Harry's POV
Ch. 2
It's my 16th birthday, and my mom comes into my room today to wake me up.
"Wake up Harry, it's your birthday today.''
I roll over and laugh. "I know mum, but I love this tradition you coming in and waking me up and you being the first person I see.'' I get up and give her a kiss on the cheek. "I love you mum.''
"I love you too Harry, now get up. Breakfast will be ready soon, and then we are off to get your school stuff. We need to get you new robes - wow you've grown so much. Then everyone is coming over at seven. Hermione, Ron and their families are coming so are Sirius and Remus. Is that okay?"
"Yeah! It would be great to see Uncle Sirius and Uncle Remus."
After she leaves, Rosie comes running into my room, and jumps on my bed.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY HARRY!" she yells.
She throws her arms around me and gives me a hug. I hug her back then stand up and spin around with her, falling onto my bed laughing. I kiss her on the forehead.
"Thank you Rosie, now I need to get dressed, so I'll see you down stairs alright?"
She nods her head, and skips out of the room. I laugh and shake my head. Since it's a Saturday, dad doesn't have to work, so when I get down he is sitting there reading the paper.
"Morning dad, anything good in the paper?"
"No nothing good. Happy birthday son."
"Thanks dad, you excited to be seeing your friends tonight?"
"Yes, it will be good to see Sirius and Remus. It's been to long. So I hear we have to get you new robes for school.''
"Yeah, I apparently grew over the summer.''
My mum comes in and laughs.
"Yes you have, that means you're healthy."
We finish eating breakfast and we take the floo network to Diagon Alley. I go first, then Rosie and then mum and dad.
"First thing we are going to do is get you and Rosie your new robes. Then we'll go and get you two your books, by the way how is your multi-compartment trunk doing? I should have thought of that before we left."
"Mum, its fine. I just need to get my robes and books, I also need new quills and ink. Do you think we could stop by Fred and George's joke shop, before we leave?"
"Yes, but after we get Rosie her wand, and everything she will need. Plus we need to get her an owl.''
Rosie screams with delight, and starts bouncing up and down.
We go and get our robes, then get Rosie her wand. It takes a while but she ends up getting her new 10-inch Dragon Heartstring wand. After we get everything we need, Rosie just keeps talking about how she can't believe how much there is. We get to Fred and George's joke shop. As soon as we walk in we see Fred standing there.
"Harry, Happy Birthday my man!" yells Fred.
"Thanks, so you guys are doing well.''
"Yeah, mum told us about your party tonight. We'll be there.'' Says George.
"It will be great to see you. Harry I'm sorry to cut it short but we need to get home so I can make the food and birthday cake.'' say mum.
"Alright, I'll see you later.'' say Fred and George.
Once we get back to the house I go upstairs and I start to pack my trunk when Rosie comes in.
"Harry can you help me pack my trunk please?" she asks
"Sure lets get you all packed. So what have you decided to name your owl?"
"Shadow, since she is an all black owl.''
I get her all packed and she keeps telling me she can't believe she needs all this stuff for school. I tell her to let Shadow out so she can fly and stretch her wings. She asks if Hedwig will get along with Shadow and I told her I'm sure she will and we will introduce them later. She smiles in delight. After I help Rosie pack, I go back to my room; I just started packing when someone knocks on my door. I turn around and see my dad.
"Hey dad what's up?''
"Oh nothing, I just wanted to give you this.''
"Dad why don't you wait until later tonight."
"I wanted to give it to you with no one around.''
I give him a questioning look. He hands me the gift, and I sit down and open it. It's a blanket.
"Thanks dad, um a blanket will come in real handy when it gets cold at school.''
He laughs. "Harry, it's not a blanket. It's an invisibility cloak that was passed down to me from my father and the same from his. It's a tradition, that when the oldest son of the family turns sixteen that the father passes it down to him."
I look down at the cloak and put it down and go over a give him a hug.
"Thank you dad.''
"You're welcome son, like I said in the Potter family it's a rite of passage, I know in the wizarding world that you are legally an adult at the age of seventeen, but the Potter's we look at you as an adult when you are sixteen. No, this doesn't mean you can use magic, but that's our tradition. I hope one day when you have a son you will continue it.''
I give him another hug. "Thank you dad, this is the best gift and yes, I will carry the tradition on.''
"Harry and James Potter you get down here now! Everyone will be showing up soon.''
"Let's go before your mother kills us both," Dad says jokingly.
We get down stairs, and before I know it, the doorbell rings.
"Oh that must be Hermione and her family.'' My mum goes and answers the door.
"Mr. and Mrs. Granger, it's a pleasure to see you again."
"Same to you Mrs. Potter."
Hermione comes in and runs up to me and throws her arms around me. My dad looks at me with a questioning look and I shake my head.
"Happy Birthday Harry!" she gives me a hug.
"Thank you Hermione."
"Oh you have grown, and your hair is as messy as ever.''
"We just can't seem to control it; he is just like his father,'' Says my mother shaking her head.
Rosie comes skipping down the steps and when she sees Hermione and she runs down and gives her a hug. Hermione laughs and she goes and talks with Rosie about Hogwarts. Then Ron steps out of the fire place and yells, "Happy birthday Harry!"
"Thanks Ron."
