A/N Hello folks, how is everything going? Good I hope. I am really enjoying writing this story and a lot has gone through my mind. I hope you like where this is going and I hope you are ready for more surprises. I love you all. As always JK owns HP.

Chapter 9 Reunited

Sarah told Harry she had things she needed to do, and left him by himself. Harry decided to take this chance to go into Diagon Alley to buy Ginny a gift for her wedding. He had talked to Sarah a lot the past few days on ways to show Ginny that he still wanted to be with her and that he would do anything to make it work out. They had decided that it was best that they seem to be dating in hopes that Ginny's jealousy takes the best of her and makes her slip up one day. Harry originally was against this saying that it would give her all the more reason to marry Neville and that he was preventing Sarah from finding love on her own. She just laughed at that and patted him on the head. He truly was happy that she would be here now that he was home and couldn't have asked for a better friend. They had kissed that day after the bar and Harry felt that there was something missing from that kiss and Sarah just said that it was the fact it wasn't Ginny, but Harry still remained skeptical. Harry finally passed by a nice jewelry shop and decided that a necklace would be perfect.

"Hello Mr. Potter. I see you are looking for something for that special someone. Is there anything specific you are looking for?" the lady had asked as soon as Harry walked in the door and smiled.

"I am looking for a necklace for a friend of mine that is getting married." He said as he began to look around at the various necklaces that were behind the glass. The attendant eyed him curiously but assumed that there was nothing odd about his decision.

"I would suggest getting something personally made. I can do that for you right here if you wish." She asked as she pulled a desk out from behind the counter and Harry had nodded and sat down across from her. "First what metal would you like the main part to be?"

"Platinum." He was very partial to the silver look, thinking the gold look was too much for anything that would have crystals on it. The attendant pulled out a few platinum necklaces and showed Harry the various designs. Harry picked a simple looking one, not wanting to overwhelm her with a to extravagant present.

"Next what gems would you like and how many?" The attendant pulled out various gems and a chart that showed their old-style meaning. Harry looked at them and thought about it. He remembered the one thing Ginny loved the most was his green eyes. He loved how her hair looked like rubies in the morning sun and that gave Harry the perfect idea.

"I want one emerald and one ruby." Harry said pointing to the green gem and then the red one. She nodded and then looked at the choices.

"How would you like them shaped and placed in here?" She asked and now Harry was drawing a blank. He was never good at deciding gifts; in fact he was never good with women in general. He thought hard and the picture of Ginny and himself in each other's arms after the Quidditch match.

"Is there anyway to get them wrapped in a thin gold chain, and then just hang onto the necklace?" The attendant nodded and started to work with her wand. Soon she was finished and the necklace was exactly how Harry pictured it. The gems were slightly oblong and tied together in a golden string, with a small spot of gold between them.

"It represents the snitch." She said smiling. Harry was taken aback. He had worked on Occlumency since he was on his trip, and never has someone gotten past his barriers. He stared at her curiously.

"I was a Slytherin in your year, although I never stood out among them. Your story about the celebration is well known now and I am glad that you are finally with your loved one." She smiled and Harry tried to remember her but couldn't. She laughed and just shook her head as she started typing up the price in the register.

"I told you, this is for someone that is getting married." Harry said defensively again but the lady only smiled.

"I know, to Neville Longbottom. You are going to try and win her back, why else would you spend …" she looked down at the register and back at Harry, "800 galleons for a simple wedding gift. Not to mention, who buys the bride-to-be a piece of jewelry except the groom." She smiled as she took Harry's money and gave him the necklace and a velvet box to go with it. He gave up trying to figure the woman out and just exited. As he looked up into the street he saw a very familiar sight looking into the windows of Quality Quidditch Supplies. It was Ginny and Harry quietly made his way up behind her.

"It is the best store here isn't it." Harry said and Ginny gave a little jump. Her face started to turn red and she turned back to the window.

"Yeah" was all she said and it was almost whispered.

"Fox, would you like to talk?" Harry asked. Ginny tightened when Harry used her nickname. He gave it to her because of how her hair looked when she was flying during Quidditch practice. He told her she looked like a fox flying through the air. She normally would smile but now she just sighed and turned to him.

"Harry what is there to talk about? I am getting married and you have a beautiful girlfriend, which you deserve. I don't want the wrong things being seen and you get in trouble." Ginny said staring down at her feet. A million thoughts were rushing through her head and she couldn't believe that she didn't want to spend time with Harry. He heart fluttered as soon as she heard his voice and she almost jumped into his arms. It was taking all her might to resist.

