Summary: After the events of OOTP Harry has an eventful summer with a lot of new revelations and new relationships. Harry with the help of Ginny continue to the next year living through betrayal, politics, love, sorrow and joy as the threat of Lord Voldemort increases to new level. HPGW. Lots of betrayals. Rating may change in later chapters.

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Chapter 1: New revelations and a plan:

Harry Potter sat in the smallest bedroom in 4, Privet Drive thinking about all that happened the past year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He was here a week into the summer holidays thinking about the disastrous ending to the past year with the death of his godfather Sirius Black at the Department of Mysteries. At the beginning he felt a lot guilty knowing that he led to that awful trip to DOM but the more he thought about it the more he realized that a lot of people were to blame and the least was on him. The first was Bellatrix Lestrange and he felt a rage inside him at the thought of his godfather's murderer. The next was The Dark Lord himself who lured him to obtain the prophecy by implanting a false vision. And Snape for deliberately goading and mocking Sirius of doing nothing. He thought of the Potions Master and felt another bout of anger towards him. Last but not the least Albus Dumbledore, the Headmaster. He was the person Harry was most angry at. He could have prevented so many things by just sharing the information earlier.

As Harry thought about the discussion in he Headmaster's office he felt anger at him for revealing the prophecy too late. He thought back to the last week of the term and how he realized something odd going on and how he got over the guilt of his godfather's death.

Flashback:

Harry was sitting alone by a secluded corner by the lake away from the students feeling a lot of guilt over the death of Sirius. He was sinking into his own depressing thoughts when heard a rustling behind him to see Ginny Weasley approaching where he sat. He saw her come to him and sit next to him and staring off into space as he was a moment ago. He waited for her to speak something but she said nothing and finally Harry tried to start of conversation.

"How are you? How's your ankle?" asked Harry. He was feeling very bad for her getting injured but he had no idea why. He sat there looking at her until she spoke softly.

"My ankle is fine and is healed. Anyway how are you?" asked Ginny with a look of great concern. His first reaction was to give an irritated answer of "I am fine" but something in him stopped him and so he told her everything. The sorrow of losing Sirius, the guilt for his death and the injuries of their friends. It the first time he opened up and tears started to flow through his cheeks. Just as he was to stop being embarrassed Ginny pulled him into a warm embrace and his walls crumbled and began weeping in the earnest. His whole body shook with sobs as he cried over her telling her everything from Sirius escaping Azkaban to him offering a place to live to Wormtail's betrayal to third task and Cedric to Sirius falling through the veil. It was the first time he told someone the whole story and something about Ginny made him trust her. When he was finished crying he noticed that two hours had past since came. Giving an embarrassed smile he started to say sorry but she cut him off with a finger to his lips.

"Don't say sorry. You needed to get it out. And what happened to Sirius was not your fault. You checked every available source you had and took the best decision you could to save him and we chose to follow you by ourselves. So don't feel guilty. It was a mistake but you have to learn from it and move and honor his memory but not feeling guilty. He wouldn't have wanted you to feel so. Grieve for him yes and remember him by his happy moments. And you didn't know the prophecy so you didn't know it was a trap." she finished looking at him. At the mention of the prophecy his features became tense.

Ginny saw him become tense and knew something was wrong. "What's wrong Harry?" she asked.

He looked into her eyes and could only see great concern and sincerity so he decided to tell her. He told everything about that conversation in Dumbledore's office and how he knew the prophecy. Ginny listened to all this and there was something in the back of her mind that was beginning to stir but she could not point it. She knew something was wrong.

"If Dumbledore knew the whole prophecy then why didn't he train you earlier? I mean he could have at least started after you saw Voldemort return and all of this year. But why didn't he?" she asked. She noticed that Harry was looking intently at her. "What?" she asked.

"Nothing you just said his name that's all. Anyway I asked him why he didn't tell me sooner. He said that he wanted me to enjoy childhood. But he knows I haven't been a child for long growing up with the Dursleys. I mean the Hogwarts letter was addressed Cupboard under the Stairs. And all of last year when I need someone to reassure me that I was not at fault he turned his back on me and didn't ever make eye contact. And the occulumency lessons with Snape. He knows we hate each other but still forced me to do so. So I don't understand." Harry said as he dropped his head into his hands at the mention of occulumency. Ginny silently placed a hand on his shoulder to show her support. After a few moments she began to speak again.

