Harry Potter and The Power He Has Not - Sahits

"Ginny should be down in a few minutes"she sat Neville at the table, putting a cup of tea and plate
of cakes in front of him, and covertly flicked her wand to signal Ginny to make her entrance.
Ron was in the sitting room with a view of the stairs when he saw Ginny come down in what he
thought of as her 'hunting outfit'. Short skirt, flimsy top with no obvious bra, hair done just so, if
she wasn't his sister she would have been gorgeous. She wore this outfit a lot when she was after
Harry. /Is Harry coming over? Why wouldn't he let me know?/ He sat up craning his neck to see
into the kitchen just in time to see adelighted Neville Longbottom get his first view of his sister.
/Neville?/ Ron was puzzled. Why was she turning it on for Neville? She was dating Harry. Of course
Harry did do that noble 'breakup' with her which fooled exactly no one. Neville was a mate; he
wouldn't be sniffing around Ginny. He wanted to, certainly. As Ron knew well, Neville had been
very interested in Ginny since 3rd year, but Neville would NEVER do anything about it. Mates didn't
do that.
He sat silently listening to his mother steer the conversation to Neville reaching his majority in a few
days, his responsibilities when he assumed his position as Head of the Longbottom House(like
Augusta was going to let Neville out from under her thumb) and the need ayoung Patriarch had for
a Lifemate.
/What the hell? What is Mum up to?/ He watched as Ginny ran her fingers through her hair, and
touched his hands, arms, and once on the face. Neville was enjoying the entire episode, though
somewhat confused at the attention. Ginny suggested a walk to the village, taking Neville by the
hand and leading him to the door. She DID have it turned on. Why is she teasing Neville like this?
/ /
Ron stood and followed them outside, closing the door behind him quietly. He cast the disillusioning
spell on himself and cat footed it after his friend and sister.
Ginny was in full cling mode, hugging his arm to her as they walked down the well-beaten path
toward town. As they passed the Lovegood home, Ginny stretched up to kiss him on the cheek.
Neville stopped and took both of her hands in his, gazing intently into her eyes.
"Ginny, what's going on?"