Summer of discovery Chapter 10: The day after, a harry potter fanfic

Title: Summer of discovery

Author: Joy

A/N: I'm sorry I had to write the website out the way I did, but fanfic dot net will not allow hyperlinks as far as I can tell. Any time I have attached my email address or any other site they simply remove it from the text. I think it might have something to do with why I also cannot find a way to upload my chapters without it removing question marks, explanation points, and commas too close to quotation marks. I don't get it either. If anyone has had this problem and knows how to fix it please let me know.

I am dedicating this chapter to that awkward thing that tends to happen the next time you see the object of your affection after being in someway intimate for the first time.

Chapter 10: The day after

Ginny rose first the day after their time at the lake. She went to the bathroom, looked in the mirror and blushed beyond compare when she saw the mouth shaped hickey on her left breast that Harry had given her the night before. Swallowing slowly she decided it was in her best interest to be the last one up. The night before she heard her parents talking about the next day's plans. Both were due to be out for the majority day. If she could miss her mother she had a chance at not looking so incredibly guilty.

With a pleasant sigh, Harry turned on his back wincing a bit. He was awake enough to recognize a strange sensation in his shoulder. Reaching back to scratch the area Harry ran his fingers over the abrasions that lay there. For a moment he went on full alert for Voldemort activity until his eyes caught sight of the knickers in the back pocket of his jeans.

Drawing them out slowly, he remembered casting a quick duplication spell the night before so he could keep Ginny's original panties, while returning a pair to her. A rather wicked smile fell over his face. He vowed at that moment to find a way to remember everything about the night before.

Harry was a bit taken aback when the undergarment in his hand began to glow red. In the past when he had strong desires they occasional would occur for no other reason than his own longing. He thought of the glass at the zoo and wondered ideally if this could be the same. His questions were soon answered when the entire evenings amorous activities replayed in his head with remarkable accuracy. The wicked smile returned to his face as he deposited the knickers under his pillow for later investigation.

Hermione woke when Ginny snuck back in bed. She looked at the clock and decided to get up. Putting on her robe and carrying her toiletries, Hermione strode into the bathroom. She had chosen to take the first step to knowing her body- actually looking at it. She had realized that while she trusted Ron to see her body she didn't trust her own eyes.

It was a common misconception that Hermione was not insecure. She had chosen to hang her mantel on her intelligence because she didn't feel she could compete with the other girls in the beauty department...thus being why she had never really looked at her body once she went through puberty.

Hermione looked herself in the mirror after removing her clothes. "This is the first day of my self discovery."

A half an hour later Ron groggily went to the bathroom door. He had no idea what woke him up but he had the uncanny feeling that Harry might have been taking advantage of the soundness of Ron's sleep to jerk off... A thought Ron really didn't want to delve into since he knew if nothing else Harry was at least having a sex dream about his sister. Ron was quite sure he heard Harry gasp Ginny's name. All of these random thoughts are what drove the normally deeply catatonic sleeper to stumble to the bathroom way too early in the morning for his own taste.

Just as Ron's hand touched the bathroom knob, Hermione opened the door. She was freshly washed, towel around her hair, robe obscured the body he wanted to know better, and a blush covered her face. "Goo...good morning Ronald" Hermione said nervously.

Ron swallowed"Good morning Hermione... I..." He stopped speaking to gaze at her.

"What? Is there something wrong"

Ron chuckled softly"No Hermione. You're lovely..." She blushed further. "I was just thinking about how pretty you looked no matter what you wore."

She bit her lip"Really"

He sighed deep and contented"Yeah...How lucky did I get? Intelligent, beautiful and you still seem to love me. What are the odds"

Hermione leaned over and kissed him"I do love you...but go brush your teeth."

"Yes, Mione." As he walked past her he whispered in her ear"You are beautiful everywhere you showed me."

As he shut the door Hermione smirked to herself"Yes am I, aren't I"

Once Harry actually got going that morning, he suddenly felt like the godson of Sirius Black. Somehow in the last few hours he had mastered Sirius' smirk.

"Well now...if that isn't the look of 'the boy-who-lived' becoming 'the teen-who-got-some' I don't know what is" Sirius said from the picture next to his bed.

"Am I that obvious" Harry asked nervously.

