Disclaimer: Since I don't like to write disclaimers this will be my only one where I'll write it. I do not own Harry Potter.

Summary: The war is over. The trio became close friends with Ginny, Luna and Neville after the incident in the Ministry of Magic. Harry and Ron live in an apartment together. Across the hall Ginny and Hermione moved in together. Ron and Hermione decide to move in together. That leaves Harry and Ginny living alone. Since Ron and Harry had been friends since they met each other on the train ride to Hogwarts, it hit him harder than Ginny. Ginny walks in on him moping and trouble ensue. HP/GW and RW/HG.

"..." means the characters are talking and '...' means the character's thoughts

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Love's across the hall

(They are at Ginny and Hermione's apartment.)

"What do you think the big news is?" Harry asked everyone.

"Maybe they're getting married," Luna answered.

"Maybe Hermione's pregnant." Neville said.

"What do you think Gin?" Harry questioned.

Ginny shrugged even though she knew what it was. "Who wants coffee?"

"I do," everyone answered.

Ginny got busy in the kitchen while Neville filled everyone in on what was happening at Hogwarts.

"Then almost everyone fainted so I told them to run outside. But I didn't know that Snape was walking outside with hot chocolate. So all the second years ran over him." Neville said.

Everyone but Luna laughter the image of a trampled Snape. Instead Luna looked lovingly at Neville.

"So Luna, Neville told us the antics about him being the Herbology teacher. Tell us about what you had to go through as the new teacher for Care of Magical creatures." Harry suggested.

"Only if you tell me what you and Ron go through as aurors." Luna replied.

"You know we can't do that." Harry said, a little irritated.

"So what's going on with you Ginny?" Neville changed the subject.

"Nothing much. I mean the Quidditch season is over. And I can finally afford that house I had my eye on." She said absent-mindedly.

"You're moving?" Harry asked. "I thought you said that you won't move until..."

The door opened and Ron and Hermione entered.

"Hello everyone," they said in a jolly voice.

"Your moving in with Hermione aren't you?" Harry asked a little angrily.

"Ginny you told them!" Hermione exclaimed.

"I didn't, he guessed it by himself." Ginny squealed.

"Where?" Neville asked.

"We found a house near here. It's big and a wonderful place to raise children." Hermione said. She raised her hand and on it was a beautiful engagement ring.

"Your getting married!" Ginny exclaimed. "You only told me that you were moving in together!"

"I didn't either. Ron just asked me at the restaurant." Hermione said.

"Your pregnant too!" Luna said dramatically.

"NO," Ron shouted. Everyone looked at him in surprise. He blushed "I mean that Hermione's not pregnant. Are you?" he whispered. Hermione shook her head. "We're just not ready to have children yet. We will someday but not now."

"Alright but great news on the engagement!" Neville said.

"About time too." Luna cried out a little to dramatically this time.

"Congratulations man," Harry hugged Ron in a manly way. He pulled away and exited the apartment.

"Not again," Hermione whined.

"Not what again?" Neville wanted to know.

"It's typical Harry. He's going to start brooding." Ron explained.

"Wasn't Harry the one who actually got you two together?" Luna interrogated.

"He did what!" Ron and Hermione said together at the same time.

"He did but..." Ginny's voice trailed of. "Look I know what he's going through. I'll talk to him." Ginny left the apartment. She crossed the hall and opened the door to Ron and Harry's apartment. Just as Ron said, he was staring intensely into space hunching over the kitchen sink.

"Harry," Ginny called out cautiously as she took a few steps toward him. "Harry are you alright?" she asked, she immediately felt stupid. She pulled out a chair and sat next to him.

"Ginny," he said, a little surprised. "What are you doing here?"

She didn't reply, she just hugged him. While he hugged her back she felt a funny feeling in the pit of her stomach. She ignored it. Harry pulled away.

"What are you doing here?" He repeated.

"I just came here to talk. Look Hermione's also moving away and she is my best friend too. So don't think that you're the only one feeling like this. So stop brooding all the time. Next time you feel this way just talk to me Harry." She said soothingly.

"It's not the same. You've only been friends with us since the beginning of my sixth year whereas I've been friends with Ron since I meet him in the train station. And then I've been roommates with him ever since we graduated from Hogwarts. You moved in with Hermione only last year. It's gonna impact me more than it impacts you." He said spitefully.

"I get that it's a million times worse but don't go around feeling like the bloody victim all the time. Everyone's sick and tired of it. Things change Harry, face it!" Ginny exclaimed acidly.

For a moment Harry looked like he was going to retort back then suddenly his face and eyes softened. "You look like my mother now."

"What?" Ginny said, wondering what her looking like his mother had to do with their fight.

"When I was in my fifth year I was sucked into Snape's pensieve. And in that memory I saw my mother. And it just hit me how much you look like her." Harry explained.

Ginny blushed, she saw a picture of Mrs. Potter and she was beautiful. "Don't change the subject Potter," she tried to sound spiteful and failed.

"Ginny you should go," he said softly. "Before I...before I...before I ki..."

He started to lean in and Ginny did the same. Their faces were inches apart when the door opened interrupting the moment, they jerked apart as Ron entered the room. "Hey Harry." He greeted. "Well I better start packing." He moved around them and headed to his room.

"I'm going to go." Ginny said, avoiding Harry's eyes.

"Yeah sure." He agreed.

Ginny patted him on the back, gave him a peck on the cheek and left. When she came into her apartment she saw Hermione cooking.

"Hermione, are you all right?" she asked trying to keep her laughter hidden.

