(A/N: A huge thank you to all who reviewed! My goal's 100 reviews and each
one closer just make me more and more excited! Thanks! Just to warn you,
it's a cliffie! Mwahaa!!! Lol...enjoy!)
Usual Disclaimer
~*~*~*~*~*~* CHAPTER FOURTY EIGHT: HARDER TO BREATHE
The symbol that had plagued the sky disappeared with a hiss. Death Eaters stared shocked, as it evaporated, never to be seen again.
It was over, he'd done it, Voldemort was really and truly gone forever. Harry's breathing was shallow and uneven, and his face a clammy white.
"HARRY!"
Harry closed his eyes, and attempted to get up, but his strength was gone.
"HARRY!"
Harry recognized the voice. It was Ginny.
"Gin?" Harry whispered hoarsely. He felt someone kneel next to him. Slowly, he opened his eyes, vision blurring in and out, to find Ginny's face above him. She was crying.
"It's me Harry. I'm here." She said through tears.
"I did it. I killed him."
"I'm so proud of you." Ginny smiled as she leaned down for a kiss. But only when Harry could barely lift his head off the ground, and winced at the pain, did Ginny realize that he was hurt. "Harry! You're hurt!"
"It's nothing. I'll be fine." Harry said quickly not at all letting on to how much pain he was in. "Is it over?" Harry asked, steering the conversation away from his injuries.
"Mostly. Some are still fighting but most of them fled after the mark disappeared." Ginny said. "We really must get you to the hospital wing. I'll go get someone."
"NO!" Harry said, as he grabbed Ginny's wrist. "Stay with me Ginny."
Ginny looked torn between getting him help, and obeying his wishes. She nodded. "Alright" she spoke uneasily, though she grabbed Harry's hand.
"How bad is it?" Harry asked through ragged breaths.
"It's pretty bad Harry. Bodies all over the place." Ginny said as she drew circles in his hand.
"Ron? Hermione? Luna? Neville? Dumbledore?"
"Dumbledore's fine. I saw him fighting a while's off from me. But I don't know about the others." Ginny said worriedly
"They'll all be fine." Harry said, voice getting raspier.
"Hope so" Ginny said looking around as if she expected the others to suddenly arrive.
"I love you Gin" Harry said, his face getting paler with the moment, but his emerald eyes shining brighter.
"I'd always hoped so." Ginny smiled stretching to the corners of her mouth "I love you too Harry, and I always have" she whispered.
Harry grinned as they shared their gentle kiss. It was so light, yet so loving that Harry was sure his heart would explode. But suddenly, Harry began gasping for breath. Ginny's face turned from bliss to horror in a second.
"Harry? Harry?" she asked, shaking him. When Harry couldn't respond she began screaming. "SOMEBODY HELP PLEASE!" Tears were streaming down her face. "It's going to be okay Harry, I'm going to get you help." she reassured Harry "SOMEONE! ANYONE! HELP!" Ginny looked up to see a young man with vibrant red hair sprinting towards her. "RON! RON! HELP! IT'S HARRY!" she screamed at her brother.
Ron collapsed next to her. "What's wrong?"
"It's Harry! Look!" Ginny said desperately.
"Harry? Harry! It's me. It's Ron. C'mon Mate, just hang in there a little longer, we'll get you some help." Ron pulled Harry upright. "Ginny! Go get Dumbledore or Hermione! Or Anyone!"
"I'm not leaving!"
"Ginny, look, Harry might not make it. Now GO!" Ron practically screamed
Ginny looked around uneasily, she knew Ron was right. She quickly kissed Harry and then ran.
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(*evil laugh* hee hee hee, I'm so evil! Now I'm going to be very very evil...I won't update till 85 reviews! Mwahaa!!!!!! Just kidding...no review requirement... that makes me sound weird. Hope you all enjoyed it! )
Usual Disclaimer
~*~*~*~*~*~* CHAPTER FOURTY EIGHT: HARDER TO BREATHE
The symbol that had plagued the sky disappeared with a hiss. Death Eaters stared shocked, as it evaporated, never to be seen again.
It was over, he'd done it, Voldemort was really and truly gone forever. Harry's breathing was shallow and uneven, and his face a clammy white.
"HARRY!"
Harry closed his eyes, and attempted to get up, but his strength was gone.
"HARRY!"
Harry recognized the voice. It was Ginny.
"Gin?" Harry whispered hoarsely. He felt someone kneel next to him. Slowly, he opened his eyes, vision blurring in and out, to find Ginny's face above him. She was crying.
"It's me Harry. I'm here." She said through tears.
"I did it. I killed him."
"I'm so proud of you." Ginny smiled as she leaned down for a kiss. But only when Harry could barely lift his head off the ground, and winced at the pain, did Ginny realize that he was hurt. "Harry! You're hurt!"
"It's nothing. I'll be fine." Harry said quickly not at all letting on to how much pain he was in. "Is it over?" Harry asked, steering the conversation away from his injuries.
"Mostly. Some are still fighting but most of them fled after the mark disappeared." Ginny said. "We really must get you to the hospital wing. I'll go get someone."
"NO!" Harry said, as he grabbed Ginny's wrist. "Stay with me Ginny."
Ginny looked torn between getting him help, and obeying his wishes. She nodded. "Alright" she spoke uneasily, though she grabbed Harry's hand.
"How bad is it?" Harry asked through ragged breaths.
"It's pretty bad Harry. Bodies all over the place." Ginny said as she drew circles in his hand.
"Ron? Hermione? Luna? Neville? Dumbledore?"
"Dumbledore's fine. I saw him fighting a while's off from me. But I don't know about the others." Ginny said worriedly
"They'll all be fine." Harry said, voice getting raspier.
"Hope so" Ginny said looking around as if she expected the others to suddenly arrive.
"I love you Gin" Harry said, his face getting paler with the moment, but his emerald eyes shining brighter.
"I'd always hoped so." Ginny smiled stretching to the corners of her mouth "I love you too Harry, and I always have" she whispered.
Harry grinned as they shared their gentle kiss. It was so light, yet so loving that Harry was sure his heart would explode. But suddenly, Harry began gasping for breath. Ginny's face turned from bliss to horror in a second.
"Harry? Harry?" she asked, shaking him. When Harry couldn't respond she began screaming. "SOMEBODY HELP PLEASE!" Tears were streaming down her face. "It's going to be okay Harry, I'm going to get you help." she reassured Harry "SOMEONE! ANYONE! HELP!" Ginny looked up to see a young man with vibrant red hair sprinting towards her. "RON! RON! HELP! IT'S HARRY!" she screamed at her brother.
Ron collapsed next to her. "What's wrong?"
"It's Harry! Look!" Ginny said desperately.
"Harry? Harry! It's me. It's Ron. C'mon Mate, just hang in there a little longer, we'll get you some help." Ron pulled Harry upright. "Ginny! Go get Dumbledore or Hermione! Or Anyone!"
"I'm not leaving!"
"Ginny, look, Harry might not make it. Now GO!" Ron practically screamed
Ginny looked around uneasily, she knew Ron was right. She quickly kissed Harry and then ran.
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(*evil laugh* hee hee hee, I'm so evil! Now I'm going to be very very evil...I won't update till 85 reviews! Mwahaa!!!!!! Just kidding...no review requirement... that makes me sound weird. Hope you all enjoyed it! )