Harry Potter Promise NR.9
Date: 1/13/2016,
Categories:
Fiction
Fan fiction,
Author: zimbi
... back, Bill put an arm around her shoulders. His easy grin made it clear to the group as he accepted their congratulations, that he was utterly content. "Oh, we'll have to start planning!" Molly gushed, resting a hand on Fleur's arm. "We can have the wedding at the Burrow, and we'll have to look at dress designs…" she trailed off, muttering under her breath about lace verses satin, and necklines, while Bill and Fleur looked at each other, beaming. "Calm down mum," Bill pacified. "We just got engaged last night. We haven't even set a date yet. We've got time." Molly cut off, and looked at her eldest son. She sighed and nodded, still smiling happily. They spent some more time talking, with Bill and Fleur the center of attention, before the group broke up, everyone heading home for their beds. _ _ _ Chapter 5 Disclaimer: not mine A couple days later, Harry and Ginny asked Sirius to give them the day off, as they wanted to talk to their friends. Sirius gave them a knowing look, understanding what they wanted to address with the others. As it was a Monday, Harry had to ask Fred and George to take the morning off from work, and he asked Blaise, Luna, and Daphne to take the day off. It wasn't that he didn't trust them, but this was one of those 'the fewer people who knew, the better', and he just wanted to keep it to his closest circle. While the others were good friends, the Weasleys, and Neville, Susan, and Hermione were more like siblings. "So what's going on?" Neville asked as ...
... they all sat down in the sitting room next to the dueling room in the basement of the Castle. Harry and Ginny looked at each other, holding hands, taking comfort in that small touch. Harry took a deep breath, and looked around at the group. "You've all been really great about not asking questions this summer, waiting for us to tell you. We really appreciate that, and we never questioned that we would tell you what's going on, it's just…" he trailed off for a moment, and then continued. "We needed to tell our guardians first." Ron furrowed his brow. "This sounds really serious. Why did you have to tell mum and dad?" Ginny leaned forward slightly. Her warm brown eyes caught each of their confused and worried gazes. "Have any of you heard of soul bonds?" Hermione, predictably, gasped. "Are you serious?" she asked in a hushed whisper. Ginny nodded, and Harry smiled, nudging her shoulder with his. Hermione's eyes gleamed brightly. "Oh, Merlin, that's amazing!" Ron looked over at his girlfriend. "For those of us who aren't as smart, care to clue us in?" Hermione blushed slightly as she looked over at Ron. "Soul bonds are some of the purest and oldest forms of magic. There are different kinds, such as life bonds or marriage bonds." She looked back at Harry and Ginny. "But I'm guessing what you have isn't one of those." The others all gasped as they caught on to what was going on. Harry nodded, looking nervously at Ginny's brothers. "It's what we'd call a true Soul Bond. Basically, ...