A/N Hi every one. This is my third story. I hope you all have read my other storys. By the way if you have i am going to drop my other HP story and just use it as any flash backs in this story. I hope you all like what i am giving you here so with out any more talk let the game begin. go read my story and do me a little favor R&R. thank you.
Harry Potter and the Battle to Come
Chapter 1: Ginny's only love
The ride back to King's Cross was a quiet one; no one said a word the whole time. Two of them in the compartment felt completely lost for many different reasons. Harry had seen his final mentor die right in front of his eyes; Dumbledore was not coming back and he knew it. He also thought having the one he loved be with him would destroy his life because of Voldemort finding out. He felt that if Ginny was with him she would be in more danger than if she was at home. Finally someone spoke up. It was Ginny.
"Harry, I am coming with you to destroy Voldemort. I am doing this no matter what you might say to stop me. I will hunt him down even if I am alone." Harry looked up startled. "How did she know that I was going to go hunt him down so soon?" he thought to himself. Then he looked over at his best mate. The answer came to him almost at once. "Hermione. She has to have told Ginny." Harry thought to himself. Harry had only told Ron and Hermione about what he was going to do. They had insisted on coming along only because they where not going to let him go alone. Harry was fine with this only because he needed his best mate and his girl friend to help him. Ginny, on the other hand, would be too much of a loss if she died on his watch. He had already lost too many people to Voldemort and his Death Eaters. He had lost his parents when he was just a baby, he just lost Sirius the year before and now he had lost Dumbledore. He was not going to lose anyone else. Ginny's sudden words made Harry think to himself "why is Ginny doing this?" This could not be good. Harry had his reasons for not wanting Ginny to go along with him. Even though Harry was not planning on going anywhere until they had a plan of where to go first, he still insisted Ginny stay home where she would be safer.
"Mate, she should come. I know I am not one to speak against you, but I am now. You need her just as much as you need me and Hermione." Ron said. At this Harry clapped his hands together.
"How about this: I will think about it. Fleur and Bill's wedding is in three weeks. Once that is over I will tell you if I have changed my mind or not." Harry said.
"What about the time between now and then Harry? What about us? Can we be together during that time?" Ginny asked with tears starting to form in her chocolate brown eyes. She did not think Harry would say yes to this and the thought of this made her sad.
"Ginny, until I make my final decision, yes, we can be together. Also if I decide not to let you come along we can be together when we come home for visits and stuff like that. I promise." Harry said.
After the long ride back to King's Cross station Harry was glad to be back. All he had to do was spend all of his time with Ron and Hermione and he would be happy. Even if they where going to be at his aunt and uncle's house. They grabbed their luggage and left the train and headed for the muggle world. They found the order there waiting for them with Harry's aunt and uncle. Mrs. Weasley came up to them at once and pulled the four of them into one of her bone crushing hugs.
"Mrs. Weasley I need air," Harry gasped. At once she let go of them.
"Mum can I go with Ron, Hermione and Harry to Harry's aunt and uncle's house? As I am sure you know they are going to be working on their plans for what they are going to do after the wedding and if Harry let's me go I want to already know what the game plan is." Ginny asked her mother.
"Well dear if that is what you want to do I will not stop you?" Molly Weasley said. With that Ginny hugged her mother. Her dreams of seeing how the boy-who-lived has lived his life was really going to come true.
"Harry does your aunt and uncle knows what is going on yet?" asked Mr. Weasley.
"Why on earth would I tell them about this? I thought I would spring it on them right now and they would have know say in the matter." Harry said half bursting out on the spot at how funny his plan was. Mr. Weasley also agreed that this was a very funny, good and effective plan. It was a well thought out plan and adding Ginny to the mix would surly drive Dudley mad. After all Ginny was a very attractive young lady. Harry could not wait to see the face of his only living family when the found out that they would be the host of not one but four wizards and witches. Once Harry was done talking to Mr. Weasley he saw his old professor and walked over to him.
"Hi professor Lupin, how are you doing?" Harry asked. He knew the answer he was going to get before he got it.
"Well Harry I am doing as well as every one else who looked up to Dumbledore." Remus Lupin said to Harry.
"Harry, the order is going to follow you back home just in case anything happens ok." Moody said to Harry from behind. At this Harry turned around and saw Professor Moody standing there.
"Hey Ron, Hermione, Ginny lets go." Harry said to his friends. The four of them plus the order went over to Harry's uncle and aunt.
"Uncle Vernon some of my friends will be spending some time with me. We will all be gone from your house on my birthday. If things go well you won't have to see me after my birth day ever again unless you really want to." Harry said. As he said this his uncle grew five shades of green and looked like he was going to be sick.
"Boy, I hope you are telling me the truth about you being gone for good after your birthday." Uncle Vernon snarled.
