A/N: guys, I am so sorry I haven't written in so long. I just haven't really thought of anything for this chapter, and I decided I didn't really want to drag the school year out, so yeah; it's the Easter break now. Again, I still don't really know what to lead this chapter to; so if it's all choppy and slow, don't get mad at me! Ha, ha. Plus, I got a new haircut and I have to flick my head back a lot to keep my bangs out of my left eye. Grr… anyway, here's the long awaited CHAPTER 14! Yay. Oh, and it took me forever to come up with a title, so if the title sux, keep it to yourself. Lol.

Chapter 14

Preparing for Easter

"Ugh, I am so glad it's the Easter holidays." Ginny said as she flopped down into a seat of the Hogwarts express. Harry sat down and draped an arm around Ginny.

"I'm starving. Don't say 'Easter'." Ron complained from across them. Hermione, who Ron had his arms around, rolled her eyes.

"What on earth does 'Easter' have to do with food?" She demanded.

"Molly's cooking." Harry said wisely. Ginny giggled and poked him in his ribs. He laughed and seized her hands, pinning them down in her lap.

"I swear I can smell it from here." Ron said, squeezing Hermione playfully. She smiled despite her annoyed manner and kissed his cheek. They all continued talking about what Molly would be ordering them to do this Easter, until around midday when the distinctive sounds of the lunch trolley could be heard. Ron leapt up and pulled the door to the side quickly. She had just been about to walk by, but backed up. Hermione stood up, grabbed Ron by the hand and drug him to his seat.

"Honestly." She tutted. Harry proceeded to buy them all snacks. Ron looked upset.

"You know, I can buy my own food." He said, glaring at all the snacks in Harry's arms.

"Happy Easter." He said, throwing a chocolate frog at Ron, he caught it, startled.

"Fine." He said, tearing into the paper. His stomach got the better of him, again. The train kept moving as they all dug into cauldron cakes, pumpkin pasties, chocolate frogs, bertie botts every flavour beans, and all kinds of other sweets.

"This is our last time to come home from Hogwarts for Easter." Ginny said thoughtfully. Hermione sighed.

"And to think, I wont have anything to occupy me all next year." She said wistfully.

"You'll have a job." Ron piped up. She smiled.

"Thanks, Ron." She said happily.

"But we're having to spend all our free time studying for N.E.W.Ts instead of memorizing every nook and cranny of Hogwarts." Harry said, linking his hand absentmindedly with Ginny's. She leaned her head on his shoulder. Suddenly their compartment door opened and Terry Boot stood there, already in his Muggle clothes.

"Ginny, come on, haven't you checked the time? We have to tell everybody we're almost to London." He said exasperatedly. He shut the door and leaned against it to wait. Ginny sighed and pulled her robes over her head, revealing Muggle clothing underneath. She kissed Harry's cheek, and then left the compartment. She and Terry went up and down the train, making sure everybody had everything in order and were changed.

"Harry, come on." Hermione said, grabbing Crookshanks around the middle as she and Ron were leaving the compartment. Harry was still picking up stray sweets.

"It's fine, go on. I'll wait for Ginny anyway." Harry said distractedly. They sighed and joined the crowd of students waiting to get back home. He had his back to the compartment door as he shoveled the remaining food into his trunk. Suddenly he heard the blinds close and the compartment door slam shut. He whipped around, wand drawn and saw Ginny standing there, looking as innocent as you please.

Harry laughed, shook his head, stowed his wand back in his pocket and finished putting everything back in his trunk.

"Well, Mr. Potter, I see you have everything packed. I think we should head off now." She said in a prissy voice. Harry walked slowly towards her.

"Do you now? Well, I think we will have to wait a little bit, see, I'm claustrophobic, and large crowds make me panicky, so I think we should stay in here for a little while." Harry reasoned as he put a hand on either side of Ginny, pinning her against the wall. She bit her lip to hold in a giggle.

"You know, you shouldn't bite your lip." Harry said.

"Oh? And why is that?" She said, fighting a laugh.

"You have no idea what it does to me." He growled, watching her lips. She bit the corner of the bottom one and he groaned.

"I think I have some idea." She said, finally letting out a small giggle. Harry smiled and leaned in to kiss her. She wrapped her arms around his neck and returned the kiss. He ran his hands under her shirt, caressing the smooth, soft skin of her back. He moved over and kissed her down her neck, sucking slightly on her collarbone. She moaned softly.

"Harry." She whispered. He made a noise into her neck. She giggled. "Harry, we have to stop." She said softly into his ear.

