'The Wedding'

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At six the following morning Harry woke up to Ginny trailing kisses down his chest and abdomen and further down to his cock.

‘Well that’s a nice way to wake up’ He said sleepily stretching lazily.

‘I haven’t finished yet’ Ginny said with a grin running the tip of her tongue around his testicles ‘I’m going to wake you up with the 'Ginny Special’

‘And what pray tell is that?’ Harry said feeling his body instantly reacting to her ministrations.

‘Be patient and you’ll find out’

Harry relaxed and put his hands behind his head leaving Ginny to do what she did best. First she swirled his balls around in her mouth then slowly ran the tip of her tongue the length of his arousal before taking the entire length of his cock in her mouth. She gagged slightly as it hit the back of her throat but she recovered and continued on pleasuring him.

‘Oh Gin!’ He moaned loudly ‘Gin Gin Gin!’

Suddenly Ginny paused her activities and positioned herself over Harry in the 69 position. Harry grabbed her hips and started licking her greedily while she continued on sucking on his cock and pulling on his piercing with her teeth, something that drove him wild.

Harry soon felt a pleasant heaviness settle in his pelvis as Ginny ran her tongue up and down the length of her arousal then suddenly and without warning he climaxed in the most violent manner.

‘AHH FUUUUUCK!’ He bellowed emptying himself into Ginny’s mouth with each thrill that pulsed through his arousal ‘Ahhh fuck Gin! Fuck fuck fuck!’

Suddenly Ginny came to her own squealing climax clamping her thighs around his head. Harry wriggled out from under her flipped her over and thrust himself into her.

‘Oh Harry!’ She squealed clamping her legs around his hips hard as to draw him deeper into her ‘Oh Merlin’s Balls!’

‘Nah My balls’ Harry grunted giving a particularly violent thrust ‘Damn Merlin…ahhh shit Gin I’m gonna cum again!......OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH SHIT!’

‘HAREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!’ Ginny screeched clenching her warm centre around Harry hard as her own climax washed over her.

‘Oh you are a naughty girl’ Harry said kissing Ginny’s neck over the top of a fading hickey ‘You are a VERY naughty girl’

‘I think you just punished me’ Ginny said with a giggle ‘You can punish me for no reason whenever the hell you like if that’s the punishment. Gee I wish that was what you got for detention at Hogwarts I would’ve been a real bad arse if that was the case’

‘Oh Ha ha’ Harry said rolling off Ginny and drawing her close ‘With me as the detention giver or one of the teachers?’

‘You of course’ Ginny said ‘Though there was one teacher that I thought was a bit of alright’

‘Oh yeah who?’ Harry said in amusement

‘Snape’

‘Oh fuck off you had the hots for Snape?’ Harry said with a laugh ‘I know he turned out o be a good guy but, you fancied the Grease Git of Slytherin?’

‘Oh yeah a lot of girls in my year did’ Ginny said ‘He did have a nice bum’

‘If you really think that’ Harry said his expression a mixture of amusement and revulsion ‘Do I have a nice bum?’

Ginny made pretence of lifting up the duvet and checking out Harry’s bum.

‘Yeah’ She said in an offhand manner ‘It’ll do’

‘Harry ticked Ginny.
‘Oh it’ll do will it?’ He teased as she shrieked with laughter trying to twist away from him ‘I might have to punish you again in the shower’

‘HARRY JAMES POTTER WILL YOU STOP THAT!’ Ginny roared ‘I will wet myself if you keep on with that!’

Harry stopped tickling Ginny and kissed her right nipple sucking on it gently.

‘We ought to do this every morning’ He said sweeping a lock of fire red hair out of her eyes.

‘We do!’ Ginny exclaimed looking at him incredulously.

‘Oh yeah’

‘And you forgot that?’ Ginny said ‘And I thought Ron had the memory capacity of a goldfish’

‘Only joking’ Harry said with a grin leaning over to the bedside table and putting his glasses on ‘Oh now I can see who I just made love to’

Ginny rolled her eyes.

‘You’re an idiot’ She said getting up ‘I’m going to have a shower I don’t need to deal with such immaturity’

‘Ha ha’

Harry and Ginny eventually made it downstairs after several more frenzied lovemaking sessions. Ginny was frying some eggs and Harry was making toast when the fireplace burst into green flames and Andromeda arrived.

‘Morning!’ Harry said

‘Morning!’ Andromeda said ‘Seen the Prophet yet?’

‘No our copy hasn’t arrived yet’ Harry said ‘How does Cho and Dennis’s piece look?’

‘Very good, very respectable and romantic’ Andromeda said ‘It’s done very tastefully, exactly how you said you and Ginny wanted it done’

‘Well an owl ought to be here with the Prophet soon we’ll see I suppose’ Harry said ‘You had breakfast?’

‘Only a bit of toast’

‘Do you want something more substantial?’

‘Thanks Ted up yet?’

‘Nah I was about to go and get him’

‘Ron and Hermione not up yet?’

‘I haven’t seen them’

‘They’re probably having a morning shag’ Ginny said with a grin sliding an egg onto a plate ‘Glad they’ve been working on their silencing charms, we used to be able to hear them at the Burrow’

‘Oh be nice’ Andromeda said going to the stove and lighting it with a poke from her wand ‘To be fair they could probably hear you too’

‘Nah they couldn’t Harry said we asked them if they had ‘We both put silencing charms on the door’

‘A double one?’ Andromeda exclaimed in surprise ‘Are you two that loud?’

‘Well we’re not quiet’

‘GIN!’ Harry exclaimed his face as red as Ginny’s hair ‘Is it really necessary to…’

‘Don’t worry Harry I won’t tell anyone’ Andromeda said with a grin ‘Believe it or not I remember what it’s like to be young and in love. Ted and I could be loud too’

‘Thanks ‘Dromeda but that’s just a little more information than I was after’ Harry said still boiling scarlet ‘I’m going to get my godson you two can have fun talking about my sex life while I’m away’

Andromeda and Ginny laughed and Harry went upstairs. He entered Teddy’s room to find the small child tangled in his blankets his mouth wide open and Meat Pie his plush dragon on the floor.

With a flick from his wand Harry turned on the lights and sat on the edge of the bed, he reached out and shook Teddy’s shoulder.

‘Oy Tedmeister time to rise and shine’ He said ‘Up ya get chook dude Nanna’s here’

After a few more shakes Teddy finally woke up.
‘Gee you’re hard to wake up matey’ Harry said with a grin ‘Morning’

‘G’morning’ Teddy mumbled rubbing his eyes ‘Is Nanna here?’

‘Yup she’s downstairs waiting to see ya. And Gin’s making egg and bacon sandwiches for brekky want one of those?’

‘Ohhhh yummy!’

‘Well up you get’ Harry said getting up and fetching Teddy’s dressing gown from the hook on the back of the door.

Teddy got up and Harry helped him into his dressing gown.

‘Are we going to quidditch tonight again’ Harry?’ He asked his violet eyes hopeful.

‘Not tonight matey it went too late last night for you but we have prime tickets for the game on Saturday’ Harry said ‘How’s that?’

‘Cool bananas, are you gonna get a new broom today?’

‘I’m going to see about it’ Harry said tying a knot in the dressing gown drawstring ‘I have to leave early to go to Diagon Alley and see if I can get a new one. It’ll be the same one as Aunty Ginny’s if Quality Quidditch Supplies have one’

‘Oh wow that’s a fast one’ Teddy said as they started out of the bedroom ‘Can I have a fly on yours when you get one?’

‘Sure matey’

Harry and Teddy reached the kitchen at the same time as Ron and Hermione.

‘Slept in did ya?’ Harry said with a wink and a knowing grin.

Hermione glowed scarlet and bustled into the kitchen, Ron pinked up and rolled his eyes.

‘Yeah we did’ He said ‘Morning Tedmeister’

‘Morning Uncle Ron! Hey Harry gets his new broom today!’

‘Yeah exciting stuff’ Ron said ‘Going for a ride on it?’

‘Ohhh yeah’

‘Does dragon manure smell?’ Ginny said with a grin putting a bacon and egg sandwich in front of Teddy ‘Eat up Chook Dude’

‘Aww Aunty Ginny Chook Dude?’ Teddy groaned ‘Ev’wy one calls me Chook Dude’

‘It suits you matey’ Harry said sitting down ‘Don’t you like it? We could make another one up. How about Owl Dude or Rat Dude or even Pygmy Puff Dude? I like Pygmy Puff Dude’

‘Nooooo!’ Teddy moaned as everyone else laughed ‘Tedmeister!’

‘I think we can manage that’ Harry said levitating the jug of orange juice over to the table ‘We’ll leave Pygmy Puff Dude for parties eh?’

‘You’re a mean git Harry’ Hermione said wit a smile ‘Do you enjoy torturing small children?’

