Wow. Had the In laws here for the weekend and still managed to get another part up 4 days later.

Another bit of a filler, but still stuff I wanted to touch on or use as seeds for future parts.

Once again I don't own anyone, I'm just borrowing them to make them do as I want. Which is quite fun.

The mood pretty much meant everyone drifted apart after dinner. Harry found himself in his room with Hermione and Ron. Hermione once again checking that she and Ron had all they needed for their trip.

Ginny had disappeared to try and find Charlie, or at least get some background on what had been revealed over dinner.

Harry sat there amused as Hermione asked Ron if she had packed this or that, and if he had everything he needed. Her magical beaded bag once again must be loaded. Harry wondered if there was a magical customs. As the thought grew he had to ask.

"Hermione?" He started. "Are there boarder controls? How does that work with magical travel between countries?"

Hermione stopped what she was doing, thinking for a moment. "Not like there are at our airports. You are scanned. So if I attempted to take in something dangerous or ecologically damaging they would find me. But it works more like the Underage magical use alert." She paused. "Like it flashes up a name and a location in their system and their boarder Auror's are there in a second. I'm pretty sure that's how it works. I would say ask Charlie, but…."

Ron nodded. "Yeah, Mum checks all our stuff before we've ever headed overseas. But apparently you can't even take your pets through muggle travel."

Harry and Hermione looked at each other, then at Ron.

"I never thought about that before." Harry muttered. "I never would have even meet Sirius if you hadn't taken your rat to Egypt with you."

Hermione nodded. "In the muggle world to move a pet overseas they have to be quarantined for a few weeks at least, even though I doubt many people take their pet rat when they move overseas."

"Or even when they go on Holiday." Harry smiled. "But I suppose that photo in the prophet did give us quite a few extra adventures and some time with my Godfather."

Hermione nodded. "Just think of your poor Mum now that Sirius, Remus and Tonks are with your dad. Even though I suppose Remus may take her side abit. I doubt Tonks would be sensible. The Marauders back together." She finished with a smile then shook her head.

Harry sighed thinking of dinner. "I can't help but think of Snape never getting over my mother. Do you think Charlie can move on?"

"I hope so." Ron muttered.

There was a light knock at the door. "It's just me." They heard Ginny call out.

Harry rolled his eyes at Hermione and Ron. "Its fine I'm in here as well." He called back as she opened the door and slipped in.

She sat down next to Harry and leaned her head on his shoulder, sighing.

"So what did you find out?" Ron asked her sitting up from where he had been lying on the bed playing with Hermione's hair while she sat on the floor looking over her lists.

Ginny shrugged her shoulders. "Not much. Charlie's locked himself in his room with Bill. Dad would only tell Percy and I that they had a short intense relationship when they finished school. But they were young. Tonks got accepted for Auror training, and Charlie for Romania." Ginny stopped and closed her eyes for a moment. "She was going to go with him, walk away from her training. But Mum, Dad, Ted and Andromeda all thought it was too soon. They convinced them to do long distance."

"So she dumped him after that or what?" Ron asked getting a little defensive for his brother.

Ginny shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know. Dad's not too sure what happened after that. Mum and Dad only meet her again when the Order started three years ago. They just thought it was long over. I suppose it must have been on her side she fell in love with Remus, and we all know how much she loved him."

"Your poor mother, she certainly encouraged Tonks and Remus." Hermione muttered.

"Yeah well Charlie has dated a little bit over the years. Just nothing serious, I suppose it was enough to make Mum and Dad think he was over it though." Ginny finished moving to sit back on the bed and lean against the wall resting her head.

Harry looked back at her and then pulled himself back to sit beside her as well while they all seemed to sit there deep in thought.

Then Harry sat up. "Hey Hermione, do you mind looking over all the crap the ministry gave me the other day? I have to make some decisions on some of the properties etc my parents left me and….." He glanced at Ron hoping his best friend wouldn't get too put out about how wealthy he was. "Well to tell you the truth all the paper work doesn't make much sense to me."

Hermione put down her lists and looked at Harry like he was offering her something really exciting. "Oh, I would love too. I always thought your family history was terribly interesting."

Harry was sure his eyesbrows shot up. "You have? You've never told me before."

Hermione just waved a hand like it was nothing. "Well you're not always the easiest to talk too. Also I always thought there would be a time when you would look into it yourself. It's not like you didn't have access to most of it in the Hogwarts Library." She paused. "Of course other than your parents deaths and some official mentions of your grandparents and great grandparents there isn't much on them since they moved from their manor. I was talking about centuries old history."

