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Harry Potter and the Ferret In Tights
By YelloWitchGrl

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Category: Post-HBP
Characters:Draco Malfoy, Albus Dumbledore, Harry/Ginny, Hermione Granger, Luna Lovegood, Neville Longbottom, Ron Weasley, Severus Snape
Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Fluff, Humor
Warnings: None
Story is Complete
Rating: PG-13
Reviews: 105
Summary: Harry and crew are taken off to live out the famous tale of Robin Hood. All involved will be in character and it will follow cannon. HG RHr Mostly this will be a comedy...
Hitcount: Story Total: 60511; Chapter Total: 3430







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I do not own Harry Potter.

A/N: Are you all ready to revolt against me for taking so long to write another chapter? I bet you are. Honestly, if I could stage a protest on myself, I would. Would you like to read my excuses? I have them and if not, they don’t really matter and you can go on to the chapter. Anyway, my excuses are this: my new job takes away 3 of my 5 writing days. Also, since I didn’t work before I had time to go to the store whenever, but now I have to go on the last 2 writing days and at the end of it all, I’m really tired and not sleeping well. Oh and I can’t write at night because I do something every night. Also, I crashed my computer and had to have it rebuilt. Have I whined enough for you? I’m sorry about all this and please know that I am still working.

Thank you Wolf’s Scream for beta’ing this for me! It helps sooo much!!

Chapter 14: Through Her Eyes

“Ginny? There you are! I’ve been looking everywhere for you.”

Ginny completely ignored Hermione as she continued to hand out the coins to the small, dirty hands that were reaching out to her. It disgusted her to see them so small and skinny and so hopeful for the small bit of money that she gave them each, although she knew it would be enough to feed their families for a week. She knew what it felt like to be poor and yet she had never felt as if she had been this poor. “Has everyone got a coin?”

“Yes,” they all chorused and she grinned at them all.

“Get on home then and give that coin to your mothers.” Immediately all of the children scattered with a wave of “thank you Ma’am” and she could finally turn to face Hermione. “What is it Hermione?” She hadn’t been in the best of moods, not having slept well the night before. I shouldn’t have told him that I loved him, Ginny berated herself yet again. That is the quickest way to make sure that he leaves me again and I’m not going to be left again. If he thinks that then he can kiss my-

“Was that Luna’s prize money?”

Completely startled from her thoughts and caught off guard, Ginny shook her head and stared up at her bushy-haired friend, blinking to get her own thoughts back into focus. “Yes, Harry asked me to give it out yesterday,” she finally managed to answer slowly. Her focus then slipped again back into the deep realm of her thoughts. Should I have Hermione ask him to come and speak with me or should I leave it alone for awhile until we’re done with this whole mess that Dumbledore landed us in? In the end, she couldn’t really decide what she wanted to do. She was sure that she had shocked Harry but beyond that, Ginny didn’t know how he would react.

“Ginny, are you ready to fight tomorrow for your freedom?” Hermione sounded concerned and also hesitant.

Ginny looked up at her, studying her old friend, contemplating what she was really saying. In the end, she decided to reply sarcastically and hope for the best. “I don’t really think it matters if I fight tomorrow or not. I’m supposed to sit still like a good little princess and wait for the strong men to come and save me, right?”

Much to her surprise, Hermione laughed. “Oh Ginny, you really are in a mood today. Harry is too. He and Ron went on and about-” but she stopped abruptly, pursing her lips tightly together.

“Go on,” Ginny said nervously. “What were they talking about?”

“I shouldn’t tell you. I was eavesdropping on them anyway and I shouldn’t have heard what I did but you see, I’ve been worried about Harry and I figured that if I knew what was going on that I could help. Overall, I was surprised by what was said and more than a little shocked at the depth your brother was able to convey and-”

“Hermione, stop rambling!” Ginny bellowed and she did stop. “Thank you, now just tell me what they were talking about.”

“That would be breaking a confidence.”

Ginny felt her eyebrow rise, quite of its own volition. “Or it could called ‘spying’ on your guy friends so that you can pass on the juicy gossip to me, your dearest female friend.” Then she went for the jugular. “You know, we girls need to stick together against the boys. Otherwise anarchy and chaos would overwhelm this world.”

Hermione chuckled and shook her head. “All right, I’ll tell you. You don’t have to convince me anymore than that although I am not sure that I agree with you.”

“Grindelwald and Voldemort; both men wanted to rule the world. Need I say more?”

“Yes, but there has to be a woman who tried the same thing,” Hermione replied fairly. “I can’t think of one off the top of my head, but I am sure that given a bit of time at the library, I’ll be able to come up with one.”

“You’re getting off-topic. You were going to tell me about what Harry and Ron were talking about.” Ginny looked up and studied Hermione’s unfocused gaze. She knew her friend was still trying to come up with a woman, from history, who tried to rule. Ginny let out an exasperated sigh. “Morgana le Fey, Merlin’s half sister. She was evil and caused lots of problems. Now please tell me about Harry!”

