Here is the next part. Probably not as funny as the last parts. But it moves the story along a little. The first bit I quite enjoyed writing. I hope you enjoy it. Thank you agin for the reviews, and for all the alerts. Each part has more people wanting to be alerted when there is a new part. There are more people being alerted for each part than there is reviews for all the parts.
It had taken Hermione, Harry and Ginny a little while to calm Ron down. He hadn't been too happy with his mother talking to Hermione about….."well that." As he had put it.
Ginny had relaxed a little knowing that her father hadn't told Harry off. But they continued to turn slightly red whenever they looked at each other.
Charlie and George had been quieted pretty quickly by Molly declaring if they mentioned the middle of the night insistent they wouldn't be fed for the day.
Percy and Audrey walked in while they were all having a late breakfast.
"Harry, here's the info for you today. It's not so bad tomorrow. Most of the order left alive will be there for Tonks and Remus so we don't need so many extra's there." He said placing a piece of parchment in front of Harry. "The extra Auror's will be here about 11:30am to escort you to the Cleevey's."
Harry just grunted while continuing to eat. He was a little over arguing about bodyguards. But also a little annoyed they hadn't been able to visit the Cleevey's earlier as there weren't any Auror's spare.
Audrey had stayed standing while Percy had just sat down and helped himself to some of the food on the table.
"Really Perce, you just finished breakfast." She half scolded him.
"That was cereal, this is bacon love." He smiled up at her before shoving the first big mouthful in.
Audrey just shook her head. "I hate to think of what you food bill is Molly when this lot are home." She smiled at Molly who had jumped up to greet her.
"Oh well, we're used to it." Molly smiled. "Cup of tea dear? You are staying for the next few days as well aren't you?"
Audrey just smiled shyly and nodded. "If you're sure about having me."
"Of course we are your part of the family now." Molly patted her on the shoulder. "Take a seat."
It was then Harry and most of the others at the table saw a magazine fly into the air, and then blow up into a shower of ash with a flash of Ginny's wand.
"Do you mind?" Ron grumbled covering his plate. "I'm trying to eat here."
Ginny just huffed. "I know now why I've never liked that stupid magazine."
"What did the poor magazine ever do to you?" Charlie asked while trying to blow some ash off his toast before giving up and pulling out his wand to clean up all the ash that had hit the table.
Ginny just huffed again and glanced at Harry.
Hermione frowned. "I think she may have failed the 'Are you the next chosen ones chosen one' test in Witch Weekly."
"Well that's it then. Harry sorry she's not the right girl for you after all." George smirked.
"Stupid bloody thing." Ginny huffed again.
"Language dear." Molly scolded.
Harry just looked at Ginny. "I wish there was something I could do to stop stupid articles like that. What would they know about what I like?"
Hermione shrugged. "They're just guessing off the little they know of your past. They say you dated, Pavati, me and Luna as well as Cho. So they say you have to be exotic or foreign, bright and slightly different, what a load of rubbish."
Ginny huffed again. "So a girl like me from a pure blood family and of English descent without any great intelligence or weird ideas wouldn't have a chance with you."
Harry wanted to roll his eyes at Ginny. What did it matter she was the one he choose to be with, and no stupid teenage witch magazine was going to change his mind. "Well it just goes to show you were right to blow it up. It's rubbish. If you want I'm sure I could get hold of them and offer to do a tell all about my love life article. This time next week all its readers will know you're the only woman I'm interested in." He finished with placing an arm half around her and kissing her cheek.
"Oh, that is so sweet." Audrey sighed from where she sat.
Ginny just glanced at Harry. "You would hate that."
"True." Harry mumbled. "But if you wanted me to."
"Nah, stuff them. That would just get them more readers." Ginny declared.
"That's the attitude little sis even though you might have to get used to girls going crazy over your boyfriend." Charlie added from where he had started reading the Daily Prophet. "It says here Harry's fan club has more members than Gilderoy Lockhart's ever had after only being open for 3 days."
Harry just groaned.
"Fan club? Harry's got a bloody fanclub?" Ron gasped.
"Yeah, so does Hermione. She has quite a few members as well." Charlie continued to read. "Sorry Ron, your coming in last, you only have about 10% of what Harry does."
Ron who had started to splatter at the mention of Hermione having a fan club brightened straight away at the mention of his own. "I have a fan club…..wow….how cool is that."
While Hermione slapped him over the side of the head. "I should make you do an article saying how you feel about me." She mumbled in a frustrated tone.
Charlie was now chuckling to himself. "You can even buy posters of the three of you or just one of you. Action figures are due out next week."
"What." Hermione cried. "They don't have permission to do that. I'm going to see Kingsley after the funeral this afternoon. That's not on." She stood up. "Call me when we need to leave I have some legal research to do."
"And there's her next mission. So much for having a break now she's finished fighting evil." George shook his head.
"She's stayed here for how many years over summer. When have you ever seen her not reading about something?" Ron asked George.
George just sat back chewing his food slowly, like he was thinking hard about Ron's question swallowed and answered. "When she's angry with you, when she's lecturing you….oh and her latest habit of snogging you." Too which Harry noticed Ron turned red, and got up and followed Hermione up the stairs, Harry had to laugh. Ron hadn't been able to look his mother in the eye this morning. But neither had Harry other than the quick thankful look he had shot her when she warned Charlie and George not to hassle him and Ginny.
