Disclaimer: I DON"T OWN HARRY POTTER.

Chapter 4: Returning to the Burrow

Harry awoke in the happiest mood he had been in all summer. He put on his socks shorts and his shoes and went running for the day, and continued with his normal routines. One day, Harry had been running most of the day because he had to much energy. So when he got back around 3pm, and after he showered, he felt the need to talk to someone, and he pulled out the mirror that Ginny had given him, and said, "Ginny Weasley," into it.

"Harry?" the voice of Ginny came through the mirror and then followed by her face.

"Ginny, is that you?" Harry was still shocked about how dramatically she had developed since June.

"Yeah, how are you?" Ginny asked, but sniffed a little.

"I am great, um, were you crying Ginny?" Harry questioned as he sat back.

"No," Ginny lied.

"Ginny, tell me the truth," Harry said with a stern look.

"Fine," she sighed, "I was just visiting Dean, and before I even said anything, he said it was over between us, because I have been ignoring him because I have been concerned about you for most of the summer, so yeah."

"What else did he do Ginny?" Harry asked after noticing that she was holding her check.

"Well ... he ... slapped me across the face," Ginny said sadly.

"I'll kill him," Harry snared.

"Harry James Potter you well do no such thing," Ginny stated.

"You just used my full name, and i didn't even knew you knew it," Harry replied.

"You shouldn't talk like that, not after what happened," Ginny told him all most breaking down.

"I know that," Harry snapped, "sorry Ginny, i really shouldn't snap at you like that. So how is everyone?"

"They're fine," Ginny said getting to the point.

"OK, so how are you other then the fact that your face is going to be bruised?" he asked.

"I'm good, and I really miss you," she said on a low whisper with her head down.

"What was that last part Ginny?"

"Oh, nothing," Ginny smiled.

Harry and Ginny talked for a good two hours or so, but Harry was called for dinner.

"Sorry, I have to for dinner, talk to you later Gin," Harry said as he disconnected the magic mirrors.

After Harry had gone, Ginny was shocked that he called her Gin. Back with Harry, and eating dinner, he had aid that he was happy to see his Aunt happy again and not in so much pain. As dinner progressed on, Harry decided that he was going to go to the Burrow later that night. So when he told his aunt during desert, she said it was OK, just say good bye before he left. After Harry was done eating, he went upstairs and started to pack his stuff up. He went over to Hedwig and told her to go to Ron's and let her fly out of the window. When he was ready, Harry went downstairs and found his Aunt in the living room.

"Aunt Petunia, I am ready to leave," Harry said as he stood in the door way.

"OK then," she got up and gave him a hug, "good-bye then"

"Good-bye Aunt Petunia," and he went up stairs shrunk his trunk and laptop and then put them in his pocket. Harry looked around once more to see if he had forgotten anything like a book o anything, and once he was sure that he had everything, he concentrated on the Weasley's living room. And with a 'pop' he was gone.

--------The Burrow--------

"Ron, would you go to bed, please," Mrs. Weasley said.

"Fine, but i have to get up in the morning don't I?" Ron sighed.

"Yes you do, we are going to Diagon Alley tomorrow if the Hogwarts letters come, now go," Mrs. Weasley pointed to the stairs.

"We'll have to watch for Harry tomorrow if we go," Ginny told her mom, as Ron went up the stairs.

"I know, I know. I was hoping that he would come today or sometime this week so he would be here with us." Mrs. Weasley sighed.

A 'POP' was heard from the living room.

"What was that?" asked a startled Ginny.

"Probably your father," answered Molly.

"No, I am here," Mr. Weasley said walking through the door.

"Then who apparated?" Ginny asked.

"I did," Harry said as he walked into the dully lit kitchen, "sorry if I scared you."

"Harry!" Ginny said with excitement, and lunged at him and hugged him tight.

"Hello to you to Ginny," as he quickly adjusted his weight to keep him from falling over, and then hugged her back.

"Harry, dear, how are you?" Molly asked as she gave him a quick hug.

"Fine, and how are you Mr. Weasley?" asked Harry, not noticing that he was still holding on to Ginny.

"I am still shaken up by the whole accident, but i owe you my life Harry," Author replied.

"Don't even, you owe me nothing Mr. Weasley," Harry stated.

"Author," he said.

"O ... K then," Harry said confused.

"Have you eaten Harry?" Molly asked him.

