I'll Always Remember You
By Duck Goddess
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. I only own the plot.
basketball15 – You'll see what exactly happens to Zacharias Smith in the next few chapters.
BoOkWoRmof2005 – LOL, I haven't gotten rid of him yet…
eatingmania – Of course Ginny's talking about Harry when she describes his eyes!
superspunky7 – I'm sorry my story made you late for the bus! I'm glad you like that part…well, Ginny is pretty…let's just say oblivious for now since it's a Weasley trait, LOL. Yeah, I was really sad when I was writing that bit…I couldn't help but feel so sorry for poor Harry…thanks for reviewing!
CherryIzzy – LOL, yeah, having loads of brothers comes in handy sometimes. Although I don't know what it's like since I only have an older sister.
stressygirl – LOL, yay! They finally broke up! MWAHAHAHAHA!
BowlingStar – Hehehe, I love the Weasleys! Frosh Day actually sounds quite fun. We don't have anything like that at our school.
Joy1 – Yeah, she apologizes to Harry in this chapter. I don't actually think she finds out that her brothers beat him up…hmm…I have to go back and read the other chapters.
KRB91 – LOL, yes, that did make sense in some weird kind of way! Yeah, I hate Zacharias too but you'll see him again soon. I'm glad you liked that. Harry, being the ever so kind gentleman, doesn't want to ruin their friendship just because he hates the guy she's going out with and is in love with her. Daphne Greengrass…I think she left him…who wouldn't?
loveyourstory – That's okay. No wonder I was so confused. I'm sorry to hear about your friend, by the way.
Caitlyn – Thanks! It's nice to see someone in the same year. Well, I guess I'm being modest, aren't I? Killing me would be going a bit too far…LOL. Thanks for reviewing!
5CANDALOUS – Thanks!
jandersen88 – You can say stupid if you want to…I don't really mind. She isn't acting like that because of her memory loss…let's just say Zacharias has brainwashed her in a way, LOL. In my mind, I picture Ginny as a bit oblivious (call it a Weasley trait…wow, I've said this so many times) and she doesn't really know when people care about her or are trying to, well, make her unhappy. She's been through a lot and I think she's been even more 'oblivious' since her first year.
Baby-Atemu – Yay, your computer's working! Yeah, Zacharias is a despicable loser…I hate him as well. But you'll see him again soon, I'm afraid. Hmm…if Ginny asked Harry out, I think he'd question her first before saying yes if it wasn't a joke or a dare.
HarryGinnyfan23 – LOL, I love those kind of stories as well! Like I said to everyone else, Zacharias is coming back (sadly). Ginny apologizes to Harry this chapter…yay! Thanks for reviewing!
Wolf's scream – I thought it was a bit rushed as well but Zacharias was so scared of the Weasleys that he just ran out, not wanting to face another angry one. Zacharias is coming back soon, though. Thanks for reviewing!
Rozie – Thanks!
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Chapter Eleven – Comforting
Ginny scowled at her partner she was meant to beat up in muggle dueling class. She felt a little sorry for him because he looked a little scared at the prospect of fighting a very angry redhead.
She punched the guy in the gut, kneed him in the groin and kicked him so hard that he fell over.
"Nice work, Weasley," her instructor said with approval.
"Thanks," Ginny replied.
"That's enough for today. Go home, everyone," the instructor called and everyone quickly Disapparated. Ginny arrived in her flat in a second. Luna was still at work.
She sank down on her sofa and sighed. I will not cry, I will not cry, I will not cry, Ginny chanted. Despite her chanting, she could feel tears streaming down her cheeks.
God, why did she have to fall for him? Everyone was right. Merlin, she was so stupid! She should have known that Zacharias Smith was the biggest motherfucking bastard ever to exist on this planet! If only I listened to everyone. I wouldn't be like this if I did. If only I didn't still have feelings for him.
Ginny lay down and sighed. God, how could she still feel her heart flutter when she thought about him? He was an arsehole! Then, why do I still feel like I'm in love with him? Her eyelids started to feel heavy. She closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Ginny's Dream
She was walking back home when she saw Zacharias. Ginny was about to greet him when she saw herself next to him. She was having a snogging session with him when suddenly, Zacharias' hair turned black, he now had glasses guarding his green eyes and he grew taller.
They weren't in Hogsmeade anymore. They were by the lake in Hogwarts and she was happily snogging him.
She opened her eyes after that, gasping for breath. Then, Ginny saw the same eyes she saw in her dream, brilliant green. Oh my God!
