"Oceanus!" Oceanus looked up from her homework to see a frustrated Ginny walking through the portrait hole.
"Hmm?" she asked as she returned to writing down the answers to a transfiguration problem.
"Why did you do that?" Ginny sat down putting her head on the table. "It was so embarrassing."
"Well at least your going on a date with him, right?" Ginny nodded, "There see! And besides at the rate you were going he probably wouldn't have figured out you were his type until twenty years from now when you're already married and have 500 kids running around your feet."
"500?" Ginny asked as she brought up her head to look at Oceanus. "Ocean, what do you take me for? A baby-making machine?" Oceanus shrugged, "Besides I wouldn't give anyone but Harry my heart."
"Who said you were giving your husband your heart? I was talking about your body; I mean, where do you think those 500 babies come from?" Ginny just shook her head. "Oh my gosh!"
"What?"
"You don't know about sex yet, do you?" Ginny looked at Oceanus with raised eyebrows.
"Do you really want me to kill you?" Oceanus looked at Ginny.
"Only slightly." Ginny rolled her eyes at Oceanus. Harry and Ron walked into the common room and Oceanus acquired a devious smile making Ginny inwardly cry. "Harry, I think you should help Ginny with her homework she is currently lacking in your area of expertise, and I don't think your future girlfriend…" Ginny lunged from her seat and tacked Oceanus to the ground.
"You do realize you just signed your death certificate, right?" Ginny snapped as she put her hands around Oceanus's neck. Suddenly two muscular arms grabbed Ginny and pulled her off of Oceanus.
"Ginny, I realize that my sister must be getting on your nerves but I'd rather you not kill her." Ginny and Harry's eyes connected and they both froze. Oceanus and Ron exchange glances both smiling, as Ginny and Harry leaned closer till their lips came together into a kiss.
"SUCCESS!!!!" Oceanus jumped up from her spot on the floor and walked up to Ron as the newly made couple watch cautiously. "You, Ronald, owe me two galleons."
"Wait a minute, what?" Harry asked.
"Ron bet me that I couldn't persuade you two to get together and kiss by the end of the week." Harry and Ginny's mouths dropped. "And I said 'Harry only needed to realize that Ginny should be given a shot at winning his heart.'" Ginny's expression went into a slight smile, "Besides we wouldn't want Ginny to marry someone just for sex and have 500 children running around her feet all because she won't give her heart to another man." At that Ginny charged at Oceanus chasing her out of the common room.
"Ron, what was that about?" Harry asked looking at the direction the girls just ran.
"Which part?" Ron asked looking the same way.
"The 500 kids part."
"I have no idea."
**
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk into the Great Hall for breakfast. Sitting in their usual spot Harry looked around to find no trace of his sister or Ginny.
"Hey Ron, where's your sister?" Ron shrugged at Harry. Then as if on cue Ginny walked through the double doors sporting a mustard-yellow, button-front cropped cardigan; seed-pearl, lace trim cami; black, pointelle cami; dark skinny jeans; black, three buckle flats; and a brown, large purse. Her hair slightly curled and pulled back with a leather headband. She sat next to Harry kissing his cheek.
"Hey." Ginny said with a smile.
"Hi, how are you?" Harry asked.
"Content, at least at the moment." Harry chuckled silently.
"That's good."
"Hey, Ginny." Ginny looked over at Ron. "Where did you get those clothes? I don't recognize them."
"You wouldn't they're Ocean's." She said. "We're almost the same size…she just two sizes smaller so we charmed them."
"Why are you wearing my sister's clothes?" Harry asked.
"I liked this outfit so she said I could borrow it." Harry and Ron glanced at each other. "Girls do it all the time, right Hermione?" Hermione nodded.
"Speaking of my sister, where is she?"
"She said she had to stop by the owlry." Ginny said.
"Why?"
