Chapter 22*~~
Starry Sky*~~
Harry smiled. Everything was calm as he lay there staring at the stars. Suddenly he heard three pairs of feet moving towards him. He felt Ginny lay down next to him. Ron and Hermione, hands intertwined, fell on his other side.
"Pretty, isn't it?" Ginny said softly. She laid her head on his chest. Her eyes were fixed on the starry night sky.
"Yeah," Harry said quietly. Hermione was curled up in Ron's arms. Soon the two were asleep. Ginny smiled at Harry. She leaned over and picked up a notebook. Taking a pen from Hermione's bag that lay at her feet she started writing silently. "Done?"
"Yes," she said. Harry grabbed the notebook before Ginny could stop him. He began to read.
I look at the sky,
And what I see
Seems much more than what I could be.
An endless distance
Full of hopes and dreams,
But is it made of a single star or many teams?
A space of lights and wonders
They go so far,
But do I really have a guiding star?
Standing out against the dark
A burning ball of my own flame
Very different, not the same.
Tell me starry, starry sky
Do I sparkle and shine?
With something that's only mine?
Harry looked at Ginny for a long while. Just looked. She shifted uneasily under his hard gaze. "What?" she asked.
"Is this about your brothers?" Harry asked, gesturing towards the notebook. Ginny shrugged.
"I don't know. Maybe. It was just inside me and I let it out," Ginny replied after a moment. "I never really know what it's about right away. It's just there."
"The answer is yes," Harry said quietly.
"What answer?"
"The answer to your question. You are very special. I love you," Harry said. He leaned over and kissed Ginny. She wrapped her arms around his neck. After a while they woke Ron and Hermione up and they headed inside to go to sleep.
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May Gates was staring out at the stars as she heard a pop behind her. She spun around, wand clutched tightly in her hand. "Hello, May," Remus greeted happily.
"Don't DO that!" she snapped. "You scared me to death."
"But your'e still breathing," Remus pointed out. May slapped him lightly.
"It's been a year and a half. Where have you been?" she asked quietly.
"With Sirius," Remus said carefully.
"What? Why?"
"He's innocent," Remus said.
"I know that you idiot! Ara told me," May said rolling her eyes.
"Then why did you say what and why?" asked a confused Remus.
"What as in what kind of excuse is that?! All you had to do was stop for a few moments so I would know if your still loved me! And why didn't you? Don't you still-" but May was forced to stop as Remus had pulled her into a kiss.
"How could you think," Remus said hoarsely as he hugged her close. "For even an instant I didn't love you?"
"I... never mind," May said softly. She hugged him closer as she started crying.
"May, what's wrong?" Remus asked, his voice full of concern.
"I've missed you so much," she choked out. Remus tightened his grip on her.
"Marry me," he said gently.
"What?" she asked, still clutching him tightly.
"Marry me!" Remus repeated. May smiled into his shoulder.
"Sure," she said. Remus smiled happily. "As long as you do your own laundry." Remus laughed.
The next morning Remus and May met Sirius (as Aaron though) and Ara in London. There they went about purchasing a gift for the kids. "So are you coming to stay?" asked Sirius excitedly.
"Do you have to ask?" May said, rolling her eyes.
"Hello, Professor Lupin!" said a surprised female voice. They turned to see Lavender Brown, Parvati and Padma Patil, and Kayla Banks (Padma's best friend).
"Hello, Lavednerm Parvati, Padma, Kayla," Remus said with a smile. His fingers were intertwined with May's. Suddenly May broke into giggles. Remus rolled his eyes at her.
"What NOW!"
"Sorry, I still haven't grasped the fact you were a professor," giggled May.
"I'm so glad to see how much confidence you have in me," Remus said sarcastically.
"Your welcome," she said and kissed him on the lips.
"Hmm, maybe I should thank you more often," eh said. May whacked him. "Roar."
"Hello, I'm May," May said to the four girls.
"You seem to have an effect on Professor Lupin," Padma said.
"That would be me," Sirius said. He leaned closer. "Shhh, I'm Sirius Black. Percy is the only Weasley who knows what we're doing that has off today and he just CAN'T get away from Penny."
"Sirius Black?" squeaked Kayla.
"Don't worry, he doesn't lash out and kill at random," Ara said.
"Yeah, only if you're Pettigrew," May said. "That's when Remus gets scary too."
"Gee, how sweet," Remus said.
"Well, our Mum'll be getting worried," Parvati said. She eyed Sirius apprehensively. "We'll see you sometime."
"I believe that's sooner than you think," Remus said with a smile.
A/N I know that was really short but that's a much as you get for right now. I'm working hard on the next chapter!
