Disclaimer: Harry Potter is from the creative genius that is J.K. Rowling.
I am not her. This is merely a fan fiction to tide us over until Book 6.
A/N: Sorry guys this is the last chapter of this fanfic. I have no plans (at the moment) for a sequel. I want to thank all of you for your praise and patience as I wrote this. I really appreciate it. Also an apology is in order. FondyCheesehead -- I am sorry about Fleur's pronunciation. My family is mostly Welsh and German. I truly thought that is how she would say things. I apologize and promise that if I write another fic with Fleur in it I will use what you wrote me as a guide of how she should say things.
Also please, please, please read chapter 6 of Bedfellows before you read this. It will make so much more sense. Thank you.
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Harry's apartment, Sunday morning after the Weasley boys and Arthur Weasley find Ginny at Harry's apartment . . .
"...So you see Ginny's going to move in with me," Harry explained quickly to the Weasley family, trying to leave out any of the events that happened last night between him and Ginny. "Beer alley is kind of dangerous and none of us liked that she lived there. She'll be safer here."
"Where will she sleep Harry? You've only got one bedroom," Arthur asked, amused by the whole situation.
"Well, er, you see -" Harry sputtered out. Merlin, why did Ginny leave him alone to face this?
"Harry," Bill growled out. "I think Fred, George, Ron and I need to talk to you in the kitchen."
"All right," Harry said gulping.
Fleur gave Bill a hug before the men went into the other room. Hermione, Fleur and Arthur saw George cast a silencing charm.
"Extendable Ear anyone?" Fleur said grinning. She had slipped the other end around Bill somehow, allowing the three of them to hear what was going on in the kitchen.
As soon as the silencing charm was cast, the brothers turned on Harry.
"I think we all pretty much know what went on between you and Ginny at least last night," Bill said trying to keep his temper. "And before we break a few bones in your body, you get to defend yourself. Not that it would do any good at this point in time."
What a time to leave my wand in the other room, Harry thought to himself. I can survive this. I survived Voldemort - then again, he didn't have the Weasley temper.
"I'm not saying you couldn't kill me at the moment, and by the looks all of you are giving me I'd say you would," Harry began as calmly as he could. "But I love Ginny. I really do and we're adults. We can do whatever we want whenever we want."
"I don't want to hear about whatever and wherever you and my little sister do things," snapped Fred.
"For heavens sakes. I hear about you and Angelina all the time," Harry said defensively.
"Let's not go down that road," George said bitterly. "Just so you know we like you Harry, so we won't do too much bodily harm. But you betrayed us Harry, sneaking around with Ginny. We treated you like family and this is how you repay us?"
"We weren't sneaking around," Harry snapped.
"What about when Hermione and Fleur caught you?" Bill growled.
"Don't forget Remus," Harry added amused. "Come on guys. I swear on my oath as a auror we weren't sneaking around or even doing anything until last night."
"Let's not talk about that," Ron said sternly as the anger rose up in him. "After we give you a bashing I want you to know mate, that you WILL marry Ginny."
"You mean it?" Harry said smiling hesitantly.
What is he doing smiling? Ron thought begrudgingly.
"Yes," Ron said sternly. "You're going to make Ginny an hon--"
He was cut off by a big hug from Harry, who was grinning ear to ear. After he released a bewildered Ron, he continued on hugging Bill, Fred and George.
"Thank you!" Harry beamed relieved. "I thought getting your permission would be the hardest part. You don't know how much weight this takes off my shoulders."
"Huh?" Fred and George said looking at each other confoundedly.
"Wait. You wanted to marry Ginny?" Ron asked confused.
("What an idiot," Hermione muttered under her breath. "Oui," Fleur said grinning as the two watched the scene play out before them. )
"Of course I want to marry Ginny!" Harry said happily.
Ron shook his head in disbelief.
"You don't seem to understand Harry," Ron began. "We're going to force you to marry her."
"Force away," he said smiling. "In fact, if she says yes get Dumbledore and Remus over here and we'll do it today if she wants."
"Did what we have planned just backfire?" Fred asked as confused as the rest of the brothers.
"I think so," Bill said hesitantly.
"I want to ask Arthur's permission first," Harry said excitedly. "I want him to know that I love Ginny and will do everything in my power to make her as safe and happy as he and Molly were."
Taking down the silencing charm, Harry marched into the living room, leaving four very confused brothers behind him. Hermione, Fleur and Arthur quickly hid the extendable ears.
"Mr. Weasley?" Harry said nervously.
"Yes son?" Arthur said smiling.
Harry's heart leaped into his throat when he heard Mr. Weasley call him son. "I want to marry your daughter, with your permission of course," Harry said nervously.
A tear of happiness rolled down Arthur Weasley's face. "It's about time you got around to it," he said, his voice shaking with joy as he stood up and hugged Harry.
