Prologue:
Albus Dumbledore sat behind his desk in the headmaster's office surveying the silver sword which was now covered in grime and blood. The past couple of weeks had been very trying for the headmaster as he had been removed by the governors and as such had been unable to protect the children which he had cared for, for many years.
The horror he felt upon his arrival that 3 of his students were in immediate danger was petrifying, especially concerning young Harry, he had stove to protect the boy from the dangers he would undoubtedly have to face in the future and now he was risking his life once more.
Albus was not surprised, however, as he was much the same as his parents brave and noble to a fault. James especially upon hearing that a friend was in danger would no doubt race to help them much as Harry himself did for his best friend younger sibling, it was not this that concerned Albus as much as the fact he hadn't a clue as to what could be causing the chamber to be opened once more or where the entrance could be. He has searched the school personally multiple times and yet he had never found it.
A distressing night however had come to an end once the three young children had appeared in his office with a mucky sword, a tatty diary and his phoenix. Mr and Mrs Weasley had grasped both of their children and whisked them away to the hospital wing to ensure their health.
Harry however stubbornly remained clutching the sword and diary, determined to retell all that had occurred within the chamber and the cause of it.
After he had made quite sure that Dumbledore knew that the diary was the cause of the event and Ginny had no blame in the events he stopped talking and allowed the professor to analyse the situation.
Albus sat and thought for a while looking over at Harry and remembered the passion in his eye when he was defending Ginevra, with much to contemplate he allowed the young boy to go while warning him that he may have to speak to him again.
This brought him to where he was now looking at the sword that had managed to appear to the young boy and inevitably save Ginny.
That seemed key to it all, Harry and Ginny had both come out together, although with circumstances so unusual it seemed even more odd that both had escaped as unharmed as they did. For all intents and purposes Ginny should have been overcome by Tom Riddle's soul long before she lay in the chamber, and after that then it seemed unlikely that she should have survived at all.
It seemed unusual that she had managed it, when Harry reached her she should have been dead.
There are no two ways about it she should have been dead.
But she wasn't and Albus was determined to find out why, it seemed that Harry was key to this, that she survived long enough for her to be given a chance. He needed to look at the two together see how they were with each other. Perhaps that would reveal more about how they connected on such a level.
Swiftly disillusioning himself he swept from his office casting an eye over Fawkes it before he left, wondering if the bond he shared with him could shed some light on the situation before him. Yet he descended the stairs hidden by the gargoyle and made his way towards the hospital wing where both of the children in question where to be staying that night.
He peered cautiously into the now dark room, listening to see if they were still awake. A whispered conversation could be heard as a mumble from the other end of the wing and sliding into the room he silently walked towards the two.
Ginny was lying in her bed with Harry curled up next to her, holding her. From the clear pain and sadness on their faces you could easily tell this was something sweet and innocent. Both simply comforting each other after the ordeals they had been through.
Standing off to one side he observed the two together, they way they indulged in small comforting touches, never losing skin to skin contact and seem to understand how the other was feeling in the small pauses between conversation. If it could be called that sometimes phrases could be heard as if they were in the middle of a conversation before lapsing into silence.
Seeming to understand the headmaster nodded his head and ducked out of the room. However instead of heading towards his office as one would expect he turn towards the entrance hall and down to where the wards ended. Disapperating with a pop he vanished from sight.
Sometime later he appeared in the exact same spot and without missing a beat he started to walk towards the entrance and up through the school. It took a while to reach his destination as the area of Hogwarts he was going was not one often used, and so the castle seemed to arrange itself so that it was not in close range. However soon he arrived at the portrait which guarded the entrance to the guest rooms where Mr and Mrs Weasley were staying. He gave the password to the portrait and knocked upon entering to find the two sitting together on the couch obviously deep in discussion.
Their heads lifted at the sound of Albus' knock and both greeted him with warm smiles.
