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A Small Price to Pay by skyeelise_x

Prompt: "Told You I was sick." (Choice 1)

Scene: A Quidditch Match (Choice 3)

Word Count: 929

Ship: Harry Potter-Ginny Weasley

Ginny sat on the couch in The Burrow's living room impatiently awaiting Harry's arrival. George and Ron had just left in the family's flying Ford Anglia to pick him and Hermione up and Ginny was ecstatic to see him for the first time since school ended, she was greatly missing him.

It was 3 years since Harry defeated Voldemort and Hogwarts had reopened that year. Because Ron, Harry and Hermione - along with many others - had missed their last year of schooling, they were completing it now.

Professor McGonagall was the headmaster again and the students couldn't be happier... No, that's not true, they wanted Professor Dumbledore back but they wouldn't dare tell her that.

Ginny got up from the lounge and walked into the kitchen to fix herself a cup of soup to try and soothe her burning throat. You see... Ginny had been sick in bed with the flu for almost a week now Mrs. Weasley didn't want to cure her with magic because she said it helps build her immune system, although she has reduced some of the symptoms - but she had made herself get out of bed for Harry even though it had worn her out.

Ginny looked up at the Weasley clock in time to see George and Ron's arrows turn from 'Travelling' to 'Home'. She beamed at the clock and turned to look out the window while running her fingers through her hair and dusting invisible dust from her blue jeans, grey sleeved turtleneck top and black hoodie. Ginny leaned against the kitchen bench, sipping her soup and acting casual as the 3 boys came thumping through the bam door.

"Ginny give us a hand will you?" Ron grunted as he held onto the ends of two trunks. Ginny looked past George who was the last to come through the door and saw Hermione carrying Hedwig's cage - Harry's new owl - and Crookshanks' cage, Ginny ignored Ron and gave Harry a kiss on the cheek before helping Hermione with the pets.

"How has your holidays been so far?" Ginny asked as they walked up the many stairs to Ginny's bedroom after dropping Hedwig at Ron's room. Harry had moved in with Hermione after noticing that The Weasleys needed to be alone after the loss of George's twin, Fred during the Great War.

"It's been pretty fun, mostly I've been teaching Harry everyday spells," Hermione murmured as she went to sit on the fold out bed that Mr. Weasley had set up in the room. Ginny couldn't help but feel jealous as she thought that if Harry had stayed with them, then she would be the one helping him with the spells.

Ginny nodded her head and began to rattle off the few things she'd been able to do while being sick, occasionally stopping to cough or blow her nose.

"I thought I heard someone coughing up their guts," Harry said as he entered Ginny's room with Ron, he went over to where Ginny was lounging and tried to give her a hug but she moved away.

"Don't get too close, I'm sick," she murmured but Harry gave her a 'Do you think I care?' look and hugged her tightly anyway, giving her a kiss on the cheek. Ginny held her breath until he moved further away trying to refrain from contaminating him.

The rest of the night consisted of Ginny dodging kisses and trying not to infect anyone.

"Wake up! Wake up!" Mr. Weasley bellowed as he walked around the corridor, Ginny and Hermione groaned at the intrusion but slowly began to wake up.

Downstairs, Mrs. Weasley was cooking away making a traditional English breakfast with eggs, bacon, sausages, hashbrowns and toast. The smell drifted around the home and woke up the boys.

"How are you feeling Gin?" Mrs. Weasley asked as she placed a plate of food in front of Hermione and Ginny.

"A tiny bit better" Ginny answered, taking a sip of Pumpkin Juice. Harry and Ron entered and as Ron kissed Hermione good morning, Ginny turned her head so Harry could only kiss her cheek again.

"Are you coming to the match Mrs. Weasley?" Harry asked as all of the Weasleys plus Hermione and himself ate.

"No dear, I don't follow Quidditch."

After everyone had finished their food, Mr. Weasley, George, Percy, Ron Hermione, Ginny and Harry all left by portkey to go to the Appleby Arrows and Ballycastle Bats Quidditch match.

The game started and Ginny cheered as best she could without hurting her throat whenever Appleby had the Quaffle, half way through the game Harry reached over and took her hand in his and gave the back of hers a kiss. Ginny smiled and blushed at the intensity of his eyes burning into hers. Harry leaned in slightly to kiss her and Ginny did the same before turning her cheek, he put his finger under Ginny's chin and pulled her face back around to his. Before she could object, Harry put his lips on her and kissed her sweetly; Ginny pulled back and began coughing away from him.

When she had stopped she spoke, "Told you I'm sick".

"It's a small price to pay Ginny," Harry whispered and attached his lips to hers once more; kissing her more passionately this time.

A week later, Harry emerged from Ron's room coughing his guts up, but whenever Ginny chided him for wing too close to her while she was sick, he just lovingly dismissed it and reminded her that it was a small price to pay.