"Thank you Mr. Weasley," Harry said relieved.
"Call me dad. Here," Arthur said pulling out a small silver chain from around his neck and unclasping it. A ring fell from it. "It was Molly's. I think she would want you to give this to Ginny."
"Thank you sir, um Dad," Harry said as he took the ring from Arthur's hand. "I guess now all I have to do is ask her."
"She just stepped out of the bathroom Harry," Hermione said smiling.
Turning Harry saw Ginny coming toward him. She still wore his shirt, but had on her pants she wore yesterday. Her hair was still wet, but she was beautiful.
"Everyone's still here?" she said surprised.
"Yes, but we'll be going," Hermione said getting up.
"No stay," Harry said still looking at Ginny before getting down on one knee in front of her.
"Harry what are you doing?"
"Ginny Weasley, would you marry me?" he asked softly.
"What?" she yelled in shock. Quickly she turned to her brothers, who were still quite befuddled, but had managed to walk into the living room. In a furious voice, that may have even put Molly Weasley's to shame, she began to yell, "Did you four tell him he had to marry me? You stupid, barbaric wankers! Just because Harry and I are together doesn't mean he has to marry me. IF that was the case I think you Fred would have a ring around Angelina's finger by now and don't you even get me started George Weasley. As for you Ron and Bill, oh I am so mad at you four I could -"
Ginny was cut off when Harry scooped her off the ground and cradled her in his arms. He then lowered his lips to hers and kissed her passionately. Breaking off the kiss, he whispered softly to her.
"Wankers as they are, they aren't the reason I want to marry you. I told you last night I want to wake up beside you for the rest of my life. I meant it. Marry me now Ginny."
Harry held his breath. It seemed like time was moving slower as he waited her answer.
"Oh Harry," she said sweetly. "No."
"WHAT?" the collective Weasley family yelled in union.
Harry looked crestfallen until Ginny put her finger on his lips and smiled.
"Not until I finish school and Charlie's here to see it," she said.
"But you will?" he asked fearful that her answer would stay no.
"Yes silly. I kind of like having you as a bedfellow," she grinned mischievously. "I love you Mr. Potter."
Harry kissed Ginny passionately, not caring that her entire family almost was watching them. Hell, he wouldn't care if the whole European Union was watching.
"I love you too Mrs. Potter," he said a moment later before whispering to her. "Now lets tell everyone to go home and let's go back to bed."
Ginny giggled and nodded her head. "And this time no interruptions."
A/N: Sorry guys this is the last chapter of this fanfic. I have no plans (at the moment) for a sequel. I want to thank all of you for your praise and patience as I wrote this. I really appreciate it. Also an apology is in order. FondyCheesehead -- I am sorry about Fleur's pronunciation. My family is mostly Welsh and German. I truly thought that is how she would say things. I apologize and promise that if I write another fic with Fleur in it I will use what you wrote me as a guide of how she should say things.
Also please, please, please read chapter 6 of Bedfellows before you read this. It will make so much more sense. Thank you.
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Harry's apartment, Sunday morning after the Weasley boys and Arthur Weasley find Ginny at Harry's apartment . . .
"...So you see Ginny's going to move in with me," Harry explained quickly to the Weasley family, trying to leave out any of the events that happened last night between him and Ginny. "Beer alley is kind of dangerous and none of us liked that she lived there. She'll be safer here."
"Where will she sleep Harry? You've only got one bedroom," Arthur asked, amused by the whole situation.
"Well, er, you see -" Harry sputtered out. Merlin, why did Ginny leave him alone to face this?
"Harry," Bill growled out. "I think Fred, George, Ron and I need to talk to you in the kitchen."
"All right," Harry said gulping.
Fleur gave Bill a hug before the men went into the other room. Hermione, Fleur and Arthur saw George cast a silencing charm.
"Extendable Ear anyone?" Fleur said grinning. She had slipped the other end around Bill somehow, allowing the three of them to hear what was going on in the kitchen.
As soon as the silencing charm was cast, the brothers turned on Harry.
"I think we all pretty much know what went on between you and Ginny at least last night," Bill said trying to keep his temper. "And before we break a few bones in your body, you get to defend yourself. Not that it would do any good at this point in time."
What a time to leave my wand in the other room, Harry thought to himself. I can survive this. I survived Voldemort - then again, he didn't have the Weasley temper.
"I'm not saying you couldn't kill me at the moment, and by the looks all of you are giving me I'd say you would," Harry began as calmly as he could. "But I love Ginny. I really do and we're adults. We can do whatever we want whenever we want."
"I don't want to hear about whatever and wherever you and my little sister do things," snapped Fred.
"For heavens sakes. I hear about you and Angelina all the time," Harry said defensively.
