Chapter Ten
Not Again!
Life couldn't get any better than it was. Ginny and Harry where both in better moods than they where before their wedding. Hermione finally told Ron she was pregnant. Which happened two weeks after Harry and Ginny's wedding. "Ron, I need to tell you something!" Hermione said, one night in the living room. Ron looked up from the chess board in front of him with worry.
"What? What is it hun?" he asked, watching her face. Harry and Ginny where both sitting by the fire place. Hermione wanted them there for emotional support when she told Ron.
"Ron, don't get angry when I tell you this." Hermione began, in Ginny's opinion she would have said it flat out, but this was Hermione talking not her. "I'm three weeks pregnant." Hermione finished ready for the blow up, but it didn't come. She thought. It should have come. May be its because Harry and Ginny are in the room. May be that's why he's not blowing up? She looked at Ron's face. It hadn't changed from the stunned look. Harry and Ginny both watch him as Ron came back to reality. It was funny to Harry seeing Ron's face go from worry, to stunned, to over excited.
"Hermione that's wonderful." Ron yelled, pulling Hermione up from her chair and picking her up in his arms spinning her around. "I'M GOING TO BE A DADDY!" He yelled, kissing Hermione square on the lips. As people came running into the living room from all over the house. They all wore the same face of confusion. Harry, Ginny, Ron and Hermione where all laughing.
"What's going on you four?" Mrs. Weasley asked. Looking at the way her son was spinning his wife around.
"Hermione's going to have a baby." Ron said, placing her down on the ground again. Everyone then realized it. That's why Hermione had been acting wired the last couple of weeks. She was looking for a way to tell Ron. Before she told anyone else, besides Ginny who knew a week before Harry did.
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For the next week or so everyone was happy for Ron and Hermione. But the threat of a battle breaking any day now was starting to worry Ron. Ginny knew that no matter what he did Ron could not keep Hermione in the house, even with out her wand. The same thing went for Harry as well. The boys may have loved them to all ends, but they would rather fight instead of hid away like little babies, expecting or not. "Hey Harry?" Hermione said, walking into his study on the second floor. She found Harry sitting in front of the fire place reading a book. He looked up when he heard his name.
"Yeah, Hermione?" he asked going back to his book. Hermione could see that it wasn't just any old book. It was a photo album. She smiled seeing him flip through the old pictures of friends and family.
"Have you seen Ginny any where?" Hermione asked trying not to get Harry worried, because Ginny wasn't in the house.
"Last time I saw her she said she was going to the Burrow to see her parents." Harry answered.
"She did. But Arthur and Molly are in the kitchen!" Hermione answered. "Did she say why she was going?" Harry looked up at this point. If Arthur and Molly where here. . . .He let his thought die.
"She said Molly wanted her help with something." Harry said standing up leaving the album forgotten. He then raced out of the room. "Arthur, Molly, where's Ginny?" he said as he got into the kitchen. They looked up at him. With worried looks on their faces as well as his.
"Why? What's happened?" Mr. Weasley asked standing up. But before he answered Harry was out the door and running up to his room. There ling on the bed was a note. That looked like Mrs. Weasley's handwriting. No not again. It can't be. NO! Harry said walking over to the bed where the letter was.
Ginny dear,
I need you to come to the Borrow and help me move some things.
Mum.
"SHIT!" Harry yelled. He turned to see that Mr. And Mrs. Weasley and Hermione where all standing there in the door way. "It's a trap! Get everyone here, NOW!" he said as he apparated out of the house.
"But. . . ." They could stop him. Hermione walked over to where the letter was and fully understood. She handed the letter over to Mrs. Weasley who gasped. Mr. Weasley went and got everyone in the Order.
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Meanwhile, Ginny walked into the kitchen of the Burrow and saw them. She tried to turn and run but someone was blocking the door know. It was a trap. She thought to her self. Why did I believe that letter? She then felt herself faint as she tried to scream. She knew no more after than.
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Harry appeared in the living room of the Burrow and looked around. It was quite. Too quite. He put his hand in his pocket and griped his wand. He really didn't need it, because he could do wandless magic. Put it was there just in case. He walked quietly around the house checking every room to make sure it was clear. Then he went into the kitchen and there on the table was another letter.
Potter,
We have her. If you want her back, you'll fight me to the death. You have seven days to decide or I'll have her as my own. Seven days Potter. SEVEN!
Draco Malfoy
The New Dark Lord.
