until he cleared his throat to speak.
''Take care of her for me.'' he said gruffly, not directly looking Ron in the eyes.
''I will sir, I promise, I won't let nothing hurt her.''
''Good, now go quickly.'' He said clapping Ron on the shoulder in a gesture of friendliness, as Ron heaved his trunk off the floor and walked out to his fathers car quickly.
He sat in the back seat of the car with Hermione after placing his trunk into the boot of the car, waving goodbye to Mr and Mrs Granger who were stood together on the doorstep, Mrs Granger crying as she waved goodbye to Hermione, and Mr Granger was holding his wife tightly against him, and nodding his head once to Ron. For two muggles, Ron thought that they were very understanding about the urgency of Ron's mothers letter, Hermione must've told them all about the upcoming war and of the prophecy that Harry informed them about in their sixth year, they seemed to know that they were all under threat, perhaps that was why Mrs Granger was crying, perhaps she thought that she'd never see Hermione alive again, perhaps she thought she'd lose her only daughter, yet she still let her go, let her go to do whatever she had to do. That's love Ron thought as the car drove away from the Grangers, loving someone so much that you'd let them go even though you knew it would hurt you so much you would feel like you were bleeding to death from the pain. 'Well' Ron thought to himself, 'I'm not going to let anything happen to her, I'll do whatever it takes to keep her safe.' And it was with that last thought that he pulled his arm around Hermione's shoulder and waited for his father to explain exactly what was wrong.
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''Why were you with him?'' Sirius said, mocking Lupin. ''God, try and make it a bit more obvious Moony.'' Sirius said laughing at the apalled look on his old friends face.
''I don't know what you're talking about.'' Lupin answered loftily.
''Really, pity I do know what I'm talking about then isn't it Moony old pal. Having trouble control your jealous streak?'' Sirius teased as he sat down on the patterned sofa next to Lupin, nudging him and winking.
''What are you talking about Padfoot.'' Lupin said sighing, and placing down the book he had been trying to read, and hoping that he hadn't started to blush under Sirius's intense gaze.
''You know what I'm talking about. You and your feelings for a certain young auror we all know and love.'' Sirius said, laughing at the shade of red that Lupin had just turned.
''Oh honestly, she is just a friend, I'm just looking out for her.'' Lupin argued, hoping that he sounded convincing. ''I don't have romantic feelings for her.''
''Ok then, whatever you say Moony.'' Sirius said as he tried very hard to surpress a smile.
''I can't wait until Destiny comes back.'' Lupin said thoughtfully. ''That way she'll keep you off my back.''
''Yeah, she should be back soon, she's gone to find Dumbledore to see about joining the order, she'll probably be at the meeting later.'' Sirius said as Lupin smiled, his plan had worked well, just as it always had done back in his school days, if Sirius was bothering you all you had to do was mention Destiny and he would completely forget whatever he was talking about before.
That afternoon, Sirius called Harry and Ginny downstairs, to join him and Lupin in the living room, to inform them that they would all be going back to number 12 Grimmauld Place, to attend a very important order meeting. And that they would most likely be staying there for a while.
''Will I be able to attend the meeting?'' Harry asked hopefully. ''I'm almost of age, only a few more days, and I'll be seventeen.''
''Sorry Harry, you're not yet of age, and your not in the order, I'm really sorry, if I had my way I'd let you come, but it's not up to me.'' Sirius answered consolingly.
''Why is there a meeting anyway?'' Harry asked, determined to get some information, on why he was having to leave Lupin's comfortable house and go back to Grimmauld Place, a place that was highly contaminated and extremely grim.
''Sorry Harry order business, but I can tell you that there has been an attack on an order member.'' Sirius said, he knew Harry was an intelligent boy, and would be sure to figure out that they thought the order was at risk, and if he didn't he knew that he would certainly tell Hermione, who would definately be able to figure it out.
''Who?'' Harry asked immedeately, thinking of Tonks, Moody and Kingsley.
''On Emmeline Vance and her husband Geoffory.'' Lupin replied sadly, he was very close to Geoffory, who provided him with his Wolfsbane potion every month.
