NOW THE STORY IS JUST WRITTEN BY ME.WITH ONLY A FEW ADDITIONS BY THE PPL MENTIONED IN THE LAST CAHPTER
DISCLAIMER: ONCE AGAIN I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT ALL THE CHARACTERS ARE NOT OF MY CREATION- THEY BELONG TO JO ROWLING, EVEN THOUGH I MUST ADMIT THAT IT WOULD BE VERY COOL IF I OWNED HARRY POTTER!
The News and a trip to Dagon Alley.
As they all headed towards the door, it opened to reveal Bill and Fleur, both of them looking extremely happy. They both had huge cheesy grins on their faces; Bill's smile was so goofy that Harry wondered if he was even sober. They were all looking at the pair of them, and then finally Mrs.Weasley started to get very worried.
"Bill! What's the matter?"
Fleur gave a small giggle and then said with a smile "oh, missus weezley! Beel 'as asked me to be 'is wife! Eet is the most wondeerful news!"
Harry looked around to see how the Weasley's were taking the news. Mrs.Weasley had a smile on her face and looked so close to tears that you would have guessed that she had just heard that her father had died. Ginny was looking horrified, trying to look happy for her brother, but her smile looked oddly forced. Harry could not see Ron's face, but he guessed that he was stifling a laugh, since he had turned around and was bent double.
" That's GREAT news Bill! Welcome to the family Phlegm. I mean Fluer..He he"
Ginny said with a sugary sweet smile that was totally fake. Bill didn't seem to notice, and Fleur probably didn't know what the word 'phlegm' meant anyways, so Ginny's nickname for her had no effect whatsoever. The whole group of them walked back into the living room and they all sat down in chairs and couches. Mrs.Weasley still looked like she was in a bit of a shock, but of course, they two lovebirds were so happy that they wouldn't have noticed if the whole house was blown to smithereens!
After a few moments of stunned silence, Ron couldn't stand it anymore he got up and walked out of the room. Harry followed him, and the two of them burst out into laughter. " H..Harry.. I can't believe that ...ha ha ha.. that, that, well, that they are getting married! I mean, she is about as dumb as a sack of rocks!"
Harry was laughing too hard to reply. Pretty soon, the laughing fits subsided and Harry and Ron headed back into the living room.
"Where were you two?" Hermione whispered as they sat back down.
"no where" Harry replied and he and Ron exchanged knowing looks. After what seemed like hours, Mrs.Weasley stood up and picked up a pot from beside the fireplace.
" I have to take these four to Diagon Alley for their school books and new supplies."
Just then Hermione piped up " Mrs.Weasley, we can't go to the Alley yet!"
"Why ever not?"
" because, our Hogwarts letters haven't arrived yet!"
" Oh! I am a so sorry dear! I got so caught up in all the things that I have to do this summer. "
Fleur stood up " Eef you do not mind, I theenk that we should go over the vedding plans! I weesh that I could 'have a real "white" vedding! It tink that if we try we can make thees weeding happeen!"
Ginny snickered " well, I know that a wedding would be fun, but a weeding?" She and Hermione headed upstairs to Ginny's room and Ron decided that he would like to play a good game of chess, so he and Harry headed up to Ron's room.
" So, you are going to have a part-veela for a sister- in - law! I hope that you don't get too jealous of your brother!" Ron looked a bit embarrassed, and his ears started to turn a light rosy pink. " I wouldn't get jealous, I like someone else!"
Harry looked over at his friend " who is it? Do I know her?"
Ron nodded and blushed. He looked out the door of his room and towards the room where Hermione and Ginny were probably discussing the wedding. Suddenly it dawned upon Harry " Ron.. is it...'Mione?" Ron nodded and then started talking with his eyes shining. " She is so smart and nice and pretty, I think that I want to be with her.. Harry, I think that I love her! I mean, I can't get her out of my head, and my stomach ties into knots and does flips whenever we are in the same room together!"
Harry smiled and looked at Ron, staring him right in the face. "Ron, you need to ask her out! If you love her so much- then she probably has somewhat similar feelings towards you as well! You two would make a great couple!"
Ron grinned widely " You think so mate?"
Harry nodded "I know so"
Ron looked at Harry " Harry, have you ever just wanted to kiss a girl, you know, just at any moment, kiss her? Like, you love her so much in your heart, but you can't kiss her because she doesn't know that you love her?"
