All a Dream

Chapter 22

From there on, Peter talked. He was, as Harry had guessed, not a full human, but was related to fairies in a way that was similar to the situations in A Midsummer Nights Dream. His son, Peterson, was the one who had been Imperiused and made to give away the Potter's Secret Keeper. Peter had bought the Potter's house when they had moved from Godrick's Hollow to the acreage where they currently lived.

They didn't talk for long, just enough for a few cups of tea and some crisps (you'd never think it, but tea and crisps go quite well together), and then Ginny and Harry were back in the downtown of Godrick's Hollow, looking around the many shops and restaurants.

At about lunch time, Ginny brought Harry into the restaurant called Minnie's Dining. It was then that they really got talking, bringing up all the subjects they hadn't been comfortable saying at Peter Langley's place. Harry found himself entranced with Ginny; the way she couldn't stop moving, she always had to be doing something; how quietly she sneezed; the sparkle in her eyes when she smiled and laughed; her general energy and love of life.
Once lunch was over, Harry and Ginny found themselves wandering the streets, and it didn't seem long before they had to go back to the castle before it got too dark. The pair was halfway across the grounds when a snowball fight began again, only this time it was more serious. The houses made their teams and built their forts quickly, each using a different technique: the Hufflepuffs burrowed into the snow (it was already several feet deep, which would be worrying to anyone who noticed), the Ravenclaws built tall ridges with battlements, the Gryffindors made large snowballs and stacked them together, and the Slytherins made trenches. It wasn't long before Harry was packing snow together as fast as he could, occasionally adding a bit of water from his wand to fix broken snowballs.

Just before the snow fight started to die down, Ginny flopped down beside Harry. "I don't think I could pack together any more snow."

And very suddenly, he didn't know why he did, Harry tilted Ginny's chin up with his hand and kissed her very gently, forgetting the many people around them. It was rather short and very light, but brought attention to them. There were a few wolf whistles before Ginny and Harry burst out laughing.

"Can I ask you a question?" said Harry as he and Ginny walked through the doors to Hogwarts.

"Go ahead."

"Will you go out with me?" Harry tried to keep his voice matter-of-fact.

"Yeah," Ginny replied. "I think I will."

A/N: Awww. It's a moment.

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