Ginny's eyes fluttered open, and she looked around the dark room. She was back in bed, it was night time and the curtains were drawn. She had a killer headache and her legs felt very heavy, she looked down and saw Harry fast asleep lying on her feet. Awww… She wiggled her legs with all the strength. What? He's heavy He immediately jerked up and looked at her. When he saw that she was awake, he looked so relieved, the colour started to come back to his pale cheeks.

"Thank goodness you're okay," he said taking her hand in his, "We were so worried about you. I was so worried about you."

"How long was I unconscious for?"

"Almost a day."

"And you've been here the whole time?" she asked. He nodded. "What exactly happened to me?"

"The spell backfired on you. You yelled it, when it was meant to be whispered," he explained.

"Oh…I knew I shouldn't have skipped the safety instructions."

They sat in silence for a few minutes and then Harry spoke again.

"You know Ginny, even though I knew you were going to be okay. I felt just for a moment what it would be like if you weren't around…"he stopped, seeming unsure whether or not to continue.

"Go on," Ginny urged, "Whatever it is I want to hear it."

"Okay…well, it made me realise that if something was to happen and I could never see you again…I would always regret not telling you how much I loved you….and even though I know we can't be together I just wanted you to know that. And know that I always have, and always will. No matter what happens."

Ginny looked straight into Harry's eyes that were filled with care and love. "I know," she said simply. A single tear rolled down her cheek, and then another, and soon she couldn't stop.

"Come here," Harry said holding out his arms. Ginny rested her head on his shoulder and sobbed silently into his shirt. He held her tighter like he never wanted to let go, and Ginny knew that if he could have it his way, he never would.

"I love you too Harry," she said turning her head up to look at him.

He smiled a sad smile and wiped the tears from her cheeks.

"I'm glad we were together Harry, even if it was just for a little while."

He didn't say anything, just lay down next to her and stared at the ceiling. A while ago I would have said it was a blessing, having him love me forever….but isn't it more of a curse having someone love you who can never be with you? Ginny knew that in a way it was, but this applied both ways, and that was the way she wanted it.

"Where's Hermione?" Ginny asked suddenly realising she wasn't there.

"Oh, she kindly offered to sleep next door until you woke up," Harry said.

"Hah!" said Ginny, "I bet that didn't take much persuading."

"No, not really."

"I guess you'll just have to sleep here tonight then," Ginny sighed.

"Hey, you say that like it's a bad thing," he said poking her side.

Ginny giggled and rolled over. Harry put his arm round her waist and they fell asleep quickly.

Meanwhile next door…

Snore

"Ron!"

"Ugh." Snore

"RON!" A pillow flew at his head through the darkness.

"Huh! Mummy!...Hermione? What are you doing?"

"You were snoring," she explained simply.

"Oh, so that's why my face will be swollen in the morning?"

They were silent for a few more minutes, and after a lot of tossing round Hermione spoke again.

"Ron?"

"Yeah?"

"Do you think Ginny is okay? I'm worried about her."

"Yeah I do, I bet she's woken up already and fell asleep with Harry," he explained rationally.

"Oh…I'm glad," Hermione still sounded like there was something she wanted to say.

Hermione tried to fall back to sleep for another half hour, but couldn't manage it. Eventually she heard Ron snoring again. She got out of her bed and walked over to his, but instead of turning him on his side like she had been planning to she climbed in next to him.

The next two weeks were uneventful. The four of them practiced spells each day from sunrise to sunset, their determination now higher than ever. Ginny moved painfully and slowly through Hermione's handbooks, making sure to read and then reread each page. Every now and then Harry would come and join her, or they would sit and talk, but he was mostly focused on learning more complicated and dangerous spells. Ginny was almost at the end of the very boring hand book, but she had to admit that she had learnt a lot of useful things. Things from how to freeze your opponent, to finding matching socks, but she had had enough.

Plopping down on the floor, she waved her wand and made a sandwich appear. After a few moments Harry, Ron and Hermione joined as well. With a little help from their wands soon there was a whole feast prepared. They all dug in hungrily, using only their bear hands, since no one had thought of getting forks.

"You're doing really well Ginny," said Hermione, "I see you've almost finished the handbooks I gave you."

"Yeah, they were really good," Ginny lied.

"Maybe the say after tomorrow you'll be ready to practice spells with us," said Ron.

Ginny grinned. Finally I won't be treated like the baby of the group

"So do you want to do anything special tomorrow night?" Ginny asked them. Maybe they haven't forgotten

"Nah," said Ron, "It's been a hectic week. I think I'm just gonna crash in bed."

"Yeah," agreed Harry and Hermione.

"Oh…me too I guess," Ginny said disappointed.

Ginny picked up her wand and waved away her plates. She got up and went back to the handbook. She looked back at Hermione, Ron and Harry and saw them laughing, then suddenly stop when they saw her. It's going to be a long afternoon

Another chapter finished, this one isn't really about anything but I was kinda in a rush cause I've got so much homework to do. And btw thanks for all the reviews. I've only been writing for like a week and I've got so many reviews already. Luv u guys!