To clear out some confusion, yes the beginning was based off how Harry and Ginny started dating in HBP, and that this is a year later, which would make Harry a 7th year, Ginny a 6th year and that the twins weren't in school no more. But I am not basing it off the series that J.K. did to the core. I just did the beginning, thats all. Sorry for the confusion to those who messaged me. ANYWAYS with the story. This one is longer, so enjoy!

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The night Harry left, Ginny had to be controlled by her brothers, she had dropped down and began sobbing like a small child.

Harry left with out looking back, he knew he had to do this for everyone sake. He heard Ginny continuing to cry and a few other students asking what the matter, he just looked straight, a single tear rolling down his cheek.

Harry walked out into the corridor, making his way towards the secret passageway that led to Hogsmeade, where he would walk out into the depths of the rest of the wizarding world he had never seen.

As he made it into Hogsmeade, he finally looked back for the first time since having left Hogwarts, from way afar he could make out a bit of Hogwarts. Reaching into his cloak, around his neck he pulled out a chain, around the chain was a matching ring he had given Ginny. Looking at it, it lite bright red. The air felt cooler, he knew snow was going to fall soon, he kissed the ring before putting it back safe under his cloak.

"I'm doing this all for you Ginny."

Turning around, he began walking further away from Hogwarts.

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Back in the Gryffindor common room, Ginny was being carried into the girls dormitory by Hermione with a spell. Fred had decided he wanted to take his little sister up to her bed, but by the time he was half way up the stairs to the girls room, the staircase had turned into a slide and he had slid all the way down on top of Ginny. Ginny ended up bleeding from her forehead, but no matter how much it was burning or the fact she was bleeding, it could not stop her from sobbing after Harry.

Laying Ginny down on her bed, Hermione quickly went to their bathroom and got the First Aid kit she brought from home, she never really liked going to the hospital wing, because then she would have to go into explanation of what happened.

A couple of nosey girls came in asking what happened to have Hermione tell them to piss off.

Sitting next to Ginny, she began cleaning off the dry blood Ginny had on her forehead. Ginny continued to cry, Hermione sshed her.

"Ginny, look Harry will be okay. He promised he will come back to you, and Harry keeps his word."

Hermione put a patch over Ginny's cut on her forehead.

"But why does he always have to be the fucking hero? Why couldn't he just have told Dumbledore, and have had him go after him?"

"I know how you feel Ginny, I love Harry also. But Ginny when you started going out with him, You knew what you were getting yourself into. You knew that Vol-... you-know-who had came back and that he was after Harry. So it was only a matter of time before this happened, Harry knows he is the only one who can truly stop him... Ginny you have to be strong... we all do, we have to have faith that Harry will come back to you... us, safe."

Ginny turned to her side, looking down to the ring on her finger, she looked at it twinkled, it was bright red.

Hermione patted Ginny's head.

"Be strong for him Ginny."

Ginny looked out the window next to her bed. It was snowing.

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The next day, Thursday morning Ginny found herself forcing her legs to get up to the first day of a snowy December. She could feel her stomach growling in hunger, but she did not feel like eating. She waited until Hermione got out of the shower, so she could do the same.

After showering, she got dressed. And tried the best of looking at least decent for the day to come.

Hermione hugged her.

"Ginny, please at least try to act normal, we want to buy Harry as much time as we can before people start questioning his were about. But knowing Dumbledore, he should know by now that Harry isn't at Hogwarts anymore."

Ginny nodded.

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For two days the day's seemed to pass by around her, she didn't pay attention in her classes, and she hardly ate any breakfast, but her brothers and Hermione were satisfied enough with her eating at least a bit. Every time her friends or brothers asked her if she was okay, she just nodded and forced a smile. Hermione, Ron and Fred knew they had to give her, her space and time. So they tried not smothering her, and instead left her alone and tried acting as if everything was normal again.

By the end of her last class on Friday, Ginny didn't even bother going to the common room, or re-joining Hermione or Ron. She didn't want to intrude in their time as a couple and she knew around this hour Fred and Lee Jordan had to be playing their usual after noon game of wizard's chess.

Ginny instead went outside on the school grounds, where a few students were playing in the snow that had fallen over night, they were building forts, having snow ball fights and making snowmen.

Harry said they were going to build a snowman together.

So much for a happy December thought Ginny.

She walked along the stone path that led to many directions of the school ground. Walking off it, and away from the other students. She sat on a tree stump, her back to the school. She shivered at the cool air, wrapping the cloak she had on tighter. Unfortunately for her, her parent's could only afford to buy the most economic cloak with the cheapest material. And the fact that girls had to wear skirt's even in winter as part of the uniform code was no help. She shivered again as she could feel herself begin to cry again, thinking of how Harry was in this cold. He took his Firebolt and she also knew Hedwig was flying along with him. He said he would owl her as soon as he was able to.

Ginny suddenly felt someone wrap her with something, she looked up to see Oliver in a black turtle neck and jeans. He had tooken off his cloak and had wrapped her around with it. Unlike Ginny's his was made from best quality material, he wouldn't have been able to afford it as a student at Hogwarts, but now as a professional qudditch player, he was economically well, and it was still coming in even as he was at Hogwarts.

How? from the merchandise that featured his face on it. He was not as famous at Viktor Krum, but he was close.

"What happened there?"

Oliver was referring to the patch that Hermione had put on her the other night.

"Just bumped my head"

Ginny could feel the tears she had been trying to hold come down. She looked away and down to her hands.

He saw her crying and kneeled down in front of her grabbing both her hands into his.

"What's wrong? did Malfoy say something to you again?"

Ginny looked at Oliver's handsome face, his eyes seemed so warm and loving. She knew he was cold, but he seemed to be playing it off.

