A/N: If anyone is out there, please review. I'm so sorry about the wait. I was on winter break, and I work at McDonald's, and I was always busy. If you are out there, please review!

Chapter 3

There was a sudden, loud noise that caused Ron and Hermione to jump apart quickly. "Wha…." Ron began, but stopped suddenly as his eyes adjusted. Ginny stood in the doorway of her room, her mouth opened. If he didn't know better, Ron would have thought that she had been petrified. The only sign of life was her eyes swiveling between Ron and Hermione, who were now sitting next to each other, their hands intertwined. She pointed back and forth between them.

"Uh," she continued pointing "Uh-" she was trying to talk, but only managed these few sounds, still looking shocked. There was a second bang as Harry stumbled into the back of her. He rubbed is head, looking confused.

"Gin, what…" He started, before looking over her shoulder. The grin that grew on his face stretched from ear to ear. "Oh yeah, didn't I tell you?" Ginny now rounded on Harry, an eye brow lifted. "They got together during the Battle!" he spit out, in an attempt to stop Ginny from shouting. Now she turned back to Ron and Hermione; Harry looked relieved. For a moment they just stared at each other, unblinking. Then Ginny gave a squeal and came running into the room. She threw herself at Hermione, who had to release Ron's hand in order not to hit her head from the impact. She wrapped an arm around Ginny, looking bemused. Ginny pulled back, and then said in a breathless voice,

"Thank god the two of you finally came to your senses!" She dodged a smack from Ron. "What? It's not like we haven't all known for years you know. Right, Harry?" She asked. Harry looked like he wanted to be anywhere but there at that moment. He rubbed the back of his head, avoiding looking at Ginny, who was now glaring at him. "Harry…" she began. He put his hands up in defeat.

"Alright, alright. You have to admit, it was sort of obvious, since, about fourth year." He said sheepishly. Ginny nodded.

"Honestly, I thought that the two of you would've jumped each other over this past year. Merlin knows the sexual tension has been disgusting the past few years."

"Well they didn't, which I'm not complaining about, as I was there the whole time." Harry said. Ron and Hermione rolled their eyes at this.

"Good to know you lot keep tabs on our relationship." Hermione jabbed, sitting back up now.

"Aha, so you admit it's a relationship?!"Said Ginny, punching the air. Ron and Hermione glanced at each other, the corner of their lips turning upwards.

"Yeah, actually, that's what you just interrupted." Said Ron, a look of disgust now forming on Ginny's face. "We were just, 'finalizing' being in a relationship."

"Ugh, too much information." Said Ginny, her face scrunched in a look of utter disgust. And, as if to prove it, Ron leaned in quickly towards Hermione, and pecked her on the lips. He pulled back, ears pink, but a pleased look on his face. He wrapped an arm around Hermione as though they had done it hundreds of times before. Hermione looked pleasantly pink, while Ginny looked torn between being pleased for her friend, and disgusted at her brother kissing someone. Harry had seen their first kiss, so he wasn't too disgusted by a simple peck. He and Ginny took a seat across from Ron and Hermione, and copied their position.

"Just don't make me the third wheel anymore than you already do." He said seriously.

"As long as we aren't the third wheel to you and Ginny." Ron retorted.

"Deal." They sat in comfortable silence. This was the first time they had had time all together alone. Immediately following the Battle, the Weasleys plus Harry and Hermione had stayed together in a tight knit group. But now that they were alone, they could Ginny everything without the chance of Mrs. Weasley over hearing. When they got to the part of when Ron left them, Ginny was understandably upset. She stood up, appearing as though she might strike Ron.

"HOW COULD YOU?!" She screamed, ready to pounce. Harry leapt up, grabbed her arms and practically sat on her to restrain her to the bed.

"He came back, alright? He made up for it." Harry explained how Ron had saved his life, and talked about the locket, but did not go into detail. It was Ron's story to tell, if he didn't want to tell all of it, Harry didn't feel he had the right to. Ron nodded gratefully to Harry subtly, unseen by Hermione or Ginny. It felt like hours that they had sat talking together, rehashing the whole year to Ginny. At the end, Harry said, "well, at least we all made it through, together." The couples looked at their significant other, thinking. How many times had they had nightmares that they wouldn't be sitting here, together? At all? They tightened their arms around each other. Ginny was now watching Ron and Hermione with a curious expression on her face.

"A picture would last longer." Hermione said at last. She felt self-conscious, as though Ginny was scrutinizing every part of her.

"Sorry." Ginny mumbled, hastily looking away.

"No, what?" Ron said impatiently. He knew what was coming, Ginny was about to shout him down about being a coward, and although he deserved it, because he was a coward, he wished she wouldn't do it in front of his two best friends. He braced himself for impact. Ginny seemed to contemplate her next words carefully, as she kept opening her mouth, shaking her head almost imperceptibly and then closing her mouth again. Ron chanced a glance at Hermione, who shook her head, looking just as perplexed as he felt. Finally, Ginny opened her mouth, and Ron leaned as far back as he could, fearing the worst.

"It's strange seeing the two of you, together. We knew it was inevitable, but when we talked about it, we always talked about how Fred and George would burst in on you two and tease you non- stop." Tears were beginning to form in her eyes. This was not at all what Ron had been expecting, and he wasn't sure how to respond. "Not that I'm not happy for you two, because, I am. About bloody time. I just wish Fred was here to see it." Before anyone could react, Ron had jumped off the bed and bounded over to her. Harry released his arm around Ginny, and moved to give Ron space. Ron grabbed his sister to him, petting her hair and rocking her back and forth. This was his little sister, and he wanted so badly to stop the pain. He whispered soothing words to her, unsure of what he was actually saying.

"Fred knows, okay? He knew how I felt about Hermione, and I'm sure he knows that I finally plucked up some courage that he always teased me on finding." A shadow of a smile started to form on Ginny's lips, although she was still crying. Ron continued rocking her back and forth. "Crazy, isn't it, how Fred annoyed the crap out of all of us, but we'd take him back in a heartbeat? It's strange how we don't use words to tell someone how much we love them." He looked down at Ginny. "But I know he knows we loved him. Whenever we were in danger, he and George stepped up to the plate. They liked to pretend that they didn't take their big brother roles too seriously, but they couldn't hide it well." He said. Ginny had stopped crying, mopping the side of her eyes with a bit of her shirt.

"You're not too bad yourself." She told Ron, nudging him the ribs. "I know I tease you mercilessly, but I wouldn't trade having you for anything." She and Ron hugged at this, holding each other tightly. When they broke apart, Harry and Hermione were embracing just they had been. "We're family." Ginny said to all of them. At this, the door opened, and Mrs. Weasley stepped in, her eyes glistened with unshed tears.

"Everyone's here." She said, her voice breaking, "to celebrate the life of those lost."

A/N: Alright, let me know! If no one reviews, I often feel discouraged. This took a turn at the end I wasn't expecting, but honestly, I feel like it is real. A brother of mine died when I was 6, and sometimes family needs a reminder that although we hate each other a lot, we love each other to the ends of the earth.