Disclaimer: I own none of the Harry Potter characters JK Rowling does.

Author's Note: Sorry for the delay, this is my first week of school and I am trying to get back into routine and what not. Thank-you so much to Hakkais-gurl3000 for being my first reviewer it means a lot. Thank-you to Emma-Lynn and Lorelai the Voldermort Slayer for also reviewing. Please read and review. Anyways without further ado, on with the story.

Chapter 2

…Moments later Harry stepped out from the flames, before he even had a chance to react the entire Weasely family and Harry's friends jumped out from their hiding places. All over the room shouts of, "Surprise!" and "Happy Birthday!" could be heard. Ron and Hermione rushed towards Harry.

"Happy Birthday!" They both shouted in unison waiting for his reaction to the party.

"Thank-you," he said, "I can't believe this." His tone was such that neither Ron nor Hermione could determine whether he would be angry for celebrating during this horrible war, or be elated that they had thrown him a party. "This is amazing," he finished, relieving both of his best mates. Ron let out a breath that he hadn't even known he had been holding in. He was used to Harry blowing up at him and Hermione but he really didn't want anything to ruin their last night of innocence before the war.

"Well than lets go eat!" Ron suggested.

Hermione rolled her eyes. "Leave it to you Ron to always bring up food."

"I have to agree with him Hermione. I'm starving," Harry interjected, hoping to avoid a major row. The trio walked over toward the many tables full of food, on the way they ran into Mrs. Weasely.

"Thank- you so much, Mrs. Weasely" Harry said.

"It was no trouble dear, I'm glad you like it. And Happy Birthday," she replied before letting them alone. Wearily watching the three best friends from a nearby table was Ginny Weasely, although Harry had broken up with her, and she understood why, that didn't mean she would stop loving him. Harry noticed the familiar red head and quickly diverted his friends to another table. His rational thought told him that he was right to end things with her, but he seemed to loose all rational thought when she was around. The best thing to do, he thought, is to just steer clear of her. The party went by quite quickly, everyone had a great time and the thought of Voldemort was temporarily cast to the back of everyone's mind.

After the party Harry, Hermione and Ron were sitting in Ron's room, there was a comfortable silence which Harry didn't want to break but there was something he needed to discuss with his friends. Ron beat him to the jump though, making which only made the atmosphere in the room tenser.

"I'm surprised Ginny's not up here with us," he commented, "Come to think of it she hasn't said a whole lot about you since school let out." Ron really could be thick sometimes.

"Um.. Ron," Hermione began but Harry cut her off.

"No its ok Hermione, I'll tell him."

"Tell me what?" Ron questioned, beginning to become suspicious.

"Well, I broke things off with Ginny after Dumbledore's funeral," Harry said as calmly and rationally as he possibly could.

"WHAT!" Ron yelled. "I told you if you ever hurt her…" his thought was interrupted by Ginny stepping into the room.

"Ron its ok. He has a 'good' reason," she said with just a touch of sarcasm, and a roll of her eyes when she said 'good.' Everyone in the room, except of course Ginny, was still recovering from the shock of seeing her standing there. Noticing the shock on everyone's face Ginny said, "I heard Ron yelling from downstairs and came to see what was going on. I heard the end of his tantrum and guessed the rest," the confused looks that were on the trios face slowly disappeared.

"It was not a tantrum," Ron stated flatly.

"Oh Ronald, that's not the point," Hermione chastised. "If you don't mind telling us," Hermione said looking from Harry to Ginny, "What is the good reason?" Harry looked briefly at Ginny, as if silently getting her approval to continue and then said,

"Well, Voldemort has used the people I care about, to get to me before. He used Ginny when she was just my best mate's sister. I don't even want to think of what he could do to her if he found out that I love her," Harry stopped abruptly and his eyes gravitated to Ginny. Had he just said what he thought he said? Ginny caught his eyes and they held each others gaze.

"What did you just say?" She questioned him. He had definitely never said that before.

"I uuu… umm," Harry spluttered. Hermione gestured Ron towards the door. When he refused to understand simple hand gestures she grabbed his arm and pull him silently out of the room, quietly closing the door behind her.

"I don't get it," Ron said confusedly.

"Honestly Ron did you not hear what he just said to her," Hermione said exasperation in her voice.

"He said he… oooo," Ron said finally cluing into the situation.

"Lets give them some time," Hermione said. The two friends walked down the stairs to Ginny's room where Hermione was staying. What am I supposed to with just her, Ron thought to himself, how I supposed to stop thinking about her… stop, he mentally slapped himself.

"We can just hang out in here for now," Hermione said, unknowingly thinking the same thing as Ron…

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