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917brat- Thanks! I'll post a quickly as I can write!
Imill123- Yah, as much as I love Harry, Ginny and Harry together never do it for me. As for Bill... well the trio's job's will come up later but they won't be working for the ministry. Thanks for the lovely review.
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Penny is wise- I find in a lot of fanfics I've read, Harry, Ron and Hermione are really serious. I just wanted to show them acting like teenagers- teenagers who went through a war, but still teenagers. They've been friends for years, I think they would still be having fun as long as they were together. Thanks for reviewing!
So guys, this is where the Ginny bashing comes in. It was an accident, she just popped up and started being dumb. If you want to avoid it, stop reading as soon as they mention Ginny. This is just how I felt like writing Ginny-I'm sorry to anyone who loves her.
I've decided this story will be around 6 chapters- more if people give me something they want me to write about. Feel free to review! Just avoid the flames please. If you don't like, don't read. Enjoy!
The trio's laughter faded as they came to a halt outside the Great Hall doors. Glancing at each other warily, they braced themselves and pushed their way into the Great Hall. The doors smashed against the walls and they winced collectively as the crowd of fighters, healers and family spun at the noise. Harry was proud to see that the DA's wand were out. There was a beat of silence before
"IT'S HARRY POT-"
"RON WEASL-"
"-IONE GRANGER!" The crowd surged forward in a wave of screams, cheers, tears and thanks. The words were a blur.
"Thank you, Thank you-"
"How? How di-"
"Where were-"
"-Saved us-"
"-Destroyed him-"
"Its over. Its finally-" Eventually they heard a voice yell
"Leave 'em alone! They get it! Now let 'em sit down and eat!" The crowd finally dispersed, leaving the trio in the middle of the great hall. Hagrid shoved his way through the remaining well wishers and swept Harry, Ron and Hermione into a bone crushing hug. "You did well." His black eyes twinkled joyfully as he surveyed the three. His smiled widened when he noticed Ron and Hermione's linked hands "You two finally got together! Took you 'nough time. 'Arry used to come down for tea and complain 'bout you two. Something 'bout UST." Harry flushed when Hermione glared at him. Ron didn't understand the muggle reference.
"You should talk Harry. What about you and L-"
"Hermione! Don't mention that here!" he gestured to the eavesdropping people around them. "Besides." He said primly "We never had any UST. She is not shy. Or uncomfortable. Ever." He winked at Ron who still looked confused
"Unresolved Sexual Tension" Hermione whispered to him, flushing. The tips of Ron's ears turned red but he grinned at Harry.
"Nice mate!" Hagrid laughed when Hermione glared and stared muttering about men under her breath.
"She's not a shy one no." He chuckled "Anyways 'Arry, I've been given a room 'till they rebuild my cottage. It burned down. Again." Hagrid sighed You three come visit me when its fixed." Hagrid slapped Harry on the back, knocking him into the passing Dean Thomas and left.
"Sorry Dean." Harry brushed himself off "Hagrid forgets he's half giant sometimes." Dean laughed
"Not a problem Harry. I was actually coming over to say thanks for, well, the obvious and for rescuing us from the basement."
"That was technically Dobby-"
"Well with the amount of magic Ollivander said you were pouring into the wards, I don't doubt you would have gotten us out anyways." He laughed again at Harry's shocked face and turned to Hermione. 'Are you okay?" Hermione nodded shakily as Ron wrapped an arm tightly around her shoulders
"Fleur treated me with anti-cruciatus potions when we got to Shell-Cottage." Dean nodded
"Just wanted to say thanks. Captain." He saluted Harry who sighed.
"I thought I had got the DA to stop doing that." Ron laughed
"Nah, we just did it when you weren't in the room. We would have done it all the time but the younger kids thought you had eyes in the back of your head." Harry opened his mouth to argue when he heard Mrs. Weasley's voice from across the room. She was sitting at Hufflepuff table with a sulking Ginny, who was now wearing a large Weasley™ sweater covering her to her knees. Hermione choked as she tried to hold in her laughter.
"Your mother must have been furious to see Ginny dressed like she was." They slowly made their way through the crowd to sit down across from Mrs. Weasley and Ginny, who scowled at Ron and Hermione but leaned forward, trying to flash her non-existent cleavage at Harry. She had obviously changed her mind about finding a better man.
"Hey Harry" she purred. Harry looked at Hermione incredulously, who shrugged. She didn't understand Ginny either. "You look very…handsome." Harry shifted awkwardly
"Thanks Ginny but why are you-" Ginny cut him off with what she thought was a sultry laugh. Ron choked on the sandwich he was shoving down his gullet.
"Oh Harry, you joker. I realized when I was fighting-"
"Ginny you weren't in the battle. Mum picked you up from Aunt Muriel's yesterday." Ron cut in but Ginny ignored him
"That we are perfect together and I'm glad you agree. Have you told Mum we're dating yet?" Ron choked on his pumpkin juice this time but Mrs. Weasley got there first.
"Ginevra Molly Weasley! Stop that! I don't know what's going on with you but you need to stop throwing yourself at Harry!" Ginny jerked back in surprise "He already told me that you aren't dating, don't lie! We need to have a serious conversation about how a young lady should act!" Ginny was spluttering in indignation. Ron was looking at his mother like he'd never seen her before
"Who are you and what have you done with my Mum? First you're fine that Ginny and Harry aren't dating then you tell off Ginny when she tries again!" Mrs. Weasley frowned at Ron
"I'm not okay with a daughter of mine walking around dressed like that or trying to force Harry into a relationship when he's clearly dating someone else." Harry, who had started to eat choked on his sandwich. Hermione burst into a fit of giggles, trying to hide it in Rons shoulder.
