Ginny looked on horrified as she watched Harry fall the ground. She was still in awe. Harry defeated Voldemort! It was finally over.
She looked at her brothers who were standing there each with a look of shock on their faces.
Slowly, the shield dissolved and Ginny rushed over the Harry. Her mom was right behind her. Molly pulled out her wand and conjured a stretcher.
'Ginny, dear, we need to get Harry to Poppy.' she said.
Ginny nodded through her tears and followed her mom up to the castle. She could hear the roars of the people behind her but she didn't care.
Right now her one and only concern was Harry.
Madam Pomphery almost fainted at the sight of Harry.
'What has he done now?' she scolded.
'Please, Poppy, he just defeated Voldemort' Mrs. Weasley said.
Poppy's eyes widened and she quickly put Harry in a bed.
It took about fifteen minutes for her to check him over but to Ginny and Mrs. Weasley it felt like fifteen hours.
'How is he?' Ginny asked anxiously.
Poppy smiled softly.
'Not to worry child, he seems to be fine. It's just that he's tired. Heavens, if it was anyone else they might have died from exhaustion but this one's a fighter. Just like his father.' she said wiping a tear from her eye.
Ginny sniffled. It was one thing to know that Harry was a lot like his father but hearing it from someone else who had known both Harry and James it felt almost special.
About half an hour later they heard a noise from behind the curtain that covering Harry.
By this time there were more people in the room. Arthur and the brothers had joined them as well as Hermione. Ginny had been glaring at her brothers when she heard the sound.
She got up quickly.
'I'm going in Mum and no one is to come in until I say so.'
She turned and went in without waiting for an answer.
They all sat patiently (impatiently in the case of Ron) for Ginny and Harry to finish doing whatever they were doing back there.
About twenty minutes later Ginny came out looking ruffled but happy.
She grinned happily and said, 'He's fine.'
Bill stepped forward.
'Can we see him?' he asked gesturing towards the brothers.
Ginny's smile hardened until it became a thin line.
'No, I absolutely forbid you to see him. After what you have done I think that he deserves a break.'
The best part was that it wasn't Ginny who said it, it was Molly.
The boys nodded and left.
That night there was to be a feast in honor of Harry Potter and the defeat of Voldemort.
Everyone was going to be there and they were hoping that Harry Potter would be there too.
Ginny and Hermione supported Harry as they walked to the great hall.
'I'm going to warn you now Harry, there's going to be a lot of people who want to shake your hand, hug you, or just talk to the great Harry Potter.' Hermione said with a hint of laughter in her voice.
'Thanks for the heads up Hermione but I kind of figured that for myself.' Harry said dryly.
Ginny and Hermione giggled at the look on his face.
They stepped into the Great Hall painfully aware that all the heads had turned to him.
Harry smiled awkwardly. Everyone stood up and started to applaud.
The Weasley brothers broke away from their part of the Gryffindor table and approached Harry.
Harry's face turned from grinning to frowning in a matter of seconds.
Ginny's face had also settled into a frown and she was glaring.
'You idiots, go away!' she hissed.
But they ignored her.
'Harry…' Ron began.
But Harry didn't hang around. He turned and ran.
Ginny looked at the brothers angrily.
'Look what you did!' she shouted. 'Didn't I tell you not to go in front of him. You ruined the mood for everyone. Now you are going to go and fix it.' she said pointing the direction that Harry ran.
The brothers ran off with Ron at the front.
They knew that Harry must have gone to Gryffindor Tower so that's where they went to.
Percy stopped the brothers before they entered through the portrait hole.
'Listen, I don't think that we should apologize. Our anger was completely justified and I don't think we did anything wrong. I think that Harry should apologize.'
Unknown to Percy, Ginny and Hermione had come behind them and heard every single thing that Percy had said.
Ginny walked right up to Percy and gave him a slap that echoed.
'How DARE you! You got mad at Harry, you kicked him OUT OF OUT HOUSE, and now you're saying that you didn't do anything wrong and Harry should APOLOGIZE! Apologize for WHAT? Saving your LIFE? or for falling in love with your sister? Percival Weasley you are GOING to go in there and apologize!' she yelled.
Hermione had thankfully put a silencing charm around them so that Harry couldn't hear.
Percy glared at Ginny and then sighed.
'You may have a point.'
'A POINT?' This time it was Bill.
'Perce, he just saved out lives!'
'How can you be so ungrateful?'
Percy sighed again.
'Ok, ok, let's do this.'