An Improved Life Chapter 1, a harry potter fanfic

Ginny Ginny

The war was over. Hundreds were dead, while hundreds more were injured. Lord Voldemort was dead. I was walking through the grounds at Hogwarts looking for the one who had finished it all.

Oh I had a lot to say was thinking on my time away
I missed you and things weren't the same

Harry Potter.

Cause everything inside it never comes out right
And when I see you cry it makes me want to die

I had not had a real conversation with him for months. I had to find him. I couldn't bear to think of Fred right now. I decided he wasn't outside and headed into the castle, to look for him in the Gryffindor Common Room. I started up a staircase and turned down a corridor where I saw Ron and Hermione. They were walking with a space of about two feet between them, and kept looking at one another, talking. Knowing I wouldn't be able to catch up with them, as I was too exhausted, I called out their names.

Hermione

I spun around upon hearing my name being called to see Ginny, slowly walking towards us.

'Do you know where Harry is?' she asked us. I glanced at Ron and said,

'Um, I think so. Just er, stay here and we'll uh, we'll go and find him for you,' and we hurried to the end of the corridor and turned the corner only to have Harry materialize between us.

'Are you sure you want to go see her mate? I mean, you don't know what she's thinking at the moment,' Ron said. I sighed loudly.

'Honestly Ron,' I started, 'she obviously really wants to talk to Harry. I think he should go.' Ron shrugged and we bother looked to Harry who was folding his Invisibility Cloak.

Harry

I could feel Ron and Hermione's eyes burning into me. I took my time folding and putting away my Invisibility Cloak. When I finished, I slowly looked up. Hermione's face held a look of stubbornness, while Ron's was a look of worry. I thought about it. If she was indeed mad at me, I might as well go and let her get her anger out now, otherwise, if I didn't go, it would only be worse later for avoiding her. I made my decision.

'I'm going,' I told them. Hermione's face looked triumphant while Ron spoke,

I'm sorry I'm bad, I'm sorry I'm blue, I'm sorry about all things I said to you
And I know I can't take it back
I love how you kiss, I love all you're sounds, and baby the way you make my world go round
And I just wanted to say I'm sorry

'Okay mate. Just, just watch out. She can be really scary when she's angry.'

'Thanks Ron,' I said sarcastically. He smiled sheepishly and said,

This time I think I'm to blame it's harder to get through the days
You get older and blame turns to shame

'Well, I guess we'll wait up in the Common Room for you.' Hermione nodded and grabbed Ron's hand and led him to Gryffindor Tower. I smiled. At least things weren't awkward between them after that episode in the Room of Requirement.

I sighed, turned and walked around the corner to where Ginny was waiting for me. She saw me and stood up. I kept walking until we were standing about a yard from each other. We looked at each other for a few moments until Ginny started walking towards me. I tensed, waiting for the explosion to come, but instead she wrapped her arms around my neck and gave me a gentle, passionate kiss.

Cause everything inside it never comes out right
And when I see you cry it makes me want to die

I was startled at first, but quickly melted into the embrace, put my arms around her waist, pulling her as close as I possibly could, and returned the kiss with as much passion, longing and love I could muster. After a few moments, we broke apart and she buried her head into my chest. We stayed like that for a few minutes until Ginny whispered,

'Promise me that you'll never, ever, do that again.' I was taken aback at the question, but answered non-the-less, holding onto her tightly,

'I promise Ginny, I promise.'

Ron

Hermione grabbed my hand and started pulling me towards Gryffindor Tower. I jogged to her side and we walked hand-in-hand to the Common Room. Once we were through the Portrait Hole, Hermione turned and gave me a hug that could tie with my mother's. I stood there awkwardly for a moment until I came to my senses and hugged her back. After a few moments we released each other and walked over to one of the sofas in front of the fire. We sat down and she rested her head on my shoulder and said,

'I'm sorry Ron. You probably have no clue what's wrong with me. It's just; I can't believe it's actually over.' I cut in at this point and said,

'I think Harry's going to have a harder time believing it than anyone else.' She giggled at this and replied

'Yeah, I hope he's okay though.'

'He's Harry. He'll be fine sooner or later.' For the next few minutes we sat in silence, lost in our own thoughts, until I realized that Hermione had fallen asleep. Deciding that I might as well get some sleep too, I closed my eyes and was asleep in seconds.

Ginny

Harry and I walked back to the Gryffindor Common Room in a comfortable hand holding silence. When we got to the Common Room, I saw a peculiar sight. Ron and Hermione sitting on the same sofa, sleeping, and Hermione with her head on Ron's shoulder. I looked up at Harry questioningly and saw that he was smiling. He saw me staring and answered my un-asked question.

Every single day I think about how we came all this way
The sleepless nights and the tears you cried it's never too late to make it right
Oh yeah sorry!

'In the Room of Requirement, Ron said something about saving the house elves and Hermione ran to him and they started snogging.' I stood there, surprised. Harry chuckled at the look on my face and made his way over to the sofa across from Ron and Hermione's. I shook my head a bit and walked over and sat beside Harry and said,

'Sleep seems like a good idea to me.' Harry yawned and agreed. We made ourselves comfortable, Harry diagonal on the sofa, and me with my head on his chest. He wrapped his arms around my waist and I took his hands. Seconds later I felt Harry relax and knew he was asleep. I smiled, and let sleep take over my exhausted body.

Hermione

I was awaken from my deep sleep by Ron's stirring. I opened my eyes to see Harry and Ginny sleeping on the sofa across from us, Ginny with her head on Harry's chest. I knew Ron would not like what he saw if he opened his eyes. Too late.

'Bloody hell,' I heard him whisper.

'Ron shush!' I whispered startling him.

'Oh, Hermione, I didn't know you were awake,' he said. I didn't answer. I watched Ron stand up and walk over to the couch Ginny was on. I didn't say anything to him until I saw him reach out to touch Ginny.

'Ron! What are you doing?' I whispered furiously.

'It's okay. I'm just moving her to ju-'

'Ron, don't you dare touch her!' Ron rounded on me, his ears turning red.

'Why Hermione? Did they want me to catch them like this? Did they plan this?' I stood up and said in a clam voice,

'Maybe they did plan it Ron, but I doubt they would ever want you to catch them like this because they know how you would react, although after the past events, I have a feeling that the only thing they were thinking of was sleep. So don't you dare move either of them.' Ron and I stood staring at each other for a few minutes until Ron walked over to me and put his arms around my waist in a gentle hug. I stood shocked for a minute and then returned it. We sat down on the sofa and resumed our original positions. After a few moments I felt Ron's breathing slow and knew he was asleep. I sat and watched the couple across from me for a couple of minutes. I smiled as I saw Harry shift and wrap his arms around Ginny protectively. I really am happy for him, that he finally has someone who makes him happy, and he doesn't have to leave for a year anymore, and that he doesn't have to worry about Voldemort. Seconds later I was asleep also.

Author's Note – The song isn't mine, it's Buckcherry's Sorry.