AN: I'm going to be having a very busy schedule for a while so I might not update every day, and just to let you know, I'm totally going to be making up birthdays for Ron, Ginny, and Hermione since I don't know them.

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Wolf's Scream: I know its crazy but the Adults trust them, and Privet drive is the only place where Harry can be safe with his aunt, and his friends safe with all of the wards.

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Life at Privet Drive was never better. Harry had his friends with him, had reasonable living space, and got to avoid the Dursleys most of the time. When he did need to go downstairs to see them, he couldn't help but notice the looks that Dudley, with his piggy little eyes, gave Ginny.

It was true that Ginny was gorgeous. Any one could see that, but that didn't give Dudley the right to look at her like that. He often wanted to go up and cause his as much pain as possible.

Ginny was obviously not pleased by this, but that didn't keep her from being kind to Dudley. As the teens came down stairs for a short walk in the park, they saw Dudley sitting at the breakfast table. When he saw Ginny in her shorts and tank top, he dropped his wide jaw, and his chins wobbled. Ginny, though she looked rather disgusted, said "Morning, Dudley…" before walking out the front door.

Hermione and Ron had still not admitted that they were together, but Harry and Ginny knew the truth, and they allowed them to carry on with their charade. Living with Ginny had been great for Harry. They had talked about everything, learned more about each other, and had a great time. Harry didn't know if he could stand for Ginny not to know the truth, but his Gryffindor courage gave out any time he came close to telling her how she felt.

One day, Professor Lupin stopped by to bring them to Diagon Alley to get anything they might be needing. Harry was anxious to exchange some of his wizard money into muggle money, so he could maybe take his friends out to lunch.

He also needed to be thinking about birthday presents for Ginny. He wasn't sure when her birthday was, but wanted to get her something perfect, and didn't know when he would have the chance to get her something again. As soon as they had finished flooing there, (thanks to Ms. Figg) they headed to Gringotts.

Once again, Harry had a bad feeling about going to his vault, but felt 100 times worse when he actually got inside. Added to his pile of money, were mountains upon mountains of gold, silver, and bronze. He realized that this was once Sirius's fortune, for the blacks had been extremely rich. Harry also noticed the looks on Ron's and Ginny's faces; looks of embarrassment. He really didn't want them to feel like that, so pledged that he would give at least ¼ of this to the Weasley's….that alone would make them extremely rich, and Harry, with the amount he would have left, still could spend like a maniac, and never have to do a days work. Even his great-grandchildren wouldn't ever have to work.

He took more money out than he usually did, and went to the front desk to get it changed to muggle money. After he had about 200 pounds and 100 galleons in his bag, they left to shop. At the quidditch store, Harry somehow managed to shake off Ginny and Ron, so he could buy their gifts.

As he talked to the lady at the front desk, he picked out a decent broom for Ron, ( loads better than his old one) but couldn't find one for Ginny. He decided he would have to get hers custom made. He told the lady that he wanted it to be extremely fast and durable, with an anti-falling spell and an over-all protection charm on it. He wanted it to be charmed feather-light, and painted vibrant red like her hair. It would be named lightening bolt, since it was so similar to Harry's firebolt.

He also decided to get himself a new, backup broom. His would be slightly faster, but with all of the other major properties. He also knew that he needed to be safe, so put a special charm on it, which could make him travel by flames, similar to what Fawkes did. He decided to call it the gold phoenix.

These things were to be delivered to them at the beginning of the school year, since they would take so long to create. He also decided to get Hermione a couple of rare books at Flourish and Blotts, since she wasn't fond of flying. While passing a store of robes, Harry pulled them all inside to get fitted for some new dress robes. Ron got some navy blue robes, while Harry got an emerald green, which matched his eyes ever better than the ones Mrs. Weasley got him in his fourth year. The girls decided to keep their robes a secret, which made Ron roll his eyes.

At a store of assorted wizarding items, Harry saw a beautiful ruby and emerald necklace on a delicate gold chain. When he saw the rubies, he thought of Ginny's hair, and the green gem reminded him of his eyes. It was very expensive, because it had a very special spell on it, when the wearer of the necklace was close to their soul mate, the jewels would light up brightly, and even change form. Since soul mates were so rare, this necklace had never changed form, and was still in perfect condition. He had to buy this for Ginny, so charged it to his Gringotts account.

Right next to Ginny's necklace, was a beautiful, but simple silver chain with a blue stone on it. He knew that Hermione wouldn't want anything extravagant, but even she couldn't say no to this beautiful necklace, so he bought it for her too. When he turned around, he saw Ron eyeing a brand new, and very beautiful, chess set. He also managed to buy this for Ron without him noticing.

