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The Third Option
To say it and to do it, two totally different things..
Harry said, "Let's go back to England." Saying it and doing it were two very different things. For starters, Harry and Ginny had to explain to Moody their sudden disappearance, let Molly know they were OK, because Ginny was sure that her mother was having kittens, and some how make up with Ron and Hermione.
Harry was quite sure that Ron and Hermione would have some kind of extreme revenge planned on them and was uneasy just thinking about it. He would rather face another Hungarian Horntail than step a foot into his own house, which also happened to be the place where two conspirators against him resided.
For what it was worth, Ginny had a rather good idea and proceeded to inform Harry of it on the plane ride back, as they couldn't apparate back due to the fact that the clerk at the hotel was already rather suspicious of them and insisted on sending a car for them to the airport.
"Harry, stop biting your nails, first we'll stop off to Moody's office, smooth things over, afterall its a Wendsay night, he's sure to be in, then we'll pop into Mom's, she'll be pleased to see us, and then we'll take you home and I'll make sure they don't curse you into oblivion the moment you walk through the door, then I'll go home."
"Gin, that sounds well and all, but you don't understand Hermione, she'll either give me a lecture on the importance of morals and ethics, or pull some sort of embarrassing prank on me that could leave me injured."
"Harry, you know what I think? We should just visit Moody tomorrow morning, he can wait, let's just go off to dinner at Mum's, she always cooks more food that they can eat. And as for ethics, they may ask us some odd questions when we get there. But then again, after that weird clerk, I think we can answer questions about being an auror without and degree of difficulty."
"It's odd how now that they have money, they refuse to indulge themselves, you know?"
"Your one to talk Potter, I know you've got enough gold to settle up and live in Trump Tower in New York for the rest of your life."
"Aww, Gin, what is the fun in that?" I ask you, honestly?"
"No fun at all, but where is the fun in working in a crazy office where you now need to fear for your life from your two best friends?"
"I've feared for my life all of my life, why stop now? Besides, I've got Fred and George on our side."
"Well, you don't have to worry about Hermione enlisting Fred and George, I'm their favorite sibling, they would die for me."
"Yeah, Fred would, but George is still obsessed with money, you'd think your all direct descendants of Leprechauns the way he carries on about gold and the such."
Ginny blanched, " And if we were it would be of no concern to you."
"WHAT? Your all a bunch of Leprechauns?"
Harry, after years of living in the wizarding world was suspicious of very few things, unless it reguarded a case or something. This left him very gullible.
Ginny surpressed a grin as she continued, "Of course we are, we don't just have red hair because we like it."
"Really?" Harry was very interested now and Ginny was laughing all the way to the Gullible Bank. Sadly though, it struck a nerve at how naive and innocent he really was in the wizarding world. She couldn't continue to lie to him. Her mother was right, she was the only Weasley that would stop a practical joke before it could hurt someone. Molly called it Ginny's maternal instinct, Ginny called it her shit luck.
"Harry, you've seen Leprechauns, their small. Do I look like a Little Person to you?"
"No, but,... Ginny were you pulling my leg?"
She just laughed and nodded, "Harry we really have got to stop this craziness you have got going for you."
"I'll get you back, it may take until my dieing day, but I'll get you back.'
Ginny just rolled her eyes, he always made these oaths, and at the rate he was fulfilling them, he would never die.
The plane engine roared then the wheels came down and they came for a soggy landing in their own territory, London.
"Really Arthur, do you really think they would elope? I hardly think Ginny that kind of girl." Molly was banging about the kitchen, grabbing random pots here, waving her wand there and creating a meal that was much to big for her and her husband. It was odd that now that they were rich, they refused things that went along with it, maids, cooks, and gardeners. They refused a lot except money, they were modest, not stupid.
"Molly, that has been the rumor going about the office and its in this weeks Witch Weekly, something is going on. They just disappeared. Some claim it was because they were afraid of Ron and Hermione's revenge, but come on now, these two faced down Voldemort, they really wouldn't shy away from their own friends now, do you think?"
"I really couldn't say. Ginny is an independent young lady, and Harry, for the noble man he is, he really is rather odd."
"Arthur Weasley! Don't you dare insult that boy, he's almost our own flesh and blood. If Dumbledore would have let me I would have adopted him."
"Harry was too old for adoption by that time Molly, and besides, he's not a boy anymore, he's a man. Those kids don't realize how grown up they really are."
"Oh, I suppose your right, but I just don't see them getting together. I almost laughed myself silly when Ron and Hermione came over for tea the other day and told me. I really am surprised at those two, they seem to be drinking a lot but they don't look it. If anything they look too thin. Maybe if Ron moved back home, we could get him healthy looking again..."