‘Yep it’s the only thing that gets me through the day’ Harry said with a laugh pouring himself and Teddy a glass of orange juice ‘It’s like a drug’

A few minutes later a shrill screech announced the arrival of an owl with the Daily Prophet. Ginny removed the paper from the Owl’s beak and put a knut in the leather pouch hanging from on of it’s leg. It ruffled it’s feathers importantly then took off. Everyone then abandoned their breakfast to gather and read Cho and Dennis’s article’

‘Harry Potter To be married’ Harry read out loud reading the headline that was splashed across the front page with a accomapanied photo of Harry and Ginny at the head of the dinner table on Tuesday night ‘Well that’s nice’

And with heads together Harry, Ginny, Ron, Hermione and Andromeda began to read the article.

‘Harry Potter To Marry by Special correspondent Cho Chang.’ Harry read ‘Harry Potter the man who bought about the fall of Lord Voldemort is to marry his long time girlfriend Ginny Weasley in a private ceremony by years end. On Tuesday night Dennis Creevey Daily Prophet photographer and myself sat down with Harry and Ginny where they a share a palatial manor in Godric’s Hollow with Ginny’s brother Ron and his girlfriend Hermione Granger. The following is an exact transcript from our conversation’

‘Hang on since when is this place palatial?’ Harry interjected breaking the silence.

‘Shhhh’ Ginny said.

Harry continued to read.

‘CC: 'Harry, Ginny congratulations'

HP& GW: 'Thankyou'

CC: 'Okay when did love sprout for you? Ginny?'

GW: 'I’ve always fancied Harry even before I met him but back then it was more the aura of ‘The Boy Who Lived’. It wasn’t until my fifth year and Harry’s sixth year that we eventually became an item and I fell in love with the person not the public figure’

C: A'nd how about you Harry? When did you realize Ginny was the woman of your dreams?'

HP: 'As Gin said in my sixth year, I was in a detention at school at the time and unable to play in the school Quidditch Cup final in which Gryffindor was playing. Ginny had taken my place as Seeker and when I got back to the Griffyndor common room she ran to congratulate me and we kissed. It was at that moment I realized Gin was the girl for me'

CC: 'Romantic, and it’s been plain sailing since?'

GW: 'Not entirely, we didn’t spend a lot of time together in my sixth year because Harry was of in the quest to bring down Voldemort with Ron and Hermione so we didn’t get much time together, it’s been since the final battle and the end of Voldemort that we’ve settled down as a couple'

CC: 'Harry you’ve carved out quite a lucrative career as the head of the Auror Deapartment at the Ministry and professionally your life is perfect how’d you know now was the time to propose?'

HP: 'Cho it wasn’t really a conscious thought, it was a passing comment a good friend of mine said at a recent wedding I attended that got me thinking then one morning I woke up and decided to pop the question, I needed to set the whole thing up and it was about a week and a half after I made the decision that I actually popped the question’

CC: 'And how did you do that?’

HP: 'On bended knee in front of all of the guests invited to The Burrow for my birthday party, the sort of situations you read about in romance books or see in muggle movies'

CC: 'Ginny we obviously know what your answer was but what was your first thought when Harry dropped to one knee ad popped the big question?'

GW: 'To be honest what happened immediately afterward is a bit hazy but know I squealed like a stuck pig and screamed my answer. It’s how I imagined Harry would eventually pop the question it was unreal, I’ll remember it to my dying day'

CC: 'Have you both starting planning for the ceremony?'

GW: 'Yeah but only small details we’ve already got the venue figured out but the bigger stuff will come later. I know I’m going to have fun planning the whole thing'

CC: 'How about the honeymoon guys have you given much thought to where you’d like to go?'

HP: 'Somewhere with blue skies and loads of sunshine'

GW: 'It’s only been two week since Harry proposed so neither Harry or I have had much chance to plan much but I quite fancy the idea of going to Australia. My brother George who recently got married is honeymooning there with his wife Angelina and I read some of the leaflets they got from Fly Away Travel in Hogsmeade and it’s looks a brilliant place to go’

CC: 'And please tell me about the ring you got for Ginny Harry it’s a spectacular piece'

See middle lift out for more pictures of my evening with Harry and Ginny,

HP: 'Hannah Abbott from Abbott’s Jewellers in Diagon Alley made it, it’s a plaitinum band with three gems a central princess cut diamond flanked by two smaller baguette cut diamonds, the band itself has the tiniest of diamonds every so often, I designed it myself'

CC: 'It’s a beautiful creation maybe you ought to take up a career in jewellery design'

HP: (Laughs) 'No way that’s Hannah’s domain I’m happy enough in the Auror office, I don’t have the patience to create jewellery it’s a fiddly occupation'

C: 'And will you have a large ceremony or a small private one?'

HP: 'A small private one, just family and friends and of course some colleagues from our respective workplaces, we’re not going to rent out a quidditch pitch, there’s no need for half the magical community to turn up'

CC: 'Well on a closing note Harry and Ginny I’d like to offer congratulations on the behalf of the rest of the magical community may you have a marriage of many long happy years'

HP & GW: 'Thankyou'

‘Well that’s nice’ Andromeda said as Hermione opened the paper to get to the pictorial liftout ‘It came across very well’

‘Yeah it did’ Ginny said ‘Harry we’ll have to send Cho a thank you letter’

‘Yeah lets quill one tonight’ Harry said biting into his egg and bacon sandwich.

‘Rita’s going to be pissed her piece on the International Ministries of Magic’s Ball isn’t til page seventy four’ Ron said with glee holding open the Prophet ‘And it’s only a half page bit piece she’s going to be rotten’

‘Who cares?’ Harry, Ginny and Hermione chorused.

At half past eight Harry donned his travelling cloak and did up the clasp.

‘Okay I’m off to Diagon Alley’ He announced ‘Tedmeister you behave, Ron I’ll see you in the office okay? You may have to open up if things take a while at the shop'

‘No worries’

Harry walked out to the foyer wrapped his cloak around him and disapparated appearing in busy Diagon Alley a second later. Keeping his head bowed he took off down the busy street that was filled with young people obviously shopping for the coming years school supplies and adults on their way to work.

Several minutes later, due to the early morning crowds Harry reached Quality Quidditch Supplies. Taking pride of place in the window was a model of the Firebolt Five Hundred that was being ogled over by a gaggle of quidditch mad youngsters, He made his way up the steps and through the door into the shop that smelled like freshly cut wood and wood polish., Harry took a deep breath and made his way over to the main counter where a wizard was reading through a long roll of parchment.

‘Can I help yo-oh fuck’ He said his jaw dropping as he recognized Harry.

Harry leant forward.
‘Let anyone else know I’m here and I will hex you’ He said under his breath ‘I wish to make this a private discussion okay?’

‘Er yes sorry’ The wizard said ‘Sorry just a momentary lapse how can I help you?’

‘Is there somewhere we can talk privately?’

‘Of course of course follow me’ The wizard lifted up a hinged part of the counter and waved Harry through.

‘Joe mind the counter will ya?’ He called to another wizard who was stocking a nearby shelf with varieties of wood polish.

‘Righto’

Harry walked through the curtain dividing the front of the shop from the front, the wizard who served him led him down a short hallway to a spacious lounge adorned with a team photo of every team in the British and Irish Quidditch League.

‘So how can I help you Mr Potter?’ He said somewhat nervously.

‘First of all cut the ‘Mr Potter’ crap it’s Harry’ Harry said sitting down on one of thee lounge chairs ‘And I’m not going to hex you I just don’t want the world to know what I’m doing’

‘Fair enough’ The wizard said ‘I’m Andy by the way’

‘Nice to meet ya’ Harry said briefly shaking Andy’s hand.

‘So how can I help you?’

‘I was wondering if you have any Firebolt Five Hundred’s in stock?’

‘Yes we do five in fact including the one in the window’

‘Great I’d like to buy one’ Harry said ‘I have an original Firebolt but I find it’s a little slow for what I need’

‘Really? Of course would you like to take it now or pick it up later?’

‘I’ll take it now’ Harry said ‘I’ll pay by cash transfer too’

‘Sure just wait here ad I’ll go and get you one’

‘Not a word to anyone’ Harry said in a serious tone ‘People will automatically think I’m taking up professional quidditch if word gets out I’m getting a racing broom’

‘I understand’

Andy left the room and returned a few minutes later returning with a brand new Firebolt Five Hundred. The handle was made of black ebony and the twigs in the brush were dark brown/black tapering to a fine aerodynamic point encircled by a silver band. At the top of the handle enscribed in silver was ‘FIREBOLT 500’, the leg rest was coloured gold.

