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Harry!" Ginny yelled hugging him. Her robes getting soaked in the process.
He wrapped his wet arms around her and hugged her tightly as if afraid to
let go.
"Are you ok? We saw you on wizard news, fudge and the phoenix, I knew you talked to snakes but man" Ron said
"I can talk to anything, Ive been on this. island for the past three years." Harry explained all about the island and its inhabitants, from when he was taken by spike to his ceremony only two days ago. His fight with Voldemort and Dumbledor. It seemed like an eternity longer
"Wow, mate.I mean wow"
"You can really do all those things?" Hermione asked
"Well yes, I wouldn't have I said I could if I couldn't"
"Right" Ginny was just sitting with her arm curled around his waist and her head resting on his shoulder, He had long since performed a drying spell on himself and Ginny
"Listen Harry, Its been a long, day, you know defeating the dark lord and all, maybe you should go rest," Ron suggested
"NO, I cant, My nerves are to high, there are still death eaters out there that will be after my head once they find out. The wards are gone now since Dumbledor has fallen, they'll need to be reset, I need to brief the staff, but I can do that in the morning." Harry said.
"Are you sure? There won't be many people in the castle to have to protect for another week, so the wards don't need to be up tonight," Ginny said finally talking
"But you're here, I have to protect you all" He then yawned
"well maybe you could put up small protection bubbles around our beds or something, just temporary till tomorrow," Ginny said
"I.I guess I can do that" Harry said
"You look tired" She said brushing a stray lock of hair form his eyes
"I am tired. Don't know why, I'm used to exerting much more force in Atlantis," Harry said
"Yea, but this is only your second day back and you know jetlag" Hermione offered
"Maybe"
Ginny picked herself up
"Come on harry" He nodded
They all walked down the stairs and into their sleeping quarters. First Hermione then Ron then Ginny, Harry went in to put the spell on her bed, after he performed it she laid down in a blue night gown.
"Good night Ginny, We can talk tomorrow about. this" He kissed her gently
"stay with me" She took his hand
"I cant"
"I mean just for sleep. I don't want to loose you" She smiled up sat him but showed fear in her eyes
He climbed in behind her and spooned her.
"Goodnight Ginny" He whispered in her ear
"Good night, my love" She whispered knowing he'd already fallen asleep. She nestled into his chest and breathed in his cinnamon sent before falling asleep herself
The next morning
Harry was up with the sunrise and took a shower cleaning and stitching his cut. He was nearly finished sewing it up when Ginny came in the bathroom to see him in nothing but boxers
"Oh my god, what happened,"
"Sometime last night, not sure."
"You had this all last night and you didn't say anything?"
"its fine Ginny," He kissed her cheek. I'm gonna go down and get some breakfast, then I'm gonna go set up stronger wards, it'll be a long walk around the castle but you could come and we could talk"
"Sounds fabulous" She smiled at him
"see you down there" He said magicing his robes on and he left Ron and Hermione were still asleep so Harry left floating messages above their bed for when they woke up. He took Ginny by the hand after She finished eating and took her outside, it was a perfect sunny day. But much to hot. Harry twirled his fingers and created a slight breeze
"you know its gonna take some getting used to, these gifts of yours."
"I won't use them around you if they make you uncomfortable."
"No, it's just.new. That's all"
"Oh, right." They reached the edge of the forest He held up his hands and white light covered a 20-foot square left and right of where he was standing
"Did you think of me, while you were away?" Ginny asked
"Every second of every day" He replied
"you didn't even hesitate."
"Why would I? It's the truth and I'm not ashamed of it,"
"I thought of you all the time. Where you were, if you were doing ok. If you missed me"
"I did"
"I missed you terrible. I think my 5th year was my best academically, because all I did was study to get my mind off missing you. After that, during that summer thought a lot about you. It was then that I realized I'd fallen in love with you, and I didn't even know till you were gone." She told him meekly
"I knew I loved you before I left, Ive know since second year, when we were down in the Chamber," She paused
"Why didn't you ever tell me?"
"Because you were Ron's baby sister and you said it yourself you didn't know till 5th year, you didn't love me then. And we wouldn't have been mature enough to carry on a sensible relationship." He smiled stopping again to put up more shields.
"I can't believe we never told each other, I mean from what I've been told it was completely obvious to everyone but us" She said blushing slightly.
He turned and took both her hands and kissed her deeply then pulled away,
"I love you. That's the first time I say it to your face because you have to know, I love you more than life its self. And I have been told that it is quite obvious too, people who've never even seen me and you together knew."
She laughed They spent the rest of the afternoon putting up ground wards, talking and thinking back. The memories of Ginny's first year when she had a schoolgirls crush on him and sent him love songs.
