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Chapter 12: Dates, Fights, and the Yule Ball.
Harry, Ginny, Rigel, and Teddy were heading down to the Great Hall for dinner. Harry and Ginny had their arms around each other, as the were walking down the corridor and down the marble steps, when they reached the door to the Great Hall a hand grabbed the arm of Harry's that wasn't around Ginny. He looked to see Jesse standing there.
"Harry, can I talk to you?" Jesse asked. He glanced at the arm around Ginny, with an eyebrows raised. Then turned back to Harry. Who knew better to argue and told his friends to go on a head of him. Ginny let go of Harry's waist and kissed his cheek before heading into the Great Hall.
"What is it, Jesse." Harry asked. Jesse looked Harry's face over, as he ran his hand through his hair, he than looked Harry in the eyes and said..
"You have mum's nose." he said, Harry's eyebrows shot up at his brother.
"What?" He demanded. Jesse shook his head.
"Nothing." He said, smiling slightly, something Harry hardly ever sees Jesse do. "Look, Harry, I'm sorry, I didn't believe you about Snape. I do now. And I've been to see Dumbledore about him threaten you, but I doubt he'll do anything. Sirius says Snape's Dumbeldore's lap dog, so Dumbeldore isn't going to get ride of him." Jesse made a face. "Sirius had come along when I was yelling at Snape, We both let Snape know that if he threatens you or steps one foot out of line about you, we will report him to the Ministry, which isn't much of a threat, since he didn't do anything, Ministry doesn't care about threats. All Snape would probably do is get a warning or something. Harry what are you planing to do after Hogwarts or you planing to become a Auror or anything?"
This question caught Harry a by surprise he hadn't really thought about, but knew he didn't want to be an Auror or work for the ministry at all. The only thing he really liked to do was play Quidditch.
"No," Harry said. "I've never really thought about it, but I wouldn't mind playing Qudditch for England like dad did." Jesse nodded.
"Good, than maybe after 5th year you can drop potions, and not have to put up with Snape." Jesse said. "If you do ever later want to be an Auror or anything, there's always potion classes the ministry can give you. So maybe after next year you won't have to put up with Snape as much." Harry nodded, he looked down at the floor and kicked it with his foot.
"Jesse, do you believe me about not putting my name in the goblet?" Harry asked. Jesse searched his face once more.
"Yes," Jesse said. "I did from the start, Harry, but you were too busy yelling at me to listen." Harry grinned at him and Jesse grinned back. "Harry, I know I might be hard on you at times, but you have to understand this isn't easy for me. I'm trying the best I can. Cody, though he's always in trouble here at school usually listen to whatever I tell him to do, you don't like to be bossed around. But, Harry, you're going to have to try with me, Dumbeldore is once again talking about sending you to the Durselys. I stumped that idea out pretty quick, but he sees how you and I don't get along."
"I don't want to go to the Durselys." Harry made a face. "That horse face thing wouldn't even come to mum's funeral, and when you went to see if she even knew of mum and dad's death, the fat pig had the nerve to tell you not to come looking to them for hand outs."
"I know." Jesse said. "And I told Dumbledore the Durselys wouldn't take you anyway. We just need to try to get along better." Jesse put his arm around Harry's shoulder. "How about this, I'll try to listen to what you say more and you can try to not yell so much. How about you learn to control that temper, alright, Lighting-Bolt." Harry stared at Jesse for a long while before answering, Jesse hadn't called him Lighting-Bolt since he was eight, before their parents had been killed. Harry smiled.
"Okay, Jess, I'll try." Harry said. And Jesse hugged him before letting go.
"So, what's this thing between you and Ginny?" Jesse asked. "Do I have to give you a talk."
"No," Harry cried, his face going red. "We just got together and besides I have already had that talk , I had Sirius version of that talk last year, when I was dating Lavender Brown."
"Sirius gave you the talk." Jesse said, he than started laughing. "I had the talk from mum and dad. I still don't know if anyone ever gave Cody that talk, but I can't picture Sirius giving it to anyone." He shook his head. "Please, keep what ever he told you to yourself."
"I already blocked it all out." Harry joked. And Jesse laughed as he patted Harry on the back.
"Just don't turn out like Rigel or Sirius and you should be fine." Jesse said. Leading Harry into the Great Hall. But as they stepped into the doorway, Cody came up from behind them and through his arms around each of them.
