Harry quickly removed his hand from Ginny's and blushed, looking down at the ground. Ron and Hermione were walking up ahead, so they did not know what was going on. Ginny slowed down a bit. "Slow down, Harry."
"Er, what?" "Slow down..." "Uh...okay.." Harry matched his pace to Ginny's and they spoke in whispers. "Harry...I've been waiting for you to do that for so long. You have no idea..."
"Really? Thats a relief, I've been waiting since we broke up last year," Harry said.
"Harry...I really like you. Can I..um..be your girlfriend again?"
"Ginny..its too dangerous. I'm going to become an Auror, and-" Ginny put her index finger to his lips. "Nothing is too dangerous."
They caught up with Ron and Hermione, who were arguing about S.P.E.W., and Harry gulped. Hermione looked at Ginny who was grinning from ear to ear, then to Harry who looked uncertain. She knew exactly what happened, and planned to ask Harry in private later.
"So is here good?" Ron said. They were a few feet from the lake in a dry, patchy spot under a pine tree. "Yes," "Yeah, and "Yep" were the replies. Harry laid out the blanket, Ron opened the basket, and Hermione set the bouquet down in the middle. They began to dig into the food.
After an hour or so, they were all laying down on the blanket, Hermione's head in Ron's lap, and Ginny and Harry just laying a foot away from each other. Ginny sighed. "I can't take it anymore, Harry, we've got to tell them."
Harry's eyes opened up. "Well...fine. Ginny and I are official again."
Hermione sat up and smiled. "We're so happy for you two!"
Ron snorted, and then gulped. "Yeah, we are!" Ginny smiled. "Thanks, Ron. I didn't think you'd approve."
"Sure, as long as its Harry and no one else!" They all laughed.
Ginny looked towards the glistening lake. "Want to go swimming?" she asked everyone.
Hermione looked to Ginny. "You can't be serious..."
"I brought a bathing suit for Hermione and two swimming trunks for Harry and Ron. I have my bikini under my clothes."
Bikini? Harry grinned. "Yeah, lets go swimming! That should be really fun."
"Alright then," Hermione said. She told herself she wouldn't go in the water, but would watch them swim.
They packed everything up and went behind trees to change since the house was almost a mile away, and Ginny wasn't very good at apparating to houses.
Ginny was first, of course, and ran onto the dock. Harry stared at her from his tree with his mouth open. He finished putting on his trunks and ran behind her, grabbed her legs and her back, held her in his arms, and jumped in. The water was cold, but they'd grow used to it. H
ermione and Ron finished changing at the same time. Ron looked at her. "You sure you want to go in?" "No, thats why I'm staying on the dock." "Oh..okay then.." He walked into the lake and swam to Harry and Ginny. ermione laid down on the dock and watched them swim around and splash each other. She wanted to swim...but she didn't want to die.