"She thought that Hedwig would get cold so she knitted and crocheted a scarf and hat that would stay on even when in flight." Harry rolled his eyes. "Oh look there she is." Ginny pointed at Oceanus walking through the doors sporting a black sweater knit hat with 2" felt brim. Knit band around the brim with button detail; a coffee brown knit long sleeved Henley with studded snap placket. Ribbed banded bottom and cuffs with seam across the back; a black plaid woven blazer with ribbed knit insets on sides, sleeves and collar; a red and black checkered knit skirt with adjustable buckles at the sides. Pleating at the front and back. Fully lined with peek-a-boo lace hem; black knit printed over the knee socks with solid reinforced band at the top; black leather lace up boot with suede insets on the front, back and tongue; and a rust colored canvas satchel with two front pockets and two side snap pockets. Her hair falling down by her hips in its natural spiral curls. She walked up to the four teenagers and sat next to Ginny and whispered something in her ear really fast and then started grabbing things of the table to eat.
"Harry?" Harry looked over at Ginny. "Where are we going today?" Harry shrugged.
"I never really thought about it maybe we could just walk around or you can choose." Ginny smiled as Ocean turned slightly to glance at the Slytherin table. "Where are you going, Ocean?"
"I was going to wonder around Hogsmeade for a bit and then come back here to work on some things." She said as she put cream cheese on her bagel.
"Well we could go with you seeing as Harry and Ginny well be going on a date and we'll have nothing to do." Hermione said not noticing Ron looking slightly disappointed at his food. Oceanus caught this and she thought for a minute whispering something else in Ginny's ear. Ginny looked at her with a smile and nodded vigorously.
"Or you two could just go on a date yourselves." As these words came out of Oceanus's mouth Hermione's headshot up and Ron spit out his food and they stared wide-eyed at her. "What? It's obvious that you both like each other in a more then friend way to everyone but you. So I thought that I should give you a little push in the right direction." She stood up "Like I did with them." Gesturing to Ginny and Harry. She smiled at the four and turn to walk out. As she was walking she felt a pair of eyes on her so she looked in the direction on the Slytherin table and saw Draco watching her. She smiled and walked on disappearing through the double doors.
"So Ron, Hermione, are you going to at least try going on a date?" Hermione looked over at Ginny and then at Ron, who shrugged and looked at Hermione.
"I guess it wouldn't hurt to try, right Hermione?" Hermione gave a small smile at Ron and nodded. "You know Harry, I think your sister is getting really good at this matchmaking thing."
"Yeah I agree, and I'm glad she could knock some sense into my head." Harry said looking at Ginny, who smiled at him in return. "Well Ginny, shall we get started on our magical journey through Hogsmeade?" Harry asked offering Ginny his arm.
"That we shall." She replied, and stood grabbing Harry's offered arm.
"Have fun you two!" Ron shouted as Harry and Ginny walked toward the doors. "So… Do you want to go on a date with me?" Ron asked Hermione, "I mean if you don't that alright we could always…"
"Ron!" Hermione interrupted. "I would love to go on a date with you." Ron smiled at her and took her hand as they got up to walk to the carriages. "As long as we can stop at a book store; I'm in need of a new romance novel." Ron rolled his eyes smiling.
**
Harry and Ginny walked out of Honeydukes holding hands walking around in peaceful silence.
"So, are you having a good time?" Harry asked looking at Ginny and she nodded vigorously in reply.
"Yeah I'm having a great time." Harry smiled, "What time is it?" She asked looking around the streets of Hogsmeade.
"Got a hot date?" Harry teased.
"Yeah and I'm on it." She replied causing Harry to smile wider. "But really what's the time." Harry looked at his watch.
"Fifteen minutes to one, why?" Harry asked.
"Just curious."
"BOO!!" yelled a voice from right behind her causing her to scream. They turned around to see Oceanus bent over laughing. "You should have seen your face." Oceanus paused and stood up straight. "I should have seen it to but I was behind you so I didn't." Harry and Ginny rolled their eyes. "So, how's date going?"
"Good." Harry replied. "We're about to go to the Three Broomsticks for lunch since it's almost one, want to come?"
"Ah, I would love to but I'm afraid I'd feel left out so I'm just going to let you two go be a couple while I go wonder around for a bit longer and then go back to school." Oceanus started to back away. "I'll see you guys later." Oceanus waved and turned around running down the street.
"You okay?" Harry asked Ginny.