Harry wanted to scream. Why? Why does he want her so badly? Harry thought as he apparited back to Grimmauld Place again. He appeared in the kitchen and saw that everyone was there. He had anger in his face and they all knew what had happened. "We have seven days." Was all he said before he left the room. It was quite besides Mrs. Weasley's crying into her husbands shoulder. Ron and Hermione looked at each other. Then back at their best friend.
"Where did they take her?" said a deep voice, Harry was almost to the door when it spoke. He didn't need to turn around to know who asked the question. He knew that voice to well to know that it was Bill who asked.
"I don't know!" Harry answered with his head bowed low, then left them all. They knew that if he knew where the Death Wizards took Ginny he would be there instead of walking through his house blaming himself. Where did they take her? Harry answered himself. The first time it was Godric's Hollow. Malfoy wouldn't take her back there. Where?
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Four days past Ron ran through the bedroom door of Harry's room. Harry was ling on his back looking up at the ceiling. Thanking. "Harry, you should come see this." Ron said as Harry looked up at him.
"Why? What is it?" Harry asked following his best friend out of his room and down to the living room. There in the middle of the room was a red letter. A Howler, addressed to him. Everyone in the room looked at it then to Harry then back at the letter. Harry walked over to it and it started to yell.
"FOUR DAYS HAVE PAST AND YOU STILL HAVEN'T COME TO FIND YOUR LITTLE BLOOD TRARDER!" Harry knew that voice so very well, he had heard it everyday for six years. That cold, cool voice of his arch enemy Draco Malfoy. "BUT YOU ONLY HAVE THREE DAYS LEFT! BEFORE SHE CARIES MY CHILD! AND YOU DIE POTTER! I GIVE YOU A HINT! WHAT SCARES HER THE MOST?" Then it puffed in to red smoke. The room was quite. What scares her the most? Harry thought. Many things scared Ginny. But the one that scared her the most the Voldemort in the Chamber of Secrets. He wouldn't be that stupid to take her under Hogwarts would he? Harry asked.
"The Chamber of Secretes scares her the most." Said a very worried and scared Hermione.
"How you know that?" Ron asked, looking at his wife and best friend in disbelief.
"Because she told me Ronald." Hermione answered, then looked over at Harry who still stood silent in the middle of the living room. Not doing anything. He just stood there thinking. Hermione could see his eyes where out of forces as the realization came to him.
"It can't be that simple?" Harry finally said. "Malfoy may be an Asshole, but he's not that stupid."
"Or he has gotten stupider with all of this 'I want to rule the world!' act." Hermione answered. "Harry, you're the only one here who can open the Chamber. We all know that Malfoy can't speak to snakes." The room went very, very quite as Harry stood there thinking. He closed his eyes. Everyone watched him. They could see that he was trying to zoon in on Ginny and his connection.
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Ginny lay on the cold, wet, hard floor. Where am I? She thought, as she opened her eyes slowly. Then they popped open. Why am I back here? Please tell me I'm dreaming. Please tell me this isn't happening! She looked around there ling beside her where the bones of the Basilisk, Harry had killed in his second year at Hogwarts. She started to move away from it. She looked to her left and saw Malfoy standing there. She looked scared. She saw him smile. "Well, well, well. Look who decided to join us at last." he said, spreading his arms out from his sides. Ginny looked around and saw more Death Wizards all around the Chamber. She wanted to scream with all her might. But no one would hear me. She thought the feeling of being alone rising through her body. Where is Harry when you need him the most? How long have I been out? "I'm betting your wondering what your doing back here?" Malfoy asked still smiling.
"Why am I here? What do you want with me?" Ginny asked, anger rising, as well as fear, through her body.
"You're my bait to kill the famous Harry Potter, The Boy-Who-Lived, The Chosen One, The Defeater of The Dark Lord." He answered, "Then I'm going to turn you into my wife!"
"You can't have me. I'm already taken." She answer holding up her left hand showing Malfoy the beautiful wedding ring Harry had given her. "There's nothing you can do about it now!"
"Oh but there is. Once I have killed your so called husband. You will be free to marry me. And I would so love to have you." Malfoy said. He smiled making her sick.
