Christmas Eve came just as beautifully.
Today, Bill was taking her to go get presents for those she wanted to give.
They decided to leave in the morning by 10am with Ron, sadly, and spend about 3 hours in town. First, Bill would leave her in diagon alley, Madam malkins to be precise as he was giving her a hands on present of a new cloak. She waited there as he so took Ron for a haircut and Ginny had to agree that it did make him look better.
They went to muggle London next where she got a nice pair of form fitting silver pencil jeans and a dark brown knee length boot. She'd always wanted those types of boots! He got Ron some shirts as well and a leather jacket. Apparently, all guys have to have theirs. Ron was ecstatic.
They ended up splitting up in Diagon alley, agreeing to meet in 1 hour. Ginny bought a nice green and blue butterfly hair clip for Luna with a whole pack of multi colored pens for Luna. All in the muggle world.
She bought herself some pens as well. They seemed to work better than quills after all. She got the twins muggle prank products and Percy a book on muggle laws. She bought her mum a nice scarf that she thought would fit her and her dad an introductory book on electricity. She bought a nice scenting perfume for Fleur and a nice leather black bracelet for Bill with a diamond stud earring. She bought a necklace with a dinosaur tooth for Charlie and got Ron a chuddley cannons poster. She got Hermione a book on house elves, God knows the girl needs it if she's still serious about S.P.E.W.
She hesitated a bit on getting Harry something before her resolve hardened and she decided to get him a chuddley cannons poster as well as he followed the same team Ron did. She didn't really know what to get Blaise and basically just wandered about for a bit till she stumbled on a set of wizarding cufflinks. A pair was silver with a small symbol of a black snake moving around it, the second were a dark gold in the shape of a tiger head that opened and closed it's mouth and the last were an onyx color with a dark Jade green line running in a line past.
Perfect!
They met and Bill decided to give them an ice cream treat and when Ron was lost in ice cream land, Bill jokingly commented on how similar they both were. How they both wanted a job in Curse breaking and went after 'foreign' people. She rolled her eyes though she smiled.
They soon finished by 2 and went back home.
Percy arrived at 6 in the evening.
Molly asked him of Audrey. His 4 month old girlfriend. Ginny though, greeted him before moving up the stairs to go wrap up her presents and send them with Fred and George's Owl they lent her, giving Harry and Hermione's to Ron to help her send them since her was going to send them his as well.
Christmas day.
Ginny woke up to jolly bells ringing from down the stairs and the twins singing echoing around the house. She giggled as she sat up, wore her slippers and rushed into the bathroom to rinse and brush her teeth before going down the stairs to see everyone up already. Seems the twins woke almost everyone up.
"Merry Christmas everyone!"
"Merry Christmas!" They all hollered back. Gift wrappers were scattered around as Ron was going through his gifts, his leather jacket on him.
Ginny decided to do the same, as she took a cup of eggnog from her mom.
She went through the gifts smiling. She got a cute blue gown from her parents she remembered eyeing one time, and the usual Weasley family jumper, she got more pranking products from the twins and chocolate frogs from Ron, a book on curse breaking from Hermione and the holy head harpies latest poster from Harry. She also got a cute set of tiny dragon claws earrings from Charlie and a sack of 20 galleons from Percy. Thank you Perce. From Luna, she got a beautifully framed picture of them and a pair of bright yellow shoes from her.
She opened the last one and had to stifle her gasp. It was a beautiful silver bracelet. And it was from Blaise.
it looked simple yet so elegant. Dainty but could make a difference when worn right.
Ginny continued to admire it as it shined and glistened in the right light.
Fleur who was on the chair next to were she was on the floor smiled and whispered to her.
"Oh my. A beautiful present. And pure silver as well. You must be special to this Mr. Zabini Bill told me about."
Ginny blushed as she fingered it.
"We're just friends though"
She muttered and Fleur giggled.
"I don't think so. Not with the way you so obviously feel about him. Besides, who would say no to someone as beautiful as you?"
Ginny snorted.
"Harry didn't think so."
She said sadly, twirling the beautiful bracelet.
