Later that day after lunch Harry and Ginny left again. Ron had no objection this time and Hermione was finally clued in about the events of the day before. She had a feeling that Harry and Ginny's friendship would soon be evolving into something more. She didn't tell Ron, but from the looks of it Ron seemed to have already realized that. On the way to Ginny's secret spot Harry decided to begin a simple conversation to break the silence.
"Ginny can I ask you something," he asked.
"Sure," she answered.
"Did you dream anymore after we talked," he asked.
"No what about you," she asked.
"No I don't recall any dreams involving him," he replied.
Ginny smiled at him and then got brave for a moment and ruffled his hair. The minute she did that she quickly pulled her hand back and looked sheepishly at him. He smiled at her warmly and said,
"I didn't mind that. Really I didn't," he said.
"It's just that I don't know what caused me to do that," she said softly.
"Hey Ginny," he said.
"Yeah," she replied.
"We're here," he said.
She looked up and saw that they were indeed at her secret spot. She walked over to the tree and sat down. Harry remained standing and was looking down at the lake. He smiled to himself knowing that soon they would be in that cool pond. Although Ginny had no clue that they would be. For earlier this morning after his talk with Ron he asked nonchalantly about the whereabouts of Ginny's swimsuit. He knew that Ron would tell him and not be fully aware of the information he was giving out that early in the morning.
"Harry," Ginny said.
Harry snapped out of his reverie and looked down at her. She was looking at him slightly puzzled and said,
"What are thinking about?"
"Nothing really," he replied.
"So what did you bring," she asked.
"You will soon find out but let's eat first," he replied.
They ate the food that Ginny had packed and soon feeling very sleepy. Harry leaned back against the tree just like yesterday. Ginny looked at him for a moment but then looked out toward the valley.
"Ginny," he said softly.
Ginny looked back at him and saw that he had his arm extended towards her. She looked at him for a moment before realizing what he wanted. She got up and went over to sit by him. He wrapped his arm around her and pulled her closer. Ginny's heart began to speed up and she wondered why he was doing this. As they looked out over the valleys Harry decided to finally say something.
"Ginny are you wondering what I brought?"
Ginny's eyes snapped up towards his and she just nodded her head. He reached into his pocket and simply said,
"Engorgio."
Ginny's eyes widened when she realized that he had their bathing suits in his hand.
"Ready to go swimming," he asked.
She slowly nodded her head and then it dawned on her that she was going to have to change in front of him.
"Err Harry how do you expect us to change," she asked.
"That's simple," he replied.
He closed his eyes trying to remember the spell. When he opened his eyes he prayed that he had remembered it correctly. He spoke two words that Ginny didn't understand and the next thing she knew she was in her bathing suit. She looked up at Harry to say thanks but then immediately regretted doing that. She knew that soon the infamous Weasley blush would reach her face. She just prayed that Harry wouldn't notice. For when she had looked up she saw that those many years of Quidditch had done Harry good. His physique was quite…well toned. She immediately turned her attention to the lake and saw that Harry was looking at it too. She thought it was because he was just staring into space but it was really because he had caught a glimpse of Ginny and turned away before he could embarrass himself by his blushing. Finally Ginny broke the awkward silence.
"Are you ready to go," she asked.
Harry turned around and looked her for a moment. The sun light was hitting her hair in a way that it shone a fiery red. He just nodded his head because he didn't trust his voice to answer her. She turned around and began to walk down to the pond. Harry followed behind her and looked straight ahead all the while trying to keep his feelings in check. When they got to the bottom of the hill Ginny gingerly stepped into the water. Just as she got comfortable waist deep Harry jumped into the pond splashing a small wave of water over her. He surfaced and looked over at her and began laughing.
"I don't see what's so funny," she said.
"It's just your expression," he said between laughs.
Ginny glared at him and he immediately shut up. She smiled at him and splashed some water his way.
"Hey," he said.
"Sorry…all right so I'm not," she said evilly.
"You're going to pay for that Weasley," he said.
And with that he dunked her underneath the water again. When she came up spluttering again she started to shoot daggers at him. He knew that she was coming after him again so he went under water and began swimming as fast as he could. When the need for air came he came back the surface and took a breath of air in. He noticed how quiet it was and that Ginny wasn't around.
"All right Ginny, come on out now," he yelled.
No one responded and he began to panic. Just as he was beginning to wade to the shore he felt a pair of arms wrap themselves around his shoulders and pull him down. When he came up again he saw Ginny there laughing at him.
"You…you," he spluttered.
