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CHAPTER 5

Harry awoke the next day to a loud voice coming from a short distance away. "I cant believe you didn't wake him up earlier Ronald! Breakfast is nearly over and he still needs to finish packing I'm sure!"

Harry groaned as he sat up in bed. "My packing is done Hermione, I just need to grab a bite to eat and I will be ready to go." Harry threw his covers back and swung his legs out of the bed before standing and stretching his muscles.

"If your already packed then what are these." she said grabbing the clothes he had set out the night before.

Harry reached out and took them from her. "The clothes I'm wearing today! Did you expect me to walk around naked?" his said sarcastically.

Hermione blushed a deep red before apologizing and turning back to head out the door. "I'll be waiting for you." she muttered before leaving the room.

Harry gave a slight chuckle. "I'm just going to take a fast shower then I will meet you down in the common room." he said as he headed to the boys bathroom.

"Hurry up. I'm starving." Ron exclaimed.

Harry rolled his eyes. 'when wasn't he starving' he thought.

About 10 minutes later Harry was dressed and heading down the stairs. He saw Hermione and Ron sitting at a table reading. In Hermione's case it was a large tomb on ancient runes, and Ron was reading Quiditch Quarterly.

"Hey guys. Wheres Ginny?" Harry asked as he sat in a chair next to Ron.

"Who cares." Ron muttered under his breath.

Harry shot Ron a dark look. "I do!" he said with a glare.

Ron looked at him with confusion on his face. "Why would you care where she is? Probably with her friends."

Hermione gave Harry a contemplative look. "I'm sure she's fine Harry, she went down to breakfast a while ago. Which you should do if you want to eat." as she finished talking, she put her book in her bag and stood heading for the portrait hole. "You coming?"

Ron jumped from his seat and ran to catch up to her. "Finally, I'm so hungry I could eat a-."

"Spider?" Harry finished for him. "Lots of big ones with lots of meet in the forbidden forest." Harry added with a grin at his friend.

Ron shivered violently before giving Harry a glare. "Not funny." he said as he climbed out of the portrait hole ahead of Harry.

"Sorry Ron, breakfast is over. You took to long, gonna have to settle for that spider." Ginny said as she strolled up to them from the other end of the hallway. Holding a small pile of toast in one hand and some pumpkin juice in the other.

Ron looked at the stack of toast and reached for it. "Better than nothing." he said.

Ginny darted past Ron and headed for Harry. "It's not for you Ron." she said handing the toast to him. "I can hold your drink while you work on that." she gave him a smile.

"What about me! I'm hungry too!" Ron pouted.

"You, didn't slay a basilisk to save my life." Ginny stated simply.

"I was still there." he said grouchily.

"And I am thankful that you were." gave him a quick one armed hug.

"You being thankful isn't going to fill my stomach." he grumbled.

"You cant be serious! We already had breakfast Ronald! Did you forget already? Remember, right before we went to wake Harry up?" Hermione let out a small growl before turning around and heading back into the dormitory. "I'm getting my stuff. I will meet you in the entrance hall, the carriages leave in an hour."

Ron looked at Harry bewildered. "Why would she need to get her things now? We have a whole hour before we leave."

"That's how Hermione works, needs to be ready in case they leave a half an hour earlier than they have for the past thousand years." Harry said sarcastically. "Anyway I need to have a chat with Professor McGonagall before we leave."

"Why you need to talk to her?" Ron asked.

"Just a few questions I have. It shouldn't take to long." Harry said as he started heading down the the stairs.

After a second Ginny caught up to him and motioned to the cup still in her hand. "Your drink."

"Oh right. I can take that, you don't have to walk with me, I'm sure you have other things to do."

"Not really." she responded. "All my things are packed now, so I don't have anything else to do." she gave him a smile.

He returned her smile as they continued walking. "I was thinking...if you wanted to...maybe we could figure out a way to meet up this summer...you don't have to...but..."

"Of course I want to. There is so much we can learn while we're there! Can you practice magic with wands in there? Oh can you imagine-"

"Ssshhh!" he pointed to the paintings they where passing. "Never know who talks to those things...don't want the wrong people hearing about it."

Ginny flushed red. "Sorry"

Harry bumped her with his elbow as they walked. "Hey don't worry about it, I was excited to." he told her with a grin.

"So...do you think we can? You know...practice." she whispered.

Harry shrugged his shoulders. "Not sure..we will have to find out I guess hmm?" he again bumped her with his elbow.

Ginny gave a small squeal and clapped her hands together. "Oh I cant wait!"