"Your jealous of Harry aren't you?" Ginny asked standing up now. She was almost to his full height. He wasn't much taller than her. She looked into his cold gray eyes and knew that he was. Harry had the money, Draco's father had wasted all his families' money. Harry was very handsome, Draco looked like he was raised from the dead. Harry had fame, Draco was a nothing. Harry had her, Draco didn't. She smiled to herself. He was jealous. Harry had everything he wanted. Harry had taken everything Draco wanted. Now it was time for his revenge. Ginny thought to herself.
"I AM NOT JEALOUS OF HARRY BLOODY POTTER!" Malfoy screamed. Ginny saw the anger rise into his cold gray eyes.
"Oh but you are. He has everything you have always wanted. Isn't that right Draco?" Ginny said in a very cold voice. She wasn't afraid of Malfoy. She knew something like this would happen. But she didn't care. She would have attacked but she knew the Death Wizards that followed Draco would course her. "Harry has the money, the looks, the fame, and most of all he has me." She said. "Your more jealous of him now than you have ever been. I'm guessing that's why you brought me here. But tell me Draco. How did you get into the Chamber of Secrets, when you can't talk to snakes?"
Malfoy just looked at her. She could always look past what he wanted people to see. She could see who a person really was. That was a rear gift. It was like a third eye really. It was also very annoying. "Who said anything about talking to snakes? There is another way to enter the Chamber with out going throw Hogwarts. But that way is under a protection of a Secret keeper." He answered. "And yes. Potter may have the money, the looks, the fame, and you, but I will rule the world before he can ever stop me." With that he hexed her and she fainted to the floor again. She didn't have her wand on her. She couldn't do anything to stop it.
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He stood there looking up at the beloved castle he called home for seven years. It had not changed one bit. It still had everything that he had fallen in love with. Hogwarts was more than just a school to Harry Potter. He felt like he was home every time he saw the great castle. He walked through the gates onto the grounds. He was there for several reasons. The first being he needed to talk to Dumbledore's picture that hung in the Headmistress office. The second being he needed to know how his parents knew about him and Ginny, and the third being how to get Ginny back. Three things! One thing he needed to do and two he needed to know. No one could help him, but Dumbledore, not even Ron or Hermione could help him. They both knew Harry couldn't make the trip be himself, when his mental state was on overdrive with to many questions and worry about Ginny. They had come with him. "Harry, are you positive that Dumbledore's picture can help you?" Hermione asked walking on his left side.
"I'm more than positive." Harry answered not looking at her.
"I'm not so sure McGonagall is going to let you talk to him by yourself. She's going to want to know as well." Ron said from Harry's right side.
"I don't care if she hears. Two things I need to know is all I'm here for. If Dumbledore couldn't trust her, then why did he put her in charge of Hogwarts and of the Order. If he trusted her than why shouldn't I?" Harry said, looking up as they reached the big oak front doors of the castle. Standing there was McGonagall with a small smile on her face. Something the three of them saw rarely. Harry knew she over heard what he said about her. He could trust her. She had been his head of house for six years before Dumbledore died, then she put Hagrid as Head of Gryffindor.
"Well, I believe that Albus is waiting for you Harry." she said leading them up to her office. She hadn't changed it much. She still had his little nick naks around the office. The old heads where sleeping around the office walls. All but one that was asleep. The biggest frame of the heads was hug behind the cherry wood desk. There sat in his picture was Albus Dumbledore.
"Ah yes. Three of my most favorite students, and also known to the world as the famous 'Golden Trio'." Dumbledore said as they walked through the door of the office. McGonagall offered them sets in front of her desk. "Minerva, I leave it to you to decide if you want to stay or not." he added to McGonagall.
"I will stay. Just in case I can help afterwards." she answered, taking her sit behind the desk.
"Well Harry. I know that you have several questions for me to answer." Dumbledore said to Harry, as he studied the young man's face. He knew even though he now hung in a picture, that everything was troubling Harry. It was written all over his face. Something that Harry could never hide from his beloved Headmaster.
"Well sir. I'm here for two reasons." he said. But where do I start? He thought. He looked down at his wedding ring. He looked at the Phoenix and Lion facing each other. The Phoenix was from Ginny's family crest, the Lion from his own. He had found out several month's after he left Hogwarts that he was the heir of Gryffindor, through his father. That gave Harry more pride than anything. Just knowing that he was a true Gryffindor. He looked back up a Dumbledore. "How did my parent's know I would marry Ginny?"
