A/N – I know I know. FINALLY my 4th chapter is up! I'm sorry that it takes me so long to write these. But keep in mind this one is exceptionally longer than the other ones so I have an excuse. Enjoy and thanks to IceAngel89 and shna1234 for reviewing!
4 – A Special Surprise – 4
Ginny woke up in a cold sweat at around 2am. She had been having a nightmare about her telling Harry how she felt only to have him reach forward, rip out her heart and cut it into a million tiny pieces as she lay, heartbroken and helpless, in front of him. She grabbed at her chest making sure the whole thing was truly a dream. Her hair was drenched in sweat along with her clothes. She had never had a dream like this before. It scared her.
Hermione was still sleeping peacefully on the bed next to her, probably having normal, happy dreams about everything with Ron working out perfectly. Ginny got up and headed toward the bathroom to wash up quickly and change clothes. She would feel much better upon doing so.
15 minutes later she was out of the shower and into a bathrobe when-"Ouch!" she managed to yell while still in a whisper.
"Sorry! I didn't know you would be there! I just came out of Ron's bathroom. Are you alright?" Harry asked sounding concerned.
"Yeah. Just stubbed my toe, that's all." Ginny replied avoiding his eyes. Quickly, she remembered that all she was wearing was a bathrobe and her wet hair seemed to freeze upon her head in embarrassment.
"Why are you taking a shower now? It's 2am you do realize?" He said with a tinge of laughter.
Oh great…now I really must look stupid! Ginny thought. Ok just end the conversation and go back to your room. Unfortunately for her, at the moment she thought this, she looked straight into Harry's eyes and her mind went blank. "Just felt like it…"
Stupid! She said to herself. I couldn't think of ANYTHING that would be better than THAT! Harry laughed.
"Alright then." They hadn't realized till now that they were both still very close from when they ran into each other, though neither of them moved away. Seeing Ginny like this, in an emerald bath robe…his favorite color…and her shimmering red hair still wet made Harry crazy for her…especially with the though of her just coming out of the shower. He wanted nothing more than to grab her into a deep kiss at that very moment.
"Well…I suppose we better e off to bed…see you tomorrow morning…" she said as she quickly turned the corner towards her room.
"Right…see you" Of course. Right when I work up enough courage to tell her, she backs away…maybe she could sense it and didn't want anything to happen…Am I really that unappealing? He wondered to himself as he climbed back into bed, all these questions buzzing in his head until sleep drifted along. Hopefully thing's would go better the next day…that is… if he still had this urge to tell her of his true feelings…
Mr. And Mrs. Weasley were the first to wake up. They had both been downstairs since 7am. Mrs. Weasley was making breakfast and telling Mr. Weasley all about how Sirius is back.
"I can't believe I never knew…just shows how good my observatory skills are…" It seemed he was always finding some way to bring himself down.
"Nonsense Arthur. You know, he was the only known wizard to escape Azkaban."
"I suppose your right." Ever since Fudge had told him off for not doing his job properly, Mr. Weasley has thought himself worse at anything he does.
"Here, eat this darling. You'll need food in your system otherwise you will never get over this." Said Mrs. Weasley, setting a cinnamon bun on the table in front of her husband.
The rest of breakfast
was spent in silence and everyone else in the house woke up slowly
and sleepily after Molly and Arthur. Sirius practically was doing a
jig as he came down the stairs still dressed in his flannel pants and
blue jumper.
"Oh, well I am glad to see your in such a good
mood Sirius." Greeted Mrs. Weasley.
"Of course I am Molly! Don't you go pretending like you don't know what day it is today." He replied with a twinkle in his eyes.
"Oh my! Of course I didn't forget! I have been planning this day for hours! I'm already almost finished making the special breakfast."
"Just to think…this will be the first time I actually get to be a family with Harry. I can't wait until he sees what I got him."
"Oh Sirius, I am sure you being back is a big enough present for him." said Mr. Weasley. "You are all he talked about for the longest time…It was really quite sad…"
"Well, we can put all that behind us now and I am so glad!" Sirius was beaming. They had never seen him look so happy before.
