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Chapter 6- Ginny the designer

Bill, Charlie, and Percy helped their parents write a combined letter to Ginny telling her about everything that had been happening since she'd left. Ron and Hermione were devising one of their own.

This left Harry to himself. He decided that perhaps he could persuade Ginny to come back, or at least he really hoped he could. He found the Burrow empty without her there. True, Ron was there, and the rest were practically family to him, but Ron was always preoccupied with Hermione, these days, and the rest of the Weasleys just couldn't make up for Ginny's absence.

Harry got out a piece of parchment and began to write.

Dear Ginny,

It sounds like you're doing well for yourself in America. There's been a lot going on here. I'll let you in on a little secret. Ron bought Hermione a ring, but I don't know if he's given it to her yet. I don't even know if he knows that I know, you know? So keep it on the down low until you hear about it from them, or else I could be dead meat.

Auror classes are going well. A lot of the students have wondered where you went. Don't worry, I didn't tell them about what happened. Oh, and guess who finally got a spot in the first year program? Colin Creevy! He wanted me to tell you hi, and that he misses you.

Ginny, we all miss you. I know Brian was being a jerk, but I promise I won't let him near you again, unless you want. Please come home.

Harry

Harry received his own letter one week later.

Dear Harry,

I didn't leave because of Brian. I'm sorry you had to see that, but I can't come home, not yet.

Ginny

Ginny had been working for Sophie Stevens for nearly two months. She didn't have a lot to do. Just answer phones, take messages, submit orders for furniture and fabrics, and make Sophie her coffee. It wasn't too bad, except her boss was a complete twit! Ms. Stevens was demanding, cocky, rude, and impatient, and she was worse when she wasn't talking to a costumer. 'Well, no wonder she's not married,' Ginny often thought to herself.

Ginny usually had a lot of free time on her hands, though, and was allowed to bring a book, or stitch or whatever it was that she felt like doing. Many of these times, she would pick up the decorating books and magazines that Sophie would use. Ginny was starting to get ideas of how she would decorate rooms, and she would sketch them out on paper, and just keep them for her own enjoyment.

One afternoon, a lady by the name of Ariel King came in to talk with Ms. Stevens about a guest bedroom she wanted decorated. Ginny had been looking at Decor magazine. Ariel seemed to be getting impatient with Sophie's attitude, and didn't like her design at all.

Ginny, who hadn't used her legemency since Brian, decided to see what the polite exterior of this upper class woman was thinking.

'I don't like this at all! Why can't this woman listen to me? I hate the red; I had already told her that. And the curtains! Gross, I want something, not so overbearing. This whole room is too Victorian. I wanted more contemporary furniture, and I didn't want that stupid armoire.'

Ginny continued to listen to these thoughts, and as she did she started sketching the ideas on the notepad in front of her. Nearly twenty minutes later, Ariel got up to storm out of the room.

"This is not what I had asked for, Ms. Stevens, and if you can't do what I want, I'll find a designer who can!" She got up and passed Ginny's desk, where she saw the sketch of her own vision. "Did you do this?" She picked up the notebook, and examined the work. Ginny hoped that this lady wasn't a witch or find out that Ginny had been snooping into her own personal thoughts. "Yes, I was just fooling around, though; I know it's not very good-"

"What is your name?"

"Ginny Weasley," Ginny wasn't sure where this was leading.

"Do you do design work?"

"She works for me," a very irritated Sophie stated. "She's my secretary."

"This is between myself and Ms. Weasley, if you don't mind. I believe I told you that you were fired. Now, Ms. Weasley, would you be interested in doing this room for me?"

At that moment, it was hard to tell which was more shocked, Ginny or Sophie.

"You can't take my employee away from me! She works for me Mrs. King."

"I believe that's up to Ginny to decide, Ms. Stevens, and I would gladly allow her to work for me in the evenings. Ginny?"

"I don't know what to say. I'm flattered by your offer. I'd love to help you out, and I could do it after work and on weekends."

"Ginny Weasley! If you so much as allow her use of your design I will fire you!"

"Oh good, I'll pay you double whatever she's paying you, and have you decorate mine and my husband summer home in Concord."

Ginny, who had had such a hard time finding a job in the first place, didn't know what to do. She now had two women fighting over who would be her employer. It wasn't too difficult for Ginny to decide on which to choose; pushy, irritable, rude Shauna or someone who admired her work and wanted to pay her double. Not to mention let her pick her own hours and have leeway to do whatever she wanted.

"Sorry, Ms. Stevens, but I think I'll be giving you my two weeks notice."

