Chapter 7 Home Again
A/N: Okay new chapter, I am listening to princess songs from Disney hahahaha maybe my writing will be better under these circumstances!! I sure hope so! Well anyways I hope you enjoy this chapter oh and did I mention that Harry is in his sixth year? I didn't? oh well he is!!!!please review!!! AND PLEASE READ THE AUTHORS NOTE AT THE END OF THE CHAPTER!!!!
okay, on with the show!
Harry stumbled through the dense brush, hopelessly looking for some light to shine through the trees. How he longed to see the high towers of the place that he called home once again. He had been walking for what seemed like a day and night was starting to fall, making his path even less clear. He slumped down next to a tree, breathing heavily, exhausted from his long journey. After his short rest he got up and began walking through the winding path of the trees. He stopped in place when a bright light shone into his eyes, the moon. He picked up his pace a little, knowing that just on the other side of the trees would be the sight he couldn't wait to see. And then there it was, the billowing towers of Hogwarts castle under a fresh sea of moonlight. He ran out into the clearing and collapsed onto the ground, letting out a sigh of relief. At last he was home.
He hopped to his feet and stared at his surroundings, for a while in the forest he had thought he might never see them. He lifted a hand and ran it through his hair; he was sweaty and covered in ash and dirt. He decided that he had better go inside and clean up, so he started making his way back to the castle. As he passed the lake a faint glimmer of a million different reds caught his eye and he heard helpless sobs. He walked slowly towards the rocks on the bank and found Ginny with her head on her knees, sobbing uncontrollably. He reached out a hand and gently brushed her cheek. She slowly lifted her head and stared in awe at him, like he was some sort of mirage.
"H.Harry" she choked out " Is it really you?" she asked in disbelief
" Yeah it's me," he said softly while sitting down next to her and taking her hand.
Ginny stared for a second until the situation registered and then launched herself at Harry, enveloping him in a tight hug.
" Harry, I thought you were dead, you had to meet him, I just knew you were never going to come back and when I told everyone what had happened they acted like I was infected or something. oh Harry they avoided me they thought I killed you or something, I was so upset." She sobbed onto his shoulder.
" Shhhhhhhh" he said to silence her. " Its okay.. I'm here.. I'm here." He said raising her head to look into her eyes. "I wouldn't have not come back for you!" He whispered and then gently lowered his lips to hers in one of those magical kisses that they had only shared a couple of times. When they pulled apart Ginny was smiling, but still had tears trickling down her face.
"What's wrong" Harry asked.
"Nothing" she sniffed.
" Then why are you crying?" he asked, concern heavy in his voice.
" Because I love you so much." She said, and reached up to kiss him.
After that kiss they just sat there, at peace with the world. Nothing could have been better. They watched the moon move silently through the sky in its strange orbit and the stars flicker in their celestial beauty.
"I like the stars" Harry whispered, breaking the silence.
" They're so beautiful" Ginny replied.
" Just like you, " Harry grinned.
"Harry Potter you had that planned didn't you!" She said spinning to face him, her fiery hair twirling around her. Harry just shrugged and grinned. Ginny leaned over and placed a small kiss on the tip of Harry's nose and then took his hand in hers. " Well Mr. Potter, are you ready to go show everyone that you're back?" She asked "Sure" He said and they rose hand in hand and walked back to the castle.
As they stood outside the common room Ginny was prompt in dropping Harry's hand.
" What don't love me?" He asked " Of course I love you silly, it's just that Ron doesn't know about us, and well, he's really protective of me and he won't be happy when he finds out, so we have to tread lightly for awhile, drop subtle hints." She said. She noticed the sad expression that Harry wore. " Don't worry, I still love you all the same, and we can have some fun with it. Meeting in secret, it will give us something to look forward to at the end of every day." She reassured.
" Hmmm, not bad!" He grinned and leaned down to give her a light kiss before sucking in a heavy breath and delivering the password.
"Pumpkin Pasty" He said
" Oh Harry dear it is so nice to see you again, I'm sure everyone will be glad to have you back!" The fat lady crooned as the portrait swung open. Ginny crawled through first and Harry followed. A shocked gasp filled the room when the late night study sessions realized that he was in the room. No one had expected him to come back; from the way Ginny had talked he was as good as dead.
"Harry? " Ron said, approaching him cautiously.
