Professor Potter

It was early in the morning when the sun began to stream in through the windows of Harry's bedroom. A ray of sunlight fell on Ginny's red hair making it glow beautifully. Harry rolled over lazily to draw closed the curtains to his four poster bed so he could go back to sleep, when he encountered his fiancé lying serenely next to him. Her serenity was shattered by Harry's loud gasp at finding her in his bed. He lifted the covers to make sure he was still wearing his clothes because he could hardly remember last night at all, he had one to many fire whiskeys and he hoped they had not done anything they would regret. Thankfully after peering under the covers he was satisfied by the fact that he was still wearing the same jeans he had been wearing the night before. However, this still left one question yet to be answered,

"What the devil do you think your doing in my bed?" Harry questioned after gently nudging her into wakefulness.

"Well good morning to you too" she replied in a tone that did not sit well with her fiancé as she sat up in bed.

Despite the fact that she was his fiancée, spending the night together would still mean trouble for the both of them especially now that she was one of his students.

"Didn't I warn you that McGonagall would be on the lookout? Where is your head at? She's probably already noticed you missing from breakfast!" Harry's tone growing progressively louder as the enormity of the situation started to sink in.

Still recovering from her daze of sleepiness Ginny spoke calmly trying to soothe Harry's uneasiness.

"Harry listen to me, I know you told me not to come but I couldn't help it I really needed to be close to someone last night. Particularly after the eulogies yesterday, it was so difficult to, you know… hear about…him." She said as she broke into tears again.

Harry pulled her into his arms letting her cry on his shoulder he completely understood her feelings of grief, it was exactly how he felt after losing Sirius. After the ceremony he too had dealt with the same emotions, sadly he had much more practice coping with such devastation. Although he was worried about the consequences for her overnighter he no longer felt incensed, in fact he was flattered because it meant she knew she could turn to him for anything, which in his opinion was the true test of trust. The tears flooding from Ginny's eyes made dark areas on his shirt but he didn't care all he wanted to do was comfort her stroking her back as she leaned against him. After a while of just sitting there she lifted her head the last of her tears fell from her watery bloodshot eyes gazing into Harry's. She realized he too was coping with loss he knew exactly how she was feeling, his compassion towards her was remarkable and at that very moment all she wanted to do was kiss him.

Ginny reached up for Harry's head combing her fingers through his dark hair pulling him closer to her lips, their lips stopped inches away from each other their noses just barely grazing, the air around them was electrified as they finally kissed, it was not like the longing need filled kiss they had shared when they were first reunited after the final battle, but rather one of tenderness and love unlike any kiss they had ever had before. Ginny made the first move, pushing Harry back into bed snogging him thoroughly which Harry took full advantage of by rolling her over thereby positioning himself on top and carefully straddling her waist so as not to crush her while still pining her to the spot. He kissed her lips then worked sensuously down her neck making her sigh in pleasure just as he reached her chest he stopped much to Ginny's extreme disappointment.

"Why did you stop?" Ginny screeched

"If I hadn't stopped then I'm not sure I could have stopped at all and I want our first time to be special."

"Damn it Harry we are engaged to be married for christ sakes"

"I know but I think we should wait..." he paused

"We have been waiting, I've waited an entire year to have you all to my self and now you're telling me you don't want to!" Ginny screamed "Am I not pretty enough for you is that it?"

"Gin your gorgeous you're the only woman I have ever wanted to do this with so but I want us both to be ready for it when it happens and as it is I don't think… " Ginny cut him off "If you don't think I'm mature enough to do this then maybe you shouldn't marry me! My whole life people have been trying to protect me and I'm sick of it so when you have decided to stop acting like I am some god damn princess that needs saving we can talk, until then see you in class professor!" She turned and walked out of his dormitory with a determined gait.

Ten min. later Ginny walked into Professor Longbottoms herbology classroom nearly fifteen min late for class still fuming. Although she was friends with the teacher he still took 15 points from Gryffindor as well as sentencing her to two night's worth of detention. Now Ginny was fuming but managed to hide it by taking out her anger on some mandrakes that she was shoving forcefully into their pots. By the end of class she had potted the most creatures and won ten points back for her house. The bell rang and students filled out of the classroom one by one. Before Ginny could pack her things the professor called her back,

"Ms. Weasley is everything all right? I couldn't help but notice that you were angry about something, judging by the bruises you left on these" indicating the mandrakes with his finger.

"It's nothing professor, Harry and I had an argument but we will smooth it out."

"Well in that case I was going to have you do your detention with me tonight but I think sending you to detention with Mr. Potter might be more fruitful."

Life was so unfair the last thing she wanted to do was spend an entire evening with Harry after his little revelation this morning. Begrudgingly she headed up to the castle for divination.

