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'The Wedding'	By : NutsAboutHarry Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Harry/Ginny Views: 29688 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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It was Dudley.

Harry�s jaw dropped.

�Dudley?� He said �Dudley Dursley? Fuck me!�

�Harry?� Dudley said incredulously �Bloody hell is that you?�

�Oh you two lads know each other then?� The senior veterinarian said brightly.

�Erm yeah er Dudley�s my cousin� Harry said totally forgetting about the purpose of the visit and staring at Dudley his mouth hanging open.

�How are ya Harry?� Dudley who was just as surprised as Harry said finally �It�s good to see ya�

�Er year fine same here� Harry said still coming to terms with seeing Dudley �Bloody hell Big D you�re the last person I expected to see. You�re a vet now?�

�Well almost I�m in my last year of Uni� Dudley said �Another twelve months and I�ll qualify�

'Good on ya�

�Well my name�s Colin how can we help you lads tonight?� Dudley�s boss said.

Harry was quickly bought back to the present.
�Er well my mate and I found these two pups in the front yard of our house when we came home from work� Harry said taking he injured pup out of his jacket �They were quite a way off the path so I think someone dumped them�

'Righto Dud you look at this one I�ll have a look at this one� Colin said taking the pup from Ron�s arms.

�Right�

Dudley unwrapped Harry�s cloak from the injured pup and began examining it.

�Bloody hell Dud you�re the last person I expected to see� Harry said quietly �How the hell are ya?�

�Not bad mate not bad� Dudley said pressing a stethoscope to the puppy�s chest �You?�

�Not bad not bad, keeping busy�

Fifteen minutes later Colin spoke.
�So Dud what do you reckon?� He said.

�This one requires surgery� Dudley said stroking the head of Harry�s puppy who despite being so badly injured was licking his hand �It�s suffered a diagonal compound fracture of the left hind leg and it has some superficial lacerations to the abdomen and flanks I�m also thinking it has some minor chest injuries but an X-Ray would tell us more�

�Do you have any suspicions how it suffered the injuries?� Ron asked.

�I can�t be sure but I suspect it was thrown from a moving car� Dudley said making a face �On first impression I thought it may have been hit by a car but on further inspection I�ve come to the conclusion it was thrown. If it were run over I suspect chest injuries would be obvious and that just isn�t the case�

'That�s weird because we�re not near a road� Ron said �And it�s impossible for the public to get where we found them and it looked like someone put them where we found them purposely�

�Well however they got there it was good you brought them in� Colin said having a quick look at the injured puppy �Now what do you intend to do with these two? Do you wish to surrender them or pay for the treatment? You have no obligation to assume responsibility for them, as they are abandonments�

�I�ll pay for the treatment� Harry said �I don�t care what it costs�

�Okay then just so you know it won�t be cheap� Colin said �Orthopedic surgery can be quite expensive�

�Just do what you can for them� Harry said �And I�ll fix up the bill, do everything micro chipping vaccinations whatever�

�No worries then we�ll get to work straight away�

�Just one thing are they boys or girls?� Harry asked.

Colin inspected the two puppies.
�This one�s a girl� He said patting the injured puppy �And the other one is a boy, a pigeon pair�

�How old do you reckon they are?� Harry asked.

�It�s a bit hard to say because they are both malnourished and dehydrated but I would hazard a guess at about eight to twelve weeks old. They could be older than that because malnutrition can stunt growth but if they are it�d only be a week or two�

�Great well do what you can with them and let me know what happens�

�I�ll do that thanks for bringing them in�

�No worries�

�We�ll do our best with them Harry� Dudley said taking the injured puppy out of Harry�s cloak and cradling it in his arms.

�Thanks Dud�

�Just go out to the waiting room and we�ll get started on these two� Colin said.

�We�ll do that�

Harry and Ron left the examination room and made their way out to the waiting room.

�Well that was weird� Ron said as usual showing his knack at stating the plainly obvious.

�You�re not kidding� Harry said as they leant on the front counter, �I haven�t seen Dudley for five years and then all of a sudden he�s here! Hell, I didn�t peg him as a veterinarian. I didn�t think he had a caring bone in his body, to me when we were growing up he was a bully. I thought he�s be more of a computer nerd�

�Time does change people maybe that�s the case with your cousin� Ron said sagely �He was affected by the war just as we were. That might have been the catalyst for him to change his outlook on life�

�I suppose so� Harry said �Something he said to me just before he, Vernon and Petunia went into hiding indicates that�

A few minutes later, the nurse came back out.

�What do we do about paying for tonight?� Harry asked her.

�Oh don�t worry about that just yet you can pay on the next visit when we know more about the total costs� She said giving Harry a business card with the clinic�s details on it �Give us a ring in twenty four hours ad we�ll be able to give you a progress report�

�No worries I�ll do that� Harry said �Could I borrow a pen and paper for a minute?�

�Sure here you go�

She gave Harry a pen and paper and busied herself on the computer.

�I�m just dashing off a quick note to Dudley� Harry whispered to Ron as they went and sat down �We need to catch up, at least make peace with each other�

�Smart idea�

Harry wrote the following:

Dear Dudley

It�s been several years since we have seen each other and I think it would be a good idea if we caught up for a bit of a chat. I�m busy every day this week but my evenings are free if you�d like to come for dinner sometime give me a ring on the number I have left with the clinic and we�ll go for there. I�d like to know what has been happening with you since I last saw you.

You cousin
Harry

Harry folded the paper and cast a charm on it that would only let Dudley read it. He then got up and went over to the front counter.

�Can you make sure Dudley gets this?� He asked the nurse �He might find it of a bit of interest�

�Sure thing lovie I�ll do that� She said brightly putting the piece of paper in a pigeon hole clearly marked as Dudley�s �We�ll do out best with those pups they�re ever so cute I can�t believe someone would dump such cuteness can you?�

Harry found the woman�s enthusiasm slightly nauseating.

�No I can�t either� he said �I�ll give you a ring tomorrow night�

�Hear from you then!�

�I think that woman fancies you Harry� Ron said with a grin as they left the clinic and made their way back to the bike �She looked to me like she wanted to shag you on the front counter�ha ha!�

�All women out there want to shag me� Harry said with a grin flicking his hair theatrically �I�m just irresistible to the female species�

�Oh ha ha hilarious mate� Ron said rolling his eyes �Give me a needle I need to stitch my sides up�

�Idiot�

Harry and Ron made their way back to the bike and within fifteen minutes were back at the Manor Harry taking the more sedate route.

�See you are capable of flying like a human� Ron said as the bike landed with a soft bump in the driveway �Now that wasn�t hard was it?�

Harry laughed.
�I�ve gotten the hi-jinx out of my system� He said bringing the bike to a gentle stop in the garage �Maybe when we go to pick the pups up I�ll do another loop the loop�

�Fuck off not with me in the sidecar you won�t!� Ron exclaimed flicking his wand and removing Harry�s Disillusionment Charm �You�re dangerous Potter I hope Gin knows what a mental prat she�s marrying�

�Yeah she does she�s not stupid she likesthe thrill� Harry said flicking his wand and removing the disillusionment charm off Ron and the bike �C�mon lets get inside I�m starving�

Harry and Ron left the garage and made their way up the back porch and into the house. The air was thick with the smell of melted chocolate and burnt sugar.

�Harry, Ron is that you?� Ginny�s voice came from the kitchen.

�No it�s Count Dracula come to a suck your blood hahahahaaaaa!� Harry said in a Dracula voice.

Ginny�s shrill laugh followed.

�Idiot!�

Harry and Ron entered the kitchen a minute later where the chocolate and sugar smell was centred. Hermione was bent over a bowl of something her face and apron with the saying �Cooks Do It With Spice� streaked with chocolate.

�Evening girls� Harry said dropping a kiss on Ginny�s lips �Your men return!�

�From saving iddy biddy cutsie pie ickle wickle puppy dogs� Ginny said with a grin �How did it go?�

�Not bad guess who I saw at the clinic?�

�Who?�

�Dudley�

�You cousin?� Hermione said looking up from her cooking.

�Yup�

And over the next fifteen minutes punctuated by Ginny and Hermione�s questions Harry told them about the trip to Rochester.

�So I left a note for him telling him how to contact me and inviting him for dinner sometime this week� Harry finished off �Mione I left your mobile number as a contact I hope you don�t mind�

�No worries Harry� Hermione said �Well that must�ve been weird running into your cousin�

�It was� Harry said �It was really weird I was shocked more than anything, Dud is the last person I expected to see, I mean I haven�t seen him for five years and all of a sudden he�s there I think even you who always knows the right thing to say would�ve been stuck for words�

�Well if he comes for dinner you can find out what�s happened over the last few years� Ginny said �I have to admit it would be interesting to know�

�It would, I suppose all I can do now is wait and see if he responds to that note I left�

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With the rise of the sun on Saturday morning dawned the day of the pre-season quidditch cup final between Puddlemere United and the Holyhead Harpies. Both Harry and Ginny awoke already feeling nervous at the task ahead. The evening�s game was by far the biggest and most prestigious Harry had participated in since his quidditch days at Hogwarts.

�Harry you�ll be fine� Ginny said watching Harry shave �Just think of it as another game�

�You don�t really believe that do you?� Harry said rinsing the blade of his razor under the tap �It�s the next biggest game that can be played next to the major season final itself. You were on the Harpies Squad last year when they won the pre season cup final you must know how I feel�

�Well yes� Ginny conceded.

�In fact you�ve been on the Harpies squad every year since you left Hogwarts and in those years they�ve won every final of the pre-season cup� Harry continued.