"Yes... but pick on Hermione and Ron rather than being arrogant with Ginny. You don't want to anger your little hellcat."

"Are you kidding? I want to worship the ground she walks on."

"Good. Go with that. You will end up far happier and more often laid if you do that" Sirius recommended.

"Padfoot! Don't say things like that. This means something to me" Harry griped.

"I know and that is good... Uh...I got to go...Your mum is about to slap me for that comment."

By the time Harry got down to breakfast Hermione and Ron seemed pretty casual around each other. Much to Harry's surprise, he attempted unsuccessfully to tease them. Ron just laughed at him, then said quietly"I'm not the one reliving last night in my dreams calling girl's names out. Be careful when you sleep over Harry. I might find things out you don't want me to."

Harry was dumbstruck. That was not insecure Ronald Weasley. Then again he wasn't exactly broody Harry Potter either.

Hermione took Harry aside and simply said that both she and Ron had been up for a while so they had some time to talk. Something that Harry did not have with Ginny since she wasn't down stairs yet. Hermione then smirked"So I have a feeling we will be doing the teasing around here."

Ginny was very much like the twins in her flare for the dramatic so when she descended the stairs in a dress that fit her perfectly everywhere but her chest, Harry nearly lost it. The bodice was fine but a bit tight making Ginny have more cleavage than usual.

Harry stared opened mouthed before attempting to go to her. This process was rather amusing since the great Harry Potter knocked over several books, a chair and to top it off the butter dish went careening to the floor. By the time he reached his girlfriend he was looking at her like a ravenous dog.

Harry managed to tone it down enough to murmur"Morning."

"Morning" she answered not fooled at all by his suddenly cool demeanor. "Like my dress" Ginny baited.

Looking her up and down he just nodded. "Oh yes" Harry answered finally.

"Good" she whispered before giving him a small kiss on the lips and a quick pat to his groin. She licked her lips"You'll be rewarded later."

Hermione watched the exchange with amusement as the four took their seats at the breakfast table left by Ms. Weasley for them.

The red haired boy waited until everyone was eating to rib his sister. "Looking good there Gin. What do you think Mione? I think she's glowing."

Ginny avoided turning red and raised an eyebrow"Glowing huh? What can I say? It's Harry's fault. He's a very talented man."

Harry choked a bit on his eggs and blushed. Ginny smirked to herself as she ate her breakfast. She caught Harry staring at her occasionally throughout the meal while Ron snickered. Ginny moved about the kitchen with ease as Harry watched her like a predator waiting for the proper moment to strike. Hermione and Ron were entertained at Harry's sudden puppyish behavior, but it did wonders for Ginny's ego so it was not commented on.

Ginny moved to the back yard slowly, sashaying as she went. She enjoyed the feeling of being the object of Harry's active desire. Meanwhile Harry finished eating in record time and went out to join his girl. He felt a strong need...dependence if you will...on being with her as much as possible.

"Should we join them" Hermione asked looking out the back door. Harry had just caught up to Ginny, grabbing her from behind and swinging her around before kissing her soundly.

"I think it might be wise" Ron replied.

Ginny was laughing hysterically while Harry tickled her, as they tumbled to the ground.

"Why is that"

The tall grass was obstructing their view of the couple but they could hear Ginny let out a moan.

Ron growled"Because he's thinking with his smaller head."

Hermione grinned and followed Ron closely out to the other couple. "Watch it Potter! That's my sister you're seducing in plain view...Hey, hey, hey...off, off, off."

Hermione just shook her head...this was her new family.

An hour passed of chatting between the four quite comfortably before it began to get too hot for comfort. They stood readying to move back to the house. Harry and Ginny were facing away from the Burrow while Hermione and Ron had a clear view of the backdoor...a backdoor that someone was looking out.

"I don't think so guys" Harry muttered shaking his head.

"It's your seventeenth birthday. It's far too important not to celebrate, Harry" Hermione chastised.

"That's right mate." Ron agreed"After the embarrassment you put me through on mine. I have to have the opportunity to embarrass the bloody hell out of you."

Harry sneered"Well...maybe...I won't be under the restriction of underage wizarding any more."

"Like that ever stopped you from doing whatever you pleased" Ginny joked, playfully punching Harry's shoulder.

Suddenly both Hermione and Ron's faces fell having just seen who it was that came through the backdoor.

