City Ablaze

Disclaimer: All characters, except for Joey, belong to J.K. Rowling's.

Rating: PG-13

Chapter 1: WHY?

Joey was sitting in the living room of her new flat. She had decided to make the move to London to be with her family. Her family. She was still getting used to the fact that Sirius and Harry were her family. She was sipping her tea when Charlie had apparted into the flat. "Hey." He said. "Hi" she responded. Another reason why she got her own place was so that she and Charlie could have some privacy when they were together. "How is the Burrow?" "Fine. Harry keeps asking where you are. What should I tell him?" "Tell him that I am trying to figure some things out and that he shouldn't worry." "You know that he is going to worry." "So, how is everything with him and your little sister?" "Fine, I guess. But they are only friends." "Friends, yeah right! Tell me that you didn't see the looks that she was giving him and vice versa. Also, your mother found them asleep together in one bed."

The Burrow

Harry was lying down the sofa thinking about all the things that had happened in the past month. His injuries from the beatings had healed but Molly and Arthur wanted him to stay at the Burrow. He had found out that he had a sister and he was slowly getting to know her. Also the feelings for Ginny had intensified but he was still scared to tell her. He also found out that Ron and Hermione were getting closer but he didn't feel left out. He was happy for them. It meant that he could spend more time with Ginny.

"Hey mate." "Oh, hey Ron." "Is something wrong?" "Nothing, why do you ask?" "Because you look like you want to be anywhere but here." Harry grunted as he sat up on the couch. "I'm sorry. It's just I am worried about everything that is going on." "You still haven't heard from her?" "Nope. Charlie sees her. He says that she is doing fine." "She can take care of herself. You should be having fun, besides school starts next week." "Ron, will you always worry about Ginny?" "Yes, it's what brothers do." "Then you understand. She is my only sister. I will always be worried about her." "Okay, I get your point. Well didn't she say that she was gonna meet us at King's Cross. You will see her there." "Yeah, I know." The both of them got up and went outside to look for the girls. "Harry, you know that whole worrying about Ginny thing, I don't think that would be an issue with you." "What do you mean?" "I mean that I think that it is fine if you want to date Ginny, but if you hurt her, I'll kill you." Harry just stood there with his mouth open.

Joey's flat

"Hey Charlie, what are you going to do about Romania?" "I don't know. They want me back after everyone leaves for school." Joey got up from her spot on the couch and walked over to Charlie, draping an arm around his neck. "You will figure it out."

Charlie walked over to the fridge and opened it. "Do you have anything to eat?" "Why? Haven't you eaten yet?" "Yeah, of course I have." Joey just shook her head and mumbled something about him having a bottomless pit for a stomach. "Well, I have to be getting back to the Burrow. Do you want to come?" "I don't think that would be a good idea, do you Charlie." She went back to the couch and sat down. He followed her and sat next to her. "Why, not? He really wants to see you and I could bring you back here tonight. Come on, please." "Okay, just don't give me the puppy dog face. You know that I can't resist that." She got up from the place on the couch and went into the bedroom to change out of her pj's. A few minutes later she came out in a pair of blue jeans and a red tank top with her red Doc Martin's. "I'm ready." "What is that around your neck?" he asked. As she came closer to him he noticed a long necklace that he had never seen before. "Oh, it's a set of dog tags. I had them made at a local jewelry shop." He grasped the necklace and took a closer look at it. On each dog tag was the name of one of her family members. She had four total. "I'm going to let Harry keep the locket." She grabbed her backpack which had a swimsuit and towel as well as some odds and ends. She never knew how long she would be at the Weasley's. Even though Charlie said that he would bring her back later she might change her mind and stay over. She put her arms around his neck and they apparted to the Burrow.

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