Nothing too big, because you wouldn't be able to take it with you
He chanced a glance at herShe was not tearful; that was one of the many wonderful things about Ginny, she was rarely weepyHe had sometimes thought that having six brothers must have toughened her up
She took a step closer to him
"So then I thought, I'd like you to have something to remember me by, you know, if you meet some veela when you're off doing whatever you're doing
"I think dating opportunities are going to be pretty thin on the ground, to be honest
"There's the silver lining I've been looking for," she whispered, and then she was kissing him as she had never kissed him before, and Harry was kissing her back, and it was blissful oblivion better than firewhisky; she was the only real thing in the world, Ginny, the feel of her, one hand at her back and one in her long, sweet-smelling hair\a150\a150
The door banged open behind them and they jumped apart
"Oh," said Ron pointedly
"Ron!" Hermione was just behind him, slight out of breathThere was a strained silence, http://www.naluxury.com/scategory_30_Cartier-Watches.html" target="_blank then Ginny had said in a flat little voice,
"Well, happy birthday anyway, Harry
Ron's ears were scarlet; Hermione looked nervousHarry wanted to slam the door in their faces, but it felt as though a cold draft had entered the room when the door opened, and his shining moment had popped like a soap bubbleAll the reasons for ending his relationship with Ginny, for staying well away from her, seemed to have slunk inside the room with Ron, and all happy forgetfulness was gone
He looked at Ginny, wanting to say something, though he hardly knew what, but she had turned her back on himHe thought that she might have succumbed, for once, to tearsHe could not do anything to comfort her in front of Ron
"I'll see you later," he said, and followed the other two out of the bedroom
Ron marched downstairs, though the still-crowded kitchen and into the yard, and Harry kept pace with him all the way, Hermione trotting along behind them looking scared
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"I'm not messing her around," said Harry, as Hermione caught up with them
"Ron\a150\a150"
But Ron held up a hand to silence her
"She was really cut up when you ended it\a150\a150"
"So was IYou know why I stopped it, and it wasn't because I wanted to
"Yeah, but you go snogging her now and she's just going to get her hopes up again\a150\a150"
"She's not an idiot, she knows it can't happen, she's not expecting us to\a150\a150to end up married, or\a150\a150"
As he said it, a vivid picture formed in Harry's mind of Ginny in a white dress, marrying a tall, faceless, and unpleasant stranger
In one spiraling moment it seemed to hit him: Her future was free and unencumbered, whereas hise could see nothing but Voldemort ahead
"If you keep groping her every chance you get\a150\a150"
"It won't happen again," said Harry harshlyThe day was cloudless, but he felt as though the sun had gone in"Okay?"
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Ginny did not seek another one-to-one meeting with Harry for the rest of the day, nor by any look or gesture did she show that they had shared more than polite conversation in her roomNevertheless, Charlie's arrival came as a relief to HarryIt provided a distraction, watching MrsWeasley force Charlie into a chair, raise her wand threateningly, and announce that he was about to get a proper haircut
As Harry's birthday dinner would have stretched the Burrow's kitchen to breaking point even before the arrival of Charlie, Lupin, Tonks, and Hagrid, several tables were placed end to end in the gardenFred and George bewitched a number of purple lanterns all emblazoned with a large number 17, to hang in midair over the guestsWeasley's ministrations, George's wound was neat and clean, but Harry was not yet used to the dark hole in the side of his head, despite the twins' many jokes about it
Hermione made purple and gold streamers erupt from the end of her wand and drape themselves artistically over the trees and bushes
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turned the leaves on the crabapple tree to gold"You've really got an eye for that sort of thing
"Thank you, Ron!" said Hermione, looking both pleased and a little confusedHarry turned away, smiling to himselfHe had a funny notion that he would find a chapter on compliments when he found time to peruse his copy of Twelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches; he caught Ginny's eye and grinned at her before remembering his promise to Ron and hurriedly striking up a conversation with Monsieur Delacour
"Out of the way, out of the way!" sang MrsWeasley, coming through the gate with what appeared to be a giant, beach-ball-sized Snitch floating in front of herSeconds later Harry realized that it was his birthday cake, which MrsWeasley was suspending with her wand, rather than risk carrying it over the uneven groundWhen the cake had finally landed in the middle of the table, Harry said,
"That looks amazing, Mrs
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