A/N: Okay so I lied, took me much longer than I thought to post, life got a little crazy. I have no idea when another chapter will be ready, so I hope you enjoy this one.

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Chapter 25: Family Faux Pas

Ginny opened her eyes slowly, she felt Harry's arms around her and a smile spread across her face. They were finally together! She looked up at Harry, he was smiling down at her; she had never felt so content. "Morning, Harry." He kissed the top of her head and then pulled the covers back, she watched him walk across the room toward the bathroom. She got up and began making the bed; they both froze as someone knocked on the door.

Ron stood outside of Harry's door surprised his friend hadn't answered yet; Harry had always been a light sleeper. He knocked again a little louder, "Harry, mate are you in there?" He had been waiting in the common room for an hour and Harry hadn't come out yet.

Harry panicked; Ron was going to kill him. It didn't matter that nothing had happened, they were both in their pajamas, Ron would kill Harry and then ask Ginny to explain it. "Just a minute," was all that he managed to squeak out. Luckily for him Ginny was thinking straight. She dove under the bed as Harry hurriedly grabbed a dressing gown. He called for Ron to come in as he finished tying it.

Ron looked puzzled as he walked into the room, "Hey, just now getting up? You're usually up way before me."

It took Harry a few seconds to realize what Ron was talking about, "Uhhh…yeah…over slept, thanks for waking me, what can I do for you."

"I …um…just wanted to thank you for taking Ginny to the Ball. I know it meant a lot to her. And…" His voice trailed off, as the anger rose in Harry's face.

"Ron I didn't take Ginny to the Ball as a favor, I took her because…"

He was cut off by Ron, "I know, because you didn't want to go with Cho and you guys are friends, since she could go with you she didn't go with Dean…"

"Ron, listen to me," Harry said, trying to control his temper, "Ginny is not just my friend, I am in love with her, that's why I took her to the Ball. As of last night she is my girlfriend, and I do not appreciate you acting as though she is a child who needs to be placated. She is an intelligent, beautiful and amazing girl, and I don't need any reason other than that to want to spend time with her!" Harry knew that he was being a little dramatic but really it was time Ron realized that Ginny was capable of making her own decisions.

Ron's mouth dropped open, "I must be hearing things; you can't possibly be dating Ginny! You never asked me if you could date her, she's my sister!"

"So what, I asked her and she said yes, it's not your choice!" With that he turned on his heel and went into the restroom slamming the door behind him, he sat down on the edge of the tub, and put his head in his hands, moments later he heard the outer door slam and looked up as Ginny came through the door and sat down next to him.

Ginny was torn between her fury with Ron and her joy at the things Harry had said. As she sat down next to Harry, he took her hand, and looked up into her eyes, he looked so uncertain. She squeezed his hand and smiled he seemed to relax. "Come on you had better get me back, before he goes looking for me." Harry nodded and they disappeared, only to reappear moments later sitting on the edge of Ginny's still made bed. "Don't worry about it, he'll get over soon it enough," she gave him a quick kiss, "now, go get ready or we'll miss breakfast."

Hermione sat on a couch watching a furious Ron pace back and forth, he had stopped shouting several moments ago, but he continued cutting a path back and forth across the rug in front of her. She wasn't sure what to say, she didn't she any reason why Harry and Ginny should not date but she wasn't about to tell Ron that. So she sat silently hoping he would calm down soon. She looked up as a door opened and Draco entered the common room, she could tell from the look on his face that he had at least some idea of what was going on.

Draco flopped down on the couch next to Hermione, "Rough morning, eh?"

"Just a bit, how much do you know?"

"Heard most of the argument, far as I can't tell, Weasley here just flew off the deep end. Harry and Ginny are just dating its not like they are getting married, besides their perfect for each other."

"Well, there you go, they're perfect for each other, so eventually they will end up getting married, and Ginny is way too young for that."

Hermione shook her head, "Are you listening to yourself, Ron? They just started dating yesterday, they aren't going to rush out and get married."

Ron stopped pacing and sat down on Hermione's other side. He knew she was right even if he wasn't ready to admit it, it just hurt that Harry hadn't told him first. Hermione hadn't seemed at all surprised and Draco had taken it in stride, like they knew all along that this was coming, how had he been surprised like this. It wasn't so much that he didn't want Harry and Ginny to date, it was more that he resented that Harry, his best friend, didn't come to him first and tell him that this was coming, at least give him a heads up. Something like, hey I really like your baby sister, I'm thinking about asking her out.

Just then a door was flung open and Harry stormed into the room, he glared at Ron as he walked passed and went into the foyer between Ginny and Hermione's rooms. He knocked and waited for Ginny to call back and entered the room. He waited while she put her books in her bag, "So how do you want to handle things with Ron?"

"Well, let's just let him think that you are in here telling me about your fight, so I can be mad at him. He'll get over it soon enough."

"Sounds good."

Ginny looked at him over her shoulder, "Harry, did you really mean all the things you said about me, or were you just trying to win your fight with Ron?"

Harry crossed the room to her side, turned her around and kissed her passionately, he pulled away from her, and looked down into face, his eyes pleading with her to believe him, "You are incredible, Gin, I love you, no matter what happens, you can always believe in that." And she knew that she always would.

The mood out in the common room was tense Ron had lapsed back into silence and taken a seat, which somehow was worse than when he was pacing. While they waited for Harry and Ginny the rest of the House had joined them and been brought up to speed. While none of them had said so Hermione could tell from the looks on their faces that they didn't agree with Ron. They all rose swiftly as Harry and Ginny enter, the small girl shoot a look that could kill at her older brother, causing him to blanch, Hermione could just shake her head, and followed the other as the filed out of the common room.