"Ah. I thought that would be the first question." Dumbledore said, with a small smile on his old face. "There was a Prophecy made at the being of the year of Ginny's birth." There was a gasp from McGonagall and Hermione. Ron just looked like he had been slapped across the face. "It was said that 'The youngest Weasley child would be a girl. She would be born with powers stronger than known to man kind.' We all know that Ginny is a very powerful witch, even when she was younger. Mr. Weasley here can admit to that. The rest of that prophecy said, 'Her power's combined with the love of a Potter. The world will be protected, with the help of their closest friends.'" Dumbledore finished with a smile. He was smiling more at Ron and Hermione than Harry. Hermione gasped again. Finally understanding what everything meant. Finally understanding why she and Ron and Harry and Ginny fit so perfectly together. They where all connected to that Prophecy.
"Oh my Merlin." She said looking like she had been slapped across the face too. Everyone looked at her. She just looked at Dumbledore in disbelief. "If you don't mind me asking, does the last bit have anything to do with Ron and myself?" she asked coming back to her senses. As Ron just looked at her.
"That is for you to find out Mrs. Weasley." Dumbledore answered.
"Did my parents hear the Prophecy?" Harry asked, turning away from the window he had been looking through.
"It was not meant for them to hear. But as I was the person it was told to I told them and Molly and Author about the Prophecy and Bill."
"Bill? Why did you tell Bill?" Ron asked.
"At the time he was old enough to understand more than you or any of your other brothers Mr. Weasley. I made Bill swear to me that he would never tell a living soul, what I told him about your sister. He understood. That's the main reason why Bill has always been so protective of her. But he also knew the time would come where she didn't need his protection anymore. That time was when Harry would marry her. She is more protected now than she ever was with the love you have for her, Harry." Dumbledore explained. "Also, being the eldest of your brother's Mr. Weasley, Bill understood how powerful Ginny would be when it was time for her true colors to show. If he never knew, he would be keeping an extra eye on her anyway. Especially on you Harry." He finished with a small smile.
"Why did my parents make our wedding rings?" Harry asked. He didn't know what made him ask it. It just came to him.
"As more protection. As long as you and Ginny ware those rings no harm will come to you." Dumbledore answered.
"But Ginny's been kidnapped, again." Harry said, feeling anger rise from the deepest parts of his body.
"But no real harm has come to her. She's still alive, she's not hurting is she?" Dumbledore said. "Think about it Harry. When she was taken by Voldemort three years ago, how did you find her?"
"I felt her pain. When I got closer it got stronger." Harry answered realizing it.
"Draco knows that's how you found her when Voldemort kidnapped her. Now he has given you clues to where she is. He wants you to play Hero one last time." Dumbledore said.
"How did he get into the Chamber when he can't talk to snakes?" Hermione asked still puzzled by everything.
"There is another way to enter the Chamber without going through the bathroom. But it is my understanding that it's under the protection of a Secret Keeper." Dumbledore answered. "I'd give you one guess on who it is!"
"Malfoy!" Harry and Ron said at the same time. Harry now fully feeling his anger rise. Ron's anger just starting. Hermione saw it in his eyes and placed a hand on his. As in telling him that everything was fine.
"So, now what do we do?" Ron asked, knowing exactly what had to be down. But what if there where more Death Wizards than they could handle? Ron thought to him self. He looked from Hermione, to Dumbledore, to McGonagall, to Harry, and back to Dumbledore waiting for an answer from one of them.
Harry looked out the window deep in thought. I have to go get her. I have to. There's no way I can let Malfoy hurt her. He thought. "I'm going. Alone!" he finally said turning around to see their faces.
"Harry, you know Malfoy will have his Death Wizards down there with him. He's too much of a coward to stand up to you alone." Hermione said. "Your going to need us."
"No Hermione. Your not fit to come as it is. You could risk losing your child. I don't want to be the reason for your lose. You and Ron are my best friends, my family. I couldn't take it if you lost your child." Harry said sternly, looking at both Ron and Hermione. His brother and sister-in-law. Two of his very best friends. He couldn't handle it if they lost their child. His nieces or nephew. Just because he put Hermione in danger.
"Harry! I love you like a brother. But I am not going to let you go down there by your self and play Hero. Hermione's right. Your going to need us." Ron said standing up. Harry looked at him. He was reminded of their first year at Hogwarts. How Ron took charge when they all faced the giant chess board. Ron had always been brave when he needed to be. That's one reason why Hermione loves him so much. Harry thought. He showed his true colors when they where needed most.
