AN: I'M BACK! MISS ME. I sure hope you guys did because I know that I missed it.
Anyway how about I get this over with... I do not own Harry Potter and anything underlined came right from the book. You would think that being away as long as I was would make that less painful. Apparently not.
With out further ado the next chapter...
May 21th -92 days
Apparently finding a day that fit into everyone's busy schedule was harder then it looked. Mrs. Weasley was free any day but Hermione, Ron, Ginny and Harry all had very busy schedules. It wasn't until Harry flooed everyone's work and asked for a weekend off did they find time; being Harry Potter did have its perks.
Harry and Ginny both went about their day to day routine as if nothing was wrong. Both had agreed to wait and they accepted that. Although that didn't stop Ginny or Harry from questioning each other, at night when it was just the two of them.
On the 21st of May Harry dropped Teddy off at his Grandma Molly's for the day because Ginny was too nervous.
When Harry returned home Ron, Hermione, and Ginny were all in the sitting room.
"Ok Harry what is this about? I have a very big law in the works for the elf rights." Hermione asked upset that she had no idea what was going on yet she had to take time off work.
"Ya mate not to sound rude or anything but I have a big deal closing in the next week with a broom company. So how long do you think this will take?" Ron asked looking at his watch.
"I think it will take a while seeing how Hermione and I are going to tell you both everything that happened in the past." When Harry said this Hermione's head snapped up and whipped around to face Harry so fast that Ginny would be surprised if she didn't have whiplash.
"Everything," Hermione whispered softly. "Harry are you sure that that is a good idea I mean I wanted to tell both of them but are you ready. I mean it is a lot to handle." Hermione asked Harry.
"Hermione I wouldn't have gotten you all together if I wasn't." Harry said firmly with a hint of amusement in his voice.
"Listen Harry you don't have to tell me anything. I mean sure I would like to know what happened but I don't have to." Ron said keeping eye contact with Harry.
"If I didn't want to tell you I wouldn't. Besides I think it is only fair if my best mate knows about my past." Harry said.
"Hey what am I dragons dung?" Hermione questioned.
"Hermione you know I think of you as my sister." Harry said and Hermione ran up to hug him.
"Hermione...can't...breath." Harry gasped out.
Ginny, whom had been fidgeting throughout the whole thing, spoke up. "As sweet as this is can we please start? I am sorry but I have been waiting over a week."
Ron, Hermione and Harry looked at the floor sheepishly. "Ok before we start I just want you to know Gin that I would understand if you don't want to marry me anymore." Harry said quietly to Ginny.
"Harry I love you too much to let the past stop us from getting married. Besides your past made you into this amazing, sweet, caring, strong, handsome, brave, funny, intelligent, powerful, loving man you are today." Ginny said as she took Harry's hand in her owns and lost herself in his eyes.
"I love you." Harry whispered before he pulled Ginny into a searing kiss filled with love, passion, and his happiness that she loved him no matter what.
When the kiss was starting to get uncomfortable for Ron he started to clear his throat. It wasn't until the fifth time that Harry pulled away from Ginny.
"Sorry about that mate I got a little carried away." Harry said not looking sorry at all.
"I could see that. Anyway we only have so long so how do you want to do this." Ron asked.
"I guess I will start with my life before Hogwarts and then we will have to do every year. Hermione can fill in anything I miss." Harry said getting a nod from Hermione.
"As you already know after that Halloween night I was sent to live with my Aunt and Uncle. What most people don't know is how I was treated. I was treated worse than a Malfoy house elf." Ginny gasped and Ron looked too shocked for words.
"I lived in the cupboard under the stairs for 10 years it wasn't until my Hogwarts letter came that I was moved into Dudley's, my cousin, second bedroom." Harry said quickly as he didn't like talking about his life before Hogwarts.
"SECOND BEDROOM!" Ron and Ginny both screamed.
"WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON THEM!" Ginny added holding her wand threateningly.
"They also had a guest room." Hermione hissed; she still got upset whenever the Dursley's came up.
Harry seeing Ron and Ginny about to add in their thoughts about the third room continued. "I was treated like a slave if I didn't do a chore right I would be beaten and left in the cupboard without food. The longest I went without food was a week." Harry said looking at his hands.
Ginny not able to stop herself sat on his lap and gave him a hug that put Mrs. Weasley to shame. "No one deserves to be put through that love."
