| Firecrab
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: melbourne
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|  Merry Christmas x
Chapter twenty-five
Harry sat up opening his eyes, and blinking in the light. The fire was out, the candles had disappeared and sunlight was streaming through the bewitched window. He looked down at her sleeping, cradled in his arms her hand on his heart and smiled. He lifted up his arm and looked at his watch; it was extremely early Sunday morning. He didn’t want to think about what Ron would say or rather not say about where they had been the rest of yesterday and last night, but know matter what he said Ron would always think the other. All there clothes where intact Ron couldn’t complain, yet again he would he would see nothing as something and regret it.
She opened her eyes slowly, blinking once or twice before opening them fully and looking up at him staring at her, “Morning” She moved to make her self more comfortable still sitting on his lap.
“How early is it and yes I should invest in a watch” she smiled
“About three O’clock” he smiled back,
“I can’t be bothered to move” She said sitting up, and adjusting her crinkled t-shirt, “I don’t think I can be either” he stretched out his arms over the back of the couch, his shirt lifting up slightly and showing his navel as he closed his eyes and yawned,
“It’s only been two weeks of school and I can’t wait till the Christmas holidays” she grinned at his exposed stomach running a finger from his stomach down to the top of his jeans.
“Hey that tickles” he grinned placing his arms around her,
“That was the idea”
He moved his hands and began to tickle her and she giggled trying to get him to stop, “Please…Harry” she struggled to get the words out in laughter. He stopped and pulled her up towards him “Thankyou”
She said grinning and kissed him again before getting up,
“Is there a bathroom in this place?” she glanced around, and a door opened up across the room.
“Of course there is” she smiled walking towards it and her mouth opened in surprise,
“Harry, come here”
“What is it?” he got up and ran over,
“Wow” he stared inside, mosaic walls and floors with a large swimming pool sized bath sunken into the ground to one side, with a door leading to a toilet and showers.
“While you look around I need a wee” she sprinted to the toilet. He looked around before walking to the taps and turning them all on the pool filling up quickly and as she came back she was just in time to see a boxer clad Harry dive in.
He poked his head though the foam, there were bubbles in the air and Ginny’s laughter echoing around the room.
“You not going to join me then?” he grinned,
“Of course I am” she unbuttoned her jeans wriggling out of them, took off her socks and t-shirt and struck a pose in her underwear giggling before jumping in.
It was hours before they got out and dried them selves off on the towels provided. Harry glanced at his watch,
“Its five to seven now what do we do, the teachers will be roaming around but there won’t be students for another few hours”
“I can bet you Hermione’s up” she pulled out a compact mirror and looked into it, she could see the bushy hair of the owner of the other sitting on the couch sipping coffee her boyfriend next to her eating a bacon sandwich, “Hermione” she said and got a reply instantly,
“Ginny! Where are you?”
“With Harry, we’re still in the castle”
“We looked out for you on patrol, and didn’t see you two at all last night after we left you after dinner”
“Been busy, I see Ron has been too”
“Busy eating” she laughed, “Where’s Harry I can’t see him?”
“Here” he stood behind Ginny placed his arms round her waist crossing them over her stomach, head on her shoulder. She giggled still holding the mirror as he kissed her cheek.
“Oi you two, trying to eat here” came Ron’s disgruntled reply,
“Well brother can we come and interrupt your breakfast or better yet you could make us some”
He grunted and Hermione replied for him, “Come on over, were not doing anything and I just don’t sleep that much”
“So she wakes me up, other wise I would still be asleep” His focus was lost as he seemed to drift away thinking about how comfy his bed was.
“Well be there in like five minutes so get the bacon cooking Ron” Said Ginny laughing and closing the mirror.