�I know and I felt like you did just before my first final but once I got out on the pitch it was like another joe average game� Ginny said �I bet ya a hundred Galleons and a shag that Oliver will tell you the same when you get to the pitch tonight� Ginny said.

Harry paused in his shaving.
�Bugger the Galleons I just want the shag� He said with a grin giving her a wink.

�We just had one in the shower!� Ginny said �And we were up to three o�clock this morning fucking each others brains out. Your cock�ll fall off if we do it twenty four seven�

�That�s a risk I�m willing to take� Harry said with a cheeky grin.

�Deviant�

Harry finished shaving then went to the bedroom and got dressed. He and Ginny then made their way downstairs. Hermione and Ron were already there Hermione making breakfast and Ron poring over a copy of the Sunday Prophet.

�The first non quidditch news is on page thirty four� Ron announced.

�Morning to you too brother dear� Ginny said dryly.

�Oh morning Gin, hey Harry you�re the first three pages of the Prophet today.

�Fuck� Harry cussed �One of these days I�ll pay that rag not to publish my name�

�That�d take more money than you me Gin and �Mione have in our vaults� Ron said �Gin the next three pages after Harry is devoted to you�

�Really?� Ginny asked in surprised interest.

�Yup you�d think tonight�s game was the final of the major round, there hasn�t been this much fuss since the Cannons beat United in the pre-season final five years ago the Monday Prophet that year had a commerative lift out that was almost as big as the Prophet itself.

�That�s because that game was the first final the Cannons had won for twenty seven years� Ginny said levitating a basket of toast over to the table �Nineteen seventy three was the last time the Cannons won the major round too. I think if the Cannons won anything now their supporters would die from shock�

�Nah we wouldn�t� Ron said as Harry laughed �Might pass out for a few hours but dying would be a bit far fetched�

�Are you going to visit anyone before the game today Harry?� Hermione asked.

�Thought I might drop in on Bill and Fleur� Harry said idly adding milk to his cereal �Haven�t dropped in on them for a while. It�ll be nice to see them and the kids again�

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At midday Harry and Teddy got into the kitchen fireplace Harry with a handful of Floo Powder.

�We�ll be back about three or four� He said to Ginny who was holding out the pot of Floo Powder �Andromeda ought to be here about the same time�

�Sure thing you two have a good time� Ginny said �Ted be have yourself�

�I always behave!�

�I know but you�re a little mischief thought you might need reminding� Ginny said with a grin leaning into the grate and giving Teddy a tight hug �I luv ya Tedmeister�

Teddy returned the hug.
�I love you two Ginny�

�See when you get back� Ginny said kissing Harry on the lips.

�Counting down the minutes'

�Oh vomit�

Harry grinned threw down the floo powder and called�

�Shell Cottage�

Green flames erupted around them and with a whoosh Harry and Teddy disappeared from the Manor and began the journey to Bill and Fleur�s

The journey to Bill and Fleurs was always smoother than any of the other Weasley�s and Harry and Teddy arrived at Bill and Fleur�s easily not stumbling or tripping up.

�Hello lads!� Bill greeted them holding out a steadying hand for Harry as he stepped out of the grate then scooping up Teddy and whirling his around in a circle �Heya Tedmeister!�

�Whoooooo do it again Uncle Bill!� Teddy shrieked.

Bill swung Teddy around again.

�Aunty Fleur and Vic some colouring in things for you in the loungeroom if you want to go and mess around with that� He said swinging Teddy onto his hip.

�Oh wow can I draw a Hippogriff? Awnty Miny and I have been practicing those� Teddy asked as from the loungeroom floated Fleur�s voice �William La facture le c'est Victoire!�(William it�s Victoire!)

�Oui cher! (Yes dear)� Bill called back rolling his eyes at Harry �You can draw whatever you like�.� He added to Teddy letting Teddy down and watching as he skipped off into the loungerom,

�Hey Bill what�s doing?� Harry said shaking the eldest Weasley�s hand.

�Not much still being abused by my missus on how to pronnonce my daughter�s name� Bill joked �Fleur is a big one for prommouncing our kids names properly, she hates me calling Dominique Dom or Dommie even though she�s a year old and too young to care one way or the other�

Fleur came into the kitchen a moment later lighting up when she saw Harry.
�`Arry �ow are you?� She greeted him hugging and kissing him on each cheek. �You �ave not been to ze �ouse for a long time!�

Harry returned the hug.
�Well I had to pass the time before the big game tonight and I thought I�d drop in and see how you Bill and Vic and Dom are going�

Bill laughed as Fleur slapped Harry�s arm.
�`Arry it�s Victoire and Dominique� Fleur admonished �No one pronounces my girls names properly zey are `umans not items on a supermarket shelf!�

Harry laughed.
�They don�t care you know� He said with a chuckle �They�re both so young if you called them Hippogriff One and Hippogriff Two they would come to that description�

�Zey are not `Ippogriffs!� Fleur exclaimed �And you are to teach at �Ogwarts? I can�t believe Madame McGonagall eez letting you loose on ze youth of today!�

Bill snorted.

�Yeah it�s great isn�t it?� Harry said rubbing his hands together theatrically �It took a powerful Confundus Charm and a really strong Befuddlement Draught to convince her I was the right man for the job�

At that Bill bent over roaring with laughter, Fleur rolled her eyes and began making them all coffees.

�So `ow are ze wedding plans going Harry?� She asked a moment later �Only seven weeks to go�

�Just about everything is organised� Harry said �Of course the lasting ongoing things are the flowers and the gown and robes fittings. Gin is having her gown and the bridesmaids dresses made from scratch so she, Hermione, Myra, Katie, Luna and of course Victoire are having weekly fittings. Whereas Ron, Neville, Seamus Dean, Teddy and I are having fortnightly fittings. We�re going the three piece suit with gold and moroon cravat�

�Very smart, what about the catering side of things?�

�Oh that was one of the first things Gin and I organized Molly is going to do all the catering and the cake �We�re going for a death by chocolate Black Forest cake. Gin found a really elaborate cake like that from a muggle wedding magazine. She and Hermione look at all these magazines every night. My next big decision is the flowers. The big decision is roses, Carnations or Orchids oh the torture�

Bill laughed.

�Go for all three� Fleur said dreamily �One for each flower in ze lapel corsages and several of each in ze bride and bridesmaids bouquets, that�d be very roman-teek�

Fleur sighed dreamily.
�Fleur you are such a hopeless romantic� Bill said fondly.

�Yeah I know� Fleur sighed sounding very much like Luna(Or so Harry thought) �I like z�ose muggle romance novels �Arry Mills and Boon I think zey are called�

�Hermione likes those too� Harry said �She has a whole shelf in the library at the manor full of them, her Mum is into them too they swap and change all the time, you three ought to get together and be hopeless romantics together�

�Maybe�

�Where do you get them from anyway?� Harry asked �They�re muggle publications�

�I get zem through Flourish and Blotts through zaire muggle publications order service� Fleur said �Zey owl me whenever zey get new titles in and I go in and have a look. I got four new books from zem last week when I was in London with Gabrielle�

�At least now I know what to get you for Christmas� Harry said with a grin

�Ah wonderful! No more zuttle �inting zen!�

Two hour later Harry decided it was time to leave.

�Well I better go� He said getting up and pulling on his cloak �TEDMEISTER time to go!�

�Awwww but Harry I�ve only just started on a Centaur dwawing!� Teddy�s voice groaned from the loungeroom.

�You can finish it at home� Harry said �Promise, or you can leave it here and finish it next time you visit Bill and Fleur�

�Naw I�ll take it home with me� Teddy said folding up the piece of parchment.

�You gowing already Uncle Harry?� Victoire asked making a face.

�Yeah I am sausage I have to get ready for the quidditch remember? The big game�s on tonight� Harry said crouching down to Victoire�s level �Your Mere and Pere and Grand-mere and Grand-pere and all the rest of the Weasleys are coming�

�Oh yeaaaah!�

�Who�s going to win then?� Harry continued on �United or the Harpies?�

�United!�

�Good girl� Harry said getting up.

�You know if Ginny asked that question she�d say the Harpies� Bill said dryly as they all moved into the kitchen �I can�t believe my first born child is a kiss arse. She totally spends too much time at Angelina and George�s talking to Fred�s portrait�

�Loosen up dear I zink it�s rah-zer cute� Fleur said taking the pot of floo powder out of it�s bracket and holding it out to Harry �See you at ze game okay `Arry?�

�You got it thanks for the coffee guys�

�No worries� Bill said.

Harry grabbed a handful of floo powder and grasping Teddy�s hand firmly stepped into the rate. He then threw down the powder and said�.

�The Manor�

Green flames erupted around them and with a loud roaring in his ears they disappeared from Shell Cottage. They arrived back at the Manor to find Hermione and Ron putting together a picnic basket for the night.

�Just how many people are you catering for?� Was his greeting.

�Just about everyone� Hermione said putting a package wrapped in paper in the basket �Percy and Audrey are doing one too�

�Fair enough�

�How did your visit at Shell Cottage go?� Ron asked.

�Good it was good to catch up with them, I haven�t been to Shell cottage for a while. It was good to sit and chat and listen to Fleur abuse Bill for mispronouncing Victoire and Dominique�s names�

Ron laughed.

�I think he does that to rile Fleur up� He said

�Yeah I think he was teasing her too� Harry said grabbing a peach from the fruit bowl on the table �Is Gin still here?�

�Nah she left about ten minutes ago the Harpies have a team dinner before the game itself�

�Okay I�ll get ready then apparate from upstairs�

�Okay see you at the game, good luck�

�Thanks�

Harry wet up to his and Ginny�s quarters where he quickly gathered up his quidditch things and changed. Then gripping his broom tightly he disapparated to the Cornwall Moors stadium. There were already long lines of witches and wizards lined up at each entrance each wearing the colours of their preffered teams.