Harry only nodded to show Ginny that he had heard her. It took Harry a minute before he was able to continue.
"All through school I was bullied by Dudley. Most of the time my accidental magic was when I was running away from Dudley and his gang or really angry that no one believe me." Harry said with a slight shake of his head.
"Anyway, a few days before my 11th birthday I got my very first Hogwarts letter; I remember my uncle burning the letter before I could even open it. After the letter I got my own room. I guess Uncle Vernon thought that we were being spied on and he didn't want any wizards seeing me living in a cupboard." Ginny didn't say anything but you could still tell she was upset over his living arrangement.
"For the next few days every morning more and more letters would come. I remember Aunt Petunia almost had a stroke when he cracked over a dozen eggs all with a letter in them." Harry remembered with a fond smile.
"Finally two days before my birthday hundreds of letters came through the fireplace, windows, mail slot back door. You can imagine my Uncle was not pleased. He packed us all in the car and he just started driving but he would randomly change direction as if to shake him off." Harry was interrupted.
"Mental that one is." Ron said. When Ginny glared at him he quickly apologized for interrupting.
"It's fine. So finally we in the middle of nowhere in a storm so my Uncle rents a shack in the middle of the ocean. It was terrible, let me tell you that." Harry said with a smirk.
"At midnight Hagrid breaks open the door tells me I'm a wizard stays the night then takes me to get the school supplies." Hermione shook her head knowing what Harry was waiting for.
"What that's it? No offence mate but I expected there to curses flying, and a lot of yelling." Ron said surprised that after going through all that trouble Harry's Uncle didn't have anything to say.
"Oh I thought I missed something. Uncle Vernon was not pleased he forbad Hagrid from telling me I was a wizard but he did of course. The best though was when Uncle Vernon called Professor Dumbledore a crack pot old magic fool and he didn't want me to be taught magic tricks. Or something like that. You all know Hagrid." Both Ginny and Ron nodded although Ron was smiling in anticipation.
"Next thing I know he had pulled out his umbrella and pointed it at Dudley; causing him to grown a pig's tail." At this Ron and Harry started laughing as they pictured it. The only sign that Ginny thought it was funny was the small smirk she had on her face. Hermione was just shaking her head; Harry loved to tell this story much to the embarrassment of both Dudley and Hagrid.
"First year I meet Hermione on the train we weren't really friends." Harry said thinking about what they were.
"I guess you could say we were both loners who found each other's present tolerable." Hermione added with a smile.
"It wasn't until Halloween when Hermione was in the girls' washroom when the troll was let in. I knew Hermione didn't know about the troll so I went to warn her." Harry said pausing to let Hermione to continue.
"By the time Harry finds me the troll was already there. Harry knocked the troll out by dropping its club on its head. There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them." Hermione said with a shrug.
"After that Hermione and I were best friends, although now it's like a brother sister relationship." Harry said bumping shoulders with Hermione.
"Ya he is like my annoying younger brother." Hermione said punching him in the arm.
"Hey I am only a couple of months younger. And that hurt." Harry said with a pout as he rubbed his sore arm.
"It was suppose to." Hermione said rolling her eyes.
"I have to say you don't do anything half way do you. I mean I like to just talk to someone to become their friend maybe buy them a drink but that's as risky as I go." Ron said to the amusement of the others.
"So once we became friends tried to find out what was behind the door in the third floor we weren't suppose to go in." Harry and Hermione spent the next half hour explaining how they got rid of Hagrid's dragon, found out about the stone, went to save the stone. Harry was telling most of the story but Hermione would always add something he forgot or she thought it was important to the story.
By the time Harry finished his encounter with Voldemort both Ron and Ginny were staring at the two of them in amazement.
"Blimey... In first year all I was worried about was passing the exams." Ron said stunned.
"You know I heard rumours but I never thought you would have to go through so much." Ginny said.
"Do you want to take a break or just start with second year?" Harry asked Ginny. Ginny felt herself pale at the thought of her first year but she managed a nod.
"If you are sure," Harry said quietly.
"If you don't say it now I don't think I will be able to do it." Ginny said sounding surer of herself then she looked.
For the next few hours Harry and Hermione told the two Weasley's about their years at Hogwarts. Ginny of course told them her first year from her point of view but other than that it was mostly Harry and Hermione speaking.
