1/31/18 - this is it, this is all I have.
I have to admit that I have lost a lot of my inner Potter nerd since writing this story and I'm not super sure how well that would translate for me to continue this.

I do think that I will continue this, but I make no promises. Please enjoy, leave me reviews, send me messages, I'll be in touch :)

Chapter 14: Sunday Brunch

Ginny and Harry spent the night at the Burrow, as did Hermione. When Harry awoke before Ginny, a little before noon, he crept up the stairs to Ron's room. It had been a while since he'd spent any time with his two best friends.

"Oh come on Ron, please," Harry heard Hermione begging.

"No Mione, it's a surprise, Valentines Day isn't until tomorrow," Ron said

"I won't be able to see you tomorrow. I have to help my parents pack."

"Why? It'll be the last valentines day that I'll be able to spend with you though!" Ron cried.

"Don't do this Ron."

"I'm not doing anything except begging you to stay!"

"I have to go; at least for a little while. We spent a whole year running around saving the wizarding world, and now its over. You have your family back and I just want a little time with mine."

"What about us Hermione?" Hermione didn't say anything. Harry was starting to think he should leave but Ron spoke again.

"Don't cry Mione. I love you. You're right I have my family back, I don't have anything to worry about; except losing you," Ron sighed loudly and Harry heard him cross the room.

"I don't want you to leave me. I know I left you once, but you ask Bill, I was a wreck. I promised myself I'd never leave you again, and I would be breaking that promise if I let you leave." The stairs creaked behind Harry. It was Ginny. She had a questioning look on her face. Harry put her finger to his lips as she joined him on the landing. Ron went on.

"I can't do this. I told myself I'd wait but you're making this impossible. Stop crying please?" he said.

"First of all," she started, sniffling, "that's the first time you said you love me, second, I'm being so unfair to you aren't I? You're right, I don't have to go, but Ron, I really need to go, it would be even more unfair if I asked you to come too."

"Come on Harry, let's go," Ginny whispered pulling on his hand.

"I want to know how he figures this out. This is what we were talking about after Bill un-hexed me that day at Grimmauld Place," Ginny sighed. "They're my best friends Ginny, I have to know."

"Hermione, you know I love you," they heard Ron say.

"Yes, but you've not said it before now," she sniffed.

"Well, I love you Hermione Granger," he said again, "why can't you try talking your parents into staying here? I'm sure dad would love to get to know them, and technically you're already family."

"Yes, but I'm not actually part of your family. My parents don't belong in this world and we both know it," Ron sighed loudly as if Hermione were missing the bigger idea, and of course, she was.

"Hermione, you are completely insane. I will follow you to the end of the earth if I have to. I know that you're not part of the family," he paused, "But you could be if you'll marry me." Ginny and Hermione gasped together. Harry and Ginny heard Hermione start to sob. Harry simply smiled. His best friend had done something right for once, without letting the girl of his dreams escape him again.

"Come on, I'll find out if she decides to stay later," Ginny too was crying by the time they made it back to her room.

"That was probably the sweetest and smartest thing he's ever done. She better say yes. We're all going to be a big family!" she gushed throwing her arms around Harry. Harry chuckled at his own fiancés excitement.

"I'm sure she will. We have to act surprised though. We can't let on that we were listening in this morning.

"No, we can't," she giggled, "Harry I'm so excited!"

"What would we be excited about dear sister?" George asked as he came into her room.

"You'll find out later," Ginny smiled.

"Oh, you mean something other than Harry and Teddy has caught your attention?" George grinned evilly.

"George!"

"Hey, you said you didn't see anything, remember?"

"What are you two going on about?" Harry asked looking back and forth between brother and sister.

"Nothing, don't worry about it," Ginny said blushing and looking down. If he takes those pictures anywhere but here I'm going to murder him she thought.

"Oh, you'll see," George sang and left the room, wearing his famous evil grin.

"It's not my fault. Nothing stops George when he gets started. I'm just glad that he's come around to be George again," Ginny said.

"He isn't really better yet though," Harry commented remembering what he witnessed two nights ago.

"Come on George, no more drinks," Percy shouted over the music. Harry was in the area and decided to stop by and have a few drinks himself before going home for the night. He had just come from seeing Ginny and having dinner at the Burrow.

"No, I need more," George shouted back.

"George, this isn't good for you."

"I don't care! It isn't worth it without Fred," Harry saw Percy flinch, as did George, "It's all your fault you great git!"

