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Authors Note: 1 more chapter! Finally!
Ch.10 Friends and True FamilyHarry sighed as the others left. He was dreading the encounter with Mrs. Weasely. Of course, dreading wasn't really a strong enough word. He was terrified of the inevitable encounter with Mrs. Weasely. As if reading his thoughts, two things happened: Tonks reached across and grabbed his hand reassuringly, and he heard footsteps coming down the stairs. Any minute Mrs. Weasely would pop in. Harry gave Tonks' hand a gentle squeeze and dropped it. As soon as he did Mrs. Weasely came barging in, with a huge smile on her face at seeing Harry. Harry smiled back at her and got up to accept and give back a huge hug.
"Oh Harry" she said, her voice slightly muffled. He was taller than she was now. She stood back and smiled at him, looking at him from head-to-toe. "You're looking more and more like your father with each passing year." Mrs. Weasely looked at Tonks and smiled a huge smile at her; "You did very well on sticking some meat in him dear. He looks like a healthy teenager from where I'm standing" Tonks beamed at her and couldn't help but think, 'Healthy teenager isn't a good enough term . . . ' Tonks and Harry's eyes met, and both of them had to look away as a small blush came upon their faces.
Mrs. Weasley meanwhile began working on making lunch, "Ron and Hermoine are in the room you were in last year. They are itching to talk to you" Harry started off to the room. Tonks began to get up to follow him when Mrs. Weasely turned around and asked her, "Tonks can you please help me out? I have a lot to do.. and I would appreciate it greatly if I could have some help" Tonks put on her best smile and gave a giant nod, "Sure Molly!"
Harry had entered the room and saw something that shocked him and made him snicker as well. Hermoine and Ron were right on a bed sharing a kiss. They hadn't been aware of him entering until he slammed the door. They both broke apart with staggering force. Hermoine blushed a deep scarlet color as Ron's ears were pink. Harry was smiling evilly, "With a kiss like that, It's a good thing I entered the room, someone might've thought you two were trying to shove each of your tongued down one another's throat." Both Ron and Hermoine's blush went deeper. Harry broke up laughing at this. "It's good to see you too mate" Ron managed to say after he broke into a grin as well. Hermoine eventually worked up the nerve to give him a hug. "It's good to see you again Harry."
"So Ron, enlighten me, what has Hermoine eaten in the last month?" This brought some laughs from both Harry and Ron. Hermoine however blushed and rolled her eyes at the same-time. "Seriously though, what have you two been up to lately? Besides snogging that is"
Ron grinned, "Getting more action than you Harry. Though, I'd have to say, pretty much nothing else. Just finishing the homework together.. and trying to keep away from prying eyes."
"Touché' Ron. 'Though I really doubt that you two are getting more action than I am" Ron chuckled, and all the while Hermoine was going redder and redder by the second.
"Alright! That is quite enough!" She broke in before anymore jokes could be cracked. Ron and Harry laughed hard together. Hermoine gave Ron a scolding look that shut Ron right up. "I'm sorry Hermoine" Harry snickered.
Hermoine turned around and gave him a strong scolding look, "I'm glad to see you are alright Harry" She said with a snappish tone of voice.
Harry smiled and gave her a hug, "Its nice to see you again too Hermoine" Hermoine gave in and hugged him back.
Tonks entered the room and saw all three of the kids talking away, telling of their summer.
"Well, its good to see the gang is back together" She announced with a warm smile of them all, especially for Harry. Tonks sat down as close to Harry as she could, and although she hadn't been part of their group for as long as they had, they accepted her and treated her like she had been from the very beginning.
Harry got into a little bit of detail about him and Tonks, but not too much. Ron and Hermoine both gave their individual blushes at the idea of them two making love but accepted it with good grace. Tonks couldn't help but smile a huge smile as she talked to them three, feeling included and wanted, a feeling she hadn't got in a long time. Besides a few other times but those were… a little bit different.
Mrs. Weasley came in a couple of times to check on them and tell them that dinner was about to get ready. That they were going to have a few of the Order members over for dinner. Dumbledore was included among them amazingly enough. Tonks put a reassuring hand over Harry's when Mrs. Weasley left, automatically knowing how he was going to get sad about Sirius again. Harry smiled gratefully at her. Ron and Hermoine caught nothing of it. Which Tonks was a little grateful for, she was sure Harry wasn't fully ready to let his friends know of how he had took Sirius's death and everything along those lines.
Dinner was ready and everyone sat around the table. As soon as everyone was seated Dumbledore sat up with a grave expression on his face, he looked at Harry grimly and then looked at everyone with his sober expression, "Everyone I have important news."
Authors Note: Wow, I actually did good on this one the first time, hah.
