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A/N: Sorry it took so long to post this chapter! With the computer being down at work and having to share a computer at home with my wife who needs the computer for school, it's been difficult to get the time to type up the chapters and post them as I want to. Hopefully I can post the next couple of chapters with out incident. Enjoy!

Chapter 2: Realizations and Confessions

"Hey Gin."

"Harry…" said Gin, her voice still filled with emotion. "I had no id-…"

"I know, nobody did, not even Ron or Hermione, though they had an idea," said Harry, "I didn't want anyone else to get hurt because of me. Least of all you…" He blushed.

"You never gave anyone the chance. Especially me and the next thing you know we're all fighting with you and we don't know why. I know Ron and Hermione know, so please, for once tell me and how are you doing this?"

"Mind Link, it's a form of Legimens. I've mastered Legimens and Occulmens while I was out with Ron and Hermione fighting Voldemort. Don't worry though, by the time we're done, hardly any time will have past. It's all instantaneous; it's really hard to explain."

"Wow! That's amazing," said Ginny excitedly.

"Unlike Legimens and Occulmency, Mind Link only can happen between people who are very close to another," Harry informed her.

"Oh" Ginny said, although she was actually quite pleased that she and Harry were still close after everything that had happened and with so much time that had past.

"As for not giving anyone a chance… I've been a marked man, since birth," said Harry, "and all because of a stupid prophecy made around the time I was born."

"The one that broke in the Department of Mysteries?" asked Ginny, "I though nobody heard it."

"I thought that too, but one person already knew and two others only got half," Harry let out a sigh, "They were Dumbledore, Snape and Voldemort. That's why Voldemort tricked me into going to the Ministry of Magic, and getting the prophecy."

"I know it always seems that Professor Dumbledore seems to know everything, but how did he know about this?" asked Ginny.

"He was there," said Harry, "At the Hogs Head when the prophecy was made. Just like we were spied on when we started the D.A. his was being spied on that night. However the spy was caught half way through and thrown out of the tavern."

"Snape," Ginny said, "But, who made the prophecy?"

"Professor Trelawny," said Harry, "She really does have the seer's talent but only off and on. She's only done it twice that I know of. Dumbledore was about to do away with Divination Class when she applied. He believed her to be a fraud, until she started having the vision. She said something like a child born at the end of July, their parents defied Voldemort three times, and would have the power that Voldemort doesn't have and that they have to kill each other. Or at least that's what the first part said."

"So what was the rest of it?"

"Well, to understand it, you have to know that the first part of the prophecy actually meant two people. Both of our parents were in the Order of the Phoenix. I was one and Neville was the other."

"Then why did the prophecy have yours and Voldemort's names on it?" asked Ginny, a bit shocked.

"Dumbledore said that because Voldemort didn't have the second half of the prophecy that he acted too soon. The night he killed my parents, he actually came to kill me. My dad died first, and then mum, trying to protect me. When she sacrificed herself for me, it gave me a special protection that made the Avada Kedavra back fire on Voldemort." Harry absently rubbed the scar on his forehead. "When it did he transferred some of his powers and abilities to me and created a sort of link."

"That doesn't really explain anything."

"Well the second part said something like, 'The Dark Lord mark the one with the power to destroy him as his equal' and he left me with this," Harry said pointing to the lightning bolt scar on his forehead. "It's also the reason why I can talk to snakes and see into Voldemort's thoughts. He didn't know about it though until the night your dad was attacked by the snake. Dumbledore said I went in so far that Voldemort was able to sense me inside his head. He then tried to possess me, but failed because of his soul being in so many pieces."

"Whoa, Harry, slow down," Ginny said quickly. 'I forgot I hadn't even told Ron and Hermione that part and Ginny doesn't know about the Horcruxes,' Harry thought to himself. "What's a Horcrux?" asked Ginny.

"I forgot while our minds are linked we can read each others thoughts…" Harry said somewhat embarrassed, "But then, we're not even speaking to each other, at least not with our voices."

"You're avoiding the subject," Ginny said somewhat annoyed, her eyes told Harry she was trying to concentrate on something.

"It won't work; you aren't trained to probe my mind like I could yours. Even if you were, I could use Occulmency to shut out your mind and I am confident enough to think I can still keep up the Mind Link while shutting out your thoughts." Harry warned her.

"You wouldn't dare!" Ginny challenged him mockingly.

"Maybe, but I'll tell you anyway. We don't have much time so I'll make this quick." Harry took a deep breath, "A Horcrux is a bit of dark magic that is unmentionable in most books. Very few people know what they are. Even Dumbledore didn't know. Somehow Voldemort found out about them, but he didn't know how to make one. Slughorn, unknowingly, told him how to do so, and only because he told him it was for a project and was one of Slughorn's favorite students. Dumbledore and I discovered Tom Riddle split his soul into seven pieces, and made six of them Horcruxes. The snake that attacked your dad was one and the diary we destroyed was another." He didn't want to bring up that subject because he knew Ginny was still a bit sensitive about being controlled by Voldemort in her first year. The only person she ever really ever talked about it with was Harry. "That's what Ron, Hermione, and I have been doing, because as long as a piece of his soul remains he can still comeback. Dumbledore managed to find and destroy another one and we found a fake one the night he died. I later discovered what happened to it of course, and found the locations of the other ones and destroyed them too."

"So what does that have to do with him not being able to possess you?" asked Ginny, it was definitely a lot to take in all at once, she couldn't imagine Harry having to deal with all of this for the last seven years of his life.

"Well, he's able to, but not for very long, because it causes him a lot of pain," said Harry, "I can do it to him too, but he is much better at Occulmens than I am."

"So this is why you broke up with me," it was more of a statement that an actual question.

"Listen Gin, about that," Harry was quite nervous now, "I just didn't want you to get hurt! Everyone else who has ever loved me and has tried to protect me has died. My parents, Sirius and even Dumbledore! It's my fault they're all gone and I couldn't take it if anything happened to you too!"

"Too bad Snape saw right through you!" Ginny yelled at him, her voice a bit sounded a bit more harshly than she wanted it to.

"Gin, I-I…"

"No Harry! You broke up with me for some stupid, noble reason, but didn't even think to consider that either Malfoy or Snape could have seen how close we have become! I know you tried to protect me, but it was already too late for that!"

"But, Gin…"

"No Harry! I'd be furious if I didn't love you so much! I have every right to be, but I love you!" Harry felt the rush of emotion coming out of Ginny all at once, "That's right Harry James Potter. I love you, more than anything! I always have with all my heart and when I finally have you, you think it's better for us to be apart because you think you will lose me! But it hurt so much more, especially during all the times I thought I'd never see you again!"

Despite the verbal assault from Ginny, Harry just stood there smiling. "Harry…?"

"Don't worry Gin, I think I can do this now, I know what to do," His voice was strangely calm and even. Ginny's eyes grew wide, as if automatically knowing his intentions. He was hiding his thoughts from her and she knew it, but she also knew him enough to know what he might do.

Deep within her mind she heard his last thoughts to her as the final vision faded. 'I love you Ginny, Good Bye!' She felt them with such a great force that she could feel the true depth of how much he really did love her. Her eyes welled up with tears. "Harry, no…" she whispered.