Hey all! I'm soooo sorry I haven't updated in so long. See the final a/n for the reason... Now enjoy an extra long chapter courtesy of well... me!

Chapter seven


Vanished...

Harry and Ginny had started going to classes with Lupin and Sirius almost daily. It was once such day that they brought Professor Snape in to help with Legilimency.

Harry took his stance across from Snape in the Room of Requirement. Then Snape shouted Legilimens before Harry was fully prepared...

Suddenly a vision of Harry being locked into the cupboard filled his mind. Then it quickly shifted to Harry on the train to Hogwarts. Then to the dementors in his third year. Finally, it changed to a very private memory. Harry and Ginny were lying fully unclothed together in the very room they stood in now. They were booth covered in sweat. All Harry could think about was how much he didn't want Snape to see that memory. How special it was to him. To her... He forced Snape out of his mind and felt an invisible barrier being formed in his mind. Snape was thrown across the room and landed against the wall opposite where Harry was. Snape looked up at Harry in amazement.

"Potter... What was that?"

Harry just stared back.

"What had that been?" Harry thought puzzled.

"Harry may I?" Asked Snape motioning to cast the spell again. Harry nodded numbly. Snape cast the spell but nothing happened. Harry didn't see any memories pass through his mind.

"I don't believe it..." Snape muttered under his breath.

"What is it?" Ginny asked speaking for the first time.

"Harry's built unsurpassable wards on his mind. I've been studying Legilimency for many years and I've never seen anything like it."

"Do you mean to tell me that Harry's built walls around his mind from the inside out?" Lupin asked astounded.

"It seems so..." Snape replied trying to keep his curiosity out of his voice.

"What would cause him to do that?" Sirius asked.

Harry turned bright red and mumbled something incoherently.

"I believe I was close to accessing a memory that is best kept between Mr. Potter and Miss Weasley..." Snape said with a smirk. Ginny paled at the thought of her potions master seeing her doing... well doing that!

"No worries Miss Weasley. I saw nothing." Snape said smirking. She flushed and excused herself from the room.

"I'm going to speak with Albus now." Snape told Sirius and Remus. They nodded and looked at Harry. Harry felt their gaze and tried to run for it but they magically shut and sealed the door.

"Just where do you think you're going you randy young man...?" Remus asked the amusement apparent in his voice.

Harry froze. He slowly turned around and faced the two men...

"We need to have a little discussion Harry." Sirius said smiling wickedly. Remus nodded and smirked at Harry's obvious state of discomfort. Harry gulped.

"Why don't you have a seat?" Remus said. It was not a choice. Harry sat.

"Now Harry..." Sirius started.

"We have been contemplating how to have a discussion about well..." Remus said going very red.

"About sex Harry." Sirius finished.

Harry groaned in embarrassment.

"Well you didn't seem so embarrassed when you were snogging Ginny half dressed did you?" Sirius asked grinning.

Harry flushed and put his head in his hands.

"You weren't supposed to see that..." Harry said his embarrassed voice muffled by his hands.

"Well maybe it's a good thing we did." Remus said.

"What!? I have no interest in seeing anyone else have sexual relations Remus! What kind of fetish are you festering?" Sirius exclaimed.

"No that's not what I meant Sirius and you know it! I meant that maybe it presented us with a reason to talk to Harry here before he made a mistake."

"Oh..." Sirius and Harry both muttered.

"Now Harry..." Remus started going into teacher mode. "What do you know about the male and female reproductive systems?"

"Um... eerrr..." Harry made a series of vocal noises.

"I know that it's bloody fun!" Sirius boasted.

"Sirius!" Remus said sharply.

"Uh I mean... it's a healthy way to express your love and caring for someone." Sirius said sounding if he was reciting something from a textbook. "Was that what you had in mind Remus?" he asked imploringly. Remus nodded curtly.

"Now Harry... When a man and a woman love each other very much..." and he was off. About ten minutes later Remus got out the diagrams. And of course being a wizard, they were moving. Harry looked like he was going to explode with mortification. Sirius said very little, most likely at the order of Remus. Remus, being a teacher, was very thorough in his explanations. They were very technical.

"He makes having sex sound like a mission or some sort..." Harry thought. Finally, after being given many pamphlets and instructions, it was Sirius' turn to speak...

