Summer Time
The next morning Harry woke up with Ginny gently kissing his forehead. He slowly opened his eyes and looked into Ginny's. Ginny leaned down and softly kissed Harry on the lips.
"Come on, let's go see who won the match." Ginny said as she pulled away from Harry and ran out the door.
Harry looked over and could see that Ron was still in his bed sleeping. Harry laughed to himself as he climbed out of bed and put on his robe. He walked out of the room and quietly closed the door.
Harry walked into the library and couldn't believe that the two Quidditch teams were still playing. The score was currently 400 to 380 in favor of Harry's team. The miniature players were all moving very slowly.
"Think we should let them stop?" Harry asked Ginny who was trying not to laugh.
"Do you think they will?" Ginny responded. "Or do you think they will just keep playing until the Snitch is caught?"
"Well it is worth a shot to tell them that they can stop."
"Hey, you can stop playing now." Harry informed the tiny Quidditch players.
"But the Snitch hasn't been caught yet coach. The game wouldn't be complete." The Captain of Harry's team answered.
"I know, but you are all exhausted. I know I wouldn't want to be playing after that long.
"Yeah, I guess you are right." The Captain said as he landed his broom. "Ok everyone, the match is over. Coach Harry said so."
The tiny players landed on the Pitch where they all laid down and then laid down and went to sleep. Harry and Ginny went to the couch and sat down. Harry put his arm around Ginny, within five minutes they were both asleep.
Three weeks had passed since Harry had woke up and things were going great. Ron, Hermione and Ginny were all beginning to progress further into their Animagi selves. The three older students had also already learned to Apparate but now had to wait until they were seventeen so they could Apparate outside of their lessons, not to mention using magic outside of Hogwarts.
Today, the four of them were being allowed to go to Diagon Alley for the day instead of being cooped up in Grimmauld Place. To all of their amazement they weren't being sent with a guard of Order members to follow them around. They were sure, however, that there would be plenty of members watching them.
They each took turns taking a pinch of Floo Powder and stepping into the fire. One by one they arrived in the Leaky Cauldron. They were greeted by Tom who led them to a table asked them if they would like anything. Harry ordered four bottles of butterbeer for the group, Tom headed for the bar and returned quickly with the drinks.
"How much do I owe you, Tom?" Harry asked the bar keeper.
"Nothing today, Mr. Potter. It's on the house. I can at least buy the Hero of Diagon Alley and his friends a drink on his first trip back." Tom told him then turned and walked away.
Harry smiled and nodded his head. He immediately thought back to the day they were attacked in Diagon Alley. Harry kept smiling on the outside but on the inside he was mourning Tonks. It's ok, Tonks, I got her. You and Sirius can rest easy now.
The group finished their drinks and got up to head for the back door. Before Harry left he took four Galleons out of his pocket and put them on the table for Tom as a tip.
Hermione had reached the brick wall first, she pulled out her wand and tapped the brick three times. The wall suddenly began to change into an archway so that they could see into Diagon Alley. Harry led the group through the arch and down into the Alley.
"Where should we go first?" Hermione asked.
"Let's go to Fred and George's shop, I know they were probably told to check on us anyways." Ginny replied while holding Harry's hand. Diagon Alley was relatively empty since no one was here to buy their school supplies yet. They reached Fred and George's shop and Harry reached for the door when it opened.
Harry and Ron's mouths both fell open when they saw who came out of the shop. A beautiful woman walked out, she stood about five feet and three inches tall, had shoulder length black hair that framed her flawless face, and piercing green eyes, she was beautiful. Harry could feel himself turn his head to continue watching her as she walked passed. She flashed him a smile that caused Harry to give a boyish grin back. She continued walking and Harry had turned his body all the way around trying to see her and ended up looking straight into Ginny's eyes.
"Oh, er, um," Harry mumbled to his girlfriend who looked more amused than angry.
"Harry James Potter, you had better wipe that stupid look off of your face before it sticks like that." Ginny giggled as she spoke.
"Ron, Ron. Be care…" Harry tried to warn his friend before Hermione caught him.
"Ronald Bilius Weasley! I can't believe you would stare at another woman like that in front of me!" Hermione snapped.
"Sorry 'Mione, I, I, I'm sorry." Ron turned pale as Hermione scolded him. "I love you though, she just caught me off guard, the way she smiled and the way her…"
"Ron, just stop or you will only dig yourself deeper." Harry laughed.
Ron nodded his head and said sorry again. The group walked into the shop and saw Fred restocking shelves and barrels.
"Hey there, Fred." Harry said as he walked through the door.