"Well Harry doesn't know what he's missing. Give him some time if he's the one you really want. If he isn't? Don't waste your time pining over someone who doesn't feel strongly for you."
Ginny smiled and thanked Fleur before packing her things and up to her room. She then came back to eat breakfast and then took her bath.
Once it was 4, she began to get ready for the Christmas dinner, dressing in a black leggings, the Weasley jumper colored Ruby red and her new ugg boots. She did her hair in a high ponytail and did it in a bun. She wore Blaise' present, and sprayed some nice scenting perfume.
There was a knock on her door and she opened it to see Ron in a cannons orange Weasley jumper and his leather jacket on. He looked extra giddy. Ginny rolled her eyes.
"What Ron?"
"The Lupins are here already. Harry is too! He has on his new leather jacket too. You know... you should be nice to him Ginny..."
Ginny raised an eyebrow at that and crossed her arms.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
He had shifty eyes and she knew he had done something, or did something. Ginny narrowed her eyes at him and he shifted.
"What did you do Ron?"
"Um, uh… I didn't do anything"
"Ron!"
"Fine! Fine! I might have given Harry a little shove back in 6th year to ask you out okay?! I mean, I wasn't really happy about it, but you both seemed to like each other! I just thought you both needed a little pushing and all!"
As Ginny heard that, her patience and anger string snapped and Ron, after this day will swear that Ginny's hair looked like breeze was blowing it.
"What?"
She breathed out.
"I'm sorry okay?? I just thought it'd end up great you know. You'd been pining for him all this while and Harry seemed to have a bit of a crush on you when you were dating Dean. Of course Hermione told me it'd be bad idea but later even she agreed that you both needed a push. And—"
"Hermione knew?"
He gulped.
"Um. Yeah"
Ginny sucked in her breath in anger. She really didn't want to loose it right now that people were getting ready for the 1st Christmas dinner after that awful war. She shifted back into her room and looked right at Ron who winced.
"Leave."
"Gi—"
"LEAVE!!"
She screamed and an invisible force blew her door shot with such an intensity that Ron fell down with a shriek at the other side.
She didn't even think about the fact that she'd just used her sheer will to do her first wandless magic. No. A tear fell from her right eye and she immediately cleaned it.
All her thoughts were on the fake relationship she'd basically had with Harry Potter.
How dare he.
Oh, she didn't just blame him. She blamed the 3 of them.
But no, now wasn't the time to cry over this matter. She'd show those 2 gits downstairs that she was fine and she was so over the fake, over 6 months relationship, that had basically been a waste of her time.
Quickly using some make-up for her face, she walked down the stairs to see everyone in Christmas spirit. Molly was holding a squealing Teddy and talking to Andromeda while Tonks was having a devious looking conversation with the twins. Ted was talking to Arthur and Bill while Fleur was also in the conversation with Molly and Andromeda.
Percy was laughing at something Audrey, his girlfriend had said and Angelina and Katie giggled at something they saw on the wall, which was a picture of the twins as toddlers and missing an alarmingly high number of teeth as they shined their teeth.
Ron and Harry were in a corner whispering to themselves and occasionally looking at the stairs where Ginny had just gotten down from and greeting the adults before she carried Teddy who had cried out in joy when he saw her.
Everyone in the room wore something in common though, and that was the Weasley jumper. Harry had worn his emerald colored own with his new leather jacket as well, just like Ron did.
Dinner was served outside on a long table decorated with all sorts of delicious looking food under a beautifully decorated giant tree. Golden lights arranged on it and in the area and tiny fairies in the tree giggling and dancing around. Molly Weasley had really outdone herself.
17 people including a toddler moved to the garden and settled down to eat. Teddy had a high seat on the table as well so as not to be left out.
As she got out the door, Ginny was accosted by Ron.
"Ginny I'm really sorry!"
"And I don't bloody well care Ronald! How could you! Your own sister! So what if I had a crush on Harry, it could have just been a flying feeling! You know what. Never. Talk. To. Me. Again. You and your golden trio."