Ginny shook her head.

"Then why are you crying?" Oliver stared into her eyes worried, he wiped a fresh tear from her eye with the sleeve of his turtle neck.

"How.. how did you find me?"

"I saw you walking alone, you looked so sad..."

"oh."

two months ago, Ginny would have been like one of the many stupid fan girls Oliver has, but right now all she could think of was Harry. She could feel more tears coming.

"Ginny, look at me. Why are you crying?" He squeezed her hands a bit.

"Harry left me."

"You mean he broke up with you?" Oliver knew it wasn't right, but he was actually feeling a bit happy to know Ginny's and Harry's relationship was not working out.

"No, I mean he left me.. he left Hogwarts."

Oliver was struck, his face showed deep confusion.

"Why?"

Ginny had fresh tears rolling down her face again.

"Because of a letter Dumbledore sent us all, about how there are danger's going on and Harry thinks its you-know-who looking him, and he went looking for him instead, because he is scared something might happen to us... me."

Oliver didn't know what to say, so instead he let go of her hands and hugged her.

Ginny would have been shocked at this move, had she not been crying over Harry.

Oliver could smell her hair, he loved it, it reminded him of this wild flower that grew back in Scotland that he loved. He could feel her shaking as she cried.

"It's okay Ginny, he will be fine. I know Potter loves you, and he will do everything in his will power to come back."

Ginny, wrapped her arms around him, making the cloak he had wrapped around, wrap around him as well.

She hugged him hard. It seems stupid, but she actually felt safe and comfortable in his arms. At this point she knew she was not over Oliver.

"I just miss him so much already Oliver, he has only been gone one day and I am like this. I can't bare to think how Christmas break will be without him. I don't even know when he will be back."

Oliver saddened as he heard Ginny telling him this. He could see how much she loved Harry. Oliver now knew he could not be anything more then her friend.

Oliver pulled away from her a little, but kept his arms around her as she kept her's around his neck. He gave her a warm kiss on the cheek.

"Ginny, I know this might not help much, but I am here for you. Anything you need or want, I will be here for you."

Ginny could feel the spot her kissed her become cold with the air.

They both stared into each other's eyes. Ginny still shaking a bit from the crying she had done. She was the first to break the eye contact when she looked up to see what had just made her nose wet. Snow was beginning to fall again.

Oliver looked up as well. Finally letting go of one another.

Oliver looked down at the snow all around him, he had gotten over being cold ever since he and Ginny and hugged, he could still feel the warmth of her body on his.

"Want to build a snow man?"

Oliver looked at Ginny surprised at such a random question.

"Only if you promise me to smile."

Ginny smiled to him, for the first time all day she didn't even have to force it, she really was smiling.

"Promise."

She then surprised Oliver by grabbing snow off the ground and throwing it at him.

Oliver stood up quick, open mouthed at how cold it was.

"ooooh you so asked for it now." He started grabbing snow, cupping it in his hands to form a ball. Ginny got up, making his cloak fall down to the tree stump she was sitting on, she was left again in her own. She screamed at started running around, dodging the snowball he threw at her.

She stuck her tongue out at him.

"hah hah! you missed me."

They both bent down and began grabbing more snow, making snowballs.

And that's how they spent almost an hour, playing a snowball fight and building a snowman. Oliver could feel himself wanting to hold her again as he saw her laugh.

He liked the way she tossed her head back in laughter, her beautiful red hair flipping back as she did it.

Oliver was happy that they were talking again, and he was glad that he had at least cheered her up.

Back in the girl's dormitory Hermione was standing at the window. From that height she could see Oliver and Ginny playing.

"... well... at least she's having fun."

She walked away from the window, making her way towards her bed, she picked her cat off the floor and a grabbed the book of her side table. Laying down on her bed, she began reading. Killing time until dinner.

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Fred and Ron watched in shock as they watched Ginny pilling food on her plate, stuffing her mouth and chewing quickly. Only resting to drink pumpkin juice. She looked at them, rolling her eyes she slammed her fork and knife on the table.

'What? IM HUNGRY!"

Fred lifted his arms up as if saying I surrender.

"Okay, we are not saying anything, but what's with the sudden change? I mean really we are glad you seem better... but what happened?"

Hermione put down the book she was reading as she ate, and looked up at Ginny.

Hermione knew the answer but she stayed quiet.

"Well, I was thinking about what Hermione told me the other night. About how I have to be strong and have faith for Harry. And that is what I am doing. Plus I am really burned out from playing in the snow earlier."

"With who?"

"Yeah with who?" Hermione smirked.

Ginny looked at them.

"With Oliver, he saw me crying and tried cheering me up a bit."

Fred and Ron looked up the teachers table. And saw Oliver eating his dinner.

They mentally noted to thank him later.

Hermione smirked at her again. "How nice of him."

"yeah really." Ron agreed, missing Hermione's tone.

Ginny looked at Hermione one last time before continuing to eat her dinner.

"Speaking of Oliver, how are we going to find another seeker in time for the final game against Slytherin? Harry was the best Hogwarts has." Fred asked.

"Well, I don't think we have to worry about replacing Harry for a while. We can't train in the snow now, so I say we should set up auditions for a new seeker around February. But I don't we will have to, I am sure he will be back by then" said Ginny.

"yeah." said Fred and Ron together, not to sure at the last part she said.

Ginny looked over at the teachers table. Oliver could feel her looking at him, he looked at her. They both smiled at one another.

Turning around Ginny found Hermione staring at her.

Ginny smiled at her.

"good read Hermione?"

Hermione picked up her book, opening it she began reading it again.

"It's a perfectly good read Ginny.