Harry nodded and leaned under his bed pulling the large file he had been given by Gringotts out of his racksack and handing it to Hermione. "From what I've heard I think the wizarding world thought they had lost all their money."

Hermione nodded. "Apparently." Taking the file.

Ginny pulled herself off the bed. "Do you mind if I have a look as well?" She asked a little self-conscious.

Harry just smiled at her. He wanted her to be interested. It was information she was going to have to get her head around if they were to start making decisions together. "No, knock yourself out. It's all a little confusing."

Hermione opened the file. "So what do you want to know first?" She asked sifting through the parchments.

Harry shook his head. "I don't know." He answered starring at his hands. "I have been wondering though. Now that you all know about it if we should all move into Potter Manor. I understand it's much larger than this place and probably more comfortable. You know if we all can't go home to the burrow for a while."

Hermione nodded and pulled out a smaller file. "Let's see?" She said looking through it for a moment then pulling out a very old piece of parchment. "This is it. Large grounds, all magical properties stopped while it was run by muggles as respite care. Now back in place. Wow…." She stopped mid sentence showing Ginny something on the parchment.

"What on earth would you do with that much square footage?" Ginny exclaimed.

Hermione pulled out her wand and muttered something as she passed it over the parchment. Leaving her and Ginny gasping.

"What?" Ron asked leaning over Hermione to have a look. "That's huge."

Harry wondered if he wanted to run. It must be very large, he sat there waiting for a negative comment from Ron, but instead got a grin from Hermione. "It looks like Pemberley." She finished glancing at Ginny. "Harry would make a good Mr Darcy."

Ginny giggled looking at the parchment and back at Harry. "He does get moody. He certainly has the looks."

"Not the pride though." Hermione looked at Ginny. "But you, well you're the perfect Elisabeth Bennett."

Ginny nodded in thought. "We're certainly poor enough. I suppose that would make you Mr Bingley the best friend who falls for my older sibling."

Hermione and Ginny looked at each other Hermione adding. "That would make Ron…"

"Jane." Ginny cracked up along with Hermione almost rolling on the floor.

"What the hell are those two on about?" Ron asked Harry.

"Beats me, I think it has something to do with a TV series my Aunt insisted on watching a few years ago." Harry answered.

Hermione and Ginny brought themselves under control. "It's a novel by Jane Austen." Hermione told them like they should have known.

"A muggle one, Hermione lent me." Ginny explained then looked at Hermione. "Sorry, Ron, as the sweet, sees the good in everyone, friendly….." Only for the both of them to end up hold their sides again.

"They've gone mad." Ron shook his head.

Harry leaned over and picked up the parchment Hermione had dropped only to see a mansion beyond what he could ever have imagined. There certainly would be room, there. He wondered in a house that size if you could go all day and not run into another soul. But he did have to agree, it looked a little like the large stately home he remembered from the TV a few years before hand.

"Well I suppose we would fit." He mumbled. "How did you do that? I didn't see the picture when I looked the other day?" He asked Hermione.

"Oh, you just wave your wand and mutter revelio." She answered pulling herself together. "Let's see." She said returning to the folder. "London, Hogsmeade and Paris." She pulled out three more pieces of parchment waving her wand over them, to reveal the pictures of the properties.

"How many houses do you own?" Ron questioned.

"Just those I think." Harry shrugged like it was nothing looking at the picture Hermione was handing him.

"Paris and London are in some of the best areas." Hermione commented. "Hogsmeade." She started holding that one back looking at it for a moment. "It looks familiar." She showed it to Ginny.

Ginny grabbed it smiling. "Oh, cool it's the one I like up on the hill. You can see it from the Quidditch pitch when you're flying. I've always wondered what it was like inside."

Hermione nodded and waved her wand over it again so she could see the legal details. "It's been there for 4 hundred years. Large grounds once again and a view of the lake at Hogwarts." She commented before turning it back to the picture and handing it to Harry.

Harry after looking just handed them to Ron. "The Goblins said they are all rented out at the moment. Other than Potter Manor, the tenants moved out just before I turned 17, so the Goblins turned it back to Magical. But of course we went on the run."

Hermione nodded from a parchment she was looking at. "That's what it says here. Now you are of age, it's your choice about keeping the other tenants. They understand their contracts run quarterly until you're willing to commit to anything else."