The next person come out was Ginny, then Fred, then George, then Mr. Weasley and finally Mrs. Weasley.
"Happy Birthday Harry dear.''
"Thank you Mrs. Weasley.'' I give her a hug.
Finally Remus and Sirius show up. I run over and give Sirius a hug; I have missed seeing my uncles. I then give Remus a hug, Rosie sees them and runs over and gives them a hug. Sirius picks her up and twirls her around. Then Remus hugs her, Remus is Rosie's godfather, so they have a special relationship just like I have with Sirus.
"It's so good to see you again, Happy birthday Harry.'' Sirius says.
"Let's go and sit down and have dinner.'' My mum says.
I make it a point to sit next to Ginny. I pull her seat out and push it in for her. When she sits down I grab her hand under the table, and give it a squeeze. She looks at me and smiles, I smile back. We get through dinner then everyone gives me my gifts, then we have cake. After that everyone is just standing around talking. I go up to Ginny and whisper in her ear.
"Come on a walk with me.''
She follows me out to the back patio, smiling the whole way. Rosie sees us walking away, I give her my "don't you dare follow me look". She smiles at me and waves.
"Thank you for the birthday gift.''
"Harry, if you wanted to thank me for the gift you could have thanked me in the house.''
"Ginny, that's not all.''
"Oh what is it then Harry?" Asks Ginny questioningly.
"Are you still dating Dean?"
"No, I broke up with that git. Why do you want to know?''
"Ginny, I don't know how to tell you this. Man I am so scared. I understand if you don't feel the same way but I have to tell you. Ginny I know you are Ron's little sister and you probably don't like me like I like you. Ginny I think….no I know I'm in love with you. I love you Ginny. I was wondering if you would be my…''
Before I can finish my sentence she is kissing me and I am kissing her back. She pulls back from me and hugs me, and lays her head on my chest. I breath her in, she smells like strawberries, oh I love the smell of strawberries. After a while she whispers, "Yes, Harry."
"What?" I say because I completely forgot what I said, before she kissed me.
She laughs "Yes, Harry I will be your girlfriend.''
"How did you know I was going to ask you that.''
She pulls away and looks up at me, shakes her head and smiles.
"Harry you just told me you loved me. I can put two and two together."
"I love you Ginny.''
"I love you too Harry.''
I bend down and give her a kiss.
I hear someone laughing; I look around and see my dad standing there.
"Hey dad.''
"Hi Harry, Ginny. Mum asked me to come get you two.''
"I'll see you inside Harry.'' Ginny walks away with a blush as red that matched her fiery hair, yet her smile still reaches her eyes.
"So I see the Potter's curse has hit you too.''
"Potter curse?"
"Every Potter male has fallen in love with a girl with fire red hair.''
"Dad, don't tell anyone, I need to tell Ron he needs to hear it from me.''
"I won't tell anyone.''
Rosie comes over to me and gives me a hug and kiss.
"Happy birthday to the best big brother ever,'' She says her eyes are falling down.
"Rose why don't you go to sleep, it's past your bed time.'' I say.
She nods her head and says goodnight to everyone. The night ends on a good note, but I wasn't able to talk to Ron before the night was over.
"Ron dear would you like to stay the night?"
"Mrs. Potter are you sure?"
"I think that it would be good for you guys to hang out before school starts. Since you'll be busy with classes.''
"I would love to Mrs. Potter, is it okay Mum?"
"That's fine Ron, you can just floo in tomorrow.''
As everyone leaves I go into Rosie's room to check on her really quick. She has the covers on top of her, so I go over and pull the covers back slightly and give her a quick kiss. Then I go meet Ron in my room.
"You got a good haul this year.'' Ron looks around.
"Yeah, Ron I wanted to talk to you about something.''
"Sure mate what is it?"
I take a deep breath and close my eyes and say, "I have a girlfriend.''
"Really congrats! Who is the lucky girl?"
I breath in again and let it out slowly.
"That's what I wanted to talked to you about.''
He gives me a questioning look; I can tell he is trying to figure out who it is.
"Please don't get mad at me or freak out. You are a very good friend and remember that you can't control who you fall for.''
"Okay, who the bloody hell is it?"
"Ginny."
"Who?"
"Ginny.''
"My sister Ginny?"
"Yeah your sister."
"When?"
"Tonight."
"Oh.''
"Ron, please say something."
He looks at me and just stares at me. Trying to think of what to say, then he smiles and laughs.
"You hurt her, and I promise you Harry Potter there will be no place you can hide. Oh and will you please try to control the PDA in front of me.''
"Yeah sure."
"It's about bloody time.''
"What do you mean?"
"Harry, Ginny has liked you since she first met you, and you started to fall for her last year.''
I look at him and just laugh, he does know me. We get ready for bed, I am happy that he is ok with Ginny and I, because it will be so much easier to be with her without having to worry about him freaking out. Now only if Ron and Hermione could get their act together and actually get together.
Ok so I had a lot of energy tonight, so what do you guy think? Do you hate it or love it? I just thought this would be something fun to write. Please review that will be reallly great to hear what you are thinking. They are really helpful, oh and if you don't like the story well then don't read it. Sorry but it is one of my biggest pet pevees when somebody reads a story then makes a comment on it saying how they hate it and it is so stupid, you don't need to put that down. Please review. Thank You.