Arthur spoke first "Albus, this is unexpected, what could you possibly need at such an hour? Not that we don't want to see you of course but Molly and I were just finishing a cup of coca before heading to bed"
"Well I would have waited until the morning if it wasn't important, but I'm afraid it pertains to your daughter"
"What is it, is Ginny ok, after all she's been through is she alright?" Mrs Weasley sounded distraught at the thought of her only daughter being in danger once more.
"Oh, no she is fine it is just that some important information has arisen that is relevant to the terrifying experience your daughter and young Mr Potter had earlier this day."
"What more could you possibly tell us about what happened we heard everything from Harry himself" The confusion on Mr Weasley's face was evident; he motioned for Albus to continue.
Albus nodded and started to explain what he had found at the ministry.
"I discovered Harry and Ginny in the hospital wing this evening to check on a suspicion I had from talking to Harry. When describing her part in things from today, he was exceptionally quick to defend her and seemed much more anxious once she had left, and was very eager to return to her and ensure she was ok.
After seeing them together in the hospital wing I knew for certain that the dynamic was not as it should be for the two, the seemed to need skin to skin contact and the conversation was disjointed at best, it was as if half of it was missing.
I needed to go to the ministry to confirm my suspicions as I assumed the two had Bonded in some way down in the chamber. The ministry retains a copy of all bonds made magically and it automatically updated whenever a new bond is created. I must ask you both, how much do you know of soul bonds?"
Mrs Weasley looked aghast at the thought "Surely you're not insinuating that the two are soul bonded Albus, they're too young surely?"
"Oh but I am Molly dear, the records hold no doubt that at 18:09 this evening Ginevra Molly Weasley and Harry James Potter formed a Soul Bond. From your reaction, however, I can assume that you know what this means?"
Mr Weasley shot a look at his wife before responding to the headmaster "We know parts Albus, the fact that it would mean they are married, but we like the rest of the wizarding population believed it to be a myth, a legend. Soul bonds are so rarely heard of it is believed that they don't exist."
"I can see why many would assume that as the last soul bond was 1208 and so not much is known about them; however during my time at the ministry I did retrieve some books that would inform us more on the situation.
From what I have read so far although the bond has formed it will take some time to complete, and usually will not do so until the children turn of age. However if one experiences a magical inheritance before then, then the bond will be fully completed then. I have reason to believe that Harry will experience a magical inheritance at 15 as it normally would occur and so it would be at this age that the experience of completing the bond would happen.
There are several things that need to happen when Harry comes into his inheritance but we shall tackle those when it comes to it, for now there is something I must ask of you."
Mr and Mrs Weasley's expressions softened at the tone of his voice
"You know you can ask anything of us Albus, anything to help Ginny and Harry." Mrs Weasley's voice was gentle as she spoke of the children.
"I have witnessed Harry's reactions to mentions of his relative and do not wish for Ginny to have to endure the summer with them as well, as I feel it best for them to spend as much time around each other in order to get used to the connections they have. As I have witnessed Harry's reactions to mentions of his relative and do not wish for Ginny to have to endure the summer with them as well, I think it would be best if Harry cam to live with you.
I will guarantee that this will not affect you in any way what so ever as I will be paying for Harry's necessities myself."
"Albus that's really not necessary" Arthur looked rather embarrassed at the comment about his lack of wealth.
"Oh nonsense Arthur, if I didn't pay then Harry would insist upon doing so himself, you know how he is, and you would probably like that even worse than having me do it. It will be nothing you can be assured of that, and I won't hear another word against it"
This last comment was directed at Mrs Weasley who was looking particularly red next to her husband who had calmed down after listening to Albus. She cast her eyes down and nodded her head towards the headmaster giving her consent.
"Right, now I shall be off, I have taken up far too much of your valuable time that could be spent sleeping, I wish to inform the children of some of the information we have discovered in the morning, if there is anything in particular you want to be brought up or not mentioned at all then please let me know before we speak with them, Good night. I shall see you tomorrow."
Albus exited the guest rooms, leaving Molly and Arthur behind wondering what exactly was to become of their only daughter and a boy who had become very close to their family, themselves included.