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Hey this is my new story, the other stories I write are usually on a whim and therefore I don't feel as dedicated to them but this one went through careful planning and a beta reader so it should be good. I plan on making this a three part series with each part 20 chapters long but I won't promise anything now. I do promise however to get all twenty chapters of this one up this summer. I hope you enjoy and please review.

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The Final Battle Trilogy Part One

"Hello Kingsley." Tonks greeted Kingsley Shacklebolt and Harry and Ginny came to a halt. Ginny had only ever been to the ministry when they were there for Sirius and she had wanted to come visit her dad. Harry of course was stuck in Grimmauld place for the summer and was getting restless, he had agreed to visit Mr. Weasley with Ginny so he could get out. Tonks was here to escort them, even though no one believed that Voldemort would try anything in the ministrythatbeing part of the reason why Harry was allowed. That and the fact that he had thrown a fit when Dumbledore had tried to tell him no.

"Tonks, hello how's your case going?" Kingsley asked winking at Ginny and Harry.

"Just fine, speaking of which," Tonks lowered her voice a whisper, "Molly's making stew tonight if you want to come by." Tonks brought her voice back up to a normal level, "Could you help me with something?"

"Gladly." Kingsley nodded his head signaling that he would be there for dinner.

"You two can go on ahead, get straight in the elevator and go straight up to level 2." Tonks ordered and watched as Harry and Ginny entered the elevator.

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"I wonder what Ron and Hermione are doing?" Ginny said aloud as they rode up stopping once to let a witch on.

"Fighting probably." Harry smiled as they stopped at floor 4, and the witch got off. They rode up a bit more before feeling a quick jolt.

"What was that?" Ginny said standing upright.

"I don't know…" Harry looked around anxiously as another jolt shook them.

"Where are we?" Ginny looked up to see that they were on floor three, sort of.

"I think we're just getting to floor thr…" Harry stopped talking as the elevator gave a final violent jolt and came to a complete stop.

"Harry?" Ginny said reaching her hand out, it had gone pitch black.

"I'm right here." Harry grabbed her hand, he quickly though the better of it and was about to pull away when he realized Ginny was probably scared and he didn't want her to be. If holding her hand would help keep her calm; he would hold her hand forever. Where did that come from? I can't like Ginny Weasley, Ron would freak!

"O…okay." Ginny took in a deep shaky breath. Her nerves were partly from the fact that she was stuck in a dark elevator and the rest were from the fact that she was stuck in a dark elevator with Harry Potter! And she was holding his hand!

"Are you okay?" Harry asked squeezing her hand. He wasn't sure of this was something bad or if this was just a malfunction.

"Do you think…" Ginny let the question hang in midair and Harry was silent for a moment.

"I think that the elevator just broke or at least I hope that's what happened." Harry said and the lights flickered.

"Come on please come on." Ginny pleaded in a low voice. The lights flickered again but this time the lights came on.

"It's like magic." Harry smiled at Ginny.

"Ya…magic." Ginny smiled sweetly, "So why isn't the elevator moving?"

"No idea but we might as well get comfortable." Harry suggested at they sat on the floor.

"I guess, I mean as comfortable as we can get in an elevator, right?" Ginny sat.

Both tried their hardest to get comfortable in the elevator as they released hands, Ginny could swear she saw disappointment on Harry's face but then she knew she must be mistaken. Harry wouldn't fall for her, she was just his best friend's sister, he wouldn't think of her as anything else. Ginny grimaced as a particularly hard piece of molding dug into her back.

"You okay?" Harry questioned seeing the look on her face.

"Yeah, but this elevator is anything but comfortable." Ginny smiled and Harry found himself thinking about how he loved it when she smiled. They way her eyes lit up, and the way her whole face seemed to display her smile. She smiled a lot more lately, he had noticed, in her first year she rarely smiled but she had a reason then. When she had started to open up more and joined their group Harry had noticed what a fun spirit she had whenever she laughed he found he would laugh too.

"So, how about them Cannons?" Ginny smiled uneasily as she faked bringing up a conversation topic.