"Fine. Ron you can come. Hermione, I want you to worn everyone with Professor McGonagall." Harry answered. Then he and Ron left the office without another word said. Harry was taken back to their second year at Hogwarts. The very first time Harry saved Ginny. He loved her then but didn't know it tell years later.
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Ron and Harry made their way through Hogwarts to the second floor girls' bathroom. Harry spoke to the snake on the sink. It opened to show the entrance to the Chamber. They both jumped in feet first. Landing at the bottom on bones of small animals. They looked around and made sure it was clear before moving forward. They reached the second entrance, Harry spoke again and it opened. To revile what Harry feared most. Ginny lay on the hard cold wet floor knocked out by a spell. Beside her where the bones of the Basilisk. Standing next to them was Malfoy with a wicked smile on his face. Death Wizards stood around the Chamber ready when instructed to strike. Harry and Ron entered and stood in front of Malfoy. Harry read Malfoy's face. It told him something that nothing else could. He's scared of me! Harry thought. It's in his eyes. And I'm a day early. Perfect! "Well what do we have here!" Malfoy asked. "A day early are we?"
"Yes well it didn't take long to figure out a few things before hand." Harry answered, looking around at all the Dark Wizards, Malfoy had gathered. Most of them he knew other's where new to him. "I see you've been busy Malfoy."
"Yes I have been. But what's it to you?" Malfoy asked. Harry could sense the fear in his voice.
"You didn't think I would leave the one woman I love in your hands did you?" Harry asked now smiling. He saw fear shoot through Malfoy's cold gray eyes. He didn't answer. "Tell me Malfoy. Why?"
"Why what?" Malfoy said knowing exactly what Harry was talking about.
"Why Ginny?" Harry asked, looking down at his beloved wife. His one and only true love. She looked peaceful ling there.
"Oh that's simple. I want her and I'll have her." Malfoy answered. "She will be mine Potter. You can bet on that."
"Oh yes, but you have a problem don't you? She's already taken. By me!" Harry said. He could feel his anger rising again. He felt Ron tense at hearing Malfoy's words.
"That's not a problem anymore. You see Potter you die today. And little Ginny here will be mine." Malfoy said.
"Your sure Harry will die today?" Ron asked anger in his voice.
"Yeah Weasel I'm very sure that Potter will die." Malfoy answered his voice rising. Ron made for him but Harry held him back.
"Ron no! This isn't your fight." Harry whispered in Ron's ear. "He wants me not you."
"What's wrong Weasel? Having a bad day are we?" Malfoy laughed, a cold curl laugh. Harry looked at him. He knew that laugh. That was not Malfoy's laugh. "What Potter? You look like you've just heard a ghost!" Malfoy's gray eyes flashed red. Then everything made sense to Harry. Draco Malfoy was truly turning into something like Voldemort.
"Your right in a way." Harry said loosing his grip on Ron. "Your no better than Voldemort was."
"I looked up to him as a Hero. Unlike most people." Malfoy answered. "I one day hope to be like him."
"Oh really. I'd say you have something holding you back." Harry answered. "Voldemort couldn't love. He had no one that loved him, so he couldn't love. You on the other hand have someone you love."
"No I don't. I'm exactly like the Dark Lord was." Malfoy yelled, his eyes flashing red again.
"Right. Like I would believe that you don't love your dear mother." Harry said, a very small smile hanging on his lips. "Tell me. How is she anyway?"
"I don't love my mother. She's never loved me." Malfoy yelled again.
"Oh really. Then why in sixth year did she make Snape promise to keep you safe?" Harry asked. Professor Snape had told Harry the truth about everything after he ran into him a year after Voldemort's down fall. Harry had been dieing to get his hands on Snape for killing Dumbledore. But as it turned out Dumbledore hand ordered him too. Malfoy looked like someone had been slapped him across the face.
"My mother did no such thing." Malfoy said dining it ever happened. But it had been true.
"Your mother loves you there for your nothing like Voldemort. You can't be like Voldemort. You can't be Voldemort." Harry said watching Malfoy's face go from angry, to your wrong, to it's not true.
"Enough of the piddling Potter. We have business here do deal with." Malfoy said, making his face unreadable. "I say we have a duel. Just me and you. No help from anyone. We do this like real men."
"Fine by me." Harry answered. "First you give me Ginny!"
"No! We fight to see who wins." Malfoy said.
