Disclaimer: 'Tis all Mrs. Rowling's work. No a bit of it is mine… except
the plot. ^_~
A/N: Not much to say except be sure to read the last chapter VERY carefully at the end… OK? Alright. I'll shut up now. Ok. Now. Read. Now. I'm shutting up. READ!!
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…"Ginny!" Harry called when he saw her blue figure by the lake. "Don't! Ginny, please!" He ran as fast as he could, the wind whipping his black hair back.
The dagger was less than half-an inch from puncturing Ginny's skin. She had stopped when she heard her name be called, yet she didn't turn around. She knew his voice by heart… Harry.
"Ginny!" Harry called again, when he met up with her. He took in deep breaths fairly fast. "Don't kill yourself, Gin, please." He said, when he caught his breath at last.
"Why not?" Ginny said through stifled tears. "You don't care. What ever reason you tell me, I won't understand, remember?"
"Is this the same Ginny that yelled my head off over a month ago? Because it sure doesn't seem like it." A small smile tried to force it's way out on Harry's chapped lips, but he forced it away.
"I'm not the same Ginny I was a month ago, Harry," She steadily held the dagger in the same place. "Now, if you DON'T mind, I'm off to kill myself." Throwing Harry one last haughty look, she outstretched the dagger away from her as she planned to plunge it in as deep as possible.
"EVANESCA!" [A/N: From the CoS movie, Snape uses it to destroy the snake… it should destroy anything… so just take my word for it. ~_^] Harry shouted. His wand was outstretched, and pointed at the dagger. The spell hit the dagger, turning it back into a quill. The quill then feel to the grass in a small pile of ashes.
"HARRY!" Ginny shouted through tears. "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE BLOODY DOING?!" Ginny reached her hand back in attempt to slap him, but he grasped her wrist before she could hit him. "LET GO!!" She struggled, and tried to hit him with her left hand, but he grasped that wrist, too.
"What I'm bloody doing is trying to save your life. I shouldn't have been so arrogant before. You were right. It's not my fault." Harry looked deep into her shimmering eyes, brimming with tears. She was about six inches shorter than him, so she had to look up at him. "But your death would've been."
"What do YOU care, Harry? It's not like…" Ginny bit her tongue before she said the words that would've changed the situation altogether. *It's not like you ever loved me.*
"It's not like what? That I'm not your friend? C'mon Gin, get over it!" Harry shook her wrists. "I'm here for you. You were there for me, and I couldn't realize it. But the last words to said to me…" He paused to think of what to say next. "The last words you said to me really sunk in."
"What words?" Ginny knew the answer, but played dumb. Harry ignored her question.
"And now… you're not realizing I'm here for you. I'm trying to repay my debt, Gin. I'm trying to tell you what…" Harry paused, and looked out to the lake. "What I'm trying to say is…" He couldn't say it. He couldn't say "I love you." It was too painful. Instead, he brought up Ginny's hand from where they were at her sides. Placing them on his shoulders, he look into her eyes again. Tears were flowing out now, and her lip was quivering.
"What are you trying to say Harry?" Ginny whispered. "I've been an idiot, and there's nothing to say anymore. I hate the teachers, I hate school, everyone hates ME, and… I've been to blind to see it. No one would care if I died. Just let me go."
"Never." Harry meant this in only one way. He'd never let Ginny kill herself.
"Why not?"
"Because… people WOULD care if you died." He gently squeezed her wrists as he still had a held on them. "Hermione, Ron… everyone. Especially me."
"Why especially you?" Ginny scowled. "Just because you're mister 'I- like-to-save-everyone-and-miss-them-more-than-everyone-else' doesn't make you special."
"Why especially me?" Harry asked, thinking of his answer. "I'll tell you why especially ME." He brought his head down, and brushed his lips against Ginny's. His senses exploded. This was bliss, kissing Ginny. Her head was thinking the same. After a few seconds, Harry pulled away. He put his lips by her ear and whispered, "Because I love you."
Ginny buried her head into Harry's shoulder, crying uncontrollably. She was shivering as the wind was beginning to pick, up, and Harry let go of her wrists. He wrapped his arms around her waist, and pulled her in for a tight embrace. Ginny pulled her arms around Harry's neck, and let them rest there. They stayed there, standing, until a few minutes later Ginny broke away, her eyes now a pinkish red from crying.
"I love you, too, Harry." She whispered, looking into his magnificent eyes. This time, both of them leaned in for a kiss. When their lips met, Ginny parted her lips bravely, just as a bolt of lightning struck. Rain started to pour down as they both kissed. In a few moments time, they were soaking wet. Ginny pulled away from their snog, and smiled.
"We'd better go in." She said. "And I'm sorry for coming so close to killing myself."
"You're right, and don't be sorry." Harry smirked as he said his next sentence. "And I already knew you loved me."
"How?!" Ginny asked, her eyes wide as dinner plates. She felt herself flush, even though she hadn't when they kissed.
"Those were the last words you said." Harry placed his arm around her waist, and she around his. When they got back to the Great Hall, they ignored the looks that they got. They ignored the fact that they were soaking wet. They ignored the fact that Ron was staring at them, blinking in surprise. They ignored everything, except the fact that they loved each other. They ignored everything, BUT each other. They were happy just to be together, and that ignores everything.