"Oh did I forget to mention that two of my friends are of age to use magic out side of school. That means you play by our rules." Harry said a little triumphantly. Never in his life had he been so happy to be going back to number four, privet drive. Dudley's mouth fell to the ground at the thought of two hot chicks staying at his home, yet they were not from his world. Dudley hated this so much that he started to run up to Ginny not knowing that she was Harry's girl friend when he tripped over his shoes that had been tied together by Hermione when no one was looking.
"Well let's get going then." said uncle Vernon who was not happy with what was going on but had no other choice in the matter. Harry who had his left arm locked with Ginny's arm followed his aunt and uncle and cousin out to the car. They where followed by Ron who like Harry had his arm locked with his girlfriends arm. Once at the car Hermione shrunk all of their stuff so they would fit in the trunk of the car. This meant Hedwig would fly to the house. Yet again Hermione used magic to expand the back of the car so the four of them could sit together in the back. The ride to number four, privet drive was a good ride. Harry let Ginny play with his hair and Hermione let Ron smooth out her hair. Once at the house Harry was the first one out of the car, and once all four of them where out of the back of the car the magic reversed so the car was no longer enlarged. They got there stuff from the trunk of the car and went inside. They took their stuff up to Harry's room, where Hermione did some more magic to enlarge the room so they could all fit and have beds for all of them. While Hermione and Ginny where doing this Harry gave Ron the official grand tour of the house. When Harry had finished the tour Ron suggested they play a game of chess. Harry knew who would win but agreed to play. He had nothing better to do until the girls where done with the room.
"Knight to E 6" Ron said
"Queen to E 6 and it looks like for the first time I can say check mate." Harry said very triumphantly.
"What is going on?" a voice asked from behind the two boys.
"Harry has finally beaten me at chess." Ron said. Ginny ran over to where Harry was sitting and kissed him on the cheek at the news of him beating her brother.
"The room is ready if you boys want to come look at it." Hermione said to them
"I would love to go look at what you did with the room." Harry said as he got up with help from Ginny.
"Ron, are you going to come look at the room?" Hermione asked.
"Perhaps later. Hermione I just want some alone time with you. We have not had that kind of time in a while." Ron said. Hermione sat down next to her boy friend while Harry and Ginny took the hint and went up to Harry's room.
"Amazing, simply amazing. I can't believe the two of you made this room look good. Now I feel proud to be in this room. Thank you so much for this Ginny." Harry said. Ginny walked him to his bed and sat him down. With in seconds their lips met and they where locked at the mouth for the longest time. For them if felt like forever but it was really about ten minutes. Finally Ginny pulled back and just looked into Harry's emerald green eyes.
"Harry I am going to go with you. When I am not with you I don't feel whole. I think it is partly because we have both been attacked by voldemort. Another reason is I have always loved you. You have always been the boy no man I needed and loved. You are the only person I have given my whole hart to. If you go off and think I won't try to find you, you are mad. I would look the whole world for you. You will not go with out me." Ginny said. Harry suddenly felt not letting Ginny would put her in more danger than if he let her come. This is because he saw that if he left her she would just go look for him and she might get caught by the death eaters. This was a risk he was not going to let happen. Harry gazed into her chocolate eyes and made his mind up right then and there.
"Ginny I would never for give myself if you got caught by the death eaters. I fear that if you tried to find me that might happen. I think you know what I am going to say now don't you." Harry said not breaking eye contact.
"Harry I love you. Thank you for making the right choice in letting me come with you." Ginny said as she pulled Harry down next to her on the bed and they let their lip to lip start again.
"Um, are we interrupting you two" run asked when he and Hermione walked into the room. Harry and Ginny broke apart faster than Harry could take off on his fire bolt.
"I take it your talk went well?" Hermione asked.
"Yes it did and I am going with you and Harry." Ginny said to her best friend.
"Harry, are you seriously letting my sister come with us?" Ron asked.
"Yes I am Ron. I am doing it no matter what you say to me to talk me out of it." Harry said to his best mate.
"Ginny did you put the imperious on him to make him say this?" Ron asked his sister.
"Like I would let her put a curse on me. Ron you have gone mad. Just on the train you where saying we should bring her. What changed your mind?" Harry asked.
"I agree with you Harry. What has gotten into you Ron?" Hermione asked.
"Well I don't want to see Ginny in danger. I am agreeing with what Harry had said. I think that is she is at home she won't be in as much danger. Harry, why did you choose to bring her with us?" Ron demanded.
"I am bringing her because if I don't she will come looking for us and she could get caught by the death eaters and if that happened I would never for give myself. Ron I am doing this for all of us. Also I will get lonely with only you two and with you two being together I would feel awkward." Harry said.
"Kids, can I talk to Harry please?" Came the voice of Aunt Petunia
"Harry got up from the bed where he was still lying down. He went with his aunt to her room.