"AARRGGHH!" she screamed, sitting up in an instant.
Ginny saw that it was Harry and calmed down. But she was still breathing heavily. What did that dream mean? Why would Zacharias morph into Harry? Harry was just her friend…right?
"I'm so sorry, Gin! I didn't mean to scare you," Harry said frantically.
"Just don't do that again, alright?" Ginny warned. Her eyesight was blurry and she could feel her tears running. She wiped her cheeks quickly.
"Why were you smiling?" Harry asked interestedly. She froze. Holy shit. That damn dream. She looked at him and she could see herself snogging him in the dream. Ginny felt dizzy and shook her head.
"Are you okay?" Harry asked quietly.
"Well, considering the fact that my ex-boyfriend just told me that he was cheating on me and that I learned that I'm a stupid idiot for not listening to everyone, I'm good," Ginny replied sarcastically, tears still forming in her eyes.
"I'm sorry, Gin. It's okay to cry, you know," Harry soothed.
"No, it's not. I'm not weak. I don't cry. Would you like some Firewhisky?" Ginny asked.
"Sure," Harry said, shrugging. She got up and walked to the kitchen and got some Firewhisky. She poured some into two glasses and brought it over.
"A toast to the fact that my life sucks," Ginny said dramatically and she gulped it down. Harry was a bit apprehensive at first but he did the same.
"Hey, I'm really sorry for shouting at you when you told me that he was cheating on me. You didn't deserve that and I know you were just trying to be a good friend. So, I'm sorry," she said sincerely, looking at him carefully.
"It's okay. I was being really blunt," he replied.
"Yeah," she agreed, leaning her head on his shoulder. He tensed, not used to this kind of affection.
One Hour Later...
"He ish shuch a bashtard. I mean, am I really that ugly?" Ginny slurred, drinking from the bottle.
"Nah. You're beautiful, Gin," Harry replied, snatching the bottle and drinking some more.
"Harry? I'm really shorry for not believing you when you shaid that Zachariash Shmith wash cheating on me. I mean, you're my friend…you know what I just realized, Harry? You're really hot," she replied, taking another gulp after Harry.
"You already said that. You're drunk, Ginny," he replied, shaking his head.
"You're drunk ash well," she pointed out.
"I'm not as drunk as you. You're the one who's hogging the Firewhisky," Harry retorted. Ginny passed it to him and he gulped some down.
"I hate Zachariash Shmith. I hate him. I hate him. I hate him. And I love you, Hermy-own, Loony, Ronnikinsh, Gred, Forge, Barlie, Cill. Who are those old people again? Oh yeah, Mum and Dad," Ginny rambled.
"I love you too, Gin," Harry said, planting a wet, sloppy kiss on her cheek.
"Haha. You just kissed me! You like me! Haha," Ginny said, giggling.
"Of coursh I do. I have shince shixth year," Harry said, getting as drunk as his companion.
"Wow. Can I kish you?" Ginny asked, awestruck.
"Sure," Harry replied casually, shrugging. Ginny quickly kissed him, wrapping her arms around his neck. Harry placed his hands on her waist, kissing her with all his love and desire. She broke the kiss and dragged him to her bedroom.
Ginny woke up and winced. Her head was pounding and the bloody birds were so damn loud! She looked around wearily. Clothes were thrown everywhere, including a pair of boxers.
What the hell happened last night? she asked herself quizzically. Then, everything seemed to click and Ginny's eyes widened. She looked beside her and gasped.
"Holy shit!" Ginny yelled. Oh God, I'm loud! She heard a moan and knew that Harry had just come back into the real world. She quickly covered herself with the duvet, panicking.
"Argh, my head," Harry complained. He seemed oblivious to the fact that Ginny was beside him and that they were stark naked. He reached for his glasses and put them on.
"Oh my God!" he shouted when he saw her.
"Shut up, you're making a racket! And…I know!" Ginny shrieked.
"Shit, what if…oh my God, I slept with you!" Harry said frantically. He didn't want to face Ron's wrath, considering what he did to Zacharias Smith.
"What are we going to do?" Ginny asked, covering her face with her hands.
"I don't know! I don't even know what the hell happened!"
"Well, judging from my headache and the volume of our voices, I think we got drunk," Ginny explained dryly.
Harry groaned. If anyone else slept with the woman they were madly in love with, they would be happy. But Harry wasn't happy. The woman he was in love with didn't love him back, she was his best mate's sister and if her brothers and father found out, they would kick his arse. And they made Voldemort look like an innocent little puppy.