Meanwhile Harry was preparing for his very first class it was a group of Hufelpuff and Gryffindor third year's many of which he had never met before. He had decorated the room to resemble the room of requirements where he had first trained other students in the D.A. He decided to start with the basics to gauge their skills and adjust the course accordingly. After only thirty minuets of class he had a good idea of each student's capabilities for the most part they had the verbal incantations down but their nonverbal skills were severely lacking as was their range of different spells. After a few more minuets of instruction he assigned them all a two foot long essay summarizing chapter one in their copies of the standard book of spells volume three and to practice one thing they had learned to prepare for the next class just as the bell rang for lunch.

Harry arrived to the great hall late taking his seat at the teachers table to the right of Hagrid. Together they discussed their first classes for a little while before quieting as they chowed down on the bountiful spread before them. It was not long after beginning to eat that Harry felt as though he was being watched as his eyes slid from his plate into the audience of students it did not take long to recognize the glare of one Ginny Weasley although eyes cannot physically talk he surmised from Ginny's that she was still angry. Just as he was about to excuse himself from the table Neville sauntered over to talk to him.

"Hiya Harry I was wondering if you might do me a favor Luna and I want to have a little walk around the lake this evening but one of my students has already earned themselves a detention would you mind taking over for me?"

"No problem" Harry thought to himself its not like I have anything to do now that Gin and I are in a fight. "Who's the trouble maker this time?"

"Ginny Weasley, she walked into class nearly 20 min late and she seemed quite perturbed" Neville replied

Harry blushed profusely.

"You wouldn't happen to know anything about this do you Harry?"

"Well…er…sort of we got in a fight this morning" he whispered to make their conversation inaudible to any who might be listening. "Do you mind if we go somewhere more private to talk?"

"Sure"

Together they walked out of the great hall finding an empty classroom just down the hall from the teachers lounge.

"So what's up from what I could gather Ginny was really mad but she didn't tell me why. Care to fill in the details?"

"O.k. well first of all I want this all to remain a secret I mean you can tell Luna if you want but I don't think this story should get out to anyone, including Ron. Agreed?

"Absolutely, not a sole"

Harry retold the events of that morning. "I mean it's not like I don't love her or anything because I do she is one of the best things that has ever happened to me. I just like the idea of our first time being on our wedding night."

"Harry I think it's very honorable of you to try and keep your fiancés virtue intact your just trying to be a gentleman but I think she may see it in a completely different light. She's probably wondering if you're having second thoughts about committing the rest of your life to her and it sounds to me like she is mad because she thinks you are trying to shelter her like her family has been doing her entire life."

"Maybe I better talk to her reassure her a little you know, well you said she had detention tonight at 8:00 I guess I'll see her then," Harry said

"Thanks Neville mate you have been a big help and if you ever need someone to talk to I'm here for you. Just out of curiosity have you and Luna you know…"

"No we haven't we only just started dating a few months ago, we want to take it slow but just between you and me I think I love her ever since that time we went to the department of mysteries I've wanted to ask her out but it took last year to make me realize that life is short. I'm starting to open up a bit more she's also been teaching me how to be more confident which has made me feel like a completely different person."

"Well good for you Neville I'm glad you found someone who complements you."

Soon after Harry left the lunch room with Neville Ginny slipped over to the Ravenclaw table to talk to Luna who followed her obediently into a nearby classroom.

"So what's up?" Luna asked in a way that made the shrunken radishes dangling from her earlobes sway.

The two sat on the floor in the corner of the room so as to avoid being spotted by any stray students wandering the halls. Ginny sat knees to her chest with her chin resting on top and within seconds she was on the verge of tears spilling her guts to her best friend.

"I just don't understand it… I thought everything was going so well… we are engaged after all… I thought our promise to be together forever meant something to him…Aren't all guys supposed to want to you know… do it?" Ginny looked up at Luna searching for answers.

"Maybe he got stung by an apis coniugalis they are native to a region in northern Africa they thrive off young men who are afraid of commitment. My father says he got bitten once, oddly though he said it was the best thing to ever happen to him."

Usually Luna's crazy stories about mythical creatures were funny but at the moment the situation seemed too dire to laugh at the absurd tale.

"Lunaaaaaaaaa! What if he dosen't love me anymore…if we break up over this…I don't think I could handle it." Ginny bawled

"Well my suggestion is just to wait like he said." Luna remarked

"For what? How long? Will he ever be ready?" Ginny said "It's all this uncertainty that's killing me, hell I don't even know if we are still together we sort of left it all up in the air…" several min. of crying followed.

Why don't you just wait and see what Harry has to say about all this he might just want to be a gentleman and save you for the wedding night like he promised your family he would.

"At this point I guess that's all I can do but I still feel like maybe we should have discussed the topic before now. I have detention with him later so I guess we will talk then," Ginny sighed composing herself enough to look presentable, she still had one more class left and unfortunately it would be one of her most difficult yet due to the fact that her professor was the one with whom she was having a fight.