"Harry, may I talk to you about something your uncle would kill me for if he found out?" she asked him. Harry had never thought his aunt would want to talk to him about something so serious before.
"Aunt Petunia what is this regarding?" Harry asked.
"This talk is regarding your mother and father. I would like to talk to you about them." She said.
"I am listing. Tell me what ever you want. I have most likely herd it all before from my own kind as you would say it." Harry said.
"Harry, please. This is going to be your last time here. I know I have never made things fun for you or helped you out, but if you let me I would like to help you destroy lord, you-know-who. When ever you need shelter you will always have a room here. When your uncle and I die the house will be yours. We have given Dudley every thing he has ever wanted. Now it's your time. The man who killed my sister will die by your hand. I know the danger he presents to both your world and my world. I want to help in any way I can. Your mother and I used to be best friends. When she went to that Hogwarts School, I felt I had lost my best friend. That is why I resented her and her boyfriend then you. I wish I had known better then that the world she entered would affect the whole world. Harry I think you understand what I am trying to say." Harry's aunt explained to him.
"Let me get this straight. You want to help me destroy lord voldemort, you are going to give me this house when you and Uncle Vernon die and you only hated me and the world I come from because at the time you thought you where loosing your best friend. Is this right? Did I summarize every thing correctly?" Harry asked a little astonished at what his aunt had said.
"Yes, yes all I said you summarized. Now will you let me help you, Harry?" his aunt asked.
"I have asked all my life for some respect around here. Why should I accept it now is beyond me, but all the help I can get all the better. I am now going to be counting on you to listen to me and to a cretin extent do as I say. Now tell me why don't you want Uncle Vernon to know about this?" Harry said.
"He would not approve of this. This is something we need to keep between us. I will tell him when the time is right. Don't let that bother you. Now I have something for you, it is from your mother. It is some of your mother's things from when she was in school. She would bring stuff back for me. Now I want you to have it." Aunt Petunia said as she reached under the bed and brought out a box.
"I can't accept that box until you die. Only then will I have earned it. My mother gave those things to you. If you keep the items in that box you will have something to fight for in the war that is beginning." Harry said. With this Harry got up and headed for the door of the room.
"Harry, just tell me what you need and you will get it." Aunt Petunia said and Harry left the room.
Once back in his room Harry laid down on his bed. "This is too much for one day" Harry thought.
"Harry what is wrong? You look like you are going to be sick." Ginny said as she came over to him.
"Where are Ron and Hermione?" Harry asked.
"They went for a walk. I think Ron wants to convince Hermione that I should not come with you. I think he thinks that if he gets Hermione to side with him that you will change your mind." Ginny explained. Just then there were voices downstairs. The voices came up stairs and into the room.
"Ron I will not go agents Harry. I just can't do that. Oh Harry you are back." Hermione said. Harry just closed his eyes. He could not imagine what would happen next. It worked out well that he could not imagine what would happen next, because if he could have he would be dead. The next moment all four of them herd a lowed pop out side. With in seconds they had their wands and where at the door. The door bell rang and Harry asked who was outside.
"Harry please let me in." came a voice Harry knew to be dead. He had seen him die not a week ago. Harry opened the door to reveal the former headmaster of Hogwarts. Professor Albus Dumbledore was standing in the frame of the door way.
"Harry, are you all right?" Harry heard voices of worry all around him. He opened his eyes and looked around. Some one handed him his glasses. Harry sat up in his bed. He did not know how he got in his bed. The last thing he remembered he was looking at his former headmaster, whom he had seen die. He focused his vision on the figure standing at the foot of his bed. There standing in the full flesh was Albus Dumbledore.
"Impossible, you are dead. I watched you die. Snape killed you." Harry said blankly.
"I am far from dead Harry. I had Snape plan my fake death. I needed you there so people would think it was Snape who killed me." The man said.
"Harry, Harry wake up." Came a voice from far away.
"Harry, Harry. Why is he not waking up?" came another voice form the same place. "Am I dreaming? Who are those voices?" Harry thought.
"Harry you look like you need some rest. You three come with me. Let's let him get some sleep." Professor Dumbledore said. Harry closed his eyes and right as he did this they where forced open.
"Professor what is it? I thought you told me to get some rest?" Harry asked.
"Harry what are you talking about? What professor? Harry you blacked out." Ginny said.
"Mate, Hermione and I came in and saw you black out. What is going on?" Ron asked.
"Let me talk to Ginny just Ginny for a little bit." Harry said very quietly. Ron and Hermione did as Harry wished and left the room.
"Harry, now tell me what is it." Ginny asked.
"There was a pop and then he was at the front door. I knew that was impossible because I had seen him die. Then I was in bed with him at the foot of the bed. It was the worst dream I have ever had. The dreams about Voldemort were better than this one." Harry said.
