After wiping her face to the best of her ability, she pulled back and drew her arms back to her sides. He loosened his grip, but instead of letting go completely, he slid his arms up her back until he was gripping her shoulders, holding her at arms length. "You ok?" he asked her softly.
She nodded and wiped at her eyes again lest she begin crying all over again. After a moment she gained enough composure to reply verbally. "Yeah, thank you. I just, I still miss him, you know?" Harry nodded here. "I can't tell you how much it means to me that you trust me to fly your Firebolt." She just realized that she was still holding it as she gestured to the broom for emphasis. "And I can't believe Sirius said all that," she continued in wonderment.
"Well believe it," Harry said cheerfully. "He thought you were great. Even told me that he wouldn't have minded you as a goddaughter some day," he added hoping to lighten the situation.
Ginny's hand flew to her mouth as her eyes threatened to pop out of their sockets. "He didn't," she exclaimed.
Harry shot her a quirky grin. "He did."
Ginny stared at him wide eyed for another moment before her the corner of her lips twitched upward. In another moment she let out a snort of laughter, which Harry echoed. And soon the two were laughing openly, Ginny bent over in her hysterics.
After a moment she managed to say, "I can't believe he said that."
"I know," Harry agreed. "Took me a little off guard at the time. Not that the idea is entirely unpleasant or anything," he quickly added, suddenly afraid that he might insult her. "But it just came out of nowhere and I'm still young and all. Never really thought about marriage before."
"Well if we're trying to honor Sirius's wishes," she said suggestively as she sidled up to him, rubbing her shoulder on his side. She looked up at him from underneath her eyelashes sweetly for a moment before continuing. "Then I guess I'll fly your Firebolt." She chuckled heartily as she dashed away and jumped on the broom. She flew in a circle around him, laughing at his gobsmacked expression. "Shut your mouth, Harry. You didn't think I'd just give myself over to you that easily now, did you?" she teased.
Harry just shook his head as he looked up at her flying form and finally laughed along with her. She had definitely put a number over him; he'd give her that. She flew around the pitch a few times as he plopped down in the grass to watch. After about ten minutes or so of flying around, she descended right near Harry. "You just planning on sitting there watching me fly all day?" she asked him.
"Why not?" he returned. "You're a magnificent flier."
"Nah," she shook her head.
"I mean it. You look like that Firebolt was built for you," he insisted.
She blushed at his praise, though it wasn't terribly noticeable since her face was already flushed from flying. "Seriously though, aren't you bored just sitting there?" she asked him.
Harry shook his head. "I don't mind, really. Fly as long as you like."
She flew around the pitch for ten more minutes before landing next to Harry. She didn't dismount from the broom. Harry stood up and asked her, "Done already? I figured you'd be out here at least another half an hour."
She shook her head. "I'm not done yet. But I'm not going to just let you sit there with nothing to do but watch me…"
"I'm fine, really," Harry interrupted. "Besides, I don't think it's the best idea for you to be out here alone, especially since it'll be getting dark soon."
Ginny held up a hand to stop Harry. "You misunderstood me. I'm not going to just let you sit there with nothing to do when there's plenty of room on this thing for two." She patted the length of broom shaft in front of her for emphasis. "What do you say, Harry? You up for a little flying?"
Harry looked at her as if she had just sprouted an additional head for a second. "Are you serious?"
"Why not?" she asked him sweetly. "That is, unless you'd rather not share a broom with little ol' me," she mock pouted.
"Oh suck your lip back in, Weasley," Harry teased. "I've never ridden on a broom with anyone else before. Are you sure it's safe?"
Ginny nodded. "Bill once took me out when I was like six or seven."
"Yeah, but we're both grown now. Are you sure it's safe for two adults?" Harry insisted.
"Yes, Harry. I've never shared a broom since then, but I know of others who have. And the broom is perfectly capable of carrying two fully grown adults. We're both pretty small, so we should be more than safe," she explained to him.
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