"This isn't you. Stop it," Percy pleaded as he grabbed the drink from George's hand. Now empty-handed, George took this chance to swing a fist at his older brother.

"It's all your fault, bugger off, leave me alone," Percy took the hit and kept standing there. George was crying, and Percy seemed to have known he'd calm down enough to be dragged out of there soon.

"I know George, it is all my fault." Percy said sadly. "You know I'd have saved him if I could."

"Its. All. Your. Fault!" George screamed and then he sank to the floor. It was then that Percy cast a charm on him to make him light enough to pick up and carry out.

"Earth to Harry," Ginny waved her hand in front of his face.

"What were you and George talking about?" Harry asked.

"Don't worry about it. He better behave though, I doubt mum will stop him of course. He hasn't been this happy in forever." Ginny sighed and crossed the room to her bed.

"You're not telling me what I want to know," he too crossed the room, but he stood in front of her. He looked down and pulled her chin up so that their eyes met.

"Ginny, Harry!" Hermione picked that moment to burst into the room. She saw them jump. "Oh! I'm sorry" she blushed and stepped back a bit from the room.

"It's okay," Ginny said before she turned her eyes to Hermione.

Hermione blushed even more, "Lunch is almost ready. Mrs. Weasley wants help setting up."

"Mione, don't let mum hear that, she's going to insist you call her mum now you know." Rom came up behind her and pulled her close. She sighed, but smiled at him. Ginny and Harry both looked toward Hermione's left hand, sure enough, there was a ring. It wasn't anything fancy, it was simple, something Ron knew Hermione would like.

"You two should come down and help now," she said as she turned and left the room, Ron following behind her.

"Did you see it!" Ginny exclaimed. Harry laughed.

"Yes dear, I did. Our two best friends are going to be married," he smiled brightly, "We'd better head down." Ginny smiled brightly too. Ron was right about something else, once you were engaged to a Weasley, Mrs. Weasley insisted you call her "mum". It made it more official that way.

They all busied themselves with setting up the tables outside. For Valentines weekend, it was really nice and warm.

"Thank you dearies, it looks nice," Mrs. Weasley said following the levitating dishes out the door.

When they were all sitting down to eat George stood up. Ginny shot him a death glare.

"I have something I'd like to show you all," he flashed his evil grin again. His grin turned down for a moment when he said, "this would be better if dear Freddie was still here, but he's not, and he wouldn't want me to stop pulling one over on you all anyways," his grin returned as he pulled out a package locking eyes with Ginny.

"Dearest sister, you should open this," he attempted to hand it to her, but she didn't take it.

"No, you put those away before I hex you George Weasley," she said. George shrugged his shoulders.

"Fine, Ms. Andromeda, Harry, would either of you like to open my lovely package?" Ginny went for her wand, but Harry stopped her.

"What is it going to do when we open it?" Andromeda asked surprised that the young Weasley would try to "pull one over" on her. "I'm not really interested in being the joke of the day."

"Oh you won't be," George reassured her, "It's harmless right Ginny? Well, I could always send these off to the prophet, but no one wants that."

"What's the big deal?" Mr. Weasley asked.

"Oh, just some cute pictures. Honestly." George was having much more fun than he thought he would. Ginny was upset at her brother, but would much rather him tease Harry here. She figured maybe one day Harry and Teddy would love the pictures. However, she was upset that he had invaded on their moment and was now making fun with it. She got up and went inside the house.

Harry watched her walk away. He would have gone after her, but first he wanted to see why she was so upset.

"Let me have it," he said.

"If you're sure," George smiled as he handed Harry the package. Harry held it away from him as he opened it. When he was sure it was safe, he pulled the pictures out and looked at the top one.

It was of him and Teddy sitting in the floor of Weasley's Wizard Wheezes playing with some of the joke toys at the shop. Harry looked just as entertained as Teddy did, as they were both laughing and rolling about on the floor. He laughed as he looked through them, knowing he and Teddy would treasure them one day, and he couldn't think of why Ginny would be so upset. When he finished looking at all of them, he passed them on to Andromeda and went after Ginny. It was then that he realized that George had ruined a special moment for her and had attempted to blackmail her at the same time. Her options had been to let him tease Harry at the Burrow with family, or let send them off to the prophet, where Harry would be made a fool.

He climbed the stairs to Ginny's room only to find the door locked.

"Ginny, it's me, open up," he said as he tried to open the locked door.

"Go away," she said from within. He tried alohomora to unlock it, but Ginny had known better than to just simply lock it without the use of magic.

"Please let me in?" he asked.