" Yeah It's really me! " he said and then was immediately bombarded with all those that stood in the common room. They pestered him for hours, inquiring about what had happened with Voldemort. There were small gasps from the first years here and there throughout his story, and the whole room fell silent when he told of how he broke Voldemorts wand right over his knee. Ginny just grinned happily at him, she couldn't be more proud that she was dating someone as brave as Harry.
After a couple hours the common room cleared out, they were all done congratulating Harry on once again forcing the dark lord into a hole. Ron and Hermione left a little later, leaving Harry and Ginny alone in the room.
Ginny stared at him for a while.
"What?" he asked in bewilderment.
" You're amazing you know that?" She cooed.
" Really, how so?" he asked, pride swelling.
" First as a baby you somehow survive an attack and then fight him off every year and then now you manage to force him out of our lives again, for a little while at least. How have you managed to fight off Voldemort as long as you have?" She said.
" Ginny" He said with an astonished look on his face. " You said Voldemort."
" So, you don't seem to be afraid of the name, what's he going to do jump out of the walls at us?" She asked "I've never really been afraid to say it, ever since my first year that is."
"That's great Gin!" He said," Not many people have the courage to say his name"
" Yep, well Harry It's late and I'm sure we are going to have to have some kind of a meeting with Dumbledore in the morning, so I guess I'll see you in the morning" she said leaning down to peck him on the cheek. But he grabbed her wrist before she could leave and pressed his lips firmly to hers in a deep kiss. When he let her go he watched as she staggered dreamily up the girls staircase.
"Good night beautiful." He called after her.
She turned around winked and then proceeded to ascend the staircase and out of sight.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A/N: Done read and review please please!!!!! This is where I am stuck!!!! I wrote most of this before OOTP came out and found myself in a sticky sitiuation after reading it! I don't think I have much in this that contradicts what is in the book, but I need some help discerning if I should continue.... If you would like me to continue because you think it can be done... tell me so in your review..... or you can email me at iluvronniekins@hotmail.com but if you email me please put the story title in the subject line! Thanks, and one more thing.... I am totally open to ideas.... so please don't hesitate in emailing me or including your idea in the reviews, I would prefer email, so that the idea could remain a secret if I do end up using it though!!! Thank you for reading and I hope you will stick with me until I get all these writing problems sorted out, hope to see you all again soon! hehe Bye!
A/N: Okay new chapter, I am listening to princess songs from Disney hahahaha maybe my writing will be better under these circumstances!! I sure hope so! Well anyways I hope you enjoy this chapter oh and did I mention that Harry is in his sixth year? I didn't? oh well he is!!!!please review!!! AND PLEASE READ THE AUTHORS NOTE AT THE END OF THE CHAPTER!!!!
okay, on with the show!
Harry stumbled through the dense brush, hopelessly looking for some light to shine through the trees. How he longed to see the high towers of the place that he called home once again. He had been walking for what seemed like a day and night was starting to fall, making his path even less clear. He slumped down next to a tree, breathing heavily, exhausted from his long journey. After his short rest he got up and began walking through the winding path of the trees. He stopped in place when a bright light shone into his eyes, the moon. He picked up his pace a little, knowing that just on the other side of the trees would be the sight he couldn't wait to see. And then there it was, the billowing towers of Hogwarts castle under a fresh sea of moonlight. He ran out into the clearing and collapsed onto the ground, letting out a sigh of relief. At last he was home.
He hopped to his feet and stared at his surroundings, for a while in the forest he had thought he might never see them. He lifted a hand and ran it through his hair; he was sweaty and covered in ash and dirt. He decided that he had better go inside and clean up, so he started making his way back to the castle. As he passed the lake a faint glimmer of a million different reds caught his eye and he heard helpless sobs. He walked slowly towards the rocks on the bank and found Ginny with her head on her knees, sobbing uncontrollably. He reached out a hand and gently brushed her cheek. She slowly lifted her head and stared in awe at him, like he was some sort of mirage.
"H.Harry" she choked out " Is it really you?" she asked in disbelief
" Yeah it's me," he said softly while sitting down next to her and taking her hand.
Ginny stared for a second until the situation registered and then launched herself at Harry, enveloping him in a tight hug.
" Harry, I thought you were dead, you had to meet him, I just knew you were never going to come back and when I told everyone what had happened they acted like I was infected or something. oh Harry they avoided me they thought I killed you or something, I was so upset." She sobbed onto his shoulder.