Hermione spoke of how they used a timeturner at save Sirius. Harry spoke of the horror of watching Cedric's death and Voldemort's rebirth. Ron and Ginny both spoke about the horrors that they faced at Hogwarts with the death eaters in charge. There were tears, angry words spoken, (or yelled in Ron's case when he found out that his pet rat was really a death eater) laughter, smiles, hatred, grief over all the deaths and everything else in between.
By the end of their conversation all four of them felt closer.
"I guess that sums up my school years." Harry said with a smile. Ginny and Hermione gave watery smiles while Ron trying not to laugh snorted.
"Is there anything else we should know?" Ginny asked once the tears stopped.
"I guess you could say that I technically own Hogwarts." Harry said trying to down play it.
It was silent for a moment before, "BLOODY HELL MATE!" "Ron language."
"How does that work?" Ginny asked weakly.
"Well my many times great grandfather married the only child of Gryffindor and Ravenclaw. And their son married Hufflepuffs grand daughter. Apparently she had red hair and every since then a Potter man always falls in love with a red head." Harry told them as he gave Ginny's hand a light squeze.
"Harry I think you forgot a founder." Hermione said with a rasied eyebrow.
"Or right thanks Mione. Pretty much when Voldemort tried to kill me he somehow made me his heir. Something about him not having any children." Harry said with a shrug.
" Anyway that's why I get such good service at Gringotts even though I broke into one of their vaults." Here both Hermione and Harry had the decency to blush.
"I still can't believe you did that. That is one of the coolest thing I have ever heard." Ron said loudly.
"Mate the first time I meet you I remember that Percy called you a hero and you told him you weren't. I think you are wrong whether you believe me or not isn't the point. The point is that you Harry Potter are a hero. I know you said you just did what anyone else would have done but the reality is that most people wouldn't do any of it." Ron said to the surprise of everyone in the room.
"I... thanks mate I really don't know what to say?" Harry said quietly.
"Don't worry about it but if you want to thank me how about we move this to the kitchen so I can have a snack." And with that the mood was lighten.
"Merlin Ron do you ever stop eating." Hermione said in an exasperated voice.
"Moine I am a growing man." Ron said.
"Ron you stopped growing years ago." Ginny said with a shake of her head.
"Ok well I like eating is that a problem?" Ron said getting defensive.
"Yes it is a problem when you eat us out of house and home." Ginny said standing up.
"Please... the house elves love me. They love making food for me." Ron said facing Ginny.
Before Ginny could respond Hermione spoke up, "You know I think I could go for some Chinese what about you Harry?"
"Ya Chinese sounds great but I'm buying." Harry said.
"Oh my hero," Ron said as he jumped onto Harry and batted his eyelashes at him.
"Sorry Ron you're not my type." Harry said with a sad shake of his head.
"Can we drive there?" Ginny asked excited.
"I don't see why not." Harry said with a shrug as he grabbed his coat.
"I'll drive." Ron said holding his hand out for the keys. Hermione just slapped him on the back of his head.
"OW... what was that for?" Ron said as he put his hand on his head.
"That was for even suggesting that. I would like to make it their alive so if you don't mind I think I'll drive." Hermione said sweetly as she took a key off the hook.
"Shot gun," Ginny squealed as she and Hermione ran out the door.
"Don't worry mate I'll teach you to drive later." Harry told Ro n on their way out.
"Thanks mate I owe you. I can't wait to see Hermione's face when I show her I can drive." Ron said walking with a spring in his step.
When Harry and Ron made it into the garage Hermione and Ginny were in the front seats giggling to each other.
"It freaks me out when they giggle. I didn't think peoples voices could go that high." Ron said frightened. All Harry could do was nod in agreement before getting into the car.
AN: Well it is true I'm back. Now I could tell all my faithful readers that I had family problems and such but that would be a lie. The reason I wasn't writting was because I had a small case of writters block and no passion to continue. But fear not it seems the upcoming release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 has given me the jump start I needed.
The is one reviewer who really touched me and that was whizz kid Potter. I had no idea that you checked the story everyday for updates. Trust me I know what it feels like to think that there will be an update when there isn't one. I never really thought that it would be for my story and for that I am sorry.
On the the next point I am very busy now so update will not be coming every week maybe every two weeks but at most a month.
I'm sure you all know what I'm about to say but if not here goes...REVEIW PLEASE REVIEW PLEASE!
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