"Would you like something to eat Sirius?"
"One of those lovely cinnamon buns you make so well would be great!" Mrs. Weasley smiled and put her hands on her chest.
"You really like them?"
"Why of course! What's not to like about them?"
"Ok but make sure you save room for these" she said, pointing to the special breakfast she made.
"Oh I will! They look absolutely delicious!"
Directly above them Harry was sitting upright in his bed, awoken by Ron leaving for the bathroom. He felt good today though he didn't know why. It seemed like something special was going to happen today though he didn't know what. Today's the day! I can feel it…I'm going to tell her today! He thought.
"Yes!" he said aloud
"Yes? Why did you say that?" asked Ron as he walked into the room, toothbrush still in hand.
"I dunno… just feel happy today. That's all."
"Well I expect you should!" Ron replied, flashing him a grin. Harry gave him a questioning look. "Well it is your birthday after all! Or…have you forgotten?" he said with a laugh. Of course! Today is my birthday! How could that have slipped my mind? Suddenly, Harry leaped out of bed and ran downstairs, still in his pajamas.
Sirius was the first person he saw, automatically making this the best birthday ever. Sirius wasn't dead and he would be able to celebrate his turning of 17 with him.
"Harry! Happy Birthday!" said Sirius getting out of his chair.
"Hi Sirius!" Harry replied, rushing over to give his godfather a hug, for the first time in a year.
Hermione and Ginny must have heard all the noise they were making because shortly after, they had both come down the stairs, Hermione in flannel pajamas and Ginny a nightgown.
"Happy Birthday Harry." Said Hermione through a yawn.
"Yeah. Must be nice to finally be of age." Added Ginny. Harry smiled at her.
"Yeah."
"Everyone! Come and sit! I've made you all a special breakfast for a special day!" Mrs. Weasley said setting down all the plates on the table. She then continued to pile on waffles covered in vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup, cherries and whipped cream.
"Wow, Mrs. Weasley. Thanks. This looks delicious." Said Harry, sitting down in front of his plate. Everyone else followed his lead and sat down too. They ate in silence except for the occasional thanks to Mrs. Weasley or congrats to Harry.
"That was sure a treat Molly, but now I think we should have some fun. What do you say, Harry?" Sirius asked once they had all finished.
"Sure. What did you have in mind?"
"Your presents of course!"
"Yeah! We all got you something!" Ron added.
"Oh right. Ok, yeah sure." Harry replied feeling happy, yet awkward. Receiving gifts was always awkward for him.
With that said, Hermione, Ginny and Ron all ran upstairs to get their gifts. Mr. And Mrs. Weasley followed Sirius and Harry into the living room. Right when Harry sat down Sirius thrust a rather large package upon his lap. Harry looked down at the package with a curious expression on his face.
"Bloody hell Sirius! What did you get him?" Ron exclaimed as he came into the room followed by the girls. Ron seemed mesmerized by the package Harry held.
"Open it Harry!" urged Hermione excitedly. He immediately tore off the brown paper that covered the box. It was just a plain cardboard box so he opened one side of it and peeked in. He gasped, pulling out the whole gift.
Sirius wore a grin that went ear to ear as he watched Harry admire his present.
"Sirius! This is wonderful! I've always wanted to learn guitar!"
"I know. You told me one day a few weeks before the 'incident' Ever since I have been planning on getting it for you."
"Thanks! This is great! I love it!"
"Where did you get it?" Ron asked in astonishment. "I mean, you don't see many of those around here!"
"Oh wouldn't you like to know."
Ron seemed slightly confused by this strange remark and decided not to ask him again.
"Open mine next!" he said instead, handing Harry a small, grubby package. Seeing this package made Harry remember his first trip to Gringotts where Hagrid took the Sorcerer's Stone out of vault 713. He opened the package and saw what appeared to be a slightly duller version of the golden snitch.
"What is it Ron?"