Harry laughed, "I wonder if Luna arrived at Grimmauld place yet…"

"Probably, always on time, that one." Ginny said nodding her head.

"True, I still can't believe Ron even has a girlfriend." Harry said, "Even if it is Luna."

"He hardly had anything to do with it, he's as dense as they come. She flirted and dropped every hint in the book but he still didn't pick up on it." Ginny laughed remembered Luna's obvious attempts to reign in her brother.

"Even said to him that 'she was tired of waiting for someone to notice that she was available, someone special that she would really like to notice…'" Harry mimed in a perfect imitation of Luna.

"I know! She said that right to him and all he could say was, 'Uh…' some times my brother can be the most frustrating guy on earth. You should have heard Luna rave when Sarah, Hermione, Luna and I got together that night. She was hilarious." Ginny giggled.

"And then the look on his face when she asked him to the annual Yule Ball. He was stunned, I'm surprised he had enough brains to say yes." Harry stated.

"And you should have seen the look on Luna's face as she walked away form him after that. She looked so frightened. Almost like she wished she had waited for him to ask…but that wouldn't have happened so it all worked out for the best." Ginny shook her head laughingly.

"Do you remember the night Dean and Lavender got together?" Harry asked suddenly after a few minutes of silence.

"Oh my god, yes!" Ginny shrieked.

"The look on Lavender's face when he did what he did." Harry laughed.

FLASHBACK

"I can't believe him." Lavender and Pavarti entered the Gryffindor common room, Lavender once again raving…about Dean most likely.

"He's a boy Lav." Pavarti comforted.

"What's a that supposed to mean?" Ron asked angrily.

"Lav," Dean said coming into the common room.

"Lav is not speaking to you right now." Pavarti informed him.

"Get over here woman." Dean ordered.

"Excuse me. I am not a possession of yours, we're hardly even friends you have no right to order me around and…" Lavender was cut off by Dean's lips on hers.

"Were you trying to shut me up?" Lavender said, "Because I don't think it's working, you little…" She was one again cut off by his lips.

"Is it working yet?" Dean asked smirking.

"Little bit." Lavender smiled and captured his lips once more.

"Get a room!" Ginny yelled above the catcalls from many guys, and that's exactly what they did.

END FLASHBACK

"That was the funniest thing that happened all year." Harry said happily.

"Yeah, cause my brothers aren't there to liven it up." Ginny smiled ruefully.

"You don't do such a bad job with the prank side I'm sure you could liven it up." Harry told her.

"I couldn't stand making mum angry so often. It's not me." Ginny said regretfully.

"That's not a bad thing, wanting to please someone. Sometimes I wish I had parents to please, parents that would be proud of me." Harry said looking downcast.

"You have my parents and Remus adopted you. He certainly cares about you and I know all three of them are proud of you. And so am I." Ginny put a hand on his.

"It's nice that there's people and Remus is like a father figure to me but then I feel like I'm betraying my dad and I don't like that." Harry shook his head with worry.

"Harry, your dad would be so happy to know that Remus has taken care of you since he couldn't, Remus was one of his best friends. I'm sure that if he could have picked someone to look after you in his absence it would have been Remus." Ginny comforted her hand still on his.

"Why not Sirius?" Harry asked suddenly looking up.

"I'm sure your dad would have said that first but you're mum wouldn't have allowed it." Ginny stated firmly with a smile on her face.

Harry laughed and decided right then and there that he didn't care what Ron thought if Ginny made him laugh, if Ginny made him want to be with someone and to open up then he would be with her. He needed someone who would keep him happy, with all that he was going through and he in turn would support her. Her whole family was caught up in this because of him so he knew very well that something was bound to happen to the family by the time it was over.

"Ginny?" Harry said suddenly.

"Yeah Harry?" Ginny looked up form where their hands were still joined.

"Do you mind if I kiss you now?" Harry asked blushing madly.

"Wh…not at all." Ginny gave her consent blushing the famous Weasley blush.

"Good because I would have done it anyway." Harry brought his head down to her height and gently placed his lips on hers.