CHAPTER 2: Time Before
Sirius drove Harry and Draco to #12 Grimmuald Place in a car he had bought once he had cleared up inheritance and wills . There were people here and bout the old house, all magical Sirius told them. They were fixing up the house getting rid of any dark magic items and such. He showed Harry to one room and to Draco the room across from Harry. The house was quiet big as Harry rembered and it didn't give him the odd sensations it used. Later Sirius reminded them how bad of a cook he was and decided they would go out to eat to celebreat………well everything.
They went to a muggle restaurant to try and lose several reporters although Harry knew they were still around and snapping pictures. They had dinner and talked about a lot of diff. things but mainly about the house and then the subject of Ginny Weasley somehow came up:
"So Harry, still haven't asked the little red-head out huh?" Sirius said with a smirk. "Harry, ask Ginny out……… that will be the day" Draco scoffed. "Oi! Wats dats suppose to mean? And you … stop smirking!" Harry said turning red. "It means mate, that ur a bloody prat!" Draco said eating some of his alfredo. "The lads right Harry." Sirius said eating some of his own food. "Bloody hell, are the both of you aginst me then?" he asked exasperated. Sirius and Draco looked at each other then bck at Harry, "Actually-" Draco began, "YES, that's exatly it." Sirius finished. "Bloody nice lot u are" he muttered. Draco and Sirius chuckled. "Well you really are Harry, we kno you like Ginny, and we kno she likes you-" Draco began. "What?" Harry said looking up from his pasta. "Oh please… it thought u two would never let go when we were leaving King's Cross." Sirius said. "She's one of my best friends…" Harry said trying to justify himself. "How come Mione doesn't get Hugs like dat then?" Draco asked. "I, I, I, I hug Mione like dat" He said trying to make them believe him. It wasn't working. "Right, and Dobby was just crowned king of England. Ginny is perfect. She's beautiful, smart, sweet, and funny. If you weren't my mate, I would have went after the minute we became friends." Draco warned him. "Your just like your dad." Sirius laughed drinking some of his soda. "why cuz mum and Ginny were both redheads?" Harry asked expecting to be right. "Well, dat and… he was in such DENIAL, just like u." he said. Draco laughed. Harry shook his head. The evening passed on like this and then they went home for there first night living at Grimmuald as an actuall… Family, some thing all three of them never really had.
The next three days passed by uneventfully. On Wednesday Remus Lupin stopped by he had been about the countryside cleaning up the mess after the War. Then they, (Lupin too) where invited over to the Burrow for Dinner.
They had a nice family dinner and you would hardly believe just a month ago they were in a Dark Age. After Dinner the Adults lounged inside discussing things of no intrest to the younger ones. Hermione had decided to try and beat Ron although she knew it was impossible. Draco sat next to her trying to help. Harry and Ginny went inside to grab some ice cream.
They returned outside and set the ice cream out. Grabbing themselves there own bowls they sat in the porch swing near the game of chess laughing at the spectacle. Ginny fell asleep on Harry's shoulder a bit later and he offered to take her upstairs. Sirius and Draco shared a private look and a silent chuckle which Harry was very aware of and gave them both Dirty looks for it. He picked her up with easy and she naturally, in her sleep, leaned her head against his chest and then swung her arm about his neck. He made upstairs and to her room.
He set Ginny down lightly on her bed so as not to wake her but she stired and sprung up form the bed, "Where am i?" she cried in a panic. Harry placed a hand on her shoulder and sat down next to her. "Gin relax its only me, u fell asleep on the porch swing and I brought u up to your room." He said. "Oh, im sry it was just weird u kno wakin up in a different place then you fell asleep." She said leaning into her head bored. "are you alright?" he asked placing a hand over hers. She opened her eyes, "yes sorry didn't mean to freak out, thanx." She said with a smile. Harry nodded. "well we thought it would be a little funny to leave you out there but we then decided against the Weasely temper." He said with a laugh. Ginny grabbed a throw pillow and hit him with it. "OI!" he cried. She just looked at him with innocent eye, "mio? Never!" she said with puppy eyes. "Oh yeah then?" he said engaging her in a twisted game of wrestling. After pinning her for the 4th time Harry leaned over Ginny breathing hard… "not fair, ur stronger!" she cried from under him. "serves u right he said with a grin. "Prat she said stickin her tongue out at him. Harry stared into her eyes that seemed to make fun of him. He got off of her and looked away.
Ginny looked at him with a puzzled look. "okay…?see you tomorrow Harry" she said a bit more upset she got up and went into her drawers for some pajamas. "Gin?" he asked confused. "Wat?" she asked pretending to be interested in her clothing. "why are you upset with me?" Harry asked putting a hand through his hair. "I'm not she responded simply. "You're such a bad liar" u kno he said pulling her arm so she would turn around. "I don't kno" she said turning away from him again. "Hey!" he said turning her back. "I just am, " she said trying to get away. "Fine if u get to be mad for no reason so do i." he said defiantly. "Merlin Harry, if you wanna kiss me just do it" she said leaning over his face, waiting. Harry cought off guard could do nothing but register wat she had said and then stare in disbelief. "Merlin!" she muttered turning around…this time Harry reacted tho. He grabbed her wrist and kissed her before she could say anything, in the action they both fell back onto the bed. Ginny pulled back. "Could you have taken any longer?" she asked with a smile on her face. Harry shook his head, "only if you had really wanted me too." He retorted. Ginny grinned but rolled her eyes and got off of his chest. She knew if someone came in, the position would look bad.
