I'll Always Remember You

By Duck Goddess

Disclaimer: I don't own HP bla bla bla.

KRB91 – Thanks! LOL, go Harry! Yeah, but if they realized that they loved each other in an instant the story wouldn't be as…long?

Starfiregirl5671 – You mean, you don't want Zacharias to beat the crap out of Harry and vice versa?

basketball15 – Hehehe…maybe those strategies will come in useful someday.

superspunky7 – LOL, why? Why does he have to be so good-looking? I was ROTFLMAO when I read your review. Well, even though Zacharias got into Auror training, Harry's the bloody Boy-Who-Lived and the 'Chosen One'! Sadly, not a lot of the Weasleys get to see this…only Ginny and her parents.

Caitlyn – That's alright. I take it as a compliment that you want me to update so quickly (not a good thing to my ego)! Well, you'll see what Zacharias will do…

Wolf's scream – LOL, oops, forgot the infamous Bat-Bogey Hex. Ah well, she gets to hex him in this chapter. Yes, that git certainly is conceited…

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kitkatgirl – Thanks for pointing that out. I'll try to watch out for those.

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BowlingStar – That's okay. I'm glad you won the senior game. Good luck for the junior one!

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Alcartas - LOL, well, I hope this update was fast enough!

A/N: This is the last you'll see of Zacharias stupid-ass Smith! Woo hoo!

Chapter Fourteen – The Duel

Harry Apparated to The Burrow and smiled as he saw Mr. and Mrs. Weasley. They were like his surrogate parents since, obviously, his weren't alive anymore. What stopped Harry from thinking that the Weasleys were his real family was his infatuation with Ginny. It would be kind of disturbing if siblings had those kinds of feelings for each other.

"Harry, dear! I'm so glad you came!" Mrs. Weasley cried, flinging her arms around him, "Hmm…you look a bit thin. I knew you wouldn't take care of yourself properly, living by yourself!"

"Molly, give it a rest. Hello, Harry," Mr. Weasley said gently, shaking his hand.

"Hello, Mr. Weasley. Um, why do you want to talk to me?" Harry asked bluntly.

"Well, we're a bit worried about Ginny," Mr. Weasley said, glancing at his wife.

Harry felt the familiar swooping sensation in his stomach when he heard her name but he tried to hide it from them.

"Why?" he asked casually.

"Well, she hasn't talked to us lately. And I'm not sure if she's been taking proper care of herself. I don't know what I was thinking, letting her move out of The Burrow straight out of Hogwarts. Of course, Luna's lovely, but…I'm just worried about her. Ron told us that Zacharias Smith was with another woman. Funny, when she brought him to dinner, he seemed so nice…anyways, I'm just scared that she's…not well. Ever since she, you know, lost her memory, she hasn't been very careful," Mrs. Weasley explained sadly.

"So, you think that I would know how she's doing?" Harry asked, surprised.

"Ron and Hermione would be too busy with the wedding so I thought you might know. You two have always been very close," Mr. Weasley said.

Harry imagined himself telling them that he and Ginny actually slept together. Mr. Weasley would tell Bill, Charlie, Fred, George and Ron and they'd all beat the crap out of him, despite the fact that he was friends with all of them. Mrs. Weasley would be horrified and disown him, even though he wasn't actually her son. He inwardly shuddered.

"I'm sure Ginny's fine," Harry said, carefully not looking at either of them.

"Alright then, I trust your judgment. Biscuit?" Mrs. Weasley offered. Just as he was about to take one, Ginny appeared out of thin air.

Ginny closed her eyes and envisioned Harry's flat and Apparated. It was empty. Damn! She Apparated into Ron's and Hermione's house and opened her eyes.

"Gin? What's wrong?" Ron asked worriedly.

"Nothing's wrong. Have you seen Harry?" she asked quickly.

"Nope. Do you want to stay and plan the wedding with us?" Hermione asked kindly.

"Sorry, I can't. Zacharias Smith is on the loose. Bye!"

"What did she mean by that?" Ron asked his fiancée.

"I think something happened between her and Zacharias. But why would she be looking for Harry?" she questioned, frowning.

"I dunno," Ron said, shrugging.

Ginny Apparated back to the Ministry and looked around. Neither Harry nor Zacharias was there. She sighed. She Disapparated and arrived at her flat. Luna looked up from the report she was writing and smiled.

"Hey! I was getting worried. Where were you?"

"At the Ministry," she replied wearily, "Zacharias is looking for Harry. Do you know where Harry could be?"

"Hmm. Have you checked his flat?"

"Yup."

"Ron and Hermione's house?"

"Yup."

"Oh shit. I have no idea."

"Oh, God," Ginny complained, "Where the hell can he be?"

"Hmm. At The Burrow?" Luna suggested.

"Why would he go to The Burrow?" Ginny asked, frowning.

"I dunno. It came out from the top of my head. Why don't you check anyways?"

"Yeah, I guess. See ya," she said and she Disapparated. She arrived at her childhood home to find Harry and her parents in the garden.

Ginny ran outside and tried to grab Harry but her parents got in the way.

"Ginny! I haven't seen you for so long! Come on, have a biscuit!" Mrs. Weasley said excitedly, offering her a plate.

"Hi, Mum, Dad. Harry, we have to go, now! Zacharias Smith is looking for you!" Ginny said hastily, grabbing his hand. Suddenly, there was a CRACK! and Zacharias appeared.

"Oh. And I thought he would be too stupid to come here," Ginny muttered.