"You are right he should have trained you earlier. I mean if he knew that you have a connection with Voldemort then why he didn't he teach you occulumency earlier especially after the visions in fourth year when the connection was weak. And why wait until after the attack and Him knowing the connection to start you teaching and that too by Snape who can't get over school grudges. It doesn't fit at all. He could have given you light training saying that you could escape dangerous situation after your first year without telling the prophecy. So I too think that there is something odd there but I can't place my finger on it. It is like something I know but can't remember. I get this odd feeling that I know why but something is preventing me from answering." she said looking into his eyes. For the first time Harry noticed how beautiful her eyes were. He cleared those thoughts to think about what she said. To him it almost sounded like a weakening memory charm. But it couldn't be possible who would do that to such a sweet girl like her.

"You know your problem closely resembles a weakening memory charm. I read about memory charms in the library after what happened to Bertha Jorkins in forth year. The book said that powerful memory charms are very difficult to release and only happen rarely under extreme conditions. One is during extreme torture as Voldemort did but after it the mind becomes instable and sometimes they maybe tortured to insanity. The other in which the memory that has been blocked is under stress very frequently due to other occurrences in which the person knows something but cant remember. This is an example of a weakening memory charm. If these thoughts are very frequent, then the memory charm may be weakened enough for a skilled mind healer to break through without doing any damage. So I definitely think your situation as one. Maybe it has been weakened enough to break by a mind healer. But for the time being we should keep this quiet as we don't know who may hear and what will happen." Harry said.

"You are definitely right. It can go to wrong people at wrong time and it may be dangerous. So please don't tell anyone about this not even my brothers or Hermione because they will look down on me as some weak person. I already get enough of that with their over protectiveness. And Ron goes on about Michael where I broke up with him. The next time he says anything I am going to say some random guys name to put him off. So if you are there please play through." she said through sad brown eyes. When she said that she broke up with Michael a strange happiness filled him and feelings he had been submerging since Christmas came back full force. He decided that he could tell her now before it was too late even though Hermione said she gave up on me.

"You are not a weak person Ginny. You are one of the bravest and strong people I have ever known and I am very happy to call you my friend. But since Christmas I have been developing feelings towards you secretly but Hermione said you gave up on me so I understand you don't have feelings anymore." Harry said. Ginny could not believe the boy she has liked for so long is returning them. She had tears in her eyes.

"I never said that I gave up on you but I gave up on the chance of you returning them. First it was just a silly crush on the Boy-who-lived but after my first year I got to know the real you and those feelings grew. I am so happy" Ginny said as she leaned forward and their lips touched ever so lightly in a sweet kiss. Harry could not believe he was kissing her after so many months of waiting for her. It was a short kiss but was far better than that with Cho. He looked into her eyes to find such happiness that for the first time since DOM he felt happy. He drew her into a strong hug and stayed there for a few moments.

"Maybe we should take this a bit slow getting to know each other before telling everyone. I don't want angry Weasley men on me so early" he said with a laugh. She agreed and again the lapsed into a comfortable silence each thinking of what happened. After a few minutes Harry began to speak again.

"We have to find a way to communicate this summer without interceptions. So I will send Hedwig to your room at night to deliver your letters so that no one can find out them and you do the same. Also I have to escape to Diagon Alley for some time during summer to buy some books and to arrange for a mind healer for you. And before you reject you can't ask your parents because it will create suspicion. And I need to train myself to prepare for what is to come. So I will plan it after a week or so in summer and try for more secure type of communication." Harry said to her.

"I agree but please be careful and I am going to train with as soon as I can because I am going to be by your side all along. Now we go inside as it is nearing dinner." she said. Seeing the determination on her face Harry could do nothing but agree with her and after another short but sweet kiss they went towards the castle.

End of Flashback

He could still see a smile on his face every time he thought about her. They had been communicating by Hedwig very frequently. He looked at his clock to see it was very late and just as he was about to go to sleep there was a tapping sound on the window. He opened to see Hedwig bringing the letter to him from Ginny. He untied her burden and gave her a few owl treats. She nipped his finger affectionately before going to her cage to get some rest. He opened the letter to find Ginny neat writing:

Dear Harry,

How are you? How are the muggles today? Hope they are treating you well. Anyway this letter has some very interesting news. Something is going on with my family. I mean they always stop speaking every time I enter the room and I can see Ron being involved a lot but secretly. And when they leave for the order meeting I don't see Ron anywhere. And during days he disappears for long times and I don't know where. There is something fishy going on there. Also I don't see a lot of owls to Hermione it is as if they are meeting everyday. And when I asked about him writing to you he said that it is not safe and you asked to be left alone. That is by far the worst answer yet but I didn't say anything.