"Now, unlike my dear friend Remus here, I've had sex in the last year. I'm here to tell you that it's not as technical as he makes it out to be. Every woman's different. And it's up to you to find out what she likes. Sex isn't something to learn from a book, as it seems Remus has. It's something that has to come from the heart. And only once you're ready. And remember to always please the woman first. I can give you pointers there... There once there was this brilliant blond who liked it w-"but Remus cut him off.

"Don't listen to a word he says. He's never had a girlfriend for longer than six months."

"Well being locked in Azkaban can do that to a man..." Harry took their argument as perfect cover to sneak away silently.

When he was safely a good distance away from the sex talk, he relaxed and headed toward the Gryffindor common room. When he was nearly half way there, someone grabbed his arm and pulled him into an empty classroom.

"Wha—" he started to say before he saw Ron and Hermione, who looked very angry!

"HARRY JAMES POTTER!" shrieked Hermione. He looked at her and saw that she was red in the face and mad as a wet hen.

"What?" He asked.

"Would you like to share with us why you didn't tell us about a certain prophecy? Why we had to hear it along with the rest of the bloody school!? Why you've suddenly stopped talking to us?" Finally Ron intervened.

"Mione I let you talk because you said you could be more rational than me. Now look at how you're acting."

"You're right. I'm sorry Harry." He nodded.

"I didn't tell you guys because you seemed so wrapped up in your own world. I didn't want to ruin it. I'm sorry guys."

"Harry we're just worried about you...." Ron said sitting down in an empty desk.

"Yeah everything with you and Ginny is so sudden and I don't even know what's going on anymore..." Hermione added.

"Again I'm sorry guys. I'll try to keep you in the loop more and as for Ginny... I don't even know what to say... I love her." Harry said hanging his head.

"Well we better get to potions. Wouldn't want Snape to get mad..." Ron said clapping Harry on the back. Harry nodded and the three made their way to the dungeon. When they arrived a female red head came bounding at them.

"Gin?" Harry asked disbelievingly. She nodded and grinned

"I've been moved up to advanced potions. McGonagall says I need an advanced potion class if I want to be a healer!"

Harry whooped and picked her up and swung her around.

"Harry I think I'm gonna be s-"but she never finished that sentence. Harry out her down. She wobbled a bit. Then she threw up. All over Professor Snape. Ginny looked at him with terror in her eyes.

"Weasley... Hospital wing. Now. Potter take her." He muttered before cleaning his robes with a simple charm. Harry and Ginny slowly walked to the Hospital wing not believing their luck. When they reached the wing, Madame Pomfrey fussed over Ginny while Harry watched.

"I'll have all you're test results tomorrow Miss Weasley."

Ginny nodded.

"Hey Gin? How about I take you to Hogsmead tonight for a wonderful dinner?" Ginny nodded.

"That's a girl! Now I'll send a dress up to your room in about ten minutes. Meet me by the front doors at 7 sharp." And with that he kissed her head and disappeared from the wing.

Ginny, still feeling a bit queasy, found herself in her dorm facing a cream box. There was a note attached to it. It read:

My love for you is perfect

My love for you is real

The way you are is perfect

The way you love is real.

I love the way you look

I love the way you feel

Once upon a time you took

My heart

And held it ever dear.

The way your kiss tastes

The way you must be near

My love for you is unwavering

I have yet to shed a single tear.

I know this dress will look wonderful on you,

Harry xxx

She smiled at his sweetness. He was always the romantic. She carefully open the box to find a beautiful dark green, satin, tea length dress. (http:www. davidsbridal. com/ bridesmaids dresses bycolor detail. jsp?stid 1353 &pid2 4580 &cfid 10 for a picture, Just remove the spaces) The beauty of the dress astounded her. She carefully undressed and slipped the dress on. She marveled at how all the dresses from Harry fit perfectly. She curled her hair and applied a small amount of make-up, then slipped her feet into her black strappy sandals and went down into the common room. There were a dew gasps as she descended the stairs. Then she heard a loud whisper from Ron,

"She's taken you prat." She giggled at that and thought to herself,

"Yes I', taken aren't I?"

"Ginny you look beautiful." Ron said as he offered her his arm to walk her to the front doors. They walked in silence until they met Harry at the front door.

"Harry take care of my sister. She's the only one I have. And remember no shagging." He said stating the last part jokingly. But when Harry and Ginny laughed nervously his eyes narrowed.

"You're not shagging my sister are- Wait I don't want to know. I just don't want to know." He covered his ears and walked away.

