Summer of discovery Chapter 5: Girls day out, a harry potter fanfic

Title: Summer of discovery

Author: Joy

A/N: Okay, Harry and Hermione are not brother and sister in my story. In An Unwilling Damsel Harry calls Hermione his 'little sister' because they are close...nothing more.

Chapter 5: Girls day out

The girls were plotting something Harry knew.

It all started rather simply… Harry had noticed Ginny was very self-conscious over her lack of 'pretty' things to wear. The Weasley's were proud people who did not take charity easily. Therefore Harry, trying to ease things with his girlfriend, had given Hermione a nice sized amount to shop for the both herself and Ginny (though it was understood it was mainly for Ginny). Hermione being the smart thing she is found the best exchange rate to muggle pounds and informed Ginny they were going to London to shop.

"What're they up to" Ron asked as Ginny and Hermione piled into the car alone.

"They say they're going shopping" Harry replied.

"You don't sound convinced."

"I don't know. They seem to be conspiring."

"Plus" Ron asked.

"She got a letter today with a little package. I know it's not from Dumbledore. She didn't offer an explanation."

The girls waved goodbye and off they went.

Harry and Ron started to walk a bit. Both confused by their girlfriend's behavior. "Ron…has Hermione been acting a bit…odd to you"

"Yeah. I…I…don't really know about saying."

Harry nodded and continued to walk.

"New rule" he muttered. "We pretend our girlfriends are not the little sisters of the other guy and act like normal best friends."

Ron clinched his eyes shut; "I don't want to think of you doing anything with my sister."

"And you think I want to picture you and Hermione…doing... anything either. But the fact remains we are not telling each other a lot, which is causing confusion." Harry stopped walking. "Normally I would talk to Hermione and you would talk to Ginny and everything would be brilliant. But they are conspiring together, so we have to have a united front. They are counting on us being too embarrassed to talk so we will stay in the dark."

Ron thought a moment then sighed"You're right… You go first."

"Make me do the hard stuff."

"United front."

"Okay…I generally made the rule in my own mind I wouldn't initiate anything physical unless Ginny did it first. I know it bothers her but with everything that happened I feel it's safer that way." Ron nodded not upset yet. "Ginny is…flirtatious…when it comes to… physical stuff" Harry mumbled.

"Like how"

"Like…she enjoys teasing me to the point I tell her she's too tempting and to cut it out."

"Really" Ron said shocked but not angry.

"Yeah… Also…I haven't told her this Ron. I have only told Professor Snape that it happened but not what it pertained to."

"What are you talking about Harry" the red haired boy asked.

"One of the ways Ginny teased me…I made her stop doing it all together because it was just too much… well she would lick and kiss my scar." Ron looked confused. "The first time she did it I was overwhelmed with images that at first I thought were just wishful thinking but…I know its true now."

"Harry" Ron stared at his friend brow wrinkled"are you telling me you saw a future with my sister"

Harry nodded. "It's been so hard since then to keep myself in check Ron…but I have. Its just so difficult not to say, 'Ginny, we're meant to be together' and show her…I think I've figured out a way to let someone else see it." Harry stopped walking again. "I was actually thankful to go to the Dursley's this year just so I could research and learn what I could about the 'visions' and also how to get a grip on myself before being with Ginny again. I figured this would be a great time to learn to deal with how tempting I find her because I'm certainly not going to do anything in your parents' house."

Harry started to walk again"But now Ginny is mad at me, saying I've obviously lost interest in her…and I should just break up with her so she can have her heartbreak now."

"I don't understand" Ron stated.

Harry slightly blushed and looked at the ground"She wants to do…other things…things we haven't done before. Apparently while I have been trying to learn how to diminish my need Ginny has set out to find ways to increase it."

Now Ron was looking at the ground as they continued to walk. "What kind of things is she wanting to do"

Harry grit his teeth. "I can't tell you."

"Why"

"You're her brother."

"No. On this walk I'm your best friend."

"Okay but no matter what I say you are not allowed to punch me."

"Agreed."

Harry looked back at the ground and started to walk again"She hasn't suggested sex if that is what you were worried about."

"I'm your best friend remember. I wasn't worried."