"Did you forget I'm the sister of Fred and George," she asked.
"Yes, but you had me scared for a minute," he said softly.
"I'm sorry," she replied.
She looked up and saw that he did indeed had a flicker of worry in his green eyes. She then saw that he was beginning to say something so she looked up expectantly.
"It's just that I worry about the people that are close to me," he said.
"I understand. I still worry he will come back and get me," she said.
"Let's go sit on the embankment and dry off," Harry suggested.
They waded out of the pond and went over to sit on the sunny embankment. Ginny began to dry her hair while Harry tried to find his glasses. Ginny noticed and picked them up and handed them to him.
"Thanks," he said.
"You're welcome," she said.
He stared at her for a minute then stretched out on the embankment. Ginny's eyes grew wide and she quickly looked up at the sky. Harry looked at her and smirked. He knew why she had looked away so he decided that he would take the chance of flirting with Ginny.
"Hey Ginny," he said.
"Yes," she answered still looking away.
"Look at me Ginny," he said softly.
She slowly turned her head towards him and looked him straight in the eye. She noticed a mischievous glint to them. He smiled at her and asked,
"Are you enjoying this afternoon?"
"Yes," she said.
Harry then got even braver and decided then to stretch a little. He saw Ginny's cheeks tinge with a little red. He smiled a little at her but then saw Ginny smile back a little more confidently. She knew what he was doing and decided to play his game, whether he wanted her to or not. She reached over and lightly ran her hand across his chest and felt him inhale sharply. She smiled a little and said,
"Anything wrong Harry?"
"Not really Ginny," he said.
He leaned up a little and touched her arm a little. Ginny shuddered a little, but softly smiled at him. He laid back down on the embankment and closed his eyes. He was a little startled when he felt something brush against his arm. He opened one eye a little and saw that Ginny had laid down beside him. They laid there like that in silence for a while before Ginny finally broke the silence.
"Harry do you think I will ever have a boyfriend that will want me for me?"
"What do you mean exactly," he asked.
"Well when I was with Dean he would talk Quidditch and then if I wanted to talk about my interests he would suddenly cut me off by interrupting me by mentioning Quidditch again," she said.
"What ended it" he asked.
"When he started talking about you and how you are constantly a hero," she said.
"It's not like I want all the things to happen to me," he said angrily.
"I know that's what I told him and then he told me that I didn't know what I was talking about. He told me that I was wrong and that I was just a girl who still was infatuated with the Harry Potter."
"Oh," Harry answered.
"I mean I used to be in my 1st and 2nd year," she said.
"When did you quit" he asked softly.
"I…I er…don't know," she said.
"Gotcha," he said.
Ginny looked up and saw that he had his jaw set and he was looking directly upwards. She reached over and lightly touched his arm and asked,
"Harry, do you believe I will ever find anyone?"
"Yes," he said confidently.
"Really when," she asked.
"That I can't tell you, but I do know you will," he said.
"Thank you," she said.
"You're welcome Ginny," he said.
She looked up and saw the honesty in his eyes and decided that she better tell him now because she didn't know when she may get another chance.
"Harry you know how I said I didn't know when I quit liking you," she asked.
"Yes," he answered hoping she meant she never had.
"I don't think I ever did," she said slowly.
"Oh," Harry answered in a slightly strangled voice.
"Yes, but I hope that this won't ruin our friendship because it's obvious that you don't feel the same way," she said.
She started to sit up but stopped when she felt Harry grab her arm.
"Please don't leave," he said.
"Well it's obvious I've embarrassed myself and you don't feel the same
so I'll just leave," she said.
"But I haven't had the chance to explain myself," he said.
She stopped and laid back down and looked at him expectantly.
"Ginny you know I just said you will find someone," he asked.
"Yes," she said.
"Ginny ever since you showed me this place and you fell asleep
in my arms I haven't been able to get you to get out of mind lately,"
he said.
"Harry are saying that you," she began.
"Yes I am saying that your feelings toward me are returned," he said.
Ginny smiled and reached down and took hold of his hand. He squeezed it slightly and smiled at her. They stood up and put their clothes on overtop of their suits. On their way back to the Burrow he took hold of her hand once again. He then opened the door for her to go back inside. They thought no one had seen them coming back but they hadn't noticed Molly in the upstairs window. She smiled to herself happy that her little girl's wish had come true.
Hey guys thanks for reading so far. Don't think that this is the end. I plan to have at least 10+ chapters with this story. REVIEWS ARE WELCOMED AND APPRECIATED! The next update should be either tonight or tomorrow.