A/n: Some of you have asked for more background and for now, I will have to tell you to wait. While I do use Harry's point of view from time to time, the big bits of information (like Harry's experience in the war and what he did before and after) won't be revealed until he tells her. However I can answer the question about the diary. Ginny never had it and the chamber, as far as she and those attending Hogwarts at the time, was never opened. Hogwarts for the most part, was a safe haven for the students away from the war even though they knew it was going on beyond the barriers of the castle. This is also explained more in later chapters. Also why the Harpies chose Ginny, and why she was chosen in general, is explained in part in this chapter.

Also, once again, thanks for the reviews and the story/author alerts!

Unorthodox

Chapter 3: Adventures in the muggle world

Much of the first morning at the castle was spent outside on the grounds. After the conversation with some of the girls the night before, I knew they were here for blood, or rather a ring and wouldn't let the others get in their way.

Early in the afternoon, Sirius called of us over to one of the many gardens to have a seat.

"Ladies, I hope you have been enjoying your day so far. It is now time to announce who will be going with Harry for Dinner tonight. While each of you will have a chance to have a date with Mr. Potter at some point this week, we have selected who will be chosen first for tonight. Now, please don't think the order is any type of ranking. We simply are placing you with the date that we fill will best suit you. Miss Weasley, you will be joining Harry in the main hall at three o'clock this afternoon." Sirius explain. I could tell he was enjoying playing the host to this dating game he had set up and his mention of my name nearly went unnoticed by me. The other girls however heard instantly.

"I suppose your plan to make friends with Harry's friends has worked to your advantage." Olive said from where she was standing as Sirius walked away from us.

"He said we were going in no order." India replied.

"I doubt that. They just don't want to start any petty squabbles between all of us." Alicia replied.

"And so it begins." India said softly from beside me. I gave her a small smile before standing.

"Off so soon?" Olive asked. "I guess it takes a while to look like you can't be bothered for a date. Are you going to use the management line again on Harry as well?"

"Now ladies, let's not act like we are still in school. We should be adults about this." Scarlett said. Maybe I wouldn't dislike her completely.

"I suppose your team will be happy since tomorrow's Witch Daily article will be all about you." Scarlett added. Or maybe I would dislike her.

"Don't look like that." Tonks said from her seat on the couch in my set of rooms.

"Look like what, Aunt Dor-a?" I asked with a smile.

"Don't call me that either. After going by my last name for over twenty years it's hard to remember I have a first name." she replied. "And it's the look you get when you are about to do something you'd rather not. You agreed to this dating plan of Sirius's. Now you need to see it through. Most of these girls seem to be genuinely interested in getting to know you. And Ginny Weasley is someone I would have picked for you any way. Even before she started playing Quidditch professionally, she has always struck me as the type you should go for."

"So why didn't you just set us up and spare me this ridiculous experience." I asked.

"Because, you could surprise me. Maybe that Olive girl is more your type. Although, really who names their daughter Olive is beyond me." Tonks replied.

"Who names their daughter Nymthadora?" Remus asked from his seat beside his wife.

"Point taken, but Harry the point of this is for you to actually date for once." She continued. "If anything, maybe this will convince you that you do need to go out once on awhile. You aren't running for your life anymore. It's about time you start enjoying life."

"I enjoy life." I shot back.

"Spending time with us and going to ministry functions because you have to doesn't really count." Sirius said as he entered the room. "Dora I think your pick may not be making fast friends with the others." He added.

"Wonderful, you picked the hard to get along with girl." I said with a roll of my eyes.

"Ginny gets along with everyone. It's not my fault Sirius decided to pick all of these other silly girls." Tonks said. "Besides, she is on an all witch team, she has to be able to get along with people. Not to mention the size of her family."

"No I think the other girls all thought they had a better shot since she talked to you the least last night." Remus added.

