The Meeting
Disclaimer: Most anything in this fic belongs to the amazing JKR. Anything you see that is new or slightly enjoy, I will take credit for.
A/N: Hey everyone this is De and I hope you like my fic. I'm sticking to the books with this one so anything up to and in HBP will be taken into account. If you don't like DM/GW/HP and HG/RW pairings you most likely wont like this fic. Also there will be some BZ/Almost Every Girl At Hogwarts. Hope you like it!
It hadn't taken long for Harry, Ron and Hermione's next adventure to take place. Just after the first dance of Bill and Fleur's wedding Harry pulled Ginny aside.
"Saving the first dance for me?" smiled Ginny
"I don't have time Ginny. Ron and Hermione have already left, I've got to go."
"Go where?" asked Ginny clearly upset Harry was leaving so soon.
"You know where."
"Now? I thought you weren't leaving till the day after tomorrow."
"That's what You-Know-Who thinks also. He knows where I am. He always does. That's why I've got to be one step ahead of him. If he always knows my plans I'll always have to change them. So I've got to go."
"So your leaving now? Like this minute now or after dinner now?"
"This minute now." replied Harry pulling Ginny into the shadow of the hall. "You understand why I have to live like this. I know you do even if you don't like it." said Harry quietly to make sure no one heard him but Ginny. "Could you cover for Ron, Hermione and I tonight. It doesn't matter if everyone knows we're gone tomorrow, but I need a clear path to get out of here tonight. I don't want anyone looking for us."
"Well... O.K... but you owe me."
"I'll see you as soon as I can." said Harry
He went to give her a quick kiss, thought better of it, turned down the shadowed hallway and walked away at a brisk pace. Ginny stood in the shadows listening to Harry's dying footsteps. When the only sound was of people celebrating the coming together of two people in the other room Ginny went to join them. Not that she would be doing much celebrating.
"Ginny we were wondering where you were." laughed Molly Weasley who was with a whole group of people all of whom were a bit more than a bit tipsy. "We're you not with Harry? Where is he?"
"He spilt some ... uh... red wine on his shirt. He went to go clean it off." Ginny lied. She became quickly aware of everyone in the group watching her waiting for more information.
"I'm going to get some cake," said Ginny awkwardly wondering why everyone around her was so silent.
She made for the dessert table and as she navigated herself through a cluster of chairs near to the tipsy group of adults she heard her mother bragging.
"I do expect Harry and Ginny to be going steady soon. They fawn over each other, even though they don't think I see. A mother always knows."
They all thought I was off in the shadows snogging, that's why they want to know where Harry is, thought Ginny.
The celebrations carried on through the rest of the night and into the next morning. Ginny tried looking happy but after failing miserably she used the open bar to its full extent.
It was not much of a suprise when she woke up that she remember near to nothing of the night before. Ginny went to sit up when the force of an intense headache pinned her back to her bed. She lay face up starring at the battered ceiling of her bedroom in Grimlaude Place hearing creeks and screeches of the floor boards throughout the house.
Someone in the house had to be awake. It wouldn't be Molly, she would be in bed past noon from over consumption of 'Bradley's Booster Booze'. Arthur was in France giving security speeches to the French Ministry. Fred and George we're living at their store, Bill and Fleur we're at their new house. Charlie was back in Romania and none of the Order would be around. Due to a set of new rules, Order members were not allowed to enter or exit Grimlaude Place in the daytime to prevent bringing attention to headquarters.
Trying to trick her head into thinking she was not getting out of bed, Ginny rolled partly off the bed and pushed herself to a odd version of standing. She wrestled herself into her robe and pulled the hood over her head, shielding herself from the morning light.
Ginny bounced off walls while making her way to the kitchen. Her head was hung so all she could see was her feet. Ginny walked into the kitchen door before opening it and then tripped down the 3 stairs into the kitchen. She did however make it to the coffee pot without any major damage. Thankfully someone had already made coffee.
A large male hand put a mug on the counter. Ginny took it and reached for the sugar. The same male hand poured some milk into the mug and then some coffee. Ginny stirred the coffee and the hand took the mug.
Ginny starred confused at the counter wondering why a hand had just taken her coffee.
"Good morning sunshine."
Ginny couldn't believe what she was seeing. She plummeted her hand into her pocket for her wand. It wasn't there.
It must be on my bed side table, thought Ginny in horror of what she had done.
Ginny went for the next best thing and pulled a carving knife out of the holder.
"What are you doing here?" demanded Ginny
"I just wanted some coffee, jeeze lady. Can a man not get some coffee without playing '21 Questions?'"
"Harry's not here so there's nothing here for you." Ginny told unwanted guest.
"I thought he was here until tomorrow, o well. All the better for me. If you would take the knife away from my face I could get on with my morning, if you don't mind."
Ginny did not move the knife.
"What are you doing here?" Ginny demanded for the second time
"They didn't seem to feel the need to fill you in."
"Who didn't?" asked Ginny
"Your mother, or any Order member."
Ginny hated knowing her families enemy knew more than she did.
"Move the knife and I'll show you."
Ginny lowered the knife and followed the man out of the kitchen, up a flight of stairs, another flight and down a hall. He led her into the room next door to her room. It was as if she had walked into the Slytherin common room but instead of the Slytherin crest on every piece of furniture and bed sheet it was a crest with a M and snakes slithering around the letter.
"Welcome to my bedroom." said Draco who went to lounge in a giant green armchair sipping his morning coffee.
Ginny couldn't believe what she was seeing. She went to say something but when no words seemed to form in her mouth. Ginny left, knife in hand. Ginny thundered outside her mother bedroom door. It was locked due to habit, of having Kreatcher around.
"Stop pounding on the door!" came Mrs. Weasley voice from the other side.
"Get out of bed, and open this door!" screamed Ginny
"Don't take that tone when your talking to me." Mrs. Weasleys voice drifted to the hall.
"I'll take whatever damn tone I want to take!" Ginny continued. "Wand, wand, wand" Ginny whispered as the door opened.
"You say that again and I will leave you locked in a room!" thundered Mrs. Weasley.
"Feel like telling me what's going on? Why is Malfoy in Fred and George's room?"
"He and his mother are staying with us. Draco will be gone as soon as school starts."
"His mother, that woman is pure-"
Ginny shut her mouth as Mrs. Malfoy walked out of the next room.
"Good morning Ginny, sorry you didn't find out until now, but we had to keep it secret. You understand don't you?" said Mrs. Malfoy sweetly.
"Coffee Narcisis?"
"Yes, please."
"Ginny, once you've washed out that mouth of yours, you may come downstairs. And don't take knives out of the kitchen." said Mrs. Weasley.
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