Understanding

Part 5

In sweatpants, a tee-shirt, and uncombed hair, I floo to the Burrow. I look like I just rolled out of bed but that's because I did. 

"Harry, dear. So good to see you!" Molly flocks to me in her apron and squeezes my cheeks. "Have you been eating well? You look thin." She frowns. "Nevermind. Take you a seat. Breakfast is almost ready." She motions for me to sit at the table and calls everyone else to join. When Ron and Hermione see me they smile and sit on either side of me. Ginny is the next to come down followed by the other brothers.

"Harry, mate, good to see you." George greets. His smile hasn't been quite right since Fred died. But he tries. I appreciate it.

"Hey, you too. How's the shop?" I ask him.

"Great. I've come up with more pranks to sell and even some firecrackers where the smoke spells stuff out and smells like farts. Fred would have loved it." He says cheerfully but in the last sentence, his face falls.

"Harry, are you going to the meeting tonight? Ron is taking Hermione, George, and Ginny. Percy might go too." Molly asks, placing a huge bowl of eggs in front of us. Stacks of pancakes and a bowl of sausage are passed around followed by the maple syrup.

"Yeah. I was thinking about going. I'm happy school starts back too. It'll take my mind off of things." I admit.

"I wish Ginny had your thoughts." Arther mumbles.

"Ginny has decided she's not going back and they aren't happy," Percy explains.

"Oh?" I look to her for an answer.

"I was offered a position on the England National Quidditch team and I'm going to take it." She sighs. "Do we always have to fight about this? Can't we focus on someone else for once like the fact that Ron's girlfriend sleeps here in his bed? Or that Percy is joining the Ministry with dad or that Charlie is going back to Romania or hell even that Bill's wife is pregnant again?" She becomes angrier as she speaks. It seems that she has been the regular talk for a while.

"I'm sorry,  Ginny. We just want you to finish school. You could do so much. Quidditch is dangerous and we don't want to lose you." Molly rubs her daughter's head and Ginny leans into the touch.

"I'll be ok, mum. I promise. I will train so hard and I can get everyone free tickets to the games. I love quidditch. It's what I want to do." She explains.

"Congratulations, Ginny. I always knew you were great." I say truthfully to my ex. She and I ended things before the war. As much as we loved one another, things were just too complicated at the time and we didn't want our friendship to be ruined when more feelings got involved and our relationship became strained. It was a mutual decision and I am happy she doesn't have to feel tied down because of me now.

"Thank you, Harry. I expect you'll be at my first game?" She gives me a pointed look while she drinks her black tea. She always tasted like the bitter stuff.

"Of course Gin. I wouldn't miss it."

"If you want to bring someone... let me know. I'll get them a ticket." She says suddenly. The other boys begin to make pointed "woo" ing sounds.

"What? What is it?" I ask confused.

"Ginny here apparently has a little gift. She can sense the future... kind of like Trelawney." Ron explains.

"You mean?"

"I can sense different auras and feelings for the future. I've been reading up on it and practicing and I'm pretty good. The team thinks it'll be helpful, which is originally why they wanted me to be a part of the team. When they saw me play, they offered me a position." She brags and I blush. Does that mean I'll have someone in my life?