Harry nodded, he wasn't about to tell Ron, but that was how he felt almost every time he looked into Ginny's eyes. Ron stared at his hands, Harry knew that Ron would have the courage to ask Hermione out, but he wasn't sure if that would affect the trio, them two going out.
" Ron, if you want to get her to be your girlfriend, I would ask her soon, I heard Krum is going to be visiting Hogwarts again this year, just to see his " herm- own- ninny" Ron sat up and started for the door " I'm going to ask her right now!" Harry stood up and blocked his exit out of the room. " Ron, think about it for a minute, 'Mione is in Ginny's room and Ginny won't want to leave, which means that you are going to have to profess your love for Hermione in front of your little sister. I think that you should find a way to get her alone in Diagon Alley, and then ask her, so that if she turns you down, you won't have to live with the memory your whole life."
Ron looked at Harry " Since when did you become 'Dear Abbey'? "
"Since when did you know who 'Dear Abbey' even is?"
" Since dad brought home that muggle paper that someone from the American Association of Wizardry sent him!"
" Your dad is in touch with the AAW?"
"Yes he is" Ron said as a last word and he sat down hard on his bed. Harry sat down on his cot and thought long and hard about the lecture of sorts he had just given Ron.
' I am too much of a coward to even take my OWN advice! I will never be able to find a time to ask Gin out! I'll have to find a good time at Hogwarts to ask her!"
Meanwhile, in Ginny's bedroom
" I hope that I did well on my OWLs , I would feel absolutely horrendous if I were to get a D on anything! Oh, Ginny, I am so nervous! I hope that all my marks are good enough to get me through to some of the more Advanced classes that I've just been dying to take!" Hermione got up and started pacing the floor.
" Oh 'Mione, stop fretting, think about other things, like, if I get the highest marks in my class, then I get to move up into 6th year with you and Harry and Ronald!" Ginny grinned and stood up too, walking over to the window and looking for the Hogwarts owls to arrive.
" Ginny, I hope that you will be able to join us in the 6th year! Think of all the things that you will learn from it! Think of all the older guys!"
"HERMIONE! They aren't that much older, only a year, and besides, there is only one guy for me anyways, the b-...never mind, I don't really feel like telling you right now- sorry hermione"
Hermione stopped pacing and looked at Ginny. " Ginny, if I tell you who I fancy, will you tell me who you fancy?" " I guess, but promise not to get to squealy on me."
" ok, well, mine is a bit more than a fancy, I have to admit, I really do think that its love...alright.. ummm.. Ginny, I love Ron." Ginny just sat there, she was so happy.
" Oh hermione! I know that he wouldn't want me to tell I this, but, He REALLY fancies you, I mean, I've heard him say your name in his sleep- well, more like MOAN your name in his sleep! I think he dreams about you and him... well, you know..." Hermione thought that she would faint right then and there she knew that if Ron was dreaming of their bodies entwining, defenseless and silent. Well, not really all that silent, but she was a big Phantom of the Opera fan, so finding song lyrics to match her life was like a second nature to her. "Ok, Ginny, its your turn, spill." Ginny turned red, then took a deep breath before she began.
" Hermione, I think that I am in love, I mean, really in love. Whenever I see him I want to ask if he loves me too. Hermione Jane Granger, you must swear to me that you will never tell a single soul who I love, unless he and I start to date, then you can. Ok, I love Harry James Potter with all my heart, and have for as long as I can remember, well, since the day that I first saw him at King's Cross." Hermione let out a squeal and then clapped her hand over her mouth.
" Oh. Ginny, I know that you two would be an amazing couple, I think that he already likes you, but I can't be entirely sure, I think I can find a way to get it out of Ronald though." Ginny started towards the door to her room.
" Hermione, we should probably get downstairs, I know the owls haven't arrived yet, but I think that if I stay in here too much longer I will die! Phlegm sprayed all of her perfumes in here! They got into all of my clothes and I think that if I smell anymore of ' Love Spell 'I will just keel over and die, right here on the floor."
Hermione laughed and the two of them headed downstairs, only to find Fleur and Mrs.Weasley fighting over what type of cake to have at the wedding.
