Hello guys. Here I am with Chapter 3.

This is the anticipated chapter featuring Harry and Ginny's reunion. I will give no hints as to where this is headed. I haven't even completely figured out my plan for this chapter myself.

Also, just so you know. Chapter 1 took place the night following Voldemort's death, during Harry's period of sleeping for 23 hours. So, when harry woke up, Ginny had left her dorm hours before.

Also, just for your information, references to the battle, and the series in general, will draw from elements of both the films and books.

That's enough for now. Let's get going.

Chapter 3- The Reunion

Harry ran out into the grounds, looking around for any sign of red hair. He got a glimpse of red hair for a moment, but, it was just some random student who happened to have red hair.

As he headed out into the grounds, Harry was thinking about Ginny. What was she going to say when she saw him? Would she be angry? Would she run away from him? Would she hex him? Or would she cry?

Then, he thought to himself, Where would she go if she were upset, or just wanted to be alone?As he thought, he heard a squawking noise. He looked up to see Buckbeak swooping down towards him.

Harry watched as Buckbeak landed in front of him. He bowed to the hippogriff, who immediately bowed back. Harry approached the hippogriff and patted his neck. "How are you doing, boy?" Buckbeak squawked in return. "Hey, you haven't seen Ginny Weasley have you?" he asked. To his surprise, Buckbeak actually squawked as if to say Yes, then pointed his beak towards the lake. "Thanks, Buckbeak. I'll have to come see you more often," Harry said with a smile. Buckbeak smiled, then took off again, flying towards the Forbidden Forest.

Harry smiled after the hippogriff, then raced off towards the lake, hoping Buckbeak had in fact pointed her towards where Ginny was.

As he ran, he wondered how he was going to handle this. He didn't know exactly how Ginny was feeling, and didn't know how to handle this reunion when he didn't know how she was feeling.

As he neared the lake, he saw a flash of red hair. He slid to a stop, looking towards where he saw the red hair. Then, he saw her. Ginny was sitting under a tree next to the lake. Harry took a deep breath, then started walking towards the tree and Ginny.

When Harry reached the tree, he stopped, took another deep breath, then said, "Ginny?"

Most of her body was hidden behind the tree, but Harry could see she instantly stiffened and sat up straighter. She sat that way for a moment, then turned around the tree and looked right at him. Her eyes seemed to widen a tiny bite, and Harry thought he saw tears start to form in her eyes. She then slowly stood up and faced him.

She stood in silence for a second. In that second, Harry braced himself to be hexed, or hit, or a multitude of other things.

Then, more tears came to Ginny's eyes. With hardly a noise, she took a few running steps and threw herself at Harry, wrapping her arms around him, and began crying into his shoulder.

Harry was a little surprised. He had quite expected this as a possibility of Ginny's reaction to seeing him. But, he quickly got over the shock and wrapped his arms around her, holding her close to him.

Harry and Ginny remained in that embrace for a minute before Harry said, "You're not angry with me?" Ginny pulled away. She still had tears in her eyes despite her new annoyed expression. She punched him in the arm as she said, "Of course I'm angry with you. How could you leave me like that?"

Harry didn't know what to say. Then, Ginny's expression softened again. "But, that doesn't really matter to me. You're alive, and that's all that matters to me. You have no idea how heartbroken I was when Voldemort said you were dead."

GInny got more tears in her eyes. "Harry, you have no idea how I felt when Voldemort said that. I felt like my life was over. I felt like my life had lost meaning. I felt…" And Harry cut Ginny off by leaning in and kissing her. Ginny was caught off guard, and just stood there for a moment. Then, she kissed him back with more passion than she ever had before.

They remained locked in that embrace for a little while. Only when they were gasping for breath did they finally break away. They stared into each other's eyes for a moment before Harry said, "So, will you forgive you, and take me back?"

Ginny gave a smile and said, "Not quite yet." Harry's heart sank. Then, Ginny said, "Repeat after me. I, Harry James Potter."

Harry cracked a small grin and said, "I, Harry James Potter." Then, Ginny said, "Admit that I was an idiot for leaving Ginny Weasley." "Admit that I was an idiot for leaving Ginny Weasley," repeated Harry. "And solemnly swear that I will never do it again," she said. "And solemnly swear that I will never do it again," Harry repeated. "And beg her to take me back," Ginny finished with a smile. "And beg her to take me back," Harry repeated, also with a smile.

Ginny smiled, with a few tears rolling down her cheeks. "Yes, Harry, I will take you back. You're the only man I would ever want."

Harry smiled. "I love you Ginny." Ginny let more tears fall as she said quietly, "I love you too Harry. More than anything."

Then, Harry and Ginny leaned in and kissed once more. For the next several minutes, they remained locked in their embrace, completely lost in each other, and happy to finally be back together.

I think I'll end the chapter right there.

I hope the chapter didn't disappoint. I took a lot longer to finish than I thought. It took a while for me to decide where I wanted this to go. I had to do quite a bit of revision along the way. Also, sorry it was kinda short. I promise that the next chapter will be quite a bit longer.

Well, I'm not much in the mood for much more talking. So I'll end here with the usual request to please review, and wish you all a good summer.

Raptor2216 out.