And she turned away from him, leaving a sad Ron behind.
Harry walked up to him.
"Sorry Ron"
He mumbled.
"Not your fault"
The dinner was quite beautiful minus the drama. Ginny sat next to Katie and Angelina next to Katie while the twins were in front of the two, ignoring Ron and Harry, though deep down she knew she was being a bit childish. They all chattered with each other. There was no dull moment. They gave toast and laughed and soon the dinner was over.
Ginny was full when everyone hugged and went home and she went to bed, having packed already for her visit to Italy tomorrow. She couldn't wait. Bill and Fleur as well we're going to France.
She changed into her spare PJs and went to sleep.
The next morning, Ginny woke up quite early and took her bath. Her dad was the one taking her to the ministry where the Zabini family had already arranged a portkey for her according to Blaise.
Someone would be there when she lands in the ministry in Italy to take her to the Zabini Manor in Rome.
She dressed up in the short blue gown her parents bought her.
She wore a white zip up cardigan over it but didn't zip up and a pair of silver high tops converse she'd seen on some muggleborns. Fleur had given her as a present and it was real beautiful. She also wore the silver bracelet and she was ready. She placed a warming charm on herself since she was wearing a short gown thought she wore silver but transparent pop socks.
Carrying the briefcase, she went down and saw her mom already making breakfast. It was around 7 am, Bill and Fleur had already gone. Her portkey would be leaving by 8.
"Morning mum"
She smiled giddily as she dropped her briefcase and took a cup of pumpkin juice.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you dear, I've been told that eating or drinking an hour or so to when you're using a portkey to another country causes vomiting or stomach upset."
Arthur spoke as he ate his breakfast and Ginny shrugged.
"It's just a glass of pumpkin juice dad."
"That's what they always say."
He mumbled.
"Did you pack your toothbrush dear?"
Molly asked and Ginny nodded.
"Extra clothes? Your Weasley jumper? Your comb? Your wand? Your—"
"Mum, mum! Calm down okay? I'll be gone for just a week"
"Oh, but that's a long time. And the only reason I'm letting you go is because Mrs. Zabini seemed like a really nice woman when she wrote back to me."
Her mum grumbled and Ginny chuckled and hugged her.
"I'll be fine mum"
"Oh I'm sure you will. You've grown to be a strong and independent woman."
"Mum, you're talking like I'm going into the wild or something."
"Might as well be" Molly muttered and Ginny chuckled.
Arthur was soon done with breakfast and they were soon out the door and into the Ford Anglia. It was better that way anyways, than using the floo and ending up covered in soot and dirt.
They got to the ministry and went to the department of international travels and greeted the person in the office.
"Good morning dear sir, I'm here on a portkey under Ginevra Weasley for 8am?"
Her dad asked as she giddily bounced from toe to toe unable to believe she was actually going!
"Ah, yes. Please walk through that door and you'll see different counters for different continents, look for the continent in which your place of travel is and submit your name for check."
They thanked the man and were soon done with the whole registration. And in her hand was a large silver quill.
Hugging her dad and wishing him a happy new year, the portkey activated and she was soon in Italy.
Her father was right, she thought as she felt herself go green. She shouldn't have drank even a sip of that pumpkin juice. It was turning her whole tummy all around. Looking around, she saw people in the extra large room. People hugging and welcoming people.
Looking around for any sign of who was to take her to the Zabini home, she spotted the man who picked up Blaise from kings cross. She hurriedly walked up to him.
"Um, good morning sir, you looked familiar and—"
"Ah, you're the girl my nephew is quite fond of are you not? I am Alfonzo Zabini. A pleasure dear girl"
The man said in a strong Italian accent that made Ginny excited. She really was in Italy!
She blushed a bit when she suddenly realized what the man had said and nodded.
"Um, I'm Ginny Weasley sir, pleasure to meet you."
"A pleasure my dear, now grab unto me, we're unfortunately using another portkey to Rome and straight to the Manor."
Ginny's heart lurched and her stomach protested, but what could she do?
She was ready anyways, for what she deemed another adventure.