Ginny stood outside of her family home, watching through the window as a crowd of people stood in the living room. Although, her eyes were glued on one person in particular. With a deep breath Ginny trudged through the door. Molly beamed with delight at the sight of her youngest child and only daughter, finally home from months away from touring with the Holyhead Harpies.

"Gin! Darling it's wonderful to have you home where you belong!" Molly greeted as she pulled Ginny into the living room. "The Guest of Honor has arrived!"

At that moment, all eyes were glued on Ginny, even the familiar emerald ones she knew all too well. After saying her hellos and hugging various members of her family, Ginny braced herself for she had counted down the days to where she could see her ex-boyfriend once more.. Even after all this time he still made her heart flutter. She watched as Harry excused himself and walked outside, only to answer a phone call. Inconspicuously, she followed him out towards the garden. After about a five minute conversation of him on the phone, she quietly walked up behind Harry and spoke, "Hello, Harry."

Harry squared his shoulders and let out a deep breath. "Hello, Gin. Welcome home."

"Thank you." She replied, pushing a lock of her hair behind her ear. The pair stood in an awkward silence for a few moments before Ginny decided to speak up once more.

"So, my mother tells me you moved on.. And settled down like you always wanted. Is it true?" Harry winced, knowing this conversation wouldn't be one she'd want to have.

"Yes. We've been married for five months now." Ginny bit down on her bottom lip, trying to pretend that his words didn't pierce her heart. "It's Hermione isn't it?"

Harry nodded his head, avoiding her gaze. "I knew it." Ginny mumbled as she shook her head from side to side. "Guess she decided to give you what I couldn't huh?" She was livid.. The one person who had told her repeatedly that she didn't love Harry in that way, her best friend had stabbed her in the back and married the one person she dreamed of spending the rest of her life with.

"So what? You're not going to even answer me?" She gritted through her teeth, her hands balled at her side. Harry's eyes narrowed at her.

"What the hell do you want me to say, Gin? Did you think that by coming back home and showing your face that you and I would pick up where we left off?"

"Yes!" She screeched. "Believe me I tried hard to stay away, to forget all about us. But I couldn't." Tears began to trickle down her fair, freckled cheeks. "I didn't want to believe that we were really over.."

"Gin, I'm sorry. I never wanted to hurt you.."

"Oh don't give me that rubbish! I begged you to not forget me.. And you told me that you would remember! What the hell happened?"

"Life happened, Ginevra! You and I were broken up. Let's not forget that after you graduated from Hogwarts, that YOU decided that you weren't ready to settle down and start a family! You wanted a career and I gave that to you. I wasn't going to sit around and let my life pass me by while you were too busy out there living yours!" Harry retorted, his blood boiling within his veins. Ginny spun on her heels, unwilling to look at him a second longer as all the memories of their past came rushing back.

How could time have flown by too fast? It felt as if it was only yesterday when he was kissing her in the Gryffindor Common Room after they had won the match. . They'd spent many days talking about their future and practicing quidditch plays with one another. .Holding hands and stealing kisses when no one was looking.. And now everything they'd ever talked about, let alone dreamed of had been ripped away..

Ginny pulled herself together and walked back towards him. "Gin, I-" She didn't let him finish. She held a hand out in front of him, signaling for him to stop so she could speak.

"Do you love her? No, let me rephrase that. Are you in love with her?" Ginny asked him, her warm brown eyes looking into the depth of his. "Yes." She bit back another sob and lowered her hand.

"Well I guess that's it then." She replied, forcing a smile. "I wish nothing but the best for both of you." As she began to walk away, she felt his hand grip hold of her wrist.

"What about you, Gin? Are you going to be okay?" he asked wholeheartedly. Even if he was married to Hermione, he still wanted Ginny to know that he did care about her.

"Me? Don't worry about me." She told him as she pushed aside his locks of hair. "I'll find someone like you one day."

"I do care about you, ya know. I'll never regret being with you Gin, and any mistakes I've made with you I know to learn from them, for I will always cherish the memories we had together.. We just weren't the right match."

"No regrets, right?" She smiled, making a fist bump.

"None at all." He replied, bumping her fist with his own. "I got to go."

"I know.. Send Hermione my love, will you?"

"I will." He told her, giving her his dazzling smile before aparating into thin air. Ginny stood there, coming to the realization that sometimes love lasts and other times it hurts.. This is just going to have to be one of those times where it hurts..

"I'll be okay," She told herself. "I always am."