"GINNY WHERE ARE YOU" shouted Mrs Weasley from the kitchen "DINNER TIME" Ginny sighed and got up from where she had been sitting under the old oak tree in the back garden 'I'm surprised my mum even remembered me' thought Ginny, she then wiped her tear stained face with the sleeve of her cardigan and slowly began to make her way towards the house.
When Ginny entered the Dinning room she saw that everybody was almost half way through there dinner already. "Ginny where were you?" asked Mrs Weasley "We've nearly finished!" Ginny just shrugged her shoulders and sat down in the only empty chair at the table. 'I was only in the back garden crying my eyes out' Ginny thought as she helped herself to some roast chicken 'No big deal'.
Ginny was just about to reach for the boiled potatoes when she heard someone say her name, "What did you say Ron?" said Ginny as she turned towards him. Ron who was in the middle of shovelling pieces of chicken into his mouth looked up. "I dumdum day mufhin" said Ron, Ginny looked at him puzzled. "I fink e woz Darry" continued Ron trying to swallow his food so that Ginny could hear him better. Ron then opened his mouth to repeat what he had just but Ginny decided it was best to stop him. "Erm thanks Ron" said Ginny "I think I got it" she then looked over at Harry who had been waiting for her to realise it was him who had said her name. "Did you say something Harry?" said Ginny trying hard not to blush, 'Get a hold of yourself girl' thought Ginny 'He doesn't like you so just get over it'. "I asked if you were alright" said Harry "Only you look like you've been crying" Ginny tried to muster up a smile with great difficulty "Yeah" Ginny lied "Erm the sun was in my eyes before when I was walking in the back garden and err I have hay fever" Harry looked at her puzzled then he turned his attention to the window and saw that it was dark outside. Harry then turned his gaze back to Ginny but she had already started another conversation with Hermione.
"So have you finished your potions homework?" asked Ginny, Hermione looked up from her plate full of food and frowned "No" said Hermione "I can't find a thing about it in our potions book and I think it's because the book we need to do it is the one we need to buy for sixth year" Ginny tried to look like she found the subject fascinating "Really?" said Ginny in a strange voice that was not her own. Ron who was sitting next to Hermione had been listening to what they were saying "Just like Snape" said Ron angrily "Give us an assignment that's impossible to do without a book we don't have" Hermione started to laugh as she stared at Ron. "What's so funny about that?" demanded Ron thinking Hermione was laughing at what he had just said, "You've got gravy all around your mouth" said Hermione giggling; Ron used his sleeve to wipe his mouth. "Oh Ron don't use your sleeve" said Hermione smiling; she then picked up a napkin off the table and began to use it to wipe his mouth. Ginny just turned away from the both of them 'That's right' thought Ginny 'It's not like I was involved in the conversation anyway I just started it'. Ginny couldn't take it anymore, she'd had enough, and she jumped up from the table so quickly that Hermione gave a start next to her. "I've just got to get something from the kitchen" Ginny said but no one paid the slightest bit of attention or even acknowledged they heard her and nobody even notices as Ginny hurried out the room. Nobody that is except Harry who had been watching Ginny closely and had seen her leave, without a word to anyone he got up from the table and headed into the kitchen. Harry entered the kitchen just in time to see a mass of red hair flying out of the kitchen door, he hesitated then making up his mind he crossed the kitchen and headed straight out the back door after Ginny.
Ginny who had not seen Harry follow her sat with her head in her hands; once again under the old oak tree at the back of the garden; it was her favourite place to go when she was upset and Ginny thought of it as her sanctuary. To Ginny it was a safe place to go when she just wanted to be alone to think about things without being disturbed. This time however Ginny was disturbed from her thoughts, she was disturbed by Harry's voice calling out her name; Ginny listened.