"Okay…well…we did snog a lot by the end of school and we touched each other some but never…"

"Get to the point Harry."

"She seems to want to jag me off okay" he finally said it out loud.

Ron didn't yell or scream but he was breathing a bit harder than normal. "And you said no."

"This is your parents' house. I want them to be my in-laws some day. I don't want them walking in on something like that" Harry fussed. Ron smirked and chuckled. "What's so funny"

"Now you know my problem as well."

"Really" Harry said shocked.

"This is my parents' house, there is no privacy, and to be perfectly honest I find Hermione entirely too tempting."

"How so"

Ron made a face"Do I have to tell you"

"I just humiliated myself. Its your turn."

Ron walked with his best friend"Hermione does not know this and will never know this okay"

"Sure."

"Well right before we left school we had a good make out session where Hermione just kept pushing us forward…touching me more…and well...uhh...this is so embarrassing."

"Come on Ron…I'm not gonna make fun of you."

"Well she reached down and started playing with my bollocks and… well…you can guess what happened. But before she figured out what did happen I pulled away and acted all mad about it…that she had kept pushing…that we didn't talk about. All that rubbish. She apologized…but I was too freaked to do anything else. Hermione treated me with kid gloves since then. She has been owling me all summer about coming out here and 'experimenting' before school starts. I never said I would but now she's all angry that I don't want her and…well you get the picture."

They stood in silence for a while attempting to take in what they had heard and what they should do about it.

Harry thought for a minute. "Do they have wizarding books for stuff like this"

"Yeah…why"

"Bet Hermione has it memorized, since I know for a fact that she has Muggle books on the subject."

"You're right." It took a beat for Ron to catch the end of Harry's statement"Hey. Wait a minute. How the Bloody Hell do you know about Hermione's torrid book collection"

Harry shrugged one shoulder uncomfortably"This was one area we established early that we would talk about. She was doing 'research' one day and when I looked at her 'source' material it was like something Finnigan would have under his bed. Plus she...she helped me find some books on sexual assault...I wanted to understand Ginny's flashbacks. Hermione found a bunch of them along with some technique books. I have never blushed so much in my life. I mean my little sister, for all intensive purposes, handed me a couple books on what I asked for and then some other books I didn't... I hadn't even really considered wizarding books on the subject."

Ron got a wicked look on his face. "Lets sneak into the girls' room to see if she brought any with her."

"Do you really think that wise" Harry asked.

"I'm not suggesting that we read their diaries or anything…just see what learning material we're up against."

"Okay."

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Ron and Harry made their way into the girls' room. "It wouldn't just be out so check under the bed and between the mattress" Ron instructed. "I'll start on Hermione's side."

Harry had a bad feeling about doing this but sighed and went with it. He found Ginny's diary and a pile of non-descript owls but promptly put them back. He pondered a moment over the letters, knowing they were not from him, however Ginny had lots of friends so therefore lots of letters he assumed. He got an odd feeling in his gut when he saw the crystal flower prominently displayed on her desk. There was a stack of books that he assumed were from Dumbledore because they were charmed to be unable to be touched. Harry moved on.

There was a shoebox under Gin's bed that Harry took out carefully. He had to smile. It was a shoebox full of memories...him or their relationship. It had messages he had sent her. Poems he had written. Moving pictures of the two of them together. There were also some rather private pictures of Harry without his shirt while exercising – he wasn't sure where she had gotten those. He blushed slightly but put it back.

"Found it" Ron called. "She just left it out in the open... You don't suppose they wanted us to find it do you"

"Nah" they both said in unison.

Harry walked over to his friend and sat on the bed next to him. There were some spells handwritten on extra pages while other pages were marked. "Spell to prevent pregnancy. Potions to relax a partner. Underwater breathing charm. What the bloody hell is that for"

Harry thought then turned red"What's something girls do to guys that is easier if they don't have to breath"

"What"

"Think lolly Ron" Harry murmured. When he still didn't get it Harry flicked his eyes to his own crotch then looked back at Ron.

The red-haired boy sat for a beat then shook, eyes wide. He looked down at his own crotch and pictured Hermione there for a moment. He gasped"We're going to die. They are planning to seduce us. We can't stop this."

