Title: More than Mrs. Potter

Author: Joy

A/N: I'm sorry people got confused last chapter. I'm the writer so it makes sense to me. Here's a short version of last chapters activities to help. PLEASE READ: Ginny cast the spell that the Dark Mark is based off of. The reason Harry got uptight was it is a bounding/mating spell for werewolves to claim a human mate. The spell can only be broken if one of the partners dies. Madame Pomfry basically stopped Draco's heart so the spell would break. Once the mark disappeared Poppy jump-started his heart. I hope that answers everyone's questions.

15.Uncommon allies and old friends long gone

With the success of the test Dumbledore and Snape moved off to the side to discuss the applications of all that had happened that afternoon while McGonagall and Madame Pomfry stayed with the teens.

"Did it work?" Draco asked with his eyes shut.

"Yeah. It worked...though I don't look forward to doing that again," Gin admitted.

He smiled and half laughed. "Hear that Potter? She doesn't want to live without me."

Harry heard the inherent joke in the statement. He calmed himself by internally saying, 'Like Ron would.' Harry teased back, "Yeah well, keep your dirty mitts off...she's mine." He grinned, "Besides there would be hell to pay with Hope if you did."

Draco smiled huge at the mention of his girlfriend's name, "Yeah...my little hell cat is amazing... Is she here or did she have to stay in class?"

"I dropped her a note so she should be here," Harry said. "What she sees in you I'll never know."

Draco smirked, "Back at you Potter."

McGonagall brought Hope into the hospital wing, who took Ginny's former seat. "You were supposed to tell me when the test was, so I could sneak in you tosser," she said using the British-ism while hugging him.

"Dumbledore warned me against it," he contended.

Hope looked to the headmaster, "Why couldn't I be here? Harry got to be here and he isn't even involved in the research."

"First of all I do not believe you would have been able to separate yourself enough for the spell to have not effected you. I have no idea what would have happened with an empath in the room...And as for Harry...Well Mr. Potter, why are you here?" Dumbledore questioned.

He looked bashful, "Because I'm an insecure git."

"Damn right," Gin and Draco said in unison.

"It doesn't help when they do things like that," Harry fussed playfully.

Dumbledore wordlessly summoned Ginny to him as she chuckled at her boyfriend, "I will see you all later. I need to talk to the headmaster and Professor Snape."

"Bye Ginny," Hope called while watching Ginny and the adults leave.

Harry looked uncomfortable with the blond Slytherin boy beside him. "Sorry about...well...being here... I am glad you made it work and I do admire what you are doing."

Draco paused taking in Harry's expression before saying, "What I told you before was true. She loves you. Don't doubt that, no matter what I say."

Harry shook his head. "Its not her love I doubt. Its her faithfulness in the emotional stuff that scared me," he confessed.

Hope moved off from the conversation to allow the boys to bond a little more. Once the conversation took a serious turn, she positioned herself so she could see and hear everything without being obvious.

Draco looked down, "I can't help you there other than to say if she grumbles to me I will defer her to you."

Harry opened up to his former enemy for some unknown reason...well unknown to all but Hope who was affecting both guys. "That's the problem. What do I do when I naturally turn to Hermione or Hope when things go wrong? The problem I have is those relationships have never exceeded the friend parameters in any way other than to become more sisterly... I have a hard time seeing it as the same... Gin talked to you when she wouldn't talk to me. She would lay out her heart to you while building a wall with me. I don't know how to trust that."

Draco thought hard for a long while, "You're right...that is what happened but you worked out a lot of things this summer. You had her heart again...not that you really lost it... I just mean..." The blond boy shook his head; "I know what happened to Ginny last year. I know what happened to Ginny her first year to...thanks to daddy dearest. Despite all the screwed up stuff that caused, you two were able to come to a compromise and deal with it...without me getting in the way. You fixed it on your own."

Harry grit his teeth, "But at the end of the year she was..."

"Potter," Malfoy said in an authoritative tone, "one night I found Gin in the halls balling her eyes out. If Hope and I had a fight and the same thing happened I would no worry." Harry was quiet. "Look, she sees what she was doing now. She isn't going to make the same mistake again. She loves you too much. There isn't anybody else but you to her...As weird as it sounds just trust me on this. Most of the time we just insult teachers back and forth, complain about classes, and if it got serious it was generally reassurances on Gin's part that I am doing the right thing."

Harry smiled, "I have it easy. I was born on my side. You have to chose."

"I've chosen."

"Good...now get sleep and feel better...And thanks."

"Whatever Potter."

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Harry got back to his room and collapsed on his bed. The day was emotionally exhausting. He knew he needed to get over what happened this summer...he needed to get over Malfoy's painful prank. It wasn't fair to Ginny that every time he thought about the difficulties they had that last summer he got flashes of the doppelganger giving Draco a hand job in the hall. It totally and completely sucked.

"Psst...Psst..." a little voice said from his left. Harry looked to the picture of his godfather and smiled.

"Yes, Sirius...do you have something you want to share with the class?" Harry teased.

"Hey I don't want to get in trouble ya know," Sirius stated.

"Like hell you don't. You've been dead over a year and a half. Dumbledore knows you talk to me from time to time. No one is going to revoke your picture talking rights," Harry answered.

"Well fine... What are you so huffy about tonight?" Sirius asked. "Oh wait...let me guess... The fiery redhead that was in your bed last night saying your name over and over at louder and louder volumes before she knocked me and your parents right off the nightstand with her flaring arm as you ate her out?"

Harry turned pink; "You just love doing that to me, don't you? I swear you get off on watching me and Ginny."

"Its not like I'm getting off here," Sirius stated, "...much."

"Oh I don't even want to know what that means and if it involves my parents in any way, shape or form I want to know about it even less."

"Okay...ewww..." Sirius said like a teenage girl. "Secondly...I have run into an old girlfriend on this side and I see her occasionally."

"Whatever...ghost sex is not something I want to know about," Harry said rolling his eyes.

"So I see you got the letter back from Arthur and Remus sent you the ring, so..."

"So..." Harry fussed.

"Well," Sirius stated. "When are you going to ask her?"

"Soon."

"How soon?"

Harry shook his head, "We're too young. She's gonna say no... she's gonna think I am proposing because of the war."

"Well...that's partly true. The war does factor in...but Ginny is not gonna say no and as for being too young - under the circumstances you are far older than your years. You both are. You have known this was the right course from almost the beginning Harry. You two belong together," Sirius stated emphatically.

"I wish I had your confidence," Harry groaned.

"Don't worry my boy. You'll be fine... Now your girl is on her way. Don't let her knock us off again."

"All right."

Ginny walked in the room looking around, "I thought I heard voices."

Harry tugged Ginny by the hips to come sit with him on the bed, "You did. Sirius and I were chatting."

"Were you now?" Gin asked wrapping her arms around his neck. "Anything interesting I should know?"

"Yes," Harry muttered looking deep in her eyes before rolling her over to lie on her back on his bed.

"And that is?" she asked coyly carding her hands through his hair as he kissed her neck.

"Be careful with your arms when you orgasm. You knocked Sirius and my parents off the nightstand last night," he said matter-of-factly while Ginny's eyes popped out.

TBC...

I am too tired to come up with anything creative so please REVIEW just to make me happy and let me know how things are going.

A/N: Gin and Harry are going to have a miscommunication next chapter...be prepared.