"Now this is what I like to see." Cody said. "Us three good-looking brothers getting along. Of course I'm the better looking one." Jesse and Harry looked at each other and rolled their eyes.
"Who's the one with the girlfriend?" Harry asked, smirking, Jesse snorted with laughter.
"Alright ." Cody said. "How do you know I don't have a new girlfriend?"
"Because you don't." Harry said. "And Jesse never sees anyone."
"That's because I'm too busy." Jesse said. Waving his hand. "Who has time for girls." He winked at Harry then made his way up to the staff table where the other Aurors were eating.
"You know that's not his real reason?" Cody asked. "He told me once, he couldn't risk dating anyone because of you."
"Because of me?" Harry demanded. "I'm not that bad, I might into trouble sometimes, but I wouldn't chase off any girl he likes." Cody shook his head.
"That's not what I mean, Lighting-Bolt." Cody said. "He doesn't trust much people around you. He said he had to be carefull when it comes to having friends and fallen for girls because..well because you never know when someone might really be a Death Eater or someone one like that just wanting to get to you. So, to make sure he doesn't put you in any danger from anyone he just doesn't go out."
Harry frowned. "That doesn't sound fair. Jesse has a right to have life other than taking care of us."
"Jesse has raised you since you were eight, Harry." Cody said. "He cares more about you than you want to realize. Even if sometimes, mostly when one of us is driving him up the wall, he may feel a little resentful for having no life because of us, but we really are all each other have."
Harry frowned as Cody walked away down to the Gryffindor table to eat with his friends, Harry noticed Ginny smiling and waving him over. He smiled and headed her way.
Saturday Harry woke up earlier than he usually dose. He was planning on fulfilling a promise he made to his Ginny at the begining of the year. So he got up, showered and dressed quickly, grabbed his new Firebolt out of his trunk and along with a piece of parchment and a quill. He then headed down to the common room and walked over to the girls dorm steps. He whistled. Ten seconds later Ginny's little Yorkie, Chaser came running down the stair and jumped up at Harry barking.
"Hey, boy." Harry bent down a petted the little dog. "I got something I want you to take to Ginny, okay." The little dog barked and waged his tail. Harry grinned and sat on the bottom steps. He wrote on the parchment.
"Gin,
Get up, grab your broom and meet me in the common room.
"Love always,
Harry.
Harry smiled as he waved his wand and a peach rose appaered and stuck it and the letter into Chaser's mouth.
"Take that to Gin." Harry told the dog as he scratched it behind the ears. He smiled as it took off up the stairs. He knew Chaser would get the letter and rose to Ginny. He used the dog all the time to send notes up there all the time to Ginny, now that they were dating the little dog would come in handy.
Half-hour later Ginny came walking down the stairs, her broom in her hands and a big smile on her face. She was dressed in faded jeans, with a hole in one knee and a Ravenclaw t-shirt ; that was blue, with a bronze eagle and across the top was Ravenclaw, and across the bottom was eagle. That's what their Qudditch team was called. The Ravenclaw Eagels, the Gryffindors was the Gryffindor Lions, Hufflpuff was the badgers and Slytherin was the snakes. She always had a black jacket on, but it wasn't zipped up.
"Who knew you could be so sweet." Ginny said, meeting Harry down at the bottom of the steps, she reached up and gave him a peck on the lips. "How did you know my favorite flower was a peach rose?"
Harry smiled and stuck his hand under her chin. "I remember your dad got you some on your twelfth birthday. You loved them and had charmed them to have a long life. They didn't die for a whole year." Ginny's grinned widen.
"You remember that?" She asked. Harry leaned in and gave Ginny a kiss.
"Of course." he grinned. "I also know your favorite animal is a dog, your favorite color is dark blue. Mostly sapphire blue, like your beautiful eyes. Your favorite food is lasagna and your favorite drink is wizard soda, and complain constantly about Hogwarts not having it." He than kissed her again, and was a little surprised that he knew all that himself. How long has he been in love with Ginny and not realized it.
"Come on." Ginny grinned and grabbed his hand. "I can't wait to finally get on my new broom."