"Why?" He whined, blowing into her ear. She tilted her head immediately, blocking her ear.

"Because, Mum and Dad, Ron and Hermione and who knows who else is out there waiting on us."

"We'll just make up some excuse." He said, continuing to kiss her neck.

"Harry!" Ginny giggled. "Come on, we'll finish this later." She said, pecking him on the lips and stepping out of his arms. Harry sighed in defeat and grabbed his trunk and Hedwig's cage. The two made their way down the almost empty train and stepped onto Platform 9 ¾ just as the train started to leave again.

"Finally! We were about to come back and look for you." Mr. Weasley said as he and Molly made their way through the crowd to them.

"Sorry, dad. I had Head Girl duties and Harry waited on me." Ginny said in what wasn't really a lie.

"Oh well that was nice, dear." Mrs. Weasley said, distractedly brushing off Harry's shirt unnecessarily. "We're having a big Easter dinner the day after tomorrow night and I've already done most of the house work but tomorrow we're all getting after it—"

"Molly? Why don't we get back home before you start giving them chore lists?" Mr. Weasley said with a wink at Harry and Ginny. They suppressed laughs.

"Oh, right, right. Well, come on. Fred, George, Ron and Hermione are already at the house. We said we'd wait on you." Mrs. Weasley said, preparing to apparate. They all followed her lead, Harry holding on tight to his trunk and Hedwig, and soon they were all standing in the living room. Harry looked around happily. It never changed at the Burrow, but it was always welcoming and homey. Harry felt himself whirled around and nearly fell.

"Ah! Our financial backer!" George said, grinning widely.

"What? I don't know what you're talking about." Harry said quickly.

"Calm down, Harry-boy. Mum knows." Fred assured. Harry was all but soothed. If anything, he was terrified.

"Mum knows what?" Ginny asked curiously.

"Harry here was the one that gave us," Fred began.

"The money to open our store." George finished.

"And mum knows?" Ginny asked disbelievingly.

"Mum knows what?" Ron asked, leading Hermione over. Harry sighed and rolled his eyes.

"That Harry gave these two buffoons the money to open their shop." Ginny replied.

"And mum knows? That's bad. She'll kill you, Harry."

"Who's going to kill Harry?" Mrs. Weasley asked, coming over. They all hastily got quiet.

"Well, mummy dearest, Ronniekins here thinks that you would murder our little Harry," Fred started to say.

"For giving us the money for our shop." George finished.

"Oh for goodness sakes, will you two stop finishing each other's sentences? It's really getting very old. And of course I won't kill Harry, Ron. Fred and George told me what Harry said when he gave them the money, and I think it was very honorable.

"Though I'd have preferred it if they'd talked about it with me first, but no matter. What's done is done, and there's nothing I can do about it. Now, if you will all excuse me, I have to go and finish up dinner." Molly said this all fairly quickly, and then bustled off to the kitchen.

"You know, mate," Ron began, shaking his head in disbelief, "If you had been anybody else, you would be on the receiving end of mum's famous raging Weasley warpaths." Fred, George and Ginny all nodded in agreement.

"Well, then I'm glad I'm me." Harry said sarcastically.

Molly soon called all of them into the kitchen to eat dinner. "It's so good to have everyone home!" She said as they all filed past her. Molly had prepared a wonderful welcome back feast and they all dug in happily. When everyone was settled back in their chairs, and all the dishes practically wiped clean, Molly stood up and sent them all to bed. Not one of them objected and nearly all of them fell fast asleep as soon as they hit their pillows.

"Hmm, he's quite the heavy sleeper. What do you suggest George?" Harry vaguely heard Fred say.

"What else but the Wild Weasley Water Waker?" George said in mock outrage.

"Right you are, brother." Fred said. Harry clapped his hands over his ears and rolled off the bed just as something louder than a car horn blew and water squirted all over his pillow.

"You idiots!" Harry bellowed.

"Just letting you see the merchandise first-hand." George said innocently. They cracked evil grins and disappeared with a pop. Harry noticed Ron was already gone as well. He grumbled to himself and pulled on some clothes, attempted to flatten his hair, and then headed downstairs.

"Do you swear you have no clue where it is?" Molly was brandishing a spatula at the twins.

"We swear mum!" George and Fred both said. Harry was surprised they weren't lying. Mrs. Weasley scowled and went back to the kitchen.

"What was that about?" Harry asked Ron.

"Mum made up a chore list and she seems to have misplaced it. She can't find it anywhere." Ron answered with a big grin. Harry laughed. Ginny, Fred and George came up and joined them.