''She came to get me from the Dursly's didn't she?'' Harry asked recalling a stately looking witch. ''But why her?''
''The Daily Prophet thinks it's because she works for the Ministry.'' Lupin answered before ushering Harry and Ginny back upstairs to pack their trunks, to get ready to Floo to Grimmauld place, avoiding any more of their questions.
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At Grimmauld Place, Harry and Ginny met up with Ron and Hermione, who had been told about the attack on the Vances during the car ride with Mr Weasley as he took them straight to Grimmauld Place to meet up with the rest of the Weasley's and almost all of the order.
The meeting had started almost as soon as Harry and Ginny had arrived with Lupin and Sirius, who were the last order members to arrive at number 12 Grimmauld Place, Destiny was waiting there ready to welcome them all, it seems that she had been accepted warmly into the order that very day and had been informed of all the important information by Dumbledore himself, Fred and George were also new members of the order, having officially left school and being of age, they were extremely pleased to finally be able to join one of the elusive meetings that they had tried so hard to be included in before, they would've joined last year only they wanted to successfully establish their joke shop first, so that they were able to leave a member of staff in charge while they carried out order duties.
So as the meeting commenced Harry, Ginny, Ron and Hermione were left upstairs in Harry and Ron's old room, that they shared with a now empty portrait of Phineas Nigellus. Harry complaining loudly that there were only a few days left until he was legally of age, and Hermione arguing that he still wouldn't be allowed to join as he was still in school.
''I know a way we could listen.'' Ginny said, with a mischeivous sparkle in her vivid green eyes.
''What? How?'' Harry spluttered, stoping mid-rant and turning around to face her.
''With these.'' she replied simply holding up four extendable ears, curtesy of Fred and George Weasley.
''Oh.'' Harry said his disappointment clearly showing in his voice. ''But your mum's probably placed that charm around the room again.''
''Not if Fred and George removed it, when I so sweetly asked them.'' Ginny said smiling, thankful that her brothers had their uses sometimes.
''Ginny, I could kiss you.'' Harry said as he grabbed an extendable ear from her outstreched hand. ''In fact I think I will.'' and he pulled her towards him, and kissed her hard on the lips before rushing out to the landing and letting the extendable ear snake towards the door to the basement where the meetings were held, watching as Ron, Hermione and Ginny did the same. All of a sudden they could hear a low, dangerous voice that could only be described as Snapes.
''It may just be a coincidence, I think we are jumping to conclusions, we have been looking so hard for some sign of Death Eater activity that we are certain there is a motive, maybe it's just a random attack.''
''Oh come on Severus, you can't possibly think that, it's just to conveinient, think of all the people who work at the ministry, why attack Emmeline, it's not even as if her job is particularly useful to Voldemort, she works in the Department of Magical Transport.'' a loud womans voice shouted passionately, this must be Tonks, Ginny thought to herself as she smiled, she really admired Tonks, admired her guts, her passion for her work and most of all her fun loving attitude.
''I agree.'' A mans voice said, although in a calmer tone. This must be Lupin, he sounded tired. ''I think Voldemort knows who is in the order, and he is attacking to try and get information on Dumbledore's plans.''
''I've already told you that he doesn't know who is in the order, the only Death Eater who knew was Pettigrew and I modified his memory before he could tell Voldemort anything. Anyway we don't know for certain he's attacking order members, there's only been one attack, which could have been for any number of reasons.'' Snapes oily voice said in a low whisper.
''Well I'd rather not make the mistake of waiting to find out if he attacks again.'' Sirius barked roughly. ''I think we should all be alert, he could strike at anyone of us next. It's no secret that most of us are extremely close to Dumbledore is it.'' Harry marvelled at his godfathers comanding tones and imagined how the other's must feel being shouted at by a man, whom only an hour they had all thought dead, well apart from Tonks who knew almost immedeately, after Lupin had accidentally let it slip to her soon after Sirius had turned up on his doorstep.
