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Chapter 6
Harry, Ron, and Hermione are sitting in their common room, only a few weeks after school started. Their table is covered in text books, and their rough work.
Ron slams down his ink pen and splatters his page with ink, in the process giving Harry's page with tiny ink dots. Harry glares at him.
"It's only been three weeks and we have a pile load of homework!" Ron complains.
"This is our last year, it's only reasonable that we get more homework." Hermione states crossly, clearly annoyed with Ron for flinging excess ink.
"It's only the beginning of the year and I'm falling behind!"
"Well if you'd focus on the task at hand…"
Harry closes his ears to their bickering, and fishes out a new page and begins to copy his original work. The soft feathers of his quill tickle the edge of his nose as he bends over.
"Hi Harry." Ginny's voice whisper's in his ear.
A shiver runs up and down Harry's spine at the sound of her voice. He turns and kisses her lightly on the lips. Ginny sets her bags down and sits beside him.
"Are they at it again?" She whispers, resting her head on his shoulder.
Harry laughs softly.
"I don't think you need me to answer that."
"Should we let them battle it out?"
"I don't see why not, I heard it's healthy in a relationship."
Ginny smiles and kisses Harry's shoulder before sitting up to take her homework out. She sets her parchment and ink bottle beside Harry's, and takes out her potion's text. She dips her pen in the ink and begins to write neatly on her parchment.
Harry leans his elbow on the table and rests his chin on his fist, gazing at Ginny, soaking up her appearance in his mind like a sponge would water.
The sound of smacking lips interrupts Harry's thoughts, and he turns his head. Ron and Hermione must have made up already, for they appear to be trying to suck the other's lips off.
Harry turns back to find Ginny smiling at him.
"That was faster than usual." She comments softly.
"Yeah." Harry agrees, settling down beside Ginny. "Do you think we should tell Hermione that if she doesn't start working on her homework, she's going to fall behind on her schedule?" He whispers in Ginny's ear.
"Nah, it's nice not to have to listen to them bicker for once." She smiles, resting her head against his shoulder.
"Yeah." Harry agrees, resting his arm around her shoulders.
They gaze into the fireplace, ignoring the sounds coming from the couch. Harry becomes somber as he remembers when Sirius would talk to him through the fireplace.
As if she knew what he's thinking, Ginny wraps her arms around him, trying to comfort him. Harry leans his head on hers and sighs, trying to push the past away and trying to focus on the now.
They sit that way for a while. Hermione and Ron, having sensed the change in atmosphere, have returned to quietly working on their homework.
Harry straightens and wipes at a tear that is trailing down his cheek. He smiles down at Ginny and kissing the top of her head. Together they begin working on their homework, as if they hadn't just shared a moment, although now the outside of their thighs are lightly pressed together.
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