Harry showed his pass to the security guard at the players entrance then ducked inside. He walked down the long race past the match and medical official�s room to the Puddlemere United rooms from which eminated an alluring smell of roasting meat. He opened the doorand entered. The rest of the team as well as every member of the board and the team manager were present.

�Harry!� Oliver exclaimed striding over and shaking Harry�s hand �Ready for the big game old son?�

�No I�d rather be at home inhaling manky hippogriff shit� Harry said rolling his eyes �Who�s cooking?�

�Mrs Symonds the president�s wife the board are going to hob nob it in the board room but they all wanted to meet you before they went up, come on dump your stuff and I�ll introduce you to a few people'

Harry placed his belongings at his locker the followed Oliver around the room as he introduced him to various people that sat on the Puddlemere United board. Finally Oliver introduced him to Peter Symonds a former chaser and genereally regarded as Puddlemere United�s greatest ever player.

�Sir this is Harry Potter Harry this is Peter Symonds out president�

�Oliver introductions are unnecessary!� Peter said waving a hand airily �Harry it�s a privilege to meet you old son! I suppose it�s a bit late but welcome to the team�

�Thankyou sir it�s a pleasure to meet you� Harry said politely shaking Peter�s hand.

�Harry! Harry! Please call me Peter!� The older man said jovially �Feeling confident about tonight?�

�Of course we�re training well and beat the Kestrels pretty comprehensively, the Harpies are a good team but I�m confident of getting the Snitch early�

�Even if Ginny is paying Seeker?

�Maybe, Gin�s an exceptionally skilled seeker and if she�s playing seeker against me I�m sure she�ll make my job all the much harder, I suppose no one can say for sure what will happen until we get out on the pitch. I am confitent United will win though�

�That�s m�boy I like your confidence! Maybe I should�ve put a few extra galleons on my bet for tonights game�

�Ah that�d be up to you sir�

�Harry I told you please call me Peter! Sir is ony for teachers and people in government! Now I must leave you and your team mates to have your meal and talk tactics. Good luck for tonights game and I hope to be popping the Champagne corks with you after the game play hard play safe�

�Will do�

Peter and the rest of the board left the rooms and the squad finally sat down to their evening meal.

�Lecherous old creep� Katie said to no one in particular as she sat down with her dinner.

�Who?� Harry asked with a raised eyebrow.

�Mr Stuart Wilson the fucking Vice President� Katie replied attacking her roast lamb as if it had personally insulted her �Every time he talks to me he looks at my chest. You�d think my boobs were my face and my nipples were my eyes�

Larry and Gordon sniggered.

�It�s not funny!� Katie stormed �Bloody arsehole my dogs pant less�

�Hex him� Harry suggested.

�I can�t he�s got a lot of influence on the board and I�d lose my spot on the team�

�Not with me as Captain you wouldn�t� Oliver said �If he sacked you I�d refuse to play or at the most resign. You�re one of our best players Katie we need you on the team�

�Thanks for the support Oliver�

�If he worries you that much speak to him directly or if that doesn�t work go to Symonds� Alicia suggested �He�s more influential than Wilson�

�I�ll do that� Katie said.

�Or find a bloke and pash him in front of Wilson� Angelina siad �If he thinks there�s a fella on the scene that�s half a chance of dropping him the minute he stares at your boobs he might back off�

�That�s a good suggestion but with one flaw�

�Hmm?�

Every guy I know is married, got a girlfriend or fianc� or is gay. I can�t very well snog Harry, Oliver, Larry, Gordie or George I�d get a reputation as a slattern and that�s Pansy Parkinson�s thing not mine�

�Have any of the gay ones come out of the closet yet? If they haven�t find one that�ll snog you in public ad make sure Wilson see�s you� Angelina said with a grin.

�That�s the most realistic option yet. I have a few gay mates I often go out with and I�ve snogged one of them before�

�You have? Harry, Larry and Gordon exclaimed together.

�Hell yeah mind you I was pissed as an ant� Katie said with an embarrassed grin �I like going out with gay men they don�t put the hard word on ya�

�Katie we love you but really you need a hard word put on ya� Harry said with a grin.

�Yeah I know I�ve been thinking it�s about time I put myself out on the field again, know any tall good looking outrageously filthy rich single men?�

�Well I know of a tall single and outrageously filthy rich guy but I can�t pass judgement on the good looking bit� Harry said �And he�s only a year younger than you�

�Oh yeah who?�

�Do you really want me to tell you that?�

�Sure why not? If he�s not gay I�m open to anything�

�Draco Malfoy�

�Except Malfoy� Katie finished �He is one person I wouldn�t snog in public he�s a git�

�Not any more� Harry said �As I said to Oliver a week or two ago he�s not the same person as he was back in school he�s the complete opposite�

�Harry you�re a great mate ad I love you like a brother but the day I snog Malfoy is the day I snog Alicia in public�

�We�d pay to see that� Larry and Gordon chorused.

Oliver, Alicia and Katie each threw food at the pair.

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At quarter to six, Harry finished his dinner and donned his quidditch gear. He laced up his boots tightly and cast a charm to the knots wouldn�t come undone. He then pulled on his gloves and picked up his broom which was vibrating as if keen to get in the air again.

�C�mon lets go� Gordon said to the room keenly �Lets kick some Harpies arse�

�Hold yer horses!� Oliver said dryly �We have to wait til the match officials give us the go ahead�

�Just keen to get going Oliver�

�How about a game of Exploding Snap while we wait?� Katie suggested holding up a deck of cards.

Gordon enthusiastically agreed and the team was halfway through their fifth game when a knock came at the door.

�Puddlemere United time to go!� Came a voice.

�Okay team lets go!� Oliver called slinging his broom over his shoulder �WHO�S GOING TO WIN?�

�PUDDLEMERE UNITED!� The rest of the team roared back.

With Oliver leading and Harry bringing up the rear the squad left the changerooms and made their way up the race. A moment afterwards the Holyhead Harpies squad emerged from their changerooms and gathered in a group as not to give away any positions.

�Okay United mount your brooms!� The reserve Umpire called after making sure all players from both teams were present �Fly out as you are announced�

The race doors were thrown open and the roar of the sixty thousand strong crowd rushed in. Harry could hear Lee Jordan�s voice over the noise.

�LADIES AND GENTLEMEN PLEASE NOW WELCOME ONTO THE PITCH THE FAVOURITES FOR TONIGHT�S MATCH PUDDLEMERE UNITED, FIRST OUT IS STAR KEEPER AND CAPTAIN OLIVER WOOD!�

Oliver rocketed onto the pitch.

Harry was itching to get onto his broom as each member of the squad was announced ahead of him then eventually Katie, Alicia and Angelina flew onto the pitch.

'AND NOW LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THE MOST POPULAR PLAYER ON THE UNITED SQUAD PLAYING HIS USUAL POSITION OF SEEKER HARRYYYYYYYYYYYY POTTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!�

Harry leapt onto his broom and kicked it forward. His surrounds turned to a mult-coloured blur as he raced onto the pitch to be greeted by the roar of the crowd. He raced around the pitch twice his blue and gold robes flying before pulling up next to Angelina in an artistic skid. He acknowleged the crowd�s appreciation with a wave and turned his gaze back to the race door from which the Harpies squad were due to emerge.

�THIS IS MAD!� Harry yelled to Angelina over the roar of the crowd as Lee Jordan began introducing the Harpies squad �ABSOLOUTELY MENTAL!�

�WAIT TIL THE MAJOR ROUND!� Angelina yelled back as Amanda Scillachi and Lauren McCreedy the Harpies beaters roared onto the pitch �THIS IS NOTHING!�

As each member of the Holyhead Harpies squad came onto the pitch, they put on their own little show then lined up on the other side of the pitch directly parallel to Harry and his teammates.

The chasers were introduced next.

�CHASERS KATE JAMIESON, ROSIE McCALLUM AND JESSICA OVERTON!�

The crowd let out a fresh roar as it became apparent that for the second week in a row Ginny would be playing seeker.

�Dammit!� Harry heard Oliver cuss �Harry you�ll really have to be on your game tonight!�

�You prat Oliver when isn�t Harry on his game?� Katie said dryly.

�AND TONIGHT FOR THE SECOND WEEK IN A ROW PLAYING THE ROLE OF SEEKER GIIIIIINY WEAAAAAAASLEY!�

Harry to hold in the cheers that threatened to escape his lips. Ginny flew out of the race performed a figure eight around her teammates and the United squad and like Harry skidded to a stop next to the chasers. She caught Harry�s eyes and gave him a wink. Harry returned the wink then turned hit attention to Oliver and Gwenog Jones who had flown down to the pitch with the referee for the toss of the coin.

�C�mon Oliie go for heads� Larry hissed.

The referee threw the special Galleon in the air and while it was airborne, Oliver bellowed�

�HEADS!�

The referee caught the coin and flipped it onto the back of his opposite hand.

�HEADS!� He called �PUDDLEMERE UNITED WIN THE TOSS!�

Oliver pointed to the southern end goals then remounted his broom and went to rejoin his team.

�Okay team lets go!� He called �Lets have a good hard game and Harry if you can a quick catch of the snitch that�ll be the key to this game okay?�

The team gathered in a circle and put their hands in the centre one on top of another.
�PUD UNUITED!� The chorused.

Harry turned from his teammates and began flying aimlessly over the other players which were flying to other parts of the pitch in order to take up their positions. Ginny joined him and the referee released the balls.

