I don't own anything to do with Harry Potter. This is just my version of the lives of the characters.
Harry
My eyes slowly drifted shut only to fly open as faces flashed across my mind. I swore. It'd been three days since it all had ended. had all but dragged me to the Burrow with the rest of the weasley clan and Hermione. Hermione had been sneaking into Ron's room every night since we'd been back. I pretended I didn't know. They needed each other right now and who was I to stand in their way?
I could tell that both were asleep as I got up and as quietly as I could went down stairs. In the kitchen I grabbed a cup from the cupboard and filled it with water. I couldn't shake the ghosts that I felt around me. The guilt of everything that happened and all the people who had died….. I couldn't shake. The one person who could make things better wasn't talking to me. The girl I had fallin in love with was avoiding me at all cost. Whenever we were in the same room she would leave, except at meals were she would sit in the seat furthest from me. It killed me inside that she couldn't even look at me.
I turned and looked out the kitchen window. It had started to pour outside and then I spotted something. I tore out of the house after I saw her fiery red hair blowing in the breeze.
Ginny
My brain was full of thoughts. I wanted so much to run into his arms the first time I'd seen him after the battle. The second the thought had crossed my mind though I saw Fred's face. I couldn't be happy when my big brother was never coming back. It was all I could do to avoid Harry. Every time I would leave I would catch the pain in his eyes as he watched me leave. It hurt me to avoid him but all I could think of was my brother's death. Harry'd tried to comfort me at the funeral but I'd moved away.
I sat up in bed knowing I'd never get to sleep. I looked at Hermione's bed, not surprised to find out she'd snuck out while I was thinking. I put on some shoes and my robe. I needed to go out and walk. When I reached the bottom of the stairs, my breath caught as I saw him standing there. He was just staring at a full glass of water. His eyes looked like he hadn't slept in days, his hair was messier then normal like he'd been tossing and turning. I wanted to go over to him and pull him into my arms, never letting go.
The kitchen door didn't make a sound as I hurried threw it. Not knowing where I was going I just walked as fast as I could. I'd made it up the hill when I heard him. "Ginny!" How could he stop my heart just by saying my name?
Hermione
I didn't know how to read my emotions anymore. I knew what everyone else was feeling but I couldn't really understand myself anymore. But I did know that Ron needed me and I needed to be in his arms. Neither of us needed to ask if I would join him in his bed at night. We hadn't kissed since the battle, just stayed close to each other. It seemed like we were always touching in some way or really close to each other.
I knew that Harry wasn't sleeping well and I'd tried to talk to him about it but he swore he was fine. I could tell he was hoping Ginny would talk to him, even acknowledge his presence. I had seen Ginny look at him and seen how much she loved him. Their relationship was a mess and neither would talk to me.
I sighed and crushed myself into Ron's embrace, turning slightly to give him a kiss on the cheek.
Ron
I felt Hermione kiss my cheek and pull me closer. She'd never know how much she meant to me. Just little things she did eased the pain that seemed to grip my heart. I'd tried sleeping without her and I couldn't. She was the light that kept all the sadness from consuming me.
I felt slightly guilty about feeling any form of happiness so soon after… I couldn't even think of it. How were we going to be ok? How was this family going to stick together? Bill and Fleur had moved back to Shell Cottage but came back every day for meals. Charlie and Percy were in one room. I had heard them talking late into the night. They were the brothers who hadn't been around. George had locked himself in his room the minute we had gotten home and hadn't come out for anyone.
I curled further into Hermione and let everything go… well until….