Chapter 4- Good and Bad News

Mr. and Mrs. Weasley sat on the couch very confused why their youngest kids we're calling a family meeting without half the family.

"Ok, so I don't know how to say this so I'm just going to say it. I'm moving in with Hermione…there I said it." Ron said, waiting for some pissed expressions.

"That's great honey, I'm so happy for you!" Mrs. Weasley cooed.

"I always knew it! You and Hermione would end up together…hah" Mr. Weasley laughed.

"And that's it?" Mrs. Weasley asked.

"You're not mad?" Ron asked shocked.

"No, why would we be? You're an adult now; you can make your own decisions." Mr. Weasley informed his son.

"Whew…that's a relief."

Ginny thought this was the best time for her news.

"Well…I'm moving in with Harry." She blurted out, waiting for the joyous expressions to sweep their faces. The exact opposite occurred, and angry, almost evil expressions came alive.

"You're WHAT?" the asked in unison.

"Moving in with Harry…" she said quietly.

"No you're not. You are only seventeen!" Mrs. Weasley shouted.



"But…."

"But nothing! You are still a child and will live under our roof until proven an adult." Mr. Weasley sternly expressed.

"I'm only 11 months younger than Ron and you don't have a problem with him moving into Hermione's…" she pleaded.

"The answer is NO."

"But haven't I proven myself an adult? I fought in the Battle and kicked ass like an adult…"

"Yeah, after disobeying like a child when we told you to stay out of it!" Mrs. Weasley snapped.

"Why are you being so unfair?"

"Ginny, I have already lost a child; do not make me lose another one." Mrs. Weasley was malicious towards her only daughter, and Ginny quickly learned she was not going to win this battle.

"They said No?" Harry asked over the phone that night.

"Yep, they were so happy for Ron but when I told them the exact same thing they bit my head off…" she whispered, hoping her mother did not over hear her.

"Well…you tried. I guess that's the best you can do."



"Harry, I don't want to be here. It's so lonely without Ron and the twins, it's so stupid there are forcing me to stay somewhere I hate!" Ginny was pissed; Harry could almost feel the tears in her voice.

"Don't say that! You don't hate the Burrow. It's your home."

"Yes I do. All there is are memories of Fred and the way our family used to be, it hurts. There's no way I can move on with my life when every time I turn the corner I see Fred, trying out some new prank."

"It's just one year, if even that and then you can leave."

"I don't think I'm gonna last here without you, Harry."

Some weeks past and Harry was miserable, Grimwald Place was lonely. He was so cut off from the outside world that he didn't even know what day it was. Ginny was in the same condition, every time Harry spoke to her it sounded like she was on the verge of crying. Of course Ron and Hermione's happiness wasn't helping, they we're living the good life in London and that's all Harry and Ginny ever heard. Harry was kept busy between cleaning and his new job at the Ministry that Kingsley had gotten him and Ron.

Tonight was Harry's birthday and the Weasley's were throwing him a party at the Burrow. It was the first celebration that they had had since Fred's death and everyone knew it was going to be hard. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were a little cold towards Harry, and he figured why. But everyone else seemed normal. Harry and Ginny snuck off to her room for half an hour before someone realized they were missing.



"Man, I've missed you…" Harry said, in between kissing Ginny and breathing.

"I…missed…you…too!" she smiled, she loved the taste of his lips.

Knock Knock

"Harry, Gin I know you're in there!" Hermione's voice came thru the door.

"Ahhhh…." They both moaned, it had been going so nice before she found them.

"It's time to cut the cake so get your happy little butts downstairs now…"

They reluctantly slid off her bed, and walked down the stairs hand in hand.

"There's the birthday boy…and his birthday present, I guess." Bill said sarcastically as they joined them.

The lights (magically) dimmed and the stupid American song rang through the house as Mrs. Weasley brought out the cake, nineteen glowing candles and all.

"Make a wish!" Fleur said jubilantly.

Harry stared down at the cake and thought, he knew what he wished for. He blew out the candles and Percy removed them. Ron, Hermione, and Ginny all looked at each other, and as the last candle was taken away they grabbed onto Harry and smashed his face into the cake. Everyone laughed (even Harry) at that, his face was covered in blue frosting, glasses and all.

Later, when the party settled down Harry and Ginny found themselves sitting outside again, gazing up at the moon.



"You know, I have really missed you!" Harry said, bringing Ginny to his lips.

"I missed you more…I'm sure!" she said back, looking up at him.

"Just being here at the Burrow makes me feel like we're back to being teenagers and having the whole summer ahead of us until school…" Harry stated.

"Technically, I still am a teenager. But the school part is not part of the equation."

"You're not gonna go back next year?" Harry asked, he and Ginny had never discussed this.

"Last year, I doubled up on my classes because I didn't think there would be a Hogwarts left after the battle."

"Always thinking, my smart, beautiful Ginny…" Harry whispered, before a very intimate kiss. "I've been thinking too. These past weeks without you have been really hard."

"It's been really hard for me too…" Ginny inserted.

"During the battle I almost lost you, Ginny. And that made me realize how much I love you and how much I never want to lose you. So I've been thinking, I know your parents are treating you like a child but I can't waste anymore time without you in my life. So…" he pushed himself away from her to get a proper view of her moonlit face.



"I want to ask you to marry me…" he pulled a ring from his pocket and held it out to her.

She sat there in shock, had the man of her dreams just really proposed to her?

"Umm…."

"Ginny, I know we're young but we can make it work. I love you…"

"I love you…" she whispered

"So is that a yes?" he asked standing up, pulling her up with him.

"Yeah…I mean yes, I'll marry you Potter!" she wrapped her arms around his neck as they jumped in happiness. This must've of been the moment she had dreamt about her entire life.