“Oh, I had forgotten about her! Yes, you’re right. She’s said to have caused all sorts of-” Hermione must have caught the murderous glare in Ginny’s eye because she cleared her throat and moved on. “They talked about how Harry felt about you, some, but mostly on whether or not Harry could leave you behind while go looking for the-” Hermione’s hand flew up to her mouth. After a moment, she moved her hand down and said slowly. “I’m sorry, that is a secret that I can’t possibly tell you. Just know that the three of us were going to leave after Bill’s wedding to go find a way to defeat Voldemort. I don’t think that Harry’s sure he can leave you again.”

“I see,” Ginny replied, nodding slowly and in a way, she did understand why she was kept in the dark. Too many people had betrayed rather than kept silent. She didn’t like it, but she did understand. “So what did Harry say about me?”

Hermione contemplated that for awhile before she finally answered. “He said that it was serious for him.”

“I told him that I loved him yesterday,” Ginny informed her. She decided to be honest about her feelings. The only way things would ever get resolved is if they were open with each other, or at least as honest as they could be. Ginny understood that there were some secrets she wouldn’t be privy to.

Hermione smiled at her. “I knew you loved him and I’m glad you told him. I think it will be good for him to be loved. It gives him more of a reason to fight.”

Ginny looked around the town square, seeing the children running about, playing games and the mothers sweeping or doing other chores. Life here was simple, if somewhat dirty. But these people were also repressed by a tyrant that they were powerless to stop. That’s where Harry comes in, he would be liberating the people by bringing down the prince. She sighed heavily and rubbed a hand over her tired eyes. She hadn’t slept well the night before because she’d been awake worrying about how Harry would react to her. But maybe, just maybe, he’ll learn to love me too. That thought, more than anything else comforted her and calmed her nerves. When she eventually turned back to look up at Hermione, Ginny saw that her friend was waiting patiently for her to reply. “So what would you like me to do?”

“I need to show you the passages that I learned about yesterday on my forced tour of the castle so that you can get out, but also so you’ll know where they will be coming in. After that I want to observe your swordsmanship abilities so that I can assess if you are ready to fight and then you need to get a good nights rest so that you can be ready for tomorrow.”

“That too but I meant about Harry,” Ginny said softly.

Hermione blinked several times, before answering. “I want you to get him to open up to you about how he feels. After that I think it will all work itself out. But all of those things will happen after we’ve take down Prince John and the sheriff. I think we can get all of this straightened out after the battle is over.”

“Right,” Ginny agreed. “So when are you going to get together with Ron?”

Hermione gave a derisive snort. “As soon as I am out of this stupid box, I am going to snog him. I won’t even say anything, just go straight up and kiss him.”

“Good for you,” she agreed although Ginny didn’t really want to think about Ron kissing anyone. At least he already broke me in with Lavender. “So where are these passages?”

“There is the one located at that big wall hanging, the one with red and gold swirls with the weavings. Do you know which one I’m referring to?”

Ginny closed her eyes, trying to picture the scene. “I think so. Do you mean the one near the two suits of armor?”

“Yes, that’s the one. The tapestry moves to reveal a heavy wooden door that leads out into the back garden. There are no knobs but it will open outwards if you push on it so that you can escape. Once you’ve gone through it, you can’t get back in that way so only use it as a last resort and only if you’re sure that you are alone.”

“How is it that I haven’t seen a big door leading out of the castle before?” Ginny asked skeptically.

Hermione grinned broadly. “It is hidden behind all of that ivy that covers to wall of the castle. You can’t see it unless you go looking for it. It’s really just like The Secret Garden.”

“The Secret Garden is what?” Ginny asked her.

“Never mind, it’s not pertinent.” Hermione said shaking her head.

Another question occurred to her. “Will I be able to push through the ivy if it has grown over the door?”

“Yes, you can. This whole place is made of magic so it will swing open easily. Now I need to tell you how the others will be getting in to the castle.” Hermione went on about several other secret passages that Ginny hadn’t seen so far and there were several, including one that went straight into Prince John’s bedroom. “So, they will go in through those entrances, whichever presents itself at the time and round up the others. Your job is to get as many servants on your side as you can but that won’t be as easy as you think. They may listen to you right now, but in the heat of battle they’ll probably be afraid of losing. You will have to find a way to motivate them.”

“I can do that,” Ginny told her confidently. “Now if only I can figure out a way to motivate Harry into trusting me and taking me with you wherever you go.”

Hermione chuckled. “I think you’ll have an easier time with the peasants.”

A/N2: I need to know if you want me to post the fight scene chapters as I write them (there will be a few) or post them all at once, so as not to confuse you. Just remember how long this story is taking me.

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