"are my eyes really as green as a freshly pickled toad"
he'd asked as she had bust into fits of laughter. After the ground was secured he had to put wards in the air around the castle. He levitated her along with him and when he was finished he told her to grab onto his waist and hold tight, He then took her flying in the most literal sense, with out a broom and without limits.
He took her high then swooped down low. They flew with a flock of birds and dodged planes all afternoon. He finally slowed and pulled her form his back to his front and kissed her deeply. They made out in the clouds concealed by their mist. Ginny was loving every second of it. Harry slowly descended with her. They reached a Hogwarts tower and put their feet down on solid earth for the first time in hours.
"It feels weird to walk now" She giggled as they entered the main hall to see Ron and Hermione.
"and where have you two been?" Ron asked
"We went to set up the wards then Harry took me flying."
"Oh, did he?" Hermione asked giddily
"Was it fun?"
"It was amazing, I never felt to free." He kissed her head.
"I'm glad you enjoyed yourself, I have so let the staff know about everything then I have to go and see your father."
"Bout' what you planning on asking permission to marry my sister?" Ron asked
"If I were doing that I wouldn't say it in front of Ginny, I would talk to you privately first then you father. No, The wizarding world seems to be short a Prime Minister and I was hoping your father would be up to it, I can't possibly be headmaster and Minister." He said
"Good, cuz just for the reference, he'd say no to you marring Ginny" Ron said bullishly and got up from the table
"I'll be back this evening" He told Ginny and ran after his friend
"Ron, Why do you have a problem with me all of a sudden?"
"Because you come back after three years and take my sister"
"I'm not taking your sister Ron, I love her, she loves me and we both love you. We wouldn't do anything to hurt you, and she's not giving you up for me, I fill a completely different part of her life than you and I couldn't possible hope to fill your space in her heart."
"I know, I know that. It's just, its all so sudden and she's my kid sister. And you're my best friend and if it ever didn't work out between you"
"we'd never make you choose Ron. But, at leased from my part, I don't think your going to have to worry about it. I think she's my soul mate. She completes me and I wouldn't give her up for anything in the world"
Ron nodded. "treat her right Harry"
"I promise, So you coming with me to your house?"
"Hell ya, I want to see my fathers face when you ask him to be minister."
"He's gonna pass out"
"Wanna make a bet on it?" Ron challenged,
//awe now I shouldn't use the eye like this\\ Harry thought
//oh Hell, its Ron, and I warned him earlier\\
"Your on mate, your on"
Harry headed to the staff room and then to The Burrow by way of flew
"Are you ok? We saw you on wizard news, fudge and the phoenix, I knew you talked to snakes but man" Ron said
"I can talk to anything, Ive been on this. island for the past three years." Harry explained all about the island and its inhabitants, from when he was taken by spike to his ceremony only two days ago. His fight with Voldemort and Dumbledor. It seemed like an eternity longer
"Wow, mate.I mean wow"
"You can really do all those things?" Hermione asked
"Well yes, I wouldn't have I said I could if I couldn't"
"Right" Ginny was just sitting with her arm curled around his waist and her head resting on his shoulder, He had long since performed a drying spell on himself and Ginny
"Listen Harry, Its been a long, day, you know defeating the dark lord and all, maybe you should go rest," Ron suggested
"NO, I cant, My nerves are to high, there are still death eaters out there that will be after my head once they find out. The wards are gone now since Dumbledor has fallen, they'll need to be reset, I need to brief the staff, but I can do that in the morning." Harry said.
"Are you sure? There won't be many people in the castle to have to protect for another week, so the wards don't need to be up tonight," Ginny said finally talking
"But you're here, I have to protect you all" He then yawned
"well maybe you could put up small protection bubbles around our beds or something, just temporary till tomorrow," Ginny said
"I.I guess I can do that" Harry said
"You look tired" She said brushing a stray lock of hair form his eyes
"I am tired. Don't know why, I'm used to exerting much more force in Atlantis," Harry said
"Yea, but this is only your second day back and you know jetlag" Hermione offered
"Maybe"
Ginny picked herself up
"Come on harry" He nodded
They all walked down the stairs and into their sleeping quarters. First Hermione then Ron then Ginny, Harry went in to put the spell on her bed, after he performed it she laid down in a blue night gown.
"Good night Ginny, We can talk tomorrow about. this" He kissed her gently
"stay with me" She took his hand
"I cant"
"I mean just for sleep. I don't want to loose you" She smiled up sat him but showed fear in her eyes
He climbed in behind her and spooned her.
"Goodnight Ginny" He whispered in her ear
"Good night, my love" She whispered knowing he'd already fallen asleep. She nestled into his chest and breathed in his cinnamon sent before falling asleep herself
The next morning
Harry was up with the sunrise and took a shower cleaning and stitching his cut. He was nearly finished sewing it up when Ginny came in the bathroom to see him in nothing but boxers
"Oh my god, what happened,"
"Sometime last night, not sure."
