HARRY POTTER AND THE WISH

CHAPTER 1

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the J.K. Rowling's characters.

Spoiler books 1-5.

Summary: The story Starts about a week after Harry goes to Privet Drive # 4 after 5th Year. Harry makes a wish after reading a letter from Ginny.

I would like to thank my beta Brenda.

This is my first try at HP fan fiction. I hope you like it.

Harry had been "HOME" with the Dursleys for a week. He had been having THE Dream, watching Sirius fall behind the Veil every night for the week.

He yelled, "NO SIRIUS, then woke up sweating and breathing heavily. He felt cold and clammy.

Harry thought to himself that he was glad he had Remus put the Silencing Charm on his bedroom two days ago."

He looked at his desk and noticed Pig with a letter and realized it was another letter from Ron, who had just written him yesterday. Ron's letter yesterday had been short.

Dear Harry,

How are the lousy Muggles treating you? Did the Order's talk to them make any difference? I asked mum to try and get to come over as soon as possible. She told me that she had asked Dumbledore. He said that he was not sure when you would be able to come to the Burrow. It would have to depend on You-Know-Who's activity towards the end of the month.

Hopefully we will see soon.

Ron

Harry went over to Pig and removed the letter. He gave Pig a treat, and then watched the tiny owl fly out of the window.

He looked at the letter, and noticed "Harry Potter" was not in Ron's handwriting. It looked familiar, but he did not immediately recognize it.

He opened the letter and was surprised to find it was from Ginny Weasley, the youngest of the Weasley family. He then thought about the time when he first met Ginny; he didn't even know her name then. She did not know who I was either when she said good luck before I went through the barrier for Platform 9 3/4. Then he thought about Ginny lying on the floor of the Chamber of Secrets looking pale and feeling cold. Ginny Weasley, blushing furiously, when she gave me a get-well card she had made herself, which sang shrilly. Ginny laughing at Bill and Charlie when they were smashing the two tables together. Ginny's fierce determination to join him in going to the Ministry to help save Sirius.

As he thought about her, he then started to think about how beautiful Ginny was. He wondered, when did Ginny get so beautiful? Hey, that Ron's little sister I'm thinking about. No, she's not; Ginny's her own person. He wondered if she really was over her crush? Did she really fancy Dean? I hope not, he concluded to himself. Maybe I should ask her out and try to get to know her better.

He looked at the letter before reading it. He notices little water stains dotting the parchment.

Dear Harry.

I hope you don't mind me writing to you? Don't tell Ron that I used Pig; I did not want him to know I wrote to you. No, not exactly that I am writing you, but what I will tell you in this letter.

I overheard Mum and Dad talking two nights ago about what happened in Atrium in the Ministry. I was shocked to hear that Voldemort had possessed you, and that you were able to force him out.

I wish I had been able to force him out when he possessed me. Then no one would have been hurt or petrified. I still have nightmares about Tom possessing me. It was getting better; I had not had a nightmare for about 3 months. All the girls in my dorm don't know, but I had put up silencing charms around my bed at Hogwarts. I had the worst nightmare last night. I woke the whole house. Mum had to hold me for two hours before I calmed down.

I just wanted to write this letter to let you know you are not alone. You are not the only one Tom has used to destroy others lives.

I thought that maybe we could help each other by talking about what has happened to us.

Love,

Ginny

PS. I don't fancy Dean, I just told Ron that to wind him up.

After reading the letter, he had tears in his eyes. He then realized those were tear stains on the letter. Ginny was crying when she was writing that letter.

He then said aloud, "I wish I could go back knowing what I know now and keep Ginny from being possessed."

Suddenly, there was a bright flash throughout the room, then black.