"I can't see needing any of them if I'm returning to Hogwarts." Harry thought about it. "I suppose the London house might be handy if I get into Auror training next year."

Ginny just smiled at him. "I think you're already in, as the head of the department was talking about starting your training at school this year."

Ron put down the picture of the London house. "You know Hermione and I are going to live with you don't you?" He asked. "Free rent, great location."

Harry smiled, while Hermione hit Ron. "Who says I'll be moving in with you after school?" She asked.

"Just admit it." He grinned back at her. "You can't live without me."

"Yes, I can." She stated, a little angrily.

"You wouldn't last a week." Ron smirked back at her.

Hermione glared a little then tilted her head to the side. "Well you'll find out soon enough. I think I should go and stay with my parents when we get back. You know just until school starts." Harry couldn't tell if she was teasing, or being serious. But he saw Ron freeze.

Ginny just looked at Harry, her eyes clearly saying. 'I doubt this is going to go down well.'

"Don't be daft."Ron looked at her. "You would hate it. You wouldn't be able to sleep."

"You are talking about yourself Ron?" Hermione asked. "I know you need me."

Ron shook his head. "No, I'm worried about you needing me."

"No matter where you stay Hermione, you'll see each other everyday. You can just apperate." Ginny tried to calm the air which was starting to grow thick with Ron and Hermione tension. Something Harry hadn't been missing too much over the last week.

"Fine then, when we get back I won't see you till school starts. We'll see who handles it the best." Hermione shot back at Ron. While Harry felt the little bit of summer he might have being lost to a grumpy Ron.

"Suits me." Ron spat back.

"Come on guys. I think that's being a little immature." Ginny protested while Harry shot her a 'don't get in between it' look.

"But out." Ron spat at her.

"I think we'll leave you guys to sort this out." Harry pulled himself off his bed and onto the floor, picking up the parchments from his folder Hermione had spread out a bit.

Ginny helped, and exited the room pretty quickly with pulling Harry behind her. "Do you think they are actually going to egg each other on like that?"

Harry shook his head shivering slightly. "I hope not. Potter Manor sounds even better I don't want a grumpy Ron until September. We might be able to avoid him there. I mean there has to be places to hide."

Ginny grinned back at him. "Places for us to hide from all my brothers you mean?" She suggested.

Harry half felt like groaning, as he heard Audrey and Fleur chatting on the stairwell below him. He leaned in and whispered in her ear. "That sounds a little too good."

Ginny giggled, and grabbed his hand dragging him down the stairs passed Audrey and Fleur saying a quick goodnight as they passed. Checking the living room she pulled him in saying. "I reckon Hermione might just storm into our room soon, so that's not safe. But here." She smiled pulling out her wand and locking the door, while placing a silencing charm. "Well I reckon we should be fine for a good snog."

Harry wasn't about to argue and happily pushed her up against the door this time.

"The couch might be a little more comfortable." Ginny whispered in between kisses.

"Mmmm…." Harry mumbled rubbing his hands at her waist, pulling up her top slightly. Feeling Ginny smile at his moves, he wasn't normally this forward, but she didn't seem to mind. He slipped his tongue into her mouth at the same time his hand meet the skin at her waist. Enjoying the warmth he felt there and the smooth skin until he hit a raised area wondering for a moment before he remembered.

He stopped pulling away, almost gasping for breath remembering Ginny's description of the whipping curses that had left her so marked. "I'm sorry." He muttered, shaking his head at the thought.

Ginny sighed. "They aren't attractive are they? Even to touch?"

Harry shook his head. "You're beautiful. You are, it's just I wanted you to be safe this year. They just remind me you weren't. I couldn't keep you safe."

"Neville's looking into healing plants and properties. Hermione's going to do some research when she gets back. They are sure there must be something to help the scars." Ginny rambled out.

Harry pulled her into a hug slipping his hand back up her top just to run it up and down her back over the scars. "They are a part of you. I'm sorry for how I reacted just now."

Ginny nodded snuggling into his chest more. "Thanks, but I don't like them much either. I would like to be able to wear a swimsuit, a strapless dress etc without making people stare or repulsed."

"Fare enough I suppose. But wouldn't glamour charms work?" Harry asked, kissing her neck and pulling her top across at the neck slightly to see the worst of the scars on her shoulder.

Ginny shook her head, pulling back to see Harry's expression on seeing her shoulder again, but she must have appreciated what she was because she leaned up and kissed him on the lips. "I love you." She whispered.

Harry nodded kissing her lightly back. "I love you too."

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