"Fleur, I know that you want so much for this wedding to be perfect, but it won't be for another year, and besides, I'm not sure very many of our guests will appreciate a confetti cake"
Ginny giggled and said " Besides, Confetti wouldn't be all that healthy for people's digestive systems!" Fleur just looked at Ginny like she was a miracle worker.
" Oh Ginny, you do not 'no 'ow 'appy I am that you thot of zat!" Ginny and Hermione burst into laughter and ran for the garden. "My mother will be out here soon! I hope that she isn't too mad, I know that if I were her, I would agree with me!" Ginny looked toward the house and smiled a huge smile. She pointed at the kitchen window.
"Look! There are sparks coming out of the window! That means that they are finally having a duel!" Hermione looked at the house and she saw that there were colorful sparks coming out of the nearest window. " They could hurt each other! I know those sparks! I mean, there are so many different outcomes of spells. I do believe that we should go and watch!" Ginny looked at Hermione and smiled a huge smile. " Hermione, you are such a cool friend!" Hermione gave Ginny a hug and they set off to watch the ladies duel.
Later that day
"Kids! Come down here right now! The owls are here!" The four of them jumped up from their chairs where they were discussing quidditch.
"Oh! I have been waiting soooo long for this letter! I hope I get enough OWLs!" Hermione said as she ran down the stairs, jumping the last two.
" Hermione, I bet that you will get more than either Harry or I will, so don't worry about it!"
"Ron, I would appreciate it if you just TRIED to raise your emotional range, it's still about the size of a teaspoon." Ron blushed and looked at Harry. He gestured to Hermione behind her back, as if to say to Harry 'see? She doesn't like me!' Harry leaned over and whispered in his ear
" She likes you believe me!" Ron looked at him like she completely doubted Harry.
They each got their letter from Mrs.Weasley and sat down to open them. "I've been made quidditch captain!" Harry said in disbelief as he read his note.
" Oh, Harry, I just knew you would!" Harry looked at Ginny and he felt his heart swell with love as she kept talking about how well he played, and how great he would be at being a team leader. They (Harry, Hermione, and Ron) had all gotten the amount of OWLs that they had wanted, even though Hermione didn't get all Os. Ginny gave a squeal when she read her letter. "I made it! I can go into 6th year!" Hermione gave a squeal too, and she gave Ginny a big hug, the both of them bouncing up and down with delight.
"Great job Gin." Ron said with a smile
"Yeah, you deserve to move up to the 6th year!" Harry said, looking at Ginny with admiration. Mrs. Weasley was crying, she was so happy. "None of my children not even Bill or Percy-was even asked to skip a year! Oh, Ginny, I am so proud of you!"
Ginny was still smiling as they all walked through the shops in Diagon Alley. All of the shops had looked strangely vacant when they had arrived, but they were soon to find out that some of the shopkeepers had closed up their shops because they has thought that Hogwarts was closing, and they had decided to move their shops to places like Hogsmeade. They entered Madame Malkin's robe shop and were surprised to see Draco Malfoy.
" Potty, Weasel...what are you doing here?"
Harry drew out his wand, but he wasn't quick enough. All of the sudden, Draco's hair turned a bright turquoise blue. Harry looked around, and saw Ginny hiding behind a changing booth, her wand pointed at Draco. When Draco turned around, he gave her a thumbs-up, and she smiled. Ginny sighed to herself, she was glad that Harry had noticed and liked what she had done, but she wished that Harry had been happy enough to run over to her, pick her up in the air, and kiss her.
'I wish that my daydreams could come true, I wish that my true love would love me back, I think that I will get him when I can...but, I have to make sure he would love me back.' She smiled back at Harry and slowly made her way back to where her family and friends were standing. She stood very close to Harry and saw that his hand was right in a position that she would easily hold.
Grab his hand!
But, if he doesn't like me...
he probably likes you back!
but if he doesn't...
get his hand!
I love him- but I can't!
NOW!
Sorry , I can't
Ginny kept on fighting with her mind, until she had a huge headache. She put her hand on her head. She must have looked very pained, because she felt a hand on her shoulder and a voice asking if she was all right. She looked up into Harry's emerald eyes, smiling as she saw that he cared about how she felt. He bent down over her, just to make sure that she was ok. He kept on thinking that now would be the perfect time to kiss her. He could see her lips getting closer, and closer, and closer. Instead of kissing her, he put out his hand to help her up. Ginny sighed, so maybe he didn't like her back, but for some reason, as he had bent down to help her up, she could have sworn that he was about to kiss her.