"Ginny Weasley may have temper, but her heart is always in the right place. You also don't have to worry about her being one of those self-absorbed type of girls, she grew up with six brothers, but I'm sure you know that from reading her file before she got her," Tonks said. A guilty look must have crossed my face, because Tonks raised an eyebrow.

"You didn't read the files." Remus said. It wasn't a question.

"I didn't want to develop false impressions of them," I replied. In reality, the idea of being matched up with a random girl seemed odd to me, and it had taken a few months for Sirius to convince me this would work out. Even though I had agreed to go along with it, I still wasn't fully convinced this was how I would find the perfect girl for me. Once Remus and Tonks had gotten wind of the idea, they insisted on taking part in choosing which girls would be invited.

I didn't know what to wear.

My last date seemed like ages ago and Sirius hadn't really given me an idea of what to expect.

Did I dress up?

Did I go for casual?

In the end I picked a polka dotted navy dress with white accents. I was short and fell to right above my knees and had short sleeves. I paired the dress with brown high heels that had a vintage look to them and pulled my hair into a ponytail. I finished the look with simple makeup and a long gold necklace with a gold quaffle charm on it. The charm had been a gift from Bill and Fleur after I had made it onto the Harpies. In a way I always thought it was a bit lucky, although I wasn't fully sure why I wanted luck on the date.

As I was about to leave my room, I grabbed a light jacket in case wherever we ended up was cold. I passed India and Alicia on my way out of the living area the girls all shared. India gave me a happy wave and told me to enjoy my time. Alicia gave me a quick smile but didn't say anything. I was happy I was only walking past the two of them. Out of the girls there, I felt like the two of them were the most likable.

When I reached the top of the stair to walk down into the hall, I was relieved to see Harry already waiting for me. I also noted that he was dressed fairly casually in dark jeans and a white dress shirt. I was happy I didn't over dress.

As I walked down the stairs Harry turned and smiled.

"Hi," he said softly once I reached the bottom.

"Hello," I said with a smile. While I wasn't over the moon my management had insisted I take part in this, I didn't completely dislike the idea of getting the chance to go out on a date with a young attractive wizard. The fact that he was Harry Potter just made it a tiny bit better.

"So, what's the plan today?" I asked. I've always hated living in suspense.

"What are your feelings on Muggle London?" He asked.

"I think it's great. It always was a mystery to me when I was younger. One of my brothers and sister-in-law live in Islington and I love going to visit them." I replied.

"Great, so you know how to blend in then, great." Harry said with a look of relief. "I know some wizarding folk try to avoid the muggle world and find it too confusing. I spent a lot of time… living among them when I was younger and sometimes I feel more comfortable there than in wizarding area." He explained sounding just a tiny bit nervous as we walked to the front doors. "Do you mind if I side-along apparate us to where we are going?"

"I guess I can't since I still only know we are going to muggle London." I said.

"Then I'll keep it a mystery until we get there," he said with a short laugh before reaching out his hand to me. As I took his hand I felt the familiar sensation of apparition and soon we were in a side alley of the busy city.

Out of habit we both looked down to make sure nothing on us was out of place.

"Worried I left part of you behind?" Harry asked with a smile.

"I hope you didn't!" I said returning his smile. "Now, that we are London, any chance you will tell me what we are going to be doing here?"

"I really can't keep it a secret much longer. Down the road is the British Museum. I don't know why, but I've always found muggle museums really interesting and I haven't run across many in the wizarding world, although I usually avoid much of the wizarding world even now since people are always recognizing me." He explained as we began to walk.

"Have you been to the quidditch museum?" I asked. "I've only been there a few times, usually with one of my brothers, but it has some really fascinating things inside. Although I have to admit I've never been to the British Museum. Hermione, my sister-in-law who lives in Islington, has told me about it in the past though. She'll be excited to hear that I've finally gone." I found that I was instantly relaxed in Harry's presence and it was easy for me to start rambling off.

"How many brothers do you have?" Harry asked as we neared the large building I assumed to be the museum.