The stupidity of the statement impressed Harry"Like you really want to stop Hermione from going down on you"

"Well...No I don't want to stop her...but this is my parents' house damnit"

Harry decided to be pragmatic. "Okay this is a sex book. Lets find a spell that prevents us from popping off too soon."

"We're in my parents' house" Ron reiterated.

"Then lets find a silence and fortification spell… If we're going to be seduced at least let's be prepared for it. Where's that underwater breathing charm spell"

Ron scratched his head"Why"

Harry just gave him a look that said, 'You're an idiot.'

"Right… turn about is fair play" Ron said as he turned extremely red as he flipped through the book.

"Got anything in there for causing a girl to…ya know"

Ron nodded"With diagrams."

"Oh forget trying to learn all this now. Liberas multiplus" Harry stated pointing at the book and another copy appeared in his hand. Ron looked at him oddly"It's the spell Hermione uses at the end of the term to give us her copy of her book with all the notes she's written in it."

"Of course." Ron said oddly. "Lets get out of here."

"Sure."

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"Hello. Welcome to Night Owls" the worker said from behind the counter. She stepped around and drew Hermione and Ginny to the side. "We are both Wizard and Muggle establishment so please refrain from...exposing...yourselves shall we say."

Hermione chuckled while Ginny looked confused. "I'll leave it in my bag or only take it out when I am in changing room."

"Good girl" the woman responded. "Let me know if there is anything...else...you need help with."

"What was that about" Ginny whispered.

"I'll show you in a minute."

Ginny and Hermione sat in the changing room of Night Owls, a lingerie store in London look into Hermione's observation sphere. It was designed to go off when someone entered the room so Hermione and Ginny could observe what was happening. They had received a real shock when earlier Ms Weasley had come in found the book, marked a couple of pages mainly the prevention of pregnancy spell and added the underwater breathing charm note to the book. Ginny blushed greatly at the thought as to why her mother of all people would know such a spell but decided to put it out of her head.

Now they watched congratulating themselves on a job well done seeing Ron and Harry do some homework on the subject they wanted the boys to study. Ginny had a bad moment there. Harry played with her diary and the pile of letters (something she never wanted to have to explain) for a moment. She smiled sweetly at Harry as he left them undisturbed. She was a bit panicked when she saw him find the pictures she had taken of him when he wasn't looking. But he didn't comment to Ron so he wasn't being cocky about it. He had tried to pick up the texts from Dumbledore but gave up when he realized they couldn't be accessed.

Hermione laughed hard at Ron's freak out over their seduction and smirked at Harry's practicality. "Got a good boyfriend there, Gin. Mine is freaking out while yours is trying to find ways to make this good for you whenever this comes."

Ginny looked about at the 'pretty things' she had chosen. Hermione and her had gone shopping very sensibly buying one or two nice dresses each at stores that were selling them dirt cheap that way they could spend the rest of the money buying teddies and knickers.

"Are you sure about spending so much of the money on me Hermione? He gave it to both of us."

"I have a lot of this stuff already. Mum always shopped here so I've got what I need. Besides I am getting a couple dresses. We're out fitting you. That takes some money."

"Are you sure Harry won't get mad that I spent the money this way" Ginny questioned.

"Oh believe me…he won't mind. What you are buying you'll have for 'special' occasions. Okay" Hermione reminded.

Hermione looked at her friend seriously"Now you know he is going to offer to buy you some brilliant gown for the ball this year"

"Yeah" Ginny said biting her lip.

"Either accept it graciously or he will guess at what to get you and I will be dragged all over kingdom come."

She smiled"'Kay."

"Mione… why do you suppose they aren't all over us" Ginny asked quietly. "I know I'm younger, but you would tell me if he tires of me"

Hermione sighed"I think they both respect your parents a lot and are trying to be gentlemen. I know Harry isn't tiring of you. I hasten to say Harry is very aware of you and that is why he has been distant. He's afraid of letting go with you."

They sat quietly a moment before Ginny says"My brother love you. He really does. I know you two have said it, but I also know you doubt it. There's really no one else for him Hermione. There really never has been."

"Thanks Ginny."

"No problem."

TBC...

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