"Hey." Ginny said, poking Harry in the side.

"Hey, yourself." He said, kissing her swiftly on the cheek. They were all talking about random things when they suddenly heard a triumphant yell from somewhere towards the dining room.

"Run!" Bill yelled, tearing out of the kitchen, Charlie hot on his heels.

"She found the list!" Charlie added. They all spun around and ran, but Molly Weasley had her wand trained on all of them and soon had them zooming back towards her and falling down onto the couch, floor, or in Bill's case, coffee table. Percy sat smugly on the arm of his father's chair, thinking himself superbly intelligent for not running.

"Now, if you all are quite finished with your mad getaway plan, here is the schedule for today." Mrs. Weasley said, clearing her throat.

"Guys, is it just me or has this happened before?" Ron asked the room.

"Shut up, Ron." The room chorused back at him. Hermione giggled and took his hand.

"Ron, Fred, Hermione and Percy, de-gnome the garden. Harry, Ginny and George, you'll do the kitchen, this room, dining room, and any other room that isn't a bedroom. Charlie, Arthur and Bill, attic and yard work. Everyone will be doing their own bedrooms and whatnot." Mrs. Weasley called out quickly. They all groaned and muttered under their breath.

"Muuuum! We just did all this!" Ron whined.

"Yes, LAST YEAR! Now all of you hush your complaints and get busy. I'll round you up when its time for lunch." Mrs. Weasley said. She looked around at them all, Harry and Hermione being the only ones that stood.

"Fine, I'm calling your grandmother." Mrs. Weasley said, moving towards the fireplace. There was a chorus of 'no's shouted and all the Weasleys disappeared. Harry and Hermione looked at each other in confusion, then back at Mrs. Weasley. She looked on the verge of collapsing in laughter.

"Works every time." She said. "You both hurry off and help, please dears. I really do need to get started in the kitchen. Harry, if you'll just start working in here that would be lovely. Hermione, just find Ron, Fred and Percy. They'll be in the garden somewhere." Mrs. Weasley said, moving into the kitchen, chuckling merrily. Harry and Hermione exchanged a look again, laughed and went about their work.

"I am never leaving this bed again." Ginny vowed that evening, wincing as she shifted.

"Merlin, does your back really hurt that bad?" Hermione asked disbelievingly.

"My mum was the same way." She said.

"Oh, well, that explains it." Hermione said, nodding.

"Yeah. Is everybody already here?" Ginny asked.

"Just the girls. Katie Bell, Angelina Johnson, Fleur, some chick named Vanessa Beadles that Charlie met in Romania, and Penelope. They're just settling in, actually." Hermione said to her best friend.

"Oh, well that's good. Mione? Will you do me an uber big favour?" Ginny asked sweetly. Hermione rolled her eyes, stood up and got Ginny's book. Ginny caught it deftly after Hermione chunked it at her and smiled widely.

"Thank you."

"What am I supposed to tell Harry when you don't come to dinner?" Hermione demanded.

"I dunno, you're smart. Think of something." Ginny said, opening her book and disappearing behind it. Hermione rolled her eyes again and left Ginny's room, closing the door behind her.

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"Mione? Where's Ginny?" Harry asked quietly.

"PMS." Hermione said bluntly. Harry blushed wildly.

"Oh. I'm gonna go find Ron." He said, walking quickly from Hermione. She snorted and rolled her eyes, heading over to where Fleur was standing.

"'Ello 'ermione!" She said cheerfully. It was very obvious that her English had improved a good bit. "'ave you seen Bill? 'Ee was 'ere earlier, but 'ee 'as disappeared again." She said, frowning and tossing her hair. She suddenly looked at Hermione excitedly. Hermione looked behind her and then back at Fleur.

"What?" She asked bemusedly.

"Can you keep a secret?" Fleur asked, clasping Hermione's hands in hers. Hermione looked down at her hands, back up at Fleur and raised an eyebrow.

"Sure."

"Ooh! Good. Come 'ere." She said, leaning towards Hermione's ear. Her eyes got wide as she comprehended what Fleur was saying. She jerked away in surprise.

"YOU'RE WHAT?" Hermione shrieked. Fleur put a hand over her face and sighed. Hermione saw Bill do the exact same thing across the room. The Weasleys, Harry, Katie, Angelina, Penelope, and Vanessa all froze and stared at Fleur, just like Hermione was doing. Bill ran to her rescue.

"Come on, dear. We should tell them now." Bill said, wrapping an arm around his wife reassuringly. She was beet red and it looked rather horrible against her pale skin, pale blue robes and silvery hair. She nodded and put on a smile.