‘Bloody hell it’s a great piece isn’t it?’ Harry exclaimed ‘My fiancée has one but the handle is a lighter colour’

‘Yeah every Firebolt Five Hundred is made from ebony sourced from Germany where the strongest ebony is found it’ll go from zero to three hundred kilometers an hour in five seconds, perfect for chasers and seekers. The cushioning charm is permanent and it’s manoeuvring is so accurate it’ll turn on a knut’ Andy said. ‘I think you’ll find it most satisfactory’

‘I hope so’ Harry said running a hand over the handle feeling it vibrate slightly under his touch ‘Okay can we get this transaction over and done with I have a busy day ahead of me’

‘Of course of course if you could just fill out this form’

Harry took the form from Andy dipped a battered goose feather quill in green ink and began filling the form out.

‘Selling many of these?’ Harry asked as he filled out his financial details.

‘Not generally to members of the public’ Andy said ‘But we have sold them to the starting and reserve squads of the Kenmare Kestrels, Dublin Unicorns, Wexford Thestrals, Kildare Cats, Puddlemere United, Holyhead Harpies, Devon Devils, Doncaster Hurricanes, Liverpool Hippogriffs, Wimbourne Wasps and the starting squad of the Sheffield Hornets and last week we sold one to the seeker of the Chudley Cannons, I think that’ll help them in the match against the Harpies on Sunday, mind you the whole Harpies squad is on Firebolt Five Hundreds and that’s overall more significant than one person on the same broom’

‘The rest of the Cannons are on Nimbus Two Thousand and One’s aren’t they?’ Harry asked.

‘Yeah and it does seem to serve them well’ Andy mused ‘I mean they beat the Hurricanes on them and the Hurricanes are the third best team in the league. Can you recall the fallout from the Cannons win? It was almost like the Cannons had won the major round league’

‘Yeah I know’ Harry said ‘My best mate is a Cannons supporter and he banged on about it for a week’

‘I’m a Pud United fan myself’ Andy said.

‘I’ve never really had a preference but if I was pushed to make a choice I’d go for Pud United too’ Harry said ‘Oliver Wood their captain was my captain on the Gryffindor team at Hogwarts for three years and I was on the same team as Angelina Johnson, Katie Bell and Alicia Spinnett three of the starting chasers’

‘Wow you do have connections’ Andy said admiringly.

‘And my fiance’s brother just married one of them Angelina Johnson last week’ Harry said dipping the quill in the ink for the last time and signing his name with a flourish ‘There you go’

‘Great well that’s all do you want the broom wrapped?’

‘Nah no point I’ll be flying it tonight’ Harry said ‘But I was wondering if I could use your floo? I don’t really want to trot down Diagon Alley with a five hundred that’s just advertising’

‘Sure I understand follow me again’

Harry grasped his new purchase and followed Andy out of the lounge area and back down the hall and around a corner to where a fireplace was.

‘Here’s a little something for the floo powder’ Harry said pressing a few galleons into Andy’s hand.

‘There’s no need really…’Andy started.

‘I insist’ Harry said grasping a handful of floo powder from the pot in the bracket on the wall ‘If you don’t want it donate it to St Mungo’s I don’t need it’

‘Okay then’

‘And remember no word about this to anyone understand?’

‘I understand you have my word’ Andy said binding himself with a Wizard’s Oath ‘Have fun with your new broom it’s quite a nice specimen’

‘Thanks’

Harry stepped into the fireplace threw down the floo powder and said ‘Potter Manor’ green flames erupted around him and in a swirl of ash he disappeared from Quality Quidditch Supplies.

Harry arrived back in the manor’s kitchen seconds later where Andromeda and Teddy were just finishing breakfast.

‘That was quick’ Andromeda said giving him a steadying hand as he got out of the grate.

‘Yeah it took loads less time to do the transaction than I thought it would’ Harry said ‘I’m only staying long enough to put this upstairs then to apparate to the Ministry I don’t want to be late’

‘Can you take me for a rwide on it tonight Hawwy?’ Teddy asked

‘Sure matey I promise ya’ Harry said ‘if I can I’ll come home early okay?’

‘Yaaay’

Harry left the kitchen and took the stairs two at a time up to the second floor. He jogged down his, Teddy and his wing and deposited the broom in the walk in robe in his and Ginny’s room. He then made his way back downstairs sliding down the banister on one long fluid maneuver.

‘Okay I’m off again!’ He called from the foyer.

Teddy rushed out of the kitchen and flung himself around Harry’s legs and waist and hug.

‘I love you!’ He exclaimed.

Harry felt a lump form in his throat as he squatted down to Teddy’s level and returned the hug.

‘I love you too matey’ He said ‘Now I have to go but if I can I’ll try and come home early, you behave now’

‘You always tell me to behave!’ Teddy said putting his hands on his hips and making a face that caused Harry to snort with laughter.

‘I can’t really tell you to misbehave now can I?’ He said ‘Nanna would have my hide’

‘Ha ha’

‘Okay see you soon’

‘Byeeeeee!’

And with a crack Harry disapparated appearing a second later in the Ministry Of Magic’s foyer which was near enough deserted now the working day had gotten underway. He made his way down to the Magical Law Enforcement Department and to the Auror Office. Things were quiet when he arrived the only noise Ron, Mack and Dawlish and Pickering playing two a side chess.

‘That is not a legal move!’ Mack complained as Pickering moved her knight.

‘So is this what my staff gets up to while I’m away?’ Harry said in jest ‘Lazing about playing chess? Tch tch this place is going to rack and ruin there could be another Voldemort out there and you lot are sitting on your arses playing chess. Fat lot of good you lot are to fighting the dark arts’

‘Oh bugger off Harry this is a game of utmost importance’ Mack said not taking her eyes off the board ‘The dark arts can sod off for the time being’

‘Ha ha’

While it wasn’t his turn Ron got to his feet and followed Harry into his office closing the door behind him.

‘So did you get it?’ He asked eagerly.

‘Yup they had five in stock when I got there this morning’ Harry said ‘Did you know the seeker of the Chudley Cannons bought a Firebolt Five Hundred last week?’

‘Really? I thought the whole team had Nimbus Two Thousand and Ones’

‘They do but apparently the Cannons dipped into their reserves and shelled out for a latest model broom for their most important player. The only teams in the league without a Firebolt Five Hundred for their entire squads are the Cannons only the Seeker has one and the Sheffeild Hornets. Only the starting squad of the Hornets have five hundreds’

‘Yeah that rings a bell’ Ron said ‘The reserve Squad have Nimbus Two Thousand and One’s’

‘If today’s quiet I’m going to head home early to give Teddy a ride on my broom’ Harry said sitting down and starting to unpack his satchel ‘It’s been pretty quiet the last few days I could probably get away with going at half four’

‘Now you’ve just jinxed the day’ Ron said ‘It’ll be busy as hell now'

‘I hope not because unless there’s a meeting I have to go to or a mortal battle for my soul is required I’m outta here at five’

‘Do you mind if I come with you to training tonight?’ Ron asked.

‘Sure, if you like’ Harry said ‘I’m heading out at quarter past six, I take it word of me being the seeker hasn’t leaked yet?’

‘Nah though the Prophet Quidditch correspondent wondered in the rundown of the teams this morning why Oliver hasn’t as yet got a permanent seeker since Coralie Dickson got injured’

‘Well I suppose everyone’ll find out tonight when United train’ Harry said then grinning ‘I’d love to see what Rita’s reaction is then that’d be the next biggest scoop she’d want next to Gin and I getting married’

‘Wait til she hears about you going to Hogwarts’ Ron said ‘She’ll shit a Hippogriff, you going to give Cho the exclusive again?’

‘If it’s okay with Minerva yeah’ Harry said ‘I’m going to pen a letter to her today and owl it at lunchtime asking if we can meet with Cho the week before my orientation week I think meeting on a Thursday for a Friday story in the Prophet would be good. To maximize the chance of shitting Rita off’

‘Geez you have it in for that woman almost as much as ‘Mione does’ Ron said with a chuckle as Mack called ‘Ron your turn!’ ‘Anyway I’m off to kick Dawlish and Pickering’s collective arses catch you round’

‘Yup’

After going over several reams of paperwork during the morning Harry finally got around to penning the letter to McGonagall. After the ink had dried he ran a last appraising eye over it.

Dear Minerva
I was wondering if it is okay with you Cho Chang could release the news of my appointment of the new Hogwarts D.A.D.A teacher instead of the usual Hogwarts issued Press release. As you have probably seen in this mornings Daily Prophet she did a sterling job of releasing the news of Ginny and I’s engagement and I feel she would be the best person to release the news on my appointment as a Hogwarts professor. If it is okay with you I was going to suggest we meet with her inside the castle so she can gather the information needed for an article. I would suggest the Three Broomsticks but the walls there have ears and the news might get out before I want it to. Let me know by return owl when you have made your decision.

Cheers
Harry

Harry folded up the letter enclosed it in an parchment envelope he sealed it with the official seal of the ministry and got up. He donned his cloak and walked out into the main office.

‘Okay lunch time peoples!’ He called ‘Ron want to come to Diagon Alley with me? We can have lunch at Fortescues or the Leaky Cauldron’

‘Yeah righto’ Ron said getting up ‘That the letter to Minerva?’