Ginny dragged Harry by the hand out of the common room and down the corridor and out to the Quidditch pitch. She gave him a smile, before jumping on her broom and taking off, Harry jumped on his and chased after her. The flew around the whole Quidditch pitch. Up and down the field. They did twist and turns. Harry stayed behind Ginny on propose. Waiting for the right time to make his move.
Then as Ginny flew farther ahead and did a turn Harry hide off to the side and when she flew by, Harry reached his arm out, wrapped it around Ginny's waist and pulled her off her broom and on his.
Ginny screamed in surprise, as she held onto her broom. "HARRY!" She cried. "You could have made me fall."
"I would never let you fall." He told her. Smiling as those sapphire blue eyes of hers, he loves some much lit up. She was sitting sideways on his broom, her feet hanging off the side and one arm threw around the back of his neck so she wouldn't fall. And her other hand-held her broom. Harry put his arms around her waist and pulled her closer to him and gave her a long passionate kiss.
"I love you." He said, when they pulled apart.
"I love you too." Ginny said. And they kissed one more time. Then she frowned. "There is no way I can get back on to my broom without falling." Harry shrugged.
"I guess I really didn't think this through." He said. "Just hold on tight and I'll fly us down." Ginny held onto Harry's neck as best she could with one free hand as Harry headed down toward earth. He made it without either of them falling and they hopped off.
"Told you I wouldn't let you fall." Harry said, grabbing Ginny around the waist and pullinf her to him. Ginny smiled up at him.
"I knew you wouldn't." Ginny said. The kissed again then hugged.
"Gin." Harry said. As they held on to each other.
"Mm." Ginny said, enjoying the warmth of Harry's arms wrapped around her. It was getting colder out and the sky was darkening, and clouds were rolling in. It looked as if winter was on its way early this year.
Harry opened his mouth to say what he had wanted, but then a voice rang out across the pitch.
"Isn't that gross." Draco Malfoy and his two cronies Crabb and Goyle came walking across the field. "The Filthy Half-blood and the blood-traiter all snuggled up. Makes me sick."
"What don't you get lost, Malfoy." Harry demanded. Him and Ginny pulled apart and she stood next to him. Both their hands in their pockets were their wands was.
"Just out for a morning walk." Malfoy said. "And have to run across this sick seen." He pointed between Ginny and Harry.
"Get lost, Malfoy." Harry said. "Before I make you."
"Tell me, Potter." Malfoy sneered, pulling out a copy of Witch Weekly. "How does it feel to know your girlfriend has...how do they say it?...Been around a few times." Malfoy smirked and Grabb and Goyle snickered. Harry fault angry flow through his vines, and he pulled out his wand and pointed it at Malfoy.
"You better take that back, Malfoy." Harry demanded. "How dare you talk about Ginny like that."
"Did I hit a soft spot?" Malfoy sneered. "I can't help it if your girlfriend is a..."
"Everte Statum." Harry cried and a jet of light flew out of the end of Harry's wand and hit Malfoy and he went flying across the pitch and landed hard on the ground a few feet away.
"Expelliarmus," Ginny cried, and the wand Crabb had pulled out and pointed at Harry went flying out of his hand. And without blinking an eye, she turned and did the same to Goyle. By then Malfoy had got to his feet and pointed his wand at Ginny.
"Asendio," He called and as the spell came flying toward her, Harry cried.
"Protego," His strong shield charm blocked the spell from hitting both of them.
"Petrificus Totalus," Ginny cried, pointing her wand at Crabb. who had found his wand and had pointed it their way.
"Tarantallegro," Harry cried, pointing his wand at Goyle who also had found his wand. And Goyle's legs started bouncing around making him dance crazy. They did that for twenty minutes, throwing curses back and forth. Harry and Ginny's mostly hitting their targets and Malfoy's and the others moslty missing, due to Harry's shield charm. But then...
"Serpensortia," Crabb cried, the spell went right toward Ginny, but a few voices cried at once.
"Protego," A strong shield charm casts by five different people blocked the spell. Malfoy, Crabb and Goyle turned around to see not only Rigel and Teddy holding their wands out pointing at them, but also Cody, Fred and George. All with wands out pointing right at them. Not to mention that behind them was still Harry and Ginny.
"I think not." Cody said, stepping forward. "You leave my brother and his girl alone."
"And leave our sister and her guy alone." Fred and George said at the same time. They all looked pretty pissed. All but Teddy, who yeah was upset about his friends getting ganged on, but nowhere near as the other four looked.
