"Dress robes?!" Ginny complained as she opened her Hogwarts letter sitting at the table at Dog Run. After their marriage was made public to her family, Ginny had moved in with Harry to get away from Ron, who was still being a git about everything. Hermione had even left the Burrow. She had spent half her time with Harry and Ginny, and the other half with Luna. Ginny looked at the envelope again and huffed yet again. She was a little annoyed that it said Ms. Ginevra Weasley and not Mrs. Ginevra Potter, but to require two sets of dress robes for the year was outrageous. "What the bloody hell do we need two sets of dress robes for?"
"I can't tell you," Sirius said with that irritating smile. He had been hinting at something big going on this year the closer it got to going back to school, but wouldn't come out and tell anyone what it was. "But it has to do with some special events going on this year."
"You're a lot of help," Ginny frowned. Dobby set her breakfast in front of her with a slight bow. "Thanks, Dobby," she said kindly to him.
"Youse is welcome, Mrs. Ginny."
"Morning, Pads," Remus said as he came in. "Morning, Ginny."
"Hey, Moony," Sirius said sipping his coffee, trying to shake his head to tell Remus not to ask about Hogwarts letters. He had been listening to Ginny for the past half hour. Unfortunately, Ginny caught him and gave him a look. He sighed quietly. Sirius was getting tired of Albus Dumbledore and his secrets. They weren't worth listening to an annoyed redhead.
"Did you know about this, too?" asked a very annoyed Ginny, handing Remus her letter.
"No, Sirius told me he couldn't talk about it," Remus answered. "Dress robes?" he asked in confusion.
"Morning, Marauders," Harry said. He could feel Ginny's annoyance and knew he should distract her for a bit, if only to save Sirius from another hexing. Although, he had deserved the last one. Sirius had joked about inviting Ron to be Harry and Ginny's waiter for her birthday dinner. He leaned over placing a soft kiss on Ginny's cheek. "Hey, love."
"We need not one, but two sets of dress robes for this year," complained Ginny again, but she was a little calmer.
"Here we go again," Sirius sighed quietly. Ginny pierced him with a stern look that made him pale. "I swear, you and Lily would have been two peas in a pod," he said raising his hands in surrender. Sirius was saved from any further wrath by a knock on the door. "I'll get it," he said quickly.
"Good Morning, everyone," Luna said. "Good morning, Dobby."
"Good morning, Miss Luna," Dobby bowed slightly with a bright smile.
"Morning, all," Hermione said as she came into the kitchen after Luna. "Did you get your...?"
"Hermione, please don't," Sirius groaned from behind her.
"Yes, we got our letters," Ginny said still in a huff. She shot Sirius a warning look as he sat down, raising his hands again. "I can't believe they want us to have two pairs of bloody dress robes! I hate dresses! What are they thinking!?"
"Too late," Remus commented quietly as he took a bite of eggs. Ginny shot him a glare. He promptly raised his hands.
"Oh, I don't know," Luna said as she sat down on the far side of the table. "Maybe they're actually going to hold balls this year. That's the only thing I can think of," she said with a shrug.
"Balls? As in...formal dances?" Harry's voice cracked at the thought. Ginny looked at him with a frown. Hermione raised her eyebrow to him. Luna tilted her head in the way she did to look inside someone.
"You don't know how to dance and your scared you'll embarrass Ginny because of it," Luna stated.
"Luna, you do know how creepy that is, right?" Harry asked. Luna just shrugged. "Anyway, yes, that's it, exactly." Harry took Ginny's hand. "I would never want to be the cause of your embarrassment, especially in public."
