Title: Dangerous Games

Author: Shmily (Meghan)

Synopsis: It's the summer before Harry's seventh and final year at Hogwarts and Ginny isn't such a little girl anymore, and people are starting to notice, including, the Wizarding World's Only Hope, a werewolf, and everyone's favorite escaped convict (explanation as to why he's not dead in the story!)

The sun was bright, Ginny cursed silently as she sat up in bed, why the sun had to be so bright was beyond her. She stretched herself out on the bed, a bed that she had become all too familiar with ever since the summer before her fourth year. She was occupying the same room, with the same person, Hermione Granger, in the same house owned by the once late Sirius Black. That may be the most interesting thing above all; everyone thought that Sirius Black was dead after he fell through the Veil, but Harry refused to believe such things. With another incident at the Ministry last year; nobody quite knows how, but somehow they retrieved Sirius from the Veil.

Ginny stood and braced her feet on the cold planks of the floorboards, she made her way quickly to her dresser and started pulling out some hand-me-down clothes from Hermione…she had gotten really tired of wearing her brothers' hand-me-downs. Unfortunately, Ginny and Hermione had totally different body types, where Hermione was of regular height and really thin frame, Ginny was shorter and had a figure that filled clothes. Needless to say Hermione's shirts tended to be a bit tight on Ginny because of the size of her chest and the pants clung to her legs, though had to be rolled so she wouldn't trip over them. Ginny had never been an extremely high upon flaunting her figure, but she didn't have much of a choice…it was either Hermione's clothes…or those provided by her brothers'.

Once Ginny was dressed she slipped on some slippers that Hermione had bought her last year for Christmas and padded down the stairs to the kitchen where she could already hear voices. She entered the room and was surprised to see Harry sitting and laughing with Ron and Sirius about something. Ginny said hello to her parents and kissed Charlie on the cheek before she walked over and took her normal seat next to Hermione on the bench. After Ginny grabbed some food from the table she looked up and found that Harry Potter was staring right back. Ginny smiled warmly and wiped her hands on her napkin, "Hello Harry, when did you get back?"

"Oh, about midnight, really didn't want to stay at the Dursleys' any longer, I practically had to threaten Dumbledore to get him to let me come here." Harry replied still looking at Ginny intently. Ginny smiled back and tucked in to her food. It was delicious as usual and Ginny always found that she liked the companionable conversation that always surrounded meal time. It was nice to know that good was still present at times like these.

Voldemort was still on the rise, and while the Order did just about everything to slow his rise, they found that it was getting harder and harder everyday. It seemed like whenever they got news someone else had died. Ginny sighed and pushed her plate forward not really hungry anymore.

"What's the matter love?" Ginny looked up into the smoky eyes of Sirius Black. She smiled coyly at him. She and Sirius had been flirting harmlessly since he returned, Ginny's family was to say the least a little apprehensive about her behavior, but she didn't care. In all honesty she felt sorry for him; he was stuck in this house all the time, though Dumbledore had let him go out as Snuffles a bit more regularly now. She didn't think of him as the older man everyone else saw, she was the young spirit and the teenage Sirius. It was nice to have that kind of playful relationship with someone…especially in such a busy house where people can be easily forgotten.

"I'm not really hungry is all," Ginny replied in all honesty. Sirius frowned slightly and looked at her, "You haven't been eating much lately. I don't like it at all, I like my women to be healthy," he winked playfully at her and Ginny giggled in kind.

"You dirty old man, quit talking as if you own me," Ginny said playfully.

"But I do own you my dear, you just aren't aware of it yet, because I'm so good at it." Sirius waggled his eyebrows at her suggestively and Ginny rewarded him with another bubbly giggle. Hermione looked to them both and rolled her eyes.

"You know it's really rather disgusting when you two do that, did you know?" Hermione announced to them. Ginny smiled wickedly at Sirius and he returned her look for look. Ginny then turned her attention back to Hermione, "Come now Hermione, you're just jealous because Professor Lupin doesn't return your advances, like my bloke returns mine." Harry blanched joining the conversation at the wrong time and Ginny had to stifle her laugh as Harry sputtered staring at Hermione.

"Lupin? You fancy Lupin?" Harry spurted. Hermione huffed and crossed her arms in front of her chest upturning her nose and sniffing, "Of course not, don't be daft Harry." Harry shook his head and turned to Ginny, "And…did you say you have a bloke?" Harry asked incredulously.