"Molly, they too are all grown up, the children are adults now, really, trust me, I've looked at all of their resumes. They are old enough to lead their own lives, and do what they want."
"Like any of them listened to us anyway when they were young. The things they all got up to, Charlie getting caught in the Forbidden Forest with that centaur women, that was scandalous, and Fred and George,... Never in my life did I think I would see anyone break Sirus Black and James Potter's Record for detentions and owls home..."
"The record is now set at , oh lets see here, 2901 detentions, and 2056 owls home, at least they were pranking, and not doing anything extremely dangerous, unlike Ron and Harry and Hermione. Then when Ginny joined in on the "FUN"," At this point Arthur uses quotation marks with his fingers, "I really just don't believe the way all our kids turned out."
A loud pop was heard throughout the house. "Arthur I bet you its Harry and Ginny.."
"Your on Molly, I bet it Fred and that girlfriend of his, Angel?, no Caroline, so, what was it dear, she's always about and I always forget girls name...."
"Angelina, I think George is with her, oh dear, we are losing our memories, I would know her if I saw her though..."
They proceeded to walk into the living room and if you had been observant you would notice the Weasley Clock had somehow grown, with all the grandchildren, and daughters in-laws to be added, but there were still, large spaces which Molly kept to remind her single children they weren't getting any younger and time slowed for no one. What a mother she was.
"Ginny dear! How wonderful to see you both, do sit down, we were just about to eat, would you like to join us, and tell us about your trip, you know, your news?" Molly was obviously trying to hint at something poor Ginny and Harry knew nothing about. They just smiled and replied yes.
After the meal had been eaten, polite conversation had been discussed, and the dishes were being washed by Molly and Ginny in the kitchen, and Arthur had taken Harry to the living room on Molly instruction, Molly got down to business with her daughter.
"What were you thinking?"
"Mom, what are you talking about?" Ginny was thoroughly confused and getting just a little more worried as time went on.
"You take off, with a man you hardly know!"
"Mom I've known Harry since I was ten years old!" Ginny wasn't sure what she was defending herself for, but she soon understood she needed an excuse.
"You take off, like a scarlet women, share a room with a man, and never floo over to tell me of your plans, what were you thinking Virginia? Really, tell mom?"
"It was a business trip, we had to follow a lead, and get away from Hermione!"
"I was right about her, she is a scarlet women, trying to split you and Harry up!"
"Mom, Hermione only has eye's for Ron, I couldn't tell you why though, and she is not a Scarlet women and neither am I for that matter. Harry and I have never been together and we probably won't be. Where your getting off I have no idea!"
Molly's face went red, "Look and explain this then," She plopped down the latest issue of Witch's Weekly, with a picture of Ginny and Harry from the Aurors ball more than a year ago, where they had barely socialize, yet how this picture got taken, she didn't know. There they were, smiling, and laughing and waving at the camera. Funny, Ginny thought, there was no press inside the event..
"Well.."Molly had her demanding tone of voice on.
"Well," Ginny clearly wasn't following.
"Honestly, read the damned caption!"
Earlier this week, heart-throb Harry Potter, allegedly eloped in Spain to the Ministers daughter Virginia Weasly. It was really no surprise afterall, marrying your rescuer is what fairy tales are all about. To read about Ginny's fairy tale life, page 2. Read more on their lavish rushed style wedding on page 3. Read more on their romance page 4. And to read about what they will name their child due next December page 5.
It appeared that the entire center spread was devoted to Ginny and Harry! Ginny was horrified.
"POTTER!" Ginny couldn't speak, she was outraged, why would they print such lies about her, why? " GET IN HERE , NOW!"
Harry who was having a very conversation with Arthur, who was clearly ignoring certain subjects was at first relived when he heard Ginny's voice. Then scared as her and Molly began screaming.
Arthur, after years of yelling, was practically immune to the stuff. ]
"What are they fighting about Arthur?"
"Oh, what, um... I wouldn't know Harry, my boy, I suggest we stay here, in the safety. Yes that's always the best way."
Harry began to be very content with this arrangement, ignoring the yells, ignoring the yells, then, "POTTER!"
Harry, jumped out of his chair so fast it knocked backwards and he sprinted to the kitchen.
"What is it Ginny?"
"Wow that was fast," Molly commented.
Ginny couldn't even breathe, she was humiliated, angry and scared, what if he thought she had did this? What would happen to their friendship then? Would she lose him?
