A/N: Sorry it took so long! But some stuff did come up and I was just extremely busy!
Improper:
Ginny's POV:
The sun outside Grimmauld Place was sinking lower and lower in the sky, sending out little bands of colors across the sky. Ginny smiled softly as she gazed at the lavender streak, tracing it with her finger through the window. Everything around her was quiet for a change, and it was nice to be able to just sit and think.
It didn't last long, however. Suddenly a loud BOOM was heard from somewhere above, and Ginny had a strong feeling it had to do with the stringy things that could often be seen in Fred and George's hands. She rolled her eyes and sat up straight, tearing her eyes away from the beautiful colors outside the window. She thought how terrible it must be for Sirius to be trapped in the putrid house all the time, knowing he wouldn't see another sunset without glass separating them for a long time.
Slowly she rose and made her way down to the kitchen. She found Ron and Hermione sitting at the table talking in whispers. When she approached they quickly hushed and began eating their previously untouched sugar cookies.
"Ooh, did Mum make cookies?" she asked, annoyed by their secrets but willing to overlook it.
"Yeah," Ron replied. "There's some on the plate on the dish dresser."
Ginny crossed the room, picked it up, and was just about to turn around and bite into it when Sirius waltzed gracefully into the room.
"On second thought," Ginny muttered, "I'm not all that hungry." She placed the cookie back on the plate.
She sat down at the table beside Ron, and Sirius sat down across from them.
"Sirius..." Ron murmured. "When is Harry coming?"
Sirius sighed. "Probably not for while, but don't you dare go telling him that. We're trying to keep him safe."
Hermione looked down at the cookie in her hand and took a tiny bite. Ron was about to speak when the doorbell rang.
"I miss him, too," Sirius confirmed, patting the table and rising. "Bye, Hermione, Ron... Ginny."
When Sirius exited an unnatural quiet overtook the kitchen. All of the children were obsorbed in his or her own thoughts. Only when Sirius reentered the kitchen with Professor Lupin did everyone cheer up.
"What are you doing here!" Ron demanded at once.
"Well, it's the Order's headquarters, isn't it?" Lupin chuckled, hands in his pockets. "Just dropping off information for Sirius."
Sirius handed Lupin a gillywater and then poured one for himself.
"If you don't mind, we'd like a little privacy," he went on further.
"Ah, I don't see why we're being so secretive," Sirius announced. "They're way more mature than Molly gives them credit for."
Lupin gave Sirius a sharp look.
"Okay, Moony, I get it," Sirius muttered, taking a sip of gillywater.
Ron, Hermione, and Ginny rose and left the room unwillingly and almost tripped over Fred and George at the threshold of the kitchen. The twins put their fingers to their lips as Ron shut the door, gesturing to a bunch of stringy things in George's lap.
"So are we about to find out the source of all the explosions over the last few days?" Hermione asked with her eyebrows raised.
George nodded. "Extendable ears," he muttered, inserting one of them in his left ear and chunking them toward everyone else. "Now shut up so we can hear."
Ginny inserted the small ear into her own and nearly jumped out of her skin as she heard Lupin talking quite clearly, though she knew he was on the other side of the kitchen.
"They're after it, Padfoot," Lupin murmured."Arthur says he's seen Lucius Malfoy hanging around those doors too often. The question is when, and how, they plan on stealing it."
"Ah, Moony," Sirius replied loudly, and Lupin shushed him. "They'll never get it. They aren't strong enough yet."
"I wouldn't be too sure, Sirius," Lupin replied. "They're getting stronger every day, and You-Know-Who really wants it."
"Is that all you had to tell me?" Sirius asked in a tone that sounded almost bored.
"Yes," Lupin replied, and Ginny could almost see him scowling. "I have to go now. Bye, Sirius."
"Bye, Remus!" Sirius called after him.
Lupin's footsteps grew louder, and the children quickly ran for the staircase. Ginny had just barely hidden herself behind a statue when Lupin crossed the hall and disappeared into the twlight.
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A/N- Okay, so that one was longer! Once again, terribly sorry for the wait. But wouldn't you rather it be better and not forced? Okay... please review! And favorite it if you like it.
M-L07