I jolted up, pulling
myself free of Harry.
"Who's he! What's he doing here?"
Madam Pomfrey demanded.
Harry slowly sat up and looked Madam
Pomfrey in the eyes.
"Hello Madam Pomfrey," he said,
half smiling "You're common visitor is back,"
"H...Ha...Harry
Potter! But your...," stuttered Madam Pomfrey
"Dead?"
he said bluntly, pulling me closer
She fainted and as if on key,
Dumbledore walked in.
"Welcome back Mr. Potter," he
said smiling
"Hello Professor," he smiled "Its
good to see you,"
"Am I missing something," I
whispered, nuzzling closer to Harry.
"Not really,"
smiled Harry as he pulled me closer.
"Would you like some
more time alone Mr. Potter?" asked Dumbledore
"Please
Professor," he smiled
"Please go up to Miss Weasly's
room then you can have some privacy. Madam Pomfrey when she awakens
can take care of the children," replied Dumbledore
"Thank
you," Harry smiled and lifted me into his arms, carrying me
away...
As Harry slept that
night, I laid my head in his chest. I wanted to be as close to him as
possible. At least if he was close, I didn't have to worry about
losing him. The closer I got to Harry, the warmer and more content I
felt.
"Gin," he whispered as he opened his eyes and
wrapped his arms round me
"Yeah...," I whispered
nuzzling into his chest
"I'm not going to go away," he
said
"You'd better not," I said, looking up at him.
"I
wont," he smiled as he pulled me close "Sleep,"
"Ok...," I whispered
Slowly, my eyes closed and I
fell to sleep in Harry's arms, content and happy...
As the days went by and
I lost most of my pregnancy fat, Harry kept a close eye on me. If I
sat breast feeding Amanda and Danny, he held me in his lap. If I sat
doing homework, he'd sit beside me helping out.
Wherever I went
it was like I had a shadow. I think I preferred it this way for now
because I was still afraid that Harry might disappear.
One night
we sat by the lake, watching the sun set beneath the clouds.
"It's
beautiful isn't it Harry?" I whispered
"Yeah...But
not as beautiful as you," he replied
"Aw...You're so
sweet Harry,"
I nuzzled into his chest, feeling the comfort
of his body close to mine.
A storm brewed outside
one early morning in February. The snow had gone and spring was just
around the corner. As rain began beating down against the common room
windows, Harry got up and looked out at the rain.
"Harry?
What's wrong?" I whispered coming up behind him
Harry
turned to me, eyes full of darkness.
I stepped back in shock and
out of instinct I picked up the twins.
"He's
coming,"
"Who...," I stuttered as I sat down with
the twins, not wanting to wake them.
"Voldemort is coming
back...," whispered Harry turning to me "The night the
werewolf captured us, and he was the one who sent the death eaters.
He knew we were both weak. Now word has reached him that I am
alive...And he's coming...He's coming back for me...and the twins,"
"No! I won't let
him...," I whispered, holding the twins close
"Ginny...,"
Harry whispered, stepping towards me "You know that you aren't
strong enough,"
"Harry! I won't let him touch them!
They're my kids! Our Kids! I'll fight for them until I die! Even if I
die trying to save them from some sadistic killer!"
Tears
were streaming down my cheeks as I sat down, holding my sleeping
babies close.
"Ginny," Harry whispered seductively
sitting down beside me
I looked at him, tears on my face.
"I
won't let anything happen to you or the twins,"
"But
what about you...," I whispered.
"I honestly don't
know Ginny," whispered Harry
Suddenly, the portrait hole
opened and in stepped Dumbledore
"Harry my boy," said
Dumbledore "It is time...,"
"Time for what,"
I whispered
Harry looked at me,
tears filling his eyes.
"I hoped it'd never have to happen
Ginny...But...we have to leave...,"
"H...Harry...I
don't understand...we can't...the twins...," my eyes filled
with tears
I was scared confused...
"We have to go to
the plane of existence, a mythical place where all time meets. There
in that plane...Voldemort will follow us...and when he reaches us in
the plane of existence then we will trap him...you and me,"
whispered Harry
"But the kids...," I started
"Must
stay here," ended Dumbledore "They will be placed in
protection until you return,"
I looked at Harry...my eyes
filled with fear
That night, Harry packed while I tucked the kids into their bed. It would be almost a year until I saw them again. I'd miss so much...Their first steps...their first words...and when we came back they wouldn't know us. I was so afraid that...that if I missed any time with them they'd forget who I was.
The next morning we
left the castle, our friends, our family, our home...
I think the
worst part for both Harry and I was leaving the kids behind. Our
hearts were aching badly as we wandered through the forbidden forest
on the first neck of our journey.
"Gin," Harry
whispered as I kept his hand tightly in mine
"Yeah?" I
whispered
"You know you don't...Well...You don't have to
come with me...," he whispered
"I know...but...If
anything happened to you...I don't know what I'd do...," I
whispered
"Yeah I know Gin,"
"I'm still
coming Harry...at least...if anything goes wrong we'll go through it
together,"
We tramped on for days
until we reached a small village, on the other side of the forbidden
forest. Here it was cold, and sheets of white snow graced the
ground.
"'It's so cold," I whispered to Harry
"Hmm," Harry wrapped his arms around me
"Inn Keeper,"
Harry spoke in a gruffer voice than normal, keeping his hood up.
"Yes Sir?"
"My Wife and I wish for a room to
spend this chilly night in,"
The language he was using
different language also and it was creeping me out
"Your
wife looks frozen to the bone,"
"We are both," he
replied as he handed over the money and took a key.
It only then
clicked that Harry had said 'My wife and I...'
"Harry," I
whispered as we sat down in our room
"Yes Ginny?"
"Why
did you say we were married?"
Harry turned his eyes to
me.
"Well...I wanted to avoid any confrontation...I wanted
them to think that we were together so they wouldn't say anything,"
"Oh...,"
I felt slightly down.
"Ginny...Look
at me,"
I looked into his eyes.
"Will you marry
me...," he whispered "I've asked you once before but I
never got to carry on and take you to the alter...but this time I
want to take you to the alter and make you my wife...because I love
you,"
"Oh Harry," I whispered, tears running down
my cheeks "I love you so much...Of course I'll marry you...I
wouldn't want anything else,"
Harry held me in his arms as
I cried with true happiness. I was going to be Mrs. Potter.
It was dark all
around me. Ahead of me there was an arch which I started towards but
then I heard a cry. I spun around to see my babies crying. I began
running to them but tripped up over my clothes.
I looked down at
my dress...DRESS! I was wearing a wedding dress and it was only when
I heard another cry that I spun around.
I saw Harry, crying out
in pain because something was strangling him.
I began running to
him. He was wearing a tux with a flower on. Another cry erupted from
the other side of me and I spun to see what it was.
There was my
brother, being dragged away by someone; he was also in a tux.
There
was a cry from Amanda and Danny again. I turned back to them to see
something like a cocoon growing over them. My heart was being torn in
three places. Who did I help?
When a fourth cry came from another
corner, I turned to look. This time it was the man who'd let us into
the inn. He was crying out in pain as fire engulfed him and that fire
just suddenly started to burn at my dress...
I awoke
screaming. Harry lay sleeping peacefully. I was about to go back to
sleep when I smelt smoke...