"How… how do you know." Harry tried to clear out his throat
"Oh, dearie it's quite obvious. I don't know who, but you will tell me." She fixed Harry with a stern glare "But not in here where everyone can hear you."
"What do you mean you're dating someone." growled Ginny "We're supposed to be together. It's Hermione isn't it." She looked over at the breathless Hermione who burst into another fit of giggles
"Ginny, I'm dating Hermione." Ron chuckled at Harry's disgruntled face.
"Then who are you dating? She's surely not important." Ginny sniffed haughtily. "Probably just a quick shag which is why you won't date me." Harry's back straightened as he glared down at Ginny, his eyes gleaming darkly
"Ohhh, Mum, you might want to plug your ears. This won't be pretty. You do not insult Harry's girlfriend." Mrs. Weasley looked at Harry's tight features and nodded, waving a deafening charm over herself.
"First, I do not date for quick shags, which is why I'm not interested in you. The school broom, everyone gets a ride." Harry hissed viciously. Hermione was cheering Harry on quietly and Ron was pointedly ignoring anything to do with Ginny's sex life. "I'm dating her because she important to me. To put it simply for you to understand, I. Love. Her. And she knows that. We've been dating since December of 6th year." Ginny opened her mouth
"You love me!"
"I would love to see things from your point of view but I can't seem to get my head that far up my ass. I do not love you. I do not want you. I will never want you. It would be like fucking an uglier version of my mother." Ginny face was paling dramatically and Ron, who had put up with Ginny's obsessive attitude for years, was grinning. Harry had used that insult on both him and Hermione before when they were being stupid. Ginny opened her mouth to argue again
"But-"
"Are you always this stupid or are you just making an effort today?" Ginny continued valiantly
"You can't have dated someone, I would have noticed-"
"Do you get an empty feeling in your skull? Shut up! I don't want you. You didn't notice because we didn't want to notice. Now leave. Go fuck some guy in a broom closet and realize that as much as you pretend in your imaginary little world. I. Do not. Want. You. I much prefer my girlfriend. Who, I must say, is a better shag then you could ever wish to be" Ginny finally seemed to understand and rushed out of the room, brushing past the rest of her family who were walking over. "I think I should feel bad."
"Do you?" Hermione laughed as the Weasleys sat down and Mrs. Weasley took off the charm.
"Nah. Not a whit."
"What did we miss?" asked Charlie as everyone dug into their food
"Harry just ripped into Ginny for calling his girlfriend a whore." half the Weasley choked and Hermione burst out giggling again.
"Does every male do that? That's the fourth time today."
"You did what?" was a collective exclamation. Half of Hufflepuff table was looking at them by this point. Harry sighed and pulled out his wand
"Muffliato" he pocketed his wand and looked around at the Weasleys. Fleur and Mrs. Weasley looked supportive but the rest looked half angry, half confused, "I told Ginny off for first implying to your mother that we were dating, then for calling my real girlfriend a quick shag. She insisted repeatedly that I must be in love with her. I didn't insult her until she kept talking."
"He called her the school broomstick, said she was an uglier version of his mother, asked if her skull felt empty, mentioned how far her head was up her ass and said he would never want her and said his girlfriend was a better shag then she could every be." Hermione whispered to Fleur who burst out laughing
"I've been wanting to say something like that forever. She was always telling me I was a whore and wasn't worthy of Bill. That I was obviously using my Veela power to ensnare 'im." Fleur whispered back, but not quietly enough
"Did she really Fleur?" Percy asked curiously "Ginny said you were a whore?" Bill growled, realizing his baby sister was not as innocent or as nice as he thought she was.
"We need to have a talk with ickle Gin-Gin" said Fred. He knew how hard the Veela allure was to control- he and George had researched it. "It's not your fault that you're part Veela." Mr. Weasley frowned as well
"That doesn't sound like Ginny…"
"Sorry Mr. Weasley," Hermione cut in "But that is how Ginny acts. She's always been like that. She was horrible to me in fourth year because Rita Skeeter made up that story about me dating Harry." Mrs. Weasley flushed at the reminder, she had sent Hermione the smallest chocolate egg because she had believed the Daily Prophet.
"That year was horrible… 'eyes swimming with the ghosts of his past' what utter bullshit." Harry snorted
"Wouldn't your fifth year have been worse?" asked Charlie curiously "I heard about the papers- saying you were a nutter and whatnot" Harry looked contemplative
"Fifth year was bad for a few months but we formed the DA so I had something to do. Other then detentions. The quidditch ban sucked though."
"Quidditch ban?" Charlie looked horrified. Harry remembered that Charlie was the old Gryffindor seeker.
"Hmm? Yah, Umbitch banned the twins and I from Quidditch after George and I beat up Malfoy."
"You did what?!" shrieked Mrs. Weasley. Harry was glad his charm was still up.
"He insulted you mum! And Harry's mum! And the burrow! The git was asking for it!" George cried indignantly
"I just wish I'd gotten more than one good punch in." sighed Harry wistfully
"I didn't get to punch him at all" Fred said darkly "And I got banned anyways! I was a risk apparently." Charlie spluttered but Ron cut him off
"What do you mean, only one punch! You and George were taking turns punching him in the chest!" Mrs. Weasley and Hermione looked scandalised
"I only got one face shot. Broke his jaw." Harry grinned triumphantly. Fred and George snickered. Fleur smiled as well, Malfoy had followed her around when she was at Hogwarts, blathering on about his father and how she was the only girl worthy enough for the "prestigious" Malfoy family.