"What?!" Sophie couldn't believe this was happening. This was the third secretary in five months! (Sophie wasn't very good at taking hints) Not to mention, this one was taking HER job! "No, you're out today!"

This was just fine with Ginny.

Three months later, Ginny found herself in a large summer home that she had designed, decorated, and put together entirely on her own. It was amazing the success she felt at this. She had brought the Putnams by to see the house. They were thoroughly impressed at what they had seen.

"How much of this was done with magic?" Jasmine prodded.

"Well, I knew how to sew with a muggle machine, because of a class I took in school. Any of the heavy work I'd use it. I painted with magic, that made it go a lot quicker, but sometimes I had to do it the muggle way when the Kings were around."

The Kings had been very good to Ginny. Mr. King owned a restaurant chain in the New York area, and they were happily retired in Massachusetts. She had found out that the Kings had five children, three of which were married with children already. There were nine grandchildren, and so a few of the rooms in the summer home were decorated by those terms.

Ginny had used legemency whenever talking to Mrs. King so that the designs would always suit her well. She found that many times Ariel was too kind to say exactly what was on her mind. This was because Mrs. King liked Ginny, and didn't want to offend her by declining her ideas. It was lucky for the Kings, however, that Ginny really did know what they would like.

It was also because of all her good ideas, and that Ginny worked with others so well, that Brigham King, Ariel's husband, offered to help her start her own design business, and he would only ask a small commission. Ginny had accepted this offer, and had her first costumer meeting that next Tuesday.

Ginny realized that she had been gone from home and family for nearly six months now. She couldn't believe it had gone so quickly. She was thinking on this as they took the Yankee Bus (the American Wizarding version of the Knight Bus) home.

When they arrived Ginny had two letters waiting for her. The first was from Hermione.

Ginny,

We finally made the official date for the wedding. It's going to be on June 14th and I was hoping you'd be my maid of Honor? Can you make it at that time? How is work going on the house you're decorating? Hope all is well.

Love, Hermione

P.S. Harry still hasn't gotten over you.

Ginny just rolled her eyes. It had been a good nine months since Hermione had mentioned this supposed crush Harry had, and Ginny still thought she was full of it. Not to mention that after Brian, Ginny really didn't trust any guys. When ever Mrs. Putnam, or Mrs. King would set her up on a date, the first thing she would do was read their thoughts.

Most of the wizards she went out with didn't keep up their guard. They probably didn't think she'd be able to read their minds, let alone try to do so. There was one thing Ginny found among wizards and muggle men alike, they were all perverts. It's not that she didn't think about guys in a 'more than friends' manner every now and again, but she was not interested in anyone who didn't like her for her. It did make it easier that Weasley name had no influence, but she was far from anyone that was shallow.

None the less, Hermione's post script was still on her mind when she opened her second letter. This one was from Harry.

Hey Ginny,

How are things going? You giving those Yankees hell? I was just writing to tell you about an Alumni Quiditch tournament Dumbledore talked about forming. I thought it'd be fun to form a team, and sign up. I've already recruited Fred and George for the Beaters. Ron's going to be on his honeymoon, and Oliver is going to be in season already, so he can't come, but I did get Elisa Kilburn to be our keeper. If you don't remember she graduated two years before me from Hufflepuff. Then Angelina, Luna, and hopefully you for the chasers.

The tournament starts on the 21st of June (one week after the wedding) and will last for about four days, depending how far we get. I'm not entirely convinced that Hermione didn't set the date so that she wouldn't have to endure the worry that Ron might get hurt. Please reply back soon. Oh, and I'm covering the charge of entering the contest. The proceeds are going to St. Mungo's. Do you have any ideas on what kind of robes we should wear? I don't want to go with Gryffindor colors, because we have a Hufflepuff and a Ravenclaw joining us. Hope to hear from you soon.

Harry

Ginny thought about it and decided she'd be able to take off three weeks for the wedding and the tournament. Hermione had invited the Putnams and so they were all planning on going there anyways. She wondered why he had asked her, though. He could have asked Katie Bell, or Alicia Spinnet. She shook it out of her mind and wrote Harry back.

She then took a piece of blank parchment and sketched out a great design for Quiditch robes. She colored it with black, blue and red. This gave a color from each house that were participating on their team. She folded this with the letter, and gave it to Big Red. (That's what she named her owl when Jasmine told her about a muggle gum called that.)

It wasn't until Big Red had already left that she realized, she had never written a response to Hermione.

"How could I forget?" Ginny reprimanded herself for this, and decided that she would just get Hermione's number and call on the telephone.