 To my ss sisters cause i know how much you love H&G LOL!
Chapter Forty - Nine (Part two)
They strolled around diagon alley both couples hand in hand with bags filled with food, presents and more decorations there money bags a little lighter especially Harry’s.
Ron spoke up first “Shall we split up I have to get Hermione’s present but I need Ginny’s help”
“Sure” Replied Ginny, “How about we meet up for Ice-cream in an hour?”
“Its winter you really want Ice-cream Ginny” said Hermione rubbing her gloved hands together and pulling her hat down a little further over her hair and ears.
“They do hot chocolate in the Leaky Cauldron” Grinned Harry to Hermione,
“Ok and then you can help me with Ron’s and Ginny’s and you can get Ginny’s as well” Said Hermione back to Harry
“He’s already got mine” smiled Ginny, “he just won’t tell me what it is”
“It’s for Christmas day it’s supposed to be a surprise and I only have one present left and its for your dad” Harry laughed looking at Ron and Ginny who’s faces smiled at the same time.
“What a plug or a telephone” laughed Ron,
“Something like that” Harry grinned “Lets go cause there’s only few hours left until the shops close”
“Fine, but make sure you let him buy me something appropriate Ginny” Smiled Hermione pulling Harry with her.
“Of course” Ginny grinned grabbing her brother’s arm and leading him off in the opposite direction to Harry and Hermione.
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Ron looked up from the glass case “How about this then Ginny?”
“No” She replied quickly,
“This”
“No” she replied immediately
“What then?”
She pointed it out to her brother. “This” She smiled,
“Erm…”
“She’ll love it Ron”
“Are you sure?”
“Absolutely, positively certain”
“Ok” he pulled out his money bag, “Then I’m done, have you got Harry’s?”
“It’s all taken care of”
“How come you two are so organised?”
“We just are” she grinned, but her face changed “And I got mine thinking I might not see him again if the war went on any longer or if he-”
Ron put his arm round her awkwardly “I don’t think he’ll ever leave you alone sis”
She nodded and looked away from him before picking up the small bag off the counter “Here don’t forget this” she handed it to him and led the way out of the shop.
They walked in silence to the Leaky Cauldron and sat down at a table waiting for Harry and Hermione. Ginny looked at her watch and ordered the four hot chocolates. She brightened up when he sat beside her kissing her and putting his arm around her shoulders. She sat back against him steaming mug of hot chocolate in hand.
“So how did it go?” Harry smiled
“Ok I suppose” laughed Ron, “I didn’t know how hard it would be but Ginny was brilliant”
“We might get on better if I don’t shop with you ever again Ron, your terrible at shopping” Ginny grinned “Though Hermione might not forgive me if I let you chose her presents, really some of the things you looked at were awful”
“I don’t want to know what you’ll think of my present then” said Harry as he looked down at her and took a sip of his drink.
“I’m sure what ever you got Ginny she’ll love, I think even if you got her a box of cockroach clusters she’ll be happy because there from you”
“How sure are you Hermione?” grinned Ginny “Cause if that’s what he’s got me there’s no way I’m moving in”
“They don’t send that by owl now do they Gin” Harry grinned and she looked up at him thinking of when the envelope arrived. “What was in that envelope and who sent it?”
“I told you it’s a surprise”
“And I told you I hate surprises” she pouted folding her arms to her chest and a smile in her eyes.
Harry just laughed and shrugged his shoulders “Christmas day or not at all”
“Humph” she replied
“Christmas day it is” he squeezed her to his side and kissed her forehead watching the pout disappear and a small smile in its place.
“Well Harry’s good at shopping Ginny so don’t be too worried” Smiled Hermione taking a sip of her drink and leaning back against Ron, “He’s better then your brother anyway”
“Hey I am sitting here, you know I can hear you I’m not deaf” Scowled Ron
The three just laughed but didn’t speak as Ron mumbled to himself.
*****
Ginny and Harry made themselves comfortable on the couch as Ron and Hermione did the same on the one opposite. All the decorations had been put up, the last of the invites sent , replies given already which had all said they would come, and the presents packed away or hidden. Harry had brought a real tree and decorated it with them and it sat in the corner the magical candles on its branches burning as the darkness fell outside.
“So that’s it, your all ready for Christmas now”
“Yeh” smiled Harry “Just got to clean and paint the kitchen, I’m not going to bother with the other bedrooms and I’m leaving Sirius’ alone for now”
“You sorted the food?”Said Ron
“Everyone’s bringing something; they’ll be a table of food set up as well, and your mum offered to make the Christmas cake, so yes there will be food”
“Do ever think of anything but your stomach, I mean does poor Hermione even get a look in sometimes?” smiled Ginny
“Of course she does” he turned to Hermione “Of course you do”
Hermione just laughed “Do you have any butter beer to shut him up with?”
“Somewhere” Replied Harry,
“I’ll go get it” smiled Ginny leaping up,
“I’ll go help” smiled Harry watching Hermione and Ron arguing and smiling to each other in whispers.
He walked up behind her and wrapped his arms round her middle.
“Do you have permission to stay here tonight?”
She walked to the counter him still holding on as she put the butter beers on the side and replied
“I will ask them when I go back for a change of clothes” she grinned turning around in his arms and placing her arms around his neck.
“You’ve already decided?”
“I think I did that yesterday, on the couch, when you asked me if it was morning or if you were lucky”
“Well I’ll wake up beside you tomorrow morning and be very lucky” he grinned and leaned into kiss her when there was a shout, and he paused, her eyes were closed but they opened at the call from the living room. “You’d better not be fooling around with my sister in there Potter” Laughed Ron,
“Of course I am Weaselbee, what else would I being doing in a room alone with her, playing chess?” He shouted back a boyish grin on his face. She put her arms behind her, lifting her self up so she was sitting on the countertop and her face was level with his. He moved in again and she wrapped her arms around his neck, “Chess? This is so much more fun” she grinned and kissed him passionately, his arms pulled her in and her legs wrapped around his hips.
“Definitely” he grinned in reply and kissed her again.
Ginny pulled away but kept her arms round her neck, “We can carry this on tonight I suppose” She giggled,
“Is that a promise?” Harry smiled and lifted her off the counter top to stand in front of him.
“Promise” she grinned and picked up two bottles as he picked up the other two.
*****
Ginny woke up, blinked and rubbed her eyes before reaching out and lifting Harry’s hand that was around her to her face and looked at his watch. Nine O’clock, suppose we’d better get up.
“Harry” she whispered and he groaned,
“Harry”
“Hmmm”
“Time to get up Harry”
“Why can’t we stay here all day?”
“Because I don’t think either of us wants my mother bursting in and finding us”
“Good point, I’ll lock the doors”
“Harry don’t be silly”
“It’s not silly” he rolled over as she pulled the cover around her and sat up looking down at him as he didn’t move.
“It’s very silly and will get us into lots of trouble…” She paused for a few seconds and he looked at her as she grinned “Can you lock them all from here?”
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