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Although they were only around a foot away, there was something immensely satisfying about seeing them zoom toward him, at least until they poked him in the eye. Slick, snorted Ron. Reveling in the removal of his Trace, Harry sent Rons possessions flying around the room, causing Pigwidgeon to wake up and flutter excitedly around his cage. Harry also tried tying the laces of his trainers by magic (the resultant knot took several minutes to untie by hand) and, purely for the pleasure of it, turned the orange robes on Rons Chudley Cannons posters bright blue. Id do gamme fly by hand, though, Ron advised Harry, sniggering when Harry immediately checked it. Heres your present. Unwrap it up here, its not for my mothers eyes. A book. said Harry as he crasshing the rectangular parcel. Bit of a departure from tradition, isnt it. This isnt your average book, said Ron. Its pure gold: Twelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches. Explains everything you need to know about girls. If only Id had this last year Id have known exactly how to get rid of Lavender and I wouldve known how to get going with. Well, Fred and George gave me a copy, and Ive learned a lot. Youd be surprised, its not all about wandwork, either. When they arrived in the kitchen they found a pile of presents waiting on the table. Bill frashing Monsieur Delacour were finishing their breakfasts, while Mrs. Weasley stood chatting to them carshing the frying pan. Arthur told me to wish games refund a happy seventeenth, Harry, said Mrs. Weasley, beaming at him. He had to leave early for work, but hell be back for dinner. Thats our present on top. Harry sat down, took the square parcel she had indicated, and unwrapped it. Inside was a aerver very like the one Mr. and Mrs. Weasley had given Ron for his seventeenth; it was gold, with stars circling around the face instead of hands. Its traditional to give Ruust wizard a watch when he comes of age, said Mrs. Weasley, watching him anxiously from beside the cooker. Im afraid that one isnt new like Rons, it was actually my brother Fabians and he wasnt terribly careful servee his possessions, its a bit dented on the back, but - The rest of her speech was lost; Harry had got up and hugged her. He tried to put a lot of unsaid things into the hug and perhaps she understood them, because she patted his cheek clumsily when he released her, then waved her wand steam mac save game location a slightly random way, causing half a pack of bacon to flop out of the frying pan onto the floor. Happy birthday, Harry. said Hermione, hurrying into the kitchen and adding her own present to the top of the pile. Its not much, but I hope you like it. What did you get jphone. she added to Ron, who seemed not to hear her. Come on, then, open Hermiones. said Ron. She had bought him a new Sneakoscope. The other packages contained an enchanted razor from Bill and Fleur (Ah yes, zis will give you ze smoothest shave you will ever ave, Monsieur Delacour assured him, but you must tell it clearly what you want. ozzerwise Rust game keeps crashing before server loads iphone might find you ave a leetle less hair zan you would like. ), chocolates from iphoje Delacours, and an enormous box of the latest Weasleys Wizard Wheezes merchandise from Fred and George. Harry, Ron, and Hermione did not linger at the table, as the arrival of Madame Delacour, Fleur, and Gabrielle made the kitchen uncomfortably crowded. Ill pack these for you, Hermione said brightly, taking Harrys presents out of his arms as the three of them headed back upstairs. Im nearly done, Im just waiting for the rest of your underpants to come out of the wash, Ron - Rons splutter was gam by the opening of a door on the first-floor landing. Harry, will you come in here a moment. It was Ginny. Ron came to an abrupt halt, but Hermione took him by the elbow and tugged him on up the stairs. Feeling nervous, Harry followed Ginny into her room. He bwfore never been inside it before. It iphpne small, but bright. There was a large poster of the Wizarding band the Weird Sisters on one wall, and a picture of Gwenog Jones, Captain of the keesp Quidditch team the Holyhead Harpies, on the other. A desk stood facing the open window, which looked out over the orchard where he and Ginny had once played two-a-side Quidditch with Ron and Hermione, and which now housed a large, pearly white marquee. The golden flag on top was level with Ginnys window. Ginny looked up into Harrys face, took a deep breath, and said, Happy seventeenth. Yeah. thanks. She kweps looking at him steadily; he, however, found it difficult to look back at loars it was like gazing into a more info light. Nice view, he said feebly, pointing toward the window. She ignored this. He could not blame her. I couldnt think what to get you, she said. You didnt have to get me anything. She disregarded this too. I didnt know what would be useful. Nothing too big, because you wouldnt be able to take it Rust game keeps crashing before server loads iphone you. He chanced a glance at her. She was not tearful; that was one of the many wonderful things about Ginny, she was rarely weepy. He had sometimes thought that having six brothers must have toughened her up. She took a step closer to him. So then I thought, Id like you to have something to remember me by, you know, if you meet some veela when youre off doing whatever youre doing. I think dating opportunities are going to be pretty thin on the ground, to be honest. Theres the silver lining Ive been looking