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Ginny Weasley got out of the car door and stared up at Grimmauld Place. The surrounding neighborhood was dank and depressing, and the air was thick with the sounds of traffic and shouting from the busy street just down the alley. She shivered and turned as her boyfriend and fellow classmate, Dean, got out of the car, casting a skeptical eye at the dismal surroudings.
"This is the top secret place that Dumbledore choice to house the Order?" He raised an eyebrow as he came around the car and took Ginny's hand. She smirked at him "I know it seems really depressing, and believe me it used to be even worse on the inside, no its true!" she insisted as Dean gave a snort of disbelief. "But don't worry", she squeezed his hand reassuringly. "From what I understand, Sirius has done a lot of cleaning up since he got back, and its supposed to be really nice now." "I sure hope so" said Dean, still looking skeptical, walking around the discarded cans and newspapers that littered the narrow street.
Ginny stopped just outside of the row of houses on the sidewalk and took out a piece of parchment. "Read this quickly and memorize it" she instructed Dean. He took the paper questioningly and read it, then handed it back. Ginny quickly destroyed it with her wand after a furtive glance down the street. "Now think very hard about what you just read, Dumbledore gave me permission to tell you, but you have to swear never to speak it to anyone." "Dean squinted at the houses and suddenly a new one squeezed into view. His eyes widened and he surveyed the dark looking exterior that had just materialized into his view. "Well this looks promising" he mumbled. Ginny laughed and dragged him up the front steps to Sirius' house.
Sirius came stumbling into the kitchen. Harry had finished eating and was leaning up against the counter with his arms folded, staring out the window. Ron, the bottomless pit, was still rumagging in the depths of the fridge. They both turned as Sirius made his way over to the coffee pot.
"Man those girls were hot last night" grinned Sirius, punching Harry on the arm as he reached for a coffee mug. "Ymph guh meery hobf" came from the direction of the fridge. Harry laughed and Ron swallowed "yeah they were really hot" he repeated. "And did you see Harry with that blonde? Close is a bit of an understatement." "No I think he was a little too busy with that brunette to notice much else" said Harry, in the direction of Sirius who at the moment was gulping down large amounts of black coffee. Even with the anti-hangover spell he still felt a little off. Sirius finished the coffee, and stretched. "Yeah she was alright, I've had better" He joked, and grinned.
The doorbell rang suddenly. It startled Ron to emerge from the depths of the fridge and he ran to the door. "That must be Ginny" said Harry, crossing to the door with Sirius. "Hermione's not supposed to get here until late".
Ginny rang the bell and glanced up at Dean, who was a good bit taller than she was. He looked back down at her and smiled nervously. The door opened and Ron appeared. "Ginny!" He stepped aside to let Ginny and Dean into the hall and closed the door. He gave Ginny a hug and picked up her bag, giving Dean a slight glare. "Hey Dean" he said grudgingly. He knew they had been going out for a little over a year, but he still resented the fact that his younger sister was old enough to date. And one of his friends for that matter.
Sirius and Harry came into the hall, grinning at their two friends. Ginny's heart gave a small jump. She had never quite gotten over Harry and Dean's hair never could quite achieve that fresh-off-the-broomstick look. Some Harry's hair fell into his eyes and Ginny suddenly didn't trust her knees. She gave him a quick hug hello, and turned to Sirius. If she hadn't been completely obsessed with Harry she probably would have noticed that Sirius was in fact the best looking guy in Hogwarts.
However, Dean had noticed and placed a protective arm around her shoulders as Sirius came forward for a hug. Noticing this, Sirius hung back and held out a hand. Ginny shook it, with an exasperated look up at Dean, though grateful for the distraction.
Ginny looked around at the hall. Everything was now brightly lit and looked nothing like it had last summer. It no longer looked as if it had ever belonged to dark wizards, and Ginny immeadiatly felt comfortable. Sirius had certainly done alot of work over the summer. She sawHarry Ron and Sirius smiling at her and her attention turned back towards them.
"WowSirius" shesaid "You havedone so much work, thishouse looks amazing!"Harry slapped Sirius on the back "Yeah you've kinda got to wonder howhe fit it all in what with his wild partying schedule he's got goingnow that he's twenty years younger" Sirius grinned"Well it took me awhile to convince Dumbledore to let meleave this godforsaken house, so I had enough time on my hands, and it wasn'ttoo hard after all thework we put into last summer. Plus members of the Order kept showing upand theyhelped out a little."
