FAN FICTION

Disclaimer: None of the characters, names, spells (except the ones that don't belong to any of the six books), places, and words referring to the Harry Potter world, belong to me. They all belong to the Warner Brothers and J.K. Rowling, the latter being the writer of the Harry Potter series.

Warning: This fan fiction contains spoilers as it is based upon book six, so if you haven't read it yet, I wouldn't recommend you reading this story until you have.

Chapter 1: "Night Talk"

It was sunny morning, a happy one for the boy living in Privet Drive… He was a green eyed, black haired, bespectacled boy. He was sitting on the porch waiting to be picked up. His name was Harry Potter; he was the most famous wizard in the world… Today he was waiting to be picked up by one of the best friends he had at school… Ron Weasley, who was a red haired freckled boy with an odd sense of humour.

"What is taking him so long?" Harry thought, looking everywhere.

"I knew he wasn't going to come… no one loves you…" Dudley chanted from the inside.

"Shut up…" Harry warned him.

"He doesn't like you… he hates you… he hates you…"

"Shut up or you'll see!" Harry shouted pointing his wand to Dudley.

"I… I know you can't… you… you can't do magic outside school!"

"How do you know they haven't changed the rules? I mean, you're not there, are you?"

"I know they didn't! Mum told me so!"

"Aww… mummy told you? Your mother doesn't know a damn about that school! She's not a witch!"

"Shut up! I hate you!"

"The feeling is mutual…" Harry replied in a bored voice lowering his wand.

"Mum! Harry cursed me!"

"I didn't!" Harry shouted. "What the fuck is taking Ron so damn long!" He shouted angrily.

"I'M taking him so damn long…" Said a voice from behind him.

Harry's eyes widened, he turned around slowly… he couldn't believe he was hearing that voice again, it was Snape's voice…

"Hey mate! Aren't these the coolest? I got them in Diagon Alley!" Fred said holding a strange device in his hands. "You really believed it was your 'old mate' didn't you?"

"Don't you ever dare do that again!" Harry said

"Sorry… thought you might like it…" George said.

"Yeah? Well, guess what? I didn't! I was the one who saw him kill Dumbledore…I could have killed you!" He said, as he had been pointing his wand at Fred's chest as he turned around.

"Keep your head on!"

"Go away! Would you? I told you not to do it! I'll tell mum as soon as we get home!" Ginny shouted angrily. "Hi Harry! How are you?" She asked hugging him.

"I'm… I'm fine, thanks…" Things were different now Harry had left her… he thought she might be angry with him, but it seemed she wasn't…

"Who are you?" Aunt Petunia said looking out the window. She didn't want to get too close to them… she always said it might be contagious.

"None of your business" Ginny answered dryly. Harry stared at her in surprise, as he couldn't believe her being so rude. "What!" She asked.

"Nothing…" Harry said staring at the ground.

"Then stop staring at me!"

"Sorry…" Harry said, and then he turned to Ron and whispered, "What's got into her?"

"Dunno… she woke up like this one day and we still can't understand why she's so rude all of a sudden…"

"Can we go now?" Ginny asked and headed towards the car.

Everyone got into the car and waited until the coast was clear. The car engine roared into life, and a few seconds later, it was soaring across the sky. Inside the car, Ron kept acquainting Harry with all the news the Daily Prophet hadn't printed.

"And those are the three Death Eaters that were killed… Then, on our side, we had only one death…" Ron said.

"Who?" Harry asked, fearing it would be someone he knew. He felt Ginny take his hand on hers. He looked at her in surprise.

"Sorry…" She mumbled.

"No, go ahead, I missed it…" Harry said as Ron kept humming as loud as he could in order not to hear them. "So," Harry continued, taking Ginny's hand and smiling at her, "who died?"

"It was Slughorn…" Ron said darkly.

"What?" Harry said, looking from Ron to Ginny and back again. "How?"

"You know how he was always trying to get surrounded by the rich and famous?" Ginny began. Harry nodded. "Well, he met who he thought was Celestina" Harry stared at her blankly, "It was a death eater in disguise, Harry…" (A/N: remember the singer Mrs.Weasley is so fond of? Well, that's Celestina… for reference go to Book 6, the part where they are at the Christmas party, I think).

"Ah… and how did she… or should I say he… kill him?" Harry asked.

"You should say she… it was Lestrange," Ginny explained. "She gave him sweets that seem to have drugged him… and well, he tried to fight, but she wouldn't let him move. She kept making him suffer, until she decided to kill him."

"Cruciatus and Avadra?" Harry asked casually, as if he were used to these kind of things.

"Exactly…" Ron answered.

The rest of the journey was in complete silence. Harry kept trying to internalize all this stuff into his head. He couldn't believe Slughorn was dead, and he almost couldn't resist his need to kiss Ginny again. She looked at him from time to time, trying to see if he felt the same, but he just kept holding her hand and looking ahead.

"Harry…" Ginny whispered.

"hmm?"

"We have to talk…" She said and Harry looked at her.

"At home…" He said putting an arm around her, so her head rested on his chest.

"I've missed you," she said wrapping her arms around his waist.

"I've missed you too…"

"I don't care if they go after me…"

"Ginny, at home, please…"

"You know, mum is so happy we dated that she arranged a room for us…" And she added, as Harry looked at her in surprise, "separated beds… Ron almost died when he heard…"

"He wanted joint beds, didn't he? The little pervert…" Harry laughed.

"I'm not a pervert… and I didn't even want you sleeping in the same room as my little sister, but mum insisted." Ron said, making Harry and Ginny aware that he was next to them.

"Ron! I'm your best friend! Do you really think I would do anything to your sister?"

"Yeah… sorry, mate, guess I'm kinda overprotective with her."

"You guess? You are overprotective with her, Ron!" Fred said from the front seat.

"Yeah, they're right… you know I won't do anything… I don't like Harry enough," Ginny said. Harry laughed.

"C'mon! I'm irresistible!" Harry said laughing. Everybody laughed.

Taking advantage of the noise, Ginny said. "You know I like you…"

Harry smiled at her; she put her head on his chest again and fell asleep for the rest of the journey.