The magazine flew into Harry's hands and his mouth dropped. "What the hell is this all about?", then he did something out of character during bad situations, he laughed, "Well, Mrs. Potter, what's going on?"
"This isn't funny Harry, you know we are not married!" Ginny as going to kill him, right here, Voldemort couldn't do it, because this was definitely something left to her.
"Your not!?" Molly muttered this in a way that would make you think she was disappointed.
"Of course we are not! We aren't even dating!" Ginny exclaimed, not completely humiliated.
"Not for lack of trying, hahaha" Harry couldn't help himself; this whole situation was ridiculous, hysterical even.
"Harry!", Ginny was clearly close to tears.
Harry immediately stopped laughing. Clearly she wasn't used to this and she was quite upset. This made him upset, they could run his name through the mud, maybe it didn't bother him, but it hurt her. And if it hurt her, it killed him. "Ginny, I'm sorry, I'll fix everything."
She marveled for a minute. The change in him as drastic. If she was an evil plotting kind of woman, she could get him to do anything she wanted, but she wouldn't do that, it just wasn't her style.
"Here's what we'll do Ginny, tomorrow we'll go to work, smooth everything over with Moody, let me do the talking, then we'll investigate this stuff."
"OK, but what about Gilderoy Lockhart and the Reco's?" Ginny was wondering...
"Well, we'll also research where we can find his retarded self."
"Thanks Harry!" Ginny couldn't help herself, she gave him a huge hug, embarrassing as it may be, some people will always be there to save your sorry butt, and Harry, sad as it may be, would always be her knight in shining armor.
"Wait a minute, wait a minute," Molly was having a hard time wrapping her head around this, "So you two are not married, have no plans for dating let along marriage and all this stuff in the media is false?"
"Yea, something like that mom," Ginny couldn't help herself, she was realizing that with Harry on her side, this was kind of funny actually. She started laughing and Harry couldn't help but burst out laughing as well.
"OK, good night you two, I'm going to bed, today was a total let down on the whole, if you ever decide to get married, ever, you had better come and see me before it get into the press, or I will kill you, both, especially you Ginny. Night, love ya'all." And it was with that last dramatic speech, that Molly Weasley officially gave up on Harry marrying her only daughter.
Unofficially she hoped they would eventually come to their senses, they were supposed to be smart, young adults, where was the world going to? And where were all the grandchildren she was supposed to have?
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The Third Option
To say it and to do it, two totally different things..
Harry said, "Let's go back to England." Saying it and doing it were two very different things. For starters, Harry and Ginny had to explain to Moody their sudden disappearance, let Molly know they were OK, because Ginny was sure that her mother was having kittens, and some how make up with Ron and Hermione.
Harry was quite sure that Ron and Hermione would have some kind of extreme revenge planned on them and was uneasy just thinking about it. He would rather face another Hungarian Horntail than step a foot into his own house, which also happened to be the place where two conspirators against him resided.
For what it was worth, Ginny had a rather good idea and proceeded to inform Harry of it on the plane ride back, as they couldn't apparate back due to the fact that the clerk at the hotel was already rather suspicious of them and insisted on sending a car for them to the airport.
"Harry, stop biting your nails, first we'll stop off to Moody's office, smooth things over, afterall its a Wendsay night, he's sure to be in, then we'll pop into Mom's, she'll be pleased to see us, and then we'll take you home and I'll make sure they don't curse you into oblivion the moment you walk through the door, then I'll go home."
"Gin, that sounds well and all, but you don't understand Hermione, she'll either give me a lecture on the importance of morals and ethics, or pull some sort of embarrassing prank on me that could leave me injured."
"Harry, you know what I think? We should just visit Moody tomorrow morning, he can wait, let's just go off to dinner at Mum's, she always cooks more food that they can eat. And as for ethics, they may ask us some odd questions when we get there. But then again, after that weird clerk, I think we can answer questions about being an auror without and degree of difficulty."
"It's odd how now that they have money, they refuse to indulge themselves, you know?"
"Your one to talk Potter, I know you've got enough gold to settle up and live in Trump Tower in New York for the rest of your life."
"Aww, Gin, what is the fun in that?" I ask you, honestly?"
"No fun at all, but where is the fun in working in a crazy office where you now need to fear for your life from your two best friends?"
"I've feared for my life all of my life, why stop now? Besides, I've got Fred and George on our side."
"Well, you don't have to worry about Hermione enlisting Fred and George, I'm their favorite sibling, they would die for me."
"Yeah, Fred would, but George is still obsessed with money, you'd think your all direct descendants of Leprechauns the way he carries on about gold and the such."
Ginny blanched, " And if we were it would be of no concern to you."