"Oh, Merlin," Ginny whimpered.
"We can't tell anyone," Harry said hastily.
"Luna would probably know," she said.
"Yeah," he agreed, "But we can't tell Ron or any of your other brothers."
"Yeah, I don't want my best friend to die," she joked. Harry's heart sank. Of course Ginny still thought of him as her best friend.
"Oh God, I have to get to the Ministry," Harry said, standing up. He quickly covered himself with the duvet while he grabbed his boxers.
"Er, its Saturday, Harry," Ginny pointed out.
"Oh, right," he said, still getting dressed.
"Listen, we have to forget about this, alright? We're still friends, we didn't just sleep together and we're totally cool," Ginny said.
"Of course," Harry replied, buttoning his shirt.
"Okay, can you close your eyes for a bit?" Ginny asked. Harry shut his eyes quickly while she put on her dressing gown.
"You can open them now," she said.
"Okay, I'm going to go now before Ron goes to my house and finds out I'm not there. We'll talk about this later," Harry said. He Disapparated and Ginny stared at the spot he was at before in wonder.
Things were so weird now, knowing that she slept with him. And that dream about snogging him before that. Ginny groaned. What was going on with her?
Now, Harry seemed so familiar with her. Ever since she had started remembering him, she knew she was getting to know him better and her feelings were getting out of whack.
Suddenly, she was in the Gryffindor Common Room. Everyone was chatting happily and laughing. The Portrait Hole opened and Harry came in. For some reason, Ginny ran over to him and he kissed her. This feels nice.
Then, she was in the Chamber of Secrets. Ginny gasped. She had been having dreams about this the whole summer before her seventh year. But something was different. There was no basilisk or Tom Riddle. There WAS, however, a phoenix and…a hat? She looked up and gaped. A very young-looking Harry was standing over her with a sword in his hand.
She looked at the locket he gave her. It was so special and he had given it to HER. She quickly shook her head to clear her thoughts.
Ginny walked into the kitchen to find Luna reading the Daily Prophet and munching on some toast.
"Hey," she greeted, "Have fun last night?"
She blushed furiously and grabbed some toast off her.
"How do you know?" Ginny asked. She was still red in the face.
"Oh, I could hear you guys," Luna replied casually, "It's kind of disturbing, though, thinking of you and Zacharias."
Ginny froze. Luna still thought that she was with Zacharias.
"It was Zacharias, right?" she asked slowly.
"He dumped me. He was cheating on me with some girl named Daphne Greengrass," Ginny replied quietly.
"Oh my God," Luna breathed, "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine now. But I had the weirdest dream. I was snogging Zacharias but then he turned into Harry! And then Harry dropped in and I guess we got drunk and…you know," Ginny said, blushing again.
"You shagged Harry?" Luna squealed, "And you dreamt that you were snogging him?"
"I know! Things are so weird now," she whined.
"Maybe you fancy him," Luna suggested.
"What?" Ginny yelled incredulously, "No! I got flashes of him – did he ever kiss me in the Gryffindor Common Room?"
"You have to ask Hermione. I'll go get her," Luna said and she quickly Disapparated. She appeared seconds later with Hermione.
"What?" Hermione snapped, "I really have to plan my upcoming wedding, you know! And your prat of a brother is so damn clueless! Urgh, it's like working with a five-year-old!"
"I slept with Harry," Ginny blurted out. Hermione's tone quickly changed and she gaped.
"Wait, what about Zacharias?" Hermione asked, frowning.
"He dumped me. Said he was cheating on me," Ginny replied. For some reason, it didn't hurt as much now.
"Ah," Hermione said, nodding, "So, how did it happen?"
"Wait. You have to promise not to tell Ron," Ginny said.
"I promise," Hermione said boldly.
"Well, I had a dream that I was kissing Zacharias but then he turned into Harry. He came over and we got drunk and I guess that's how we shagged. When we left, I got these flashes. The first one was where he kissed me in the Common Room. The second one was in this chamber thing and he was standing over me. Did those things happen?" Ginny asked, looking at her friend.
"Yup. It's time for you to learn about your history with Harry," Hermione said, sounding a lot like a teacher.
"Okay," Ginny said enthusiastically. She was desperate to remember him; she wanted to remember what he was like before she met him two months ago.