"She's not some toy you can fight over Malfoy. She's a living, breathing, human being." Harry said, his voice rising slightly. He glared at Malfoy for thanking of Ginny in such a disgraceful way.
"Your right in a way. But you forgot that she's also scum on the bottom of my shoe." Malfoy said. Ron was now on edge.
"Harry let me at him!" He said in Harry's ear.
"No Ron." Harry answered.
"Weasel wants a peace of this as well?" Malfoy asked looking at Ron who was being held back by Harry.
"No he doesn't. This is between me and you Malfoy. No one else. We're not here fighting over Ginny. Whe're going to settle being enemies here and now. No help from anyone." Harry said still glaring at Malfoy. He hadn't taken his eyes off of him the hole time.
"Fine." Malfoy said. He waved his hand and Ginny was moved by a Death Wizard out of the way. Ron looked at Harry and moved back as well. Malfoy and Harry bowed to each other. Then started to duel. The duel seemed to last forever. But in reality it only lasted a couple of hours. Fifteen minutes before Harry and Malfoy ended their duel they stood there watching each other. Harry had several scratches and had blood on his hands and on his arms. Malfoy looked the same as Harry did. But one of them had to end it. One of them had to move on from their world. One of them had to die. The Death Wizards where cheering Malfoy on, as Ron just stood there watching in horror. He didn't want his best friend, his brother-in-law to die. He didn't want to lose Harry. He didn't want Ginny to be taken from his family by Malfoy.
Silently Ginny was coming back to the world. She had heard Harry and Malfoy's screams and shots. And she had heard the Death Wizards cheers. She opened her eyes to see Harry and Malfoy standing there, wands raised. She knew what was going to happen. She closed her eyes once more and prayed like she had never prayed before that Harry would not die. That she would not be made Malfoy's wife. She opened her eyes again and watched Harry's face. He was angry, he was not scared. His eyes told her everything. They told her things that she didn't know. They told her that she was powerful. That she could help him in a way Malfoy didn't know of. Harry was not watching Ginny. He didn't know she was awake. No one knew that she was. Not even the Death Wizard that was holding her knew. He was to busy watching the duel. Ginny closed her eyes once more and felt her power grow stronger than it ever was. She didn't know how she was doing it, but what ever was happening it was for Harry.Harry watched Malfoy. He watched his eyes and his face. Both showed that Malfoy was scared, scared to be beaten, scared of everything. Harry saw that he was jealous of him. Malfoy's eyes told him all. Harry blinked. How can I read Malfoy's eyes. Harry thought. I could never read his eyes like that. Then it hit him. Ginny! Ginny could read people's eyes like that. She was awake. She knows what's happening. She's helping me. Harry smiled. Malfoy saw. "And what are you smiling at Potter? Are you finally ready to die?" Malfoy asked.
"I am not afraid to die, but you are." Harry answered. "I'm smiling because I know something you do not." Harry was still smiling.
"Yeah and what's that?" Malfoy asked anger rising in his voice again.
"Ginny's awake!" Is all Harry said. He looked over to the Death Wizard who was holding Ginny. She opened her eyes once more at hearing her name. She looked from Harry to Malfoy back to Harry.
"Well, well, well! Look who decided to come back to us." Malfoy said, not standing down. His wand still raised toward Harry's chest. "Are you ready to watch you beloved Potter die?" He asked her.
"No! I'm not. You'll never be able to kill him Draco. Never!" Ginny said softly. More of a whisper rather than in a normal voice level. But they all could hear her like she was talking normally.
"Then I'll take my chances." Malfoy said. "Prepare to die Potter. Do you have any last words before I kill you?"
"Yes I do!" Harry said, he looked Ginny square in the eye. "Ginny, I love you with all my heart." Ginny understood. She smiled inwardly. She had always known that he loved her. More than the world. More than life, more that anything he was. "Lets get this over with Malfoy!" Harry said looking back at Malfoy. Malfoy smiled. And said the final spell as Harry said the same one. Malfoy's hit Harry square in the chest, but Harry did not feel it. Malfoy's lifeless body fell to the ground. Ron and Ginny screamed. The Death Wizards just stood there. Harry fell to his knees as Ginny freed herself from the Death Wizard that held her. She ran to Harry's side and looked deep into his eyes. She had to see his eyes. She just had to. But when she got there the expectation wasn't read able. There was no light in those beautiful green eyes of his. Nothing. Ron ran to them. What happened they didn't know.