‘Yup I thought we could go to the post office then find somewhere for lunch’ Harry said ‘If we run into ‘Mione she can come with us too’

‘I doubt we will she said she was having lunch with some of the girls in her office and some of the girls in the Floo Network Office, Louise that new girl she works with in the Improper Use Of Magic Office doesn’t know many people within the Ministry and I think ‘Mione wants to introduce her around’

‘Fair enough ,do you think she’d want to come to United’s training tonight? I don’t want to rely on Andromeda too much and Teddy got too tired last night to come to training two nights in a row, I was hoping she could mind him’

‘She probably won’t mind’ Ron said as the lift arrived ‘She likes quidditch but not enough to go to a training session. And she’s been loaded down with a lot of paperwork recently so she’ll probably have to stay at home’

‘Do you think she’ll come to the match on Saturday?’

‘Oh yeah definitely, especially with you playing, she wouldn’t go otherwise I wouldn’t think’

Ten minutes later Harry and Ron arrived in Diagon Alley. As the Owl Office was directly opposite ‘Weasley’s Wizarding Wheezes’ they walked from the apparition point directly into the spacious shop and joined the shortest line.

‘How do you reckon Verity’s going with George and Angelina away?’ Ron asked Harry casting an eye back toward the shop that was so crowded the front counter was invisible.

‘I think she’s managing just fine’ Harry said ‘Are George and Lee thinking about expanding again?’ They already have shops in Rome, Paris, Berlin, Tokyo and New York’

‘George did mention something about opening up in Argentina and starting in Australia and New Zealand’ Ron said ‘I think he’s more inclined to open up in Australia though the market’s bigger there, especially Australia the Australia Academy of Magic is the most prestigious magic school in Australasia apparently they’re bigger than Hogwarts loads of students means loads of income’

‘You sound like Hermione quoting that appraisal of magical education book’ Harry said in amusement as the line crept forward.

‘Ha ha’ Ron said dryly ‘The only reason I know that is because George told me at the wedding. I don’t get off on reading books about various magic schools, that’s Hermione’s thing’

‘So for foreplay do you read to her from ‘An Appraisal of Magical Education in Europe’?’ Harry said with a chuckle.

‘Oh ha ha hardi har’ Ron said rolling his eyes ‘Well no but I….’

‘No! Don’t tell me!’ Harry said holding up a hand and making a face ‘I haven’t had lunch yet and I don’t want to bring up my breakfast’

They got to the front counter and a slightly harassed looking assistant served them.

‘Yes? Can I help you?’ She said

‘Yeah I’d like to send this to Hogwarts’ Harry said pushing the letter across the counter and pulling his money bag out of his cloak pocket.

‘Express?’ The attendant asked peering at the ministry seal on the back of the envelope.

‘Nah just something that’ll get there by mid afternoon’ Harry said ‘It’s not an urgent correspondence’

‘Okie dokie a barn owl from London to Hogwarts regular service is erm…hang on a sec’ The attendant said scanning a chart ‘ Seven sickles three knuts’

Harry counted out the money and slid the coins across the counter. The attendant put the coins in a magical cash register then walked over to a nearby perch and coaxed a ash grey owl down onto her arm.

‘Minerva McGonagall, Hogwarts’ She told the owl.

The owl spread it’s wings and took off out a nearby window.

‘Okay that’ll get to Hogwarts by three PM’ The attendant said

‘Thanks Harry said pocketing his money bag.

‘Oh and I read the Prophet this morning congratulations’

‘Thanks’ Harry said.

Harry and Ron left the post office and made their way up to Florean Fortescues Ice cream parlor aside from it’s famous icecream it also sold hot meals.

‘Heya Harry’ Maggie Fortescue called coming over to the quietest part of the counter to serve him and Ron ‘Hi Ron’

‘Hey Mags how’s business?’

‘Busy, so what can I get you lads?’

‘Just the regular hamburger with extra cheese’ Harry said

‘Right’ Maggie said writing Harry’s order down ‘Ron?’

‘Same but with extra pickles onion and meat pattie, oh and loads of sauce’ Ron said

‘Pig’ Harry said ‘With extra onion you’re not going to get any action with Hermione tonight’

‘Oh yeah I will I’m very persuasive’ Ron said with a grin as Maggie scribbled down his order.

‘Ew’

‘Any drinks with that lads?’

‘Just a butterbeer’ Harry said

‘Same’ Ron said.

‘Eat in?’

‘Yeah’ Harry said pulling out his money bag ‘How have things been with you? We haven’t caught up for ages’

‘Aw things are ticking along’ Magie said ‘This place is not the same without Florean but having his portrait here helps you know? Hey I read the prophet this morning, congratulations. I hope the very best for Ginny and yourself’

‘Thanks Mags’ Harry said pushing some coins across the counter ‘I hope you can come to the ceremony’

‘Be there with bells on dear’ Maggie replied giving Harry and Ron their change ‘I’d sit and chat but I’m busy catch ya later eh?’

‘Sure thing’

Harry and Ron left the front counter and walked around the back of the shop where a small private booth was situated. They each slid into a seat slightly obscured by a fuchsia pink Flitterbloom.

‘So how are the wedding plans going?’ Ron asked ‘Nothing much seems to be happening except for ‘Mione and Gin poring over muggle wedding magazines’

‘Well not much IS happening at the moment’ Harry said ‘Ginny’s going to get her dress specially made for her and I thought I could do what Neville got done for his wedding and get Madam Malkins to tailor our dress robes for the ceremony. That means I’d have to get you Seamus, Ron, Dean and Neville all together to go and get your inside leg measured’

‘Decided on colours yet? ‘Mione and Gin have been banging on about colours for the last two weeks’

‘I know, Nah I’m nowhere near deciding what colour the robes should be, I might do what Neville did for his and Hannah’s wedding and go for the traditional black and white with a coloured cravat. But what to wear is the least of concern. Gin and I have to decide on a caterer, music the guest list, the honeymoon. Organising a wedding is a much bigger deal than I thought it would be’

‘Let Mum and Dad help you’ Ron said charming the napkin dispenser to zoom around the table ‘Mum catered for Bill and Fleur’s wedding and I’m sure she’d do it again’

‘I don’t want to have to rely on her though’ Harry said.

‘She’d want to help though’ Ron said ‘And if she could manage Bill and Fleur’s wedding she could manage yours and Gin’s you’re not going to have as many people come to yours so it wouldn’t be as big a deal for her, Plus I’m sure Fleur, Charlotte, Audrey, Angelina and even ‘Mione would help out. After all of that all us blokes have to worry about is the robes and getting you right and properly rancid on your stag night’

‘Oh and won't I look forward to that’ Harry said with a grin ‘especially if you do to me what you did to Neville and George’

Ron grinned evilly.
‘Oh we’ll definitely do that’ He said rubbing his hands together ‘I think we’ll start my making you spend the whole night in the buff, we’ll then get you drunk cover you in honey and chicken feathers and parade you down Charing Cross Road’

‘You will NOT!’ Harry exclaimed 'I will hex your bits off if you do!’

‘Ha ha, nah the honey and feathers are a bit passé George and Bill did that to Percy on his stag night and it was better on him. You’re not easily embarrassed so we’ll have to find something memorable’

‘Fuck off you will not’ Harry said.

‘Is there anywhere you’d like to go for your stag night?’ Ron asked conversationally ‘London’s a bit boring and we’ve been to L.A’

‘I’d like to go to America again’ Harry said ‘Maybe New York? George and Lee have the shop there and could show us around. Or Asia? I quite fancy going to Japan’

‘Leave it to me, as your best mate it’s my responsibility to organize your last night of bachelorhood’

‘That scares me’

‘So it should’

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‘Hey how do you feel about asking your Mum to cater for the wedding?’ Harry asked Ginny later that night as he joined Ginny in the potions lab ‘She did a great job of catering for Bill and Fleur’s’

‘Actually that thought crossed my mind today’ Ginny said measuring out an amount of Unicorn tail hair and adding it to a cauldron full of a lurid green mixture.

‘I’m worried about relying on her too much though’ Harry said ‘She’s been so good to me I don’t want to seem like I’m taking her for granted’

‘Harry you wouldn’t be’ Ginny said adding the Unicorn hair and stirring once counter-clockwise with a branch of apple tree ‘Mum wants to be involved in this wedding and you know she loves to cook, catering for the whole event would put her in her element and I expect Fleur, Charlotte, Audrey, Angelina and even Hermione would help’

‘That’s what Ron said during lunch’ Harry said cutting up some ginger roots ‘How are you coming along with the dress?’