Moony soon returned them to privet drive, and Harry went to hide his purchases under his bed. Before Moony left, Harry pulled him aside to ask him about Birthdays. It turned out that Hermione's was right after the school year started, Ron's was in February, and Ginny's was….

"TOMORROW?" Harry exclaimed. "Why didn't she tell anyone?" Ginny glanced over at his suspiciously so Harry lowered his voice. "She doesn't like to make a big deal out of it" said Remus.

Harry wondered why she had never told him before. "Well even if she doesn't, I'm going to give her a party. I'll come up with a way to get her out of this room for a while if you can gather some of the order here." Remus agreed to it, while Harry and Ron began to plan the party, leaving Hermione to distract her.

The next morning, Ginny woke with a start. Harry, Ron, and Hermione were all staring at her with smiles on their faces. "Happy birthday!", Harry said. Ginny pulled the covers back over her head. "Oh no, guys.."

"Come on. Get up…..you have presents!" At the word 'presents', Ginny shot up out of bed. "Just give me a second to get ready. Five minutes later, Ginny, dressed in a cute mint green sundress, shot out of the bathroom…

"SURPRISE!", everyone yelled. Ginny looked like she was about to have a heart attack. Harry smiled and came over to her. "Ginny.." he started… "Oh don't 'Ginny" me! You know I don't like this much attention." she scolded, but in spite of herself, smiled and joined in the party.

She soon even got out on the dance floor, dancing with Fred and George, using extremely dangerous moves, but having fun all the same. Harry was having fun dancing with Tonks, while Remus danced with Hermione. As soon as the fast song stopped, Ron walked up to Hermione and took her hand for the now slow song.

Harry said to Remus, "Just go over there and ask her to dance." he said, noticing the look on the older man's face, gesturing to Tonks, who was sitting alone. Remus looked surprised but smirked. "I'll ask her if you ask Ginny." Harry was also surprised, but nodded.

He walked over to Ginny and extended his hand. "May I have this dance?" he asked. Ginny was ecstatic, and tried to hide it, but wasn't doing a very good job. "Of course, Harry" As he led her out to the dance floor, her small hand clutched in his, he felt extremely happy, and as they danced in rhythm to the music, he couldn't help but stare at her. "Harry, do I have something on my face?" she asked. Harry turned beet red and quickly shook his head. "No, its just, you look so beautiful today."

Ginny blushed slightly at his compliment. Harry, without knowing it, pulled her closer to him, but Ginny noticed and smiled. He was quite a good dancer when he wasn't being steered around the floor by Parvarti. As the song ended, they both wished it wouldn't, but returned to their seats all the same. The party, thought it started in the morning lasted until it was dark outside, and soon it was time for Ginny to open her presents. From Hermione, she got some brand new defense against the dark arts books; from Ron, she got a large supply of candy, though some of it looked to be the work of Fred and George. Her parents gave her some new dresses and some spending money.

From Tonks, she got a shirt that could change to whatever type of shirt that you like, and from Remus, she got a dozen fire orange ever-fresh roses. "Thank you everyone." she said. Harry had decided to giver her present to her later. As everyone left, and they began to clean up, Harry pulled Ginny aside. "Ginny, I didn't want to give you your present in front of everyone, so here." He pulled the small wrapped box out of his pocket. "Harry," she started, "you really didn't have to-" , but he cut her off.

"Of course I did. Now go on and open it." With a small sigh, she opened the box and gasped. "Oh, Harry, I can't take this. This must have been far too expensive! I can't take this!" she said. Her fingers shaking slightly, she tried to give it back but Harry stopped her. "Ginny, I want you to have it…please." She bit her lip, obviously thinking and quite distressed. "Please, Gin." That was it. She knew she couldn't say no now. He was looking so cute.

"Alright, Harry.", she said, and he smiled, looking satisfied. She looked up into his eyes and melted, just as she had done so many times before and looked away quickly. Harry was thinking there was never a better time to tell her how he felt, but didn't know where to start, so he settled on just showing her straight out how what he thought. "Ginny," he almost whispered. She once again looked up at him.

He bent down and kissed her gently on the lips. Immediately, they both felt a jolt of electricity down their spines. Ginny was shocked, but couldn't have pulled herself away if she wanted to. She never wanted to stop, and neither did Harry. So neither of them did for a very long time.

AN: next chapter coming up soon! Ginny will find out about what the necklace does later...now, can anyone guess what the glowing may have to do with now?

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