Okay, well I was thinking whether or not to put the sexy-time scene in this chapter.. but I did get a review from Spartan20 that I should put it in this chapter. Well, I thought about it...but decided to put it in Chapter Six. :)
Exams week went by quickly. Ginny got hers and Harry's results. Ginny had finished her sixth year in Hogwarts. She had gotten an E in Potions, Charms, History, and Transfiguration. An A in Herbology; which Neville had received and O in. And lastly Ginny received an O in Defense Against the Dark Arts. Harry, who was now finished at Hogwarts, wanted to come back next year to stay with Ginny. That was until she had said that she wasn't coming back for her seventh year.
Ginny and Harry sat in the Burrow, two weeks after exams had ended. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley let Harry stay with them for the Summer. After all, they did consider him a part of their family.
The Summer sun shone through the open window in the kitchen of the Burrow, making the wooden table get very warm. Harry was sweating slightly, but not because it was hot. He was nervous about what Ginny was going to do.
"You're not nervous again, are you, Harry?" Ginny asked sweetly, grabbing his hand. "There's nothing to be worried about."
"Nothing, eh?" Harry mumbled, lowering his head. "You're about to tell your whole family, minus Ron; who already knows, that we're together and that you're not going back to Hogwarts next year. How am I doing so far?" he added sarcastically, then shook his head.
"Don't worry about it," Ginny kept saying. "I'm sure they'll take the news fine. The first news, at least." she added with a whisper.
"What was that?" Harry asked, raising his head to look at her with curious eyes. "I heard you say something."
"Nope," Ginny said, shaking her head. She thought up something quickly, then smiled. "Must be the heat getting to you."
Ginny waited until her parents got home with Fred and George, who had come home for the Summer. They did need a break from their shop. Bill and Fleur had come along, also. As did Charlie and Percy. Ginny got them all comfortable in the living room. Fred and George were suspicious, so when Ginny walked out of the living room to get Harry out of the kitchen, they got up and pressed their ears against the wall.
"Fred! George!" Mrs. Weasley whisper-yelled. "Sit your butts back down. Now!"
The twins looked at each other, then figured this must be pretty important. As Ginny walked back into the living room, Harry was trailing along behind her, followed by Ron and Hermione. Hermione had just gotten to the Burrow and Ginny had filled her in on what was going on. Mr. Weasley looked at Ginny in a questioning way. Bill and Fleur were sitting on a sofa, snuggling close together and watching her. Fred was the first one to talk.
"Well?" he ushered, raising his eyebrows. "What's got you in a knot, Ginz? You're all silent and staring at us."
"Yeah, I thought you had something important to tell us," George said, smirking at her. "Go on."
"Leave her be, will you?" Mrs. Weasley snapped, glaring at her sons. They shut up as quickly as two dogs being yelled at by their master. "Go on, Ginny dear." Mrs. Weasley said in a soft tone, nodding.
"Okay," Ginny took a deep breath, then closed her eyes. "I know you all love Harry. A lot. We all love him like he's part of our family..."
Ginny went silent for a moment. Fred and George snickered, already knowing where this was headed. Harry pushed on Ginny's shoulder, making her carry on.
"Well," Ginny said, looking at every member of her family, wondering what they would think about what she said next. "I love Harry more than that. Before exams Harry asked me out...and I said yes. So, that's the one thing I needed to tell you."
Mr. and Mrs. Weasley looked at each other and Ginny's stomach made an odd sound. She was rather nervous, too, but when she saw them look at her and grin, relief washed over her.
"That's great, Ginny!" Mrs. Weasley said, getting up and hugging her daughter. "And to be honest, all of us knew you two would end up being together one day, didn't we guys?" she added, looking around at her family.
They all nodded and Fred and George laughed. "Our baby sister with the Boy Who Lived." they both said, smirking at each other. "Think of how famous the babies will be!"
"Too soon to be thinking about that!" Harry said, looking at the twins and then laughing. "We would want them far away from their trouble making uncles first."
"Who will teach them the things we want to go down to our nieces and nephews?" Fred asked, mouth agape. "No one knows our secrets. We need to keep them going down in the family, though."
"I'll teach them my own little secrets and how to make trouble without getting caught," Harry stated promptly, then grinned. "It's easy."
"Only we know how to make trouble without getting caught," the twins said at the same time. "We'll be the ones to teach them."
"Enough talking about babies!" Ginny said, laughing, too. "I think Ron has something he'd like to share, too."
Ron looked around, then blushed and shook his head. "Nooo," he said, stepping behind Hermione, who was laughing. "I can't!"
"I'll do it," Hermione said, rolling her eyes and smiling. She looked at Mr. and Mrs. Weasley. "Ron and I are together, also. He asked me out about a week after Harry and Ginny got together."
"That's fantastic, Ron!" Mr. Weasley said, thumping Ron on the back. "Both of my littlest kids, growing up so fast."
"So, Hermione," Fred said, getting up out of his chair and grinning. "Forget Harry and Ginny's babies. I want a nephew from you and Ronnie-kins. I will teach it how to–" but he was cut off by Hermione's hand covering his mouth.
