Disclaimer: I own none of the Harry Potter characters

A/N: The title sums it up, so read on and don't forget to review

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It was Percy Weasley's twenty-seventh birthday and Oliver knew that Percy hadn't wanted a big fuss, but Fred and George had thought it was an excellent reason to have a big party. Oliver was late arriving and a bit nervous because as he entered the hallway he saw Fred and George stumble towards him wearing very big grins which usually meant they had some plan or they were drunk, Oliver was fairly sure it was the latter on this occasion

"Oliver it's wonderful to see you, glad you could make it" Fred yelled slapping Oliver hard on the back

"Really great, superb, excellent" George added still grinning like a maniac

"Look it's Ginny" Fred cried happily as he grabbed a young lady that Oliver couldn't see and hugged her tight

"Wow we've missed you so much" George said joining in the hug, Oliver stood nearby just relieved that the attention had been taken off him

"Guys I saw you this morning and I love you both but I do need to breath" a soft feminine voice that Oliver correctly assumed was Ginny's came from beneath the two twins. Oliver grinned at hearing this but was surprised as he remembered her from school as been shy but her voice now was soft and alluring. He wanted to see what Ginny looked like now, she had never been at home whenever he had called on Percy, Fred or George so he hadn't seen her for many years

"Fred look Harry's here" George yelled as he let go of Ginny and seeing another person he could greet

"Let's go. Oh Gin this is Oliver, which you should already know 'cos he's famous" Fred said chasing after George towards a very scared looking Harry who had seen them coming and was looking for an escape. Oliver knew he was blushing about Fred's remark on his job as the keeper for the Chudley Cannons

"Oliver hi, it's nice to see you again" Ginny said politely it was dark in the hallway and they couldn't see each other properly but Ginny saw that as no reason to be rude

"Are they all right?" Oliver asked glancing after Fred and George in shock

"Don't worry, Angelina or mum will soon calm them down" Ginny grinned and Oliver grinned back, Angelina would definitely not be in a good mood with Fred if she found out he was drunk this early and it would start yet another row between them

"So where's Percy?" Oliver asked as he remembered the reason he was here

"If he hasn't run away by now he should be in the main hall. Come in" Ginny said as she led Oliver out of the dark hallway. Oliver followed her blindly into a room that made him blink because the lights were so bright, when his sight had become accustomed to the unnatural amount of light he glanced casually at Ginny, but his eyes became glued to her and he felt his jaw drop open.

Ginny had also turned to say something else to Oliver, but found herself staring directly at his very nice muscular chest. They hadn't exactly expected each other to look like they had at school but they hadn't really thought that they would have changed that much.

Ginny was almost a foot smaller than Oliver was and he found himself with a strong urge to take her into his arms and protect her from all the evil in the world. She was absolutely gorgeous, fiery red shoulder length hair with blond highlights, sparkling sea blue eyes and an adorable amount of freckles. Ginny could see that Oliver was the type of guy to turn girls to mushy groups of giggles, he was muscular but still lean and had warm brown eyes and a rather moody mysterious look about him. But when Oliver grinned in sheepish embarrassment for staring at Ginny for so long without saying anything, it took Ginny's breath away, he would put even Lockhart to shame with a smile like that.

"Erm, I can't see Percy anywhere" Oliver said the first thing that came into his head, and immediately regretted it, he obviously couldn't see Percy he had been too busy staring at Percy's little sister

"No. I know he's really looking forward to seeing you though" Ginny said and thinking that anybody in their right mind would look forward to seeing Oliver

"I've been really busy with the Cannons" Oliver explained quickly, he didn't want Ginny to think he just went around abandoning his best friends

"I know. Ron was delighted when you signed for them, he's your biggest fans" Ginny smiled and Oliver hoped that Ginny was a fan as well

"I hope next season we can do better for him" Oliver frowned as he remembered the last Quidditch season