Harry smiled. Everything was calm as he lay there staring at the stars. Suddenly he heard three pairs of feet moving towards him. He felt Ginny lay down next to him. Ron and Hermione, hands intertwined, fell on his other side.
"Pretty, isn't it?" Ginny said softly. She laid her head on his chest. Her eyes were fixed on the starry night sky.
"Yeah," Harry said quietly. Hermione was curled up in Ron's arms. Soon the two were asleep. Ginny smiled at Harry. She leaned over and picked up a notebook. Taking a pen from Hermione's bag that lay at her feet she started writing silently. "Done?"
"Yes," she said. Harry grabbed the notebook before Ginny could stop him. He began to read.
I look at the sky,
And what I see
Seems much more than what I could be.
An endless distance
Full of hopes and dreams,
But is it made of a single star or many teams?
A space of lights and wonders
They go so far,
But do I really have a guiding star?
Standing out against the dark
A burning ball of my own flame
Very different, not the same.
Tell me starry, starry sky
Do I sparkle and shine?
With something that's only mine?
Harry looked at Ginny for a long while. Just looked. She shifted uneasily under his hard gaze. "What?" she asked.
"Is this about your brothers?" Harry asked, gesturing towards the notebook. Ginny shrugged.
"I don't know. Maybe. It was just inside me and I let it out," Ginny replied after a moment. "I never really know what it's about right away. It's just there."
"The answer is yes," Harry said quietly.
"What answer?"
"The answer to your question. You are very special. I love you," Harry said. He leaned over and kissed Ginny. She wrapped her arms around his neck. After a while they woke Ron and Hermione up and they headed inside to go to sleep.
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May Gates was staring out at the stars as she heard a pop behind her. She spun around, wand clutched tightly in her hand. "Hello, May," Remus greeted happily.
"Don't DO that!" she snapped. "You scared me to death."
"But your'e still breathing," Remus pointed out. May slapped him lightly.
"It's been a year and a half. Where have you been?" she asked quietly.
"With Sirius," Remus said carefully.
"What? Why?"
"He's innocent," Remus said.
"I know that you idiot! Ara told me," May said rolling her eyes.
"Then why did you say what and why?" asked a confused Remus.
"What as in what kind of excuse is that?! All you had to do was stop for a few moments so I would know if your still loved me! And why didn't you? Don't you still-" but May was forced to stop as Remus had pulled her into a kiss.
"How could you think," Remus said hoarsely as he hugged her close. "For even an instant I didn't love you?"
"I... never mind," May said softly. She hugged him closer as she started crying.
"May, what's wrong?" Remus asked, his voice full of concern.
"I've missed you so much," she choked out. Remus tightened his grip on her.
"Marry me," he said gently.
"What?" she asked, still clutching him tightly.
"Marry me!" Remus repeated. May smiled into his shoulder.
"Sure," she said. Remus smiled happily. "As long as you do your own laundry." Remus laughed.
The next morning Remus and May met Sirius (as Aaron though) and Ara in London. There they went about purchasing a gift for the kids. "So are you coming to stay?" asked Sirius excitedly.
"Do you have to ask?" May said, rolling her eyes.
"Hello, Professor Lupin!" said a surprised female voice. They turned to see Lavender Brown, Parvati and Padma Patil, and Kayla Banks (Padma's best friend).
"Hello, Lavednerm Parvati, Padma, Kayla," Remus said with a smile. His fingers were intertwined with May's. Suddenly May broke into giggles. Remus rolled his eyes at her.
"What NOW!"
"Sorry, I still haven't grasped the fact you were a professor," giggled May.
"I'm so glad to see how much confidence you have in me," Remus said sarcastically.
"Your welcome," she said and kissed him on the lips.
"Hmm, maybe I should thank you more often," eh said. May whacked him. "Roar."
"Hello, I'm May," May said to the four girls.
"You seem to have an effect on Professor Lupin," Padma said.
"That would be me," Sirius said. He leaned closer. "Shhh, I'm Sirius Black. Percy is the only Weasley who knows what we're doing that has off today and he just CAN'T get away from Penny."
"Sirius Black?" squeaked Kayla.
"Don't worry, he doesn't lash out and kill at random," Ara said.
"Yeah, only if you're Pettigrew," May said. "That's when Remus gets scary too."
"Gee, how sweet," Remus said.
"Well, our Mum'll be getting worried," Parvati said. She eyed Sirius apprehensively. "We'll see you sometime."
"I believe that's sooner than you think," Remus said with a smile.
A/N I know that was really short but that's a much as you get for right now. I'm working hard on the next chapter!