Harry Weasley
Chapter Ten: New Years
The rest of the year went well for the four friends. Harry and Hermoine got closer for Ron was spending more time with Luna. They had a group outing a couple of days after Christmas where they went down to Ottery St Catchpole to go see a movie in the cinemaplex. They sat there watching the movie, and enjoying themselves. When they got back that evening, the four of them were closer friends, and there were some close relationships that were beginning to form, even tho they didn't know it at the time. They spent the rest of the day de gnoming the garden for Mrs. Weasley and then came in for dinner. Luna was spending a few days with, for all her father knew, Ginny, but was spending most of her time with Ron. Ginny wasn't feeling left out at this, because there was one other person that showed up a couple of days after Christmas to spend time with his friends also, one Neville Longbottom. Both Ginny and Neville became close friends more do to the fact that the others were spending more time together, and while not ignoring them, they weren't spending a lot of time with them.
It was a couple of days before the New Year, and they had planned on spending New Years eve in London counting in the new year. The morning of New Years Eve found them all getting ready to go. They had decided that they would spend the day in Diagon Alley, and that night they would go watch the counting in of the New Year on the River Thames. They flooed over to the Leaky Cauldron for breakfast. As they all sat down for a hearty breakfast that Tom fixed for them, they were talking about what they were going to be doing this day.
"Well I wouldn't mind going into London to do some sightseeing and maybe show you all around the areas that I know of. I know that you probably haven't been into much of Muggle London with checking it out, and since my parents are Muggles, I can show you around to the different places I like going to. But first thing, I think that we might need to get you all some more appropriate clothing, I mean it's not that bad, but ... " with this Hermoine got all quiet because she didn't want to embarrass her friends for there ideas of Muggle Clothing. "Well I guess the best way to put it, is that your style of clothing might seem odd to the muggles in London." There she said it, and hoped that she didn't offend them.
Mr and Mrs. Weasley and the rest of the clan had a good laugh at that and told her, "we know that we aren't the most fashionable of people, and we had planned on doing a bit of shopping for more right clothing today also. You don't need to worry Hermoine, we know that Witches and Wizards aren't usually the ones to ask about fashion sense. Thank you for being discrete about how you said it."
Hermoine was blushing by this time, and they all had a good laugh before they got done with there breakfast and went into London to do some shopping before they went back to Diagon Alley to spend the day celebrating. They had fun doing there shopping and each picked a nice outfit for the nights activities. When they went back to the Leaky Cauldron, they went up to the rooms that they had gotten for the night to put there stuff in them before heading out for the day. They had fun going to the different shops around Diagon Alley going into the different shops and watching the different street performers performing different types of magic and shows all around them. Harry, Ron and Neville all slipped away from the girls for about a half hour to go do some shopping for themselves.
"Guys I think we should treat the girls to something special for the New Year. Don't worry about money, I will either lend it to you, or make it a gift. I haven't told anyone this, but not only do I have my own vault that is full of money that my parents had left for my schooling supplies and what not, I also had found out about a room at the school that has a box for each of my years that my parents had left for me. It not only has the different things that they thought I would need, like books and the map and cloak, but it also has around 3,000 galleons in each box for my school years to have fun. So don't worry about it." Harry had a smile a mile wide when he told his friends this, and saw there shocked faces.
They ended up in a small jewelry store looking at necklaces, and pendants for the girls. "How may I help you boys this day? Is there something that can be helped with? Let me guess you three have some young ladies that you want to find something for the new year." She was a friendly lady, and helped them each pick out a nice necklace for there lady friends.
When they left the shop, they quickly put the boxes into there cloak pockets, and went to look for the rest of there group. They found them at the ice cream parlour just getting ready to order there ice creams. They slipped in beside them and ordered there own. When the girls looked at them with a where have you been look, the boys just gave them a grin and told them that they will find out later.
After the ice cream they went back to the Leaky Cauldron where they were to get ready for the night. As they entered the bar, the three boys quickly ran upstairs before the girls could get up there, and slipped the boxes onto each of the girls beds before slipping out and to there room.
As the girls went upstairs to get ready, the boys heard a squeal and three set of running feet coming to there room. There door burst open and the girls threw themselves on there respective male counterparts and thanked them in there own way. Each of the boys got a kiss from the girls, and there were 6 blushing faces, but happy faces. The boys helped the girls put on there necklaces and then they all walked downstairs with happy faces to show the rest of the Weasley's what the boys had gotten them. There were hugs all around and a few glances going Neville's way from the other boys, telling him not to hurt there sister.
They all had a wonderful dinner before heading off to London to celebrate the new year. They spent the night on the Thames watching the fireworks and listening to the free concert that was being offered for entertainment. The new year was brought in with everyone having a kiss to welcome in the new years. No one noticed or cared that the youngest of there group had also got together in kissing.
A/N: I know that this seems that they are to young for the way there acting, but there just friends for now, this is just setting up the different pairings for the rest of the story. Keep on reading and reviewing, thank you. —Donald