"Ah the question that has scared many brave blokes away." I joked. "Six. Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, and Ron. Bill and Percy are married. Fred and George are twins, they own Weasley Wizard Weezes and are getting married this fall. On the same day because it would be wrong for them to do anything on their own, at least that's what they say. Ron is also engaged but I'm not sure when the wedding will be."

"Six?" Harry said slowing his pace a little. "I caught the rest of that, but six? Tonks mentioned you had a lot of brothers but I didn't fully believe her. Which brother is Hermione married to?"

"Well, actually I call her my sister-in-law but she and Ron just got engaged. It just seems easier to explain her that way, although she and I have been friend for almost as long as she has known Ron. I always knew she would be my sister-in-law even though it took Ron a little longer to figure it out." I replied. "In fact he proposed just a few weeks ago."

"If I ever meet them, any chance they can all wear name tags?" He asked with an eyebrow raised in question. I couldn't help but laugh.

"Yeah, we could try that, but I can guarantee Fred and George would switch theirs and most likely bewitch everyone else's. " I said. The thought of it made me laugh and I was surprised with how ok I was with the idea of Harry meeting my family. Normally when I dated a guy, I dreaded introducing him to the family, especially my brothers. Not because I'm not close to them, but because they always get so involved. "Plus, with the exception of my sister-in-laws, we all have ginger hair, so it really adds to the confusion. "

"I'll just have to work on my memory then." Harry replied as we walked into the museum. I was instantly in awe of the size and enjoyed everything as Harry guided me through the many halls and exhibits.

"What are your feelings on Italian food?" Harry asked after we had walked around for about an hour and a half.

"They are mostly positive," I responded as I tilted my head while looking at a drawling by Rembrandt.

"Good." Harry said from beside me. At some point we had begun holding hands as we walked around. I was sure who had made the move, but I didn't mind and I was enjoying our causal walk around the museum. "There is a place down the road that I enjoy and then after I was thinking we could take the tube to embankment and walk along the river."

"Sounds wonderful. Lead the way!" I said. "Not that I really can anyway." I added.

Harry laughed before gently pulling me away from where we stood and we began to walk out of the museum and toward the restaurant.

Where all dates supposed to be this simple?

Spending time with Ginny was relaxed and easy. I didn't feel like I needed to pretend like I was someone I wasn't and I could tell that she wasn't hung up on what my name was and all of the meaning that came with it. To her I was just a bloke taking her out on a date. I enjoyed just how ordinary she made me feel. She certainly isn't a complete unknown in the wizarding world but you could tell that she didn't let it get to her. She was herself completely.

During dinner we joked and laughed as we ate and drank. She told me more about her large family and what it was like to grow up with them. She had had the childhood I never could. Sure, I had Sirius and at times Remus, but we were always moving from place to place and I could hardly call how I grew up ordinary.

I was relieved to learn that she had even ridden the Tube before with her muggleborn almost sister-in-law, Hermione. As we exited the station we continued hand in hand along the river and continued to talk. It was easy to share stories and the conversation never seemed forced.

"I could really go for ice cream," she said suddenly.

"Really? Isn't it a bit cold out?" I asked. It was mid fall and while it was unseasonably warm for the time of year it still didn't compare to the heat of summer that usually caused a craving for ice cream.

"I can always eat ice cream." She replied. "There should be a store close by that we can grab something." She said as we crossed Westminster Bridge.

I laughed as she began to crane her neck a bit to see if there was anything coming up. A block away from the bridge we found a small convince store that had a small case of ice creams. We each selected something before paying and walked back to the sidewalk along the river.

We kept walking as we ate out ice cream and slowly kept our conversation going. Before I knew it we were nearly to Millennium Bridge. I glanced down at my watch on my wrist and also noticed it was later than I had planned to go back.

"I guess we should be headed back." I said as we sat on a bench looking out at the water.

"To be honest with you, I've enjoyed myself more than I could have expected." She said looking over at me. "Usually first dates are so terribly painful."

I had to laugh. She was honest but that was a quality I enjoyed.