“So when did you get these?” he asked as she put the mirror into her pocket
“Last year, I tried to get something similar for me and you but the shop got closed down, it was the only place in diagon alley that had them, I actually forgot about mine until a few days ago”
“Hmm, neat little things like the mirror I got from Sirius”
“You got a mirror”
“Yep found it but its broken I think it’s in a draw at the Dursley’s but it has no use, he has the other one anyway, where ever he is”
“He’s out there looking over you, he doesn’t need a mirror to do it and he will all ways be there” She hugged him before taking his hand “Come, our bacons going to be cold before we get there” He said smiling and closing the door behind them watching it disappear as they walked away.
*****
Ginny lay down on the couch, propped on her elbow looking at Hermione. Harry came out of the kitchen after talking to Ron and lifted her ankles up moving her legs so he could sit down before placing them on his lap and crossing his arms.
“Where’d you two get to last night, after you woke him up from his zoning out?”Said Ron, walking in with a plate of bacon sandwiches and set them down on the table.
“To spend some quality time together” She smiled, Ron sat down next to Hermione looking as if he was ready to put his fingers in his ears and start humming.
“Don’t make that face Ron, you did ask them” Hermione grinned nudging him in the ribs, “When’s the first team practice Harry?” Said Hermione, changing the subject,
“Wednesday, and our first match is in two weeks, first Saturday in October”
“Who are you up against?”
“Ravenclaw, we should win we usually do” he smiled.
“We’ll pummel them” laughed Ginny; she reached out for a sandwich, but rolled off the couch and Harry leant forward and grabbed her before she hit the floor or the table.
“Jeez Gin, be careful”
“You’ll be there to catch me, won’t you?” He lifted her up so she sat on his lap, and held her tightly, “Always” her tears began to fall and she wiped them away quickly, holding on to him with one hand. She felt his hand stroking her head, the other round her waist and back holding her close to him. He looked to Hermione and Ron, who sat watching from the couch opposite both looking troubled.
“Your ok Gin, there’s nothing to be scared of”
“I can’t lose you, I’ll be lost”
“I told you before and im telling you now im not going anywhere”
He rubbed her back gently as Hermione spoke,
“If says he’s not, then he’s not” she tried to hide the fear in her voice but Harry picked it up as Ron sat in silence watching.
“I…you say that your worried about everything and I know I am, we talk about it and it helps but it doesn’t mean that I won’t wake up one day and your gone. I know it’s not likely to happen but it’s still there in my head, no matter what you say or do to reassure me”
“I think about losing you too, and there is a chance one, of us will… but im going to do everything I can to stop it. He’s hurt me for the last time, and he’s not getting anywhere near you, ever”
Ron stared at them, before looking to Hermione who was wiping away tears. He hugged her, and Ginny squeezed Harry tightly, “Im sorry, im a mess, I don’t know what happened I guess it just came out”
“It’s ok Gin” he whispered. She kissed him lovingly before wiping her eyes and moving to sit next to him, his arm still round her waist, his hand resting on her thigh as she curled up her legs, leaning against him.
*****
“So” said Hermione tying her hair back and lying on her pillows, “Where did you and Harry go to spend your quality time together last night”
Ginny smiled “Room of requirement” She joined Hermione on the bed sitting cross legged, “I seem to spend my nights here, there or falling asleep on the common room couch with Harry, what must people think?” she laughed,
“That you have a very busy boyfriend”
“Not you to! You’ve got the Ron paranoia, I can bet you there avoiding the subject out there” she gestured to the door as the boys laughter echoed, “otherwise there would be shouting and duelling” Smiled Hermione,
“You’re not kidding, it’s been awhile since they actually laughed with each other isn’t it, never mind spoke”
“Yep, but they have there best friend boy bonding over quiditch and butterbeer and we can have our girly chat about them and with chocolate”
“You sure it’s not going to be weird, I might not be able to take your drooling over my brother”
“Or yours over Harry, I think if we say anything we won’t be able to look at them with a straight face ever again”
“I can’t look at Ron with a straight face anyway”
“Why not?” said Hermione,
“Its like the other day with the vampire thing, me and Harry had just decided to keep quiet about the couch kissing Dean saw, and agreed never to tell Ron knowing what would happen, so when I saw him I burst out laughing showing him the lovely pressie Harry gave me that night”
“You’re really good at the hiding things from Ron game aren’t you?”Hermione grinned sarcastically,
“Im a pro can’t you tell” she laughed, “Come on lets spy on them” she jumped off the bed and opening the door peaked through and creeping to the stairs looked down at them laughing and joking on the couches.