''I agree.'' Fred shouted. ''Look at our family, we are all in the order, all close to Dumbledore and even closer to Harry.''
''Yeah.'' George said, backing up his twin brother. ''I don't care if we are over reacting, I'd rather be safe than sorry.'' It was one of the rare occasions when the twins were actually being serious.
''Well said Mr Weasley.'' Mcgonagall said from her seat by the fire in the crowded basement kitchen. ''I think that everyone should remain alert and not to travel anywhere alone, or at night. I also think that the children should remain here, to be safe.'' Mcgonagall who had remained silent throughout the entire meeting now made her point clearly and it was met by nods of approval by all of the adults present, Sirius even offered up all the rooms in the house for the order members to stay in.
''Just remember everyone, we are all at risk.'' Moody growled, over his hipflask that he was swigging from, his magical eye staring through the top of his head to the landing above where he saw Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny all listening. ''CONSTANT VIGILANCE!''
Harry and the others heard the meeting coming to a close through the extendable ears and hastily rolled them back up and ran quickly and silently into Harry and Ron's dingy bedroom where they threw themselves upon the beds and started a fake conversation about school as they heard Mrs weasley shuffle up the stair case, tip toeing past the hidden portrait of Mrs Black, Sirius's mother.
When Mrs Weasley finally left them alone after bringing them a plate of sandwiches to share and a large pitcher of Pumkin juice, Fred and George apparated into the middle of the room, with one loud crack. Their expressions were grave and they looked the most serious that Harry had ever seen them.
''Did you hear it?'' George asked as he took a sandwich from the large plate and sat down on the dusty floor.
''Yeah.'' Ron answered thickly, through a mouthful of sandwich. ''We are all at risk.''
''It's started.'' Fred said sadly. ''The war has started and we are in the thick of it, we are under threat from a power crazed lunatic, wherever we go we have to constantly look over our shoulders, no-one knows who to trust and who to doubt.''
''I know.'' said Hermione. ''It's awful, everything we took for granted is about to be snatched away from us, our freedom, our trust, our lives.'' she finished ominously. ''But we have to fight for what is right, we can't let that maniac destroy our lives we must fight against him.'' Everyone nodded in agreement to Hermiones speech and sat thoughtfully in silence for a few minutes, before Harry broke everyone out of their reveries.
''Was Dumbledore there?'' he asked curiously, not recalling hearing his voice.
''No, but Proffessor Golding was though, and she seemed very attached to Sirius I think she has a crush on him.'' George said, regaining the mischievous twinkle in his eyes, that he shared with his twin brother.
''She's my godmother.'' Harry explained to the twins. ''And she and Sirius were together when they were at school with my parents, and they have decided to get back together.''
''Oh.'' The twins said in unison. ''That's news to us.''
''Yeah I didn't know until a few days ago.'' Harry admitted.
''And it's mad about Sirius isn't it? Who would've thought that he would come back? I almost had a heart attack when I saw him shoot out of the fireplace.'' Fred said dramatically. ''Great news though. I always liked him.''
''Yeah, me too.'' Harry said happily as he placed his arm around Ginnys waist.
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(A.N Thanks for all of your reviews everybody and to the person who asked if Harry would be mad finding out that he had had a godmother who could've taken care of him for all the years he was stuck with the Dursleys, I guess he was too excited at finally finding out that he had more family to even think about it. That and I honestly didn't think about it like that. Sorry, I'll try harder next time. Hope you all enjoyed this chapetr, I think it was a good mix of fluff and action, oh well I would say that I wrote it. Let me know what you all think, which is what really counts. Thanx in advance ice princess12 x x x x x x)
I know that this plot seems similar to the last story with the attack, but I can assure you that it is a totally different plot, the attack is more of a side plot. Don't worry I know what is going to happen and I don't think you'll be disappointed, well I hope not.
NEXT CHAPTER: I'm not telling you!!!! Wait and see!!!! (oh I feel evil mwahahahah)
IGNORE ME I'M DELERIOUS!!! LACK OF SLEEP AND TOO MANY CHOCOLATE FROGS.