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Chapter 4: A Wok
Harry spent the next two weeks of his life in bliss. He couldn't imagine that living with Ginny could be so much fun. But it seems that she was full of constant surprises. Everything from the way that she brushed her hair in the morning to her insistance that she keep her ratty old pillowcase from her childhood was interesting to him. He had never lived with anyone he actually liked, the exception being his dormitory mates at Hogwarts. Still, living with a pretty woman was quite different than living with a group of teenage boys. Take for instance her choice of activity on this particular morning. She found it necessary to organize the kitchen cabinets; while Harry had always thought that so long as everything was somewhere his kitchen was perfectly satisfactory.
"Harry," called Ginny from somewhere behind the counter "how many of these pots and pans do you actually use?"
"There are four or five sitting in the cabinet above the stove. I use those," he answered back.
"Well then why do you keep all of these?" she asked.
"I dunno," he mused. "I guess it just never made sense to me to throw perfectly good utensils away. And you never know, I might need them."
"When Harry? When you're making an omelet or when you're making spaghetti?" Ginny quipped.
"Oh hardee har har. What's the problem anyways? You said you liked my omelets!"
"Harry," Ginny said poking her head up from behind the counter, "you're omelets are of course fabulous. But they certainly don't require the plethora of cooking utensils you have accumulated. Why don't you give me a hand anyways?"
"Because Ginny," Harry offered as he flipped through his Daily Prophet, "then I couldn't see your bum."
"You can't see my bum anyways Harry, I am on the other side of the counter."
"Ah but you see Ginny," Harry smirked "I am using my imagination." Ginny could feel his proud smile from where she crouched but decided against commenting on the matter.
A few minutes passed in quiet with only Ginny's rummaging and Harry's newspaper rustling as their soundtrack.
"Ginny," Harry said, finally breaking up the quiet. "Did you tell someone at The Daily Prophet that we were getting married?"
A hand poked up from behind the counter holding an interestingly shaped dish. A muffled voice accompanied the hand. "No. What's this?"
"It's called a wok," Harry answered. "Do you know if anyone in your family talked to The Prophet about us?"
"I doubt it but it's always possible. What's a wok?"
"It's the dish in your hand."
"Yes thank you Harry, I gathered that much."
"Some people use it to cook stir fry and other foods. I've never used it before."
"Well then why do you have it?"
"I'm not sure. I suspect someone at the office gave it to me as a housewarming gift and as previously stated I saw no need to throw a perfectly usable gift out. Do you know if any of your friends talked to the prophet about us?"
"I have no idea Harry" Ginny said as she finally looked up from behind the counter. "Why do you keep asking about The Prophet?"
Harry turned his newspaper and looked up at his fiancée. "Well Ginny, it would seem that someone wrote an article about us."
Bewildered Ginny came around the counter to see what Harry was talking about. And there sitting on the counter was a picture of the two of them had taken just after the war ended four years ago. Underneath ran a rather lengthy article. The headline above was entitled "Hero of Wizarding World to Wed."
"Huh," Ginny commented as she sat down her wok and picked up the newspaper. "Well let's see what it has to say."
Harry Potter, 21, is recently engaged to his longtime girlfriend Ginerva 'Ginny' Weasley, 20. The two have only just begun to set their plans, and as thus have yet to set a date or pick a location for the wedding.
Potter is famous for having survived the killing curse at the mere age of one and then after many years of battles with dark wizards finally defeated He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named. His many triumphs and his great contributions to the overall peace of the wizarding world have led many to proclaim Potter as the greatest wizard of our age.
His fiancée Weasley has also been known for her contributions to the Great War. She fought bravely as a member of "Dumbledore's Army" and was in the final battle that gave Potter his glory.
Many romantics are completely abuzz with the announcement of their engagement. Some have proclaimed it is the greatest love story since Shylock and Rosalie, the classic love story of the sixteenth century.
"It is a great warrior laying down his sword and picking up his heart's desire," proclaims Ivana Mosington, esteemed author of the best selling "Muggle Meets Magic" series and modern classic "Wizarding Heights."
Although both Potter and Weasley attended Hogwarts Weasley is the only one of the two to graduate. Although the specifics remain unknown towards his whereabouts during his would-have-been seventh year, it has long been suspected that Potter spent his time hunting down the aforementioned He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named.
"It's of great relief to me that Potter can overcome his past trials and hardships and move on. It seems to me that nothing could be better for him than settling down with the woman he loves," confided a close source to the pair.
Currently residing in London, Potter is one of the top aurors at the Ministry of Magic. An inside source confirms rumors that Potter is next in line for head Department of Magical Law Enforcement when current head Pius Thicknesse leaves the post. Further rumors that Potter may be in line for Minister of Magic have yet to be confirmed.
Growing up in a humble home near Ottery St. Catchpole Weasley is one of seven children. Her parents are Arthur Weasley and Molly Weasley, maiden name Prewett. Her six brothers include William 'Bill' Weasley, Charles 'Charlie' Weasley, Percy Weasley, George Weasley, Fred Weasley (Deceased), and Ronald 'Ron' Weasley.
The young Miss Weasley currently works for Gringotts as a curse breaker, much like her elder brother Bill before her.
All though Potter has seldom spoken of his life before eleven, some information can be gleaned. Potter grew up with muggles, (his mother's sister, her husband, and their son). He had no knowledge of his wizarding heritage until receiving his Hogwarts letter. His conditions with the muggles are assumed have been abusive and horrendous, though Potter has never confirmed nor dissuaded these rumors.
Potter's time at Hogwarts was often disrupted, as even at the young age of eleven Potter began fighting He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named. Again "The Daily Prophet" can only cite speculation but it seems Potter's second encounter was in late May or early June of 1992.
Potter, as well as the deceased Albus Dumbledore, began to talk of a resurrected Dark Lord as early as the summer of 1995. This was a year before the Ministry of Magic acknowledged his return. Three years later, in June of 1998, Potter defeated He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named, restoring the wizarding world to peace.
Since, Potter has completely restructured the auror department with the help of his close friend and youngest brother to his fiancée, Ron Weasley. Since Potter and Weasley's arrival in the auror department there has been a reported 87 percent success rate, up from the reported 58 percent success rate ten years prior.
Potter it seems is finally doing something for himself in marrying Weasley. The entire staff at "The Prophet" wishes him success in his marriage, as he has earned it long ago.
"Huh" Ginny remarked, setting down the article, "that was actually a very nice piece. It's not surprising they found out though. You are rather famous Harry. Harry?"
Ginny looked over at her fiancée, who wasn't paying her the slightest bit of attention. He was carefully examining the wok.
"Oh sorry Ginny," said Harry perking up. "I was just thinking though, do you think your mum could use this?"
Ginny decided that it would be more trouble that it was worth to respond and settled for a kiss instead.