"I know, I know. Hermione and cooking don't go into the same sentence. Or paragraph or even on the same page but I am getting married to your bother and he does eat quite a lot so I thought that I should at least try." Hermione said.

"Okay, fine. Why don't you just use magic?" Ginny suggested.

"I'm not stupid. I thought of that. But cooking soothes me. And if I have children and his or her friends are muggle and he or she bring them over to my house, I don't want to expose them to magic."

"Fine. St. Mungo's called. They said that Andrew can cover your shift so you can take a vacation for as long as you want." Ginny informed her.

"Great. I never thought I'd say this but a change of scenery is good for me. Not that I'm complaining. Being a healer is great but now I can plan the wedding. Oh, by the way your boyfriend Dave..."

"Doug," Ginny corrected.

"Right Doug," Hermione said, not even trying to keep the hatred out of her voice, "He called me on my cell phone. He wants to know if you're free on Thursday night. If so call him."

"Alright," Ginny said as she wandered into her room and closed the door. She sprawled across her bed thinking about the feeling she had when she hugged Harry and how she was about to kiss him. 'I can't have gotten that crush back. No I didn't. I can't have. Out of the question. I like Doug now, not Harry but Doug. Doug my boyfriend, not Harry my friend. Stop thinking about it! CALL DOUG!'

Ginny picked up the phone beside her bed and dialed Doug's number. She silently thanked Hermione for teaching her about muggles and their silly contraptions even though Hermione wasn't in the room.

His phone ringed six times before the answering machine played its message.

"You've called Doug. Leave a message. You know when."

"Hey Doug it's me. Call me when you get this message." She hung up the phone thinking about the time she introduced Doug to her friends.

Flashback

(At the local wizard pub)

"Hey guys," Hermione greeted Ginny, Ron and Harry sourly. "Where are Luna and Neville?"

"They should be here in a few minutes I think." Ron replied.

"What's the matter Hermione?" Harry asked.

"I just met some one more obnoxious than Malfoy!" she answered.

"Is that possible? Some one more obnoxious than Malfoy. The world must be coming to an end!" Ginny joked.

Hermione gave her a look that could have chased a Basilisk away. "I was coming here from home when this rude man poured hot coffee all over me!"

"It might have been a mistake." Harry said, knowing that Hermione tends to exaggerate.

"Let me finish," Hermione fumed, "First I thought it was a mistake but then he said 'Sorry mam'..."

"There you go, he apolo..." Harry started.

"Honestly Harry do you have a death wish!" Hermione threatened. "Anyways, he pulls out a napkin and starts to clean me up. I told him that it wasn't necessary. And you know what he says. He says..."

Hermione was interrupted by Ron's cell phone. "Sorry Mione," He apologized as he got up to answer it. He went outside to talk.

"As I was saying," Hermione continued, "He says that a pretty girl like me doesn't know what or what isn't necessary. Then of all the things he could do, he slapped my but! Then he walked away!"

"This might be a humongous news break to you but there are guys like that out there." Ginny said.

"Didn't you start yelling at him?" Harry wanted to know.

"Yell at who?" Luna asked as she and Neville appeared, Ron behind them having obviously finished talking on the phone.

"Never mind that," Ginny said as Hermione clicked her tongue. "My new boyfriend is gonna meet us here."

"I'd like to meet the guy who thinks his good enough for my sister." Ron commented.

"Oh, by the way Ron, could you not make this guy cry like you did last time?" Ginny requested.

"How do you expect Ginny to ever settle down if you always scare every one who tries to date her?" Neville queried.

"Hey Ginny," Some one greeted.

Ginny leapt up and hugged the man who said that. He hugged her back and gave her a peck on the cheek. "Everybody this is Doug Harold, Doug this is Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Luna Lovegood, Neville Longbottom and Hermione Granger." She introduced pointing as she said their names.

"Hi," they all welcomed Doug. "Hi," Doug repeated.

"So Doug what do you do for work?" Ron started to cross-examine.

"I built a modeling agency a few years ago. It's called 'Harold's Models'." He responded.

"Do you have Jenny Parslet in your agency?" Harry asked curiously, referring to the internationally known model, also the hottest woman alive.

Doug nodded. "I also have Alice Stopper, Kim Baslist, Janice Smith, Sharon Stiller and Felicia David." He named all the famous models.

"How can you resist them?" Neville questioned. Ginny, Hermione and Luna rolled their eyes at his question.

"Well after they tell you that two plus two is twenty two, you kinda lose interest. Anyway brains before beauty." He answered honestly.

"Here, here," Ron raised his glass. "Actually, not unless you can have both." He said looking at Hermione. Hermione blushed.

Doug looked at his watch. "I've got to go. Alice should be here by now. I have to take her out to lunch to convince her not to retire." He said his goodbyes and left.

"Did you like him?" Ginny asked everyone.

Everyone but Hermione nodded. "Why don't you like him?" Luna asked. "He seems nice enough."

"That was the man who spilled coffee all over me!" she exclaimed. "Don't even bother protesting Ginny or Harry for that matter. I don't like him and I never will. Nothing will change my mind. Lets go Ron."

"But I want to..." he was cut off by the look on Hermione's face. "All right lets go."

End of flashback

The phone ringing woke Ginny up from her drowsy state.

"Hello,"

"Hey Ginny,"

"What's up?"

"Got your message."

"Oh,"

"You and me, Midnight Rendezvous, Thursday night, what do you think?"

"Great! See you there." Ginny hung up the phone.

'You like him, not Harry, don't fall into the trap again!' Ginny tried to convince herself.

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