Le divorce
Harry has been married to Ginny for five years now, but they drifted
apart and
Harry must make a life-altering decision. How will Ginny react?
Harry was lying in bed but couldn't find sleep. With his arms
supporting his head, he
alternated looks between the ceiling and his sleeping wife lying next
to him.
Her red hair was spread on the pillow all around her head and Harry
smiled as his
eyes traced the side of her face and every one of her freckles.
Harry felt his feelings for Ginny had changed and now were no more than
deep
affection. At the beginning of their relationship, the two lovers were
so passionate
they couldn't leave each other's arms for more than ten minutes.
Harry dreamed of a life full of passion with a woman he could spend the
rest of his
life with. Looking at Ginny's face, he smiled softly and crawled out
of
bed. "Tomorrow night I'll do it," he thought as he gathered a
pillow and blanket and
went to sleep on the living room couch.
"Hello Ginny I'm home" Harry yelled as he entered his house
He found Ginny in the kitchen stirring plates and went to kiss her
cheek.
"Hello Harry," Ginny smiled softly. She tried to turn her head so
their lips would
meet but didn't succeed.
Harry sat on the nearest kitchen chair around the table and turned to
look at her.
"Ginny, could we talk? I have something really important to tell
you."
"Sure Harry. I have something important to tell you too."
"Would you mind if I go first this is really hard for me to say
this."
Ginny was surprised and worried. "Sure."
Harry face took a determined expression and he inhaled loudly
"Ginny you are a wonderful person. You're beautiful both inside and
out. But lately
I've felt my feelings for you have changed. My love for you, I
realised, is now more
like deep affection. You are my first love but we were young when we
got married
and we both changed as our love did. I want to remain in your life and
I want you in
mine but,I don't think we should stay married anymore. I'm
sorry. I really care
about you, you know."
Harry leaned forward and kissed her forehead.
Ginny had tears pouring out of her eyes but seemed lost. She looked up
at him
"Harry, I want you to be happy. I'm sorry your feelings for me have
changed. Mine
haven't. Did I do something wrong? Don't you think we should give
another chance?"
"No, no, no, Gin. You did not do anything wrong. I just think the
passion in our
relationship is gone and was never more than a dream. I think we are
better off as
friends."
Ginny just nodded her head sadly.
I understand. Can I ask you something since you want us to be
friends?
Harry nodded silently
"Is there someone else in your life?"
Harry moved uneasily on his chair and looked at her.
"Ginny, I promise, I was faithful to you. I've never cheated but
there is someone at
the ministry. And I do think I have some feelings for her. With her I
feel whole and
full of …passion."
Ginny got up and patted his knee.
"I understand, Harry. Do you mind if we take care of the little
details tonight? I don't
want to see this lasting."
"Sure"
Ginny sat back down at the kitchen table while Harry went to get all
the papers they
needed.
"Ok," he said as he sat back next to Ginny. "The house?"
They lived in a nice home, very much like the burrow and only a short
way from her
family. Harry gave Grimmauld place to Remus after the end of the war
and bought a
cosy house for his new bride and himself, not far from the Weasleys.
Ginny loved
this house as much as him. It had so much good memories for both of
them.
"You can have the house if you want, Harry."
Harry looked up surprised “Ginny, you love this house and since I'm
the one
changing our lives you should get the house."
"No, Harry, I can't live in this house, not without you. Keep the
house I'll just take
my stuff. I only want one thing from you. When I'll find a place if
it's okay I want our
bed. My bed. I understand you want it too but it's the one thing I
want."
"Anything you want, Gin. You can have the bed. No problem."
Harry and Ginny filed the papers and finally Ginny got up, took the pen
and with one
last look at Harry signed the papers, then put the pen down.
Harry signed them too then whispered, "Finito." The papers vanished
to the official
ministry's registry.
"Congratulations, Ginny. We're officially divorced. You're a free
women," Harry
smiled at Ginny and hugged her.
"Excuse me," said Ginny softly and went up the stairs
"What are you doing?" asked a voice behind her.
Ginny turned around to find Harry watching her from the threshold of
their bedroom.
"I'm packing, Hun- Harry," she said softly.
"Ginny, you can stay all the time you want. At least stay until you find a place."
"Harry, I can't live here. It's not my house anymore."
"I understand," Harry said, as he looked at the floor.
Ginny finished packing the bedroom and went downstairs to finish
packing her stuff
from the kitchen, study and living room.
When Ginny finished packing, she put her bags down near the entry with
the help of
Harry, she shrank most of her stuff so she would just have two bags to
carry then
under Harry curious look went back in the living room pointed her wand
at herself
and whispered "Wingardium leviosa" she went up to the Potter family
clock and
removed her arrow, then went back down.
She put the arrow in her suitcase then looked around at the house.
"You can come back here anytime you want, Gin. Remember we're
friends."
"Harry, thank you but we're lying to each other and you know it."
Harry realised what she meant and realised she was right. They'll
never be best
friends it would be too difficult for them to act as if they were never
in love as if
Ginny was nothing more to him than Hermione, as if Ginny would consider
him like
Ron, a brother and best friend all in one.
"You're right, Ginny but lets stay at least childhood friends if
not best friends, okay?"
Ginny hugged him and smiled at him. "Friends."
She went to her suitcases then looked at Harry as he opened the door
for her. They
smiled at each other one last time and Ginny went out into the night.
When she left their street, Ginny let her false image fall and finally
the tears came
pouring down as she walked and thought about all the good times they
had together,
their first kiss their first time, their wedding.
It was over and she didn't know what to do with herself.
Ginny thought about their life from beginning to end but she couldn't
find the
moment where everything broke between them, where Harry saw their
passion
gone and decided they were over. He didn't even let her talk to him
about her big
news.
She finally arrived at the front of a nice home, white walls with blue
windows and
knocked on the door.
A bushy haired woman opened the door
"Ginny, what are you doing here? Why do you have suitcases with you?
You're
shivering, come on in sweetie. RON, go prepare the guest room for your
sister now!" Hermione demanded.
Ginny entered the house and dropped the suitcases on the floor as she
flew in her
best friend and sister in law's arms, sobbing.
"Gin, what happened?" Hermione asked softly
Ginny just sobbed on her shoulder. "Mione, Harry, he- he he left
me, we just got
divor-ced."
To Be Continued.