Ginny smiled wickedly and pouted her lip at Sirius. She twirled her hair in her finger and said in a saccharine voice, "Aww…Sirius, you said you were going to tell him, about us. I trusted you to let him down easy." Ginny reached across the table and started rubbing Sirius's hand affectionately. Harry blanched and glared at Sirius, causing Ginny to giggle insufferably.

"I figured we'd give him the news bit by bit…I mean did you really want to spring the news of the marriage on him that quickly. I figured we'd take it one announcement at a time." Sirius said in mock seriousness. Ginny caught on and started to play along with his game, he was going to be sorry he wanted to play, because Ginny played hard, "Oh I see, well when did you plan on telling him about Sirius Jr.?" Sirius's eyebrows shot into his hair, Ron spit his milk across the table and Hermione sputtered incoherently, while Harry stood looking extremely miffed and walked away.

Ginny and Sirius had both rolled off their benches and were rolling around on the floor howling with laughter. Ron muttered something about immaturity before going back to his meal. Remus Lupin walked into an interesting scene in the kitchen. The Weasleys all looked miffed, Harry was storming out of the room and didn't even acknowledge his presence, not to mention the floor seemed to be having a laughing fit. When Remus took a closer look though he recognized the two bodies and identified them as Sirius and Ginny.

"What'd you two do now?" Remus asked in mock exasperation. Normally, their behavior really bugged him and he didn't know why, but Ginny would beam her smile at him and he'd forget he was agitated.

"They played their nasty little 'joke' on Harry, now he's positively reeling." Molly said disgusted with her daughter's behavior. She'd admonished it from the start, but her daughter was slightly rebellious.

"Come on Mum, the look on his face was priceless, and when I mentioned a Sirius Jr." Ginny couldn't finish she was laughing so hard and Sirius joined in with her for another round.

"Wait…a Sirius Jr.? What—what are you talking about?" Remus asked frantically looking around the room for some sort of explanation. Sirius stood up from the floor holding his sides, "Calm down Remus…we'll make sure to name you the godfather." Remus looked incredulously from Ginny to Sirius and back again. The rest of the Weasleys looked like they were going to spew whatever breakfast they were trying to eat. Ginny sensed her family's disgust and felt extremely guilty for putting them through this, but she liked having fun with Sirius and messing around and making him feel like he was a teen again. She sighed and smiled at Remus, "Sorry, I know we take it a bit far sometimes. We're just poking fun though." Remus smiled at her, loving the way her brown eyes sparkling brightly.

"One of you should probably go talk to Harry about it though. I don't think he knows it's a joke." Remus said cautiously looking a Sirius.

"Of course he knows it's a joke, I joke around with him all the time—"

"He's not James, Sirius. As much as you want him to be he's not." Remus said his voice rising quite a bit and giving away his agitation. The entire room silenced and watched the two friends. Ginny felt extremely uncomfortable, she looked nervously from one man to the other, they were standing extremely close to each other Ginny got a feeling in her gut that they were going to be hitting each other pretty soon. Things between the two Marauders had been different the whole summer. It seemed that the moodier Sirius got from being inside all the time seemed to increase tension between the two when Sirius would complain.

"I know he's not James, Remus, but he'll be an adult in a month and I think that a proper adult would know that Ginny and I were simply kidding." Sirius yelled back. Remus clenched his fist at his sides.

"A proper adult wouldn't be playing jokes like that with a sixteen-year-old girl, Sirius."

"Oh, shove it Remus! You've always been jealous of me. You're just angry as always." Remus chuckled turned away, then swung his arm around and hit Sirius square in the jaw. Ginny shrieked, Fred and George were cheering for Sirius to retaliate and Molly was shaking her head disapprovingly. Sirius got up and ran at Remus tackling him to the ground. Arthur rose from his seat and moved toward the fight, Ginny held up her hand for her dad to stop.

Remus pushed Sirius off of him and advanced toward him. Ginny ran in between the two fighting men.

"Ginny move," Remus said. Ginny stood stubbornly and crossed her arms, "I'm not going to move. You will both stop right this instance!"

"Ginny move," Sirius growled looking at Remus with animal rage, Remus seemed to growl back.

"I'm not moving so you two can tear each other apart!" Ginny said.

"GINNY MOVE!" They both screamed at the same time.

Ginny stood her ground and grabbed Remus by the hand leading him out of the kitchen and into the hall. Remus growled in frustration and looked at Ginny maddeningly.

"Remus, don't give me that look," Ginny scolded, "You were being extremely childish in there." Remus scoffed and rolled his eyes while he crossed his arms in a very childish manner.

