Harry and Ginny: the Bonded

Forming the Bond

A/N: This opening in Diagon Alley is set sometime before Ginny and her family goes to Egypt, which technically speaking we have no idea when they leave for Egypt, and before the famed incident with Aunt Marge. Technically I know that this never happened in the book and movie, but this is simply a fanfic story, so anything can technically happen.

"Speaking"

"Mental Speaking"

'Thinking'

"Parseltongue"

Writing/Reading

"Yelling"

Diagon Alley; July 5th, 1993

Harry was walking through Diagon Alley, collecting the basic supplies that he would need for Hogwarts until he receive his letter for whatever else that he needed for school. He had run into Hagrid about two minutes ago, and walked around with him, grateful for his generous offer to help carry his stuff. At first, he did try to kindly turn the offer down, but Hagrid was persistent, and honestly, he did appreciate the offer. Hagrid was one of the few people who cared about him and didn't treat him like he was a freak. Other than Hagrid, there was also his best friend Hermione Granger, and the entire Weasley family, who treated him like he was family, and he was treated by them a lot better than by his relatives the Dursleys.

Suddenly, he started feeling a strange sensation in his heart. Some sort of, tugging feeling. He tried to ignore the feeling, thinking that it would go away, but for some reason, as he walked in one direction with Hagrid, the tugging sensation was getting stronger, and it kept doing so as he walked further in his current direction. Finally having enough, he decided to walk in the opposite direction and noticed that the tugging was not only decreasing, but it felt as if the tugging was leading him to something, or someone. He continued following the tugging sensation until he saw the Weasley Family, and Hermione Granger. he knew Hermione was also going on a trip with her parents in about a week.

Ron Weasley, his best friend, wrote to him that his father had won a contest and that they were going to Egypt for about a month, so he guessed that they were probably here to gather supplies for their trip. He also figured that Hermione was also collecting school supplies like he was. As he walked towards them, he realized that for some reason, the tugging in his heart was leading him straight towards them, or at least, one Weasley in particular: Ginny Weasley. As he walked towards them, Ron noticed him and called out to him.

"OI, HARRY!" He called out, grabbing the attention of his family.

"Hi, Harry!" Hermione called out.

"Hey Ron, hi Hermione." He answered, hugging both of them.

"Why Harry dear, I wasn't expecting to see you here in Diagon Alley!" Mrs. Weasley said, clearly pleased to see him. "How are you doing dear?"

"Quite well Mrs. Weasley, thank you for asking." Harry said, truthfully grateful to the attention from Mrs. Weasley, who was like a mother figure to him.

As he talked to Mrs. Weasley, Hermione, Ron, and most of the Weasley brothers, he couldn't help but glance at Ginny, and several times catch her looking at him. The tugging in his heart kept trying to pull him towards her, and based on her body language, he could tell that she was feeling something similar. He couldn't help but stare into her warm chocolate brown eyes, marveling at her long, fiery red hair, her beautiful face, splashed with freckles across her cheeks and nose, and her sweet flowery scent that wafted into his direction due to the wind. Harry didn't realize it, but Ron and Hermione had seen him looking at Ginny, and smirked as Hermione pushed him towards her, and Ron pulled his brothers Percy, Fred, and George away, to give Harry some space to talk to Ginny. As Harry walked to Ginny, he couldn't help but admire the way she looked; she had a pair of black leather boots that went up to her knees, a black skirt that went down to her mid-thighs, and a blue elbow-length shirt, with a Hungarian Horntail dragon on it, that seemed to hug her body just right. As he walked towards her, the tugging in his heart was getting stronger, but as usual, Harry had no idea what to say to her. He was so focused on Ginny, that he didn't even notice the Goblin that was watching them with an intrigued look.