There's Always Quiddtch (Harry)

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It had been a rough two months, and that was a gross understatement.

It had been that long sing her memories were taken, and that was quite the pain. She had moved back in with her mother and was still living there. It was strange to think that she was married with children, but even stranger to think about sharing a bed with Harry. A Harry who had known her in ways that she couldn't even remember. That was just too sad, and she needed time to process things.

Still, her and Harry had been in love even before she was seventeen, so it wasn't hard to love him now. They had been in contact via DA coin, day and night and flirting like children. Not only that, but talking like adults too. Today they had decided to meet up for a little one on one Quidditch. They would probably race for a snitch or two, which is what they were both good at.

She was nervous, though. She hadn't really seen him just him in private since the attack. She had gone to their childrens quidditch game, and to the hospital wing several times due to their crazy kids behavior and accidents--but they hadn't really had just Harry and Ginny time. So, here she was in dark jeans and a marroon over-sized sweater, knocking on the door to her own house.

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Harry looked around his house, pleased with himself. It now looked more like a home rather than a run down half-way house. That was sort of how Harry had been using it. He didn't like being in the home by himself. With the kids at school and Ginny at the Burrow... it was just too lonely. Luckily he had plenty to do at work. 

Take today for instance. The auror department had been planning a raid for weeks, and today was the day they pulled it off. Now there were two fewer psychos on the loose. That would help him sleep a little better tonight. Not that he would sleep much. After 20 plus years of marriage, it was hard to sleep by himself.

But that didn't matter. Ginny was coming over for a game of Quidditch. One on one. This was the first time they would be alone together since she lost her memory two months ago. And he couldn't hold in his excitement. Hence the clean house. He ran to look at the mirror, she would be here any minute. Then he froze. His hair was a mess, it normally was, but today it had ashes and probably some dried blood flakes. He had hit his head during the raid, not to mention his stomach was still upset from some curse one of the guys shot at him. His robes smelled of smoke and sweat and he had a dirt smudge on his cheek. He reached up to wipe it off when he heard a knock at the door.

Ginny.

He ran a hand through his hair and threw off his robe, pulling on a red shirt. He ran through the house, stopping before the door to catch his breath. Then he opened it.

"Ginny!" Even if he had wanted to, he wouldn't have been able to keep the pure joy of seeing her out of his voice. He instantly stepped forward and pulled her into a tight hug. He tried to pull himself away after a moment, but couldn't seem to do it. It just felt so right to hold her in his arms.  

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Ginny gladly hugged him back, not really caring about the length or the way he was squeezing so tightly. She loved him before and she loved him now, that wasn't going to change. She held onto him just as tightly, turning her face so her cheek was up against his warm chest. Finally, she forced herself to pull back."Hey there, handsome," she greeted, lifting on her tip toes to kiss him lightly on the cheek. She slipped her hands into his before glancing into the house behind him.

She felt a flip in her stomach. This was her house. It was weird enough to think that she was married, let alone that she had a house. She bit her lip, leaning back to look at Harry once more. "Erh- I guess we should go in?" she was nervous, to say the least. But also slightly excited at the same time...

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Harry held Ginny tightly, wishing he never had to let go. But he did. However, when she kissed his cheek it was worth it. He felt heat flare where her lips touched his skin. Her hands slipped into his and for a moment... everything was perfect. His life wasn't in turmoil and the world was at peace. He felt the tension slip from his muscles.

The door was still open and he led Ginny inside. 
"This is our home." he said to her waving his hand as if the house was on display. Honestly, he had done a great job of cleaning up, no one would know that he was the only one living there. The decorations were just as Ginny had redone at the end of last year. Pictures of the kids were on the walls and Albus' dogs could be heard playing in the backyard. Having Ginny in the house made it feel like a home again. He hated being there by himself. And right now, he wasn't. Looking down at her, he smiled. "I'm glad you came over."

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It was strange, having him say our home. Granted, she was expecting it so she didn't react in any big way. She simply just nodded, admiring the general splendor or it all. Photos on the wall caught her eye, and she tried not to linger on them for too long. She looked over at him as he spoke, "as am I, Potter. Now, where do you hide the brooms around here?" she said, winking once before doing the mature thing and elbowing him in the stomach before running toward the sounds of the backyard, "race you! Last one there has to play the whole game as a ferret!" she joked, knowing she was already in the lead. Only problem was, she wasn't entirely sure if they even had a door to the backyard... well, it was worth a shot!

