Ch 2) Next step Towards Recovery
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Even though Harry and Ginny were no longer kissing they were still in an embrace, neither one willing to let go of the other. But both had their eyes on Ron and Hermione now. Harry could tell Ron was not happy with what he just saw, but in all honesty Harry did not care a damn what Ron had to say at that moment. He was just happy to have Ginny with him once again.
After Hermione yelled Rons name no one had said anything yet, Ron was the first to speak as he moved closer towards Harry and Ginny "what the bloody hell do you think you're doing with my sister Potter, Didn't I warn you before to not mess with her"
Harry was about to give a reply to his best mate, but he was stopped by Ginny who had her wand drawn and pointed at Ron, and stopped him dead in his tracks. Harry could see the fire in those beautiful brown eyes, that fire that burned with deep love for him, but at the same time with a fierce ferocity towards Ron who interrupted their beautiful moment.
With a bit of a snarl she spoke "Ron you Git! What do you mean you warned Harry. How dare you try and control who I can and can not kiss, you hypocrite"
"Hey how dare you talk to me like that. All i'm doing is looking out for you I don't want to see you get hurt again by this guy" Ron retaliated pointing at Harry.
"This guy has a name and his name Is Harry you prat. Look Ron how can you be so mad, you should be happy that your sister and best mate are happy. And Considering what just happened don't you think its a good thing in order to recover from this whole ordeal... Well?"
Ron stood there flabbergasted, he knew he had been beat. He tried to reply but could think of nothings, He stood there with his mouth opening as if he were about to say something, only to have it close. He knew better than to push Ginny, Especially when she had a wand pointed at him.
Finally after a couple of tense moments Ron Spoke " Im sorry" it was barely audible. But Ginny knew it was sincere and she lowered her wand. Then she Spoke again "Look Ron, Harry and I need to talk about things and see where they are going, But I can asure you he won't hurt me again" she turned to Harry who at this point was grinning because of what she was doing to Ron, but it faded when she turned to him "Right Harry" Ginny said with an intense look, Harry gulped and Said "Right, And Ron you can trust me you know why I had to leave Ginny, and you know she makes me happy. Dont I deserve to be Happy" Ginny gave Harry a hug. And he knew she liked hearing that.
Harry spoke once again"Alright that now that we have this sorted out we should go down and eat I promised Mrs. Weasley that as soon as I found you lot we would all go back" the next part was directed to Ginny " Umm Gin... we will talk later I promise. But we need to go down to the Great Hall before your mom comes and yells at all of us"
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Once at the Great Hall Harry could see that many of the people who were there earlier had already gone on to other parts of the castle, this was much to his joy.
When they reached where the Weasleys were Mrs. Weasley was the first to greet them " there they you are my dears, well come on tuck in you all look at bit pinkish, especially you Harry" Harry knew better than protest with Molly when it came to food, he gladly took the giant serving of food she served him.
After eating Ron made and comment of where Bill and Charlie had gone off too, his dad told him they had gone to see what kind of condition the Burrow was in, and to see if the death eaters had left any curses for them, he also said they should be back around dinner time.
As the remaining Weasleys plus Harry and Hermione enjoyed talking and reconnecting Professor Mcgonagall approached them and wished to speak to Harry. She told him the new Minister of Magic Kingsley Shacklebolt wished to speak with and his two friends as soon as possible. Harry stood up and told her now was a good time. He turned to Ginny who had a bit of a disappointed look on her face, Harry could tell she felt left out again. And he knew that was going to have to change. Harry Agreed to see the Minister on the condition that all the Weasleys be present. There were no protest from any of them
Promptly everyone went up to the Heads office were Kingsley was already waiting for them. He was not surprised that Harry was accompanied by all the Weasley clan, he chuckled and shook his as if he expected as much.
Once everyone was in the office and the door closed Kingsley was the first to speak "Well i'm not sure where to begin but ill try. First I want to thank not only you Harry but your friends Ron and Hermione for their services and everything they did. As well as the Weasley family, and I am Deeply deeply sorry about your loss" Everyone gave him a nod, so he continued "Harry now that this whole ordeal has passed I was hoping you could tell us just what that secret mission Albus sent you was" He paused and looked at Harry then continued "You can tell us about it right"
For a while Harry wasn't sure if he should, everything was still fresh in his mind, but he knew that in order to get it past him he had to talk about it, I was one of the many things Professor Dumbledore had tought him over the years. Finally he broke the silence "Fine.. I'll tell you, But I want to wait for the remaining Weasleys to return. Because I will only tell this story once and do not wish to ever speak of it again" He turned To Mr Weasley "Sir you said Charlie and Bill would return by dinner time, right?" Arthur have him a quick nod "Well then I think after dinner we should come back here and Ron Hermione and I will tell all of you what our mission was and what we were doing. Everyone agreed "Well then I shall see all of you after dinner" Kingsley asked, everyone everyone was in agreeance.
