Love that Lasts

The couple in the photo looked as if nothing in the world could ever affect them; they had so much love surrounding them. As they slowly danced around the sparkling hall, the man held her in his arms never wanting to let her go. As they danced, everyone could see that they were made to fit perfectly together. They would never need more than each other.

The clock ticked loudly as Ginny quickly sprinted around her apartment to put the finishing touches on her outfit for the evening. The doorbell rang loudly from down the hall.

She smiled as she opened the door for her remarkable boyfriend of three years.

" Wow! Ginny… you look … Beautiful." The young man breathed, while taking in his girlfriend from head to toe.

Ginny Weasley was a girl, who could turn the head of every single male the second she walked into a room. Her dark red hair seemed to catch the light no matter where she was making it seem a thousand different shades of red. Harry Potter was a very lucky man to have her and he knew it.

Ginny blushed the famous Weasley shade of red that travelled all the way to the tips of her ears.

" Thank you, Harry. You look rather charming tonight yourself. Special occasion?" She looked down at him from the doorway with an impish grin stuck to her face.

"Oh, nothing all that special just dinner and dancing. Are you ready to go?"

"Hold on one moment. I've just got to get my shoes."

It was the most peaceful time they had had together since before the war. They had a nice meal and a delicious chocolate cake for desert. They talked together for hours discussing their future and their life together. After having finished dinner and sitting at the table for over an hour talking, Harry decided it was time that they dance.

"Come on Ginny, let's dance."

He took her hand and led her out on to the dance floor. And they danced together. They slowly moved to the music and held each other close, not even noticing the changing of songs or the flash of light from a camera. They remained on the dance floor wrapped up in each other's embrace until they were the only couple still in the restaurant.

" Harry, this has been an amazing night. I can't believe you arranged such a beautiful dinner.

" Yeah, well, I thought you deserved a nice night out on the town and this restaurant seemed like the perfect place for tonight."

" It is. It's been a wonderful night. Thank you." She gazed into his deep emerald eyes and thought about how much they had been through together and that it had all been worth it.

The waiters had started putting chairs up and blowing out candles, before they even noticed it was time they leave.

As they stepped outside and into the chilly night air Ginny's sparkling yellow dress billowed out around her and she shivered. Harry handed her his silky black suit jacket without saying a word. They caught each other's eyes and held each other's hand and knew that this was exactly where they were supposed to be in their lives.

Years later, the photo sat on the mantle in a house, no not a house, but a home. The photo sat in the middle of a dozen of other photos, showing a family of six, a large group photo of a bunch of redheads, with some black and blonde hair thrown in there too. There were pictures of graduations and pictures of friends strewn all around the room. The room was rather large with hard wood flooring and several big red couches. It was a place of love and family. Suddenly the front door was thrown open and people came in throwing coats to the floor and kicking shoes off.

" James, do you want to start a game of exploding snap?" Albus asked.

" Yeah, sounds good. Lily, Teddy, you guys want to join?" James questioned his sister and (god) brother.

" Nah, we're just going to sit and relax. The chaos will begin soon. The rest of the family is coming in an hour for the dinner mom wanted to host here." Lily replied, while covering a yawn. James looked at Teddy.

" Nah, Go on ahead. I'll play winner later." Teddy said stretching out on to one of the couches. Ginny look in at her children from the kitchen knowing that this is exactly how her life was supposed to turn out. Harry walked in from the side door and kissed Ginny on the top of her head.

"What are you thinking, Love?"

" Just that I wouldn't trade anything for the life we've got here." She looked up at him and smiled, honey brown eyes sparkling with love.