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"Oh Harry!" Ginny flung herself into Harry's outstretched arms and buried her face in his chest crying. Harry wrapped his arms around her and gently kissed the top of her head. About five minutes later, Ginny straightened up. "Harry, this is Carol Kinla. She died last night from being charmed by the forbidding curse. Ministry Officials have been in and out all morning. I need to go find Bekky." With that, Ginny turned and left the room.
Harry looked over to Carol. "Good bye Carol, You are much loved, and you will be missed very much."
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Chapter 8: There's always a way.
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Harry walked out of Carol's bedroom. He saw Ginny in the living room with Bekky on the couch. "Why do you wanna be with me? I'll just remind you of Carol and make you sadder. I don't want anyone to be sadder." Bekky sighed and looked to her knees.
"Because you were her sister, her twin no less, and I have yet to see you shed a tear. You must be hurting as bad, if not worse then the rest of us, but you haven't talked to anyone. I'm here to be your shoulder to cry on." Almost instantly, Bekky broke down and began to cry in Ginny's arms.
"I didn't even notice. I was four feet away from her as she died and I didn't even notice. I didn't hear whoever came in and I didn't do anything to stop them. I didn't save my sister." Bekky sobbed.
"Perhaps it's better that you slept though it. You couldn't of saved Carol alone, and the murderer might have killed you too if you woke up. It is bad enough to lose Carol, but it would be hell to lose you too." Bekky sat up and looked Ginny right in the eye.
"I Love you, Ginny. Almost more then I do my own mum. Thank you for being her and talking to me." At those words Ginny's, and Harry's, heart lifted some.
"No Problem," Ginny said as she pulled Bekky into a big hug, "I love you too."
Harry looked at the two of them. 'Ginny is a master of children, she will be a great mother.' Harry smiled. 'Dear god, I love her.'
(A/N Sorry, I had to put some fluff in there....)
Harry stepped into the room. "Umm, Ginny. We might want to go soon, when I got your feelings I just kind of left Hermione and Ron sitting at the kitchen table. Not to mention, we have a meeting with Dumbledore."
"Okay, just let me say good bye to everyone." Ginny stood up and took Bekky's Hand.
When Ginny was ready, they stared to make their way back to Harry's apartment. Ginny started to cry again on the walk home. Harry placed his arm around her and quietly comforted her as they walked. When they reached the apartment, Harry told Ginny to go get cleaned up while he explained what happened to Hermione and Ron. Upon Hearing the News, Hermione began to Cry, saying six was much to young.
"And you guys, I think I know who killed her. Ginny was contently talking to me about how wonderful Carol is. Voldemort must have found out how she felt and killed Carol. It's weakening me three fold. I'm sad to see Carol die, and I'm sad to she Ginny unhappy, but also I get Ginny's sadness from Carol's death." Harry's eyes widened as he thought of something else. "Oh My, Guys, I'm the Reason Carol's dead, If It weren't for me, Bekky would still have her sister today."
"Harry, Don't beat yourself up. You couldn't help it that Voldemort is a psycho murderer. Don't make yourself weaker then you all ready are." Hermione tried to comfort Harry.
"Come on, Harry, Perk up mate." Ron also failing to cheer him up. Ginny came in and saw Harry on the Verge of tears. A Pang of Guilt went through her head. Ginny walked up and put her arm around his shoulder.
"Come on Harry. I'm trying my hardest to be happy for you, and watching you cry isn't helping any. Harry looked up and met Ginny's eyes. He forced a weak smile. "Better. Not Much, But Better. Come on, let's go." Ginny stood up but no one else moved. "Do I have to go alone?" Ginny asked, and with four pops, they were gone.
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When they all had arrived at the gates, they started up the path towards the front doors. About halfway down the path, Harry sighed and stretched and stuck his hands in his pockets, Ron interlaced his fingers behind his head, and Hermione Shifted her purse. Ginny suppressed a laugh. By the look of them, it would just be a normal weekend, them all back at school.
"Feels good to be back." Harry sighed.
"I guess its true, you don't know what you got 'til it's gone." Ron looked around the grounds.
"Yeah, well, I'll be back in September, Only a few weeks away, so can we hurry?" Ginny joked the others.
