Owls from No-one

Owls from No-One

Ginny and Harry became closed friends two years before Harry left Hogwarts. It practically started when Ron and Hermione started dating making Harry felt sort of left out, kind of like the third wheel. Ginny on the other hand always felt like the "tag-along-Weasley" and felt sick & tired about it. The two ended up hanging around with each other during Ron & Hermione's "study" session since Ginny has grown over her hero-worship/crush for Harry. They became each other's confidant especially when Cho dumped Harry for Michael Corner Ginny's then boyfriend. After six years both remained great friends and kept in touch as much as they could despite the busy schedule. Ginny is now a healer at St. Mungo's while Harry is busy with his last few training of becoming an Auror. Yes true, he had defeated the Dark Lord in 1997, Dumbledore, however, insists that Harry needs formal training just in case.

***

A note greeted her on a nice summer afternoon. Ginny all dazed and on confused since she just woke up. "Who could be sending me an owl on a Sunday? It usually took him few days to answer." she thought of Harry.

"There's only one way to find out," she said it out loud as she reached for the envelope.

The note read:

I came before fifty Romans

Nothing before five

In the middle of the sea

You came after.

"W-what? Huh? Who could be sending me this?" Ginny wondered since there's no name on the note. "Oh, well it could be a wrong post" she shrugged her shoulders ignoring the post. She didn't really bother who find out whom since it could be one of the pranks that Fred and George normally play on her.

***

Few weeks later Ginny received another anonymous note that read:

I came before fifty Romans

Nothing before five

In the middle of the sea

You came after.

"Not again?" she said to herself. This is the third time this month the same anonymous note had greeted her early in the morning. She couldn't know whom the note was from, since the post office-owl is delivering it. She had received the same note twice a week since the day she got the first one and sometimes it is coupled with a dozen of white or yellow roses. 'This is insane!' she thought while checking the other posts, Along with it where a letter from the twins asking her to check out their new branch at Hogsmeade village. And there's one from her best friend Harry and from the honeymooners Ron&Hermione who are spending their honeymoon in Bali.

After reading all three letters, she read the anonymous note again and carefully studied it. All she knows is that the message is some sort of riddle but she's too preoccupied in finding out who's been sending it that she can't bring herself to figure the hidden message. 'Who the hell knows?!' she muttered finally giving up. "Perhaps I should just ignore it then it will stop!" with that she wrote her reply to Harry.

Dear Harry,

Just got your letter this morning together with Ron & Hermione's postcard and Fred & George's letter. By the way, have you checked out their branch at Hogsmeade Village? I hear that it is Lee who is temporarily in-charge at the main branch, as the twins are busy establishing the new one.

I am doing well myself, next week I'll be starting to work at St. Mungo's as a healer! I am really excited to finally working after those years of training. I can't believe that I'm finally doing this. Remember when I used to dream endlessly about being a healer and you used to say that I am showing signs of being way too obsessive about something and that how too much of everything can be bad for me. Oh well, at least it helped me get over my fears!

Anyway there's one thing that weird lately. Remember the anonymous letter I told you about few months before? Well it didn't stop coming. I still get the same note twice a week for ages now and getting kind of sweet because whoever is sending this probably likes me in some way. The note I received today arrived with a dozen of yellow and white roses. Pretty weird huh? Well not that it matters I'm just rather curious that all.

Well that's about it for me, write soon.

Ginny

PS: Remember Brenda Leslie my co-healer at St. Mungo's who trained with me? You met her a year ago. She's getting married in a month with Oliver Wood. She invited me and said that I can bring someone along. I figure since your friends with Oliver, I should bring you instead. It's safer that way because I'm not ready to date anybody else yet. Please? Thanks!

After browsing through the letter she placed it in an envelope and sends it with Roily, a gift from Fred and George on her 18^th birthday. She named it after the word "roil" since the bird hoots annoyingly most of the time.

***

On week later the newlyweds arrived at The Burrow from their honeymoon.

"Hermione!" Ginny hugged her new sister-in-law from the waist and motioning as if she's trying to listen to her womb. "Hello there baby Weasley!"

"Cut it Ginny! I'm not yet pregnant" Hermione snorted at her.

"How was Bali?" she said as Ron hugged her.

