Chapter 2 - Late Night Encounters
`Mom? Dad?' Ginny called, when she arrived at the Burrow. The house was very dark, it looked like her parents were already sleeping.
Usually, they didn't go very early to bed, but since their children had left the house, her parents didn't have much to do or talk.
`Ginny? Is that you?' she heard a sleepy voice, coming from the couch, and as she came nearer to it, a head shot in the air, scaring her to death, making her scream.
`RON! You've scared me, you git!' Ginny yelled, trying to start breathing again. `What are you doing here? I thought you were in Ireland…'
`Nope! Something more important made me stay!' he said with a huge smile. If there was more light, she could bet her life that he was redder than a tomato.
`Like what?' she asked, curious.
`Ron? Who's there?' a woman voice said.
Ginny opened her eyes to the maximum, and looked over the couch's back, only to see Hermione, sleeping against her brother.
`No one, `Mione! Just me, GINNY!' she laughed, happy to see her brother with Hermione, at last.
`Oh, hello Ginny! Haven't seen you for a while!' Hermione mumbled, going back to sleep. A minute later, she sat quickly and very straight. `GINNY?! You… I … We were just…'
Ginny laughed at her friends disturbed face. Since she had put the lights on in the living room, she could see the reactions coming from her brother and Hermione.
`I know … You were just sleeping! Well, now that you're awake, will you give me a hug and say hi?'
`Of course! I've missed you so, Gin!' Hermione laughed, running to her friend's arms. `I haven't seen you for months, now! How are you?'
`I'm ok! How are you?' she replied.
`Oh, I'm great! I've just finished a new book about Ancient Runes… It'll be out next month…' Hermione explained, having proud in being a famous writer.
`I'm happy for you… And, how's everything with my brother?' she insisted.
`Ginny, I think you're too young to these conversations! Let's talk about something else!' Ron interrupted the girly chit chat, with a nervous look on his blushed face.
`They're wonderful! He loves me, you know?!' Hermione said happily, as if she was telling Ginny something no one knew.
`Well, everyone knew that since you were on the 4th year! The thing is, I have to protect my brother, so I'll ask you this, do YOU love him?' Ginny joked.
`I sure do! And Ron, don't forget that Ginny's only a year younger than us! She's a woman! A beautiful one, in fact…' Hermione stated, looking at her friend's figure approvingly. `Harry has been asking for you! He hasn't seen you in years!'
`Really? I miss him to…' Ginny said, blushing a little. `So, how is he?'
`Oh, the usual… Working hard! But he's one of the best Aurors the Ministry of Magic ever had… Malfoy's doing a great job as well! He's Harry's partner!' Hermione said, sitting back on the couch.
`He's WHAT?' Ginny yelled, surprised. `How can that be? Who let Malfoy become an Auror? His whole family were Death-Eaters!'
`Ginny, he did help us to destroy Voldemort, don't forget that! And, Harry and Malfoy are like best friends, now!' Ron said, quietly.
`No way! My brother, the guy who was always trying to kill Malfoy, accepts this situation? Amazing!' she laughed. `So, you guys are sure, that Malfoy has changed? To better I mean!'
`He sure is…' Hermione laughed. `He was a nasty but sexy boy, back at Hogwarts, but now… He's a gentle sexy hot man! You should take a look at him… He makes every single woman, in a range of two miles, drool at his sight!'
`Really?!' Ginny asked, interested.
`Hermione, don't give her any ideas! I can tolerate Malfoy, but I don't want him involved with my little sister…' Ron complained, bored.
`Well… I've just moved out from my apartment, and I'm staying here until I find a new place!' Ginny changed the subject with a smile.
`Why don't you stay here with Mom and Dad? There's no need for you to be living with people you don't know!' Ron argued, frowning.
`Ron… I love my independence, and I want to enjoy it. You moved out as well! Why aren't you staying here? You could go to work everyday with dad!' she replied, bored.
`That's different!' he sighed.
`No, it isn't Ron! You might be a man, but that doesn't give you more rights! I'm going to find a new home, and then I'll move out from this house, again!' Ginny said, trying to remain calm.
`I would prefer to see you with a git like Malfoy, then see you living alone with strange people!' Ron mumbled under his breath.
`Well, I'm going to my old room! I'll see you both tomorrow!' she said, going upstairs to her intact old room, and drifting to a sleep like she hadn't had for a long time.