It was all over.

Ginny could not believe it. She had lost many of the people she loved in the process but they had done it. Seven years leading up to this battle and it had all happened so quickly.

Ginny was snapped out of here thought by Luna calling her name.

"Ginny, oh sorry i didn't realize you were so deep in thought"

"Hey Luna its fine I was just thinking that now it's all over"

"It does seem so doesn't it? Unless you count the remaining Death Eaters"

They sat in silence for a few minutes both lost in their own thoughts.

"Luna"

Neville was running toward them

"See you later Ginny"

"See ya Luna"

After Luna left Ginny could not take the silence that was left behind, she got up and started walking towards the lake. It was only now that she realized how late it must be for the water of the lake was pitch black and reflected what was left of the castles exterior in its glassy surface. There was little noise but it was better than the deafening silence of the hall as people mourned there friends and family. She sat there listening to the wind through the trees and the slow ebb of the water completely lost in her thoughts. It was not until she heard her name being called that she realized how cold she was and wondered how long she had been sitting here.

"Ginny, we're leaving"

It was her mother calling her. She got up slowly and started walking towards where her family (noticeable smaller without Fred), Harry and Hermione stood waiting for her. They all had scars and bruises as souvenirs from the battle, but the worst of all their scars were the looks on their faces. The loss they had all suffered was obvious. Fred really had been loved by many and would never be forgotten. Ginny looked into George's eyes, they had a dead look to them all of their usual laughter gone. She wondered if it would ever return to even a fraction of what it had been.

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The Burrow was in complete and utter silence. It atmosphere was so thick with the weight of losing Fred you could cut it with a knife. Molly and Arthur were sitting on the couch, Molly with a cup of tea in her hand and Arthur with his arm around his wife. Percy was sitting at the kitchen table with Bill, Charlie and Fleur. George was sitting in the armchair with a bottle of fire whiskey in one hand and a forgotten glass in the other; he took a big swig from the bottle before announcing that he was going to bed. Ginny, Harry, Ron and Hermione were sitting on a rug in front of a crackling fire. Hermione had her head on Ron's shoulder with his arm around her. Ginny was curled into Harry's arms. The four of them were all staring onto the fire, each in their own worlds of thought.

She did not know how long they sat like that, but soon the silence was getting to much for her to bear, she got up, Harry got up as well, and said goodnight to a silent room not really sure if anyone really heard her. Giving Harry a goodnight kiss, she went to bed.

Ginny lay awake for what seemed like hours. Just thinking about all of the adventures she had in her short time at Hogwarts.

In her first year she had found a mysterious black book packed with her schoolbooks, it had been a diary and she had poured her heart and soul onto its pages, talking to Tom Riddle. He had been so understanding, so caring. But he had used her. She could still feel the coldness creeping into her, the cruel laugh of the boy that would one day become Voldemort. But Harry had come to save her, he had risked his life to save her, she still felt giddy with the thought. She had always been in love with the legendary Harry Potter.

In her second year there had been the escape of Sirius Black, murderer. There were dementors everywhere. Spreading their feeling of hopelessness across the school grounds and Hogsmead. Ron's rat turned out to be a man who was responsible for the death of Harry's parents and who everyone thought was dead and Sirius is Harry's godfather.

In her third year it had been the triwizard cup. Sirius was in hiding and a crazy Death Eater that was pretending to be the defense against the arts professor put Harry into the tournament. She had gone to the Yule ball with Neville (it was the only way she was going to be able to go, but really she had wanted to make harry jealous). Cederic had died and harry had won the tournament. Later she found out that he had given the prize money to Fred and George for a joke shop and Voldemort had returned to power.

In her fourth year they had gone to Grimmauld Place, which they had been forced by Mrs. Weasley to clean all summer. They had been stuck with that ghastly Umbridge as a teacher who was trying to stop them learning defensive magic so they couldn't go against the ministry. They had started Dumbledore's Army right under the "Hogwarts high inquisitors'" nose. Dad had been attacked by Voldemort's giant snake, harry saved him. She had gone out with and subsequently dumbed Michael corner and started going out with Dean Thomas. She had joined the quidditch team as replacement seeker. They had gone to ministry of magic to save Sirius, it had been a trap, which lead to Sirius's death. And the rest of the wizarding world finally realized that Voldemort had returned.

In her fifth year she had written her O.W.L.s, harry had found an old potion book that had belonged to someone called the half-blood prince (who had turned out to be Snape). She had been part of the 'slug club'. And of course the most exciting thing that had happened to her that year had been that she had FINALLY started dating Harry Potter. Dumbledore was killed by Snape. And harry had dumped her at his funeral.

In her sixth year harry, Ron and Hermione had gone off to look for horcruxes and she returned to Hogwarts with Neville and Luna. They had restarted Dumbledore's army. Luna had been taken. And she (along with many others) went into hiding in the room of requirements. Though she was underage, she took part in the Battle of Hogwarts despite her mother's and Harry's disapproval. After Harry's supposed death, she, Hermione, and Luna had taken on Bellatrix Lestrange, who nearly struck her with a Killing Curse, infuriating her mother to the point of intervening and slaying Bellatrix herself.

Ginny turned over onto her side, pulled the blankets up to her chin and finally fell asleep.