"Harry you had a dream that felt real because it started right as Ron and Hermione came in and it continued from there. In the dream you say "he" was there. Who is "he"?" Ginny asked.
"Professor Dumbledore. That is who." Harry said.
"Ok now tell me what did your aunt want to talk to you about?" Ginny asked.
"She is going to help us. When she dies she is going to give me the house. She wants to destroy voldemort." Harry said.
"Harry, that does not sound like the aunt that you have told us about all these years. What has changed?" Ginny asked.
"If I knew I would tell you." Harry said flatly.
"Harry, Harry I am sorry about the dream you had. Is there any thing he said to you that is getting to you?" Ginny asked.
"Ginny lay down with me. Now I was saying that he was dead and he said I am far from dead. Ginny I saw Snape kill him. He is dead so why would he have said he was far from dead?" Harry asked.
"Harry, listen to me. It was only a dream. Nothing more, nothing less. Don't think about it." Ginny said.
"Ginny I know I can always count on you to say just the right things." Harry said as he pulled Ginny's mouth to his own. That night found the four of them planning out what they would do first.
"Harry, boy might I have a word with you?" Uncle Vernon asked.
"What do you want? Whatever it is it better be important!" Harry said coldly.
"Harry your aunt and I had a talk today after she talked to you. I have decided that what ever you and those friends of yours need from us you can have it." Uncle Vernon said.
"Thank you. That means a lot coming from you. If we need anything we will let you know. Thank you again" Harry said with a smile on his face for the first time after talking to his uncle.
"So Harry what did your uncle want?" Ron asked.
"Oh he is going along with my aunt and doing what she says." Harry told them. During dinner that night Harry had told them what he and his aunt had talked about.
"Well this is a good sign." Hermione said. If both of them are going to help us then we should be just fine.
"Well I have had a long day and I am going to head for bed." Ron said very sleepily. Then there was a swoosh and a white owl came swooping in and dropped a letter in front of Harry.
"Who the bloody hell would be owling me at a time like this?" Harry asked.
"Well open it mate." Ron said. The arrival of the letter got Ron to stick around a little longer.
"It has all four of our names on it." Harry said as he opened the letter.
"To Harry James potter and friends of his.
It is to my displeasure of inviting you to my home tomorrow. Your last mentor is making me invite the four of you to my home so the five of you can talk. At ten in the morning tomorrow this letter will port you to my home.
Severous Snape"
As Harry said the name a shiver went down the spines of all the children.
"What could that mean? And how did he know the four of us where together?" Ginny asked.
"I don't know, but I think we should all turn in now so we can get up in the morning and have had something to eat before this letter ports us to his house." Harry said.
"I agree with Harry. Lets all turn in" Ron said.
"Harry might I have a moment with you?" Hermione asked.
"Sure you can. Gin I will be up in a little bit." Harry said.
"Harry Ginny told me about your dream. I don't think Snape will be a problem tomorrow." Hermione started off.
"How do you figure that Hermione? He killed Dumbledore for peat sakes. Why the bloody hell should we just go there and not expect some sort of death eater attack?" Harry asked.
"I just think we should try and trust him. That is all I am saying. I also think there may be a bit more to him killing Dumbledore than meets the eye. I will fill you in more when you have calmed down. Now let's head up to bed. We need our sleep." Hermione said. "Hermione you can't live with her and you can't live without her." Harry thought as he followed her up to their room. When they entered the room they found Ron in Hermione's bed and Ginny in Harry's bed.
"What should we do?" Harry whispered to Hermione so as to not wake the others.
"I think I will levitate Ron to his bed and you can do what ever with Ginny." Hermione said. Harry moved towards his bed. He sat down on it and took off his shoos and socks. He then took off and put his glasses on his night stand. After he did this he got under the covers and faced the opposite side Ginny was facing. After about five or six minutes he felt Ginny shift her position. She wrapped one arm around Harry. Harry could feel how warm she was. He turned over and Ginny followed suit. Harry let Ginny snuggle into his body.
"Harry what did Hermione want?" Harry heard Ginny whisper to him.
"Oh she wants us to trust Snape not to set a trap for when we get there. She also told me that you told her about my dream I told you about." Harry said.
"Oh did I know I need you to say I could tell people about that dream?" Ginny asked playfully.
"Ginny don't worry about it. You did what you thought was best and in the long run telling Hermione those types of things is the right thing to do. She can be a very valuable asset to us. Now lets get to sleep" Harry said as he closed his eyes and wrapped one of his arms around Ginny and went to sleep. Ginny felt Harry's arm go weak like he had fallen asleep and she did the same.
A/N Oh one more thing. I am going to thank MasteroftheForce for being my editor. Every one go check out his code lyoko storys. Even if you dont like anime you will like his storys trust me they are very good. Oh well until next time then.