Harry and Ginny laughed and made their way toward Hogsmead. Harry led her to a very ritzy restaurant, Chocolat sucré. (Sweet chocolate) He led her to the reception desk and said,

"Potter, reservations for two." The blond hostess, with false eyelashes and too much make-up, said,

"Oh yes... Mr. Potter! Right this way..." she led them to a booth near a small dance floor. Ginny's eyes narrowed as she saw the woman walk with extra swing to her hips.

"She is trying to seduce him!"

She sat down next to Harry and the false eyelash woman spoke,

"Can I get you anything to drink?"

"I'll have a martini dry please and my fiancé will have a cosmo unless I'm much mistaken." Ginny nodded and grinned as the eyelash lady's expression turned sour.

"Sure" she said and left. Harry and Ginny both laughed.

"Do you want to dance Gin?"

"Sure..." she replied taking his outstretched hand and walking onto the dance floor. She settled herself in his arms. They swayed to the music, Michelle Branch's It's You.

"Cause tomorrow never comes
I would want just one thing
I would sell it to the stars and sun
I would let it for the world to see
And it's you
The light changes when you're in the room
Oh it's you
Oh it's you"

"The song's right Gin..."

"What do you mean by that Harry?"

"The light does change when you walk in the room."

"If tomorrow never comes
I would want just one wish
To kiss your quiet mouth
Trace the steps of my fingertips
And it's you
The light changes when you're in the room

Oh it's you
Oh it's you
Oh it's you
"

"Harry?"

"Huh?"

"I love you..."

"I love you too Gin... Did I tell you how beautiful you look tonight?"

"No..."

"You look wonderful."

"You don't look to scruffy yourself." Harry was dressed in a midnight blue dress shirt with black trousers and a black jacket.

"Oh it's you
Oh it's you
Oh it's you
Oh it's you..."

When the song was over they returned to their seat and ordered from a petite brunet who acted as if she had been hit with an intoxication curse.

"She's a bit loopy isn't she?" Ginny whispered as the woman tried to pour her drink with out getting any ice in the cup. Harry nodded exuberantly. Finally, after enjoying a very peaceful dinner, the women came back with their check.

"Do you want a box?" she asked pointing to Harry's pasta.

"No I'm good."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes I'm going back up to the school so I don't need this food."

"But then you could have a midnight snack."

"Um It's alright I'm good..."

"Well I feel bad throwing it away..."

"Fine he'll have a box!" Ginny interrupted. Harry scowled as she put his food in the box.

After they left, Ginny started laughing.

"You should have seen your face."

"Well I really didn't want a box."

"Where is your box anyway?" Ginny asked just as they heard a shout from behind them.

"Mr. Potter! Mr. Potter sir! You forgot your box!" She said coming to a halt behind Harry.

Harry took the box and kept walking. Then they heard more yelling from behind them. They turned around and saw Ron and Hermione sprinting toward them followed by Sirius and Remus.

"LOOK OUT!" Ron screamed. Harry spun around and saw five black hooded figured standing not ten feet from him and Ginny with wands raised. Deatheaters.

"Ginny run..."

"No Harry...

"Please..."

"No..." Then the first curse was fired. Soon the air was thick with curses and jinxes flying both ways. Harry spun around looking for Ginny. He spotted her dueling seven meters from him. He ran toward her. A spell was fired at him from behind and he jumped out of the way. The spell hit Ginny. Suddenly she wasn't there. She had vanished. There were calls of retreat from the deatheaters. Suddenly only Harry, Ron, Hermione, Sirius, and Remus remained. Harry stood frozen, looking at the last spot she had been. He remembered the look of terror on her face as she disappeared. She was gone... He had to find her. He dropped to his knees and a single tear ran down his cheek...


Okay please don't kill me! She's not dead I promise! DON'T HATE ME! And I want to apologize for taking so long in posting. First I had writers block, which was expertly cured by Michelle and Chelsea, then I was suspended from fanfiction because I had a challenge. I was unaware that you couldn't have challenges and my account was frozen until 7:25 est on 11/6. I'm sorry and I'll never go so long w/o posting again! Now this chapter was soooo long and I worked so hard on it I would really like if you could please review! And Michelle and I are writing a story Project: Gorgeous Green Eyes so check it out and review that one too! Thanx again for being patient and not killing me!

I love you all and special thanx to my beta Michelle who has suffered the consequences of my account being frozen too... One of my poems is in her story Picture Perfect Family by Pretty-Yellow-Daisy, her other pen name. It's a good story and worth a read!

XoXoXoXo,

Lain