Hey again guys and gals! Thanx sooooo much for reviewing!!!! It really motivated me to get on it and write some more. I just wanted to give some background on the story:
This is the summer after 5th year but Sirius didn't die (I just can't bring my self to do that. Plus I don't want to write about a moping Harry.) Harry hasn't vanquished Voldemort and I'm not going to include a lot of info on Death eaters or Voldemort. I also don't plan on writing the final battle but who knows I might be up to it after all!
Thanx,
Lain
The Arrival and Interesting Reactions
BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP.... And Harry's alarm clock continued in this fashion until he rolled out of bed and hit the button.
"God it's eight already!?" he said "Only four hours till I see Ginny!"
And with that motivation; he jumped out of bed and started packing. By 11:00am Harry had successfully retrieved all his belongings and packed them safely in his trunk, found some reasonable clothes to wear, and dragged his trunk downstairs.
He still had an hour so he decided to drop a quick not to Sirius to let him know he was going to the Burrow. The letter was as follows:
Hey Sirius,
I just wanted to let you know my plans for the summer. I'm going to the burrow with Ginny, (don't you dare laugh!) while Ron and Hermione snog at her house.
'Up until yesterday Sirius was the only person that Harry had confided in with his feelings about Ginny.'
But anyway I hope to visit you soon. I'll talk to you later,
Love,
Harry
He rolled up the letter and tied it to Hedwig's leg.
"Take this to Sirius, girl" he said. With a small hoot to show she understood, she flew out the window. Now there was nothing left for Harry to do but sit and watch the minuets tick by...
Meanwhile at Hermione's......
"I can't believe that git! If he so much as lays a finger on my sister I swear he will be the boy-who-lived no more!" Ron shouted displaying the famous Weasley temper as he read Harry's letter.
"RON!!! You will do no such thing!" Hermione yelled back. "I did this on purpose!"
"What!!??" Ron exclaimed
"I invited you to my house this summer so Ginny would invite Harry over."
"Why? How did you know Ginny would invite Harry over? And how did you know Harry would turn our invitation down?" Ron asked with a very bemused expression on his face.
"Well, I wasn't sure but I knew Harry liked Ginny and Ginny liked Har..." "WHAT!" Ron interrupted.
"Yes, Ronald, you baby sister has a crush. Now if you don't sit down right now and stop shouting I won't snog with you for a week!" and she was dead serious.
"Now back to your questions Ron. I wasn't sure if Harry would turn us down so I purposely mentioned a lot of snogging in my letter to him. And as for Ginny I knew If she had the chance she would jump at spending the summer with Harry!" she explained calmly. "Now you aren't going to hurt Harry or tell your brothers!"
"But... he... she ... He might try something!" she replied looking very shocked still.
"You and I both know Harry better than to think he might sleep with her." Hermione stated blankly. "And you and I both know what Fred, George, Bill, and Charlie would do to him. I think he would rather face down Voldemort." Ron flinched at the name.
"Oh honestly Ron!" Hermione exclaimed exasperatedly.
"Well I guess Harry's better than that Michael what's his face, he looked very shady..."
"Ron you and I both know that both you and your brothers have scared off all of her boyfriends."
"So she's too young to date!"
"Oh my GOD Ron she's only a year younger than you!!!"
"Fine I guess I don't really have a choice now but agree."
"Thank you Ron and guess what?"
"What?"
"That earned you a thank you snog..."
And with that Hermione sat down next to Ron and started kissing him. The only thought in Ron's head was "I should agree with her more often..."
Meanwhile at the Burrow...
"Mum" Ginny shrieked down the stairs. "Where is my red jumper?!!"
"In the wash, Dear." Her mum replied.
"But Harry's coming today. I need it." She mumbled to herself.
Ginny Weasley, the youngest child and only girl, had been in love with Harry Potter from the first time she had seen him on the platform when she was ten. She had claimed that she didn't like him anymore; but truth be told she was still head-over-heels, irreversibly, incredibly, in love with him. She loved all of him but most of all his eyes. They were gorgeous. Like emeralds. She could just get lost in them. Ginny mentally shook herself.
"I can't gush not I have to get ready to leave." She thought to herself. She wanted to stop Harry in his tracks. An hour or so later she and her father were in his new Honda civic on their way to Harry's house.
Back to The Dursleys
Harry had been waiting in the sitting room for 30 minuets just staring at the door. Finally at 12:15 the bell rang
"Breath Harry, Breath" he told himself. As he opened the door. His breath caught in his chest and his heart leapt into his throat. She was standing there in his door way then suddenly her arms were around his neck as she pulled him into a huge hug. Even in the few days since he'd seen her she had grown up even more. She was wearing a white halter sundress with yellow daisies around the hem.
I...Um... like your dress Ginny." He finally got out after stumbling over his words.
"Thanks Harry!" she replied brightly "daisies are my favorite flower!"
Harry smiled at her... "You look really good Ginny." Harry remarked casually
"OMG did Harry just compliment me???!!!" She thought as she beamed at Harry.
He had been staring at her for the last few minuets.
"Um... Harry are you alright?" she asked him sounding concerned.
"Uh... what? Oh yeah I'm fine" he said jerking his head.
"Well we better be going." She said
"Yeah right..."
"Dad can you come get Harry's trunk?" she yelled in the direction of the driveway.
Mr. Weasley came up to the door and greeted Harry. He then grabbed Harry's trunk and took it to the car.
Ginny grabbed Harry's hand surprising Harry and herself. And Harry gripped it, which surprised her even more. She dragged him towards the car. They clamored into Mr. Weasley's car and buckled themselves in.
"Mr. Weasley?" Harry asked. "How long does it take to get to the burrow?"
"Oh a while Harry. You might as well get comfortable."
Mr. Weasley turned on some old jazz music and Harry felt his eyelids droop.
The sunshine felt pleasant on his face. The car had stopped and the music had turned off. He tried to sit up but discovered that there was a red head resting on his chest.
Ginny felt something move and her eyes fluttered open. Her first vision was of a blue tee-shirt. She jumped back.
"Oh my gosh Harry!! I'm sooo sorry I was just tired and I guess I fell asleep on you." She continued in this fashion until Harry finally got a word in.
"Ginny, GINNY!" Harry shouted to get her attention. "It's fine really I needed a blanket anyway."
She smiled shyly.
"God I love that smile" the thought out loud and then realized what he had done and turned very red. Ginny heard him.
"Thanks Harry..." she said as she blushed.
"Well I guess we better go inside."
"Yeah" she said vaguely
As they entered the kitchen Mrs. Weasley saw Harry and ran over to him grabbing him into a bone breaking hug.
"Oh Harry it's so good to see you!"
"Uhh... mum" Ginny said "you might want to let go of Harry now he's turning blue."
And with that Mrs. Weasley turned and went back to the kitchen.
"Dinner is in 25 minuets you two, so don't wander far." She called.
"So Harry do you wanna go for a walk?" Ginny asked.
Harry's face lit up.
"Sure, sounds great Gin." He replied
Thank again,
Lain
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