"Okay, ever since you were little, you heard the story about the Boy-Who-Lived AKA Harry. Well, that's what Ron told me. Anyways, when Ron arrived back at the Burrow, he told you all about him, since he was his best friend. When Harry stayed there, you always blushed and knocked things over in his presence. Basically, you had a crush on him.
In your first year, as you know, you were possessed by Voldemort. Harry saved you from him in the Chamber of Secrets. Harry didn't fancy you then because he was too busy fawning over that Cho girl. You gave up on him in your fourth year and you guys became friends. We, as in you, Harry, Ron, Luna, Neville and I actually fought together in the Department of Mysteries, where I work now.
In your fifth year, Harry started noticing you, not as his friend or his best mate's sister but as a potential girlfriend. He started fancying you and you guys started going out. By the end of your fifth year, Harry broke up with you because he didn't want you to be Voldemort's target.
In your sixth year, you guys were still apart and Harry was planning to get together with you again but you lost your memory. You jumped in front of that spell because you loved him so much and you didn't want to see him get hurt and to let the wizarding world live in ruins. He was so hurt and he already lost so many loved ones. He moved to France and stayed there for a year. He came back and well, you know what happens next," Hermione explained.
"It's like an actual story," Luna said serenely, "A very interesting and fascinating story, actually."
"It is," Hermione agreed.
"Does he still have feelings for me?" Ginny asked tentatively.
"Oh yes," Hermione said.
"No. This can't be," Ginny whispered as she sat down on the sofa. She thought of all her memories of them snogging and holding hands. She had to admit it felt very comforting yet passionate at the same time.
"The most important thing now is how YOU feel," Hermione said, looking at her carefully.
"I don't think I like him," she replied quietly, "It's too soon. My feelings are all messed up. I feel like I've known him all my life now. It's so weird to think that I used to have a crush on him and that he saved my life."
"It's not THAT weird," Luna said thoughtfully, "If you guys are meant to be together, then those things are bound to happen."
"Hmm," Ginny said, frowning, "Its like, now that you've told me what happened, my old feelings are washing over me. But the strange thing is – I don't actually think I like him. It's too soon for a relationship. Sure, we flirted a few times during the summer but it's nothing serious."
"You must like him if you shagged him," Hermione commented. Ginny glared at her.
"Well, Harry's never stopped fancying you. It proves that he isn't a cheating bastard like Zacharias Smith because he actually LIKES you," Luna pointed out.
"I guess," Ginny said, sighing, "I just don't want to ruin our friendship. I mean, things would be so awkward if I told him that I didn't like him."
"That's normal – I felt the same way before Ron and I started going out," Hermione said with a dreamy smile.
"All the male friends that I have are taken so I can't really say much," Luna said, shrugging.
"Oh yes, just to tell you, Ron and I have decided to do some wedding stuff tomorrow. So Ron, Luna and I are going to look at the tables and chairs while you and Harry go food sampling. I'm sorry about the arrangement," Hermione said apologetically as Ginny paled.
"I'm going to go food sampling with Harry?" she repeated slowly.
"Yes," Hermione replied.
"Great – just bloody great. Now that we shagged and I know that he's in love with me, things shouldn't be different between us," Ginny said sarcastically.
"I'm sorry, Gin. I have to go. Bye," Hermione said as she Disapparated.
"If he's in love with you, he'd probably do something when you're food sampling," Luna told her.
"I guess," Ginny replied, frowning.
Luna moved to get up when she suddenly froze.
"Wait, Ginny…I just realized something…what if you're pregnant?" Luna asked frantically. She froze. She had never thought about that. She quickly muttered the spell that her mother taught her. White sparks flew out of her wand and Ginny sighed with relief.
Hermione arrived at her house to find Harry sitting there with his head in his hands.
"Harry?" she asked.
"I slept with Ginny," he said, groaning, "Tell me I'm a prat."
"I know, she told me," Hermione replied, "But you're not a prat. You were drunk."
"Oh God, I lost my relationship with her and now I'm losing my friendship with her," Harry complained.
"Well, to tell you the truth, Ginny might fancy you," Hermione explained.
"Oh, come off it, Hermione. She doesn't fancy me," Harry scoffed.
"I think she will," she said simply.
"No, she won't. Thanks for trying to make me feel better, though," Harry said sadly.
Hermione rolled her eyes. Are all people who are destined to be together always oblivious?
"Well, to make you feel better, you and Gin are going to go food sampling tomorrow while Ron, Luna and I choose the tables and stuff," Hermione said. Harry's reaction was similar to Ginny's. He went pale and started muttering incoherently.
A/N: please review!