"Need I remind you of your and Sirius' behavior?" Remus asked looking at her. Ginny shook her head and smiled, she'd never seen this side of her professor before. He looked really young when he was angry. She smiled to herself then smiled at him, she placed her arm gently on his shoulder and explained, "Yes, I know Sirius is an adult age wise, but in his mind he's still in his prime…he was locked away in Azkaban for thirteen some years, then he fell through the Veil. You may have moved on and matured, you've lived Remus, but he hasn't gotten there yet, and sometimes I wonder if I'm the only one who recognizes the fact. As for me," Ginny said motioning to her body. Remus found that his eyes easily scoped her frame and he felt a jolt go through his body, but he quickly pushed the thoughts from his mind. Ginny continued, "I have a license to act this way…after all I am a sixteen-year-old—"

"Girl." Remus cut her off and Ginny rolled her eyes at him.

"I'm a young lady if you haven't noticed Remus, thank you very much." Remus felt himself blush, the fact was that lately he had been noticing that Ginny was well…a young woman and not the paranoid little girl he'd met a couple of years ago. She smiled warmly at his response and settled her hand on his arm.

"Listen, I'll talk to Harry about what happened. I want you to go and patch things up with Sirius…how else are we supposed to have fun if you two are fighting…after all…the more the merrier." Ginny called over her shoulder as she went to talk to Harry.

Remus sighed as he watched her leave. She really had grown up nicely, he found that he was staring into space and smiling crookedly. As reality slowly caught up with him, he realized that Ginny was right, and he probably made quite a scene back there, he groaned inwardly and made his way back to the kitchen to make amends with Sirius. He rubbed his tired eyes and whispered to himself, "I need a drink."

Ginny searched the whole house and couldn't find Harry anywhere; she didn't know where else he could be. She was about to give up when she noticed something she hadn't before. The wall seemed to have a light opening in it; Ginny pushed one of the sides and realized that the wall slid open revealing a nice quaint little study with a glass wall that displayed a vast garden. Ginny breathed out, "Wicked, this house is full of surprises."

Ginny pushed open the sliding door the garden and began to explore. It was a whole different world it seemed. There were exciting plants she'd never seen before, but she didn't do anything besides stare at them for fear that they might be dangerous. She'd been walking for a while when she heard…water?

Ginny followed the sound and found a fair sized pond…or was it a small lake? Ginny kept her progress toward it, but stopped abruptly when she saw someone emerge from the water, her breath caught in her throat and the person turned around surprised.

"Harry, oh I'm glad I've found you. I've been looking for you everywhere. I happened here by chance. How long have you known it was here?" Ginny asked still taking in her surroundings. Harry couldn't help but smile at her amazement. When he'd found it last year it had been his reaction too, but he'd decided to keep it secret so he could have his own little place to go when people made him mad or he needed to be alone with his thoughts.

"I've known since last summer. It's nice to have a little secret. Sirius knows its here…I suppose he's kept it a secret for the same reason." Harry said absentmindedly. He made his way over to where Ginny was sitting on some rocks underneath the nice shade of the tree. Ginny flashed him a brilliant smile.

"It was only a joke you know," she said after a while referring to the joke she and Sirius had made this morning. Harry seemed to stiffen a little and he pulled himself up on the rocks next to her.

"I know," Harry conceded looking ashamed, "I'm sorry, I don't know what came over me this morning…I know I should be glad that Dumbledore allowed me to come this early." Harry laughed bitterly, "I think that's the least amount of time I've ever spent at the Dursleys." Ginny felt for him, she knew how much he hated having to stay with his aunt and uncle. Ginny breathed in the fragrance around her and closed her eyes feeling the sun kiss her face. Ginny lazily opened her eyes and saw that Harry was staring at her and smiling.

"What?" she asked curiously, "Have I got something on my face?" Ginny brushed her hands over her face and Harry laughed grabbing her hands in his. He smiled wickedly at her, and it sent shivers down Ginny's spine. She'd spent the last three years trying to convince her heart and mind that she'd been over the Boy Wonder, but it was proving hard not to fall for him again. Especially since he was shirtless and wet and he looked really strong…

Harry started pulling on Ginny's hands and she resisted realizing what he was doing. She laughed at first thinking he was being funny and was going to let her go, but he kept tugging.

"Harry? Harry no. Harry…don't—don't do this. No. HARRY!"

Splash. Ginny found that she was being engulfed in water. She swam to the surface and sputtered; treading water she looked around her and found her target. He was sitting on the rock admiring his work.