"You're real tough aren't you?" Rigel demanded. His mad sneer on his face. "Three on two."
"You're one to talk, Black." Malfoy sneered back. "You guys are now seven on three."
"At least we didn't use Dark Magic." Cody said. Hazel eyes flashing angry.
"Dark Magic?" Harry demanded.
"That spell, Fatso there cast at your girl." Rigel said. "If it would have hit her it would have sliced her open."
"What?" Harry demanded, he took an angry step toward Crabb, but Ginny grabbed his arm and pulled him back.
"Calm down." Ginny said. "I didn't get hit. I'm fine."
"You three better just get out of here." Cody said. "Before I tell Ginny let go of Harry and sick him on all you."
Knowing there were out numbered and the three of them couldn't even fight two of them, Malfoy and his cronies marched off the Quidditch field and headed toward the castle.
"How did you know what the spell was?" Harry asked, Cody, it hadn't surprised him that Rigel knew.
"Some of the Death Eaters at the World Cup." Cody said. "One almost hit Jesse, but he ducked and it hit the Death Eater I was fighting behind him, it sliced open his shoulder pretty bad."
"First time I ever heard of the curse to." Rigel admitted. "When we were running into the woods, I saw one of the Death Eaters hitting a muggle with it."
Harry frowned. If that spell had hit Ginny she could have really been hurt. He looked over at her and she gave him a smile. Thank god she was okay. If it had hit her, Harry would have lost his temper and did something that would have gotent him kicked out of Hogwarts.
"How did you guys know to come help?" Harry asked.
"We...were kinda." Cody trailed off and didn't answer.
"They were watching out the tower window, spying on you two." Teddy said. "Cody, Fred and George was." Harry rolled his eyes, any other time he would have got mad, but because of their spying, they were able to get here in time to help Ginny, so Harry would let it slid this time, but Ginny was another thing.
"You have no right to spy on us." She cried, gripping her wand as if she was going to throw a spell. "What we do is none of any of your business."
"You're our sister." Fred said. "We have a right to make sure Harry doesn't try anything."
"Come on guys." Cody said. "You know you can trust Harry with your sister."
"That's not why you were spying anyway." Teddy said.
"Yeah you three just wanted to get something to tease your siblings with." Rigel, creaking one of his rare smiles.
"You guys need to learn to mind your own business." Ginny cried. "I can't believe you. When I was with Seamus you pranked him all the time. Now you spy on me and Harry."
"Come on, Ginny." Fred said. "It's not like you two were doing anything private. You two were just flying around on a broom." Ginny looked so made, she looked like she might hit her brothers or maybe Harry's, so he decided to intervene.
"Come on, Gin." Harry said. Taking her hand. "Lets go get some breakfast." He let go of her hand to pick both their brooms up of the ground.
"Don't follow us." Ginny snapped. Harry smiled, and after handing Ginny her broom, he put her arm around her and headed into the school. Where Harry headed to the Ravenclaw table to eat, thinking it best to keep Ginny away from her brothers. When Rigel and Teddy came in they sat with Harry and Ginny.
The rest of November flew by fast, and soon December came, and it too went by in a flash, and before Harry knew it he was waking up Christmas morning, and like always he had a pale of presents at the foot of his bed.
"Happy Christmas, Harry." Terry Boot said from his bed, he had already opened most his presents.
"You got the must again this year." Micheal Corner said, from his bed. "You're so lucky, you get a lot of gifts, and have a hot girlfriend. You know I was going to ask her to the Yule Ball."
Harry frowned at Micheal. Who had went on ripping open his gifts. He then shook his head. Ginny was the prettiest girl around, so he'll have to put up with a lot of jealous boys, but he didn't have to worry. Ginny was his now. She loved him. And he loved her.
Harry got to opening his gifts. Sirius had got him some spell books, Teddy a box of Chocolate frogs, Rigel got him a Quidditch book, Jesse a set of new robs, Tonks and Moony a set of books, and Harry laughed when he opened the gift from Cody it was a snitch. Once Harry got dressed and had put away his gifts, he grabbed Ginny's wrapped gift out of his trunk and headed down the stairs. To find Ginny already down there waiting on him, with his gift in her hands.
"Happy Christmas, Babe." Ginny stood and kissed him, then handed him her gift.
