I'll Be Home For Christmas
Chapter 5: All I Want For Christmas
Disclaimer: I wish I owned em….. and the song used in this one is "All I wan For Christmas" by Vince Vance and the Valiants.
A/N: And now chapter five, it's short too, but I think you'll be glad I posted it….
Ginny wandered down the dim hallway, of a place that reminded her of Hogwarts, he green dress trailing on the floor behind her. She didn't know where she was or why she was there, but something drove her to keep walking. She came to the end of the hallway and two great doors stood before her. She lifted her arm to open them, but as she did so one slowly swung open for her. She walked into a large room, decorated by flickering candles and heated by a roaring fireplace. In the center of the room was a small table set for two. At the table sat Harry. Strangely enough, Ginny wasn't surprised to see him.
"Took you long enough," he grinned at her.
"You know me. I wanted to look perfect," she smiled back.
"You always look perfect," he teased. He rose from his seat and pulled her chair out for her. She sad down and he pulled the cover off the platter that sat before her. Ginny squealed at the exquisite meal he had prepared.
"Harry this is spectacular!"
"Don't give me too much credit," he smiled. "The house elves cooked it."
Ginny laughed. "Don't tell Hermione." Harry joined in on her laughter.
The two ate and laughed for a long time. When they were finally done eating Harry smiled at Ginny.
"Would you like to dance?"
"I'd love to," she replied. They both got up and Harry took Ginny into his arms. Ginny rested her head against his chest as she listened to the music.
"Santa can't bring me what I need. Cause all I want for Christmas is you," the music sang. Ginny had to agree. Harry was all she would ever need for Christmas. This was heaven. She sighed in content.
"Harry this is so perfect," she said. He didn't respond. "Harry?" She opened her eyes. She was no longer in Harry's arms. He was gone. "Harry? Harry?" she called, looking around frantically. All of the candles and the eaten dinner faded, until she was the only thing in the room. "Harry?"
Ginny shot up in bed. It had been a dream. She let out a sob. It had been a horrible dream. She crawled out of bed shaking, tears streaming down her face. She sat down at her vanity where she had left the album. She tossed it across the room for the second time. She buried her head in her arms and cried.
When the tears subsided a little she looked up at the mirror to evaluate herself. She laughed bitterly as she did. She could see an image of Harry in the mirror, as if he was standing behind her, looking over he shoulder. 'I'm really starting to lose it,' she thought coldly. She closed her eyes and pushed away the hallucinations. When she reopened them the image was still there. Then something she wasn't expecting happened.
"Ginny…" a voice said from behind her; a voice that she'd recognize in a second, no matter how long it'd been since she last heard it. She suddenly could no longer breathe and her heart rate tripled. It couldn't be. Did she dare turn around and risk the disappointment of finding it was only her mind playing games with her again.
"Ginny I…" he spoke again. Ginny spun around in her seat. There he was, standing there, two feet in front of her. Tears gushed out of her eyes and she let out a loud sob. She leapt off of her stool and threw herself into Harry's arms, clinging to him, digging her fingers into his shoulders as she sobbed uncontrollably into his chest. His strong arms tightened around her delicate frame and he buried his face in her hair.
He was really there. Harry had finally come home.
A/N: Whoo hoo!!! Are all of you happy now? He's home! Not dead! Not not coming home! He's here!! Thanks for being patient…. I know I planned a lot more of this story but I've been thinking and really there's no way I'll get this done by Christmas so I think I'm just going to give up on it and end it here…..thanks for sticking with me this far though.
Hehe… Don't worry!!! I'm just playin with ya'll. Of course I'll keep going and as always I promise to update as soon as I can. And I WILL be done by Christmas….I just HAVE to be. So keep up the FANTASTIC MARVOLOUS WONERFUL SPECTACULAR OUTSTANTING EXTRAORDINARY (insert all positive adjectives here….) reviews and keep my momentum going. Lots of love to all of you!
Love and kisses,
Bella
PS: Sorry its so short but I did post two at once!