The Snitch made an appearance for a nanosecond then disappeared in its usual haphazard manner.

In the half an hour that followed Puddlemere United scored nine goals to the Harpies six and the Snitch stubbornly remaied absent. Each time his team scored Harry did a loop-the-loop in high spirits but still kept his mind on the job of finding the Snitch first. The whole time Ginny clung to his side making his job even more difficult.

This game was by far the fiercest and intense game of quidditch Harry had ever participated in, though he suspected his lack of match fitness was the major contributing factor. He was ready for a break of any sort by the second hour of the game but his desire to find the snitch far outweighed his desire for a break.

At the two hour, mark of the game the Snitch finally made an appearance. Harry wrenched his broom around and leaned forward becoming one with it as it shot forward after the Snitch. Jessica Overton who was in posession of the quaffle at the time was forced to veer sharply off course and in the process she dropped the quaffle directly into the outstretched arms of Alicia who turned in the opposite direction and took off for United�s goal posts.

Harry was within six feet of the snitch with Ginny right next to him when out of the corner of his eye he saw a bludger rocket toward him.

�HARRY GET OUT OF THE WAY, FUCK THE SNITCH!� Gordon bellowed his beaters bat raised above his head �MOOOOOOOVE!�

Harry and Ginny who was tracking him and following his moves like a shadow were forced to perform a 360-degree roll on their brooms as Gordon and the bludger flew over them missing them by millimeters. However, in the enschewing commotion they lost sight of the snitch.

�BOLLOCKS!� They cussed in unison.

For a split second, they grinned at each other but quickly turned their attentions back to getting the Snitch for their team first.

The Snitch remained elusive for another two hours and at that stage, Harry was ready to fall off his broom. He wasn�t zipping about the pitch anymore but then neither was Ginny, His muscles were cramping up excruciatingly and his robes were soaked in sweat. The score was now 500- 450 in favour of United.

�C�MON HARRY TIME TO GET THE SNITCH OLD SON WE�RE ALL ROOTED OUT HERE!� Oliver bellowed to Harry as he and Ginny flew overhead.

Just before the game timer ticked over to the fifth hour, Harry saw the golden glint of the Snitch near the Harpies goalposts. Ignoring the excruciating pain in his legs, he kicked his broom forward and took off after it. Gwenog Jones had to yank her broom sharply to the left to avoid Harry as he rose up to meet the Snitch then sink into a textbook Wronski Feint. Ginny caught up with him and their knees bunped together as the crownd cheered them on as they fought to be the first to reach the coveted prize.

Harry only had eyes for the little walnut sized orb and had failed to notice with every passing second he was rocketing closer and closer to the pitch.

�HARRY ARE YOU MENTAL?� Ginny screamed �YOU ARE GOING TO KILL YOURSELF! YOU FUCKING GIT PULL UUUUUUUUUUUP!�

Harry edged forwards on his broom ignoring Ginny�s pleas for him to pull up, then with the roar of the crowd ringing in his ears his gloved fingers closed around the little fluttering ball. He went to pull out of the Wronski Feint but it was too late. He crashed into the pitch and felt a sickening crunch in his collarbone and arm before losing consciousness.

He awoke a short time later to find the rest of the Puddlemere United squad and two healers crouching over him.

�Oh great you�re with us!� Oliver said in relief �Thank God!�

�Did we win?� Harry asked woozily.

�Yeah mate we did six fifty to four fifty nice work� Gordon said �We would�ve been here all night had you not got the Snitch�

�I really got it?� Harry said stupidly still obviously concussed.

�Yeah but a tad untidy on the dismount mate� Angelina said with a grin �Smack head first into the turf you idiot, what were you thinking? You�re supposed to be the best flier in the league. Oliver could hear Ginny screaming at you from the other end of the pitch�

�I just wanted to get the snitch� Harry said feeling more and more stupid with very passing second.

�Well you sure as hell did that� Alicia said �The pundits�ll be talking about that for years�

�Here drink this� one of the match healers said to Harry holding a phial of an evil looking yellow potion up to him.

Harry took the phial and down the contents. He almost vomited the contents back up.

�That�s DIS-GUS-TING!� He bellowed fighting the urge to vomit all over his teammates �What the hell is that shit?�

�Extra strength concussion draught� The healer said �You should feel your head clearing in a moment�

Sure enough Harry could feel the fuzziness in his head lessening.
�That stuff is evil� He said screwing up his face �Bllleeercgh�

�I�ll give you a mint later that�ll get rid of the taste� The healer replied tasking Harry�s pulse.

�Can I go celebrate?� Harry said going to get up but feeling a excruciating pain shoot through his shoulder and arm �ARRRRGH!�

�No you can�t� The healer said pushing Harry back down into a laying position �At least not straight away, you�ve got a broken arm and dislocated collarbone�

�Oh bloody teriffic, the biggest quidditch match of my life and I fucking injure myself�

�I�d rather have the injuries than the embarrassment of flying directly into the pitch� Katie said with a laugh �Top grade work there Potter really artistic stuff�

Harry groaned.
�Thanks Katie� He said wincing as the two healers examined his shoulder and arm �OW!�

�We�ve got to get you to the rooms� The male healer said to Harry said summoning a stretcher from the rooms in the race.

�No I-don�t-want�� Harry began.

�No arguments� the female healer said in a no-nonsense manner �Your concussion is enough for me to send you straight to St Mungos. If you want the chance to celebrate with the nest of your teammates I suggest you come quietly or I will put the full body bind on you so you will have no coice in the matter�

�You better go Harry� Oliver who was clearly worried about his star player �We�ll wait outside the rooms okay? We won�t start celebrating without you�

�Well I suppose I have no choice in the matter� Harry said deflating as fast as a popped balloon.

The two healers helped Harry onto the stretcher and made sure he was secure on it before heading off to the race with the rest of the Puddlemere United squad following closely behind. The crowd let out a roar as Harry raised his arm and gave a weak wave.

The healers took Harry across the pitch and down into the race where they wheeled him into the medics rooms. The bright lights poked him hard in the eyes and made his head swim sickeningly as they transferred him to one of the more permanent beds.

�Awww I don�t feel so good� He groaned, as his quidditch top was removed leaving him bare-chested.

�Do you need to throw up?� The female healer asked.

�Yeah I think so��

With the lightning quick reflexes of a quidditch player the male healer who was nearest to Harry conjured a bucket out of thin air and pushed it under his head in time for Harry to heave violently and vomit spectacularly into it.

A second later, a deafening hammering came from the closed door.

�LEMME IN!� Came Ginny�s voice a moment later �SOMEONE FUCKING LET ME IN OR I SWEAR ON FRED�S GRAVE I WILL BLAST THIS FUCKING DOOR DOWN!�

The female healer strode across to the door and wrenched it open.
�MISS WEASLEY!� She bellowed �I will not allow you to bang on this door! It is not a drum!�

�I don�t give a fuck!� Ginny screeched drawing her wand �Let me in or I was hex you a new arsehole!�

From behind Ginny Harry could hear his teammates snigger.

The female healer recoiled at Ginny�s ferocity.
�Okay Miss Wealsey you may come in� She said �But please be quiet Mr Potter is in a very delicate condition�

�ThankYOU!�

Ginny rushed over to Harry while the female healer shut the door behind her.
�Harry!� She exclaimed brushing his fringe back from his sweat and mud streaked brow �What the hell were you thinking of flying into the fucking pitch like that you great bloody git? If you weren�t injured now I would hit you so hard you would get an injury!�

�Thanks Gin I�m fine� Harry said now the enormity of his stupidity washing over him.

�Sorry I mean I�m glad you�re okay but bloody hell Harry you scared the shit outta me!� Giny exclaimed claming down slightly and conjuring a chair out of thin air with a flick from her wand.

�I�ll try not to do it again� Harry said with a lopsided grin, �I don�t like to make a great bloody prat of myself in public�

Ginny grasped his hand.
�Good you�ve learnt your lesson then� She said with a grin.

�Okay Harry I�m sorry about this but we have to re-align your shoulder� The male healer said apologetically �This might hurt a bit�

�Can�t you fix the broken bone first?�

�We could but it would make more sense to do your shoulder first. As to lessen the amount of trauma we might inflict on your fracture� the healer said �If we fix your shoulder then your arm there�s only two steps. But if we do your arm first we have to wait and let it settle, and in that time the muscles around your dislocation could seize up and make re-locating your shoulder more painful�

�Oh great, well if you have to do it that way go ahead then� Harry said tensing up in anticipation of the pain he was going to have to endure.

�Miss Weasley if you could please give us some room� The female healer asked.

�Of course�

Ginny vacated her seat and let the two healers position themselves to re-locate Harry�s shoulder. He winced as the pain from his broken arm shot up his arm and mingled with the pain of the dislocated shoulder.

�Okay Harry are you ready?� The male healer said �On the count of three�

�Okay let�s get this over with�

�One-two-three�.�

Harry felt a sharp pop and excruciating pain once again overrode his sense before he lost consciousness again. He awoke to find he had his quidditch top back on and his arm strapped up tight against his body.

�Enough with this fainting already!� He said woozily.

�Here have another dose of this stuff� The female healer said holding another larger phial of anti-concussion draught �I want you to finish all of this before I even consider you fit to leave this room. You took quite a hit and I want to make sure you can at least walk before I let you go�

�No offence but that stuff tastes like Hippogriff piss� Harry said lifting the phial to his lips.

�It is Hippogriff piss� the male healer said with a grin just as Harry swallowed the biggest mouthful tolerable.