"Happy Christmas, Love." Harry said, back taking his gift, then handing her the one he got her. She smiled real big, and ripped the wrapping paper off. To find a velvet box, she opened it and her eyes got big.
"Harry, they're beautiful." She said. In the box was a pair of tear shaped sapphire earrings. "Thank you." Ginny threw her arms around Harry in a hug, he grinned as he returned the hug.
"Open yours." Ginny said. With the grin still on Harry's face, he opened his gift to find brand new Quidditch gloves, the good kind too, not the cheap kind. They were made of Dragon hide.
"Gin, how did you.." He didn't finish.
"I've had to save forever to get you those for ever." Ginny said. "I know it's nowhere as good as the gift you got me..."
"No, I love them." He kissed Ginny. "Thanks, Gin, love you."
"I love you too." Ginny smiled. "I'm going to go put this in my trunk, they'll go good with what I'm wearing tonight."
"Which is?" Harry asked. He's been trying to get Ginny to tell him what she was wearing for a while now and she wouldn't say.
"You'll see." Ginny said, and then ran up the stairs, Harry rolled his eyes, with a big grin on his face.
It was a pretty good Christmas for Harry, even Jesse sat at the Gryffindor table to eat breakfast with them. And later that day, they all went outside and had a huge snowball fight. It had snowed all day the day before and that day, so they had plenty of snow, Jesse, Sirius, and Tonks even got into it. Three hours before the Ball, Ginny gave Harry a kiss, then ran in to get dressed, Tonks went with her to help her with her hair.
"We've got three hours." Harry said. "It can't take that long to get ready." Cody laughed at Harry's look.
"You have a lot to learn about girls my good friend." Cody said. They all stayed out there a while longer, and when it started getting dark, and snowing harder, they went on in.
Harry's dressed in black dress pants, with a white blouse and black vest, along with black dress robs. He tried the best he could to get his hair to lay flat, but when it wouldn't, he just shrugged and picked up the dozen peach roses he had for Ginny and headed down the stairs. He was a little surprise she wasn't done getting ready yet, she did come in hours ahead of him. Harry stood at the bottom of the girl's dorm and whistle up the stairs, seconds later Chaser came running down.
"Hey, boy." Harry said. Petting the dog on the head. "Take this to Gin for me." He stuck the roses in his mouth and the little dog ran back up the stairs, making Harry laugh the roses had been bigger then the dog.
Ten minutes after Harry had sent Chaser up the stairs with the roses Tonks appeared, smiling at him.
"You're such a sweet heart." She said, Harry blushed at the comment. "And your date is on her way down, and believe me shes going to be the most beautiful girl there." She stepped aside and Harry saw Ginny coming down the steps and his jaw dropped.
She wore a royal blue silk dress, it came down to her ankles, and it had no sleeves, but a collar that held it up and wrapped around to the back of her neck, she had a sliver bracelet on her wrist, and the earrings Harry got her was in her ears; the blue and bronze was gone from her hair, replaced with little sliver sparkles, and it was curled and pulled back out of her face. Harry couldn't stop staring.
"Are you going to just stare at me all night or are you going to take me to the ball?" Ginny asked. Harry grinned and held out his arm, Ginny took it and made their way out of the common room.
"You look beautiful." Harry told her, on their way down the corridor. Ginny just grinned wider. And apparently Harry wasn't the only boy who thought Ginny looked beautiful, a lot of guys they passed, even ones with their own dates stared.
The entrance hall was packed with students, all milling around waiting for eight o'clock, when the doors open to the Great Hall. Those people who were meeting people from different houses were edging through the crowd, trying to find one another. Harry was a little surprised to see Luna had been asked to the ball, and more surprised she didn't look half bad, in a robs there were grey, that match her eyes, and her long stringy dirty blonde hair was pulled back in a ponytail. He watched as a boy with robs of Gryffindor red and gold walked up to her and held out his arms. He seemed familiar to Harry, he had light brown hair, combed to the side, with brown bangs fallen into amber eyes. When Luna smiled and slipped her hand into his arm, it hit Harry who he was, he hadn't realized it at first, because he had never seen his best friend dressed so normal before. He actually looked nice and some girls thought so too, because they were whispering and pointing at him, something girls didn't usually do, not many found his style clothes and wacky hair attractive.