"I am only asking to catch up with a friend I haven't seen in over a year. I am not asking you to come jump into bed with me." Harry smiled as he tried to play it cool. His insides were turning inside out that she was even staying within a few feet of him. He had to constantly remind himself to breath. He couldn't believe that he could stand up to the most fear wizard of his time yet he couldn't hold himself straight when he was around a girl. 'Not just a girl, but Ginny' he had to correct himself. This only happened when he was around her and now that he was so close to losing her, it was coming in at full force.

"Ok" Ginny said as the made their way to a small restaurant. They ordered their meals and sat in silence for a second. Harry was fiddling with the case to his gift and Ginny was playing with her hair. Harry wanted to run his fingers through that hair and smell it. He was sure it still smelled of strawberries and wood. He laughed because the sound of it was strange yet it was the most amazing smell he had ever smelt.

"I got you a wedding gift, but I am not sure if you want it now or wait until the wedding." Harry said as he swallowed a lump and produced the velvet case. Ginny looked at it and her eyes widened. She knew what a jewelry case looked like and this was definitely an expensive one.

"Harry you didn't have to. I am not even sure how long until Neville and I actually get married. I haven't set the date yet, I am still unsure about it all. I mean I am still living with my parents." She said as she pushed the gift back towards Harry.

"Then not a wedding gift, more like a 'I missed you' gift." As Harry said this a tear slipped down Ginny's face. Harry reached to wipe it but Ginny pulled away.

"I told you Harry, you have a girlfriend and I don't want to ruin that for you. I am happy that you found someone better for you." Ginny said before wiping the tear herself.

"There is no one better for me than you Gin; you know that. Sarah and I aren't …" but his thoughts were cut off by Ginny running to the bathroom. Harry would have kicked himself for being so stupid. He was overwhelming her just by what he was saying; imagine how she would react to his gift. The waiter brought out the food questioning about his date. Harry said that he would pay for it all now and that she could finish when she returned. He quickly scribbled a note onto a napkin and left it under her necklace and paid the man, leaving before she returned.

Ginny returned to the table that was now empty. She sighed in relief because she wasn't sure how much more she could take, but also was angry with herself for acting like such a child. She sat down and noticed the case was still sitting on the table along with a note.

Ginny

I am sorry for making you upset and I know I shouldn't have rushed this. I have been away for too long and I still wish things were the same as they had been before I left. I know that it is a childish dream so I am trying to work on it. The gift is yours regardless of how hard you try to return it you can't. I want you to know I am truly happy to see you so happy, well happy until I go and mess things up again. I just wanted you to know that the reason I never wrote was because I thought that you hated me and I didn't want to make it any worse by rubbing my absence in your face. I only ever thought of you and it was that that had pushed me to return. I came back for you and now that I see you are happy, all I can do is stand back and be happy for you. Please give Neville my apologies but I think it would be smarter that I didn't go to the wedding. It will be easier for the both of us. Until we meet again.

Harry

Ginny couldn't believe what he was saying. How could he feel like that and yet be hanging all over that American witch. Her Weasley temper was flaring now. He had missed her brothers wedding and now he was saying he was going to miss hers, after waiting for him to return for how long now. 'Oh no' she thought to herself, 'If I am keeping this damned gift He is going to come to the damned wedding.' She said as she stood up to get ready to pay for her meal. 'If there truly is a wedding' She wondered where that thought came from and shook it from her head. As soon as she had learned that Harry had paid for it all, her anger continued growing. He knew that she hated the fact that he bought things for her, paid for her meals, she was determined to prove that she could take care of herself and she was going to show him exactly how she could do that. She quickly made it back to the burrow and made a change of clothes. She had put the gift on the table in front of the fireplace so she would remember to bring it back to Harry. 'If he is going to not be in the wedding than he is taking the necklace back.' She said. She felt dangerous and figured that the Sarah chick would be there. She looked for the most revealing outfit she could and put it on. She checked herself out in the mirror and nodded. She may not have the filling features that everyone else had but she had the attitude to cover for it, and Harry was going to feel that attitude first hand. She headed down the stairs until she heard a gasp and a quick snap of a jewelry box close shut.

"Where did you get this Ginny dear? It must have cost a fortune." Molly said as she saw her daughter come down the stairs.

"Harry gave it to me as a wedding gift, right before he said he wasn't going to the wedding. I haven't looked at it yet." She said as she shrugged her mom's curious looks. She grabbed the case and flooed over to Harry's

Harry was sitting in the sitting room at Potter Manor, staring at a picture of him and Ginny when he heard the fireplace roar. He wiped the tears that had been falling down his face for the past ten minutes thinking that Sarah was back and he didn't want her to see that he was hurting. He stood up and looked towards the fire, when all of a sudden Ginny burst through the fireplace; his gift in one hand and her wand in the other.