"Coming second to the Wimbourne Wasps is nothing to be ashamed of" Ginny pointed out sounding amused that Oliver would think second was a bad finished, Oliver was surprised she followed his matches. But then he remembered that the only reason he had lost to the Wasps was because Harry was their seeker and he knew that all the Weasley's often went to watch Harry play

"I suppose" Oliver allowed himself to relax "I'm sorry, I shouldn't be boring you with talk of Quidditch, the season's over after all"

"But it's pre-season, that's when all the important sponsorship deals are made" Ginny said with a slight smirk, Oliver wondered how she knew so much about Quidditch. Oliver suddenly felt guilty that he was stood in the doorway when there was a party going on

"What should we be doing?" Oliver asked

"Well everyone else appears to be dancing" Ginny said just stating the truth but blushing anyway

"In that case would you care to dance?" Oliver asked sounding a lot braver than he felt and flashing her one of his million dollar smiles

"I suppose so" Ginny sounded carefree but was angry with herself for feeling like a nervous schoolgirl again. Both Oliver and Ginny thought that it would be safe to dance to the Latin style music that was playing so she took Oliver's outstretched hand and allowed herself to be led to the dance floor. But just as they reached it the music changed to the Weird Sisters latest hit, a slow romantic ballad, it was too late to back out, so Oliver cautiously moved his hands safely to Ginny's waist and Ginny put her hands on his shoulders tentatively.

They both danced awkwardly at first, apparently both very shy, but as the music continued to play, Ginny broke the silence and asked "What did you get Percy?"

"A book on Hogwarts head boys and girls, it seemed like a Percyish thing" Oliver said, he knew Percy would end up with a pile of books, but Oliver couldn't think of anything better than a book even though he had found it boring because it didn't contain any Quidditch

"I'm sure he'll love it. It does have him in it after all" Ginny grinned

"Well actually Harry and his parents seem to take up half the book. Percy only gets a few pages, so does Bill"

"That's Potter power for you" Ginny said with a shrug, Oliver laughed out loud at this remark

"So what did you get him?" Oliver asked curiously as he relaxed

"500 dungbombs" Ginny grinned slyly and Oliver just stared at her unsure whether he had misheard what she had said or maybe he was going crazy

"What? Why?" he asked finally

"He can't be perfect forever, so when he lightens up he'll have a lot of fun with them" Ginny shrugged with a small grin as Oliver laughed again

"Nah, Perce will be perfect forever"

"A girl can but try" Ginny said with a dramatic sigh as they laughed together. At some point during their conversation Oliver had pulled Ginny much closer to him and her arms were now wrapped tightly round his neck and it just felt right to both of them.

After a few more dances together which were immense fun once they had both relaxed and begun to talk, Oliver felt he had better give Percy his present considering it was his party after all, so he regretfully excused himself and immediately Seamus Finnegan had very gladly stepped into Oliver's place. And Oliver couldn't help but notice that Ginny didn't look as happy as she had been when she was dancing with him, but he quickly dismissed the idea and hurried off to find Percy.

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A few hours later Oliver found himself on the dance floor again, he had been dancing with a lot of girls who were fans of the Cannons and he was tired so he turned to leave only to bump straight into Ginny

"Leaving so soon?" Ginny asked with a small smile, Oliver was lost for words as her looks struck him again

"Yes" he finally managed to stutter in reply

"One last dance?" Ginny asked stretching out one tiny hand to him, she had had a few drinks and was no longer as nervous as she had been around him, and Oliver couldn't have refused even if he had wanted to, which he didn't. So they danced another slow ballad together, which was over all too soon for both of them

"I hope I'll see you soon" Oliver said meaning every word as the song finished

"I hope so too" Ginny replied sincerely as she stepped away and disappeared into the crowd leaving Oliver to gather his thoughts and leave.





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A/N: Just to let you know Oliver's 26 and Ginny's 21, I just realised I didn't mention that in the story, so what so you think? If I get 5 reviews I'll publish the next chapter, but I still want more than that

Updated A/N: Sorry I really didn't think so many people would review so fast, so although the second chapter is now almost finished it will be a few more days till it's published