"WHAT? Your all a bunch of Leprechauns?"
Harry, after years of living in the wizarding world was suspicious of very few things, unless it reguarded a case or something. This left him very gullible.
Ginny surpressed a grin as she continued, "Of course we are, we don't just have red hair because we like it."
"Really?" Harry was very interested now and Ginny was laughing all the way to the Gullible Bank. Sadly though, it struck a nerve at how naive and innocent he really was in the wizarding world. She couldn't continue to lie to him. Her mother was right, she was the only Weasley that would stop a practical joke before it could hurt someone. Molly called it Ginny's maternal instinct, Ginny called it her shit luck.
"Harry, you've seen Leprechauns, their small. Do I look like a Little Person to you?"
"No, but,... Ginny were you pulling my leg?"
She just laughed and nodded, "Harry we really have got to stop this craziness you have got going for you."
"I'll get you back, it may take until my dieing day, but I'll get you back.'
Ginny just rolled her eyes, he always made these oaths, and at the rate he was fulfilling them, he would never die.
The plane engine roared then the wheels came down and they came for a soggy landing in their own territory, London.
"Really Arthur, do you really think they would elope? I hardly think Ginny that kind of girl." Molly was banging about the kitchen, grabbing random pots here, waving her wand there and creating a meal that was much to big for her and her husband. It was odd that now that they were rich, they refused things that went along with it, maids, cooks, and gardeners. They refused a lot except money, they were modest, not stupid.
"Molly, that has been the rumor going about the office and its in this weeks Witch Weekly, something is going on. They just disappeared. Some claim it was because they were afraid of Ron and Hermione's revenge, but come on now, these two faced down Voldemort, they really wouldn't shy away from their own friends now, do you think?"
"I really couldn't say. Ginny is an independent young lady, and Harry, for the noble man he is, he really is rather odd."
"Arthur Weasley! Don't you dare insult that boy, he's almost our own flesh and blood. If Dumbledore would have let me I would have adopted him."
"Harry was too old for adoption by that time Molly, and besides, he's not a boy anymore, he's a man. Those kids don't realize how grown up they really are."
"Oh, I suppose your right, but I just don't see them getting together. I almost laughed myself silly when Ron and Hermione came over for tea the other day and told me. I really am surprised at those two, they seem to be drinking a lot but they don't look it. If anything they look too thin. Maybe if Ron moved back home, we could get him healthy looking again..."
"Molly, they too are all grown up, the children are adults now, really, trust me, I've looked at all of their resumes. They are old enough to lead their own lives, and do what they want."
"Like any of them listened to us anyway when they were young. The things they all got up to, Charlie getting caught in the Forbidden Forest with that centaur women, that was scandalous, and Fred and George,... Never in my life did I think I would see anyone break Sirus Black and James Potter's Record for detentions and owls home..."
"The record is now set at , oh lets see here, 2901 detentions, and 2056 owls home, at least they were pranking, and not doing anything extremely dangerous, unlike Ron and Harry and Hermione. Then when Ginny joined in on the "FUN"," At this point Arthur uses quotation marks with his fingers, "I really just don't believe the way all our kids turned out."
A loud pop was heard throughout the house. "Arthur I bet you its Harry and Ginny.."
"Your on Molly, I bet it Fred and that girlfriend of his, Angel?, no Caroline, so, what was it dear, she's always about and I always forget girls name...."
"Angelina, I think George is with her, oh dear, we are losing our memories, I would know her if I saw her though..."
They proceeded to walk into the living room and if you had been observant you would notice the Weasley Clock had somehow grown, with all the grandchildren, and daughters in-laws to be added, but there were still, large spaces which Molly kept to remind her single children they weren't getting any younger and time slowed for no one. What a mother she was.
"Ginny dear! How wonderful to see you both, do sit down, we were just about to eat, would you like to join us, and tell us about your trip, you know, your news?" Molly was obviously trying to hint at something poor Ginny and Harry knew nothing about. They just smiled and replied yes.
After the meal had been eaten, polite conversation had been discussed, and the dishes were being washed by Molly and Ginny in the kitchen, and Arthur had taken Harry to the living room on Molly instruction, Molly got down to business with her daughter.
"What were you thinking?"
"Mom, what are you talking about?" Ginny was thoroughly confused and getting just a little more worried as time went on.
"You take off, with a man you hardly know!"
"Mom I've known Harry since I was ten years old!" Ginny wasn't sure what she was defending herself for, but she soon understood she needed an excuse.
"You take off, like a scarlet women, share a room with a man, and never floo over to tell me of your plans, what were you thinking Virginia? Really, tell mom?"