"Let's not go down that road," George said bitterly. "Just so you know we like you Harry, so we won't do too much bodily harm. But you betrayed us Harry, sneaking around with Ginny. We treated you like family and this is how you repay us?"
"We weren't sneaking around," Harry snapped.
"What about when Hermione and Fleur caught you?" Bill growled.
"Don't forget Remus," Harry added amused. "Come on guys. I swear on my oath as a auror we weren't sneaking around or even doing anything until last night."
"Let's not talk about that," Ron said sternly as the anger rose up in him. "After we give you a bashing I want you to know mate, that you WILL marry Ginny."
"You mean it?" Harry said smiling hesitantly.
What is he doing smiling? Ron thought begrudgingly.
"Yes," Ron said sternly. "You're going to make Ginny an hon--"
He was cut off by a big hug from Harry, who was grinning ear to ear. After he released a bewildered Ron, he continued on hugging Bill, Fred and George.
"Thank you!" Harry beamed relieved. "I thought getting your permission would be the hardest part. You don't know how much weight this takes off my shoulders."
"Huh?" Fred and George said looking at each other confoundedly.
"Wait. You wanted to marry Ginny?" Ron asked confused.
("What an idiot," Hermione muttered under her breath. "Oui," Fleur said grinning as the two watched the scene play out before them. )
"Of course I want to marry Ginny!" Harry said happily.
Ron shook his head in disbelief.
"You don't seem to understand Harry," Ron began. "We're going to force you to marry her."
"Force away," he said smiling. "In fact, if she says yes get Dumbledore and Remus over here and we'll do it today if she wants."
"Did what we have planned just backfire?" Fred asked as confused as the rest of the brothers.
"I think so," Bill said hesitantly.
"I want to ask Arthur's permission first," Harry said excitedly. "I want him to know that I love Ginny and will do everything in my power to make her as safe and happy as he and Molly were."
Taking down the silencing charm, Harry marched into the living room, leaving four very confused brothers behind him. Hermione, Fleur and Arthur quickly hid the extendable ears.
"Mr. Weasley?" Harry said nervously.
"Yes son?" Arthur said smiling.
Harry's heart leaped into his throat when he heard Mr. Weasley call him son. "I want to marry your daughter, with your permission of course," Harry said nervously.
A tear of happiness rolled down Arthur Weasley's face. "It's about time you got around to it," he said, his voice shaking with joy as he stood up and hugged Harry.
"Thank you Mr. Weasley," Harry said relieved.
"Call me dad. Here," Arthur said pulling out a small silver chain from around his neck and unclasping it. A ring fell from it. "It was Molly's. I think she would want you to give this to Ginny."
"Thank you sir, um Dad," Harry said as he took the ring from Arthur's hand. "I guess now all I have to do is ask her."
"She just stepped out of the bathroom Harry," Hermione said smiling.
Turning Harry saw Ginny coming toward him. She still wore his shirt, but had on her pants she wore yesterday. Her hair was still wet, but she was beautiful.
"Everyone's still here?" she said surprised.
"Yes, but we'll be going," Hermione said getting up.
"No stay," Harry said still looking at Ginny before getting down on one knee in front of her.
"Harry what are you doing?"
"Ginny Weasley, would you marry me?" he asked softly.
"What?" she yelled in shock. Quickly she turned to her brothers, who were still quite befuddled, but had managed to walk into the living room. In a furious voice, that may have even put Molly Weasley's to shame, she began to yell, "Did you four tell him he had to marry me? You stupid, barbaric wankers! Just because Harry and I are together doesn't mean he has to marry me. IF that was the case I think you Fred would have a ring around Angelina's finger by now and don't you even get me started George Weasley. As for you Ron and Bill, oh I am so mad at you four I could -"
Ginny was cut off when Harry scooped her off the ground and cradled her in his arms. He then lowered his lips to hers and kissed her passionately. Breaking off the kiss, he whispered softly to her.
"Wankers as they are, they aren't the reason I want to marry you. I told you last night I want to wake up beside you for the rest of my life. I meant it. Marry me now Ginny."
Harry held his breath. It seemed like time was moving slower as he waited her answer.
"Oh Harry," she said sweetly. "No."
"WHAT?" the collective Weasley family yelled in union.
Harry looked crestfallen until Ginny put her finger on his lips and smiled.
"Not until I finish school and Charlie's here to see it," she said.
"But you will?" he asked fearful that her answer would stay no.
"Yes silly. I kind of like having you as a bedfellow," she grinned mischievously. "I love you Mr. Potter."
Harry kissed Ginny passionately, not caring that her entire family almost was watching them. Hell, he wouldn't care if the whole European Union was watching.
"I love you too Mrs. Potter," he said a moment later before whispering to her. "Now lets tell everyone to go home and let's go back to bed."
Ginny giggled and nodded her head. "And this time no interruptions."