A/N - Hello all!! Sorry for the delay, its been a hectic last month for my beta and me...but the good news is that i have the next 2 and 1/2 chapters written, one of which is already typed and sent to my beta...so lets all give a round of thanks to my wonderful beta, eddy's babe for editing this chapter on a Saterday...and without further adu, i give you, chapter 7...sorry for the shortness:)
DISCLAIMER: I, MdnightRose, do somlemly swear that Harry Potter and his world, do not belong to me, but do infact belong to the brilliant mind of J.K. Rowling
"Bow to death, Harry"
"It's quicker and easier than falling asleep."
Bellatrix's spell narrowly missing Ginny's fiery red hair.
Hermione crumpling in pain.
Ron yelling at him "It's your fault Fred's dead! If it weren't for you he'd still be here!"
Something wet and extremely cold splashed Harry's face. He half sat up, sputtering, and fumbled for his wand.
"Shhh, it's alright Harry. Here", someone thrust a warm towel into Harry's hands.
"Thanks", he muttered, patting his face dry.
"Here," said the voice again, and glasses were slipped onto his face. A beautiful woman with long, curly black hair and luminous eyes kneeled beside him. Harry blinked and struggled to sit up all the way. He was in the hospital wing, at Hogwarts, a place he knew well. Harry looked frantically around, confused.
"Where- what's going on?" Harry mumbled still half awake, "Why am I..." Suddenly, Harry remembered the last few minutes before the blackness. He looked up at the woman again, who was smiling softly down at him. "Ginny?"
Ginny nodded and brushed a stray piece of platinum hair out of Harry's face. Harry, now thoroughly awake, pushed aside the white blanket covering him. Underneath he was wearing plain, black school robes. He looked back at Ginny, "It worked?"
Ginny nodded again, her simile growing, "It worked," she confirmed.
Harry grinned and jumped up from the bed, "It worked!" He grabbed Ginny into a hug, and swung her around in a circle, catching her laughing mouth with his in a kiss.
Finally he set her down. She stumbled backwards and gripped the edge of a hospital bed to steady her. "Harry!" she exclaimed.
Harry meanwhile, discovered he couldn't stop smiling. "Where are Ron and Hermione?" He asked eagerly.
Ginny laughed, "Three guesses," she teased.
"Ah, the library then," said Harry.
"Yeah, Hermione said something about researching Durmstrang, just in case there was something important mentioned that we would need to know. Ron went along to help," Ginny rolled her eyes, "which probably means he's sitting there complaining about how long she's taking."
Harry laughed in agreement. "By the way," he said casually, "How did we get here? I thought the portkey was suppose to take us just outside the Forbidden Forest?"
"It did," Ginny replied, " apparently we were all knocked out from the descent, because Professor Dumbledore said-"
"You've seen Professor Dumbledore already?" Harry interrupted.
"Yes," Ginny smiled, "I have, he was there when I woke up. He told us we were all found unconscious, just next to Hagrid's Hut two days ago. But don't worry," she said quickly to Harry startled look, "we're all perfectly fine according to Madame Pomfrey."
"But wait, then haven't we missed the first two days of term?" Harry asked.
Ginny shook her head, "That's what I thought too, but apparently somewhere in the, eh, time vortex, we actually arrived here earlier than expected."
There was a pause, then Harry asked, "So what does Dumbledore know about us? Does he know-?"
"He knows we're from the future," Ginny interrupted quickly, " and he knows he sent us here. But he doesn't know our real names, or our real faces. As far as he knows, we're just four, normal kids from twenty odd years in the future, who are here by the 'orders' of himself, to finish our schooling and take our N.E.W.T.S."
Harry snorted, "Normal. I don't think I know how to do that."
Ginny walked the few steps over to him and slipped her hand in his, "Don't worry, I'll help you with that," she said.
"Really?" Harry said back.
Ginny nodded and rested her head on his chest. Harry leaned down and breathed in the sweet smell of her hair.
" I love you, Gin," He murmured into her hair. He felt her shiver.
"I love you too, Harry." She stood on the tips of her toes and covered the distance between their lips.
Harry couldn't tell how long they stayed like this. He couldn't really think of anything, except of the small black box he'd hidden in a pair of Dudley's old socks in the bottom of his trunk.
All of a sudden, Harry heard the hospital doors open, loudly. He and Ginny broke apart, and Harry looked up to see who had interrupted them.
Standing in the doorway, smiling at the two stood a younger Albus Dumbledore.
"Ah, Mr. Thomas" He said, his electric blue eyes twinkling, "I see you are finally awake. May I be the first to welcome you to 1977."
A/N - Yeah, I know its short, sorry :) but I had to get some fluffyness in there, and explanations, so...PLEASE REVIEW, it is so wonderful to know what everyone thinks of my writting...so just push the little purplish blue button and let me know..please:)
-Rose