"Who the hell do you think you are?" Ginny said as she charged at him, wand aimed straight for his chest. Harry had backed up into a corner and Ginny had him pinned. Her breathing was fast and her hair was almost flaring with her anger. Harry gulped and figured he deserved this.

"You missed Ron and Hermione's wedding and you think that they are going to let you miss out on this one. You thought I was going to let you miss this one, after all the bullshit you put me through, and the shit in that little note of yours." Ginny said waving her wand a little and now Harry was tied up in the corner. He refused to remove his eyes from hers, which were deep amber from the anger she was venting his way.

"Ginny I am sorry but look at us. We can't be within a few feet of each other without one of us doing making a fool out of ourselves." Harry said and cringed when his words made Ginny grind her teeth. Ginny let the gift drop and grabbed onto his shirt, finally releasing the binding charm she had originally placed on him.

"I waited one year for you Potter. I stayed up night after night waiting for a sign that you were thinking of me, or even if you were still alive and what did I get? I got a thickheaded guy hitting on me because he was looking for a rebound. I felt sorry for him because I knew how he felt. His girl left him to travel the world, and who else does that remind you of?" Ginny was now screaming at him and Harry did not try to speak know full well that anything that came out of his mouth would make it worse.

"People don't give out gifts unless they care for the person they got them for, and you Potter obviously didn't care about me enough to even make sure we knew you were alive." Harry's eyes went from shock to anger. He had taken everything she had said calmly because all of what she had said was true until now. She knew that he loved her, how could she not. She had no right in accusing him of not caring. He straightened up and spun them around now push Ginny into the corner.

"Don't care? I have been trying to tell you ever since I returned that I still care for you. I went and got you that because I want to show you how much I cared for you and how much more I do. Yes I had done some stupid things but never once had I forgotten you and never once did my feeling falter." Harry said as he pushed her against the wall. The anger that was emanating off Ginny for losing the upper hand was making Harry excited. Her anger turned him on and he couldn't take it anymore. He wanted to taste her, even if it was this one last time. He rushed down and caught her lips with his own roughly. Ginny returned this kiss before Harry pulled away. Ginny's shocked look was unbelievable, and the slap that followed was quite easily predictable but Harry did nothing to stop it. He knew he deserved it.

"How dare you!" Ginny said trying hard to breathe. She took one look into his fierce green eyes and lost control. She reached her hands up into his unruly hair and pulled him back down to meet her lips fiercely. Ginny was biting at his bottom lip, forcing him to moan out in pleasure, giving the opportunity to invade his mouth with her tongue. Harry's hand were no long pushing her against the wall, but on her waist pressing her into his obvious arousal. Ginny instinctly jumped up and wrapped her legs around his waist, forcing Harry to pin her against the wall for support. Harry's hands were squeezing tightly onto her bum and Ginny would use her leg muscles to rub herself against Harry's pelvic area causing both of them to moan. Finally Harry's mind had calmed down enough to realize that the person he was kissing was engaged to another man so he pulled back and let Ginny go. She let out a hurt moan but too moved away from Harry, lips bruised from the snogging and her shirt all ripped from the scratching against the wall. Not a word was spoken between them, and Harry bent down to pick up his gift and handed it back to Ginny. She took it and turned to the fireplace.

"Gin," Harry stopped her just before she could make it out of the fireplace. "I still love you." And then Ginny left Harry staring at her back leave and start to cry once more. He really wanted thing to continue with where they were going but he couldn't bring himself to do it while she was still with Neville. He decided he would need something to drink and headed for the kitchen. As soon as he got to the staircase he saw Sarah leaning against the doorframe.

"I told you she still loves you." She said before she returned to the kitchen, with Harry entering not soon after her.

Ron had dragged himself home from a rough day of practice, aching in all the wrong places. He pulled himself to the couch and flopped down in front of the fire.

"Hey Ron how was practice?" Hermione came in and gave him a kiss before he could respond.

"Not as good as your day by the looks of it. What is up? Did something good happen?" Ron asked as Hermione sat down next to him and snuggled into him gently.

"I had came back from the doctors today." Hermione said still smiling trying hard not to burst out with her great news.

"You went to see a doctor? What is wrong, are you feeling ok? I can call the team and tell them I can't make the next practice. Nothing is more important than my wife's health." Hermione smiled and cuddled in closer to him.

"Ron I am pregnant."