"Fine, Race to the entrance, Ready set go." Hermione and Ginny took off towards the doors. However, they were no match to Harry and Ron, both of them having already started Quidditch training. The blew past the girls. When the girls caught up with hem, the guys were doing a freaky little victory dance and make complete fools of themselves. Hermione and Ginny looked at each other, and then jumped on the boys, tackling them to the ground. When they finally stopped fighting, Ron had let Hermione win, and she was sitting across his stomach. Within seconds, they began to snog. Harry, however, was not about to lose to a girl, and ended up holding Ginny's hands above her head as she laid on the ground, him kneeling next to her with his other hand on her stomach. He leant down and kissed her on the nose.
"We'll call it a draw." He laughed and stood up. Upon seeing Hermione and Ron, He pulled out his wand. "And here are the benefits of being a best friend." He said to no one in particular, and sent a Jet of water at the young couple. Ginny began to laugh as Hermione squealed and jumped when the water hit her. Ron swore rather loudly. "Now, now, Ron, we can't have you swearing in front of ladies." Harry hit Ron with a tickling charm, knocking him to the ground. When he managed to sit up, Ron signed something over to Ginny. Ginny's face immediately turned Pink. Ginny showed Ron a well known, one fingered sign, and sent a curse at him. Ron fell over and his hair turned Dark Blue. "Don't worry, He'll be awake in 2 minutes and his hair will turn back to a normal color in 2 hours." Ginny smiled and walked into the school. Harry followed, but Hermione said she was going to wait until Ron came around.
Ginny and Harry quickly found their way to Dumbledore's office. When they walked into his office, they saw Neville Longbottom standing across from Dumbledore.
"Ah, you're here," Dumbledore said, "Though two down I see."
"Well, Ron made the mistake of making Ginny mad, so Hermione's waiting for him to come to." Harry laughed.
"I see," Dumbledore laughed, "Well, then, make you at home while we wait." Ginny began to talk to Dumbledore as Harry sat next to Neville.
"Ginny! I'm going to kill you!" Ron came screaming up the stairs, trailing Hermione behind him, "Look at my hair! What have you done to my hair?!?"
"Calm down, Ron, It'll return to normal in about two hours. May this teach you not to make fun of me again." Ginny turned back to Dumbledore, who appeared to be stifling a laugh. Ron, still fuming, sat down in a chair next to Neville.
Dumbledore coughed, "Now if you don't mind, I believe we scheduled this meeting for a reason."
"Right, well, I guess I should talk first." Harry stood up and explained the night with Voldemort, and how he ended up telling Ginny. After that Ginny stood to explain her dreams and the time, she fell and scraped both their knees.
"After that, it was just minor things, like the time Bekky..."Ginny stopped talking. Harry felt his heart drop and his headache intensify. He knew Ginny had just remembered Carol's death. Harry sat Ginny down and explained the rest of the story and his theories on Voldemort. Ginny cried the entire time, sometimes becoming so sad that tears leaked out of Harry's eyes as well. When he was finished, Ginny reached up and pinched her arm.
"Ow!" Harry rubbed his arm and turned to face Ginny.
"How much worse than before?"
"Not much, considering we've told four people since last time." Ginny was still crying, so Harry sat down next to her and held her close. Immediately, Harry felt her sadness lift a little. It wasn't much but it was something.
"Well, this is a problem," Dumbledore's eyes had lost their trademark twinkle, "But it might nor be as bad as we think."
"This is Voldemort back to Life we're talking about!" Ron exclaimed.
"I understand Mr. Weasley, but I think I might know a way to make this much easier than it seems. I'm not sure of the details yet. However, I think you should get miss Weasley home, she looks a little worse for the wear. Mr. Longbottom, please remain here, I need to speak to you." Dumbledore directed. The four leaving began to get up and leave, the last of the four being Harry. "Oh Harry," Dumbledore called right before Harry walked out the door. Harry turned as Dumbledore threw him a box. "Harry 18th Birthday, Your mother gave it to me right before she went into hiding, It's her engagement ring. She was hoping you'd propose with it."
Harry opened the box and nodded, "I will."
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When Harry caught up with the others, Ron was trying to support Ginny as she cried. He wasn't doing all that well.
"Come here Ginny." Harry called. Ginny came towards him, crying harder than ever, then Harry began to cry as well. Ginny wrapped her arms around Harry's waist, clinging as if for dear life, her head tucked under Harry's chin.
After a while Ginny finally spoke. "I want to go back to the Kinla's. I want to spend time with them." Harry just nodded. "You all just go home. I'll be fine by myself."
Harry shook his head and spoke up. "No, Ginny, I don't want you going anywhere alone until this whole thing blows over. At all times I want you to be with either Hermione, Ron or I, can you promise me that?" Ginny nodded, surprised by the worry and fear enclosed in Harry's command.