Harry had to use his self-control not to bring the anti-concussion draught back up.
�EXCUSE ME?� He bellowed �Are you serious?�

�Naw it�s proper anti-concussion draught� The older man said with a chuckle �I thought you might like a joke to distract you from all your pain�

�Thanks but I�m not entirely sure that was the right way to go about it� Harry said dryly pushing himself into more of an upright sitting position �Can I go now?�

�Not yet I want to give that dose a chance to work and I�d prefer it if you�d finish the whole phial before you go�

�Isn�t there something you can put in this abomination of a potion to make it taste better?� Harry asked the male healer holding the half-empty phial of baby poo yellow potion up to eye level.

�Unfortunately no everything even mildly pleasant tasting ever tried in the brewing of Anti-Concussion Draught has proved ineffective� The male healer said.

�Damn�

�Exactly�

Ten minutes later Harry felt almost back to normal save for an ever so sublte throb of pain in his shoulder.

�Now can I go?� He said in exasperation �My teams just won the pre-season Cup final and I want to piss it up with them in celebration�

�Yeah you can go but go easy on the booze and don�t apparate under your own power for twenty four hours� The Male healer said �You don�t want to risk a splinching, and I want you to go and have a check up with an Orthopaedic healer at St Mungos in a week to make sure everything�s okay�

Harry made a face.

�No arguments� The female healer said helping him off the bed.

Harry grunted.
�So can I do side along apparition?'

�Yes I will permit that�

�Anyway it was a exciting game tonight congratulations� The male healer said �I hope you have many more games like it�

�Save for the untidy dismount� Ginny said with a grin.

�That goes without saying�

Harry got his bearings and with Ginny�s help made his way from the medical rooms out to where the rest of Harry�s teammates were.

�Harry!� Oliver exclaimed �How are you?�

�Better now that I�ve downed ten gallons of Anti-Concussion Draught� Harry said �I dislocated my shoulder and broke my arm and I have to go to St Mungos in a week for a check up with an Orthopaedic Healer�

�I�m surprised you didn�t kill yourself� Alicia said �Hey but next Sunday�s the wedding�

�I know I�ll go on the Monday� Harry said �I�m not missing Oliver being a soppy romantic in public for anything�

�Oh bite me� Oliver said blushing a handsome shade of magenta as Gordon and Larry sniggered.

�C�mon are we going to go up to the top box and get our trophy?� Harry said with a grin �I didn�t put my body on the line for you all to stand here and chat about thin air�

�Yes let�s go up to the top box and collect out reward and bask in the glory of being star quidditch players� Gordon said in a posh accent.

�Idiot� Alicia and Angelina chorused.

�I�ll leave you in the capable hands of your teammates then� Ginny said to Harry kissing him on the lips �Try not to injure him any further guys�

�Gin we didn�t injure him in the first place� George exclaimed with a grin �He did that all on his own�

�Well just keep him safe or I will hex your bollocks off�

�Yes Ma�am!�

�Ha ha�

Ginny departed to commiserate with her teammates and Harry followed his teammates from the race up to the top box. The crowd let fly with a deafening roar as they realized Harry was okay. He waved and lined up with the others as the presentation ceremony began. The pre-season Cup trophy an elegant wrought silver goblet inscribed with images of flying players and snitches resting on a redwood base on which were gold plates inscribed with the past pre-season cup winners and the year in which they won. Harry noticed the last time Puddlemere United won the pre-season Cup was six years previously when Oliver first made the senior squad.

�LADIES AND GENTLEMEN BEFORE THE PUDDLMERE UNITED SQUAD RECEIVE HEIR TROPHY EACH INDUVIDUAL TEAM MEMBER WILL RECEIVE THEIR OWN MEDALLION COMMEMERATING THIER CONTRIBUTION TO THE GAME FROM PETER QUIGLEY THE PRESIDENT OF THE GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND QUIDDITCH ASSOCIATION� Lee Jordan announced gesturing to the man who was standing by with medallions for each member of the squad.. �FIRST IS KEEPER AND CAPTAIN OLIVER WOOD!�

The rest of the team along with the crowd roared their approval as Oliver stepped up to Allan Quigley who shook his hand and slung the medallion around his neck.

�WHO�S THE BEST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE?� He bellowed thrusting his arms into the air

�PUDDLEMERE UNITED!� The crowd roared back.

�BEATERS LARRY TALLIS AND GORDON McINTYRE!�

Larry and Gordon slapped each other a double high five, chest bumped then skipped up to the presentation stage to receive their medallions.

�Chest bumping is so male!� Alicia said to Katie and Angelina as Larry and Gordon received their medallions then began dancing the Wonky Wizard �You wouldn�t see two chicks doing that�

�No you wouldn�t but we blokes would pay to see two gorgeous girls such as yourselves do it� Harry said with a grin.

�Oh fuck off Harry�

Next it was Angelina, Alicia and Katie turn to receive their medals.

�CHASERS ALICIA SPINNET, AANGELINA JOHNSON-WEASLEY AND KATIE BEEEEEEEEEL!'

Angelina, Katie and Alicia grasped each others hands then stepped up to the presentation stand with their arms raised.

�GIVE THEM A BIG HAND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN TOGETHER THIS TRIO PUT MOST OF THE POINTS ON THE BOARD FOR PUDDLEMERE UNITED!� Lee announced �YOU WON�T FIND A BETTER TRIO OF CHASERS IN THE LEAGUE!�

The crowd roared their approval as Alicia, Katie and Angelina received their medallions then they each gave a deep bow before it was Harry�s turn to receive his medallion. The rest of the team then formed an informal guard of honour as Lee Jordan announced him up to the platform.

�AND NOW LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THE MAN WHO WON TONIGHT�S GAME FOR UNITED AND AS SUCH UNITED�S FIRST PRE-SEASON CUP IN SIX YEARS STAR SEEKER HAAAAAAAAAAARYYYY POTTEEEEEEERRRR!�

The crowd had reserved their loudest cheer for Harry and when he stepped up to the platform he could barely hear Teddy who was in the next box screaming his name. Harry raised his free arm above his head and acknowledged their appreciation before turning to Petern Quigley who enthusiastically shook Harry�s uninjured arm.

�Congratulations Harry teriffic game old boy!� He said enthusiastically �Bit of a unconventional dismount but you caught the snitch!�

�Well that was my job� Harry said with an embarrassed grin feeling his face flush �Next time I�ll pull out of the dive a bit earlier�

�Never mid never mind old son, sensational catch congratulations!�

Quigley slung the medallion around Harry�s neck and once again shook his hand before the rest of the United squad surrounded Harry and collectively wrenched him off the ground and thrust him into the air onto their shoulders.

The rest of the team bounced Harry around on their shoulder for a full minute before they let him down.

�Bloody hell guys you were about five seconds away from me chucking up on you� Harry said getting his bearings as Allan Quigley stepped up to the Pre-Season Cup trophy.

�We�ll wear raincoats next time Harry� Katie said with a grin as Lee announced the cup was about to be presented.

�Idiot�

Peter Quigley took the pre-season cup trophy off it�s redwood base and with a grin gave it to Oliver and Alicia who each grasped a handle and thrust it into the air.

Harry totally let his hair down. Despite his delicate health, he celebrated with the rest of the team jumping up and down and celebrating like a little kid. Then when Angelina decided to start up a rowdy version of the club�s chant, he joined in enthusiastically.(Think �Pop Goes The Weasel�)

�UP AND DOWN THE QUIDDITCH PITCH
IN AND OUT THE HOO-OOPS
WE ARE THE BEST IN THE LEAGUE
PUDDLEMERE UNITED!�

A bottle of Champagne was produced and Oliver in a fit of post match euphoria shook it up and sprayed his teammates til their robes were soaked. Alicia kissed him enthusiastically then wrenched the bottle from is grasp and took her turn in spraying her teammates.

After the celebration in the top box there was a press conference that both teams attended for half an hour before retreating to the respective rooms. United with the Pre-Season Cup trophy and more champagne that seemed to be appearing from nowhere. Oliver finally free of his quidditch commitments and able to let his hair down opened another bottle of champagne and spun in a circle once again spraying his players. They were forced to take off their outer robes and strip down to shorts and t-shirts.

�Bloody hell Oliver schtop washting such good pisch!� George who was the first to show signs of drunkenness slurred �That schtuff is two hundred Galleonsch a bottle!�

�Fuck celebrating here lets do it at my place!� Oliver declared �An hour and a half at my place!�

A collective cheer rose from the team.

Before he got too drunk Harry sought out Andromeda who with all the Weasleys and Hermione had made their way down to the race and were waiting outside the Puddlemere United rooms.

�Harry!� Hermione exclaimed �What are you prancing about in your underthings?�

�Mione they�re not my underthings and I am not prancing� Harry said rolling his eyes �I�m just wearing this because Oliver decide to pour a bottle of Ogdens Champagne over my head�

�He did? But that stuff is two hundred Galleons a bottle!� Ron said in amazement.

�I know hey �Drom?�

�Great game tonight Harry� Andromeda said in amusement Harry standing there in just a pair of shorts and a �Save a broom ride a wizard� shirt�

�Thanks, look I think I�ll be up for a while yet can you take Ted back to your place? I�ll pick him up tomorrow after I�ve sobered up'

�No worries I was going to suggest I do that anyway� Andromeda said adjusting a very nearly asleep Teddy on her hip �In fact I�ll bring him back to the Manor for you�

�Thanks 'Drom, now you behave for Nanna tonight matey I�ll see you tomorrow� Harry said brushing Teddy�s peacock blue hair with his uninjured hand.

�Owkay Hawwy gwreat game tonight� Teddy said through a huge yawn.