"Lovely! It is a great place. We love the beach and the sun!" Ron replied happily

"Oh well I just have to go and bring this upstairs." Hermione said eyeing at Ginny to come with her. Ginny understood the signal said, " I'll help you Hermione!"

The two young woman climbed upstairs headed straight to Ginny's room instead of Ron's where Hermione, obviously, sleep.

"So what's up with the anonymous admirer of yours?!" Hermione smiled mischievously at her who saw the roses on her desk

"Oh that!" Ginny caught off guard. "He's really sweet I just wished I know who --" a tapping

sound from the window caught their ears.

"This could be from Harry," she said as she saw it was Roily on the window "I owled him last - wait a minute! It's one of those notes again!" she said as she showed the note to Hermione.

The note read:

Hello Ginny,

Did you get the flowers? I hope you like it.

Your Friend

"But? How come Roily is the one whose delivered the note?" Ginny all confused.

"Can I see the riddle Ginny?" Hermione, all curious took the note from her.

I came before fifty Romans

Nothing before five

In the middle of the sea

You came after

Hermione read the note and carefully analyzing the puzzle. And then she just smiled at Ginny and said, "Well, somebody really likes you because yellow roses means everlasting love while white ones means pure love in the Muggle world at least. So that mean he's declaring his everlasting pure love for you."

"The only problem is I don't even know him!" she sadly said.

"Well I guess since Roily delivered the note I think he perhaps knows where this person is so drop him a note or something. Anyway I'm feeling nauseous; it must have been the long trip. I better take a nap." Hermione walked lazily to the door then the stairs and to their/Ron's room.

"Who the hell would be sending me all these notes and flowers?" She thought of Harry because he was the last person whom she owled using Roily. "Don't be silly Gin! It can't be Harry...he never liked you in that way...never before and never will and you are great friends now perhaps if he does feel the something more than that then he would tell you in your face, But who could it be?" These thoughts were running over Ginny mind as she took her quill and wrote "Thank you. I wish I know who you are" at the back the latest note she received from her admirer. She tied it around Roily's leg. Roily hooted fittingly before flying off.

***

The next morning Ginny got up early preparing for her very first day as a professional healer at St. Mungo's. Of course she started working for St. Mungo's a couple of a year ago but only as a trainee. Today will be different and she's very excited about it! Got up and surprise to see the snowy white owl Hedwig.

"Oh hello, Hedwig!" She greeted the owl that gleefully hooted back at her while putting out her leg that's clutching the letter from Harry.

Dear Ginny,

Glad to hear from you!

I'm sorry it took me a while to owl you back. I have been too busy with the final stage of my training. Hopefully by the end of the year I would finally pass all the ruddy exams, psychological tests, physical exams and be an Auror by profession. I am excited at the same time nervous.

Regarding the anonymous letters and flowers, I think I have an idea who is sending you those but that's all I can say.

Anyway, Oliver invited me too so it's convenient if we go as each other's date. It's not like I have much choice...hahaha! j/k I might drop by one of these days.

'Til the next one,

Harry

Ginny wrote a short reply to Harry's letter before going downstairs for breakfast.

Dear Harry,

Today I'll be starting my job as a professional healer at St. Mungo's. Oh by the way Hermione figured out what the hidden message in those anonymous notes but won't tell me. I think she knows. Do you think it's somebody I know? By the way, the motif of the wedding is mauve please prepare a dress robe that would go with that color as for be I'll be wearing a dress robe of the same color and Yeah I don't have much of a choice either! Hahaha

Ginny

"Here you go Hedwig! Please take this to Harry!" With that she folded the letter and placed it her right leg. Hedwig nipped Ginny's fingers affectionately after she gave her some owl snaps and water. She flew out of the window and out of sight. "Ok, now I better get ready for work!" she thought.

***

Two weeks later... Oliver's and Brenda's wedding. Harry and Ginny agreed to meet at the Burrow before apparating to Oliver's residence in Scotland. And so the wedding ceremony and the reception went after what felt like forever. The entire wedding has a great Muggle traditions' influence since Brenda is half-Muggle. Everything from ceremony to the couple-- opening their first gift and so on. Ginny found herself daydreaming about her own wedding with her date... ''Oops, not my date!'

