"Harry Potter Returns to Hogwarts"
By Alejandria
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Chapter Nine: Ginny
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Harry walked into the Great Hall, head bent down, shuffling his feet alone. "Harry may I speak with you?" He turned to see Ginny standing next to him. "Sure, what do you want to talk about?"
Ginny looked around and said quietly, "Can we talk somewhere else? In private?"
Harry just stared at her for a moment then said, "Sure, follow me." He led her out to the Quidditch field and sat in the bleachers.
They sat quietly for a few minutes, not knowing what to say to each other. Then Ginny said, "I'm really sorry about you and your wife. It must be awful to have someone and then lose them just because they do not like the world you live in."
"Yeah, well things happen. There's no way you can stop certain things. You think you can, but you can't." Harry said slowly and quietly.
"Listen Harry this may not be the right time to tell you, but I need to tell you before I lose my nerve." Ginny said as she turned to face him. "I thought that the feelings I had for you left me a long time ago, when we were still in school together. But I've come to realize that I still do have feelings for you. Not the friendship kind, but the love kind." She sat there quietly for a moment watching him.
Harry looked at her then began to laugh. "Ha, ha ha ha ha ha!"
A look of hurt crossed Ginny's features. Tears came to her eyes and she said, "Well you don't have to laugh at me. You could just tell me you didn't like me."
"Oh boy, Ginny don't cry I guess I knew you still liked me. In fact Nebride told me you still had feelings for me. I just now realized though that I have always had the same kind of feelings for you." Harry said as he looked solemnly at Ginny.
"Really Harry? You're not just saying this so you don't hurt my feelings?" Ginny asked, a quiver still in her voice.
Harry leaned over and kissed her. "I'm sure." He whispered.
Ginny smiled and she kissed him, and they stayed like that for a minute. "Let's not tell anyone. Let's let them figure it out for themselves." Ginny said as she leaned her head against Harry's shoulder. "I agree." Harry sighed. "Come on, they're probably missing us already." So they got up and walked back toward the castle.
When they reached the castle it was already lunch time. They had not realized that they had spent so much time talking.
"And where have you been?" Dumbledore asked as he showed up next to them.
"Oh, we were just talking." Harry said innocently.
Dumbledore grinned and said, "Okay I think I get it. I won't say anything." He walked toward the teacher's table.
They had been eating for a few minutes when the doors flew open. Everyone looked up to see Nebride standing in a flood of light.
"Nebride, what is the meaning of this?" Dumbledore asked quietly.
Nebride looked at him and said, "I thought I'd bring someone to see you. You will be very surprised to see this person, after all everyone thought she was dead." Nebride turned around and said, "Come on in dear, don't be afraid.
Suddenly a woman stepped in and stood there quietly. Everyone was silent.
The silence was broken by Harry's disbelieving voice, "Hermione?"
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By Alejandria
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Chapter Nine: Ginny
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Harry walked into the Great Hall, head bent down, shuffling his feet alone. "Harry may I speak with you?" He turned to see Ginny standing next to him. "Sure, what do you want to talk about?"
Ginny looked around and said quietly, "Can we talk somewhere else? In private?"
Harry just stared at her for a moment then said, "Sure, follow me." He led her out to the Quidditch field and sat in the bleachers.
They sat quietly for a few minutes, not knowing what to say to each other. Then Ginny said, "I'm really sorry about you and your wife. It must be awful to have someone and then lose them just because they do not like the world you live in."
"Yeah, well things happen. There's no way you can stop certain things. You think you can, but you can't." Harry said slowly and quietly.
"Listen Harry this may not be the right time to tell you, but I need to tell you before I lose my nerve." Ginny said as she turned to face him. "I thought that the feelings I had for you left me a long time ago, when we were still in school together. But I've come to realize that I still do have feelings for you. Not the friendship kind, but the love kind." She sat there quietly for a moment watching him.
Harry looked at her then began to laugh. "Ha, ha ha ha ha ha!"
A look of hurt crossed Ginny's features. Tears came to her eyes and she said, "Well you don't have to laugh at me. You could just tell me you didn't like me."
"Oh boy, Ginny don't cry I guess I knew you still liked me. In fact Nebride told me you still had feelings for me. I just now realized though that I have always had the same kind of feelings for you." Harry said as he looked solemnly at Ginny.
"Really Harry? You're not just saying this so you don't hurt my feelings?" Ginny asked, a quiver still in her voice.
Harry leaned over and kissed her. "I'm sure." He whispered.
Ginny smiled and she kissed him, and they stayed like that for a minute. "Let's not tell anyone. Let's let them figure it out for themselves." Ginny said as she leaned her head against Harry's shoulder. "I agree." Harry sighed. "Come on, they're probably missing us already." So they got up and walked back toward the castle.
When they reached the castle it was already lunch time. They had not realized that they had spent so much time talking.
"And where have you been?" Dumbledore asked as he showed up next to them.
"Oh, we were just talking." Harry said innocently.
Dumbledore grinned and said, "Okay I think I get it. I won't say anything." He walked toward the teacher's table.
They had been eating for a few minutes when the doors flew open. Everyone looked up to see Nebride standing in a flood of light.
"Nebride, what is the meaning of this?" Dumbledore asked quietly.
Nebride looked at him and said, "I thought I'd bring someone to see you. You will be very surprised to see this person, after all everyone thought she was dead." Nebride turned around and said, "Come on in dear, don't be afraid.
Suddenly a woman stepped in and stood there quietly. Everyone was silent.
The silence was broken by Harry's disbelieving voice, "Hermione?"
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