Chapter 39: Resilience
Sirius had a similar reaction, this girl who Harry and Ginny told him about, was trying to stand in the way of his godsons happiness! Harry and Ginny told him all about how she was during their stories; Sirius would be dammed if he was going to let her get in the way.
James and Lilly would be so disappointed if he let that happen, the very idea made him uneasy and that was nothing compared to what he was thinking about when his thoughts returned to Harry. He had already failed the poor boy by missing all those years in his life, but now Harry was happy and found a girl that Sirius couldn't dislike even if he tried.
Hell, even Severus and McGonagall and the rest of the heads of houses approved from what Sirus had heard, Sirius would be perfectly fine being single all his life if that meant those two got together. He'd babysit their future children if he had to! He was fond and felt protective of Ginny, and even more so with Harry.
Harry had to actually stop him from finding her and getting sent to Azkaban again, the two compromised when Harry allowed Sirius to send a letter to McGonagall and help the twins plan some pranks. Harry and Ginny knew that that was the best they'd get.
On the train ride to Hogwarts, Harry and Ginny found a compartment but the twins insisted in staying with them in case anyone tried anything. It turns out they didn't need to, this was the first time that they had gone an entire train ride without someone they disliked annoying them.
Neville asked to sit with them and they let him, the five played exploding snap and experimented with new sweets and chocolates.
At the great hall the five sat together, the quidditch team chasers joined them. The twins had filled them in on what Hermione had done, naturally the girls were furious. They knew Oliver would be too, not only was Harry the best seeker the Gryffindor team ever had but he was also the little brother the team never knew they wanted.
He was also kind enough to be willing to wait for the other players to play for a bit before he went for the snitch, he could always get it immediately but they knew he held back so the others could enjoy the game. It was common knowledge that Harry practically worshipped the ground Ginny walked on, Ginny was also a great help.
She was kind; encouraged the team to do their best and even helped the girls plan chaser formations, they even helped her practise so she can join the team when she was older.
Save from hexing Hermione the best thing they could do is spread the word around, maybe if they did this than no one would try it again and Hermione could take a hint. Obviously they asked Harry and Ginny if they could do so, they agreed as long as the girls promised not to say anything that wasn't true.
Harry and Ginny knew that the house heads knew all about it, they looked over the table and all saw them looking at Hermione with disgust and in Snapes case hate. Potter and Ginny were their best students but they also knew that if she ruined their relationship then Potter could be very hazardous to the people in the castle, not to mention the castle itself.
Snape still remembers the fireball incident from duelling club, he was amazed when he found out that Potter put no effort into it. They wanted to punish Granger but unfortunately she did not break any school rules, to some she just told her parents a lie but they knew she was hoping it would soon become a truth. Not bloody likely if they had a say in it.
Dumbledore sat down after making the welcoming speech, as the students started eating he noticed that Miss Granger looked quite upset and a number of students were glaring at each other. Probably something stupid he thought, he looked over to see Harry and Ginny eating. This caused Dumbledore to have mixed feelings.
Harry was supposed to be a shy and nervous boy who would see him as a grand wizard and cling to his every word. Instead he's confident, the best in class and never talks to anyone other than his closest friends. He doesn't look up to him either; he treats him as if he was just another student.
The boy took his Phoenix, made all the teachers (even Snape) like him and Dumbledore was positive he had something to do with Lockhart getting fired. Not that the last part bothered him, but the fact that Harry would do something like that led Dumbledore to worry, Potter was powerful. That's common knowledge; he could easily be the next dark lord.
Then his eyes landed on Ginny and relief fell over him, the Weasleys were big supporters of the light. Everyone knew that Ginny was the only one that could tell Harry what to do, she'd keep Harry firmly planted on the light side. That marriage contract he had tricked the Potters into signing was a pure stroke of genius on his part, yes, she'd keep him away from the dark side and their dark magic.
"Hey Ginny" Harry whispered "when we get the chance let's practise throwing off the imperious curse again"
"Okay" Ginny nodded as she continued eating. The couple held hands and continued eating, ignoring the stares they were getting from the Ravenclaw table or more specifically a girl known as Cho Chang and a boy known as Micheal Corner.
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