*****
“What do you think there talking about up there?” Grinned Ron taking a swig from his bottle,
“Us most likely, girls like to compare boys, makeup and what there doing at the weekends”
“There such complicated individuals”
“Hermione said the same about us once, you remember last year, oh no you were to busy having Lav, Lav suck your face off” He grinned.
“Urrggg, she was such a pain, but I got Hermione in the end”
“You went after the human vacuum cleaner to make Hermione jealous; you should have just stuck a plunger on your face”
“It felt like having a plunger on my face” they laughed not hearing the giggles of the girls on the staircase.
Ron became more solemn, “Are you happy with Ginny?”
“More then I’ve ever been, she’s perfect” he took a sip of his butterbeer,
“If you hurt her I’ll have to kill you”
Harry spurted out his drink, and wiped his mouth,
“What would make you think I would ever do that?”
“You’d better not die, it would break her heart”
“I’ll try not to”
“I’m being serious”
“I can tell, you have your serious face on”
Ron smiled slightly before Harry spoke again, “Ron”
“Yeh”
“You hurt Hermione and I’ll have to kill you”
“I think I can live with that” Smiled Ron, Harry sat forward and raised his bottle to a toast, “To Ginny and Hermione”
“And surviving what ever Voldemort throws at us to be with them” they grinned the bottles chinking as they hit each other before the owners took a sip and sat back on there couches.
*****
Hermione and Ginny crept back up the stairs in silence, to the point of closing the door when the laughter came out.
“Aww there so sweet”
“Ron’s a bit over protective of me don’t you think and Harry’s got your back in case Ron acts up again”
“But a toast over butterbeer, it’s like a movie”
“And Ron having a serious face” Ginny burst into fresh giggles, “I can’t look him in the eyes ever again”
Hermione flopped back on the cushions grinning, “We have great boyfriends, they may act stupid but that’s just boys”
“Harry’s not stupid just a little oblivious”
“Oblivious! Ron notices nothing, I could wander round the dorm in a towel and I don’t think he’d say anything” Said Hermione giggling,
“I hope you haven’t done that you might give him a heart attack or even worse get his hopes up”
“I couldn’t do that, its bad enough living in the same quarters as him then to think I would wander around nearly naked in front of him, but from what I was told by Pavarti from Dean you’re not exactly Miss discreet with Harry on the common room couch”
Ginny giggled and threw a cushion at her, “It was innocently continuing from the morning, when we were interrupted by Peeves in the room of requirement”
Hermione coughed laughing and sat up, “Innocently continuing, you’ve been nearly naked on a couch with him before Dean found you, that’s hardly innocent”
“See now when you say it like that…”
“It sounds funny, you’ve been interrupted twice by a ghost and your ex, Cho will probably find you next with your luck so just tell Harry to keep his trousers on in public” Said Hermione smiling,
“Don’t worry; his trousers aren’t coming off any time soon and you can tell that to Ron as well” Ginny smiled to herself.
“How sure are you?”
“Very, we’re not ready for that yet you know just as well as I do that it complicates everything”
“You do love him and I mean anyone who’s seen you to together, can’t possibly doubt it, but…”
“But what” Asked Ginny as she rolled on to her stomach, her head propped up on crossed arms. Hermione looked at her before replying
“What if he dies and you never get the chance to…won’t you regret never”
“He’s not going to die”
“But-”
“No Hermione, can we talk about something else please”
“Ok, just forget I said anything, im sorry”
“Its fine, I just don’t want to talk about it”
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