"It's Teddy." Harry said. Ginny looked over and grinned.
"He asked Luna." She said. "That was nice of him." Harry nodded and both waved when Teddy looked their way, he winked back at them. Harry looked around trying to see his brother or other best friend, but didn't see either anywhere.
"Champions over here please." McGonagall called. Harry led Ginny over to her, where they were told to wait out side, while all the others went in, Harry saw Fleur with his Quidditch captain, Roger Davies. He looked at the other champions to see who their dates was, and saw Cedric Diggory, with Cho Chang, then was surprised when he saw Hermione with Victor Krum. That must be the reason he hadn't seen Cody, he choose not to come, he hasn't dated anybody since him and Hermione broke up, he wanted her back, and Harry tried to talk to her on Cody's behalf, but Hermione wouldn't listen to him. Said she wanted someone serious. Harry finally caught sight of Rigel dress in dark blue jeans and a white dress shirt. He was with Alicia, who looked pretty in dress robes of light purple. He nodded at Harry and winked at Ginny on his way by.
Once everyone else was settled in the Hall, McGonagall told the champions and their partners to get in line in pairs and to follow her. They did so, and everyone in the Great Hall applauded as they entered and started walking up toward a large round table at the top of the Hall, where the judges were sitting. The walls of the Great Hall was covered in sparkling silver frost, with hundreds of garland of mistletoe and ivy crossing the starry black ceiling. The House tables had vanished; instead, there were about a hundred smaller tables, with lit lanterns, each sitting about a dozen people. Dumbledore smiled as the champions drew near, but Harry noted Karkaroff narrow his eyes as Hermione and Krum approached. Harry heard Ginny groan and he looked to see that instead of Crouch being here is was Percy Weasley, the one brother Ginny didn't get along with the most. He thought he was her boss, and Ginny hated to be bossed around more than Harry did. Harry noticed that the Aurors were also sitting there and when Percy had pulled out a seat next to him and gave Ginny a pointed look, while nodding questioningly to Harry, she shook her head and instead pulled Harry over to sit next to Jesse.
"Cody, didn't feel like coming." Jesse said, before Harry could even ask. "So, instead he's hiding up in the Gryffindor common room. Jesse then nodded his head slightly toward Hermione. "She sent back Cody's gift this morning." Harry frowned.
Ginny leaned over Harry and asked. "Jesse, do you know why Percy is here?"
"Said something about filling in for Crouch." Jesse said. "He's sick or something."
"Just great." Ginny mumbled rolling her eyes. Harry smiled as her and laid his hand on hers. As all around the table everyone started chatting. Dumbledore was telling everyone near him about some room he found the other day, that had just appeared out of nowhere. Tonks was telling Sirius, Britney had went home, and her and Remus was having a father daughter only Christmas, since Teddy and her weren't going to be there. Remus took her to some Christmas theme park. It was a good thing the full moon was a few weeks ago, so nether one was too tired or sick to enjoy themselves. Roger Davis was just sitting there staring at Fleur who was doing nothing but compare Beaxutons and Hogwarts. And Krum was busy trying to say Hermione's name.
"Yeah, she dumpss my brother because he's too childish, but gets with someone who can't even say her name." Harry mumbled. Ginny patted his hand and Jesse snorted at Harry's comment.
All too soon for Harry it was time for the champions to get up and dance in front of the Great Hall. Ginny smiled as he took her hand and led her out on the dance floor. The first song was a slow one, and Harry laid one hand on Ginny's waist and another one in her hand, while Ginny's other hand was on Harry's shoulder. Jesse had spent a few weeks helping Harry learn to dance, so he wouldn't make a fool of himself and him and Ginny twirled around on the dance floor and once Harry got over everyone watching he was starting to actually have fun. Five minutes after the champions started dancing other people began to come out on the dance floor, even Hagrid and Madam Maxime, and Ginny giggled when Dumbledore began to dance with McGonagall.
The music turned into a fast song and Harry and Ginny headed over to get some punch, to find Teddy and Luna standing there.
"Hey, guys having fun?" Teddy asked, smirking while wiggling his eyebrows.
"Hello Ginny," Luna smiled. "That's a lovely dress."
"You think so?" Ginny asked, looking down at it. "Mum made it, we couldn't find a nice set of dress robes for me, we could afford, so Mum cut up, one of her Aunt's old dress robs and made me this dress."
