Disclaimer:  I do not own Harry Potter.

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August 31, the day before school starts.

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They were all at the Burrow, having the traditional farewell dinner.  Only this time, it was only for Ginny and Harry, because they were the only ones going back to Hogwarts.

Hermione still hadn't said what she was working on, she kept locking herself up in her room or going to the public library in Hogsmeade.

Ron had tried out for the Chudley Cannons, and was waiting for 'the' letter.

Alex was now working with Bill in Egypt, but they had come to the Burrow to celebrate with the others.

Melanie was working in Madam Malkins' Robes for All Occasions, and she was doing quite well.

"…yes, business is definitely booming, since Harry defeated You-Know-Who…" said Fred to Charlie, who had come back from Romania for a week. 

"I think every business is doing better since You-Know-Who is gone." Said Mr.Weasley mildly.

"That old bugger." Said George.

"George!" Mrs. Weasley exclaimed. 

"Well, it is true, isn't it?"

"Yes, but…"

"Oh, come on, Molly, you know you would like to call 'him' names too." Mr. Weasley said, smiling at his wife, who grinned rather guiltily.

"So I thought maybe to use the Locking Spell, I mean, if they've put a curse on it, and then a Locking Spell, our spell won't work, so we'll know it's cursed…" Alex was saying to Bill, who was nodding thoughtfully.  Molly Weasley was eyeing Bill's hair and his earring apprehensively out of the corner of her eye.

"NO, Ron, I won't say anything yet." Hermione said sternly, loading her plate with mashed potatoes.  "I'll tell you when I'm ready!  So did you get the letter yet?"

Ron sighed.  "No not yet.  I'm expecting it any day now…"

"…I wonder how Snape is going to act, with you being a teacher and all.." said Ginny, giggling.

"Yeah, I mean, he can't take any points off my House, because I'm not in one…Imagine that!  I bet Professor Dumbledore told him to be nice to me before…" Harry said, trailing off.

"You will give me lots of points, won't you?" Ginny said huskily, fluttering her eyelashes.

"Nope.  I'm going to take points off just because I want to kiss you every time I see you." Harry said.

Ginny giggled and kissed him.

"Listen Ginny, I need to talk to you after this dinner, it's really important…" Harry trailed off.

"Okay." She said and she started eating again.

They finished dinner after a long while of talking, laughing and of course eating.

"Mr. Potter, I believe you wanted to tell me something important?" Ginny asked, putting down her napkin.

"Yes." Said Harry rather nervously, fumbling with something in his pocket.

"Well, let's go then." She said.

They walked out into the garden, where Crookshanks was still playing with the garden gnomes.

"I'm really excited about tomorrow." Said Ginny.

"Yeah."

"I wonder what it's going to be like, I mean, you are a teacher and I am a student…"

"Yeah."

"Are you okay, Harry? You seem a little distant." Ginny said, waving her hand in front of Harry's face.

"Oh…Yeah, I'm fine…I was just thinking."

"About what?"

"Er….listen Ginny, I have to tell you something."

"Er…Okay?"

"Ginny, I know I didn't always see you for who you were, but now I do, and I love that person.  You're not just Ron's little sister, or the youngest in the Weasley family, you're Ginny.  I love you, Virginia Weasley, you mean the world to me, and I never want to lose you…"

Harry went down on one knee and opened a little box, revealing a beautiful diamond ring.

"Will you marry me, Ginny?"

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