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After everyone left the office they all went their separate ways, Arthur went to go help Hagrid out. Molly and Fleur went to the Hospital Wing to see if they needed any extra hands. Percy stayed with the Minister.
So that left Ron, Hermione, Harry and Ginny to themselves. Harry turned to Ginny and asked if she would like to take a walk she was delighted to go. They went down to the lake and found a spot behind a tree. Ron and Hermione went off somewhere and didn't say anything.
Harry and Ginny sat there in silence, I wasn't an awkward silence because they were both just glad to be with one another. Finally Harry was the first to speak "Gin I'M really really sorry for hurting you, Believe me it wasn't easy but I had to do it to keep you safe"
Ginny have a small snort "Harry please I can take care of myself i'm not a little girl anymore, and I should not be treated like one, But I forgive you for" She have him a peak on the cheek then spoke again "But i'm still mad at you because you pretended to be dead. When I saw that my whole world ended, I wanted to die too. I wasn't sure if I could go on. How could you do that to me and not apologize right away"
"Ginny i'm really sorry about that but it was the only way, If I didn't do that he would have killed me for sure. I know you cant forgive me right away. But do you think you will be able to. Because I was wondering if you could be my girlfriend again"
As soon as he asked her that she kissed him. She didn't have to say if she would forgive him. With a kiss like that he knew she would. They two finally broke apart after some intense minutes.
They sat there the rest of the afternoon talking about different things. When it was time for dinner the both knew it was time to head back up to the castle. Before they left Ginny said something " Harry do you think we can hold up on telling everyone we are back together, at least till we go back home, I don't want George to think we have Forgotten about F-Fred" she began to tear up at the mention of her brother who had just died. Harry hugged her and told her he thought that was for the best as well.
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After Dinner the Weasleys, along with Harry and Hermione made their way up to the heads office. There Kingsley was already waiting along with Mcgonagall. Everyone sat in a circle, there was no time to waste Harry knew the faster he got things started the faster it would end. He first began to tell them about what he learned his fifth year about the prophecy. Then he talked about his sixth year and how Dumbledore was preparing him for the mission he set him off on. Finally it came time to talk about what he Ron and Hermione had been doing the past year.
During this part all three took turns picking up the story, But during this whole time neither one of the three ever mentioned the word Horcrux they simply referred to them as dark objects. They had just gotten to the part where Harry went into the dark forest when Kingsley asked a question " Harry if you would please explain to me what these dark object were, so we are to get a better understanding" Harry took a deep breath, and went to tell them that the objects were in fact called Horcruxes, he went into detail how Voldemort made them and what they were "He managed to split his soul into seven" There was a large gasp from everyone in the room, They had no Idea Voldemort would have done such horrible things to split soul.
Again Kingsley asked if Harry could tell them what the objects were Harry responded and told him "the first one I destroyed my second year" he looked at Ginny and said "It was the Diary that possessed you Gin" all eyes turned at Ginny who looked as if she could be sick, she started to cry, she felt sick to the core and didnt know how to respond. After a few minutes Harry waiting for everyone to get over the shock and he continued "Dumbledore destroyed a ring that belong to bis grandfather on his mothers side, There was also a locket that his mother once owned that was the reason for the break in at the ministry. There was also Hufflepuff's cup that was what we broke into Gringotts for. Ravenclaws Diadem thats why we came back to the castle, and his snake Nagini..." he paused not sure if he should tell them what the seventh one was. Percy who had been keeping track of them realized there was one missing, and he pointed that out to Harry.
There was a silence as Ron, Harry, and Hermione all started at one another not knowing what to do. Hermione was about to say something when Harry stopped her and whispered "NO. Thats my story to tell" so he continued "You see Percy the seventh one was one we did not know existed till the very end" He paused took as deep breath he saw everyone was looking at him waiting for him to continue finally he said "I was the last Horcrux, the one he never meant to make" once he finished her head Molly start sobbing and yelling "It can be, say its not true!" Harry stood up to go comfort her but he stopped when he say Ginny launch herself in his arms she was crying shaking her head refusing to accept what Harry had just told them" Harry stood there and began to explain how he became a horcrux, how he was able to see into Voldemort's mind, and how he was able to speak to snakes.