�Ta matey see you later�

Andromeda and Teddy disapparated and Harry turned to Ron and Hermione.
�We�re continuing on the celebrations at Oliver and Alicia�s� He said �You�re both invited in an hour and a half yeah? You can wait here or floo from the Manor�

�We�ll do the former� Hermione said �Will Ginny be going with you? I mean she was on the opposing team�

�I�m going to drop by the Harpies room once I�ve cleaned up� Harry said.

�Harry that was a brilliant game mate� Bill exclaimed in admiration �You�ll be on the National squad within a year if you keep that effort up�

�Bill I don�t have time to play for the national team� Harry said rolling his eyes �I�m up to my arse in commitments already�

�Mate the National squad play about a dozen matches a year double that in a World Cup year you have loads of time to make the national squad� George said matter-of-factly �I�ll bet you a thousand Galleons you�ll be on the national squad within twelve months�

�George Weasley!� Mrs Weasley exclaimed incredulously �Don�t waste your money!�

�Muuum I can afford this bet� George said with a grin �The money is doing nothing resting in my vault�

The rest of the Weasleys stared disbelievingly at George, even Charlie who�s mouth fell open.

�You�re nuts!� He said �Truly mental, you�re a sandwich short of a picnic, the cheese has slipped off the cracker you�re a strawberry short of a fruit salad, your Hippogriff has flown away you need to��

�Yes brother dear I get your meaning� George said with a grin.

�Bill you�re on� Harry said holding his hand out �I don�t think I�ll ever be on the national squad, I don�t plan on trying out for it�

�Harry you didn�t plan on trying out for Pud United either� Hermione pointed put in her usual sensible manner as George grasped Harry�s hand enthusiastically.

�She�s got a point there� Charlie said with a grin.

�True�

�Even though it was a shitty dismount you played a sensational game I wouldn�t be surprised if you got a call up to at least try out for the national squad� Charlie said thoughtfully adjusting his hold on his son Mark who was sound asleep

�Charlie Weasley language!� Mrs Weasley admonished.

�Oh come on Mum it was a shitty dismount� Percy said.

Everyone in the group stared at Percy who was not usually heard uttering a cuss word.

�Well it was!� Percy exclaimed his eyebrows threatening to disappear into his hair.

�Don�t you dare refuse the board if they offer you a place on the national squad� Bill said to Harry �You�d be nuts to refuse a spot�

�Okay while I don�t think I�d even be offered to train with the national team I won�t say no if they invite me to join� Harry said dryly �Happy?�

�Yup very�

�Oliver, Angelina, Katie and Alicia have been on the national squad ever since the World Cup two years ago so if you did play for England you wouldn�t be out of place� Ron said �At least when you go you�ll have some familiar faces�

�When?� Harry exclaimed �When? Gawd you�re sounding like I�m already there. May I remind you tonight�s game was only my second one since my sixth year�which was eight years ago incase you�ve forgotten how to add up�

Charlie sniggered.

�Ah but �Arry you underestimate`yourself� Fleur said as Dominique her and Bill�s second child who she was holding snorted in her sleep �You are a very skilled quiddeetch player. Any country in ze werld would want you on zair national squad�

�I�m just going to stick to playing for United at the moment� Harry said �Now look I better go and clean the champagne�s starting to dry and I�ve got sticky bits where there shouldn�t be sticky bits�

The whole Weasley clan laughed.

�We�ll catch you later Harry� Charlie said �Congratualtions nice game tonight�

�Ta Charlie�

One by one the Weasley�s disapparated til only Ron and Hermione remained.

�I won�t be to long� He said �You both know how to get to Oliver�s you can apparate there yourselfves or wait til the team is ready to go and go with us�

�No we�ll wait Harry we don�t mind� Hermione said conjuring a soft squishy lounge chair out of thin air with a flick of her wand.

�Thanks�

Harry turned and went back into the United�s room where he was drenched with another shower of Ogden�s Premium Champagne. Spluttering he wiped his eyes and pushed his glasses back up his nose.

�Thanks Alicia� Harry said dryly his gaze falling on his teammate who was clutching the near empty bottle of bubbly �You�d lose your position on the team for wasting such good plonk you know�

�Yeah but at least my last game would be a winning one!� Alicia replied with a tipsy grin.

�C�mon team hit the showers I want to continue on the party at my place!� Oliver announced from the door of ther showers.

The team hit the showers and within half a hour they were cleaned up and ready to go.

�Oliver do you mind if Ginny comes?� Harry asked pulling Oliver aside �I know she was on the opposing team�.�

�Nah Harry the more the merrier!� Oliver declared �She�s your fianc� and it�s natural you�d want her to come with you�I�d like to invite the whole Harpies squad but I doubt Gwenog would take me up on my invitation�

Harry snorted.
�Nah, she might just think you�re rubbing our win in� He said with a laugh �See you at your joint eh?�

�Right back at ya�

Harry slung his bag over his shoulder picked up his broom and exited the rooms.

�Ready to go? Ron said brightly.

�Yep I�m just going to get Gin� Harry said� Can you hold onto my gear? I won�t be long�

�No worries�

Ron took Harry�s gear and he went down the race to the Harpies room. He knocked softly and waited. He heard footsteps and the door was opened by Jessica Overton who had played chaser in the night�s game but usually played Seeker.

�Oh �ello Harry� She said �Come in come in�

�You�re allowing the enemy into your territory?� Harry joked stepping over the threshold.

�You�re the only member of the other team we would let into our inner sanctum� Jessica said with a grin.

�I feel privileged�

�Ha ha�

Jessica led Harry down to the back of the room where a large table was set up and the rest of the Holyhead Harpies squad were gathered clearly drowning their sorrows.

�Hello ladieeeeees� Harry greeted them.

�Oh what have you got to be so cheery about?� Amanda Schillaci one of the beaters retorted in mock annoyance.

�Oh my team just won the second biggest game that can be payed in the league� Harry said with a grin �Seriously though I�m not here to rub it in that would be being a bad winner�

�Thanks�

�I�m just here to get Gin� Harry said turning to Ginny �Though Oliver did say there was an open invitation for a get together at his place in about half an hour. Those who wish to come may�

�No thanks Harry� Gwenog Jones the captain and keeper said �We just want to wallow in our misery for a bit longer, congratulations though you played well�

�Shitty dismount though' Lauren McCreedy the other beater said with a sly grin.

�Thanks L Mac make me feel even more of a prat� Harry said rolling his eyes �My own team has made me painfully aware that wasn�t the most artistic catch of the Snitch ever�

�What�s the verdict on your arm?� Jessica asked �Gin said you�d dislocated your collarbone and broken your arm

�Yeah I did� Harry said �No permanent damage though. I have to make a visit to St Mungos and see an orthopaedic specialist in a week though for a check up. I expect I�ll be able to get the sling off then�

�Well I hope you heal quick I had a similar injury last year and it�s a shit of a thing to recover from�

�Thanks�

�Okay girls I�ll see you in a month for training for the season proper� Ginny said getting up �Lets see if we can kick United�s arse next time eh? They�re second game up�

�Yeah good luck� Harry said dryly as the rest of the Harpies squad cheered �See ya girls�

�See ya Harry�

�You know if you were a girl you�d get a game for the Harpies� Ginny said as they walked through to the changerooms where she collected her bag and broom �Aside from flying directly into the pitch that was quite a good catch you know�

Great I�ll just grow myself a pair of boobs� Harry said opening the door and chivalrously letting Ginny exit first.

�Oh ha ha�

Harry and Ginny went back down the race to the United rooms where the rest of the squad were waiting for them. Oliver gave Harry a piece of parchment upon which was written a set of apparition co-ordinates.

�There you go� He said �Co-ordinates to get to the house�

�Thanks� Harry said Harry said with a grin taking his bag and broom from Ron �I invited the Gwenog and the other Harpies girls to the get together at your place Oliver but funnily enough she didn�t take you up on the offer�

�Didn�t think they would� Oliver said �Okay ready to go?�

�Letsh paaaaaaar-tay!� Gordon slurred.

�You must�ve absorbed the bubbly through your skin to get this pissed so quickly� his girlfriend Larissa said with a roll of her eyes.

�Yup I�m part merman!� Gordon said with a drunken giggle.

�The minute we get back to our place I�m fixing up the spare rooms' Alicia said dryly I have a feeling you lot will get so pissed you�ll need to spend the night because you�ll be too pissed to apparate or floo home�

�Thanksch Leesh�

The group made their way down the race an out into the open. Despite the late hour(Half past one in the morning) there was a huge crush outside the players entrance and they pressed in on the team. Everyone present was forced to transfigure something in their possession into a pair of sunglasses (A spell Harry was becoming squite skilled in casting) Oliver forced his way through the crush with a look of annoyance on his face.

�Bugger off yeah?� He said drawing his wand and holding it aloft in a threatening manner, �You got your pound of mince at the press conference, that�s quite sufficient�

�But Oliver we just want to get a word with Harry� Rita Skeeter.

Oliver went to repond but Hermione beat him to it.
�No Rita YOU want a word with Harry� She said with the venom of a thousand vipers �As Oliver said you got your pound of mince at the press conference. Harry has had enough of the press an in particular you for the time being, though I suspect he�s had enough of you period now if you know what�s good for you fuck off I will personally hex you so hard you�ll require help to wipe your sorry arse for the rest of your life�

Everyone including Rita�s colleagues stared at Hermione incredulously (Ron was actually opened mouthed) She stared Rita down til the older woman capitulated and disapparated with a snap.

�Now please guys leave Harry and his teammates alone� Hermione said in a much more friendly tone. �You did get quite enough at the press conference and I�m sure you�ll agree Harry deserves to celebrate with them�

An agreeing grumble rumbled through the gathering. And one by one they disapparated. When they were all gone everyone applauded her. Hermione grinned and gave a shallow bow.

