Chapter 13 : A Business Meeting

"Hello Professor Dumbledore, how are you today?" Ginny asked shaking her old headmaster's hand. She sat down in her arm chair. Harry shook Dumbledore's hand and sat down as well. "There's no doubt that you already know why we're here?" Ginny smiled.

"Of course, Harry here has proposed and you said yes no doubt. Of course I knew the two of you would hit it off the moment Ms. Weasley here began attending school." Dumbledore said peering at the couple over his half moon spectacles. He pushed his long silver beard over his shoulder and folded his aged hands on his desk. Harry reached over and took Ginny's hand in hers and squeezed it gently. Ginny squeezed back as she smiled at Dumbledore behind his desk. "Ms. Weasley if you would be so kind as to step out of my office I must have a word with Harry here." Dumbledore stood as Ginny stood to leave. Harry jumped up and hugged Ginny tightly before she departed from the room.

"What's on your mind sir?" Harry inquired as he sat back down to face the man. Dumbledore looked sternly at Harry and then smiled very fatherly.

"Harry are you sure that you know what you are doing? Getting married after such a short time might not be the best thing to do. You've been gone for some time for training and work, Harry, you've both changed." Dumbledore said warmly. Harry's face turned red and he looked away. After a minute or two Harry looked back into Dumbledore's eyes.

"I don't care if I've changed, or if she's changed, I love Ginny. It took me a while to figure it out, but now that I have her, I don't want to lose her or hurt her. I want to protect her. Dumbledore, I love her so much. Nothing, not even Voldemort could take her away from me." Harry declared boldly. Dumbledore looked into Harry's eyes. Harry wasn't sure but he thought deep down that Dumbledore was analyzing his thoughts. Harry looked away again just as Ginny walked back into the circular office.

"Professor, I was wondering if we could possibly get some visitor badges. We need to tell Ron, and it's a busy day so I figured that we'd tell him here." Ginny asked as she took Harry's hand in hers. Dumbledore took his wand out and waved it at the two before him. Two shiny badges appeared on their cloak fronts that read Visitor in engraved letters. Harry shook Dumbledore's hand and Ginny hugged the elderly man before they exited his office. Once on the revolving stair case Harry looked into Ginny's eyes.

"Ginny, no matter what anyone says, I will always love you. I know we've changed, but I love you more now that I ever did. Every time I see you send chills over me that excite me and let me know that I will have no problem ever loving you." He kissed her forehead and held her in a tight and loving embrace. Ginny rested her head on Harry's shoulder until the got to the bottom. She took his hand in hers and they set off towards the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom.

They came to a very thick oak door and Harry knocked on the door loudly. From inside you could hear many voices shouting.

"Hold on! I'm coming! Oi you! I said patronus charm!" Ron's face appeared at the door shining with sweat. "Harry! Ginny! What are you doing here?" He asked as he opened the classroom door for the two. Harry stepped in and saw that his friend Ron was attempting to teach a bunch of 5th years the patronus charm. He smiled as he remembered when he first learned to do his own.

"Having trouble with the patronus charm eh, Ron? Might I give it a go and show these crumb moochers how it's done?" Harry asked with a grin on his face. Ron grinned back and bowed low to Harry.

"I would be honored. Let me introduce the class to our, guest teacher." He said. 'Oi settle down class, settle done. I have a guest to introduce." Harry stepped forward and bowed to the class. "This, is my very good friend Harry, Harry Potter." A sudden gasp escaped the lips of many as other's dropped their jaws.

"S'cuse me sir, Mr.Potter? Is it true you've been engaged?" A girl with long black hair asked him. Harry smiled at her and caused her to blush furiously.

"Well actually, yes it is, this here is my fiancé." He said casually gesturing to Ginny behind him. "But I'm not here to teach about marriage, I'm here to teach about defense against the dark arts. First off, who can tell me what a patronus charm is for?" Harry asked looking around at the students. He walked to the front to the class. Very slowly a student raised their hand. "Ah yes, you there, what is a patronus?" Harry asked again.

"Is...Is it something like a shield?" He asked very quietly.

"Yes good then! A Patronus is a kind of shield. Does anyone know what a patronus is a shield against?" He asked hopefully. Another student raised their hand, it was the black headed girl from before.

"A patronus charm is a shield against dementors." She said very matter-of-factly. Harry smiled.

"Correct. A patronus is a charm that shields you from dementors. Now, it doesn't take much to do a patronus but it is difficult. You must concentrate on a single most happiest moment in your life. Then you must say the incantation. The actual incantation is-" Harry cleared his throat- "expecto patronum!" He shouted as he pointed his wand out. Almost at once a silver stag came galloping out of the tip of his wand. It circled the room followed by the ooh's and ahh's. It came to a stop at Harry's side. He grinned and shot the thumbs up sign at Ron. "Now, pair up and try it yourselves, I need a word with your…erm…professor." Harry walked over to Ron who was standing with Ginny now. Ginny kissed Harry's cheek.

"Well done Harry!" She said as she hugged him. She turned to Ron who was looking at the two amused.

"So what are the two of you doing here at Hogwarts?" He asked folding his arms.

"Well Ron, I'm marrying your sister here." Harry said squeezing Ginny's shoulders. Ron's jaw dropped and he goggled at the two for a full minute before coming around.

"Well, congratulations, I think." He stammered. Harry turned around and watched the 5th year students trying to do their own patronus charms.

"Hey, Ron, how did that girl over there know about my engagement, we hadn't told anyone but your mum and dad." Harry asked.

Ron looked over and smiled. "Well, I'd told my students that my sis here has been an exclusive item with Harry Potter, I guess she's a fan and she took it kind of far?" Ron asked. He grinned. Harry took Ginny's hand and squeezed it.

"Ron, you are such a twit. But I love you. We have to go and tell other people. We'll see you later," Ginny hugged her brother and she and Harry left Hogwarts. Harry actually caught a glimpse of a student's actual partonus. He smiled in spite of himself. He must be a good teacher. He and Ginny took a carriage to Hogesmede and got out at the head quarters of the Quibbler, Luna was waiting for them already.

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