Once Ginny arrived in class she found all the seats taken except for the one in the very back row which pleased her immensely. After taking her seat class was promptly started with the arrival of Professor Potter he began by introducing himself which at this point was unnecessary seeing as he was only one year older than them.

"In this class I will teach you to defend yourselves from dark magic the likes of which you may find yourself battling against this course will study both the practical and tactical use of magic to give you the upper hand in any battle. The key to winning a duel is dependent on how well you know your opponent as well as the variety of spells in your arsenal this being said I would like you all to split into pairs so you can demonstrate what you know already."

There were an odd number of students so Ginny was paired with Harry and gave the class a brief example of the method of how the duel should be conducted. Afterwards Harry traveled around the classroom critiquing everyone's technique and giving a few pointers along the way. After a substantial effort on everyone's part class finally ended and the students were dismissed for their study periods.

Harry headed up to his dormitory where he crashed onto the bed in exhaustion where he fell asleep until dinner where he had a scrumptious steak. Once he finished eating he politely excused himself from the table to go tidy up for his guest that evening.

Ginny paced her dormitory it was almost time to go to her detention she had already agonized over what to wear for nearly an hour before settling on a short summer dress. It was a bit more fancy than things she normally wore but she was dressed to impress there was no way any guy in his right mind could even think of dumping her while she was in this outfit. She had never been so nervous for a detention in her life as she walked up the corridor toward Harry's classroom. She opened the door to his room carefully he was nowhere to be found as she peaked in further it was at this moment she felt like running in the opposite direction but something was urging her onwards in her quest to smooth over this whole issue. Ginny glided across the classroom towards the professor's dormitory located through the door behind his desk. Upon reaching the door she lifted her hand to knock, soon afterward she was greeted at the door by Harry who guided her into his humble abode giving her the grand tour. Ginny looked around awestruck only 24 hours ago his pad was only a small room with a bed but this place now included a kitchen, office, living room, bedroom, and a spacious bathroom.

"I spruced it up a bit this afternoon. Do you like it?" Harry asked anxiously

"I love it Harry," Ginny said

Harry escorted her back to the kitchen where a bottle of wine and two glasses appeared out of nowhere. Harry poured them both half a glass of wine and offered one to Ginny which she accepted graciously, sipping at it before putting it down.

"Gin we need to talk" Harry announced after a long period of silence

Ginny only nodded in agreement as Harry gestured toward the living room couch in front of which a roaring fire was burning. Harry was the first to speak.

"Gin I want to start off with I love you and I'm sorry I didn't realize how my abstinence thing would sound to you but I want you to understand it's not something I'm willing to back down on we have plenty of time for all that when we're married, right now you need to be focused on school and I need to concentrate on work, is that clear."

"Yeah I guess your right I just want to be with you so much and this morning when you stopped us I thought that you were afraid of making a commitment to me."

"Gin its nothing like that, when I asked you to marry me I meant it. I want to spend the rest of my life with you."

With these words everything was forgiven they hugged each other and Ginny snuggled next to Harry on the couch together they curled up in front of the fire watching it flicker.

"Hey Gin?"

"Yes Harry"

"After we get married what are our plans?"

"Well I got an offer to play quiddich for the harpies this summer… so I'm considering that, I really like the chuddley cannons better though so I'm waiting to see if they try and recruit me this year. What about you dear?"

"It's funny if you asked me a few years ago you might have gotten a completely different answer. I think its best that I let someone else save the world for a change plus I can't leave the defense post after only a year the students need more continuity and who better to prepare them than me after all I did a pretty good job on you didn't I." Harry said with a grin.

Ginny playfully threw a pillow at his head

"Harry If I take this quiddich position I will be on the road a lot, how are we going to manage to see each other with you here at the castle?" Ginny asked in a more serious tone that suggested she was worried.

"I had an idea about that the other night, we could buy a place in hogsmeade that you could come home to in the evenings and I could walk to so we can spend the evenings together that way and we can both do the jobs we love."

"That sounds great Harry there's one last thing I want to settle about our future though how many kids do you think we should have?"

"I'm thinking three but I don't think I'm quite ready for children yet its not that I'm scared or anything Gin but I don't want to have to share you with anyone yet maybe we should start our careers first and see how it goes from there."

"Agreed"

They talked into the night about all their future plans until Ginny fell asleep leaving Harry to carry her up the stairs to his bedroom carefully tucking her in and kissing her in the forehead before curling up next to her content to just stare at her beautiful face until finally drifting off into a serene dream.

Hey everyone sorry it took sooooooooo long to write this chapter I had so much going on this year with school and unfortunately this summer isn't any better prepairing for college, going to alaska, and working. Thanx for being patient I think this chapter could use some tweeking so just send me your feedback. I know everyone likes when things are perfect in Harry Potters little world but I wanted to show that even the most perfect couple ever have their moments where they disagree. Anyway I still need some help coming up with the next chapter people have been buging me to write some Ron/Hermione stuff but any ideas are much appriciated.