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A Year Ago Today

Another year older
A little bit stronger
A little bit wiser than
A year ago today

Ginny Weasley stared out the window at the fresh swirling snowflakes. It was a beautiful snowfall, a mystery though as it was already early spring and tiny shoots were beginning to appear amongst the grass. She rested her book against her knee, looking around the place she now called her home. The deep crackling flames of the fire seemed to lurch out at her, causing her walk outside, to where her beautiful wife lay sleeping peacefully. She smiled, remembering how people had questioned her when she had announced her engagement to Luna Lovegood.


Looking over my shoulder
I was so much younger then
I can't believe what happened
A year ago today

Luna stirred in her sleep, uttered something incoherent and rolled over towards the tree, placing a hand on her stomach as she did. Ginny stood for a minute to admire the scene. They owned a large two story house with several acres of property. There was a crystal blue stream running straight through their backyard. The grass was lush and covered with snow, the trees standing out amongst the amazing scene. Luna stirred once again and this time she woke up. She had a slightly dazed look upon her face. She reached over to Ginny and Ginny sat on the end of the hammock.


And I just can't forget about it
Oh it wouldn't mean a thing
You went away
A year ago today

Ginny opened her mouth to speak, but Luna held up her hand to signal that nothing needed to be said. She grimaced slightly before whispering "bub just kicked" Ginny smiled and placed a hand on Luna's rapidly expanding stomach. She felt her unborn child give a hard kick. Luna was forty one weeks pregnant and was going to be induced if she hadn't gone into labour by the end of the week. Ginny sighed and leant against Luna, listening to what sounded like the baby's heartbeat, but she couldn't be sure. She thought about how far they had all come.


Another year gone by
Oh the tears have run dry
Life seemed so unkind
A year ago today

Harry had finally got up the nerve to talk to Cho Chang and they had been dating ever since. Cho was also pregnant but not as far along as Luna. Ron was currently dating Parvati Patil, who had finally forgotten about those awful dress robes.George had a three week old son named Fred with Angelina Johnson, who was still swearing that if he ever got her pregnant again she would cut it off. Remus and Tonks were expecting another baby. It seemed like almost everyone was pregnant around there. Sirius had finally been cleared from the ministry and was currently dating Severus Snape.


And I just can't understand it
And I don't think I ever will
You went away
A year ago today

It seemed as though everything had gone back to normal. But every once in a while someone mentioned Hermione and everyone fell silent, remembering the bright witch in their own ways. But after these particular moments Hermione was not mentioned again for another few weeks at the very least. It was just one of those things that made Ginny sad and angry. She felt they were only doing this to protect her but she also had a niggling feeling that they were trying to forget Hermione. She wiped thses thoughts from her head once more and stared out at the beautiful horizon, the setting sun.


And how many times have I questioned myself
What more could I do
And how many times have I fooled myself
Over you oh
You've gotta pick yourself up,
Take another look
And dust yourself off cause life's not too good,
I'll say it to myself and I'll say it again
Love will never end

Luna kissed Ginny on the side of her head and wrapped her arms around the young witch. Ginny smiled at her and returned the kiss. Whenever the sun went down in this place, they would sit outside and watch, just being together, nothing more. Luna was studying her face and talking about a crumple-horned snorkack. Ginny nodded, smiling to herself. Luna still blurted out odd facts like these and it never ceased to amuse Ginny, even whe she felt lonely and depressed. This was one thing she truly did love about Luna. Her ability to make her smile.


And though we're so far apart
You're forever in my heart
Another year older
A little bit stronger
On this anniversary
You're watching over me

But as Luna turned away, Ginny's face fell once again. She still yearned for Hermione, even though that yearning was not as strong as it had once been. She wished that she could hold her, just once more. She pretended that she was fully happy with Luna but the fact was she could still remember Hermione. The smell of her skin, the taste of her lips, the way she'd whisper in the dark bedroom, breathless with giggles. Ginny shook her head free of these thoughts and just kept pretending. All she ever did was pretend to love Luna. After all, you never truly forget your first love.


You went away
A year ago today
You went away
A year ago today

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