"No." Hermione said, raising her eyebrows. "Forget it. I won't let you teach my kids, if I have any, how to behave badly." With that, Fred instantly went back over to his seat. He and George looked at each other, then smirked, looking over at Bill and Fleur.
"Don't even zink about eet," Fleur said in her amazing accent. "Bill and I don't need bad children on our hands."
"She's right, you know," Bill nodded, smirking. "Sorry, kiddos."
"We're not finished!" George said, looking over to Charlie. "We've still got one left!"
"I don't plan on getting a girlfriend," Charlie said, winking and laughing. "Which means I won't have kids. But wait...one left? What about Percy?"
Fred and George looked at Percy, then laughed. "Percy? Having kids?" They said together, laughing even harder. "I can't even imagine him getting a girlfriend." George added. Percy stood up from where he was sitting and flicked Fred and George's foreheads.
"Stop being such prats," he said, looking at them both. "You've always done this, you know? Made fun of me. I'm getting sick of it."
"Calm down, Percy," George rubbed his forehead. "We're only joking."
Percy sat down, frowning and mumbling something about never having twins. Ginny sighed and everyone looked over at her. Mrs. Weasley looked worried.
"What's the matter?" she asked, raising her eyebrows. "Are you all right?"
"No, I'm not," Ginny said, clearing her throat slightly. "I have to tell you all something and you won't like it. But it's my choice. I'm not going back to Hogwarts next year. I already told Professor McGonagall."
Mr. and Mrs. Weasley frowned, Percy raised his eyebrows; he didn't expect his sister to do such a stupid thing. Fred and George grinned, realizing how much she was like them. Bill, Charlie, and Fleur were just all confused as to why. Hermione and Ron, on the other hand, frowned like there was no tomorrow.
"You didn't tell us that!" Hermione whispered into Ginny's ear. "Why didn't you?"
"I didn't want to get you in a big knot, Hermione." Ginny whispered back, sighing. "I know how you are about education and stuff, but I already know all I need to know."
Hermione sighed, not even bothering to go into the 'What about your future?' lecture with her. Ron and Harry looked at each other and Harry shrugged as Ron mouthed the words: "Why is she leaving?" Obviously, Harry didn't know exactly why she was leaving Hogwarts. She never told him.
"Okay," Mr. Weasley said, getting up out of his chair. "If that's your choice, Ginny, then we're with you one hundred percent."
Everyone else nodded and got up out of their seats. As they left the room, they all congratulated Harry and Ginny, Ron and Hermione, once again for finally getting together. The four of them took a place on the sofa and sat down as they listened to everyone going upstairs to go to bed. Ginny sighed and closed her eyes.
"Why exactly are you wanting to leave Hogwarts, Ginny?" Harry finally asked. He expected her to yell at him, but all he got was a straight, honest answer from her: "Because I have no need to be there. I know more than all of the other sixth years, I'm finally with you, and I don't want to end up having to stay at Hogwarts another year without you."
"But I told you I would come back with you next year!" Harry said, rolling his eyes and holding her hand. "Why didn't you just let that plan follow through?"
"Because," Ginny explained, "I didn't want you to be bored! Besides, I didn't like that school anyway. After Dumbledore, you know...died... it just wasn't the same anymore."
"You're right," Hermione said, nodding. "It wasn't the same."
Everything was silent for a long period of time. Ron finally decided he was tired and started to get up and walk to the stairs, but Hermione got up, too, and followed him. She had a smirk on her face and Ron grinned, walking up the stairs with her.
"Wonder what those two are up too," Ginny said, raising her eyebrows at Harry, who laughed slightly and looked at his girlfriend.
"Probably going to go 'sleep'," he said sarcastically, then put his hand on Ginny's face, looking into her eyes. "But that doesn't really matter right now. What matters is–"
Ginny stopped him, smirking. "I know," she nodded, "you love me so much."
"Not fair!" Harry said, glaring at her. "You weren't supposed to know I was going to say that!"
"Sorry that I know how much you love me," Ginny winked playfully, biting her lip. "But it's just so easy to tell when you're going to say it."
"Well, we'll just have to make it not so easy to tell, won't we?" Harry said, grabbing Ginny's hand and getting up off of the sofa, pulling her up with him. "It'll be difficult, though."
"Yes it will," Ginny said, grinning. "But in response to your 'I love you' that I said for you... I love you, too. So much more than you love me."
"Not a chance," Harry said, smirking. "It's my year to love you the most. Next year you can love me the most."
"Not fair," Ginny said, pulling Harry close to her. "But okay.."
Harry smirked and looked into her beautiful brown eyes, then kissed her lightly on the lips. She pulled him closer and kissed him back, with a little more force. Harry broke the kiss for a second and said "Totally fair." Then kissed her again, walking across the living room and to the stairs, where he raced her up to her bedroom. They got into Ginny's bed and curled up next to one another, then fell asleep. The Burrow was silent for that one night. Except for the small sound of Hermione and Ron giggling their butt's off upstairs.
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:) I hope you liked it. Sorry if it's still too short for your liking. Remember, I'm writing these late at night, seeing as I have no other time in the day to do this.
