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Dinner and so much more

Harry, Ginny, and the twins spent the rest of the afternoon making the garden and front yard presentable.  Molly was in the kitchen cooking tonight's food and Arthur had to run back and forth from the office.  After all, today was a Friday, just because she didn't have work, didn't mean that nobody else didn't. 

By 6 o'clock, Percy and Penelope had arrived, the Weasleys' reconciled just before Ginny's 5th year at Hogwarts.  To everyone's delight, Percy took full responsibility for his actions and apologized to the whole family and even earned respect from Ron back.  Charlie and his wife Emma arrived just after Percy did bringing an exceptionally large basket of sweets.  Bill and a very pregnant Fleur arrived a few minutes after they did.  Now all was missing was….

"HERMIONE! RON!" Ginny screamed

never mind.

"Ginny! How are you?!"  Hermione asked hugging her future sister-in-law.   Although through out the years, Ginny and Hermione have become more like sisters themselves, they were best friends.

"I've been good! Mione."  Ginny replied back, hugging her brother as he made his way to his youngest and only sister. 

"God I've missed you all!!" Ginny said with a hint of regret in her voice.

She loved her job but it did keep her away a lot.  That's why this reunion was very important.  She hardly got see her brothers let alone all in one place. 

After a lot of hugging, greeting and giggling the women were called to the kitchen while the men set up the final preparations outside. 

Ginny took this opportunity to excuse herself to change and get ready. 

After a quick shower she put on a fabulous green top that seem to be made of silk and cashmere, lose fitted but hugged all the right curves, and nice black dress pants.  There was a light rapping on the door outside her room. 

"Ginny are you in there?"  She heard Hermione's muffled voice behind the door.

"Yes, come in" she answered back.

"Hey, I just thought I would freshen up too, dinner should start soon."  Hermione said as she entered.

"WOW!  Looking good Gin."  Her friend said with a smile

"Thanks Mione!"  Ginny replied a little pink in the cheeks.

"You wouldn't happen to be beautifying yourself for a certain someone whose downstairs are you?"  asked Hermione with a wide grin while Ginny dried her hair with her wand blowing out hot air.

"Hermione!" exclaimed the now very pink Ginny.  She didn't keep anything from Hermione, not one single secret!  Well… except that she still loved Harry, but she couldn't help it, she had convinced everybody that her love for Harry was purely platonic.  In fifth year she had made it very clear that her crush died, it did though, to an extent.  The crush died, but instead what came after was love.

"Now now Gin, I was only joking."  said Hermione a bit surprised at her friends reaction to her teasing, she had always once in a while joked around Ginny in the subject of Harry but never had she gotten a response like this, not since her 4th year back at Hogwarts, if she remembered correctly, and it was not in Hermione Granger's biological fiber to remember wrongly.   

Ginny saw the surprised and questioning look on Hermione's face and if she knew her friend at all, she could work out that Hermione's brains was starting to wonder in a direction Ginny preferred they wouldn't go to.

 'Way to be on your guard Ginny!"  She thought to herself.  Thinking quickly she decided to change the subject fast!

"So Mione, you O.K with the sleeping arrangements Mum set up?"  Ginny asked her friend with a sly grin plastered on her face.  'MWAHAHA, whose turn is it to blush now my friend?' Ginny thought silently at the sly come- back she had.

If Hermione had a nice rosy glow before, she was practically glowing red now.  It took her a moment to reply back and said…

"Why of course Ginny, I wouldn't dream of not honoring your Mum and Dad's request, after all Ron and I are not even married yet and you know...well, yah, just that…."  Hermione trailed off fishing for more answers.

Ginny felt bad and decided to truce.  "I'm only joking Hermione".  They both laughed out loud. 

"Oh You!"  Hermione said to her laughing friend.  "Lets go, I'm getting hungry."  And with that, the two girls walked down the stairs arm in arm laughing heartily.  

When they reached the bottom of the stairs, her Mum was handing out dishes containing different foods that smelled delicious.  Emma, Penelope and Fleur had a plate each and two more remained.  Molly having spotted the two ushered them to the table.

"You two, come here and take this outside will you please?"

"Sure Mum."  Ginny replied picking up a dish of what looked to be minced pie.  "Watch out dears it quite hot."  warned Molly.

Ginny gasped when she stepped outside to see the finish product of their hard work.  The garden looked magnificent.  There was a table set for 14, mismatched chairs adorned the table and added to the mood of the evening, and fairy lights lit the garden in an almost ethereal manner.  It was indeed a sight worthy of a thousand words.

Harry couldn't help but feel at home, he loved this feeling of belonging.  Ron and Harry had had the chance to catch up while the girls finished up in the kitchen. 

