Are You There, God? It's Me, Ginny. by scheherezhad

Rating: G

Summary: Ginny writes a letter.

Disclaimer: The characters aren't mine, no money is being made, and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.

Author's notes: Found this on my hard drive, got a second opinion, posted it. Apparently wrote it in December and forgot about it. Go figure, eh?

Feedback: Praise me, criticise me, outright flame me. I don't care; I just want to know what you really think. scheherezhad@yahoo.com

Um, God, sir, I know this is a bit odd, me writing to you and all, but I was advised by a good friend to talk to you if I got confused about something. Well, I'm really confused right now. I mean, I'm not really sure how I'm supposed to talk to you, seeing as I didn't know you were supposed to exist until I got to Hogwarts and talked to some of the Muggle-borns. But the thing I'm really confused about is my brother.

See, the other day I was walking back from the library, and I saw my brother in the hall. Not just like in the hall, though. He was...well, I guess you're supposed to know that he was kissing Terry Boot. Colin says you know everything, sort of like Professor Trelawney says she does, only you really do.

The thing that confused me is that I always thought boys were supposed to like girls, and girls were supposed to like boys. So if Ron was kissing Terry, then that means he likes boys...but that's not right. Is it? I don't think I'm any closer to being un-confused. Can we talk again later?

It's been two days, and I don't think that I understand it any better yet. Ron and Terry went to Hogsmeade together yesterday, and they almost got detention for kissing outside Honeyduke's. Nobody ever gets in that much trouble for kissing. I think that Professor McGonagall was just upset that it was two boys. Colin's gotten in trouble for kissing his girlfriend in the hall before, but I've never heard of anyone getting detention for it.

I don't think that's right. Not at all.

Oh... I think I'm starting to see...

I saw Ron and Terry again, holding hands on the way to lunch this afternoon. They were leaning real close and whispering to each other, sort of like I've seen Colin and Megan doing. Harry was watching, and he smiled at me when I looked at him. We talked at lunch, and he told me that he thought it was awfully nice Ron'd found somebody nice.

I told him I didn't think boys were supposed to like each other.

Harry just put his fork down and got all serious. He said that it was okay because love is love, and it shouldn't matter if they're both boys. As long as they're happy, he said. He understands it better than I do; maybe it's more common for Muggles.

I watched them again on the way to dinner, and I think that maybe Harry's right that it's okay. Ron hasn't looked this happy for a long time, and if it's Terry who makes him feel like that, I guess I can handle it. He just better not hurt my brother.

I just found this parchment buried in my trunk. I don't know quite how I managed to lose it for four years, but I suppose that's what happens when one uses a hand-me-down trunk from prank-crazed older brothers. I still don't quite know what to think of you, God, but I'm glad I talked to you back then.

I talked to Ron a few weeks after that last chat, and I told him what I thought. He laughed and hugged me when I said I'd beat the stuffing out of Terry if he ever hurt him. Their relationship ended on good terms a few months later, and they still owl occasionally. Terry and his long-term boyfriend are adopting a little girl, and they've invited Ron to their celebration.

After he broke up with Terry, Ron had a few flings, from what I gather. He was hurt pretty badly by a couple of them. I know he had a serious relationship right after graduating, but that one didn't end so well, either.

Last week, he came home with Andy, a boy he works with, and told the family that they were moving in together. I saw the way they looked at each other, and I remembered how confused I had been when I saw Ron and Terry kissing for the first time. When Ron and Andy looked at each other, everything made sense. They're so crazy in love that it almost hurts to look at them. I only hope I find someone who loves me like that.

Thanks for your time, God. I think it really helped.

Love,

Ginny Weasley.