"I am pregnant!" She said happily. Bill beamed around the room. The announcement was answered with silence and shock, until Mrs. Weasley, like she so often did, burst into tears and ran to hug her son and his wife. All the girls shook off their shock and congratulated Fleur continuously. Harry slipped away unnoticed in the entire hubbub.

Ginny lay reading her book quietly when the door creaked open. She looked up as it closed. Nobody was there. She frowned and grabbed her wand quickly. She let out a sigh of relief as Harry pulled his invisibility cloak off of him.

"Merlin, Harry! You scared the mess out of me." She said, replacing her wand back on her night table. Harry smiled.

"Sorry, love. Just wanted to see you." He said, flopping down on his stomach beside Ginny. She winced and shifted. "Oh, I'm sorry!" He said, mentally kicking himself.

"It's fine. This happens all the time. My back is just killing me." Ginny said, looking into his eyes lovingly.

"Did you take anything?" He asked. Ginny groaned.

"Yes. You sound like my mother." She said. Harry scrunched up his face.

"That's not good. I have to redeem myself now." He inched up to her. She laughed and watched him scoot closer. He placed a soft kiss on her lips and she sighed happily. "Take your shirt off." He instructed against her lips.

"Harry, like I said, my back is killing me and—"

"Trust me, just take it off." He said, standing up. She sighed.

"Fine." She picked up her wand, placed locking and privacy charms on the door, and took her shirt off.

"Okay, now, turn over and close your eyes." He said, walking around the bed. She obliged and heard him mutter a few things. The lights dimmed and music started playing softly. She giggled as he straddled her and settled himself on her bum. Suddenly she felt warm gel-like liquid on her back and Harry's hands rubbing it in gently. She sighed in contentment as he worked out all the kinks in her back.

"You…are a god." She breathed.

"I try." Harry said with a laugh. She giggled and then fell silent to listen to the music. She really, really liked it.

"Harry? What music is this?"

"Um, it's Muggle American music." He said as he worked out a particularly tense place in her shoulder. She hummed along to it.

"It's a very sweet song." She noted as she listened to the words.

If you want me to wait, I would wait for you
If you tell me to stay, I would stay right through
If you don't wanna say anything at all
I'm happy wondering

Since I was a young man I never was a smart man
I never had a plan and no security then
Ever since I met you I never could forget you
I only wanna get you right here next to me

'Cause everybody needs someone that they can trust in
And you're somebody that I found just in time

If you want me to wait, I would wait for you
If you tell me to stay, I would stay right through
If you don't wanna say anything at all
I'm happy wondering

Now my life is changing, it's always rearranging
Always getting stranger than I thought it ever could
Ever since I found you, I wanna be around you
I wanna get down to the point that I need you

'Cause everybody needs someone that they can trust in
And you're somebody that I found just in time

If you want me to wait, I would wait for you
If you tell me to stay, I would stay right through
If you don't wanna say anything at all
I'm happy wondering

Don't tell me
The bad news
Don't tell me anything at all
Just tell me
That you need me
And stay right here with me

If you want me to wait, I would wait for you
If you tell me to stay, I would stay right through
If you don't wanna say anything at all
I'm happy wondering

If you want me to wait, I would wait for you
If you want me to stay, I would stay right through
If you don't wanna say anything at all
I'm happy wondering (A/N: I had to do it, lol)

"Yeah, it is." Harry agreed. He continued working on her back for another fifteen minutes. "Better?" He asked, finally stopping to rest his wrists and arms. She nodded sleepily.

"Much better." She said. Harry got off of her and handed her the shirt she'd taken off. She took it and put it on.

"Tired?" Harry asked as he turned off the music.

"A little." She said with a yawn. He laughed. She pouted her lip at him, and then patted the bed beside her invitingly.

"I don't know, Gin." He said warily looking at the door.

"If they haven't noticed you gone yet, they won't notice at all." Ginny argued. Harry finally conceded, kicked off his shoes and climbed in beside her. She snuggled next to him and he wrapped her in his arms, resting his chin on her head.

"I love you." He whispered, kissing her on the top of her head. She giggled.

"I love you." She replied, wrapping her arms around his waist.

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A/N: YAY! Chapter finally finished. Really sorry I haven't updated in a while. Cookies to the person who can tell me whom that song is by. I'll give you a hint. I fuckin love the band and the second guitarist is HOTTT! Okay, anyway, just push the little blue button and review for me! Luvs you all and your reviews make my day(s)/night(s)!