FB: Chapter 9: Revelations

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Harry squeezed his eyes shut. He had heard a body crumple to the ground. He only opened his eyes when he felt a pair of hands encircle themselves around his neck. He looked into the face of---

Ginny Weasley.

            "Phew!" he sighed, giving her a tight hug. Pettigrew lay on the ground before them.

            "Is he dead?" Ginny squeaked.

He nodded. "Yeah."

She squeaked. "This wasn't supposed to happen. You weren't supposed to come."

He pulled away from her. "What!?"

            "It was a trap. A trap set up by Voldemort. He knew you would come, I was praying you wouldn't."

Voldemort laughed behind them.

Harry whipped around, wand pointed at him.

            "Go ahead, boy," Voldemort hissed. "Do it."

            "Boy, am I?" Harry snapped. "Funny how you're able to elude Azkaban for about twenty years, and then once again, have your downfall to a mere boy once again as you so eloquently put it,"

Voldemort frowned.

Ginny put a hand on Harry's shoulder. "Let's go home."

            "Avada Kedavara!" Harry shouted.

A green light zapped through the ice and hit Voldemort. He collapsed to the ground instantly. Harry ran up to the ice.

            "Harry," Ginny called.

            "Meltious!" Harry cried. The ice dissolved instantly. Harry stared down at the serpent-like body of Voldemort. At the evil being that had killed his parents, Diggory, Hagrid and countless others. They could rest in peace now, Voldemort was dead. But Harry wasn't finished. "Avada Kedavara!" he shouted. The green light hit Voldemort, causing his body to twitch.

            "Harry," Ginny called again.

            "Avada Kedavara! Avada Kedavara! AVADA KEDAVARA!" Harry kept repeating the words over and over. The light from his wand kept hitting Voldemort, but there was no more life left in him.

            "Harry," Ginny said softly, putting her arms around his shoulders. "It's okay, it's okay. Come, come on," she gently took his wand from him. "It's over," she said, close to tears. "He's dead. Let's go home."

Harry wrapped Ginny into a tight hug.

Harry and Ginny raced through the woods. He was a little dizzy, vowing never to use Portkeys as a mode of transportation again. Or Floo Powder, for that matter. He'd stick to his Firebolt, thank you very much. His Firebolt! The school…

            "Snape destroyed the school," Harry told her.

She drew in a sharp gasp. "Ron, Hermione?"

            "They're okay. Some students perished, Snape was teaching the Slytherin's dark arts. It's sick."

Ginny's eyes filled with tears. "Draco…"

            "Yeah, he got out. Went to Dumbledore seconds before the attack."

            "Thank God!" Ginny cried.

Harry stopped dead in his tracks and turned to her. "Thank God!?"

Even in the darkness, Harry could see her blush. "I…"

            "Ginny, what's going on?" Harry demanded.

            "I've been secretly dating Draco since last year." She blushed again. "Before you say anything… just hear me out. You don't know him like I do… he's really sweet and caring once you get to know him."

            "Malfoy!?" Harry gasped.

Ginny nodded. "I didn't say anything. Ron would have went ballistic. He still will. But… I had to hide it, so… I just pretended to have a crush on you. I had too. I mean, I did have a crush on you a few years ago. Don't get me wrong, you're my friend, Harry. I just…"

            "So, the Ball, the running away…?"

            "Draco told me that if I didn't get it out in the open about our relationship, he'd tell Ron himself. I said I couldn't do it just then, and told him I couldn't go to the ball with him. Could you imagine if Ron saw me dancing with Malfoy? So I told him to go with Pansy Parkinson, and I'd go with you and we'd meet up later."

            "Was anyone else in on this!?" Harry cried. He couldn't believe it. Ginny and Malfoy. Malfoy and Ginny. Ron was going to throw a fit.

            "Lavender," Ginny blushed. She saw me and Draco kissing. So, I saw you dancing with Hermione, and then saw Draco signal to me to follow him outside. I went outside and was captured by Snape. Draco tried to save me, he told me what they were planning- that it was all Voldemort's idea. I knew then it was to get you. Snape told Malfoy that he'd kill me if Malfoy ratted him out. But what other choice did he have? I guess he knew that you'd save me. He knew if he showed up, he'd have killed me. But, then I guess, no one was supposed to bring down Voldemort except you."
            "But… my dreams…" Harry started.

            "Harry, you're the heir of Gryffindor! There's a reason why Snape got the job this year, a reason why Voldemort died this year."

Harry rubbed his scar.

            "It was a plan! All a plan since the day you were born!"

            "huh?"

            "In History of Magic! Remember? 'One of the four heirs will rid the wizard world of evil.'" Ginny smiled brightly.

            "So, it was me, then…" Harry started. "What does that mean, though? So what if I'm the heir of Gryffindor?"

            "OH MY GOD!" Ginny cried, staring straight ahead at the rubble that was once Hogwarts castle. The students and teachers were still milled around it. Hardly anyone looked up when Harry and Ginny ran up the crowd of people.

Hermione, Ron and Lavender hurried over to them.

            "Ginny!" Ron cried, encircling his sister in a hug. "are you alright?"

Ginny nodded. "Yeah. It's over…"

Hermione stood and just took the site of Harry in. He was alive. He was alright. "I'm glad you're okay," she said shyly.

            "Me too," he said.

There was a pause.

            "I've been thinking," she said.

            "Yeah?"

            "And I Ginny will have to accept us. I love you, Harry. And I want us to be together. That is, if you still want to be with me." She blushed.

Harry reached out a hand and cupped her face. "Of course I still want to be with you."

They both turned when they heard Ron scream. "Malfoy! Get the fuck away from my sister!"

            "Oh no, come on!" Harry grabbed Hermione's hand and raced over to where Ron was cornering Malfoy.

            "What's up?" Hermione asked.

            "Ginny loves Malfoy," Harry said quickly.

Hermione went pale.

            "Ron!" Harry cried, stepping in between him and Draco. Ginny stood to the side, screaming at Ron to leave him alone.

            "I knew this would happen!!!" Ginny cried, running in front of Harry and glaring at Ron.

            "You're supposed to love Harry!" Ron snorted. "Not this…. This!"

            "Well I love Draco," Ginny said, reaching around Harry and taking his hand.

            "Over my dead body," Ron said, pointing his wand at Malfoy.

            "Ron!" Ginny cried.

            "He's evil!" Ron said. "There's dark blood in him!"

            "Look, Weasley," Draco said, stepping out from behind Harry and joining Ginny. "I know we've had our differences. And I helped protect Ginny the best I could. So you either except us being together or get out of our lives."

Ron's eyes burned like hot coals.

            "Please," Ginny begged, her eyes filling with tears.

Ron looked to Ginny. After a tense few minutes pause, he lowered his wand. "One step out of line, Malfoy, ONE STEP…"

            "I love you, Ron!" Ginny cried, giving him a hug.

            "You're a good man," Harry told him, patting his shoulder.

            "What's next?" Ron asked incrediously. "Neville and Angelina Jole?"

Ginny lead Draco away.

            "I still don't trust him," Ron said.

            "But Ginny does," Hermione said. She turned to the school. "What's going to happen now?"

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