Harry laughed as they came to the Transfiguration room and he knocked on the door. About 30 seconds later the door was opened and Professor McGonagall gave them a sharp look. "Can I help you Mr. Potter, Miss Weasley?"

"Yes Professor, I was wondering if I could talk to you about the subjects that I was going to be taking in third year?" Harry answered.

McGonagall gave a brief nod before turning around and going to her desk. She motioned for them to sit in two chairs she conjured."What exactly would you like to talk about Mr. Potter?"

Harry sat in one of the chairs as Ginny sat in the other. "I was wondering if it was to late to change the subjects I will be taking? You see, I have been thinking about things...and I would rather drop divination and take ancient runes instead."

McGonagall gave Harry a long stare, which was starting to make him a little uncomfortable. But after a while she gave a slight nod of her head. "I think we can arrange that Mr. Potter. Is that all?"

Harry beamed. "Yes Ma'am. Thank you."

"Not a problem Mr. Potter. Have a good summer. And to you as well Miss Weasley."

"Thank you Professor." both Harry and Ginny said together, before giving McGonagall a small wave as they left the room. As soon as they where out Harry started heading for the entrance hall.

Ginny stopped following him after a second. "Don't we need to get our things before we head down?"

"No, the house elves will bring everything to the train for us." Harry stopped and waited for Ginny as she caught up with him quickly.

"So..I think we should activate operation Diarrhea." Ginny said with a perfectly straight face.

Harry couldn't help the smirk that came. "Oh..do you now?"

"Mm hmm." she hummed.

Harry gave a loud laugh as he agreed with her. "Alright." He grabbed her hand and stepped into the other. And grinning like they had just won the lottery they ran to the Hospital Wing. When they saw it was empty they stepped back to the normal and quickly took a Laxative Potion. Then stepped back to the other. And cackling like mad they darted to an unused classroom. Then stepped back out.

"Dobby" Harry Called.

With a loud CRACK Dobby appeared. "Yes Harry?"

"Dobby can you get into the Hogwarts kitchen?" Harry asked.

Dobby nodded his head. "Yes."

"Great! Dobby, can you take this potion and put it into some butterbears, then have one of the Hogwart house elves pass the drinks out to the Slytherins. Have them say the drinks are from Malfoy Sr."

Dobby gave a very serious nod before poping away with the said items.

Harry and Ginny left the room amidst much laughter and giggling. And when they reached the entrance hall it was still fairly empty. As there was still about twenty minutes before the carriages left. The only people they saw where Hermione, two Ravenclaws, and one Slytherin. They where a little bummed about the Slytherin, as now he wouldn't get caught in the prank..but oh well.

"Well, at least you two are smart enough to come down at a decent time! Honestly, there is only twenty minutes left until we have to leave." Hermione exclaimed.

Harry gave a shrug. "Its not like their going to be left here over the summer. I'm sure Dumbledore or someone makes sure everyone is on the train before it leaves."

"Like it did at the beginning of the year when you ended up flying a car here?" Hermione said Haughtily.

Harry opened his mouth to respond then closed it. He couldn't really argue with that logic. "Good point."

"Anyway." Ginny interrupted. "What are you doing this summer Hermione?"

"Nothing much, we're not going anywhere this summer. But its fine. I have loads to catch up on from being petrified."

As soon as Hermione finished talking Ginny's eyes brimmed with tears and she looked to the ground in shame. "I'm really sorry Hermione...I.."

Hermione was getting ready to lean in to give her a hug and tell her it wasn't her fault, but was surprised to find that Harry had beaten her to it. And she couldn't help it as she just stared at Harry like she had never seen him before. After about 6 minutes of hugging and Harry rubbing her back and whispering comforting words in her ear they pulled away from each other and Harry stared at Hermione with a cold look, which made her take a step back. Harry had never looked at her like that before

"I..I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that! I don't blame you Ginny! You know that right?" Hermione was frantic. She really didn't mean anything by it..she was just stating it as fact. But she should have been thinking...of course what she said would hurt her...how could it not. "It was not your fault Ginny, and I'm sorry I said that, it was incredibly rude..an-"

"Its ok Hermione, I know...it..its just...it only recently happened..I.."Here she looked up at Harry who was staring down at her, their faces only a few inches apart. "I'll be ok." she whispered.

Hermione stared at them in shock...where...where they going to kiss? Then as if it never happened they separated. But Hermione continued watching them, her eyes moving from one to the other. They where a lot closer than she had expected! Had something happened between them? She was broken out of her musings as the hall started to fill with students, and she looked at her watch to see they only had 4 minutes until the carriages left.

