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Chapter 10:

The time came again to return to Hogwarts and the group was all very happy and looking forward to it. They had gotten there things in Diagon Alley a week ago and Tomorrow were going to be on the train to there second home. Harry sat in the kitchen with a book in front of him that Hermione bought him in celebration of him getting off the drugs. The book was a new Dueling book that had just came out. Harry had wanted it since he first heard about it.

Ron walked in and looked at Harry for a second before sitting down. "I think maybe I should do the drug thing. Get me some new gloves."

"Not a good idea Ron. Really it's not." Harry said seriously, looking at Ron.

"I was kidding mate, I'll never do drugs. Especially not after what I saw with you. I still love the part when you decked Fred though, that rocked!!!!!!" Ron said laughing at the memory.

"How many times do I have to tell you not to bring that up?" Harry said but smiled to himself.

Footsteps approached them and both turned to see Hermione. "Having a gathering of the minds, are we?" She said sarcastically and sat on Ron's lap. Ron leaned in and kissed her on the mouth and muttered something in her ear that made her giggle.

"Oh come on you two, would you not do that in front of me?" Harry said averting his eyes. He knew they had been together for a while now but he still didn't like seeing affection shared between his two best mates.

"Sorry Harry but I just can't help kissing her. Especially when she…" Said Ron but he was cut off by Hermione placing a hand over his mouth and blushing.

"Ron I'm pretty sure Harry doesn't want to hear the details."

"You would be right about that Hermione, I don't." Harry said and shuddered at the thought. "Man I need a girlfriend."

"Well you know Harry, Ginny likes you again. I mean she Doesn't go crazy around you anymore but she IS single." Hermione stated mater of factly.

"Ginny is Ron's little sister and I don't think he wants me going after his little sister."
"Actually Harry, I'd much rather have you go after her than some brainless twit her age." Ron said thinking back to the arrogant pricks she had previously dated. "But if you hurt her, I'll kick your ass." Ron added plainly.

Harry never really thought about Ginny like that. Ginny was funny and always made him laugh. She was easy to talk to about anything and he was never uncomfortable around her. But he still didn't think she really liked him like that. So he told them that. "I don't really think she likes me like that. I mean when she was younger she just had a small crush on me but she has grown out of that."

Hermione spoke "Do me a favor Harry, go ask her. She'll tell you truthfully because that's the kind of girl she is. Just go ask her. She's in her room."

"Okay I will." Harry stood and walked up the stairs to Ginny's door and stood for a moment, then knocked lightly. He hear a 'come in!' from the other side of the room on the inside. He opened the door and Ginny looked up at him from the bed where she was working on what looked to be a word search. She scooted over to let him sit down and he did. "Umm…hey gin."

"Hey Harry. Can you help me find a word? I'm looking for 'sunflower'" Ginny held up the word search to Harry and he took it and found the word in about 45 seconds. "Thanks Harry, now what did you want to talk about?"

Harry sat for a minute trying to think of what to say . "Um Ginny can I try something? I need to know for sure."

Ginny looked surprised at this question, "Umm okay Harry but what.." Ginny started but was cut off by Harry kissing her gently on the mouth. This had caught her completely off guard but when she got into it he pulled away. She sighed.

"Yeah that's what I thought." Harry muttered to himself.

"Okay first of all, What was that? And secondly what DID you think?" Ginny said sitting up waiting for his response.

"Well Ginny I just realized that I really like you and I kissed you to see if that would confirm it."

"And?"

"And it did. Do you still like me?" Harry asked hopefully.

Ginny snorted laughter. "Of course I do silly. Except I think I like you more now than when I was a little kid because I know more about you now and know all you annoying habits."

"And what annoying habits are those?" Harry asked raising an eyebrow at her.

"We'll get into that another day. Lets go get some food shall we?" Ginny got up and Harry got up to follow her but she stopped him at the door. "By the way Harry, you are a very good kisser." Ginny smiled and left leaving Harry turning a bit Red in her doorway.

A/N: Sorry this chapter is so short and I'm sorry it took me so long to update. School just started up again and I'm getting back into the run of things.