After graduation Ron was offered a Keeper position for the Chudley Cannon, Ron had become quite good as the Gryffindor Keeper and it caught the eyes of a few scouts but it was his dream to play for the Chudley Cannon so hands down no competition he would play for them.  But it wasn't an easy decision, Ron, although this was his dream came thisclose to turning down the opportunity because of a certain bushy haired girl.  When the offer came to Ron they told him that this position would require him to travel and quite a lot; to add to that there are practices, photo shoots, public obligations and other things that came with being an international Quidditch team.  So when it came down to it, it was all about time and Hermione.  He wasn't prepared to leave Hermione after just so little time with her.  But Hermione was so touched at what Ron was about to sacrifice just to be with her, that she could not, would not let this opportunity pass him by so she persuaded him to take it promising that now that they found each other, nothing could possibly tear them apart.  And the rest was history.

Harry envied the love his two best friends found.  Don't get him wrong he was very very happy for them, you couldn't find a person more happy for them than he was but he just wished he too had found that kind of love they had and shared.  After all, who didn't?  

"Oy! Blubber heads! Come here and help us would you!"  Fred shouted, apparently addressing Harry and Ron.

"Is setting the table giving you too much trouble Fred?"  asked Ron jokingly to his brother. 

"No, I just don't want to do it!  Here you do it."  George said tossing the tablecloth to Harry and with a blink of an eye, the twins had vanished with a loud crack, only to appear again by the door to the house where the women were making their way out laden with dishes.

"Those lazy gits!  All they had to do was set the table."  said Ron.

Ron sighed and with a swish of his wand, the tablecloth had flown magically to the table.  The rest of the boys seeing that their wives had made their way out, rushed to them and unburdened them with their load.

Ron, looking for Hermione turned towards the door.

"Hey Harry, look at the face Ginny's making, looks like she's in a daze or something."  said Ron with a snicker, but following Ginny's stare nonetheless.

"WOW!  You guys did a good job tonight" Ron said looking up, "it's actually quite beautiful, I don't know why I didn't realize it."  Ron said approvingly to Harry.

"Yah, you have no idea."  Harry said with admiration.

Ron nodded, oblivious to the fact that Harry's eyes had not followed his and was still fixated on the figure standing by the door.

"You have no idea."  

"Molly, this absolutely fabulous!"  Exclaimed Fleur, her heavy accent gone replaced with only a tinge of French in it.  She and Bill have been living abroad for the last several years working for Gringotts, but since the pregnancy they had recently taken up residence both in England and France so they can be close to their respective family. 

Molly having made Bouillabaisse in honor of Fleur outdid herself with the cooking. 

"Yah Mum, this is excellent."  Added Percy

The rest of the table murmured in agreement.

The dinner was superb. 

"Oh, it was nothing."  Molly said turning a nice pink color.

"So Ginny, have you heard?"  Ron asked loud enough so he could be heard by the whole table.

"Hear what?"

"Witch Weekly is supposed to do a special on '25 Hottest Quidditch players in England."  Ron answered loudly.

"I might've heard something about it, Ron.  I happen to know who the 25 is as a matter of fact."  Ginny said with a smile playing at the corners of her lips.

"Do you know who happens to be number 10 then?"  He asked raising his eyebrows with no doubt pride in his tone.

"Oh Ron! Stop It!" Hermione said whacking his arm jokingly.  "You know very well who number 10 is!"

Ginny broke into laughter.  Everyone was now puzzled.

"Oh Mione, I'm just trying to have a bit of fun."  Exclaimed Ron who was now rubbing the spot where Hermione had hit him.

"Well??"  said Charlie.

"Are you going to tell us before Ginny dies of giggles or what?"  Penelope added.

"Well," Ron started, straightening his back and speaking with his head held high.  "You are looking at the tenth hottest Quidditch player in all of England."  He finished smiling smugly.

Silence….

Then with out warning, a gale of laughter erupted and the rest of the table was soon doubled up like Ginny was 30 seconds ago. 

"A…a….aa….are you serious?" asked a laughing George seemingly out of breath.

"Yes, yes he is!"  Hermione said indignantly although you can see a laugh just trying to burst out.

"What were you up against? Trolls?"  said George

Ron, who was now bright red just kept his smile. 

"Ron, why….why…. didn't you tell me? All this time I was hanging out with a heartthrob and I didn't know it."  Harry said between gasps of air.

More giggles

"Oh shut it all of you!" Molly said to the table full of people trying to hide their amusement. "I'm very proud of you Ron."  Molly said with a smile.

Ron thanked his mother with a nod.

"Mum!  Proud of what? That Ronniekins here was probably chosen by who ever does these things while they were drunk."  Fred said with a laugh.

"Honestly!  Is it really that hard to believe he's number 10?"  Hermione asked Fred.