As they played for their new school robes, they decided to stop by the Leakey Cauldron for a butterbeer, and a nice chat. When they got there, both Hermione and Ron went off to the bathrooms. Harry knew that Ron had other plans. When Hermione and Ron got to the bathroom hall, Ron caught Hermione's arm and pulled her closer to him. Hermione looked up at Ron, and saw that he was blushing.
"Umm...'Mione...I was wondering if maybe. well, um, this is hard to say. but, Hermionewillyougooutwithme?"
Hermione smiled and threw her arms around Ron's neck, giving him a kiss. The kiss got deeper and deeper, while Ron explored Hermione's mouth with his tongue. When they broke apart, Hermione smiled very widely and kissed him again, this one shorter and said " Oh, Ron, of course I will go out with you!"
Ron smiled and then put his arm 'round Hermione's shoulder. They walked back to the table and sat down. Hermione looked like she had just found out that she had won the lottery. Ron was smiling so wide that it looked like he had just gotten a botox face-lift. Ron looked at Harry and nodded. Hermione glanced at Ginny and gave her a smile that told the whole story.
When their expedition reached Flourish and Blotts, Harry looked over at Ron and said " you'd better not buy any more porno, I found what was under your bed".
Ron looked at Harry. " ha very funny." Ron said sarcastically. He was actually thinking about buying more, but now that he had a girlfriend, he didn't need any. He was thinking about Hermione. He was thinking of her hair and of her face and of her smile and of her bre- BANG he had hit a lamppost, and his head hurt so badly, that it felt as if his head was going to split in two.
Hermione hurried over and grabbed Ron, bringing him over to a bench and sitting him down. The rest of them walked into the shop, Harry purchased his books and stepped outside the shop. He heard a strange noise coming from the hidden alley next to the shop. He said the spell that would open up the alley, which was created by the marauders. When he looked into the alley, he immediately closed his eyes. What he had seen nearly killed him.
He had seen Ron and Hermione snogging like there was no tomorrow, but Hermione didn't have her shirt on, and he had seen that Ron was about to take off her bra.
" Ron! Come on!" He yelled, his eyes squeezed shut. He heard rapid scrambling and then he heard Hermione tap him on the shoulder.
" It's alright to open your eyes now Harry- I'm sorry you had to walk in on that..." She blushed a violent crimson and walked out of the Alley.
Harry looked over at Ron and gave him a wink " Good job Ron! You almost got really far, and what? You've only been dating for... lets see...2 hours?"
Ron blushed and walked out of the Alley too. Harry followed him and whispered " Trouble Terminated" The alleyway closed itself and the three of them waited for Mrs. Weasley and Ginny to exit the shop.
The next night
"Only a few more hours until we can get on the train back to school!" Hermione whispered to Ginny as the two of them tried to get a little bit of sleep before they had to get up to leave for London.
" I know! I am so excited to be going back, and it will be even more fun now that I will be in 6th year with you!" Ginny said, but in reality, she was more excited to be going into the same year with Harry Potter, she was going to be in all of his classes, and she was going to try out for the Quidditch team.
'If I am around him that much there has to be a time when I can confess to him that I love him and will keep on loving him, even if he doesn't return the feeling.' Ginny decided that she would not tell hermione about her plans with Harry, Hermione of course, already knew that Ginny loved Harry, but Ginny was hoping that that would be all she knew.
" SO..'mione, I heard that you and my brother hit it off really well! I think that it would be just grand if you and Ron stayed in love, then you could become my sister-in-law!"
Hermione laughed softly " Ginny, dating at 16 is not cause for marriage, even though I really love Ron, I don't think that I will be marring him anytime soon!"
" Oh come on 'mione! You have to admit that you have thought about marrying him!"
Hermione blushed " well, yes, but, I mean, I don't ever think that my daydreams will come true, they never have before, what makes you say that they will now?"
" I didn't say that they will come true hermione, I'm just saying that they might come true, and that if they did, it would be very cool."
Hermione grinned, " Yeah, it really would!"
Ginny nodded her head and yawned, pretty soon they were both asleep, and dreaming of the man that they loved.