‘Great I’ve got a fair idea of what I want to do, oh and I’ve decided on this really nice ivory colour for the bridesmaids dresses it’s almost a really pale yellow colour. They’ll be a halter neck backless creations’

‘You’ve planned a lot’

‘Yeah I have and I was going to ask Bill and Fleur if Victoire would like to be a flower girl like she was at George and Angelina’s wedding’

‘That’d be nice’ Harry said as he moved on to skinning a shrivelfig

‘And I was wondering how you’d feel about Teddy being a page boy’ Ginny said tipping some scraps into the bin which made a loud slurping them burping noise ‘He could be the ring bearer then give them to Ron when he gets to the end of the aisle’

‘Hey that’s a good idea!’ Harry said ‘Shit that’s another thing we have to organize, the rings. We ought to make an appointment to see Hannah in the next week or two’

‘Can you take a morning off say Tuesday or Wednedsay?’ Ginny asked ‘We can Owl Hannah in the next day or two and ask her to see us’

‘Yeah a morning should be okay’ Harry said putting the peeled shrivelfig in a bowl and starting n peeling another ‘Ron is quite capable of holding the fort’

‘You decided about who you want to take over from you when you leave and take up the post at Hogwarts?’ Ginny asked checking her notes.

‘Yeah I have a fair idea’ Harry said ‘I have a meeting with Kingsley at the end of next week to make the final discussion; it’s not something I’m really looking forward to’

‘Why not?’

‘Awww I dunno, it’s just a monumental decision, the Auror department is on the top five of the most important in the Ministry and whoever runs it has a big job, it’s a even bigger decision to decide who that person is. I have to look at everyone in the office as a professional and disregard any personal relationships, that includes Ron. It’s hard having to distance yourself from your best mate and look at him as a boss and not a mate’

‘You’ll do fine’ Ginny said ‘I have every confidence you’ll do the right thing, by whoever you chose to take over from you and the Auror department itself’

‘Okay I better get going I have to go to Cornwall for training, see you when I get back okay?’

‘Okay you have a good time, don’t injure yourself’ Ginny said abandoning her notes and kissing him on the lips.

‘I’m sure you could patch me up if I do Harry said returning the kiss and slapping her bum playfully.

‘Harry there’s an owl for you!’ Cane Ron’s voice.

Harry gave Ginny a quick kiss and made his way out into the hall where Ron was holding a parchment envelope. He took it and began reading, instantly recognizing the loopy writing as Cho’s

Dear Harry
Just a quick note to tell you about Rita’s reaction to the story Dennis and I did re your and Ginny’s engagement. Well it’s the understatement of the century that she went ape shit. When I got to the office this morning she threw a crystal vase at me and Dennis zapped her with a stinging hex. That made her furious and we were all hauled into the editors office where Rita proceeded to yell and scream I believe the phrase ‘Fucking Bitch’ were tossed around. But this time Rita got the talking to not me. The editor said I was well within my rights to get the story as you and Ginny had personally invited Dennis and I to do it. That only made Rita madder. Dennis and I were asked to leave the office then Rita really unleashed. The whole office heard her scream ‘I’VE WORKED FOR THE PROPHET LONGER THAN THAT TROLLOP, WHY DOES SHE GET ALL THE PRIVELEGES?’

I tell ya she’s going to go right off when we get together for this other scoop you have for me at the end of the month. You said it was good and I can’t wait for another opportunity to annoy the shit out of Rita. Maybe I should owl the Department For Magical Games and Sports and ask them make Rita Baiting legal…ha ha.

Anyway gotta go thanks for the scoop Rita’s reaction was better than the bonus I got for a front page exclusive. See you again at the end of the month

From
Cho

Harry whooped thrusting the letter into the air.

‘GIN YOU GOTTA READ THIS OWL!’ He bellowed.

Ginny came out of the potions lab and took Cho’s letter from Harry a gleeful grin spread across her face as her eyes snapped left to right as she went further down the page.

‘Ha ha that’s brilliant!’ She exclaimed ‘Cho is brilliant!’

'Maybe Rita baiting ought to be an official Ministry sport’ Ron said with a grin casting his eye over the letter.

‘Yeah with no rules!’ Ginny giggled doing a little jig.

‘Harry come on we better be going or we’re going to be late!’ Ron said

‘Okay let’s go’ Harry said folding Cho’s letter and pocketing it ‘See ya later Gin'

‘Bye!’

And with a crack Ron and Harry disapparated appearing a second later in front of the team door at the back of the Cornwall moosr stadium. Noise was already issuing from the stadium which meant a large press contingent and fans of Puddlemere United and some fans of the Kenmare Kestrels were present.

‘Here you better take this’ Harry said giving Ron one of his disguise hats ‘Wear this. I suspect Rita will be here somewhere and if she sees you here she might twig’

Ron took the hat and gave Harry his broom.
‘Right-o’ He said putting the hat on ‘I’ll just go up to the stands ‘eh? Have fun tonight’

‘You go it’

Harry and Ron walked through the door and went up the concrete race, Ron continued along til the turn off for the private boxes and Harry continued to the Puddlemere United changerooms. The radio was playing a lively tune as the rest of the team changed into their robes.

‘Harry!’ Oliver called from across the room striding over ‘Saw the Prophet this morning old boy congratulations!’

‘Thanks Oliver’ Harry said shaking Oliver’s hand.

‘Why didn’t you tell us ‘eh?’

‘Just wanted to keep it amongst family and friends til Cho wrote the article’ Harry said going over to his locker ‘Ginny and I promised Cho the exclusive and we didn’t want to tell too many people lest Rita start harassing me again’

‘Fair enough’

‘Does anyone know I’m the new seeker yet?’ Harry asked leaning his broom up against his locker and taking off his cloak.

‘No but I let a rumour go out that the new seeker was a very experienced player who was a seeker for one of the Hogwarts houses. I’ve heard back they think it’s between Cho who was the seeker for Ravenclaw. John McKee who took over the seeker position at Hufflepuff after Cedric Diggory died, Draco Malfoy from Slytherin and you’

‘Oh Draco would love to know he’s rumoured as the seeker for United!’ Harry said with a chuckle sitting down and pulling on his boots.

‘Draco? Since when have you been on first name terms with that git?’

‘We had a chat at Neville’s wedding and sorted some shit out’ Harry said putting on his knee guards ‘I’m not saying we’re bosom buddies but we’ve reached an understanding, it’s too complicated to explain now’

‘Sorry I just can’t help thinking of that snotty smartarsed second year with a Nimbus Two Thousand and One’

‘Trust me he’s totally different to that’ Harry said ‘Time matures people especially in the last few years, and that especially applies to Malfoy. He’s not the all half bloods and muggleborns are mudblood scum anymore, in fact he hates that attitude’

‘Well wonders never cease…OKAY TEAM LETS GO!’

Harry pulled on his goggles picked up his new broom and followed the team out of the changerooms and down the race.

‘Don’t worry Harry you’ll be fine’ Katie said seeing his nervous expression and patting his shoulder ‘Just think of it as quidditch at Hogwarts’

‘Are you on drugs?’ Harry asked incredulously ‘You don’t really believe that do you?’

Katie laughed.
‘Nah just trying to loosen you up’ She said ‘You’ll be fine once you get out there and play’

‘Hmmph’

The team emerged from the race and mounted their brooms. Cheers rose from the crowd gathered as they all kicked off the ground and soared into their air. The last thing Harry heard before the whistling wind overtook his hearing was a voice saying ‘That’s fucking Harry Potter!’ Once again glad to be in the air Harry leant forward to his new broom and reveled in the speed and improved maneuvering.

Harry zoomed up and down the pitch then joined the rest of the team on the far side of the pitch grinning widely and puffing slightly from his efforts.

‘Whoo that was fun!’ He exclaimed ‘I’m a bit unfit though’

‘Get yourself a treadmill and start running’ Katie said ‘That’ll help’

‘What the hell’s a treadmill?’ Gordon asked.

‘It’s a muggle contraption that you can run in one spot on’ Katie said ‘Quite a useful contraption, I have one myself’

‘I might do that especially if this is to be a long term thing’ Harry said ‘Okay what now?’

‘Let’s try the arrowhead formation again’ Oliver said ‘But Harry I want you to take the lead this time, you’re the best at turning on a knut I want you to be uninhibited with all manoeuvres. You’re good at Wronski Feints so chuck them in too’

‘Oliver we’ll all fall off our brooms and break our necks if we do of Harry’s Wronski Feints’ Gordon said ‘Even Krum doesn’t pull out as late as Harry’

‘Aww come on Gordie don’t be a wuss’ Larry said flying off a short way ‘Larissa will kiss you better if you break a nail’

‘Oh fuck off Tallis you big wanker’ Gordon said as the rest of the team burst into raucous laughter.

‘You know you lot have the impression of being the biggest shaggers in the league don’t you?’ Harry said

‘According to who?’ Oliver exclaimed

‘Well according to Gin apparently every team in the league’ Harry said with a grin ‘Apparently it’s not uncommon for you lot to have a post celebratory shag after every win’

‘Not in my case’ Katie said ‘I haven’t got any action in so long I’m going rusty’

The volume of the teams laughs increased.