Also the only people unhappy with the whole thing are the twins as I catch them giving dark looks towards him but they haven't said anything to me yet and that is odd because they would have unless it is something they couldn't. Anyway don't worry I will find out. Here at The Burrow it is very boring with all the chores and I am usually left alone. Anyway there are asking a lot about Dean and I think Ron may have let slip what I said in the train about choosing him. You and I both know it's fake.

But the add thing is they are acting as if they are encouraging me especially Mum. And dad is half-hearted as if he is fighting an internal struggle with himself. And I haven't heard from Bill or Charlie yet. Anyway take care and write soon.

Love,

Ginny

'Well that was odd ' he thought. 'Something is definitely going on'. He kept the letter under his pillow and got ready to sleep. He had been having a few nightmares but they have been considerably decreased over time. He attempted to clear his mind and the fell into a deep sleep without nightmares for the first time a longtime with dreams of red-headed girl and a teasing godfather. It was the first time he had normal dreams about his godfather.

The next morning Harry woke up earlier than his relatives which was normal. But he felt content after a peaceful sleep. He was very happy that he was finally able to dream about his godfather in happy times. He also was thinking of a plan to go to Diagon Alley under the noses of everyone and felt that it would be worthy in the memory of Sirius. He got up and cleaned up and got dressed and went downstairs. It was already 7 a.m. but none of his relatives were awake. He made himself a small breakfast and began eating. After the warning by the Order, the Dursleys were providing him with enough food and avoiding him as much as possible. It was fine for him as it gave him time to plan his summer. Then he went outside for his regular morning run.

Ever since the beginning of the summer he had been running in the morning as it gave him something to do. Also it was a way of finding who was following him from the Order. As he finished his run he noticed someone tripping over an invisibility cloak and immediately knew it was Tonks. After seeing this he began the first part of his plan. He went over to the invisible person and whispered slowly.

"Hey Tonks. How are you doing?" he asked. She immediately became startled and had him and wand point.

"Harry! What do you think you are doing? I am supposed to be invisible and how did you know it was me?" asked Tonks.

Harry laughed. "You are the only person that can trip over an invisibility cloak. Anyway I came to ask when it will be Mad-Eye's or Remus's watch. I have a little question I need to ask one of them."

"Sorry Harry, you have to wait till the end of your stay here as they both are not on guard duty. Only me, Mudungus or sometimes Dedalus are the only ones on watch" Tonks said.

"It's okay Tonks, I will ask them later. Anyway see you later. Bye." With that he walked away already his plan firm on his mind. It was simple really, he would go in his invisibility cloak a few blocks away, cover his face and scar with a baseball cap and stay as inconspicuous as possible. And go to Diagon Alley under the Invisibility Cloak till he gets a better disguise. He planned to do this two days from now to make sure that nobody is suspicious. With these thoughts he went towards the house and into his room. He passed the rest if the day reading the Defence books he got for Christmas from Sirius stopping only for lunch and dinner until late in the night before sending off Hedwig to Ginny describing a little of his plan but not the date in case it got intercepted.

The next day passed uneventfully with the reading of the books. But he got a surprise from Ginny in the night when Hedwig brought a package in which was products from Weasley's Wizard Wheezes in the form of Hair color toffees. She wrote:

Dear Harry,

You may be wondering why Hedwig came back early than usual. It is simple really. When I read your letter I wanted to help and found the perfect things. These are Fred and George's newest inventions that change the color of hair of the person until they eat the antidote. With these all you have to do cover your scar change your hair color and a little Muggle make-up and nobody will recognize you. I have sent an entire batch so the will last long. Use them well.

Love,

Ginny

Harry was stunned this was the perfect thing for his little mission and nobody will recognize him. It had all kinds of colors from red to shocking pink and green. Also Harry remembered how his hair used to grow overnight during his childhood he thought to try it to control this time. He closed his eyes in front of the mirror and began to concentrate on lengthening his hair. After a few minutes he was getting frustrated and just as he about to give up he noticed that he had shoulder length hair now. He concentrated again and after another few minutes his hair returned to normal. He tried changing his hair color but had no result and finally gave up as he already had hair color toffees. He changed into his pajamas and went to bed eagerly anticipating the next day's trip. As he slipped into dreamland, his last conscious thought was that he was tomorrow is going to be interesting day. He didn't know how true it was.