2nd May 1998

The war was over. Voldemort was gone. Finally, after all the years of build-up, fights and trouble the threat of The Dark Lord was gone once and for all. Finally, the Wizarding World would be able to do their jobs without threat from Purebloods who believed that they were better than everyone else or the constant threat of someone marching into their home, school or business to kill them. Finally, they could live in peace.

Finally, Harry could live in peace.

"congratulations Harry." This wasn't the first voice to congratulate him on his achievement in vanquishing the Dark Lord, many people, too many to attempt to count had approached him in the short time that passed but this, was most likely the most important one yet. With the sound of the voice, came the assurance that she was safe. Ginny was alive and safe.

"Thanks Ginny. How are you doing?" He asked tentatively.

"Not too bad. I'm honestly still in shock. I can't bring myself to believe that the war is actually over and that were all actually safe, never mind the fact that Fred is gone." She replied breathlessly as Harry smiled slightly at her.

"I understand, I don't really understand what I can do now. All I know is fighting Voldemort and trying to defeat him. Now I've done that what do I do?"

"You live your life Harry. We all do." Ginny replied as Harry nodded again. Before he could live his life he needed to have a conversation with the witch standing in front of him, but was now really the time? No, surely not. She had just lost her brother and however many more in the battle. He didn't need to confuse her right now.

Ginny however seemed to have other plans about that,

"Harry what are we?" She asked almost shyly, reminding Harry of the eleven-year-old she once was who had been to in awe and scared to talk to him. How far they had come from then.

"What do you mean Ginny?" Harry was confused, sure he wanted to be with Ginny in a romantic sense again. But he'd broken her heart the year before, surely, she didn't still want to be with him.

"What are we? Friends, more? What?"

"Oh, I don't know Gin, what do you want to be?" He replied. The best solution he could think of – leave it up to her.

"Well what do you think I want?" She remarked as she leant in to kiss him. Meeting half way, Harry joined their mouths together kissing her passionately, oh how he'd missed this. He wasn't ever going to give this up again he thought as he pulled away.

"Well I think we're in agreement then." He replied as Ginny leant forward to kiss him again.

"Come on then, let's go."

"Where?"

"The Gryffindor common room." Ginny answered as if it was the most obvious place in the world. "McGonagall told Mum we can stay here tonight and return home in the morning if we wish. Most of the students have gone so we have the tower to ourselves."

"Ourselves?"

"The family. You really think Mum would let you and I stay alone at Hogwarts. You must be joking." She joked as Harry laughed and held out his hand towards her.

"True, I guess that was a silly thought."

"More than silly my love, down right stupid."

Walking into the common room, Harry and Ginny were met with an uproar from the Weasleys and the other Gryffindor's remaining who were yet to arrange transport home.

"Harry dear, I'm so glad to see that you're okay. Wow, Voldemort has actually been defeated." Mrs Weasley exclaimed pulling Harry into a hug, relief flooding through her once she seen he was safe. After all, he was like their family after all, ever since Ron had first brought him home six years previous; he'd been like another son to Molly and Arthur and well, what was one more? "But Ginny, what do you think you were doing, running off like that? You know it still isn't safe."

"I was going to find Harry Mum, I hadn't heard anything, and I wanted to make sure he was safe." She replied, lying ever so slightly. She had heard that Harry was indeed fine, however, she had decided in her mind previously that when she first seen him, it wouldn't be surrounded by their family.

"Well, we know he is now, thank Merlin, but please don't ever do that again." Molly answered her daughter sternly. "Now come on dears, we can either go home or stay here tonight, Minerva has kindly offered to let us use the Gryffindor Dorm rooms if we wish too, however, we can return home if we agree too."

"Mum?" Came George's soft voice from behind Ron. Harry hadn't ever heard such a tone come from George, it wasn't something that Harry liked to hear from him.

"Yes, George dear?"

"Please can we stay here tonight? I don't think I can face going home into my room yet without Fred." He finished before the tears burst out, to be quickly embraced by Arthur.

"Of course, dear, I should have thought." Molly answered, her voice failing, losing that motherly tone for a second to mourn her son. "We can stay as long as you wish."

"Thank you, Mum."

Over the next hour or so, the family, Neville, Luna. Seamus and Dean spent their time reminiscing on their years at Hogwarts, memories of Fred and George and all the fun they had whilst at school before Molly ushered them all to bed.

"Ron, Ginny, Hermione, Harry say goodbye, you'll see each other tomorrow." She stated when the two young couples hadn't moved, deep in conversation.

"But Mum…" Ron moaned, reluctant to move or to leave Hermione.

"No but's Ronald, bed. Now." Molly announced as Ron sighed.

"Fine. Come on 'Mione." He answered turning to his girlfriend.

"Different dorms Ronald."

"Mum, we've slept in the same tent for months, I'm not changing that now just because we're back home, as such." Ron exclaimed as Molly looked unimpressed.

"Fine, but we will be talking about this." She replied sitting down beside Arthur who wrapped his arm around her. "Ginny, Harry. Come on."

"Well if they're bunking together, come on Harry." Ginny announced pulling Harry up off the sofa.

"Ginevra! I don't think so." Molly shouted making the couple jump.

"Mum, it isn't fair!" Ginny exclaimed.

"Both Ron and Hermione are of age, you are not." Molly replied as Harry sighed lightly.

"Molly, if you don't mind me saying, nothing, and I mean nothing will happen to me and Ginny until she is one, of age and well two, tonight I am far too tired to do anything but sleep and honestly, I'm just glad to be back in a proper bed." Harry stated as Molly smiled lightly.

"Fine, if you promise me nothing, I mean, nothing will happen. Tonight, I'll allow it but again, we will be talking about this." Molly answered almost dejectedly.

"Thanks Mum, come on Harry." She exclaimed as they ran towards one of the dorms for what would be their first night together.