Like the evening before the team spent an hour on formation exercises and tactical manoeuvres, Oliver then brought the ball crate out and the training got underway in earnest. Harry flew around the main body of the team watching the activity for several long minutes then started looking in earnest for the snitch. Within seconds he saw it, right in the middle of the pitch between Alicia and Katie. He turned his broom sharply and shot off toward it.

‘HEADS UP!’ He bellowed ‘HEADSUPHEADSUPHEADSUP!’

Katie got out of the way in time but Alicia didn’t, Harry caught the snitch the crashed into Alicia catching her knee with his then a shoulder. They scrambled at each other in the air then fell with a bone jarring thud on the ground. A loud ‘Oooooh’ issued from the crowd gathered.

‘You okay?’ Harry asked Alicia sitting up.

‘Yeah I’ll live’ Alicia said moving gingerly as the rest of the team flew over.

Oliver raced over throwing his broom aside carelessly.

‘Shit you okay Leesh?’ He said his normally hard face filled with worry.

‘Oliver I’m fine!’ Alicia exclaimed in amusement getting up and helping Harry to his feet ‘I’ve had worse accidents than that before, You okay Harry?’

‘Yeah I’ll live’ Harry said brushing off his robes ‘I’m going to have a shitter of a bruise on my right knee later though, but on the bright side I did catch the snitch!’

‘Woopie doo’ Alicia said with a grin then bending down to gather up her broom ‘That makes me feel soo much better’

‘Ha ha’

You two okay to continue?’ Oliver asked casting an eye over them ‘Maybe you ought to see the Medi Wizards’

‘Oliver we’re fine don’t fuss!’ Alicia exclaimed ‘Geez you weren’t like this when you captained Gryffindor’

‘He wasn’t shagging you then’ Harry said picking up his broom

Larry, Gordon, George and Katie laughed loudly, Oliver and Alicia just burned scarlet.

‘Who says I wasn’t?’ Oliver said under his breath.

‘Oh thankyou VERY much Oliver why don’t you just march up into the press gallery and tell them about our sex life?’ Alicia said in a mixture of anger and amusement ‘Give Rita Skeeter an exclusive’

‘Ha ha’ Oliver said dryly ‘Okay team let’s go!’

Harry let the snitch go then mounted his broom and kicked off. Being more careful this time he kept and eye out for the other team members.

Once again Harry caught the snitch over twenty five times in an hour and a half, Oliver got him to put it away back in the crate before getting Harry to join in chasing with George, Alicia and Katie.

‘I’m crap at this’ He announced to Katie as his throw of the Quaffle hit the edge of the middle hoop and bounced off.

‘You are now it just takes practice’ Katie said as Oliver threw the quaffle to George ‘Oliver likes everyone to practice each others positions just incase the time comes we need to takeover someones place, that’s why George took over Coralie’s place as seeker til you came along, if I were to take another position it’d be a beater. Do you have somewhere to practice at the manor? If you like I could come over and help you practice’

‘Thanks yeah the manor’s surrounded by these huge pine trees’ Harry said ‘There’ plenty of room for a bit of quidditch but you can’t use bludgers or a snitch’

‘No worries we can work with that’ Katie said Alicia caught the Quaffle from George.

‘How you been?’ Harry asked ‘I haven’t seen you much over the last few years since the final battle’

‘Oh I’ve been pottering about playing quidditch doing a bit of work for the Department of Magical Games and Sports in the off season’ Katie said

‘Where are you living now?’

‘I inherited a bit of money from my grandmother shortly after I left Hogwarts but it wasn’t til now that I did something with it. I’ve got a small property in Yorkshire, I’ve got a few horses a couple of sheep the typical hobby farmer type of place, You Ginny and Ron and Hermione ought to come up sometime we can play a bit of quidditch’

‘In Yorkshire?’ Harry said skeptically ‘Yorkshire has a huge muggle population’

‘Not where I live’ Katie said ‘I live in the middle of nowhere on the Dales, plus I’ve cast anti muggle spells on the entire property, I could walk around nude if I wanted to an no one would see me’

‘Is walking around in the nud something you do on regular occasions?’ Harry said with a snort.

Katie rolled her eyes.
‘Ha ha no’ She said ‘I do ride a lot though it’s nice to go for a trot through the dales’

‘I never knew you were a horsie person’

‘Oh yeah I have been all my life, I was really into pony club when I was a kid before I went to Hogwarts, even though I grew up in a wizarding environment my parents wanted me to have a muggle upbringing, so I went to Pony club, played netball al the regular type of things muggle kids do’

‘How about your love life?’ Harry asked as George swapped places with Oliver ‘Do you have one?’

Katie let out a great snort of laughter.
‘You’re kidding aren’t you?’ Nah I haven’t got a love life. I haven’t had one since Fred died. It’s been hard for me to think abut getting romantic with anyone else, Fred and I were so tight we were going to do so many things together. I’ve gone on a few dates but nothing more than that, I’m not ready to date in earnest yet’

‘Well let me know when you are I’ll spread the word that you’re ready to play the field again’

‘Oh gee thanks Harry your generosity knows no bounds!’ Katie said in sarcastic amusement ‘You are the head of the Auror department I suppose you have connections’

Harry laughed.
‘Yeah that’s it’

Half an hour later Oliver called an end to the training session.
‘Okay ladies and gents hit the showers!’ He called ‘Good job tonight we really ought to kick the Kestrels to Kansas tomorrow’

The team started off toward the changeroom but Harry kept Harry back
‘Harry can I have a word?’ He asked levitating the ball crate.

‘Sure what’s up?’ Harry asked.

‘I’ve got a press conference with Alicia after we clean up and I was wondering if you would join us? The press are going to want to hear how you joined the team and maybe a few words would let keep them satisfied’

'Yeah but only a few’ Harry said ‘I want to get home to Ted and Gin’

‘No worries I’ll only be holding this conference for quarter of an hour max, I want to get home too’

‘Yeah I bet I know why’ Harry said with a grin ‘You just want to get home and shag the shit out of your fiancée’

‘And what’s wrong with that?’ Oliver said his cheeks pinking up ‘I bet you don’t leave your fiancée alone either’

Harry grinned.
‘Nope I don’t’ He said ‘But don’t let her know I told you that she’ll feed me to a Devil’s Snare’

‘Ha ha’

Harry returned to the change rooms and showered and changed, he then joined Oliver and Alicia I the press conference room. In the corner sitting inconspicuously was Ron still wearing Harry’s disguise hat. Harry gave him a barely discernable wink then sat down with Oliver and Alicia. All the photographers and reporters went nuts when the trio entered the room, the flashes from the camera’s blinding Harry. He transfigured a glass on the table into a pair of stylish sunglasses and put the on, Oliver and Alicia were forced to do the same.

‘Jeez guys anyone would think we’d walked out here starkers’ Alicia said sitting down on Oliver’s right ‘You’re only here to talk about quidditch aren’t ya?’

A collective rumbling laughed rolled through the gathered media

‘Okay guys you’ve only got fifteen minutes with us tonight’ Oliver said ‘I want my team to get a early night including these two. And don’t hassle Harry too much he’s got enough to worry about in the lead up to tomorrow night’s game’

Fifteen minutes later Oliver called an end to the press conference.
‘’Okay that is it!’ He said standing up ‘You’ve gotten plenty of material for tomorrows publications’

The press crush groaned.
‘Oh come on Ollie Harry playing for United is a huge story!’ Rory McLaren a Quidditch correspondent from Wizarding Wireless complained ‘Bigger than the game itself’

‘Oh crap you’ve got enough you can speak to Harry tomorrow after the came leave the poor men alone’ Oliver said ‘Seriously enough!’

Oliver left the conference room closely followed by Harry and Alicia.

‘They’re like a pack of wolves aren’t they?’ Harry said ‘I can’t be that big a news story’

‘Yeah you are but that lot over dramatise it’ Alicia said ‘You handled them pretty well especially that git from Quidditch Today’

‘Ta, well if you two don’t need me for anything else I’m going to grab my bag and broom and head home’ Harry said.

‘Yeah you go’ Oliver said game starts at seven so be here about five thirty six okay?’

‘You got it’

Harry retrieved his broom and bag from the change rooms then met Ron just outside the race door.

‘Mate you haven’t lost your touch at all’ Ron said admiringly giving Harry back his disguise hat ‘You flew brilliantly’

‘Aw now you’re embarrassing me’ Harry said.

‘Seriously you were good, United are really in with a chance against the Kestrels tomorrow night’

‘I hope so but their Seeker Glen Maloney is bloody good, the best in the league’

‘Yeah but he’s going to have a job of getting the snitch ahead of you after the way you flew tonight’ Ron said.

‘I hope so’

Harry and Ron moved away from the stadium to the apparition point and disapparated appearing on the front porch of the manor.

