Ginny Weasley and Harry Potter
All was quiet in the Room of Requirement. From out a window, owls could be heard hooting. Given the circumstances, the near silence was almost unnerving, especially to Harry Potter. That day, the Battle of Hogwarts and for the Wizarding World had begun. In a matter of hours, Harry would have to go and face Voldemort in the Forbidden Forest. Who knew what tomorrow would bring?
Harry's thoughts were interrupted when he heard a small sound. "Psst! Harry?"
"Hmm?" he harrumphed. He pulled out his wand out of instinct and cast Lumos. There before him was his girlfriend, Ginny Weasley.
"Good, you're awake. I can't get to bed – too much nerves. Can…can I sleep with you?"
Harry knew he would have to rise in a few hours, but he figured Ginny might be asleep by then and he could slip away unnoticed. He pulled back the coverlet of his hammock and Ginny climbed into bed with him. The pair held each other in the darkness. Finally, Ginny spoke.
"What's going to happen, Harry? Do you think we'll make it out of this?" Harry knew definitively that the answer would be no, but he couldn't bear to tell her that. So instead, he simply deflected with "I don't know." He then added, "Don't let it worry you. We're in the DA. We're good fighters. I bet we have a chance. And if we succeed, it'll be the start of a new life for us."
Ginny smiled and snuggled closer to him. "Ah, that'll be nice" she murmured. "You and me and the rest of my crazy family." Harry laughed. After a while, he could hear the rhythmic breathing that told him his love was asleep.
Harry could not find rest, so he lay awake and watched as the room gradually lightened around him. An hour or so before daybreak, he ever so gently slipped out of the hammock. He stole one last look at Ginny, kissed her softly and whispered, "Goodbye. I love you." Then the Boy Who Lived disappeared into the morning to meet his destiny. He didn't know it then, but a new life would be starting very soon.
