A/N…back to normal mode…to the story! Thanks for the reviews guys!!

Disclaimer: really…they aren't mine….don't sue.

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The got up from the table and left to go to the place where the carriages were, he and Ginny took on eof the carriages and Ron and Hermione took another. He wrapped his arms around her again but didn't say anything to her. They were about halfway up to the castle when she said something.

"Harry?"

"Yeah Ginny?"

"I have a problem." She was trying to draw this out for as long as she could.

"What would that be?" He laughed, knowing she was just playing with him.

"Well, you see, I have this friend, who really likes this guy, and she thinks he really likes her too, but she doesn't know how to say this thing that she's been dieing to say." She looked up at him, grinning.

"What would that be Ginny?"

"Well," She snuggled up closer to him, "Its three words that have a lot of meaning to them, and you really aren't supposed to say them unless you mean it."

He looked down at her and smiled, "What three words would that be Ginny?" He cupped his hand under her chin and brought her gaze up to his.

"I…love….you." She stared into his emerald eyes, and felt her heart flutter.

He kissed her softly, "I love you too Ginny."

She smiled and laid her head on his chest, they rode the rest of the way to the castle in a sweet silence.

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When they returned that night everyone was buzzing around the common room, still hyper from the day. Ron and Hermione were sitting in one of the chairs by the fire, Hermione was on his lap and had her arms around his neck. Harry and Ginny were in the same position in another chair.

Harry desperately wanted to tell everyone about his mother's ring, but everything was so perfect that he couldn't do it. They sat in the chairs talking quietly until the crowd in the common room had died down. Harry found this a better time than ever to bring it up.

"I found out what powers my moms ring has."

Everyone's head snapped to look toward him, they all began talking excitedly and asked him what the powers were. He explained about the stone and the ring, everyone looked at him with astonishment.

"Harry, we need to find out that incantation, those are really rare, we could do a lot with it!" Hermione had gotten up and was now rooting through her bag for a book, she pulled it out and went to sit on Ron's lap again and began to look through it.

"Here it is! The Status Stone, also known as the Status Diamond. The incantation is, statuatorius, you have to put the ring on your left ring finger and say it, then say the name of who you want to know the status of. Here Harry, let me see it."

Harry reluctantly took the chain off his neck and handed the ring to Hermione, she put it on her finger and said, "Statuatorius, Harry Potter." The diamond turned bright green for about 10 seconds and then faded.

"Bloody brilliant." Ron muttered, as he watched the ring in awe.

"Try it again, with someone who isn't living any more." Harry urged her.

Hermione nodded and said, "Statuatorius, Lily Potter." The diamond now turned black and then faded again. Harry looked at her, his throat tightening and then held out his hand for the ring. Hermione handed it to him.

He put it on his left ring finger and said the incantation, "Statuatorius, Voldemort." Everyone jumped when he said his name but Harry stared at the stone. It was pale green.

"He's alive, but just barely." His features were grim. He placed the ring back on the chain around his neck. Hermione seemed flustered and bid everyone goodnight, Ron followed her up the steps to the dormitory to give her a more appropriate goodbye. Ginny yawned and Harry chuckled.

"Go to sleep Ginny, you look exhausted."

"Yes mother," she said sarcastically, laughing.

"Goodnight Ginny," He kissed her softly before scooping her up and carrying her up the stairs. She squealed but calmed down as he took the steps with ease.

"Goodnight, my prince." She kissed him again after he had set her down. She turned around and walked toward her dorm room, he turn and went to his, it had been a long day.

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The next morning was a Sunday, so everyone slept in until their stomachs woke them up. Harry was the last one up and he ambled down to the Great Hall to find that everyone was engulfed in eating and talking. He took a seat next to Ginny and Hermione piling some bacon and eggs onto his plate.

Hermione was buried in a book, as usual, and Harry looked over to see what she was reading about. The page was opened to the Status Stone. She dripped a bit of apple juice onto the page but didn't seem to care.

"Harry, you can tell what kind of mood they are in too!" She looked up, beaming. Harry swallowed his bacon and looked at her.

"What's the incantation!?" Ginny took the words from his mouth, he looked at Hermione expectantly.

"Statuatorius moodius, then you say the name. They have a list of what the colors mean too." She took out a piece of parchment and copied down the colors and what they meant then handed it to Harry. He took the ring off his chain again and placed it on his finger saying the incantation.

"Statuatorius moodius Ginny Weasly." The diamond turned pale blue and Harry looked at the sheet, "Daydreaming." He said aloud, Ginny looked up from her plate.

"Did you say something Harry?"

They all began laughing and went back to their food. Harry folded up the parchment and slipped it in the pocket of his robe, and then put the ring back on his chain. He had new powers, he could read people and that might lead to some major mischief, but he didn't care, as long as he didn't get caught.

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A/N…short chapter….sry, writers block big time! I wanna try my hand at a stand alone story….so be waiting for it!

Love and Fluff,

Natalie