‘I reckon we ought to give this place a nickname like The Burrow’ Ron said as they walked through the front door ‘Potter Manor sounds a bit formal’

‘And ideas?’ Harry asked hanging his traveling cloak up in the small walk in robe just inside the front door.

‘Nah not yet but I was thinking it ought to be something along the lines of ‘The Burrow’ or ‘Shell Cottage’ where Bill and Fleur live’

‘Maybe we can brainstorm with the girls’ Harry said as they made their way through ‘HELLO GIRLS? WE’RE HOME!’

‘In the potions lab Harry I’ll be out in a minute!’ Came Ginny’s voice ‘Hermione’s upstairs in the library’

‘Typical’ Ron said ‘I think Hermione would go into meltdown if she didn’t have a book to read or a library to go to’

‘Don’t let her hear that she’ll hex you’ Harry said dropping his bag on the dining table and leaning his broom up against the wall the going to the stove and lighting it with a poke from his wand ‘Cuppa?’

‘Yeah ta’ Ron said sitting down ad drawing the copy of the Evening Prophet close


A few minutes later Ginny came out of the potions lab her face red and sweaty and smelling faintly like peppermint.

‘Have you been in the lab ever since we left?’ Harry asked kissing her on the forehead.

‘Nah I did take a break to listen to the wireless’ She said going to the fridge and retrieving a jug or orange juice ‘The quidditch program were broadcasting from United training’

‘Oh yeah? So you would’ve heard about me crashing into Alicia then’ Harry said adding sugar to a mug.

‘Yeah I did the commentators were screaming like England had won the World Cup’ Ginny said ‘A slight over reaction I thought, are you okay?’

‘Yeah I’m a bit sore but I’ll live’ Harry said ‘In general I’m sore because I’m out of match condition and have been for a while, but nothing some pain killing potion and a hot bath won’t fix, Ted get off to bed okay?’

‘Yep and I checked on him about and hour ago and he was out like a light’ Ginny said pouring herself a glass of orange juice ‘What time do you have to be at the stadium tomorrow?’

‘Five thirty six o’clock’ Harry said ‘I’ll have an early dinner the head off, You Ron and Hermione can follow with Teddy at a later time. You all have seats in the reserved area so you don’t need to get there early. The game starts at seven’

Several minutes later Hermione came downstairs from the library.
‘Oh hi Harry I didn’t know you were home’ She said ‘How did training go?’

‘Not bad crashed into Alicia and fell off my broom but I’ll live, how many books did you swallow tonight?’

Hermione rolled her eyes.
‘Oh ha ha’ She said dryly ‘Very funny, I haven’t swallowed any, I’ve been writing a report for the office’

‘Well that’d be a miracle you not swallowing some sort of text’ Ron said with a grin.

‘Oh sod off’

‘Oh by the way Katie has invited us all to her place in Yorkshire sometime’ Harry said pouring hot water into his and Ron’s mugs ‘She’s got a small hobby farm up there. She’s invited us to go horse riding while we’re up there’

‘Since when has Katie been a horsie person?’ Ron asked as Harry slid his mug of coffee across the kitchen bench.

‘Apparently ever since she was a child’ Harry said ‘She said during practice that even though she grew up in a magical environment her parents gave her a muggle upbringing so as a result she went to pony club played netball and did regular muggle child things’

‘I’ve never ridden a horse in my life’ Ron said.

‘It’s quite a fun experience’ Hermione said ‘I used to ride when I was a child not regularly but it’s like riding a bycicle you never really forget how to’

‘What if you’ve never been on one in your life?’

‘I’m sure Katie will give you some pointers’ Hermione said ‘Is she dating anyone Harry?’

‘Not at the moment’ Harry said going to the pantry and quickly finding the biscuit tin ‘She told me she’s been on s few dates since Fred died but as she and he were so tight she finds it hard to enter the dating game. I don’t think she’s really looking to date anyone at the moment though. I joked to her that when she is ready to let me know and I’ll spread the word she’s on the prowl’

‘Oh I bed she loved that’ Ginny said with a laugh.

‘Well it made her laugh’ Harry said digging into the biscuit tin ‘And I have the feeling she hasn’t done much of that over the last few years’

‘She’s probably lonesome for some intimate company’ Hermione reasoned ‘It can’t have been easy for her she and Fred only had a few years together and he did die very suddenly’

‘Yeah well we’ll have to fix her up with someone won’t we?’ Ron said.

‘Ronald you can’t push anyone into a relationship’ Hermione said ‘Katie has to be ready for that sort of thing. Sometimes it can take years for someone to get over the loss of a partner. It’s best just to be her friend and keep her company and she’ll find someone herself’

‘And love is something that finds you, you don’t find it’ Ginny said ‘The harder you look for something the more elusive it becomes’ Ginny added.

‘That’s a very philosophical attitude’ Ron said.

‘It’s the only way to be’ Ginny said.

Half an hour later Harry went upstairs and began running a bath, Ginny joined him after unpacking the bad he took to United training.

‘Fancy some company?’ She asked undoing the drawstring on her dressing down.

Harry smiled
‘Yeah that’d be great’ he said ‘You can rub away all my sore spots’

Harry grinned.
‘Is that all?’ He said faking disappointment ‘I put my body on the line tonight and all you want to do is rub my knee better?’

‘Oh ha ha’ Ginny said pulling her night dress off ‘The bath is just the start of things, IF you behave’

‘Gin I’m too sore to misbehave’ Harry said testing the water with his toe.

‘Are you really?’ Ginny asked in surprise squirting some vanilla bubble bath into the water.

‘I’m not in agony but I’m unfit and in the last couple of days I’ve used muscles I haven’t used since I played quidditch at Hogwarts’

You’ll be okay after a couple of weeks’ Ginny said rubbing his shoulders ‘You just need to get into the groove again get some fitness up and you won’t get so sore’

‘I hope so, can you spare some pain killing potion from your stores? Maybe even a mild sleeping draught?’

‘My sleeping draught is still brewing but I have loads of painkilling potion’ Ginny said wrapping her arms around his waist and resting her cheek between his shoulder blades ‘Mmmm you smell nice’

‘Yeah?’ Harry said resting his hands over hers which were resting on his groin just above his cock ‘What do I smell like?’

‘Lots of things’ Ginny said ’Cinnamon, vanilla, deodorant, warm skin a tiny bit of sweat and that ace cologne I gave you for Christmas last year’

‘Mabye you ought to try and bottle that and market it as a his and hers perfume’ Harry said with a grin turning around and drawing Ginny close.

‘Maybe I should’ Ginny said with a grin ‘How about I call it ‘Eau De Boy Who Lived’

‘Oh fuck off you will not’ Harry said as Ginny laughed. shrilly ‘I’d never be able to leave the house if you did that, I get hounded by the press enough as it is’

‘Nah I wouldn’t do that to you’ Ginny said standing on her toes and kissing him on the lips ‘C’mon lets get into the bath’

Harry climbed into the bath first then Ginny followed settling between his legs.

‘I’ve been thinking’ Ginny said as Harry rolled her nipples between his fingers.

‘Yeah about what?’ Harry asked sweeping her hair aside and kissing her neck.

‘If it’s okay with you I’d like to start trying for kids as soon as we’re married’ Ginny said

There was silence.

‘Harry?’ Ginny said turning around and trying to read his face which was expressionless ‘Harry are you okay?’

Harry broke into a wide grin.
‘I’m fine’ He said ‘I’m perfectly fine, I’d like to start trying for kids as soon as we’re married too’

Ginny squealed and threw her arms around his neck.
‘Harry Potter I love you!’ She said kissing him hard on the lips.

‘Naw really?’ Harry said with a grin.

Ginny slapped his arm.
‘Doofus’ She said leaning into him ‘Gawd can you imagine US as parents?’

‘Yeah I can’ Harry said ‘We’re going to have loads of kids, loads and loads, I want you to be barefoot and pregnant for years, you’ll be a production line for the next generation of Potters’

‘Oh bugger off I will not!’ Ginny said with a grin ‘But I will have fun practicing making the next generation of Potters though’

‘What about quidditch?’ Harry asked ‘You’re one of the chasers on the Harpies starting squad’

‘I’ll play til I get pregnant then retire’ Ginny said.

‘Permanently?’ Harry asked in surprise. ‘You love quidditch as much as I do’

‘Possibly’ Ginny said ‘Quidditch does take up a fair amount of one’s time and with you playing it too we’d have to find someone to mind our kids and I wouldn’t want them to be bought up by someone else there’s no point in becoming a parent if someone else is going to bring up your kids’

‘Fair enough’

‘Plus I qualify as a maternity healer at the end of the year so I can work at that til I have the baby. Or I can do some potions work for George, Angelina and Lee for the shop, there’s plenty for me to do’

‘Sounds like you’ve given it a lot of thought’

‘Yeah I have’ Ginny said ‘Ever since you popped the question. As Mum says it does pay to think abut one’s future’

‘You’re too young to be thinking so philosophically’ Harry said in amusement letting Ginny rest her head on his chest.

