They wanted to know each other due to their mutual love of Harry, but soon they also began to really like each other. Ginny thought that Sirius was a fun but laid back guy, he joked a lot but he was also very nice.
Sirius had improved a lot since he left Azkaban, he was nowhere as near as thin as before. His clothes were stylish, he looked cool yet he wasn't trying to dress like a younger man or dress to formal. He wore the exact perfect match of formal and casual.
Sirius had similar feelings for Ginny, when he first saw her he initially teased Harry with jokes about Potters and red heads but after spending time with her he became quite fond of her. She was funny, smart, could take a joke and she made Harry happy.
That was all Sirius needed to approve of her, she was prime Marauder material and made Harry happy. In fact Sirus found himself feeling quite protective of her; if this girl made his godson happy then he would do everything in his power to keep the two together.
After all the shopping was done, Sirius helped the two sneak away while he and the twins would keep everyone busy. Harry and Ginny walked hand in hand down Diagon Alley, they brought the occasional snack or two but mostly just enjoyed others company.
Ginny was having a great time, she enjoyed Harry's new look. He had white trainers, blue jeans, a grey shirt and a black leather jacket. When asked about his look he simply said he was experimenting, she also liked the fact that his hair was messier than ever.
The two had just left the broom store after Harry had ordered some broom maintenance equipment and told the shop keeper one of his elves would pick it up later. As they walked, still hand in hand, Harry's 'ill intent' spell started tingling, from what he could guess someone was angry at him, not enough to do anything but he did wonder why.
He was brought out of his wondering when he felt someone tap his shoulder, he and Ginny stopped and turned around. In front of them was a man and a woman, judging by their clothes they were muggle.
"Yes, can I help you?" Harry asked politely, the woman had a stern lock on her face while the man looked like he was resisting the urge to punch Harry
"That depends, are you Harry Potter?" The man asked, when Harry nodded he continued "who is she?"
"This would be my girlfriend" Harry answered, wondering where this was going
"So you admit it?!" The man eyed Ginny and Harry "you're cheating on my daughter with this tart?" Harry's eyes narrowed, though these two were muggles, they could sense the power that Harry was exhibiting. Ginny quickly whispered words in his ear and calmed him down before anyone noticed
"Thanks Gin" Harry spoke before turning to the muggles who both taken a step back "I apologise for that, you're clearly emotional so I'll forgive you for insulting my girlfriend, but I won't if you do it again. Now could you politely tell me what the problem is? You mentioned something about your daughter"
"We just want to know why your cheating on her" The woman plucked up the courage to speak
"I don't think I am since I've never had a girlfriend or even gone on a date with someone other than this beautiful red head here. I make it perfectly clear to any girls that show interest that I'm only interested in Ginny, who is your daughter anyway?"
"My name is Jane Granger and this is my husband" The woman responded "our daughter is Hermione" she and her husband were surprised when the two started giggling and actually began holding the other up, they were even more surprised when they saw the girl hand over some money to the boy
"We bet over whether or not she wanted to be my girlfriend" Harry explained upon seeing their confused faces "I feel like you two should know, I've never liked Hermione and I spent the last two years trying to avoid her"
"It's true" Ginny added before the couple could interrupt "in class Hermione hates us because we do better than her, she's constantly trying to force Harry to do what she wants him to do even though he's made it clear he wants her to leave us alone. She even tried to force him to invite her to her house and she keeps ranting to him about his house elves"
"Well you shouldn't force those poor creatures to work without pay" Mr Granger argued
"Is that what she told you?" Harry spoke with a knowing smile, after they nodded he continued "did she forget to mention the fact that they all, well except for one exception, refused pay. I had to force them to take days off, they love working. I've offered them all pay and freedom and they chose to refuse it."
"Harry treats his elves like family" Ginny added "he told them they could buy anything they needed with money from his account and all of his elves are always going on about how they love working for him. Harry even helps them out sometimes.
Besides everyone knows that house elves love working, they live to work. If an elf doesn't have a master than they're magic gets weaker and their life span shortens and some even commit suicide if they can't find work, I know Hermione knows because the teachers told her at least twice when she brought it up" The Grangers stood in shock, their daughter never told them that. Harry saw their shock and took pity on them.
"Do you mind if I have a quick summary of what you're daughter has said about me?" Harry spoke in a serious tone "you tell me what she said and I'll tell you if it's true or not"
"She said you never study" Mr Granger started
"Well that's not true, me and Gin study for a bit then we go off and relax. I don't know why she complains because me and Ginny are the best in all our classes"
"Hermione said she was the best" Mrs Granger replied
"Sorry but she isn't" Ginny cut in "me and Harry have always been the best, she's above average in theory but below average in the practical portion. You can ask Professor McGonagall if you don't believe us." The Grangers jaws dropped, their daughter had been lying to them. They took a moment before continuing
"She says you're her best friend" Mrs Granger spoke this time
"Nope" Harry simply replied "we're not even friends, I've made it perfectly clear to her that I don't want to spend time with her but she kept following and bothering me. It got to the point where the teachers had to threaten her with detention to keep her away" The disappointed looks on their faces where not missed
"Please tell me you're joking" Mr Granger spoke with a pleading voice
"I swear on my magic that I'm telling you the truth, I was never Hermione's friend".
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