Chapter Two

By the time dinner rolled around, Ginny had been up off the couch and around the house. Her every movement was watched by her mother, father and the Dream Team. She wasn't even allowed to disappear to her room because Hermione would just follow her. Charlie had left to go pick up "a friend." Ginny knew it was Anna. She could not wait to met her future sister -in-law. Charlie had thought that she was sleep when he told Bill about Anna's "condition". Everyone but her had met Anna last Christmas. Ginny had stayed at Hogwarts to "study."

Ginny could not help but smile as Charlie came through the Floo Network his hand connected to a young woman delicate one. The woman that followed Charlie through was beautiful. There was no other way of putting it. Her waist long chestnut blond hair was braided back out of her ocean blue eyes. Standing next to Charlie made her small than possible but once Charlie stepped away to get the bags everyone could see her real size. At five foot three inches, Anna was gifted with a tiny waist and a flat stomach, she was also honored with a perfect bum and breasts, and she could not have been more than 120 pounds. She was dressed in a pair of black leather, fire proof rode set that covered everything but left little for the imagination.

After placing Anna's baggage in a far corner, Charlie took her hand again. "Everyone you have met Anna but Ginny you have not. Anna, this is my little sister Ginny and Ginny, this is Anna." Ginny smiled and hugged the woman, who would be her new sister.

"I'm so happy to finally met you." Anna's voice was like a wind chime in a Caribbean breeze. "Charlie has told me so much about you."

"Sorry to interrupt," anyone who knew Molly could tell that she wasn't sorry. "But we have dinner guests and it would be rude to make them wait any longer." The second Molly let the room Anna started to giggle. It was a well-known fact that Mrs. Weasley hated Anna, though no one knew why.

Ginny could tell that dinner was to be a festive event. Anna was seated across from Charlie and between Fred and George. Ginny could hear Anna's playful laughter as the twins, ever the jokers, made Charlie relive the worst childhood memories they could remember.

Charlie rose to his feet wine glass in hand. Everyone stopped and looked at him. "I'd like to make a toast to Ginny as the new Head Girl of Hogwarts and the best sister a guy could have." Bill and the twin along with everyone else stood and toasted to her. A minute later everyone sat but Charlie remained standing. "I also have an announcement, but first I have to do something - Anna, will you marry me?"

"Charlie, you don't have to just because - "

Charlie pulled his grandmother's (Mum's side) wedding ring from his pocket. "I have carried this little gold band and rock in my pocket for almost the last year. Every night I look at it and replay the events of that day, trying to found the prefect opportune to ask you, and then promise my self that I would never let another pass away. Then every morning I tell myself that this is going to be the day that I beg the most gorgeous girl in the world to be my wife.

"At lunch time I think about the sunset in you hair and your answer to my humble plea for your hand. At dinner I try to work up the courage to ask you in the moonlight but this old, dumb, heartless lion is so blinded by love that he can never get around to it. So another day starts and you are still not at my side.

"I love you and I want to be with you for the rest of my nature life and long after. I'm not saying that it will be easy or that I will always be able to give you everything that you deserve but if you could accept my miserable life as your own then I would be the happiest man in the world. So, please Anna Marie will you marry me? Because without you I have no life."

Tears fell from almost every woman's eyes. Fleur, who was seven months pregnant, was balling on Bill's shoulder. Anna got up from her seat at the table and ran around the table to Charlie. She threw her arms around his neck and nodded as the tear flowed unleashed down her cheeks.

"What was the announcement?" Bill asked.

"I am going to take the job offer at Hogwarts if it is alright with my beautiful bride to be."

The rest of the night was full of question for the new couple then after Charlie and Anna disappeared to "talk" about wedding plans, it changed to small talk and the switching of recipes. It was well after eleven when Ginny excused herself. Hermione followed her to her room. Ginny did not say a word as she changed out of her dinner robes and into one of Charlie's old Quidditch shirts.

The package Snape had had brought with him was now sitting on her bed, forgotten. Hermione was staring at it with increasing interest but turned away whenever Ginny caught her. Ginny had not showed it much attention through the day. Now, seemed to be a good a time as ever - since it was moving.

Ginny removed the silver ribbon and the green paper just seemed to fall off. A white box lay beneath the paper. The lid, now not suppressed by the paper and ribbon, lifted itself up. A pair of bright green eyes peered out at Ginny. Slowly, she removed the lid and looked down at the eyes.

Inside was a small ball of red and white fur. With a sigh of awe, Ginny removed the tiny fox off its silky pillow. Granger gasped and looked on in wonder at the tiny creature. The fox nuzzled up next to Ginny's chin as its tail rubbed against her nose. Ginny placed the baby back in its box and picked up the card.

Here is to being caught in good company!

Ramses

Ginny smiled once more and looked down into the box. The scarlet fox had pulled the silver ribbon into the box and was now playing with it. Hermione had slowly creped up behind Ginny and was watching the fox move about his box.

Ginny removed the fox from its box again along with its pillow and placed it on her bed. Hermione continued to still stood silently behind her. Underneath the silk black pillow was a small red box with a gold ribbon looped around it. Ginny unwrapped the box and opened it. Inside was a bracelet like chain covered in white and green jewels. Opposite to the clasp was a small silver tag reading "Jinx." She took the chain out of its box and placed it around the fox's neck. Ginny turned around to tell Hermione to stop starring and go to bed but Granger was gone along with the note, which had been placed on the night stand.

Knowing that she would be called down to the kitchen any moment, Ginny pick up Jinx, placed him in the pocket of her old robe and started down the stairs. Hermione was leaving the lower-level kitchen as Ginny reached the landing. The smile on her face made Ginny wanted to hex her. Molly followed her out of the kitchen. Her face was blood red. In her hand was the note. Arthur was behind his wife as was Charlie and Bill.

"Molly, it nearly midnight. This can wait 'til morning."