"There is something going on between you two! Look, you're holding hands! Incarcerous!" Zacharias cried and Ginny and her parents were bound by ropes.

"No one will stop me from dueling you, now," Zacharias said with a manic smile. Ginny couldn't help but feel a bit frightened. Harry was frowning as though he couldn't decide between dueling Zacharias or just freeing the Weasleys and stopping Zacharias in an instant.

"Just because Ginny's in love with Harry it doesn't mean you have to attack him," Mr. Weasley reasoned.

"SHUT UP!" Zacharias roared and put a Silencing Charm on him.

"Finally. I get to duel you. You have no idea how long I've waited for this. I've always hated you. Everyone loved you even though you're a piece of shit. You're so noble and ungrateful – you have everything but you don't even appreciate it!" Zacharias yelled angrily.

"Excuse me," Harry said coldly, "My parents are dead."

"And now Ginny wants you too! She doesn't know that you're a fraud…you didn't defeat Voldemort yourself! It's because of your stupid mother that you survived–"

"Ginny doesn't want me! She doesn't want you either because you're such a fucking prat! She doesn't want you because you cheated on her with Daphne Greengrass!" Okay, he thinks I don't want him. Does that mean he doesn't want me to want him? Ginny asked herself, Aha! That's another piece of evidence proving that he doesn't fancy me.

"Well, at least Daphne was better in bed than her –"

"Expelliarmus!" Harry suddenly shouted.

"Protego!" Zacharias said, blocking the spell.

"Stupefy!" they both cried in unison.

"Incendio!" Zacharias shouted but the fire missed Harry and it set fire to the rose bushes instead. No one seemed to notice except Mrs. Weasley who started crying uncontrollably.

"Tarantallegra!" Harry said lazily and Zacharias started dancing uncontrollably.

"Wingardium Leviosa!" Zacharias yelled and Harry was lifted up a metre into the air and suddenly, he fell onto the ground on his back. Ginny gasped.

Harry stood up slowly, the rage evident in his manic-looking eyes. He threw his wand away and tackled Zacharias to the ground. Before the Weasleys could do anything, they started punching and kicking each other. Harry reached for his wand, unfroze Ginny and her parents and lifted the Silencing Charm on Mr. Weasley.

Zacharias was about to send another spell at Harry but Ginny froze both of them in an instant. They both stood stiffly, breathing heavily. Harry had a black eye and a cut on his cheek but Zacharias was worse off.

"No one is going to interrupt me while I'm saying this," Ginny growled, glaring at both of them.

"Smith, you are an IDIOT! Coming up to The Burrow just to duel Harry when I clearly told you that we are OVER! It's your own bloody fault anyways, for sleeping with that Daphne Greenflower or whatever! And LOOK at what you've done to my parents' garden!" Ginny shrieked, pointing to the rose bushes.

"And the poor gnomes are probably burnt as well, you bastard! You're an evil, gnome killer! You should apologize to my parents right now!" Ginny yelled.

"Sorry," Zacharias mumbled, staring at his feet. Harry smirked.

"And Harry!" Ginny continued as soon as she spotted his smirk. His smirk quickly vanished. "You're an IDIOT as well! Why the hell did you duel him? You know he's been dropped on the head as a baby! So YOU should apologize to my parents as well for causing so much trouble!"

"Sorry," Harry said meekly. Ginny's parents stared at their daughter, their jaws hanging. Ginny narrowed her eyes and waved her wand. Soon, flying bat things were attacking their faces.

"AARRGGGHH!" they screamed in unison.

"God, you're BOTH morons! I'm going home! Bye, Mum, Dad," Ginny said, hugging them. She Disapparated and Harry and Zacharias followed after that.

"That was interesting," Mr. Weasley commented to his wife, "Who knew they were so bad at dueling? And Harry defeated Voldemort, for Merlin's sake!"

Ginny arrived at her flat, fuming. Luna took one quick look at her and ran to get the chocolate.

"Here," Luna said, thrusting it into her hands.

"Thanks," Ginny replied gratefully, "God, chocolate is the best!"

"What happened?" Luna inquired.

"Well, I went to The Burrow and Harry was there. I think he just wanted to visit my parents or something and talk about the wedding. Anyways, I tried to get him away but then Smith arrived. They started dueling and I stopped them."

"Who are you pissed at, then? Zacharias or Harry?" Luna asked bluntly.

"Well, I think it's obvious that I'm more pissed at Zacharias. I mean, I told him straightforwardly that we were OVER. But, NOO, he just HAS to track down Harry, go to The Burrow, duel him and set fire to the garden!" Ginny ranted.

"He set fire to the garden?" Luna said hysterically, "The poor gnomes!"

"I know," Ginny agreed grimly, "They're probably burnt. That bugger."

"But why are you pissed at Harry? He didn't do anything wrong," Luna said, frowning.

"He shouldn't have dueled Zacharias. He shouldn't have fallen for the bait. He should have just released me and let me kick his arse!" Ginny said furiously.

"Well, he probably just got really ticked off. I mean, Zacharias is one git you have to fight," Luna said wisely, "So, I don't think you should stay mad at Harry."

"I guess you're right," Ginny said, sighing, "You're always right, anyways. No wonder you were in Ravenclaw."

"Of course," she replied proudly, "That's why I'm your best friend. So I can talk you out of doing anything stupid."

A/N: I know, I know, pointless chapter. I just wanted Harry to kick Zacharias' arse (don't we all? LOL). Review anyways!