"No way Ginny! You are not going back there again! You are so over with your childish crush with Harry." She tried to convince herself but then another voice inside her said "Oh no you're not, Ginny! ...Yes I certainly am!...Then why the hell are you staring him that way...No I don't!....Oh C'mon Weasley you never really gotten over him it just sort of faded but it is still there besides look at him! He's turn out to be a very gorgeous young man!" Two voices were reasoning against one another but the conscious Ginny said firmly as if it settled the matter, "No, way Ginny...you should forget that idea if you want Harry to maintain your friendship with-" Before she can even finish Harry butt in.

"Are alright, Gin?"

"Huh?"

"I said are you alright? Is there something bothering you?"

'I'm fine,' was what she wants to say but she said, "Sorry it's this mushy wedding thing that's bothering me that is." Well, that's sounds better and it's quite true that she can't stand sitting here next to Harry thinking about stupid romantic wedding!

"OK maybe we should go up to Oliver and Brenda and say goodbye then" Harry suggested.

"OK, let's!" She replied still pre-occupied by her thought but act nonchalantly as if. And with that they disappeared with a sound, 'pop'

***

They arrived that the Burrow at an instant with a 'pop' at the completely empty Burrow. "Where could they be?" She muttered more to herself that to anybody else.

"Gin, there's a note" Harry said as she went to the table and open that note.

Dear Ginny,

We are at Hermione's parents' house Mum went to the grocery and Dad is at work. We will be back before 6pm tonight.

Ron

'Nice, alone with Harry just what I need!' she thought sarcastically and said, "Ok, so that explains it!" turning to Harry.

"In that case I better hang around for a while to keep you company" Harry muttered who seems to be bothered by something.

"Oh Harry, really I don't mind left alone you can go if you want." She said hoping that he would say otherwise because she wants him to stay.

"I'd rather stay here and catch up with old times"

"All right then! Want some coffee, juice or tea? She mentally head-butted herself for not suggesting Firewhisky.

"Tea sound good!" Harry said grinning at her while she headed to the kitchen and took out two cups and prepared coffee.

"Here you go Harry," She said as she sat next to him on the couch of the Weasley living room. She then offered him the cup, as she can't help but stare at his broad shoulders and think. 'Oh my... He grown so much since the last time I saw him, He's bloody handsome and sexy young man...and...muscular' a voice said but the other voice came and said, 'Ginny shut it! You are not supposed to fantasize about your best friend!'

She has to let go of the nasty thought before everything could turn uncomfortable so she said, "So how are you?"

So there they were sitting in the Weasley living area, discussing their respective career, Quidditch, life after Hogwarts, life after the War, Ron and Hermione, Fred and George, The Dursleys and on occasions she can't help but stare at him once in a while. After hours of chatting and laughing Harry all of a sudden fell quiet and when he opened his mouth he asked her this. "So, whatever happen to that coward sending you anonymous notes?"

"Well, he still sends the same notes for the nth time but no matter how I try to plead he still never signs his name in those notes. Except maybe for 'you friend', yeah that's about it. But I wished I know who he was but I think I knew what he meant by I came before..." before she can even finish it...

Harry gaze at her and locked his emerald eyes with her brown ones saying "... fifty Romans...Nothing before five...In the middle of the sea...You came after."

"Hey! Is there something you're not telling me? Do you know him...the one sending me those notes" She said secretly hoping that he would say 'yes'.

"Well, let's just say I know some people" He said carefully looking at her beautiful brown eyes trying to analyze her or something.

: TAP TAP! Hedwig flew through the open kitchen door with a dozen of white and yellow roses and a note.

"Oh Hedwig? But..." she said while opening the note. She read it in a whisper...

Dear Ginny,

Well have you figured out my hidden message? If not then perhaps I should reveal myself...As a matter of fact I am right next to you...

She turned to Harry full of surprise but before she can even say anything...Harry leaned closer to her saying something that sounded like the continuation of the letter "looking at you straight in the eye and telling you that I came before fifty Romans...Nothing before five...In the middle of the sea...You came after means that I LOVE YOU, GINNY!"

"Oh, Harry..." she said breathlessly as Harry came even closer and they started kissing each other.