"That's a practice snitch that is! Works just like a regular snitch 'cept you can call it back if you lose it. It's also a different color. Just bronze as you can see. Be too expensive if it was really gold."
"I've never seen one of these, but I love it! This will help me loads!"
Ron was glowing. He hadn't told Harry, but this cost him half his summer's allowance to get him. He felt proud to finally be able to give a gift that is good for something and is actually good enough for them to say they love it.
"We'll have to try it out later." Harry said picking up the next parcel. To Harry, From Hermione. It said. This one was wrapped rather neatly but seeing as it's from Hermione, this was no surprise.
He opened this one and found that it was a blank portrait. Confused, he asked Hermione about it, but all she said in response was "Just hang it in your dormitory when we go back to Hogwarts. You'll see."
Suddenly, 2 owls flew into the house by way of the chimney. They both dropped packages onto Harry's lap. One read To Harry, From Fred and George 'Don't think we forgot you!' and the other To Harry, From Hagrid. He continued to open the rest of these gifts, receiving a sweater and some treacle tarts from Mr. And Mrs. Weasley, a variety of Weasley's Wizard Wheezies and a quill that Hagrid made with one of Buckbeak's feathers.
Ginny was the only one still clutching a gift. She wasn't looking at Harry either. He wasn't exactly sure if it was for him or not, so he decided not to ask.
"I think we should go test that snitch out! What do you say Harry?" said Ron.
"Yeah sure."
With that, they both got up and ran outside. Hermione and Mr. And Mrs. Weasley followed so they could watch. Ginny, however, stayed behind. She was going to tell Harry today. She had to. The gift she got him was very special but could only be given to him after he knew how she felt…and only if he felt the same. I'm never going to get him alone to tell him today. Even if I do, I will probably not even be able to say anything.
She started to walk back to her bedroom to watch the boys from her window. The first thing that caught her eye when she walked into the room was the CD player her dad got her for her last birthday. It was a muggle product, which is why she never used it. Today was different though. Today she was feeling lonely so she grabbed the headphones and started listening to whatever was in it. Apparently it was a muggle artist by the name of Avril Lavigne. Whatever she thought, pushing the play button anyway.
"I'm
tugging at my hair
I'm pulling at my clothes
I'm trying to
keep my cool
I know it shows
I'm staring at my feet
My
checks are turning red
I'm searching for the words inside my
head
(Cause) I'm
feeling nervous
Trying to be so perfect
Cause I know you're
worth it
You're worth it
Yeah
If I could
say what I want to say
I'd say I wanna blow you... away
Be with
you every night
Am I squeezing you too tight
If I could say
what I want to see
I want to see you go down
On one knee
Marry
me today
Yes, I'm wishing my life away
With these things I'll
never say
It don't do
me any good
It's just a waste of time
What use is it to
you
What's on my mind
If ain't coming out
We're not
going anywhere
So why can't I just tell you that I care
(Cause) I'm
feeling nervous
Trying to be so perfect
Cause I know you're
worth it
You're worth it
Yeah
If I could say what
I want to say
I'd say I wanna blow you... away
Be with you
every night
Am I squeezing you too tight
If I could say what I
want to see
I want to see you go down
On one knee
Marry me
today
Yes, I'm wishing my life away
With these things I'll
never say
What's wrong with
my tongue
These words keep slipping away
I stutter, I stumble
Like I've got nothing to say
(Cause) I'm
feeling nervous
Trying to be so perfect
Cause I know you're
worth it
You're worth it
Yeah
Yes I'm
wishing my life away with these things I'll never say
If I could
say what I want to say
I'd say I wanna blow you...away
Be with
you every night
Am I squeezing you too tight
If I could say
what I want to see
I want to see you go down
On one knee
Marry
me today
Yes, I'm wishing my life away
With these things I'll
never say
These things I'll never say"
A single tear was brought to her eye as she listened. Just then, the silence was broken by something flying through her open window.
A/N - Yes it is a cliffy! I decided to add it on last minute because I want you guys to keep reading! Well that's about it so, until next time…
Solong and Goodnight
Rit