Harry had to apparate to the lane just beside the Cleevey's alongside an Auror after two had already gone ahead. He realised that Him and Ron better head into the Ministry soon and sit their tests. It probably wasn't the best look if they were apparating around without a license. Not to say Harry didn't really want to give the Daily Prophet anything to report on him.
Ginny arrived at the same time as him, alongside another Auror, and Ron side longed with Hermione and George arrived pretty much at the same time as them.
"Right, we won't try and get in the way. But we will be keeping an eye on things. From what we've heard it's not that known you will be here today. Tomorrow's looking interesting. Even with Mrs Tonk's making it a more private affair. It seems a given you will be there." One of the Auror's explained shaking their head. "I feel like I'm babysitting."
Harry just looked at him. "I feel like I'm being babysat." He grumbled
"Yes well it's clearly known you'll be at the one on Tuesday." Another Auror shook her head. "It's all going to be interesting. I think we have to worry about your fan club more than Deatheaters."
Ginny huffed at the mention of Harry's fan club. He didn't blame her, he felt like huffing himself.
"Right, let's get inside." George stated. "Hermione are you sure you've told us all we need to know about this church thing later?"
"As much as I can remember George. My family don't often go to church and I haven't been to a muggle funeral myself since I was 10." Hermione sighed. She was a little worried that Ron, George and Ginny would embarrass the Cleevey's. But Ginny and Harry had been asked to attend by the Cleevey's and George by Dennis. Hermione had decided she better attend as well to make sure George didn't do anything magical and Ron hadn't been able to be left behind once he knew the rest of them were going.
They were welcomed into the Cleevey's home to loud greetings from much of the DA and Ginny and Colin's class mates. Harry felt a little over whelmed by the Hug he was given by Colin's mother who burst into tears going on about how much Colin had always spoken highly of Harry, and even though she had lost her son she knew there was no other way he would have wanted to lay down his life than fighting alongside his hero. These comments just reminded Harry once more that Colin shouldn't have even been there but he tried to bury the sick feeling that threatened to boil up.
Dennis and George pulled away from most to the young people to talk in the corner while Harry couldn't help but notice Angelina once again watched George and seemed to constantly be checking in his direction. Hermione and Ron fell into easy conversation again with Neville and Luna.
Ginny stayed at Harry's side holding his hand. She could see he was uncomfortable with the looks he was given by most of the room. She herself felt like hiding in a corner with some of the harsh looks she was getting but had to remind herself that not everyone knew yet that her relationship with Blaize had been a fake. It must look strange to some of the Hogwarts students here that someone they thought had given up the cause and may have even swapped to the other side would be here now holding their hero's hand.
But she felt better when Colin's mother realizing she was Ginny Weasley hugged her as well and talked with pride how much Colin had thought of her and how happy he would have been to see Harry and Ginny here together and back together. This boosted her. It had been Colin and Luna last year that she had admitted to that she still held out hope that there could be a future for her and Harry. It of course had been Colin who had assured her time and time again that if Harry made it back alive he would still want her, to Colin there was never any question about the way Harry felt for her.
"He was a good friend to me last year, in so many ways. I'm going to miss him terribly." She told Mrs. Cleevey as they moved away from her so she could talk to some others.
They looked around and Harry was a little surprised to see Professor McGonagall beckoning him over.
"Mr. Potter, it's very nice to see you." She started giving one of her rare smiles. Something Harry had almost come to expect from her since the battle it felt just a little weird that she looked upon him with fondness now. "Have you given any thought about returning to school next year?" She asked.
"Not really." He answered truthfully. Other than the thought he had while talking to Arthur if he was honest with himself he was a little in two minds about it.
"You do still want to be an Auror don't you? You've certainly proven you have what it takes now you just need the grades. I meant what I said a few years ago I will do everything I am able to help you reach your goal." She declared.
"Ahh, thanks." Harry replied. "Can I let you know in a few weeks, there's a bit much going on at the moment."
"Yes, yes I understand that. We are just trying to plan. The school clearly can't reopen in the state it's in, so I'm afraid no one can finish the current year they are attending. It's all really going to be a bit of a mess." McGonagall explained as if she was finding the whole thing a little bit much.
Ginny groaned. "Please don't tell me I have two years left to complete."
"No, no, that's not what I was saying at all. There will be a mixture of options for people and some exams before Christmas for those who only need to finish this year or who were grading high enough to do those and the next years work. I think in your case Miss Weasley there will just be some extra classes. Sixth year exams are more just preparation for your NEWTS. With your grades I imagine you can forgo them altogether. You should be able to sit your NEWTS along with Mr Potter if he returns as he will probably have to complete a whole year."
"Oh thank Merlin." Ginny sighed. "I don't think I could have handled another 2 years."
Harry squeezed her hand. He was glad she didn't have another 2 years left as well. Not that he was going to admit he wanted his life to start with Ginny sooner rather than later in front of Professor no, she would be Headmistress McGonagall now.
It was then everyone was called to attention and asked to gather outside on the lawn where they could all fit in one place, and the rather informal remembrance service was started.
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