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Chapter Five

The Trip to Nowhere

They had all discussed it and decided to go back. A major reinforcing factor was the constant reminding from Mrs. Weasley, "You will never get a good job if you don't go back." After all, the Ministry required you finish school and Harry still had his option if he didn't want to work for the Ministry. Thinking about it, it really didn't seem like a very bad idea. The only thing was, he still wanted to be an Auror, didn't he?

"Harry, are you okay you? You haven't said much since dinner last night?" Ginny asked as they walked through the garden the next morning.

"Yeah, I was just thinking about going back to Hogwarts," he replied as he smiled and stopped by the fence.

"This is going to be so much fun. I wonder how many of the other seventh years are going to go back. I mean, surely most of them, wouldn't you think? The only thing that bothers me is what they are going to do with all the first years. They are a year behind, so does that mean we are going to have double the amount?" she asked.

"I don't know, but Professor McGonagall will think of someway to fix that problem. Ginny, I love you," he said, glowing red in the face. It was the first time he had said it, and a tear ran down her cheek. "I love you too!" she replied, wrapping her arms around his neck, pulling him close. He put a finger under her chin, lifting her lips to his and kissing her passionately.

"Ginevra," Mrs. Weasley called across the garden. "What are you doing? Come over here now."

"I thought you told her we were back together," Harry whispered, looking at her crossly as they walked over to the house.

"I thought that she already knew," she whispered.

"Yes mum," Ginny said when they had reached the window.

"When did you plan on telling me that you and Harry were back together?" Mrs. Weasley asked.

"Well I thought that you already knew," Ginny said.

"I had my suspicions actually," Mrs. Weasley said. "But let me tell you that nothing will be happening in my house, understand?" Both Harry and Ginny nodded there consent. "That reminds me, Ron, you and Hermione get down here."

Harry and Ginny walked away before Hermione and Ron got downstairs. Harry was the first to say anything, "There is somewhere I want to take you, but I'm not sure if your mum will let us go alone."

"Then we should probably ask Mione and Ron to go with us. Would that be okay?" Ginny asked

"I was thinking the same exact thing." Harry replied.

"Ron, Mione, will you come over here for a minute?" Harry called over to them as Ron and Hermione stepped out the kitchen door.

"What's up?" Ron asked as they approached.

"I want to go somewhere tonight, but I don't think that your mum would let us go alone," he said nodding his head towards Ginny. "I was just wondering if maybe you and Mione would like to come with us?"

"Where do you want to go?" Hermione interjected.

"That's the thing, I want it to be a surprise," he said, smiling at Hermione and Ginny.

"What time do you want to go, mate?" Ron asked.

"I think around eight-thirty would do," Harry answered. "Do you think that your mum would let all four of us go?"

"We can try."

Shortly after dinner, the four of them walked outside, getting ready to leave. "Ron, are you sure that you know where we are going?" Harry asked, leaning in close so that the girls wouldn't hear him.

"Don't worry about it mate. I know where to go," was all Ron said, because Hermione and Ginny had turned around to look at them.

"Secrets aren't very nice, Potter," Ginny said, an evil grin spreading across her face as she reached for her wand. "I haven't done the bogey-bat hex in a while, but I'm sure it's as good as it once was."

"Fine, we're leaving right now," he said, grabbing Ginny by the waist.

"Kids, one minute please," Mrs. Weasley called, striding towards them. "Please be very careful, and I expect you guys to be back here by midnight."

"Yes mum, we remember what you said inside," Ron said, a hint of annoyance in his voice. "We aren't little kids anymore, you only have to tell us twice, not three times," he continued, smiling at the others.

"Quite right my dear. Have fun." With that Ron and Harry turned on a dime, Hermione and Ginny holding on to their forearms.

The sun was just starting to go down when they arrived. It was a beautiful site, the sun falling out of the sky and waves crashing down on the sand and rocks. It was near the little island that Harry's uncle had tried to hide Harry, his aunt and his cousin on before Harry's first year. You could even see the little island out in the water.

"Harry, this is beautiful," Ginny squealed, throwing her arms around him.

"Harry, how did you ever find this place?" Hermione asked, very pleased with their destination.

"I came here once with my uncle and aunt, but I would rather not think about that," he answered, the memory of Hagrid knocking the door off its hinges causing him to smile. Turning towards Ginny, he continued, "I have a little spot I want to show you."

"Ron, how did you know where you were supposed to come?" Harry heard Hermione ask Ron, as Ginny and he walked away.

"You know when Harry and I were supposed to go over to see Fred and George this afternoon. Well we didn't quite make it over there. We were…" but Harry didn't hear the rest of Ron's answer.

Harry led Ginny over a little hill to the south, and stopped on the other side of the crown. There was a little alcove in the trees that opened out towards the water. It was here that he conjured up a few blankets and a basket. They laid the blankets on the ground and sat down. Ginny was looking up at the stars and moon when Harry broke the silence.

"Ginny, I love you, and I just want you to know that I never meant to hurt you," he said, putting his arm around her.

"I know, Harry," she said, as she rested her head on his shoulder. They just sat there and watched the waves break upon the beach. There wasn't a cloud in the sky, so the moon and stars burned brightly, casting a delicate glow upon land and sea. They eventually laid back, making small talk, until Ginny brought up the subject of Harry's fight with Voldemort. Up till now he had avoided the subject like the plague, but tonight was different.

"What did finally happen?" Ginny asked.

"Ron, Mione, and I were lured back to Hogwarts, where we found Voldemort and about a dozen Death Eaters. In the middle of my duel with one of the Death Eaters, Hagrid came running out of the forest, heading straight for Voldemort. Then out of nowhere three giants appeared, and attacked Hagrid. That is when he fell, but the good thing was that it allowed me to destroy the last horcrux. It was Voldemort's snake, and when Hagrid came crashing out of the forest, I took aim and hit his snake with the hex," he said, a tear rolling down his cheek.

Harry continued, his answer only interrupted by the occasional soft gasp from Ginny. "After that, things happened so fast that I can barely keep it all straight. Voldemort said something about finally taking my life, and told his followers to just watch. The whole time we dueled he taunted me about my parents and finally made one mistake. He tried to hit me with the Avada Kedavra, but hit Narcissa Malfoy by accident. Lucius' reaction drew his master's attention away from me. It was then that I used the same curse on Voldemort I had used on his snake. Right after that, members of the Order showed up with Ministry officials. The entire time I had no idea what Ron and Hermione were doing," he said, sitting back up and staring out over the ocean. Ginny didn't know what to say, so she sat up as well, put her head on his shoulder, and started to rub his back. "I knew that they were there and must be fighting, because I could hear them shouting spells."

"Were you scared at all?" she finally asked.

"Yes and no. I thought that because Ron and Mione were there that I would lose everything and none of us would survive. But I knew somehow that it was all going to be okay," he said turning towards her as she moved her head off his shoulder.

"I knew that I was fighting for the people that I loved," he said, and with that he leaned over and kissed her softly.

"Harry," Ron called as he walked over the top of the hill. "We need to get back."

"Alright," Harry said. Ginny and he were ready to go a couple of minutes later, and then they were on their way back to the Burrow.