"GINNY!" shouted Harry "I KNOW YOUR OUT HERE BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE OUT HERE YOU ARE" Ginny giggled quietly to herself but then stopped. 'Go back inside' Ginny thought 'I don't exist remember; I'm just invisible' Harry didn't go away but carried on searching around the garden for any signs of red hair. "Ginny is that you?" he said spotting something moving near a bush, he moved towards the bush "I only want to talk to you" said Harry as he edged nearer but then Harry jumped backwards as a small little gnome ran out of the bush. "Ouch" said Harry angrily; the gnome had just run towards him and bit his leg. Then the gnome just looked up at Harry as if waiting for something, "Well I don't want to talk to you" said Harry massaging his throbbing leg and then he heard giggling coming from the old oak tree just to the right off him. Harry walked towards it though he was now walking strangely from the pain the bite on his leg was giving him, "Ginny is that you?" said Harry and when he got no response he sighed, "Ginny if that is you" said Harry "Please could you let me know save me getting bitten from another gnome" Ginny hesitated then popped her head from around the oak tree. "I'm here" said Ginny "And don't worry I won't bite you" Harry grinned at her but his grin soon faded when he saw that she had been crying.
Harry walked around the tree to where Ginny was and sat down beside her, he looked at her for several minutes and it was then Ginny realised that here she was in front of the guy she had a crush on with a tear stained face and watery eyes. Ginny quickly wiped her face with the sleeve of her cardigan and then turned to look at Harry who had been staring at her the whole time. "What?" said Ginny as she saw Harry looking at her, 'He's probably thinking how pathetic I am' Ginny thought miserably 'I bet he has come out here just to have a laugh at me' Harry however did not laugh and just continued to look at Ginny strangely. "I told you about my hay fever" Ginny snapped but then she regretted it; 'It's not his fault I'm invisible' she thought'.
"Well I've never seen you so much as sneeze before" said Harry "and now your telling me you've suddenly caught hay fever" he did not look amused as he said this but Ginny gave him a dirty look anyway. "So you going to tell me what's the matter?" said Harry, Ginny looked away from him and tears began to form in her eyes, 'Just tell him' Ginny thought 'No wait he'll think I'm stupid oh to hell with it, he can't think I'm more stupid than he already does' Ginny turned to look at Harry with her eyes still watery and took a deep breath; 'here goes nothing' she thought.
"I'm sick of being treated like I'm invisible" said Ginny, Harry looked surprised at Ginny's words. "What do you mean?" asked Harry looking at her carefully, Ginny knew it was now or never so she summoned up her courage and came straight out with it. "Nobody notices me at all" said Ginny sadly "They just ignore me and it makes me feel like I don't matter; like I might as well be invisible" Ginny couldn't go on after that she was trying so hard not to cry but it was no good, she looked at Harry with tears in her eyes and tried to read his expression.
The look on Harry's face surprised it because it almost looked as if Harry was upset too but there was something odd about the way he was looking at Ginny but she couldn't figure out what it was. Something about the expression set upon his face and the emotion in his eyes that not only showed sadness but love; there was so much love in Harry's eyes and if Ginny would have not been so upset she might have realised this but because she was too blinded by her own grief it went unnoticed. If only Ginny could have read Harry's mind at this precise moment she would have known that this boy that she had loved for so long didn't think she was invisible.
Ginny however was too busy lost in her own miserable thoughts to notice anything around her in fact I don't think Ginny was even aware of Harry being there at that moment in time. 'I bet he thinks I'm really pathetic now' thought Ginny 'I wouldn't blame him for laughing' What Harry did next surprised Ginny to say the least instead of laughing at her or walking away he reached for Ginny's hand and held it in his own. "But Ginny you do matter and nobody thinks your invisible" said Harry "well at least I don't think that you are"
Ginny looked down and noticed that Harry was holding her hand; she smiled slightly. Then Ginny look towards the house in which she had grown up; 'I've lived in that house all my life' thought Ginny 'but it doesn't feel like home, home is not where you feel like an outsider or where your own family treat you like stranger. Home is where you feel loved not invisible' Ginny then realised Harry was still beside her holding her hand 'He's not running away' thought Ginny and she instantly felt a bit better.
'Maybe I'm blowing this whole thing out of proportion' thought Ginny 'of course my family love me but then why do they always ignore me?' Ginny's could no stop the tears falling from her eyes no matter how hard she tried too. Harry just sat there the whole time watching her feeling helpless. 'What should I do?' thought Harry 'Tell her how you feel you idiot but maybe it's the wrong time; she's too upset'
"If I wasn't here anymore nobody would notice" said Ginny bringing Harry out of his thoughts, she looked up at Harry through watery eyes, "I'd notice Ginny" said Harry. Ginny shook her head sadly "Most of the time I feel like I'm invisible" said Ginny, Harry said nothing; he just looked at her for several minutes. Then Harry suddenly did something that made Ginny feel like she was anything but invisible.
