Harry, Ron, and Hermione made there way back to the Great Hall. As they entered, Harry's eyes were immediately drawn to where the Weasleys were standing around Fred's body. Mrs. Weasley was sobbing into her husband's chest. Bill was holding Fleur looking stony faced. Charlie had his hand on George's shoulder who was kneeling by Fred's head. George's face was ghostly white, and he was staring blankly at Fred. Then Harry looked to Ginny who had her arms wrapped around herself and had silent tears streaming down her face. As they made eye contact Ginny cried Harry's name and rushed to him.

He took her in his arms as she sobbed into his chest. Mrs. Weasley made her way to Harry and took him into a hug as he released Ginny.

"Harry dear, thank God you're alright," she said softly.

"Mrs. Weasley I'm so sorry…Fred…It's all my fault," He said looking down at his feet.

"No Harry. If you hadn't stopped him, we all would have been killed. Fred d-died fighting the most evil wizard of all time and he wouldn't want you to blame yourself. He would want credit for fighting the good fight. None of us blame you Harry."

Harry looked up at the Weasleys and found small smiles and some nods in agreement with Mrs. Weasley. Mrs. Weasley wandered back to her husband and took his hand. Ginny was by Harry's side and her looked down into her big, sad eyes.

"Wanna get some air?" he asked her. She nodded and they headed for the door.

Out on the grounds, the two walked slowly by all the destruction in the direction of the lake.

"Ginny, I'm so sorry," Harry began.

"No Harry don't. Fred's death wasn't your fault."

"Well I'm sorry for everything. I'm sorry you had to go through all this."

"Harry this past year has been torture for me, not knowing where you were, if you were alive, or being tortured. And then tonight when I saw you… when I thought you were… dead, I thought I was going to lose it completely," She said with tears welling back up in her eyes.

"I know I'm so sorry. I hated being away from you all year," he said taking her into his arms. "You were all that kept me going at times. I just had to know you were safe, not being used as a hostage by Voldemort."

"But Harry, now that it's over, can you tell me what you were doing all those months?" She asked looking up into his eyes. Harry began his long tale about the Horcuxes, Dumbledore, and even Snape.

"And the last bit of his soul was in me and so I had to give myself up."

"But Harry, you were just going to leave me like that, without saying goodbye?"

"Ginny if I had said goodbye, I knew I wouldn't have the will power to go through with it."

"Harry promise me something?"

"Hmm?"

"Promise me next time you have to save the world or something, you won't try to protect me, but you'll let me be by your side?"

"Gin, from now on I'm yours… if you'll have me."

She grinned and leaned in and enveloped him in a kiss full of all the passion and yearning the two had felt for the last year. As they broke apart, Harry had a huge grin on his face.

"God I've missed that," he said in a daze. "Let's go back in before your family gets too worried."