Harry Potter and A New Chapter of Life

Chapter 7: Unexpected News

After the ceremony they returned to the Burrow and gathered in the sitting room. Bill and Fleur had returned to the Shell Cottage. Charlie also did not join them at the Burrow but decided to return to Romania. Those that returned spent some time with polite conversation in the sitting room.   

It was well into the evening when everyone bid their farewells and exhaustedly headed towards their rooms. Harry and Ginny on the other hand decided to cuddle up on the couch together.

“I love holding you,” Harry smiled softly kissing the top of her head as she rested on his chest with their hands intertwined.

“I enjoy it too,” Ginny murmured snuggling deeper into Harry’s arms. Harry buried his nose into her hair enjoying the flowery scent and the softness of her body against his.

“Ginny what happened at Hogwarts while I was gone?” Harry asked softly.

Ginny shivered as a chill went through her body as she looked up into his eyes. As her eyes began to mist she softly responded, “I can’t, at least not yet please understand.”

“I do Gin. When you’re ready I’ll be here,” Harry assured giving her a warm squeeze.

Ginny smiled softly, “I know you are, and I appreciate you. I promise when I am ready I will tell you.”

Ginny raised herself up on her elbows and brushed her lips gently against his. Harry placed his hand on her cheek and softly caressed it with his thumb. This embrace morphed in to a heated session of snogging that left both breathless and excited when they finally pulled apart.

“So what do you want to do tomorrow?” Ginny asked as she settled down cuddling into his chest.

“Hmm, I don’t know, I was thinking about taking a trip to Diagon Alley, and I do want to make a trip to Grimmauld Place. I think I am going to try and spend some time there during the summer,” Harry responded.

“What do you mean Harry? You’re going to move out of the Burrow?” Ginny asked giving a sad sigh.

“No not at all love. I was just thinking about spending the weekends there you know try and get use to the idea of having my own place. I can’t stay here forever and I did tell Kreacher that I would move in before I returned to Hogwarts.”

“Yes you could, you know my parents love you and mum will be upset when you leave. Kreacher will understand.”

“I know Gin but it will happen eventually, this way we can do it slowly for everyone. I am not in a hurry to leave or anything, I have gotten use to spending time with you.”

Ginny and Harry snuggled deeper together both deciding to let the subject go for now. They eventually drifted off to sleep as they laid there listening to the gentle breathing of their partner. Molly who had been lying awake with memories of Fred decided to head to the kitchen for a cup of tea.

As she reached the base of the stairway she noted that Harry and Ginny had once again fallen asleep on the couch. She couldn’t help but notice how happy and at peace they seemed when they were together. She conjured a warm blanket to cover them. As she draped the blanket of the couple Ginny stirred and snuggled deeper into Harry’s arms with a soft yet happy sigh.

Molly retreated to the kitchen and quietly prepared a cup of tea. With the cup of tea in hand she returned to the sitting room and sat in an armchair in front of the couch. Quietly she sipped her tea as she watched the couple sleep.

She worried for both of them, they were young and in love. She loves Harry like a son and she knew that he and her daughter were meant for each other, and what they had was actual love not just teenage infatuation. Molly just hoped they wouldn’t rush growing up. They never got to spend time as kids especially Harry who was thrown into adulthood early in life.