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2nd February 2004
Ron was suspicious, Hermione knew it and had told him to stop worrying, but it was worrying him Harry was ignoring him for some reason, anytime Harry had been asked out he had simply refused from going going to the pub to going to see the Chudley Cannons, his excuse always being that he was too busy or that he was working but Ron knew that this was a lie, Harry had avoided him a lot since his wedding and Ron wanted to know why, grabbing his coat Ron apparated to Grimmauld place. Ron grabbed the handle of the door to discover it was locked, it was never usually locked even when Harry was out.
"Alohomora" Ron whispered digging the wand out of his pocket and pointing it at the old door, the lock clicked and Ron walked into the hallway.
"Harry" Ron called as he walked into the living room, he heard Harry and someone he did not knows voice, he realised immediately Harry had company.
"Yes" an annoyed Harry said walking out from the living room and into the kitchen.
"Sorry, am i interrupting something?" Ron replied back a bit sarcastically.
"Yeah, you are" Harry said quite aggressively.
"You've got yourself a girlfriend haven't you" Ron said not quite believing it, Harry said nothing not denying it or accepting it.
"Haven't you" Ron repeated a little louder.
"Yes, so what" Harry respond not meeting Ron's eye.
"Someone from your adoring fan club i take it" Ron said angrily teasing him.
"Sarah's a muggle actually"Harry argued
"Sarah, what sort of name is Sarah" Ron sneered.
"It's a nice name actually anyway why do you care" Harry said anger rising up.
"What about Ginny, what about her" Ron said picking up a photo of the side and showing it to Harry, it was a picture of an 18 year old Harry and a 17 year old Ginny on the beach smiling.
"Get out" Harry said angrily and Ron could see the hurt in his eyes, he slowly backed out the door as Harry picked up his wand and pointed it at him.
"You don't care about her anymore" Ron said and he instantly regretted it. He could see the anger and hurt building up inside of him.
"I SAID GET OUT" Harry shouted slamming the door in Ron's face, still holding the photograph he apparated home.
"Where have you been" Hermione asked as Ron walked through the door, still steaming about his conversation with Harry.
"Harry's" Ron snapped turning to face his wife.
"No need to shout at me, Ron what happened" Hermione replied back.
"Harry, that's what happened" Ron said as he dropped the photo on the table.
"What happened" Hermione asked calmly, sitting down.
"He's only got himself a girlfriend" Ron said still annoyed.
"So what" Hermione said.
"So everything, what about my sister" Ron said infuriated at Hermione.
"Ron, as much as you don't like to hear it Ginny is not coming back, Harry's accepted it and moved on" Hermione said sensitively, getting up and making herself a cup of tea.
"Thats besides the point" Ron said pacing across the kitchen.
"Who is this girl" Hermione asked as she poured Ron a cup of tea.
"A muggle, some girl named Sarah" Ron said bored.
"Sarah, Sarah Danter" Hermione said turning round to face Ron.
"I don't know do i, why do you ask?" Ron said taking a sip of tea.
"Because she was at our wedding" Hermione said.
"Was she" Ron said sitting down
"Yes and she was talking to Harry, i think she even danced with him" Hermione said thinking back.
"Really, if so it's been 3 months and he didn't tell me about her, that's even worse" Ron said annoyed.
"Maybe he didn't tell you because he knew you would react like that" Hermione said and she left Ron to think.
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Ginny sat in the small cafe looking up at the chalkboard which was stating the various prices of various different kinds of coffee. She was only having a quick coffee before she set off to work, she came here whenever she had the time instead of wasting money on a muggle coffee machine she could not use.
"Mind if i sit here" Ginny looked up to see a tall man staring down at her indicating the chair next to her.
"Go ahead i was just leaving" Ginny said and she stood up to leave, the man however stopped her.
"Do you want a drink" The man said smiling he seemed nice enough but Ginny didn't have time to chat around with strangers.
" I have one" Ginny said indicating the cup in her hands.
"I'm Jeremy" The man smiled putting out his hand.
"Charming, i'm Ginny" She said as she attempted to make a break for the door.
"Well, Ginny you look stressed why don't we get dinner sometime?" Jeremy asked
"I don't eat dinner" Ginny lied pathetically, she just wanted to be free of him.
"Why don't you want to go out with me" He said still blocking the door.
"I'm married" she blurted out hoping he would finally leave her alone.
"I don't see a ring" He said looking at her hand.
"It's gone for resizing" Ginny lied.
"Is that so" He said looking at her greedily.
"Yes and i am late to work so if you would just move" Ginny said squeezing passed him and out the cafe door, she didn't care if she was going to be 20 minutes early to work she just wanted to leave.
"I'll see you around, Ginny" Jeremy called out as she quickened her pace down the road, it's not like she didn't like anyone it was just that her heart still belonged to Harry, and she hoped his would still belong to her.
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Ok here is the chapter orders for the next 3 (They have been changed slightly)
The conversation
The Return
The dinner