A/N: FINISHED! Hope you all liked it! Please Review!
A/N: Not much to say except be sure to read the last chapter VERY carefully at the end… OK? Alright. I'll shut up now. Ok. Now. Read. Now. I'm shutting up. READ!!
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…"Ginny!" Harry called when he saw her blue figure by the lake. "Don't! Ginny, please!" He ran as fast as he could, the wind whipping his black hair back.
The dagger was less than half-an inch from puncturing Ginny's skin. She had stopped when she heard her name be called, yet she didn't turn around. She knew his voice by heart… Harry.
"Ginny!" Harry called again, when he met up with her. He took in deep breaths fairly fast. "Don't kill yourself, Gin, please." He said, when he caught his breath at last.
"Why not?" Ginny said through stifled tears. "You don't care. What ever reason you tell me, I won't understand, remember?"
"Is this the same Ginny that yelled my head off over a month ago? Because it sure doesn't seem like it." A small smile tried to force it's way out on Harry's chapped lips, but he forced it away.
"I'm not the same Ginny I was a month ago, Harry," She steadily held the dagger in the same place. "Now, if you DON'T mind, I'm off to kill myself." Throwing Harry one last haughty look, she outstretched the dagger away from her as she planned to plunge it in as deep as possible.
"EVANESCA!" [A/N: From the CoS movie, Snape uses it to destroy the snake… it should destroy anything… so just take my word for it. ~_^] Harry shouted. His wand was outstretched, and pointed at the dagger. The spell hit the dagger, turning it back into a quill. The quill then feel to the grass in a small pile of ashes.
"HARRY!" Ginny shouted through tears. "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE BLOODY DOING?!" Ginny reached her hand back in attempt to slap him, but he grasped her wrist before she could hit him. "LET GO!!" She struggled, and tried to hit him with her left hand, but he grasped that wrist, too.
"What I'm bloody doing is trying to save your life. I shouldn't have been so arrogant before. You were right. It's not my fault." Harry looked deep into her shimmering eyes, brimming with tears. She was about six inches shorter than him, so she had to look up at him. "But your death would've been."
"What do YOU care, Harry? It's not like…" Ginny bit her tongue before she said the words that would've changed the situation altogether. *It's not like you ever loved me.*
"It's not like what? That I'm not your friend? C'mon Gin, get over it!" Harry shook her wrists. "I'm here for you. You were there for me, and I couldn't realize it. But the last words to said to me…" He paused to think of what to say next. "The last words you said to me really sunk in."
"What words?" Ginny knew the answer, but played dumb. Harry ignored her question.
"And now… you're not realizing I'm here for you. I'm trying to repay my debt, Gin. I'm trying to tell you what…" Harry paused, and looked out to the lake. "What I'm trying to say is…" He couldn't say it. He couldn't say "I love you." It was too painful. Instead, he brought up Ginny's hand from where they were at her sides. Placing them on his shoulders, he look into her eyes again. Tears were flowing out now, and her lip was quivering.
"What are you trying to say Harry?" Ginny whispered. "I've been an idiot, and there's nothing to say anymore. I hate the teachers, I hate school, everyone hates ME, and… I've been to blind to see it. No one would care if I died. Just let me go."
"Never." Harry meant this in only one way. He'd never let Ginny kill herself.
"Why not?"
"Because… people WOULD care if you died." He gently squeezed her wrists as he still had a held on them. "Hermione, Ron… everyone. Especially me."
"Why especially you?" Ginny scowled. "Just because you're mister 'I- like-to-save-everyone-and-miss-them-more-than-everyone-else' doesn't make you special."
"Why especially me?" Harry asked, thinking of his answer. "I'll tell you why especially ME." He brought his head down, and brushed his lips against Ginny's. His senses exploded. This was bliss, kissing Ginny. Her head was thinking the same. After a few seconds, Harry pulled away. He put his lips by her ear and whispered, "Because I love you."
Ginny buried her head into Harry's shoulder, crying uncontrollably. She was shivering as the wind was beginning to pick, up, and Harry let go of her wrists. He wrapped his arms around her waist, and pulled her in for a tight embrace. Ginny pulled her arms around Harry's neck, and let them rest there. They stayed there, standing, until a few minutes later Ginny broke away, her eyes now a pinkish red from crying.
"I love you, too, Harry." She whispered, looking into his magnificent eyes. This time, both of them leaned in for a kiss. When their lips met, Ginny parted her lips bravely, just as a bolt of lightning struck. Rain started to pour down as they both kissed. In a few moments time, they were soaking wet. Ginny pulled away from their snog, and smiled.
"We'd better go in." She said. "And I'm sorry for coming so close to killing myself."
"You're right, and don't be sorry." Harry smirked as he said his next sentence. "And I already knew you loved me."
"How?!" Ginny asked, her eyes wide as dinner plates. She felt herself flush, even though she hadn't when they kissed.
"Those were the last words you said." Harry placed his arm around her waist, and she around his. When they got back to the Great Hall, they ignored the looks that they got. They ignored the fact that they were soaking wet. They ignored the fact that Ron was staring at them, blinking in surprise. They ignored everything, except the fact that they loved each other. They ignored everything, BUT each other. They were happy just to be together, and that ignores everything.
A/N: FINISHED! Hope you all liked it! Please Review!