Ginny found herself spacing out from sheer exhaustion. She and Dean had been up all night, driving from her house into London. She was ready to take a nap, and from the expression on his face, knew he was as well. "It's so great to see you guys again!" she exclaimed"I'd love to stick around downstairs and talk, but we've been driving all night and..." "Three flights up, second door to the right" interrupted Sirius smiling at the clearly exhausted Ginny and the suspicious look still on Dean's face. Ginny had told Dean about him,Sirius knew this much,butDean obviously hadn't been expecting the sudden change in age. Dean waved his wand at the luggage and it started to follow them as they went up the stairs. "Yeah and there are two beds made up there for you. TWO beds, so each of you can have one." Added Ron asGinny and her boyfrienddisappeared onto the first landing.
"I still don't like the look of that one" growled Ron as the footsteps slowly faded. "Ron you don't like anyone who even looks at Ginny" Harry rolled his eyes at him and walked into the den, with Sirius and Ron following, to watch tv as they waited for Hermione to arrive.
Sirius had never quite understood the muggle fascination with TV, and he quickly fell asleep, sprawled on the couch. Ron had inherited some of his dad's obsession with 'muggle artifacts' as he called them, and was completely mesmerized. Harry kept glancing out of the window every now and then. He couldn't wait to see Hermione. He had missed her so much, and they hadn't had much communication over the summer in fear of possible interception.
Two hours later when Harry couldnt take any more TV, he woke up Sirius and dragged Ron away. They went out to the magically concealed quidditch pitch and practiced for a few hours. They had gotten really good, and were very excited about the quidditch cup in the upcoming year. "Nice catch Harry!" Ron swerved away from the goal post to high-five Harry after a miraculous catch of the snitch. Ron swerved back in front of the middle post just in time to stop an excellent attempt by Sirius. He tossed it back over and in no time Sirius had sent the quaffle soaring through the left hoop, just out of reach of Ron's outstretched fingertips.
Once it started getting dark and Harry mistook Ron's small owl, Pig, for the snitch, they headed back home. They trudged back inside hot and sweaty, but due to their excellent conditioning were hardly breathing heavy at all, despite the long walk back from the concealed pitch. Sirius immideatly stripped off his shirt and headed for the kitchen, followed by the two others.
"Bloody hell Sirius you really freaking smell" complained Ron, giving him a wide berth in the kitchen, on his way to get some water, and of course, more food. "You don't smell like you're fresh out of the shower yourself Ron" retorted Sirius as he gulped down large quanities of ice water he had summoned with his wand. Harry shook his head at the both of them and got his own glass.
He heard noise coming from the stairway and looked up to see Ginny and Dean walk into the kitchen. Ron looked around from the fridge and started choking on his ham sandwich at the sight of Dean and Ginny hand in hand. However, he merely shot Dean a look, grunted a hello in Ginny's direction and continued to eat.
Ginny looked at her brother scarfing down large amounts of food. She didn't know how he did it. He ate constantly and still didn't gain a pound. Just like Harry and Sirius, he was very fit and muscular. She and Dean sat down next to Harry at the kitchen table.
The five of them chatted for awhile, and had dinner thanks once again to some of Sirius' wandwork. They continued catching up on things, and joking with each other, Ginny trying to avoid Harry's eye and ignore Dean's roving hand under the table. After a while, after the conversation died down, Ron and Harry decided to go grab a quick drink out at the closest bar before Hermione got back. Sirius left for the den, to take a quick nap. He sprawled out on the couch in the den, still shirtless and fell asleep in the dim light of the room.
Dean and Ginny headed upstairs to their room. They climbed the three flights of stairs and entered their room. "Oh I am exhausted from those stairs!" puffed Ginny, and flopped onto the bed. Dean grinned wickedly and shut the door. "You'll be even moreexhausted once I'm through with you!" Ginny squealed as he pinned her arms down and moved on top of her, kissing her neck and moving up to her mouth. Soon they were too busy to hear the sqeaking of the front door as it was opened.
Hermione, after knocking for several minutes, pushed open the front door of Grimmauld Place. It was dark, and she didn't hear anything. She peered around for someone, and then dragged her suitcase in after her and shut the door. Leaving the suitcase by the door, she looked in the kitchen, and saw no one.
She hadn't been expecting a full-on welcoming party or anything, but she had expected at least someone to be there. She had been looking foward to seeing everybody! It was probably because she early she decided, and continued to wander down the hallway.
She reached the den, and seeing it was dimly lit, ducked inside. She saw someone sprawled, shirtless, on the coach. She could see chiseled abs, well defined in the failing light, and long dark hair. His arms were muscular, she could just make out his profile. He was easily one of the hottest guys she had seen. She walked foward for a better look, but the man on the couch turned and she gasped. Laying in front of her and now very much awake was a grinning, young, and very hot Sirius Black.
I hope you liked it, i know its slow but its going to be a long story all in all so it might take a while for things to get going! please review!