Helping Ginny

Disclaimer: I don't own the books, because if I did Harry would not be such a dolt had have realized how in love he is with Hermione already.

A/N: I swore off writing for a long time after I read HBP. But I couldn't resist looking in the challenges forum and saw this... So of course I took it up and here is the first chapter. I don't see this being anything more then 2 chapters. I mean really where can I go with this?

oh and obviously this is unbeta'ed so all mistakes are my own.

As Always~ Pheniox_Girl

Ginny and Hermione were lying on their respective beds in Ginny's room at the Burrow. Harry was to be coming tomorrow and both were anxious to see him. Harry hadn't been far from Hermione's mind this past fortnight. She wanted him here where she could talk to him and reassure him that everything would be fine. If she knew Harry Potter his past two weeks had been spent laying in bed and thinking through every little detail of the Department of Mysteries....

"Hermione?" She was jolted out of her thoughts by the sound of Ginny's voice.

"Uh? Oh… yeah Gin?" she asked.

"Say… Well suppose... That I still liked...."

"Harry?" Hermione asked, not at all surprised by this. Ginny was not at all good at hiding how she felt.

"Well… yes. Say that I did still fancy him.. how do you think I should get him to like me also? I mean your his best friend, probably more so then Ron sometime... though I never said that.." Giny trailed off.

Hermione gave a small smile hoping that her eyes weren't showing her true feelings.

"Well... I don't know if I'm the best person to be getting involved Ginny. I mean, yes I am his best friend but.." Hermione let her voice trail off. She saw out of the corner of her eye Ginny sitting up on her bed and facing her.

"Hermione, please. I really fancy him. I mean it probably not something in his life he needs right now but.. I can't help it." Hermione sat up also and looked Ginny in the eyes.

"What about Dean Ginny? I can't give you advice knowing full well you are dating someone else." Hermione kept her face blank and expressionless but her tone said it all.

"Hermione... you don-"

"What? Like Harry? Merlin, no Ginny. I mean he's my best friend and I love him but not... not the way your thinking." By this time Hermione had made her way from sitting on the bed to standing before the bed and watching the clouds float by.

"I was just checking…" Ginny said in a small voice.

"What about Dean, Ginny?" Hermione repeated.

"Well we're still dating obviously but....."

"If an opportunity arisen with Harry you wouldn't hesitate to take it?" Hermione finished for her.

"Right"

"Ginny....."

Ginny got up and made her way to stand next to Hermione.

"Hermione if you help me with Harry I'll help you with Ron."

Hermione slowly turned to look at Ginny, resigned to the fact that this is what everyone expected. If it could help Harry.....

"Ok Ginny. I'll help you."

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IF YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED BOOK SIX DO NOT PROCEED!! DIALOGUE FROM THE NEW BOOK IS CONTAINED IN THIS CHAPTER!!!

I will not be responsible for any reader who proceeds and complains I have inserted this dialogue.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!

Hermione was awoken by the smell of bacon and coffee the next morning. As she pulled herself upright in bed she saw Ginny in the process of getting dressed. Hermione pulled herself out from under the cover and walked over to the dresser drawer containing her clothes.

“Morning Ginny.”

“Mornin' Hermione” Ginny said through a large yawn.

Both proceeded to dress in quite and go down to breakfast. As they walked in they saw Ron hard at work at what seemed to be his second serving of breakfast as Mrs. Weasley was putting more scrambled eggs onto his plate.

“Morning Mum.” Ginny said as she kissed her mother on the cheek and sat down at the table.

“Morning Mrs.Weasley.” Hermione said as she sat down to.

“Morning dears. Do either of you want some eggs and sausages?”

“Yes please.” Both responded.

Halfway through breakfast there was a very large pop behind both Ginny and Hermione making both scream. Ron who was sitting facing the disturbance started spitting food out of his mouth as he laughed uncontrollably at the faces both had made.

“Geez Ronnie Kins didn't anyone ever tell you not to laugh with your mouth open?” Fred asked revealing himself to be the cause of the pop. Ron stopped laughing immediately.

“SHHHHH!!!” Mrs. Weasley said. “You lot will wake poor Harry up with your noise. Poor thing, he looks so malnourished and I'm making him a tray of-“but Hermione cut her off before she had finished.

“He's here already? And you didn't tell us?” Hermione asked as she leapt to her feet and bolted for the stair.

“Dear let him-“but she stopped as she saw Ron running for the stairs also. Ginny was about to follow before her mother stopped her.

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Hermione bolted in to the room and flung the curtains open knowing it would wake Harry instantly. And sure enough-

“Wuzzgoinon?”

“We didn't know you were here already!” She nearly screamed, her heart beating wildly. She felt nearly faint with excitement. “Ron don't hit him!”

“Alright?” Ron asked him.

“Never been better. You?”

“Not bad. When did you get here Mum only just told us!”

“About one o'clock this morning”

“Were the Muggles alright? Did they treat you ok?”

This was one of the things Hermione had been most anxious about. If those stupid Muggles had even… she would be of age in a few months and they wouldn't stand a chance.

“Same as usual.” Hermione sat on the edge of his bed analyzing his expression. “They didn't talk to me much, but I like it better that way.” And Hermione let out a breath she hadn't realized she'd been holding. “How're you Hermione?”

Hermione's heart jumped at the sound of his voice saying her name.

“Oh, I'm fine.” She said still looking at him, trying to keep her voice and face neutral; analyzing his face to make sure he was truly alright. If only I could…

But before she could ask him how he was feeling about Sirius he changed the subject.

A/N: I actually changed my mind and I'm not going to set a number of chapters. I'm just going to keep writing this till I feel I've reached some sorta end. Or in other words closure. I'm looking at this piece as a way for me to pick through HBP and find all those little H/Hr moment I need to see to give myself not only hope, but the ability to carry on writing this ship.

As Always~ Pheniox_Girl

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