"Something wrong mate" Harry asked.

"Something all right" Ron muttered.

"Hello Harry" a familiar voice said.

Ice seemed to travel down both Ginny and Harry's backs. "Cho" They both just stared at her. "What brings you by" Harry asked suspiciously.

Harry was suspicious because Cho and he had a rather sorted history. On more than one occasion she had used his crush on her to her own advantage with little regard with how it might hurt him. His attraction to Cho's beauty faded. The more he actually knew her the less he found her attractive. The girl that stood before him was a reminder of himself at an awkward time filled with painful memories. She was BG...before Ginny.

Everything was now measured in context to his relationship with his 'hellcat' as Sirius affectionately called her. The Asian girl before him could only bring pain and doubt into that bond, so Harry wished to get her to leave as quickly as possible.

Hermione and Ron took the pause to clear off although Ginny stood her ground.

Cho stared at the seeker in confusion. He seemed annoyed at her presence.

"Once again Cho, what are you doing here" Harry snapped.

"I wanted to see you before you went back to school" she replied.

"Why" Ginny asked.

"I didn't come here for you, Jenny" Cho growled.

"Her name is Ginny and you know it. Now why would you want to see me before school when I haven't spoken to you in over a year."

"I knew your birthday was coming up..."

Harry completely tuned out what Cho was saying because every time someone mentioned his birthday all Harry could think about was Ginny and how she was the best present ever. Then again being a randy teenage meant he also had images of her jumping out of a box with a teddy and ribbon on or maybe Ginny in just her birthday suit if he was a good boy. Or if he was a bad one. Harry's gaze naturally traveled down his girlfriend's body before realizing he was missing Ginny and Cho arguing.

"You are just after his money to pull your family out of this poverty filled life" Cho shouted.

"Why you manipulative little wench. I don't know where you get off Chang but..." Ginny snapped.

From the door of the Burrow, Hermione and Ron watched with morbid fascination. Cho Chang's abrupt appearance was not on anyone's list of things to do. There wasn't even a consensus of why she was there. Ron believed it was because Cho thought she needed to 'snare' Harry before school began in order to insure her place in history as the girlfriend of the great Harry Potter once the war was fully underway.

Hermione believed it was because Cho decided that now that she had graduated she saw no reason not to be with Harry and therefore came to fetch him. Being fetched was not something Harry or Ginny were keen on in either case.

"Gin...lets take a walk" Harry said authoritatively wrapping his arm around her and pulling her from the altercation.

"Yes, do get the groupie in line" Cho said smartly. "You don't want her to make a scene."

Ginny was about to draw her wand, when Harry just kissed her hard, melting part of her brain. Cho stared gob-smacked"But you always liked me. Why would you want that... little girl"

Harry turned to a very confused Cho and said"Don't ever speak to my love that way again." He grit his teeth and glared at her"Actually you don't get a second chance...don't ever speak to me again. I have no use for you." Cho began to cry. Harry shook his head"Waterworks don't make a dent. Try the tears on someone who cares. You're just a bad memory." With that Harry folded Ginny into his arms and led her into the house.

Cho glared after him, then stormed toward the house.

"So nice of you to drop by" Ron said far too cheerful.

"Have a nice trip back to wherever it is that you came from" Hermione stated.

Cho's attention turned on them"What was that out there"

"Harry and Ginny have been dating for months" Hermione offered. "But you knew that." Cho grit her teeth.

"You thought that you could get Harry to throw Ginny over by batting your eyelashes. What a fool you are" Ron sneered. "Some Ravenclaw you turned out to be."

"I'm leaving" Chang snapped.

Ron smirked at her"I hope you've enjoyed being embarrassed and humiliated as much as we enjoyed watching it."

"Go to hell Weasel" the Asian girl muttered before apparated away.

Hermione sighed turning her attention to Ron. He unfortunately was staring up the stairs praying that the invasion of the human hose wouldn't screw everything up between Ginny and Harry.

TBC...

A/N: Hope no one out there is a big Cho fan...cause as you can see I'm not. Next chapter will be emotional fallout.

Now class repeat after me: We will REVIEW to make Joy happy while she is going through some odd illness that causes great amounts of pain for some unknown reason no matter how many blasted ultrasound Joy endures... Actually, don't repeat all that. Just REVIEW. It will make her smile.