In honour of Just Between Us reaching fifty followers, I am giving you all one-shot Harry and Ginny companion piece to JBU's sixth chapter. Enjoy!
"Gin? Are you here –?"
"Harry James Potter, what in Merlin's name happened at work yesterday?"
"Er, paperwork? I can't think of anything else…"
"Well you'd better, because Hermione's just been here and she's really worried about you and Ron having some sort of a fight!"
"Oh that – we didn't have a fight! We just… it's been a long week, alright? And I was thinking about getting home to you and I forgot for half a second that he was your brother and I – I said…"
"You said what, dearest?"
"I just mentioned how… erm, relaxing our honeymoon was and how I wouldn't mind portkeying off this weekend for a bit more."
"A bit more…?"
"Holidays! I meant holidays!"
"Nice try, you moron, but you're grinning too much for that! No wonder Ron's been smashing things."
"He smashed things?! Are you sure?"
"Hermione told me she only has three bowls left out of twelve and no plates! You're going to have to buy her some more."
"But – but it's not my fault! I thought I was saying it to my best friend, not your brother…"
"Well bully for you that they're the same person! I can't believe you'd say anything like that in the first place –"
"I wasn't trying to –"
"You know, when I first joined the Harpies, all the girls on the team wanted to know just how talented the famous Harry Potter was – but do you think I let myself get baited into it?"
"Ginny, I swear I wasn't being – being lewd or anything! Honest!"
"So Ron's just overreacting, then?"
"Yes! He always blows things out of proportion, you only just said it yourself last week, remember?"
"Well, I suppose I might've. Still, Hermione's kitchen shouldn't have got the brunt of it."
"Ginny? You don't suppose…?"
"Hmm?"
"You don't suppose he'll tell the others, do you?"
"Who?"
"Your brothers!"
"I'm not sure, but don't worry about it even if he does. Percy would be too uptight to mention it and George would just clap you on the back and come up with some awful puns."
"Yeah, but… what about Bill?"
"What about Bill?"
"He's far more protective of you than the others."
"That just because he was ten when I was born and he took care of me a lot. Don't look at me like that, he's not dangerous!"
"You didn't hear him when we got engaged, Gin. He was dead serious –"
"He was having you on, Harry – stop worrying! What's he going to do with an armful of babies, anyway?"
"I dunno, give them to Fleur?"
"You're being silly now. The one thing Bill is going to remember over anything else is that you've saved my life at least half a dozen times. That counts for more than some silly rant of Ron's!"
"I wish I could be sure… Maybe we should skip the Burrow this week?"
"Why? So that they can all wonder what we're so busy doing in our house, just the two of us?"
"Oh God, no!"
"Exactly, so we are going to go to dinner tomorrow and you are going to smile sweetly and compliment Bill on his adorable daughters and no one will be any the wiser."
"And if Ron –"
"Ignore Ron, Hermione will have him under control by then."
"I bloody hope so!"
"But I hope you've learned by now that if you want to talk about what happened in Tahiti, you're better off discussing it with me."
"Oh really? ... And what if I wanted to discuss the third morning we spent there?"
"The third morning? Yes, I remember it well…"
"Well enough for a repeat performance?"
"Be careful Mr. Potter, my brothers might hear you from two counties away!"
"Frankly, Mrs. Potter, I don't give a damn."