"She's very gifted with a needle." Luna said.
"Thanks Lulu." Ginny grinned. "You're dress robs are nice too."
The chatted for a bit, then Harry and Ginny went back out on the dance floor, so did Luna and Teddy. Harry lost sight of Rigel which meant he probably dragged Alicia to a dark corner somewhere or back up to the common room to make out.
After about an hour Ginny asked to step outside for some air and Harry led her, with her arm through his. The fluttering fairy lights in the rose garden winked and twinkled as they went down the front steps, where they found themselves surrounded by bushes and little tress; winding ornamental paths; and large stone statues. Harry could hear splashing water, coming from a fountain. Harry smiled and led Ginny that way. He had a picture of his parents dancing around in front of that same fountain. It was cold and snowing, but Harry had cast a warming charm on them to keep each other warm, and just incase it wasn't good enough, he waved his wand and a royal blue shawl appeared, Harry laid it across Ginny's shoulders, she grinned up at him and Harry bent his head and gave her a kiss.
"Thanks again for my earrings." Ginny said grinning. "I love them, but I hope you didn't pay too much for them."
Harry shook his head. "Umm, they actually, use to belong to my mum. They were a birthday gift from my dad." Ginny gasped.
"Harry, are you sure you want to give them to me." He smiled with a nod. "But what your brothers."
"They don't care, I asked, both said it was okay." Harry said. "It's not any of use are ever going to wear them." Ginny lightly hit his arm. "Besides we got lots of stuff that belongs to out parents. Don't try to give them back, I want you to have them. I think Mum would have liked that." Ginny gave Harry a big grin.
"I love you." Ginny said, as Harry wrapped his arms around her shoulder and pulled her back to his chest. He grinned even though she couldn't see him.
"I love you too, Gin." Harry said. "More than anything."
"I know." Ginny said."I love you more than anything too." She bent her head in a way he could bend his head and kiss her lips, and at that moment he could swear a light flashed from somewhere in the bushes. They both looked that way with a frown.
"Wait here." Harry said, unwrapping himself from the girl he loved and headed into the bushes and little trees. He didn't see anything, but froze when he heard a familiar voice.
...don't see what there is to fuss about, Igor." Snape's voice was saying. He was off a little ways in the bushes.
"Severus, you cannot pretend this isn't happening!" Karkaroff's voice sounded anxious. "It's been getting clearer and clearer for months. I am becoming seriously concerned, I can't deny it-"
"Then flee-I will make your excuses. I, However, am remaining at Hogwarts." Snap and Karkaroff's voices faded off as they got farther away from Harry's ear shot. But he heard footsteps behind him and spun around with his wand out. But it was only Ginny, she looked at his wand in surprise as she rubbed her hand.
"You scared me." Harry said, lowering his wand, as she stepped closer. He put his arm around her and looked at her hand and frowned, it was all red. "What happen to your hand?"
"I tried to smash this nasty looking beetle, but it was too fast and my hand hit the stone fountain." Ginny explained. "Hurt too, what was taking you so long?" Harry explained to Ginny what he had heard as he ran a hand through his hair, making it more messy than it usual.
"You ready to just call it a night?" Harry asked. He was tired and would nothing more than to crawl into bed.
"Yeah, it's pretty late." Ginny said, she grinned up at Harry grabbed hold of the front of his robs and gave him a long kiss. They then turned and headed out of the tress and bushes, but not before a branch got caught in Ginny's hair and as Harry pulled it loose, it made her hair come down and her fiery curls fall down past her shoulders. "Stupid branch." Ginny mumble.
They made it back up to their common room without anything else happening. They then gave each other a long passionate kiss before heading up to their rooms. Harry went to bed thinking that over all this had to be the best Christmas he ever had.
A.N. Hope that chapter was good. And I know Harry didn't learn of that spell into sixth year from Snape's potion book, but like Lupin tells him in the 7th book, Snape was known for using that spell, so another Death Eater could have picked it up and Crabb could easily learn it from his dad. And I hope I did a good job with the Yule ball, I had a different chapter made and hadn't put the Yule ball yet, but I changed it and went ahead and added it. And the second task should be coming up in a few chapters, I just realized I forgot to put Cedric telling him about the egg, so I'll put that in the next chapter, make it the next day he tells him.