Chapter 4

Morning came swiftly for the group that had hurried over to headquarters in the middle of the night. It had been uneventful, but the place was different to Harry. As they had stood in the corridor, talking loudly he noticed that there was no screaming from Sirius' mother's portrait.

"What happened? She screamed the last time I was here," Harry asked.

"No one had told her that her son had died. Once we did she stopped screaming. She hasn't said a word since," Tonks had told him as she hugged him.

Disturbing as it was, Harry's mind was not on that this morning. It was on his girlfriend, Ginny.

They had spent so little time alone since he had gone back to the fake world and then back again to his own real world. He wondered if his life was just going to be one large war for him. Even though he would do anything to stop the evil that still roamed their world, he was tired. He just wanted it all to stop so he could have a normal life. Then again he knew that his life was anything, but normal and that is how it would always be for him he was sure.

He walked down stairs and into the kitchen, not thinking that he would find anyone here at this time of the morning. He pushed open the door to see Ginny sitting at the table, a cup in her hands. She looked up and smiled.

"Couldn't sleep?" She asked him. He smiled and sat down across from her.

"No, not really. You?"

"I did then I woke up and couldn't go back to sleep."

"What's on your mind?"

"I'm scared, Harry."

"I know."

"What if we die?"

"We won't die."

"But isn't there a possibility?"

"Well. . . er. . . I guess so."

"What if I have to live life without you."

"Gin . . ."

"No, what if I have to? I have only been your friend since your second year. I've been your girlfriend a year. And yet, I just. . . I'm afraid. I can't live without you."

"You won't lose me."

"You can't promise that, Harry."

"I can. I always keep my promises."

"I know you do."

"So why is this one different, Ginny?"

"Because there is a possibility."

"There is always possibilities."

"You know what I mean, Harry."

"I know."

"I don't know what I'm going to do."

"I'm afraid too."

"You are?"

"Yes."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"Because I'm suppose to be the one that isn't afraid. I'm suppose to be the brave one."

"You know that I know that isn't true."

"Yeah, well you're the only one that understands that. You and Ron and Hermione that is."

"And we all love you."

"I know."

"Especially me."

"I love you too, Ginny."

Silence fell over them. Harry stared at the table in front of him.

"I'm afraid that after all these years I'll lose the one and only person that I have ever truly loved," he said softly.

"Well if you're going to promise me that you won't die, then I think I can promise you that I won't die too," she said with a smile. She took his hand in hers and gave it a reassuring squeeze.

"Ginny."

"Yes?"

"When this is all over and you're done with school would you, I mean…. Would you want to happen to want to, um, er, marry me or something." Ginny smiled.

"Yes Harry. When we are old enough I will marry you. Or something," she said with a giggle. Harry smiled happy that at least something was sure in his life.