"You had this all last night and you didn't say anything?"
"its fine Ginny," He kissed her cheek. I'm gonna go down and get some breakfast, then I'm gonna go set up stronger wards, it'll be a long walk around the castle but you could come and we could talk"
"Sounds fabulous" She smiled at him
"see you down there" He said magicing his robes on and he left Ron and Hermione were still asleep so Harry left floating messages above their bed for when they woke up. He took Ginny by the hand after She finished eating and took her outside, it was a perfect sunny day. But much to hot. Harry twirled his fingers and created a slight breeze
"you know its gonna take some getting used to, these gifts of yours."
"I won't use them around you if they make you uncomfortable."
"No, it's just.new. That's all"
"Oh, right." They reached the edge of the forest He held up his hands and white light covered a 20-foot square left and right of where he was standing
"Did you think of me, while you were away?" Ginny asked
"Every second of every day" He replied
"you didn't even hesitate."
"Why would I? It's the truth and I'm not ashamed of it,"
"I thought of you all the time. Where you were, if you were doing ok. If you missed me"
"I did"
"I missed you terrible. I think my 5th year was my best academically, because all I did was study to get my mind off missing you. After that, during that summer thought a lot about you. It was then that I realized I'd fallen in love with you, and I didn't even know till you were gone." She told him meekly
"I knew I loved you before I left, Ive know since second year, when we were down in the Chamber," She paused
"Why didn't you ever tell me?"
"Because you were Ron's baby sister and you said it yourself you didn't know till 5th year, you didn't love me then. And we wouldn't have been mature enough to carry on a sensible relationship." He smiled stopping again to put up more shields.
"I can't believe we never told each other, I mean from what I've been told it was completely obvious to everyone but us" She said blushing slightly.
He turned and took both her hands and kissed her deeply then pulled away,
"I love you. That's the first time I say it to your face because you have to know, I love you more than life its self. And I have been told that it is quite obvious too, people who've never even seen me and you together knew."
She laughed They spent the rest of the afternoon putting up ground wards, talking and thinking back. The memories of Ginny's first year when she had a schoolgirls crush on him and sent him love songs.
"are my eyes really as green as a freshly pickled toad"
he'd asked as she had bust into fits of laughter. After the ground was secured he had to put wards in the air around the castle. He levitated her along with him and when he was finished he told her to grab onto his waist and hold tight, He then took her flying in the most literal sense, with out a broom and without limits.
He took her high then swooped down low. They flew with a flock of birds and dodged planes all afternoon. He finally slowed and pulled her form his back to his front and kissed her deeply. They made out in the clouds concealed by their mist. Ginny was loving every second of it. Harry slowly descended with her. They reached a Hogwarts tower and put their feet down on solid earth for the first time in hours.
"It feels weird to walk now" She giggled as they entered the main hall to see Ron and Hermione.
"and where have you two been?" Ron asked
"We went to set up the wards then Harry took me flying."
"Oh, did he?" Hermione asked giddily
"Was it fun?"
"It was amazing, I never felt to free." He kissed her head.
"I'm glad you enjoyed yourself, I have so let the staff know about everything then I have to go and see your father."
"Bout' what you planning on asking permission to marry my sister?" Ron asked
"If I were doing that I wouldn't say it in front of Ginny, I would talk to you privately first then you father. No, The wizarding world seems to be short a Prime Minister and I was hoping your father would be up to it, I can't possibly be headmaster and Minister." He said
"Good, cuz just for the reference, he'd say no to you marring Ginny" Ron said bullishly and got up from the table
"I'll be back this evening" He told Ginny and ran after his friend
"Ron, Why do you have a problem with me all of a sudden?"
"Because you come back after three years and take my sister"
"I'm not taking your sister Ron, I love her, she loves me and we both love you. We wouldn't do anything to hurt you, and she's not giving you up for me, I fill a completely different part of her life than you and I couldn't possible hope to fill your space in her heart."
"I know, I know that. It's just, its all so sudden and she's my kid sister. And you're my best friend and if it ever didn't work out between you"
"we'd never make you choose Ron. But, at leased from my part, I don't think your going to have to worry about it. I think she's my soul mate. She completes me and I wouldn't give her up for anything in the world"
Ron nodded. "treat her right Harry"
"I promise, So you coming with me to your house?"
"Hell ya, I want to see my fathers face when you ask him to be minister."
"He's gonna pass out"
"Wanna make a bet on it?" Ron challenged,
//awe now I shouldn't use the eye like this\\ Harry thought
//oh Hell, its Ron, and I warned him earlier\\
"Your on mate, your on"
Harry headed to the staff room and then to The Burrow by way of flew