Everyone stayed quiet then Bill Asked "Harry if you had to destroy the objects in order to kill him, How are you still alive"
Harry knew this was coming, he told them about what he found out from Snape's memories, and how it was the final piece of information he needed. He told them about walking into the Forest and was ready to die "then he hit me with a killing curse" again there was a large gasp. No one said anything they were all confused, how could he have been hit with a killing and service not once but twice. Harry knew he had explain about his mother protection, that how survived the first time. Then He told them that when he was hit with the second killing curse voldemort was only able to kill the piece of his soul that was inside Harry. He didn't tell them the conversation he had with Dumbledore at Kings Cross station, he would keep that to himself for the time being. When he finished his story there was not a dry eye in in the room from the woman. Ginny had gone back to her seat and was quiet the whole time. Harry noticed this and reminded himself to talk to her later on.
In a way Harry did feel better getting this off his chest. As everyone made their way out of the office Hermione pulled him to the side with Ron and asked "are we not going to tell them about the Deathly Hallows" Immediately Harry gave his response "No, the more people think its a myth the better. I might tell Ginny later, but i'm not sure yet" He turned to Dumbledore's portrait who was awake, and he have Harry a wink knowing he had done the right things telling them what happened.
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That night Harry was having trouble sleeping, the conversation he had had with Hermione about the Hollows reminded him he needed to return the elder wand to where it came from. He pulled on this Clock on invisibility and made his way down to dumbledore's tomb. Looking around to make sure no one was around. He took out his own wand, and dug a hole ten feet from the tomb it was a very deep hole. He dropped the elder wand into it and with a wave of his wand the soil returned back to normal as if it had not been disturbed. A huge burden was lifted off his chest, he knew no one would find it there.
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The next morning Harry woke up feeling better, he made his way down to the common room were all the weasleys were waiting for him along with Hermione. When he greeted them Mrs. Weasley told them they were heading back to the Burrow
"Oh, Alright well ill owl you to find out when Fred's service will be" Harry told them after he found out they were leaving
Mrs. Weasley have him a confused look and said "Harry dear what are you talking about. You're coming with us. When I say WE are going home that includes both you and Hermione. We consider you part of the family too, you're as good as my son"
Harry got emotional with that sentiment, he didn't say anything but he was so happy to be going with them. This was due to the fact that Harry had no where to go, he would never return to his Uncles house, and Sirius house was out of the question for now. He gave her a smile and a nod to let her know he agreed.
"well then, now that, that's settled how about we head down for breakfast and we will leave right after"
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Breakfast went by fast because everyone was anxious to return to the Burrow. Once everyone was done they made there wait to the Entrance where they would take a portkey back to Devon. Harry was happy to be going back to the Burrow, thats were he found his surrogate family. As they made their way to an tin can which was the portkey Bill told them he and Fleur would stop by when they were settled in at Shell cottage. The remaining people each touched the can and felt that sensation and before they knew it they were back at the Burrow they were HOME.
As Harry looked at the Burrow he was happy to see that it had taken almost no damage, and not may repairs would be needed. As he walked in he could see Molly fretting over how much dust had gathered. She immediately put everyone to work. It was around three O'clock when they finally finished cleaning down stairs. Now it was on to the individual rooms. Everyone would clean their own room. Ron and Harry made their way up to the attic room, While Hermione went to help Ginny with her room.
An hour before dinner the girls made their way to the Boys room to see what they were up too. When they walked in they noticed Harry and Ron were in a deep conversation about quidditch. Each of the girls sat next to their respected boyfriend. When Ron finally asked "so whats going on with you and my sister, are you an item or are you just snogging buddies"
"Ronald!" Shrieked Hermione elbowing him in the ribs. This got a bit of a laugh from everyone but Ron.
Harry was the one who replied Ron question "Yes.. Ginny and I are a couple again, But we decided to fogo telling everyone and wait to tell everyone till after everyones Funerals"
Some time later they all made their way downstairs for dinner. Everyone was at the dinner table minus George who said he wasn't hungry.
As dinner went on MR. Weasley told everyone that while they were upstairs an owl arrived with a list of dates and time for everyone elses services. He told Harry that Remus and Tonks would be the day after tomorrow, But Andromeda Tonk would like him to go over for tea tomorrow to discuss somethings. Harry had not forgotten he still needed to go and meet his godson Teddy Lupin. Harry told Arthur he would go tomorrow. Then Mr. Weasley said that Freds service would be the day after Remus and Tonks. After that announcement everyone became very quiet and serious. One by one they each made their way up to their own rooms. Harry knew he had a big day tomorrow and he needed his rest.