"Hey, everyone. Had a safe trip then did you?" Fred asked in an unusual parental tone.
"Yeah it was pretty uneventful, except those Dementors and Death Eaters, oh and then there were the dragons we had to fight to get into the shop." Ginny said in a sarcastic voice.
"That's nice," Fred said while looking out the shop window. Harry could tell that Fred had just kept replacing the same item over and over again.
"Fred, is everything alright?" Harry asked after Fred picked up the same item again.
"Just fine, mate. Never better." Fred answered.
Hermione and Ginny both had an idea of what was happening with Fred. They looked out the window and saw the witch that just left on the other side of the street. They then stepped into his line of sight and said hello again. Fred finally seemed to notice that the others were really there and that his shelf was overflowing with the fake wands he continued to add to it.
"You ok, Fred?" Ginny asked her older brother.
"Yeah, I guess I just go a bit distracted." Fred answered blushing.
"Fred who was that woman that just left?" Hermione asked.
"Said her name was Kimberly Tero, never seen her before, wouldn't mind seeing her again honestly." Fred spoke with a smile.
"What does she do?" Ron spoke this time.
"I don't know, Ron. She came in, looked around the shop, bought some Skiving Snack Boxes and left." The oldest Weasley in the room answered. "I couldn't keep my eyes off of her."
"I think she is part Veela, Harry and Ron both acted the same way outside." Hermione spoke with an air of confidence.
"I don't know, Hermione. She didn't act like a Veela. She just walked past us, she didn't dance or sing or do anything to try to attract attention." Ginny told her friend. "I think that men find her very difficult to resist."
Harry and Ron seemed to like Hermione's idea better because it meant that they were enchanted to look at her. Neither of them however, wanted to voice their opinions and decided to ask if Fred and George had come up with any new treats.
"Actually, we have, Harry." George answered as he walked in through the front door. George pulled a box out of his robes pocket and offered them to the group. "Would you like to try some?"
"What are they?" All four asked in unison.
"Weasley's Wizard Wheezes is proud to present." Fred began to speak.
"Disappearing Drops." George finished. "Unfortunately, we have had to build in a certain safety measure."
"Safety measure?" Harry asked confused.
"Well sure, we can't have loads of invisible people walking around everywhere, for their own safety. But also, imagine if the wrong people got some of these. They could sneak into anywhere they wanted, a lot like you do with your cloak." Fred answered.
"Well what kind of safety measure?" Harry asked, not sure how they could stop someone that is invisible from sneaking around.
"Well first off," George began to answer.
"You only stay invisible for two minutes." Fred added.
"And the secondly," George continued.
"Is that a second one won't work for five minutes afterwards." Fred spoke again.
"So there is no way you can keep yourself invisible for long periods of time." George finished.
"Go on, give them a try." Fred prodded them on.
Harry poured the candies out into his hand. They were a shiny silver color that almost blended in with his hand perfectly. Ginny, Hermione and Ron each took a Disappearing Drop out of Harry's hand and put them in their mouths. Almost instantly the four of them disappeared.
"We should also tell you, all wards of protection can see through the candies abilities." George spoke to the air in front of him.
"So, Mad-Eye's mad eye can see you, we suspect Dumbledore would be able to see you, and any magic detection devices or spells would see you. That way no one can sneak into secure places using these." Fred finished.
Soon the four reappeared where they had been standing two minutes earlier. Harry noticed that Ron's hair was slightly tousled and he was blushing. Harry laughed at his friend as the four left the shop, each with a box of the new Disappearing Drops. As usual, they were to advertise the candies to their friends.
They spent the rest of the day wandering through different shops, talking with various friends that they saw and having a good time. At three o'clock in the afternoon they made their way back to the Leaky Cauldron so they could return home. When they walked in through the back door they saw Kimberly Tero sitting at a table by herself. Hermione pointed out that she seemed to be looking for someone or waiting for something to happen. Harry and Ron had once again been struck by her beauty, Hermione and Ginny quickly pulled them to the fireplace where they all used the Floo Network to go to the Burrow, and from there Grimmauld Place.
When they arrived back at Grimmauld Place, Molly, Arthur and Remus were sitting in the kitchen talking about how peaceful it had been in recent weeks. They said hello and went upstairs to put the things theypurchased away.
Ginny and Hermione came into the boys room and sat down on the beds. Ginny smiled up at Harry who was putting something away in his armoire.
"What's that look for, Gin?" Harry asked when he saw his girlfriend looking at him.
"Watch." Was her only reply. A second later Harry was looking at a Red Fox, a Peregrine Falconand a large Black Panther.