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What else was he supposed to do? Harry laughed out loud, grabbed the brooms out of the closet he was standing by and dashed through the house. He dodged cabinets holding china and avoided knocking any pictures off of the walls. He made it to the door at the same time Ginny found it. He blocked the way with the brooms then ducked under them. 
"I believe I won, Mrs. Potter." he said, grinning mischievously. He realized he called her Mrs. Potter. He called her that often, actually. But not recently. It just slipped out. He had been trying so hard to not make her uncomfortable... oh well, it was already out. He could let it ruin his afternoon or just keep going. So he kept going. He pulled the brooms out of the door and tossed one too her. 
"I'll get the quaffel." he told her as he walked over to a shed on one side of the house. 



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"Hey!" Ginny shouted as he blocked the door. She glared as he grinned smugly at his win and didn't even notice what he had called her. She was too competitive in this moment to really be weird-ed out by it. As he tossed a broom to her she caught it, sighing as it landed in her hand. It was familiar, soothing, soft. As she left to the shed she clutched the broom tightly, staring down at it until he returned. She looked up at him, "So, are you going to turn me into a ferret?" she said with wide, pleading eyes.

If he had lost she would have made him do it, so it was completely his decision at this point!

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Turn her into a ferret? The idea, tempting as it was, would make it difficult to play Quidditch. Not to mention it would be less time when he got to soak up the fact that she was here, right next to him, in all her glory. He pulled his eyes away from her after a long moment, a slight blush running up his cheeks. 

"Nah, hard to play Quidditch with a ferret. Besides, I don't want you to have any excuses when I beat you." he winked and kissed her cheek quickly, very quickly. He didn't want to get too distracted, which could happen very easily.

He jumped on his broom and zoomed off into the air. 
"Catch me if you can."

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Ginny smirked as his cheeks turned red at the sight of her. She was pretty amazed that this adult Ginny could still have that affect on him. It was a rather nice confidence boost in this older body. Now, getting on a broomstick... well, if Harry could do it-- She laughed as he sped away from her, jumping on her own broom and zooming towards him. "I wouldn't call a win just yet, Potter. Keep in mind I've got the mind of someone who played Quidditch only a few months ago," she chuckled, trying to use the awkward situation to lighten the tensions about it. That was Ginny for you, always trying to make everyone else feel better if she could.

She was closing in on him now, eyeing the quaffle under his arm...

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His eyebrow raised as sh sped toward him. 
"The mind, yes however the most recently you have played quidditch is 4 months ago at the family quidditch match!" He teased her as he spun on his broom and kicked the quaffle into the air.

"But what ever help you sleep at night, darling." 
He flew a circle around her and then flew up to grab the quaffle, his fingers nearly touching the ball.


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She glared at him as he called her out, teasing her, and kicking the ball. She didn't wait to see what he would do next but instead sped up toward the Quaffle at lightning speed. His fingers graced the red ball just before she burst into it, clasping it under her arm and shooting straight up. She laughed as she shot into the air before spinning around in order to go in a wide loop around Harry, heading toward the little makeshift goal post they had in the backyard. She had made sure to locate it when they were on the ground before the match started so she'd know where she was going.

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Harry turned his broom around sharply, zooming after her. He flew under her and came up, kicking the ball out from under her arm as he did a summersault in the air. He grabbed the ball and continued on to the goal. 
He looked back under his other arm and gave her a goofy grin before he looked back to the goal. 
"Who's cocky now?" he asked even as a tree branch knocked him off course. He dropped the quaffle as he held onto his broom as he spun in the air. 

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Ginny growled as he kicked the ball out from under her arm and stole it. Then she promptly laughed as he was knocked down by a branch. She caught the quaffle and flew over to him, tucking it under one arm and using the other arm to reach out and clasp the end of his broom so it could steady. "Hey, better be careful there green eyes or you could loosen that brain of yours," she said.

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Harry grabbed her hand on his broom. What he wanted to do was pull her into a tight embrace and kiss her right then, steal the quaffle and throw it into the goal... 

So that was what he did.

His other hand grabbed her arm and he pulled her toward him. As soon as she hit his leg with hers he kissed her cheek (no need to scare her off just yet) then aimed his punch for the quaffle under her arm. 

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"Hey!" she yelled with a laugh as his little plan worked. The quaffle went through the goal and she shoved him away and sped forward to catch it.

They played all afternoon, for two or three hours. It felt like longer, and shorter at the same time. Finally, Ginny had scored her twentieth shot, which meant that she had won. She cheered in the air and zoomed toward Harry. She jumped from her broom and tackled him off of his own broom, knocking him to the ground. They rolled three or four times through the grass before the momentum finally allowed them to stop.

She was lying flat on the grass and looked up into his eyes. The main part of him that was still familiar to her. "Hey. I hope you know I love you."

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