�Geez Hermione you ought to be the team�s PR officer� Oliver said in admiration �The way you dealt with them was awesome'

�You already have one but I aim to please� Hermione said modestly �I�ll do it again any time �Harry is one of my best friends and I�ll defend to the death the people that I love�

�We�ll have to keep an eye on the Prophet tomorrow and see what Skeeter writes in response to that little episode� Katie said �You can bet something will turn up�

�Who givsch a shit?� Gordon declared �Letsch get this par-tay schtarted�

�Can I side along with you?� Harry asked Ginny.

�Sure just grasp my hand�

The pressing darkness swallowed them and a second later along with all the others Harry and Ginny appeared at the top of the drive of Oliver and Alicia�s large Victorian two-story house with several large weeping willow trees surrounding it.

�Oh wow Oliver Alicia this place is beautiful!� Hermione exclaimed casting her eyes over the impressive structure.

�Thanks� Oliver said proudly �Leesh and I have only just had this built. We live in an apartment in London before this�

�How long have you lived here?� Harry asked getting his bearings (Even with the less strenuous side along apparition his head was still slightly swimming).

�Six months� Alicia said leading them down the path her wand lit up to lead the way �We�ve got a bit of acerage down the back too �Katie reckons we ought to get a horse to ride�

�At lest a Shetland Pony to mow the lawn� Katie said with a grin.

�Nah we�ll pay someone to do that� Alicia said �Anyway we�ve got two dogs they�re a handful enough�

Just as she�d finished speaking that sentence the booming barks of two dogs sounded from within the house�

�MAESTRO! REX FUGGING SHUT UP!� Alicia bellowed taking the porch steps two at a time and pointing a wand at the door which sprang open �Fucking dogs�

�Leesh shhhh or the Malfoys�ll hear ya� Oliver hissed as two enormous Rottweiler dogs gulumphed out of the house and began bouncing around Alicia.

�The Malfoys live here?� Ron asked in surprise.

�Yeah they live just over the hill� Oliver said �On a clear day you can just see the flag bearing the Malfoy crest flying on the highest point of Malfoy Manor. We�re in rural Wiltshire a lot of young wizarding couples are setting up in this area. Cyril Towler the keeper for the Wimbourne Wasps lives somewhere around here. It�s become quite popular to make wizarding properties here unplottable muggle resistant. I don�t really get the latter but I suppose you can never be too sure�

�I think that�s a post war mentality� Hermione said as the group entered the house �We�ve got anti-muggle charms on the Manor too�

�So what do muggles see if they go by your place?� Katie asked in interest.

A sinkhole surrounded by a barbed wire fence with warning signs on it� Harry said �Hermione got that idea from the Hogwarts disguise. Wizarding folk just see the tip of a rooftop of a house surrounded by a huge twelve-foot thick hedge. Ron and I put all sorts of security charms on it and one of them makes the manor unplottable to all those except who we decide to reveal the location to. We�ve included all of the Weasleys and you lot in that list and soon we�re going to include Hermione�s parents on the list so they can come and visit�

�But they�re muggles!� Gordon exclaimed �How can they get in with all the anti-muggle charms on it?�

�We�ve just got to ajust the magic on the manor a bit then I�ll apparate in with them� Hermione said.

�Mugglsch can side-along apparate?� Gordon exclaimed incredulously momentarily shaken frm his drunken state.

�Yeah but it�s not encouraged with all the rules of the statute of secrecy� Hermione said �Didn�t you know that?�

�Nah I didn�t�

Oliver and Alicia let the group down a long elegantly decorated hall and into the large open plan lounge/dining area. Every wall was decorated with photos of Oliver and Alicia�s friends and family and one picture over the huge fireplace caught his attention. It was of the Gryffindor quidditch team during his third year at Hogwarts. Harry saw his thirteen-year-old self-sitting front and centre surrounded with Fred and George Weasley either side of him then behind him was Oliver, Alicia, Angelina and Katie. He crossed the loungeroom to read the plaque underneath it reading:

1993 Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry Quidditch Cup winners
GRYFFINDOR
Captain/Keeper: Oliver Wood
Beaters: Fred & George Weasley
Chasers: Angelina Johnson, Alicia Spinnett & Katie Bell
Seeker: Harry Potter

�Those were the days eh?� Alicia said joining Harry at the mantlepeice.

�Yeah gawd look how young I was� Harry said as his photographic self who waved enthusiastically (Fred Harry noticed was making bunny ears behind his head and sniggering) �That was aaaages ago�

�Only eleven years not that long� Alicia said �But considering what�s happened since that photo was taken I can see why it seems longer�

�Typical of Fred to make bunny ears behind my head� Harry said with a laugh �George and Angelina have that photo behind the counter of their shop in Diagon Alley, it always gets a laugh�

�Do you have a copy of that picture?� Alicia asked.

�You know I don�t Harry said �I have a picture of every Gryffindor team I was a member of during my time at Hogwarts� Harry said �But not that one. I�ve never gotten around to getting one�

�Leave it to me and I�ll owl you a copy� Alicia said �It�s easy to get another copy�

�You don�t have to do that� Harry started.

�I know but it doesn�t seem fitting that you don�t have a copy of that picture I mean you won that championship for us that year�

�Thanks�

�C�MON YOU TWO TIME TO PISSCH IT UHP!� Gordon called from the other side of the room where he had thrust a bottle of vodka into the air.

�We�re going to have to take you to St Mungos in the morning to get your stomach pumped� Harry said as Gordon poured him a shot glass �You�re half cut already, got any hangover potion Oliver?�

�Yup I spent all day yesterday brewing a batch� Oliver said �I knew we�d need some wether it was to drown our sorrows after a loss or to celebrate a win�

�Well I propose a toast� George said holding his shot glass aloft �To Puddlemere United may we win every game we play in during the major round this year and may we win the final too!�

�Pud United!� Everyone chorused.

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Sometime later when all of the couples had wandered off Harry and Ginny tried to find a place to be on their own. They wandered throughout the house trying to find somewhere private when they heard grunts and groans coming from one of the spare rooms.

�Lets schee who it isch� Ginny whispered to Harry with a drunken giggle.

�Ginevra Weasley you are a pervert!� Harry hissed �You want to watch two people shagging?�

He hiccupped loudly.

�Shhhhhhh!� Ginny hissed putting a fingter to her lips �I am not a pervert I just want to see who�s getting off�

�You are a pervert!� Harry whispered as they edged toward the room �You get off on watching people shag I can�t believe I�m marrying such a deviant�

�I am not a pervert I�m juschst curiousch� Ginny said with a grin �I walked in on Mum and Dad doing it once�

Harry blanched.
�You watched your parents shag?� He said half-horrified half amused.

�No I didn�t watsch them shag I walked in on them shagging on the kitchen table one day when I was a small child and I went downstairs for a glasch of water� Ginny said �I didn�t stick around, I think it may have permanently scarred me�

Harry snorted.

Harry and Ginny edged toward the room an eventually peered through the ajar door. Hermione was on her knees enthusiastically giving Ron a head job. They were both stark naked their clothes scattered around the room (Harry wasn�t so drunk as to not notice Ron underpants were hanging off the light fitting on the ceiling swinging as if just thrown there). The entire length of Ron�s cock was in Hermione�s mouth and her head was bobbing up a down like a cork in the ocean. Ron threw his head back and groaned as Hermione ran her tongue around his balls.

�Gawd he�s going to blow!� Harry whispered in Ginny�s ear struggling to withold the laughter that threatened to burst from his lips.

�I know!� Ginny hissed back �It�s kinda gross seeing my brother getting a head job but I can�t look away either�

A second later Ron screamed as the climax his him and he emptied his seed into Hermione�s mouth. �HERMYNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!� He bellowed.

Hermione got up then bent over the end of the bed. Ron grabbed her hips then thrust his still hard arousal into her core.

�C�mon we better go I don�t want to spend the rest of the night watching my two best mates fucking each others brains out� Harry said tugging Ginny�s shirt.

�I want you to do that to me� Ginny tittered pulling Harry along the hallway in an attempt to find their own private space. They found Oliver and Alicia and Gordon and Larissa in similar positions before finding a spare bedroom at the far end of the house.

�Who knew Oliver liked being tied up?!� Ginny shrieked in laughter after closing the door behind them �Should we tell him we saw him like that?�

�No way� Harry said flopping onto the bed beside Ginny �I want to forget everything about walking in on Ron and �Mione, Gordon and Larissa and Oliver and Alicia�

�I reckon Alicia might�ve bent Oliver�s cock she was bouncing so hard on it� Ginny said with a grin.

Suddenly the hilarity of the situation hit Harry and he burst into uncontrollable laughter.
�Oh it�s MAD!� He bellowed �HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! My teammates are a bunch of hornbags!�

�So�s your fianc�e� Ginny said getting up and straddling him then leaning down and kissing his neck.

�You�re cute when you�re drunk you know� Harry said with a grin lifting up a hand and brushing a whisp of hair from Ginny�s face.

�Yeah?� Ginny said running the tip of her tongue over the shell of his ear.

�Hell you�re cute any time� Harry said with a grin.

�Crawler� Ginny said grinding her hips on his ever hardening arousal �I�ve had a thought�

�Did it hurt?�

Ginny hit Harry.

�OW!� Harry said with a snort �What was that for?�

Ginny pointed her wand at the door and cast a locking and silencing charm.

�You are a barschtard� Ginny said making a face.

�No I�m not I quite know who my parents are thank you very much� Harry said putting each hand on her bum.