"Yes!"  answered George.

"May I remind you, Fred and George that you were also chosen by the same people who more less dubbed you number 11 and 12 Most Eligible Wizards." Added their father.

"Well who could blame them?  The sheer animal magnetism we Weasley twins emanate is purely intoxicating to who ever is lucky enough to come in contact with our charm."  said Fred.

"Spoken like a true lunatic!"  said Ginny to her brother shaking her head.

"No but really, Ron is number 10.  He beat lots of other players mind you."  Ginny told the table. "The votes count, and according to England, he's number 10!"

"So tell me Hermione, how many votes were you responsible for?

99.9 %?"  Fred asked Hermione.

"None."  Hermione answered matter-of-factly.

"Alright, do I dare ask who came in number 1 then?"  Asked Bill.

"Actually, Ron knows him, he plays Seeker for the Chudley Cannon."  said Ginny.

"Not Ryan West!?" Exclaimed Emma, her eyes getting wide with excitement.

"Exactly!"  Ron answered his bewildered sister-in-law.  "We both got our letters at the same time."

"So Gin when does this issue of Witch Weekly come out?"  Asked Fleur casually, trying to hide her eargerness.

"And why dear wife would you care?"  asked Bill.

Fleur gave her husband what could only be deemed as a Veela death stare.

"Well dear husband I happen to agree wiz the millions and millions of witches and wizards who voted!" 

"Herrrmmwitcheshrumm" Fred said pretending to clear his throat.

Bill froze on the very straightforward answer he was presented.  Charlie gave a snort.

"I second that, he's quite dashing!"  Emma added…. followed by Penelope "Here here! Very good looking!  Good work on Witch Weekly's part Ginny." raising her goblet.

"What!?"  said Percy mouth dropping to the table.

Bill, Charlie and Percy were now all looking at their respective wives with looks of loving disapproval.  Ron gave a snigger.

"I follow that."  Hermione said smiling.

Earning a shocked look from Ron

"And me!"  Ginny added lastly also raising her goblet.

Harry just stared at her and furrowed his eyebrows just a little.  He didn't like Ginny smiling at the mention of this Ryan West fellow.  He had met him of course.  Ron had introduced him to Harry in one of the parties Chudley Cannon threw in making the finals last year.  Harry liked him then, and he was very nice and well mannered, and he wasn't lacking in the looks department either.  Harry wasn't so sure now, come to think of it, he thought this West mate dull and boring. 

"What is wrong with you mate?" Harry asked himself still not taking his eyes off Ginny, still mildly shock from her revelation.  "Great now everyone is talking about this Seeker, what so special about him anyway?  I was a Seeker."  Harry found himself thinking.

As if Ron could read his mind, "You alright mate?" 

"Yah, yah I'm great!"  answered Harry.

"You remember him don't you, you met him at the party last year?"  Ron asked.  "You said he was a nice chap.  Even made plans to play each other at one time, remember Harry?"

"Err… yah, yes I remember." Harry answered his friend.

Harry had a vague recollection of that now.  But come to think of it, they did talk about playing each other when their schedules permitted it.  "Hmmm…. I might actually take that up now; it will be a good opportunity to knock him off his broom and make it look like an accident."  Harry shook himself from the thought.  He never wished anyone harm, maybe except Malfoy, but he's a Malfoy, he never wished it on innocent people before.  "Oh well, he might not even be that innocent, I only met him once.  First impressions could be deceiving."  And with that last thought he didn't totally rule out the broom knocking.

Fortunately, much to Harry's delight, the husbands succeeded to get the topic off from that Snitch hogger.  And proceeded to talk about other topics for the rest of dinner.  Harry and Ginny talked here and there about things that popped up around the table.  But Harry couldn't quite forget the look on Ginny's face when Mr. Git Head was first mentioned.  And to much of Harry's disdain, Ginny kept the smile lingering on her face for the rest of dinner.  He couldn't quite concentrate with her smiling like that.

 'But it is nice to look at.' Harry thought to himself before he realized what he was thinking.

'I have a week at the Burrow to sort this out'.

' Sort what out exactly?'

'I don't know yet but who cares?' The realization that he had another week at the Burrow was very satisfying indeed. 

Ginny could not quite concentrate.  Ever since Ron made his announcement about being number 10, Harry had been staring at her. Though she did try not to look at him which will only make him look away, unblushingly she kept her cool and she couldn't help but smile to herself for the rest of the night at the thought that Harry Potter was staring at her.

A/N:

This chapter was really hard.  Just so many characters to put dialogue to. 

Ok, that's it for chapter 3, hope you liked it.  I'm running out of Seeker related jokes, so anyone that can help me, it will be appreciated.  THANKS!!!!