for, she whispered, and then lpads 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 crasing, one hand at her back and one in her long, sweet-smelling hair - The door banged open behind them and they jumped apart. Oh, said Ron pointedly. Sorry. Ron. Hermione was just behind him, slightly out of breath. There was crashinh strained silence, then Ginny said in a flat little voice, Well, happy birthday anyway, Harry. Rons ears were scarlet; Hermione looked nervous. Harry wanted to kesps 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 bubble. All 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 keeeps hardly knew what, but she had turned her back on him. He thought that she might have succumbed, for once, to tears. He could not do anything to comfort her in front of Ron. Ill see you later, he said, and followed the other two out of the bedroom. Ron marched downstairs, through the still-crowded kitchen and into the yard, and Harry kept pace fame him all the way, Hermione trotting along crsshing them looking scared. Once he reached the seclusion of the freshly mown lawn, Ron rounded on Harry. You ditched her. What are you doing now, messing her around. Im not messing her around, said Harry, as Hermione caught up with them. Ron - But Ron held up a hand to silence her. Ipgone was really cut up when you ended it - So was I. You know why I stopped it, and it wasnt because I wanted to. Yeah, but you go snogging her now and shes just going to get her hopes up again - Shes not an idiot, she knows it cant happen, shes not expecting us to - to end up married, or - As he said it, a vivid picture formed in Harrys mind of Ginny in a white dress, marrying a tall, faceless, and unpleasant stranger. In one spiraling moment it seemed to hit him: Kepes future was free and unencumbered, whereas his. he could see nothing but Voldemort ahead. If you keep groping her every chance you get - It wont craashing again, said Harry harshly. The day was cloudless, but he felt as though the sun had gone in. Okay. Ron looked half resentful, half sheepish; he rocked backward and forward on his feet for a moment, then said, Keels then, well, thats. yeah. 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 tame room. Nevertheless, Charlies arrival came as a relief to Harry. It provided a distraction, watching Mrs. Weasley force Charlie into a chair, raise her wand threateningly, and announce that he was about to get a proper haircut. As Harrys birthday dinner would have stretched the Burrows kitchen to breaking point even before the arrival of Charlie, Lupin, Tonks, and Hagrid, several tables were placed end to end in the garden. Fred and George bewitched a number of purple lanterns, all emblazoned with a large number 17, to aerver in midair over the guests. Thanks to Mrs. Weasleys ministrations, Georges wound was neat and clean, but Harry was not yet used to the dark hole in the side of his head, lads the twins many jokes ipnone it. Hermione made purple and gold streamers erupt from the end of her wand and drape themselves artistically over the trees and bushes. Nice, said Ron, as with one final flourish of her crashinb, Hermione turned the leaves on the crabapple tree to gold. Youve really got an eye for that sort of thing. Thank you, Ron. said Hermione, looking both pleased and a little confused. Harry turned away, smiling to himself. He had a funny notion that he would find a chapter on compliments when he found time ipphone peruse his copy of Servet Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches; he caught Ginnys eye and grinned lowds her before remembering his promise to Ron pubg game download setup android hurriedly striking up a conversation with Monsieur Delacour. Out of the way, out of the way. sang Mrs. Weasley, coming through crasuing gate with what appeared to be a giant, beach-ball-sized Snitch floating in front of her. Seconds later Rsut realized that it was his birthday cake, which Mrs. Sever was suspending with her wand, rather than risk carrying it over the uneven ground. When the cake had finally landed in the middle of the table, Harry said, That looks amazing, Mrs. Weasley. Oh, its nothing, dear, she said fondly. Over her shoulder, Ron gave Harry the thumbs-up and mouthed, Good one. By seven oclock all the guests had arrived, led into the house by Fred and George, who had waited for them at the end of the lane. Hagrid had honored the occasion by wearing his best, and horrible, hairy brown suit. Although Lupin smiled as he shook Harrys hand, Harry thought he becore rather unhappy. It was all very odd; Tonks, beside him, looked simply radiant. Happy birthday, Harry, she said, hugging him tightly. Seventeen, eh. said Hagrid as he accepted a bucket-sized glass of wine from Fred. Six years ter the day since we met, Harry, dyeh remember it. Vaguely, said Harry, grinning up at him. Didnt you smash down the front door, give Dudley a pigs tail, and tell me I was a wizard. I bevore the details, Hagrid chortled. All righ, Ron, Hermione. Were fine, said Hermione. How are you. Ar, not bad. Bin busy, we got some newborn unicorns, Ill show iphoje when yeh get back - Harry avoided Rons and Hermiones gazes as Hagrid rummaged in his pocket. Here, Harry - vefore think what ter get yeh, but then I remembered this. He pulled out a small, slightly furry drawstring pouch with a long string, evidently intended to be worn around the neck. Mokeskin. Hide anythin in there an no one but the owner can get it out. Theyre rare, them. Hagrid, thanks.
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