‘Why does everybody say that these days?’ Ginny said ‘Since the end of the war the community in general have grown up and matured and grown up and mature people are philosophical. Plus I think it’s Mum and Dad’s and Dumbledore’s influence on me’

‘Fair enough’

A companionable silence fell between them then after a few minutes Harry spoke.

‘I was thinking more about wedding preparations today’ He said

‘Oh yeah?

‘I was wondering how you’d feel if I asked Dennis to be the wedding photographer’ Harry said ‘He is really good at his craft and I was impressed with the work he did for Cho’s Prophet article’

‘That’d be a great idea!’ Ginny said.

‘And I was also thinking that we could have the pictures taken within the grounds of the manor’ Harry continued ‘We can have the ceremony and reception at the Burrow then apparate here to have the photos done. That huge willow tree at the end of the garden would be a nice place to have some photos taken’

‘Yeah it would’ Ginny said ‘You’re very creative’

‘You sound surprised’ Harry said.

Ginny kissed Harry on the lips.
‘I am' she said with a cheeky grin’

Harry slapped her bum splashing some water over the edge of the bath.
‘Oy behave’ He said with a grin kissing her back.

‘Why should I?’ Ginny said with a grin her hand snaking down his groin and grabbing his hardening arousal ‘Being a good girl is no fun, I’d rather live it up’

‘Fancy living it up now?’ Harry said huskily.

Ginny straddled Harry’s hips and sat up.
‘In the bath?’ She said.

‘Why not? It’s as good a place as any’ Harry said with a grin placing his hands on her hips. ‘We can move onto the bedroom and even the library if you like’

‘I am not shagging in the library!’ Ginny exclaimed ‘It’s closer to Ron and Hermione’s quarters and I don’t want to risk them catching us’

‘Have you forgotten we have the advantage of magic?’ Harry said with a grin jerking his head toward the sink where his wand lay ‘We can cast the usual double silencing and locking charm’

‘Forget it pal I’d rather do it here’ Ginny said dropping kisses along his chest and brushing the tip of her tongue over a nipple ‘Let’s make a splash’

‘Sounds great’

‘If I had any Gilllyweed I’d eat some and blow you under the water’ Ginny said with a grin mischief dancing in her eyes.

‘Could you hold your breath?’ Harry said with a grin

‘Are you serious?’ Ginny exclaimed not sure if Harry was being serious or not.

‘Yeah but if only you want to’ Harry said dropping a kiss on her forehead.

Ginny giggled
‘You’re really coming out of your skin you know?’ She said rolling his balls in her fingers ‘I like this new and improved exhibitionist’

‘Oy I’m not an exhibitionist!’ Harry said in mock indignation crossing his arms ‘If you’re going to be like that fine!’

Ginny giggled and kissed him on the lips.
‘You’re a joker and I love you for it’ She said trailing kisses down his neck and chest til she came to the water line at the top of his abdomen.

‘Gin you’re teasing me’ Harry said ‘And that’s mean’

Ginny took a deep breath closed her eyes and dipped under the water, a second later Harry felt her lips close around his arousal and her tongue tickling his shaft.

‘Ahhhhh fuck!’ Harry groaned squeezing his eyes shut hard and grasping the edges of the bath ‘Ginny Weasley you naughty girl!’

When Harry thought Ginny had long run of breath she surfaced took another deep breath then with a mischievous smile went under again.. Harry’s stomach started burning and when he thought he could stand it no more he climaxed. Roaring like a hippogriff he spilled himself into Ginny’s mouth, squeezing his eyes shut and punching the water making a huge splash’

‘FUUUUUUUCKING HEEEEEEEEEL!’ He bellowed as Ginny resurfaced ‘Shit Gin that was out of this world!’

Ginny kissed him on the lips.
‘So you liked that then?’ She said with a giggle.

‘Gin you’re a very naughty girl’ Harry said still puffing ‘Where did you learn to do that?’

‘Nowhere in particular, but I have had some girly chat’s with Hermione’

‘Hermione has told you how to suck my cock?’

Ginny laughed.
‘Well sort of’ She said her cheeks going pink ‘She’s told me what Ron likes’

‘Oh gross, Ron and Hermione are my best mates but I don’t want to know about his cock in her mouth’ Harry said making a face.

Ginny laughed shrilly.
‘Well she never gave names but I know she was talking about Ron’ She said ‘I mean who else would she be talking about? She’s told me she’s never shagged anyone else, and I believe her’

Okay it’s my turn to drive you nuts’ Harry said to Ginny sitting up. ‘Want to see what I can do to you?’

Ginny grinned.
‘I know what you can do to me’ She said moving to the other side of the bath.

‘Cool well you know what’s coming then’ Harry said with a grin spreading Ginny’s legs with his hands ‘Now darling just relax’

‘Darling?’ Ginny said with a raised eyebrow ‘Darling? You never call me darling’

‘How about Sweet Cheeks?’ Harry said with a grin sliding two fingers into her warm slippery centre ‘Schnookums? Pookie? Ickle Sugglebum?’

Ginny clapped her legs around his hand trapping his hand between her legs.
‘You’re a prick’ She said ‘A right and proper bastard, you call me Ickle snugglebum and I will personally remove your testicles’

‘Well that would be counter productive wouldn’t it?’ Harry said with a grin prising Ginny’s legs apart again ‘If you cut off my nuts I wouldn’t be able to get it up, and you wouldn’t be able to get a shag’

Ginny laughed.

Harry took a deep breath and plunged under the water. He found Ginny’s centre and latched onto her clit, he felt her tense up as he once again slid two more fingers into her. He pressed down on her G spot hard and took one long sustained suck on her clit. He felt her arch her back and let out a scream which to him sounded rather muffled under the warm soapy water of the bath.

When Harry thought his lungs were going to burst he brought Ginny to climax, she arched her back hard again screaming like a banshee.
Harry’s head broke the surface of the soapy water and while his lungs were burning he thrust himself into Ginny with all the passion he could muster, despite the fact he was slightly lightheaded from the lack of oxygen.

‘Ahh fuck Harry!’ Ginny squealed clenching herself hard around Harry’s hardness ‘I will wake Voldemort himself from the dead if you keep on doing that!’

‘Well-I’m—just-going-to-have-to-see-if-you-can-scream-that-loud-aren’t-I?’ Harry said as waves of water splashed over the edge of the bath in rhythm of each of his thrusts ‘Ahhh fuck Gin, Gin, Gin!’

Harry felt the knot of passion in his abdomen build and build and build as he neared his own moment of passion neared. He lost himself in the building passion and thrusted with all the energy he could muster. Then with the force of an earthquake Harry climaxed he punched the water hard as he came hard inside Ginny and orgasmed again as Ginny found her own climax.

‘Oh man alive!’ Ginny screeched slumping against the side of the bath her breasts floating in the water ‘I’m going to die under you one day Harry you know that?’

‘Well at least you’d go out with a bang’ Harry said with a chuckle kissing her neck.

‘Oh ha ha’ Ginny said running her fingers through his wet hair ‘Feeling all your quidditch soreness going away?’

‘I still have a little soreness in my shoulders but I’ll live’ Harry said sliding out of Ginny and drawing her close to him.

‘I’ll get some painkilling potion for you before we go to bed’ Ginny said leaning her head on his shoulder.

‘Nah I’ll be right you can just give me a quick rub before we drop off’ Harry said.

Ginny laughed
‘Thought I already did that’ She said resting a leg across his groin.

‘Ha ha’

An hour later after several more frenzied lovemaking sessions Harry and Ginny retired to their bedroom, Ginny made a quick trip downstairs to the potions lab once she donned her dressing gown and returned with a small bottle of bright green potion.

‘Drink this’ She said to Harry handing him the bottle.

‘What is it?’

‘Painkilling potion and before you say so yes you do need it, even if it’s to get a good night’s sleep before the big match tomorrow night’ Ginny said ‘The Kestrels play a hard game and you’ll need all the rest you can’

Harry thought about protesting but took the bottle.
‘You’re a mother hen you know’ He said uncorking the bottle and lifting it to his lips.

‘Yeah I know it’s a habit I picked up from Mum’ Ginny said taking off her dressing gown and tossing it over a nearby chair ‘I’ll try not to be so often’

‘Nah that’s alright I appreciate it’ Harry said smacking his lips ‘Should I drink all of this?’

‘Nah about half of it should do’ Ginny said climbing under the covers ‘That’s one with a mild sleeping draught in it you should feel it kicking in soon’

As soon as she said, that Harry felt a wave of sleep wash over him. He took one last big gulp of the potion re-corked the bottle and got into bed placing the potion bottle on the bedside table.

‘I’m not going to be very good company’ He said cuddling up to Ginny ‘That potion works really quickly’

‘I don’t mind’ Ginny said ‘And it’s supposed to work quickly, see ya in the morning’

‘Night Gin’

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