"I hope the trolly lady doesn't take to long on the train, I'm starved." Ron said walking up to them, then he noticed Ginny standing next to Harry. "What are you doing here Ginny? Go away."

"Git." Ginny snared at Ron before turning to walk off. Harry quickly grabbed her hand and she stopped, looking over at him, with hope and uncertainty in her eyes.

Harry turned back to Ron. "I want to spend some time with Ginny to get to know her a little better. If you have a problem with that your more than welcome to go off on your own." here he pulled Ginny closer and wrapped an arm around her shoulder. And when he saw Ron's eyes go wide he grinned inside.

"err...no...she can come with us I guess...if you really want her to..."

Feeling like making Ron suffer a little more Harry continued. "No you misunderstand me. Me and Ginny are going to sit together. But you can join us...If you really want to that is."

Ron went a deep shade of red, but didn't say anything. And as they headed to the carriage he couldn't stop sending little glares at Ginny every few seconds.

"I don't see what your problem is Ron! Your sister almost DIED just a couple days ago! How can you be so...Ungrateful!." Harry really hated that word, his relatives told him at every opportunity they could how ungrateful he was...but he felt it certainly worked in this case.

Ron lowered his head in shame, but didn't say anything. In fact nobody said a word until they where sitting down in seats on the train.

"Your right...I'm sorry." Ron said, looking at Ginny, and although he still had a small bit of anger in his features, his words where sincere. "Ginny..I was a total git...I should have been a better brother...you'll forgive me right?"

Hermione gave him a glare. "That was your apology?" here she gave a small growl and her glare intensified. "Your hopeless!" She exclaimed.

"Actually. That was pretty good for Ron." Ginny said with a grin. Then she got up and gave Ron a hug. "And of course I forgive you. You twit, your my brother."

Ron's anger faded after a few minutes and soon they where all talking about quiditch and playing chess and exploding snap. About half way through the train ride they heard a commotion outside their compartment and the twins burst through the door, laughing like mad, holding their sides.

"What?" Ron asked.

Harry and Ginny let out identical grins, they had a feeling they knew what it was.

"Sly..Slyther.." Both the twins tried to say, but never got finished as they once again burst into laughter.

"What did you two do now?" Hermione exclaimed.

"Oh it wasn't them..." Harry said with a self satisfied smirk

An instant later their compartment door burst open and Malfoy and his two goons stood in the doorway. "WHAT DID YOU DO!" He screamed.

Everyone in the compartment plugged their noses as the stench of human waste entered the compartment.

"Ever heard of a bathroom Malfoy? That is Disgusting!" Harry said waving his hand as if to wave the air back out the door.

"I'll get you for-" But with a loud squelching sound and another round of stench the three ran down the corridor.

As the laughter died down, Harry and Ginny where able to explain what they did..minus the stepping into another time.

"You stole from Madam Pomfrey? HOW COULD DO!" Hermione scolded them.

"Right, because its not like...oh I don't know..YOU have never stolen from a teacher.."

"Tha..That was different!" Hermione defended herself.

Now the twins where looking at Hermione in shock.

"You stole"

"From a professor"

"Hermione?" they finished together.

"Snape." Ron added

Both the twins backed away from Hermione quickly and started patting themselves down. "I'm good, nothing missing. You?" one twin asked.

"Nope all still here." the other answered.

Hermione gave them a Glare and turned away from them to look out the window.

They talked for a rest of the ride about the Prank that Harry and Ginny pulled and why Hermione stole from Snape. As the train started to slow to a stop the twins left for their own compartment and the rest started to pull their luggage from the racks.

"Oh Ginny, I almost forgot! Remember I was going to show you that thing?" Harry asked, hoping she would get the hint.

Ginny looked at him for a second before her eyes rose and she smiled. "Oh right I nearly forgot about that. Can you show me now?"

Harry gave her a nod. "Sure, come on." he said beckoning her to follow him.

Ron and Hermione started following as well when Harry stopped them. "Err I was kind of hoping to..err show her alone.." Harry said awkwardly.

Now Ron gave a glare to Harry. "Why do you need to see my little sister alone! I don't think that's a good idea, you know she has a crush on you. You don't want her thinking you like her back. It can hurt her feelings and stuff mate."

Harry glared hard at Ron. "You just get her apology then you go and be a git again! And for your information I like your sister a lot, she doesn't have to worry about me hurting her feelings! All she has to worry about is YOU hurting her feelings!" And with that Harry reached out grabbed Ginny's hand and stalked down the hall, the first empty room he found he pulled her in slammed the door shut and stepped them into the other.