�If you weren�t so good looking I�d hex you into the schecond hereafter� Ginny said leaning down and kissing him slowly and sensually on the lips.

�I wouldn�t mind so much if I got a nice hard shag beforehand� Harry said with a grin �And why the second hereafter? Is the first hereafter full?�

�Schut up and kiss me�

Harry ran his fingers through Ginny�s long silken hair and brought his lips down on hers while feeling his cock twitch in his boxers.

�You�re a kinky girl Ginevra Weasley� Harry said as Ginny ground her hips against his arousal �What is it with you and shagging when other people are around?�

�What isch it with me?� Ginny said slowly pushing up his shirt �You schag when other people are around too!�

Harry helped Ginny pull his shirt over his head.
�Only with you� He said kissing her again �I can�t believe we�re about to shag in Oliver�s house! We�ve never done it anywhere but The Burrow or the Manor, we�ve never even done it at Grimmauld Place�

�We can add Oliver and Alyeee-scha�s plasche to the lischt� Ginny said kissing his neck then running her tongue down his chest and abdomen to the edge of his belted trousers.

�There�s a list?� Harry said with a chuckle.

Ginny slowly undid Harry�s trousers and pulled them down, discarding them with a theatrical flick she ran a painted nail over his arousal only covered by a royal blue pair of Puddlemere United boxer shorts. Harry squeezed his eyes shut and shivered.

�We�re going to have to schee to that� Ginny said with a cheeky grin hooking a finger around the elastic waistband of the boxers and pulling them down slowly.

Ginny slowly removed Harry�s boxers then ran her thumb over the head of his arousal that was already weeping with precum, she ginned at him and ran the tip of her tongue around his balls and up the shaft of his arousal.

Harry groaned loudly.

�Bloody hell Gin one of these days you ARE going to kill me doing that!� Harry hissed as Ginny proceeded to lick his arousal like a fast melting ice cream.

�Well at least you�ll die a happy man� Ginny said sucking gently on his balls while gently pumping his shaft.

Harry tried to think of the least arousing things possible as Ginny sucked and nipped at his arousal to stave off a climax but the point came when he couldn�t hold off any longer he felt his balls tighten and with a roar he erupted spilling his essence into Ginny�s mouth.

�FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!� He bellowed slumping back onto the pillows �FUCK FUCK FUCK!�

Ginny swallowed and grinned.

�Was that nyche dear?� She said getting up and taking off her shirt revealing a lacy black and white push up bra.

�Gin that was brilliant� Harry said putting his hands behind his head and watching her undress �I could lay flat on my back all day and let you do that�

�I�ll take a day off from St Mungoshe and see if you mean that one day� Ginny said with a grin.

�Gin with me starting at Hogwarts in a week the next time I�ll be able to take a whole day off is for our honeymoon� Harry said hungrily watching Ginny undress.

�Well that�s one day you can really look forward to� Ginny said with a grin shedding her matching lace g-string and climbing up on the bed again and kissing his neck.

�Oh I�ll start crossing of the days on the calendar� Harry said reaching down and parting her wet folds with his fingers and rubbing the nub of her arousal

Ginny whimpered.

�Seven weeks to go� Harry said huskily rolling Ginny over and sucking on one of her peaked nipples �We can practice in the lead up to that four weeks huh?�

�Oh yesssss� Ginny breathed �Are you going to do this to me for four solid weeksh?�

�I�m going to do unimaginable things to you on our honeymoon� Harry said squeezing her breasts and flicking the nipple in his mouth with the tip of his tongue, �You can�t even begin to imagine what I�m going to do to you�

�Can I guesh?�

�Shut up� Harry said commandingly silencing Ginny�s question with a soft kiss.

Harry kissed Ginny on the neck then made his way down between her breasts inserting the tip of his tongue in her belly button.

�Ahhhh schit Harry that ticklesch!� Ginny squealed tensing up.

Harry laughed then moved down further parting her wet folds with an expert flick of his tongue.

�Oh you are EVIL!!� Ginny squealed arching her back as the first shots of pleasure shot up her spine.

Harry latched onto Ginny�s centre of arousal and sucked hard while slipping two fingers into her slick centre and pressing down gently on her G spot.

�Ohharryharryharryharryharryyyyyyy!� Ginny groaned her pelvis sweeping with heat.

�Like that huh?� Harry said cheekily flicking her cit with the tip of his tongue.

�Fuuck you!�

Seconds later without any warning whatsoever the climax hit Ginny she arched her back and screamed like a banshee.

�AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKINHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEL!� She screeched.

Harry moved up the bed and with a grunt thrust himself into Ginny. Once again she arched her back and clamped her legs around Harry�s hips running her long nails up and down his back.

�Harry I�m so not going to larscht long� Ginny breathed as another climax began growing deep within her pelvis causing her to involuntarily clamp around him.

Harry let go a loud deep rumbling groan.
�God neither am I� He moaned rolling his hips in time with each preliminary wave of pleasure �Ohhh fuck! Come with me Gin�

�I�m not schure I�m going to be able t�OHHHHHHHHHHHHHFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!� Ginny screamed.

The climax hit Ginny like a tidal wave. She let fly with a guttural scream and clamped herself around Harry hard. Her climax forced Harry over the edge and with a roar he spilled himself into her.

�Oh-my-god� Ginny huffed squeezing her eyes shut hard �Harry that was brilliant I love you so mutch!�

Harry propped himself up on his elbows and kissed her on the lips.
�I love you to Gin� He said brushing hair from her sweaty brow �If a Dementor turned up now I�d be able to produce the best Patronus�

Ginny giggled.
�Same here� She said running her fingers through his now even messier hair then grabbing her wand off the bedside table and crying��Expecto Patronum!�

A silver horse erupted from the end of Ginny�s wand galloped around the room twice(Jumping over the bed in the process) then jumping out of the open window. Harry grabbed his own wand and cast how own Patronus and his stag followed Ginny�s horse out of the window. They then collapsed in a fit of giggles of post sex euphoria.

�I c-c-can�t believe we did that!� Ginny giggled sitting up against the headboard of the bed.

�It can become our own private tradition� Harry said with a grin dropping another kiss on her lips.

�When we�re drunk or schober?� Ginny said grasping his cock and tickling his balls.

�Both� Harry said reaching down and parting her folds again with a deft swipe of his fingers.

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Due to the amount of alcohol consumed during the night no one surfaced til well into the afternoon the next day. Oliver and Harry were the first to surface at 2PM.

�You look like hell� Harry said sliding into a chair at the kitchen table

�Oh gee thanks� Oliver said pouring some hangover potion into a cup and pushing it across the table �Here drink this�

�Ta, Gin and I walked in on you and Alicia at it you know know� Harry said with a grin.

Oliver�s face drained of what little colour it had.
�You didn�t!� He exclaimed �When?�

Harry laughed.
�About three o�clock this morning� He said �When Alicia had you tied up and was bouncing on you like the world was going to end in five minutes and she wanted to get in a good shag before Armegeddon happened�

Oliver turned a shade of red that Ron would have been proud of.

�Oh my gawd!� He groand covering his face with his hands.

Harry roared with laughter.
�What happened to your security measures?� He said with a snort �The door was open for pete�s sake you two were making as much noise as Ron and Hermione were�

�You watched them have it off too?�

�No we didn�t watch them we walked in on them first, we walked in on Gordon and Larissa as well, well walking in on is a bit inaccurate Gin and I were looking for our own privacy and we heard noise in our quest to find a room�

�Did you end up finding a place to shag?�

�Yeah we did�

�I can�t believe we forgot a locking cham at the very least� Oliver said swallowing a mouthful of Hangover Potion �Leesh is going to be mortified�

�You don�t have to tell her� Harry said after swallowing his won Hangover Potion �I wouldn�t want to know if someone walked in Gin and I shagging�

�Hmm maybe�

Within an hour, everyone was downstairs and tucking into a huge mean of bacon and eggs.

�Geez I hope Andromeda hasn�t gone back to the Manor yet� Harry said with embarrassed grin �She�d have gone back to an empty house, I don�t know how hard she expected us to party�

�Pretty hard I reckon� Hermione said �Want me to Patronus her when we�re ready to go?�

�Nah when we get back to the Manor I�ll sick my head in the floo�

Another hour later Harry, Ginny, Ron and Hermione were ready to go. They stood beside the fireplace ready to floo back to the manor.

�Thanks for having us Oliver� Hermione said giving Oliver then Alicia a hug �See you next weekend at the wedding huh?�

�You will� Oliver said �See you then�

Ron and Hermione then Ginny flooed back to the Manor. Then Harry turned to Oliver.

�As �Mione said we�ll see you next weekend� He said �Don�t get tied up til the honeymoon night eh?� He added in a whisper.

Oliver turned bright red.
�Go on bugger off� He said pointing to the fireplace.

Laughing Harry stepped into the grate threw down the floo powder and said �The Manor!�

Harry arrived at the manor to find Ron, Ginny and Hermione going through and enormous pile of mail.

�Who the hell�s all that from?� He asked dumping his bag and broom on the sideboard.

�Various friends and admirers� Ron said with a grin �I hope you don�t mind us opening it�

�Nah go ahead�

�You got a Howler from a Harpies fan� Hermione said with a grin �But it exploded before it could be opened�

�What did it say?� Harry asked in interest.

�Nothing really intelligent just a lot of profanity�

�Glad I missed it then�

�But on the upside the board of United set you a massive box of chocolate frogs� Ron said with a grin jerking his head toward the biggest box of chocolate frogs he�d ever seen on the bench.

�Maybe I ought t stay in the quidditch business if I�m going to get chocolate frogs� Harry said with a laugh�

�Ha ha�

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