"Ginny…you're all wet. Look at what you did to your clothes, you know you really should change if you plan on going swimming, I heard jeans aren't the best swim-wear." Ginny swam at him; there was no way he was going to win. She pulled herself out of the water as slowly as she could, letting the water drip off her body and not worrying about pulling her shirt down over her navel. She kneeled on the rock in front of Harry and looked at him with innocent eyes.

"It's awfully lonely in the water Harry, care to join me?" she asked biting her lower lip. Harry tried to suppress his sudden excitement, but was having troubles. She leaned closer to him, the question still alight in her eyes. Harry found that his eyes were closing as he slowly leaned forward yearning to feel Ginny's lips on his. Waiting and longing for her soft velvet. It didn't come and he opened his eyes to find he was alone. Had it all been a dream? An illusion? He looked around him, but didn't find Ginny anywhere.

"Ginny?" Harry asked out loud. He didn't have to wonder much longer because he felt something grab his hands and he was dragged into the water and held under. Harry struggled and he finally reached the surface for breath. Ginny was giggling madly and splashing him with all her might. He fought his way to her and grabbed her wrists. She shrieked in surprise, but she smiled at him wickedly. Harry led her arms around his neck while he grabbed her around the waist; she wrapped her legs comfortably around Harry's middle. Don't get excited, don't get excited, Harry screamed mentally at himself. He definitely liked the feeling of Ginny attached to him. They floated there for a while attached to each other. Harry found that his hands were moving on their own and were moving their way down her waist until he reached her jeans. Harry heard her breath hitch in surprise, she flushed a bright red as did Harry.

"You really shouldn't swim in jeans, they could weigh you down. You might drown, then where would we be?" Harry muttered in her ear, her breath hitched again, and without skipping a beat she commented, "Mr. Potter I do believe you're trying to get in my pants."

"Am I doing a good job?"

"Wouldn't you like to know?" Ginny joked surprised at her boldness. She'd never been this close to Harry before. She'd made out and had been groped by boys before. Michael Corner was a hound, but she'd never been this close to Harry, she'd never imagined being this forward with someone she wasn't going out with formally, yet here they were. Her thoughts were interrupted by a cough. She looked over Harry's shoulders and blushed at the sight; Remus and Sirius stood on shore and they both looked slightly miffed.

"I hope we're not interrupting anything," Remus said mildly. Ginny blushed even more and Harry seemed to stiffen beneath her. Ginny detached her body from Harry's and made her way over to the rocks on the shore. She stood up out of the water and started to wring out her long hair. She stretched greatly to the sky and her shirt rose higher on her stomach. Ginny was flattered to see three pairs of eyes staring at her mid-section, embarrassed, but flattered all the same.

"Care to join us?" Harry asked amicably, hoping for a reason not to be close to Ginny…alone. On one hand…he'd really like to be alone with her…maybe in a bedroom somewhere, far away from her brothers and parents; yes a bedroom with soft sheets and Ginny in something small, lacy and black. Harry groaned and was glad his lower body was still hidden by the water. He blushed slightly as all eyes turned to him.

"All right there Harry?" Sirius asked more suspicious than concerned. Harry nodded and responded hastily, "Cramp." Ginny hopped up and down looking eager.

"I can fix that for you Harry, Madame Pomfrey is helping me become a Healer. The best way to fix a cramp is a massage…she showed me how, I can give you one if you'd like." Harry's eyes glazed over and he got the mental image of him lying on the soft sheets in the nice room away from all of Ginny's family, with Ginny wearing something small, lacy and black, running her hands all over his body. Harry groaned again and said, "No, I'll be okay. Why don't you go get a bathing suit on and we can swim properly?" He offered just wanting her to leave so he might be able to calm down his body; he was burning underneath the water. Ginny nodded eagerly getting up from the rocks and running back the way she came. Remus and Sirius cast Harry amused looks. Harry looked at them innocently and asked, "What?"

"Don't what us Harry, we know you." Sirius said, not smiling, but not frowning either.

"I'm afraid that Sirius and I are going to have to chaperone you two," Remus added, "Come Sirius, let's find swimming trunks of some kind." Sirius nodded in agreement and followed his friend in the direction Ginny went. Harry was left in the water; he sighed deeply and dunked his head under the water thinking to himself, I hate hormones.

A/N: Alright…I know that chapter went a bit fast, and emotions were just thrown around…sorry didn't mean to rush. I just type what comes to my mind. Please review and let me know what you think. Also my story "Father's Minion" also stars the main red-head in this story, read it some time tell me what you think. Thanks for reading!

Shmily,

Meg