"No." This left him one choice. He didn't like this option, but he wasn't going to let a locked door keep him from Ginny. He imagined himself on the other side of the door and apparated into her room.

She was standing by the window watching her family below. He walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her into him.

"Go away," she whispered trying not to cry. She never cried, especially not over something so stupid. In fact, even she wasn't sure why she was mad anymore. She had watched Harry and the rest of them laugh over the pictures, and she had to admit, they had been pretty funny.

"No, I think I'll stay right here," he slowly took her wand from her pocket so she wouldn't attempt to use it against him. "I understand why that upset you," he said.

"You do?"

"It was a special moment for you; for us. Don't tell me you don't feel that magical pull when we're together with Teddy," he said softly, kissing her cheek. "George also blackmailed you though didn't he?" Ginny thought about this for a moment. She loved watching Harry when he played with Teddy. She loved how his eyes lit up as he got to experience giving a love he never received. She also hated that she let her brother get under her skin with empty threats to send the photos off. She should have known better.

"Don't worry love, I thought they were cute. I know that Teddy will love them one day. You know as well as the rest of them that I never even dreamed of having the childhood the rest of you had," he turned her so she was facing him.

"It's no big deal," he rested his forehead against hers.

"I know, it just seems like it," she said trying not to look him in the eyes. She knew the moment she did, he'd lose her focus

"It's okay Ginny. It really is. Don't let it bother you anymore," she sighed and he took this opportunity to close the distance between them and kissed her. She wasn't sure what was more dangerous, his eyes, or his kisses.

After a moment or two, they broke apart. "We should get back down there before they miss us too much," Harry said still holding her close.

"We should, shouldn't we?" she smiled, "I don't know that I want to anymore," she said reaching up to kiss him again. If she had her way about it, they would spend all their time alone together, but unfortunately, life wasn't always up to her.

"They're going to want to make sure we didn't run away to sleep together," he said, knowing exactly what she was thinking.

"I know, I know, maybe we should though," Ginny smiled.

"We want to be there when Ron and Hermione tell everyone of their engagement," he said. She finally pulled back and sighed.

"This is true. I don't want to miss that," she smiled and took his hand. Together they headed back outside.

Everyone had finished eating, and Mrs. Weasley was bringing out desert.

"We were about to come after you," Hermione said as Ginny and Harry sat down.

"Yeah, but they didn't want to interrupt anything," George said shooting Ginny a wink. Ginny reached for her wand, and realized it was gone. Harry saw her panic. He handed it back to her.

"Didn't think you needed it," he whispered.

"George, leave your sister alone," Mr. Weasley spoke up. They all sat in an unusual silence as they finished their desert. When Mrs. Weasley got up to begin to clear off the plates Ron too stood up.

"I've got it dear, sit back down," she said to her youngest son.

"Actually mum, Hermione and I would like to share something," he said smiling at Hermione.

"Well alright then,"

"We are going to get married!" he smiled brightly. Cheers erupted.

Congratulations were made and the Weasley boys patted Ron on the back. Fleur stood and gave Hermione a hug, as did Ginny.

"That's so exciting!" Mrs. Weasley gushed as she wrapped Hermione in one of her bone crushing hugs.

Later on that day they were all lounging around the burrow. Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny were sitting up in Ron's attic room like the old days.

"So, now that you're engaged, what are you going to do about your parents Hermione?" Harry asked. She hung her head.

"Well, I have to talk to them and tell them first," she started, "I don't know about anything else though. I'm going to try to talk them into staying here in London instead of going back to Australia. If that doesn't work, I'd still like to go with them to help them get settled, but I'm going to let them stay without me," she said sadly. "They just don't belong here. The war was too much for them to handle, and they aren't very happy that I sent them away to start with. They understand I've found my place here."

"You could try to get them to befriend mum and dad," Ron said. He too was hoping that the Grangers would stay in London and not move back. He hated feeling like he had made her choose him over them and he knew how hard this was for her.

"My mum and dad are rather stubborn sometimes," Hermione sighed.

"Whatever happens, it'll be okay," Ginny smiled, "we will all be here to support you," Hermione smiled.

"I know. It's really exciting that we're all going to be one big family. It's almost like those Muggle fairy tales, but different since none of them had a family of red heads, and a boy who save the world involved," she smiled as she reached over and messed up Ron's hair. Ginny and Harry laughed.

"Don't forget, it probably didn't include the brown haired know-it-all that helped save the world and the family of red heads somehow managed to fall in love with," Ron said playfully shoving Hermione's hand away.