"It was a business trip, we had to follow a lead, and get away from Hermione!"
"I was right about her, she is a scarlet women, trying to split you and Harry up!"
"Mom, Hermione only has eye's for Ron, I couldn't tell you why though, and she is not a Scarlet women and neither am I for that matter. Harry and I have never been together and we probably won't be. Where your getting off I have no idea!"
Molly's face went red, "Look and explain this then," She plopped down the latest issue of Witch's Weekly, with a picture of Ginny and Harry from the Aurors ball more than a year ago, where they had barely socialize, yet how this picture got taken, she didn't know. There they were, smiling, and laughing and waving at the camera. Funny, Ginny thought, there was no press inside the event..
"Well.."Molly had her demanding tone of voice on.
"Well," Ginny clearly wasn't following.
"Honestly, read the damned caption!"
Earlier this week, heart-throb Harry Potter, allegedly eloped in Spain to the Ministers daughter Virginia Weasly. It was really no surprise afterall, marrying your rescuer is what fairy tales are all about. To read about Ginny's fairy tale life, page 2. Read more on their lavish rushed style wedding on page 3. Read more on their romance page 4. And to read about what they will name their child due next December page 5.
It appeared that the entire center spread was devoted to Ginny and Harry! Ginny was horrified.
"POTTER!" Ginny couldn't speak, she was outraged, why would they print such lies about her, why? " GET IN HERE , NOW!"
Harry who was having a very conversation with Arthur, who was clearly ignoring certain subjects was at first relived when he heard Ginny's voice. Then scared as her and Molly began screaming.
Arthur, after years of yelling, was practically immune to the stuff. ]
"What are they fighting about Arthur?"
"Oh, what, um... I wouldn't know Harry, my boy, I suggest we stay here, in the safety. Yes that's always the best way."
Harry began to be very content with this arrangement, ignoring the yells, ignoring the yells, then, "POTTER!"
Harry, jumped out of his chair so fast it knocked backwards and he sprinted to the kitchen.
"What is it Ginny?"
"Wow that was fast," Molly commented.
Ginny couldn't even breathe, she was humiliated, angry and scared, what if he thought she had did this? What would happen to their friendship then? Would she lose him?
The magazine flew into Harry's hands and his mouth dropped. "What the hell is this all about?", then he did something out of character during bad situations, he laughed, "Well, Mrs. Potter, what's going on?"
"This isn't funny Harry, you know we are not married!" Ginny as going to kill him, right here, Voldemort couldn't do it, because this was definitely something left to her.
"Your not!?" Molly muttered this in a way that would make you think she was disappointed.
"Of course we are not! We aren't even dating!" Ginny exclaimed, not completely humiliated.
"Not for lack of trying, hahaha" Harry couldn't help himself; this whole situation was ridiculous, hysterical even.
"Harry!", Ginny was clearly close to tears.
Harry immediately stopped laughing. Clearly she wasn't used to this and she was quite upset. This made him upset, they could run his name through the mud, maybe it didn't bother him, but it hurt her. And if it hurt her, it killed him. "Ginny, I'm sorry, I'll fix everything."
She marveled for a minute. The change in him as drastic. If she was an evil plotting kind of woman, she could get him to do anything she wanted, but she wouldn't do that, it just wasn't her style.
"Here's what we'll do Ginny, tomorrow we'll go to work, smooth everything over with Moody, let me do the talking, then we'll investigate this stuff."
"OK, but what about Gilderoy Lockhart and the Reco's?" Ginny was wondering...
"Well, we'll also research where we can find his retarded self."
"Thanks Harry!" Ginny couldn't help herself, she gave him a huge hug, embarrassing as it may be, some people will always be there to save your sorry butt, and Harry, sad as it may be, would always be her knight in shining armor.
"Wait a minute, wait a minute," Molly was having a hard time wrapping her head around this, "So you two are not married, have no plans for dating let along marriage and all this stuff in the media is false?"
"Yea, something like that mom," Ginny couldn't help herself, she was realizing that with Harry on her side, this was kind of funny actually. She started laughing and Harry couldn't help but burst out laughing as well.
"OK, good night you two, I'm going to bed, today was a total let down on the whole, if you ever decide to get married, ever, you had better come and see me before it get into the press, or I will kill you, both, especially you Ginny. Night, love ya'all." And it was with that last dramatic speech, that Molly Weasley officially gave up on Harry marrying her only daughter.
Unofficially she hoped they would eventually come to their senses, they were supposed to be smart, young adults, where was the world going to? And where were all the grandchildren she was supposed to have?
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