" Shhhhhhhh" he said to silence her. " Its okay.. I'm here.. I'm here." He said raising her head to look into her eyes. "I wouldn't have not come back for you!" He whispered and then gently lowered his lips to hers in one of those magical kisses that they had only shared a couple of times. When they pulled apart Ginny was smiling, but still had tears trickling down her face.
"What's wrong" Harry asked.
"Nothing" she sniffed.
" Then why are you crying?" he asked, concern heavy in his voice.
" Because I love you so much." She said, and reached up to kiss him.
After that kiss they just sat there, at peace with the world. Nothing could have been better. They watched the moon move silently through the sky in its strange orbit and the stars flicker in their celestial beauty.
"I like the stars" Harry whispered, breaking the silence.
" They're so beautiful" Ginny replied.
" Just like you, " Harry grinned.
"Harry Potter you had that planned didn't you!" She said spinning to face him, her fiery hair twirling around her. Harry just shrugged and grinned. Ginny leaned over and placed a small kiss on the tip of Harry's nose and then took his hand in hers. " Well Mr. Potter, are you ready to go show everyone that you're back?" She asked "Sure" He said and they rose hand in hand and walked back to the castle.
As they stood outside the common room Ginny was prompt in dropping Harry's hand.
" What don't love me?" He asked " Of course I love you silly, it's just that Ron doesn't know about us, and well, he's really protective of me and he won't be happy when he finds out, so we have to tread lightly for awhile, drop subtle hints." She said. She noticed the sad expression that Harry wore. " Don't worry, I still love you all the same, and we can have some fun with it. Meeting in secret, it will give us something to look forward to at the end of every day." She reassured.
" Hmmm, not bad!" He grinned and leaned down to give her a light kiss before sucking in a heavy breath and delivering the password.
"Pumpkin Pasty" He said
" Oh Harry dear it is so nice to see you again, I'm sure everyone will be glad to have you back!" The fat lady crooned as the portrait swung open. Ginny crawled through first and Harry followed. A shocked gasp filled the room when the late night study sessions realized that he was in the room. No one had expected him to come back; from the way Ginny had talked he was as good as dead.
"Harry? " Ron said, approaching him cautiously.
" Yeah It's really me! " he said and then was immediately bombarded with all those that stood in the common room. They pestered him for hours, inquiring about what had happened with Voldemort. There were small gasps from the first years here and there throughout his story, and the whole room fell silent when he told of how he broke Voldemorts wand right over his knee. Ginny just grinned happily at him, she couldn't be more proud that she was dating someone as brave as Harry.
After a couple hours the common room cleared out, they were all done congratulating Harry on once again forcing the dark lord into a hole. Ron and Hermione left a little later, leaving Harry and Ginny alone in the room.
Ginny stared at him for a while.
"What?" he asked in bewilderment.
" You're amazing you know that?" She cooed.
" Really, how so?" he asked, pride swelling.
" First as a baby you somehow survive an attack and then fight him off every year and then now you manage to force him out of our lives again, for a little while at least. How have you managed to fight off Voldemort as long as you have?" She said.
" Ginny" He said with an astonished look on his face. " You said Voldemort."
" So, you don't seem to be afraid of the name, what's he going to do jump out of the walls at us?" She asked "I've never really been afraid to say it, ever since my first year that is."
"That's great Gin!" He said," Not many people have the courage to say his name"
" Yep, well Harry It's late and I'm sure we are going to have to have some kind of a meeting with Dumbledore in the morning, so I guess I'll see you in the morning" she said leaning down to peck him on the cheek. But he grabbed her wrist before she could leave and pressed his lips firmly to hers in a deep kiss. When he let her go he watched as she staggered dreamily up the girls staircase.
"Good night beautiful." He called after her.
She turned around winked and then proceeded to ascend the staircase and out of sight.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A/N: Done read and review please please!!!!! This is where I am stuck!!!! I wrote most of this before OOTP came out and found myself in a sticky sitiuation after reading it! I don't think I have much in this that contradicts what is in the book, but I need some help discerning if I should continue.... If you would like me to continue because you think it can be done... tell me so in your review..... or you can email me at iluvronniekins@hotmail.com but if you email me please put the story title in the subject line! Thanks, and one more thing.... I am totally open to ideas.... so please don't hesitate in emailing me or including your idea in the reviews, I would prefer email, so that the idea could remain a secret if I do end up using it though!!! Thank you for reading and I hope you will stick with me until I get all these writing problems sorted out, hope to see you all again soon! hehe Bye!