"Yeah she just scared the crap out of me, that's all." Harry laughed and led her to Three Broomsticks. Soon they were walking back to the castle, with the intent of getting some alone time in the common room before everyone came back, holding hands. Once they got to the common room they sat close together on one of the couches talking in hushed voices until Ginny notice that Harry was occasionally glancing at the portrait. "Harry, what's wrong?"
"Nothing." Ginny raised her eyebrow at him causing him to sigh. "Oceanus should be back by now."
"Harry she said she would come back to the castle not the common room she's probably somewhere around the castle...She'll be fine."
"I know it's just now that I have a sister I don't know how Ron can even let you out of his sight. I mean it's like I want constant proof that she's okay all the time."
"I know you don't mean it but the whole overprotective brother thing is very annoying though the thought and intent is sweet." Ginny said. "I know from experience from more then one brother." Harry laughed.
"Yeah I know..." Suddenly a scared look came on his face.
"What?"
"You have six older overprotective brothers." His face turned white.
"Relax, I mean compared to other boys your their first choice for me and if they do anything to you then I'll hex them."
"I'm glad your willing to protect me from the big bad Weasley brothers." Harry said smiling slowly lean towards her.
"What else would I do for my damsel in distress." She said causing Harry to chuckle as he connected his lips to hers. Ginny wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer so his body pressed against hers. He deepened the kiss and pulled her onto his lap wrapping his arms around her waist. They were so involved in the kiss that they didn't hear the portrait open.
"WHAT IN BLOODY HELLS NAME ARE YOU DOING TO MY SISTER?!"Ron shouted Harry and Ginny broke apart and Harry jumped so Ginny fell off of his lap. Ron started for Harry when Hermione grabbed his arm trying to stop him but he ended up dragging her with him. The portrait opened once more, unnoticed, revealing Oceanus, who saw a steaming mad Ron going at her brother.
"HEY!" she shouted getting everyones attention. "What happened?"
"He was snogging my sister on the couch." Ron said glaring at Harry causing Oceanus to look at him confused.
"I'm so confused."
"What's there to be confused about its so bloody..."
"YOU make a bet with ME wanting THEM to kiss but now you see them KISSING and you freak out... tell me if that confuses you or not." Oceanus said crossing her arms.
"It confuses me." Ginny said.
"Me too." Hermione murmured. Ron sighed and looked down at the ground before looking back up at Harry apologetically.
"Sorry Harry, I don't know what came over me."
"I do I mean if I saw Oceanus kissing a guy or around a guy in general then I would try to kill that guy to." Harry said causing Oceanus and Ginny to look at each other exasperated. Then Oceanus got a mischievous look in her eyes.
"So you wouldn't mind if I became a lesbian?" Oceanus asked and Harry looked at her in shock. "What? You said a guy, not a girl." Harry still looked at her in shock. "I was kidding... curiosity killed the cat you know... no offense Evan." Evan meowed in response as Harry shook his head at his sister.
"I'm kind of glad you aren't a lesbian, I mean I have nothing against them it's just I would have no idea how to deal with that." Harry confessed.
"Did you know that Remus is gay?" Everyone looked at her in shock. "What? He and Sirius were a couple once." Everyone's jaws dropped. "I take it that's not common knowledge."
"Where did you find that out?" Harry asked.
"Your photo album."
"But there wasn't anything in there that would suggest that." Harry protested. Oceanus held up her finger as if to say 'One second' then she ran up the boys stairs and then a couple seconds later she came back down with Harry's photo album and flipped through it until she came to a picture with James, Lily, Sirius and Remus waving at the camera.
"Watch it for a second." Oceanus said as the group crowded around to see the picture. And then sure enough after a couple of seconds Sirius grabbed Remus's chin and kissed him full on the mouth then the picture started over.
"Oh... well no wonder I didn't see it when ever I'd look at this picture I'd only look for a second and then turn the page." Harry said, closing the album.
"I also got Remus to confirm it when I asked." Oceanus said suddenly Evan bolted out of the room and into the corridor leaving everyone staring after her. "I'm going to go see what's she's up to." And with that Oceanus ran in the direction of Evan disappearing as the portrait closed.