Ron and Hermione nodded in agreement with what Harry was saying. "I'll go with her to the Kinla's." Harry added to Ron and Hermione, they again nodded, and everyone continued to walk down the path to the front gate of Hogwarts.
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When Ginny and Harry reached the Kinla's house, Ginny led the way in. There they found the entire Kinla family sitting on or around the couch in the living room.
"What's going on here?" Ginny asked softly.
"Bekky talked to Carol!" Diane almost yelled.
"Well, I sort of dreamed her." Bekky shrugged, "I feel asleep, and she was sitting there next to me and we started talking."
"Really now?" Ginny, who had enough experience with Fred and George, always believed that twins could talk to each other at anytime, and she missed Carol so much, she would believe anything to hear from her again. "What did she say?" Ginny sat on the floor and Harry stood behind her.
"She told me not to worry about her cause she was really happy and that she wanted us to be really happy too. She said that you had good news for the rest of us, Ginny, and she asks that we use rose petals, if that's okay. I dunno what that meant, but when I asked her she just laughed and changed the subject."
"What's the good news Ginny?" Amber asked, scooting nearer to Ginny.
"Well, I've told you all about my older brother Ron, and his Girlfriend Hermione?" All the girls nodded in agreement. "Well they are getting married and they would love to have you all in the their wedding, two of you as flower girls, two of you as ring bearers." All the girls squealed with excitement. Even Mrs. Kinla managed a smile, before frowning again.
"Is it right that we all should be happy this soon after Carol's death?" Harry turned towards Mrs. Kinla.
"Well, I didn't know Carol very well, but when my godfather died I wondered the same thing whenever I smiled or laughed. Then my godfather's only living best friend told me, that no matter what, my godfather wouldn't want me to be sad. So if you believe that Carol would rather you be happy, then just give her what she wants."
Mrs. Kinla smiled, "That's the best advice I've ever heard in my entire life. Thank you, umm, what's you name again?"
"Harry, Harry Potter." At the sound of Harry's name, Amber jumped up and ran towards him.
"Oh! My! Goodness! You're Harry Potter! Oh my Gosh! I LOVE YOU! Can I see your scar?! PLEASE?!" Harry laughed and pulled back his bangs, revealing his famous scar. Amber screamed and bolted into her room, returning with a smiling picture of Harry and a pen. "Can you sign this for me?"
Harry, who had gotten use to people charging up and trying to hug and kiss him since he "defeated" Voldemort, took the picture and signed it. When he leaned down to give it back, he kissed her softly on the head. Amber presently fainted, but Harry caught her and laid her down on the couch. He turned and made eye-contact with Ginny, and the both cracked up, soon followed by the Kinla's.
"She's...a big...fan of yours...she hopes...to follow...your footsteps...in becoming...a young seeker." Mrs. Kinla explained through her laughs.
Ginny looked at her watch. "Well, it's almost 3:30. Should we start walking back to your apartment now?"
"Sure," Harry turned back to Mrs. Kinla, "Does amber have her own broom?" Mrs. Kinla shook her head. "Okay, I'll send her a signed Firebolt, if that's okay."
Mrs. Kinla nodded, "She'll be so happy."
"Come on superstar." Ginny called from the door. Harry waved and headed out the door.
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When they had gotten a safe distance from the Kinla's, Ginny started to mimic Amber, all in good fun.
"Oh, Harry, I love you, I love you!" Ginny threw her arms around Harry's neck and lifted her feet. Ginny looked up at Harry, "What, I don't get a kiss too?" Ginny's face was less then an inch away from Harry's. Slowly, Harry leaned forward, and his lips met Ginny's. Harry pulled back quickly. Harry had had his share of girlfriends while he was in his 6th and 7th year, but when he kissed Ginny, their was a spark their that wasn't their when he kissed all his other girlfriends.
He pulled back so quickly that Ginny lost her grip. With his seeker reflexes, Harry caught Ginny under the neck and knees, rather superman style.
Ginny laughed, "My hero!" She exclaimed as Harry put her down on the ground. "Hey, can we head back to that park where we played the Q&A game?" Ginny asked.
"Sure, lets just run up and Ring your mum and let her know I'm bringing you home later."
"Ring? We don't have a telephone."
"Then Floo, ugh, you no what I mean!" Harry complained with mock frustration. Ginny Laughed and followed him up the stairs.
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(A/N) Yay! Another chapter said and Done! I should have the next chapter up in a few days! Okay...see ya then...and PLEASE Review!!!