Harry got up and off the bed, "why didn't u just kiss me?" he asked with a smirk, "me kiss you, im way to good for that!." Ginny smirked turning away from him. He reached for her wrist again. "Are you really?" he asked getting close to her face. "Way too good!" she said kissing him. "Doubt it" he said. Ginny laughed "OI!" she cried pushing him away. Harry laughed. "I should go before… well you kno…"he said. Ginny nodded as he walked towards the door. "Nite Harry" she said while standing in the door frame. "Nite Gin" he whispered in her ear and kissed her lightly.
When Harry returned downstairs, Hermione and Ron where on the porch swing asleep. Hermione was asleep and Ron was resting his head on hers. Draco and Sirius where ready to leave and saying there thank yous and goodbyes to the Weaselys along with Remus. "Harry, we thought u got lost in there." Sirius smirked. Harry rolled his eyes but smirked back…like that time you said u were just going to back to your dorm to study?" Harry retorted. He hugged Mrs. Weasely and shook Mr. Weasely's hand. Sirius hit him upside his head lightly. "Quiet you!" Remus and Draco sniggered and Harry smirked. On the drive back to Grimmuald Harry refused to say a word and they all just poked fun. Harry fell asleep dat nite with happy thoughts to say the least.
The next day Ginny and Hermione decided to go out shopping for some muggle clothes to take to America. They of course forced Ron, Harry, and Draco along with them. They shopped around a muggle shopping strip in London just a bit away form Diagon Alley. At about 4:30pm they went to the Leaky Couldron and Floo'd back to Grimmuald place where in place of Kreacher a new house elf had taken his job. Her name was Teacup she was a free house elf who worked at Hogwarts but Dumbledore thought would be more suited to help around Grimmuald.
They had some dinner and then lounged around Grimmuald for a few hours play silly games or just sitting around talking. Draco sat playing Exploding Snap with Ron and Hermione was sitting next to him reading a book on Astronomy she had bought in Diagon Alley. Draco noticed Ginny and Harry sitting across from them playing games with one another and shot Harry a look only he understood. "Would you shut up!" Harry said trying to suppress a smirk. He failed miserably. "What?" Ginny asked. She was obviously confused. Harry shook his head and got up. "Does anyone want some pie, I think Teacup just baked a few." He said walking towards the kitchen. "I'll have one, thanks mate." Ron said not looking up form the game. "Thank you Harry." Hermione said looking up but looking back at her book quickly. Draco just smirked. "I'll help you Harry." Ginny said following him into the kitchen. Draco just continued to smirk to himself and Ron looked up. "What is it with you and Harry smirking to yourselves?" he asked. "…what?" Draco asked in a half chuckle "…oh its nothing" he said and tried to concentrate on the game with out laughing.
Meanwhile in the kitchen Harry and Ginny were putting a few slices of pie onto a tray. Teacup was upstairs cleaning. Ginny turned towards the tray as Harry was turning away to grab a few forks, and then they collided. "Merlin Harry, what are you made of?" she said rubbing her side. Harry immediately seized where he had hit her, "Oh, I'm sorry Gin. Are you okay? Does it hurt a lot?" he asked as if he had knocked over a porcelain doll. Ginny laughed as he touched her side. "I'm not made of glass Harry, your just made of steel," She said. "Dun worry im okay." She smiled. Harry looked up from her side and realized dat she was poking fun at him. "Oi, I help you n I get made fun of? How does dat work out?" he asked. "It just does." She said with a smile. Harry rolled his eyes. "Merlin" he said turning away.
"Hey, Harry?" Ginny asked standing behind him. "Yea Gin?" he asked turning back. She kissed him and then put pie on his nose. Harry wasn't sure how to react. So Ginny just laughed and cleaned his nose off, "Sorry I couldn't resist." "Resist what?" Sirius asked. He stood in the doorway with a huge grin plastered on his face. Ginny turned as scarlet as her hair and turned away. Harry just laughed… could you uh, turn away now?" Harry said putting more pie onto the tray. Sirius laughed… "Only if you two stop making out over the dessert." He said going into the kitchen and stealing a slice of pie form the tray. "Oi" Sirius smirked and sat down at the counter to eat the slice. Ginny was still red when she turned back around. "Merlin Ginny, you look redder then the pie!" Sirius said, "Any reason why?" he asked fully enjoying every moment of this. "Curiosity may have killed the cat, but Ginny killed the dog." Ginny smirked. "OUCH! Im being threatned by a 15yr old… the sad part… im actually afraid!" Sirius said picking up the pie and making for the living room. Harry laughed and Ginny rolled her eyes. "Don't mind him. Harry said kissing her cheek. They returned to the living room and all had some pie. Ginny, Ron and Hermione all left for the Burrow a bit later.
The excess couple of days they had left in England where spent like this. Ginny and Harry although not "officially" dating where found making out here and there. It took Ron a little longer then the others to get used to that idea but he did and they spent much of they summer lounging around Diagon Alley, Hogsmead, The Burrow, and Grimmuald as well.