"Yes, I ate about an hour ago, but thank you Mrs. Weasley," Harry smiled.

"Molly, please," she told him.

"No problem," he replied.

"mmmm,"

Harry had looked down to see that Ginny had fallen asleep in his arms, and decided that he would take her up to her room and lay her in her bed so she could sleep properly. But when Harry got to the room and after he had laid Ginny on her bed, she didn't let go of him.

"Don't leave," she whined.

"I need to go sleep in Ron's room, and it would look weird if your mom saw us together," Harry said.

"Well then, I'll walk you to your room then," Ginny smiled and got up.

"You were awake the whole time weren't you?" Harry gave her stern look.

"Yup," Ginny said and ran up of the room.

"Get back here," and Harry chased after her. He finally caught up to her outside of Ron's room and had thrown an arm around her waist, which it felt so right when she was in his arms.

"Harry, look at the door," Ginny pointed towards the door knob.

"What the hell is that?" Harry asked quietly as he looked at a magic combination lock.

"I have a feeling that i know who is in there," Ginny smirked.

"We'll have to see for ourselves," Harry said and grabbed the lock and broke it in on little squeeze.

Opening the door a slight crack, Harry and Ginny came to see a shocking sight. Ron, and Hermione were snogging on Ron's bed. Harry was astound that they didn't tell him. Well he was going to do something that he was going to laugh about.

Harry leaned down and whispered to Ginny, "Watch this." Ginny felt a shiver go down her spine when he was whispering into her ear. Harry had now opened the door ever so slightly so that Ron, and Hermione didn't hear him.

"So this is the welcome I get from my two best friends, a snogging session," Harry stated , making each of them jump out of each others arms and turn a dark shade of red, which sent Harry and Ginny laughing to the floor for a good five minutes.

"Harry," Hermione said as she got up and gave him a hug, "what are you doing here?"

"That's exactly what I would like to know," Ron glared at Harry.

"I came to spend the rest of the summer here you twits," Harry replied.

"Well, I didn't know he was coming," Ron said in a pissed off way.

"If you looked around Ron, Hedwig is on her perch," Ginny noted.

"If you noticed Ginny, I was occupied at the moment," Ron snapped back.

"Hey that reminds me, I put a lock on the door. What happened to it Harry?" Hermione asked glaring at Harry.

"Oh, you mean this weak piece of shit," Harry said pulling out a loch that was broken into three pieces.

"Weak piece of SHIT!" Hermione snirred through her teeth.

"Hermione, calm down," Ron told her as he wrapped an arm around her waist.

"Ron, he just called my magic weak," Hermione said.

"Hermione, the magic wasn't weak, it was the lock itself that was weak," Harry explained as he threw the lock into the garbage.

"Oh, well sorry about the freak out then," Hermione said after calming down.

"Now can someone answer me somethings?" Harry asked as he sat on his bed he had in the room.

"Like what?" Ron asked back.

"Like when the hell did your dad become Minister of Magic?" Harry questioned as he started to pull out his stuff and was enlarging it again.

"Well, it happened after June," Ron started.

Ron, Hermione, and Ginny, sat with Harry and explained how Fudge was fired, due to the fact that he was mistaken about Voldemort coming back, and how he wasn't doing anything about it until June. Arthur Weasley was nominated by Albus Dumbledore at one of the Order meetings, and the entire Order agreed with him. Then Hermione and Ron explained that they had gotten together within a week after school ended and have been together since.

"So let me get this straight, you two, have been together for a month now, and you didn't tell me," Harry said irritated.

"Yup," Ron smirked.

"Ass," Harry said to him.

"Well I am going to bed," Hermione said as she strolled towards the door after giving Ron a kiss.

"Wait, I'll walk you there," Ron said as he rushed out of the room with Hermione.

"Fucking great, I am going to have to knock on my own bedroom door before walking in," Ginny sighed, and a small laugh came from her mouth.

"Better make sure to knock twice as load," Harry laughed.

"Yeah, well I better go, night Harry," and Ginny leaned down and kissed him on the check.

"Good Night," Harry said with a blush coming across his face.

It took Harry a good two hours later to fall asleep. The fact the Ginny had kissed him, even though it was on the check, was unbelievable, and Ron's snoring didn't help either. But, by the time Harry was asleep, he had a peaceful dream about Ginny.