Harry leaned towards Ginny, Ginny looked puzzled and surprised as Harry did this but before she could utter a single word; Harry kissed her. At that moment Ginny forgot about everything, she forgot about how sad she was feeling, how everyone always ignored and she even forgot why she was there under the oak tree in the first place. All that Ginny Weasley knew was that Harry Potter was here beside her and that he was kissing her. Ginny's heart leaped with joy, Harry Potter was actually kissing her, Harry; the only person she had ever loved, the only person she ever could love and the only person she ever would love. Unknown to Ginny Harry's mind was whirling as well; all he could think of was how great it felt to finally be kissing her, to finally be so close to her; to finally be doing what he had dreamed about for so long but had never plucked up the courage to do until now.
When the kiss finally ended Ginny looked at Harry and saw that he was looking at her like he'd never looked at her before. There was so much love in Harry's eyes, so much happiness and Ginny smiled like she had not done for the longest time. Ginny's smile was not forced nor was it fake; for the first time in what seemed like forever; Ginny Weasley felt loved. Harry and Ginny stared at each other for the longest time without saying anything, they just looked at each other like they were the only two people in the world and Ginny began to think that maybe thinks would get better after all.
It was Ginny who broke the silence first as she looked at Harry frowning, "Why Harry? Why did you kiss me?" asked Ginny and even though she had a feeling what the answer would be; she knew she had to hear it from Harry's lips. Harry smiled at her lovingly "Because I wanted too" said Harry and Ginny was still not satisfied though she felt like she was just about the luckiest girl in the world at that moment. "But why?" asked Ginny once again "I'm not that special, I'm not that great. I mean I'm just me; Ginny Weasley" Harry let go off Ginny's hand and wrapped both his arms around her waist; Ginny thought her heart would explode. "And what's wrong with that?" Harry asked, Ginny opened her mouth to say something but Harry cut her off. "What's wrong with just being Ginny Weasley?" said Harry, Ginny thought about it 'What's wrong with me' thought Ginny 'Hmmm I wonder if he's got enough time for me to tell him everything that's wrong with me. This is crazy; Harry Potter is here with his arms around me and I'm still not happy. There's just now pleasing me is there?'
"I'll tell you what's wrong with that" said Ginny "everything. I mean that's it, I'm just Ginny Weasley and that's all I'll ever be just, not that pretty, not that smart, not that anything; all I am is just Ginny" Harry started to laugh after she had said this and Ginny felt like punching him though she knew she never would be able too. "Ginny you don't have to be any of that stuff. You don't have to be super smart or anything like that and who says your not pretty?" said Harry, Ginny was so shocked and completely thrown by what Harry had just said that she just remained speechless and for a moment or two Harry thought she had been petrified. "You mean you like me because I'm me?" said Ginny blushing, Harry watched her for a moment. 'She is so pretty when she blushes' thought Harry 'I can't believe she thinks so little of herself' Harry had fallen in love with Ginny during fifth year and his love for her had only increased since. In Harry's eyes Ginny was everything and he wanted her to know it too.
"Ginny" said Harry "To me all you'll ever be is perfect. I love everything about you from the way you laugh to the way you talk; everything that makes you; you. That's the reason I love you; not because of everything your not but for everything you are. To me all you ever need to be is Ginny Weasley" Ginny could think of no response to this; 'I can't believe he has loved me all along' she thought 'Harry likes me because of who I am; he doesn't think I'm invisible'
"GINNY" shouted Mrs Weasley from the back door of the kitchen "HARRY? Are you out there?" Ginny jumped up and so did Harry. They both looked at each other and then without a word started to walk back to the house. 'All I'll ever be is me' thought Ginny but then as she caught Harry's gaze and he smiled at her; Ginny knew that just being herself would be enough. After all in Harry's eyes 'All Ginny ever would be was perfect' and Ginny knew that was more than enough for her.
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